CREED NY Calendar #201, 5/1/99
Weekly News Update
Number 201 CREED NY CALENDAR May 1, 1999
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The CREED NY Calendar is a weekly listing of events of interest
for NYC activists; it is compiled by CREED (Campaign for Real,
Equitable Economic Development, a coalition of local solidarity
groups), which does not necessarily endorse listed events. Check
out the NYFMA hotline 212-969-8636, and visit CREED's home page
at http://home.earthlink.net/~dbwilson/creed.html
Corrections and listings should be sent marked "CALENDAR" to:
CREED, 339 Lafayette St, NY, NY 10012. Fax 212-674-9139
email: nic...@earthlink.net; for info, call 212-674-9499.
MAY
Every WED, 5:30-6:30 pm - Silent vigil & leafleting for peace in
the Balkans. In front of NY Public Library, 5th Ave & 41st St.
Sponsored by Women in Black on last WED of each month & War
Resisters League on other WEDs. Also, leafleting on THU, 5:30-
7:30 pm at 7th Ave & Flatbush subway stop, Bkn. 212-228-0450,
<w...@igc.org>, http://www.nonviolence.org/wrl
Through 5/4 TUE - Close the School of the Americas. In DC. 5/1,
12 noon: White House rally; 5/1, 8 pm: concert w/Pete Seeger,
Odetta, Indigo Girls; 5/3, 7 am, Pentagon vigil & CD; 5/3-4, 10
am: Capitol steps vigil. SOA Watch, 202-234-3440,
http://www.soaw.org
Through 5/4 TUE - "Windhorse": family melodrama filmed illegally
on location showing cultural destruction wrought by Chinese Gov't
on Tibet. SUN at 4,6,8,10 pm; MON & TUE at 4,8,10. Perhaps next
wk too. At Screening Rm, 54 Varick, 212-334-2100.
Through 5/9 SUN - "Rose McClendon: Harlem's Gift to B'way," 1-
woman play w/Vinie Burrows. At Henry St Settlement Little
Theater, 466 Grand St. WED-FRI 7:30 pm; SAT 3 pm, 8 pm; SUN 3 pm.
Tickets $20, 212-279-4200.
Through 5/16 SUN - Karikaturu by Yugoslav artists Miro
Stefanovic. At ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St. SUN 12 noon-3 pm;
WED & THU 5-8 pm. 212-254-3696, http://www.abcnorio.org
Through 5/21 FRI - Ron English & The Cicada Corps of Artists
present The Billboard Liberation Show, 2 Decades of Culture
Jamming & Drive-by Advertising Improvement. At CBGB Gallery, 313
Bowery St (at Bleecker). 201-659-7643, fax 201-659-7668,
<cic...@escape.com>, http://www.escape.com/~cicada
5/3 MON, 6:30 pm - A Conversation w/Cuban Ambassador to the UN
Rafael Dausa. At Brecht Forum, 122 W 27th, 10th fl. $5. NY Cmt of
Correspondence. Call Phil Oke at 212-661-1621.
5/3 MON, 6:30 pm - Stanley Aronowitz (CUNY) discusses his latest
book, From the Ashes of the Old: American Labor & America's
Future. At 125 Barclay St, rm 9. NY Public Library Guild, AFSCME
DC 37, others. FREE. Call Ray Markey, 212-815-1930.
5/4 TUE 6:30-8:30 - US-Cuba Friendshipment Cmt Mtg. See 5/25 for
details.
5/4 TUE, 6:45 pm - "Not in My Name," protest play against capital
punishment. On traffic island at 46th & B'way. Play is performed
when executions are scheduled in US. Call Living Theater for more
info or to volunteer, 212-969-8905.
5/4 TUE, 7 pm - "Voices from the Underground: Struggles for Human
Rights & the Environment," w/Danny Kennedy (Project Underground).
At Wetlands Preserve, 161 Hudson St (3 blocks south of Canal).
Wetlands Environmental & Social Justice Activism Ctr, 212-966-
4831, fax 212-966-9821, http://www.wetlands-preserve.org
5/5 WED, 5 pm - Stop the Auction: Earthshaking Protest & Civil
Disobedience 1 wk before Giuliani's planned sale of 114 community
gardens. Protest community gardens auction, legal rally + CD.
(For CD, please call for info on training workshops.) At Borough
of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), 199 Chambers St. For info:
Bkn Alliance of Neighborhood Gardens, 718-399-9425; Lower East
Side Collective, 212-529-1590; More Gardens! Coalition, 212-
330-6851; <gar...@cybergal.com>, www.panix.com/~jaynedoe
5/5 WED, 7:30 pm - Book Party/Discussion: "A Plague on Your
Houses: How New York Was Burned Down and National Public Health
Crumbled," Roderick Wallace (NY Psychiatric Inst) & Deborah
Wallace (biologist). 122 W 27th St, 10th fl. $6-10. Brecht Forum,
212-242-4201, fax 212-741-4563, http://www.brechtforum.org
5/6-8 THU-SAT, 10 pm - Reverend Billy & Church of Stop Shopping:
Performances & collapsing church service. At The Theatorium, 196
Stanton (near Ridge) LES, $10, box office 212-420-8877, &
guerrilla theater inside Disney Store (42nd & 7th).
<revb...@revbilly.com>, http://www.revbilly.com
5/6 THU, 6:30 pm - "Checking the 1st Amendment at the Company
Door: Brief History of Workers' Free Speech Rights" w/David
Yamada. 225 Varick (at Houston) 2 fl, rm 28. FREE. Empire State
College/SUNY Program in Labor Studies. Call Roger Keeran,
212-647-7816.
5/7-10 FRI-MON - Honoring the Mother, Healing Global Wounds
Spring Gathering, Nevada Test Site. No to nuclear weapons &
dumping the waste on Sacred Native land. PO BOX 420, Tecopa CA
92389, 760-852-4175, fax 760-852-4151, <h...@scruznet.com>,
http://www.shundahai.org/HGW/
5/7 FRI, 9 am-12 noon - Forum on NY state child health insurance
pgm, w/Sheldon Silver (NY state assembly), Jane Eng (Chinatown
Health Clinic), Mala Desai (Northern Queens Health Coalition),
many others. At Henry St Settlement, 466 Grand St. FREE. RSVP to
Lara Glickman, Lower Manhattan Health Care Coalition/Children's
Defense Fund-NY, 212-983-4800 x145.
5/7 FRI, 4-5:30 pm - Demo Against Abuse of Immigrants & Refugees.
Outside INS detention ctr at Varick St. Ad Hoc Coalition of
Students Against Detention, 914-323-6776, 914-323-6844,
<Ksm...@slc.edu>, <Dlo...@slc.edu>.
5/7 FRI, 5 pm - Demo to End the War in Yugoslavia. Speak out
against the war as Hillary Clinton visits Fort Lee, NJ. At Fort
Lee Hilton, Route 4 East (1/2 mile from George Washington
Bridge). Assemble at Fort Lee Municipal Parking lot. NJ-Yugoslav
Friendship Cmt, NJ Independent Alliance, Coalition Against
Western Intervention in Yugoslavia. 201-487-3748.
5/7 FRI, 6-9:30 pm - Monthly Review 50th anniv benefit dinner,
w/Noam Chomsky, Ossie Davis, Doug Dowd, Michael Tigar, Adrienne
Rich. At Landmark on the Park, 160 CPW & 76th St. $100. RSVP 212-
691-2555.
5/8 SAT, 1:30 pm - Symposium & Film Showing: Resistance &
Writers: Commemorating Ghassan Kanafani, w/Mary Boger, Joseph
Buttigieg, Barbara Harlow, Anni Kanifani, Fadle Naquib & James
Paul. 122 W 27th St, 10th fl. $10-15. Brecht Forum, 212-242-4201,
fax 212-741-4563, http://www.brechtforum.org
5/8 SAT, 3-8 pm - "What's Jericho?" Open house on amnesty
campaign to free US political prisoners, slide show, open mike,
food & more. At Judson Memorial Church 55 Washington Sq South.
212-475-9180.
5/8 SAT, 8 pm - People's Voice Cafe w/Tony Ultimate & Sharon
Perez-Abreu. At Washington Sq Church Parlor, 133 W 4th St. $10/$7
members/$5 seniors, strikers, etc. 212-787-3903; 212-777-2528
after 6 pm, SAT.
5/9 SUN - Teach-in on Yugoslav crisis. At Riverside Church, time
TBA. For info, contact War Resisters League, 212-228-0450, fax
212-228-6193, <w...@igc.apc.org>.
5/9 SUN, 6:30 pm - "The Notion of Capitalism: The Absolute
General Law of Capitalist Accumulation," w/Ted McGlone. At 133 W
4th St, Washington Sq Church Parish House (bet 6th Ave &
Washington Sq). FREE. NY News & Letters Cmt, 212-663-3631.
5/10 MON, 7:30 pm - "The Evolution of Black Civil Society and the
Global City," w/Walter Stafford (Robert F Wagner School of Public
Service. 122 W 27th St, 10th fl. $8-10. Brecht Forum, 212-242-
4201, fax 212-741-4563, http://www.brechtforum.org
5/11 TUE-5/15 SAT - The Hague Appeal for Peace, w/Desmond Tutu,
Jose Ramos-Horta, Jody Williams, Kofi Annan, many others.
Netherlands Congress Ctr, The Hague. Register by 2/1, "Hague
Appeal for Peace" Secretariat, +31-24-323-4471, fax +31-24-360-
1159, <ha...@congres.net>, http://www.haguepeace.org. In NY, 212-
687-2623, fax 212-599-1332.
5/11 TUE 6:30-8:30 - US-Cuba Friendshipment Cmt Mtg. See 5/25 for
details.
5/11 TUE, 7 pm - Human Rights Defense Forum: video & speaker from
East Timor Action Network (ETAN). At Wetlands Preserve, 161
Hudson St (3 blocks south of Canal). Wetlands Environmental &
Social Justice Activism Ctr, 212-966-4831, fax 212-966-9821,
http://www.wetlands-preserve.org
5/11 TUE, 7 pm - Book Party: 2nd edition of Encyclopedia of the
Left, plus Detroit: I Do Mind Dying (2nd edition) by Dan
Georgakas & Taking Care of Business, Paul Buhle's history of
labor bureaucracy. Tamiment Library, 10th fl, NYU Bobst Library,
70 Washington Sq South, 212-998-2630.
5/11 TUE, 7:30 pm - Anarchist Forums: "Reclaim the Streets June
18th," w/Patrick Borden (Le Commando Bouffe, Quebec) on 6/18
protest (see below). Brecht Forum, 122 W 27th St (bet 6th & 7th
Ave), 10th fl. Contribution. Libertarian Book Club, 212-979-8353,
<ac...@metgate.metro.org>, http://www.gn.apc.org/rts
5/12 WED, 4:30-6:30 pm - Stand Up for a Better Future for All of
NY's Working Families, demo for decent jobs. At City Hall Park.
NYC Central Labor Council, 212-685-9552.
5/12 WED, 6-7:15 pm - "Advocating for People in Immigration
Detention/Current Developments in Congress on Detention Issues,"
w/Wendy Young (Women's Commission for Refugee Women & Children).
Monthly mtg for volunteers who visit imprisoned immigrants in INS
detention ctrs (who often have no visitors otherwise). 6-6:30
Info session for prospective volunteers. At 20 Washington Sq
North (near 5th & MacDougal). Jesuit Refugee Service (open to
all), 973-733-3516 x207, <JRSC...@aol.com>.
5/12 WED, 6 pm - "Heaven Will Protect the Working Girl" 30-min
documentary on 1909 shirtwaist strike by 20,000 women workers,
discussion w/Josh Brown (American Social History Project). At New
Amsterdam Branch Library, 9 Murray St. FREE. Lynn Taylor,
212-732-8815.
5/12 WED, 7-8 pm - Int'l Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission
(IGLHRC) 5th annual Felipa Awards. This year activists from South
Africa, Korea & Burma will be honored. At NY Academy of Art, 111
Franklin St. 415-255-8680; fax 415-255-8662,
<ja...@iglhrc.org>, http://www.iglhrc.org
5/12 WED, 7:30 pm - "Satire in Poetry: Personal & Political,"
w/Annette T Rubinstein. 122 W 27th St, 10th fl. $8-10. Brecht
Forum, 212-242-4201, fax 212-741-4563, http://www.brechtforum.org
5/14 FRI, 7:30 pm - Book Party/Discussion: "Dangerous
Intersections: Feminist Perspectives on Population, Environment,
& Development," w/Marsha Darling (Georgetown U), Betsy Hartmann
(Hampshire College), Ynestra King (book's coeditor) & Meredith
Tax (Women's WORLD). 122 W 27th St, 10th fl. $6-10. Brecht Forum,
212-242-4201, fax 212-741-4563, http://www.brechtforum.org
5/14 FRI, 8 pm - Reverend Billy & Church of Stop Shopping:
Performances & collapsing church service. At Theater at St.
Clement's, 423 W 46th St (9th--10th Ave). Box office: 212-246-
7277 x32, $10 & guerrilla theater inside Disney Store (42nd &
7th). <revb...@revbilly.com>, http://www.revbilly.com
5/15 SAT-5/16 SUN - Labor Films Marathon Weekend: "Harlan County,
USA," "Union Maids," "Harry Bridges: A Man & His Union," "Miles
of Smiles, Years of Struggle: The Untold Story of the Pullman
Porter," "The Wobblies," "At the River I Stand." NYC Labor Chorus
sings SUN, 6 pm. At Englewood Public Library, 31 Engle St, 201-
568-2215.
5/15 SAT-6/16 WED - Exhibit: "CellScape," works by Karine Baud,
Hugo Bastida, Ibn Kenyatta, Y Nagasaki, Ademola Olugebefola,
Dread Scott & Geo Smith. Curated by Amir Bey. 122 W 27th St, 10th
fl. Opening/Reception: 5/15 SAT, 3-6 pm. Brecht Forum, 212-242-
4201, fax 212-741-4563, http://www.brechtforum.org
5/15 SAT, 7:30 pm - "The War in Chiapas," w/Laura Hernandez (rep
of a displaced community in northern zone of Chiapas, Mexico). At
Hunter College West Bldg, rm 714, East 68th St & Lexington Ave.
FREE. Hunter SLAM/USG, Fire by Night Collective, Asociacion
Tepeyac, Nicaragua Solidarity Network. 212-772-4261.
5/15 SAT, 8 pm - People's Voice Cafe: benefit for the Community
Assn of the Highlands. At Washington Sq Church Parlor, 133 W 4th
St. $10/$7 members/$5 seniors, strikers, etc. 212-787-3903; 212-
777-2528 after 6 pm, SAT.
5/15 SAT, 9 pm - Latin Dance Party to support Pastors for Peace
Caravan to Cuba. W/Latin Dance Demo. At B'way Ballroom, Arts
Council of Prince, corner Witherspoon & Paul Robeson Pl. $10.
Hermanas, MECHA, NJ Network on Cuba, Princeton-Granada Sister
Cities Project, WILPF Central Jersey Branch, Arts Council of
Princeton, 609-924-0455, 609-448-3819.
5/15 SAT, 9 pm - "Neues Kabarett: Musicians Speaking Their Minds
Without Using Words," w/Roy Campbell, Lou Grassi, Wilber Morris &
Burton Greene. 122 W 27th St, 10th fl. $10. Brecht Forum, 212-
242-4201, fax 212-741-4563, http://www.brechtforum.org
5/17 MON - Benefit for Labor Party's Just Health Care campaign,
w/Michael Moore, Pete Seeger, Steve Buscemi, Christine Lavin,
blues musician Guy Davis & Tom Chapin. At Symphony Space, 95th
St, B'way. Labor Party, Musicians Local 1000.
<Justhea...@worldnet.att.net>.
5/18 TUE 6:30-8:30 - US-Cuba Friendshipment Cmt Mtg. See 5/25 for
details.
5/18 TUE, 7:30 pm - "The Great Social Security Crisis Hoax,"
w/Ellen Frank (Emmanuel College) & Doug Henwood (Left Business
Observer). 122 W 27th St, 10th fl. $6-10. Union for Radical
Political Economics (URPE), Brecht Forum, 212-242-4201, fax 212-
741-4563, http://www.brechtforum.org
5/19 WED, 7:30 pm - Radical Women mtg: Celebrating Asian/Pacific
American Heritage Month, w/GABRIELA Network-NY speaker on Purple
Rose Campaign to raise awareness on sexual violence & human
rights abuses against women. 32 Union Sq E, rm 907. FREE. $6 for
dinner at 7 pm. Radical Women, 212-677-7002, fax 212-228-9732,
<fs...@nyct.net>
5/20 THU - Racial Justice Day. Take to the streets to take back
our schools & neighborhoods. Oct. 22 Coalition, 212-473-6485
x105.
5/21 FRI, 7 pm - Fundraising Dance for US-Cuba Friendshipment
Caravan "scholarships for youth." At Unity Ctr Auditorium, 235 W
23rd (bet 7&8). Interreligious Foundation for Community
Organization (IFCO)/Pastors for Peace, 402 W 145th, NYC 10031,
212-926-5757/5842, http://www.ifconews.org
5/21 FRI, 7:30 pm - Book Party/Discussion: "What the Music Said:
Black Popular Music & Black Public Culture," w/Mark Anthony Neal
(SUNY). 122 W 27th St, 10th fl. $6-10. Brecht Forum, 212-242-
4201, fax 212-741-4563, http://www.brechtforum.org
5/21 FRI, 8 pm - Reverend Billy & Church of Stop Shopping:
Performances & collapsing church service. At Theater at St.
Clement's, 423 W 46th St (9th--10th Ave). Box office: 212-246-
7277 x32, $10 & guerrilla theater inside Disney Store (42nd &
7th). <revb...@revbilly.com>, http://www.revbilly.com
5/22 SAT-5/23 SUN - Annual Stuyvesant Flea Market. Lower East
Side Cmts of Correspondence will have table. For info, call 212-
777-8235 or 212-982-0097.
5/22 SAT, 10:30 am-2 pm - NY Cmts of Correspondence membership
mtg. 2nd of 3 in preparation for 8/99 nat'l convention. 122 W
27th St, 10th fl. 212-229-2388.
5/22 SAT, 7 pm-1 am - 9th annual Rites of Spring Procession to
Save Our Gardens. Earth Celebrations, <eart...@interport.net>,
http://www.interport.net/~earthcel/
5/22 SAT, 8 pm - People's Voice Cafe: War Resisters League
benefit. At Washington Sq Church Parlor, 133 W 4th St. $10/$7
members/$5 seniors, strikers, etc. 212-787-3903; 212-777-2528
after 6 pm, SAT.
5/23 SUN - Annual WESPAC Picnic, w/Pete Seeger, Odetta, Women of
the Calabash, David Amram, Jack Hardy, others. At Beth Lamont's,
116 Hawkes Ave, Ossining. 914-682-0488.
5/23 SUN, 11 am-1 pm - Sisterhood & Solidarity Walking Tour of
Union Sq Area. Working women's struggles for jobs, unions,
suffrage. Meet at Amalgamated Bank, 15th & Union Sq West. $10.
Connie Kopelov 212-673-4429.
5/23 SUN, 6:30 pm - "The Logic of Capitlist Crisis:
Overproduction, 'Underconsumption'?" w/Andrew Kliman. At 133 W
4th St, Washington Sq Church Parish House (bet 6th Ave &
Washington Sq). FREE. NY News & Letters Cmt, 212-663-3631.
5/25 TUE 6:30-8:30 - US-Cuba Friendshipment Cmt Mtg for 6/2
caravan. At Washington Sq Church, 135 W 4th (6th Ave & Washington
Sq Pk). Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization
(IFCO)/Pastors for Peace, 402 W 145th, NYC 10031, confirm at
212-926-5757/5842, http://www.ifconews.org
5/25 TUE, 7:30 pm - "Revising Holocaust History: The Impact of
the Cold War," w/Robert Cherry (Brooklyn College). 122 W 27th St,
10th fl. $8-10. Brecht Forum, 212-242-4201, fax 212-741-4563,
http://www.brechtforum.org
5/26 WED, 6-8 pm - "From Warfare to Welfare: How Military
Spending & Contractor," panel w/Dillonna Lewis (Welfare Rights
Initiative), Bill Hartung (World Policy Institute), Liz Krueger
(Community Food Resources). At Federation of Protestant Welfare
Agencies, 281 Park Ave South (at 22nd St), 1st fl conf rm. War
Resisters League, Welfare Reform Network, The Employment Project,
Judson Memorial Church, Urban Justice Ctr. Call Heidi Dorow, 212-
533-0540, x318.
5/26 WED, 7:30 pm - "Gimme Shelter: The Political Economy of
Housing," Angelita Anderson (Citywide Task Force on Housing
Court), Victor Kasper (Ramapo State College), Ray Korona (author)
& Jenny Laurie (Met Council on Housing). 122 W 27th St, 10th fl.
$6-10. Union for Radical Political Economics (URPE), Brecht
Forum, 212-242-4201, fax 212-741-4563, http://www.brechtforum.org
5/27-9 THU-SAT, 10 pm - Reverend Billy & Church of Stop Shopping:
Performances & collapsing church service. At The Theatorium, 196
Stanton (near Ridge) LES, $10, box office 212-420-8877, &
guerrilla theater inside Disney Store (42nd & 7th).
<revb...@revbilly.com>, http://www.revbilly.com
5/27 THU-6/3 THU - "Actions Speak Louder Than Words," Human
Rights Action Camp. Training w/experienced activists. Middleburg,
VA. The Ruckus Society, 510-848-9565, http://www.ruckus.org
5/27 THU - 9th Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba starts travels
along US routes. IFCO, 212-926-5757, fax 212-926-5842,
<if...@igc.apc.org>, http://www.ifconews.org
5/28 FRI-6/3 THU (tentative) - Ruckus Society 1999 Human Rights
Action Camp. At Glen Ora Farm, Middleburg, VA. 510-848-9565,
<ruc...@ruckus.org>, www.ruckus.org
5/28 FRI, 8-9 am - Demonstration for general amnesty & full
rights for all immigrants, & end to militarization of the border.
At Federal Bldg, 26 Federal Plaza. Coalition for the Human Rights
of Immigrants (CHRI), 212-254-2591, <nic...@earthlink.net>
5/30 SUN, 1 pm - Radical Walking Tour, Lower East Side I--Radical
Jews! Meet in front of old Jewish Daily Forward Bldg, 175 E B'way
(bet Rutgers & Jefferson St). $10. 718-492-0069,
http://www.he.net/~radtours
JUNE
6/2 WED 7 pm - Caravan Sendoff, US-Cuba Friendshipment. At
Washington Sq Church, 135 W 4th (6th Ave & Washington Sq Pk).
Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization
(IFCO)/Pastors for Peace, 402 W 145th, NYC 10031,
212-926-5757/5842, http://www.ifconews.org
6/2 WED, 7:30 pm - Book Party/Discussion: "Adventures in
Marxism," w/Marshall Berman (CUNY). 122 W 27th St, 10th fl. $6-
10. Brecht Forum, 212-242-4201, fax 212-741-4563,
http://www.brechtforum.org
6/3 THU-6/5 SAT - Popular Education & Social Change:
The North American Agenda. Conf celebrating life & Work of Paulo
Freire, w/Stanley Aronowitz, Donaldo Macedo, many others. At
Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers St. 212-
229-5857, <tewk...@newschool.edu>
6/4 FRI-6/6 SUN - East Coast Conf for General Amnesty for
Immigrants. Analyze situation, draft General Amnesty law, form
coalition. At Hunter College. $30. Associacion Tepeyac, 212-633-
7108, fax 212-633-1554.
6/5 SAT - Emergency Mobilization to Stop the War in the Balkans.
In DC. Int'l Action Ctr, Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, Greek Americans
for Action, Women in Black, many others. 212-633-6646, fax 212-
633-2889, <iace...@iacenter.org>.
6/5 SAT, 1 pm - Radical Walking Tour, Greenwich Village III--
Abbie Hoffman, the 1910s & Progressive Churches. Meet in front of
Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Sq South. $10. 718-492-
0069, http://www.he.net/~radtours
6/8 TUE, 7:30 pm - Anarchist Forums: "Facing the War:
Alternatives on the Balkans Crisis," w/Bill Weinberg
(journalist). Brecht Forum, 122 W 27th St (bet 6th & 7th Ave),
10th fl. Contribution. Libertarian Book Club, 212-979-8353,
<ac...@metgate.metro.org>.
6/9 WED, 7:30 pm - "Who Owns the Sidewalks? The Privatization of
Public Space," w/Robert Lederman (ARTIST), Hyun Lee (Cmt Against
Anti-Asian Violence) & Walt Romania (political artist). 122 W
27th St, 10th fl. $6-10. Union for Radical Political Economics
(URPE), Brecht Forum, 212-242-4201, fax 212-741-4563,
http://www.brechtforum.org
6/11 FRI, 6:30 pm - Book Party/Discussion: "Two Perspectives on
Contemporary Black Nationalism," w/Roderick Bush (We Are Not What
We Seem) & Komozi Woodard (A Nation Within A Nation: Imamu Amiri
Baraka). 122 W 27th St, 10th fl. $6-10. Brecht Forum, 212-242-
4201, fax 212-741-4563, http://www.brechtforum.org
6/12 SAT, 10:30 am-2 pm (DATE CHANGE from 6/5) - NY Cmts of
Correspondence membership mtg. 3rd of 3 in preparation for 8/99
nat'l convention. 122 W 27th St, 10th fl. 212-229-2388.
6/12 SAT, 8 pm - "The Gashouse: A Monthly Music & Poetry Night,"
hosted by Scott MX Turner. 122 W 27th St, 10th fl. $8. Brecht
Forum, 212-242-4201, fax 212-741-4563, http://www.brechtforum.org
6/15 TUE, 7:30 pm - "Where Does New York City's Racism Come
From?" w/Anthony Gronowicz (Brooklyn College). 122 W 27th St,
10th fl. $8-10. Brecht Forum, 212-242-4201, fax 212-741-4563,
http://www.brechtforum.org
6/17 THU, 7:30 pm - Book Party/Discussion: "Why Unions Matter,"
w/Michael Yates (U of Pittsburgh). 122 W 27th St, 10th fl. $6-10.
Brecht Forum, 212-242-4201, fax 212-741-4563,
http://www.brechtforum.org
6/18 FRI, 7 pm & 6/19 SAT, 10 am-3 pm - Lecture & Seminar:
"China's Revolutionary Advance & Reversal," w/William Hinton
(Fanshen, A Documentary of Revolution in a Chinese Village). 122
W 27th St, 10th fl. Lecture only (FRI) $10; Lecture/Seminar $15-
25. US-China People's Friendship Assn & Brecht Forum, 212-242-
4201, fax 212-741-4563, http://www.brechtforum.org
6/16 WED, 6:30 pm - "Pro-TV Bunch," autobiographies of Pro-TV
youth, & Public Service Announcements (PSAs) for youth on police
harassment, job discrimination, other youth-related issues. At
Downtown Community TV Ctr 87 Lafayette (2 blks south of Canal).
FREE. DCTV, 212-966-4510, <pa...@dctvny.org.>,
http://www.dctvny.org
6/19 SAT, 2-5 pm - Third World Newsreel's Seeing Through Racism
Workshop, w/Lillian Jimenez (independent media consultant). At
Downtown Community TV Ctr 87 Lafayette (2 blks south of Canal).
$15; $10 low-income. DCTV, 212-966-4510, <pa...@dctvny.org.>,
http://www.dctvny.org
6/22 TUE, 7:30 pm - "The Impossibility of Historical Prediction:
A Millennial Perspective," w/Stephen Jay Gould (Harvard). 122 W
27th St, 10th fl. $8-10. Brecht Forum, 212-242-4201, fax 212-741-
4563, http://www.brechtforum.org
6/24 THU, 7:30 pm - "The Village and the Plantation: A Metaphor
for North-South Relations," w/Jan Carew (Northwestern U). 122 W
27th St, 10th fl. $8-10. Brecht Forum, 212-242-4201, fax 212-741-
4563, http://www.brechtforum.org
6/24 FRI, 8 & 6/25 SAT - "Neues Kabarett: It's a Vision Thing,"
curated by Patricia Nicholson. 122 W 27th St, 10th fl. $10.
Brecht Forum, 212-242-4201, fax 212-741-4563,
http://www.brechtforum.org
6/25 FRI-6/27 SUN - Leonard Peltier Organizing Conf, w/attys Carl
Nadler, Eric Seitz, Jennifer Harbury, Pam Africa (MOVE), many
others. At Haskell Indian Nations U, Lawrence, Kansas. Leonard
Peltier Defense Cmt, 785-842-5774, fax 785-842-5796,
<lp...@idir.net>, http://members.xoom.com/freepeltier/index.html
6/26 SAT, 1 pm - Radical Walking Tour, City Hall Area. Black
History, Labor History. Meet at City Hall steps (across from
steps if Giuliani still has them barricaded). $10. 718-492-0069,
http://www.he.net/~radtours
JULY
7/4 SUN, 1 pm - Radical Walking Tour, East Village I--from Union
Sq to the Anarchist Modern School. Meet at black cube at Astor Pl
(St Marks & Lafayette). $10. 718-492-0069,
http://www.he.net/~radtours
7/13 TUE starts on PBS (check local listings) - "Corpus: A Home
Movie for Selena by Lourdes Portillo. Life of Tejana singer
murdered at 23. Footage, interviews, & debate w/Latina
intellectuals over her place as a role model. P.O.V. 212-989-8121
x314, <con...@pov.org>, P.O.V. interactive at www.pbs.org/pov/.
Talk Back: Send/video/email your comments, personal stories: POV,
P.O. Box 750, Old Chelsea Station, NY NY 10013, <p...@pbs.org>,
1-800-688-4768. POV/PBS & Latino Public Broadcasting Project
(LpBp).
7/17 SAT, 1 pm - Radical Walking Tour, Central Park--Trees Grass
& the Working Class. Meet at Maine Monument, Columbus Circl. $10.
718-492-0069, http://www.he.net/~radtours
7/27 TUE starts on PBS (check local listings) - "The Double Life
of Ernesto Gomez Gomez," by Catherine Ryan & Gary Weimberg. Self-
discovery of son, anonymously raised in Mexico, of Puerto Rican
jailed/exiled revolutionaries. P.O.V. 212-989-8121 x314,
<con...@pov.org>, POV interactive at www.pbs.org/pov/. Talk
Back: Send/video/email your comments, personal stories: POV, P.O.
Box 750, Old Chelsea Station, NY NY 10013, <p...@pbs.org>,
1-800-688-4768. POV/PBS & Latino Public Broadcasting Project
(LpBp).
AUGUST
8/13 FRI-8/15 SUN - Cmts of Correspondence 3rd Nat'l Convention.
In Raleigh, NC. 212-233-7151.
SEPTEMBER
9/1 SAT - Central Labor Council rally in Times Sq.
9/18-19 SAT-SUN - American Radical Gathering: Building a 21st-
Century Mvt w/Bobby Seale (Black Panthers), David Sanchez (Brown
Berets, Nat'l La Raza), David Dellinger (Chicago 8, author), John
Winterhawk (Tribal Elder), others. In Athens, Georgia. $15 to
Michael Collins, 1137 S Milledge Ave #9, Athens GA 30605,
706-543-3026, <amradga...@hotmail.com>,
http://www.homestead.com/amradgathering
OCTOBER
10/7 THU - Stop the Hate: Interfaith Vigils Against Hate
Violence. Vigils around the country to stand up to hate crimes
against people for their race, religion, sexual orientation,
nationality. Call Claire Cocco, Fellowship of Reconciliation,
914-358-4601.
10/8 FRI-10/11 MON - Queer Radical Gathering-East: Politics,
Culture, Ways Of Living. Workshops on direct action, polyamory,
microradio, zines/websites, benefit events, anti-racism, self-
defense, & more. Queers For Racial & Economic Justice, GPO Box
7045 NY NY 10116-7045, <HAP...@juno.com>.
10/8 FRI-10/12 TUE - 2nd Annual Grassroots News & Media
Conference & Culture Jam. In Austin, TX. $20/$5 hardship. RSVP by
9/1 to Grassroots News Network (coalition of 130 community-
oriented media groups). Tony Truong, 4522 S 2nd St, Austin, TX
78745 or <g...@grassrootsnews.org>
TOURS, DELEGATIONS, RESOURCES
Homemakers Project: Women's building brigades of 6-8 weeks in
May, July & October 1999. Participants help build homes with the
Women's Construction Collective in Condega, Nicaragua, to rebuild
houses destroyed by Hurricane Mitch. This self-build project will
benefit homeless women and their families who have been
overlooked by other relief efforts. Women will receive job
training and will also be the eventual owners of the houses.
Some Sp & prior building experience desirable. Skilled women
builders also needed to lead & teach--a 1-year paid forewoman
position may also be available. Condega Homemakers Project,
Columbia University Sta, PO Box 250516, New York, NY 10025,
212-854-5434, <homem...@columbia.edu>,
http://www.columbia.edu/~marg/homemakers
People's Institute for Education & Action Program, 5/24-28.
Courses in popular education, popular theater, the roots of
economic inequality, participatory research, managing a folk
school. At Horizons school, Williamsburg, MA. Tuition $410, rm &
board $265, some financial aid available. PIEA, 107 Vernon St,
Northampton, MA 01060, 413-585-8755.
Casa de los Amigos Service & Education Project. Volunteer service
& cultural exchange w/community groups in Mexico City. $38/day.
Seminars in 1999: "Urban Megalopolis & Environmental Impact in
Mexico City," 5/29-6/6; "Migration in Mexico--Cultural Evolution
& Economic Necessity," 7/10-18; "Community Action, Civil Society
& Mexico Democratic Reform," 8/21-29; "Tradition & Transition--
Mexican Indigenous People's Rights," 10/30-11/7; "Religion,
Social Action & Human Rights in Mexico," 12/4-12. Casa de los
Amigos, Ignacio Mariscal #132, CP 06030, Mexico, DF. +52-5-705-
0521, fax +52-5-705-0771, <ami...@laneta.apc.org>,
http://www.laneta.apc.org/amigos/
Chiapas Media Project Delegations to Indigenous Communities in
Chiapas, Mexico, 6/25-7/5. Project provides video cameras,
editing equipment & media technology training to communities in
Chiapas. $400 + airfare; scholarships available for youth of
color (ages 18-29). 773-583-7728, <alex...@xsite.net>.
Chiapas Schools Construction Teams, 7/11-25, 8/8-22. Help create
first autonomous, indigenous educational institution in Chiapas,
Mexico. Install water & sanitation (optional), plus friendship
exchange, sports, learn Spanish or Tzotzil, music, cooking,
dancing. 7/11-8/4 Schools for Chiapas Intern Program; 7/27-8/4
Maya Dignity "Luxury" Tour includes visits to indigenous
communities & archeological sites. Live w/people of Chiapas.
Basic 2 wk program $375-$450 from Mexico City. Deadline 6/1.
Contact ASAP "Schools for Chiapas" 1717 Kettner Blvd, Suite 125,
San Diego CA. 619-232-2841, fax 619-232-0500.
Mexico/US Nonviolent Action for social change delegations to
Chaipas & Tabasco, 7/24-8/7. Tabasco is opposing environmental
degradation by PEMEX, the Mexican Petroleum Co. Briefings &
workshops in Mexico City, translation for non-Spanish speakers.
$450+airfare, apply by 5/13. Sarah at Fellowship of
Reconciliation, 995 Market St. #1414, San Francisco, CA 94103,
415-495-6334, fax -5628, <forl...@igc.org>.
SOA Watch/EPICA/Witness for Peace Delegation to Chiapas &
Guatemala, 8/14-29. Meet w/survivors, human rights activists,
organizations working to build a new relationship with the US
based on respect for human rights. Visit massacre sites,
exhumation sites & honor the memories of victims of SOA
graduates. $1270 + airfare to Mexico City. Apply by 7/1. $100
non-refundable deposit. Contact SOA Watch 202-234-3440,
<soaw...@knight-hub.com>.
The Cost of Colonialism: Delegations to Puerto Rico, 8/21-28.
Explore impact of militarism & colonialism in mtgs w/community,
governmental groups & NGOs. Includes visit to Vieques. $450
+airfare, apply by 6/15. United Church Board for Homeland
Ministries & Fellowship of Reconciliation, 995 Market St. #1414,
San Francisco, CA 94103, 415-495-6334, fax -5628,
<forl...@igc.org>.
50 Years Is Enough! Emergency Response Network. Put pressure on
IMF, World Bank, US govt through letters & faxes. 202-463-2265,
<wb50...@igc.apc.org>.
Nicaragua Spanish Schools. In Esteli, Granada, Laguna de Apoyo,
San Juan del Sur & Managua. Small classes, 4 hr/day MON-FRI,
board w/Nicaraguan families. 1 wk $230, 2 wks $420, 3 wks $580, 4
wks $750; ask about group rates. 800-211-7393, fax 805-687-9941,
<QZG...@prodigy.com>, http://pages.prodigy.net/nss-pmc
Cross Border Links Fair Trade & Sustainable Development
Directory. Descriptions & contact information for over 125
organizations dedicated to building a world on the principles of
equitability & sustainability. $10.95. Interhemispheric Resource
Center, Box 4506, Albuquerque, NM 87196, 505-842-8288, fax
505-246-1601.
Global Sweatshop Curriculum Packet. More than 50 pages of useful
information for teachers wanting to present this timely and
important topic in their classroom. Separate versions for Canada
& the US. For 4th through 12th grade students. This resource is
by PRE-PAY ONLY: $12.50 (US) to US addresses, $20.00 (Canadian)
to Canadian addresses. Send check or money order to Campaign for
Labor Rights, 1247 "E" Street SE, Washington, DC 20003. Campaign
for Labor Rights newsletter subscriptions $35. For sample copy,
send your postal address to <c...@igc.apc.org>
"Finding the Grassroots: A Directory of NYC Activist
Organizations." $10 + $3 shipping. Order from North Star Fund,
212-620-9110.
"A Bitter Pill: Structural Adjustment in Costa Rica," Food First
Development Report #7, by Alicia Korten. 74 pages, $8 + $4
shipping. Subterranean Co, Box 160, 265 S 5th St, Monro, OR,
97456; 800-274-7826.
EZLN Encuentro documentary. "Voices of Mexico" series (shown on
Access Sacramento Cable) now available on VHS video cassette.
$20. North Americans for Democracy in Mexico (NADM), PO Box
188031, Sacramento, CA 95818, 916-446-3021 or 391-8265,
<paj...@pacbell.net>
"The Bad Harvest." 17-minute video documenting hunger conditions
in indigenous communities in Chiapas, partly shot and edited by
indigenous youth learning video skills through the Chiapas Media
Project. $15. Order from Chiapas Media Project, 4834 N
Springfield, Chicago, IL 60625, <alex...@xsite.net>
"Deadly Embrace: Nicaragua, the World Bank & the IMF." 30-minute
video on neoliberal economic order as it "embraces" Nicaragua.
51-page educational guide also available. Tape for $30, Guide for
$6; shipping is $3. CHecks payable to "Compas de la Primavera."
603-764-9948, <dst...@connriver.net>
"Democracy University Volume 1." 6-hr video w/Noam Chomsky, Helen
Caldicott, Ramsey Clark, Maxine Waters, Ronnie Dugger (founder of
the Alliance for Democracy) & parents of prisoner of conscience
Lori Berenson. Donation of $10 or more. Justicevision, 213-
747-6345, <ralp...@juno.com>
"Dirty Secrets: Jennifer, Everardo & the CIA in Guatemala." 56-
minute video on Jennifer Harbury's search for her missing
husband, Mayan rebel leader "Everardo." Eng or Sp. $89 for
church, community, non-profit groups; $250 for colleges,
universities; $60 rental. New Day Films, 201-652-6590, fax 201-
652-1973, <tmc...@aol.com>, http://www.newday.com
"Massacre at Acteal: the Other Side of NAFTA." 16.5-minute
documentary by Kerry Appel. $10.00 + plus $5.00 shipping. The
Human Bean Co, 218 So B'way, Denver, CO 80209, phone/fax 303-
871-9464, http://www.netcom.com/~kappel1
"New World Border." 35-minute video documenting increasing
militarization of the US/Mexico border & consequences for human
rights. Interviews with border activists, testimony from
immigrants, analysis of "free trade" policies & current efforts
to build solidarity across borders. $20/individuals;
$50/institutions. Nat'l Network for Immigrant & Refugee Rights,
510-465-1984.
"Por la Necesidad de Trabajar" ("For the Need to Work"). 40-
minute video (Sp & Eng w/subtitles). Latin American workers share
their personal stories about coming to the US. Video also
explores economic issues that force people to leave their
countries & abusive working conditions "undocumented" workers
face in the US. $15 (includes s&h). Ctr for Workers' Education
w/Community Organizers TV (COTV). Contact 212-254-2591, fax 212-
645-6243, <nic...@earthlink.net>,
http://home.earthlink.net/~dbwilson/creed.html
"Portrait of Injustice: The Impact of Immigration Raids on
Families, Workers and Communities." Report on devastating impact
of INS raids on workplaces, neighborhoods & community
institutions. Examines 235 raids from around the country
w/profiles of 29 raids. $15 (5+@$12), $3 s&h (additional@$1),
National INS Raids Task Force of the Nat'l Network for Immigrant
and Refugee Rights (NNIRR). Contact 212-254-2591, fax 212-645-
6243, <nic...@earthlink.net>,
http://home.earthlink.net/~dbwilson/creed.html
"School of the Americas: An Insider Speaks Out!" 15-minute video
w/Major Joseph Blair, former SOA instructor. Plus rare footage
from Latin America & arrests of more than 600 protesters at Ft
Benning on 11/16/98. $15. SOA Watch, 202-234-3440, http://
www.soaw.org
"Sweating for a T-Shirt," 23-min video on Fruit of the Loom
sweatshops in Honduras. In Eng or Sp. $100 for Institutions/$50
Community Orgs/$25 Individuals. Produced by Global Exchange.
800-497-1994, <in...@globalexchange.org>
"Voices from the Front Lines." Video on the evolution of the
Strategy Ctr and its Watchdog and Bus Riders Union community
organizing campaigns in Los Angeles. Call Georgia or Ted,
213-387-2800, <labo...@igc.apc.org>,
http://www.igc.org/lctr/frntline.html
Blackout Books. Anarchist politics & culture. 12 Noon-10 pm every
day. 50 Ave B (at 4th St), 212-777-1967, <blac...@panix.com>,
http:\\www.panix.com\~blackout
Economy Connection, a project of the Union for Radical Political
Economics (URPE), can provide a speaker for a political or
educational event, or someone to discuss economic questions
informally with a few members of your community organization,
union, political group or classroom. 201-792-7459,
<soa...@igc.org>.
Laptops Urgently Needed for Human Rights Work in Chiapas. Contact
Chiapas Peace Team, Global Exchange, 415-255-7296, fax 415-255-
7498, http://www.globalexchange.org
Need Help Getting Your Building Organized? Met Council Research &
Educational Fund helps tenants organize their buildings. 212-693-
0553.
INS Workplace Raids Hotline. Report Immigration & Naturalization
Service raids. Coalition for the Human Rights of Immigrants, 888-
57-LUCHA.
NYC PoliceWatch Hotline. Report police abuse & harassment.
Information & legal referrals available. 212-614-6454.
SOS Ayiti: Kominote ak Solidarite - SOS Haiti: Community &
Solidarity. Once a month: 2/16 & 3/16, Ch 34 Manhattan
Neighborhood Network. Kreyol & English. KAKO/Paper Tiger TV, 718-
858-2820, <kak...@hotmail.com>.
Steal This Radio, community radio for Lower East Side. SUN, MON,
WED, FRI, starts at 6 pm. 88.7 FM. Starting 1/3 SUN, then on 3rd
SUN of each month, 10-11 pm: "Q-EAR" radio, part of "Blows
Against The Empire." "Q-EAR" radio is a radical queer pgm
collectively produced by local band of anonymous prankster
anarchists.
Tahrir: Voices of the Arab/Moslem w/Barbara Nimri Aziz, Hussein
Ibish, Mahmoud Ibrahim, Ibrahim Gonzalez, Nadja Middleton, Amahl
Bishara. TUE, 9-10 pm, WBAI 99.5 FM.
TenantNet - the online resource for NY residential tenants.
Information on tenants' rights, referral, guidance & advocacy.
http://tenant.net For info & mailing list, email:
ten...@tenant.net
Weekly News Update on the Americas. Concise news items on
Latinorder). America and the Caribbean. $25 (in US). Joint subs
available with Nicaragua News Service and John Ross's Mexico
Barbaro. Free samples. 339 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012, 212-
674-9499, fax 212-674-9139, <w...@igc.apc.org>,
http://home.earthlink.net/~dbwilson/wnuhome.html
A similar calendar is put out by the NY Cmts of Correspondence
and is available by fax. Contact Phil Oke at fax 516-223-1880.
Study Group: James Cannon's History of American Trotskyim, beg
5/10, MON, 7 pm. "Revolutionary Integration: The Dialectics of
Black Liberation." 32 Union Sq East, rm 907. FREE. $3 for snacks
at 6:45 pm. Radical Women & Freedom Socialist Party, 212-677-
7002, fax 212-491-4634, <fs...@nyct.net>.
Brecht Forum Classes. Organizers Program: "Revolutionary
Organizing for Tough Times," w/Leslie Cagan & Esperanza Martell,
$35-55, THU 6-9 pm, 6 sessions beg 5/6; "Gramsci in Our Times,"
w/Eloisa Gordon, $35-55, TUE 5:30-7:30 pm, 6 sessions beg 5/11;
"Ideology & Ideological Practices," w/Trichur K Ganesh, $35-55,
WED 5:30-7:30 pm, 4 sessions beg 6/2; "The Politics of Hip-Hop:
)From Getting Paid to Getting Free, A Course of Study for Hip-Hop
Revolutionaries," w/Sofia Quintero, $60-75, WED 6-8 pm, 9
sessions beg 6/16 (limited enrollment); "Capital, Volume 1,"
w/Mary Boger, $45-65, SUN 5-7 pm, ongoing. 122 W 27th St, 10th
Brecht Forum, 212-242-4201, fax 212-741-4563,
http://www.brechtforum.org
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The CREED NY Calendar was started in 1995 by the Campaign for
Real Equitable Economic Development (CREED), a coalition effort
seeking to educate the public about the links between local
economic problems and global trade issues. CREED started the
weekly calendar as a way to help people in the NYC area stay
informed about events, and to promote cooperation--instead of
competition--among New York's many activist groups. So far the
CREED NY Calendar has been available free by email, or for $5 a
year by regular mail to subscribers of the Weekly News Update on
the Americas (a weekly news bulletin covering news about Latin
America and the Caribbean). We'd like to expand distribution of
the CREED NY Calendar, but this is an all-volunteer effort and we
need help! If you have ideas and would like to get involved in
helping to produce or distribute the calendar, please contact us.
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Weekly News Update on the Americas * Nicaragua Solidarity Network of NY
339 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012 * 212-674-9499 fax: 212-674-9139
http://home.earthlink.net/~dbwilson/wnuhome.html * w...@igc.apc.org