NY Activist Calendar #492-1, 11/27/04
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Number 492 NY ACTIVIST CALENDAR November 27, 2004
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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} NOVEMBER
Through 11/30 TUE - Haitian Art: exhibition. At Gallery 1199, 310
W 43rd St (8th & 9th Ave, 1/2/3/9, A/C/E to 42nd St). Free.
Opening reception 11/9 TUE, 5:30 pm. Info & RSVP: Bonita Savage,
212-603-1189, bon...@1199.org
Through 12/6 MON - "Living American," art installation by Chanika
Svetvilas, personal stories of immigrants who have made the often
precarious journey to NY. Window installation at 97 Orchard St
(btw Delancey & Broome, F to Delancey St, B/D to Grand St, J/M/Z
to Essex St, M15 Bus to Grand & Allen Sts). 6/29 TUE, 6-8 pm:
Opening reception, at 90 Orchard St (Orchard & Broome). Info:
Lower East Side Tenement Museum, 212-431-0233,
le...@tenement.org, http://www.tenement.org/programs.html
**Through 12/11 SAT - Interactive art installation: "How Do You
See the Disappeared?" experimental video by Marian Ghani
analyzing US immigration law, media coverage of detention &
deportation, countering the language of the system & more,
w/participatory questionnaire for people affected by detention &
deportation & those in solidarity. Eng/Sp/Fr/Hindi/Ara/Farsi. At
White Box Gallery, as part of "Democracy Was Fun," 525 W 26th St
(btw 10th & 11th Aves). Info: 212-714-2347, http://www.kabul-
reconstructions.net/mariam & http://www.whiteboxny.org Also
participate online at
http://www.turbulence.org/works/ghani/submit
Through 1/3 MON - Season South Africa, Contemporary Visual &
Performing Arts from South Africa. At Museum for African Art,
36-01 43rd Ave (at 36th St), LIC, Qns. Also, through 12/5: at
Cathedral of St John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave (at 111th
St). Info: 718-784-7700, http://www.seasonsouthafrica.org
Through 2/20 SUN - Norman Thomas Marshall in "John Brown: Trumpet
of Freedom. At St Marks-in-the-Bowery, 10th St & 2nd Ave. $20
tix. Reservations & schedule: 718-784-0905,
normant...@yahoo.com, http://www.wbworks.com/johnbrown
11/29 MON - Day of Solidarity w/the Palestinian People.
Distribute educational material, petition the president elect,
sponsor protest or educational, etc. Sponsor: US Campaign to End
the Israeli Occupation. Info: http://www.endtheoccupation.org/
**11/30 TUE, 6-8:30 pm - Forum: "A New Path for Indian Labor?
Int'l Solidarity in the Age of Outsourcing." W/Ashim Roy (Union
Pres, Gujarat, India), V Chandra (Koyla Mazdoor Sanghatana,
Maharashtra & Madhya Pradesh, India) & Anannya Bhattacharjee
(Jobs w/Justice). At Cornell Conf Ctr, 16 E 34th St, 6th fl (btw
5th & Madison Ave). Sponsors: Cornell Global Labor Inst, Jobs
w/Justice & New Trade Union Initiative (NTUI). RSVP: Jill Kubit,
212 340 2840, jk...@cornell.edu
11/30 TUE, 6:30-8:30 pm - Local/Global: Race & Immigration
Series, part 3. Sponsor: Asian/Pacific/American Studies Program &
Institute NYU. RSVP by 11/29: 212-998-3700, fanni...@nyu.edu,
http://www.apa.nyu.edu
11/30 TUE, 6:30 pm - Reception, Book Signing & Forum: "Healthcare
for Everyone," w/Donald L Barlett & James B Steele (Critical
Condition: How Health Care in America Became Big Business--& Bad
Medicine) & discussant: Oliver Fein, MD (chair, PNHP-NY Metro).
At Beth Israel Medical Ctr, Phillips Ambulatory Care Ctr, 10
Union Sq E (btw 14 & 15 St), 2nd fl. Chapter, 7:30 pm: forum.
Donation for reception $10/students free. Forum free. Sponsors:
Physicians for a Nat'l Health Program, NY Metro Chapter,
Physicians for Social Responsibility/NYC, Metro NY Health Care
for All Campaign, Public Health Assn of NYC, Qns College Urban
Studies Department. RSVP: 212-666-4001, pnh...@igc.org
11/30 TUE, 6:30-9 pm - Norman Siegel for public advocate benefit.
At Lotus, 409 W 14th St (btw 9th & 10th Ave, north side). Sliding
scale.
11/30 TUE, 7 pm - Reading & discussion: "Caliban & the Witch:
Women, the Body & Primitive Accumulation," w/Silvia Federici. At
Fusion Arts Museum, 57 Stanton St (south of Houston, btw Allen &
Eldridge St, F/V to 2nd Ave). $5-$10 suggested. Sponsors: May Day
Books, Infoshop & Films, Popcorn Collective. Info:
filmsan...@writeme.com
11/30 TUE, 7 pm - Help send off WESPAC rep Grace Braley to the
World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil, 1/05. At WESPAC
Foundation, 255 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, 2nd fl, White
Plains, NY. Info: 914-682-4690.
11/30 TUE, 8 pm - El-Funoun, Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe. At
Tribeca Performing Arts Ctr, 199 Chambers St. Tix $30/$50/$100 at
Tribeca Performing Arts Center box office or http://www.al-
awdany.org/elfunountickets.html
**11/30 TUE, midnight-12/1 WED, midnight - Start of World AIDS
Day vigil. Reading of names of people who have died w/AIDS. (See
below for more 12/1 events.) At southern end of City Hall Park.
Sponsor: NYC AIDS Housing Network (NYCAHN). Info: Juanita
Chestnut, 212-966-0466 x1120, http://www.housingworks.org
DECEMBER
**12/1 WED, 10:30 am - World AIDS Day March. 10:30 am: meet at
Wall St Bull & march to City Hall. Noon: press conf on City Hall
steps. Sponsors: Iris House, Voices of Women of Color Against
HIV/AIDS (VOW), Harlem United, Family Health Project, Pioneers,
NYAC, NYC AIDS Housing Network (NYCAHN), many others. To go
w/NYCAHN: meet 9:30 am at 80A 4th Ave, btw St Marks & Bergen Sts,
Bkn (2/3/4/5, Q/B train to Atlantic Ave, D/M/N/R/W to Pacific
St). Info: Farah, Iris House, 646-548-0100 x221; Jennifer,
NYCAHN, 877-615-2217.
12/1 WED, noon - "What Are Genetically Engineered Foods?" Why
have GE foods become a major environmental & public health issue?
W/Jeffrey Smith (Seeds of Deception). At SUNY-Westchester
Community College, Classroom Bldg, C100, Valhalla, NY. Free &
organic lunch. The SUNY-WCC Ecology/Environmental Club. Info:
914-793-9186, http://www.ny4whales.org
12/1 WED, 4:30-6:30 pm - "New Directions in the Study of Agrarian
Reform & the Landless Rural Worker's Movement (MST) in Brazil,"
w/Marilda Aparecida de Menezes (Universidade Federal de Paraiba),
Wendy Wolford (U of North Carolina-Chapel Hill). At CUNY Grad
Ctr, 365 5th Ave, rm 9204/9205 (btw 34th & 35th St). Sponsor:
Bildner Center. RSVP: brazil...@gc.cuny.edu
**12/1 WED, 7 pm - World AIDS Day event w/Clare Effiong (Esther's
Aid, Inc), Sara Sievers (AFXB, a leading AIDS Orphan advocacy
group), African Folk Heritage Circle, TransJazz smooth jazz
gospel band. At Memorial United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Ave,
White Plains, NY (btw Mamaroneck Ave & North St). Free; donations
support 3 Westchester-based organizations providing treatment,
care & prevention services for HIV/AIDS in Africa. Info: Ken
Paterson, Results Westchester, 914 337-4247; Ron Mitchell, Hope
Africa Project NY, HA...@hotmail.com Directions: 914-949-2146,
http://www.memorialmethodist.org
12/1 WED, 7:30 pm - Book Party & Discussion: "Other People's
Money: The Corporate Mugging of America," w/Nomi Prins. At Brecht
Forum, 122 W 27th St, 10th fl. $6/$8/$15. Refreshments.
Cosponsors: NY Union for Radical Political Economics & Brecht
Forum. Info: 212-242-4201, info@brechtforum, UR...@labornet.org,
http://www.brechtforum.org, http://www.urpe.org
12/2 THU-12/3 FRI - Conf: "Labor at the Crossroads: Competing
Visions, Alternative Strategies & the Future of the US Labor
Movement." W/Bruce Raynor (UNITE HERE), Leo Gerard (United
Steelworkers of America), Karen Ackerman (AFL-CIO Political
Department), Larry Cohen (Communication Workers of America), Bill
Fletcher (TransAfrica Forum), Frances Fox-Piven (CUNY), Elaine
Bernard (Harvard Trade Union Program), JoAnn Wypijewski
(journalist), Saru Jayaraman (UNITE HERE), many others. At CUNY
Grad Ctr, 365 5th Ave. Sponsors: Qns College Labor Resource Ctr,
New Labor Forum. $42 before 11/24/$52 after 11/24/$20 students,
strikers, unemployed, seniors. Info: 212-827-0048,
confere...@qc.edu, http://www.futureoflaborconference.org
**12/2 THU, 7 pm - Citywide meeting to discuss the presidential
inauguration. Place for different groups organizing to protest
the inauguration to share resources & ideas, discuss
transportation, housing, what DC-based groups already have
planned & what NYC-based actions can be organized. At Judson
Memorial Church, 55 Washington Sq South, garden room (entry on
west side of Thompson St btw Washington Sq South & W 3rd St,
A/B/C/D/E/F to W 4th St, R to 8th St, 6 to Bleecker St, 1/9 to
Christopher/Sheridan, L to Sixth Ave). Info:
nyc-counte...@lists.riseup.net
12/2 THU, 7:30 pm - "The Myth of Democracy: A History of
Apartheid in Israel," about Palestinians w/Israeli citizenship &
their struggle for equality. At Alwan for the Arts, 16 Beaver St,
4th fl (4/5 to Bowling Green). Info: http://www.alwan.org
12/2 THU, 7:30 pm - "Oil, the Middle East & American Foreign
Policy in the 2nd Bush Administration," talk by Michael Klare (5
College Program in Peace & World Security Studies at Hampshire
College; author, Blood & Oil: The Dangers & Consequences of
America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum). At Leonia
Presbyterian Church, corner Ft Lee Rd & Leonia Ave), Leonia, NJ.
Sponsor: Leonia Vigil for Peace Group. Info: Ellie Spiegel,
201-947-9231, han...@ix.netcom.com
12/2 THU, 7:30-9:30 pm - Open Community Meeting: "Where Do We Go
From Here? New Strategies for the Peace Movement." At YWCA of
Bkn, 30 3rd Ave at Atlantic Ave (D/Q/2/3/4/5 to Atlantic Ave,
B/M/N/R to Pacific St, A/C/G to Hoyt Schermerhorn). Free. 7 pm:
pizza dinner ($5). Sponsor: Bkn Parents for Peace & Bkn Peace
Action. 718-624-5921, bp...@brooklynpeace.org,
http://www.brooklynpeace.org
12/2 THU, 8 pm - Benefit for Three Cities Against the Wall
w/Grace Paley & Nathalie Handal. In 2/05 in NYC, Tel Aviv &
Ramallah (West Bank), artists from all 3 cities will display
their work. Show is dedicated to breaking down barriers btw the
Israeli & Palestinian communities. At ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington
St (btw Clinton & Suffolk). $5-10. Info: Seth Tobocman,
212-505-6457, seth...@mutualaid.org; Eric Laursen, 917-806-
6452; http://www.abcnorio/org/againstthewall
12/2 THU, 8 pm - Music for America: Pretty Flowers, The
Volunteers & UKUK. At Lit, 93 2nd Ave/St Marks. $5. Open bar &
free 2 Boots pizza! Info: www.prettyflowers.org
12/2 THU, 8:30-9:30 pm & 10:15-11:15 pm - THU Night Jazz at the
Black Workers Pub, w/Ray Vega, Latin Jazz Quintet. At Cecils's,
364 Valley Rd, W Orange, NJ. $15 adv/$20 door/$15 Verizon
workers. Black Telephone Workers for Justice. Info: 201-435-3362,
blacktel...@aol.com
**12/3 FRI-12/11 SAT - "Stop the War Week." 12/4 SAT, 10 am-6 pm:
Emergency Antiwar Conf, at Lang Ctr, New School U, 55 W 13th St.
12/4 SAT-12/11 SAT: Boycott holiday shopping to stop the war!
Protest in front of businesses, including Wal-Mart, Starbucks.
12/11 SAT, noon: Demo: "Bring the troops home now! End the
occupation now!" at Union Sq. Sponsor: Int'l Action Ctr. Info:
212-633-6646, http://www.iacenter.org
12/3 FRI, 5:30-7:30 pm - NY Immigration Coalition's Annual
Meeting & Holiday Party: "The Impact of the 2004 Elections:
Prospects & Pitfalls for Pro-Immigrant Reforms." Keynote: Sen
Charles Schumer (D-NY). At French Institute, 55 E 59th St (btw
Park & Madison Ave). Free but please RSVP: 212-627-2227 x224.
**12/3 FRI, 6:30 pm - FRI Night at the Labor Movies. Potluck
dinner & screening & discussion of "Teachers" (Nick Nolte, JoBeth
Williams, Judd Hirsch). At Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington
Sq South. Movie at 7 pm. $3 suggested. Sponsor: Independent
Community of Educators (ICE, a caucus of UFT members) Labor
Education Cmt. Info: 718-964-8099.
**12/3 FRI, 7 pm - "Women of Resistance--Palestinian Women's
Struggle for Freedom." At Rutgers U Women's Center, 3rd fl,
Douglass College, 100 George St, New Brunswick, NJ. Donations for
Union of Palestinian Women's Cmts. Sponsor: NJ Solidarity. Info:
973-954-2521, in...@newjerseysolidarity.org,
http://www.newjerseysolidarity.org/
12/4 SAT, 11 am-6 pm - WESPAC Foundation's 3rd Annual Int'l
Crafts Fair. Handmade items from Africa, Argentina, Peru,
Palestine, Nicaragua, Cambodia & more. Henna painting, Ralph
Fasanella posters, homemade baked goods & a light lunch. At
Memorial United Methodist Church, White Plains, NY. Info: 914-
682-4690, 914-762-3891, 914-948-2188.
12/4 SAT, noon-4 pm - Student Health Insurance Outreach Day. 100s
of students from throughout NYC "Give the Gift of Health" to
uninsured NYers this holiday season. Rally & brief training,
followed by leafleting at busy shopping areas to provide info
about NY's low cost & free health insurance programs &
enrollment. At 1199 SEIU, 310 W 43 St (btw 8th & 9th Ave).
Sponsor: Childrens Defense Fund-NY. Info: Mindy Fernandez-
Sheinbaum, 212-697-2323 x114, ashei...@cdfny.org
**12/4 SAT, noon-3 pm - Howl-In to protest Alaska's aerial
gunning of wolves. Collect signatures on postcards to send to
Alaska Gov Frank Murkowski. Meet at SW corner 49th St & 5th Ave,
near Rockefeller Ctr. Sponsors: Friends of Animals. Info:
212-247-8120, ed...@friendsofanimals.org,
http://www.friendsofanimals.org
**12/4 SAT, 8 pm - Peoples' Voice Cafe: PVC 25th Anniversary
Celebration. At The Workmen's Circle, 45 E 33rd St (btw Madison &
Park Ave): wheelchair-accessible. $10/$7 members/$5 seniors,
strikers, etc. Info: 212-787-3903.
12/5 SUN, 12:45 pm - "Globalization: Who Wins? Who Loses?"
Video/discussion series: "Cancel the Debt Now! (1999), "The Water
Is Ours, Damn It!" (2000). At Shelter Rock, 48 Shelter Rock Rd,
Manhasset, NY. Sponsors: Globalization Task Force, Unitarian
Universalist Congregation; Long Island Alliance for Peaceful
Alternatives. Info/directions: 516-627-6560, http://www.uucsr.org
**12/5 SUN, 2 pm - "Bkn Works: 400 Years of Making a Living in
Bkn." Tour of family-centered, interactive exhibition about the
working people of Bkn--their occupations, the many challenges
they faced, their resilience--& how Bkn's workforce contributed
to shaping the nation. At Bkn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont
St, Bkn Hts (corner of Clinton & Pierrepont, R, 4/5, 2/3 to Court
St/Borough Hall). $6/$4 students & seniors. Info: 718-222-4111,
http://www.brooklynhistory.org
12/5 SUN, 4:30-9 pm - "Agraragsac Tayo!" DAMAYAN Migrant Workers
Assn 2nd holiday party w/singing & dancing, Filipino food,
community games. At Metro Baptist Church, 410 W 40th St (A/C/E to
42nd St/Port Authority, 1/2/3/9 & 7, N/R/Q/W to 42nd St/Times
Sq). Food/drinks donations welcome. Info: 212-564-6057,
<con...@damayanmigrants.org>.
**12/5 SUN, 5:30 pm - Discussion: "Our Culture of Fear," w/short
reading from Barry Glassner's "The Culture of Fear." Vegan-
friendly food & Fair Trade coffee. At WESPAC, 255 Dr Martin
Luther King, Jr Blvd, White Plains, NY. Sponsor: Westchester
Psychotherapists for Social Responsibility. Info & RSVP:
914-261-4389, ray...@verizon.net
12/5 SUN, 6 pm - Indoor Rally in Solidarity w/Haiti. Emergency
Campaign to Support the Haitian People: For Independence,
Democracy & Justice. Political/educational mobilization &
shipment of medicines to Haiti. W/Mario Dupuy (former
communications secretary of state in Aristide government), Ben
Dupuy (secretary general, National Popular Party--PPN), Ramsey
Clark (former US atty general) & others. At NY Technical College,
Kitgord Ctr auditorium, 285 Jay St, Bkn. $10. Sponsors: ANSWER
Coalition, Haiti Support Network. Info: 212-533-0417, 718-434-
8100, 212-633-6646, 917-337-6702, in...@internationalanswer.org,
http://www.ANSWERcoalition
**12/8 WED, 10 am - Hearing on Critical Mass injunction case. At
Federal Court before Judge Pauley, 500 Pearl St. Info:
212-802-8222, http://www.times-up.org
12/8 WED, 7:30 pm - Radical Women end-of-year gathering. Help
draft collective rebels' "wish list" for the New Year. 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.
Info: 212-222-0633, fs...@nyct.net, http://www.radicalwomen.org
**12/9 THU, 7 pm - People's Organization for Progress weekly
General Assembly meeting, w/special guest retired Sgt Stan Goff
(US Army Special Forces) on recent developments in Haiti. At
Abyssinian Baptist Church, 224 W Kinney St, Newark, NJ. 6 pm:
business. Info: popro...@yahoogroups.com
**12/9 THU, 7:30 pm - "Political Prisoners: From Palestine to the
US, the Struggle for Freedom," w/Hazem Jamjoum & Konstantin
Kilibarda (Sumoud Political Prisoner Solidarity Group), Sharin
Chiorazzo (colleague of late US immigration detainee Farouk
Abdel-Muhti), George Beirn (NJ Solidarity, Mumia Abu-Jamal
support). At Busch Campus Center, rm 122A, 604 Bartholomew Rd,
Piscataway, NJ. Sponsor: NJ Solidarity. Info: 973-954-2521,
in...@newjerseysolidarity.org, http://www.newjerseysolidarity.org/
12/10 FRI-12/12 SUN - Safiya Bukhari Human Rights Weekend & Int'l
Networking Session. W/Pam Africa, Samia Halaby, rep of Irish
political prisoners, many others. 12/10 FRI, 7-10 pm: Cultural
event emphasis on Political Prisoners. Music, poetry. At John Jay
College, 445 W 59th St, lecture hall 1311-N (btw 9th & 10th Ave).
$5. 12/11 SAT, 9 am-1 pm: Int'l Networking Session. At UN Church,
777 UN Plaza (41st St & 1st Ave). 2-5 pm: Demo/rally in Dag
Hammerskjold Plaza. 11/12 SUN, 9 am-5 pm: working meeting for
political prisoner activists; loc TBA. Sponsor: Jericho Movement
National/NYC, Puerto Rican/Latin America Studies Dept (12/10
event), ProLibertad (12/10 event). Info: 718-220-6004,
pickup...@yahoo.com, http://thejerichomovement.com Info for
12/10 event: Dr Luis Barrios, 212-237-8747,
lbar...@jjay.cuny.edu
**12/10 FRI-12/12 SUN - Cuba/North America Labor Conf. W/Pedro
Ross Leal (Confederation of Cuban Workers--CTC), Heydee Montes
Cabrera (CTC), Osvaldo Martinez (World Economic Research Center),
Leonel Gonzalez Gonzalez (CTC), Jacobo Torres de Leon (Fuerza
Bolivariana de Trabajadores de Venezuela), Andres Gomez (Antonio
Maceo Brigade). Sp/Eng. In Tijuana, Mexico, Hotel Palacio Azteca,
Blvd Cuauhtemoc Sur #213, Colonia Davila. US/Cuba Labor Exchange,
Latino Movement USA, Int'l Action Center, ANSWER. Info: 313-561-
8330, labore...@aol.com
**12/10 FRI, 7:30-11 pm - Bread Is Rising Poetry Collective at
Julia DeBurgos-George Woodbey-Rev Pedro Pietri People's Cafe.
Featured artist TBA, open stage. At AJ Muste Memorial Institute,
339 Lafayette St, #11 (corner Bleecker St, 6, B/D/F/V to
Bleecker/Broadway-Lafayette).
**12/10 FRI, 10 pm-4 am - Desilicious Dance for Our Human Rights.
Dance your blues away & celebrate America's rich tradition of
resistance w/int'l music. At Pepper, 95 Leonard St (B'way &
Leonard, A/C/E, N/R to Canal St, 1/9 to Franklin St). Upstairs:
GlobeSonic DJs Acidophilus & Fabian Alsultany, Stimulus (Real
Live Show), DJs Greg Caz & Sean Marquand. Downstairs: Ashu Rai.
$10 before midnight/$15 after. Sponsors: Sholay Productions &
Breakthrough. Cosponsors: Int'l Gay & Lesbian Human Rights
Commission, Equality Now, Salaam Theatre, North Star Fund, NY
Asian Women B9s Ctr, & more. Info: 212-713-5111,
http://www.breakthrough.tv, http://www.sholayevents.com
12/11 SAT & 12/12 SUN, 10 am-6 pm - Facilitating Consensus,
interactive workshop is designed to help organizers explore the
politics of consensus, experience consensus-building activities
from the repertory of the Theater of the Oppressed. At Brecht
Forum, 122 W 27th St, 10th fl. (Brecht is moving soon; check for
loc.) Sliding Scale: $150-200. Info: TOPLAB top...@toplab.org,
http://www.toplab.org
12/11 SAT & 12/12 SUN - Peace Brigades Int'l (PBI) Orientation
Weekend on effective human rights work overseas. Recommended if
you are thinking about volunteering w/PBI. In DC. $10-$50 sliding
scale. Register by 12/8: Nicky Parkes, 202-544-3765,
int...@pbiusa.org
**12/11 SAT - Annual Santa Con. Info:
santacon...@gmail.com, http://www.santarchy.com/
12/11 SAT, 8 pm - ProLibertad Freedom Campaign Holiday Party:
"Salsa for Freedom 2004." Puerto Rican food, holiday auction,
music & dancing w/dj Carlito. At Brecht Forum, 122 W 27th St,
10th fl. $10 suggested; fundraiser for Puerto Rican Political
Prisoner Commissary Fund. Info: 212-927-9065, 718-601-4751,
201-435-3244, ProLi...@Hotmail.com
**12/11 SAT, 8 pm - Peoples' Voice Cafe: Alix Dobkin; KJ Denhert.
At The Workmen's Circle, 45 E 33rd St (btw Madison & Park);
wheelchair-accessible. $10/$7 members/$5 seniors, strikers, etc.
Info: 212-787-3903.
**12/12 SUN - 12th Annual African Diaspora Film Festival. Best
new films about the multifaceted global experience of people of
color by independent filmmakers from around the globe. At various
locs. Info: 212-864-1760, http://www.nyadff.org
**12/13 MON, 6:45-8 pm - The NYC Labor Chorus December Mini-
Concert. At Lithographer's Union Hall, 113 University Pl (13th
St, L, N/R/W, 4/5/6 to Union Sq). $5.
**12/13 MON, 7 pm - "Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize
for Reproductive Justice." Multimedia presentation w/music, video
& artwork on the themes of the book by co-authors Jael Silliman,
Marlene Gerber Fried, Loretta Ross & Elena R Gutierrez. At NY
Society for Ethical Culture, 2 W 64th St (at Central Pk W). Free
w/reception. Cosponsors: Breakthrough, Ms Foundation for Women,
NY Society for Ethical Culture, ACLU Reproductive Freedom
Project, American Indian Community House, Equality Now, Nat'l
Asian Pacific American Women's Forum & others. Info:
212-713-5111, http://www.breakthrough.tv
12/14 TUE, 6 pm - Celebration & fundraiser: "Change, not
Charity." North Star Fund turns 25. W/William Cepeda Afro-Rican
jazz. At Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St (6 to Astor Pl). Tix: $50
w/cocktails & hors d'oeuvres; $100+ w/front row seat &
autographed CD. Limited discount tix for full-time activists.
RSVP by 12/7: 212-620-9110, in...@northstarfund.org,
http://www.northstarfund.org
**12/14 TUE, 7:30 pm - Peter Lamborn Wilson's Annual "Chaos Day."
Lecture on "Secession: Creating New Autonomous Zones," w/open Q&A
session. At Brecht Forum, 122 W 27th St, 10th fl. Contribution
accepted. Libertarian Book Club/Anarchist Forum.
212-620-7615, rober...@erols.com
**12/15 WED, 7:30 pm - League of Humane Voters holiday cocktail
benefit to celebrate a year of victories. W/NYC Council Member
Tony Avella & NYS senators-elect Jose Serrano & Jeff Klein. At
Counter, 105 1st Ave (btw 6th/7th St, near 6, F, N/R). Space
limited. Tix: 212-889-0303, http://lohv.mollyguard.com/
12/16 THU, 8:30-9:30 pm & 10:15-11:15 pm (DATE CORREX) - THU
Night Jazz at the Black Workers Pub, w/Newman Taylor Baker &
Friends. At Cecils's, 364 Valley Rd, W Orange, NJ. $15 adv/$20
door/$15 Verizon workers. Black Telephone Workers for Justice.
Info: 201-435-3362, blacktel...@aol.com
**12/17 FRI, 6:30-9:30 pm - 4th annual multimedia commemoration
of Int'l Human Rights Day: "Deconstructing the USA PATRIOT Act."
Featuring NYC launching of Jose Maria Sison: At Home in the
World: Portrait of a Revolutionary, w/Ninotchka Rosca (author).
Music, art, poetry, open mic. At 330 W 42nd St, 13th fl (bring
ID, N/R, 1/2/3/7/9 to Times Sq/42nd St, A/C/E to Port
Authority/42nd St, B/D/F/V to 42nd St). $5. Sponsor: GABRIELA
Network. Info & reservations: 212-592-3507,
Human...@gabnet.org http://www.gabnet.org
**12/18 SAT, 11 am-7:30 pm - Holiday Craft Fair, variety of
crafts, including African, Indigenous & Latino items. At
Musica Against Drugs, Inc, 622 B'way, Williamsburg, Bkn (btw
Wallabout/Leonard & Gerry, J to Lorimer St). Info: 718-218-7640.
12/18 SAT, noon - Anti-Fur March. Noon-1:15 pm: Meet at Macy's,
34th btw B'way & 7th Ave; 1:30-2:30 pm: march to Lord & Taylor
(5th Ave btw 38th & 39th St). Sponsor: Caring Activists Against
Fur. Info: http://www.caafgroup.com
12/18 SAT, noon-5 pm - Open House: Coalition for Women Prisoners.
Info on domestic violence, employment, housing, how to obtain an
ID card, health, legal services & more. Have resume reviewed,
practice interview skills & referrals for employment
opportunities. Food, beverages, music, raffle & gifts for
children. At 83 Spring St, SoHo (6 to Spring St). Sponsor: Women
in Prison Project. Info: Jaya Vasandani, 212-254-5700 x311,
jvasa...@correctionalassociation.org,
http://www.correctionalassociation.org
12/18 SAT, 7 pm - People's Video Nights: "MOVE" (2003),
+questions & answers w/Ramona Africa. At 39 W 14th St, #206 (btw
5th & 6th Ave). Donations go to MOVE. Sponsors: Int'l Action
Center (IAC), People's Video Network. Info: 212-633-6646.
**12/18 SAT, 8 pm - Peoples' Voice Cafe: Johnson Girls; Elizabeth
Rose. At The Workmen's Circle, 45 E 33rd St (btw Madison & Park);
wheelchair-accessible. $10/$7 members/$5 seniors, strikers, etc.
Info: 212-787-3903.
12/19 SUN-12/23 THU - Radical Women's Fabulous Feminist Bake
Sale. Freedom Hall, 113 W 128th St (bet Malcolm X & Adam Clayton
Powell Blvds, 2/3 to 125th St, 4/5/6 to 125th St). Radical Women.
Info: 212-222-0633, fs...@nyct.net, http://www.socialism.com
12/19 SUN, 12:45 pm - "Globalization: Who Wins? Who Loses?"
Video/discussion series: "Breaking the Bank" (2000). At Shelter
Rock, 48 Shelter Rock Rd, Manhasset, NY. Sponsors: Globalization
Task Force, Unitarian Universalist Congregation; Long Island
Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives. Info/directions:
516-627-6560, http://www.uucsr.org
**12/19 SUN, 2 pm - "Bkn Works: 400 Years of Making a Living in
Bkn." Special tour highlights work experiences & contributions of
African-Americans & Caribbean-Americans in Brooklyn over the
centuries. At Bkn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont St, Bkn Hts
(corner of Clinton & Pierrepont, R, 4/5, 2/3 to Court St/Borough
Hall). $6/$4 students & seniors. Info: 718-222-4111,
http://www.brooklynhistory.org
12/20 MON, 6 pm - Screening: "Candido: Hands of Fire" (Latin Jazz
USA, 2004). At CUNY Grad Ctr, Elebash Recital Hall, 365 5th Ave
(btw 34th & 35th St). Sponsor: Cuba Project/Bildner Center. Free.
Reserve: cubap...@gc.cuny.edu More info:
http://www.bildner.org
JANUARY
1/9 SUN, 12:45 pm - "Globalization: Who Wins? Who Loses?"
Video/discussion series: "Life & Debt" (2001). At Shelter Rock,
48 Shelter Rock Rd, Manhasset, NY. Sponsors: Globalization Task
Force, Unitarian Universalist Congregation; Long Island Alliance
for Peaceful Alternatives. Info/directions: 516-627-6560,
http://www.uucsr.org
**1/9 SUN, 2 pm - "Bkn Works: 400 Years of Making a Living in
Bkn." Special tour highlights work experiences & contributions of
African-Americans & Caribbean-Americans in Brooklyn over the
centuries. At Bkn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont St, Bkn Hts
(corner of Clinton & Pierrepont, R, 4/5, 2/3 to Court St/Borough
Hall). $6/$4 students & seniors. Info: 718-222-4111,
http://www.brooklynhistory.org
1/19 WED & 1/20 THU - Solidarity Fast for Justice & Peace in
solidarity w/ongoing Palestinian hunger strike against Israeli
Apartheid Wall & in honor of all struggling against war, racism &
poverty across the globe, from Iraq, to Haiti, to Afghanistan &
beyond. On days leading up to Democratic & Republican National
Conventions, & before & during Inauguration. Sponsor: Free
Palestine Alliance. Info: in...@freepalestinealliance.org
1/20 THU - Counter-inaugural demo. In DC. Sponsor: Int'l ANSWER.
Info: http://www.answercoalition.org
**1/20 THU - National J20 Student Walkout. Info:
http://www.counter-inaugural.org To join listserve, send blank
email to counter-inaugur...@lists.riseup.net For DC
Cluster Spokescouncil & DC AntiWar Network (DAWN):
in...@dawndc.net, http://www.dawndc.net
1/21 FRI, 7 pm - "Play & Violence," start of 6-month class.
Through lecture, discussion & participation in a play practice,
explore the capacity of certain forms of play to prevent
violence. At Institute for the Arts in Psychotherapy, 526 W 26th
St (btw 10th & 11th Aves). Tuition: $200. Register by 1/14: Fred
Landers, 718-832-8094, Lande...@aol.com
**1/30 SUN, 2 pm - "Bkn Works: 400 Years of Making a Living in
Bkn." Tour of family-centered, interactive exhibition about the
working people of Bkn--their occupations, the many challenges
they faced, their resilience--& how Bkn's workforce contributed
to shaping the nation. At Bkn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont
St, Bkn Hts (corner of Clinton & Pierrepont, R, 4/5, 2/3 to Court
St/Borough Hall). $6/$4 students & seniors. Info: 718-222-4111,
http://www.brooklynhistory.org
FEBRUARY
2/3 THU-2/6 SUN - 2005 National Conference on Organized
Resistance (NCOR). In DC, at American U, Ward Circle Building.
Info: http://www.organizedresistance.org/regform.html
2/12 SAT, noon - Anti-Fur March. Noon-1:15 pm: Meet at Macy's,
34th btw B'way & 7th Ave; 1:30-2:30 pm: march to Lord & Taylor
(5th Ave btw 38th & 39th St). Sponsor: Caring Activists Against
Fur. Info: http://www.caafgroup.com
2/18 FRI-21 MON - Grassroots Animal Rights Conf. At NYU. Info:
Adam, 201-968-0595, grassr...@ejnet.org,
http://www.grassrootsar.org/workshops.htm
2/24 THU-2/25 FRI - "Strangers No Longer: Immigration Law &
Policy in the Light of Religious Values." 2/24: Interfaith,
interdisciplinary scholars' workshop; 2/25: Interfaith,
interdisciplinary conference for lawyers, social workers,
community activists, clergy & scholars. At Fordham U School of
Law, 140 W 62nd St. Info: 212-636-7328, aue...@law.fordham.edu
MARCH
3/18 FRI-3/19 SAT - "Enforcing the Minimum Wage for Working
Families: A Conf on New Strategies for Communities & Government."
At NYU. Sponsors: National Employment Law Project, Brennan Center
for Justice. Info: NELP, 212-285-3025, crucke...@nelp.org
3/19 SAT, noon-2 pm - Anti-fur demo. At Steven Corn Furs, 295 Rte
17, N Paramus, NJ. Sponsor: Caring Activists Against Fur. Info:
http://www.caafgroup.com
**3/20 SUN - Int'l Day of Action on 2nd anniv of start of Iraq
war. Sponsor: Int'l Action Ctr. Info: 212-633-6646,
http://www.iacenter.org
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