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Blackwater author Jeremy Scahill
Northwestern University at Harris Hall, Room 108
7:00 p.m., Wednesday May 16
May 16, Jeremy Scahill, author of the newly released "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's most Powerful Mercenary Army" will appear at Northwestern University at Harris Hall, Room 108. The time is tentatively scheduled for 7:00 pm.
Jeremy is a regular contributor to Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. He also reports for The Nation where his story on Blackwater is featured in their April 2 issue.
Scahill has reported extensively from Iraq, the former Yugoslavia and Nigeria. He is currently a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at The Nation.
"Blackwater, the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army" is his first book.
Come hear what this award-winning investigative journalist has uncovered about George Bush's Shadow Army.
Sponsored by Northwestern University's History Department, Neighbors For Peace, NSCPJ and New World Resource Center.
Directions and location of Harris hall:
Harris is at the corner where Sheridan, after running east-west at the south end of campus, turns back to a north-south road. Or, its at the corner when Chicago Ave. merges with or turns into Sheridan. The address is 1881 Sheridan Rd, but you can find buildings on the campus by using the maps or asking a student Harris is also due west of the parking lot that is by the lake at the south end of the campus--folks should walk west from the parking lot until they reach the last building on the left --if they go any father, they'll reach Sheridan Rd.
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An Evening with Eva Golinger
Evanston Public Library
Church St. at Orrington Ave.
6:30 p.m., Monday May 7
Eva Golinger, a Venezuelan American attorney living in Caracas and author of The Chavez Code uncovered millions of dollars spent by the U.S. in the 2002 failed coup attempt against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Eva Golinger will speak on the Venezuela Revolution and Social Transformation including the impact of U.S. intervention in Venezuela. She will also answer questions from the audience. Copies of her book will be available for purchase .
Healthy dinner snacks and beverages will be served starting at 6:15pm.
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Tax Day
Evanston Post Office Protest
Evanston Post Office on Tuesday,
April 17 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wearing large signs, members of Neighbors for Peace, the North Shore Coalition for Peace and Justice, and other peace groups will distribute leaflets from the War Resisters League titled “Where your Income Tax Money Really Goes.” The leaflets show how the budget published by the federal government hides the true percentage spent on war and will alert those filing last-minute tax returns to the cuts in human services that the Iraq war has caused.
The government’s view of the 2008 budget, published as a pie chart in the Washington Post on February 6, 2007, distorts the true percentage spent on the military by including Trust Funds (e.g., Social Security). In addition, the pie chart does not distinguishes past military spending from nonmilitary spending.
More accurate figures show that 51% of the tax revenue goes to the military, with $727 billion for current military in 2008, including the $93 billion unbudgeted “emergency supplemental appropriation,” which funds the war in Iraq.
For information, call Grace Richardson at 847.869.8441
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March 20th
Michigan Ave March & Rally
Stop Funding War & Occupation
Troops Home Now
There will be a march on Michigan Avenue on the evening of Tuesday, March 20th, followed by a rally at Daley Plaza.
Subsequent to the January 6th meeting, the ad hoc coalition won a permit which calls for assembling at the Ogden Elementary School parking lot (24 W. Walton Street) at 6 PM, with a march down Michigan beginning at 7:30 PM, with an 8:30 PM rally at Daley Plaza.
Click here for more info.
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"The Ground Truth"
Documentary showing
Evanston Public Library,
March 24 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Documentary "The Ground Truth," showing the suffering of U.S. Troops. "Sometimes the greatest act of courage is to tell the truth."
Plus slides on the suffering of the Iraqi people.
Evanston Public Library, Church and Orrington, two blocks from the Davis stop on the Purple Line and Metra North.
Free, with refreshments.
09/17-23 - Film Screening:
Bush’s Brain
Michael Paradies Shoob and Joseph Mealey’s documentary
on Karl Rove. Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport.
09/19 Memorial Procession for American Soldiers Lost in the Occupation of Iraq (Barrington, IL)
Guests include Rob Sarra of Iraq Vets Against the War and Dr. Amir Ali of Institute of Islamic Information and Education. At 2 p.m. at 325 E. Main. Call 847-420-3274 for information
09/19 - Ongoing Developments in Venezuela
Hear Vicki Cervantes from La Voz de los de Abajo. At 10 a.m. at the Third Unitarian Church, 301 N. Mayfield.
09/21 - Bill Ayers: Teaching Toward Freedom
The author and activist discusses his new book. At 57th Street Books, 1301 E. 57th St.
09/22 - Film Screening: The USA PATRIOT Act
Explores the effects of a program requiring non-immigrant Muslim males to register with the Department of Homeland Security. At 7 p.m. at Healing Earth, 3111 N. Ashland. Sponsored by Chicago IndyMedia and Healing Earth Progressive Film Theater. Call 773-486-7660 for information
09/25 - Chicago Labor Against War
Meets weekly at 10 a.m. at the UNITE union hall, Ashland and Van Buren Streets.
09/25 - Million Worker March Planning Meeting
At 1 p.m. at the UE Hall, 37 S. Ashland. Call 773-913-6539 for information
09/25 - Film Screening: Ticket To Jerusalem
Rashid Masharawi’s drama of a Palestinian film projectionist. At 5 p.m. at Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State.
09/25 - Nuclear Dollars Versus the Common Good
Featuring Dr. Walter A. Davis, Dr. Doug Rokke, Dr. Bob Fitrakis, Harvey Wasserman, Terry Lodge and many more. Call 614-299-4702 for information
09/26 - Film Screening: The Arsenal Of Hypocrisy
Documentary on U.S. weaponization of space. At 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. at Healing Earth Resources, 3111 N. Ashland. Call 773-486-7660 for information
09/26 - How Is U.S. Foreign Policy Affecting Your Life? (Des Plaines, IL)
Town hall forum with Oakton College faculty and students. At 1 p.m. at Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Rd. Call 847-635-1645 for information
09/28 - Party Politics
Panelists include Jackie Grimshaw of Center for Neighborhood Technology, David Moberg of In These Times and Marc Loveless of the Green Party USA. At 7 p.m. at the HotHouse, 31 E. Balbo. Sponsored by the HotHouse.
11/13-14 - Fourth Annual Convention of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty
Join family members, former death row prisoners and activists to take a look at our movement, our victories and our challenges. Activists from across the country will gather for two days of lively discussions, workshops and guest speakers. Featuring Barbara Ransby (historian and author of "Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision"), Billy Neal Moore (spent almost 17 years on Georgia's death row), Monique Matthews (sister of newly freed Louisiana death row prisoner Ryan Matthews), Shujaa Graham (former California death row prisoner), Darby Tillis (exonerated Illinois death row prisoner), Madison Hobley (pardoned Illinois death row prisoner), Sandra Reed (mother of Texas death row prisoner Rodney Reed), Gricelda Ceja (mother of former Illinois death row prisoner) and Mildred Henry (member of the Enough Is Enough Campaign). At the University of Chicago, Kent Hall, 1020 E. 58th St. Call 773-955-4841
08/29 - RNC PROTEST - NEW YORK CITY
03/20 - SAY NO TO WAR RALLY & MARCH - CHICAGO
& MICHIGAN
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