Past Meetings

Film Showing - "Fidel"
Celebrate the Cuban Revolution!
January 1st is the 49th anniversary

Thursday December 27, 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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$5 - $10 donation requested. No one turned away for lack of funds!

"Fidel," an award-winning documentary by Cuban-American journalist, Estella Bravo, is a portrait of the Cuban leader. The film spans a period of 40 years from Castro's early childhood and college days to his Presidency of Cuba and includes interviews with Harry Belafonte, Nelson Mandela, Alice Walker, Gabriel Garcia-Marquez, Sydney Pollock, and others.

Released from prison after serving two years of a fifteen-year sentence, Castro took a ragtag army of volunteers and recruited farmers, women, and working people into the mountains to fight a decade-long guerilla war that led to the overthrow of American-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista and the victorious Cuban Revolution of 1959. (91min., 2001)

ANSWER Meeting
Political Update on the Philippines
Guest speaker: Riko Rosete, Chairman, Committee on Pilipino Issues

Also: a political update on recent events in Palestine 

Thursday Dec 20 - 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Join us for discussion and organizing!

Venezuela at a crossroads
The elections, the revolution & the people's struggle
U.S. hands off Venezuela!

Thursday Dec 6 - 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Agenda
(1) Update on Venezuelan Revolution: On Sunday, Dec. 2 Venezuela voted on a new constitution. Join us for an in-depth discussion on U.S. imperialism's attacks on Venezuela and help build solidarity for the Venezuelan Revolution.
(2) Food crisis in the United States: As poverty and hunger grow, wages decrease and the economy worsens, food banks face large shortages. 

Join us for discussion and organizing!

On the Anniversary of the 1947 UN Partition of Palestine
ANSWER Movie Showing: "Occupation 101"

Thursday Nov 29, 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
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November 29, 2007 marks the 60th anniversary of the United Nations vote to divide Palestine, supposedly into two states, one Jewish and one Arab. There was no consultation before the vote with Palestinians who made up 70% of the population. The UN vote and the war that followed created the state of Israel on 78% of Palestine, made refugees of 750,000 Palestinians, and led to a struggle which continues to the present day. In the 1970s, November 29 was designated “International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People” by the UN.

Occupation 101 is a thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the brutal Israeli occupation of Palestine. Join us for a movie showing and discussion. 2006 (85 minutes). The movie will be shown on a large screen with amplified sound.

$5 - $7 donation requested. No one turned away for lack of funds.

Cuba's Struggle
Against U.S. Terrorism & the Freedom Fight of the Cuban Five!

Thursday Nov 15, 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
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Hear Speaker Gloria La Riva from San Francisco & the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five; plus a short film: Mission Against Terror

Sponsored by ANSWER Chicago, Mexico Solidarity Network, Nicaragua Solidarity Committee, Chicago Caravan Committee, Chicago Cuba Coalition & the National Committee to Free the Cuban 5.

To read more about the Five's case: www.freethefive.org  

Oct 27 Chicago Report Back & Discussion
Get involved in the movement against war & racism
Sunday, November 4 - 3 pm

* Reports from Oct 27: Over 100,000 marched nationwide, tens of thousands in Chicago
* Discussion: Iraq, Iran, the Middle East: How to stop the U.S. war machine
* Update on Chicago plans for national day of action to free the Jena 6
* Food, drink and celebration of a powerful and successful action!
* Get involved: what's next for the movement against war and racism

3334 W. Lawrence #202 (Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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$5 donation requested. No on turned away for lack of funds.

Join us!

No War on Iran! Help Organize for Oct 27!
Thursday Oct 18 - 7 pm

3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Agenda
(1) Iran in the crosshairs: Stop U.S. aggression in the Middle East! All out for Oct 27 Midwest Regional Mass March in Chicago!
(2) Outreach Update: 25,000 leaflets and counting & Report back from successful Sat Oct 13 street meeting
(3) Banner Painting: Help paint an Oct 27 banner that reads: "U.S. Out of the Middle East! Only the People can Stop the War!"

Join the anti-war movement today!
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Organize for Oct 27 Mass Anti-war March!
Thursday Oct 11 - 7 pm

3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Agenda
(1) Political Update: Iraq, U.S. imperialism and the anti-war movement: All out for Oct 27 Midwest Regional Mass March in Chicago!
(2) Outreach Update and Discussion: 20,000 leaflets and counting - hear responses to outreach for Oct 27 
(3) Brainstorming Session: Let's strategize, mobilize and reach out to everyone in the Chicago area

Join the anti-war movement today!
For more info on Oct 27 click here

Dinner & a Movie
Sir! No Sir!
Thursday Oct 4 - 7pm
Dinner starts at 6:30 pm

3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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$7 Donation Requested. No one turned away for lack of funds.

This is the story of one of the most vibrant and widespread upheavals of the 1960's–one that had profound impact on American society, yet has been virtually obliterated from the collective memory of that time.

In the 1960’s an anti-war movement emerged that altered the course of history. This movement didn’t take place on college campuses, but in barracks and on aircraft carriers. It flourished in army stockades, navy brigs and in the dingy towns that surround military bases. It penetrated elite military colleges like West Point. And it spread throughout the battlefields of Vietnam. It was a movement no one expected, least of all those in it.  Hundreds went to prison and thousands into exile. And by 1971 it had, in the words of one colonel, infested the entire armed services.

A David Zeiger Film (84 Minutes). Movie shown on a large screen with amplified sound. Join us!

Eyewitness Report from Sept 20 Mass Protest to Defend the Jena 6
Thursday Sept  27 - 7 pm

3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Agenda
(1) Eyewitness Report from protest in Jena, Louisiana
Over 30,000 descended on Jena from all over the country to defend the Jena 6 and stand against racism. Come hear an eyewitness report from ANSWER Chicago activist John Beacham about this important protest.
(2) Eyewitness Report from New Orleans on the ongoing struggle for justice after Hurricane Katrina
(3) Mobilize for October 27 Chicago Regional Mass March to End the War Now!
     For more info on Oct 27 click here

The Jena 6 are six African American high school students from Jena, Louisiana, who have been falsely charged with second degree attempted murder and other similar charges for allegedly roughing up a white racist classmate in December 2006. A few months earlier, racist students hung nooses on public school grounds in a tree reserved for whites only. The case is a racist injustice and shines a light on the institutional inequality built into the U.S. "justice" system. 

One of the Jena 6, 17-year-old Mychal Bell, was convicted in June by an all-white jury of aggravated battery and conspiracy to commit aggravated battery. Bell faced up to 22 years in prison. Two weeks ago, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Louisiana ruled that Bell was wrongly tried as an adult. The court nullified his conviction. It was a legal victory. But the struggle for justice is not over. The remaining five—teenagers as young as 15-years-old—have been indicted and await trial. And Mychal Bell is still being refused bail.

ANSWER Chicago activist John Beacham joined an ANSWER Coalition delegation to Jena for activities in support of the Jena 6.

Stop the Legal Lynching! Free the Jena 6!

Chicago Report Back:
Sept 15 Washington DC Anti-war Protest!
Sunday Sept 23 - 3 pm

* Eyewitness reports from protest: Over 100,000 marched, 5,000 people die-in & 200 civil disobedience arrests
* Open microphone
* Discussion: What's next for the Anti-war Movement & how do we stop the war?
* September 15 Slideshow and Video
* Food, Drink and Celebration of a powerful and successful action!
* Learn how you can get involved in the movement to end war and racism

3334 W. Lawrence #202 (Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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$5 - $10 donation requested. No on turned away for lack of funds.

Join us!

ANSWER Public Meeting
Sept 15 March on Washington & Struggle to Free Filipino Activist Prof. Sison

Thursday Sept 13, 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202 (Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Agenda
1) Free Prof. Jose Maria Sison Now!
Come hear a report from Reyvn Guerrero of the Committee on Pilipino Issues on this important struggle to free Prof. Jose Maria Sison. Sison is the chief political consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. He was arrested by Dutch authorities on August 28 on politically motivated phony murder charges. Guerrero will also be giving an update on the upcoming Chicago conference on human rights in the Philippines.

2) September 15 mobilization update
Momentum is growing for the mass march and die-in in Washington DC. Join us for a political update on the organizing for this important protest.

3) Logistics Update & Chicago Bus info: Sept 15 March on Washington

Anti-war Meeting
Sabra & Shatila 25 yrs. later & Organizing for Sept 15

Thursday Sept 6, 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202 (Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Agenda
1) 25th Anniversary of Sabra & Shatila Massacre
From September 15-17, 1982, Lebanese fascist paramilitaries, under the watchful eyes of the Israeli military occupiers, slaughtered more than 2,000 Palestinian residents of two refugee camps in Beirut. The overwhelming majority of those murdered were women, children and elderly men. Thousands of people will march on September 15 in Washington DC to demand the immediate end of the war in Iraq. On that day we, along with people throughout the world, will also remember and salute the victims of the Sabra and Shatila Massacre. The Arab people, throughout the Middle East must have justice and self-determination.

2) Logistics Update & Chicago Bus info: Sept 15 March on Washington
3) Get Involved: we're planning a final week of intensive Chicago anti-war outreach at this meeting. Don't miss it!

At the meeting you will also be able to ...
** Purchase Bus Tickets for Sept 15
** Get leaflets for Sept 15
(We have thousands of full page leaflets for wide distribution)

Join us for this very important meeting: only the people can stop the war. At the meeting you can also volunteer for Sept 15 outreach. If you cannot make the meeting, but would like to volunteer click here.

Anti-war Meeting
"Let's end the war now: Why we're marching on DC Sept 15"

Thursday August 30, 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202 (Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Agenda
1) Iraq War Update: Is the "surge" really working? Will the warmongering politicians and generals continue to get away with the escalation of the war?
2) Logistics Update & Chicago Bus info: Sept 15 March on Washington
3) Get Involved: we're planning two weeks of intensive Chicago anti-war outreach at this meeting. Don't miss it!

At the meeting you will also be able to ...
** Purchase Bus Tickets for Sept 15
** Get leaflets for Sept 15
(We have thousands of full page leaflets for wide distribution)

Join us for this very important meeting: only the people can stop the war. At the meeting you can also volunteer for Sept 15 outreach. If you cannot make the meeting, but would like to volunteer click here.

Chicago Movie Premiere
"Welcome to New Orleans"
Thursday, August 23 - 7 pm
For 2nd Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

ANSWER Chicago Office
3334 W. Lawrence #202 (Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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$7 -$10 donation requested. No one turned away for lack of funds.

The movie will be shown on a big screen with amplified sound. The ANSWER Office is air conditioned. Join us for this special showing of "Welcome to New Orleans". The movie highlights the role played by Malik Rahim and the Common Ground Collective in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Rahim is a sponsor of the September 15 March on Washington.

"Welcome to New Orleans"
New Orleans the first year after Katrina ...
About violence and racism against the poor in America. About a society on its own. And about hope despite the odds ...

We have all seen the news pictures from New Orleans. This movie goes further and tells the story about the major breakdown through the eyes of a local activist, a 58 year old former member of the Black Panthers who stayed during the hurricane. He became a local hero in the days after the flooding and is now running a grassroots organization, Common Ground Collective.

Director & Producer: Rasmus Holm
Produced by Fridthjof Film & DR UNG.
58 minutes

For more info go to 
http://www.welcometoneworleans.dk/index.html 
http://www.commongroundrelief.org/

ANSWER Meeting
DuPage activists arrested & prosecuted for anti-war protest
Jeff Zurawski and Sarah Hartfield will be speaking about the current status of their case

Thursday August 9, 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202 (Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Agenda
1) DuPage County activists arrested and prosecuted for anti-war protest give an update on their case

On May 6, Chicago-area anti-war activists Jeff Zurawski and Sarah Hartfield rode their bikes to a pedestrian bridge on the I-355 tollway near Glen Ellyn. They unfurled a banner that read "Impeach Bush and Cheney—Liars." They also displayed an American flag upside-down.

Two weeks after this incident, the DuPage County Sheriff’s office filed criminal charges against the activists. Police arrested Zurawski at his home. He spent seven hours in jail. Jeff and Sarah were charged with reckless conduct and unauthorized display of a sign in view of a highway. Almost three months later the County is still pursuing the false charges against the two activists. It is clear the county is prosecuting Sarah and Jeff because their anti-war politics. Join us on August 9 to find out how you can get involved!

2) Help plan Chicago outreach for Sept 15
3) Find out more about upcoming anti-war activities

Two find out more about Sarah and Jeff's case follow these links ...
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/489987,6_1_NA31_PROTEST_S1.article
http://youtube.com/dupagefight4freedom 
http://peppsl.convio.net/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=6995&news_iv_ctrl=1035

At the meeting you will also be able to ...
** Purchase Bus Tickets for Sept 15
** Get leaflets for Sept 15
(We have thousands of full page leaflets for wide distribution)

At the meeting you can also volunteer for Sept 15 outreach. If you cannot make the meeting, but would like to volunteer click here.

Anti-war Planning Meeting
"Organize Summer & Fall Months of Resistance!"
& Help Kick-off outreach for Sept 15 March on Washington

Thursday August 2, 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202 (Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Agenda
1) Logistics Update & Chicago Bus info: Sept 15 March on Washington
2) Update and Analysis: Iraq War
3) Organize for Aug 7 Protest at Democratic Debate in Chicago
4) Help plan Chicago outreach for Sept 15
5) Find out more about upcoming anti-war activities

At the meeting you will also be able to ...
** Purchase Bus Tickets for Sept 15
** Get leaflets for Sept 15
(We have thousands of full page leaflets for wide distribution)

Join us for this very important meeting: only the people can stop the war. At the meeting you can also volunteer for Sept 15 outreach. If you cannot make the meeting, but would like to volunteer click here.

Cuba Movie Showing: ¡Salud!
Thursday July 19 - 7 pm
Help ANSWER Chicago celebrate the Cuban Revolution in the month of July with a movie and discussion

3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Find out what puts Cuba on the map in the quest for global health …

A timely examination of human values and the health issues that affect us all, ¡Salud! looks at the case of Cuba, a cash-strapped country with what the BBC calls ‘one of the world’s best health systems.’  From the shores of Africa to the Americas, ¡Salud! hits the road with some of the 28,000 Cuban health professionals serving in 68 countries, and explores the hearts and minds of international medical students in Cuba -- now numbering 30,000, including nearly 100 from the USA.  Their stories plus testimony from experts around the world bring home the competing agendas that mark the battle for global health—and the complex realities confronting the movement to make healthcare everyone’s birth right.

¡Salud!, 93 minutes, is produced and directed by Academy Award nominee Connie Field (The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter; Freedom on My Mind) and co-produced by Gail Reed.

For more info visit the ¡Salud! website at http://www.saludthefilm.net/ns/main.html

$7 - $10 Donation Requested.

ANSWER Chicago Meeting
Discussion: "Sicko", Health Care Crisis &
the need for change

Join us for a discussion of Michael Moore's new movie "Sicko" in which he details the failures of the profit-driven U.S. healthcare system. We'll be talking about the state of health care in the U.S. and how the people can fight for change.

Thursday July 12, 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Also: Update on Sept 15th Protest in Washington D.C.

ANSWER Chicago Meeting
What should the anti-war movement do now?
a proposal and discussion

Your energy and input is needed. Join us as we talk about the ANSWER Coalition proposal for the movement to unite for a million strong march in Washington DC. We'll also be talking about the anti-war turn up the heat campaign in Chicago.

To read the ANSWER Coalition proposal and sign-on click here

Thursday June 28, 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Also: Report back from Pride March!

ANSWER Chicago Meeting
The Struggle for LGBT Rights

With Special Guest Speaker
Andy Thayer
Gay Liberation Network

Thursday June 21, 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Also: Help with preparations for Chicago Pride Parade. We'll be putting together placards and banners for the march.

March with ANSWER Chicago and Gay Liberation Network in Chicago Pride Parade
Sunday June 24
Assemble, 11:00 am
at Halsted and Diversey
For directions click here

For more info call 773-463-0311

Equal Rights for LGBT People, Immigrants, Women and all!
End the Iraq War NOW!

Join us! We'll have banners, placards and bullhorns for pro-people, anti-war chanting.

ANSWER Chicago Public Meeting
109 Years: Philippine Independence & U.S. imperialism
Two talks & lots of discussion

Neo-colonialism in the Philippines
Riko Rosete 
Chairman, Committee on Pilipino Issues

U.S. imperialism & the struggle against it
John Beacham
Co-coordinator, ANSWER Chicago

Thursday June 14, 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Description of talk, "Neo-Colonialism in the Philippines"
109 years ago, the People of the Philippines declared Independence from Spain. Shortly after, one of the most bloody conflicts in the turn of the century would ensue between a rising imperial power and the people of a newly Independent Nation, the Filipino-American War. This conflict would open the era of neo-colonialism in the Philippines; an era that continues to this day. Amid worsening human rights violations in the Philippines, tightening control of Multi-National Corporations on the Philippine Economy, and the  growing out migration of Philippine citizens, a vibrant and growing mass movement continues to persist in its struggle for National Democracy and Social Liberation. As progressive forces in the United States, our solidarity with the people of the Philippines becomes urgent and necessary.

Special Documentary on Palestine
40th Anniversary of 1967 War
People and the Land

Thursday June 7, 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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PEOPLE AND THE LAND airdrops viewers into the universe of an occupied people, unreeling images of a new form of apartheid based on ethnicity. Challenging U.S. foreign policy and the conventions of the documentary form itself, PEOPLE AND THE LAND examines the concrete realities of Israel's conduct in the West Bank and Gaza, the level of U.S. support for that conduct through foreign aid, and the human cost of that aid in Palestine and the U.S. (1997, 57 minutes)

Produced by Tom Hayes, Raid Bahhur

$5 - $10 Donation Requested. Food and Drink Provided

Anti-war Discussion: the people can end the war!
Your ideas and energy needed!

Topics
** Congress spends another $100 billion on war
** Democrats: War Party or People's Party?
** What will build a more powerful movement? What will end the war? How can you get involved?
** Despite growing anger and opposition in Iraq and the U.S., why does the war continue? What makes this struggle so difficult? What is the root cause of the war?
** Report from May protests against Bush & Cheney
 
Thursday May 31 - 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Last week, the Democrats once again revealed that they are a party of the war machine by voting for more war funding. This is not surprising but must be met with intensified struggle. Bring your ideas and strategies about ending the war and hear about upcoming anti-war actions. Get involved!

Also: Help us put together placards for June 4 protest against occupation of Palestine.

Join us for Discussion and Organizing!

Dinner and a Movie - Chicago Premier
Posada Carriles: Terrorism Made in the USA

Thursday May 24, 6:30 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Join the ANSWER Coalition and the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five for the Chicago premiere of "Posada: Terrorism Made in the U.S.A," a new documentary by the renowned Venezuelan filmmaker Angel Palacios.

This well-documented film provides damning evidence of the U.S. role in training and directing the terrorist actions of Luis Posada Carriles, and reviews his whole terrorist history.

It features testimony from Venezuelan, Cuban and other victims of Posada's torture and murderous past. "Posada: Terrorism Made in U.S.A." is a carefully documented and professionally produced film, and a key contribution to the international campaign to demand Posada's extradition. (90 minutes, 2007, a PanaFilms production).

Dinner will start at 6:30 pm. The movie will start at 7 pm. $5 -$10 Donation Requested. No one turned away for lack of funds. Download Leaflet.

Thursday May 17 - 7 pm
ANSWER Chicago Meeting

Topics
** Turn up the Heat! National Campaign to Stop the War
** Historical Report on the Anniversary of al-Nakba in Palestine:
Why the antiwar movement demands the Right of Return for all Palestinians
** Work Session for Protest Against General Peter Pace

3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Join us for Discussion and Organizing!

Thursday May 10 - 7 pm
ANSWER Chicago Meeting

Topics
** Why is the Iraq War Escalating, not Ending?
** Who is Terrorist Luis Posada and why is Bush Protecting him?
** Work Session for Protest Against Luis Posada

Why is the Iraq War Escalating, not Ending? Join us for an important discussion on the Iraq War and how to end it. The war is a complete catastrophe for the Iraqi people. Over 700,000 Iraqis have died. The troops - made up of mostly working poor - want to come home. More U.S. troops died in April than any month since January 2005. The vast majority of people are against the war, but Washington, Congress and the Pentagon continue the military offensives and "security" crackdowns in Iraq. 

Who is Terrorist Luis Posada and why is Bush Protecting him? Join us for a report on anti-Cuban terrorist Luis Posada and help organize the May 11 protest against his release from U.S. prison.

3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Join us for Discussion and Organizing!

Thursday May 3 - Organizing Meeting
Help Organize for May Actions

ANSWER Chicago Meeting 
Thursday May 3, 7 pm

Sign Online Petition for Full Equality for ALL Immigrants!

Topics
* Report Back from May 1 Immigrant Rights Demonstration
* Report on Recent Supreme Court Attack on Women's Rights
* History of May 1, International Workers Day
* Help Organize for Protest Against Terrorist Luis Posada and War Criminal/Bigot Peter Pace

3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Join us for Discussion and Organizing!

Special Film Showing
Maquilapolis
(City of Factories)
Thursday April 19, 7 pm

3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Join the ANSWER Coalition for a screening of "Maquilapolis," a new documentary about Tijuana’s 800 maquiladoras and the women who work in them for poverty-level wages.

The filmmakers gave several women workers in Tijuana video cameras to make a record of their lives, giving the documentary the intimate feel of video diaries.

While “Maquilapolis” shows that globalization gives corporations the freedom to move around the world seeking cheaper labor and more lax environmental regulations, it also shows that organized workers can successfully demand that the laws be enforced.

Plus: Report from April 13-14 farm workers actions in Chicago

ANSWER Chicago Meeting 
Thursday April 12, 7 pm
* Palestine Update to mark March 30 Day of the Land and April 9, 1948 Massacre of Deir Yassin
* Work Session for Immokalee Workers Actions in Chicago

3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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March 30 is Day of the Land (“Yaoum Al-Ard”) for the Palestinian people

In 1976, Palestinian Arab masses within the areas colonized by Zionism in 1948 rose up in the Galilee (Al-Jaleel) in a popular rebellion against land expropriation of Palestine. From that day, March 30 has become the embodiment of the oneness of the Palestinian people in the face of exile, destitution, and attempted theft of their national identity. Successive uprisings have since taken place, mostly within 1967 borders, just as they have been all over Palestine since the turn of the 20th century in opposition of consecutive colonial policies.

Join us for Discussion and Organizing!

Thursday April 5 - 7pm
Dinner & Movie
"Salt of
the Earth"

3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)

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Join us for a special showing of Salt of the Earth, the revolutionary film made by black-listed movie makers in the 1950s. Based on the successful struggle of zinc miners in New Mexico, the story highlights the struggle of Women, Latinos, Unions and all working people against the oppression of a corporate run, sexist, racist and profit oriented society. (94 minutes)

$10 Donation Requested. No one turned away for lack of funds.

ANSWER Chicago Meeting 
Thursday March 29, 7 pm
13 Cook County Health Clinics to Be Closed, Somalia Update, Keep the Struggle Against Iraq War Going

3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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* Clinics for Working Poor to be Closed
* Somalis Fight U.S. Backed Occupation

Join us for Talks, Discussion and Organizing!

“Only the People Can Stop the Iraq War!"
Protest Reports & Discussion
Let's Keep the Struggle Going!

Sat March 24 - 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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• March 17/March 20 Slideshow, Live Music, Video, Open Mic, Organizing, Food!

• Reports from March 17 March on Pentagon & March 20 March on Michigan Ave

• A lively discussion entitled “How to Stop the U.S. War on Iraq” with local and national organizers of the anti-war movement

$5 donation requested. No one turned away for lack of funds.

Monday March 19: 5pm - 9 pm
Work Session
** Help with final preparations for March 20 mass march & rally. We'll be assembling placards, putting together banners, packing for the big day and much more.

Tuesday March 20 - 6pm
March on Michigan Avenue
Assemble Ogden Elementary (24 W. Walton)

To join ANSWER Chicago on March 20 or Volunteer meet us between 5 - 6 pm
Look for the 16 foot long yellow banner reading, "U.S. Out of the Middle East! Bring the Troops Home Now!" We need dozens of volunteers to distribute placards, buttons, end war and occupation petitions and leaflets for upcoming anti-war/pro-people events.

We will be marching together - people from every community - under large anti-war banners with amplified sound and militant chants. We need you to chant, hold banners and placards. Join us!  To volunteer click here.
** We will also be carpooling from the ANSWER office. More info soon.

ANSWER Chicago Meeting 
Thursday March 1, 7 pm
Haiti Update on 3rd Anniv. of U.S./UN occupation, Stop the Raids on Immigrants & Organizing for March 17 March on Pentagon

3334 W. Lawrence #202 (Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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* Haiti Update
On February 29, 2004 U.S. Marines kidnapped Haitian president Jean Bertrand Aristide and forced him to resign. All over Haiti the anniversary has been greeted with mass street protests of hundreds of thousands demanding the return of Aristide. Coordinated protests were held all over the world.

Since Aristide was overthrown the United Nations - backed by the U.S. - has occupied the country and U.N. troops under Brazilian leadership have brutally repressed the Haitian people. Militant struggle has always been a part of the history of Haiti . Join us for a discussion and update on the third anniversary of the U.S. backed coup to say: "U.S./UN Hands off Haiti !"

* Stop the Attacks on Immigrants
While the imperialists continue to fight an illegal war in Iraq , they are also waging a racist and unjust war on immigrants here at home. In the past year, the U.S. government has dramatically increased attacks on undocumented workers with mass raids, arrests, and deportations. Since June 2006, there have been 13,000 nationwide arrests under the Homeland Security’s “Operation Return to Sender”. Before being deported, many Immigrants are held in detention centers under deplorable conditions. We say no more. Amnesty Now!

* March 17/20 Outreach Breakout Session
Help strategize and organize!
March 17 – March on the Pentagon
March 20, 6 pm - Assemble Ogden Elementary School parking lot (25 E. Walton Street), March on Michigan Ave.

Join us every Thursday night at 7 pm for meetings to organize for March actions to stop the war. 

Get more info about March 17 March on Pentagon
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Forum: Women in Struggle
Fight Sexism & Racism!

Thursday Feb 22 - 7 pm

3334 W. Lawrence #202 (Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Food & Drink Provided

ANSWER Chicago Meeting 
Thursday Feb 15, 7 pm
The Bush Administration, Iraq & Iran; March on the Pentagon; Marriage Equality

3334 W. Lawrence #202 (Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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* Discussion: Iraq, Iran, Bush War Budget; Momentum for March 17 March on Pentagon Growing
The Bush Administration is escalating the war against the Iraqi people and threatening Iran. Even though the vast majority in the U.S. are against the war, Bush is asking congress for another $245 billion for the war - which is sure to be approved by the Democrat controlled Congress. It's time to fight back and bring the troops home for good!

The phone is ringing off the hook in the ANSWER Chicago office. People want to join the March 17 march on the Pentagon and the Chicago Buses are already filling up - a month before the protest. Join us to help strategize and organize for the March 1 7 march on the Pentagon.

* Report from Marriage Equality Protest/Update on the LGBT Struggle

* March 17/20 Outreach Breakout Session


Help strategize and organize!
March 17 – March on the Pentagon
March 20, 6 pm - Assemble Ogden Elementary School parking lot (25 E. Walton Street), March on Michigan Ave.

Join us every Thursday night at 7 pm for meetings to organize for March actions to stop the war. 

Get more info about March 17 March on Pentagon
Get more info about the Bus from Chicago to March on Pentagon

ANSWER Chicago Meeting 
Thursday Feb 8, 7 pm
Muhammad Salah & Abdelhaleem Ashqar win in Federal Court against racist Bush Admin., Antiwar Strategizing & Anti-war Leafleting

3334 W. Lawrence #202 (Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Schedule
6 pm - Leaflet at the Kimball Brown Line Stop
Across from the ANSWER office at Kimball & Lawrence

7 pm - Political Discussion & Organizing

* Report on Salah/Ashqar case

* March 17/20 Outreach Breakout Session


Help strategize and organize!
March 17 – March on the Pentagon
March 20, 6 pm - Assemble Ogden Elementary School parking lot (25 E. Walton Street), March on Michigan Ave.

8 pm - Mass Mailing for March 17 & 20 Actions
At the ANSWER meeting, we will be putting together a mass mailing for the March 17 March on the Pentagon and the March 20 March on Michigan Avenue.

Join us every Thursday night at 7 pm for meetings to organize for March actions to stop the war. 

Get more info about March 17 March on Pentagon
Get more info about the Bus from Chicago to March on Pentagon

Eyewitness Report from
Jan 27 Mass Protest in DC 
Thursday Feb 1, 7 pm
With Pictures, Food & Drink!

3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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* ANSWER Chicago activists
Stephanie Mitchell &
Stefanie Beacham recently traveled to Washington DC to march in the demonstration to end the war on Jan 27. At the protest, they marched and chanted in a vibrant ANSWER contingent and did mass outreach for the March 17 March on the Pentagon on the 4th Anniversary of the Iraq War. Come hear their report from this important demonstration and join a discussion about how we can deepen our organizing to stop the war machine! 

* What's next for the Anti-war Movement: Organize for March 17 & 20 Mass Protests
March 17 – March on the Pentagon (Get on the Bus from Chicago)
March 20 - March on Michigan Ave.

* Banner Painting
Help Paint a Banner to Advertise the March 17 March on the Pentagon

Join us every Thursday night at 7 pm for meetings to organize for March actions to stop the war.  

ANSWER Chicago Meeting 
Thursday Jan 25, 6 pm
Venezuela, Discuss Bush State of the Union & Anti-war Leafleting

3334 W. Lawrence #202 (Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Schedule
6 pm - Leaflet at the Kimball Brown Line Stop
Across from the ANSWER office at Kimball & Lawrence

7 pm - Talks, Discussion & Organizing

* Venezuela - The Bolivarian Revolution Deepens
The Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela is on the move. Last week, President Hugo Chavez announced the nationalization of major electricity and telecommunications companies. The people of  Venezuela are making great strides. Hear about the newest developments in Venezuela and what anti-war activists in the U.S. can do to show solidarity.

* Discuss Bush's State of the Union Speech
On Tuesday, President George Bush will give his yearly "State of the Union" address to the nation. He'll focus on Iraq, the "war on terror", healthcare, energy, immigration and more. Participate in a discussion about how to push forward anti-war and social justice demands in the coming months.

* March 17/20 Outreach Breakout Session
March 17 – March on the Pentagon
March 20 - March on Michigan Ave.

8 pm - Banner Painting
Help Paint a Banner to Advertise March 17 March on the Pentagon.

Join us every Thursday night at 7 pm for meetings to organize for March actions to stop the war. 

Get more info about March 17 march on Pentagon
Get more info about the Bus from Chicago to march on Pentagon

ANSWER Chicago Meeting 
Thursday Jan 18, 7 pm
U.S. War Crimes, the War Budget & Breakout Strategy Session

3334 W. Lawrence #202
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1. U.S. War Crimes: Vietnam , Iraq …
As a result of the U.S. failure to “win” in Iraq , Bush recently made public his plan to send thousands of more troops to escalate the War on the Iraqi people. This will mean an increase in death and destruction. War Crimes are inevitable in every imperialist war. Come hear a talk about U.S. war crimes in Vietnam and how this relates to what is happening today in Iraq . U.S. out of the Middle East !

2. The War Budget and the War on Social Services
Billions of dollars continue to be spent on a war for oil, domination and greed while funding for vital programs here in the U.S. continue to be slashed and attacked. How does the war budget affect workers here at home and what programs are being attacked?

3. March 17/20 Outreach Breakout Session
March 17 – March on the Pentagon
March 20 - March on Michigan Ave.

Let’s reach out to as many people as possible in the next two months about stopping the war machine. We need creative and energetic people to help do outreach in as many places in as many ways as we can!

Join us every Thursday night at 7 pm for meetings to organize for March actions to stop the war.

ANSWER Chicago Meeting 
Thursday Jan 11, 7 pm
Anti-War Outreach Campaign, Response to Bush Escalation of War

3334 W. Lawrence #202
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• Response to "new" Bush Strategy for Iraq
  What does the Democratic Party response mean?
  U.S. attack on Somalia: part of the "new" imperialist strategy?
  Which way forward for the Anti-war Movement?

• Anti-war outreach plan
  Organize to reach every community in Chicago with the message of struggle against the War

• Break out session to organize outreach for March anti-war Activities ...
  March 17 - March on the Pentagon (Bus from Chicago)
  March 20 - March on Michigan Avenue

• Report Back from Protest Against Bush Plan and Against Torture

Join us every Thursday night at 7 pm for meetings to organize for March actions to stop the war. 

Get more info about March 17 march on Pentagon
Get more info about the Bus from Chicago to march on Pentagon

ANSWER Chicago Meeting 
Thursday Jan 4, 7 pm
2006 in Review, Execution of Saddam Hussein, Somalia & Update: March on Pentagon, March 17

3334 W. Lawrence #202
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• Join us for a look back at 2006—the struggles that the ANSWER Coalition has been involved in and actions we’ve organized

• Analysis and discussion of the last few week’s political developments, including the execution of Saddam Hussein, the war in Iraq and the conflict in Somalia.

• Get involved in organizing for the March 17 march on the Pentagon on the 4^th anniversary of the Iraq war. We will be brainstorming places to leaflet, table and poster. Volunteers are needed. Call 773-463-0311 to find out more.

Get more info about March 17 march on Pentagon
Get more info about the Bus from Chicago to march on Pentagon

3334 W. Lawrence #202
For more info call 773-463-0311
click here for directions

This holiday, celebrate with ANSWER Chicago. There will be vegan, vegetarian and meat options. Please consider bringing a holiday sweet treat to share with others.

“Bread and Roses” is based on the real life Justice For Janitors campaign in 1990 in Los Angeles. The film by British director Ken Loach (director of The Wind that Shakes the Barley - winner of this years Palme d’Or at Cannes ) is a politically and socially aware film about ordinary human dignity in the face of corporate might and indifference. Loach draws naturalistic performances from a largely untried cast with Pilar Padilla - in her acting debut - revealing the spirit and defiance which characterized the workers' struggle and the plight of those eking out a living in a foreign and often hostile land

After surviving a perilous journey from Mexico to the US , Maya (Pilar Padilla) enlists the help of her hard-working sister Rosa (Elpidia Carrillo) to secure a job among other immigrant cleaners with a non-union cleaning agency in a downtown office block. A fated meeting with Sam (Oscar winner Adrien Brody), a committed activist, leads to a guerrilla-style maneuver against their employers for standard union benefits. It is a fight which carries the risk of the loss of livelihoods and deportation from the US .