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Thursday, March 8, 6:00 pm
Pretexts, Paranoia and Public Space: Rethinking the Right to the City after 9/11
Speaker: Don Mitchell, Syracuse University

How has post-9/11 fear led municipalities to seek new modes of
regulation of public space?  Don Mitchell argues that many of these
new modes are simply pretexts.  Claiming to target one issue, they
actually target specific classes of people.  Is the novel use of no
trespassing ordinances applied to public property helping to construct
a city based on social prohibitions rather than social inclusion?
The Newberry Library
60 West Walton Street
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Event Date: Thursday, March 8, 4:30 pm

"Affect and ACT  UP"
Classics 110, 1010 E. 59th Street, on the University of Chicago  campus

Every media report about ACT UP during its heyday noted participants'
anger, but few commentators have explored the role that anger, and
other feelings, played in the movement. Marking the 20th anniversary
of the emergence of ACT UP/New York, this roundtable will explore the
affective dimensions of ACT UP.
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Event Date: Friday, March 9, 7pm,
36 S. Wabash, Room 1440 (the office of News & Letters)

An in-depth discussion of the origins of the Soviet Union and the
significance of its social and political system in the 20th century and
today.  The discussion will revolve around Arthur Rosenberg's *History
of Bolshevism*, relevant chapters of which are available at
http://49underground.org/nextevents.php (at the top of the page).  The
meeting will begin with short presentations on readings that offer
several different critical perspectives on early Soviet history.  Please
write to southsideanticap@riseup.net to tell us that you would like to
attend.

This will be the first of a short series of discussions that attempt
both to understand Soviet-type society in its own terms and context, and
to grasp its significance for us today.

Organized by the "49th St. Underground", a loosely discussion group
aiming to understand capitalism and possible alternatives to it.  For
more information write southsideanticap@riseup.net or visit
49underground.org. Space for the meeting is provided by News & Letters
(newsandletters.org).

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Event Date: Saturday March 10 NOON

In the anniversary of the first mega march for immigrant rights, come
to Federal Plaza (Adams and Dearborn) at 12 noon, this Saturday,  to
stand up for the right to work and live in this country without fear.

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Event Date: March 10  4-7pm
National Day of Appreciation For Abortion Providers
Celebrate! A bake sale event for choice
at Acme Art Works, 1741 N. Western
Free Admission!
The event promises to be "celebratory, informative and yummy" and has
been organized byChicago Abortion Fund and Pomegranate Health
Collective.

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Event Date: March 15 7pm
Visual Resistance: Stencil art from Oaxaca
Café Mestizo 1646 W. 18th Street
www.colectivocasa.org/oaxacaresiste
luis@sfalliance.org

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Event Date: March 17th

CAMi, Comite Anti-Militarization is organizing a march and protest on
the 4th anniversary of the war in Iraq. Furthermore, we want to do it
in Pilsen.  Although, the immigration issue is clearly and justifiably
the burning issue in our community, we want to help create more
critical consciousness to the war as well.  We feel it's very
important to tie opposition to this war with immigration. They do not
want our undocumented parents here, but they sure want their kids (us)
to fight in their unjust wars.
On Saturday, March 17th, we will begin at 12 Noon  at the 5 corners of
Cermak, Blue Island , & Ashland with music, art, singing, speakers,
and anything else we can to get our community excited and conscious.
Then, at 2 we march down Ashland to 18th St  and over to Blue Island
(Plaza Tenochtitlan) & continue the rally there.

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Event Date: Monday, March 19th 6pm

From June 27-July 1, 2007 10,000 participants are expected to convene
at the first U.S. Social Forum http://www.ussf2007.org/ in Atlanta,
Georgia. Come find out what Chicagoans are doing to prepare.

UNITE HERE Midwest Jt. Board
333 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago
Contact Chicago JWJ for more info: 312-738-6203 / carlos@jwj.org

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Event Date(s): March 23 & 24
Come to the Chicago Cultural Center for the FamilyFarmed.org
email: info@sustainusa.org
phone: 312.951.8999
web: http://www.familyfarmed.org

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Event Date: March 29 6pm
How we SCHEDULE
location: Columbia College A + D Gallery 619 S. Wabash Ave.
co-sponsor: Optionalevents.com
speakers: Salem Collo-Julin (optional events)
reps from Gapers Block, New World Resource Center, Polvo and more!

In the age of email, blogs and myspace all of our schedules have
become significantly more plugged in and complicated. These groups
have been trying to provide their communities with a filter for all
those activities and today we will discuss their projects and how we
could better coordinate our efforts as event/action organizers and
calendar keepers.

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Event Date: March 29

First Annual Putt Putt (golf)Green Design Competition

Support the Experimental Station and Material Exchange in their first
joint fundraising event by playing a round of mini-golf! Artists,
designers, engineers, school groups, and families battle for the most
Rube Goldbergesque putting green which employs the most circuitous and
inefficient means to accomplish the task of getting the ball in the
hole. The green designers were given a piece of astroturf salvaged
from an exhibition held at the Renaissance Society in 1994 of the
German artist Martin Kippenberger's work, an installation entitled,
The Happy End of Franz Kafka's Amerika. The designers have the added
challenge of using reclaimed materials, and building a future use into
each green design. They have responded with greens that become a
skateboard ramp, bike paniers, (the little packs that hang off of a
bike rack), and a fountain made of old plumbing to name a few. The
designs are playful and beautiful, and will undoubtedly make for some
challenging miniature golf.

The course will be open to the public from Thursday March 22nd through
Monday March 27th. The opening reception is on Thursday, March 29th at
6-10pm at the Experimental Station @ 6100 S Blackstone just south of
the University of Chicago east of the intersection at 61st Street and
Dorchester. Contact info @ material-exchange.org for more information.
There will be snacks, food and drink available for purchase. Green
Hours: Friday-March 30th, Saturday-March 31st, Sunday-April 1st, and
Monday April 2nd from 1:00pm to 9:00pm.
http://experimentalstation.org/

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Event Date:  April 4th
Anti-Boeing/Anti-War Protest/Party at Daley Plaza at 5:00 p.m

As concerned citizens of Chicago we feel it is important to publicly
scrutinize and call to attention the bad behavior of one of our worst
neighbors.  In April, join us as we voice our discontent with Boeing's
role in our government and the war.  Boeing brings shame to all the
good people of Chicago and we are kicking them to the curb for all
their bad behavior.
KickBoeingtotheCurb@gmail.com

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Event Date(s): Friday, April 13 and Saturday the 14th (details below)

Support the Coalition of Immokalee Workers as they take on McDonald's

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers announces major mobilization for
farmworker justice, April 13-14, 2007, in the greater Chicago area.
Make plans to join us for historic actions that will usher in a new
phase in the Campaign for Fair Food.
Mark your calendars and start organizing to bring members of your
community join us in a:

•Major rally outside McDonald's global headquarters in Oak Brook, IL,
Friday, April 13, 2007.
•Carnaval and Parade for Fair Food, Real Rights, and Dignity -
Saturday, April 14, 2007 in downtown Chicago.  Confirmed acts for the
Carnaval and Parade include: Tom Morello – Zack de la Rocha –  Olmeca
– Son del Centro – Las Krudas –  HecOne – Condenada – Los Vicios de
Papa –  Spiritchild – Nuestro Tambó – Hot 8 Brass Band – Edley Shine –
Fandanguero – with more to be announced!

We strongly encourage our allies to participate in the colorful
carnaval and parade action. Groups are encouraged to organize floats
and delegations. Contact workers@ciw-online.org for info.

For background, campaign and action updates, and more information,
visit http://www.ciw-online.org and http://www.sfalliance.org/.

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Event Date(s): Saturday and Sunday April 14-15

Latin American Solidarity Conference IV in Chicago April 14-15
"Alternatives to Empire"
www.lasolidarity.org
info@lasolidarity.org

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Event Dates: April 19
www.versionfest.org Begins!

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Event Dates: April 27-29
Finding Our Roots Anarchist Theory Conference in Chicago
http://mayfirst.wordpress.com/

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ONGOING EVENTS AND CALLS FOR PARTICIPATION
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+ Help Uncover Hidden History

Currently looking for veterans of JOIN Community Union, the Young
Patriots Organization and Rising Up Angry to interview for a book on
community organizing of poor whites during the sixties. Did you belong
to one of these groups or work with them? If so, we want your story.
Please contact James Tracy at partisanblock@earthlink.net or (415)
260-9496.

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+ Announcement/Call For Participation

Pedagogical Factory
Exploring strategies for an educated city
Hyde Park Art Center
July 22-September 23, 2007

The Pedagogical Factory will be an open demonstration of ideas and
experimentations, using Gallery 1 at the Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC)
as a temporary public laboratory. Stockyard Institute, an artist
project in Chicago is compiling projects and soliciting proposals from
a wide range of individuals, groups, producers and organizations to
use the space to initiate forums at the intersection of arts and
education. The project will have two primary components: 1) To start
collaboratively developing a primary text and curriculum for schools
and alternative learning sites about contemporary artistic strategies.
2) To create small publications and recordings for public access and
exhibit examples and strategies for living and creating an educated
city. The HPAC will be re-purposed to accommodate working, meeting,
organizing, and producing by including a portable research center,
convertible staging area, radical library, office shop, free school
supply exchange, mobile audio studio, lounge space, reading room and
exhibit area. Pedagogical Factory will work in association with AREA
Chicago Art/Research/Education/ Activism in organizing content for
Issue #5 How We Learn.

On July 28, AREA and the Neighborhood Writing Alliance/Journal of
Ordinary Thought will sponsor a symposium dealing with informal
educational practices geared towards adults at the HPAC. (see
www.jot.org for more information)

We call on you to get involved and join this exploratory process.
There are several ways to get involved. 1) You can make a 11x17 poster
about present day or historical example of critical, radical, or
informal educational practice in Chicago. Submit these posters via
mail or email to AREA Chicago. 2) You can submit a text to the
upcoming issue of AREA Chicago (see call for participation online or
in this issue). 3) You can propose an event (screening, meal,
discussion, workshop) to happen in between July 22-Septemer 23 at
HPAC. 4) You can propose a public project that would make use of the
mobile audio studio that will be available for Pedagogical Factory.

If you are interested in discussing the project in detail or getting
involved, please contact Jim Duignan at factory07@gmail.com Further
information about programming will be posted at
www.stockyardinstitute.org