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Weekly News Update
Dec 8, 2002, 12:58:14 AM12/8/02
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Number 389 CREED NY CALENDAR December 7, 2002
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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. Send
listings and corrections to: CREED, 339 Lafayette St, New York,
NY 10012, fax 212-674-9139, email <nic...@earthlink.net>. Send
plain text only; no attachments will be accepted. For informa-
tion, call 212-674-9499. New or updated information is marked **.
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CONTENTS
Events: {1} Ongoing; {2} Regular. Selected Resources: {3} Tours
and Delegations; {4} Classes; {5} Calendars & Event Listings; {6}
Books & Videos; {7} Radio & TV; {8} Other Resources.
{1} ONGOING
Day war on Iraq starts, 5 pm (next day, if bombing begins at
night) - Mass rally in opposition to the war. Let our "leaders"
know through nonviolent, creative direct actions that our
opposition is just beginning. In Times Sq. No Blood for Oil!
Info: <nobloo...@riseup.net>.
Online antiwar petition - http://www.moveon.org/winwithoutwar/
Various days - The protest play "Not in My Name" performed
evenings of executions. At Times Sq/Duffy Sq, 46th/B'way. Banner
Holders, Leafletters needed. The Living Theatre (TLT) teaches
activists the play. TLT HOTLINE 212-969-8905 for latest dates of
executions, performances & workshops
http://www.livingtheatre.org/
**Every MON, 5:30 pm - Citywide Meeting of Not in Our Name
Student & Youth Cmt. Plan youth actions against the war on Iraq &
the war on the world! They're asking our generation to be silent
& submit to their dirty, endless war on the world. At Project
Reach, 1 Orchard St (bet Canal & Division, in Chinatown, F to E
B'way). Info: 212-969-8058, <nycnio...@hotmail.com>,
http://www.notinourname.net
Every MON, 6 pm - Outreach & Activism mtg to plan the monthly BAM
(blue action monthly) & other activist/outreach events...all
women welcome. At Bluestockings Women's Bookstore & Cafe, 172
Allen St (at Stanton, F to 2nd Ave). $3. Mick Walsh 212-777-6028,
fax 212-777-6042, <in...@bluestockings.com>.
Every MON, 6-8 pm - Street Harassment Project. Formed after
Central Pk attacks, connecting & combatting rape, assault,
harassment, & sexism. Call/email for meeting place & more info:
212-713-5743, <in...@streetharassmentproject.org>,
http://www.streetharassmentproject.org
**Every MON, 6 pm - "Justice 4 Youth," citywide coalition of
young activists working for no more youth jails, taking down the
prison industrial complex & education not incarceration. At the
Correctional Assn, 135 E 15th St (N/R/W/4/5/6/L to 14th St/Union
Sq). Info: 718-260-8805, <j...@nomoreprisons.org>,
http://www.nomoreyouthjails.org
Every 2nd MON, 6:30-9:30 pm - Bx Greens work to build the Green
movement through grassroots organizing & electoral reform. The
focus for 2002 is energy & the private government. Meetings aim
at participatory democracy & include educational components. Bx
River Art Center & Gallery, 1087 East Tremont Ave, Bx (2/5 to
East Tremont; buses: 9/21/36/40/42 or Q44 to East Tremont &
Boston Road; cars: X Bx to 177th St). Info: 718-548-4693,
http://www.bronxgreens.org
**Every TUE, 3:30 to 4:30 pm (time change) - Vigil to protest the
US War on Iraq. Tone is peaceful & non-combative. Please bring
signs that express your concerns. No sticks or poles allowed.
There will be handouts for the public. In White Plains at Rte 119
& Westchester County Center. WESPAC (Westchester Peace Action
Coalition). Info: 914-682-0488, <jane...@verizon.net>.
1st & 3rd TUE, 6-8:30 pm - Met Council on Housing volunteer
nights. Help with activism & other work on tenant rights
campaigns, ranging from preserving the rent laws to fighting
harassment by landlords & tenant displacement. 339 Lafayette St
(sorry: our building is NOT wheelchair accessible; 6 to Bleecker
St, F/S to B'way-Lafayette). Info: 212 979-6238, x6, tenant
hotline 212-979-0611, <act...@metcouncil.net>.
1st TUE of every month, 6:30 pm - GABRIELA Network meeting. At
Bluestockings Women's Bookstore & Cafe, 172 Allen St (at Stanton,
F to 2nd Ave). Free. Mick Walsh 212-777-6028, fax 212-777-6042,
<in...@bluestockings.com>.
Every TUE, 7 pm - NY CISPES (Cmt in Solidarity w/the People of El
Salvador) mtg. At 130 W 29th St, 9th floor. 212-760-0333,
<nyci...@mindspring.com>.
Every other WED, 7-9:30 pm - Mtg NYC branch of nat'l coalition to
free Mumia Abu-Jamal, framed African-American activist-journalist
on PA's deathrow. At Local 1707, 75 Varick St, 14th fl (just
north of Canal); 1 to Canal (Bldg says "1 Hudson Square" on some
signage). Call for meeting dates & more. Free Mumia Coalition-
NYC, 212-330-8029, <in...@freemumia.com>,
http://www.freemumia.com. To join e-list, send message <MumiaNYC-
subs...@egroups.com>.
Every THU, 7-8:15 am - Vigil against war in Iraq. Bring your own
poster or borrow one, as we will have extras...& maybe a cup of
hot coffee. Be sure to wear warm clothing. Across from Prudential
Realty, at the top of the Croton Harmon train station-parking
lot, Croton (park in the lot behind the old Gallimaufry's
building). Info: Ginny Stillman, <stil...@computer.net>.
Every THU, 12:15-1:15 pm - Vigil to protest the US War on Iraq.
Tone is peaceful & non-combative. Please bring signs that express
your concerns. No sticks or poles allowed. There will be handouts
for the public. In White Plains at the intersection of Main St &
Mamorneck Ave (in front of the fountain). WESPAC (Westchester
Peace Action Coalition) & Peace Concerns Cmt of Purchase
Quarterly Meeting (Quakers). Info: Vitalah Simon
<vit...@earthlink.net>.
Every THU, 12:15-1:15 pm - Vigil to protest the US War on Iraq.
Corner of Main St & Memorial Highway, New Rochelle. Info:
<fbe...@aol.com>.
Every THU, 5:30-6:30 pm - Vigil: End the Occupation, Peace
w/Justice. Men welcome. Wear black if possible. At 14th & B'way
(Union Square, on the island opposite the Virgin Megastore).
Women in Black, part of the Israeli Coalition of Women for Peace.
Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz <m...@netstep.net> or
<hhwg...@hotmail.com>.
**1st & 3rd THU, 5:30-7 pm - Prison families community forum.
Currently working on strategy for the campaign to lower the
excessive & abusive telecom charges that our families are subject
to when accepting collect MCI calls from Correctional Facilities.
If you want fair phone bills, join our campaign, now! Info & loc,
5th Ave Cmt: 718-857-2990 x41, x50 or x34.
Every THU, 7-8 pm - Vigil to protest the US War on Iraq. In front
of High School on Rte 9, Ossining. Info:
<sab...@ossiningnewyork.org>.
**Every THU, 7 pm - Make media, make trouble! Join the
Indypendent, newspaper of the NYC Independent Media Center.
Aspiring writers, journalists & graphics people! Learn the tools
of journalism & spread dissent. At 34 E 29th, 2nd fl. Info: 212
684-8112, http://www.nyc.indymedia.org
Every FRI, noon-1 pm - Vigil/leafleting to demand release of
Palestinian activist Farouk Abdel-Muhti, in INS detention since
April. Vigils continue until Farouk is released. Outside Federal
Bldg, 26 Federal Plaza (B'way at Worth, 4/5/6, N/R to City Hall,
A/C/E to Chambers). Cmt for the Release of Farouk Abdel-Muhti,
212-674-9499, <freef...@yahoo.com>.
Every FRI, 5-6 pm - Picket/leafleting to support Haitian workers
organizing union at plantation producing for Cointreau (French
liqueur). Outside offices of Remy Amerique, 1350 Ave of Americas,
at 55th St. Batay Ouvriye Solidarity Network & Global Sweatshop
Coalition, 212-947-7744, <nic...@earthlink.net>.
1st FRI of every month, 7 pm - Screening: Dyke TV, the only
lesbian television show in the country which appears weekly on
cable access in 50 cities across the US & Canada. At
Bluestockings Women's Bookstore & Cafe, 172 Allen St (at Stanton,
F to 2nd Ave). $3. Mick Walsh 212-777-6028, fax 212-777-6042,
<in...@bluestockings.com>.
Last FRI of every month, 7 pm - Critical Mass for riders &
skaters. Union Sq Pk, South on steps at 14th St. TIME'S UP,
212-802-8222, http://www.times-up.org. Confirm before you go.
Every SAT, 11 am-noon - Silent peace vigil. Signs provided or
bring your own: Our Grief Is Not a Cry for War, Not in Our Name,
Violence Begets Violence, Justice Not Vengeance. Chinese or
Korean translations much appreciated. At Kissena & Main (near
Flushing Library), Flushing. WILPF-Rockaway Branch, Queens Cmts
of Correspondence, & Pax Christi Queens. Contact: Bill Hagel,
718-507-4467, <bill....@juno.com>; Anne Bjornson, 718-776-5021,
<anne.b...@juno.com>.
Every SAT, 11:30 am-2 pm - Peace Vigil. In Union Sq south (near
Washington statue). War Resisters League, 212-228-0450.
Every SAT, 12:15-1:15 pm - Vigil to protest the US War on Iraq.
Intersection of Main & Mamaroneck (The Fountain), White Plains.
Info: <jane...@verizon.net>.
Every SAT, 1-3 pm - Peace vigil. At the 4 corners in Nanuet, NW
corner of Rte 59 & Middletown Rd (parking lot, near the Tuxedo
store, across from the little park). Rockland Peace Coalition.
Every SAT, 3-5 pm - Vigil: End the Occupation of Palestine. 14th
St & B'way (Union Square, on the island opposite the Virgin
Megastore). Organized by PAUS (Palestine Action Union Square).
Contact: Sally Eberhardt (sal...@aol.com).
Most SATs - Urban Outdoors walking tours of NYC shores, parks,
etc. Neighborhood Open Space Coalition/Friends of Gateway, 212-
352-9330, fax 212-352-9338, <dave...@treebranch.com>.
1st SUN every month, 1-3 pm - Industrial Workers of the World
(IWW) NYC General Membership Branch mtg. At ABC No Rio, 156
Rivington St, 2nd fl in the Zine Library (at Clinton St).718-768-
9631, <iww...@bari.iww.org>, http://bari.iww.org/~iww-nyc
Every SUN, 4:30 pm - Vigil for peace. Broad Ave at Beechwood Pl,
Leonia, NJ, in front of the gazebo. Info: Ellie Spiegel,
201-947-9231, <han...@ix.netcom.com>.
Every 3rd SUN, 7 pm - West Queens Greens mtg. At Ann Eagan's
home, 39-51 1/2 46th St, Sunnyside, 718-482-0170 (three blocks
north of the 46th St stop on the 7). Contact Jerry Kann,
718-728-1092, <jerr...@yahoo.com>.
Through 12/15 SUN - 10th Annual African Diaspora Film Festival.
An eclectic mix of foreign, independent, urban & classic films
that depict the global Black experience. At various locations.
Info: 212-864-1760, http://www.nyadff.org
Through 12/29 SUN, 11-2:30 pm SATS - No More War: Artists respond
to threat of war. In solidarity with the antiwar movement & with
the belief that "All Politics Is Local," a group of artists is
gathering to exhibit their work in exhibition. W/Curt Belshe,
Dina Burztyn, Julie Chase, Valerie Courreges, Andrew Courtney,
Antonio Frasconi, Tom Halsall, Allen M Hart, Carla Rae Johnson,
William C Maxwell, Nick Mottern, Lisa Prown, Sheilah
Rechtschaffer, Ilse Schreiber-Noll, Leigh A. Trifari, William
Whalen & Randy Williams. At 1 Station Plaza, 38 N Division St.
Peekskill, NY.
**Through 12/29 SUN, SUNs 3 pm, other nights 8 pm - "Democracy in
Islam," written & directed by Bina Sharif. Theater for the New
City, 155 1st Ave (bet E 9th & 10th St, East Village). $10 (TDF
Vouchers accepted). Reservations recommended: 212-254-1109.
SALAAM (South Asian League of Artists in AMerica).
Through 1/18 SAT - Help create puppet & costumes for
Winter Pageant for Peace & Earth: free puppet & costume
workshops. WEDs, 6-9 pm (led by resident costume design/artist-
Anna Belous), SATs, 1-5 pm (led by resident puppeteer/artist-
Garland Farwell). Earth Celebrations, 638 E 6th St (bet Aves B &
C), 3rd fl. Info: 212-777-7969.
**Through 1/20, SUN - Planning meeting: Youth of Color Rally
Against the War. Help plan & organize the NYC youth of color
rally & concert against war for MON, 1/20, MLK Jr's birthday. At
47 Thames St, Apt 406, Bkn (L to Morgan Ave). Info: 718-417-1744,
<YouthArt...@yahoo.com>.
Through 3/30 SUN - Exhibit: "The Art of African Women: Empowering
Traditions." Exhibition Hall, Latimer/Edison Gallery & American
Negro Theatre. Schomburg Center for Black History, 212-491-2200,
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sce/exhib.html
{2} DECEMBER
12/9 MON-12/15 SUN - "Youth Response on the War Without Borders,"
an Int'l Youth Conference on the US War Against Terror. In Quezon
City, Philippines. $150 registration. AnakBayan. Info:
<internation...@yahoo.com>.
12/9 MON, 6 pm - Screening: "Como se forma una Rumba/How to
Create a Rumba," documentary by Ivan Acosta, w/Maestro Chico
O'Farrill & many others. Bildner Center, CUNY Grad Center, 365
5th Ave (34th St), Elabash Recital Hall. Info: 212-817-2096,
<cubap...@gc.cuny.edu>, http://www.bildner.org
**12/9 MON, 7 pm - Update & Meeting: "What's New on Indian
Point/What's Next?" WesCAN (Westchester Citizen Action Network)
w/Margo Schepart, Mark Jacobs & Marilyn Elie. Updates & strategy
suggestions for the coming months. At WESPAC, 255 MLK Jr Blvd
(Grove St). Info & directions: 914-682-0488.
12/10 TUE - A day of public outreach on Greengrocers Code of
Conduct, an agreement to improve working conditions in NYC's
greengrocer industry. Info: Patrick Purcell, UFCW Local 1500,
718-479-8700, <joinu...@aol.com>.
12/10 TUE - National day of local, decentralized actions opposing
the war on Iraq, on Int'l Human Rights Day. Info: United For
Peace Campaign, 202-862-9740 x3038, 415-255-7296 x311,
http://www.unitedforpeace.org
12/10 TUE, 10 am - Interfaith Religious Protest at the US Mission
to the UN. Service & nonviolent civil disobedience. After
gathering at 10 am at Dag Hammerskjold Plaza, those participating
in civil disobedience will walk to the US Mission to the UN,
getting as close as possible. Everyone is welcome & encouraged to
bring money for humanitarian aid for the people of Iraq, as well
as food for those in need right here in NYC. Plans are being
developed for a gathering & training the night before, 12/9,
tentatively at the UN Church Center, corner of 44th St & 1st Ave.
Info: <mister...@yahoo.com>, <arf...@aol.com>,
<plaa...@judson.org>.
**12/10 TUE, 4-7 pm - Protest to ask for release of all political
prisoners in Burma, including Myo Min Zaw alias Moe Hein Aung,
founder of the Student & Youth Unity Front. At Consulate of Burma
(Myanmar), 10 77th St. Amnesty International USA Group 280, Free
Burma Coalition NY. Info: Annette Vielhaber (AI Group 280),
212-260-1052; Moe Chan (FBCNY), 718-335-2240.
12/10 TUE, 5 pm - "The Infrastructure of Criminal Governance:
Networking, Social Capital & Security in Rio de Janeiro,"
w/Desmond Arias (John Jay College). Bildner Center, CUNY Grad
Center, 365 5th Ave (34th St), rm 9206/9207 (9th fl). Info: 212-
817-2096, <brazil...@gc.cuny.edu>, http://www.bildner.org
**12/10 TUE, 5:30-7 pm - "Government Secrecy, War & the 1st
Amendment." A forum on government secrecy & public access to
information in the Vietnam War, the Gulf War & the War on
Terrorism. Arthur Garfield Hays (Civil Liberties Program at NYU
Law School) & others. At NY U Law School, 40 Washington Sq South,
Greenberg Lounge. Free. RSVP: 212-807-6222 x10,
<pval...@ncac.org>.
12/10 TUE, 7:30 pm - Anarchist Forums: Annual Chaos Day Lecture,
"Spiritual Anarchism," w/Peter Lamborn Wilson (author, Escape
from the 19th Century). At the Brecht Forum, 122 W 27th St (bet
6th & 7th Ave), 10th fl. Contribution. Libertarian Book Club,
212-979-8353, <rober...@erols.com>.
**12/11 WED, 4 pm - "Don't Tune Us Out: Save Our Youth Programs,"
NYC youth storm City Hall to speak out against budget cuts to
after-school, youth program & preventive service funding in the
next fiscal year! Children's Defense Fund. Press Conf & meeting
with City Council members afterwards. RSVP: 212-697-2323 x111,
<tbr...@cdfny.org>.
**12/11 WED, 5 pm - 6th Annual Holiday Season of Conscience March
& Candlelight Vigil to End Child Labor & Sweatshop Abuses.
Invited: Danny Glover, Christine Ebersole, Gospel Choir, AFL-CIO
pres John Sweeney...music, speakers, performances & more. 5 pm:
Rally at the Disney Store on 5th Ave & 55th St; 5:30 pm: march to
Tree, Rockefeller Center, 49th St bet 5th & 6th Ave. Nat'l Labor
Cmt, NYPIRG, People of Faith Network, NY Labor-Religion
Coalition, Workmen's Circle, Student Cmt Against Labor
Exploitation, United Students Against Sweatshops, Jobs w/Justice,
others. Info: 212-242-3002, <n...@nlcnet.org>,
http://www.nlcnet.org
**12/11 WED, 5:30-7:30 pm - Tenant workshop. Learn how to force
your landlord to comply w/the law. W/Lis Fiekowsky (atty, South
Bkn Legal Service), Dave Powell (Met Council). At Hunter College,
Thomas Hunter, rm 311 (68th & Lexington, #6 to 68th St). Hunter
Tenant Action, 212-979-6238, <stua...@walrus.com>.
**12/11 WED, 6:30 pm - "After Capitalism: From Managerialism to
Workplace Democracy," w/Seymour Melman, Frances Fox Piven, Sheila
Cohen & Kim Moody. At Bkn College Graduate Ctr for Worker
Education, 99 Hudson St, 3rd fl. Free. CUNY Labor Exchange Forum,
CCNY Ctr for Worker Education, Bkn College Graduate Ctr for
Worker Education, Working USA: Journal of Labor & Society,
PSC/CUNY.
**12/11 WED, 7-9 pm - "Immigration Information for Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual, Transgendered & HIV+ People," w/Pradeep Singla (Legal
Director, Lesbian & Gay Immigration Rights Task Force), Vishal
Trivedi (Immigration Program, Gay Men's Health Crisis). Queens
Pride House, 67-03 Woodside Ave, Woodside, Qns. Lesbian & Gay
Immigration Rights Task Force, Queens Pride House, Gay Men's
Health Crisis. Info: 718-429-5309, 212-696-6481,
<LGIR...@aol.com>.
12/11 WED, 7:30 pm - Bkn Greens monthly meeting. W/featured guest
John Mayer (member of Scottish parliament, author of Nuclear
Peace: The Story of the Trident Three). Loc TBA. Info:
<mitche...@mindspring.com>, http://www.GreenParty.org
**12/11 WED, 7:30-9 pm - Video & discussion: "Nowhere to Run,"
arguments for why Indian Point should be closed & how this is
feasible. At Barbara Jacobs' home, 76 Dimond Ave, Cortlandt
Manor, NY. $25-$100 for the effort to close the plant, WESCAN
Info & directions: 914-739-9630.
**12/11 WED, 7:30 pm - Forum: "Land Rights Struggles in Palestine
& Africa," Abdel Hadi Hantash (Land Defense Cmt for the Hebron
District), Zleikha Muhtaseb (translator, Hebron) & Nkosinathi
Sibanda (South African journalist & author). Brecht Forum, 122 W
27th St, 10th fl (bet 6th & 7th Aves; 1/9 to 28th St, N/R to 28th
St, B/D/F/Q to 34th St). $6-10. 212-242-4201, <info@brechtforum>,
http://www.brechtforum.org/htm/Program.htm
**12/11 WED, 7:30 pm - Feisty feminist end-of-year fiesta. At
Freedom Hall, 113 W 128th St (bet Malcolm X & Adam Clayton Powell
Blvds, 2/3 to 125th St, 4/5/6 to 125th St). Free; $6 for dinner
at 7 pm. Radical Women, 212-222-0633, <fs...@nyct.net>,
http://www.socialism.com
**12/12 THU, 10 am-4 pm - Islam & Workers Rights Conference, for
leaders from Muslim & interfaith community & the labor movement,
to learn about workers rights teachings in the Islamic tradition
& about the challenges faced by Muslim workers in NYC. Info:
Rabbi Michael Feinberg, 212-406-2156 x4637.
**12/12 THU, 4:30 pm - 4th Annual Mexican-American Workers' Day
March. Assemble at 70th St & B'way, march to Casa Puebla, 2710
B'way (at 104th St). Info: 917-492-0740.
12/12 THU, 6:30 pm - "The Hidden Hand Behind `Free Trade': Worker
Repression & US Military Aggression," w/labor organizers from
Haiti & Colombia. At 75 Varick St, 14th fl, DC 1707 AFSCME
(A/C/E, 1/9 to Canal St). Global Sweatshop Coalition & Batay
Ouvriye Solidarity Network, 212-947-7744,
<bosoli...@hotmail.com>.
12/12 THU, 7 pm - "Peace Is Possible" film/lecture/discussion
series: "The Muslims," documentary aired on PBS Frontline in May
2002. Beit Shalom: 114 W 26th St, 10th fl. Meretz USA. $5. Info:
212-242-4500, <ma...@meretzusa.org>.
**12/12 THU, 7:15-9:15 pm - Network in Solidarity w/People of the
Philippines meeting. At 130 W 29th St, #9F (bet 6th & 7th Ave,
1/9 to 28th St, N/R to 28th St, F/D to 34th St). Info:
212-561-1567, <nis...@nispop.org>.
12/13 FRI-12/19 THU, 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm nightly & SAT & SUN, 5 pm
- Film: "Boom - The Sound of Eviction." Grassroots documentary on
gentrification & displacement. At Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd
Ave & 2nd St). $8 general, $5 members, seniors, & students with
ID. Info: Adams Wood, 828-664-0186, <ad...@mountaineyemedia.org>,
http://www.boomthemovie.org
**12/13 FRI-12/15 SUN, 8 pm - Neues Kabarett: Jump Festival,
music, visual art, dance & more. Brecht Forum, 122 W 27th St,
10th fl (bet 6th & 7th Aves; 1/9 to 28th St, N/R to 28th St,
B/D/F/Q to 34th St). Check for price. 212-242-4201,
<info@brechtforum>, http://www.brechtforum.org/htm/Program.htm
12/13 FRI, 8:30-10:15 am - "Rethinking US Labor's Policy Toward
China & Its Unions," w/Kent Wong (Labor Institute, UCLA) & Elaine
Bernard (Trade Union Pgm, Harvard). At Queens College Labor
Resource Center, 25 W 43 St, 19th fl. RSVP by 12/11 to Eloiza
Morales, 212-827-0200.
**12/13 FRI, 6:30-9:30 pm - "From Harlem to Havana," evening of
food, dance, song & comedy. Performances by As Is, KR3T's, Out of
the Dark Dance Ensemble, students & more. At Bread & Roses High
School, 6 Edgecombe Ave at 135th St. $5. Proceeds benefit the
Bread & Roses/Thurgood Marshall Academy student trip to Cuba.
Food will be sold 6:30-7:30 pm. Info: 212-926-4152.
12/13 FRI, 7 pm - An Evening w/Palestinian Trade Unionists.
W/reps from Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions
(PGFTU): Hekmat Kamel Rateb Elsarraj (Women's Affairs Dept,
Gaza), Mohammed Mahmoud Ahmed Saleh (Legal Affairs Dept), Abdel
Raheem Saleh Abdel Latif Khateeb (Hotel & Service Workers,
Jerusalem). At 75 Varick St, 14th fl, DC 1707 AFSCME (A/C/E, 1/9
to Canal St). Sponsored by NYC Labor Against the War. Info:
Jordan Flaherty, 212-979-9679, <anticap...@hotmail.com>;
Siobhan McGrath, 212-781-6072, <siobhan...@yahoo.com>.
**12/13 FRI, 7 pm - Screening: "Chinatown Is Not For Sale!"
A new video about the struggle against gentrification &
displacement in Manhattan's Chinatown. At University Settlement,
184 Eldridge St (bet Rivington & Delancey). 6:15 pm: reception;
food by the Southeast Asian Women's Food Cooperative. $10;
proceeds for CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities. Info: 718-
220-7391 x11.
**12/14 SAT - Santacon. Info: http://www.santarchy.com/,
http://brooklyn.cacophony.org/santa2002.html
**12/14 SAT, 11 am-5 pm - WESPAC Foundation Int'l Crafts Fair.
Hand-carved items by indigenous Wichi in Argentina, paintings &
hand-carved mobiles from the Solentiname community in Nicaragua,
signed posters by Ralph Fasanella, much more. At Chatterton Hill
Church, Chatterton Ave, White Plains (intersection w/Jefferson
Ave, past County Center on Route 119 going towards White Plains &
then right on Chatterton Ave; church is 3 blocks down on the
left). Info: 914-682-0488, <nirai...@yahoo.com>; Joan, 914-762-
3891.
12/14 SAT, noon - Antiwar/Contra la Guerra March & Rally.
Representing NYC youth of color from working-class communities
who will go fight & communities whose health, housing, education
& social programs will continue to be cut while taxes are spent
on war. Rally at 157th St & B'way (Pigeon Park). 1 pm: March to
125th St & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. 2:30 pm: Rally at Harlem
State Office Bldg. Uptown Youth for Peace & Justice. Endorsed by
Black Radical Congress, 1199 Peace Cmt, Critical Resistance, War
Resisters League, Not In Our Name, Congreso Nacional Dominicano,
many others. Info: Karim, 347-203-6157,
<luch...@blackplanet.com>.
**12/14 SAT, 3 pm - Punk rock benefit show for Coalition for the
Human Rights of Immigrants (CHRI), w/Huasipungo, Seregon, 1905
(from DC), Virginia Black Lung (from DC), Beer Garden,
Breed/Extinction (from CT). At ABC NO RIO, 156 Rivington St (bet
Clinton & Suffolk St, F to Delancey St, or M/J trains to Essex
St). $6. Info: 212-254-3697.
**12/14 SAT, 5:30 pm - "Bringing Durban Home: Combatting Racism
Together," performance of "Waking the American Dream" by Sarah
Jones. Premiere Screening of "Bringing Durban Home" (a short
video on the World Conference Against Racism narrated by Alice
Walker). Open Forum on Race & Ethnicity post 9/11. At New School,
Tishman Auditorium, 66 W 12th St. Free. Info:
http://www.breakthrough.tv
**12/14 SAT, 7 pm - "Life Under Occupation," w/Hekmat Kamel Rateb
Elsarraj (Women's Affairs Dept, Gaza, Palestinian General
Federation of Trade Unions), Mohammed Mahmoud Ahmed Saleh (PGFTU
Legal Affairs Dept), reports from International Solidarity
Movement activists just returned from the Olive harvest in
Palestine, & new video by artist Jackie Salloum. At Pratt
Institute, Bkn Campus, Engineering Building, rm 371,
Dekalb Ave (bet Hall St & Classon Ave), Bkn (C or G to
Clinton/Washington). Jews Against the Occupation, Palestine
Activist Forum-NY, New York Solidarity Movement and Direct Action
Palestine. Info: <anticap...@hotmail.com>.
12/14 SAT, 8 pm - Peoples' Voice Cafe: Next Tradition; Erica
Smith. At The Workmen's Circle, 45 E 33rd St (bet Madison &
Park); Wheelchair-accessible. For info call 212-787-3903. $10/$7
members/$5 seniors, strikers, etc.
**12/15 SUN, 2 pm - Fundraiser for Proyecto Soya (aid for
Nicaraguans). Premiere of Nicaraguan video: "Metal & Glass,"
produced by Pierre Pierson & Humberto Arcia. Delicious Nicaraguan
food, music by Los Mokuanes & La Nueva Compania. At home of Ines
Silva, 251 W 81th St, #7E. Info: Yadira Ortiz
<mate...@juno.com>.
12/15 SUN, 2 pm - Surveillance Camera Outdoor Walking Tour of
Midtown. Intro to emerging surveillance society & selection of
cameras surveying public space. Meet NE corner of Park Ave & 48th
St. Rain or shine, no reservations nec, 212-561-0106,
<notb...@panix.com>, http://www.notbored.org/the-scp.html
12/15 SUN, 4 pm - Annual holiday card-writing party for US
political prisoners. At 263 Eastern Pkwy, #5D, in Crown Heights,
Brooklyn (2/3, 4/5 trains to Franklin Ave, then walk a half-block
on Eastern Parkway toward Classon Ave). Resistance in Bkn,
<mmm...@igc.org>.
**12/15 SUN, 4-7 pm - Anti-War Organizing Meeting. House of the
Lord Church, 415 Atlantic Ave (downtown Bkn bet Nevins & Bond
St). ANSWER & Rev. Herbert Daughtry. Info: 718-596-1991,
212-633-6646.
**12/16 MON, 5 pm - Not on Our Backs Again! Demonstrate Against
the Budget Cuts! Endorsed by: TWU Local 100; Central Labor
Council; AFSCME DC 1707 & DC37, & DC37 Locals 1930, 1549, 983,
420, 375; UFT; PSC; CWA District 1; Jobs with Justice, OSA
opeiu-153.
12/16 MON, 5:30 pm - "The Idea of Race & Multiculturalism in
Brazil," w/Mariza Veloso, U of Brasilia. Bildner Center, CUNY
Grad Center, 365 5th Ave (34th St), rm 9204 (9th fl). In Port.
Info: 212-817-2096, <brazil...@gc.cuny.edu>,
http://www.bildner.org
**12/16 MON, 5:30-8 pm - Holiday open house. Brecht Forum, 122 W
27th St, 10th fl (bet 6th & 7th Aves; 1/9 to 28th St, N/R to 28th
St, B/D/F/Q to 34th St). 212-242-4201, <info@brechtforum>,
http://www.brechtforum.org/htm/Program.htm
12/16 MON, 7 pm - "Eyewitness from Occupied Palestine," w/Adam
Shapiro & Huwaida Arraf (Int'l Solidarity Movement). At Memorial
United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Ave, White Plains, NY.
Donations for WESPAC Foundation/ISM. Info: 914-682-0488.
**12/17 TUE, 6:30 pm - Talk on immigrant rights & civil rights
work in Europe, w/Maryam Namazie (Int'l Federation of Iranian
Refugees, IFIR). At Community Service Society of NY, 105 E 22nd
St (NE corner of Park Ave, entrance on 22nd St, 6 to 23rd St), rm
4A. Refreshments. Info: Lara Rabiee, 212-614-5337.
12/18 WED, 8:30-10:30 am - "Iraq & The Fog of War: Does It
Obscure the Domestic Assault on Labor?" Jacque Simon (American
Federation of Government Employees, AFGE) & Ed Ott (NYC Central
Labor Council). Cornell-ILR School, 16 E 34th St, 6th fl. $15.
W/breakfast (coffee, tea, juice, bagels, muffins & fruit). RSVP:
212-340-2856, <gc...@cornell.edu>.
12/18 WED, noon-2 pm - Conversation w/Manning Marable (Columbia
U). Loc TBA. Demos. Info: 212-633-1405, http://www.demos-usa.org
**12/18 WED, 6 pm - "Stop the Disappearances" campaign letter-
writing party! Help pressure the INS to respond to detainees'
demands. 7:30 pm: short training for people who want to form
long-term "action teams" to pressure the INS. At Community
Service Society of NY, 105 E 22nd St, at Park Ave, rm 4A, 4th fl
(6 to 23rd St). Info: Eric Schwartz,
<ericsch...@hotmail.com>.
**12/19 THU, 5:30-7:30 pm - Holiday Party. Monthly Review, 122 W
27th St, 10th fl (bet 6th & 7th Aves; 1/9 to 28th St, N/R to 28th
St, B/D/F/Q to 34th St). RSVP: 212-691-2555.
12/21 SAT - National mobilization of creative, autonomous local
nonviolent acts of resistance to the war at shopping malls around
the country on Winter Solstice, the last SAT before Christmas.
Planned actions include: standing w/antiwar signs & leaflets by
parking lot entrances, strolling around malls w/antiwar t-shirts,
solemn funeral processions w/cardboard coffins, guerrilla antiwar
caroling, doing "die-in" or other theatrical display. Contact:
Tri-City Action for Peace, Jeannine Collier Catholic Worker,
<tc...@mutualaid.org>.
**12/21 SAT, 4 pm - Youth peace rally. House of the Lord Church,
415 Atlantic Ave (downtown Bkn bet Nevins & Bond St). Info:
718-596-1991.
12/21 SAT, 8 pm - Peoples' Voice Cafe: Triboro; Judi Silvano. At
The Workmen's Circle, 45 E 33rd St (bet Madison & Park);
Wheelchair-accessible. For info call 212-787-3903.
$10/$7 members/$5 seniors, strikers, etc.
12/22 SUN, 2 pm - Surveillance Camera Outdoor Walking Tour of 5th
Ave. Intro to emerging surveillance society & selection of
cameras surveying public space. Meet NE corner of 5th Ave & 42nd
St. Rain or shine, no reservations nec, 212-561-0106,
<notb...@panix.com>, http://www.notbored.org/the-scp.html
**12/28 SAT, 12:30 pm - Book signing & discussion w/Michael
Novick (author, White Lies, White Power & LA organizer for Anti-
Racist Action. Other guests TBA. At Theater for the New City,
155 1st Ave (between 9-10 St). May Day Books & NYC ARA. Info:
http://www.maydaybooks.net
12/29 SUN, 2 pm - Surveillance Camera Outdoor Walking Tour of
Times Sq. Intro to emerging surveillance society & selection of
cameras surveying public space. Meet south side of Duffy Sq, 46th
St bet B'way & 7th Ave. Rain or shine, no reservations nec,
212-561-0106, <notb...@panix.com>, http://www.notbored.org/the-
scp.html
Number 389 CREED NY CALENDAR December 7, 2002
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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. Send
listings and corrections to: CREED, 339 Lafayette St, New York,
NY 10012, fax 212-674-9139, email <nic...@earthlink.net>. Send
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CONTENTS
Events: {1} Ongoing; {2} Regular. Selected Resources: {3} Tours
and Delegations; {4} Classes; {5} Calendars & Event Listings; {6}
Books & Videos; {7} Radio & TV; {8} Other Resources.
{1} ONGOING
Day war on Iraq starts, 5 pm (next day, if bombing begins at
night) - Mass rally in opposition to the war. Let our "leaders"
know through nonviolent, creative direct actions that our
opposition is just beginning. In Times Sq. No Blood for Oil!
Info: <nobloo...@riseup.net>.
Online antiwar petition - http://www.moveon.org/winwithoutwar/
Various days - The protest play "Not in My Name" performed
evenings of executions. At Times Sq/Duffy Sq, 46th/B'way. Banner
Holders, Leafletters needed. The Living Theatre (TLT) teaches
activists the play. TLT HOTLINE 212-969-8905 for latest dates of
executions, performances & workshops
http://www.livingtheatre.org/
**Every MON, 5:30 pm - Citywide Meeting of Not in Our Name
Student & Youth Cmt. Plan youth actions against the war on Iraq &
the war on the world! They're asking our generation to be silent
& submit to their dirty, endless war on the world. At Project
Reach, 1 Orchard St (bet Canal & Division, in Chinatown, F to E
B'way). Info: 212-969-8058, <nycnio...@hotmail.com>,
http://www.notinourname.net
Every MON, 6 pm - Outreach & Activism mtg to plan the monthly BAM
(blue action monthly) & other activist/outreach events...all
women welcome. At Bluestockings Women's Bookstore & Cafe, 172
Allen St (at Stanton, F to 2nd Ave). $3. Mick Walsh 212-777-6028,
fax 212-777-6042, <in...@bluestockings.com>.
Every MON, 6-8 pm - Street Harassment Project. Formed after
Central Pk attacks, connecting & combatting rape, assault,
harassment, & sexism. Call/email for meeting place & more info:
212-713-5743, <in...@streetharassmentproject.org>,
http://www.streetharassmentproject.org
**Every MON, 6 pm - "Justice 4 Youth," citywide coalition of
young activists working for no more youth jails, taking down the
prison industrial complex & education not incarceration. At the
Correctional Assn, 135 E 15th St (N/R/W/4/5/6/L to 14th St/Union
Sq). Info: 718-260-8805, <j...@nomoreprisons.org>,
http://www.nomoreyouthjails.org
Every 2nd MON, 6:30-9:30 pm - Bx Greens work to build the Green
movement through grassroots organizing & electoral reform. The
focus for 2002 is energy & the private government. Meetings aim
at participatory democracy & include educational components. Bx
River Art Center & Gallery, 1087 East Tremont Ave, Bx (2/5 to
East Tremont; buses: 9/21/36/40/42 or Q44 to East Tremont &
Boston Road; cars: X Bx to 177th St). Info: 718-548-4693,
http://www.bronxgreens.org
**Every TUE, 3:30 to 4:30 pm (time change) - Vigil to protest the
US War on Iraq. Tone is peaceful & non-combative. Please bring
signs that express your concerns. No sticks or poles allowed.
There will be handouts for the public. In White Plains at Rte 119
& Westchester County Center. WESPAC (Westchester Peace Action
Coalition). Info: 914-682-0488, <jane...@verizon.net>.
1st & 3rd TUE, 6-8:30 pm - Met Council on Housing volunteer
nights. Help with activism & other work on tenant rights
campaigns, ranging from preserving the rent laws to fighting
harassment by landlords & tenant displacement. 339 Lafayette St
(sorry: our building is NOT wheelchair accessible; 6 to Bleecker
St, F/S to B'way-Lafayette). Info: 212 979-6238, x6, tenant
hotline 212-979-0611, <act...@metcouncil.net>.
1st TUE of every month, 6:30 pm - GABRIELA Network meeting. At
Bluestockings Women's Bookstore & Cafe, 172 Allen St (at Stanton,
F to 2nd Ave). Free. Mick Walsh 212-777-6028, fax 212-777-6042,
<in...@bluestockings.com>.
Every TUE, 7 pm - NY CISPES (Cmt in Solidarity w/the People of El
Salvador) mtg. At 130 W 29th St, 9th floor. 212-760-0333,
<nyci...@mindspring.com>.
Every other WED, 7-9:30 pm - Mtg NYC branch of nat'l coalition to
free Mumia Abu-Jamal, framed African-American activist-journalist
on PA's deathrow. At Local 1707, 75 Varick St, 14th fl (just
north of Canal); 1 to Canal (Bldg says "1 Hudson Square" on some
signage). Call for meeting dates & more. Free Mumia Coalition-
NYC, 212-330-8029, <in...@freemumia.com>,
http://www.freemumia.com. To join e-list, send message <MumiaNYC-
subs...@egroups.com>.
Every THU, 7-8:15 am - Vigil against war in Iraq. Bring your own
poster or borrow one, as we will have extras...& maybe a cup of
hot coffee. Be sure to wear warm clothing. Across from Prudential
Realty, at the top of the Croton Harmon train station-parking
lot, Croton (park in the lot behind the old Gallimaufry's
building). Info: Ginny Stillman, <stil...@computer.net>.
Every THU, 12:15-1:15 pm - Vigil to protest the US War on Iraq.
Tone is peaceful & non-combative. Please bring signs that express
your concerns. No sticks or poles allowed. There will be handouts
for the public. In White Plains at the intersection of Main St &
Mamorneck Ave (in front of the fountain). WESPAC (Westchester
Peace Action Coalition) & Peace Concerns Cmt of Purchase
Quarterly Meeting (Quakers). Info: Vitalah Simon
<vit...@earthlink.net>.
Every THU, 12:15-1:15 pm - Vigil to protest the US War on Iraq.
Corner of Main St & Memorial Highway, New Rochelle. Info:
<fbe...@aol.com>.
Every THU, 5:30-6:30 pm - Vigil: End the Occupation, Peace
w/Justice. Men welcome. Wear black if possible. At 14th & B'way
(Union Square, on the island opposite the Virgin Megastore).
Women in Black, part of the Israeli Coalition of Women for Peace.
Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz <m...@netstep.net> or
<hhwg...@hotmail.com>.
**1st & 3rd THU, 5:30-7 pm - Prison families community forum.
Currently working on strategy for the campaign to lower the
excessive & abusive telecom charges that our families are subject
to when accepting collect MCI calls from Correctional Facilities.
If you want fair phone bills, join our campaign, now! Info & loc,
5th Ave Cmt: 718-857-2990 x41, x50 or x34.
Every THU, 7-8 pm - Vigil to protest the US War on Iraq. In front
of High School on Rte 9, Ossining. Info:
<sab...@ossiningnewyork.org>.
**Every THU, 7 pm - Make media, make trouble! Join the
Indypendent, newspaper of the NYC Independent Media Center.
Aspiring writers, journalists & graphics people! Learn the tools
of journalism & spread dissent. At 34 E 29th, 2nd fl. Info: 212
684-8112, http://www.nyc.indymedia.org
Every FRI, noon-1 pm - Vigil/leafleting to demand release of
Palestinian activist Farouk Abdel-Muhti, in INS detention since
April. Vigils continue until Farouk is released. Outside Federal
Bldg, 26 Federal Plaza (B'way at Worth, 4/5/6, N/R to City Hall,
A/C/E to Chambers). Cmt for the Release of Farouk Abdel-Muhti,
212-674-9499, <freef...@yahoo.com>.
Every FRI, 5-6 pm - Picket/leafleting to support Haitian workers
organizing union at plantation producing for Cointreau (French
liqueur). Outside offices of Remy Amerique, 1350 Ave of Americas,
at 55th St. Batay Ouvriye Solidarity Network & Global Sweatshop
Coalition, 212-947-7744, <nic...@earthlink.net>.
1st FRI of every month, 7 pm - Screening: Dyke TV, the only
lesbian television show in the country which appears weekly on
cable access in 50 cities across the US & Canada. At
Bluestockings Women's Bookstore & Cafe, 172 Allen St (at Stanton,
F to 2nd Ave). $3. Mick Walsh 212-777-6028, fax 212-777-6042,
<in...@bluestockings.com>.
Last FRI of every month, 7 pm - Critical Mass for riders &
skaters. Union Sq Pk, South on steps at 14th St. TIME'S UP,
212-802-8222, http://www.times-up.org. Confirm before you go.
Every SAT, 11 am-noon - Silent peace vigil. Signs provided or
bring your own: Our Grief Is Not a Cry for War, Not in Our Name,
Violence Begets Violence, Justice Not Vengeance. Chinese or
Korean translations much appreciated. At Kissena & Main (near
Flushing Library), Flushing. WILPF-Rockaway Branch, Queens Cmts
of Correspondence, & Pax Christi Queens. Contact: Bill Hagel,
718-507-4467, <bill....@juno.com>; Anne Bjornson, 718-776-5021,
<anne.b...@juno.com>.
Every SAT, 11:30 am-2 pm - Peace Vigil. In Union Sq south (near
Washington statue). War Resisters League, 212-228-0450.
Every SAT, 12:15-1:15 pm - Vigil to protest the US War on Iraq.
Intersection of Main & Mamaroneck (The Fountain), White Plains.
Info: <jane...@verizon.net>.
Every SAT, 1-3 pm - Peace vigil. At the 4 corners in Nanuet, NW
corner of Rte 59 & Middletown Rd (parking lot, near the Tuxedo
store, across from the little park). Rockland Peace Coalition.
Every SAT, 3-5 pm - Vigil: End the Occupation of Palestine. 14th
St & B'way (Union Square, on the island opposite the Virgin
Megastore). Organized by PAUS (Palestine Action Union Square).
Contact: Sally Eberhardt (sal...@aol.com).
Most SATs - Urban Outdoors walking tours of NYC shores, parks,
etc. Neighborhood Open Space Coalition/Friends of Gateway, 212-
352-9330, fax 212-352-9338, <dave...@treebranch.com>.
1st SUN every month, 1-3 pm - Industrial Workers of the World
(IWW) NYC General Membership Branch mtg. At ABC No Rio, 156
Rivington St, 2nd fl in the Zine Library (at Clinton St).718-768-
9631, <iww...@bari.iww.org>, http://bari.iww.org/~iww-nyc
Every SUN, 4:30 pm - Vigil for peace. Broad Ave at Beechwood Pl,
Leonia, NJ, in front of the gazebo. Info: Ellie Spiegel,
201-947-9231, <han...@ix.netcom.com>.
Every 3rd SUN, 7 pm - West Queens Greens mtg. At Ann Eagan's
home, 39-51 1/2 46th St, Sunnyside, 718-482-0170 (three blocks
north of the 46th St stop on the 7). Contact Jerry Kann,
718-728-1092, <jerr...@yahoo.com>.
Through 12/15 SUN - 10th Annual African Diaspora Film Festival.
An eclectic mix of foreign, independent, urban & classic films
that depict the global Black experience. At various locations.
Info: 212-864-1760, http://www.nyadff.org
Through 12/29 SUN, 11-2:30 pm SATS - No More War: Artists respond
to threat of war. In solidarity with the antiwar movement & with
the belief that "All Politics Is Local," a group of artists is
gathering to exhibit their work in exhibition. W/Curt Belshe,
Dina Burztyn, Julie Chase, Valerie Courreges, Andrew Courtney,
Antonio Frasconi, Tom Halsall, Allen M Hart, Carla Rae Johnson,
William C Maxwell, Nick Mottern, Lisa Prown, Sheilah
Rechtschaffer, Ilse Schreiber-Noll, Leigh A. Trifari, William
Whalen & Randy Williams. At 1 Station Plaza, 38 N Division St.
Peekskill, NY.
**Through 12/29 SUN, SUNs 3 pm, other nights 8 pm - "Democracy in
Islam," written & directed by Bina Sharif. Theater for the New
City, 155 1st Ave (bet E 9th & 10th St, East Village). $10 (TDF
Vouchers accepted). Reservations recommended: 212-254-1109.
SALAAM (South Asian League of Artists in AMerica).
Through 1/18 SAT - Help create puppet & costumes for
Winter Pageant for Peace & Earth: free puppet & costume
workshops. WEDs, 6-9 pm (led by resident costume design/artist-
Anna Belous), SATs, 1-5 pm (led by resident puppeteer/artist-
Garland Farwell). Earth Celebrations, 638 E 6th St (bet Aves B &
C), 3rd fl. Info: 212-777-7969.
**Through 1/20, SUN - Planning meeting: Youth of Color Rally
Against the War. Help plan & organize the NYC youth of color
rally & concert against war for MON, 1/20, MLK Jr's birthday. At
47 Thames St, Apt 406, Bkn (L to Morgan Ave). Info: 718-417-1744,
<YouthArt...@yahoo.com>.
Through 3/30 SUN - Exhibit: "The Art of African Women: Empowering
Traditions." Exhibition Hall, Latimer/Edison Gallery & American
Negro Theatre. Schomburg Center for Black History, 212-491-2200,
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sce/exhib.html
{2} DECEMBER
12/9 MON-12/15 SUN - "Youth Response on the War Without Borders,"
an Int'l Youth Conference on the US War Against Terror. In Quezon
City, Philippines. $150 registration. AnakBayan. Info:
<internation...@yahoo.com>.
12/9 MON, 6 pm - Screening: "Como se forma una Rumba/How to
Create a Rumba," documentary by Ivan Acosta, w/Maestro Chico
O'Farrill & many others. Bildner Center, CUNY Grad Center, 365
5th Ave (34th St), Elabash Recital Hall. Info: 212-817-2096,
<cubap...@gc.cuny.edu>, http://www.bildner.org
**12/9 MON, 7 pm - Update & Meeting: "What's New on Indian
Point/What's Next?" WesCAN (Westchester Citizen Action Network)
w/Margo Schepart, Mark Jacobs & Marilyn Elie. Updates & strategy
suggestions for the coming months. At WESPAC, 255 MLK Jr Blvd
(Grove St). Info & directions: 914-682-0488.
12/10 TUE - A day of public outreach on Greengrocers Code of
Conduct, an agreement to improve working conditions in NYC's
greengrocer industry. Info: Patrick Purcell, UFCW Local 1500,
718-479-8700, <joinu...@aol.com>.
12/10 TUE - National day of local, decentralized actions opposing
the war on Iraq, on Int'l Human Rights Day. Info: United For
Peace Campaign, 202-862-9740 x3038, 415-255-7296 x311,
http://www.unitedforpeace.org
12/10 TUE, 10 am - Interfaith Religious Protest at the US Mission
to the UN. Service & nonviolent civil disobedience. After
gathering at 10 am at Dag Hammerskjold Plaza, those participating
in civil disobedience will walk to the US Mission to the UN,
getting as close as possible. Everyone is welcome & encouraged to
bring money for humanitarian aid for the people of Iraq, as well
as food for those in need right here in NYC. Plans are being
developed for a gathering & training the night before, 12/9,
tentatively at the UN Church Center, corner of 44th St & 1st Ave.
Info: <mister...@yahoo.com>, <arf...@aol.com>,
<plaa...@judson.org>.
**12/10 TUE, 4-7 pm - Protest to ask for release of all political
prisoners in Burma, including Myo Min Zaw alias Moe Hein Aung,
founder of the Student & Youth Unity Front. At Consulate of Burma
(Myanmar), 10 77th St. Amnesty International USA Group 280, Free
Burma Coalition NY. Info: Annette Vielhaber (AI Group 280),
212-260-1052; Moe Chan (FBCNY), 718-335-2240.
12/10 TUE, 5 pm - "The Infrastructure of Criminal Governance:
Networking, Social Capital & Security in Rio de Janeiro,"
w/Desmond Arias (John Jay College). Bildner Center, CUNY Grad
Center, 365 5th Ave (34th St), rm 9206/9207 (9th fl). Info: 212-
817-2096, <brazil...@gc.cuny.edu>, http://www.bildner.org
**12/10 TUE, 5:30-7 pm - "Government Secrecy, War & the 1st
Amendment." A forum on government secrecy & public access to
information in the Vietnam War, the Gulf War & the War on
Terrorism. Arthur Garfield Hays (Civil Liberties Program at NYU
Law School) & others. At NY U Law School, 40 Washington Sq South,
Greenberg Lounge. Free. RSVP: 212-807-6222 x10,
<pval...@ncac.org>.
12/10 TUE, 7:30 pm - Anarchist Forums: Annual Chaos Day Lecture,
"Spiritual Anarchism," w/Peter Lamborn Wilson (author, Escape
from the 19th Century). At the Brecht Forum, 122 W 27th St (bet
6th & 7th Ave), 10th fl. Contribution. Libertarian Book Club,
212-979-8353, <rober...@erols.com>.
**12/11 WED, 4 pm - "Don't Tune Us Out: Save Our Youth Programs,"
NYC youth storm City Hall to speak out against budget cuts to
after-school, youth program & preventive service funding in the
next fiscal year! Children's Defense Fund. Press Conf & meeting
with City Council members afterwards. RSVP: 212-697-2323 x111,
<tbr...@cdfny.org>.
**12/11 WED, 5 pm - 6th Annual Holiday Season of Conscience March
& Candlelight Vigil to End Child Labor & Sweatshop Abuses.
Invited: Danny Glover, Christine Ebersole, Gospel Choir, AFL-CIO
pres John Sweeney...music, speakers, performances & more. 5 pm:
Rally at the Disney Store on 5th Ave & 55th St; 5:30 pm: march to
Tree, Rockefeller Center, 49th St bet 5th & 6th Ave. Nat'l Labor
Cmt, NYPIRG, People of Faith Network, NY Labor-Religion
Coalition, Workmen's Circle, Student Cmt Against Labor
Exploitation, United Students Against Sweatshops, Jobs w/Justice,
others. Info: 212-242-3002, <n...@nlcnet.org>,
http://www.nlcnet.org
**12/11 WED, 5:30-7:30 pm - Tenant workshop. Learn how to force
your landlord to comply w/the law. W/Lis Fiekowsky (atty, South
Bkn Legal Service), Dave Powell (Met Council). At Hunter College,
Thomas Hunter, rm 311 (68th & Lexington, #6 to 68th St). Hunter
Tenant Action, 212-979-6238, <stua...@walrus.com>.
**12/11 WED, 6:30 pm - "After Capitalism: From Managerialism to
Workplace Democracy," w/Seymour Melman, Frances Fox Piven, Sheila
Cohen & Kim Moody. At Bkn College Graduate Ctr for Worker
Education, 99 Hudson St, 3rd fl. Free. CUNY Labor Exchange Forum,
CCNY Ctr for Worker Education, Bkn College Graduate Ctr for
Worker Education, Working USA: Journal of Labor & Society,
PSC/CUNY.
**12/11 WED, 7-9 pm - "Immigration Information for Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual, Transgendered & HIV+ People," w/Pradeep Singla (Legal
Director, Lesbian & Gay Immigration Rights Task Force), Vishal
Trivedi (Immigration Program, Gay Men's Health Crisis). Queens
Pride House, 67-03 Woodside Ave, Woodside, Qns. Lesbian & Gay
Immigration Rights Task Force, Queens Pride House, Gay Men's
Health Crisis. Info: 718-429-5309, 212-696-6481,
<LGIR...@aol.com>.
12/11 WED, 7:30 pm - Bkn Greens monthly meeting. W/featured guest
John Mayer (member of Scottish parliament, author of Nuclear
Peace: The Story of the Trident Three). Loc TBA. Info:
<mitche...@mindspring.com>, http://www.GreenParty.org
**12/11 WED, 7:30-9 pm - Video & discussion: "Nowhere to Run,"
arguments for why Indian Point should be closed & how this is
feasible. At Barbara Jacobs' home, 76 Dimond Ave, Cortlandt
Manor, NY. $25-$100 for the effort to close the plant, WESCAN
Info & directions: 914-739-9630.
**12/11 WED, 7:30 pm - Forum: "Land Rights Struggles in Palestine
& Africa," Abdel Hadi Hantash (Land Defense Cmt for the Hebron
District), Zleikha Muhtaseb (translator, Hebron) & Nkosinathi
Sibanda (South African journalist & author). Brecht Forum, 122 W
27th St, 10th fl (bet 6th & 7th Aves; 1/9 to 28th St, N/R to 28th
St, B/D/F/Q to 34th St). $6-10. 212-242-4201, <info@brechtforum>,
http://www.brechtforum.org/htm/Program.htm
**12/11 WED, 7:30 pm - Feisty feminist end-of-year fiesta. At
Freedom Hall, 113 W 128th St (bet Malcolm X & Adam Clayton Powell
Blvds, 2/3 to 125th St, 4/5/6 to 125th St). Free; $6 for dinner
at 7 pm. Radical Women, 212-222-0633, <fs...@nyct.net>,
http://www.socialism.com
**12/12 THU, 10 am-4 pm - Islam & Workers Rights Conference, for
leaders from Muslim & interfaith community & the labor movement,
to learn about workers rights teachings in the Islamic tradition
& about the challenges faced by Muslim workers in NYC. Info:
Rabbi Michael Feinberg, 212-406-2156 x4637.
**12/12 THU, 4:30 pm - 4th Annual Mexican-American Workers' Day
March. Assemble at 70th St & B'way, march to Casa Puebla, 2710
B'way (at 104th St). Info: 917-492-0740.
12/12 THU, 6:30 pm - "The Hidden Hand Behind `Free Trade': Worker
Repression & US Military Aggression," w/labor organizers from
Haiti & Colombia. At 75 Varick St, 14th fl, DC 1707 AFSCME
(A/C/E, 1/9 to Canal St). Global Sweatshop Coalition & Batay
Ouvriye Solidarity Network, 212-947-7744,
<bosoli...@hotmail.com>.
12/12 THU, 7 pm - "Peace Is Possible" film/lecture/discussion
series: "The Muslims," documentary aired on PBS Frontline in May
2002. Beit Shalom: 114 W 26th St, 10th fl. Meretz USA. $5. Info:
212-242-4500, <ma...@meretzusa.org>.
**12/12 THU, 7:15-9:15 pm - Network in Solidarity w/People of the
Philippines meeting. At 130 W 29th St, #9F (bet 6th & 7th Ave,
1/9 to 28th St, N/R to 28th St, F/D to 34th St). Info:
212-561-1567, <nis...@nispop.org>.
12/13 FRI-12/19 THU, 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm nightly & SAT & SUN, 5 pm
- Film: "Boom - The Sound of Eviction." Grassroots documentary on
gentrification & displacement. At Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd
Ave & 2nd St). $8 general, $5 members, seniors, & students with
ID. Info: Adams Wood, 828-664-0186, <ad...@mountaineyemedia.org>,
http://www.boomthemovie.org
**12/13 FRI-12/15 SUN, 8 pm - Neues Kabarett: Jump Festival,
music, visual art, dance & more. Brecht Forum, 122 W 27th St,
10th fl (bet 6th & 7th Aves; 1/9 to 28th St, N/R to 28th St,
B/D/F/Q to 34th St). Check for price. 212-242-4201,
<info@brechtforum>, http://www.brechtforum.org/htm/Program.htm
12/13 FRI, 8:30-10:15 am - "Rethinking US Labor's Policy Toward
China & Its Unions," w/Kent Wong (Labor Institute, UCLA) & Elaine
Bernard (Trade Union Pgm, Harvard). At Queens College Labor
Resource Center, 25 W 43 St, 19th fl. RSVP by 12/11 to Eloiza
Morales, 212-827-0200.
**12/13 FRI, 6:30-9:30 pm - "From Harlem to Havana," evening of
food, dance, song & comedy. Performances by As Is, KR3T's, Out of
the Dark Dance Ensemble, students & more. At Bread & Roses High
School, 6 Edgecombe Ave at 135th St. $5. Proceeds benefit the
Bread & Roses/Thurgood Marshall Academy student trip to Cuba.
Food will be sold 6:30-7:30 pm. Info: 212-926-4152.
12/13 FRI, 7 pm - An Evening w/Palestinian Trade Unionists.
W/reps from Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions
(PGFTU): Hekmat Kamel Rateb Elsarraj (Women's Affairs Dept,
Gaza), Mohammed Mahmoud Ahmed Saleh (Legal Affairs Dept), Abdel
Raheem Saleh Abdel Latif Khateeb (Hotel & Service Workers,
Jerusalem). At 75 Varick St, 14th fl, DC 1707 AFSCME (A/C/E, 1/9
to Canal St). Sponsored by NYC Labor Against the War. Info:
Jordan Flaherty, 212-979-9679, <anticap...@hotmail.com>;
Siobhan McGrath, 212-781-6072, <siobhan...@yahoo.com>.
**12/13 FRI, 7 pm - Screening: "Chinatown Is Not For Sale!"
A new video about the struggle against gentrification &
displacement in Manhattan's Chinatown. At University Settlement,
184 Eldridge St (bet Rivington & Delancey). 6:15 pm: reception;
food by the Southeast Asian Women's Food Cooperative. $10;
proceeds for CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities. Info: 718-
220-7391 x11.
**12/14 SAT - Santacon. Info: http://www.santarchy.com/,
http://brooklyn.cacophony.org/santa2002.html
**12/14 SAT, 11 am-5 pm - WESPAC Foundation Int'l Crafts Fair.
Hand-carved items by indigenous Wichi in Argentina, paintings &
hand-carved mobiles from the Solentiname community in Nicaragua,
signed posters by Ralph Fasanella, much more. At Chatterton Hill
Church, Chatterton Ave, White Plains (intersection w/Jefferson
Ave, past County Center on Route 119 going towards White Plains &
then right on Chatterton Ave; church is 3 blocks down on the
left). Info: 914-682-0488, <nirai...@yahoo.com>; Joan, 914-762-
3891.
12/14 SAT, noon - Antiwar/Contra la Guerra March & Rally.
Representing NYC youth of color from working-class communities
who will go fight & communities whose health, housing, education
& social programs will continue to be cut while taxes are spent
on war. Rally at 157th St & B'way (Pigeon Park). 1 pm: March to
125th St & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. 2:30 pm: Rally at Harlem
State Office Bldg. Uptown Youth for Peace & Justice. Endorsed by
Black Radical Congress, 1199 Peace Cmt, Critical Resistance, War
Resisters League, Not In Our Name, Congreso Nacional Dominicano,
many others. Info: Karim, 347-203-6157,
<luch...@blackplanet.com>.
**12/14 SAT, 3 pm - Punk rock benefit show for Coalition for the
Human Rights of Immigrants (CHRI), w/Huasipungo, Seregon, 1905
(from DC), Virginia Black Lung (from DC), Beer Garden,
Breed/Extinction (from CT). At ABC NO RIO, 156 Rivington St (bet
Clinton & Suffolk St, F to Delancey St, or M/J trains to Essex
St). $6. Info: 212-254-3697.
**12/14 SAT, 5:30 pm - "Bringing Durban Home: Combatting Racism
Together," performance of "Waking the American Dream" by Sarah
Jones. Premiere Screening of "Bringing Durban Home" (a short
video on the World Conference Against Racism narrated by Alice
Walker). Open Forum on Race & Ethnicity post 9/11. At New School,
Tishman Auditorium, 66 W 12th St. Free. Info:
http://www.breakthrough.tv
**12/14 SAT, 7 pm - "Life Under Occupation," w/Hekmat Kamel Rateb
Elsarraj (Women's Affairs Dept, Gaza, Palestinian General
Federation of Trade Unions), Mohammed Mahmoud Ahmed Saleh (PGFTU
Legal Affairs Dept), reports from International Solidarity
Movement activists just returned from the Olive harvest in
Palestine, & new video by artist Jackie Salloum. At Pratt
Institute, Bkn Campus, Engineering Building, rm 371,
Dekalb Ave (bet Hall St & Classon Ave), Bkn (C or G to
Clinton/Washington). Jews Against the Occupation, Palestine
Activist Forum-NY, New York Solidarity Movement and Direct Action
Palestine. Info: <anticap...@hotmail.com>.
12/14 SAT, 8 pm - Peoples' Voice Cafe: Next Tradition; Erica
Smith. At The Workmen's Circle, 45 E 33rd St (bet Madison &
Park); Wheelchair-accessible. For info call 212-787-3903. $10/$7
members/$5 seniors, strikers, etc.
**12/15 SUN, 2 pm - Fundraiser for Proyecto Soya (aid for
Nicaraguans). Premiere of Nicaraguan video: "Metal & Glass,"
produced by Pierre Pierson & Humberto Arcia. Delicious Nicaraguan
food, music by Los Mokuanes & La Nueva Compania. At home of Ines
Silva, 251 W 81th St, #7E. Info: Yadira Ortiz
<mate...@juno.com>.
12/15 SUN, 2 pm - Surveillance Camera Outdoor Walking Tour of
Midtown. Intro to emerging surveillance society & selection of
cameras surveying public space. Meet NE corner of Park Ave & 48th
St. Rain or shine, no reservations nec, 212-561-0106,
<notb...@panix.com>, http://www.notbored.org/the-scp.html
12/15 SUN, 4 pm - Annual holiday card-writing party for US
political prisoners. At 263 Eastern Pkwy, #5D, in Crown Heights,
Brooklyn (2/3, 4/5 trains to Franklin Ave, then walk a half-block
on Eastern Parkway toward Classon Ave). Resistance in Bkn,
<mmm...@igc.org>.
**12/15 SUN, 4-7 pm - Anti-War Organizing Meeting. House of the
Lord Church, 415 Atlantic Ave (downtown Bkn bet Nevins & Bond
St). ANSWER & Rev. Herbert Daughtry. Info: 718-596-1991,
212-633-6646.
**12/16 MON, 5 pm - Not on Our Backs Again! Demonstrate Against
the Budget Cuts! Endorsed by: TWU Local 100; Central Labor
Council; AFSCME DC 1707 & DC37, & DC37 Locals 1930, 1549, 983,
420, 375; UFT; PSC; CWA District 1; Jobs with Justice, OSA
opeiu-153.
12/16 MON, 5:30 pm - "The Idea of Race & Multiculturalism in
Brazil," w/Mariza Veloso, U of Brasilia. Bildner Center, CUNY
Grad Center, 365 5th Ave (34th St), rm 9204 (9th fl). In Port.
Info: 212-817-2096, <brazil...@gc.cuny.edu>,
http://www.bildner.org
**12/16 MON, 5:30-8 pm - Holiday open house. Brecht Forum, 122 W
27th St, 10th fl (bet 6th & 7th Aves; 1/9 to 28th St, N/R to 28th
St, B/D/F/Q to 34th St). 212-242-4201, <info@brechtforum>,
http://www.brechtforum.org/htm/Program.htm
12/16 MON, 7 pm - "Eyewitness from Occupied Palestine," w/Adam
Shapiro & Huwaida Arraf (Int'l Solidarity Movement). At Memorial
United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Ave, White Plains, NY.
Donations for WESPAC Foundation/ISM. Info: 914-682-0488.
**12/17 TUE, 6:30 pm - Talk on immigrant rights & civil rights
work in Europe, w/Maryam Namazie (Int'l Federation of Iranian
Refugees, IFIR). At Community Service Society of NY, 105 E 22nd
St (NE corner of Park Ave, entrance on 22nd St, 6 to 23rd St), rm
4A. Refreshments. Info: Lara Rabiee, 212-614-5337.
12/18 WED, 8:30-10:30 am - "Iraq & The Fog of War: Does It
Obscure the Domestic Assault on Labor?" Jacque Simon (American
Federation of Government Employees, AFGE) & Ed Ott (NYC Central
Labor Council). Cornell-ILR School, 16 E 34th St, 6th fl. $15.
W/breakfast (coffee, tea, juice, bagels, muffins & fruit). RSVP:
212-340-2856, <gc...@cornell.edu>.
12/18 WED, noon-2 pm - Conversation w/Manning Marable (Columbia
U). Loc TBA. Demos. Info: 212-633-1405, http://www.demos-usa.org
**12/18 WED, 6 pm - "Stop the Disappearances" campaign letter-
writing party! Help pressure the INS to respond to detainees'
demands. 7:30 pm: short training for people who want to form
long-term "action teams" to pressure the INS. At Community
Service Society of NY, 105 E 22nd St, at Park Ave, rm 4A, 4th fl
(6 to 23rd St). Info: Eric Schwartz,
<ericsch...@hotmail.com>.
**12/19 THU, 5:30-7:30 pm - Holiday Party. Monthly Review, 122 W
27th St, 10th fl (bet 6th & 7th Aves; 1/9 to 28th St, N/R to 28th
St, B/D/F/Q to 34th St). RSVP: 212-691-2555.
12/21 SAT - National mobilization of creative, autonomous local
nonviolent acts of resistance to the war at shopping malls around
the country on Winter Solstice, the last SAT before Christmas.
Planned actions include: standing w/antiwar signs & leaflets by
parking lot entrances, strolling around malls w/antiwar t-shirts,
solemn funeral processions w/cardboard coffins, guerrilla antiwar
caroling, doing "die-in" or other theatrical display. Contact:
Tri-City Action for Peace, Jeannine Collier Catholic Worker,
<tc...@mutualaid.org>.
**12/21 SAT, 4 pm - Youth peace rally. House of the Lord Church,
415 Atlantic Ave (downtown Bkn bet Nevins & Bond St). Info:
718-596-1991.
12/21 SAT, 8 pm - Peoples' Voice Cafe: Triboro; Judi Silvano. At
The Workmen's Circle, 45 E 33rd St (bet Madison & Park);
Wheelchair-accessible. For info call 212-787-3903.
$10/$7 members/$5 seniors, strikers, etc.
12/22 SUN, 2 pm - Surveillance Camera Outdoor Walking Tour of 5th
Ave. Intro to emerging surveillance society & selection of
cameras surveying public space. Meet NE corner of 5th Ave & 42nd
St. Rain or shine, no reservations nec, 212-561-0106,
<notb...@panix.com>, http://www.notbored.org/the-scp.html
**12/28 SAT, 12:30 pm - Book signing & discussion w/Michael
Novick (author, White Lies, White Power & LA organizer for Anti-
Racist Action. Other guests TBA. At Theater for the New City,
155 1st Ave (between 9-10 St). May Day Books & NYC ARA. Info:
http://www.maydaybooks.net
12/29 SUN, 2 pm - Surveillance Camera Outdoor Walking Tour of
Times Sq. Intro to emerging surveillance society & selection of
cameras surveying public space. Meet south side of Duffy Sq, 46th
St bet B'way & 7th Ave. Rain or shine, no reservations nec,
212-561-0106, <notb...@panix.com>, http://www.notbored.org/the-
scp.html
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