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Forums/Meetings
A New New Deal:
Obama Year One
Taking Stock: Where Are We and Where Do We Go From Here? Saturday, February 20, 2010, 1:30pm - 4:30pm Roosevelt University Auditorium Building (430 S. Michigan), Room 232 This past year, in the aftermath of the historic 2008 elections and in the midst of the deepest economic crisis since the Great Depression, activists and... »
OPCTJ Film Series: “Thirst”
A piercing look at the global corporate drive to control and profit from our water -- from bottles to tap. Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, 2:00 p.m. Veterans Room, Oak Park Library 834 Lake Street, Oak Park. Co-Sponsored by: The Oak Park Public Library. Is water part of a shared "commons", a human right for all people? Or is it a commodity to be bought,... »
OPCTJ Film Series: “Never Turning Back; The World of Peggy Lipschutz”
Sunday, August 30, 2009, 2:00 p.m. Veterans Room, Oak Park Library 834 Lake Street, Oak Park. Co-Sponsored by: The Oak Park Public Library. The life and work of artist and activist Peggy Lipschut This film, by filmmaker Jerri Zbiral, celebrates the life and work of 90 year-old Evanston artist Peggy Lipschutz and her "chalk talks" (Songs You can See!). For a generation of labor... »
A New New Deal: How We Make It Happen!
Saturday, June 13, 2009, 12:30-5:00 p.m. Workers United Hall, 333 S. Ashland, Chicago An organizing workshop to build the movement for change based on human needs by connecting the fights for ending wars and militarism; workers' rights; the right to health care; and stopping foreclosures. Visit the event page for details Join other Chicago area labor, community, religious leaders and... »
Eyewitness Reports On Iraq’s Historic Labor Conference
May 30, 2009, 3PM - Roosevelt University - Come hear Amjad Ali, Representative of the Iraqi Freedom Congress. After six years of US invasion, war and destruction... Help support Iraq’s inspiring grass roots labor movement fighting for a free, secular and independent Iraq. FORUM (3 p.m.): Roosevelt University, Gage Gallery, 18 S. Michigan. AMJAD ALI of the Iraqi Freedom Congress MIKE ZWEIG of AFT... »
Annual Walk for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine
Break the Silence. Break the Blockade. Sunday, May 17, 2009, Oak Park, Illinois Although Gaza has faded from the headlines in the aftermath of Israel’s December 2008–January 2009 bombardment and assault, the blockade and siege of Gaza’s 1.5 million residents continues. Already an impoverished, isolated zone before the winter war, Gaza now faces a humanitarian disaster of catastrophic proportions, widespread physical... »
ARC 09: Re-Imagining Change; A Movement Summit
May 2nd, the day after the historic May Day march for workers rights, ARC'09 will be convening "Re-Imagining Change: A Movement Summit". Marking the close of the first one hundred days of the Obama administration, the Movement Summit is intended to provide an opportunity for progressive activists to come together and take stock of the state of the world and the... »
A Living Wage for the Village of Oak Park
Economic Justice - More than Necessary in These Difficult Times. Unite Temple Social Mission Committee Presents a Public Forum Living Wage Ordinance Endorsed by a Majority of Oak Park Electorate Sunday, April 26 Gale House (124 N. Kenilworth, Oak Park, IL) 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... »
ICJPE Annual Conference: “Ending the Cycle of War”
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... »
Angela Davis, Keynote Speaker for NAARPR Human Rights Awards
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 at 7:00 pm at the Lutheran School of Theology, 1100 E. 55th St. in Chicago. A... »
Featured Resources
Feb. 20, 2010 - Obama Year One - Taking Stock: Where Are We and Where Do We Go From Here?Join leaders of the labor, peace, immigrant rights, healthcare reform, and economic justice movements in assessing the past year and current political conditions to determine ways we can work together towards progressive change.
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