Archive for April, 2009

Monday, April 6 - Noon - 1 p.m. Federal Building Plaza (Adams and Dearborn), Chicago PDA in solidarity with Physicians for A National Health Program and National Nurses Organizing Committee Tell President Obama and Congress: Put single-payer health care on the table! Don’t let the insurance companies dictate health reform HR 676 & HB 311 NOW! Contacts: Quentin Young, M.D., (312) 7... Mark Almberg, Physicians for... »

Thurs. April 09 - 7 PM. Oak Park Library. Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of every month in the Oak Park Public Library (Book Discussion Room). Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact John at Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of every month in the Oak Park Public Library. Everyone is welcome.... »

Ill Coalition for Justice, Peace & the Environment 4th Annual Conference April 17-18, 2009 People's Church, 941 W. Lawrence Ave - Chicago, IL Ending the Cycle of War - Beyond Corporate Dominance: Which Way Forward for the Justice, Peace, Environment Movement? Friday Night Panel (Fri, April 17, 2009 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm) Requested Donation - $10 (For Fri. Panel Only) Featuring distinguished speakers: Robert Naiman Riane Eisler Dean Baker followed by book... »

April 18, 2009 Lutheran School of Theology 1100 E. 55th St. in Chicago Dinner: 5:30 PM; Program: 7:00 PM Angela Davis will be the keynote speaker for the 36th Anniversary Human Rights Awards of the Chicago Branch of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. For more information... »

April 22, 2009 - 7 PM. 637 S. Dearborn, Chicago Sponsored by: American Friends Service Committee Join us for the next segment in the ongoing War in Focus series. Presenting: Michael McConnell, Regional Director of the AFSC Great Lakes Region, will present an in-depth look at the true cost of a war-driven economy. Dave Ranney, Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois-Chicago, is an economist... »

Sunday, April 26 Gale House (124 N. Kenilworth, Oak Park, IL) Unite Temple Social Mission Committee Presents a Public Forum Living Wage Ordinance Endorsed by a Majority of Oak Park Electorate 12:45 PM: Doors Open 1:00 PM: Light Lunch 1:30 PM: Speakers 2:00 PM: Open Discussion 2:30 PM: End of Program Facilitator: Janet Holden (Unity Temple Social Mission Committee) Speakers: Tom Broderick - History of the Ordinance in Oak Park Reverend C.J. Hawking - A... »

Sun. April 26 - 2 PM Small Meeting Room, Oak Park Main Library 834 Lake Street, Oak Park Oak Park Coalition for Truth and Justice Presents FREE FILM SERIES: Soldiers of Conscience Co-sponsored by the Oak Park Public... »