[NY] Activist Calendar #666: Events This Week (Apr. 14-20) Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:06:15 -0500 (CDT) The NY Activist Calendar: ProtestsFilmsTalks (Antiwar, Human Rights etc) To subscribe (weekly, free) go to www.nycalendar.org/email or . 1. Email nycalendar-subscribe@lists.riseup.net . 2. You'll get an automatic email from SYMPA asking you to confirm. *Confirm By Clicking Your Reply Button* To unsubscribe, see end of Calendar. We are volunteer-run, founded 1995. ------------ Please tell others about this Calendar. Too few know. ------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Number 666 NY ACTIVIST CALENDAR April 12, 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------- The NY Activist Calendar (started in 1995 as the CREED Calendar) is a weekly listing of events of interest to NYC-area activists. It is compiled by volunteer labor and published by the Nicaragua Solidarity Network of Greater NY. 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The Selected Resources are divided into the following categories: Tours and Delegations, Classes, Calendars & Event Listings, Books & Videos, Radio & TV, Other Resources. {1} APRIL Date TBA, 5 pm - Protest: the day of any attack on Iran (the next day if the attack occurs at night). At Times Sq recruiting station (1/2/3/7, N/Q/R/W, S to Times Sq-42nd St). Info: nyc@worldcantwait.org & http://www.worldcantwait.org MON-FRI, 9 am-4 pm - Court support: for Sean Bell family. Trial of Marc Cooper, Gescard Isnora & Michael Oliver, cops who killed Bell. At Qns Criminal Court, 125-01 Qns Blvd, Kew Gardens, Qns (near Hoover Ave & 82nd Ave, E/F to Union Turnpike/Kew Gardens). RSVP: Orlando, 347-262-6385, orlando.green@gmail.com Info: Justice for Sean, 866-695-2992, http://justiceforsean.net --MONs, 9 am: Rally. At front of courthouse. Sponsor: Peoples' Justice for Community Control & Police Accountability. Info: justicecommittee@gmail.com & http://peoplesjustice.org & http://myspace.com/peoplesjustice --Day after verdict, 5:30 pm weekday, noon weekend: Rally. At Qns DA's Office, same address. Sponsors: Peoples' Justice for Community Control & Police Accountability, Audre Lorde Project, CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities, many others. Info: info@peoplesjustice.org & http://peoplesjustice.org & http://myspace.com/peoplesjustice **Through ?? - Film: Body of War: The True Story of an Antiwar Hero." Documentary by Ellen Spiro & Phil Donahue. At IFC Center, 6th Ave & W 3rd St (A/C/E, B/D/F/V to W 4th St). Info: 212-924- 7771, http://www.ifccenter.com/ & http://www.bodyofwar.com **Through 4/15 TUE - Actions: Advocacy Days 2008. For human rights & justice for the peoples of East Timor & Indonesia. Express concern about the impacts of Washington policies on these 2 countries. 4/15: additional meetings. At various locs in DC. Sponsor: East Timor & Indonesia Action Network (ETAN). Info: 718- 596-7668, fbp@igc.org & http://etan.org Through 4/19 SAT - Performance: "Paris Commune." Musical play about 1871 uprising: working-class Parisians overthrew the French government, declared Paris autonomous & launched an attempt to radically reinvent society. At Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St (6 to Astor Pl). $10. Tix: http://www.publictheater.org/view.php?mode=eventdisplay&eventid=8 79 Info: info@thecivilians.org & http://www.thecivilians.org Through 4/29 TUE, 7:30 pm - Films: Videoteca del Sur. "Lo mas relevante del cine y video latinoamericano/the most relevant of Latin American film & video." 4/15: "Cuando lo Pequeno se Hace Grande," dir Mariem Perez Riera, Puerto Rico, 2001; "Mama no me lo Dijo," dir Maria Galindo, Bolivia, 2003; "Del Exilio y sus Sabores," dir Lorena Salazar, Mexico, 2005; 4/22: "La Cancion de Carla," dir Ken Loach, Nicaragua, 1996; 4/29: "Libertad de Mmovimiento," dir, Anna Assenza, Cuba, 2007; "Si nos Dejan," dir Ana Torres, Spain, 2004. At Millennium Film Workshop, 66 E 4th St (btw Bowery & 2nd Ave, F/V to 2nd Ave, 6 to Bleecker St, B/D to B'way-Lafayette). $8. Info: 212-673-0090, videlsur@mindspring.com **Through 4/29 TUE - Actions: Tibet Solidarity. Info: stl242@nyu.edu --4/14 MON, 9 am-1 pm - Protest: 140 coffins to be carried to UN. Meet at Chinese Consulate. --4/25 FRI - Event: Panchen Lama Birthday. Special prayer by Tashi Lunpo monks. --4/27 SUN - Action: Independence Torch Relay. --4/29 TUE - Event: Pawo Thupten Ngodup. Special prayer. **Through 4/29 TUE - Actions: April Freedom Month. At various locs. Sponsor: ProLibertad. Info: prolibertad@hotmail.com & http://www.ProLibertadweb.com --4/14 MON, 7:30 pm: Forum: on the Puerto Rican Political Prisoners & the Cuban 5. +Film, "The Trial," on the Cuban 5 & the discrepancies in their trial. At 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). $6/$10/$15. Info: 212-242-4201, brechtforum@brechtforum.org & http://www.brechtforum.org --4/16 WED, noon-4 pm: Event: on political prisoners. At Thomas Hunter Hall 105, E 68th St & Lexington Ave (6 to 68th St- Lexington Ave). Sponsors: Hostos Puerto Rican Club & the ProLibertad Freedom Campaign. --4/18 FRI, 7 pm: Forum: on Puerto Rican Independence Movement & Puerto Rican Political Prisoners. W/Frank Velgara (ProLibertad). At 2295 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, #1 (at 135th St, 2/3, B/C to 135th St). Sponsor: Party for Socialism & Liberation. Info: 212-694-8762, nyc@socialismandliberation.org --4/20 SUN, 12:30 pm: Event: People's mass for the Puerto Rican political prisoners. At La Iglesia San Romero de las Americas/UCC, 2410 Amsterdam Ave, 4th fl. Info: 212-237-8747. --4/26 SAT: Event: Avelino Gonzalez Solidarity Day. At loc TBA. --4/29 TUE, 7 pm: Action: Letter Writing Night. At 123 Space, 123 Tompkins, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bkn (G to Myrtle-Willoughby, J/M/Z to Myrtle Ave). Info: http://www.123communityspace.org **Through-4/29 TUE - Discussions/actions: Freegan events. Discuss freegan ethic, w/particular focus on the practice of urban foraging; participate in guided tours of retail waste designed to educate on the social & environmental impacts of mass production, overconsumption & waste underglobal capitalism & to teach people to sustain themselves on wasted resources. Info: 347-724-6954, ask@freegan.info & http://freegan.info --4/18 FRI, 9 pm: Trash Tour. Meet at NW corner of 14th St & 8th Ave. --4/21 MON, 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm: Freegan Meeting & Trash Tour. Meet at seating area, Ms Ks at 30th St & Madison Ave; for tour, meet at 9:30 pm at grocery on 38th St & 3rd Ave. --4/22 TUE, 5:30 pm: Freegan Feast. Help cook at 5:30 pm & eat at 8 pm. At loc TBA. RSVP: Janet, 347-724-6954. --4/29 TUE, 8 pm (call to confirm): Urban Foraging 101. Discussion on freeganism & a trash tour. At NYU's Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, rm 808; call Janet, 347-724-6954, to arrange entry if you do not have or want to show ID. Through 5/5 MON - Exhibit: "Torrijos: The Man & the Myth." Photos by Graciela Iturbide. 1 of Mexico's most celebrated photographers on Gen Omar Torrijos, Panama's leader from 1968-1981. At Americas Society, 680 Park Ave. Info: 212-249-8950, culture@americas- society.org & http://www.americas-society.org Through 5/10 SAT - Exhibit/events: "Under Pain of Death." Explores the death penalty through various forms of art, focusing particularly on the human emotions involved. Art installations, film screenings & lectures. At Austrian Cultural Forum at 11 E 52nd St (E/V to 53rd St-5th Ave, 6 to 49th St). Info/RSVP: 212- 319-5300 x222, rsvp@acfny.org & http://www.acfny.org Thru 5/12 MON - Exhibit: "WACK!: Art & the Feminist Revolution." 1st comprehensive, historical exhibition to examine the int'l foundations & legacy of feminist art, w/focus on the 1970s, when the majority of feminist activism & artmaking occurred. At PS1 Contemporary Art Center, 22-25 Jackson Ave, LIC, Qns (at 46th Ave, E/V to 23rd St/Ely Ave, 7 to 45th Rd/Courthouse Sq, G to 21st St/Van Alst). Info: http://www.ps1.org/ps1_site/content/view/285/102/ **Through 5/14 WED - Discussions: NY Immigration Seminar Series. 4/14 MON, 4:30-6 pm: "We Have Been Alone: Immigrant Cultural Identity & Its Policy Implications," w/Vivian Louie (Russell Sage Foundation, Harvard U), rm 9205; 5/14 WED, 5-7 pm: book event for Inheriting the City: The Children of Immigrants Come of Age, Philip Kasinitz, John Mollenkopf, Mary Waters, Jennifer Holdaway, Proshansky Auditorium. At CUNY Grad Ctr, 365 5th Ave, rm 5414, 5th fl (NE corner of 5th Ave & 34th St, 6 to 33th St, B/D/F/V, N/R/Q/W to 34th St, photo ID required). Info: MBrady1@gc.cuny.edu Through 5/17 SAT - Workshops: Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory (TOPLAB). 5/12 MON-5/17 SAT: w workshops w/Augusto Boal & Julian Boal (see 5/12-5/17 below). At 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). $95-$150 for most workshops; RSVP for details. Sponsors: Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory, Brecht Forum. Info: 212-924-1858, toplab@toplab.org & http://www.toplab.org **Through 5/18 SUN - Exhibit: "Arte ? Vida: Actions by Artists of the Americas, 1960-2000." At El Museo del Barrio, 1230 5th Ave (at 104th St, 6 to 103rd St). Info: 212-831-7272, http://www.elmuseo.org **Through-5/26 MON - Films: 15th African Film Festival. At Lincoln Center through 4/15 TUE; at Alliance Francaise, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 5/27 TUE; at BAMcinemate 5/23 FRI-5/26 MON. Sponsors: African Film Society, Film Society of Lincoln Center. Info: http://www.africanfilmny.org & http://filmlinc.com & http://www.BAM.org Through 6/1 SUN - Exhibit: "Welcome to America," by Dread Scott. Police & govt violence, Hurricane Katrina, the exploitation of people throughout the world. 5/15 THU, 6-9: 2nd reception; 5/19 MON & 5/20 TUE, 9 am-noon: student program for Malcolm X's birthday. At Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Arts, 80 Hanson Pl, Bkn (2/3/4/5, B/Q to Atlantic Ave, D/M/N/R to Pacific Ave, C to Lafayette Ave, G to Fulton St). $4 suggested/$3 students/free for children under 12. WED-SUN, 11 am-6 pm. Info: 718-230-0492, info@mocada.org & http://www.mocada.org Through 7/11 FRI - Action: The Longest Walk 30th Anniversary. Commemorate the Longest Walk 1978, which resulted in historic changes for Native America & for our environment, w/walks from San Francisco to DC on 2 routes to raise awareness of the current state of global warming & its effects on our world environment & to protect sacred sites. Info/donate: 831-295-2555, 510-390-5017, LW08MEDICAL@gmail.com & http://www.longestwalk.org Through 11/30 SUN - Exhibit: "Votes for Women." Explores Susan B Anthony's contribution to the American suffrage movement, the contributions of 8 other important American suffragists, & Victoria Woodhull's historic run for the US presidency in 1872. At Bkn Museum, Elizabeth A Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Herstory Gallery, 4th fl, 200 Eastern Parkway, Bkn (2/3 to Eastern Parkway/Bkn Museum). $8 suggested/$4 students w/ID/$4 for 62 & older/free for members & children under 12). Info: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/votes_for_women/ Through 12/31 WED (tentative) - Exhibit: "In Our Own Words: Portraits of Bkn's Vietnam Veterans." Life-sized photos & audio clips which vividly recount the memories & experiences of 9 local veterans who served in Vietnam. At Bkn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont St, Bkn Hts, Bkn (at Clinton, R, 2/3, 4/5 to Court St/Boro Hall). $6 adults/$4: seniors (62+) & students w/ID; children under 12 free. Info: Brooklynhistory.org 4/14 MON-5/10 SAT - Actions: for IndyKids. Progressive kid- written & produced zine. Essays from kids 15 yrs old & younger. 4/14 MON, 7-9 pm: IndyKids brainstorming session for summer '08 issue. 4/23 WED, 7-9 pm: IndyKids editing mtg to look at stories that came in, make suggestions, edits & decisions about art, photos & layout. 4/26 SAT: Tabling at Bkn Peace Fair at LIU; talk w/fair-goers & hand out copies of IndyKids (see 4/26 below for loc, contact Amanda, indykids@indymedia.org to volunteer). 5/6 TUE, 7-9 pm: Copy editing mtg to make final edits to page proofs for next issue. 5/10 SAT, 4-6 pm: Bundling party to prepare to mail out new issue, count & bundle pkgs. At Indymedia office, 4 W 43rd St, Rm 311 (btw 5th & 6th Aves, 7 to 5th Ave at 42nd St, B/D/F/V to 42nd St-Bryant Park, 4/5/6 to Grand Central-42nd St). Info: indykidsinfo@yahoo.com & indykids@indymedia.org & http://www.indykids.net **4/14 MON, 1 pm - Picket: in solidarity w/Egyptian protesters. Support protests centered in the textile mill of Mahalla that have erupted in response to spiraling food prices & severe hunger, anger at the US-backed dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak & long unmet demands of the Mahalla workers. At Egyptian Consulate, 1110 2nd Ave (btw 58th & 59th St, 4/5/6, N/R/W to 59th St- Lexington Ave). Info: jenroesch@gmail.com & http://arabist.net/arabawy/ **4/14 MON, 2:30-4 pm - Book party/talk: "Stuffed & Starved: Markets, Power & the Hidden Battle for the World Food System." W/author Raj Patel (Institute for Food & Development Policy). Explores the co-existence of nearly 1 billion people close to starvation & a like number who are overweight, an inevitable outcome of corporations holding the food chain hostage. At Marymount College, 211 E 71st St, Regina Peruggi Rm (btw 2nd & 3rd Ave, 6 to 68th St). Sponsor: Union for Radical Political Economics. Info: 413-577-0806, URPE@labornet.org & http://urpe.org 4/14 MON, 5:30-7 pm - Event: Awards presentation for Julia Richman Education Complex (JREC). American Architectural Foundation president presents JREC the Richard Riley Award "because it demonstrates innovative design ideas that help to promote student achievement & community enrichment...a model for the rest of the country." Support the campaign to Save JREC, fight Hunter College president Jennifer Raab's discriminatory & unethical proposal to destroy our schools for real estate interests. At the Julia Richman Education Complex, 67th St btw 1st & 2nd Aves (6 to 68th St-Hunter College, F to 63rd St- Lexington Ave). Info: denevel@gmail.com 4/14 MON, 7 pm - Discussion: "Resistance Through Ridicule." W/political cartoonists Ted Rall & Stephanie McMillan showing their newest comics & leading a discussion about politics, ecocide, the evil-in-the-system & resistance. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). $1- $3 suggested. Info: 212-777-6028, http://www.bluestockings.com & http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc **4/15 TUE, 7 pm, & 4/16 WED, 6:30 pm - Discussion: "David vs Goliath: Opposing US Military Bases Abroad." W/Jan Tamas (No Bases Initiative, Czech Republic), Olivier Bancoult (Chagos Refugee Group in Mauritius). What are individuals in other countries doing to stop the spread of US military bases? How can we help? --4/15 TUE, 7 pm: At Rutgers Labor Education Center, rm 115, New Brunswick, NJ. Contact: globalnet@mindspring.com --4/16 WED, 6:30 pm: At CUNY Grad Ctr, 365 5th Ave (NE corner of 5th Ave & 34th St, 6 to 33th St, B/D/F/V, N/R/Q/W to 34th St- Herald Sq, photo ID required). Sponsor: Peace Action NYS. Volunteer: Cheryl, 646-723-1749. **4/15 TUE & 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 & http://www.domesticworkersunited.org Reserve: 718-220-7391 x11, domesticworkersunited@gmail.com 4/15 TUE - Action: Distribute cost of war information. At local tax offices. Sponsor: Peace Action NYS. Volunteer: Cheryl, 646-723-1749. **4/15 TUE, 8 am-8 pm - Action: "Cost of Iraq War" Exhibit on Income Tax Day. Tabling & petitions & space for supporting sympathetic orgs. Exhibit created by the American Friends Service Cmt (AFSC). At Westchester County Courthouse Plaza, 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, White Plains, NY. Sponsor: Purchase Quarterly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Info: Charles Sirey, 914/238-0961, Chass435@aol.com or http://www.NoWarWestchester.org **4/15 TUE, 11 am - Press conf: to call for the release of hunger striking Palestinian professor Sami Al-Arian. W/Ramsey Clark (former US atty general), Sara Flounder (Int'l Action Center), Imam Siraj Wahaj, Imam Talib Abdur-Rashid (CAIR-NY), Heidi Boghosian (National Lawyers' Guild), Aliya Latif (CAIR), Laila Al-Arian (Sami Al-Arian's daughter), Malaak Shabazz (daughter of El Hajj Malik El Shabazz-Malcolm X). At Malcolm X & Dr Betty Shabazz Memorial & Educational Center, 3940 B'way (A/C, 1 to 168th St). Info: 212-568-1341, ddesir@theshabazzcenter.org **4/15 TUE, 4 pm (TIME CHANGE) - Vigil/march/press conf: Tax Day Fun. Leafleting to protest war funding; march w/band musicians & Bread & Puppet banners. At IRS office, 110 W 44th St (west of 6th Ave, B/D/F/V to 42nd St-6th Ave, 7 to 5th Ave); 5:15 pm: march to GPO, 8th Ave at 33rd St; 6:30 pm: press conf. Sponsors: NYC War Resisters League, NYC War Tax Resistance, NYC People's Life Fund. Info: 718-768-7306, nycwrl@att.net & http://www.nycwtr.org 4/15 TUE, 6:30 pm - Reading: "Lush Life." W/author Richard Price. "Riveting story of the gritty Lower East Side. While the neighborhood gentrifies, pockets of the rough-&-tumble remain, & Lush Life contemplates what happens when these two worlds collide." At Lower East Side Tenement Museum Shop, 108 Orchard St (at Delancey St, F to Delancey St, B/D to Grand, J/M/Z to Delancey-Essex). Free. RSVP requested: events@tenement.org More info: 212-982-8420, http://www.tenement.org **4/15 TUE, 7 pm - Action: letter writing for prisoners. This week for the MOVE 9 Political Prisoners. You get delicious vegan meal, info about a political prisoner or group of prisoners, letter-writing materials; in return, you write a thoughtful letter to a political prisoner or prisoner of war of your choosing or, better yet, keep up a long-term correspondence. At 123 Space, 123 Tompkins, Bushwick, Bkn (G to Myrtle-Willoughby, J/M/Z to Myrtle Ave). Sponsor: NYC Anarchist Black Cross. Info: inourhearts@gmail.com **4/15 TUE, 7 pm - Reading: "Possibilities: Essays on Hierarchy, Rebellion & Desire." W/David Graeber, anarchist, anthropologist, academic; tackles the theoretical & ethical questions that are often at the center of radical social movements. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). Free. Info: 212-777-6028, http://www.bluestockings.com & http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc **4/15 TUE, 7 pm - Book party/forum: "Stuffed & Starved: the Hidden Battle for the World Food System." W/author Raj Patel. Shocking expose of the global food system which simultaneously starves & fattens billions, & how activists are gaining ground against the consequences of its corporate control. At 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). $6-$15 sliding scale. Sponsor: Brecht Forum. Info: 212-242-4201, brechtforum@brechtforum.org & http://www.stuffedandstarved.org **4/16 WED - Action: Demand a moratorium on foreclosures & evictions. Protest Mortgage Bankers Assn (MBA) annual policy conf. At loc TBA in DC; bus from NYC leaves at 8 am (be there by 7:30 am) from 55 W 17th St. Bus tix: $35/$20 fixed income. Sponsor: Ad Hoc National Network to Stop Foreclosures & Evictions. Info: 212-633-6646, http://www.StopForeclosuresandEvictions.org 4/16 WED, 6:30 pm - Book event: "The World of Mexican Migrants: The Rock & the Hard Place." W/Judith Adler Hellman (York U). Book draws on 5 years of in-depth interviews to give humanizing perspective on the millions of undocumented Mexican migrants living in the US. At New Press/NACLA offices, 38 Greene St, 4th fl (6 to Spring St, N/R/Q, J/M/Z to Canal St). RSVP: Caitlin Graf, 212-629-8811, development@thenewpress.com **4/16 WED, 6:30-8:30 pm - Workshop: "Cycling in the City." Hands-on demo by Time's Up! & presentation by NYC Dept of Transportation, free giveaways, raffle for prizes, incl new bike. Part of NYU Public Pro-Bicycling Events. At Kimball Hall, 246 Greene St, 1st fl lounge (btw Waverly & Washington Pl, R/W to 8th St-NYU, 6 to Astor, A/C/E, B/D/F/V to W 4th, Q/L to 14th St/Union Sq, bike: 9th St, 10th St, B'way, Waverly, photo ID req). Free. Sponsors: Scott Stringer (Manhattan boro prez), Tom Duane (state senator), Deborah Glick (Assembly member), Rosie Mendez (Council member), many more. RSVP: NYU Office of Govt & Community Affairs, 212-998-2400, community.affairs@nyu.edu **4/16 WED, 6:30 pm - Book party/forum: "Songs in the Key of My Life." W/author Ferentz Lafargue (New School U, Eugene Lang College) discussing his new memoir inspired by the Stevie Wonder novel. At 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). $6-$15 sliding scale. Sponsor: Brecht Forum. Info: 212-242-4201, brechtforum@brechtforum.org & http://www.brechtforum.org **4/16 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, http://www.bluestockings.com & http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc **4/17 THU-5/10 SAT - Events: Tertulias 2008. 4/17 THU, 8 pm: Nery Olivares, "Abril: Concierto a la Patria"; 4/18 FRI, 7 pm: William Zorilla: "Los secretos de la mente millonaria"; 4/24 THU, 8 pm: Apolinar Matos Gonzalez, Abril (Conferencia); 5/1 THU, 8 pm: Exposicion fotografica a cargo Orlando Inoa, "Trujillo desde la Ocupacion hasta El Ajusticiamiento"; 5/2 FRI, 7 pm: "D-arts: Word in da Heights"; 5/8 THU, 8 pm: Paul Austerlitz, "Jazz Consciousness: Music, Race & Humanity"; 5/9 FRI, 7 pm: Concierto; 5/10 SAT, 7 pm: Conversatorio pre-electoral con Sara Perez y Negro Veras. In Sp/some in Eng. At Libreria Caliope, 170 Dyckman St (near Sherman Ave, 1, A to Dyckman St). Free. Info: 212- 567-3511, caliopehispanica@aol.com 4/17 THU, 3 pm - Action: "Day of Economic Justice." On issues facing the low-income & homeless LGBTGNC community. Highlight & build community around issues of classism, welfare rights, housing/homelessness, immigrant rights & police & state violence. Meet at Union Sq Park, 14th & B'way (4/5/6, L/N/Q/R/W to Union Sq-14th St); march down B'way & over on W 4th St; rally at Washington Sq; 5 pm: community celebration at Judson Memorial Church. Sponsors: Welfare Warriors, Queers for Economic Justice, Ali Forney Center, Brecht Forum, Bx Community Pride Center, Child Care Collective/Regeneracion, Coalition for the Homeless, Domestic Workers United, FIERCE, Generation Q, many more. Info: 212-564-3608, elysa.fein@gmail.com & reginald.gossett@gmail.com **4/17 THU, 5:30-7 pm - Protest: Visit by Colombia's Vice President Francisco Santos Calderon. Resist the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. At Americas Society/Council on the Americas, 680 Park Ave (at 68th St, 6 to 68th St-Hunter, F to Lexington-63rd). Info: adam@wetlands~preserve.org 4/17 THU, 6:30 pm - Reading/performance: "The Immigrant's Table: A Theatrical Event." W/author/performer Mary Lou Sanelli portraying her Italian forebears, reflecting on immigration, cultural adjustment & Italian-American food. An official selection of NYC's Immigrant Heritage Week. At Lower East Side Tenement Museum Shop, 108 Orchard St (at Delancey St, F to Delancey St, B/D to Grand, J/M/Z to Delancey-Essex). Free. RSVP requested: events@tenement.org More info: 212-982-8420, http://www.tenement.org 4/17 THU, 6:30 pm - Meeting: "Private Health Insurance Must Go Coalition. At St Paul/St Andrew Church, 86th St & West End Ave (1 to 86th St, walk 1 blk W). Free. Sponsor: Info: info@phimg.org & http://phimg.org 4/17 THU, 6:30-8:30 pm - Event: stage reading of "Haiti's Children of God" & film screening of "Human Rights in Quisqueya." Explores Haitian migration & the social, economical & education issues of this country. At Caribbean Cultural Center, 408 W 58th St (btw 9th & 10th Ave, 1, A/C, B/D to 59th St-Columbus Circle). Free. Sponsor: NYIHA MEDIA Info: http://www.nyiha.com **4/17 THU, 6:30-8 pm - Forum: "Prisons, Police, Race & the War on Drugs." Join leading academicians, activists, political figures & lawyers in a discussion on how police, prosecutorial & prison-related practices lead to the dramatically disproportionate confinement of poor people of color. At Robert F Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, NYU, the Rudin Family Forum for Civic Dialogue, Puck Building, 2nd fl, 295 Lafayette St (at Houston St, B/D/F/V to B'way-Lafayette, 6 to Bleecker St). Free. RSVP: http://events.nyu.edu/?cmd=calmonth&cal=cal91 **4/17 THU, 7 pm - Film/discussion: "Seeing Through the Fence." W/filmmaker Eleni Vlachos. Documentary explores role of food in society & reveals the associations people make (or fail to formulate) btw animals, industrial processes & culture. 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.bluestockings.com & http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc **4/17 THU, 7:30 pm - Benefit/music: for Mohammad Bakri's Legal Defense Fund. W/Simon Shaheen Zayid (Syrian clarinet), Yafa Bakri (singer) & MC Maysoon Zayid. Mohammad Bakri directed "Jenin Jenin." At St Peter's Episcopal Church, 346 W 20th St (btw 8th & 9th Aves, C/E to 23rd St). $30 (concert), $20 for (garden reception). Sponsors: Xanadu, MB Legal Defense Fund NYC, Alwan for the Arts & DC NY Chapter. Info: 917-407-5365, lisa@sammybe.com & http://www.mohammadbakri.com/biography.php?lang=en Tix: 212-352-3101, 866-811-4111 (toll free), http://www.theatermania.com/content/show.cfm/show/142476 4/18 FRI-4/21 MON - Conference/action: "What's Up w/Venezuela: Participatory Democracy or Democracy as Usual?" W/Greg Wilpert (Venezuela Analysis), Jorge Guerrero (Network of Afro- Venezuelans), Mark Weisbrot (Center for Economic Policy Review), Fernando Vegas Torrealba (Tribunal Supremo de Justicia), Steve Ellner (Universidad del Oriente, Venezuela), Venezuelan ambassador to the US Bernardo Alvarez). 4/21 MON: lobby congressional reps & join a demo against the National Endowment for Democracy at 2 pm (at NED office). At Howard U, DC. $50/$35 before 3/15. Sponsor: Venezuela Solidarity Network (VSN). Info/endorse: Banbose Shango or Jill Hokanson, 202-544-9355, vsn@AFGJ.org & respect4democracy@afgj.org & http://www.vensolidarity.org 4/18 FRI, 2:30-3:30 pm & 5:30-6:30 pm - Actions: for Iraq Moratorium Day. --2:30-3:30 pm: Leafleting: Alternatives to the military. At Atlantic/Pacific subway station, Bkn (inside, btw R & IRT division). Sponsor: Brooklyn For Peace (counter-recruitment cmt). Info: 718-624-5921, nowar@brooklynpeace.org --5:30-6:30 pm: Vigil. At Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Lincoln Rd near Flatbush, Lincoln Road Entrance, Bkn (Q to Prospect Park). Sponsor: Prospect Lefferts Voices for Peace & Justice. Info: prospectforpeace@verizon.net 4/18 FRI, 9 am-4 pm - Conference: Task Force on Housing Court's 2008 Annual Conf. 100s of housing advocates from across the city discuss issues affecting housing court & housing generally in NYC. At Benjamin N Cardozo School of Law. Info: NYC@wnylc.net 4/18 FRI, 6-10 pm (RESCH from 4/19) - Event: 4th Annual Day in Solidarity w/Int'l PPs/POWS. W/Chrystos (Native American poet), Fred Ho (jazz musician), Lamis Deek (Al-Awda co-chair), Report from the Basque Country. Homage to elder comrades who have passed: Raul Salinas (Leonard Peltier Defense Cmt), George Habash (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine), Luis Miranda (Casa de las Americas). (Rescheduled not to conflict w/Mumia demo on 4/19, see below). At 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). Sponsor: Jericho Movement. Info: 718-853-0893, nycjericho@riseup.net **4/18 FRI, 7 pm - Film/discussion: "Expression=Life: Act Up, Video & the AIDS Crisis." W/activists & filmmakers discussing significance of this powerful, cutting edge work, movement organizing & culture of resistance. At Cantor Film Ctr, 36 E 8th St (R/W to 8th St-NYU, 6 to Astor, A/C/E, B/D/F/V to W 4th, Q/L to 14th St/Union Sq). Free. Sponsors: Deep Dish TV & Gallatin's Community Learning Initiative. Info: deepdishtv.org/News/Default.aspx?id=5 **4/17 FRI, 7 pm - Book event: "Live Through This." W/Nicole Blackman, Cristy Road, Fly, Bonfire Madigan Shive & Silas Howard. Release party for new anthology of original stories, essays & art by 20 visionary women on madness, depression & self-destruction. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). Free. Info: 212-777-6028, http://www.bluestockings.com & http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc 4/18 FRI, 8 pm - Music: Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor. W/Bev Grant & the Dissident Daughters. At Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor, 53 Prospect Park West, Bkn. $10/$6 kids. Info: 718-768-2972, info@jamesreams.com & http://www.bsec.org/events/coffeehouse/index.html **4/18 FRI, 8 pm - Benefit/music: for Oregon's Ancient Forests & Daniel McGowan. W/Your 33 Black Angels, Darren Deicide, Shit Loving Angels & more. Vegan treats, drinks & raffle. At 1087 B'way, upstairs, Bkn (J to Kosciuszko St). $7-10 suggested. Sponsor: Family & Friends of Daniel McGowan. Info: friendsofdanielmcg@yahoo.com & http://www.supportdaniel.org 4/19 SAT, 10 am-6 pm, & 4/20 SUN, 10 am-3 pm - Workshop: "Consensus, Facilitation & Liberation." W/Autumn Brown, Samuel Conway, Carter Klenk, Stephen McFarland (Signals Collective). Introductory course on consensus decision making w/focus on consensus as a revolutionary/liberating practice & potential organizing tool through group discussions/storytelling/games. At 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). Sliding scale $35-65. Sponsors: Brecht Forum, Signals Collective. Info: 212-242-4201, autumn@iambrown.org & brechtforum@brechtforum.org & http://www.iambrown.org & http://www.brechtforum.org **4/19 SAT-4/20 SUN, 10 am-4 pm - Forum: Indigenous Peoples Caucus. Annual event preceding Permanent Forum. At UN Church Ctr, 777 UN Plaza 2nd Fl, 44th St & 1st Ave (across from UN, 4/5/6 to Grand Central-42nd St, E/V to 53rd St-Lexington Ave). Info: Kent Lebsock, Owe Aku Human Rights & Justice Project, 917-751-4239, iamkent@verizon.net **4/19 SAT, 8:30 am - Protest: Pope's visit. "Let him & the world know that the Catholic Church must bear responsibility for its share of the world's woes instead of blaming Atheists, as he has in recent pronouncements." At 5th Ave & 45th St (7 to 5th Ave- 42nd St, B/D/E/F/V to 47th-50th Sts-Rockefeller Ctr, 4/5/6/S to Grand Central-42nd St). Sponsor: NYC Atheists. Info: Ken Bronstein, nycatheists@aol.com 4/19 SAT, 9:30 am-5 pm - Conference: Haiti Solidarity Network of the Northeast Spring Assembly 2008. W/Bishop Thomas Gumbleton. Workshops: US Immigration detention, Micro credit, Healing of memories, Reconciliation. At St Patrick Church & School, 492 Bramhall Ave, Jersey City, NJ. Sponsor: Pax Christi NJ. **4/19 SAT, 11 am - Protest: support Mumia Abu-Jamal. Protest 3/27 federal panel's ruling against Mumia. At Federal Building, 6th & Market Sts, Philly. Info: http://www.freemumia.com Buses from NYC: --Mumia Coalition & IAC: Bus leaves from 33rd St, & 8th Ave at 8 am. $21. Tix (in adv only): 212-330-8029 or Solidarity Center, 55 W 17th St, 5th fl, 212-633-6646. --Iglesia San Romero de las Americas/ANSWER/PSL: Bus leaving from 179th St, & Amsterdam Ave, at 8 am. $20. Tix: Carlito Rovira, 347-387-5459. --Partisan Defense Cmt: Leaving from loc TBA in lower Manhattan. $25/$10 for students & unemployed. Tix: 212-406-4252, partisandefense@earthlink.net --Greyhound: $23 for e-ticket on-line: http://www.greyhound.com/home/en/DealsAndDiscounts/eSavers.aspx --Chinatown Bus: Leaves from 88 E B'way. $20. http://www.2000coach.com/nycphillyrt.html 4/19 SAT, noon-6 pm - Event: Harlem Earth Day. At Harlem State Office Bldg plaza, 163 W 125th St (at Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd, 2/3 to 125th St, A/C/D to 125th St). Sponsor: West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc (WE ACT for Environmental Justice). Info: 212-961-1000 x316, emily@weact.org & http://weact.org 4/19 SAT (RESCH to 4/18) - Event: 4th Annual Day in Solidarity w/Int'l PPs/POWS. **4/19 SAT, 7 pm - Reading: "Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life Through the Pages of a Lost Journal." W/Lily Koppel. Rescuing a discarded diary containing the passions & obsessions of a young woman in 1930's NY. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F to 2nd Ave). Free. Info: 212-777-6028, http://www.bluestockings.com & http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc **4/20 SUN, 1 pm - Action: Earth Day bike ride. Get on your bike & become part of the solution. Ride ends w/after-party & concert at Central Park's Green Apple Festival. Bring snacks to share. Dress in green. Meet at Bkn side, Williamsburg Bridge; 1:45 pm: meetup at Union Sq Park S. Info: http://www.times-up.org **4/20 SUN, 1:15 pm - Film: "In Debt We Trust: America Before the Bubble Bursts" (2007). Written, produced & directed by Danny Schecter. At Community Church of NYC, 28 E 35th St, Gallery Rm (at Park Ave, 6 to 33rd St). Free; donations appreciated. Sponsor: Resistance Cinema. Info: http://www.aria- aperta.org/AriaAperta/Projects/resistanceCinema.html 4/20 SUN, 2-5 pm - Workshop: "New Children/New York Presents Being Different: Youth Films For Community Organizing." Showcases films examining how these young Latino filmmakers feel "different" in their communities; issues incl immigrant life, being undocumented, sexuality, appearance, food choices & family structures. Goal is to help attendees develop strategies for integrating youth media-making into organizing & advocacy around these issues. At Make the Road NY, 301 Grove St, Bkn (btw Myrtle & Knickerbocker, L to Myrtle-Wyckoff Ave, M to Knickerbocker). Info: http://www.maketheroadny.org **4/20 SUN, 7 pm - Film/discussion: "Buffalo War." W/Rosalie Little Thunder, the Sicangu Lakota co-founder of the Buffalo Field Campaign. Documentary about the struggle to save the last wild herd of bison in Yellowstone National Park & to protect sacred lands. Indigenous Voices Series, hosted by WBAI's Tiokasin Ghosthorse. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F to 2nd Ave). $5 suggested. Info: 212-777-6028, http://www.bluestockings.com & http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc _____________________ Please tell others about this Calendar. Too few know.