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Number 518 NY ACTIVIST CALENDAR May 28, 2005
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CONTENTS
Events: {1} Regular; {2} Ongoing. Selected Resources: {3} Tours
and Delegations; {4} Classes; {5} Calendars & Event Listings; {6}
Books & Videos; {7} Radio & TV; {8} Other Resources.
{1} MAY
Through 5/31 TUE - Exhibit: Paintings by Michael Conner
celebrating Labor History Month. Conner, working union
electrician & scenic artist, Local 829, recently painted murals
for Martin Luther King Archbishop Romero Chapel (St Mark's
Church). At Cornell Conf Ctr, 16 E 34th St, 6th fl (Reception,
Panel, Rm A). Free. Sponsors: Utility Workers Union of America
(AFL-CIO) & Cornell Labor Pgms. RSVP/Info: 212-340-2817,
de...@cornell.edu
Through 6/5 SUN - Film trilogy & multimedia installation:
"Disappeared in America." Humanizes the faces of some 3,000
"disappeared" US Muslims detained in post-9/11 security dragnet
(including NYC activist Farouk Abdel-Muhti). At Qns Museum,
Flushing Meadows, Corona, Qns (next to the Unisphere, 7 to Shea
Stadium/Willets Point). Info: 718-592-9700,
http://www.queensmuseum.org
**Through 6/5 SUN (FRI & SAT, 8 pm, SUN 3 pm) - Play w/video:
"Songs of My Childhood." Multimedia play about child abuse, based
on a collection of poems & narratives by Hispanic artist Lucy
Aponte, founder of Living & Learning through the Arts, arranged
by African American actor/director/producer Emmitt Thrower. At
Miss Audrey's Dance Studio, 1445 Unionport Road, Parkchester, Bx
(btw Olmstead & Starling St, 6 to Castlehill Ave, walk to
Unionport Road, or 4 bus to Olmstead & Westchester Ave, walk 2
blocks down Olmstead to Unionport Road). $15 door/$12.50 adv.
Tix: http://www.theatermania.com or
http://www.webspawner.com/users/et34888/songsofmychildh.html More
info: Emmitt, 917-716-6635, http://www.wabisabiproductions.com
Through 6/9 THU, MON-FRI 9:30 am-4:30 pm, SAT & SUN 10 am-4:30 pm
- Exhibition: "Swords into Plowshares" by Tony Price (1937-2000),
created from nuclear weapons salvage. At UN, South Gallery,
General Assembly Visitors' Lobby, 1st Ave & 46th St. Info:
http://www.newartsweb.com/atomicartist
Through 6/11, TUE-SAT, 12-5 pm - Art exhibit by day laborers,
"Migrant Voices." At Larchmont Art, 1899 Palmer Ave, Larchmont,
NY. Info: 914-834-0288.
**Through 6/16 THU (TUE & THU, 5-7 pm & SUN, 1-3 pm) - Exhibit:
"Jailhouse Drawings," drawings by prisoners from around the
country. At ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St (btw Suffolk & Clinton,
F to Delancey, J/M/Z to Essex, north side of Rivington). Free.
Sponsor: Amnesty Int'l Firefly Project. 212-254-3697,
http://www.abcnorio.org
5/30 MON, 7 pm - Performance: "Poetic License Tour 05,"
w/numerous forms of expression including spoken word, video, live
music, poetry, singing, synchronized dance moves & humor
performers, bringing distinctly queer, feminist, radical-
politically charged messages to the stage. At Bluestockings, 172
Allen St @ Stanton (1 bk S of Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). Info:
212-777-6028, http://www.bluestockings.com
5/31 TUE-6/2 THU, 10 am-5 pm - Theater of the Oppressed
Laboratory (TOPLAB) workshop: Cop-in-the-Head. W/Brazilian
director-activist Augusto Boal & Julian Boal. At Brecht Forum,
451 West St (btw Bank & Bethune St, A/C/E/L to 14th St & 8th Ave,
1/2/3/9 to 14th St & 7th Ave). Tuition: $450 (limited partial
scholarships). Apply by 4/22: 212-924-1858, top...@toplab.org &
http://www.toplab.org
**5/31 TUE-6/3 FRI - National Iraq Call-In Week. Urge your member
of Congress to support legislation for the withdrawal of troops
from Iraq. Sponsors: Progressive Democrats of America (PDA), Code
Pink, Peace Action, United for Peace & Justice (UFPJ), others.
Info: UFPJ, 212-868-5545, http://www.unitedforpeace.org
**5/31 TUE-6/4 SAT - Book tour: Stop the Next War Now, 70 essays
edited by Medea Benjamin (Global Exchange), Jodie Evans
(CODEPINK), foreword by Alice Walker & intro by Arundhati Roy.
5/31 TUE, 6:30 pm: Medea Benjamin, Jodie Evans, Diane Wilson,
Andrienne Marie Brown & Frida Berrigan at Coliseum Books, 11 W
42nd St; 6/3 FRI, 6 pm: Medea Benjamin, Jodie Evans, Eve Ensler,
Barbara Ehrenreich, Laura Flanders, Kathryn Blume, Madusa Sultan,
Patricia Foulkrod & Arianna Huffington at Art of the Century
Gallery, 530 W 25th St; 6/4 SAT, 11 am-noon: Medea Benjamin,
Jodie Evans & Diane Wilson at Book Expo America, Jacob Javits
Convention Center. Free. Info: booktour.globalexchange.org &
http://www.globalexchange.org
5/31 TUE, 7 pm - Performance: Women's Poetry Jam & Women's Open
Mike, w/Filomena Danisi & Marty McConnell. Danisi's Battling
Through Life, inspiring, funny & sometimes painful record of the
trials she & her family have faced in dealing w/an insidious
progressive neurological disease. McConnell tries to release the
poems that huddle btw the world we travel & the one we battle to
create. Host: Vittoria Repetto. Open mike sign-up at 7 pm (8 min
limit; bring your poetry, prose, songs & spoken word). At
Bluestockings, 172 Allen St at Stanton (1 bk S of Houston, F/V to
2nd Ave). $3-$7. Info: 212-777-6028, http://www.bluestockings.com
**5/31 TUE, 7 pm - Discussion/screening: w/Takato Nahoko,
Japanese peace activist taken captive in Iraq on 4/8/04 &
released 9 days later. +Video shot by Iraqis during the US attack
on Falluja. At Int'l Action Center, 39 W 14th St, #206 (B/D/F/V
to 14th St). Info: 212-633-6646, http://www.iacenter.org
5/31 TUE, 7:30 pm - Play: "Black Medea," by Wesley Enoch
(Noonuccal Nuggi, Quandamooka) after Euripides, directed by
Harold Dean James. A love story gone wrong; a tale of revenge & a
bold & breathtaking commentary on contemporary Black experience.
Part of "New Indigenous Voices 2005," staged readings of new
plays by Aboriginal & Native American writers. At Drama Book
Shop, 250 W 40th St (btw 7th & 8th Ave, 1/2/3/9, N/R to Times Sq,
A/C/E to Port Authority). $10 suggested. Sponsors: Australian
Aboriginal Theatre Initiative, Malthouse Theatre & Ilbijerri
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Theatre Cooperative.
Reservations: 212-533-0889, koug...@aol.com More info:
http://www.aboriginaltheatre.com
**5/31 TUE, 7:30 pm - Benefit: for Playback Theater in Cuba. At
Galapagos Art Space, 70 N 6th St, Williamsburg, Bkn. $12-$18
suggested. Info: IFCO/Pastors for Peace, if...@igc.org
JUNE
**6/1 WED, 6 pm (art exhibit opening)-6/8 WED, 6 pm (conf
opening) - Exhibit-conference-screenings: "Media Literacy:
Overseas Conversations Series (II)." Inter-cultural communication
about youth media & media literacy; share experiences in program
development. W/Douglas Rushkoff (NYU), Guillermo Orozco (U of
Guadalajara, Mexico), Regina de Assis (Rio de Janeiro State U,
Brazil), many more. +Youth-produced films: Global Action Project,
Youth Channel, DCTV, ScenariosUSA, In the Mix, NYC Public
Schools, Barcelona & Madrid Schools, Urban Visionaries Festival,
media that matters festival. At Chelsea Art Museum, 556 W 22nd
St. Info: Jordi Torrent, 646-342-6669, or...@duendepictures.com or
http://www.chelseaartmuseum.org/events/2005/medialiteracy
**6/1 WED, 7-11 pm - Celebration: "Dr CAFTA Is DEAD." 5/28/05 is
1-yr anniversary of DR-CAFTA, now dead on the floor of the US
Congress w/out the votes the Bush administration & the Corporate
Empire would need to cement over our Central American & Dominican
neighbors. Pena Cultural is an underground movement mixing art &
politics of resistance. Music, poetry open mic, politics, yummy
food & drink & more! Bring a song, a poem, a friend, a drum, your
favorite food & your dancing shoes! At Centro Tamboril, 2005
Amsterdam @ 158th St. Sponsors: NYCISPES, NYC People's Referendum
on Free Trade, more. Info: 212-261-2233 or 212-261-2393,
newyor...@mindspring.com
**6/1 WED, 7 pm - Planning Mtg: Int'l Solidarity Movement-NYC.
For those planning to travel to Palestine to do nonviolent
solidarity work, or those interested in supporting those who do.
At CUNY Grad Ctr, 5th Ave btw 34th & 35th Sts, rm 5414 (sign
posted if moved, bring photo ID). Free. Agenda items to:
uur...@yahoo.com
**6/1 WED, 7 pm - Book release party: "Some Angels Wear Black:
The Selected Poems of Eli Coppola." W/Michele Tea, Sara Seinberg,
Jennifer Blowdryer, Laurenn McCubin, Madigan Shive, Beth Lissick,
Topiary & Ali Liebegott. Coppola was a much-loved & influential
SF poet who died in 2000. This book includes most of her 5
chapbooks as well as unpublished work. At Bluestockings, 172
Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). Info:
212-777-6028, http://www.bluestockings.com
**6/1 WED, 7 pm - Benefit: NY charity premiere of film
"Cinderella Man," benefits Children's Defense Fund. At Loews
Lincoln Sq, 1998 B'way. Special discounted tix $100. Info: Robyn
Furman, 212-697-2323 x117, http://www.cdfny.org
6/1 WED, 7:30 pm - Screening: "The World Tribunal on Iraq" (the
finale to the award-winning "Shocking & Awful" series) & new
documentary, "Fallujah." W/Brandon Jourdan, Alpa Patel & World
Tribunal on Iraq Organizers. At the Brecht Forum, 451 West St
(btw Bank & Bethune, A/C/E/L to 14th St & 8th Ave, 1/2/3/9 to
14th St & 7th Ave). $6/$10/$15. Sponsors: Brecht Forum, World
Tribunal on Iraq. Info: 212-242-4201, in...@brechtforum.org &
http://www.brechtforum.org
**6/2 THU, 8-10 am - Rally: "Our Money Our Trains! Against Token
Booth Closures." Qns faces closure of 13 token booths & 8 bus
lines. Peter Kalikow (Chair, MTA) is speaking in LIC; protest
outside bldg. At MetLife Bldg, Qns Plz N, btw 27th & 28th Sts,
LIC, Qns. Sponsors: Sklar for Council, Sunnyside Woodside Peace,
West Qns Greens. Info: 646-352-1967.
6/2 THU, 11:30 am-2 pm - Lunch: Summer Interfaith Luncheon w/Imam
Feisal Abdul Rauf (author, What's Right w/Islam Is What's Right
w/America, +Middle Eastern music. At Nyauta Banquet Hall, 27
Meyer Ave, Yonkers, NY. $10. Sponsor: American Muslim Women's
Assn. Reserve: 914-219-5098, 914-693-0920 & http://www.amwa.us
6/2 THU, 4 pm - Panel/reception: tribute to Albert Bildner
w/Council-General Ambassador Julio Cesar Gomes dos Santos, Chopin
fantasy played by Prof Ray Erickson. Followed by panel:
"Democracy & Social Development in Latin America," w/Prof Thomas
E Skidmore (Brown U), Dr Janice Perlman (Latin American Urban
Division, World Bank), Kathleen Waldron (Baruch College). At CUNY
Grad Center, Elebash Recital Hall, 1st fl, 365 5th Ave. Sponsor:
Bildner Center, CUNY. RSVP: 212-817-2096, bil...@gc.cuny.edu
6/2 THU, 6:30 pm - Rally: Oppose Re-Licensing of Indian Point,
w/remarks by Michael B Kaplowitz (Westchester Cty Bd of
Legislators), Mark Jacobs (Indian Pt Safe Energy Coalition),
Manna Jo Greene, RN (Hudson River Clearwater Sloops), others.
Q&A, public comment. At Mariandale Retreat & Conf Ctr, 299 N
Highland Ave (Rte 9), Ossining, NY. Outdoors, weather permitting-
-bring lawn chairs/blankets. Info: WESPAC, 914-682-4690,
http://www.wespac.org
**6/2 THU, 6:30-9:30 pm - Town Hall Mtg: "War on Terror."
W/Martin Ficke (NY Office of Immig & Customs Enforcement), Susan
Mitchell (Customs & Border Protection), Chuck Frahm (FBI Counter
Terrorism Div, NY Field Office), Khurrum Wahid (atty), others.
Q&A, dinner. Concerns w/focus on federal law enforcement,
immigration, FBI, customs, border protection. 1st mtg of top
officials w/Muslim community. At Bukhara Restaurant, 788 Coney
Island Ave, Bkn. Sponsors: CAIR-NY, ICNA, Masjid Al-Noor (SI),
Makki Masjid (Bkn), ADC-NY, Arab American Family Support Ctr,
Bukhara Restaurant, more. Info: CAIR NY, 212-870-2002; ICNA
Relief, 718-658-7028; Masjid Al-Noor 917-612-4606.
**6/2 THU, 7 pm - Talk & reading: "The Unimaginable Can Only Be
Created." W/Michael Steinberg (author, The Fiction of a Thinkable
World: Body, Meaning & the Culture of Capitalism) on conceptions
of the human subject other than the Cartesian mind/body dichotomy
that provides the basic justification for the institutions of
liberal capitalism, & the implications for political action of
seeing ourselves as thinking w/our bodies & in interaction
w/others & seeing the world as an ever-changing interaction &
mutual transformation. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (btw
Stanton & Rivington, F/V to 2nd Ave). Info: 212-777-6028,
http://www.bluestockings.com
**6/2 THU, 7-9 pm - "The Power We Have: An Evening of Cultural
Resistance." W/Onliest, Mahina Movement, Marian Yalini
Thambynayagam, many more. At Quaker Meeting House, 15 Rutherford
Pl, enter on 15th St btw 3rd Ave & Rutherford Pl (4/5/6,
L/N/R/Q/W to Union Sq/14th St). $20/$10 low income; benefits
Audre Lorde Project. Tix & Info: Mark Reyes, 718-596-0342 x11,
mre...@alp.org
**6/2 THU, 7:30 pm - Reading: "Prison Poetry," from the PEN
Prison Writing Program w/Eric Waters & Bell Chevigny. At ABC No
Rio, 156 Rivington St (btw Suffolk & Clinton, F to Delancey,
J/M/Z to Essex, north side of Rivington). Free. Sponsors: Amnesty
Int'l Firefly Project, Columbia Human Rights Law Review & ABC No
Rio. 212-254-3697, http://www.abcnorio.org
**6/2 THU, 8 pm - Screening: "The Corporation." At 49 E Houston
St (btw Mott & Mulberry, 6 to Bleecker St, B/D/F/V to
B'way/Lafayette). Free. Sponsor: TIME'S UP! Info: 212-802-8222,
http://www.times-up.org
6/3 FRI-6/5 SUN, 10 am-5 pm - Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory
(TOPLAB) workshop: Forum Theater. W/Brazilian director-activist
Augusto Boal & Julian Boal. At Brecht Forum, 451 West St (btw
Bank & Bethune St, A/C/E/L to 14th St & 8th Ave, 1/2/3/9 to 14th
St & 7th Ave). Tuition: $450 (limited partial scholarships).
Info: 212-924-1858, top...@toplab.org & http://www.toplab.org
**6/3 FRI-6/5 SUN - Conference: "Kalimuna: Speak to Us," Radius
of Arab American Writers (RAWI) literary conference. W/Helen
Thomas (journalist), Suheir Hammad (poet), many others. At Hunter
West, SW corner, Hunter College, 68th St & Lexington Ave. $75 for
non-members. Sponsors: RAWI, National Writers Union & Alwan for
the Arts. Info: al-...@earthlink.net
6/3 FRI, 6:30 pm - Screening/panel: "Mission Against Terror," by
Bernie Dwyer & Roberto Ruiz Rebo, made in Cuba; details the case
of the Cuban 5. Comments by Rep/Cuban Mission to UN, Rafael
Rodriguez Cruz (atty for Rene Gonzalez), Bonnie Massey
(Venceremos Brigade), Benjamin Ramos (Popular Education Project
to Free the Cuban 5), Q&A follow film. At Riverside Church, 91
Claremont Ave (btw 120-122 Sts, 1/9 to 116th or 125th St). $5/10
suggested. Sponsor: Popular Education Project to Free the Cuban 5
Info: 718-601-4751, freeth...@hotmail.com
**6/3 FRI, 6:30 pm - Reading: "Love & War in Afghanistan,"
w/authors Alex Klaits & Gulchin Gulmamadova-Klaits. Collection of
oral histories from everyday people--a wife, a daughter, a
Taliban fighter & Uzbek mullah--that tell the story of a country
beset by war & poverty. Devastating to foreign ears but typical
to Afghanistan: themes of exile return, despair & hope. At
Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F/V
to 2nd Ave). Info: 212-777-6028, http://www.bluestockings.com
**6/3 FRI, 7:30-11 pm - DeBurgos-Woodbey-Pietri People's Cafe:
celebrate the life of James Baldwin. Open stage; bring works by
Baldwin to share, share your words & music. At AJ Muste Memorial
Inst, 339 Lafayette St (top fl, ring buzzer 11, corner Bleecker
St; 6, B/D/F/V to Bleecker/B'way-Lafayette). $5 suggested,
includes food & raffle tix. Sponsor: Bread Is Rising Poetry
Collective. Info: 718-469-8517 or thebread...@excite.com See
"We the People Speak," SATs 10 pm at MNN ch 34/107 or
http://www.mnn.org
**6/3 FRI, 7:30 pm-midnight - Screening: "Living w/HIV in Cuba,"
followed by conversation, snacks & dancing. At 409 Park Place,
Prospect Hts, Bkn (Q to 7th Ave, 2/3 to Eastern Pkwy, 4/5 to
Franklin Ave). Donation. Info: 718-636-9089.
6/3 FRI, 8 pm - Music: singer-songwriter David Ippolito (
http://www.thatguitarman.com ). At The Good Coffeehouse Music
Parlor, 53 Prospect Park West, Bkn, NY. $10/$6 children. Info:
718-768-2972, 718-965-8490, 917-514-5364, in...@jamesreams.com,
http://www.bsec.org/events/coffeehouse/index.html
6/4 SAT, 9 am-2 pm - Conference: "Latinas Speak Out on Women's
Health: Promoting Access to Reproductive Health & Rights,"
informative panels on what every Latina should know about
reproductive health & how to take action to build healthy
communities. W/Prof Consuelo Bonillas (Kean U), Silvia Henriquez
(National Latina Institute for Reproductive Rights), Destiny
Lopez (NARAL Pro-Choice NY). Eng w/Sp translation. At Kean Un,
Downs Hall, Union, NJ. Free; childcare (adv request only).
Sponsor: ACLU-NJ. Info/register: Parastou Hassouri, 973-642-2086,
phas...@aclu-nj.org & http://www.aclu-nj.org/events
**6/4 SAT, 11 am - Protest: Uptown March Against DR-CAFTA. Say NO
to DR-CAFTA, to President Bush & to corporations that don't give
a damn about the well-being of our people. Unions, students,
farmworkers, educators, families, environmentalists, people of
faith & indigenous are opposing so-called "free trade" across the
hemisphere, it's time to add your voice. Assemble at 138th &
B'way (1/9 to 137th St). Sponsors: NYC People's Referendum on
Free Trade, Dominican Participation & Consultation on Free Trade
(PACDOLC), Alianza Dominicana, Centro Hispano Cuzcatlan, CISPES,
Hondurans Against AIDS, Centro Estudiantil CUNY, SEIU 1199,
32B/J, Unite Here, TWU L100, DC 1707 AFSCME, more. Info:
212-261-2233 or 212-261-2393, newyor...@mindspring.com
**6/4 SAT, 1-5 pm - IWW Centennial Celebration. Brief reenactment
of 1st IWW Congress, music by John Pietro, update on current
activities. Performances, reports, art show, discussion on IWW
organizing w/guest organizers, more. At top of Ft Greene Park,
Bkn. Free. 8 pm: Party w/food, drink, graphic artist Nicole
Schulman on labor martyr Frank Little, Tom Keough w/art about
coal miners & sweatshop workers; at DUMBA, 57 Jay St, Bkn. $5
suggested. Info: 718-768-9631, iww...@bari.iww.org &
http://bari.iww.org/~iww-nyc
6/4 SAT, 2-5 pm - Workshop: kickoff of the 1st SAT Free Bicycle
Workshop. 11:30 pm: 1st SAT After Party. At East NY Green Tea
House, 300 Logan St, Bkn (btw Atlantic & Liberty Ave, A to Euclid
Ave, J to Norwood Ave). Info: Gary Davidson, 718-277-6276,
646-549-1622; zool, 646-549-1615,
zoolTheArt...@hotmail.com
6/4 SAT, 2:30 pm - Film: "Chinese Restaurants," by Cheuk Kwan,
final 2 episodes of series (Brazil North & India East). Kwan
meets a Chinese Brazilian family in Manaus, frontier city. In
East India, Kwan visits 4 Hakka brothers who suffered the
aftermath of the 1962 Sino-Indian border conflict but who go on
to run 2 restaurants in Calcutta & Darjeeling. Includes sampling
of Chinese Indian food provided by Talk of the Town Restaurant
(Jackson Hts). At Qns Museum of Art, NYC Bldg, Flushing Meadows
Corona Park, Qns (7 to Willets Point/Shea Stadium, follow yellow
signs on 10-minute walk through park; museum is next to
Unisphere). Info: 718-592-9700, fax 718-592-5778,
http://www.queensmuseum.org More directions:
http://www.queensmuseum.org/information/directions.htm
6/4 SAT, 4-7:30 pm - 3rd Annual Queerin' Qns LGBT Celebration.
Performances by Mahina Movement, Elliot Torres, Imani Henry, Axis
Danz Company, more. Followed by film showcase w/Hector Canonge
(CINEMROSA), works by Saul Reyes & Danielle Abrams. Refreshments
& ballroom dancing lessons. At Queens Museum of Art, NYC Bldg,
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Qns (7 to Willets Point/Shea
Stadium, follow yellow signs on 10-minute walk through park;
museum is next to Unisphere). Info: 718-592-9700, fax
718-592-5778, http://www.queensmuseum.org More directions:
http://www.queensmuseum.org/information/directions.htm
6/4 SAT, 7 pm - Party: PNHP NY Metro Party. Cabaret performance,
"Damaged Care." W/Dr Barry Levy (American Public Health Assn) &
Dr Greg LaGana. Refreshments, conversation, post-performance
dancing. At Community Ch of NY, 40 E 35th St. Info: 212-666-4001,
fax 212-866-5847, pnh...@igc.org
**6/4 SAT, 7 pm - Discussion: "Is There an Alternative to
Capitalism?" W/the soaring gap between & and poor, the continuing
grip of racism & an environment being destroyed by corporate
greed, many people are looking for a more just & humane society
but aren't sure if there's an alternative. Why capitalism is not
inevitable & what kind of society could replace it. At 322 W 48th
St (btw 8th & 9th Aves, C/E/1/9 to 50th St). Sponsor: Int'l
Socialist Organization. Info & to reserve childcare:
212-502-0707, nyc...@hotmail.com
**6/4 SAT, 7 pm - Screening: "Haiti's Hidden Treasures,"
documentary by Patrick Dorsainvil. Explore Haitian history,
culture & resources through music, dance, architecture, important
sites, cuisine, more. Meet local Haitian neighbors. Refreshments.
At WESPAC Foundation, 255 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd (2nd fl),
White Plains, NY. Free. Sponsors: Haitian Heritage Group, Inc,
WESPAC. Info: 914 682-4690, http://www.wespac.org
**6/5 SUN, 11 am-3 pm - Protest: at Salute to Israel Parade.
Dress in black to mourn all those who have lost their lives due
to the Israeli Occupation; signs provided, but please wear
kuffiyas & bring Palestinian flags. At 59th St & 5th Ave;
approach from the west side only. Sponsor: Palestine Activist
Forum of NY. Info: pafnys...@yahoo.com & http://www.pafny.org
**6/5 SUN, noon-2 pm - Brunch w/Green NY City Council candidate
Sklar. At Arharn Thai Restaurant, 3205 36th Ave, LIC (N/W to 36th
Ave). Vegetarian or chicken. $20. Sponsor: Sklar for Council.
Info: 646-352-1967.
6/5 SUN, 1 pm - Radical Walking Tour, Wall Street Area Tour--
Money & Other Evils. Meet on steps, American Indian Museum, 1
Bowling Green. $10. 718-492-0069,
http://www.radicalwalkingtours.org
6/5 SUN, 2 pm - Walking tour: surveillance camera tour,
Washington Sq Park. Meet at SW corner of park. $5. Sponsor: NY
Surveillance Camera Players. Info: 212-561-0106, S...@notbored.org
**6/5 SUN, 2:30 pm - Feminist Book Club. Debates books & serves
as venue for the discussion of feminism rather than a forum for
affirming any predetermined feminist platform. Read theoretical
texts, literature & review primary works & watch movies & discuss
them in tandem w/readings. Open to everyone & welcomes people of
all genders, political persuasions & levels of familiarity
w/feminism. Meets on the 1st SUN of every month at Bluestockings.
Books chosen by consensus; book for June is Lost on Purpose:
Women in the City, edited by Amy Prior. At Bluestockings, 172
Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). Info:
212-777-6028, http://www.bluestockings.com
**6/5 SUN, 3-5 pm - Performance: "We've Come Undone," 1-woman
show by Kayhan Irani, looks at the impact of the post-9/11
backlash against Arab & Muslim American communities. Launch of
Tamkeen-Center for Arab American Empowerment. At Alwan for the
Arts, 16 Beaver St, 4th fl (4/5 to Bowling Green, N/R to
Whitehall, 1/2 to Wall St, J/M to Broad St, A/C to B'way).
$40/$25 for students/seniors. Info: 201-334-2080,
hp...@columbia.edu & http://www.thehousethatwebuilt.com/kayhan.htm
6/5 SUN, 7 pm - Screening: "The World Tribunal on Iraq" (the
finale to the award-winning "Shocking & Awful" series) & new
documentary, "Fallujah." At Alwan for the Arts, 16 Beaver St, 4th
fl (btw B'way & Broad, 4/5 Bowling Green, R/W Whitehall, 2/3 Wall
St, J/M Broad St, 1/9 South Ferry. $5-10. Sponsor: Resistance
Cinema, Deep Dish TV. Info: http://www.deepdishtv.org
**6/5 SUN, 7 pm - Reading & discussion: "Plural Loves: Designs
for Bi & Poly Living," w/ed Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio. Bisexual
& polyamorous communities & their shared discursive spaces.
Contributions from Jordan, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Australia,
Croatia, Italy, the US & everywhere in between. Today's
polyamorous & bisexual cultures in a global perspective, w/wide-
ranging historical, social, spiritual, psychological &
philosophical ramifications. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at
Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F to 2nd Ave) Info: 212-777-6028,
http://www.bluestockings.com
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Weekly News Update on the Americas * Nicaragua Solidarity Network of NY
339 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012
phone: 212-674-9499 fax: 212-674-9139 email: w...@igc.org
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