Events
WOMEN – The National Council for Research on Women’s annual conference is June 5-7, 2008 at the Kimmel Center
Contact: National Council for Research on Women,
CLASS STUDY – The Center for Study of Working Class Life will have its annual conference, "How Class Works" at the State University of New York at Stony Brook June 5-7.
Contact: Michael Zweig, Department of Economics, State University of New York , Stony Brook , NY 11794
MEDIA – The 2008 National Conference for Media Reform is scheduled for June 6-8 at the Minneapolis Convention Center
LABOR – The Pacific Northwest Labour History Association will hold its 40th annual conference, Indigenous, Immigrant, Migrant Labour & Globalization, at Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre in Vancouver , BC
Contact: Conference Services, Halpern Centre, Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive , Burnaby , British Columbia Canada V5A 1S6
BIKING – Join Bikes Not Bombs June 8 for their 21st annual Bike-A-Thon and Green Roots Festival in Boston , Massachusetts
Contact: Bikes Not Bombs,
CONVERGENCE – An East Coast Unconventional Convergence is scheduled for June 13-15 on the campus of American University in Washington , DC
CARAVAN – Between June 14 and July 14, the annual US- Cuba Friendshipment Caravan (including Hip-Hop Without Borders) will head to Cuba Texas
Contact: IFCO/Pastors for Peace, 418 W. 145th St. , New York , NY 10031
JUNETEENTH – Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States
Contact: Middle East Fellowship, PO Box 1252 , Brea , CA 92822
WORKPLACE – The 2008 National Conference of Democratic Workplaces will be held at Loyola University this June 19-22 in New Orleans
Contact: US PO Box 170701 , San Francisco , CA 94117
DEBT RELIEF – The Jubilee USA Network 2008 Grassroots Training & Action Conference is scheduled for June 20-22 in Columbus , Ohio
Contact: Jubilee USA 212 East Capitol Street NE , Washington DC 20003
ANTIWAR – A National Antiwar Conference to stop the war in Iraq and bring the troops home now, sponsored by the National Assembly, is scheduled for June 28-29 in Cleveland , Ohio
Contact: National Assembly to End the Iraq PO Box 21008 , Cleveland OH 44121
G8 SUMMIT – Anti-G8 Japan actions are being planned for June and July in Japan , in conjunction with the G8 Summit which will be held from July 7-9 in Hokkaido , Japan
Contact: Rights Action, PO Box 50887 , Washington DC 20091
GREENS – The 2008 Green National Convention: Live Green, Vote Green will take place in Chicago United States
Contact: Green Party of the United States 1711 18th Street NW , Washington , DC 20009
LA RAZA – The Annual National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Conference is scheduled for July 12-15 in San Diego
Contact: NCLR Headquarters Office, Raul Yzaguirre Building 1126 16th Street, NW , Washington , DC 20036
INSTITUTE – The Center for Popular Economics will hold its 2008 Summer Institute July 27-August 2 at Roosevelt University in Chicago
Contact: Center for Popular Economics, PO Box 785 , Amherst , MA 01004
ORGANIZING – Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt County invites concerned citizens to "Community Organizing for Deep Democracy"—in Humboldt County , California in August and in Sonoma County
Contact: Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt County P.O. Box 610 , Eureka
RETREAT – The Union for Radical Political Economics (URPE) is holding its 2008 Summer Conference/Retreat on August 15-18 at Camp Deer Run in Pine Bush,
ZINES
– The 8th annual Portland Zine Symposium is a free two-day conference and social gathering, celebrating independent publishing at theContact: Claudia McBarron at 503-249-8503 or Justin Hargesheimer at 503-975-5731; www.pdxzines.com.
Campaigns
BILLBOARDS – United for Peace & Justice has a program to help non-profit organizations place local billboards with anti-war / peace messages in their local communities at reduced public service rates.
Contact: United for Peace & Justice, PO Box 607, Times Square Station, NY , NY 10108
HEALTHCARE – A universal single-payer plan has again been introduced in Congress by Rep. Conyers (D-MI), this time with the support of 90 other members, numerous unions, and independent groups.
Contact: HR676.org, PO Box 882122
NEW NUKES – Dozens of organizations are conducting a Congressional lobbying campaign to stop the Administration from building a new nuclear weapon, the so-called Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) program, which violates U.S.
Contact: Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), 245 Second Street Washington , DC 20002
SWEATSHOPS – The anti-sweatshop group Play Fair issues a report called "Clearing the Hurdles," which shows little progress in the sportsware industry since the last Olympics, or from the International Olympic Committee or the corporate Olympics sponsors. PlayFair is conducting an ongoing campaign.
Books
COMMUNITY – Toolbox for Sustainable City Living: A Do-It- Ourselves Guide by Scott Kellogg and Stacy Pettigrew explains how to build and grow in a variety of reclaimed spaces using cheap, salvaged, and recycled materials; illustrated by the Beehive Collective.
Contact: South End Press, 7 Brookline Street #1 , Cambridge , MA 02139
GRAPHICS – Reproduce & Revolt: A Graphic Toolbox for the 21st Century Activist, edited by Josh MacPhee and Favianna Rodriguez, offers a collection of original anti-copyright graphics to be freely used for various political posters, flyers, and campaigns.
Contact: Soft Skull Press, 19 West 21st, Suite 1101New York NY 10010
MARCOS – The Speed of Dreams: Selected Writings 2001-2007 by Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos offers a broad array of prose by the leader of Mexico
Contact: City Lights Publishing, 261 Columbus Avenue San Francisco , CA 94133
OURSTORY – Chris Harman’s A People’s History of the World presents a radical social history of human civilization. "An indispensable volume on my reference bookshelf," Howard Zinn.
Verso Books, 20 Jay Street Brooklyn , NY 11201
PRISON – When the Prisoners Ran Walpole: A True Story in the Movement for Prison Abolition by Jamie Bissonette tells the little known history of the prisoners at Walpole
Contact: South End Press, 7 Brookline Street #1 , Cambridge , MA 02139
ZAPATISTAS – The Fire and the Word: A History of the Zapatista Movement by Gloria Muñoz Ramírez tells the story of the Zapatista movement by interviewing participants, from its birth in the jungle of Chiapas to its impact on Mexico
Contact: City Lights Publishing, 261 Columbus Avenue San Francisco , CA 94133
Errata
In Volume 21, Issue 5, page 20, the first sentence of the final paragraph of "Helter Smelter" should read: TCEQ’s decision to grant ASARCO an air permit has now cleared the way for the smelter to emit nearly 8,000 tons of pollutants per year. Also in this issue, in "Right-Wing Witch Hunts Then and Now" the page 41 photo caption should read: "Flanagan’s HUAC testimony as portrayed by Cherry Jones in Cradle Will Rock."
