SP Boston	Main Page | About | Help | FAQ | Special pages | Log in
	Printable version | Disclaimers | Privacy policy

2007 Events

From SP Boston

Contents 1 December 2007 2 November 2007 3 October 2007 4 September 2007 5 August 2007 6 July 2007 7 June 2007 8 May 2007 9 April 2007 10 March 2007 11 February 2007 12 January 2007

December 2007

• 31 December: First Night Against the War. For the past two years the has been an active and visible anti-war presence at the First Night activities in Boston. Help us continue this tradition at First Night 2008 on 31 December. More information.

• 30 December: December 2007 Local Meeting, noon at the Lucy Parsons Center, 549 Columbus Ave., near the Mass. Ave. T stop on the Orange Line -- minutes.

• 23 December: "A Feminist Christmas Story", a talk by Jason Lydon, Congregational Director and student at Andover Newton Theological School, which attempts to reclaim and reread the stories behind the holiday. 11 am at the Community Church (565 Boylston St., Copley Square).

• 20 December: An evening of Radical Puppet Theater featuring local puppetistas performing shows about current issues from gentrification to immigration to the Iraq War. 6 pm at the Lucy Parsons Center, 549 Columbus Ave., near the Mass. Ave. T stop on the Orange Line.

• 19 December: Light a Candle for Change at Wal-Mart, a vigil to challenge Wal-Mart with United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1445. 6 pm at the Framingham Wal-Mart (121 Worcester Rd.). More information.

• 18 December: "A Hearing on the State of the Boston Public Library", presented by the Massachusetts Workers’ Rights Board. Branch libraries have been the center of controversy over the past months. Come out and hear testimony from the workers at the library and community leaders on the issues the libraries face and possible solutions to make the library system accountable to the community. 7-8:30 pm at the Community Church (565 Boylston St., Copley Square). More information.

• 18 December: Commemorating International Migrant Day, a panel including Lucy Pineda (Latinos Unidos de Massachusetts, LUMA), Gabriel Camacho (AFSC Project Voice), Dorotea Manuela (Boston May Day Coalition), Patricia Montes (Centro Presente, Cambridge), and representatives from the National Lawyers Guild, Massachusetts Chapter and of Jobs with Justice, Immigrant Workers Rights Committee, will share their experiences in organizing for migrant workers rights. 7 pm at Encuentro5 (33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor, by the Chinatown T stop on the Orange Line).

• 16 December: "An Iraqi Woman's Courage in Journalism", a talk by Hiba Dawood, a former reporter in Iraq. 11 am at the Community Church (565 Boylston St., Copley Square).

• 15 December: The December 2 constitutional reform referendum in Venezuela shook both supporters of the Bolivarian revolution and its opponents. For some it was a victory for democracy, for others, instead, it was a defeat of socialism. Going beyond the spin, a critical supporter of the revolution and incisive commentator, Greg Wilpert, will give us his take on the future of the Bolivarian revolution. Wilpert is editor of the premier English-language website on the Bolivarian revolution, venezuelanalysis.com, and author of Changing Venezuela by Taking Power. 7 pm at Encuentro5 (33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor, by the Chinatown T stop on the Orange Line), followed by discussion and reception. $10 suggested donation ($5 for e5/MGA members, students and low-income/unemployed workers). Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds.

• 15-16 December: Conference and rally bringing together 9/11 truth advocates, peace, civil liberties, and impeachment activists, in an unprecedented opportunity to question the official 9/11 story with experts, and to consider how that story has been used to drive this country into an illegal and disastrous war, as well as curtail our civil liberties here. Find the full schedule here.

• 14 December: Bilingual discussion of the EZLN's Sixth Declaration of the Lancandon Jungle, 7:30 pm at the Lucy Parsons Center, 549 Columbus Ave., near the Mass. Ave. T stop on the Orange Line. Some free copies of the text in English and Spanish should be available at the LPC, but please read the declaration before the event -- you can find copies here.

• 14 December: "Thomas Sankara -- Legacy of a Revolutionary", a discussion of a newly published book of Sankara’s speeches and video showing about Sankara, leader of the revolution that took place in the West African country Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987. October 2007 marked the twentieth anniversary of the murder of Thomas Sankara, who was described by some as Africa’s Che. Dinner at 6:30 pm, program at 7:30 pm, at the Militant Labor Forum Hall (13 Bennington Street, second floor, East Boston). Suggested donation: $5 dinner, $5 program.

• 14 December: Boston TV Party to support the writers' strike. Join writers Joss Whedon, Jaime Paglia and Rob Kutner at noon in the Meeting House of the First Parish Church (3 Church St., Harvard Square), followed by a march through Harvard Square to the Harvard Lampoon building. More information.

• 14 December: "Labor Exploitation, Trafficking, Immigration and Globalization -- What is it that we are really talking about?" An interactive and critical dialogue and workshop at Simmons College, (Linda Paresky Conference Room, 300 Fenway). 9 am - 4 pm, $20 registration to defray cost of meals, materials and support donations toward families of New Bedford. RSVP to rodelakhan (at) yahoo (dot) com.

• 11 December: Book release party for Louise Dunlap's Undoing the Silence -- Six Tools for Social Change Writing. Louise Dunlap is an activist writing teacher who travels the country helping citizen groups and social justice-minded scholars make their voices heard. 5-7 pm in the Wheatley fourth floor student lounge at UMass Boston. Light refreshments will be served.

• 10 December: Join hospital workers, patient safety advocates, and Jobs with Justice to award Paul Levy, Beth Isreal Deaconess CEO, with a 2007 Massachusetts Grinch award. 4 pm at Beth Isreal Deaconess Hospital (330 Brookline Ave.). More information.

• 9 December: Jobs with Justice Holiday Party. Join fellow workers' rights activists to celebrate the year's struggles. 3-5 pm at Clarke’s Pub (21 Merchant Row), $10 suggested donation.

• 9 December: Meeting on CORI reform with Students for CORI Reform Now. 2-4 pm at Boston College, opening with a teach-in on CORI given by the Boston Workers Alliance.

• 9 December: "HIV State of Emergency in Boston", a talk by Rev. Franklin Hobbs, to mark World AIDS Day, 1 December. In 2005, Rev. Hobbs, as Director of Healing Our Land, led a grassroots movement that resulted in the Boston City Council voting 13-0 to declare an HIV state of emergency on Boston's communities of color. 11 am at the Community Church (565 Boylston St., Copley Square).

• 8 December: Intercampus antiwar student organizing meeting, 5:30-6:30 at Harvard.

• 8 December: Free screening of Naseem, an Indian film that narrates a story of a young Muslim girl and her grandfather in the backdrop of rising communal tensions in India at the time of Ayodhya's Babri Masjid demolition. 2 pm in room 32-141 at MIT.

• 8 December: Happy Happy Shopping Extravaganza at the Lucy Parsons Center. 12-6 pm, featuring book sales, the new 2008 Slingshot Organizers, and plenty of gift certificates. Snacks and caroling available 3-6 pm. The Lucy Parsons Center is located at 549 Columbus Ave., near the Mass. Ave. T stop on the Orange Line.

• 8 December: Socialist Kaffeeklatsch, noon at Java Jo's in Jamaica Plain (3710 Washington St., near the Forest Hills T stop on the Orange Line).

• 7 December: "The Fraud of Massachusetts’ Healthcare Reform -- Why the Labor Movement Should Lead a Fight for Free, Lifetime Healthcare for All", a talk by Sarah Ullman. 7:30 pm at the Militant Labor Forum Hall (13 Bennington Street, second floor, East Boston, near the Maverick T stop on the Blue Line). $5 suggested donation.

• 6 December: "Ride the Green Wave: Community Jobs, Lower Heating Bills, and a Healthier Planet", a talk by Van Jones and Jim Hunt. 7 pm at Grover Cleveland School, 11 Charles St., Dorchester, across from the Fields Corner T-station, preceded by an energy fair at 6 pm with free information and energy saving materials. Co-sponsored by ACORN, CLU and MCAN. More information.

• 6 December: Free screening of Goal Dreams, a film about the Palestinian football team's preparations for the 2006 World Cup. 7 pm at 243 Broadway, Cambridge (corner of Broadway and Windsor, entrance on Windsor). Refreshments provided, donations accepted.

• 6 December: Free screening of Searching for Peace in the Middle East, a documentary about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 6:45 pm at the Central Square Library (45 Pearl St., Cambridge), Central Square T stop on the Red line. Presented jointly by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and the Cambridge Peace Commission.

• 5 December: Shoshanna Ehrlich will discuss her 2006 book Who Decides?: The Abortion Rights of Teens. Ehrlich is an Associate Professor of Legal Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston, and a coordinator of a the statewide panel of attorneys who represent teens in judicial hearings required to bypass parental consent requirements for obtaining abortions. 7:30-9 pm in room Emerson 305 at Harvard.

• 5 December: "The Missing Class", a talk by Princeton sociologist Katherine Newman on her new book about the "near poor". 7:30 pm at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church (3 Church St., Harvard Square). More information.

• 5 December: Vigil for Justice - Shut Down Guantanamo, 10-11 am at the JFK Federal Building, Government Center. This solidarity vigil coincides with Supreme Court hearings on two consolidated cases testing the legal rights of Guantanamo Bay detainees.

• 4 December: Ralph Nader speaks at Boston University, 6:30 pm at Metcalf Hall in the George Sherman Union building (775 Commonwealth Ave., by the BU Central stop on the Green Line (B)). [http://www.bu.edu/archives/news/centerevents.shtml More information=

• 4 December: Book release party for Les Leopold's new biography, The Man Who Hated Work and Loved Labor, about the life and times of Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers Union leader Tony Mazzocchi. Starts at 5 pm at the Milky Way Lounge and Lanes (403-405 Centre St., Jamaica Plain), with hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar.

• 3 December: Free screening of Alicia en el pueblo de Maravillas, a 1991 Cuban social comedy about Alice, who falls through the looking glass when she arrives in the village of Maravillas ("Wonders") on a routine cultural mission. In Spanish only, no subtitles. 7-9 pm in room 54-100 at MIT.

• 3 December: "The Challenge of Global Warming: Solutions from the Movements of Global South", a talk by Walden Bello, Executive Director of Focus on the Global South, Professor of Sociology and Public Administration at the University of the Philippines, and a Fellow of the Transnational Institute. 7-9 pm in room Devlin 101 at Boston College. More information.

• 3 December: Meeting of the Allston-Brighton Neighborhood Association, featuring free food and a talk by dedicated community members about Harvard's expansion, followed by a public discussion and general meeting. 5:30-8 pm at the Allston/Honan Library (300 North Harvard St., Allston).

• 2 December: Public rally in the Longwood area to demand free and fair union elections using secret ballots. 1 pm at Longwood Medical Area, sponsored by the Workmen's Circle of Boston.

• 2 December: A panel on political prisoners, here and abroad, part of a three-day series organized by Jericho Boston. Featuring Ashanti Alston (former Black Liberation Army political prisoner), Edwin Cortes (former FALN prisoner of war), Jihad Abdul-Mumit (former Black Liberation Army political prisoner), Pam Africa (MOVE! Organization, ICFFMAJ), and Ward Churchill (American Indian Movement, author). More information.

• 2 December: On 2 December, an important referendum will take place in Venezuela. Evidence is emerging revealing a concerted campaign on the part of US agencies to deny Venezuelans the opportunity to determine their own history. A local coterie of right-wing Venezuelans are planning to do their part in undermining democracy by protesting the referendum outside the Venezuelan Consulate. In response, we will join members of the Boston Martin Luther King, Jr. Bolivarian Circle at a demonstration outside the consulate between noon and 2 pm this Sunday. The Venezuelan Consulate is located at 545 Boylston St., on Copley Square.

• 2 December: "Where Do We Go From Here?: Strategies for the 21st Century", a forum featuring City Councillor Chuck Turner, with guest speakers including Mel King, Jean McGuire, Felix Arroyo, Kerrick Johnson. 11 am at the Community Church (565 Boylston St., Copley Square). Followed by a presentation of the 31st Annual Sacco-Vanzetti Award for Social Justice to Chuck Turner.

• 1 December: Help plan First Night Against the War 2008, the third year of this active and popular anti-war presence at First Night celebrations. Join us for a planning meeting at 5 pm on Saturday, 1 December, at Encuentro5 (33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor, near Downtown Crossing, the Chinatown T stop on the Orange Line, and the Boylston T stop on the Green Line).

• 1 December: Join us at Hack the WAR, a presentation and open discussion of the war and the underlying logic behind it. We will present reports on the current state of the war in Iraq and the best ways to end it and prevent history from repeating itself in the future. In addition, we will plan aggressive and effective activism tactics and actions around the city for the next few months. 3-6 pm at Encuentro5 (33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor, near Downtown Crossing, the Chinatown T stop on the Orange Line, and the Boylston T stop on the Green Line). More information

• 1 December: Informal New England regional meeting of the Socialist Party in Brattleboro, Vermont, on Saturday, 1 December. Starting at 10 am in the Brattleboro Public Library (224 Main St.), the meeting will focus on discussing the recent Socialist Party Convention in St. Louis and considering where to go from here. This will be followed by a social event at the home of Jerry Levy, newly elected co-chair of the Socialist Party, with spaghetti dinner provided.

• 1 December: Rally at Fanueil Hall at 2 pm to see off Brattleboro, VT, resident John Nirenberg, who plans to walk from Boston to Washington, DC, to confront House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and demand impeachment. More information.

• 1 December: Gift It Up! - Boston's Alternative Gift Fair, which provides you the opportunity of supporting nonprofit community organizations instead of wallowing in holiday consumerism. Fourteen nonprofits will present their programs from 12-4 pm at the River of Life Church (440 Center St., Jamaica Plain). More information.

November 2007

• 30 November: A presentation by Peter Young at 8 pm in 1350 Mass. Ave. (Harvard Square), Cambridge. Just released from his prison term for releasing thousands of mink in 2005, veteran activist Young is an emerging voice of strength through sacrifice in the struggle for animal liberation and all forms of justice. More information.

• 30 November: "Cuba’s Internationalism and Its Role In Africa", a video screening on Cuba’s role in the fight against the invasion of Angola by the South African apartheid regime. 7:30 pm at the Militant Labor Forum Hall (13 Bennington Street, second floor, East Boston, near the Maverick T stop on the Blue Line). $5 suggested donation, $5 discount on selected books on Cuba and Africa.

• 30 November: Free screening of An Unreasonable Man, a film about Ralph Nader. 7 pm at the First Church in Jamaica Plain Unitarian Universalist (6 Eliot St., across from the Monument, Jamaica Plain, on the 39 bus line and near the Green Street or Forest Hills T stops on the Orange Line). More information.

• 29 November: "Bearing Witness in Darfur", a free talk by Pastor Gloria White-Hammond, who spent seven years as a humanitarian worker in the Darfur region of Sudan. Held in joint recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (25 November), World AIDS Day (1 December), and Human Rights Day (10 December). 7 pm at the First Church in Jamaica Plain, Unitarian Universalist Sanctuary (6 Eliot St., across from the Monument, Jamaica Plain, on the 39 bus line and near the Green Street or Forest Hills T stops on the Orange Line). More information.

• 29 November: "A Dime's Worth of Difference? The Bipartisan Nature of the U.S. Foreign Policy Establishment", a talk by political scientist and author Jeff Taylor. 7 pm in Blount Auditorium (Annex Central) at the Wentworth Institute of Technology (550 Huntington Ave.). Free and open to the public.

• 29 November: Tell Northeastern University to keep housing affordable at a City Council hearing regarding Northeastern University's purchase of St. Botolph Terrace, HUD-subsidized affordable housing at 351-367 Mass Ave.

• 29 November: "Celebrating the Movement", an event to celebrate MassCOSH's 31st anniversary. 6-10 pm at IBEW Local 103 (256 Freeport St, Dorchester). Tickets $10 and up.

• 29 November: Free screening of A Day Without a Mexican, a 2004 film by Sergio Arau, which without a hint of humor or irony tells the story of California's near economic collapse due to a sudden disappearing of the Mexican population. 6-8 pm in the CGIS South Tsai Auditorium (1730 Cambridge St.) at Harvard.

• 29 November: "40 years since 1967, 60 years since 1948 -- Palestine, Israel, USA", a discussion featuring Noam Chomsky ("Barriers to Settlement: Background and Prospects"), Beshara Doumani ("Palestine Versus Palestinians?"), and Nadim Rouhana ("Is It Possible That The Occupation Will Not End?"), moderated by Prof. Janet Halley, followed by a Q&A. 4-6 pm at Austin North in Harvard Law School.

• 28 November: First in a series of rallies for quality care with disability rights advocates and human service workers. 10:30 am - 12 noon at the Omni Parker House.

• 27 November: A workshop to discuss proposed constitutional reforms in Venezuela, which will be voted on in the next referendum on 2 December. Sponsored by the Bolivarian Circle of Boston, 6:30-8:30 pm at Encuentro5 (33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor, near the Chinatown T stop on the Orange Line).

• 26 November: Free screening of Plaff, o demasiado miedo a la vida (1988, "Splat, or Too Afraid of Life"), a lively, sardonic Cuban comedy. 7-9 pm in room 54-100 at MIT.

• 25 November: November 2007 Local Meeting, noon at the Lucy Parsons Center -- minutes.

• 25 November: Free performance of "Villianous Minority", a three-person play by John O'Brian, on the question of how the rich can help the poor. 11 am at the Community Church (565 Boylston St., Copley Square).

• 23 November: Radical caroling on Black Friday with BAAM. Meet at 2 pm on the steps of the Boston Public Library in Copley Square.

• 23 November: Buy Nothing Day, a 24-hour moratorium on consumer spending. All day, everywhere.

• 22 November: 38th National Day of Mourning to remember the genocide of millions of Native people, the theft of Native lands, and the relentless assault on Native culture. Noon at Cole’s Hill in Plymouth (above Plymouth Rock).

• 20 November: Support Smithfield workers by leafleting customers at Hannaford's, the last supermarket chain in Eastern Massachusetts to sell products made under abusive conditions at Smithfield's Tar Heel plant. 2-4 pm at the Quincy Hannaford’s (475 Hancock St., Quincy).

• 19 November: Free screening of Hasta cierto punto (1983, "Up to a Certain Point") by internationally recognized Cuban director Tomás Gutiérrez-Alea. This film follows a moviemaker named Oscar as he researches machismo in Cuba and begins to recognize it in his own life and attitudes. 7-9 pm in room 54-100 at MIT.

• 19 November: "Racism and War: Making Connections for Peace", a forum including Iraq vets and CORI victims, and featuring City Councilor Chuck Turner. 6:30-9 pm at the Vietnamese-American Community Center, hehind the Fields Corner T Station on the Red line, Dorchester. Wheelchair accessible, refreshments will be served.

• 19 November: Meeting of the Allston-Brighton Neighborhood Association, featuring free food and a talk by dedicated community members about Harvard's expansion, followed by a public discussion and general meeting. 5:30-8 pm in the theater of the Jackson-Mann Community Center (500 Cambridge St., Allston).

• 19 November: Free screening of No End in Sight: The American Occupation of Iraq, 2:30 pm at the William Joiner Center for the Study of War and Social Consequences, room 3540 of the UMass Boston Campus Center.

• 18 November: "US Politics: Time for a Left Turn?", a meeting on economic justice. DSA National Political Committee member David Knuttunen will make a brief presentation of Economic Justice Agenda, with plenty of time after for discussion and exchange of ideas. Refreshments provided. 5:30 pm at 39 Longfellow Rd., Worcester.

• 18 November: Free screening of When the Levees Broke, Act IV, Spike Lee's award-winning documentary on Katrina and New Orleans. Act IV focuses on the return of New Orleans residents and their attempts to rebuild. 2 pm at the Arlington Street Church (351 Boylston St.), followed by discussion.

• 18 November: "Holding the American President Accountable", a talk by Prof. Michael Avery, one of the lawyers suing George W. Bush for illegal electronic surveillance. 11 am at the Community Church (565 Boylston St., Copley Square).

• 17 November: Boston Student Labor Action Project monthly meeting, 3 pm at the SEIU 615 office, 26 West St.

• 17 November: "Following the Money Trail: from coal mining to carbon credits", a climate justice teach-in and open forum on mountain-top-removal mining and other climate-destroying industries. 12-3 pm at the Lucy Parsons Center (549 Columbus Ave., by the Mass. Ave. T stop on the Orange Line). Some food provided, bring a dish to share.

• 16 November: Honk-To-Impeach, 4:30-6pm on the Boston side of the Mass. Ave. bridge, by Beacon St.

• 16 November: Malcolm X -- A video and discussion of his legacy for today. Video showing of El Hajj Malik El Shabazz. 7:30 pm at the Militant Labor Forum Hall (13 Bennington Street, second floor, East Boston, near the Maverick T stop on the Blue Line). $5 suggested donation, $5 discount on selected books of speeches by Malcolm X with entrance.

• 16 November: Screening of Grandma has a video camera, a one-hour documentary on the lives of a family of Brazilian immigrants in the United States, using home video footage. In Portuguese with English subtitles. 7 pm at Elizabeth's Medical Center's Seton Auditorium (736 Cambridge St., Brighton).

• 16 November: Celebrate Encuentro5's Anniversary! Boston's premier affordable, movement-building space will celebrate the completion of its first full year of operation look ahead to the coming year of activism. 7:00 p.m. till late. Short documentaries, live music and presentations, informal discussion and a wine-and-cheese-style reception. Donations optional. At, of course, Encuentro 5 (33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor).

• 16 November: "Life After Death Row", a forum on wrongful convictions featuring Ronald Keine, a former death row prisoner, victimized by prosecutorial misconduct and later exonerated. 5:30-7 pm at Suffolk University Law School Large Moot Court Room, Room 425.

• 16 November: Come join Boston-area students and the rest of the antiwar community for a silent march on the third Iraq Moratorium day. Gather at 4 pm at the Park St. T stop on the Common, and line up in twos for the march, which will begin around 5 pm, the height of rush hour. Please wear black and leave signs at home.

• 15 November: Concert and bake sale to benefit queer prisoners, featuring Mimi Lavalley, Bread and Roses, and Evan Greer. 10 pm at the Lily Pad (1353 Cambridge St. in Inman Sq.), all ages, donations accepted.

• 15 November: Concert to support local prison abolition collectives. 7 pm at The Democracy Center (45 Mount Auburn St., Harvard Square), $7. Featured bands include Appalachian Terror Unit (of West Virginia), Wartorn (of Wisconsin), Man the Conveyors, and Fruit Salad. All ages, bring vegan food for a potluck.

• 15 November: "Can we stop an attack on Iran? What Do We Know? What Can We Do?", a forum featuring Drs. Paula Gutlove and Gordon Thompson (health diplomats with experience in Iran), Kaveh Afrasiabi (Iran expert and Professor of International Relations at Bentley College) and Anne Miller (member of the Peace Between Peoples delegation to Iran, director of NH Peace Action). 7-9 pm in the gymnasium of the Cambridge YMCA (820 Mass. Ave.)

• 15 November: Free screening of Invisible Children, a film on child soldiers in northern Uganda. 7-9:30 pm at This Building Community (24 Webster Ave., Somerville).

• 15 November: "Che's legacy and the struggle for socialism in Latin America today", a discussion commemorating the forty-year anniversary of Che's death. 7 pm in room 113 of Braker Hall at Tufts University.

• 15 November: "Baghdad, Tehran, Beirut and Jerusalem -- A Critical Arab View of America's Middle East Policies", a talk by Rami Khouri, Director of the Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut, and editor-at-large of The Daily Star newspaper. 6:30 pm at Raytheon Amphitheater in Northeastern University's Egan Center (120 Forsyth St.). Free admission, wheelchair accessible, near the Northeastern T stop on the Green Line (E) and the Ruggles T stop on the Orange Line.

• 15 November: A workshop to discuss proposed constitutional reforms in Venezuela, which will be voted on in the next referendum on 2 December. Sponsored by the Bolivarian Circle of Boston, 6:30-8:30 pm at Encuentro5 (33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor, near the Chinatown T stop on the Orange Line).

• 15 November: "From Public Squares to Check-points -- Women of the Occupation in Israel/Palestine", a talk by Anat Biletzki. 6 pm in room 56-114 at MIT.

• 15 November: "Global Health Equity", a talk by physician and anthropologist Paul Farmer, Presley Professor of Medical Anthropology at Harvard Medical School, an attending physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and co-founder of Partners in Health, a non-profit organization that provides free health care and undertakes advocacy activities on behalf of the destitute and sick. 4-5 pm in room 32-123 (in the Stata Center) at MIT, near Main and Albany Streets and the Kendall Square T stop on the Red Line.

• 14 November: Rally before and during the meeting of the Harvard-Allston Task Force to protest Harvard's Land Use Policies and the Boston Redevelopment Authority's unfair and undemocratic development process. Meet at 5:30 pm at Harvard's vacant Citgo Station, on the Corner of North Harvard and Western Ave. Food and warm drinks provided.

• 14 November: "Paying the Price -- The Impact of Immigration Raids on America's Children", a presentation by Rosa Maria Castaneda of the The Urban Institute, Washington D.C. 1-2:30 pm at UMass Boston, Campus Center, Conference Room UL-211.

• 13 November: Free screening of Michael Moore's Sicko sponsored by the Liberation Health Group. 7 pm in the Simmons College main campus building (300 Fenway), room C103.

• 13 November: National Lawyers Guild demonstration in solidarity with those in Pakistan beaten and jailed for opposing the suspension of constitutional rights in their country. 1 pm at the entrance to the State House on Beacon St.

• 12 November: "Immigrant rights and the Other Campaign", a presentation by the Mexico Solidarity Network focusing on connections between organizing and autonomy on both sides of the border. 5 pm in the Phillips Brooks House at Harvard (in Harvard Yard, close to the Science Center).

• 12 November: "From the Frontlines of the Struggle Against Privatization", a talk by Ricardo Calderon of the Salvadoran Union Front (FSS), long-time unionist and leader of the union struggle against recent attempts to privatize water and health care in El Salvador. 7-9 pm at the Democracy Center (45 Mount Auburn St., Harvard Square).

• 11 November: Free screenings of Michael Moore's Sicko. 7 pm in room 26-100 at MIT.

• 11 November: "New England United against the War" regional meeting. The coalition that organized the 27 October demonstration on the Boston Common will move forward to review that event and plan for the future. 1 to 5 PM at Encuentro 5 (33 Harrison Ave. near Beach St. in Chinatown).

• 11 November: "Honoring Veterans for Peace", a talk by Iraq Veterans Against the War. 11 am at the Community Church (565 Boylston St., Copley Square).

• 10 November: Author Anne Elizabeth Moore reads from her new book, Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, And The Erosion Of Integrity, on the corrosive effects of corporate infiltration of the underground. 5 pm at the Lucy Parsons Center (549 Columbus Ave.).

• 10 November: Socialist Kaffeeklatsch, noon at Java Jo's in Jamaica Plain (3710 Washington St., near the Forest Hills T stop on the Orange Line).

• 10 November: Bikes Not Bombs bike shipment event. Help load used and donated bikes for shipment to Central America. 10:30 am until it's done, with a break around 1 pm for a free pizza lunch. 179 Boylston St., Jamaica Plain

• 10 November: Protest martial law and human rights violations in Pakistan. Gather on the Common near the Brewer Fountain (close to Tremont St.) at 10 am.

• 9 November: Free screenings of Michael Moore's Sicko. 7 and 10:30 pm in room 26-100 at MIT. The 7 pm showing will be followed by a special talk by Prof. David Jones, who will discuss the critical reception of Sicko, situating the film in current and ongoing policy debates about national healthcare.

• 9 November: "How the Unions Were Built and Lessons for the Fight to Win Unionization Today", a talk by Laura Garza. 7:30 pm at the Militant Labor Forum Hall (13 Bennington Street, second floor, East Boston, near the Maverick T stop on the Blue Line). $5 suggested donation.

• 9 November: "What's really happening in Venezuela, and what does it mean for us?" A talk featuring Sister Jenny Russian, Venezuelan nun, activist and President of the Latin American Foundation for Human Rights and Social Development, and Lisa Sullivan, Latin America Staff for School of the Americas Watch and former Maryknoll Lay Missionery for 20 years in Venezuela. 7-9 pm at St. John's United Methodist Church (80 Mt. Auburn St., Watertown).

• 9 November: "Immigrant rights and the Other Campaign", a presentation by the Mexico Solidarity Network focusing on connections between organizing and autonomy on both sides of the border. 7 pm at the Lucy Parsons Center (549 Columbus Ave.).

• 9 November: The Boston Underground meeting to plan for a December 2007 issue. 6 pm at Encuentro5 (33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor).

• 8 November: Free screening of Michael Moore's Sicko sponsored by the Liberation Health Group. 7 pm at the First Church (6 Eliot St., across from the Monument), Jamaica Plain.

• 7 November: CORI Teach-in, 8-9 pm at the Phillips Brooks House, Harvard Yard. Come to hear about experiences with CORI from members of the Boston Workers Alliance, and learn about the impact it has on families and communities, and how it should be reformed.

• 7 November: Free screening of Ayamye ("Goodness, Kindness, Generosity"), a 40 minute film about sustainable transportation and development in Ghana, including the role of shipments of donated used bikes and parts from Boston. 7pm at the Bikes Not Bombs Hub, 284 Amory St.

• 7 November: Demonstration for the Jena 6, 5:30-8 pm at the Roxbury Crossing T station on the Orange Line, 1400 Tremont St.

• 7 November: Zombie march against BU's Level 4 Biolab, 4:30-5:30 at the proposed biolab site, Albany St. at E. Dedham St. in Roxbury.

• 7 November: Governor's public hearing on CORI reform, 4-7 pm in the Gardener Auditorium at the State House. This hearing is open to community. Come out to testify and hold the Governor accountable for his promises to reform CORI this year. The main demand is to support the Public Safety Act of 2007.

• 6 November: Howard Zinn speaks about taking the antiwar movement "Beyond the War in Iraq". 8 pm at Morse Auditorium in BU (602 Commonwealth Ave., at the Blandford St. T stop on the Green Line (B), a couple of blocks outbound from Kenmore Square). Free admission, reservations recommended.

• 6 November: Free screening of Total Denial, a film on indigenous Burmese people battling with corporate giants in the courts. 7-9:30 pm in Wiener Auditorium on the ground floor of the Kennedy School of Government (79 JFK St., Cambridge) at Harvard.

• 5 November: Free screening of La última cena (The Last Supper), a 1976 Cuban film on slavery. 7-9 pm in room 54-100 at MIT.

• 5 November: "Human Rights Defenders Under Fire in Guatemala", a talk by Ruth del Valle Cóbar, who has worked to promote human rights, raise awareness about the increasing attacks against human rights defenders and organizations, and improve the rule of law and democratic institutions in Guatemala. 6-8 pm in Harvard's CGIS S-216 (1730 Cambridge St.) near Harvard Yard.

• 5 November: Stand out against cluster bombs on the global day of action against cluster bombs. 5-6:39 pm in Harvard Square.

• 5 November: Free screening of The Ground Truth, 2:30 pm at the William Joiner Center for the Study of War and Social Consequences, room 3540 of the UMass Boston Campus Center.

• 4 November: "Defending Human Rights in Guatemala", a discussion with Ruth del Valle Cóbar from Movimiento Nacional por los Derechos Humanos. 7 pm at the Amnesty International Northeast Regional Office (8 Day St. Plaza, fourth floor, Davis Square, near the intersection of Elm and Day).

• 4 November: Inter-campus coalition meeting on CORI reform, to discuss progress and goals. 6 pm in the Phillips Brooks House, Harvard Yard.

• 4 November: "Climate Change and the Human Condition", a talk by Kevin Knobloch, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists. 11 am at the Community Church (565 Boylston St., Copley Square).

• 3 November: "US hands off Iran!", a talk by Cindy Jaquith, staff writer for the Militant newspaper. 5 pm dinner, 6 pm program at the Militant Labor Forum Hall (13 Bennington Street, second floor, East Boston, near the Maverick T stop on the Blue Line). $5 suggested donation for dinner, $5 for program.

• 3 November: Boston-wide antiwar students meeting, 4 pm at the Community Church (565 Boylston St., Copley Square).

• 3 November: Rally to fight global warming, 10:30 am to noon, at the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul (138 Tremont St., across from the Common).

• 3 November: Bikes Not Bombs bike shipment event. Help load used and donated bikes for shipment to Central America. 10:30 am until it's done, with a break around 1 pm for a free pizza lunch. 179 Boylston St., Jamaica Plain

• 1 November: Free screening of Route 181 (part 1, South) -- Fragments of a Journey in Palestine-Israel. 7 pm at 243 Broadway, Cambridge (corner of Broadway and Windsor, entrance on Windsor). Refreshments provided, donations accepted.

• 1 November: "When Hope Triumphs Over Fear", a talk by author France Moore Lappe on "living democracy" characterized by developments from clean election initiatives to fair trade economies, from evolving standards of corporate accountability to emerging forms of citizen involvement. 7 pm at the First Church in Jamaica Plain, Unitarian Universalist (6 Eliot St., across from the Monument), free admission.

• 1 November: Free screening of Iraq for Sale, a documentary about private corporations making a killing in Iraq. Followed by informal discussion and refreshments. 6:45 pm, Central Square Library (45 Pearl St., Cambridge), Central Square T stop on the Red line. Presented jointly by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and the Cambridge Peace Commission.

• 1 November: Free screening of Salud!, an investigation of the Cuban health care system, and the broader quest for global health across the world. 6:30 pm in Room C 202 at Bunker Hill Community College (250 New Rutherford Ave., Charlestown, Community College T stop on the Orange Line).

• 1 November: Free screening of El Norte, which follows indigenous youths from Guatemala who flee ethnic and political persecution, ending up in Los Angeles. 6 pm at CGIS South – Tsai Auditorium (1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge), with discussion guided by Rafael Fernández de Castro, RFK Visiting Professor of Latin American Affairs at Harvard and Professor of International Relations at ITAM.

October 2007

• 30 October: Doctors without Borders presents Dr. Hansel Otero, a Venezuelan physician who volunteered in Africa with the medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders for 18 months. 6-7:30 pm in room 32-123 at MIT (Stata Center near Main St. and Albany St., and the Kendall Square T stop on the Red Line. Part of Doctors Without Borders week (29 October - 4 November) at MIT.

• 30 October: "A View from Inside Iraq -- Destruction of a Public Health System and Breeches of Medical Neutrality", a movie screening and talk featuring Shaista Aziz, a founding member of Doctors for Iraq, and Dr. Evan Lyon of Partners in Health. 5:30 pm in the Parlor Room of Phillips Brooks House at Harvard.

• 29 October: Free screening of Memorias del subdesarrollo (1968, "Memories of underdevelopment") by Tomas Gutierrez Alea. This classic Cuban film that avoids almost all of the radical cliches, and is ranked number 54 on Derek Malcolm's list of the 100 greatest movies of all time. 7-9 pm in room 54-100 at MIT.

• 29 October: Free screening of Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People, 2:30 pm at the William Joiner Center for the Study of War and Social Consequences, room 3540 of the UMass Boston Campus Center.

• 28 October: "The Fight Against War and Racism", a forum featuring Eugene Puryear, youth and student ANSWER coordinator at Howard University. 3 pm in the third floor conference room at Hibernian Hall (184 Dudley St., Roxbury, two blocks from Dudley Station).

• 28 October: October 2007 Local Meeting, noon at the Lucy Parsons Center, 549 Columbus Ave.

• 28 October: "El Salvador: Sister 'Cities' North and South", a talk by Dean Stevens, Lee Fich, Suzie Giroux and others about their recent trip to El Higueral, El Salvador -- a tiny, remote, mountain village of subsistence farmers. These peasants have been deeply affected from the '80s to the present by the consequences of globalization, northward emigration, U.S. aggression and the heavy-handed suppression of dissent. 11 am at the Community Church (565 Boylston St., Copley Square).

• 27 October: Book party and signing in celebration of the publication of Poets Against the Killing Fields, an anthology by the Liberation Poets Collective. 7 pm at the Democracy Center (45 Mt. Auburn St., Harvard Square).

• 27 October: On Saturday, 27 October, people from all walks of life will gather in Boston for a massive New England regional demonstration, part of a nationally coordinated day of protest against the war in Iraq called by United for Peace and Justice, of which the Socialist Party is a member. Regional demonstrations will be held in 10 cities around the country. The New England event will start at noon with a rally at the Boston Common bandstand, followed by a march to Copley Square at 2 pm. More information.

• 26-27 October: "The Apartheid Paradigm in Palestine-Israel: Issues of Justice and Equality", a conference featuring presentations by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Noam Chomsky and many others. At the Old South Church (645 Boylston St.). More information.

• 26 October: A night of music in support of Iraq Veterans Against the War, featuring Zack Howard, Ryan Harvey, Evan Greer, and Son of Nun. $5 donation at the door. 10 pm at Lilypad (1353 Cambridge St., Inman Sq.)

• 26 October: David Rovics performs at Club Passim (47 Palmer St., Cambridge, Harvard Square). 8 pm, $12.

• 26 October: Are you sick of war? Call in sick on 26 October, or better yet, walk out. There will be local actions all over the country. Here in Boston, the student walkout at noon will join a rally at the Boston Common at 1 pm leading into a march at 3 pm. For more information, visit WorkersAgainstWar.org or SoWoCo.org.

• 25 October: "Humanitarian Crisis -- Status of Healthcare in Iraq Today", a talk by Dr. Dahlia Wasfi, a highly regarded scholar who has worked in Iraq as recently as 2006. 7:30 pm in Higgins 310 at Boston College.

• 25 October: Free screening of The Trial - the Untold Story of the Cuban Five, a film narrated by Danny Glover that explores the U.S. government's use of false conspiracy charges and secret evidence in the conviction of the Cuban Five. 7 pm in Encuentro 5 (33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor).

• 25 October: "In Search of a Just Peace in Israel-Palestine: A View from the Ground", a talk by Jeff Halper, Coordinating Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. 9 pm at the Workmen's Circle (1762 Beacon St., Brookline) preceded by a reception, 5:30-7 pm.

• 25 October: "Human Rights in Israel/Palestine: The True Road Map to Peace", a talk by Jeff Halper, Coordinating Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. 2:50-4:30 pm in 335 Shillman Hall at Northeastern University.

• 25 October: "Human Rights and Politics in Israel-Palestine", a talk by Jeff Halper (Coordinating Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions) and Anat Biletzki. 12:30-1:45 pm in Cabot Hall, room 205, at the Fletcher School/Tufts University (115 Forsyth Street, Medford).

• 24 October: "Israel/Palestine: Countdown to Apartheid", a talk by Jeff Halper, Coordinating Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. 8-10 pm in the Land Lecture Hall, Belfer Building, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

• 24 October: An evening with Juana Pacheco, Mayan elder and healer, who will discuss Mayan culture and history. 7-9 pm in the Latino Cultural Lounge, basement of W20 (Student Center) at MIT.

• 24 October: "Why Did White Progressives Drop the Ball in Jena?", a Community Change Brown Bag Anti-Racism Discussion. Noon-1:30 pm in the Community Change Library on Racism (14 Beacon Street, Room 605).

• 24 October: Hearing by the Public Health Committee of the state legislature on the Patient Safety Act (HB 2059), which limits the number of patients a nurse has to care for at one time. 10 am at the State House.

• 23 October: "Human Rights: The True Road Map to Peace", a talk by Jeff Halper, Coordinating Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. 7-9 pm at the Peace Abbey (2 North Main St., Sherborn).

• 23 October: Free screening of Alambrista, a film about a young Mexican immigrant to the United States, featuring commentary by the film's composer José Cuellar and Prof. Davíd Carrasco. 6 pm in Yenching Auditorium (2 Divinity Ave., Cambridge).

• 22 October: "Human Rights and Politics in Israel-Palestine", a talk by Jeff Halper (Coordinating Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions) and Anat Biletzki (Professor of Philosophy, Tel Aviv University and former chairperson of B'Tselem, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories). 6:30-8:30 pm, room 66-110 at MIT.

• 19-21 October: National Convention of the Socialist Party USA, St. Louis MO. Information page; proposed agenda.

• 19-21 October: Protests against the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC. More information: OctoberRebellion.org.

• 21 October: "The Key to Peace in Israel/Palestine: Dismantling the Matrix of Control", a talk by Jeff Halper, Coordinating Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. 7-9 pm at the Gloucester City Hall.

• 21 October: "Queer Youth: Resiliency, Power, and Community", a talk by Aydan Rodriguez. 11 am at the Community Church (565 Boylston St., Copley Square).

• 20 October: "Eyewitness Colombia: People's Resistance Against U.S. Sponsored Terror Campaign and the Transnational Corporations", a forum featuring Berta Joubert Ceci, Deirdre Griswold, and Mia Campbell. 7 pm at the Action Center (284 Amory St., Jamaica Plain).

• 20 October: Free screenings of Mario and New Bedford Stories, two short documentaries about victims of ICE raids, followed by a conversation with the director, Jenny Alexander. Part of the Boston Internation Latin Film Festival. 7 pm at the Howard Thurman Center in Boston University, 775 Commonwealth Ave.

• 20 October: "Healing Hearts in Africa: A Project for Peace". A concert by the Thula Sizwe, an 11-man a capella song and dance group. A benefit for Emergency, a humanitarian organization established to provide high quality healthcare free of charge to the poor and civilian victims of war. 2:30-5 pm at Cohen Auditorium, Tufts University, Medford.

• 19 October: ONE Campaign Boston fundraiser in commemoration of Global Stand Up Against Poverty Day. 7-10 pm at the District restaurant. $15 cover charge benefits CARE and OXFAM.

• 18 October: Screening of Salud!, an investigation of the Cuban health care system, and the broader quest for global health across the world. 7 pm at Encuentro 5 (33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor), $5 suggested donation. Cosponsored by Masscare and the July 26 Coalition.

• 18 October: "Into Iraq... And Out? -- How the Past Informs Our Future", a forum on militarism featuring author and foreign policy analyst James Carroll. 6 pm at Lane Hall 100, Tufts University.

• 16 October: Protest against evictions by Deutsche Bank at the National Mortgage Bankers Association Annual Convention. 6:30-7:30 pm at Hynes Convention Center -- gather at 6 pm at Boylston St. entrance to Boston Public Library. Sponsored by City Life/Vida Urbana and the Deutsche Bank Tenants Association.

• 16 October: Forum on wrongful convictions, 5:30-7 pm at Suffolk University Law School, Room 425 (120 Tremont St., right across from Park Street T stop). Featuring Ronald Keine, a former death row prisoner, victimized by prosecutorial misconduct and later exonerated; Michael Avery, one of the nation's leading civil rights attorneys; and Stephen Hrones, a Boston attorney who regularly represented wrongfully convicted persons. Followed by a reception.

• 16 October: Be fair to those who care. Join 1199 SEIU Healthcare Workers, not yet-union hospital workers, and community activists, 4-5:30 pm at the Longwood Medical Area, to support caregivers trying to form a Union with 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.

• 15 October: Free screening of La muerte de un burócrata (Death of a Bureaucrat, 1966), a Cuban black comedy about the horrors of institutionalized red tape. 7-9 pm at MIT, room 54-100.

• 15 October: Manifestos on the Future of Food and Seed, a free talk by Vandana Shiva about her new anthology of the same name. 7 pm at Cambridge Family YMCA (820 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge).

• 15 October: Free screening of War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death, 2:30 pm at the William Joiner Center for the Study of War and Social Consequences, room 3540 of the UMass Boston Campus Center.

• 14 October: Screening of ¡Salud! at the Harvard Film Archive (24 Quincy St., Cambridge), 4:30 pm, $8. The film investigates the Cuban health care system, and the broader quest for global health across the world.

• 14 October: "Moving Beyond Rhetoric: Chavez' Venezuela and U.S. Policy", a talk by Belkis Urdaneta, a Venezuelan community outreach worker. Sponsored by Witness for Peace, 10 am at the Community Church (565 Boylston St., Copley Square).

• 13-14 October: New England Subregional Meeting of the Northeast Anarchist Network in Lowell.

• 13 October: "Ideas in Action, An Anarchist Panel on Organizing and Liberation" featuring organizers from Montréal, Philadelphia, and Boston. 7 pm at Encuentro 5 (33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor), free and open to the public.

• 13 October: "Resisting Illegitimate Authority in Today's Political Context", a panel to celebrate Resist's fortieth anniversary. Panelists include Noam Chomsky, Mandy Carter, Camilo Mejia, and Bill Fletcher, Jr., moderated by Laura Flanders. 5:30 pm at the Arlington Town Hall (730 Massachusetts Ave.). Tickets for the panel and after-party are $75, $30 for students.

• 13 October: March for P.E.A.C.E. from Roxbury Crossing to the State House, 1 pm.

• 11 October: "The 1960s and the Fight for Black Liberation", 7 pm at the Haymarket People's Fund (42 Seaverns Ave., Jamaica Plain).

• 11 October: Cathy Wilkerson talks about her new book, Flying Close to the Sun, the memoir of a white middle-class girl from Connecticut who became a member of the Weather Underground, 7 pm at Porter Square Books in Porter Square (25 White Street, Cambridge, by the Porter Square T stop on the Red Line).

• 11 October: Free screening of The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, a documentary about Hugo Chavez and Venezuela. 6:30 pm in Land Lecture Hall, fourth floor of the Belfer Building at Harvard.

• 11 October: "Bringing Renewable Power to Nicaragua", a talk by Mathias Craig, 6-7 pm at MIT, room 56-114.

• 11 October: Rally to protest proposed changes in "No Match" letters that attempt to use the Social Security system as a dragnet to fire alleged undocumented workers. This will lead to discrimination against Latino workers and others whose only "crime" is a typo on paperwork, a change of name, or the color of their skin. 3 pm at the Social Security Office in the O'Neill Building, (10 Causeway St., near North Station).

• 10 October: Free screening of The Trial - the Untold Story of the Cuban Five, a film narrated by Danny Glover that explores the U.S. government's use of false conspiracy charges and secret evidence in the conviction of the Cuban Five. 7 pm in MIT Building 4 Room 149 (77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge).

• 10 October: Free premier screening of "Marchas por la Amnistía", a documentary chronicling pro-immigrant struggles from 1999 to 2007. 6:30 pm at Encuentro 5 (33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor).

• 9 October: "Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry", a book reading, signing and panel discussion featuring author Stacy Malkan. 6:30-8 pm at Suffolk University Law School (120 Tremont St.), free and open, light refreshments served.

• 8 October: "The Legacy of Columbus: Indigenous Perspectives", a panel discussion by Ethel Branch, Sarah Rodriguez, and Shunling Chen, moderated by Merritt Baer and sponsored by the Harvard Law School Native American Law Students Association. 7 pm in Austin North at Harvard Law School.

• 7 October: "Indigenous Resistance to the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement", a presentation by the Boston-area solidarity group Colombia Vive. 11 am at the Community Church (565 Boylston St., Copley Square).

• 6 October: CISPES/Sister Cities National Day of Action. Come out to Maverick Square to defend the right to protest and demand that the Salvadoran government immediately drop false charges of "terrorism" leveled against 13 activists opposed to water privatization. 1 pm in Maverick Square, outside the Maverick T station on the blue line.

• 4 October: Free screening of Such a Normal Thing, a film about a "normal" day for Palestinians in the West Bank. 7 pm at 243 Broadway in Cambridge (the corner of Broadway and Windsor, entrance on Windsor). Followed by discussion and free refreshments.

• 4 October: Historian, professor and activist Aviva Chomsky discusses current immigration policy and her new book They Take Our Jobs: And 20 Other Myths About Immigration. 7 pm in the parish hall of the First Church in Jamaica Plain, Unitarian Universalist (6 Eliot St., near the Green St. T stop on the orange line).

• 4 October: Is there a star war in our future? A screening of some films about space technology and the possibility of the militarization of space. Featuring special guest Mary Beth Sullivan of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. Followed by informal discussion and refreshments. 6:45 pm, Central Square Library (45 Pearl St., Cambridge), Central Square T stop on the Red line.

• 3 October: Rosie Jiménez Day, the 30 anniversary of the death of Rosie Jiménez due to the passage of the Hyde Amendment. Take to the streets for full reproductive freedom and justice for all women, in memory of Rosie Jiménez.

• 3 October: Peace Vigil for Myanmar (Burma), sponsored by MIT Prajnopaya and Amnesty International. 8 pm at MIT (77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge).

• 3 October: Demonstration in support of Jeff Booth, a Harvard worker being discriminated against (fired) because of strong union support. 5 pm at Harvard.

• 2 October: "Burma on the Brink", a teach-in at Harvard, 7:30 pm in the Claverly common room (first floor). Find out why hundreds of thousands of monks are braving bullets for freedom, view a short documentary by a Burmese student filming illegally inside the country, hear the story of a student revolutionary who was imprisoned for protesting in 1988, and learn what you can do to prevent further bloodshed.

• 2 October: "The Art of Political Murder", a talk by acclaimed author Francisco Goldman, about the murder of Guatemalan human rights activist Bishop Juan Gerardi. 7 pm at the Brookline Booksmith (279 Harvard St., Coolidge Corner).

• 1 October: Free screening of The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil, sponsored by the Lexington Global Warming Action Coalition, followed by discussion. 7 pm at Cary Hall (1605 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington).

September 2007

• 30 September: September 2007 Local Meeting, noon at the Lucy Parsons Center, 549 Columbus Ave. -- minutes.

• 29 September: Mass March on the White House sponsored by the Troops Out Now Coalition, preceded by an encampment in Washington, DC.

• 28 September: Boston Liberation Health Group meeting, 7 pm in Jamaica Plain. A screening of Salud! is planned, and an appropriate venue is being sought. Stay tuned for more information on the exact location.

• 28 September: Free screening of Bread and Roses, directed by Ken Loach, a film about two Mexican women trying to organize a janitorial union. 6:30 pm at 509 Main St., Malden.

• 27 September: Norman Solomon, author of War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Are Spinning Us to Death and Made Love, Got War: Close Encounters with America's Warfare State, will screen the film documentary based on his book War Made Easy. He will also read from his new book Made Love, Got War and answer audience questions. 7 pm at the Community Church (565 Boylston St., Copley Square).

• 25 September: "Ending the War in Iraq", a talk by Tom Hayden sponsored by the AHANA leadership council at Boston College. 7:30 pm at McGuinn Hall on the Boston College campus (Green line B, Boston College T stop).

• 25 September: Jobs With Justice Fall solidarity party, 7-9 pm at Clarke's (21 Merchant's Wharf, near Faneuil Hall). $10.

• 25 September: Talk by V. Sandhya, President of the Progressive Organization of Women (POW) in Andhra Pradesh, India. 6:30 pm at the Action Center (284 Amory St., The Brewery), Jamaica Plain.

• 23 September: Organizing meeting for the October 27 New England antiwar demonstration on the Boston Common. 1-5 pm at Encuentro 5 (33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor).

• 23 September: "Combating Defamation & Negative Stereotyping in the Media and Elsewhere", a talk by Merrie Najimy, of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. 11 am at the Community Church (565 Boylston St., Copley Square).

• 22 September: "Stop the ICE Raids! Legalization For All Immigrants Now!" A forum featuring William Estrada, Elio Hoyos, and Lucy Pineda. 5 pm reception, 6 pm program at the Militant Labor Forum Hall (13 Bennington Street, second floor, East Boston, near the Maverick T stop on the Blue Line). $5 suggested donation.

• 22 September: Fall 2007 New England regional meeting in Connecticut, 10 am - 2:30 pm.

• 21 September: Iraq Moratorium -- Join with millions to wear and distribute black ribbons and armbands; buy no gas; pressure politicians and the media; hold vigils, pickets and rallies; hold special religious services; coordinate events in music, art, and culture; host film showings, talks, and educational events; organize student actions such as teach-ins or school closings, all as part of the movement to stop the war and bring the troops home now.

• 20 September: Public hearing on the biolab, 7 pm at Faneuil Hall. The hearing will focus on the State Court's mandated restudy of safety issues by the National Institutes of Health. Opponents of the biolab should show up early to make sure their objections to the project can be heard.

• 20 September: "Why Socialism Makes Sense", a public meeting, 7 pm at 42 Seaverns Ave., Jamaica Plain (near the Green Street T stop on the Orange line).

• 20 September: Naomi Klein discusses her new book The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, 6 pm at the Brattle Theatre (40 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Harvard Square). $5 tickets which may be redeemed as a $5 coupon at the Harvard Book Store.

• 20 September: Solidarity Vigil for the Jena 6, victims of Jim Crow justice in the south. 5:30-7 pm, marching from Harvard Square (in fron tof the Holyoke Center) to Cambridge City Hall in Central Square.

• 19 September: Join comedian Jimmy Tingle for a lively and uncensored discussion about the state of the peace movement with former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter, author of Waging Peace': The Art of War for the Antiwar Movement and Target Iran: The Truth About the U.S. Government's Plans for Regime Change. 7:30 pm at Jimmy Tingle's Off-Broadway Theater (255 Elm St., Davis Sq., Somerville).

• 18 September: Kick-off party for the Harvest Members Independent Organizing Committee, a group dedicated to promoting labor rights, cooperative economics, and safe working conditions at the Harvest Coop grocery stores. 8-11 pm at Java Joe's Coffee and Tea (2710 Washington St., Jamaica Plain, across the street from the Forest Hills station).

• 18 September: "Standing Up to the PATRIOT Act, Rolling Back REAL ID: How Can We Reclaim Our Civil Liberties?" A Constitution Day forum featuring Barbara Bailey, the Connecticut librarian who was gagged after she defied a USA PATRIOT Act search order; Mike German, a former FBI undercover Special Agent who disrupted right-wing militia terrorist cells and later blew the whistle on the FBI; and Tim Sparapani, an ACLU Legislative Counsel who is campaigning against illegal government surveillance and the REAL ID. 6-8 pm in Rabb Lecture Hall, Boston Public Library in Copley Square, Boston, free and open to the public.

• 18 September: Rally and public hearing on CORI reform at the State House. Meet at noon on the State House steps for the rally, and then head to room B1 at 1 pm for the hearing.

• 16 September: "Israel and Palestine: Broken Promises, Broken Dreams", a talk by Alice Rothchild. 11 am at the Community Church (565 Boylston St., Copley Square).

• 15 September: "Politics of Development: South Asia Today", a forum sponsored by the Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia. 4 pm at MIT, room 10-105.

• 15 September: Industrial Workers of the World fundraiser for Food and Allied Workers Union in New York. 2-5 pm at the Center for Family, Work and Community (600 Suffolk St., Lowell), featuring live music, film showings, speakers, dinner, raffle and bake sale. $10 suggested donation.

• 15 September: Boston antiwar rally for those who can't go to DC. 1 pm outside the Park St. T stop on the Common.

• 15 September: Software Freedom Day -- talks, activities and outreach in support of software freedom, 1-5 pm at Encuentro5 (33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor, near the Chinatown T stop on the Orange Line), sponsored by the Free Software Foundation, BinaryFreedom and Boston Free Culture.

• 14 September: "Capitalist instability and world disorder", a talk by John Hawkins. 6:30 pm dinner, 7:30 pm screening at the Militant Labor Forum Hall (13 Bennington Street, second floor, East Boston, near the Maverick T stop on the Blue Line). $5 suggested donation for dinner, $5 for screening.

• 13 September: Local Power? A first-hand account of Venezuela's Communal Council Movement, a conversation with Kendra Fehrer of Brown University, who has just returned from her third stay in Venezuela. In Venezuela Fehrer spent time with eight communal councils, recently established to offer grassroots communities of up to 400 families an opportunity to directly organize their own economic and social development. Some 18,000 communal councils have spread throughout Venezuela in a unique experiment combining direct democracy, representation and economic development. 7-9 pm at Encuentro5 (33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor, near the Chinatown T stop on the Orange Line). Sponsored by Boston Bolivarianos, light refreshments served.

• 12 September: Free talk on Katrina and disaster relief, 7 pm at the Out of the Blue Gallery (106 Prospect St., Cambridge, near Central Square).

• 12 September: Labor Resource Center at Umass-Boston presents Labor in Latin America: Fighting an uphill battle. Come hear from leading economists from Latin America's two largest countries, Mexico and Brazil. Find out how these workers fare as globalization and economic restructuring hit Latin America even harder than the US, driving millions into poverty. 3-5pm at Wheatley Hall's fourth floor student lounge, Umass-Boston. Light refreshments served.\

• 11 September: A talk on Oaxaca by journalist Nancy Davies, her only US appearance. Davies is also the author of the recent book The People Decide: Oaxaca's Popular Assembly. 7 pm in the sanctuary of the First Church in Jamaica Plain, Unitarian Universalist (across from the Monument in Jamaica Plain).

• 11 September: Impeachment rally in Copley Square, 3:30-4:30 pm.

• 8 September: Report from Utah coal miners, by Bill Estrada. 5 pm reception, 6 pm program at the Militant Labor Forum Hall (13 Bennington Street, second floor, East Boston, near the Maverick T stop on the Blue Line). $5 suggested donation.

• 8 September: General planning meeting for October 27 regional antiwar demonstration on the Common. 1-5 pm at Encuentro5 (33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor, near the Chinatown T stop on the Orange Line).

• 7 September: Free screening and discussion of Out of Balance: ExxonMobil's Impact on Climate Change, with its producer, Tom Jackson. 7 pm at Encuentro5 (33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor, near the Chinatown T stop on the Orange Line).

• 6 September: Screening of Gaza Strip, a documentary about the events following the election of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. 7 pm at 243 Broadway, Cambridge (corner of Broadway and Windsor, entrance on Windsor).

• 6 September: "A World in Crisis and the Socialist Alternative", a talk by Bryan Koulouris and Matt Geary. 7 pm in Eaton 201, Tufts. Free and open to the public.

• 6 September: Screening of War Made Easy -- How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us To Death, a new film narrated by Sean Penn. Followed by informal discussion and refreshments. 6:45 pm, Central Square Library (45 Pearl St., Cambridge), Central Square T stop on the Red line.

• 6 September: BBQ for Organizers, 5 pm at 21 Wellesley Park, Dorchester. Join us as we take the time out from our busy lives and from rushing from membership meetings to leadership trainings to actions and fundraisers, to come hang out with other organizers. Catch up with old friends and meet new people in the field. Rain Date: 7 September. Sponsored by Community Labor United, and Jobs with Justice.

• 5 September: Stop Union Busting at Amphastar Pharmaceuticals. Support members of IAMAW Local 264 District 15 as they fight unfair firings and intimidation in the workplace. 3-5 pm at 423 LaGrange St., West Roxbury (corner of Centre St. and LaGrange St., near West Roxbury Commuter Rail Station).

• 4 September: Riot Folk Collective benefit show for the New Jersey 4, 10:30 pm at the Middle East Corner (472 Mass. Ave. in Central Square, Cambridge). All ages and free -- donations accepted.

• 4 September: Act of solidarity against the immigration raids in the "Sanctuary City" of Chelsea. At Chelsea City Hall (500 Broadway), 6 pm.

• 3 September: 23rd annual Bread and Roses festival, Lawrence. More information.

• 2 September: Informal Socialist Party get-together at noon in the Au Bon Pain near the Symphony, across from the Christian Science church park.

August 2007

• 31 August: Screening of Harlan County, USA, an award-winning documentary about a strike at the Brookside mine in Harlan County, Kentucky. Followed by discussion. 6:30 pm dinner, 7:30 pm screening at the Militant Labor Forum Hall (13 Bennington Street, second floor, East Boston, near the Maverick T stop on the Blue Line). $5 suggested donation for dinner, $5 for screening.

• 30 August: A talk on "Venezuela and the Struggle for Socialism", 7 pm at 43 Seaverns Ave., Jamaica Plain, near the Green St. T stop on the Orange Line.

• 30 August: March and rally for janitors facing a strike. Their contract expires on 1 September; meet at 4 pm at the Macy's downtown to show your support of their demands.

• 30 August: Demonstrations in support of NU Janitors, whose contract expires on 1 September. 1 pm at the Northeastern University T stop on the Green Line (E).

• 29 August: Screening of In the Valley of Elah, 7 pm at Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline, followed by a talk by Carlos and Melida Arrendondo.

• 29 August: Massachusetts Statewide Harm Reduction Coalition (SHaRC) meeting, 6-8 pm at the Community Church (565 Boylston St., Copley Square). SHaRC is pursuing a moratorium on jail and prison construction/expansion in MA, in support of HB 1723, "an act relative to incarceration".

• 29 August: Stand in solidarity with the survivors of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 4:30-6 pm in Dudley Square. Bring poetry, music, solidarity messages and the spirit of revolution.

• 29 August: Solidarity Rally for Brigham & Women's Hospital Trades Workers. Join the maintenance engineers at Brigham & Women's Hospital, represented by the Area Trades Council, as they fight for a new labor agreement. 3:30-5:30 pm at 75 Francis St.

• 28 August: Meeting of Harvest Coop members and workers at the Lucy Parsons Center (549 Columbus Ave.), 7 pm. More information.

• 28 August: The master union contract for 12,000 janitors in Massachusetts will expire on 31 August. Janitors have already voted unanimously to authorize a strike if negotiations over living wages, sick days and health care don't make progress. Come to SEIU 615 offices (26 West St.) at 6 pm for more information on how you can help!

• 28 August: As part of National Take A Stand Day, there will be a peace vigil in Newtonville, at 5 pm on the Lowell Ave. and Walnut St. MassPike overpasses.

• 28 August: Community delegations of supporters of Smithfield workers visit Market Basket stores in Chelsea (8:30 am) and Somerville (11 am) to demand that they pull Smithfield products from their shelves. Visit smithfieldjustice.com for more information.

• 26 August: August 2007 Local Meeting, noon at the Lucy Parsons Center (549 Columbus Ave.) -- minutes.

• 26 August: Demonstration against the police brutality in North Providence, at the Town Hall, 2000 Smith St. At a recent march in North Providence, police attacked a group of peaceful marchers and ended up badly injuring Alex Svoboda. To add insult to injury, the police are charging her on several counts. Faced with the aftermath of their incompetent handling of the march, the cops are saying anything they can to evade responsibility. On top of that, Mayor Charles A. Lombardi is claiming that Alex broke her leg by simply falling to the ground! The response of the mayor and the police department is insulting and unacceptable! Join us as we rally in support of Alex in North Providence!

• 25 August: David Rovics in concert, $10-$15 sliding scale to benefit the Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts. 7:30 pm at the Community Church (565 Boylston St., Copley Square).

• 25 August: Janitors' Strike Vote Action -- rally for Justice for Janitors. Join janitors to celebrate the strike vote and show the solidarity of the Boston labor movement. 1 pm at the Arlington St. Church on the corner of Arlington and Boylston.

• 25 August: Rally and march for peace in Kennebunkport, ME, with Cindy Sheehan, the Indigo Girls, and Representative Dennis Kucinich. Visit kportprotest.org for more information.

• 23-25 August: Sacco and Vanzetti Commemoration on the 80th anniversary of their execution. Events get started with a march and rally on 23 August -- assemble in Copley Square at 3 pm, and march to the North End at 4 pm for a rally in Langone Park (517 Commercial Street) at about 5 pm. Visit saccoandvanzetti.org for more information.

• 24 August: Grrl Power: A Night of Sufferance, a one-woman show about women's rights, touching on issues relevant to women and current legislation about women. It's the show to put the "GRR" back into "girl". 7 pm in the Unity Hall of the First Unitarian Church (90 Main Street), Worcester. $5-$25 Sliding scale.

• 24 August: "Behind the new immigration regulations", a talk by Betsy Farley. 6:30 pm dinner, 7:30 pm program at the Militant Labor Forum Hall (13 Bennington Street, second floor, East Boston, near the Maverick T stop on the Blue Line). $5 suggested donation for dinner, $5 for program.

• 23 August: Speakout on police brutality versus worker rights. A report on what met a contingent of labor activists and students in North Providence less than 2 weeks ago as they targeted a slave labor conditions and demanded basic labor rights from a local chain restaurant supplier. Join eye witnesses and organizers as they describe what went down in Rhode Island. 7-9 pm at Encuentro5 (33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor, near the Chinatown T stop on the Orange Line).

• 16 August: Cuba discussion with Dr. Martin Schotz and Jane Crosby, Newton residents who recently returned from a Cuba visit with Pastors for Peace. 7 pm at the Coolidge Corner Library (31 Pleasant St., Brookline, near the Coolidge Corner T stop on the Green Line (C)).

• 16 August: Honk To impeach @ Copley Sq Thursday from 6:00pm to 8:00pm

• 15 August: Rally in support of Northeastern University janitors, in support of a better contract including more sick days (they currently only get two) higher pay, safety in their working conditions (they are often short on simply safety gear like gloves and masks), and respect and dignity at work. 4:30 pm in the library quad off of Forsyth St. and Huntington Ave.

• 14 August: Free screening of ¡Salud! at Encuentro5 (33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor, near the Chinatown T stop on the Orange Line). The film investigates the Cuban health care system, and the broader quest for global health across the world. 7 pm, cosponsored by MassCare and the July 26 Coalition.

• 11 August: March and rally for Justice for Janitors. In 28 days, the contract for 10,000 janitors is set to expire. In spite of the good times in the industry, janitors are working hard, but not making ends meet. 1 pm at the SEIU 615 Union Hall, 26 West St., two blocks from Downtown Crossing and Park St. T stations.

• 11 August: Student Walkout organizers meeting. 3 pm at Encuentro5, 33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor, Chinatown. Anyone is welcome.

• 10 August: "Palestine, Lebanon and the Struggle Against U.S. Imperialism", a talk by Ahmad Kawash a long-time Palestinian activist who has just returned after spending a month in Lebanon and Jordan. 7 pm at 284 Amory St. (The Brewery).

• 10 August: A talk on school desegregation by Bill Estrada, candidate for City Council (at-large). 7:30 pm at the Militant Labor Forum Hall (13 Bennington Street, second floor, East Boston, near the Maverick T stop on the Blue Line). $5 suggested donation.

• 9 August: binary freedom meet-up at Lucy Parsons Center at 7:00pm.

• 9 August: Meeting to support the Jena 6, Black high school students in Louisiana victimized by the racist criminal injustice system. 7 pm at 42 Seaverns Ave., Jamaica Plain (by the Green St. T stop on the Orange Line).

• 5 August: Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- gather on Georges Island together for a short service and a picnic together. Meet at the Boston Harbor Islands Ferry (near the Aquarium) at 10 am and take the 10:30 ferry. Get there early to purchase tickets.

• 4 August: Industrial Workers of the World fundraiser for Food and Allied Workers Union in New York. 6-11 pm at Encuentro5 (33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor, near the Chinatown T stop on the Orange Line), featuring live music, film showings, speakers, dinner, raffle and bake sale. $10 suggested donation.

• 4 August: Free training in bird-dogging, the activist tactic of attending public appearances of politicians in order to win new policies. Come learn how you can engage candidates and help to influence their policies and shape their platforms. 2-4 pm at Encuentro5 (33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor, near the Chinatown T stop on the Orange Line).

• 3 August: The First United States Social Forum - A Report and Celebration. 7-10 pm at Encuentro5, 33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor. Visit Encuentro5.org for more information.

• 2 August: Free screening of Occupation 101, a 90-minute film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 6:45 pm at 243 Broadway (the corner of Broadway and Windsor, entrance on Windsor) in Cambridge. Refreshments provided, followed by discussion.

• 2 August: Honk-to-Impeach at Copley Square, 6-8 pm.

• 2 August: Telephone workers to rally in Boston one year before contract expiration. Join IBEW and CWA members for a major rally to show our strength and numbers. 5:30 pm at 185 Franklin St.

• 2 August: Take on missile and cluster bomb manufacturer Raytheon at its headquarters in Waltham. 5-7 pm in downtown Waltham at Waltham Common in front of commuter rail station (Carter St.). Visit MiddleEastCrisisCoalition.org for more information.

• 2 August: Justice for Janitors marches at 4:30 pm. Locations to be announced. For more information, visit massjwj.net.

July 2007

• 30 July: Transportation hearing on the Boston University Biolab in Roxbury, where BU plans to research the most deadly airborne diseases, including plague, ebola, anthrax and hemorrhagic fever. Come to voice your opposition and tell your city councilor to represent you.

• 30 July: Support political prisoners in El Salvador, arrested before and after peaceful protests against water privatization and police violence and charged with terrorism. 9 am at the Salvadoran Consulate (20 Meridian St., East Boston, near the Maverick T stop on the Blue Line).

• 29 July: July Local Meeting -- minutes

• 28 July: And Still We Rise!, A compelling, theatrical telling of authentic personal stories by those daunted by the criminal justice system. 7:30 pm at the First Church in Cambridge Congregational, Margaret Jewett Hall (11 Garden Street, Cambridge). $10 suggested donation, refreshments available.

• 28 July: First meeting to explore organizing a student walkout against the war. 1-4 pm at Encuentro5, 33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor, near the Chinatown T stop on the Orange Line.

• 27 July: The Leftward Tide in Latin America and the Future of Solidarity, featuring Lorena Pena, deputy to the Central American Parliament from the FMLN and author Vijay Prashad, with music by Sergio Reyes. 8 pm at the Old Cambridge Baptist Church (1151 Mass Ave., Cambridge), sponsored by the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES).

• 27 July: "Addicted to Failure -- Exporting the Drug War Overseas", a Jamaica Plain Forum featuring Sanho Tree, Director of the Drug Policy Project, Institute for Policy Studies. 7 pm at First Church in Jamaica Plain, Unitarian Universalist, Parish Hall (6 Eliot St., across from the Monument, Jamaica Plain).

• 27 July: Screening of Con la Memoria en el Futuro, a newly-released documentary on women and the Cuban Revolution, in Spanish with English subtitles. 6:30 pm dinner, 7:30 pm program at the Militant Labor Forum Hall (13 Bennington Street, second floor, East Boston, near the Maverick T stop on the Blue Line). $5 suggested donation for dinner, $5 for program.

• 26 July: Free screening of ¡Salud! at the Coolidge Corner Library (31 Pleasant St., Brookline). The film investigates the Cuban health care system, and the broader quest for global health across the world. 6:30 pm, near the Coolidge Corner T stop on the Green Line (C). Free and open to the public.

• 26 July: Honk-to-Impeach goes to Copley Sq. Please join us on Copley Sq. for a rush-hour rally /"Honk-Out" from 6 to 8 pm.

• 26 July: Rally for janitors' rights at 99 Sidney St, Cambridge MA starting 4:45 PM. On Monday, June 11, property manager, Justin Hemenway of Forest City decided to change to an irresponsible cleaning contractor. The new company, Jani-King, is now cleaning at 129 Franklin St., 100 Landsdowne St. and 23 Sidney St. Jani-King has refused to hire the workers who had been cleaning these buildings. Jani-King provides no health benefits, pension, vacation or sick days and pays no unemployment insurance, workers compensation insurance or social security taxes. Call Justin Hemingway at 617-679-9401 ext 10 and ask him to reconsider his decision to hire Jani-King and encourage him to hire a responsible contractor. For more information call SEIU Local 615, Justice for Janitors 617/523-6150.

• 25 July: Organizers and activists meeting to prepare for the 29 September March on the White House. 6:30 pm at the Action Center, 284 Amory St. (the Brewery), Jamaica Plain.

• 25 July: Massachusetts Statewide Harm Reduction Coalition (SHaRC) meeting, 6 pm at the Community Church (565 Boylston St., Copley Square). SHaRC is pursuing a moratorium on jail and prison construction/expansion in MA, in support of HB 1723, "an act relative to incarceration".

• 23 July: Standout for impeachment at Davis Square, Somerville. 5-7 pm across from the Somerville Theatre.

• 23 July: Community Change Brown Bag Anti-Racism Discussion on the MCAS Reform Bill, featuring Rep. Carl Sciortino, co-sponsor of the MCAS Reform Bill to develop a multiple assessment system to determine student competence. Noon-1:30 pm at the Community Change Library on Racism (14 Beacon Street, Room 605) Please bring your lunch. Beverages will be provided. $5 contribution requested.

• 22 July: "Lessons of the Fight to Save Sacco and Vanzetti", a talk on the 80th anniversary of their execution. 2 pm at the Lucy Parsons Center, 549 Columbus Ave.

• 21 July: Afro-Venezuelan Musicians Connect the Diaspora, a concert by Afro-Venezuelan group Eleggua. 8:30 pm at St. Mary of Assumption Church in Brookline (Linden St. at Harvard St., by the Brookline Village T stop on the Green Line (D)).

• 21 July: Planning meeting for the 25 August antiwar protest in Kennebunkport, ME, in Kennebunkport. Contact info (at) stopthewars (dot) org for more information.

• 21 July: Organizational meeting for the October 27th New England regional antiwar mobilization. 1-5 pm at the Friends Meeting House in Worcester (901 Pleasant St.). The upcoming Iraq Moratorium may also be discussed.

• 20 July: "How to Fight For Another World -- Report from the First US Social Forum in Atlanta", a talk by Betsy Farley. 7:30 pm at the Militant Labor Forum Hall (13 Bennington Street, second floor, East Boston, near the Maverick T stop on the Blue Line). $5 suggested donation.

• 19 July: Boston Youth USSF Teach-back. Join youth and youth workers from around Boston to find out what they learned this past month in Atlanta at the first ever United States Social Forum. Watch videos, view photos, and help brain-storm how we can transform this knowledge into action. 6-8:30 pm at Cloud Place (647 Boylston Street).

• 19 July: Support collective bargaining rights for Boston tenants at the City Council Hearing on tenant collective bargaining, 10 am at Boston City Hall, fifth floor. For more information call City Life/Vida Urbana at 617/524-3541.

• 18 July: Community Panel on the US Healthcare Crisis featuring Kristen Brouker, statewide coordinator for the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW) and Nancy Welch, Professor at the University of Vermont. 6:30 pm at the Nate Smith House (155 Lamartine St., Jamaica Plain, near the Stonybrook T stop on the Orange Line).

• 17 July: Organizational meeting for the 25 August antiwar protest in Kennebunkport, ME. 7 pm at the Central Congregational Church (85 Seaverns Ave., Jamaica Plain, right by the Green Street T stop on the Orange Line). Featuring Jamilla El Shafei of Kennebunks Peace Department; Liam Madden of Iraq Veterans Against the War; and Melida Arredando of Gold Star Families For Peace.

• 17 July: Expiring Use Housing Hearing. Thousands of federally subsidized apartments could be lost to market rate unless legislation is passed to preserve affordable housing! Take a stand at 10:30 am in the Gardner Auditorium at the State House.

• 16 July: "What Would Jesus Buy? Fabulous Proyers in the Face of the Shopocalypse", a talk by the author, Rev. Billy. 7 pm at Porter Square Bookstore, Cambridge.

• 15 July: "A Revolutionary Act" film series on people challenging power. Shows at 11 am, 2 pm and 6 pm at the Community Church of Boston (565 Boylston St.), Copley Square.

• 14 July: "The Fraud of Massachusetts’ Healthcare Reform", a talk by John Hawkins. 6:30 pm dinner, 7:30 pm program at the Militant Labor Forum Hall (13 Bennington Street, second floor, East Boston, near the Maverick T stop on the Blue Line). $5 suggested donation for dinner, $5 for program.

• 14 July: The Port Huron Project. A public reenactment of a speech originally given by author and activist Howard Zinn at a peace rally in May 1971. In this stirring speech, Zinn argued for the necessity of civil disobedience to protest the war in Vietnam and called on Congress to impeach the president and vice president of the United States for the "high crime" of waging war on the people of Southeast Asia. 5 pm (rain date July 15) at the Brewer fountain on the Common along Tremont Street near the Park Street T stop.

• 14 July: Greater Boston Peace Movement Strategy Conference hosted by the Stop the Wars Coalition, 11 am - 5 pm at Encuentro 5 (33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor). Panels and discussions focus on the current conditions and what we can do going forward.

• 13 July: Assembling Peace V, a concert and benefit for the Stop the Wars Coalition. 7 pm to midnight at Spontaneous Celebrations (45 Danforth Street, Jamaica Plain, by the Stony Brook T stop on the Orange line). $10 suggested donation, no one turned away. Performers include Bojah and the Insurrection; The Gary Backstrom Band; Jimmy Ryan; The Grass Gypsys; Andrew Alexander; Nicolas Despo; Michael Petrucci and Victor McSurely; and Dreamers Wanted.

• 12 July: Report from El Salvador. Lisa Fuller and Jana Thibodeau will report on the 2007 CISPES Day Delegation. Delegates had the opportunity to march alongside 70,000 Salvadoreans for International Workers Day on 1 May, view some really innovative Salvadoran popular organizing against water privatization and inspect the new, ominous US-funded police training academy, the International Law Enforcement Academy in El Savador. 7-9 pm, hosted by Matthew Schreinder and David Grosser at 114 Dudley St., Cambridge. Snacks will be provided, so please RSVP to boscispes (at) speakeasy (dot) net or 617/576-1709.

• 12 July: Justice for Janitors rallies. Join the janitors as they bring their voices to the streets again. Janitors clean and maintain billions in real estate property, but most of them don't have health insurance and many need to work 70 to 80 hours to support their families. Join us and Jobs with Justice at the following locations:
  • Billerica: 900 Middlesex Turnpike -- 5 pm
  • Boston: both State St. T and Downtown Crossing -- 4 pm
  • UMass Boston: in front of Administration Building -- 4 pm
  • Cambridge: Kendall Sq T -- 4 pm
  • Canton: 2790 Washington St. at Dunkin Donuts -- 4:30 pm
  • Framingham: Routes 126 and 30, at the Shell Station-- 4 pm
  • Manchester, NH: 40 E. Industrial Park Dr. -- 4:30 pm
  • Wakefield: Route 95, Exit 42, 2 blocks on Audobon, turn on Edgewater Dr. -- 5 pm
  • Waltham: Route 95, Exit 27 Totten Pond Rd, at the Shell Station -- 4:30 pm
  • Lincoln RI: Amica Building -- 4:30 pm, 11 July

• 8 July: Bobby Mendes Peace Legacy annual peace walk, 1 pm at Groom St, Dorchester.

• 7 July: Help send bikes to Ghana, 10 am to 6 pm at 179 Boylston St., Jamaica Plain, 2 blocks from the StonyBrook T stop on the Orange Line. Pizza lunch provided around 1 pm, along with a short talk about the project, run by Bikes Not Bombs and the Village Bicycle Project, which has sent thousands of used bikes to Ghana, and more to other nations in Africa and Central America. In addition to the bikes, the VBP brings subsidized bike tools to Ghana, building an entire bicycle infrastructure for the country.

• 5 July: Free screening of the film Until When... Set during the current Intifada, it follows four Palestinian families living in Dheisheh Refugee Camp near Bethlehem, who talk about their past and discuss the future with humor, sorrow, frustration and hope. 7 pm at 243 Broadway in Cambridge (the corner of Broadway and Windsor, entrance on Windsor). Followed by discussion and free refreshments.

• 4 July: Third annual anti-imperialist fourth of July picnic hosted by the Tom Mooney (Western Mass.) local of the Socialist Party. At the Mill River recreation area, North Amherst.

• 2 July: Pastors for Peace Caravan Send-off Movie and Presentation, featuring special guest speaker Luis Barrios, prominent community leader in New York's Puerto Rican and Dominican communities, a priest in the Episcopal Church, and Professor of criminal justice at John Jay College in New York City. The program will begin at 7 pm, with snacks, soft drinks, and conversation followed by a screening of The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil, speakers, question and answer period, and the send-off of the 18th Pastors for Peace Friendshipment to Cuba. 7-9 pm at the Community Church of Boston (565 Boylston St.), Copley Square.

• 1 July: Demonstration against Bush and the war as he entertains Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kennebunkport, Maine, featuring Dennis Kucinich and Melida and Carlos Arredondo. More information.

• 27 June-1 July: United States Social Forum in Atlanta, GA. Visit ussf.org for more information.

June 2007

• 29 June: A screening of the film Hikakusha -- Our Life to Live, by David Rothauser, about survivors of the Atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. A fundraiser with speakers, music, and refreshment. 7 pm at the Community Church of Boston (565 Boylston St.), Copley Square.

• 29 June: "Military Tribunals, CIA Spying: The Stakes for Working People in Defending Unconditionally Democratic Rights", a talk by Ted Leonard. 6:30 pm dinner, 7:30 pm program at the Militant Labor Forum Hall (13 Bennington Street, second floor, East Boston, near the Maverick T stop on the Blue Line). $5 suggested donation for dinner, $5 for program.

• 27 June: Join the New England Medical Center Nurses for an informational picket to protest chronic understaffing and oftentimes unsafe patient care conditions, as well as the hospital’s failure to respond to repeated requests for additional staff and equipment that nurses need to keep patients safe. 2-4 pm at the entrance to the facility.

• 26 June: Proposed International Day of Action Against Repression and for the Liberation of All Political Prisoners in Mexico, initiated by the Movimiento por Justicia del Barrio. More information as actions develop.

• 26 June: National Day of Action to Restore Law and Justice, sponsored by the ACLU. A march to demand demand an end to torture, the closing of Guantanamo, and the restoration of habeas corpus and fundamental freedoms. Assemble outside the ACLU office (211 Congress St., at High St.), 12:30 pm, and march to the JFK Federal Building by 1:30 pm. Report.

• 24-26 June: National Convention of the Young People's Socialist League (YPSL), the Socialist Party's autonomous youth affiliate. In Chattanooga, TN, followed by carpools to the US Social Forum.

• 24 June: June Local Meeting of the Socialist Party of Boston, noon at the Lucy Parsons Center, 549 Columbus Ave -- minutes.

• 23 June: Brookline climate action day. At Town Hall Plaza, 333 Washington St., Brookline. Speakers include Rep. Barney Frank; State Rep. Frank Smizik; Pulitizer prize-winning journalist Ross Gelspan; and Mindy Lubber, Executive Director of Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies. There will also be exhibitors, live music, food, alternative energy vehicles, storytelling and activities for children.

• 23 June: Start the Music, Stop the War, an evening of culture and protest sponsored by United for Justice with Peace. 7 pm at the Regent Theatre in Arlington ($20 general admission, $5-$10 students).

• 23 June: A discussion of the book Marxism, Reparations and the Black Freedom Struggle by its editor, Monica Moorehead. 4 pm at the Action Center (284 Amory St., Jamaica Plain).

• 22 June: Join Mobilize the Bean and the Northeast Freedom Riders for a night of dancing, community and celebration to kick-off the Summer and raise funds for teens going to the US Social Forum in Atlanta, GA. 10:30 pm - 2 am, 711 Bistro and Sushi Bar (711 Boylston St, Copley Sq.). Discount Sushi until 1 am, full bar until 2 am, 21+. "Proper dress required, no athletic wear."

• 22 June: "Venezuela, Cuba’s Socialist Revolution, and the World", a talk by John Hawkins. 7:30 pm at the Militant Labor Forum Hall (13 Bennington Street, second floor, East Boston, near the Maverick T stop on the Blue Line). $5 suggested donation.

• 22 June: And Still We Resist!, A compelling, theatrical telling of authentic personal stories by those daunted by the criminal justice system. 7 pm at the Community Church of Boston (565 Boylston St.), Copley Square. Refreshments will be served, and contributions are welcome.

• 22 June: Editors Cleo Woelfle-Erskine and July Oscar Cole and illustrator Annie Danger will be at the Lucy Parsons Center to talk about their recently released anthology Dam Nation: Dispatches from the Water Underground. An informal and open-floor discussion will follow. 7 pm at the Lucy Parsons Center, 549 Columbus Ave.

• 22 June: Greater Boston Pre-United States Social Forum Gathering to talk about our plans, what we hope to do and experience at the USSF and our goals after we return. 6:30 pm at Encuentro 5 (33 Harrison Ave., fifth floor). Snacks will be provided, drinks will not.

• 21 June: "Cities Networking for Sustainability and Power", featuring Rosalie Anders, City of Cambridge's coordinator of sustainability projects. 6:45 pm at the Cambridge Friends Meeting House (5 Longfellow Park, near Harvard Square, Cambridge).

• 21 June: Changing the Public Discourse About Race -- Hip-Hop Beyond Beats and Rhymes. A documentary film by Byron Hurt examining manhood, sexism, homophobia and racism in hip-hop culture, with a discussion facilitated by the Community Change Library on Racism. Hurt, a former star college quarterback, long-time hip-hop fan, and gender violence educator, provides a "loving critique" of a number of disturbing trends in the world of rap music. Noon at the Community Change Library on Racism (14 Beacon St., room 605). Please bring a lunch; beverages will be provided. $5 donation requested.

• 20 June: Join Community Labor United, an organization that brings organized labor and community allies together, at its 1st Annual Dinner and Celebration on Wednesday June 20th beginning at 6 pm at the China Pearl Restaurant (9 Tyler Street).

• 20 June: A screening of the global warming documentary Everything's Cool with Ross Gelbspan, author of The Heat Is On and Boiling Point. 6-9 pm at Harvard Science Center, Hall A (immediately north of Harvard Yard proper). More information.

• 19 June: Celebrate the Children of Resistance, a program to honor Ethel and Julius Rosenberg's resistance and celebrate the courage of those that continue to fight for social justice today. Join Angela Davis, Eve Ensler, David Strathairn, and Howard Zinn from 7:30 pm at John Hancock Hall (180 Berkeley St.). Tickets are $30, $50, $100, available from rfc.org.

• 18 June: In celebration of Gay Pride Month, Global Exchange Boston will show the film "Dangerous Living: Coming Out In The Developing World". 7 pm at the Lucy Parsons Center (549 Columbus Ave.).

• 17 June: Talk on the Arab League peace proposal by Henri Picciotto, national staff member of Jewish Voices for Peace. 7 pm at 44 Cypress St., Brookline.

• 17 June: "McCarthy-Era Lessons for Bush's America", a talk by attorney Rob Meeropol, son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Rob, who is also an activist, author, and executive director of the Rosenberg Fund for Children, will discuss his parents' case and the many dangerous parallels between 1953 and post-9/11 America. 11 am at the Community Church of Boston (565 Boylston St.), Copley Square.

• 16 June: Local delegates report on solidarity work in the West Bank, including work on the olive harvest, assisting political prisoners, and more. There will also be a showing of short films made by Palestinian youth during last year's video workshop program in refugee camps, piloted by a delegate. A light supper and refreshments will be served. 7 pm at the Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Square at Harvard Square.

• 15 June: Screening of Salt of the Earth, about a 1950 strike by zinc miners in Silver City, New Mexico, presented by the Militant Labor Forum. 7:30 pm at Militant Labor Forum Hall (13 Bennington Street, second floor), East Boston. $5 suggested donation.

• 14 June: Justice for Janitors Campaign Kick Off Rallies. Marches start at 4 pm at the Kendall T station, the State Street T station, Downtown Crossing (by the SEIU Local 615 office, 26 West St., 3rd floor), the corner of Main and Moody in Waltham, 84 Burlington Mall Rd. in Burlington, and (at 4:20 pm) 100 Newport Ave. in Quincy.

• 14 June: The Cost of Privilege: Taking on the System of White Supremacy and Racism. A discussion of this new book with author Chip Smith, labor leader Jeff Crosby, and others. 6:30 pm at Spontaneous Celebration ( 45 Danforth St., Jamaica Plain). Refreshments will be served.

• 14 June: Iraqi Trade Unionists Solidarity Tour -- Hear directly from Iraqi trade unionists about the role that the labor movement is playing in working against privatization, for a fair oil law and a secular, progressive Iraq. Featuring Hashmeya Mohsen al Hussein, President of the Iraq Electrical Utility Workers Union, and Faleh Abood Umara, General Secretary of the Iraq Federation of Oil Workers. 6 pm at UMass Boston (Wheatley Student Lounge, fourth floor). Light refreshments will be served.

• 14 June: Join the Lawrence General Hospital nurses for an informational picket to appeal for safe staffing and a fair contract talks. Management has stalled over unsafe staffing, poor working conditions, wages and benefits. Informal picket 1-5 pm outs