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The Weekly ANSWER Meetings are a great way to meet other Chicago area volunteers/activists,
talk about politics and get plugged into Chicago area pro-people, anti-war,
anti-racist, anti-oppression action & outreach. Join us! |
Film
Showing
Wetback: The
Undocumented Documentary
A
documentary about the immigrant workers struggle, in
honor of International Workers’ Day
A film by Arturo
Perez Tores
Thurs.
May 8 - 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line -
Kimball Stop)
Call 773-463-0311 for more info
Click here for directions
$7
- $10 Donation requested. No one turned away for lack of
funds.
Wetback
tells the real story of immigration to the United
States. Filmmaker Arturo Perez Tores follows in the
footsteps of two friends traveling over land from
Nicaragua to the U.S. The film shows the issue of
immigration into the U.S. from the perspective of the
undocumented worker. It reveals the poverty that drives
workers across the U.S. border—a poverty that causes
them to literally risk life and limb to provide for
their families that they leave behind. The film is about
survival that drives immigrants to travel thousands of
miles, facing Mexican police and gangs and the Border
Patrol and the vigilantes in the US. 97min.
2005
ANSWER Meeting
Chicago Anti-war Protesters Facing
Pattern of Prosecution
Thurs. Apr 24 - 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Agenda
(1) Update on case of DuPage County
anti-war activists' struggle against unjust prosecution
Jeff Zurawski, one of the DuPage
activists being prosecuted for an anti-war protest over a tollway overpass in
2007, will be speaking at the meeting and updating us on new developments in
the court case.
(2)
Report on cases of 10 other Chicago area activists who are being prosecuted
for protesting the war
To
read more about the pattern of prosecution against anti-war activists click
here
(3)
May 1 march for immigrant rights in
Chicago
Full Equality for all Immigrants NOW! Stop the raids
and deportations!
May 1 Schedule
10 am - 12 Noon
Union Park (Ashland & Lake)
12 Noon
March
1:30 - 3:30 pm
Rally at Federal Plaza (Adams & Dearborn)
Join us for talks and discussion
ANSWER Meeting
Venezuela; May 1 Immigrant Rights March
Thurs. Apr 17 - 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Agenda
(1) Venezuela: 6th Anniversary of
the people's defeat of the U.S.-backed coup
(2)
Venezuela Update: The revolution marches forward
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| Venezuelan workers display their
support for the nationalization
of oil resources. |
(3)
May 1 march for immigrant rights in
Chicago
Full Equality for all Immigrants NOW! Stop the raids
and deportations!
May 1 Schedule
10 am - 12 Noon
Union Park (Ashland & Lake)
12 Noon
March
1:30 - 3:30 pm
Rally at Federal Plaza (Adams & Dearborn)
Join us for talks and discussion
ANSWER
Coalition Midwest Speaking Tour
"The War, the Economy
& the Elections"
Richard
Becker Western
Regional Coordinator, ANSWER Coalition
For more info or to
help promote tour:
773-463-0311, answer@chicagoanswer.net
Download
Leaflet
Tour
Schedule
Chicago,
IL
Saturday, April 12, 6 pm
ANSWER Chicago
Office
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
Monday, April 14, 2:30 pm
Harper College, Room
J143
Tuesday, April 15, 12 noon
Harold Washington College
Hanover,
IN
Tuesday, April 8, 7 pm
Hanover College, Science Center Room
137
517 Ball Drive
Sioux
Falls, SD
Thursday, April 10, 6 pm
Ronning Branch
Library
3100 E. 49th St
Iowa
City, IA
Friday, April 11, 7 pm
Iowa Memorial
Union
Northwestern Room 345
Milwaukee,
WI
Tuesday, April 15, 7 pm
UW-Milwaukee Union, Room 280
2200 E. Kenwood Blvd.
A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism) has organized numerous mass protests from hundreds to hundreds of thousands of people against
the war in Iraq, since
2002. Becker has been a central organizer and keynote speaker at, many West Coast mass mobilizations in San Francisco and Los
Angeles.
In October 2006, Becker was a presenter at the fourth In Defense of Humanity Conference in Rome, speaking on the subject of The Lebanon War and the “New Middle East.” In December 2005, Becker traveled to Damascus, Syria to address a conference on Palestinian Refugees and the Right of Return. Becker co-authored the book, NATO in the Balkans (1998) and traveled to the former Yugoslavia on a fact-finding mission following the 1999 NATO war. In September 1998 he, along with Ramsey Clark, comprised the first U.S. delegation to investigate the U.S. bombing of the
Al-Shifa pharmaceutical plant in Sudan, and produced the video, Eyewitness Sudan. Becker was a long-time member of the Bay Area Anti-Apartheid Network Steering Committee in the 1980s and
1990s.
Becker has represented the U.S. anti-war movement at many national and international events. Among these were the Gensuikin annual conference commemorating the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings in Japan in 1991, the Fete L'Humanite in Paris, France in 1993, the European Yugoslavia War Crimes Tribunal in Berlin in 2000, the Japan Peace Forum in 2002, and the Asia Wide Coalition Anti-War Conference in Tokyo in November 2003. In Aug. 1995, Becker attended and was a founding member of the International Commission of Inquiry on Economic Sanctions in London. Becker writes regularly on U.S. policy in the Middle East and other subjects for the journal Socialism and Liberation.
ANSWER Meeting
China & Tibet; May 1 Immigrant Rights March
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Mourners outside a clothing store in Lhasa,
where five young women workers were burned to death during violent riots in the Tibetan capital on March 14
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Thursday April 3 - 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Agenda
(1) What's really happening in Tibet
and why is the U.S. attacking China?
* What's behind the U.S. anti-China campaign?
* The Bush Administration and the
big-business media lied about Iraq. They're lying about Iran. Are they telling
the truth about China and Tibet? Is the same government that supports the occupations of Iraq,
Palestine, Afghanistan, Haiti and Somalia really interested in justice for the
people of China and Tibet?
* The Dalai Lama: "man of peace" or a CIA-backed theocrat from the
feudal elite of Tibet?
(2) May 1 march for immigrant rights in
Chicago
Legalization for all NOW! Stop the raids
and deportations!
Come find out the plans for the May
1 march and join us to start mobilizing for the May Day march in Chicago for
immigrant rights!
Join us for talks and discussion
Build
a Movement to
Change the World!
5th
Anniv. Protest Reports &
Discussion
Thursday,
March 27, 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line -
Kimball Stop)
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* March 19 Slideshow, Video, Open
Mic, Organizing, Food!
* Reports from 5th
Anniversary actions in Chicago and all over the world
* Video of the ANSWER Coalition's Michael Prysner's testimony
at Iraq Veterans Against the War's Winter Soldier event
* A discussion entitled “How to Stop the War and build a
movement for real change” with local and national organizers of the anti-war movement
Join us for a great
event. $5 donation
requested. No one turned away for lack of funds.
ANSWER Meeting
Act Now to Build March 19!
Thursday Mar 13 - 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
Call 773-463-0311 for more info
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Agenda
(1) March 19 Protest Update: How to Get
Involved, Volunteer, Donate & Help Build the Action!
(2) Report Back from Mar 10 Protest to
Stop Israeli Assault on Gaza
(3) Latin
American countries force Colombian apology for aggression against Ecuador
Wednesday,
March 19, 2008
Gather: 6 pm at Federal Plaza
March to Washington Square Park (Bughouse Square)
Anti-war Meeting
International Women's Day
& Organizing for Mar 19
Thursday Mar 6 - 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Agenda
(1) International Women's Day
One hundred years ago, 15,000 women marched on
March 8 in the streets of New York demanding shorter working hours, better pay
and the right to vote. That demonstration is widely recognized as the root of
what later became International Women’s Day.
Women have always played a key role in struggles for equality and justice.
Join us for a talk and discussion about the important role women around the
world play in ending war and oppression.
(2) Organizing
& Work Session for March 19
Wednesday,
March 19, 2008
Gather: 6 pm at Federal Plaza
March to Washington Square Park (Bughouse Square)
The upcoming anti-war demonstration in
Chicago is three weeks away. ANSWER
Chicago volunteers have been working diligently to get the word out about the
protest on the 5th Anniversary of the Iraq war. Over 20,000 leaflets have been
passed out all over Chicago as well as in surrounding neighborhoods and
communities. We want to pass out tens of thousands
more leaflets before March 19. Come hear how you can get involved in the outreach for this important demonstration.
We will also be having a work session to begin to prepare for the day of the
protest. We need everyone's help and creativity! Get involved! END THE WAR NOW!
Anti-war Meeting
Cuba, Kosovo & March 19
Thursday
Feb 28 - 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
Call 773-463-0311 for more info
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Agenda
(1) What's next for Cuba after Fidel steps down?
* What is the democratic election
process like in Cuba?
* Hear about the tremendous gains of the Cuban Revolution
* Why does the U.S. corporate class
demonize and lie about Fidel Castro?
* Help build solidarity with Cuba
(2) What
do the events in Kosovo mean for the U.S. anti-war movement?
Last week, U.S. imperialism gave the
green light for Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia. Serbians responded with large
street protests. A U.S. embassy in Belgrade was attacked and burned by
protestors. Come hear a talk where we'll answer the following questions and
more: Is the Bush Administration really concerned with Kosovo's
self-determination while they are brutally occupying Iraq and Afghanistan and
fund the occupation of Palestine? Why do Bush, McCain, Obama and Clinton all support Kosovo's
independence?
(3)
Report Back from successful Feb. 23 Banner Walk
& Update on March 19
Help Organize Outreach for March 19
Wednesday,
March 19, 2008
Gather: 6 pm at Federal Plaza for
rally
March to Washington Square Park (Bughouse Square)
For
more info about Mar 19 Protest click here or call
773-463-0311
Anti-war Meeting
2008 Elections, 5th Anniv. Protest in Chicago & Outreach
Organizing
Thursday
Feb 21 - 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Agenda
(1) McCain won't stop the war, will
Obama or Clinton?
This is a very crucial period for anti-war activists
in the U.S. where the vast majority are against the war. Come participate in a discussion about how we can
continue to build the movement.
(2) Outreach Strategizing for Mar. 19
Protest
Anti-war
and social justice organizations from all over Chicago are mobilizing for
the 5th Anniversary of the criminal Iraq War. ANSWER volunteers have already passed out
twenty thousand leaflets. Come hear
about how you can get involved in building this important demonstration!
END THE WAR NOW!
Wednesday,
March 19, 2008
Gather: 6 pm at Federal Plaza for
rally
March to Washington Square Park (Bughouse Square)
For
more info about Mar 19 Protest click here or call
773-463-0311
(3)
Banner Painting and Work Session
Volunteers will be painting a banner
that says "Protest the War on March 19". The banners will be used for
street meetings and outreach. This Sat. February 23, volunteers will be walking
up Michigan Ave. with banners, leaflets and bullhorns. Join Us!
Anti-war
Meeting & Work Session
Mobilize for 5th Anniv. Protest of Iraq War
Thursday Feb 14 - 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
Call 773-463-0311 for more info
Click here for directions
Agenda
(1) Organizing Update and Outreach
Strategizing
ANSWER Chicago volunteers have been
hitting the streets to make sure that as many people as possible know about the
upcoming anti-war demonstration. We have already passed out ten thousand
leaflets at train stops and busy intersections. Leaflets have been dropped
off at libraries, coffee shops, grocery stores and distributed at progressive
events throughout the city. We want to pass out tens of thousands more
leaflets before March 19. Come hear how you can get involved and participate
in ongoing outreach for this important demonstration. We will also have an
update on new developments for the mobilization, both locally and nationally. We
need everyone's help and creativity! Get involved! END THE WAR NOW!
(2) Work
session for Upcoming Protest on March 19
We will be painting banners that will
be used to advertise the protest, used at street meetings and much more. Join
us!
Wednesday, March 19,
2008
Rally at 6 pm: Federal Plaza
March to Washington Square Park (Bughouse Square)
Movie
Showing: "At the River I Stand"
Thursday
February 7, 7 pm
3334 W.
Lawrence #202
Call 773-463-0311 for more info
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There is a
suggested donation of $7 - $10, but no one will be turned away for lack of
funds.
Stick around
after the film for discussion and an outreach strategizing session for March 19
protest against the war!
Protest
to End the War Now!
Wednesday,
March 19, 2008
In
Chicago: Gather, 6 pm at Federal Plaza
March to Washington Square Park (Bughouse Square)
At the River I Stand: The
events chronicled in "At the River I Stand" take place the last two
months of Dr. King's life. It is the story of a 1968 strike in Memphis, TN
by grossly underpaid sanitation workers that rallied the cities' black
community. At the time of the strike, Dr. King was
seeking to broaden and deepen the Civil Rights Movement and was building a
nationwide Poor People's Campaign to challenge the economic power structure of
the South. Dr. King came to lend his support to the strike in Memphis because he
felt it so clearly illustrated the integral connection between the struggle for
civil and economic rights. The strike and the demonstrations in support of the
Black sanitation workers culminated in the tragic death of Dr. Martin Luther
King. The film clearly shows how the African-American and labor movements both
win by struggling together. (1993. 56 min)
ANSWER Meeting
Crisis in Gaza & Organize for 5th Anniversary of Iraq War
Thursday
Jan 31 - 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
Call 773-463-0311 for more info
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Palestinians in
Gaza broke through the border wall with Egypt in an act of mass defiance
to the U.S.-backed Israeli blockade |
Agenda
(1) Update Gaza: Stop U.S. backed
Israeli Siege
More than 1.5 million Palestinian people living in Gaza
are suffering from life-threatening shortages of food, medicines, fuel and other
vital necessities, caused by the Israeli military’s sealing-off of one of the
most densely populated areas of the world. The crisis is growing more severe by
the day. Collective punishment is a war crime. The U.S. government, which gives
billions of dollars in military and economic aid to Israel
every year, shares the guilt for this war crime. Stop the Collective Punishment
of the Palestinian People!
(2)
Report Back from Jan.
29 Protest
to End the Criminal Israeli Siege of Gaza
On January
29, at 5pm ANSWER Chicago and many others will be protesting the Israeli Siege
of Gaza at the Lakeshore Theater where a benefit for the Friends of the Israeli
Defense Force will be held. Join us for a report back from the protest.
(3)
Update & Outreach Strategizing: 5th
Anniv. of Iraq War
Protest
to End the War Now!
Wednesday,
March 19, 2008
In
Chicago: Gather, 6 pm at Federal Plaza
March to Washington Square Park (Bughouse Square)
ANSWER
Chicago has started mobilizing for the 5th Anniversary of the Iraq War. We are
leafleting all over the city at L-stops, schools and busy intersections. Join
us for outreach strategizing and hear reports from volunteers who have gone out
to the people with the anti-war message. Your help is crucial to the success of
this mobilization. Find out how you can get involved.
ANSWER Meeting
MLK & the Civil Rights Movement, 35th Anniv. of Roe v.
Wade
& Organize for 5th Anniv. of Iraq War
Thursday
Jan 24 - 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
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Agenda
(1) Martin Luther King Jr. and the
Civil Rights Movement
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr.:
come hear a talk about the civil rights movement and help continue the struggle
against racism.
(2)
35th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
January 22 is the 35th anniversary of
Roe v. Wade. The Supreme Court ruling was an important step forward in the fight
for full equality and women's rights. Although the decision was made in a court room, it
would've never happened without a militant and determined
women's movement based in the streets. Equal Rights for All! Defend
women’s reproductive rights, including the right to choose.
(3)
Help Organize, Build Protest in Chicago on 5th
Anniv. of Iraq War
Wednesday,
March 19, 2008
Gather: 6 pm at Federal Plaza
March to Washington Square Park (Bughouse Square)
We
need your energy and creativity, now. Join
us for an outreach strategizing session for the upcoming anti-war demonstration
on the 5th anniversary of the Iraq war. Anti-war
and social justice organizations from all over Chicago are mobilizing for
this important protest. Let's reach out to as many
people as possible. END THE WAR NOW!
Leaflets
will be available at the meeting. Let's hit the streets.
Anti-war Meeting
5th Anniversary of the Iraq War, Iran-U.S. Boat Incident
Thursday
Jan 17 - 7 pm
3334 W. Lawrence #202
(Brown Line - Kimball Stop)
Call 773-463-0311 for more info
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Agenda
(1) March and Rally in Chicago on 5th
Anniversary of the Iraq War
Wednesday,
March 19, 2008
Gather: 6 pm at Federal Plaza
March to Washington Square Park (Bughouse Square)
Anti-war
and social justice organizations from all over Chicago are mobilizing for
the 5th Anniversary of the criminal Iraq War. Come join us for a conversation
about how to build the biggest demonstration possible on Wednesday, March 19 in
Chicago and find out how you can get involved!
END THE WAR NOW!
(2)
Washington's propaganda war against Iran: behind
the U.S.-Iran Boat Incident
On Jan. 6, Iranian
patrol boats and American naval vessels had an encounter in the Strait of Hormuz.
Bush and the U.S. military claim Iran was the aggressor. But the Pentagon's
propaganda never addresses the real issue. What are U.S. warships doing 7 miles
from the Iranian coast? Is the alleged "victim" really the aggressor?
Discuss how this incident is being used to justify further threats against the
sovereign state of Iran.
