[NY] Activist Calendar #570: Events After June 4
 
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 23:48:57 -0500 (CDT)

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**6/5 MON-7/11 TUE - Discussion: Demos Forums offering analysis of
critical issues. 6/5 MON, noon-2 pm: "The Good Fight: Why Liberals-
-& Only Liberals--Can Win the War on Terror & Make America Great
Again," w/Peter Beinart (New Republic). 6/13 TUE, noon-2 pm:
"Democracy, Immigration & Voting Rights," w/Ron Hayduk (BMCC),
Tamar Jacoby (Manhattan Institute). 6/15 THU, noon-2 pm: "The
Disposable American: Layoffs & Their Consequences," w/Louis
Uchitelle (NY Times). 6/19 MON, noon-2 pm: "Wrong About the Right,"
w/Deepak Bhargava (Ctr for Community Change), Jean Hardisty
(Political Research Associates); ASL interpreter. 6/28 WED, noon-2
pm: "Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism," w/Michelle
Goldberg (Salon.com). 7/11 TUE, noon-2 pm: "Lockout: Why America
Keeps Getting Immigration Wrong," w/Michele Wucker (New
School/World Policy Institute). At Demos, 220 5th Ave, 5th fl.
Free. Register: 212-633-1405 x533 or 
http://www.demos.org/eventregistration Info: 212-633-1405 x461,
ckrawitz@demos.org & http://www.demos.org/events.cfm

**6/5 MON, 11:30 am-1:30 pm - Protest: Bird-Dog Hillary. Protest
Sen Clinton's support for Iraq war as NY Women for Hillary hosts a
luncheon for her reelection campaign. Wear pink. At the Hilton, 6th
Ave at 53rd St. Sponsors: CodePink, Bkn Parents for Peace, Peace
Action NYS. Info: codepinknyc@hotmail.com

6/5 MON, 7 pm - Reading: "Best Sex Writing 2006." The crazy quilt
of American sex culture gets a literate laundering in this
entertaining, provocative collection, which is sure to get your
panties in a twist--or in a little heap on the floor." W/Paul
Festa's audition for a high-profile, mainstream film that included
hardcore sex; Emily DePrang's account of being fired for sexual
harassment; Alex Morris' controversial article "The Cuddle Puddle
of Stuyvesant High School" showing how today's teens are dispensing
w/labels & reinventing sexuality. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St
(at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). Free. Info: 212-
777-6028, http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc &
http://www.bluestockings.com/

**6/5 MON, 7 pm - Discussion: "Palestinian Women from Gaza Speak
Out on Occupation." W/Laila El-Haddad (journalist & mother, writes
for Aljazeera.net, Washington Post, Alternet, UK Guardian) & Fida
Qishta (grassroots community educator & activist). At St Mary's
Episcopal Church, 521 W 126th St (btw B'way & Amsterdam Ave, 1,
A/B/C/D to 125th St). Sponsors: Int'l Solidarity Movement, NYC
Muslim Peace Fellowship, St Mary's Church. Info: 212-864-4013,
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1451112,00.
html

**6/5 MON, 7:30-9:30 pm - Forum: on the racial wealth divide--why
do people of color have only 18 cents for every white dollar?
W/authors Meizhu Lui & Betsy Leondar-Wright & Steven Carbo
(Democracy Program at Demos). At CUNY Grad Center, 365 5th Ave.
$10. Register: 212-817-8215. Info: http://www.colorofwealth.org

6/6 TUE-7/9 SUN - Exhibit: "Ship-Breakers of Bangladesh:
Dismantling the Myth of Global Labor Equality." Photos. Ship-
breaking yards of Bangladesh provide mass employment for
Bangladeshi workers, but the working conditions are extremely
hazardous; ship-breakers are exposed to high levels of toxic
chemicals that are handled w/out protection or regulation. 6/6 TUE,
6-7:30 pm: opening night remarks & reception, w/Andrew Hudson
(Int'l Waters, UN Development Program), Robert Bailey
(photographer). At Asia Society, 725 Park Ave, 70th St. Info:
212-288-6400, asip@asiasoc.org

**6/6 TUE, 5 pm - Forum: "Immigrant Youth Forum on School Safety."
W/Dept of Ed & NYC officials on the impacts of Mayor Bloomberg's
school safety initiatives on immigrant youth in NYC public high
schools. Launching of the "Education Not Deportation" report,
product of 2 yrs of participatory community research conducted by
South Asian immigrant public high school students w/support from
the Urban Justice Ctr. At Community Methodist Church, 81-10 35th
Ave, Jackson Hts, Qns (7 to 82nd St or E/F/V/R to Roosevelt
Ave/Jackson Hts). Sponsors: DRUM YouthPower & the Urban Justice
Ctr. Info: 718-205-3036 or lb810@nyu.edu &
http://www.drumnation.org

**6/6 TUE, 7 pm - Film/benefit: "The Power of Community--How Cuba
Survived Peak Oil," benefits Pastors for Peace. How Cuba adjusted
to the sudden loss of access to Soviet oil in the early 1990's.
Story of the Cuban people's hardship, ingenuity & triumph over
sudden adversity through cooperation, conservation & community--
told in their own words. At Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St
(1 block south of Houston St & 1st Ave, F/V to 2nd Ave). $5-$10
suggested. Info: 212-777-6028, 212-926-5757,
http://www.bluestockings.com & http://www.pastorsforpeace.org

**6/6 TUE, 7 pm - Talk: W/Rauda Morcos, selected by IGLHRC (Int'l
Gay Lesbian Human Rights Center) to receive the Filipa de Souza
Award 2006, co-founder of ASWAT, a Palestinian lesbian
organization, providing Palestinian lesbians a place to meet, share
ideas & explore the political context of personal experiences. At
IAC, 39 W 14 St, rm 206 (btw 5th & 6th Ave).
Info: 212-633-6646.

6/6 TUE, 7:30 pm - Talk: "Case for Impeachment of Pres Bush." W/Hon
Elizabeth Holtzman (House Judiciary Cmt during the impeachment of
Richard Nixon). At Memorial United Methodist Church, on Bryant Ave,
White Plain, NY.

**6/6 TUE, 7:30 pm - Book party/forum: "The Color of Wealth: The
Story Behind the US Racial Wealth Divide." W/authors Betsy Leondar-
Wright & Meizhu Lui. At Brecht Forum, 451 West St (btw Bank &
Bethune, A/C/E/L to 14th St/8th Ave). $6/$10/$15. Info:
212-242-4201, lizr@brechtforum.org & http://www.brechtforum.org

6/7 WED, 6-8 pm - Rally: for Great Public Schools. "Legislators
have still failed to increase operating aid by $5.6 billion a year
as ordered by the courts. W/out this money, we can`t hire more
teachers to reduce class sizes, or provide full-day early childhood
education. Join w/other parents, teachers, students, clergy &
others in demanding that Albany fully fund our schools NOW!" At St
Bart's Church, Park Ave (btw 50th & 51st St, 6 to 51st St or E/V to
Lexington Ave-53rd St). Sponsors: ACORN, Alliance for Quality
Education (AQE), NAACP Metropolitan Council, Northwest Bx Community
& Clergy Coalition, United Federation of Teachers (UFT). Info/RSVP:
AQE, 718-222-1089 or nycinfo@aqeny.org

6/7 WED, 6-10 pm - Event: Celebration/screening in support of Rep
Conyers' HR 676 Healthcare for Everyone. Film: "Don't Be a Chicken"
about healthcare. Discussion w/Dennis Rivera, Liilian Roberts, many
others. Food, music, mingling, raffle. At 1199 Penthouse, 330 W
42nd St (btw 8th & 9th Ave, A/C/E to 42nd St-Port Authority. Info:
212-475-8350, http://www.healthcare-now.org

6/7 WED, 7 pm - Reading: "Bush-League Spectacles: Empire, Politics
& Culture in Bushwhacked America." In the aftermath of 9/11, many
of us looked to the Internet for the kind of critical analysis
absent from the mainstream media. W/Fran Shor, 1 of the writers
working to provide it in online pubs like Bad Subjects, Common
Dreams & CounterPunch; her passionate analyses of the political &
cultural crisis of the contemporary US are now collected in her
book. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of
Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). Free. Info: 212-777-6028,
http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc &
http://www.bluestockings.com/

**6/7 WED, 7:30 pm - Meeting: Radical 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). Free; $3 for snacks at 7 pm. Sponsor: Radical
Women. Info/childcare: 212-222-0633, fsprw@nyct.net &
http://www.radicalwomen.org

**6/7 WED, 7:30 & 9:30 pm - Meeting/action: Freegan organizational
meeting to plan events & deal w/website & more, w/trash tour at
9:30 pm to visit nearby groceries & shops for a dumpster tour. Mtg
NOT open to media, tour is. Meet at Herald Sq Pk, 34th St btw Bway
& 6th Ave for mtg; tour, meet 9:30 pm in front of grocery on the
west side of 3rd Ave btw 38th & 39th Sts. Info: 347-724-6954 &
ask@freegan.info & http://www.freegan.info

**6/7 WED, 9 pm - Benefit: "Intuition IV." Site specific
performances, innovative multimedia presentations, live music,
ritual & dance. Globesonic & Wolf+Lamb spinning. Benefits
Projectile Arts, Inc's collaborative workspace in Greenpoint, Bkn.
Group's projects include "Terra Livre," documentary that follows a
family in the Landless Workers Movement (MST) in Brazil. At Pier 63
& the Lightship Frying Pan, on the Hudson off W 23rd St. $25. Info:
718-349-6444, http://www.projectilearts.org

6/8 THU-6/10 SAT - Conference: "How Class Works." W/Joe Berry,
Barbara Bowen, Steve Fraser, Jennifer Gordon, Peniel Joseph, Nelson
Lichtenstein, Joyce Mills, Susie Orbach, Andrew Ross, Uhuru
Williams, Nancy Wohlforth. Seeks to explore ways in which an
explicit recognition of class helps to understand the social world
& ways in which analysis of society can deepen our understanding of
class as a social relationship. Themes include: the mosaic of
class, race, & gender; Class, power, & social structure; Class &
community; Class in a global economy; Class, public policy, &
electoral politics; Middle class, Working class, What's the
difference & why does it matter? & Pedagogy of class. 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 &
http://www.workingclass.sunysb.edu

6/8 THU - Event: 2006 Bridge Builder Awards Reception. At loc TBA.
Sponsors: NY Civic Participation Project, La Fuente, Inc. Info:
212-388-3208, http://www.nycpp.org

**6/8 THU, 5:30 & 8 pm - Event: "Freegan Feast." Delicious meal
made entirely of high quality foods recovered in pristine condition
from the discards of wasteful food retailers. At loc TBA. Cook at
5:30 pm, eat 8 pm. Media welcome. RSVP/info: 347-724-6954,
ask@freegan.info

**6/8 THU, 5:30-7:30 pm - Protest: Bird-Dog Hillary. Protest Sen
Clinton's support for Iraq war as Bill Clinton hosts a fundraiser
for his wife's senatorial campaign. Wear pink. At Stephen Weiss
Studio, 711 Greenwich St (corner of Charles). Sponsor: CodePink,
others. Info: codepinknyc@hotmail.com

**6/8 THU, 6:30 pm - Benefit: North Star Fund News Prize honoring
Maria Hinojosa (PBS, NPR), Farai Chideya (author, Trust: Reaching
the 100 Million Missing Voters), Errol Louis (NY Daily News). At
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, 4 Times Sq (NE corner
42nd St & B'way, photo ID required). $100. RSVP by 5/30:
212-620-9110, info@northstarfund.org & http://www.northstarfund.org

6/8 THU, 7 pm - Film: "Fallujah." After a major US-led offensive in
11/04, 2/3 of Fallujah was destroyed & thousands of its citizens
were forced into refugee camps. Iraqi filmmaker Homodi Hasim sent
a team of videographers & investigative journalists to the city to
record the destruction & death; stories & images of maimed &
injured children, as well as destroyed mosques, schools &
hospitals. Using footage collected by both Iraqi and American
filmmakers & 1st-hand accounts, Deep Dish Television has produced
a gripping doc. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S
of Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). $5. Info: 212- 777-6028,
http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc &
http://www.bluestockings.com/

**6/9 FRI, 6:30 pm - Benefit: War Resisters League Annual Dinner &
41st Annual Peace Award, honoring Katherine Jashinski (Army
National Guard conscientious objector, sentenced to 120 days on
5/23), Diedra Cobb, Anita Cole & Kelly Dougherty. At Cyril &
Methodius Hall, 502 W 41st St (at 10th Ave). $45/25 low-income,
students, unemployed. Reservations: 212-228-0450,
wrl@warresisters.org & http://www.warresisters.org Volunteer
("setting up the room, serving food, bartending (fun fun fun),
cleaning up, & all sorts of fun work"): Frida, 347-683-4928,
frida.berrigan@gmail.com   

**6/9 FRI, 8 pm - Benefit: Bingo Night w/Books Through Bars. Bingo
& Beer to send books to people in prison w/prizes. Hosts Sister
Melissa & DJ No Flag (D Powell). At ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St
(btw Clinton & Suffolk Sts, J/M/Z/F to Essex-Delancey). Free: $1
per game. Info: 212-254-3697 x322, btb@abcnorio.org &
http://www.abcnorio.org/affiliated/btb.html

**6/9 FRI, 8 pm - Music: Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor. W/Bkn
Women's Chorus. Founded & directed by Bev Grant, "45 women singing
together to create 1 powerful voice for peace & justice." At The
Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor, 53 Prospect Park West, Bkn. $10/$6
children. Info: 718-768-2972, info@jamesreams.com &
http://www.bsec.org/events/coffeehouse/index.html

6/9 FRI, 9 pm - Benefit: "Free Leonard Peltier, US Political
Prisoner." Music by Liberation Sound, hip-hop, reggae, musica
latina. At Carlitos, 1701 Lexington Ave (at 106 St, 6 to 103rd St).
Info: 212-348-7044, http://www.artforchange.org &
http://www.LeonardPeltier.net

6/10 SAT-6/11 SUN - Workshop: "Healing Money Wounds: Creating a
Life-Sustaining Relationship to Money." W/Lynn McMullen (Global
Democratic Citizens Union-GDCU). Exercises, games, role-playing &
talking about money. At Epworth Retreat Center, in High Falls, NY
(near New Paltz). Sliding scale, based on household income, w/room
& board starting at $100 & program fee at $125. Sponsor: Bkn
Nonviolent Communication. Register by 5/30: 718-797-9525,
info@BrooklynNVC.org & http://www.brooklynnvc.org/money_wounds.html

**6/10 SAT-6/11 SUN - Workshop: training for Freedom Summer
Palestine 2006. For people considering traveling to Palestine this
summer or in the future w/the Int'l Solidarity Movement, or w/other
Palestine solidarity/nonviolent direct action groups. At loc TBA in
Man. Info/RSVP: ism_nyc@hotmail.com

6/10 SAT, 9 am-4 pm - Event: E-waste recycling. At St John the
Divine, North Parking Lot, Amsterdam btw W 112th St & W 113th St.
Sponsors: LES Ecology Center, Con Edison NYC Community Trust, St
John the Divine. Info: info@lesecologycenter.org Volunteer: 212-
477-4022.

**6/10 SAT, 9 am - March/rally: Against Landlords Giving Longtime
Harlem Residents the Boot. "Gentrification is driving out Blacks,
Latinos, immigrants & the working class throughout NYC... Join the
tenant-led fightback & resistance campaign to preserve & save
Harlem's historic legacy. The home & neighborhood you save will be
your own!" Meet at Marcus Garvey Park Amphitheater, 123rd & 5th
Ave; 10 am: march to 135th St & B'way; 11 am: rally. Info: Harlem
Tenants Council, 212-234-5005, harlemtenants@aol.com Organizing
meetings: 6/1 & 6/8 THU, 6-9 pm in Rm 8A/Harlem State Office Bldg.
163 W 125th (photo ID required).

**6/10 SAT, 9:30 am-1 pm - Conference: "ACLU-NJ Membership
Conference to Explore Security, Freedom." W/renowned security
expert Bruce Schneier & expert presentations on security,
government surveillance & privacy, detentions & torture, & the
tension btw sound security practices & civil liberties. At The
University Inn & Conference Center, Douglass Campus-Rutgers
University, 178 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick. $30/$10; open to the
public. Info: 973-642-2086, http://www.aclu-nj.org/events or & 
http://www.schneier.com & http://univinn.rutgers.edu/directions.jsp

6/10 SAT, noon-5 pm - Meeting: Sisterfire-Encuentro II. Citywide
gathering of women of color organizing groups following up on last
summer's 1st Sisterfire Encuentro. Children's program, food &
translation provided. Discuss developing citywide rapid response
network for issues of violence against women of color, developing
a bartering network of skills & resources for women of color,
developing a fundraising/resource network for women of color
organizations, developing an information network of women of color
organizing in NYC. At Billy Johnson Playground, Central Park E (at
E 67 th St, 6 train to 68th St, walk west to edge of Central Park).
Sponsor: Sisterfire NYC. Info: 347-489-0202. Next planning meeting:
5/9 TUE, 6:30-8:30 pm.

6/10 SAT, noon-3:30 pm - Forum: on marriage equality. Potluck lunch
discussion on rights for same-sex marriage & civil unions. W/Mark
Lewis (minister & lead plaintiff w/his partner Dennis Winslow in
Lewis v Harris), Chris Lodewyks (1 of plaintiffs in Lewis &
Harris), Anita Young (Northern NJ NOW, Bergen Peace & Justice),
Jason West (mayor of New Paltz, NY, not confirmed). At Unitarian
Society of Ridgewood, Fellowship Rm, 113 Cottage Place, Ridgewood,
NJ. Sponsors: Residents Against Racism, NOW NJ, Anti-Racism Cmt of
Social Responsibilities Council, Unitarian Society of Ridgewood.
Info: Greg, 201-803-7574, marbwhite@aol.com or
info@residentsagainstracism.net

6/10 SAT, 7 pm - Music/performance/benefit: Dan Berrigan's 85th
Birthday. W/Amy Goodman, Pete Seeger, special guests. Celebration
of priest, poet & peace Activist Daniel Berrigan; benefit for St
Patrick's 4 & Campaign to Shut Down Guantanamo. At Wallace Hall,
Church of St Ignatius Loyola, 980 Park Ave at 83rd St. Sliding
scale $25/50. Contributions (checks to Plowshares NY): Kairos
Community, c/o Bud Courtney, 41 Utterby Rd, Malvern, NY 11565.
Info: 212-726-0664. RSVP required: berriganrsvp@gmail.com

**6/10 SAT, 7 pm - Film: "Bolerium." Colorful portrait of 1 of most
important independent US bookstores, 25-year-old store housing the
country's largest collection of Gay & Lesbian, Labor & Radicalism,
Latino & African American materials. W/producer Nathan Kensinger.
At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F to
2nd Ave). $5 suggested. Info: 212-777-6028,
http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc &
http://www.bluestockings.com/

6/11 SUN, all day - Gay Pride Rockland 2006. Signature Pride event
of the Hudson Valley. Family-friendly, array of children's & family
activities. Street vendors sell wares outside. Indoors program
features Uptown Express (from NYC Gay Men's Chorus), special youth
segment organized by Rockland's CANDLE & growing number of elected
officials & faith communities leaders. At loc TBA. Sponsor: VCS
Inc, Community Change Project, Gay Pride Rockland, 77 S Main St,
New City, NY. Info: 845-634-5729.

**6/11 SUN, 5-7 pm - Reading/discussion: "Rocks, Bones, Fortunes &
Love" & "Femme du Monde." W/poets T Rasul Murray & Patricia Spears
Jones. At Calabar Imports, 820 Washington Ave, Prospect Hts, Bkn
(btw St John's & Lincoln Places, 2/3 to Eastern Pkwy/Bkn Museum).
Free. RSVP: 718-638-4288, info@Calabar-imports.com Info:
http://www.calabar-imports.com

6/11 SUN, 7 pm - Benefit/performance: "Tara's Crossing." Jeffrey
Solomon's play about a detained transgender Guyanese asylum seeker.
Benefits Bee Winkler Weinstein Fund of Stonewall Community
Foundation for lesbians, bisexual women & female identified
transgender individuals, ages 18-25, whose own families have
withdrawn emotional & financial support because of their sexual or
gender identity. At Lucille Lortel Theatre, 121 Christopher St.
$35/$100 VIP (preferred seating & post-show reception at Oscar
Wilde Bookstore). Tix: 212-367-1155,
http://www.stonewallfoundation.org

**6/11 SUN, 7 pm - Film: "Beef w/Broccoli," part of Through the
Lens Film Series. Explores the Asian Diaspora in the context of the
12/05 Hong Kong protests, taking on globalization, transnational
identities, migration, resistance & the challenges of building pan-
Asian & global movements. W/filmmakers Puck Lo & Handle Kung. At
Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F to
2nd Ave). $5 suggested. Info: 212-777-6028,
http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc &
http://www.bluestockings.com/

**6/11 SUN, 7:30-10:30 pm - Benefit: 4 Reproductive Rights Justice
in South Dakota. President of Oglala Sioux Tribe, Fire Thunder
announced that she would start an abortion clinic on tribal lands
if the abortion ban passed in SD is not repealed by the referendum.
W/Jennifer Baumgardner, music by Amy Clarke, Video Clip of film
"Speak Out: I Had An Abortion," raffle & more. MC'd by the Missile
Dick Chicks. At Cattyshack, 249 4th Ave, Park Slope, Bkn (btw
President & Carroll, R to Union St, F to 4th Ave/9th St). $10;
proceeds go to Cecelia Fire Thunder & Planned Parenthood-South
Dakota. Sponsor: Women's Mobilization. RSVP: feminist9@yahoo.com

**6/12 MON, 6:30-8:30 pm - Film/party: "In the Name of Allah," 1st-
ever feature doc to explore the complex global intersections of
Islam & homosexuality. W/director Parvez Sharma, producer Sandi
DuBowski & music by Ashu Rai. Filmed in 12 different countries & 9
languages, w/unprecedented access & depth brings to light hidden
lives of LGBT Muslims in countries where silence has been loudest;
a difficult decision for the subjects to participate in the film
due to the violence they could face. Work in progress; 12-min
preview, w/cocktails & hors d'oeuvres. At Ronald Feldman Fine Arts,
31 Mercer St. Info: http://www.halalfilms.net

**6/12 MON, 6:30 pm - Discussion/benefit: "Obstacles to Recovery:
A Historical Perspective on New Orleans." New Orleans activists
explore current challenges facing their city & the lack of progress
in dealing w/them. W/Father Jerome LeDoux (pastor, St Augustine
Church), Monique Harden (Advocates for Environmental Human Rights),
Kali Akuno (Peoples Hurricane Relief Fund & Oversight Coalition).
Reception w/Cajun food & Zydeco music follows. At Center for
Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Pl. $20 ADPSR/AIA members/$25
nonmembers. Proceeds go to People's Hurricane Relief Fund &
Oversight Coalition. Sponsors: Katrina Task Force of
Architects/Designers/ Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR),
American Institute of Architecture (AIA)/ NY Chapter. Info:
http://www.adpsr-ny.org

**6/12 MON, 7 pm - Discussion: "Wind Power in NYC." NYers get more
than 90% of their electricity from nuclear & fossil fuel sources.
Where will it come from in the future? Wind power is one of the
answers. But what's the status of wind power in NYC & what can we
do to get it? At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of
Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). $5 suggested. Info: 212-777-6028,
http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc &
http://www.bluestockings.com/

**6/12 MON, 7-9 pm - Forum: "Depleted Uranium: Destroying Veterans
Lives/Polluting the Global Environment," to raise awareness of the
critical effects of DU on veterans of the 1st Gulf
War/Balkans/Afghanistan & troops in/returning from Iraq, & how DU
poses an environmental/health hazard for centuries to come. W/Frida
Berrigan (World Policy Institute/Arms Trade Resource Ctr), Rev
Lucius Walker (IFCO/Pastors for Peace), ret SSgt Raymond Ramos (NY
Nat'l Guard). At Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture,
4450 Fieldston Road, Bx (directions: http://tinyurl.com/p4ekn ).
Sponsor: Coalition to Ban Depleted Uranium. Info: 718-549-1601,
nomoredu@earthlink.net & http://www.NoMoreDu.org

**6/13 TUE, 6:30 pm - Forum/discussion: "Opposing Charter Change:
Building Solidarity w/the People's Movement Against Intensified US
Intervention in the Philippines." Explores the provisions of
Charter Change (Cha-Cha), what it means for the people of the
Philippines & how it benefits the US. At 39 W 14th St #206 (btw 5th
& 6th Aves, F to 14th St, N/R/Q/W, 4/5/6 to Union Sq, 1/2/3 to 14th
St, PATH to 14th St, M15 bus). Sponsors: Bagong Alyansang Makabayan
(BAYAN) & NY Cmt for Human Rights in the Philippines. Info:
nychrp@yahoo.com

6/13 TUE, 7 pm - Reading: "Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian
Nationalism." W/Michelle Goldberg, veteran Salon.com writer.
Frightening tour of a US in the grips of religious radicalism,
undergoing a vast & troubling cultural revolution, as large number
of people who call themselves Christian Nationalists mobilizing to
dissolve the separation of church & state. At Bluestockings, 172
Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). Free.
Info: 212-777-6028, http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc &
http://www.bluestockings.com/

6/14 WED-6/17 SAT - Conference: Vernacular Architecture Forum (VAF)
annual conf. "Several hundred architects, historians, folklorists,
archaeologists, museum folk & others will attend forums, tour
neighborhoods & share papers on the 'ordinary architecture of North
America.'" At various locs. Info: Dana Saal, rdsaal@sbcglobal.net
or Barbara Morris, bkmorris27@yahoo.com or
http://www.vernaculararchitectureforum.org

**6/14 WED, 6-8:30 pm - Discussion: "Food Chains: Workers & Farmers
vs Free Trade & Agribusiness." W/campesino-farmer leaders from
India (Prawala Anand Tatte, Shetkari Sanghatana), Brazil (Martina
Unterberger, MST/Landless Workers Movement), Colombia (Tomas
Herrera, ANUC-UR), Bangladesh (Badrul Alam, Bangladesh Krishok
Federation), Mexico (Alberto Gomez Flores, UNORCA), USA (George
Naylor, Iowa corn farmer & president of National Family Farm
Coalition. At Cornell Conference Center, 16 E 34th St.

6/14 WED, 7 pm - Film/benefit: "An Evening in Iran," w/film & hors
d'oeuvres reception. Evening begins w/showing of "Mam's Guest," the
latest work by world-acclaimed Iranian film director Dariush
Mehrjui (director of cult film "The Cow"). At Cantor Film Center,
NYU, 36 E 8th St. $35 for film/$50 for film & reception; benefits
Peace Action NYS. Tix: 212-629-1789.

6/14 WED, 7 pm - Reading: Tim Doody & Trebor Healey, "Queer Words,"
both recently published in "Best Gay Erotica 2006." Celebration of
Healy's new book, Sweet Son of Pan, collection of erotic poetry
that expresses both the silliness & sacredness of gay sexuality.
>From the East Coast to the West Bank, Doody has organized political
actions to challenge the policies of govts & corps, prompting
Nightline to list him as 1 of the nation's most dangerous radicals
in a '04 broadcast. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1
bk S of Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). Free. Info: 212-777-6028,
http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc &
http://www.bluestockings.com/

6/14 WED, 7-10 pm - Event: The Seed Meet-Up Event, hosted by
Artworld Digest. Global environmental installation in which people
from all over the world plant seeds; digital images of the plants
are emailed to Artworld Digest & published as a "virtual field." At
ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St (btw Clinton & Suffolk Sts). $10;
includes seeds, copy of Artworld Digest, membership in the Seed
Collective & admission to the followup Seed Meet-Up event. Info:
admin@artworldigest.net & http://www.artworldigest.com

**6/14 WED, 7:30 pm - Book party/discussion: "Black Reconstruction
in New Orleans & the Gulf Coast." W/author Eric Mann
(Labor/Community Strategy Center, Los Angeles). At Brecht Forum,
451 West St (btw Bank & Bethune, A/C/E/L to 14th St/8th Ave).
$6/$10/$15. Info: 212-242-4201, lizr@brechtforum.org &
http://www.brechtforum.org

6/15 THU, 7 pm - Reading: "Stranger in a Strange Land: Encounters
in the Disunited States." W/Gary Younge, The Guardian's NY
correspondent for the past 3 years. Black, opinionated, & w/a
distinctly working-class London accent, Younge has acquired a
reputation as 1 of the most thoughtful commentators on contemporary
America. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of
Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). Free. Info: 212- 777-6028,
http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc &
http://www.bluestockings.com/

6/16 FRI-6/19 MON - Conference: "Towards a Just & Lasting Peace: An
int'l anti-imperialist conference against imperialist war &
plunder. At loc TBA in Vancouver, BC. Sponsor: Int'l League of
Peoples' Struggle (ILPS). $125 CDN. Info: ilps_canada@shawcable.com
& http://ilps2005.tripod.com

**6/16 FRI, 9 pm - Action: "Recover Needlessly Wasted Food--on
Bikes!" Bring your bike & join In Our Hearts Collective to gather
food for the for the SUN 6/18 Grub community dinner. This is NOT
open to media. At 49 E Houston St. Info: 347-724-6954 &
ask@freegan.info & http://www.freegan.info

6/17 SAT & 6/18 SUN, 11 am-6 pm - Event: Renegade Craft Fair.
Almost 200 vendors from all over the country & Canada sell their
handmade goods, everything from clothing & jewelry to journals &
handprinted posters. At McCarren Park, Bedford Ave & N 12th St,
Williamsburg, Bkn. Info: 773-278-5386, renegadecraftfair@gmail.com
& http://www.renegadecraftfair.com

6/17 SAT, 9 am-5 pm - Conference: "Immigrant Rights Are Workers
Rights," followup to May Day protests, towards consensus on "no-
compromise" agenda for immigration rights & action proposals. More
details TBA, sponsored by May 1 Coalition. At 34-25 82d St (Qns; 7
to 82nd St.) Info & to help plan & build this conf: contact NJ
Civil Rights Defense Cmt (an endorsing org of May 1 Coalition): at
elerner@igc.org

**6/17 SAT, 1-4 pm - Film/discussion: "The Military in Our Schools:
Creative Responses to Aggressive Recruiting." Film-showing
including "Military Myths" (Paper Tiger Television), resources for
parents, teachers, students & community groups. At Lafayette Ave
Presbyterian Church, 85 S Oxford St, at Lafayette Ave, Ft Greene,
Bkn. Sponsor: Bkn Parents for Peace. Info: nowar@brooklynpeace.org

**6/17 SAT, 7 pm - Film/discussion: "DEKADA '70," director Chito S
Rono, starring Vilma Santos, Christopher De Leon & Piolo Pascual.
In Filipino w/Eng Subtitles. The effects of the US-backed Marcos
dictatorship. At 39 W 14th St, #206 (btw 5th & 6th Aves, F to 14th
St, N/R/Q/W, 4/5/6 to Union Sq, 1/2/3 to 14th St, PATH to 14th St,
M15 bus). $5 suggested. Sponsors: NY Cmt for Human Rights in the
Philippines (NYCHR), Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) & People's
Video Network. Info: nychrp@yahoo.com

**6/18 SUN, 6:30 pm - Event: "Grub Community Dinner." A healthy 99%
freegan dinner for strangers & co-conspirators in a relaxed
environment. Organized by In Our Hearts Collective. Not open to
media. At Rubulad, 338 Flushing Ave (btw Classon & Taaffe, near the
Navy Yard, G to Flushing or Classon, B61 to Flushing). By donation.
Info: 347-724-6954 & ask@freegan.info & http://www.freegan.info

**6/19 MON, 9:30 pm - Benefit/performance: "Rockin the Mic Against
Rape." W/freestyle spoken word artist Toni Blackman. Benefits NYC
Alliance Against Sexual Assault, coalition of rape crisis centers
& other service providers in NYC, where an estimated 14,000 rapes
occur every year. At Joe's Pub, the Public Theater (Lafayette St
near Astor Place, 6 to Astor Pl, N/R to 8th St). $12; free for rape
crisis counselors. Info: 212-229-0345 x303,
jtierney@nycagainstrape.org & http://www.nycagainstrape.org/ &
http://www.myspace.com/toniblackmanmusic

6/21 WED, 8:30 am - Rally/court support: for Geoffrey Blank (No
Police State Coalition), who was arrested for speaking out against
the war in Iraq through a 10-watt, battery-powered megaphone w/out
a "permit" from the NYPD. He is also charged w/inciting to riot,
assault, resisting arrest & disorderly conduct & faces 4 years in
prison. At Manhattan Criminal Court, 100 Centre St (6, J/M, N/Q/R/W
to Canal St, 4/5 to City Hall); 
trial is in Part A, 4th fl. Info: 718-945-5188.

**6/21 WED, 7:30 & 9:30pm - Meeting/action: 2nd Freegan
organizational meeting to plan events & outreach, w/trash tour at
9:30 pm to explore area's wasted food & other goods. Mtg not open
to media, tour is. At 7:30 pm at Happy Time deli on E side of 5th
Ave btw 35th & 36th Sts for mtg; tour, 9:30 pm in front of grocery
on W side of 3rd Ave btw 38th & 39th Sts. Info: 347-724-6954 &
ask@freegan.info & http://www.freegan.info

6/22 THU-6/25 SUN - Conference: "Build the Left, Fight the Right:
Socialism 2006." W/Anthony Arnove (author, Iraq: The Logic of
Withdrawal), Dennis Brutus (author, Poetry & Protest), Peter Camejo
(Green Party, CA), Amy Goodman ("Democracy Now!"), Camilo Mejia
(1st US soldier to refuse to return to Iraq), Giuliana Sgrena
(journalist, Il Manifesto), many others. At Columbia U. Conf
$100/2-day pass $70/single day pass $35/single session $10;
childare, Sp translation. Register:
http://www.socialismconference.org/register.html

**6/24 SAT-7/4 TUE (dates tentative) - Action: Granny Peace Brigade
(coalition of grandmothers who got arrested trying to enlist at the
Times Sq Recruiting Center 10/17/05) plans to walk from NYC to
Washington, DC. Info: Joanwile263

6/24 SAT, 2 pm - Rally/march: against the war. At Union Sq.
Sponsors: No Police State Coalition & others. Info: 718-945-5188.

**6/24 SAT, 3 pm - Book party: "Disunited Brotherhoods." W/author
Gregory A Butler, African American union carpenter w/13 years
experience in the industry. "Butler may be the only working member
of the trades to have ever risked blacklisting by actually writing
a book"--Prof Robert Fitch, LaGuardia Community College. At Vox
Pop, 1022 Cortelyou Rd, Bkn (Q to Cortelyou Rd, F to Ditmas Ave).
Info: 718-940-2084, http://www.voxpopnet.net

**6/26 MON - Action: "Trash Trailblaze in Washington Hts." Search
for new locations to add to our online directory of reliable
locations for finding useable goods in the garbage. Not open to
media. Info: 347-724-6954, ask@freegan.info &
http://www.freegan.info

**6/26 MON, 8:30 pm - Film: "Who Is Bozo Texino? The Secret History
of Hobo Graffiti. W/filmmaker Bill Daniels. Mostly factual
cinematic account of the epic search & unlikely discovery of
hobohemia's most legendary boxcar artist. At ABC No Rio, 156
Rivington St (btw Clinton & Suffolk, J/M/Z to Essex, F to
Delancey). $5. Info: http://www.abcnorio.org

6/27 TUE, 6:30-8 pm - Discussion: "HIV Prevention Big Brother
Style?" Current controversies in government testing regulations &
guidelines, HIV reporting & monitoring of community programs. At
LGBT Community Center, 208 W 13th St (btw 7th/8th Aves). Info:
sonny@champnetwork.org & http://www.champnetwork.org &
http://www.gaycenter.org

**6/28 WED, 6:30-9 pm - Benefit: 2nd Annual Bkn Parents for Peace
Summer Sunset on the Barge, honoring Charles Horwitz, Esq, BPFP
board member, labor atty, civil rights activist. W/Sapphire
(novelist/performance poet), Strings for Peace. Wine reception,
light buffet. At Fulton Ferry Landing. $65/$120 for 2. Info/tix:
718-624-5921, http://www.brooklynpeace.org/events/barge.html

**6/28 WED, 7:30 pm - Event: Special slide showing featuring
cartoonist & graphic artist Jennifer Camper, whose art examines
gender, race, sexuality & politics from point of view of a Lebanese
American gay woman. Commemorating LGBT Pride Month. 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; $6 for supper at 7 pm.
Sponsor: Radical Women. Info/childcare: 212-222-0633,
fsprw@nyct.net & http://www.radicalwomen.org

                              JULY
7/17 MON-7/22 SAT & 8/7 MON-8/12 SAT - Willie Mae Rock Camp, an
empowerment program for girls, using music as a tool for
empowerment. For girls ages 8-18. At Bkn Friends School in downtown
Bkn. Info: http://www.williemaerockcamp.org

7/19 WED-7/26 WED - Workshop: "Another World Is Necessary: Justice,
Sustainable Development & Sovereignty." Social change researchers
& activists seeking alternatives to corporate globalization that
are just & sustainable & respect popular sovereignty. In Sp & Eng.
At Center for Global Justice, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. $250
registration; proposals due by 4/15. Sponsors: Center for Global
Justice, Radical Philosophy Assn, Global Studies Assn, Union of
Radical Political Economists, Argentina Autonomista Project. Info:
conference@globaljusticecenter.org &
http://www.globaljusticecenter.org

**7/23 SUN-7/29 SAT - Workshops: Ctr for Popular Economics' Annual
Summer Institute w/special track on Health & Economic Justice.
Intensive training in economics for activists, educators & anyone
who wants a better understanding of economics. At Amherst College,
Amherst, MA. $750 + $150, limited scholarships avail. Apply by
6/15: Center for Popular Economics, PO Box 785, Amherst, MA 01004,
413-545-0743 &
programs@populareconomics.org & http://www.populareconomics.org

7/25 TUE, 6:30-8 pm - Discussion: "The Politics of Sexual Health."
The backlash against emergency contraception & new HIV prevention
technologies. At LGBT Community Center, 208 W 13th St (btw 7th/8th
Aves). Info: sonny@champnetwork.org & http://www.champnetwork.org
& http://www.gaycenter.org

SEPTEMBER
9/22 FRI-11/4 SAT - Exhibit: "Not Enough Space," traveling art
exhibition commemorating 25 years of political imprisonment of
Puerto Rican political prisoners Carlos Alberto Torres & Oscar
Lopez Rivera. At El Taller Boricua, 1680 Lexington Ave. 

OCTOBER
10/14 SAT & 10/15 SUN - Music: Dissident Folk Festival. W/Flames
of Discontent, MacDougal St Rent Party, Spook Handy,
George Mann & Julius Margolin, many more. At Howland Cultural
Center, Beacon, NY. Info: leftmus@earthlink.net &
http://www.flamesofdiscontent.org

**10/22 SUN, 11 am-5 pm - Event: 4th Annual Bkn Peace Fair. At
Long Island U, 1 University Plaza, at Flatbush & DeKalb Aves.
Sponsor: Bkn Parents for Peace. Info: peacefair@brooklynpeace.org

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