Commentary
FROM THE WEB
Net Briefs - 04-10
Various Contributors
FAULT LINES
Chile Turmoil
Roger Burbach
GENDER & SPORTS
NBC's Olympics
Sue Katz
MEDIA MATTERS
Bronner & IDF
Alison Weir
DECISIONS
Red Herring
Jane Anne Morris
FOG WATCH
Big Government
Edward Herman
Activism
PHOTO ESSAY
Protesting School Cuts
Various Contributors
LABOR TODAY
Teamster's Victory
Carl Finamore
Features
INTERVIEW
Dolls & Drudges
Martha Rosenberg
LOOKING FORWARD
Alternatives
Various Contributors
ECONOMIC POLICY
Epic Recession III
Jack Rasmus
GREEN TIDE
Land Excuse
Rachel Smolker
COMMUNIQUé
Obama's Public
Rob Larson
INTERVIEW
Much Difference
Jon Hochschartner
INTERVIEW
The NAR
Bill Berkowitz
INTERVIEW
Journalist's Responsibility
Seth Kershner
INTERVIEW
Fortunate Rebel
Bill Nevins
Culture
BOOK REVIEWS
Counterinsurgency Books
Kristian Williams
BOOK REVIEW
Capitalizing on Disaster
BOOK REVIEW
NY For Sale
James Tracy
BOOK REVIEW
War Before
Hans Bennett
FILM REVIEWS
In Vitro, In Vivo!
John Esther
Zaps
FREE LISTINGS
Zaps - 04-10
Various Contributors
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Zaps - April 2010
Events
MUMIA - A one-day conference, "Live From Death Row: Mumia at the Crossroads in the Age of Obama," is scheduled for April 3 at Columbia University, Barnard College Campus, in NYC. Workshops are scheduled during the day, with speakers (Vijay Prashad, Kathleen Cleaver) in the evening.
Contact: Educators for Mumia Abu-Jamal, www.emajonline.com.
PERMACULTURE - Eco Homo: A Queer Co-Creative Permaculture Gathering is scheduled for April 3-11 at Wolf Creek Sanctuary in Oregon and will feature a hands-on ecological exploration of sustainable living and culture preservation, from wildcrafting to grey water harvesting.
Contact: Nomenus Wolf Creek Sanctuary, PO Box 312, Wolf Creek, OR 97497; 541-866-2678; farmerzakk@hotmail.com; www.nomenus.org/permaculture.html.
ABORTION RIGHTS - The annual CLPP conference "From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement for Reproductive Freedom" is scheduled for April 9-11 at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. The event features more than 40 workshops and trainings.
Contact: Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program, Hampshire College, 893 West Street, Amherst, MA 01002; 413-559-5416; clpp@hampshire.edu; clpp.hampshire.edu.
GREENFEST - Green festivals are scheduled for San Francisco (April 10-11) and Chicago (May 22-23). A joint project of Global Exchange and Green America, Green Fests feature speakers, workshops, displays, music, and other events.
Contact: www.greenfestivals.org.
HUMAN RIGHTS - The 15th annual Get On The Bus for Human Rights, scheduled for April 16, draws upwards of 1,200 participants riding buses, commuter trains, and carpooling to New York City to take peaceful action in front of embassies, consulates and corporate headquarters in support of human rights. Sponsored by Amnesty International USA Local Group 133 of Somerville, Massachusetts.
Contact: kelly@amnesty133.org, www.gotb.org.
BOOKFAIR - The 4th Annual NYC Anarchist Bookfair is scheduled for April 17-18 at the Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan. There will be an exposition of books, zines, pamphlets, art, film/video, and other media productions, plus panels, presentations, workshops, and skillshares).
Contact: info@anarchistbookfair.net, www.anarchistbookfair.net.
PEOPLE'S LOBBYING - Educating, organizing, and lobbying, sponsored by SOA Watch, are scheduled for April 17-19 in Washington, DC. The School of the Americas Watch works in solidarity with the people of Latin America and the Caribbean to close the U.S. military's infamous death squad school and to change oppressive U.S. foreign policy.
Contact: School of the Americas Watch, PO Box 4566, Washington, DC 20017; 202-234-3440; info@soaw.org; www.soaw.org.
CLIMATE CONFERENCE - The Peoples' World Conference on Climate Change is scheduled for April 19-22 in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The conference was announced by President Morales in response to the failure of the UN Copenhagen conference to address the underlying causes in the capitalist model, and instead offer real solutions and plans.
Contact: www.cmpcc.org.
EARTH DAY - April 22 is Earth Day, with diverse local actions around the world promoting a sustainable ecology, and a festival scheduled for Santa Barbara, California on Saturday and Sunday, April 17-18.
Contact: www.earthday.net; www.SBEarthDay.org.
BENEFIT - A fundraiser for the Maia Project for clean drinking water and the Middle East Children's Alliance is scheduled for Sunday, April 25 from 3-6 PM at UMass Boston Campus Center, with speakers Laila Farsakh, Noam Chomsky, Nancy Murray, and Ziad Abbas; plus a slide show, music, and a benefit sale.
Contact: water4gazaboston@gmail.com; www.justicewithpeace.org/upcoming-events.
NUKE TREATY - Anti-nuclear groups and activists from around the world are coming to New York City for a two-day conference, "For a Nuclear Free, Peaceful, Just and Sustainable World," on April 30 through May 1, and to celebrate an International Day of Action Against Nuclear Weapons on May 2 with a march from Times Square to the UN for a Peace Festival. The events are timed to coincide with a meeting of government leaders for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference starting in May.
Contact: International Planning Committee, C/o Peace Action New York State, PO Box 600, JAF Station, New York, NY 10116; 646-723-1749; info@peaceandjusticenow.org; www.peaceandjusticenow.org.
MAY DAY - A May Day Unity Coalition is planning events for May 1, 2010 in NYC.
Contact: May 1st Coalition for Worker and Immigrant Rights, 55 West 17 Street, #5C, NY, NY 10011; 212-633-6646; MayDay2010@peoplesmail.net; www.may1.info.
MEDIA - The Making Media Public Conference is scheduled for May 6-9 in Toronto, Canada, focused on focused on four interrelated themes: history, labor, policy, and alternative/independent and community media.
Contact: mmp2010@yorku.ca; www.makingmediapublic.wordpress.com.
SPACE WEAPONS - The annual membership meeting of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space is scheduled for May 9 in NYC, in conjunction with other international events centered around the UN's Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference.
Contact: Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, PO Box 652, Brunswick, ME 04011; 207-443-9502; globalnet@mindspring.com; www.space4peace.org.
CLASS CONFERENCE - The Center for Study of Working Class Life is hosting its 2010 conference How Class Works June 3-4 at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Contact: Center for Study of Working Class Life, Department of Economics, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY 11794; 631-632-7536; michael.zweig@stonybrook.edu; www.stonybrook.edu/workingclass.
BIKING - Join Bikes Not Bombs Sunday, June 6 for their 23rd annual Bike-A-Thon and Green Roots Festival in Boston, Massachusetts.
Contact: Bikes Not Bombs, 284 Amory St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130; 617-522-0222; mail@bikesnotbombs.org; www.bikesnotbombs.org.
RADIO - The 35th Annual Community Radio Conference is scheduled for June 9-12 in St. Paul, Minnesota, with discussion, affinity groups, and dozens of workshops.
Contact: National Federation of Community Broadcasters, 1970 Broadway, Suite 1000, Oakland, CA 94612; 510-451-8200; conference@nfcb.org; www.nfcb.org.
LABOR - The Pacific Northwest Labor History Association's 42nd annual conference, "The Union Makes Us Strong: Inspiration, Guidance, and Hope During Hard Times," is scheduled for June 11-13 in Portland, Oregon.
Contact: PNLHA, 27920 68th Ave. East, Graham, WA 98338; 253-875-9498; pnlh1@aol.com; www.pnlha.org.
SOCIALISM - This year's annual Socialism Conference (with two sessions) is scheduled for Chicago (June 17-20) and San Francisco (July 1-4), featuring talks and panel discussions.
Contact: Socialism 2010, c/o Center for Economic Research and Social Change, PO Box 258082, Chicago, IL 60625; 773-583-7884 info@socialismconference.org; www.socialismconference.org.
MEDIA - The 12th annual Allied Media Conference will be held June 18-20 in the McGregor Conference Center at Wayne State University in Detroit. Participatory workshops and skillshares will emphasize DIY alternative media to advance visions of a just and creative world.
Contact: Allied Media Projects, 420 Cass Ave., Detroit MI 48201; www.alliedmediaconference.org.
SOCIAL FORUM - The second United States Social Forum is scheduled for June 22-26 in Detroit, Michigan. The social forum movement has brought together thousands of people around the world working for participatory grassroots alternatives to a hierarchical system of corporate exploitation of peoples and the environment. The theme of the USSF is Another World Is Possible, Another U.S. Is Necessary.
Contact: USSF Detroit 2010, 877-515-8773; detroitinfo@ussf2010.org; www.ussf2010.org.
CARAVAN - The 201st annual Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba is scheduled for July 3 through August 3. Through mid-July, volunteers will travel across the U.S. and Canada collecting aid and educating about the unjust blockade against Cuba, before an orientation in Texas July 18-20, followed by travel to and from Cuba until August 3. People can participate by attending or hosting local events, donating materials, or traveling along.
Contact: IFCO/Pastors for Peace, 418 W. 145th St., New York, NY 10031; 212-926-5757; cucaravan@igc.org; www.pastorsforpeace.org.
NUKE-FREE - The Nuclear Resister, Nukewatch, and the Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance (OREPA) are hosting a national gathering July 3-5 at Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee to declare independence from nuclear weapons and power, culminating with nonviolent direct action at nearby Oak Ridge, where OREPA has sustained a nonviolent campaign for over 20 years.
Contact: Felice and Jack Cohen-Joppa, The Nuclear Resister, 520-323-8697, nukeresister@igc.org, www.nuclearresister.org; Bonnie Urfer and John LaForge, Nukewatch;
DIRECT ACTIONS - The Campaign to Legalize Democracy has called for communities to declare their independence and demonstrate against corporate rule and "personhood" on July 4, from floats in town parades to sit-ins and giant Monopoly boards. Info sheet with suggestions available at the DUHC website.
Contact: Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt County, PO Box 610, Eureka, CA 95502; 707-269-0984; info@DUHC.org; www.duhc.org/deepDemocracy.html.
COMMUNITY MEDIA - The Alliance for Community Media 2010 National Conference is scheduled for July 7-10 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Hands-on workshops and skillshares will be offered by this grassroots coalition of community media groups.
Contact: ACM, 1100 G Street, NW, Suite 740, Washington, DC 20005; 202-393-2653; www.alliancecm.org.
LA RAZA - The annual National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Conference is scheduled for July 10-13 in San Antonio, Texas, with workshops, presentations, and panel discussions.
Contact: NCLR Headquarters Office, Raul Yzaguirre Building, 1126 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036; 202-776-1718; www.nclr.org.
DEMOCRACYFEST - The 7th Annual DemocracyFest will be held July 23-24 in Las Vegas, Nevada. DemocracyFest is a political festival for liberal and progressive activists, which features training, speakers, and entertainment; teaching people how to make a difference and have fun doing it.
Contact: DemocracyFest, info@democracyfest.net; www.democracyfest.net.
EDUCATION FORUM - The Rouge Forum 2010 conference, "Education in the Public Interest," will be held at George Williams College conference center in Williams Bay, Wisconsin from August 2-5.
Contact: fwilson@aurora.edu, www.rougeforumconference.org.
CO-OPS - The 2010 National Worker Cooperative Conference is scheduled for August 6-9 at Clark Kerr Conference Center at UC Berkeley in California.
Contact: U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives, PO Box 170701, San Francisco, CA 94117; 415-379-9201; info@usworker.coop; www.usworker.coop.
COMMUNITIES - The Communities Conference is a networking and learning opportunity for anyone interested or involved in co-operative or communal lifestyles, with workshops, events, and entertainment scheduled for August 13-15 at the Twin Oaks Community in Louisa, Virginia.
Contact: Twin Oaks Communities Conference, 138 Twin Oaks Road, Louisa, VA 23093; 540-894-5126; conference@twinoaks.org; www.communitiesconference.org.
URPE - Each summer, the Union for Radical Political Economics (URPE) holds a 4-day workshop/retreat with papers and workshops, formal and informal. This year's event is titled "Capitalism and Global Climate Change" and is scheduled for August 15-18 in Camp Deer Run in Pine Bush, New York.
Contact: Union for Radical Political Economics, Gordon Hall, University of Massachusetts, 418 N. Pleasant St., Amherst, MA 01002; 413-577-0806; urpe@labornet.org; www.urpe.org.
VETERANS - Veterans for Peace celebrates its 25th anniversary at this year's annual convention August 25-29 in Portland, Maine, with workshops, talks, and strategy sessions, with a final day rally and march.
Contact: Contact Veterans For Peace, 216 S. Meramec Ave., St. Louis, MO 63105; 314-725-6005; www.vfpnationalconvention.org.
Resources
TAX RESISTERS - Find out more information about the huge costs of militarism and the war tax resisters who courageously oppose it. Learn the facts to counter the coming spin by the right and corporate media.
Contact: War Resisters League, 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012; 212-228-0450; wrl@warresisters.org; www.warresisters.org. And the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee, PO Box 150553, Brooklyn, New York 11215;
Wanted
ESSAYS - The Daniel Singer Millennium Prize Foundation invites submissions to the 2010 Daniel Singer Prize competition, up to 5,000 words, on the topic: "Given the devastating effects of the present crisis on working people, what proposals for radical reform can be raised which are both practical to the vast majority while moving us towards the goal of socialism?" Deadline is July 31.
Contact: The Daniel Singer Millennium Prize Foundation, PO Box 2371, El Cerrito, CA 94530; danielsingerfdn@gmail.com; www.danielsinger.org.
PROPOSALS - The 2010 Rouge Forum for progressive educators is scheduled for August 2-5 in Chicago, and proposals for papers, panels, or performances are being accepted through mid-April.
Contact: fwilson@aurora.edu; www.rougeforumconference.org.
Videos
ANIMATIONS - Political cartoonist Ted Rall is producing, along with David Essman, political animations available online.
Contact: www.rall.com; www.youtube.com/user/tedralltoons.
BLACK RADIO - In Disappearing Voices: The Decline of Black Radio offers a history of African American radio and suggestions for a revival.
Contact: Black Waxx Multimedia, Inc., PO Box 349, Rockefeller Center, New York, NY 10185; 212-696-8562; disappearingvoices@blackwaxx.com; www.disappearingvoices.com.
FISH - The End of the Line delves beyond the surface of the seas to reveal a troubling truth beneath: an ocean increasingly empty of fish, destroyed by decades of over-fishing; based on the book by Charles Clover.
Contact: Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 800-543-3764; info@bullfrogfilms.com; www.bullfrogfilms.com.
LAW - In William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe, filmmakers Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler explore the life of their father, the late radical civil rights lawyer.
Contact: www.disturbingtheuniverse.com; New Video,
YES MEN - The Yes Men Fix the World is the true story of two conscientious mischief-makers who pose as the representatives of companies they despise, with bitingly humorous results.
Contact: www.theyesmenfixtheworld.com; Docurama Films,
Books
CAPITALISM - In Low Wage Capitalism, Fred Goldstein describes this economic approach as demonstrably unfair, irrational, and prone to intermittent crises—available online or in print.
Contact: www.lowwagecapitalism.com.
COAL - In Climate Hope: On the Front Lines of the Fight Against Coal, Ted Nace reveals the organizing methods and political tactics that enabled underdog activists in state after state to take on and defeat Big Coal.
Contact: CoalSwarm, 1254 Utah St., San Francisco, CA 94110; 415-206-0906; info@cmNOW.org; www.climatehopebook.com.
COOPERATION - In Transforming Power: From the Personal to the Political, activist Judy Rebick advocates for methods of co-operation and consensus over confrontation and partisanship in achieving political goals.
Contact: Penguin Group, 375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014; www.us.penguingroup.com.
HEALTHCARE WORKERS - Labor's Civil War in California: The NUHW Healthcare Workers' Rebellion by Cal Winslow documents the grassroots rise and struggles of a new healthcare union.
Contact: PM Press, PO Box 23912, Oakland, CA 94623; 510-658-3906; info@pmpress.org; www.pmpress.org.
GAZA - In This Time We Went Too Far: Truth and Consequences of the Gaza Invasion, Norman Finkelstein shows how the massive destruction visited on Gaza was not an accidental byproduct of the Israeli invasion but its barely concealed objective.
Contact: OR Books, orders@orbooks.com; www.orbooks.com.
HUMAN RIGHTS - In A Shameful Business: The Case for Human Rights in the American Workplace, James A. Gross issues a call for the transformation of the American workplace based on genuine respect for human rights, instead of the terrible conditions that exist today.
Contact: Cornell University Press, Box 6525, 750 Cascadilla St., Ithaca, NY 14851; 607-277-2211; cupressinfo@cornell.edu; www.cornellpress.cornell.edu.
IRAQ - The graphic novel Iraq: Operation Corporate Takeover, written by Sean Michael Wilson and illustrated by Lee O'Connor, outlines how present day Iraq is a classic example of how corporations reap profit from conflict.
Contact: War on Want, Development House, 56-64 Leonard St., London EC2A 4LT UK; www.waronwant.org.
LYND - From Here To There: The Staughton Lynd Reader offers a new collection of the longtime left activist and author's writings, edited and with an introduction by Andrej Grubacic.
Contact: PM Press, PO Box 23912, Oakland, CA 94623; 510-658-3906; info@pmpress.org; www.pmpress.org.
MELTDOWN - In And Out Of Crisis: The Global Financial Meltdown and Left Alternatives by Leo Panitch, Sam Gindin, and Greg Albo analyzes the relations between politics and economics and the possibility of left alternatives within the current recession.
Contact: PM Press, PO Box 23912, Oakland, CA 94623; 510-658-3906; info@pmpress.org; www.pmpress.org.
ORGANIZING - Creative Community Organizing: A Strategy Manual for Rabble-Rousers, Activists, and Quiet Lovers of Justice by Si Kahn offers an inspirational biography and educational motivation to act.
Contact: Berrett-Koehler, 235 Montgomery Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94104; 415-288-0260; bkpub@bkpub.com; www.bkconnection.com.
ORIENTALISM - In The Pen and the Sword: Conversations with Edward Said, David Barsamian offers five wide-ranging interviews with the internationally renowned Palestinian scholar and critic Edward Said from 1987-94; re-released with new preface.
Contact: Haymarket Books, PO Box 180165, Chicago, IL 60618; 773-583-7884; info@haymarketbooks.org; www.haymarketbooks.org.
RELIGION - In God and His Demons, Michael Parenti explores the evil created in the name of "god," and the threat posed by fundamentalists.
Contact: Prometheus Books, 59 John Glenn Dr., Amherst, New York 14228; 800-421-0351; www.prometheusbooks.com.
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LABOR - May 1 is May Day. Workers of the world will celebrate the 124th anniversary of International Worker’s Day. Born out of a call for an 8-hour workday in the United States, this day is an opportunity for all workers to show their solidarity with one another, as well as to renew the call for labor rights.FARM CONFERENCE - The Farm Conference on Community and Sustainability will be held May 24-26 in Summertown, TN, in partnership with the Fellowship of Intentional Communities. Tour green homes, see sustainable food production, learn about solar installations, alternative education, midwifery, and more.
Contact: Douglas@thefarmcommunity.com; http://www.thefarmcommunity.com/.
PALESTINE - The Conference of the Palestinian Shatat in North American will be held June 3-5 in Vancouver. The conference will examine the future of the Palestinian liberation movement.
Contact: palestinianconference@gmail.com; http://www.palestinianconference.org/.
LABOR - The Pacific Northwest Labor History Association’s 45th annual conference will be held May 3-5, in Portland, OR. This year’s theme is Labor Under Attack: Learning from the Past and Preparing for the Future. A call for presentations, workshops and papers is currently underway.
Contact: PNLHA, 27920 68th Ave. East, Graham, WA 98338; 206-406-2604; PNLHA1@aol.com; http://www3.telus.net.
MARIJUANA - On the first Saturday of May marijuana legalization activists will hold informational and educational events, rallies and marches in over 300 cities around the world.
Contact:http://globalcannabismarch.com/.
ECONOMICS - The Union For Radical Political Economics will hold its 39th annual conference May 9-11 in New York City.
Contact: http://www.ramapo.edu/eea/2013/.
RECLAIM THE DREAM - The 2013 Poor People’s Campaign & March from Baltimore to Washington D.C. will be May 11. Communities, schools and unions interested in participating are encouraged to contact the Baltimore People’s Assembly.
Contact: 410-500-2168; 410-218-4835; BaltimorePeoplesAssembly@gmail.com; Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Baltimore and the Baltimore Peoples Power Assembly, 2011 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218.
MOTHER’S DAY - The 17th Annual Mother’s Day Walk For Peace will be May 12th, in Dorchester, MA. The walk began in 1996 for families who had lost children to violence. The day has become a way for thousands of people to financially support the work of the Louis Brown Peace Institute.
Contact: http://www.ldbpeaceinstitute.org/; http://mothersdaywalk4peace.org/.
NATO 5 - An International Week of Solidarity with the NATO 5 has been called for May 16-21. Supports call on supporters to raise awareness of the NATO 5 and support funds for the defendants on the one-year anniversary of their preemptive arrests.
Contact: nato5solidarity@gmail.com; https://nato5support.wordpress.com.
MOUNTAINTOP - The 2013 Mountain Justice Summer Activist Training Camp will be held May 19-27 in Damascus, VA. It will be a week of workshops, field trips to view Mountain Top Removal coal mines, direct actions, and service project.
Contact: http://rampscampaign.org/.
FEMINIST SCI-FI - The feminist science fiction convention WisCon 37 is scheduled for May 24-27 in Madison, WI.
Contact: WisCon, ? SF3, PO Box 1624, Madison, WI 53701; concom37@wiscon.info; http://www.wiscon.info/.
ANARCHY FEST - A month-long Festival of Anarchy is scheduled for May in Montreal. The festival includes The Montreal Anarchist Bookfair (May 19-20).
Contact: http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/; http://www.radicalmontreal.com/.
LABOR - The International Labor Rights Forum will present: Down the Supply Chain, Driving Corporate Accountability, on May 22 in Washington, DC. The Labor Rights Awards Ceremony and Reception will honor pioneers in supply chain worker organizing, working solidarity and international labor rights policy.
Contact: http://laborrights.org/.
MULTICULTURE - The 26th annual National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE) will take place May 28-June 1, in New Orleans.
Contact: SWCHRS, 3200 Marshall Avenue, Suite 290, Norman, OK 73072; 405-325-3694; ncore@ou.edu; www.ncore.ou.edu.
MEDIA - The 2013 Alliance for Community Media Annual Conference will be held May 29-31, in San Francisco, CA. Participants will include educators, community leaders, media professionals, journalists, nonprofit leaders, policymakers and students.
Contact: http://www.allcommunitymedia.org/.
RADIO - The 38th Annual Community Radio Conference is schedule for May 29-June 1, in San Francisco, CA, with discussions and workshops.
Contact: 1101 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004; 202-756-2268; comments@nfcb.org; http://www.nfcb.org/.
BRADLEY MANNING - On June 1, a rally will be held at Fort Meade in support of Bradley Manning.
Contact: http://www.bradleymanning.org.
BIKES - Bikes Not Bombs is holding its 24th annual Bike-A-Thon and Green Roots Festival in Boston, MA on June 3, with several bike rides scheduled, music, exhibitors and more.
Contact: Bikes Not Bombs, 284 Amory St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130; 617-522-0222; mail@bikesnotbombs.org; www.bikesnotbombs.org.
LEFT FORUM - The 2013 Left Forum will be held June 7-9, at Pace University in New York City.
Contact: 365 Fifth Avenue, CUNY Graduated Center, ? Sociology Dept., New York, NY 10016; http://www.leftforum.org/.
VEGAN FEST - Mad City Vegan Fest will be held in Madison, WI, June 8. The annual event features food, speakers, and exhibitors.
Contact: 122 State Street, Suite 405 B, Madison, WI 53701; madcityveganfest@gmail.com; http://veganfest.org/.
ADC CONFERENCE - The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) holds its annual conference June 13-16, in Washington, DC, with panel discussions and workshops on civil rights, media and other topics.
Contact: 1990 M Street, Suite 610, Washington, DC, 20036; 202-244-2990; convention@adc.org http://convention.adc.org/.
CUBA/SOCIALISM - A Cuban-North American Dialog on Socialist Renewal and Global Capitalist Crisis will be held in Havana, Cuba, June 16-30. There will be a 5 day Seminar at University of Havana, plus visits to a cooperative, urban garden, community development project, social research centers, and educational & medical institutions.
Contact: cuba@globaljusticecenter.org; http://www.globaljusticecenter.org/.
NETROOTS - The 8th Annual Netroots Nation conference will take place June 20-23 in San Jose, CA. The event features panels, trainings, networking, screenings, and keynotes.
Contact: 164 Robles Way, #276, Vallejo, CA 94591; registration@netrootsnation.org; http://www.netrootsnation.org/.
MEDIA - The 15th annual Allied Media Conference will be held June 20-23, in Detroit.
Contact: 4126 Third Street, Detroit, MI 48201; http://alliedmedia.org/.
GRASSROOTS - The United We Stand Festival will be hosted by Free & Equal, June 22 in Little Rock, Arkansas. The festival aims to reform the electoral process throughout the U.S.
Contact: http://freeandequal.org/.
SOCIALISM - The Socialism 2013 Conference is scheduled for June 27-30 in Chicago, featuring talks and panel discussions.
Contact: info@socialismconference.org; http://www.socialismconference.org.
LITERACY - The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) will hold its conference July 12-13 in Los Angeles under the heading, Intersections: Teaching and Learning Across Media.
Contact: 10 Laurel Hill Drive, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003; http://namle.net/conference/.
IWW - The North American Work People’s College will take place July 12-16 at Mesaba Co-op Park in northern Minnesota. The event will bring together Wobblies from branches across the continent to learn new skills and build One Big Union.
Contact: http://workpeoplescollege.org/.
PEACESTOCK - On July 13th, the 11th Annual Peacestock: A Gathering for Peace, will take place at Windbeam Farm in Hager City, WI. The event is a mixture of music, speakers and community for peace. Sponsored by Veterans for Peace.
Contact: Bill Habedank, 1913 Grandview Ave., Red Wing, MN 55066; 651-388-7733; billhabedank@yahoo.com; http://www.peacestockvfp.org.
CHILDREN’S DEFENSE - July 15-19, join clergy, seminarians, Christian educators, young adult leaders and other faith-based advocates for children at CDF Haley Farm in Clinton, Tennessee, for five days of spiritual renewal, networking, movement building workshops, and continuing education about the urgent needs of children at the 19th annual Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry.
Contact: cdfinfo@childrensdefense.org; http://www.childrensdefense.org.
ACTIVIST CAMP - Youth Empowered Action (YEA) Camp will have sessions in July and August in Ben Lomond, CA; Portland, OR; Charlton, MA. YEA Camp is designed for activists 12-17 years old who want to make a difference in the world.
Contact: info@yeacamp.org; http://yeacamp.org/.
LA RAZA - The annual National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Conference is scheduled for July 18-19 in New Orleans, with workshops, presentations and panel discussions.
Contact: NCLR Headquarters Office, Raul Yzaguirre Building, 1126 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036; 202-785-1670; www.nclr.org.
LABOR - The Eastern Conference For Workplace Democracy: Growing Our Cooperatives, Growing Our Communities, will be held at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, July 26-28.
Contact: info@east.usworker.coop; http://east.usworker.coop/.
WOMEN/LYNNE STEWART- Radical Women is asking for support letters and cards to be sent to Lynne Stewart. Stewart is a civil rights attorney and political prisoner who is currently in jail. She has breast cancer and authorities have denied her request for transfer from her Texas prison to the New York City hospital where she received medical attention during a prior bout of breast cancer. Send messages and cards to: Lynne Stewart 53504-054, Federal Medical Center Carswell, P.O. Box 27137, Fort Worth, TX 76127.
Contact: 747 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109; 415-864-1278; RadicalWomenUS@gmail.com; http://lynnestewart.org/; http://www.radicalwomen.org/.
HAITI/WOMEN - Haiti’s government is considering a legal reform measure that would prohibit and punish all sexual assault, including marital rape. MADRE and the International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict are launching a petition to raise international support for this push to address violence against women in Haiti.
Contact: 121 West 27th Street, #301, New York, NY 10001; 212-627-0444; madre@madre.org; http://www.madre.org.
SYRIA/MIDDLE EAST - The Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) is currently seeking funds to assist more than 200,000 refugees fleeing violence in Syria.
Contact: https://www.mecaforpeace.org.
FOLK FESTIVAL - The Falcon Ridge Folk Festival will be held August 2-4, in the Berkshires, NY.
Contact: http://www.falconridgefolk.com/; falcridge@aol.com.
WAR RESISTERS - The War Resisters League will hold its 90th anniversary conference, Revolutionary Nonviolence: Building Bridges Across Generations and Communities, August 1-4, at Georgetown University. The event will focus on the U.S.’ long history of antimilitarism.
Contact: 339 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012; 212-228-0450; wrl@warresisters.org; http://www.warresisters.org.
POPULAR ECONOMICS - The Center for Popular Economics is holding its 2013 Summer Institute August 4-9 at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA. No background in economics is needed for this intensive training. This year’s theme is, The Care Economy: Building a Just Economy with a Heart.
Contact: Center for Popular Economics, PO Box 785 Amherst, MA 01004; 413-545-0743; programs@populareconomics.org; www.populareconomics.org.
VETERANS - Veterans for Peace is holding the 28th annual convention August 6-11 in Madison, WI. This year’s theme is, Power To The Peaceful.
Contact: http://www.vfpnationalconvention.org/.
DEMOCRACY - The Democracy Convention will take place August 7-11 in Madison, WI. The convention brings together nine conferences including topics such as media, education, defense, race, environment and others.
Contact: https://democracyconvention.org/.
MEN - The 38th National Conference on Men & Masculinity: Forging Justice: Creating Safe, Equal and Accountable Communities, presented in partnership with HAVEN, will be held in Detroit, MI, August 8-10.
Contact: ccardinal@haven-oakland.org; http://www.nomas.org/.
OCCUPY - An Occupy National Gathering will be held in Kalamazoo, MI, August 21-25.
Contact: natgat2013@gmail.com; http://occupynationalgathering.net/.
COMMUNITIES - The Communities Conference is a networking and learning opportunity for co-operative or communal lifestyles, with workshops, events and entertainment; scheduled for August 30-September 2 at the Twin Oaks Community in Louisa, Virginia.
Contact: http://www.communitiesconference.org/.
LABOR DAY - The 29th annual Bread and Roses Festival, a celebration of the ethnic diversity and labor history of Lawrence, MA, will be held September 2, in honor of the 1912 Bread and Roses Strike. There will be music, dance, poetry, drama, ethnic food, historical demonstrations, walking & trolley tours.
Contact: PO Box 1137, Lawrence, MA 01842; 978-794-1655; http://www.breadandrosesheritage.org/.
OCCUPY WALL STREET - September 17 is the two-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Events are planned in New York City and worldwide.
Contact: http://occupywallst.org/.
TEACHERS - The 13th Annual Conference, “Teaching for Social Justice: The Politics of Pedagogy,” will be held October 12 in San Francisco, CA. The free event features workshops, resources, and free childcare.
Contact: 415-676-7844; teachers4socialjustice@yahoo.com; http://www.t4sj.org/.
HAITI - International Action, which brings clean water and chlorinators to Haiti, seeks office space capable of housing up to six people and their office equipment.
Contact: Zach Bremer, Zbrehmer@haitiwater.org; 202-488-0735; http://www.haitiwater.org/.
MEDIA - The Union for Democratic Communications and Project Censored are sponsoring a joint conference on media democracy, media activism and social justice to be held November 1-3 at the University of San Francisco. Proposals for presentations, workshops and panels from activists and critical scholars are invited.
