CREED NY Calendar #308-1, 5/19/01
Weekly News Update
Number 308 CREED NY CALENDAR May 19, 2001
-----------------------------------------------------------------
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, NY, NY
10012, fax 212-674-9139, email <nic...@earthlink.net> (plain
text only); for info, call 212-674-9499. New or updated
information is marked **. The calendar is also available at
http://home.earthlink.net/~dbwilson/creedcal.html
=================================================================
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
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 969-8905 for latest dates of
executions, performances & workshops
http://www.livingtheatre.org/
MON-FRI 8 am-8 pm, SAT 8 am-4 pm - Boycott lines to support labor
organizing at Manhattan greengrocers. Owners of 8 stores have
settled. The situation is in flux: there will be flying boycott
squads, leafleting teams, marches, emergency demos, etc; call for
updates. Lower East Side Community Labor Coalition (including
UNITE Local 169 & Lower East Side Collective). Call Local 169 at
212-255-9655.
**MON-FRI 4:30-6 pm - Daily picket/vigils against Pacifica Radio
nat'l board's interference in NY station WBAI. Outside WBAI at
120 Wall St. Contact vigil coordinator Paul Surovell
(973-763-9493, <Paul...@aol.com>) at least 1 day in advance of
attending to assure someone will be there with placards & fliers.
<save...@hotline.com>, http://www.savepacifica.net
MON-FRI 5-9 pm, weekends 3-9 pm - Help build the alternative
economy. Organic produce, Earth-friendly stuff. 4th St Food Co-
op, open to the public. Discounts for members, especially
volunteers (4 or 8 hours/month). 4th St (bet 2nd & 3rd Aves).
MON-FRI evening - Activists needed to be human rights observers
in front of welfare center which has been illegally denying
homeless NYers living with HIV/AIDS emergency housing placements
since August. Observers force the City to keep the welfare center
open until everyone is given housing for the night. To volunteer,
contact NYC AIDS Housing Network, 877-615-2217 x4.
<fl...@dti.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. Emily Burton
212-777-6028, fax 212-777-6042, <in...@bluestockings.com>.
Every MON, 7 pm - More Gardens! Giuliani has been selling &
bulldozing our neighborhood gardens. Mtgs at 79 Clinton Street,
#17 (F to Delancey St, JMZ to Essex St. Aresh, 212-533-8019,
<a...@is3.nyu.edu>.
Every MON, 7 pm - Revolution of thought via poetry: "a little bit
louder" weekly reading series/poetry slam. Honored as "Best Open
Mike in NY" by CitySearch.com; its poetry slam teams make Finals
of Nat'l Poetry Slam. At 13 Bar Lounge, 35 E 13th St (4,5,6,L to
14th St). Guy LeCharles Gonzalez 201-662-5560. [From youth
calendar of <YaYaN...@aol.com>]
Every TUE, 4/4:30-ish (address correx) - SCALE (Student Cmt
Against Labor Exploitation). Run by high school students. Fun
stuff! At NLC (Nat'l Labor Cmt). 275 7th Ave (at 25th St), 15th
fl. 212-242-3002, http://www.nlcnet.org/scale/main.htm
Every TUE, 6-7 pm - Prayer vigil for Iraq. In front of Public
Library, 5th Ave bet 42nd & 41st St. Call 718-832-6243.
Every TUE, 7 pm - DAN-Labor Working Group mtg. At ABC No Rio, 156
Rivington St (near Clinton St, F to Delancey or J/M/Z to Essex),
1st or 2nd fl or backyard (check front door for signs). DAN-Labor
Voicemail 212-502-8548, http://www.topica.com/lists/DAN-
Labor/prefs/info.html
Every TUE, 8 pm - NY Zapatista mtg. At CHARAS, rm 114,
E 9th St bet Aves B & C.
Every 1st & 3rd TUE, 4:30 pm - Wetlands volunteer mtgs. Help plan
events, outreach, administration, development. Wetlands, 161
Hudson (3 blks south of Canal, 1/9 or A/C/E to Canal St).
Activism Ctr at Wetlands, 212-966-4831, fax 212-966-9821,
<ad...@wetlands-preserve.org>, http://www.wetlands-preserve.org
Every 1st & 3rd TUE, 6-8:30 pm - Met Council open house volunteer
nights. Focus on the political work of Met Council via phone
banking, mailings & letter writing campaigns, +forum for exchange
of ideas. At 339 Lafayette St. Info: 212-979-6238, tenant hotline
212-979-0611, fax 212-979-6997, <ACTI...@aol.com>.
Every 1st & 3rd TUE, 7 pm - NY CISPES (Cmt in Solidarity w/the
People of El Salvador) mtg. At 19 W 21st St, buzzer #5 (F or 6 to
23rd St). 212-645-5230, <nyci...@mindspring.com>.
Every WED, 7:30 pm - Direct Action Network Genetic Engeneering
Working Group mtg. 638 E 6th St (bet Aves B & C).
<LCD...@freeagency.net>.
Last WED every month, 5:30-6:30 pm - Silent vigil & leafleting
for peace in the Balkans. In front of NY Public Library, 5th Ave
& 41st St. Women in Black (212-560-0905,
http://balkansnet.org/women) & War Resisters League (212-228-
0450, <w...@igc.org>, http://www.nonviolence.org/wrl).
Every 1st & 3rd WED, 6:30 pm - Prolibertad Freedom Campaign to
free the Puerto Rican political prisoners mtg. At Resurrection
Church, 790 Elton Ave (bet 157th & 158th St), Bx. Contact Ben
Ramos, 718-601-4751, <uri...@hotmail.com>.
Every 2nd & 4th WED, 7 pm - Direct Action Coalition against the
death penalty & the prison industrial complex. At the Hunter
College Student Resource Ctr (68th St & Lexington Ave, Thomas
Hunter Hall, rm 202. 212-629-1775, <aug1dire...@onebox.com>,
http://www.freemumia.com/
Every 1st & 3rd 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 39 W 14th #206 (1/9, F
to 14th, N/R, 4/5/6 to Union Sq, or L to 6th). Free Mumia
Coalition-NYC, 212-330-8029, <in...@freemumia.com>,
http://www.freemumia.com. To join e-list, message <MumiaNYC-
subs...@egroups.com>
Almost every WED, 7-10 pm - Workshops in Action Climbing for
Activists. Learn how to hang a banner, do aerial blockades, set
up traverse lines, etc. For anyone interested in learning action
climbing who has taken a non-violence training. At Physical Arts
Gym, Williamsburg, Bkn. North 9th St bet Roebling & Driggs, south
side (black buzzer on upper left corner of door if locked; L to
Bedford, walk to N 9th St & go right). Info: Brandon Luz
<succule...@yahoo.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 FRI, 6:00 pm - Vieques Support Campaign wkly mtg. US Navy
out of Vieques! At the Int'l Action Ctr, 39 W 14 St #206. Call
Frank Velgara, 718-601-4751, or Carlos Rovira, 212-677-0619.
Every THU, 7:30 pm - Mtg Direct Action Network Police & Prisons
Working Group, a collective of activists fighting police violence
& prison industrial complex. At 339 Lafayette St (B/D/F/Q to
B'way-Lafayette St, or 6 to Bleecker St). <Matt...@aol.com>.
Cada VIERNES, 7 pm - Noches Culturales. Musica, cuentos, poesia.
Invitamos a la comunidad en general a participar de los Viernes
culturales. Traiga su instrumento y su talento artistico y juntos
haremos la noche de pena cultural de los trabajadores. El
Proyecto de los Trabajadores Latinoamericanos, 840 B'way y Park
Ave, 3er piso, Bkn. 718-486-0800, <Trabaj...@juno.com>.
1st FRI of Every Month, 5 pm - Save our community gardens from
the bulldozers & developers. United Manhattan Garden Coalition
mtg. At different gardens in E Harlem. Taina 212-860-4785,
917-255-0131.
1st & 3rd FRI of Every Month, noon-1 pm - Leaflet against
detention of immigrants & asylum seekers, oppose the prison
industrial complex! At Varick St Detention Ctr (Varick & Houston
(1/9 to Houston). Coalition on Detentions & Imprisonment (part of
the Coalition for the Human Rights of Immigrants), 212-254-2591,
<sm...@tao.ca>, http://www.itapnet.net/chri
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.
Last SAT of every month, 12:30-2:30 pm - Flushing Greens local
mtg. Contact 718-961-2002, <1day...@worldnet.att.net> for
directions.
Every SUN, 5-7:30 pm - Gen mtg of Direct Action Network (DAN):
help plan protests against genetically engineered food, police
brutality, universities' World Bank Bonds. Also needed: media,
outreach, fundraising, communication. At CHARAS/El Bohio, 9th St
(bet Aves B & C). 917-825-5998, <cmsa...@juno.com>.
1st & 3rd 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). 212-
375-0444, <iww...@bari.iww.org>, http://bari.iww.org/~iww-nyc
Every SUN, MON, FRI 1, 3:30 pm - 1 pm: Meet to cook at ABC No
Rio, 156 Rivington St. 3:30 pm: serve at Tompkins Square Pk, near
Avenue A & E. 7th St. Food Not Bombs. [From DAN calendar
eme...@bway.net]
Through 5/31 THU - "Questions & Swords: Art of Revolution &
Memory from Mexico." Exhibition of paintings by Mexican artists
Antonio Ramirez & Domitila "Domi" Dominguez includes artists
illustrations from new book by Subcomandante Marcos. At Grady
Alexis Gallery, El Taller Latino Americano, 2710 Broadway at
104th Street, 3rd fl. Rebekah Meola, 212-665-9460,
<rebm...@aol.com>.
{2} MAY
5/21 MON, noon - Demo against forced electroshock "therapy." At
Atty Gen Elliot Spitzer's office, 120 B'way.
**5/21 MON, 5-7:30 pm - Demo: Living wages for ALL library
workers! Between the lions at the Central Research Library, 5th
Ave & 42nd St. NY Public Library Guild Local 1930. Info:
Christine, 212-662-4030; Local 1930 pres Ray Markey,
212-815-1930, http://www.local1930.org.
5/21 MON, 5-7 pm - Workers Rights Free Legal Clinic. Free drop-in
legal clinic to assist South Asian & other immigrant workers. At
Queens Medical Ctr/Asian Outreach Clinic, 87-08 Justice Ave,
Elmhurst, Queens. <kas...@nelp.org>, http://www.nelp.org
5/21 MON, 5:30-7:30 pm - Book party/signing: Resource Wars: The
New Landscape of Global Conflict, w/author Michael Klare. At 777
UN Plaza (bet 1st & 2nd Aves). World Policy Institute & Hague
Appeal for Peace. RSVP to 212-687-2623, 212-229-5808 x106. For
info: http://www.henryholt.com/2001s-hh/resourcewars.htm
5/21 MON, 6-9 pm - Green Guerrillas Benefit Party. It's your
city; dig it. Cocktails & appetizers; casual attire. At Bryant
Park Grill, 25 W 40th St. $100/150/250. RSVP 212-327-3163,
<benef...@ny-events.com>.
5/21 MON, 6:30 pm - Targets of Anti-Abortion Attacks Speak Out
w/Emily Lyons (Birmingham clinic-bombing survivor), Dr James
Pendergraft (convicted for trying to protect his clinic from
anti-abortion intimidation & violence; faces 30 yrs in prison) &
others working to make abortion accessible. At Matthew Marks
Gallery, 524 W 24th St, bet 10th-11th Ave (C/E to 23rd St). $15
donation toward Dr Pendergraft's appeal. RSVP, 212-627-9895,
<in...@righttofight.org>, http://www.righttofight.org
5/21 MON, 7:30 pm - Benefit Screening for Workers Organizing
w/UNITE Local 169 at New York's Greengrocery Stores. "Bread &
Roses" depicts struggle for undocumented worker rights & union
organizing. At Iris & B Gerald Cantor Film Ctr, NYU 36 E 8th St
(bet University Pl & B'way). Student Bar Assn at NYU School of
Law, National Lawyers Guild & others. $20/$10 student, low
income/free for workers organizing at NY's greengrocers. RSVP,
limited seating, Jonathan Rosen, 347-675-3799, <jdr...@nyu.edu>,
http://www.nlg.org
**5/21 MON, 7:30 pm - "Through the Lens of Sexism: Dateline & the
Central Park Attacks," multimedia discussion of the attacks, the
police non-response & the surrounding media coverage. Theater for
the New City, 155 1st Ave (bet 9th & 10th St). $5. Info:
212-316-1654. NY Men Against Sexism.
**5/22 TUE, 8:30-10:30 am - "Arts & Politics," w/Stanley Katz
(Princeton University), Samuel Sach (Frick Collection) & Schuyler
Chapin (NYC Dep't Cultural Affairs) discuss Mayor Guiliani's
"Decency Commission." Century Foundation, 41 E 70th St. RSVP
212-452-7728, <rit...@tcf.org>.
**5/22 TUE, 6:30 pm - Peoples Global Action (PGA) tour: Ruben
Hernandez (Process of Black Communities (PCN), Colombia), Edilsa
Beltran (Grassroots Women's Organization (OFP), Colombia),
Clemente Wilson (Kuna Youth Movement (MJK), Panama), Leonilda
Zurita (Six Federations of the Cochabamba Tropics, Bolivia). At
Renaissance School, 35-59 81st St (at 37th Ave), Jackson Hts (7
train to 82st St, E/F/G/R to Jackson Hts/Roosevelt Ave). Free. In
Sp. Movimiento por la Paz en Colombia: 718-803-0823,
<ramon...@accesshub.net>.
5/22 TUE, 7 pm - Bkn premiere of Ken Loach's new movie "Bread &
Roses." Bkn Arts Exchange, 421 5th Ave (at 8th St) more than a
week before its national release on 6/1. $10; proceeds benefit
Gloria Mattera's independent campaign for City Council in Bkn's
District 39 (amnesty for undocumented workers, freeze on the
City's $4 billion a year debt servicing payments to large
financial institutions, immediate end to corporate welfare, &
reintroduce the Stock Transfer Tax repealed by the Koch
Administration). Info: 718-369-2998, <elect...@aol.com>,
http://www.electgloria.org
5/22 TUE, 7 pm - Women Make Movies screens Shanti Thakur's "Seven
Hours to Burn," documentary exploring the filmmaker's mixed
heritage, & Tammy Tolle's "Searching for Go-Hyang," exploration
of cross-cultural adoption & national identity in return of twin
sisters to Korea after a 14-year absence. At Bluestockings
Women's Bookstore & Cafe, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, F to 2nd
Ave). $3. ASL interpreted. 212-777-6028.
**5/22 TUE, 7 pm - "Medicine & Media in East Timor," w/Dr Dan
Murphy (Barrio Pite Clinic), Dili Aderito Hugo da Costa (Timor
Post). 339 Lafayette St (corner of Bleecker). East Timor Action
Network, 718-596-7668, fax 718-222-4097, http://www.etan.org
**5/23 WED, 10 am - Stop the Bulldozers. Hearing for injunction
against bulldozing community gardens. Stand w/State Atty Gen
Elliot Spitzer. Judge Huttner, NY Supreme Court Building, 360
Adams St, Bkn, rm 361.
5/23 WED, 4 pm - "Ties That Bind: Cuban Transnational
Communities," w/Susan Eckstein (Boston U). The Graduate Ctr, 365
5th Ave, Martin Segal Theatre. Bildner Center, 212-817-2096,
<bil...@gc.cuny.edu>, http://web.gc.cuny.edu/dept/bildn/bild.htm
**5/23 WED, 5:30 pm - Protest Navy League's Fleet Week Kickoff
Reception. Support struggle to free Puerto Rican political
prisoners & prisoners of war. Navy League sponsors reception for
flag officers, fleet officials & Department of Defense officers
coming to NYC for Fleet Week start. At NY Athletic Club, 180
Central Park South, 59th St & 7th Ave. ProLibertad Freedom
Campaign. Info: 718-601-4751, 212-927-9065,
<ProLi...@Hotmail.com>, http://www.ProLibertad.org
5/23 WED, 6 pm - Upper West Side No Spray Forum. At Blessed
Sacrament School, 147 W 70th St (bet Columbus & B'way). Jodi
Friedman, 212-787-0883.
**5/23 WED, 6:30 pm - Peoples Global Action (PGA) tour: Ruben
Hernandez (Process of Black Communities (PCN), Colombia), Edilsa
Beltran (Grassroots Women's Organization (OFP), Colombia),
Clemente Wilson (Kuna Youth Movement (MJK), Panama), Leonilda
Zurita (Six Federations of the Cochabamba Tropics, Bolivia).
+Video screening of "Getting Away with Murder" about the war in
Colombia. Sp/Eng. At NYU Cantor Film Center, 36 E 8th St (bet
University Pl & Green St). Free. Colombia Media Project:
212-802-7209; <mmc...@igc.org>.
**5/23 WED, 6:30 pm - Organizing Cmt for Workers Rights mtg to
assess recent May Day March & make plans for our open educational
meeting & discussion on 6/1. At Garment Workers Solidarity
Center, 406 W 40th St (bet 8th & 9th Ave). Info: 212-967-3802,
212-254-2591, <jgabr...@hotmail.com>.
5/23 WED, 7:30 pm - "Globalization, Neoliberalism & Resistance:
The Case of South Africa," w/Andrew Nash (Monthly Review Press,
former faculty member at U of Western Cape, South Africa). At
Brecht Forum, 122 W 27 St, 10th fl. $6-10. NY Cmts of
Correspondence for Democracy & Socialism, 212-229-2388.
**5/24 THU-5/27 SUN, 7:30 pm - Kinding Sindaw presents: "Parang
Sabil" (Sword of Honor), a Tausug Ballad-Work in Progress Dance
Drama. The Puffin Room, 435 Broome St (bet B'way & Crosby, 6 to
Spring, N & R to Canal). $10/$8 student/seniors. Reservations:
212-343-2881.
**5/24 THU, 8:30 am - "A Law that Made a Difference: Title IX &
America's Schools," w/Deborah Slaner Larkin & Dr Shawn Ladda
discuss legislation that bans sex discrimination in schools that
receive federal funding. At American Jewish Cmt, 165 E 56th St.
$7 for WCC members/ nonmembers (includes 8 am breakfast). Women's
City Club of NY, RSVP 212-353-8070, <in...@wccny.org>.
**5/24 THU, 4:30-7 pm (tentative) - WBAI Crisis rally. At 120
Wall St. Pacifica Campaign, 646-230-9588.
**5/24 THU, 5-6:30 pm - Rally for a Living Wage. Demand $10
+health benefits for all employees of NYC contractors & subsidy
recipients. In City Hall Park (4/5/6 to Bkn Bridge, N/R to City
Hall, JMZ to Chambers). Working Families Party, ACORN, Greater NY
Labor Religion Coalition, Citizen Action, AFSCME DC 1707, UNITE,
many others. WFP, 718-222-3796, <NYCLivingWage-
subs...@yahoogroups.com>.
**5/24 THU, 6 pm - "Building Bridges: Your Community & Labor
Report" forum: crisis at WBAI & Pacifica radio, labor & community
fightback w/Mimi Rosenberg & Ken Nash. At DC 37 AFSCME, 125
Barclay St (near City Hall), Rm 3. Sponsored by NY Public Library
Guild, Local 1930, DC 37. 212-815-1699, <kn...@igc.org>.
**MAY 24 THU, 6:30 pm - FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting)
presents "Climate Change Coverup: Corporate Media Echo Corporate
Line on Global Warming," w/Ross Gelbspan (former Boston Globe
editor). At Housing Works Used Book Cafe, 126 Crosby St (bet
Prince & Houston). 212-633-6700 x318, <RC...@FAIR.org>,
http://www.fair.org (For background: "Fronting for Big Coal,"
Extra! (9/00) http://www.fair.org/extra/0009/coal.html)
**5/24 THU, 7:30-9 pm - "On the Cutting Edge of Domestic Partner
Benefits: Pensions & Family Leave," forum w/Christine Quinn,
Jennifer Middleton (LAMDA), Nancy Wohlforth, Elaine Kitt & Ross
Levi. At New School, 66 W 12th St, rm 517 (bet 5th & 6th Ave).
Free. NYC, NGLTF, LAMBDA Legal Defense & Education Fund & others.
**5/24 THU, 7:30 pm - Peoples Global Action (PGA) tour: Ruben
Hernandez (Process of Black Communities (PCN), Colombia), Edilsa
Beltran (Grassroots Women's Organization (OFP), Colombia),
Clemente Wilson (Kuna Youth Movement (MJK), Panama), Leonilda
Zurita (Six Federations of the Cochabamba Tropics, Bolivia). At
Brecht Forum, 122 W 27th St (10th fl). Sp/Eng. 212-242-4201.
5/25-27 FRI-SUN - First Int'l Assembly of the Int'l League of
People's Struggle, Netherlands. If your organization would like
to send a representative, contact Network in Solidarity w/the
People of the Philippines (NISPOP), 212-741-6806,
<nis...@nispop.org>. http://www.geocities.com/ilps2000
**5/25 FRI, 10 am - Juvenile Justice Coalition Meeting w/juvenile
justice advocates, youth service providers & concerned citizens
to call for more humane & sensible juvenile justice policies. At
Correctional Association of NY, 135 E 15th St (bet 3rd Ave &
Irving Pl). Info: Mishi Faruqee, 212-254-5700 x315.
**5/25 FRI, noon - Carnival & rally: protest $1.1 billion in
welfare for the NY Stock Exchange, demand they release the secret
letter of agreement & hold a referendum. At NYSE, Wall St & Broad
St. Contact Mark Dunlea, 518-286-3411, <Dunle...@aol.com>.
**5/25 FRI (email for time) - "Boricua on the Moon": dinner &
masquerade jam. Fundraiser for Vieques! Good food, live music,
DJ, raffles w/Amani 2001, Pa'lo Monte, Yerba Buena & others. At
El Yunque, Bx, 448 E 149th St (bet Brook & Bergen), 2nd fl (2/5
to 149th & 3rd). $15. <BoricuaO...@onebox.com>.
**5/25 FRI, 7 pm - Peoples Global Action (PGA) tour: Ruben
Hernandez (Process of Black Communities (PCN), Colombia), Edilsa
Beltran (Grassroots Women's Organization (OFP), Colombia),
Clemente Wilson (Kuna Youth Movement (MJK), Panama), Leonilda
Zurita (Six Federations of the Cochabamba Tropics, Bolivia). At
Assumption Parish Center (at rear of church), 91 Maple Ave,
Morristown, NJ. Free. Sp/Eng. Colombia Peace Action, Wind of the
Spirit, Morris County Pax Christi & others. 973-285-1095,
<colombia_p...@hotmail.com>.
5/26 SAT, 10 am-2 pm - Rally Against Liz Claiborne--tell company
to stop using the Crazy Horse family name as a brand name. At 650
5th Ave (at 52nd St). American Indian Coalition on Institutional
Accountability. Endorsed by Crazy Horse Defense Project, American
Indian Community House, Nat'l Coalition on Racisim in Sports &
the Media, Assn of Legal Aid Attys/UAW Local 2325, Laborers Local
78. Contact: Siobhan McGrath, 212-870-2599, fax 212-870-2023,
<smcg...@iccr.org>.
**5/26 SAT, 2 pm - "The Real Deal," film followed by reading &
discussion w/Marc Levy (author) about the politics & scars from
Vietnam. "Honest, raw & painful depiction...deeply personal &
moving"--Amy Goodman ("Democracy Now!"). At NY Public Library, E
96th St Branch, 112 E 96th St. Free.
**5/26 SAT, 4:30-7:30 pm - Peoples Global Action (PGA) tour:
Ruben Hernandez (Process of Black Communities (PCN), Colombia),
Edilsa Beltran (Grassroots Women's Organization (OFP), Colombia),
Clemente Wilson (Kuna Youth Movement (MJK), Panama), Leonilda
Zurita (Six Federations of the Cochabamba Tropics, Bolivia). At
Latin American Workers Project, 840 Broadway, 3rd Floor, in
Williamsburg/Bushwick, Brooklyn. Free. In Sp. PTLA: 718-486-0800,
<trabaj...@juno.com>.
5/27 SUN-5/30 WED - "Empowering Democracy: Challenging Corporate
Power & Demanding Accountability," conf & day of action. In
Houston. Global Exchange, Campaign ExxonMobil, INFACT, Rainforest
Action Network, Co-Op America, Greenpeace, TRAC & others. Apply
by 4/16 to Molly Rooke, 214-369-6667, 214-762-3163, fax (call
first) 214-369-6668, <Mo...@LaRosa-Ranch.com>,
http://www.empoweringdemocracy.org
5/27 SUN, 1 pm - Radical Walking Tour, Greenwich Village II--
Riots, Folksingers & Prohibition. Meet in front of Village
Cigars, 7th Ave South & Christopher St. $10. 718-492-0069,
http://www.he.net/~radtours
**5/29 TUE, 6-9 pm - Urban Dialogues 2001: "Healing Wounds &
Building Bridges," discussion w/mayoral candidates Fernando
Ferrer, Alan Hevesi, George Spitz, Peter Vallone & Herman Badillo
about plans to address racial wounds & related problems that
exist in NYC. At Audrey Cohen College, 75 Varick St (at Canal
St), Student Lounge, 12th Floor. 212-343-1234 X 7025,
<urbanin...@audreycohen.edu>.
**5/29 TUE, 6-8 pm - "How to Get on the Ballot & Stay on the
Ballot!" Avoid pitfalls of petitioning & ensure that your
signatures survive court challenges w/Jerry Goldfeder (election
lawyer) for NYC candidates, campaign staff & volunteers. At King
Juan Carlos of Spain Ctr, 53 Washington Sq S. Ctr for Excellence
NYC Governance Robert F Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
NYU. Free. RSVP 212-998-7546, <wagner...@nyu.edu>.
**5/30 WED-6/2 SAT - Lindesmith Ctr-Drug Policy Foundation 2001
Int'l Conf focusing on developments in drug policy reform
movement. In Albuquerque, NM at Hyatt Regency.
http://www.drugpolicy.org/conference
**5/30 WED, 8:45 am-1 pm - "Next Steps: NYC Welfare Policy After
Giuliani, Supporting Low-Wage Workers." Discussions on supports
for working poor & truly hard to serve w/Peter Edelman, Dianne
Baillargeon, Amy Brown (Community Food Resource Ctr), Rob
Carmona, Diana Fortuna & others. At Wollman Hall, 66 W 12th St
(bet 5th & 6th Ave). Ctr for NYC Affairs, Community Development
Research Ctr, Ctr for an Urban Future & others. RSVP 212-229-5311
x1812, <whi...@newschool.edu>.
5/30 WED, 10 am - Bilingual Sp/Eng Women's Meditation Group, led
by Marela Lauzan. To help women use meditation to deal w/every
day stresses, issues & to empower themselves. At Bluestockings
Women's Bookstore & Cafe, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, F to 2nd
Ave). Free. 212-777-6028.
5/30 WED, 7:30 pm - "Cuba Si! Where Healthcare Is a Right," 1st-
hand account of Cuba's healthcare system w/Marian Larkin (medical
student, Radical Women). At Radical Women, 32 Union Sq East, #907
(corner of E 16th St). Free. Dinner (donation $6), social at 7
pm. 212-677-7002, <fs...@nyct.net>.
JUNE
6/1 FRI-1/3 SUN - 1st North American Peoples' Global Action (PGA)
mtg to prepare for int'l conf in Cochabamba, Bolivia, in 9/01. In
Amherst, MA. Tampa Bay Action Group, & Anti-Capitalist
Convergence (CLAC), 727-896-TBAG, <pga-r...@riseup.net>.
**6/1 FRI, 6:30 pm - Organizing Cmt for Workers' Rights public
mtg. At Metro Baptist Church, 410 W 40th St (bet 9th & 10th
Aves). Contact CHRI, 212-254-2591, <ma...@tech4everyone.com>,
<ch...@itapnet.org>, http://www.itapnet.org/
6/1 FRI, 6:30 pm - War Resisters League Annual Dinner.
Presentation of 39th annual Peace Award, to Kate Donnelly & Clay
Colt. Silent auction of movement memorabilia. At Park Ave
Christian Church, 1010 Park Ave (at 85th St). $15-35.
Reservations req for dinner. WRL, 212-228-0450, 212-228-6193.
6/1 FRI, 7 pm - Theater Party & Cocktail Reception! Working
Theater's production of "Free Market: The Working Project," 8
short plays exploring lives of workers in US from a Korean-
American dog-groomer & an African-American efficiency expert to a
Mexican-American faith healer. Cocktail Reception at 7 pm;
performance at 8 pm. At Urban Stages, 259 W 30th St. Send $30 for
each ticket to NYCCDS, 10th fl, 122 W 27th St, NY, NY 10001-6227
or call Belle Silverman at 718-263-3130 or 212-229-2388. Payment
must be received by 5/22.
**6/2 SAT - Nat'l march to stop police killings. In Cincinnati.
Int'l Action Center, 212-633-6646, <iace...@iacenter.org>,
http://www.iacenter.org
**6/2 SAT, 8 pm - DADAnewyork's "Cabaret Re-Voltaire: Starbucks,
It Ain't!" Dixon Place @ Vineyard 26. 212-614-8460, fax
212-387-9489, <joh...@attglobal.net>.
6/3 SUN, noon-4 pm - 1st Annual Wobbly Picnic. Pack a lunch &
grab a Frisbee (no alcoholic beverages). At the Botto House
National Labor Museum, 83 Norwood St, Haledon, NJ. Caravan leaves
ABC No Rio (156 Rivington St) at 11 am. 212-894-3734 x1328,
<johnnys...@hotmail.com>.
6/3 SUN, noon-6 pm - Queens Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender
Pride. Parade: 37th Ave bet 89th St & 75th St, Jackson Hts, beg
12/30 pm; multicultural festival, 37th Rd bet 73rd & 77th St,
noon-6 pm. Queens Lesbian Gay Pride Cmt, 718-460-4064, 718-997-
6778.
**6/3 SUN, 12:45 pm - "First Friends: Elizabeth Detention Center
Visitor Project." Volunteers visit detainees in INS centers.
Spring trainings in NY. Riverside Church, Riverside Drive & 120th
St, rm 14T. RSVP: 908-965-0455, <firstf...@juno.com>.
**6/3 SUN, 2 pm - Demand sweat-free schools. Uniforms, jerseys,
T-shirts used by school are made in sweatshops. Meet at Astor
Place (6 to Astor Place), march to Washington Sq Park for music &
teach-in. Student Cmt Against Labor Exploitation (SCALE), 212-
242-3002, <scale@nlcnet>, http://www.nlcnet.org/scale
6/3 SUN, 1 pm - Radical Walking Tour, Greenwich Village Is for
Lovers, Valentine's Day Special! Meet at McDougal & Washington Sq
North. $10. 718-492-0069, http://www.he.net/~radtours
6/3 SUN, 2 pm - Surveillance Camera Outdoor Walking Tour of 5th
Ave. Intro to emerging surveillance society & selection of
cameras surveying public space. Meet on 5th Ave, at intersection
w/46th St, NW corner. Rain or shine, no reservations nec,
212-561-0106, <notb...@panix.com>, http://www.notbored.org/the-
scp.html
**6/3 SUN, 3 pm - Vieques rally, Dave Cline (Veterans for Peace),
Mellissa Mark-Viverto (NYers for Vieques), Irely (Lita) Tejeda
(Elizabeth Arts Council); music by the Solidarity Singers & local
artists. At 1st United Methodist Church, 1 East Broad St,
Westfield, NJ. Union County Cmt for Peace & Justice, NJ Peace
Action, Veterans for Peace, Vieques Support Campaign, NJ
Hiroshima Day Remembrance Cmt, South Mountain SANE, & 1st United
Methodist Church Peace & Justice Committee. Contact Sylvia
Zisman, <eart...@aol.com>, Laurie Wiegand,
<lwie...@email.com>.
**6/3 SUN, 4 pm - Community Forum & Video Screening: 1st
screening of video message from the EZLN (Zapatistas) to the
Mexican immigrant community of NY. +"Three Signals for Peace" &
"A Storm from the Mountain: The Zapatistas Take Mexico City." El
Limon Grocery, 252 E 125th St (bet 3rd & 2nd Ave, 4/5/6 to E
125th St). Free. In Sp. Amanecer Zapatista Unidos en la Lucha
(AZUL). 212-979-5791, <ny_...@hotmail.com>.
6/5 TUE, 7 pm - Letter-writing session of Amnesty International
USA's OUTfront Program on current cases. At Bluestockings Women's
Bookstore & Cafe, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, F to 2nd Ave). Free.
212-777-6028.
**6/5 TUE, 7 pm - Forum w/Winston Neil Rondo (Centre for
Internally Displaced People Service--CIS GAMKI-GMKI--in Kupang,
West Timor). Parish Center, Church of St Paul the Apostle 405 W
59th St, rm 101 (west of Columbus Ave). Sliding scale $5/$10/$15.
East Timor Action Network, 718-596-7668, fax 718-222-4097,
http://www.etan.org
6/6 WED, 6 pm - Cornelia St Cafe: Chris Brandt, Bill Huhn, Taylor
Mali. 29 Cornelia St (bet Bleecker & W 4th St, IND lines to
Washington Sq/W 4th St, IRT lines to Sheridan Sq-Christopher St).
$6 w/free drink. 212-989-9319, <Bron...@earthlink.net>,
http://www.corneliastcafe.com
6/6 WED, 7 pm - Book reading w/Lavon Morris-Grant (Whom Shall I
Fear: A Spiritual Journey of a Battered Woman) & Curie Nova (The
Sight of the Lord). At Bluestockings Women's Bookstore & Cafe,
172 Allen St (at Stanton, F to 2nd Ave). Free. 212-777-6028.
6/6 WED, 7:30 pm - "Oil: Conflicts Around the Globe," w/Michael
Klare (Resource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict),
Michael Tanzer (Energy Update: Oil in the Late 20th Century). 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
**6/7 THU, 5-7 pm - TIAA-CREF: "Out of the Bad & into the Good,"
demo to call for pension giant to invest in positive ventures &
divest Nike & other irresponsible companies (like tobacco corps).
Outside TIAA-CREF CIO Martin Leibowitz's high-rise, One 5th Ave
(at 8th St, near Washington Sq Park). Contact Paul Sheridan, 718-
951-5359, <sheri...@earthlink.net>,
http://ARES.manchester.edu/department/PeaceStudies/njw/disclaim.h
tml
6/7 THU, 7 pm - Poetry reading w/Melissa Kirsch & T'ai Freedom
Ford. At Bluestockings Women's Bookstore & Cafe, 172 Allen St (at
Stanton, F to 2nd Ave). Free. 212-777-6028.
**6/7 THU, 7:30 pm - 10 Anniv Concert Gala for NYC Labor Chorus.
Pete Seeger & Pat Humphries will perform w/the chorus. Town Hall,
123 W 43 St. Tickets are $15; make checks payable to NYC Labor
chorus & send to 2109 Broadway Suite 206, NYC 10023.
6/8 FRI-6/10 SUN - Asia Pacific Peoples' Solidarity Conf:
"Fighting Neo-Liberalism in the Asia-Pacific." In Jakarta,
Indonesia. $225 waged/$125 unwaged. Includes reg fee,
accommodation & 3 meals/day.Indonesian Centre for Reform and
Social Emancipation (INCREASE), <incr...@indo.net.id>.
6/8 FRI, 9 am-1 pm - Int'l Tribunal of Human Rights Violations of
the People of Puerto Rico & Vieques. A symposium w/Dr Luis Nieves
Falcon, Dr Antonia Pantoja, Dr Cruz Maria Nazario & others. At
CUNY Graduate Ctr 365 5th Ave (34th St). Sponsored by Centro de
Estudios Puertorriquenos/Hunter College, Cmt on Human Rights, &
Puerto Rican Legal Defense & Education Fund. Contact Grad Ctr,
212-817-8215, http://web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp.
6/8 FRI, 7 pm - "Cut," young adult reading w/Patty McCormick,
girl's experience with self-mutilation. At Bluestockings Women's
Bookstore & Cafe, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, F to 2nd Ave). Free.
212-777-6028.
6/9 SAT, 9:30 am-3:30 pm - North Star Activist Forum 2001:
"Moving Forward--Finding Money for Organizing." At Hunter College
West Bldg #217, 68th & Lexington. $35 for 1st person; $10 for
each additional person from same group. Space limited; reg by
6/4. 212-620-9110, 212-620-8178.
6/9 SAT, 10 am-4:30 pm - Youth Impact Conference on youth
underemployment & power of youth dollars. At Met Life Insurance
Co Auditorium, 203-207 W 125th St. Action for Community
Empowerment (ACE). Contact Dan Wilson or Cesar Casamayor,
212-932-3324, fax 212-932-1327, <ace...@lycos.com>.
6/10 SUN-6/12 TUE - "Stop the New Arms Race," congressional
education days & White House rally. In DC. 6/10, 2-4 pm: rally,
Lafayette Park (Peace Park); 6/11-6/12: congressional visits
(w/orientation & training). Nuclear Disarmament Partnership &
Project Abolition. Register for congressional visits ($25), 202-
667-4260 x240, fax 202-667-4201, <Kcra...@disarmament.org>,
http://www.disarmament.org
**6/10 SAT - "Stop the Star Wars Fraud!" rally. In DC. Bus from
NYC: $30. Project Abolition, War Resisters League, Greenpeace
USA, GRACE, Peace Action, many more. Reserve seat by 6/4 w/Aaron
Bouska, Peace Action of NYS, 212-870-2304,
<peace_acti...@yahoo.com>.
6/12 TUE, 7 pm - Living Wage Forum. At Jan Hus Church, 351 E 74th
St. Homeless & Antipoverty Outreach & Advocacy Cmt. Luciano
Kovacs, 212-288-6743.
6/12 TUE, 7:30 pm - Anarchist Forums: "What's Really Happening at
WBAI & What Can We Do About It?" w/staff & Pacifica experts. At
the Brecht Forum, 122 W 27 St, 10th fl (bet 6th & 7th Ave).
Contribution. Libertarian Book Club, 212-979-8353,
<rober...@erols.com>.
6/13 WED, 10 am-9:45 pm - RGB Public Hearing. Come testify or
support those who do. At Langston Hughes Auditorium, Schomburg
Ctr, 515 Malcolm X Blvd. (M, N/R to Lawrence St/A/C, F to Jay
St). Call RGB for updates, 212-385-2934. Met Council on Housing,
Info: 212-979-6238, tenant hotline 212-979-0611, fax 212-
979-6997, <ACTI...@aol.com>.
6/13 WED, 7:30 pm - "Globalization, Neoliberalism & Resistance:
The Case of China," w/Richard Smith (economist, historian) &
Juntao Wang (formerly of Beijing Society & Economic Research
Institute, now at Columbia). At Brecht Forum, 122 W 27 St, 10th
fl. $6-10. NY Cmt of Correspondence for Democracy & Socialism,
212-229-2388.
6/14 THU 7 pm - "Cyma's Story" one-woman play w/Barbara Kahn,
story of a Jewish lesbian immigrant living in Wyoming. At
Bluestockings Women's Bookstore & Cafe, 172 Allen St (at Stanton,
F to 2nd Ave). Free. 212-777-6028.
6/15 FRI, 3-9 pm - Drop the Rock!! March, Rally & Cultural
Educational Festival. 3-5 pm: rally at Harlem State Office
Building, 125th & Powell; 5-6 pm: march to Marcus Garvey Park,
124th & Madison; 6-9 pm: festival in Marcus Garvey Park Info:
Correctional Association 212-254-5700.
6/16 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
**6/17 SUN - Fathers' Day Rally against the INS removal of legal
residents w/convictions. Time & loc TBA. Citizens & Immigrants
for Equal Justice (CIEJ), 908-241-9086, <ciej...@yahoo.com>.
6/17 SUN, 7 pm - "A Clear Road to Birth," documentary film about
women who choose to give birth w/no medical assistance & overcome
commonly held belief that birth is inherently dangerous. At
Bluestockings Women's Bookstore & Cafe, 172 Allen St (at Stanton,
F to 2nd Ave). Free. 212-777-6028.
=======================================================================
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
=======================================================================