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Number 516 NY ACTIVIST CALENDAR May 14, 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 5/21 SAT, WED-SAT, noon-6 pm - Exhibition: "Jump Cuts:
Venezuelan Contemporary Art, Coleccion Mercantil," works from 28
Venezuelan artists from Banco Mercantil's extensive art
collection in Caracas. At Americas Society, 680 Park Ave (at 68th
St). Sponsor: Americas Society. Info: 212-249-8950,
http://www.americas-society.org
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). 5/10 TUE, 6-7:30 pm: Panel Discussion w/Conner & Brian
McLaughlin (NYC CLC, AFL-CIO). 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 5/28 SAT (call to confirm end date) - Art Exhibit:
Revisioning: Art & Revolution. Mother-son art show, Esperanza
Martell & Amilcar Alfaro-Martell. Espe's African/Taino ancestors
used art magically in healing & to give meaning to their
existence. She does the same by creating her handbuilt ceramic
sculpture. Rephstar is an MC, producer, dancer, mixed media
artist & activist w/roots in Hip-Hop culture, graffiti, more. At
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). Cosponsor: New School
Artist. Info: 212-242-4201 (Brecht Forum),
Therhym...@gmail.com
Through 6/5 MON - 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 6/9 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
**5/16 MON, 3 am (bus departure) - Protest: MCI's monopoly
contract w/NY State Department of Correctional Services (DOCS)
for inmates' phone calls; expose the profits made from
incarceration. At MCI's shareholder meeting in Chantilly, VA; bus
departure from Union Sq. Free w/refundable $5 deposit to hold
your spot. Sponsor: NY Campaign for Telephone Justice. RSVP:
Dana, 212-614-6459, dka...@ccr-ny.org or
http://www.telephonejustice.org
5/16 MON, 7 pm - Award ceremony: Ethical Humanist Award
honoring David Kaczynski, Exec Dir, NYers Against the Death
Penalty, for courage in identifying his brother, Ted Kaczynski,
to the authorities as the Unabomber, & for continuing activism
against the death penalty in NY State. At NY Society for Ethical
Culture, 2 W 64th St at CPW (1/9 to 66th St, A/C to Columbus
Circle). Free. Reception follows: tix $35, RSVP (req) by 5/9:
Gloria Chandler, 212-874-5210 x 117 or GCha...@nysec.org
5/16 MON, 7 pm - Benefit: "Feast for Falasteen," w/Arab meal,
Argila water-pipe, a dancer, singer, musicians. At Mamlouk, 211 E
4th St (btw Ave A & B). $60/$50 students/$100 patron; proceeds go
to bringing the "Made in Palestine" art exhibit to NYC.
Reservations (required): 212-966-3517, http://www.aljisser.org
5/17 TUE, 9:30 am - Courtroom support: for James, brother of
Malcolm Ferguson (killed by NYPD 3/1/00). At Bx Supreme Court,
Part 40, 851 Grand Concourse (off 161st St, 4, D to 161st St).
Info: Juanita Young, 646-294-8344.
**5/17 TUE, noon - Press conf: to announce the victories the
Community Action Project (CAP) working group has made on fraud
committed against immigrants seeking legal advice on immigration
matters. W/Guillermo Linares (Mayor's Office of Immigration
Affairs), Rep Major Owens, State Senator Kevin Parker, City
Councilman Kendall Stewart, Mgr Marino (Vicar of Immigration for
Bkn Diocese), Lance Ogiste (Bkn DA's Office), Margie McHugh (NY
Immigration Coalition). At City Hall steps. Info: CAP, 718-287-
4334.
5/17 TUE, 6-8 pm - Reception: Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Int'l
Relations Center (IRC) & the launch of the Global Good Neighbor
Initiative. W/Amy Goodman ("Democracy Now!"), William Hartung
(World Policy Institute), Michael Ratner (Center for
Constitutional Rights), Judy Austermiller, Harriet Barlow, David
Crocker, Katharine Doyle, June Makela, Vincent McGee, Sarah
Stranahan. Beverages & hors d'oeuvres. At Nathan Cummings
Foundation, 475 10th Ave, 14th fl (btw 36th & 37th St). RSVP
ASAP: Sebia Hawkins, 505-982-1863, se...@irc-online.org
**5/17 TUE, 6:30 pm - Lecture: "A Cancer Prevention Program,"
w/Dr Ray Lightstone, PsyD. Workshop teaching simple steps to
reduce your cancer risk. Discussion of possible formation of
Westchester Cancer Prevention Pgm. At Gilda's Club Westchester,
80 Maple Avenue, White Plains, NY. Free. Info/pre-reg:
914-644-8844.
5/17 TUE, 7-9 pm - Fordham U lecture series, "Conserving
Biodiversity in a Developing World": "Impact of Subsidies & Trade
Agreements on Conservation." At Fordham Lincoln Center Campus,
12th fl lounge, 113 W 60th St (60th & Columbus Ave). Info &
reservations: gil...@fordham.edu & http://www.fordhamlectures.com
**5/17 TUE, 7 pm - Benefit concert: W/Antibalas AfroBeat
Orchestra, Chris Brown & the Citizen's Band, Tony Scherr's Trio,
Rebecca Fanya, Hillel Arnold, Glassbead Collective. At Southpaw,
125 5th Ave, Park Slope, Bkn (btw Sterling & St John's Place, for
people 18 & older). $10-20. Sponsor: NYC War Resisters League.
Info/reservations: 347-683-4928, berr...@newschool.edu &
http://www.warresisters.org
5/17 TUE, 7 pm - Reading: "The Trouble w/Music," by Matt Callahan
(AK Press). The crises facing music as well as its liberatory
potential, w/discussions of technology & its effects on music
making & listening; superabundance & the absence of critical
thought; the development of radio; music criticism; copyright;
the digital domain & the internet; labor & music making; & the
special relationships between words, dance, politics & music. At
The Slipper Room (21+), Stanton & Orchard Sts. Sponsor:
Bluestockings, which is closed for 3 weeks in May. Info: 212-777-
6028, http://www.bluestockings.com
**5/17 TUE, 7 pm - Meeting: The case for "Pro-Bike Legislation"
w/Prof Stanley Aronowitz. Discuss ways to research, write &
develop a "green transportation" bill to be pedestrian, bike &
public transportation-friendly. At Time's Up, 49 E Houston St
(btw Mott & Mulberry, 6 to Bleecker St, B/D/F/V to
B'way/Lafayette). Info: 212-802-8222, http://www.times-up.org
**5/17 TUE, 7 pm - Screening: "In the Name of Sugar: The Ongoing
Strike at Hacienda Luisita," history of the struggle for land &
labor rights in Philippines. Followed by a discussion w/NISPOP
members who recently visited. At Time's Up, 49 E Houston St (btw
Mott & Mulberry, 6 to Bleecker St, B/D/F/V to B'way/Lafayette).
Sponsors: Ugnayan ng mga Anak ng Bayan & Network in Solidarity
w/the People of the Philippines (NISPOP). Info: Maria Doherty,
dohe...@yahoo.com
**5/17 TUE, 7-9 pm - Lecture: "American Hunger: The Avant-Garde
in Cuba," w/Rocio Aranda-Alvarado (Jersey City Museum), +film
shorts by Sara Gomez (in Sp, no subtitles). At Americas Society,
680 Park Ave, at 68th St. Info/reserve: 212-277-8362, gallery@as-
coa.org & http://www.americas-society.org
5/17 TUE, 7:30 pm - Memorial: for Ali Qased (died 4/3/05),
Palestinian National Rights Activist & Freedom Fighter. Palestine
activists of NY & NJ gather w/Qased's friends, family &
colleagues from across the country in an Arab community in Bkn,
site of much of his organizing, to honor his life's work. Written
memorials for scrapbook &/or representation at memorial from
organizations requested. At Widdi Hall, 5602 6th Ave, Bkn (corner
of 6th Ave & 56th, N/R train to 59th St; by car: BQE west to 6th
Ave Exit, Bkn). Sponsor: Palestine Right to Return Coalition
(PRRC/Al-Awda). Info: PRRC-...@mail.com & http://al-awda.org/
**5/18 WED, 10 am - Hearing: Use of Great Lawn. City Council
holds a public hearing on the mayor's proposed rules to limit the
use of the Great Lawn in Central Park. At Cmt Rm, City Hall.
**5/18 WED, 3 pm - March/Rally: celebrate Haitian Flag Day,
demand end of occupation & return of Aristide. Assemble: Eastern
Pkwy & Utica Ave, Bkn; 5:30 pm: march; 6:30-8 pm: rally in Grand
Army Plaza, Bkn. Sponsors: Fanmi Lavalas, Haiti Support Network,
Pati Popile Nasyonal, Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network, others.
Info: 917-337-6702, 718-434-8100, 203-829-7210.
**5/18 WED, 6-8:30 pm - Forum: on practice of empowerment,
w/David Gershon & Gail Straub (Empowerment Institute). At Djerdan
Bosnian Restaurant, 221 W 38th St (212-921-1183, btw 8th & 7th
Ave). Light refreshments. Sponsor: Albanian American Women's
Organization. RSVP (required): Shqipe Malushi, 212-244-8440.
**5/18 WED, 6:30 pm - Reception/Screening: "Midnight Ramble:
Oscar Micheaux & the History of Race Movies," +Q&A w/director
Pearl Bowser. At Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave at 2nd St.
RSVP: Jayg...@aol.com
5/18 WED, 7-9 pm - Activist planning mtg: "Crystal Meth Crisis:
Turning our frustration into action." Learning to intervene,
barriers to access, cost for treatment-on-demand, who should pay,
more. Issue briefings, activist campaign group planning. At LGBT
Community Ctr, 208 W 13th St (1/2/3/9, A/C/E to 14th St).
Sponsor: Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP).
Cosponsors: LGBT Comm Ctr, Harm Reduction Coalition, more. Info:
212-966-0466 x1206, 646-431-7525, fax 212-925-9618,
http://www.champnetwork.org
5/18 WED, 7 pm - Multimedia performance: "The Tranny Roadshow."
Extravaganza composed of an eclectic group of artists, each one
self-identified as transgender, w/poets, rappers, filmmakers,
storytellers, breakdancers, rock bands, comedians, actors, folk
singers, photographers, zinesters & more. At Lolita Lounge (21+),
Allen & Broome Sts. Sponsor: Bluestockings, which is closed for 3
weeks in May. Info: 212-777-6028, http://www.bluestockings.com
**5/18 WED, 7-10 pm - Screening: "The Great Conspiracy," presents
Canadian journalist Barry Zwicker's arguments that the Bush
regime engineered 9/11. Preceded by a campy but instructive short
on how to spot despotism. At 5C Cafe, 5th St at Ave C. $5.
Sponsor: Eyes Wide Open. Info: f...@panix.com
5/18 WED, 7:30 pm - Screening: "Mississippi Triangle," Chinese,
African Americans & whites in the complex world of the Delta. In
honor of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. At Freedom Hall,
113 W 128th St (btw Malcolm X & 7th Ave). Free; dinner at 7 pm
for $6 donation. Sponsor: Radical Women. Info: 212-222-0633,
fs...@nyct.net & http://radicalwomen.org
**5/19 THU, 9 am - Celebration of Malcom X Day w/pilgrimage to
resting place of Malcolm X & Sister Betty Shabazz. "This year
will be El Hajj Malik El Shabazz's (Malcolm X) 80th birthday
anniv & the 40th year of pilgrimage since our fallen leader's
assassination." Pilgrimage led by Bro Rodnell Collins, X's nephew
& Pres of the OAAU (Organization of Afro-American Unity),
w/ceremony officiated by the Sons of Africa. Assemble w/buses &
cars at Harlem State Office Bdg, 125th St & Adam Clayton Powell
Blvd at 9 am & proceed to Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, NY at
10 am. 1-hr traditional ceremony & return to Harlem for several
activities & rallies sponsored by many organizations throughout
the day. "We ask pilgrims to dress appropriately for the weather,
bring liquids & a light snack, pay close attention to the
children & elderly, respect the cemetery grounds & follow proper
road rules." W/support from 1st World Alliance, the Malcolm X
Commemoration Cmt, New Black Panther Party for Self Defense.
Info: Prof James Small, OAAU, 212-926-9062, fax 212-694-1886,
Rma...@ndsny.org (for Bus Sponsoring & Travel Directions).
**5/19 THU, 6:30 pm - Meeting: Jews for Racial & Economic Justice
(JFREJ) Member Update & Orientation. Meet other members, learn
about current campaigns & programs, get involved. At 135 W 29th
St #600 (btw 6th & 7th Aves). Free; light refreshments.
Info/RSVP: 212-647-8966 x 12, te...@jfrej.org &
http://www.jfrej.org
**5/19 THU, 7 pm - Lecture: "The Rapture Meets Foreign Policy:
Lecture on Christian Zionism." What happens when a dubious
interpretation of biblical prophecy drives contemporary politics?
The evolution of Christian Zionist movement from 19th cent to
present. W/Rev Dr Donald Wagner, Presbyterian minister,
evangelical Christian, prof & dir of Ctr for Mid East Studies at
North Park U (Chicago). At St Bartholomew's Church, 50th St &
Park Ave. Sponsors: St Bart's, Network of Arab American
Professionals of NY. Info: Rev Mary E Haddad, 212-378-0209,
had...@stbarts.org
**5/19 THU, 8 pm - Screening: "WMD: The Movie." 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
5/20 FRI-5/22 SUN - Film festival: Pacifika, NY Hawaiian Film
Festival, w/"Polynesian Power," "To You Sweetheart, Aloha," many
more. At Cantor Film Center & Tisch School of the Arts Theater,
NYU. Info: 212-966-3378, h...@hcfnyc.org &
http://www.hawaiiculturalfoundation.org
**5/20 FRI-5/22 SUN - Screening: "Stolen Childhoods," documentary
film about a quarter of a billion children who are denied human
rights, an education & a decent life, for the global economy. At
Quad Cinema, 34 W 13th St. Info: http://www.stolenchildhoods.org
**5/20 FRI, 6 pm & 5/21 SAT, 3:30 pm - Performance: "Around the
World & Back Again," worldwide journey of culture, dance, music,
rap & song from SCAN's La Isla del Barrio (JHS 99) Beacon "Hip-
Hop" after-school program. At JHS 99 auditorium, 410 E 100th St.
Info: Patrina Sanders, 212-987-8743.
5/20 FRI, 9 am-9 pm - The 3rd Symposium on Institution Building
in Harlem: "The Malcolm X Legacy: A Global Perspective."
Exploring Malcolm X's plan through founding the Organization of
Afro-American Unity (OAAU), his desire to do "whatever is
necessary to bring the Negro struggle from the level of civil
rights to the level of human rights." At City College of NY
(CCNY), NAC building, Convent Ave & 138 St (1/9 to 137th
St/CCNY). Sponsors: Institute for Research in the African
Diaspora & the Caribbean (IRADAC), CUNY Political Science Dept &
Malcolm X Museum. Info: Prof Venus Green, 212-650-8656; Black
Studies Program, 212-650-8117, MalcolmXc...@ccny.cuny.edu
**5/20 FRI, 11 am - Hearing: Use of Great Lawn. Parks Dept holds
a public hearing on the mayor's proposed rules to limit the use
of the Great Lawn in Central Park. At the Chelsea Recreation
Center, 30 W 25th St. Register to speak: 212-360-1313.
5/20 FRI, 6-9 pm - Memorial: Celebration of Life of Ingrid
Washinawatok El-Issa, w/Rigoberta Menchu Tum. At 777 UN Plaza.
Info: American Indian Community House, 212-598-0100,
http://www.aich.org
5/20 FRI, 6 pm - Rally: protest the War of Terror in the
Philippines. Part of a nationally coordinated vigil against
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA). Philippine
military & para-military groups are terrorizing communities &
political activists critical of the government. In support of the
US "war on terror" community organizers, striking peasants &
workers are being harassed, disappeared & killed. At Philippine
Consulate, 556 5th Ave (btw 45th & 46th Sts, 4/5/6 to Grand
Central, B/D/F/V to Rockefeller Center, 7 to 5th Ave, N/R/W to
49th St). Sponsor: GABRIELA Network. Info: 212-592-3507,
ny...@gabnet.org & http://www.gabnet.org
**5/20 FRI, 6 pm - Citywide Town Hall Meeting: "Public Housing
Matters": Protect our constitutional rights. At Seth Low Houses
Community Ctr, Sth Low Houses, 137 Belmont Ave, Bkn (btw
Christopher Ave & Sackman St, L to Sutter Ave, right on Sutter, 2
blocks to Powell St, right 2 blocks to Pitkin Ave left & enter
180 Powell St Seth Low Houses; or 2 to Junius St walk N to Powell
& Pitkin). Info: Reginald H Bowman, 718-922-7141,
Reginal...@aol.com & AjamuSankofa, AjamuSan...@aol.com
& Derek Norvell, norve...@earthlink.net
**5/20 FRI, 7 pm - Screening: "The World Tribunal on Iraq" (the
finale to the award-winning "Shocking & Awful" series) & new
documentary, "Fallujah." At Community Church of NYC, Gallery
Room, 28 E 35th St (Park Ave). Free. Sponsor: Resistance Cinema,
Deep Dish TV. Info: http://www.deepdishtv.org
**5/20 FRI, 7:30 pm - Discussion: "Palestinian Non-Violent
Resistance to the Continued Illegal Occupation of Palestinian
Land," w/Mansour Mansour of the Int'l Solidarity Movement,
facilitated by Mike Levinson. At WESPAC Foundation, 255 Dr MLK Jr
Blvd, 2nd fl, White Plains, NY. Contributions requested. RSVP:
914-682-4690.
5/20 FRI, 8 pm - Music: The Love Handles. 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
**5/21 SAT-5/22 SUN, noon-5 pm - Training: for activists who plan
to go to Palestine this summer for ISM's Freedom Summer or
w/other non-violent direct action groups. Loc TBA. Info:
ism...@hotmail.com
**5/21 SAT, 8 am - Ride: Bx River Pedal & Paddle. Bronx River
Alliance invites you to pedal up & down the route of what will
soon be the Bronx River Greenway, then canoe or kayak in river.
Meet at Central Park Boathouse 8 am or Brook Park, Bx
(141th St & Brook Ave) 8:30 am or Concrete Plant Park,
Westchester Ave (6 train to Whitlock Ave, north 1 block, turn
right onto Westchester Ave & right into park), 9:30 am. Free.
Sponsor: TIME'S UP! Info: 212-802-8222, http://www.times-up.org
5/21 SAT, 10 am-6 pm (raindate 5/22 SUN) - 15th Annual Rites of
Spring: Procession to Save Our Gardens, daylong pageant visiting
network of over 35 gardens throughout Lower East Side. Giant
puppets, musical bands, spectacular costume garden characters.
Puppets: Lucrecia Novoa, music: The Hungry March Band, Ginga Pura
Samba Band, Rude Mechanical Orchesra, Luminescent Orchestra,
dancers, singers, poets, much more. Start: Hua Mei Forsyth
Gardens (Forsyth btw Broome & Delancey St); end: Green Oasis
Garden (8th St btw Aves C & D). Free. Info/volunteer: Earth
Celebrations, 212-777-7969, ma...@earthcelebrations.com &
http://www.earthcelebrations.com
5/21 SAT, 6 pm - Forum: "Haiti after Aristide: The Grassroots
Perspective," w/Paul Philome (Batay Ouvriye, "Workers' Struggle,"
labor organizing group), Sandra Quintela (Int'l Fact Finding &
Solidarity Mission to Haiti, headed by Nobel Peace Laureate
Adolfo Perez Esquivel; Jubilee South, Brazilian Campaign against
the Debt, FTAA & Militarization). At Bkn Greens/Green Party of
NY, 388 Atlantic Ave (near Bond St, 2/3/5 to Nevins, A/C/G to
Hoyt/Schermerhorn). $5. Sponsor: Grassroots Haiti Solidarity Cmt.
Cosponsors: Batay Ouvriye Solidarity Network, SELA (Haitian
Information Center), Nicaragua Solidarity Network, NY CISPES,
Socialist Action, Bkn Greens. Info: 718-284-0889,
bosoli...@yahoo.com
**5/21 SAT, 7 pm - Program: "Voices in Solidarity w/Cuba,"
w/Orlando Requeijo Gual (Cuban UN Mission), Fermin Toro Jimenez
(Venezuelan UN Mission), actress Vinie Burrows reading poetry
from the Cuban 5, +live music & DJ Mellow G. At Martin Luther
King Auditorium, 1199/SEIU Building, 310 W 43rd St (btw 8th & 9th
Ave, A/C/E to 42th St/Port Authority). Dinner at 6 pm. Sponsors:
Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle, ANSWER, Casa de las Americas,
Cuba Solidarity NY, IFCO/Pastors for Peace, Harlem Tenants
Council, Int'l Action Center, NY Cmt to Free the 5, Popular
Educational Project to Free the Cuban 5, ProLibertad, Puerto
Rican Nationalist Party-NY, Send a Piana to Havana, Socialist
Workers Party, Venceremos Brigade, Workers World Party.
**5/21 SAT, 7:30-11 pm - "Mayfest: A Celebration of Working
People," w/South African poet Prof Dennis Brutus, Jahdee &
Universal Culture, Anti-Imperialist, Cecil, Nashid Sabir &
openstage DWP People's Cafe. At AJ Muste Memorial Institute, 339
Lafayette St, top fl, buzzer 11 (corner Bleecker, 6, B/D/F/V to
Bleecker-B'way-Lafayette). $5 suggested; includes food & raffle.
Info 718-469-8517, thebread...@excite.com
5/21 SAT, 8 pm - Pete Seeger celebration. Seeger narrates stories
& anecdotes while musicians Jim Scott, Geoff Kaufman, Stan
Strickland & Rev Hope Johnson sing his songs. At Community Church
of NY, 40 E 35th St. $25. Sponsor: Unitarian Universalist Service
Cmt. Tix: 617-868-6600, http://www.uusc.org
5/22 SUN, 11 am-12:15 pm - Platform: annual memorial honoring
those who have died, w/a personal candlelighting ceremony. At Bkn
Society for Ethical Culture, Meeting House main hall, 53 Prospect
Pk West (btw 1st & 2nd Sts), Park Slope, Bkn. Free. Info:
718-768-2972, bsecO...@aol.com &
http://www.bsec.org/events/platform/index.html
**5/22 SUN, 11 am - March & Picnic Rally: 2nd Annual Wedding
March for LGBT Marriage Rights. Last year over 3,000 people
marched across Bkn Bridge for the largest pro-marriage rally in
NY state history. Rally w/Mayor Jason West (New Paltz), music by
Ari Gold, many others. Meet: Thomas Paine Park, Worth & Lafayette
Sts (J/M/Z to Chambers St, 4/5/6 to Bkn Bridge-City Hall; walk to
City Hall, cross bridge to Cadman Plaza Pk). Sponsor: Marriage
Equality NY. Info: http://www.theweddingmarch.org
**5/22 SUN, 12:30-3:30 pm - Meeting: NY State Against Genetic
Engineering (NYSAGE). At 6th St Community Center, 638 E 6th St
(btw Aves B & C). Potluck; please bring a dish or drink if you
can. Info: Howard Brandstein & Melissa Ayres, SOS Food,
212-677-1863.
**5/22 SUN, 2 pm - Walking tour: surveillance camera tour, City
Hall. Meet at SE corner of B'way & Warren St. $5. Sponsor: NY
Surveillance Camera Players. Info: 212-561-0106, S...@notbored.org
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