Activist Calendar #670: Events After May 18 & Updated Resources
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(Sun, 11 May 2008 21:09:09 -0500 (CDT)) --- The NY Activist Calendar: ProtestsFilmsTalks (Antiwar, Human Rights etc)
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**5/19 MON, 4-6 pm - Meeting: Statewide Campaign for Universal
Health Care Reform (regional for Westchester & Lower Hudson
Valley). Governor's "Partnership for Coverage" Initiative, postcard
campaigns, personal story collections; statement of Standards for
Reform, "People's Public Hearing" in Albany 5/28. At White Plains
City Library, 100 Martine Ave (btw S Lexington Ave & MLK Jr Blvd,
across from the Galleria; parking on-site). Sponsors: Westchester-
Lower Hudson Organizing Cmt, Healthcare for All NY. Info:
914-693-9054, 914-449-6514, metrohealth@igc.org &
**5/19 MON, 7-9 pm - Forum: "Ending US Occupation of Iraq."
W/Dahlia Wasfi, MD (Iraqi-US physician), Michael Schwartz
(Sociology, SUNY-Stonybrook), more. At Local 1199-SEIU Auditorium,
310 W 43rd St (btw 8th & 9th Aves, A/C/E to 42nd St-Times Sq).
Sponsor: PDA NYCD14. RSVP: aslater@rcn.com
**5/19 MON, 7 pm - Reading: "My Miserable, Lonely, Lesbian
Pregnancy." W/author Andrea Askowitz, +Amy Richards (author, Opting
In) & Jennifer Baumgardner (author, Look Both Ways). An evening of
readings on motherhood, politics & sexuality. At Bluestockings, 172
Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). Free.
Info: 212-777-6028,
5/19 MON, 7:30-9:30 pm - Film/discussion: "Trumbo." W/Victor
Navasky (The Nation) & the director for Q&A. Exclusive pre-release
of the new Toronto Film Festival winner. Dalton Trumbo was jailed
& persecuted by the House Un-American Activities Cmt in the 1950s;
w/Joan Allen, Brian Dennehy, Michael Douglas & many others in
gripping narrative of Trumbo's travails w/clear parallels to
today's hostile climate. Pre-event $150 VIP cocktail party, 5:30-7
pm; fundraiser for Peace Action Fund of NY State. At IMAGINEASIAN
Theater, 239 E 59th St (btw 2nd & 3rd Aves, 4/5/6, N/R to 59th St-
Lexington Ave). RSVP/info: 646-723-1749 or
**5/19 MON, 7:30 pm - Meeting: Northern Manhattan Neighbors for
Peace & Justice. At Holyrood Church, W 179th St & Fort Washington
Ave (A, 1 to 181st St). Info: David, dubnauda@gmail.com
5/20 TUE - Action: "Respect, Recognition & Reparations for Domestic
Workers." Take a Stand for a domestic workers bill of rights in NY.
At locs in Albany, NY; bus leaves 6 am, Union Sq North, 17th &
B'way in front of Barnes & Noble (4/5/6, L/N/R/W/Q to 14th St-Union
Sq). Free bus ride & food, donations welcome. Sponsor: Domestic
Workers United. Info: Tony, 212-701-9472, tony@nyjwj.org &
domesticworkersunited@gmail.com
5/20 TUE, time TBA - Picket: Coalition to Preserve Community.
Combatting Columbia's expected displacement of 5,000 people & 85
businesses. At Columbia U graduation, 116th St & B'way (1 to 116th
St-B'way). Info: 212-666-6426, 212-234-5005, 212-234-3002 (Eng-Sp),
bfrappy24@aol.com &
5/20 TUE, 7 pm - Discussion: "Revolutionary Latin America." W/Jorge
Martin (Hands Off Venezuela Campaign/Marxist.com)
& Marcos Garcia (Venezuelan trade unionist). At 1199 SEIU MLK Labor
Center, 310 W 43rd St (btw 8th & 9th Aves, A/C/E to 42nd St-Port
Authority). Sponsor: US Hands Off Venezuela. Info:
**5/20 TUE, 8-10 pm - Benefit/performance: for Theaters Against War
(THAW) 2008 Scholarship Fund. Honor 2007 recipients Al-Harah
(Palestine), Rapsida (Rwanda). Live performances, video &
refreshments. At The Living Theatre, 21 Clinton St (btw Houston &
Stanton, F/V to 2nd Ave, J/M to Delancey-Essex). $10-$20 suggested.
Info: 212-792-8050,
**5/21 WED-??? - Film: "A Jihad for Love." Documentary about gay
Muslims around the world. At IFC Center. Info: teamjihadforlove@
gmail.com
**5/21 WED, 6-8 pm - Discussion: "Gender Tech 8 GNC + GYN + ?"
W/Lauren Porsch (Planned Parenthood of NYC), Ignacio Gilberto
Rivera (Queer Trans-Entity, Black Boricua performance artist),
Glenn Marla (performance artist & club performer), Jennifer L
Johnson (Callen-Lorde Community Health Center). Obstacles to
quality health care, the "what & why" of GYN care, attempts at best
practices by GYN providers, & how the GNC community can feel more
empowered in accessing GYN services. At LGBT Community Center, 208
W 13th St (just west of 7th Ave, 1/2/3, A/C/E to 14th st, L to 8th
Ave). Free. Sponsor: Center CARE's Gender Identity Project. Info:
212-620-7310.
5/21 WED, 7 pm - Discussion: "May 1948--A New State for Israelis,
A Nakba (Catastrophe) for Palestinians." W/Adam Horowitz (a founder
of Jews Against the Occupation), Nadia Hijab (Institute for
Palestine Studies, author of Citizens Apart: A Portrait of
Palestinians in Israel), Prof Zachary Lockman (Dept of Middle
Eastern & Islamic Studies, NYU). At Bkn Friends Meeting House, 110
Schermerhorn St, Bkn (corner of Boerum Place, A/C/G to Hoyt-
Schermerhorn, F to Jay St-Boro Hall, 2/3, 4/5, M/R to Court St-Boro
Hall, B25, 26, 27, 28, 37, 41, 61, 75 buses to downtown Bkn).
Sponsors: Bkn For Peace, Peace & Social Action Cmt of Bkn Monthly
Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Free. Info:
718-624-5921, bfp@BrooklynPeace.org &
**5/21 WED, 7 pm - Discussion: "Where Have You Been? Conversations
on Travel." W/3 world travelers. Hosted by Jeff Stark. At
Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F/V to
2nd Ave). $5 suggested. Info: 212-777-6028,
5/22 THU-5/25 SUN - Conference: "Building a New World." W/Cindy
Sheehan, William Blum, Kathy Kelly, Mike Whitney, Michael Parenti,
Alice Lovelace, David Swanson, Gareth Porter, Medea Benjamin,
Daniel Sunjata, Gary Corseri, Farid Bitar, Rev Lennox Yearwood,
Robert Jensen, Kevin Zeese, Ravi Batra, Antonia Juhasz, Adam
Kokesh-IVAW, Father Roy Bourgeois, many more. At Radford U,
Radford, VA. Info/register: 859-781-4979, wpaeditor@gmail.com
**5/22 THU, 6-8 pm, & 5/24 SAT-6/21 SAT - Exhibit: "Oil on
Landscape: Art from Wartime Contemporaries of Baghdad." 1st
collection of art in the US composed entirely of works from wartime
contemporaries of Iraq. By Mohammed al-Hamdany, Khudayer al-
Shakarji, Sadik Jaffar, Ahmed Nousaife, many others. 5/22:
opening reception. At Pomegranate Gallery, 133 Greene St (btw
Prince St & Houston, R/W (weekday) to Prince St, D/F, B/V (weekday)
to B'way-Lafayette, 6 to Bleecker St). Info: 212-260-4014,
info@pomgallery.com
**5/22 THU, 6 pm-midnight - Benefit: "Carlitos Looooooves Art for
Change." Carlitos reunion party: "Carlitos project" open-mic, "The
Louis & Lester Show," live music, DJ Mellow G, raffle,
cash bar. At Julia De Burgos Cultural Center, 1680 Lexington Ave
(btw 105th-106th Sts, 6 to 103rd). $15 door/$12 adv; for Art for
Change's community center project. Info: 212-348-7044,
https://www.nycharities.org/event/event.asp?CE_ID=2540)
**5/22 THU, 7 pm - Film: "In the Light of Reverence" (2001, 90
minutes). Documents the cultural & spiritual clashes btw Native
Americans & non-native users (such as rock climbers, new age
practitioners, mining companies) over sacred lands. Indigenous
Voices Series, hosted by WBAI's Tiokasin Ghosthorse. At
Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F/V to
2nd Ave). $5 suggested. Info: 212-777-6028,
5/22 THU, 7:30 pm - Film/discussion: "Silence Broken: Korean
Comfort Women." Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
Commemoration--Special Film Showing. During World War II, the
Japanese Imperial Army forced up to 200,000 Korean women into
sexual enslavement. Discussion on war's particular impact on women
& what can be done to win justice for the surviving "comfort
women." At Freedom Hall, 113 W 128th St (btw Malcolm X & Adam
Clayton Powell Blvds, 2/3, 4/5/6, A/B/C/D to 125th St). $3; $7 for
Pan-Asian dinner at 7 pm. Sponsor: Radical Women. Info:
212-222-0633, nycradicalwomen@nyct.net &
**5/23 FRI, 7 pm - Discussion: "In the Middle of a Whirlwind."
W/Alex Samets (Icarus Project), Esteban Kelly (Philly Stands Up),
Harmony Goldberg (Right to the City), Ben Shepard (RTS, ACT-UP),
Malav Kanuga (Bluestockings). Organizers talk about their
application of various frameworks for guiding processes in
political movements. Coincides w/launch of the online journal from
the Team Colors Collective & the Journal of Aesthetics & Protest.
At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F/V
to 2nd Ave). $5 suggested. Info: 212-777-6028,
5/24 SAT, time TBA - Performance/benefit: "Living Violence/Writing
Violence: Muslim Women Respond to War, Faith & Sexuality." W/Samira
Abbassy, Dinu Ahmed, Yasmin Moll, South Asian Youth Action Women's
Leadership Group, youth from Urban Word NYC, many more. Poetry
reading & visual art; articulate struggles & celebrate Int'l
Women's Day for Disarmament. At Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery St
(btw Houston & Bleecker, F to 2nd Ave, 6 to Bleecker St, D to
B'way-Lafayette). $6; goes to War Resisters League for school anti-
recruitment campaigns. Sponsors: Urban Word NYC, Turning Point for
Women & Families, War Resisters League. Info:
5/24 SAT, 10 am-2 pm- Meeting: planning Tribunal on Violations of
Human Rights: US Crimes Against the Puerto Rican People (see 9/12
& 9/13). At 237 E 104 Stt, 1st fl (entrance near the courtyard
Gaylord White Senior Center, btw 2nd & 3rd Aves, 6 to 103rd St).
Sponsor: Hostos Grand Jury Resistance Campaign. Info:
alopez@hostos.cuny.edu
**5/24 SAT, 7 pm - Reading: "Apocalypse How: Turn the End-Times
Into the Best of Times." W/author Rob Kutner (writer, "The Daily
Show"). A how-to-guide to living on high after judgment day--
fending off zombie attacks, forging for non-radioactive food,
joyfully living inside a lead-shielded, ape-proof bunker. At
Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F to
2nd Ave). Free. Info: 212-777-6028,
5/25 SUN, time TBA - Talk: "Israel & Palestine in the US Empire."
W/Phyllis Bennis (author, Understanding the Israeli-Palestinian
Conflict). The role of US foreign policy in the Israel/Palestine
conflict. Part of Action for Justice/Resistance Cinema 08 Events,
"The Dilemma of Israel & Palestine in the 21st Century." At
Community Church of NY Assembly Hall, 40 E 35th St, Lower Level
(btw Madison & Park Aves, 6 to 33rd St & Park Ave, D/F/N/Q/R to
34th St). Info: threecatshoover@rcn.com
**5/25 SUN, time TBA - Workshop: "A Perfect Storm-A Strategic
Workshop on the Impact of Environmental Racism in Oppressed
Communities." At loc TBA. Sponsors: Malcolm X Grassroots, Hip-Hop
Sustains, Lower Eastside Ecology Center. Info:
soulfiremedianyc@hotmail.com
5/25 SUN, 11 am-12:30 pm - Discussion: "Memorial Day Reflection."
W/Lisel Burns (Clergy Leader), Constance Pigozzi. Honoring those
we've lost & reflecting on issues of war & peace. SUN platform
series. At Bkn Society for Ethical Culture, Meeting House main
hall, 53 Prospect Pk West, Park Slope, Bkn (btw 1st & 2nd Sts).
Free. Info: 718-768-2972, bsecdirector@yahoo.com &
**5/25 SUN, 2 pm - Film/discussion: "Promises." Relationships btw
Palestinians & Israelis. Discussion led by Dan Fleshler (activist,
Merets USA member). At Hebrew Tabernacle, 551 Fort Washington Ave
(at 185th St, just NE of Bennett Park, A to 181st St). Sponsors:
Northern Manhattan Neighbors for Peace & Justice, Collegiate
Church, Hebrew Tabernacle. Info: David, dubnauda@gmail.com
**5/26 MON, 7 pm - Discussion: "Building a Community Clinic."
W/Bkn-based community organizer Jacoby Ballard, now opening
Taproot, community health clinic in Flatbush. Discuss putting
social justice into practice w/in a community health clinic to
provide holistic, accessible & anti-oppressive health care. At
Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F/V to
2nd Ave). $1-3 suggested. Info: 212-777-6028,
**5/27 TUE, 7 pm - Performance: Women's / Trans' Poetry Jam & Open
Mike. W/Michelle Valladares & Elaine Sexton. Hosted by Vittoria
Repetto. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of
Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). $5 suggested. Info: 212-777-6028,
**5/27 TUE-5/29 THU, 7-9 pm: Films: "Truth Be Told: Documentary
Film Festival." New School Documentary Media Studies class present
their films exploring religious, gender & racial identities, & the
people & places of NYC. At Theresa Lang Community & Student Center,
Arnhold Hall, 55 W 13th St, 2nd fl (F/V, L to 14th St-6th Ave,
4/5/6, N/R/W to 14th St-Union Sq). Free. Info:
5/27 TUE-5/30 FRI - Court support: Trial in DC for those arrested
at 1/11 Guantanamo demo. At Superior Court, 500 Indiana Ave, NW.
Info: daloisio@riseup.net &
5/28 WED-6/1 SUN - Films: Bicycle Film Festival. At Anthology Film
Archives, 2nd St at 1st Ave (F/V weekday to 2nd Ave). Sponsor:
Transportation Alternatives. Info/volunteer: 646-873-6036,
volunteer@transalt.org &
5/28 WED, 4:30-6 pm - Demo: For Memorial Day Honor the War Dead by
Demanding All Troops Home NOW! 100s of military families, veterans,
students & neighbors join together to hold a 3,600-foot-long banner
w/the names of all of the US troops & many Iraqi people who have
been killed in the illegal & immoral occupation of Iraq. Bring
canned & boxed food & baby supplies for the Armory's Family
Assistance Center. At National Guard Armory, Teaneck Road & Liberty
Road, Teaneck, NJ. Sponsors: Military Families Speak Out (MFSO)-
Bergen County, Teaneck Peace & Justice Coalition, Veterans for
Peace (Chapter 21, NJ), Iraq Veterans Against the War-NJ, NJ
Coalition to Bring Troops Home NOW!, People's Organization for
Progress-NJ, more. Info: paula.rogovin@verizon.net &
377-5115.
--Contingents: NJ National Guard & other military families &
friends: along Teaneck Road just South of Liberty Road. Veterans &
their families: on Liberty Road just East of Teaneck Road.
**5/29 THU, 6:30 pm - Discussion: "Anarchy in Action" by Colin
Ward. At 137 pages, book is an excellent, accessible introduction--
a good opportunity to invite anarcho-curious friends. At Earth
Matters Cafe, 177 Ludlow St (just below Houston St, F/V to 2nd Ave,
J/M to Delancey-Essex). Sponsor: NYMAA Reading Group. Info:
wakeupanddream@gmail.com Listserv: nymaa-reading-
subscribe@lists.riseup.net
**5/29 THU, 7 pm - Reading: Zine Open Mike: All Things Never Meant
to Be. From We'll Never Have Paris, a female run DIY zine edited by
Andrea Alefhi, & then up to 6 minutes of your very best words. At
Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F/V to
2nd Ave). $1-$5 suggested. Info: 212-777-6028,
5/30 FRI-6/1 SUN - Conference: STOPMAX: "Organizing to Abolish
Solitary Confinement & Torture in US Prisons." Volunteer, attend.
At Temple U, Philadelphia. Info/volunteer: Kym, 215-241-7137,
koglesby@afsc.org & nblack@afsc.org & stopmax@afsc.org &
5/31 SAT, 9:30 am-3 pm - Workshop: "Beyond Tolerance: Building
Communities That Support Queer Students & Teachers." Join
students/teachers/community/organizers to challenge heteronormative
assumptions & combat homophobia/transphobia in NYC schools. Build
a stronger solidarity network, increase awareness of existing
resources/ possibilities. Light breakfast & lunch provided. At NYU,
Barney Bldg, 34 Stuyvesant St (at 3rd Ave & 9th St, L to 3rd Ave,
6 to Astor Pl, R to 8th St. Sponsor: NYQueer. Info/RSVP:
nyqueer@nycore.org
5/31 SAT, 11 am (10 am registration; raindate 6/6) -
Action/benefit: Pedal for Peace 2008. Fun afternoon of bicycling--
family-friendly permitted 15-mile ride; gentle pace, tree-lined
roads. Meet near 110th St & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd; ride through
E Harlem, Harlem & Upper West Side. $40/$25 to register/free t-
shirt; volunteers needed. Sponsor: NYC United for Peace & Justice
Info: 212.868.5545, ufpjnyc@unitedforpeace.org
5/31 SAT, noon-5 pm & 7-9 pm - Workshop/performance: 3rd Annual
Colloquium on Haitian dance & Drum, +intensive workshop on Haitian
Folkloric Dance & Culture. W/Peniel Guerrier & Tamboula D'Haiti. At
New Dance Group Arts, 305 W 38th St (A/C/E to 42nd St-Port
Authority). $50 workshop/$20 performance; open to all. Info:
Penial, 347-432-8294, tamboula2004@yahoo.com &
haitian.dance.and.drum@gmail.com
5/31 SAT, 2-6 pm - Forum: "After the 5/1 March, What's Next?" 2-4
pm: builing the movement in solidarity w/immigrants; 4 pm: Teatro
Callejera: "No Abras la Puerta"; 4:30-6 pm: Know Your Rights. Eng
& Sp. At Church of the Village, 48 St Marks Pl (btw 1st & 2nd Aves,
L to 1st Ave, F to 2nd Ave, 6 to Astor Pl). Donations accepted;
refreshments. Sponsor: May 1st Coalition. Info: 641-715-3900
X97869# (Sp),
**5/31 SAT, 3:30 pm - Meeting: "World Crisis & the Elections: A
Socialist Perspective." W/David North. Examine the underlying
causes of the present crisis & elaborate an international socialist
response. At McBurney YMCA, 125 W 14th St (btw 6th & 7th Aves,
1/2/3 to 14th St/7th Ave, F/V to 14th St, L to 6th Ave,
PATH to 14th St). Sponsors: Socialist Equality Party, World
Socialist Web Site. Info: CarolTheArtist@aol.com
JUNE
6/1 SUN & 6/8 SUN - Events: 10th Gay Pride Rockland. Info: 845-
634-5729, pbfrank@endisms.org
--6/1 SUN: Exhibit: Art Exhibit & Sale. At Edward Hopper House Art
Center, Nyack, NY.
--6/8 SUN, 1 pm: 10th Anniversay Opening; 2 pm: Def Jam
Poet Stacyann Chin; 3 pm: Juggler, Will Shaw-Family Fun; 4 pm:
Salsa-Mayra Casales, CoCoMama & On2 Salsa Exhibition, IFA
Dancenter. At Riverspace Arts, 119 Main St, Nyack, NY.
**6/1 SUN, 11 am-2 pm - Protest: Salute to Israel Parade. No formal
protest plans yet, but Muslims, Jews, Christians, Buddhists, Hindus
& atheists of many ethnic & racial backgrounds traditionally come
together to show city's solidarity & unity in support of justice
for Palestinians & outrage at decades of violence & suffering. Wear
kaffiyehs & bring Palestinian flags. At 5th Ave & 59th St, SW
corner (N/R to 5th Ave-59th St, F to 57th St at 6th Ave, E/V to
53rd St, but approach demo from west).
6/3 TUE, 7:30-8:15 am, & 6/5 THU, 2:30-3:30 pm - Actions: "Say NO!
to military recruiters targeting our youth!" Distribute info on
alternatives to the military & how to "opt out" of releasing
personal info to military recruiters. At Fort Hamilton High School,
Bkn. Sponsor: Bkn For Peace. Info/RSVP: 718-624-5921,
nowar@brooklynpeace.org
**6/3 TUE, 7 pm - Discussion: "Hamburger" & "Wall St." W/authors
Josh Ozersky (The Hamburger: A History) & Steve Fraser (Wall St:
America's Dream Palace). 1st TUE Series, hosted by author/activist
Mark Crispin Miller. At McNally Robinson, 52 Prince St (btw
Lafayette & Mulberry Sts, 6 to Spring St, R/W to Prince St, B/D/F/V
to B'way/Lafayette). Info: 212-274-1160,
events@mcnallyrobinsonnyc.com &
6/4 WED, 9 am-1 pm - Forum: "Rights for Imprisoned People
w/Psychiatric Disabilities: Pre-Booking Jail Diversion." W/Marquez
Claxton (100 Blacks in Law Enforcement), Ann Pennington
(researcher, Colorado), Maria Ortiz (family member), Alex Anderson
(RIPPD), others invited, speakers list in formation. Join people
directly affected, advocates, gov officials, others. At Fordham U,
Lincoln Ctr, 140 W 62nd St, McNally Amphitheatre (1 to 66th St).
Sponsors: Fordham U, Grad School of Social Service Alumni Assn.
Info: Lisa Ortega, 646-260-6575, Lortega@rippd.org &
**6/4 WED, 7 pm - Discussion: "The Political Mind: Why You Can't
Understand 21st-Century American Politics w/an 18th-Century Brain."
W/author George Lakoff. Why a great number of Americans vote
against their own interests; as long as progressive politicians &
activists persist in believing that people use an objective system
of reasoning to decide on their politics, the Democrats will
continue to lose elections. Introduced by author/activist Mark
Crispin Miller. At McNally Robinson, 52 Prince St (btw Lafayette &
Mulberry Sts, 6 to Spring St, R/W to Prince St, B/D/F/V to
B'way/Lafayette). Info: 212-274-1160, events@mcnallyrobinsonnyc.com
&
6/5 THU-6/7 SAT - Conference: "How Class Works." W/Sam Anderson,
Catherine-Mercedes Brillantes Judge, Pedro Caban, Rose Ann DeMoro,
Fuat Ercan, Claudia Fegan, Bill Fletcher, Jr, Tami Gold, Elizabeth
Hoffman, Saru Jarayaman, Stathis Kouvelakis, Sherry Linkon, Meizhu
Lui, Manning Marable, Jack Metzgar, Nelson Motto, Manny Ness,
Bertell Ollman, Jeff Perry, Catherine Pouzoulet, Dave Roediger,
Andrew Ross, John Russo, Vinny Tirelli, Michelle Tokarczyk, Richard
Trumka, Joe Wilson, others. At SUNY Stony Brook, NY. Sponsor: SUNY
Stony Brook's Ctr for Study of Working Class Life. Info: 631-632-
7536 & michael.zweig@stonybrook.edu &
6/5 THU, 5:30-6:30 pm - Picket: in solidarity w/Haitian workers in
Dominican Republic. Protest attacks on & deportations of Haitian
workers. At Dominican Consulate, 1501 B'way (Times Sq btw 43rd &
44th Sts, 1/2/3/7, N/Q/R/W, S to Times Sq). Sponsors: Batay Ouvriye
Solidarity Network, Grassroots Haiti Solidarity Cmt. Info:
info@grassrootshaiti.org &
6/5 THU, 7-10 pm - Event: "The Power We Have: A Night of Cultural
Resistance." At Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Sq South (btw
Thompson & Sullivan St, A/C/E, D/F to W 4th St, R/W to 8th St-NYU,
1 to Christopher St-Sheridan Sq). Sponsor: Audre Lorde Project.
Info: 718-596-0342, alpinfo@alp.org &
**6/5 THU, 7 pm - Reading: "The End of Manners." W/author Francesca
Marciano. Novel of men, women & war set in the Afghanistan of
journalists & mercenaries, NGO workers & int'l contractors. At
McNally Robinson, 52 Prince St (btw Lafayette & Mulberry Sts, 6 to
Spring St, R/W to Prince St, B/D/F/V to B'way/Lafayette). Info:
212-274-1160, events@mcnallyrobinsonnyc.com &
6/6 FRI-6/8 SUN - Conference: "Nationalism & Globalization in
Conflict & Transition." 7th Annual Int'l Conf of Global Studies
Association (GSA), organization w/members in Canada, Mexico & US
seeking to promote cross-disciplinary discussions & debates among
progressive & left academics & activists. At Pace U. Info:
gharris234@comcast.net
6/6 FRI-6/8 SUN - Conference: National Conference for Media Reform.
At loc TBA in Minneapolis. Info:
**6/6 FRI, 10 am-6 pm - Conference: Domestic Workers Solidarity
Conf. Workshops & discussion about building power of 200,000
domestic workers in NY & many more around country, organizing for
Domestic Workers Bill of Rights in NYS. At Barnard College, 116th
& B'way (1 to 116th St). RSVP: domesticworkersunited@gmail.com
6/6 FRI, time TBA - Event: Malcolm Ferguson Victory Block Party. On
1st anniversary of winning wrongful death suit for Malcolm, his
mother, Juanita Young, holds a party to thank the people of the
community for their support through the years. At 1045 Boynton Ave,
Bx (btw Watson & Bruckner Aves, 6 to Elder Ave). Info:
866-235-7814, justicecommittee@gmail.com & oct22ny@yahoo.com &
**6/7 SAT, 11 am - March: for Respect, Recognition, & Labor
Standards for Domestic Workers. 200,000 domestic workers in NY,
most employed w/out living wage, healthcare & basic labor
protections. Support organizing for a Domestic Workers Bill of
Rights. Meet at Union Sq, S side of park (4/5/6, L,b N/Q/R/W to
Union Sq-14th St); march to City Hall. Info:
domesticworkersunited@gmail.com
6/8 SUN, 6-8 pm - Book event: "State of Exile." Political prisoner
Marilyn Buck has translated & written an amazing introduction to
the poems of Uruguyan poet Cristina Peri Rossi about political
exile. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of
Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). Info: 212-777-6028,
6/9 MON, 4 pm - Talk: "What We Can Do To Encourage Peace &
Environmental Justice by Helping Stop or Mitigate Global Warming &
Climate Change?" W/John L Cusack (environmental educator &
sustainability management consultant). At WESPAC Pleasantville
office, 17 Marble St, Pleasantville, NY. Sponsor: WESPAC. Info:
914-449-6514,
6/11 WED, 7:30-9 pm (confirm date) - Talk: "Rockaway River Update."
W/Sandra Brinker. At Library of the Chathams, 214 Main St, Chatham,
NJ. Sponsor: Sierra Club Loantanka Group. Info: 973-263-0344.
**6/12 THU, 6:30-8:30 pm - Book event: "Our Caribbean: A Gathering
of Lesbian & Gay Writing From the Antilles" launch party. At
Caribbean Cultural Center, 408 W 58th St (btw 9th & 10th Aves, 1,
A/C, B/D to 59th St-Columbus Circle). Info: 607-777-2894,
6/13 FRI-6/14 SAT RESCH to 10/3 FRI-10/4 SAT - Conference: NY-
NJ/East Conf to Free the Cuban 5.
**6/13 FRI, 7 pm - Reading: "How the Soldier Repairs the
Gramophone." W/author Sava Stanivic. Draws on his own experience of
war in novel, tale of family, exile & childhood resilience in
wartime Bosnia. Book has been a literary phenomenon in Germany &
will be published in 27 languages. At McNally Robinson, 52 Prince
St (btw Lafayette & Mulberry Sts, 6 to Spring St, R/W to Prince St,
B/D/F/V to B'way/Lafayette). Info: 212-274-1160,
events@mcnallyrobinsonnyc.com &
**6/13 FRI, 7 pm - Benefit: party for 19th Friendshipment Caravan
to Cuba. W/Rev Lucius Walker & guest speaker on the Cuban 5;
performance by Ilu Aye (Afro-Cuban music), music by DJ Carlito. At
the Brecht Forum, 451 West St (btw Bank & Bethune St, A/C/E/L to
14th St & 8th Ave, 1/2/3 to 14th St & 7th Ave). Donation; cheap
food & drinks. Sponsor: IFCO. Info: 212-926-5757, 212-242-4201,
p4p@igc.org & cucaravan@igc.org & info@brechtforum.org &
**6/13 FRI, 10 pm - Event: Carnaval Boricua 2008. At Club Atlantis,
76-10 Roosevelt Ave, Jackson Hts, Qns (7 to 74th St-B'way, F/V, E,
G/R to Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Ave). Info: Audre Lorde Project,
718-596-0342, alpinfo@alp.org &
**6/14 SAT, 9:15 am-3 pm - Conference: Civic Engagement: From the
School House to the White House. NJ Immigration Policy Network's
3rd Annual Conf. At Douglass College Student Ctr, 100 George St,
Rutgers U-Douglass Campus, New Brunswick, NJ. $25 (incl continental
breakfast, lunch, refreshments, conference/workshop materials).
Info: immigrantrightsnynj-owner@list.afsc. or write Rosa
Chilquillo, NJIPN, 89 Market St, Newark, NJ 07102.
6/19 THU & 6/20 FRI - Conference/March: People's State of the City
Summit & March on the Mayors. During 40th US Conference of Mayors,
discuss a people's platform for the US urban agenda in 2008, then
bring the people's urban agenda to the mayors &
presidential candidates. At locs TBA in Miami. Sponsors: Right to
the City Miami: Power U Center, Miami Workers Center, Vecinos
Unidos, Florida Legal Services. Info: Valerie, 212-473-3032,
miami@righttothecity.org Volunteer:
71
**6/19 THU-6/22 SUN - Conference: "Socialism 2008." At loc in
Chicago. Sponsor: Int'l Socialist Organization. Info: 773-583-8665,
info@socialismconference.org &
**6/19 THU - Action: Night of a 1,000 Conversations. Gather in
homes, offices, coffee shops & places of worship to discuss how the
overreach of the Dept of Homeland Security (DHS) is undermining the
civil liberties & human rights of people living in the US. Sponsor:
Rights Working Group. Info: news@detentionwatch.net
6/21 SAT-6/22 SUN - Event: Justice for Civil Rights Martyrs! 44th
Annual Mississippi Civil Rights Martyrs Memorial
Service, Conference & Caravan for Justice. Remember & honor slain
civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, Michael
Schwerner & all other Mississippi civil rights martyrs. At locs in
Neshoba County, MS. Info: 925-497-9868, johnora32@msn.com
**6/21 SAT & 6/22 SUN - Event: Clearwater Music & Environmental
Festival: Great Hudson River Revival 2008. At Croton Point Park,
Croton-on-Hudson, NY. Info: volcoord@clearwater.org or
**6/22 SUN, 2-6 pm - Rally: Pride rally. At 42nd St & 6th Ave, at
Bryant Park. Info:
6/22 SUN, 3 pm - Event: "Radical Pedagogy: Democratic Strategies in
a Time of Repression." Celebrate/discuss Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of
the Oppressed on 40th anniversary of its publication. At 339
Lafayette St, buzzer 11 (at Bleecker St, 6 to Bleecker St, B/D/F/V
to B'way/Lafayette). Sponsor: SP Discussion Group. Info: readings--
subject/education/freire/pedagogy/index.htm &
6/23 MON-6/29 SUN - Workshop: War Resisters Organizer Training
Institute. Train & strategize on how to build a mass movement for
peace. Organizing Skills, Campaign Strategy, Nonviolent direct
action, GI resistance support, Counter military recruitment, Anti-
racism & Anti-Sexism, Revolutionary nonviolence & much more. At
Voluntown, CT. $300 individuals/$400 organization-sponsored
individuals. Apply by 5/19: 212-228-0450 x102,
sarah@warresisters.org &
6/24 TUE - Protest: commemorate failure of Bloomberg's 5-Year Plan
to decrease the size of the shelter system. Even w/draconian new
policies to keep homeless people out of shelters & w/flawed new
rental subsidies, plan is falling well short of all its goals.
Sponsor: Picture the Homeless. Info: news@picturethehomeless.org
**6/26 THU, 6:30 pm - Discussion: "2012: The Return of
Quetzalcoatl" by Daniel Pinchbeck. "Extravagant thought experiment"
centering around the Mayan prophecy that 2012 will bring about the
end of the world as we know it, "the conclusion of a vast
evolutionary cycle & the potential gateway to a higher level of
manifestation." At Earth Matters Cafe, 177 Ludlow St (just below
Houston St, F/V to 2nd Ave, J/M to Delancey-Essex). Sponsor: NYMAA
Reading Group. Info: wakeupanddream@gmail.com Listserv: nymaa-
reading-subscribe@lists.riseup.net
**6/28 SAT-6/29 SUN - Conference: National Antiwar Conf. W/Jonathan
Hutto (Navy petty officer, author of Antiwar Soldier), Donna Dewitt
(SC AFL-CIO), Cindy Sheehan (by satellite), Leslie Cagan (UFPJ),
Fred Mason (MD AFL-CIO, Metro Washington DC Central Labor Council),
Brian Becker (ANSWER), Jeremy Scahill (author, Blackwater: The Rise
of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army). Open conf to support
demands: "Stop the war in Iraq! Bring the troops home now!" At loc
in Cleveland. Info: 216-736-4704, natassembly@aol.com &
6/28 SAT, 5 pm -- March: Dyke March 2008. "Sexy strong snarky sassy
scrappy sapphic smokin' screaming." Meet at W 42nd St & 6th Ave at
Bryant Pk (D/F to 42nd St/6th Ave). Sponsor: NYC Dyke March Cmt.
Info: 212-479-8520, dykes@nycdykemarch.org &
**6/29 SUN, noon - March: Pride. Meet at 5th Ave & 52nd St; march
to Christopher & Greenwich Sts. Info:
JULY
7/16 THU-7/20 SUN - Conference: "Pulling Back the Sheets: Sex, Work
& Social Justice." Create space for dialogue btw 100s of sex
workers & their allies to share personal experience & skills,
identify workers' most pressing needs, share training & networking
skills for developing solutions, & collaborate on strategies for
social & political change. At loc TBA in Chicago. Sponsor: Desiree
Alliance (diverse, volunteer-based, sex worker-led network).
Proposal submissions (by 3/21): 866-525-7967 x702,
dasubmissions@yahoo.com
7/19 SAT-7/22 TUE - Conference: "American Conference Against
Amnesty (Impunidad)." Creating continental movement to end the
impunity for the murders & other abuses resulting from the military
coups, military dictatorships, dirty wars & low-intensity wars
under the guise of "National Security," led by the US over the last
50 years. At various locs in Mexico City. Info: Robin Alexander,
UE, 412-471-8919.
7/30 WED-8/3 SUN - Conference: The Northeast Climate Confluence.
Coming-together of movements, groups & individuals to strategize
for action, strengthen our relationships & share ideas & skills. By
combining knowledge & energy, create real solutions & decrease
dependence on the institutions that are attacking the planet & all
life. At Epworth Camp & Retreat Center in High Falls, NY. Info:
914-522-0822, jonwilkesbooth@gmail.com (Westchester), sw@riseup.net
(NYC) &
AUGUST
8/1 FRI-8/2 SAT - Conference: Anarchism & Christianity Conf. At loc
TBA in Columbus, OH. Info:
8/8 FRI - Conference: US Palestinian Conference Network (USPCN).
1st popular conference of Palestinians in the US. At loc TBA in
Chicago. Sponsor: Coalition to March on the RNC & Stop the War.
Info: 402-551-0674, 408-849-7977,
conference@palestineconference.org
8/15 FRI-8/18 MON - Conference: URPE (Union for Radical Political
Economics) Summer Conf, "Poverty & Unemployment--The Permanent
Violence of Capitalism." W/Linda Allegro (U of Tulsa), Paul Cooney
(Universidade Federal de Para, Brazil), Tom Masterson & Ajit
Zacharias (Levy Institute), many others. At Camp Deer Run, Pine
Bush, NY. Info: 413-577-0806, urpe@labornet.org &
8/15 FRI, 9 am - Rally: Defend Victor Toro, Amnesty for the Milions
of Undocumented Immigrants. US is trying to deport Chilean activist
& exile, a torture victim under Pinochet regime. Support him as his
case goes before an immigration judge. At Worth St & Lafayette
(Foley Sq near 26 Federal Plaza, J/M/Z to Chambers St, 4/5/6 to Bkn
Bridge-City Hall, R/W to City Hall). Sponsor: Victor Toro Defense
Cmt. Info: 718-292-6137, 212-631-7555, 646-291-2778,
lapena2006@hotmail.com & mrncrls@aol.com & may1@leftshift.org
8/24 SUN-8/28 THU - Actions: at the Democratic National Convention.
"Coordinated Direct Actions against the DNC, its corporate sponsors
& the military/police occupation of public space...respecting
diverse tactics & the autonomy of affinity groups & individuals."
At locs TBA in Denver. Sponsor: Unconventional Action. Info:
unconventionaldenver@riseup.net
&
8/24 SUN, noon-9 pm - Event: 2nd African Day Parade. "54 Countries,
1 Continent"; at least 15 countries holding parades this year. At
loc TBA. Info: Kone, 646-934-7337, Mike 646-489-5341 &
SEPTEMBER
9/1 THU - March: "US Out of Iraq!" At 2008 Republican National
Convention, Minneapolis. Sponsor: Coalition to March on the RNC &
Stop the War. Info: 612-234-8774, protestrnc2008.org &
9/12 FRI & 9/13 SAT - Event: Tribunal on Violations of Human
Rights: US Crimes Against the Puerto Rican People. Starting on Don
Pedro Albizu Campos' birthday & also honoring 100 years of Juan
Antonio Corretjer & Comandante Filiberto Ojeda Rios. At Eugenio
Maria de Hostos Community College, Bx. Sponsor: Hostos Grand Jury
Resistance Campaign. Info: alopez@hostos.cuny.edu
OCTOBER
Oct date TBA, 9 am-2:30 pm (RESCH from 5/3) - Meeting: Social
Justice Schools NYC. Education for Liberation Network, Leadership
Institute, & NY Collective of Radical Educators host mtg for
schools that have social justice focus. To give social justice
school reps opportunity to begin bldg relationships w/each other,
share how they define "social justice," & learn how to confront
challenges they face collectively. At NYU. Free. Info: Tara Mack,
tara@edliberation.org & Laura Vasquez, laura@northwestbronx.org &
Geoff Enriquez, geoffrey.enriquez@gmail.com
10/3 FRI-10/14 SAT (RESCH from 6/13 FRI-6/14 SAT) - Conference: NY-
NJ/East Conf to Free the Cuban 5. At John Jay College; 6/13
reception at UN Methodist Center. Info:
july26coalition@mindspring.com & cubasolidarityny@mindspring.com
10/7 TUE-10/12 SUN - Conference: 3rd Social Forum of the Americas.
At U of San Carlos, Guatemala City. Info: annie@rightsaction.org &
info@rightsaction.org (Eng), fsaguatemalaso@gmail.com &
secroperativa@fsaguatemala.org (Sp)
10/10 FRI - March: Jericho 10th Anniversary March to UN to free
prisoners/10mo Aniversario del Movimiento Jericho, Marcha a Las
Naciones Unidas. "Demand freedom for our political prisoners &
prisoners of war/demanda la libertad para nuestros presos politicos
y prisioneros de guerra! Evening benefit concert/concierto. Help
plan, get involved/Envuelvete. Eng/Sp. Meet at loc TBA. Sponsors:
Jericho Movement, Anarchist Black Cross Federation (NYC), Free
Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition (NYC), many more. Info: 718-853-0893,
nycjericho@riseup.net
UPDATED ONGOING & RESOURCES
**Every TUE & SAT, 6-7:30 pm (CANCELLED) - Picket: Flor de Mayo
Restaurants. Cancelled due to settlement. Sponsor: Justice Will Be
Served! (JWBS). Info: 212-358-0295 (times may change),
nmass@nmass.org &
**4th SUN, 2:30 pm - Meeting: Planners Network Book Club. Group of
urban planners, architects, geographers & activists deliberating
NYC's political, economic & physical infrastructures. Books are
chosen by consensus. 5/08 book: Highway Robbery: Transportation
Racism & New Routes to Equity, edited by Robert Bullard. At
Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F to
2nd Ave). Info: 212-777-6028, pnnycbookclub@gmail.com &
**19th Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba, 6/13-7/14. 6/13: Event in
NYC (see above). 6/14-28: Routes in US & Canada. 6/29-7/4:
Orientation in TX & border crossing/travel to Tampico. 7/5-12: Fly
to Havana for Caravan educational program in Cuba. 7/13: Return to
Tampico, Mexico & travel to Mexico/US border. 7/14: Reverse
challenge; cross the Mexican border into the US. Sponsor:
IFCO/Pastors for Peace. Info: 212-926-5757, cucaravan@igc.org &
**Corn for Coca: A Raw Trade, Delegation to Colombia, 6/12-23.
Visit a farmers' movement that's resisting the US-Colombia Free
Trade Agreement w/sustainability projects; see the impacts of US-
supported fumigations; meet unionists & human rights advocates
risking their lives for their rights; talk w/the Colombia military
& US Embassy; plan actions in solidarity w/Colombians; end the
delegation w/a grassroots conference & celebration in DC
w/activists from across the US. $1,200 +int'l airfare. Sponsor:
Witness for Peace. Apply by 5/19: Beth Poteet, 503-287-7847,
wfpnw@witnessforpeace.org or Ben Beachy, 202-403-1752,
wfpma@witnessforpeace.org
**July 19 Eco-Delegation to Nicaragua, 7/13-23. Be there for the
29th Celebration of El Triunfo, 7/19/79, & visit Coffee
Cooperativistas of the Cloud Forest Mountains, northern Nicaragua.
Work, learn Spanish. $850 +int'l airfare. Apply by 6/12: 773-973-
6529, nscchicago@igc.org Info:
**Justice Cmt Block The Shot! Youth Initiative. Leadership
development training; learn how to help your community by using
community organizing strategies. 7/8-8/16, TUE noon-3 pm & SAT 10
am-2 pm. MetroCard reimbursement; food & beverages at all sessions;
$200 upon completion. Apply by 5/16: loydacolon@gmail.com
**LAVAA Group, Inc (Lesbians Against Violence And Aggression). "Our
Bodies: Our Boundaries," free workshop, 5/14-6/18 WED, 6:30-8 pm.
At Audre Lorde Project. Info: president@lavaagroup.org
**Global Unity Calendar. Linking & promoting grassroots campaigns,
programs & other activities for a culture of peace, environmental
stewardship, sustainability & transformation in communities around
the world.
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