NY Activist Calendar

March 12, 2005

[The NY Activist Calendar (formerly the CREED NY 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.]

CONTENTS

Events: {1} Regular; {2} Ongoing. Selected Resources: {3} Tours

and Delegations; {4} Classes; {5} Calendars & Event Listings; {6}

Books & Videos; {7} Radio & TV; {8} Other Resources. {1} MARCH

**Through 4/2 SAT - Exhibit: "Eye Am," photos by Paul Guba,

benefiting Casa Freehold (immigrant rights group). At Monmouth

Beach Cultural Center, 128 Ocean Ave, Monmouth Beach, NJ. 3/19

SAT, 1-4 pm: opening reception & benefit; donations welcome.

Info: http://www.gubavision.com



**Through 4/3 SUN - "La Merceria de Maria Gabriela," exhibit of

the work of Argentine-born NYC artist Gabriela Bertiller. At Art

for Change, 1701 Lexington Ave (btw 106th & 107th St, 6 to 103rd

St). Meet the artist 3/31 THU, 6-10 pm. Info: 212-348-7044,

eliana@artforchange.org & http://www.artforchange.org



Through 4/14 THU, 6:45 pm - Medgar Evers College Film & Culture

Series: live performances & film screenings followed by dynamic

discussions w/community leaders, industry professionals &

scholars. 3/17 THU: "The Edge of Each Other's Battles: The Vision

of Audre Lorde," 3/31 THU: "Eyes of the Rainbow," 4/6 WED: "Shoot

First...Ask Questions Later," 4/14 THU "Catch a Fire." At Medgar

Evers College Founders Auditorium, 1650 Bedford Ave, Bkn (2/3/4/5

to Franklin Ave). Free. Info: 718-270-6096, miles@mec.cuny.edu &

http://www.mec.cuny.edu/directions/mec_travdrct.htm



Through 5/21 SAT, WED-SAT, noon-6 pm - Exhibition: "Jump Cuts:

Venezuelan Contemporary Art, Coleccion Mercantil," works from 28

Venezuelan artists from Banco Mercantil's extensive art

collection in Caracas. At Americas Society, 680 Park Ave (at 68th

St). Sponsor: Americas Society. Info: 212-249-8950,

http://www.americas-society.org



Through 6/5 MON - Film trilogy & multimedia installation:

"Disappeared in America." Humanizes the faces of some 3,000

"disappeared" US Muslims detained in post-9/11 security dragnet

(including NYC activist Farouk Abdel-Muhti). At Qns Museum,

Flushing Meadows, Corona, Qns (next to the Unisphere, 7 to Shea

Stadium/Willets Point). Info: 718-592-9700,

http:/www.queensmuseum.org



3/14 MON-3/18 FRI - National Week of Campus & High School

Resistance. Organize protests against military recruiters, teach-

ins, campus demos, educational forums, walkouts, sit-ins, rallies

& other antiwar activities at schools. Sponsors: Global

Resistance Network & Youth & Student ANSWER. Info: 212-533-0417,

info@internationalanswer.org & http://www.ANSWERcoalition.org



**3/14 MON, 6 pm - Film screening, photo exhibition & discussion:

"Speak Out: I Had an Abortion," w/Gillian Aldrich, Jennifer

Baumgardner, Katha Pollitt & Tara Todras-Whitehill. Moderated by

Liza Featherstone. At Brecht Forum, 451 West St (btw Bank &

Bethune St). $6/$10/$15 suggested. Sponsor: Brecht Forum. Info:

212-242-4201, http://www.brechtforum.org



**3/14 MON, 6-9 pm - Nonviolence training session. Prep for doing

civil disobedience at military recruiter offices in NYC on 3/19

SAT (see below); please stay for the full session. At 241

Thompson St (Garden Rm of Judson Church (near Washington Sq Pk,

A/B/C/D/E/F/V to W 4th St). Sponsor: NYC War Resisters League.

Info: 718-768-7306.



**3/14 MON, 6 pm - Discussion: "Artists & Extreme Events: March

'92 Bombay/Sept '01 NY, How Acts of Unprecedented Violence Tear a

City's Fabric," w/artists Atul Dodiya, Zarina Hashmi & Julian

LaVerdiere & Tom Finkelpearl (Qns Museum of Art) & anthropologist

Vyjayanthi Rao. At Vera List Center, New School, 66 W 12th St,

5th fl. Free. Info: http://www.nsu.newschool.edu/vlc



3/14 MON, 7-9 pm - Film screening, wkshp & discussion. "Stories

from Hacienda Luisita," about struggle of the 5,700 farm & sugar

mill workers at Hacienda Luisita, Philippines & the 11/04

massacre that left 7 workers dead. Sharing from NISPOP members

who recently visited the hacienda, wkshp & disc on history &

current conditions faced by Filipino workers, & help make

placards for 3/19 OUT NOW! Mobilization in Central Park. At Metro

Baptist Church, 406 W 40th St (W of 9th Ave, A/C/E to 42nd St).

Sponsor: Network in Solidarity w/the People of the Philippines.

Info: 212-561-1567, nispop@nispop.org & http://www.nispop.org



**3/14 MON, 7 pm - Film screening: "Las Madres: The Mothers of

Plaza de Mayo" (Susana Munoz & Lourdes Portillo, 1985), about the

Argentine mothers' movement to demand to know the fate of 30,000

"disappeared" sons & daughters. At Art for Change, 1701 Lexington

Ave (btw 106th & 107th St, 6 to 103rd St). Info: 212-348-7044,

eliana@artforchange.org & http://www.artforchange.org



**3/14 MON, 7 pm - Public info session & Q&A: "The Rezoning

Campaign." Not sure about the difference btw the community plan &

Bloomberg's plan? Guest speakers from the North Bkn Alliance

offer presentation on the history of the campaign & answer

questions. At The Lucky Cat, 245 Grand St, Bkn (btw Driggs &

Roebling). Info: beka@notanalternative.net &

http://www.notanalternative.net More info:

http://www.northbrooklynalliance.org &

http://www.williamsburgwarriors.org



**3/14 MON, 7:30 pm - Talk: "The Economics of Shrimp: What

Economists Should Know About Ecology," w/Joshua Farley (U of

Vermont). At Manhattanville College, Ophir Rm, Purchase, NY.

Sponsors: St Bartholomew's Church, Episcopal Chaplaincy at

Manhattanville College, Duchesne Center for Social Justice. Info:

Rev Gawain de Leeuw, 914-949-5577, gawaind@gmail.com



3/15 TUE-3/20 SUN - Women's History Month Celebration: Art on

display to be sold at a silent auction for the Center for Anti-

Violence Education (CAE, women- & transgender-led, feminist,

anti-racist community-based organization that brings a commitment

to fighting oppression to all its work). Bidding for the show,

which features local women artists, is open throughout the week.

Closing party: 3/20 SUN, 7 pm, w/live music. At Superfine, 126

Front St, Bkn (at base of Man Bridge). $10. Info: 718-788-1775,

http://www.cae-bklyn.org



3/15 TUE - 9th Int'l Day Against Police Brutality. Info:

Independent IDAPB Organizing Group-Vancouver,

idapb@lycos.com &

http://seattle.indymedia.org/en/2005/01/244065.shtml



3/15 TUE - Latino Health Care Conference: "Cuidemonos: Entendamos

Neuestras Necesidades de Salud." In Sp. Loc TBA. Sponsors:

YAI/National Institute for People w/Disabilities & Premier

HealthCare. Info: Lisa Orbegoso, 212-273-6542.



**3/15 TUE, 10 am - "Send Off" for Sister Lil Mattingly as she

begins her 6-month term in a federal prison in Danbury, CT after

being arrested in 11/04 at the School of the Americas in Ft

Benning, GA. Show support for Sister Lil & SOA Watch's work to

shut down the SOA. At the Maryknoll Sisters Ctr at 10 Pinesbridge

Rd, Ossining, NY (from the S, take the Taconic to Rte 9A to Rte

133, go R at end of ramp, R on Brookside Lne, Ron Pinesbridge,

center's on your R, follow signs). Info: Chuck Bell, No War

Westchester Coalition, 914-830-0639.



3/15 TUE, noon-2 pm - Protest to press for the abolition of

Canada's seal slaughter. At Consulate General of Canada, 1251 6th

Ave. Sponsor: Friends of Animals. Info: Edita Birnkrant, 212-

247-8120, edita@friendsofanimals.org



3/15 TUE, 1 pm - 3rd Annual NYS Animal Protection Lobby Day. Meet

face to face w/state reps to talk about animal rights issues. At

Legislative Office Building, Albany. $35 for lunch & travel.

Sponsor: League of Humane Voters-NYC. Register: 212-889-0303,

http://lobbyday.mollyguard.com/



**3/15 TUE, 7-8:30 pm - "Social Security: Is It Really a Crisis?"

W/Paul Krugman (NY Times), Michael Tanner (CATO Institute) &

Joshua Micah Marshall (journalist). At NY Society for Ethical

Culture, 2 W 64th St. Cosponsor: Democrats.com, Century

Foundation, Democracy Now! & OpenDemocracy.net. Donations. No

reservations, but seating is limited.



**3/15 TUE, 7 pm - Reading: Longtime collaborators Amy Richards &

Jennifer Baumgardner w/Grassroots: A Field Guide to Feminist

Activism," addressing the meaning of being a feminist, drawing on

their own experiences & providing for all feminists (from high

school students to stay-at-home dads) suggestions & steps to

engage & change the world. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St at

Stanton (1 bk south of Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). Free. Info:

212-777-6028, http://www.bluestockings.com



3/16 WED, 12:30 pm - Lunchtime Tour: "Bkn Works: 400 Years of

Making a Living in Bkn." In celebration of Women's History Month,

special 45-min tour highlights work experiences & contributions

of women in Bkn over the centuries. Meet at Bkn Historical

Society, 128 Pierrepont St, Bkn Hts (corner of Clinton &

Pierrepont, R, 4/5, 2/3 to Court St/Boro Hall). Free, but limit

10 people. Info: 718-222-4111, http://www.brooklynhistory.org



3/16 WED, 6-7:30 pm - Spring Economic Policy Workshops: "Reforms

Right & Left: The Indian Economy Since the Crisis of 1991," w/J

Mohan Rao (UMass-Amherst). At New School, 5th floor conf rm, 80

5th Ave. Sponsor: Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis.

Info: 212-229-5901 x4907, http://www.newschool.edu/cepa



3/16 WED, 6-9 pm - Workshop on how to refuse to pay for the war

in Iraq. For people who know nothing about war tax resistance as

well as experienced resisters. At Garden Room, Judson Church, 241

Thompson St (half-block from Washington Sq Park, A/E, B/D/F/V to

W 4th St, N/R to 8th St). Sponsor: NYC War Resisters League.

Info: 718-768-7306, nycwrl@worldnet.att.net



**3/16 WED, 6 pm - Talk: "Northern Exposure--The Canadian

Healthcare System: Its Impact on Residency," w/Danielle Martin

(president PAIRO, Professional Assn of Interns & Residents of

Ontario). At Bellevue Hospital, 27th St & 1st Ave, 17 W

Conference Rm (need photo ID). Refreshments at 5:30 pm. Sponsors:

Physicians for a Nat'l Health Program & Cmt of Interns &

Residents. Info: jlandy@igc.org



**3/16 WED, 6:30 pm - Night-Before (St Patrick's Parade) Drag Tea

Party. At St Patrick's Cathedral steps, 51st St & 5th Ave. Info:

Irish Queers, 917-517-3627, irishqueers@hotmail.com &

http://www.irishqueers.org



3/16 WED, 7 pm - Talk: "Behind the Continuing Disaster in Acheh,

Indonesia: Facts, Politics & Theory," w/Reyza Zain & Anne

Jaclard. At Fusion Arts Museum, 57 Stanton St (1 block south of

Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). Sliding scale. Sponsor: New SPACE (New

School for Pluralistic Anti-Capitalist Education). Info:

800-377-6183, http://new-space.mahost.org



**3/16 WED, doors open at 7 pm, show at 8 pm - Launch Party for

$pread, 1st US magazine to explore the sex industry from the

workers' perspective. W/new punk band I Love You, Drag, Dance &

Dissent Divas Dalipstyxx, Playboy's 1st out lesbian Playmate

Stephanie Adams, Off-B'way interracial/interfaith comedy

sensation Epstein & Hassan ("The Black & the Jew"), sexpert &

author Ducky Doolittle, Hook Magazine founders Shane Luijtens &

Daniel WK Lee, DJs & much more. At The Slipper Room, 167 Orchard

St (corner Stanton St, F/V to 2nd Ave; must be 21 to enter). $10

w/copy of magazine/$7 without/$8 for sex workers w/a magazine or

$5 without. Info: kimberlee@spreadmagazine.org,

http://www.spreadmagazine.org



**3/16 WED, 7 pm - Talk: "From the Amazon to the Arctic: Climate

Change, Global Warming: A Journalist's Search for

Sustainability," w/Andrew Revkin (NY Times science reporter). At

Manhattanville College, Benziger Conference Rm, Purchase, NY.

Free. Sponsor: Environmental Crises Seminar. Info: Connie Hogarth

Ctr for Social Change, 914-323-7156.



**3/16 WED, 7 pm - Film screening: "Buena Vista Social Club"

(Cuba, 1999, Wim Wenders). Legendary Buena Vista Social Club

musicians, recording their experiences as they perform in Cuba &

abroad. At Art for Change, 1701 Lexington Ave (btw 106th & 107th

St, 6 to 103rd St). Info: 212-348-7044, eliana@artforchange.org &

http://www.artforchange.org



**3/16 WED, 7 pm - Screenings: "Remembering Rachel Corrie,"

several videos on 2nd anniversary of death of peace activist in

Rafah, Gaza Strip while defending a Palestinian home. At

Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave (at Second Street, F/V to 2nd

Ave). Info: lcamarasana@gc.cuny.edu



**3/16 WED, 7:30 pm - Discussion & preview film clips. "Murder by

the State: Implications of the Death Penalty & the Struggle to

Abolish It." W/Silvia Federici (Radical Philosophy Anti-Death

Penalty project), Rachel King (ACLU, Capital Punishment Project &

author), Nerissa Kunakemakorn & the Welfare Poets (filmmakers).

At Brecht Forum, 451 West St (btw Bank & Bethune St). $6/$10/$15

suggested. Sponsor: Brecht Forum. Info: 212-242-4201,

http://www.brechtforum.org



**3/17 THU, 10:30 am - Protest against the anti-queer St

Patrick's parade. Queer & Irish music, spectacle & general

fierceness to confront the religious right. Legal protest, no

civil disobedience planned. At east side 5th Ave at 58th St.

Contact on or near site: 917-517-3627. Info & to help w/demo &

prop-making: 212-289-1101, irishqueers@hotmail.com or

http://www.irishqueers.org



3/17 THU, 4:15-6:15 pm - NY Immigration Seminar Series: "Ethnic

Enclaves & Economies: Springboard or Trap? Solidarity or

Conflict?" w/Margaret Chin (Hunter College, author, Sewing Women:

Immigrants & the NYC Garment Industry) & Pyong Gap Min (Qns

College, author, Caught in the Middle: Korean Communities in NY &

Los Angeles). At CUNY Grad Ctr, 365 5th Ave, rm 6112 (btw 34th &

35th St). Free. Info: DJackson@gc.cuny.edu



**3/17 THU, 5:30-7:30 pm - Book party & forum: "Dilemmas of

Domination: The Unmaking of the American Empire" w/Walden Bello.

At Brecht Forum, 451 West St (btw Bank & Bethune St). $6/$10/$15

suggested. Space is limited. Sponsor: Brecht Forum. Info:

212-242-4201, http://www.brechtforum.org



3/17 THU, 6-9 pm - Filipino contingent planning meeting for 3/19

"Troops Out Now" march & rally. At Int'l Action Ctr, 39 W 14th

St, rm 206 (btw 5th & 6th Ave). BAYAN-USA. Info:

http://www.troopsoutnow.org



**3/17 THU, 7 pm - Reading: An Unauthorized Biography of the

World, w/Canadian author Michael Riordon on the practice of oral

history & its uses by activists around the globe from fighting

homelessness in Cleveland to building cultural bridges in Israel

& Palestine. Riordon is active in 9/11 Oral History Project at at

Columbia U. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk

south of Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). Free. Info: 212-777-6028,

http://www.bluestockings.com



**3/17 THU, 7 pm - Report-back: "Debrief on World Social Forum,"

w/Grace Braley, who attended 5th WSF in Porto Alegre. Should

there be a Westchester Social Forum? At South Presbyterian

Church, on Radford St btw B'way & Riverdale Ave, Yonkers, NY.

Info: gracebraley@yahoo.com



**3/17 THU, 8 pm - Book/DVD Party & Forum: "Chavez, Venezuela &

the New Latin America." W/David Deutschmann, Leonor Osorio

(Venezuelan Consul General) & others TBA. At Brecht Forum, 451

West St (btw Bank & Bethune St). $6/$10/$15 suggested. Sponsor:

Brecht Forum. Info: 212-242-4201, http://www.brechtforum.org



**3/17 THU, 8 pm - Screening: "This Is What Democracy Looks Like"

(2000), 11/99 protests in Seattle against the World Trade

Organization summit. At 49 E Houston St (btw Mott & Mulberry).

Free. Sponsor: TIME'S UP! Info: 212-802-8222, http://www.times-

up.org



3/18 FRI-3/19 SAT - "Enforcing the Minimum Wage for Working

Families: A Conf on New Strategies for Communities & Government."

At NYU. Sponsors: National Employment Law Project, Brennan Center

for Justice. Info: NELP, 212-285-3025, cruckelshaus@nelp.org



3/18 FRI-3/20 SUN - Global Days of Protest on 2-year Anniversary

of the Iraq War. Local actions nationwide. In NYC: 3/18 FRI,

6:30-9 pm: sendoff rally & press conference for buses to

Fayetteville, NC rally (see below). 3/19 SAT: Civil Disobedience

at 3 recruitment center sites (Flatbush, Kingsbridge, Times Sq):

rally at each site, march to recruitment center, leafleting,

discussions, CD for those who choose; Ya Ya Network, Code Pink,

War Resisters League & others participating (see below). 3/20

SUN: interfaith service at Riverside Church. Info: United for

Peace & Justice, 212-868-5545, http://www.unitedforpeace.org



**3/18 FRI, 6:30 pm - Party & celebration. Int'l Working Women's

Day & Women's History Month event dedicated to Puerto Rican

political prisoner Haydee Beltran Torres, who has spent 25 years

in jail for fighting for Puerto Rican independence. W/Rosie

Mendez (future City Councilmember), atty Lynne Stewart & poets

Alina Serrano, Tanya Torres, Mariposa. DJ Carlito playing salsa &

merengue. At St Mary's Church, 521 W 126th St (btw B'way &

Amsterdam Ave, 1/9 to W 125th St & B'way). $10 donation; food &

alcohol for sale; raffle of Latin American artisan work made or

donated by women, $2 a ticket. Sponsors: ProLibertad Freedom

Campaign & women's collective Yaya. Info: Bx 718-601-4751, Man

212-927-9065, NJ 201-435-3244, ProLibertad@Hotmail.com &

http://www.ProLibertadWeb.com



3/18 FRI, 6:30 pm - Candlelight walk to mark the 2nd anniv of

Iraq War. Members of the Chelsea community carry candles,

flashlights, bells & playing acoustic instruments as a reminder

that this is the 2nd year of war in Iraq. Assemble NW corner, 8th

Ave & 24th St. Sponsor: Chelsea Neighbors United to End the War

(all-volunteer organization, open to all & functioning by

consensus, not formally affiliated w/any other organization but

willing to work w/all groups & individuals committed to ending

this war). Info: 212-726-1385 & Chuck Zlatkin, Chelsea Neighbors

United to End the War, 917-693-9427,

ChelseaNeighborsUnited@yahoo.com



**3/18 FRI, 7 pm - Performance: "This Is Creative Evolution,"

poets, monologists, musicians, story-tellers, sketch performers &

playwrights, Lisa Haas & Michelle Colletti's environment for

women artists to develop their works. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen

St (at Stanton, 1 bk south of Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). Free.

Info: 212-777-6028, http://www.bluestockings.com



**3/18 FRI, 7:30 pm - Book Party & Forum: "Good Muslim, Bad

Muslim: America, the Cold War & the Roots of Terror," w/Mahmood

Mamdani. At Brecht Forum, 451 West St (btw Bank & Bethune St).

$6/$10/$15 suggested. Sponsor: Brecht Forum. Info: 212-242-4201,

http://www.brechtforum.org



**3/18 FRI, 7:30-8:30 pm - Candlelight vigil: End the Occupation

Now, Bring the Troops Home. At Anderson St & River St,

Hackensack, NJ (across from Sears). Sponsors: Teaneck Peace &

Justice Coalition, Bergen County Peace & Justice Coalition,

Bergen County People's Organization for Progress. Info:

http://www.bergenjustice.net



3/18 FRI, 8 pm - 3rd Friday w/Park Slope Food Coop: Jezra Kaye &

Friends, JA Granelli & Mr Lucky. At The Good Coffeehouse Music

Parlor, 53 Prospect Park West, Bkn, NY. $10/$6 children. Info:

718-768-2972, 718-965-8490, 917-514-5364, info@jamesreams.com,

http://www.bsec.org/events/coffeehouse/index.html



3/18 FRI, 8 pm - Fundraiser: for federal suit against West Point

to defend the free speech rights of 8 Westchester County

residents who wore "US Out of Iraq" T-shirts at last year's Army-

Navy basketball game. W/explanation of case by atty Michael

Sussman, jazz by the Dave Finucane Quartet & the Westchester Jazz

Workshop. At 1 Station Plaza, 38 North Division St, Peekskill,

NY. $20; free refreshments. Info: nickmottern@earthlink.net



**3/19 SAT - Rally: "Real Support for the Troops Means Bring Them

Home Now!" Speakers from Iraq Veterans Against the War, Military

Families Speak Out, Veterans for Peace, Vietnam Veterans Against

the War, many others. In Fayetteville, NC (Ft Bragg). Sponsors:

Fayetteville Peace w/Justice, Quaker House. Info: Lou Plummer,

910-433-9053, lou.plummer@mac.com & Chuck Fager, 910-323-3912,

chuckfager@aol.com

--Buses from NYC (updated): Leave 3/18 FRI, 9:30 pm; different

buses return 3/19 SAT & 3/20 SUN. $65, limited number of $35 tix

for students/low income. Info/tix: United for Peace & Justice,

212-868-5545, http://www.unitedforpeace.org



3/19 SAT, 10 am - Antiwar march to Central Park: "Out Now."

Speakers: Rep Cynthia McKinney, other Congress members, Martin

Luther King III, former atty gen Ramsey Clark, Rev Lucius Walker,

human rights lawyer Lynne Stewart, NYC Council members, labor

officials, immigrant rights organizers, artists, celebrities,

vets, military families, US soldiers who are resisting orders to

Iraq. 10 am: gather at Marcus Garvey Park, 124th St & 5th Ave for

brief rally before march; 11:20 am: stop at recruiting center at

76 W 125th St to protest against economic conscription,

militarism in the schools & return of the draft; noon: rally in

East Meadow, Central Park; 3:30 pm: march (route TBA, see

http://troopsoutnow.org for updates). Sponsor: Out Now! Coalition

(Int'l Action Center, Al-Awda Palestine Right to Return

Coalition, Million Worker March, many others). Info:

212-633-6646, iacenter@iacenter.org & http://www.TroopsOutNow.org

or http://www.iacenter.org

--Freedom Ride - Riders demonstrate oil-free transportation &

assist pedestrian peace protesters. Converge upon Central Park at

11 am riding the loops in support of the rally; at noon, riders

may either join the rally or head out on to the streets to ride

together. Info: notforme88@hotmail.com

--Labor Contingent - Assemble 10 am at Marcus Garvey Park.

Sponsor: NYC Labor Against War. Info: 917-282-0139,

nyclaw@comcast.net & http://www.troopsoutnow.org/

--Philippines contingent - No to US intervention in the

Philippines, Iraq & everywhere! Sponsors: Network in Solidarity

w/the People of the Philippines (NISPOP), GABRIELA Network,

NY/NJ, Ugnayan & DAMAYAN Migrant Workers Assn). Info: NISPOP,

212-561-1567, nispop@nispop.org & http://www.nispop.org

--Westchester peace train - Leaves White Plains station 9:30 am.

Sponsor: NoWar Westchester Coalition. Info: 914-589-0744,

914-273-8852, KlosRtoGod@optonline.net



**3/19 SAT, 10 am - Protest against the war. Meet at 44 E Central

Ave, Maywood, NJ; march on Maywood Ave. Info: Stephen Mosca, 201-

462-4016, mosca_usa@msn.com



**3/19 SAT, 10:30 am - Civil disobedience at recruitment center

sites to mark 2nd anniversary of Iraq war. Structured by affinity

groups acting autonomously within the nonviolence guidelines &

participating in decision-making w/the whole group.

--Man, 10:30 am: Gather at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (47 St btw 1st

& 2nd Aves); 11:30 am: solemn procession w/coffins to Times Sq

Recruiting Station (43 St & B'way).

--Bkn, 10:45 am: Gather at 2 locations: Bkn Public Library

(Flatbush Ave near Grand Army Plaza & Prospect Park) & Bkn Boro

Hall; 11:30 am: 2 solemn processions w/coffins, along Flatbush

Ave from the library & through the Fulton Mall from Boro Hall;

noon: leafletting & CD at military recruiting offices at 102

Flatbush Ave (near State St).

--Bx, 11 am: Vigil at recruiting offices, Fordham Rd & Grand

Concourse.

Sponsors/endorsers: NYC War Resisters League, United for Peace &

Justice, Socialist Party USA, Voices in the Wilderness, Bkn

Parents for Peace, Park Slope Greens, Catholic Worker, Code Pink,

Not In Our Name, Ya-Ya Network, Socialist Party of NYC,

Progressive Programmers League, Kairos Community, World War III

Arts in Action, No Police State Coalition. Info/guidelines:

718-768-7306, nycwrl@att.net



3/19 SAT, noon-2 pm - Anti-fur demo. At Steven Corn Furs, 295 Rte

17, N Paramus, NJ. Sponsor: Caring Activists Against Fur. Info:

http://www.caafgroup.com



**3/19 SAT, 1 pm - Mid-Hudson Region peace rally & march, w/Rep

Maurice Hinchey, New Paltz mayor Jason West, town supervisor Don

Wilen, many others. At Hasbrouck Park, New Paltz. Sponsor: 3/19

Coalition (over 60 local organizations). Info:

jacdon@earthlink.net



**3/19 SAT, 1 pm - Rally & speakout on 2nd anniversary of US

invasion of Iraq. At monument, intersection of Palisades Ave &

Tenafly Rd, Englewood, NJ. Sponsor: Bergen County Peace & Justice

Coalition. Info: http://www.bergenjustice.net



3/19 SAT, 7 pm (doors open 6 pm) - Roses & Bread 10th Annual

Women's Open Poetry/Performance Event, honoring Sista II Sista,

Bkn-wide community-based collective of working-class young &

adult Black and Latina women ( http://www.sistaiisista.org ).

W/Sonia Sanchez & Asha Bandele. At Brecht Forum, 451 West St (btw

Bank & Bethune St). $10/$15/$20; light supper provided. A women &

trans-folk only event. Sponsors: Brecht Forum & the Women of

Resistance in Bkn. Info & reserve child care (by 3/10): 212-242-

4201, lizr@brechtforum.org & http://www.brechtforum.org



**3/19 SAT, 7 pm - Candlelight vigil: Be About Peace Day. At

Ethical Culture Society, 516 Prospect St, Maplewood.



3/19 SAT, 8 pm - Benefit Performance: "Iraq: Speaking of War."

The real-life story of the war through the words of the people

who have lived it, both Americans & Iraqis. W/Kathleen Chalfant,

George Barteneiff, Najla Said, Judith Malina & others. Music

performances: "Litany" (Milos Raickovich); percussionists

Gilberto Alvarez & Johnny Faraj; chorus (co-directed by Alicia

House & Dalia Baisouney, CUNY) & photo montage of Iraqi civilians

& mosques (Ilkke Uimonnen, Magnum). At CUNY Graduate Ctr,

Proshansky Auditorium, 365 5th Ave (at 34th St). $10. Benefits US

veteran & Iraqi civilian relief organizations. Info & tix:

212-817-8215, http://www.IraqNamingtheDead.org



3/19 SAT, 8 pm - Peoples' Voice Cafe: Bkn Women's Chorus. At The

Workmen's Circle, 45 E 33rd St (btw Madison & Park); wheelchair-

accessible. $12 suggested/$9 members. Info: 212-787-3903.



**3/19 SAT, 8 pm - "Peace Is Our Choice," collection of poems,

songs, essays & short plays all read/sung by TheDrillingCompany.

At 78th St Theatre Lab, 236 W 78th St, 3rd fl. Donation

suggested. Sponsors: TheDrillingCompany, Theatre Against War,

78th Street Theatre Lab. Info: Hamilton Clancy, 212-414-7717,

drillingcompany@aol.com.