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Details: Another Chicago #6 April-May
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Event Date: Thursday April 12, 2007
Chicago Teaching Artists Collective presents
"Issues of Ethnic Arts Education in Chicago" Panel Discussion
with Andres L. Hernandez, Dame Libby Komaiko, Jorge Felix, Anida Yoeu Ali,
Ari Frede, & Vivian Haritos
Time: 6:30pm – 9pm
Location: Hokin Annex, Columbia College Chicago,
623 S. Wabash, 1st Floor
Chicago, IL
http://chicagoteachingartist.typepad.com/collective/

Event description:
Discussions have been taking place about issues surrounding ethnic
arts and its pedagogy in Chicago. In response to the city's growing
immigrant population and the strongly rooted ethnic communities, the
Chicago Teaching Artists Collective (CTAC) is proud to present an
innovative presentation and panel discussion about the role of ethnic
arts in Chicago, and the ways teaching artists approach the genre in
their own practices. Through the sharing of experiences by six local
ethnic artists, art educators and cultural workers this event will
provide multiple perspectives on the impact and implications of ethnic
arts in Chicago's cultural development.

No reservation is required. If you have any questions regarding the event,
please contact Carol Ng at cng@artic.edu.

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Event Date(s): April 13 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Art Opening: "Picture Balata" Palestinian Refugee Youth Photo Exhibit
Picture Balata puts the camera into the hands of the children born and
raised inside the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Participants
ranging from ages 11 to 18 photograph their situation as they live it
in Balata Refugee Camp.

ACME Art Works
1741 N Western Ave

For more info: picturebalata@gmail.com

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Event Date: Friday, April 13th 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO),
Pomegranate Collective, and Pilsen Environmental Rights and Reform
Organization (PERRO) are proud to welcome  Rising Tide &
CLIMATE ACTION TOUR 2007 to Chicago.

Little Village Boys & Girls Club (Gym) - 2801 South Ridgeway

$5 at the door – Food for Sale – Donations Accepted
D.J. and Musical Performance
Presentations by Rising Tide and LVEJO

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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: Saturday April 14

Mucca Pazza Play Coop Image Group Humboldt Youth Art Fundraiser

Cooperative Image Group presents its 3rd annual Benefit Exhibition
2007, celebrating 5 years of youth art programming. The party will go
down Saturday, April 14, 2007 from 7:00 pm to Midnight at Chi-opolis
Hall 2739 W. North Avenue. There will be an art exhibit from Coop
artists and music by the awe-inspiring 31 piece marching band known
only as Mucca Pazza, DJ Naomi, and Cortez & Sef. Coop has worked in
Chicago Public Schools, After Schools Matters and independently set up
their own art center in Humboldt Park with an urban agriculture
program. They have worked with over 2000 Chicago area youth, employing
over 200 in paid apprenticeship positions. A $10 suggested donation at
the door will go to benefit Co-op Imagees youth art initiatives.
Get in touch with Mark Diaz 773.252.2808, mark@www.coopimage.org for
more information.

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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: Apr 16, Mon, 6:30 pm,
Loyola University, 6400 N Sheridan
Sullivan Center, Galvin Auditorium
ANDY BICHLBAUM OF THE YES MEN
Footage/outtakes of Yes Men pranks, discussion
Sponsors: Loyola Campus Greens, Amnesty International, Beta Rho,
International Film & Media Studies Program, Loyola Anti-War Network,
Sociology Club, Student Environmental Alliance,
Loyola Students Against Sweatshops
Info: campus-greens@luc.edu

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Event Dates: April 18 6pm

Chicago Groups Planning for This Summer's US Social Forum MeetUp
Location TBA

Contact:
carlos@jwj.org
312-738-6203 (office)
312-738-0784 (fax)
773-450-4176 (cell)

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

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Event Dates: April 20-21
Our Friends from the Amazing blog View From The Ground are hosting the
EIGHT BLOCKS Conference at U of C about the recent past, present and
future of the South Side
http://www.eightblocks.org/

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Event Date: Wed April 25 @ Mess Hall 7pm

(www.messhall.org)
6932 North Glenwood Avenue
'Morse' stop on the Redline

Publication Release Party:
Trashing The Neoliberal City: Autonomous Cultural Projects in Chicago
From 2000-2005

Ever heard of Pioneer Renewal Trust, Daley Village, Principality of
Podmajersky, Artists Against Artist Housing, Real World Protests,
CHAos, Haymarket 8-Hour Action Series, God Bless Graffiti Coalition,
Pink Bloque, Department of Space and Land Reclamation, Feel Tank
Chicago, Trans-Atlantic Business Dialogue, Pilot TV, Autonomous
Territories of Chicago, ASK ME!, or iNfo-eXpo?

Come out and pick up a copy of a new publication, "Trashing The
Neoliberal City: Autonomous Cultural Projects in Chicago From
2000-2005", that documents these critical projects from our local
past. Some formal and informal discussion of the content will ensue,
snacks eaten and plans will be made for the future!

The catalogue of projects which involved hundreds of different people,
was edited by Emily Forman and Daniel Tucker and designed by Dakota
Brown. It was published by Learning Site, Copenhagen
(http://learningsite.info/) and is distributed locally by AREA Chicago
(http://areachicago.org/) and Quimby's Books and nationally by
www.justseeds.org.

More details on the booklet and a free .pdf are available from the
publisher http://learningsite.info/trashing003.htm

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Event Dates: Thursday April 26, 2007 Where: Access Living
6:00pm – 7:30pm   115 W. Chicago Ave.

Film Screening and Discussion
Both Films are captioned and Sign Language interpreters and audio
description will be provided. The event is wheelchair accessible. Free
and open to the public. For more information, contact Ana Mercado at
Access Living, 312-640-2190.

The Empowered Fe Fes, a peer group that explores women's issues within
the context of disability, will host the premiere of two short films
that they created.  Produced in a partnership between the Fe Fes and
Beyond Media Education, a non-profit organization that collaborates
with under-served women, youth and communities through the creation
and distribution of alternative media arts, both films examine social
issues from the perspective of young women with disabilities.

The films:
DOIN' IT: SEX, DISABILITY, AND VIDEOTAPE-- The Empowered Fe Fes, a
peer group of young women aged 16 to 24 with different disabilities,
strike again with their second video production, an insightful
investigation into the truths about sex and disability. In the video,
the Fe Fes educate themselves about sex from many angles by talking
with activists and scholars. The viewer tags along on a date between a
woman with a disability and her able-bodied boyfriend, exploring
relationship issues of dating with a disability over a candle-lit
dinner.

WHY THEY GOTTA DO ME LIKE THAT? THE EMPOWERED FE FES TAKE ON
BULLYING-- Young women with disabilities show us how we can work
together to understand and stop school-based discrimination,
particularly against people with disabilities. The Fe Fes offer
tongue-in-cheek dreamscapes depicting everyday bullying along with
solutions that can be used by any student, teacher or administrator.

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Event Dates: 04.27
Help Build Houses For Chicagans TODAY
wwww.rebuildingtogether-chi.com

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Event Dates: 04.27 Art War @ Merchandise Mart 6pm

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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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Event Dates: May 1 May Day

http://www.mayday2007.org/
and also another anti-war action by the folks of Kick Boeing to the Curb
http://kickboeingtothecurb.wordpress.com/19/

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Event Dates: Saturday May 5 at NOON

AREA INFRASTRUCTURE LECTURE @ VERSIONFEST
Location: Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219 S. Morgan St.

Discussion with locally focused critical publications: Contra Tiempo,
Skeleton News, AREA, Journal of Ordinary Thought, Lumpen, Indymedia
and others. The conversation will deal with brief introductions to
each of the presentations and then deal with possible ways of
collaborating between projects.

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Event Dates: May 5 Throughout the Day

Rogers Park Young Women's Action Team presents our:
2nd Annual Day of Action Against Street Harassment
Join us in supporting girls' safety.
Sign up to take "action" against street harassment.
We welcome group and individual actions.
For more information:
E-mail the Rogers Park Young Women's Action Team at rpywat@hotmail.com
or visit our website at www.youngwomensactionteam.org
The YWAT is a youth-led, adult supported social change project that
empowers young women under 21 years old to take action on issues that
affect their lives

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ONGOING EVENTS AND CALLS FOR PARTICIPATION
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+ Announcement/Call For Participation

Living Kitchen: New Urban Food Workshops
If you've never gotten a chance to join local artist-gardner-ecologist
Nance Klehm's urban food workshops, you are in for a treat this
spring. Klehm has just announced a new series of "Living Kitchen"
workshops that will include foraging for food in the urban landscape,
cheese-making, pickling, sourdough and medicine. According to Klehm,
"Living Kitchen is about direct experience with what is living and
growing around us, new tastes, simple food-making processes, and
sharing with others."

The workshops are often free, though some cost as much as $70 to cover
supplies, tastings, take homes and expertise. Space is limited so get
in touch. Questions? Contact: Nance Klehm, nettlesting@yahoo.com or
773-762-0277
3/11, Wednesday 6-9pm - $50, 3 way pickling kimchi and pickles
3/15, Sunday 1-4pm -$50 wild sourdough wild starters and bread making basics
3/20, Sunday 2-4pm by donation**, urbanforage walk, location TBA
5/6, Sunday 1-5 pm - $70 raw cheese
5/12, Saturday 2-4pm by donation**, urbanforage walk, location TBA
5/27, Sunday, 1-5pm - $70 Raw Cheese
6/16, Saturday 2-4pm by donation**, urbanforage walk, location TBA
6/24, Sunday, 1-5pm - $50 local medicine herbal
tinctures/salves/syrups/lozenges and teas

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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, Chicago, IL USA
July 22-September 23, 2007

The Pedagogical Factory will be an open demonstration of ideas and
experimentations, taking place in and around a temporary public
laboratory in the Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC) of Chicago. Over the
last year the Stockyard Institute, an artist project, has been
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. Pedagogical
Factory will highlight recent developments in critical education and
social art, as well as ask questions about the relationship between
contemporary life in the city and learning. The project will have two
primary objectives: 1) To start collaboratively developing a primary
text and curriculum for schools and alternative learning sites about
contemporary artistic strategies. 2) To faciliate public access and
exhibition examples and strategies for living and creating an educated
city. The HPAC will 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.
Throughout the summer Pedagogical Factory will be a site for
production with AREA Chicago Art/Research/Education/ Activism in
organizing content for "How We Learn", the 5th issue of the
publication.

The groups and initiatives features in the project will critically
explore one or more of the following themes:
Today's Factories – How are economic shifts changing the nature of
today's work and education? Are Cities and Schools the new factories?
How We've Learned – Exploring Traditions of Critical and Radical Education
Strategies for an Educated City – An examination of tools,
experiments, methods and approaches to learning, civic knowledge, and
collective action.

For updated information visit our site at
http://www.stockyardinstitute.org/PedagogicalFactory.html
Contact Jim Duignan at factory07@gmail.com

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)

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+ Announcement/Call For Participation

Please register to attend Free Minds, Free People online at
www.edliberation.org/conference. The conference will take place in
Chicago at Little Village/Greater Lawndale High School, 3120 S.
Kostner Ave from June 21st to June 24th 2007.

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+ Announcement/Call For Participation
 Announcing a new listserv for chicago critical/social/activist art
For more information come to Mess Hall on Wed April 25 @ Mess Hall 7pm

(www.messhall.org)
6932 North Glenwood Avenue
'Morse' stop on the Redline