TWO TREVORS GO TO WASHINGTON

Tuesday, October 10
Roxbury Community College
Academic Building room 121
(Roxbury Crossing stop on the Orange Line T)
7pm

Fabulous Film in Boston Area

South African anti-apartheid leader and poet Dennis Brutus, a highly respected activist whose tireless work for a non-racial South Africa got him shot in 1963 and an 18 month jail term where he spent time breaking stones with NELSON MANDELA, brings the short film, Two Trevors Go to Washington, a hard-hitting short film about Trevor Manuel, South Africa's finance minister and the chair of the World Bank this year, and Trevor Ngwane, a Soweto city councilor who was suspended from the ANC for opposing its World Bank-friendly privatization and austerity programs). Don't miss this first-hand update on the challenges of globalization and development in South Africa from Dennis Brutus and filmmaker Ben Cashdan!

For more information visit BankBusters site.

Prisons at Home, Sweatshops Abroad: The Political Economy of Repression

Wednesday, October 11
Northeastern University School of Law, Room 97
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

with Christian Parenti, author of "Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis," and Chris Clement, anti-corporate globalization and anti-racist activist.

BGAN's Assessment Meeting

Thursday, October 12
United for a Fair Economy
37 Temple Place, Boston
(Near Park Street and Downtown Crossing T stops)
7pm

This is a follow-up to the assessment meeting held in mid-September.

RAN Action Against CitiGroup

Friday, October 13
MIT Main Entrance (Student Center)
77 Massachusetts Avenue
5pm

Join Rainforest Action Network's campaign against Citigroup, one of the leading environmental destroyers and World Bank financiers in the world. Participate in a "recruitment disruption." Meet Citigroup corporate recruiters and urge students to take their jobs.

For info contact Christopher Lucas, 970-3022, [email protected]

March for Amnesty and Immigrant Rights

Saturday, October 14
New York City
5:30am-9:00pm *

Starting at Columbus Circle at 10 am. Buses are $20, leave Boston 5:30 am and return at 9 pm. Deadline Wednesday. For bus from Roxbury call Immigrant Workers Resource Center, 522-0614. From Cambridge call Centro Presente, 497-9080. From Chelsea, call CORES, 623-5322. From East Boston, call the Ana Maria da Hora Workers' Center, 574-9296. If you are going by car and might have room for others, please call IWRC at 522-0614.

Women Breaking the Shackles of Poverty and Violence

Saturday, October 14
Simmons College
6-9pm

Exhibit booths, dinner tables, and speeches to send off people on buses for the World March of Women. Sponsored by the National Organization for Women (NOW).

World March of Women

Sunday, October 15
Washington DC

Part of a worldwide campaign to end poverty and violence against women, and to demand equality between women and men. Events around the world have been planned by members of more than 5000 women's groups from 157 countries. Bus tickets are $75 including breakfast. For tickets, immediately call Jen at 927-5452. Donations also welcome to subsidize seats for others.

The march is now online!

GAIC Meeting

Monday, October 16
Roxbury Community College
Academic Building room 424
(Roxbury Crossing stop on the Orange Line T)
7pm

Follow-up meeting from the incredibly successful "Global Community Forum" September 25. We'll explore next steps for joint work with immigrant organizations.

Worldwide Day of Action Against Citigroup

Tuesday, October 17
Salomon Smith Barney
23 State Street downtown Boston
12:30pm

March on financial institution to deliver the "Most Destructive Bank" award to Citigroup's corporate lender and seller of World Bank bonds.

For info contact Christopher Lucas of Rainforest Action Network, 970-3022, [email protected]

The Myth of the Cold War

Wednesday, October 18
First Parish Church
3 Church Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge

Howard Zinn speaks in a benefit for Food Not Bombs. $7 donation requested but nobody turned away.

Globalization and Militarization (and the effects of NAFTA) in Chiapas, Mexico

Saturday, October 21
Church of the Covenant
67 Newbury St., Boston
(near Arlington St. stop on the green line T)
7pm

A talk by Manuel Hernández Aguilar, indigenous leader from Chiapas. Sponsored by Tonantzin.

BGAN Benefit!
San Francisco Mime Troupe's City for Sale

October 21-22
Strand Theatre, Dorchester, MA
Saturday 8pm, Sunday 4pm & 8pm

The San Francisco Mime Troupe is coming to town! This legendary theater troupe and its take-no-prisoners musical satires haven't been seen in Boston for over a decade, and their new show, "City for Sale," hits our problems on the head -- it's about gentrification and the housing crisis.

BGAN has tickets for $15, discounted from the $22.50 boxoffice price. After this performance there is a dialogue with the Troupe and then a cast party nearby in Uphams Corner till all hours.

To get tickets, send a check made out to Martha London, with "Mime Troupe" in the memo line, to BGAN, PO Box 2362, Boston MA 02107. Specify the performance time you want. Enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope.

"It's Our Water, Damn It!"

Monday, October 23
Boston College
Fulton Hall 511
7pm

Premiere of a stunning new film on the rebellion against World Bank water privatization in Bolivia last April. The film will be introduced by Oscar Olivera, the leader of the revolt and recipient of this year's Letelier-Moffit Human Rights Award.

BGAN Coordinating Committee Meeting

Thursday, October 26
MIT 8-204
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
7pm

Assembly of member groups will hopefully decide on changes in meetings/decision-making processes as hammered out in assessment meetings.

Guided woodland walk at Mt. Wachusett

Sunday, October 29
1pm

Guided woodland walk in the old growth forest at Mt. Wachusett with Audubon expert Joe Choiniere, Princeton, MA. RSVP to New England Native American Institute, 508 886-6073 or [email protected]. Sponsored by Earth First.

Freaky Gene Rally

Monday, October 30
Star Market, 800 Boylston St., Prudential Center
5:30pm

The biotechnology industry has spliced cow genes into your soybeans and mouse genes into your potatoes and that's only the beginning! Join us as we tell Star Market to get these freaky genes out of our food!

Bring your costume, your friends for a fun-filled evening of shopper education and street theatre! Prizes will be given for the best freaky gene costume and sign! Street theatre groups, the radical cheerleaders and puppeteer troupes are all invited.

For more information please contact Linda Setchell at 617-338-8131 or [email protected]

R2K / RNC 420 Legal Support Fundraising Party!

October 27
VFW Cambridge #299
288B Green Street, Cambridge
Central Square between Norfolk and River Streets
8pm-2am

Headlining Bands:
Hip-hop artists from Critical Breakdown, including MC's Jake the Snake, Bone, Kwamex, Endangered Specie, Bomone, and Urban Legends, Rock Band Segue, Folk Singer David Rovics and more!

Suggested Donation:
$5 w/ Raffle

Since the protests at the Republican National Convention, a concerted effort to criminalize protests has called on the activist community to join in solidarity like never before. Join friends of demonstrators in this Halloween fundraiser for the legal battles ahead.

Salvadoran Activists in Boston Area

Thursday, November 2
Northeastern University
450 Dodge Hall
7:30pm

Elsa Miriam Linares de Quintanilla a member of ANDES, the El Salvadoran National Teachers' Association, and Roger Blandino Nerio, a coordinator of the FMLN's (Farabundo Martí National
Liberation) Secretariat of Organization, the body responsible for the development of grassroots organizing strategy, will speak on the fight to preserve public services & the right to organize; opposition to a new US military base and alternatives to corporate globalization being implemented by the FMLN and popular organizations.

The People's Victory Celebration!!

Election Day - Tuesday, November 7

6pm: Tour of Shame and Reclamation
Park Street Station

8pm-Midnight: Celebrate the Grassroots Movement!
Spontaneous Celebrations
45 Danforth Street, Jamaica Plain

If you would like to be a part of these events please visit www.directdemocracynow.org or [email protected] for directions or other info call (617)522-1629.

Massachusetts Interfaith Prison Pilgrimage

Thursday, November 9
State House

Meet the Massachusetts Interfaith Prison Pilgrimage at the State House and protest the subjection of too many men, women, and adolescents to spiritual, psychological, emotional, and physical suffering in prisons and jails across the state. The Pilgrimage will start Friday October 20, visit prisons across the state, and end with a rally in Franklin Park on Veterans' Day, November 11.

For information contact Community Change, 523-0555, and ask for Carol Rinehart, Gail Burton, or Virginia Pratt. Check the website: communitychangeinc.org or e-mail: [email protected]

Globalization, Guns and Gender

Thursday, November 9
Tufts University, Medford
Eaton Hall 206
7-9 pm

A panel discussion on the U.S. military in the Asia-Pacific.

Bishop of Chiapas comes to Boston

Friday, November 10
12pm: Memorial Hall, Harvard Yard
7pm: Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury Street (corner of Berkeley) near Arlington stop on Green Line T

Bishop Samuel Ruiz of Chiapas, liberation theologian, human rights advocate and former mediator between the Mexican government and the Zapatista Army of National Liberation. Bishop Ruiz will speak on how he has helped to lead and nurture other leaders in the struggle for human rights and social justice in Chiapas. He will address the current plight of indigenous peoples in Mexico and the role of religion in resolving conflicts and promoting human rights.

New England Conference

November 11 and 12
Worcester State College
Eager Auditorium

The New England Global Action Network hosts its first conference for hundreds of people in Worcester, MA. Movement-building workshops, skills, overview of the global economy, Free Trade Area of the Americas... Save the date!

Benefit for Freedom Rising Affinity Group

Sunday, November 12
Spontaneous Celebrations
45 Danforth Street, Jamaica Plain
7 pm

The people who brought us the puppet pageant and election day procession. Performance, food and drink, puppets, multi-media images, and reflection on the last year of resistance! cCall 782-4381 or email [email protected].

Everything You Wanted to Know About the Global Economy

Tuesday, November 14
Central Square Library
45 Pearl St., Cambridge
6:30pm-8:30pm

A question and answer session with economist Ellen Frank. Why are all these companies buying each other out? What's this big meeting in Quebec City next April? What's the latest on the WTO? Ellen Frank will give a brief update of the latest developments in the Global Economy and then open up the floor to the audience. This program provides the opportunity to ask the questions you have about globalization and its impact on our lives.

March and Rally against US Militarism in Latin America

Thursday, November 16
Copley Square
4:00pm

The economic policies forced on Latin America by the U.S.and the International Financial Institutions have impoverished millions and while enriching multinational corporations.

Now resistance is growing and the U.S. is bankrolling repression. Join us to demand:

• Stop US military, police and drug war aid to Latin America!
• Close the School of the Americas! US military out of Vieques!
• End the US blockade of Cuba!

Sponsored by the Latin America Action Coalition: AFSC, Tonantzin, Colombia Vive, Latinos and Latinas for Social Change, Peace Action, CISPES, Rainforest Action Network, SOA Watch For more info call (617) 661-6130, (617) 576-1709

Dinner and Reception for U'wa Leader

Friday, November 17
Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston Street, Copley Square
7 pm

Dinner and reception for Roberto Perez, traditional leader of the U'wa, an indigenous community of 5,000 living in the Colombian cloudforests who are resisting a drilling project by Occidental Petroleum and have been pressuring Al Gore and Fidelity Investments to sever their ties with Oxy and speak up on their behalf.

Contact Rainforest Action Network at 617-787-3556 or [email protected].

Sneak preview of "This Is What Democracy Looks Like"

Friday, November 17
Carpenter Center
24 Quincy St. (Harvard Square)
9:30pm

A new documentary by the Independent Media Center and Big Noise Films on the WTO protests in Seattle and the movement against corporate globalization.

School of Americas Protests at Fort Benning

Saturday & Sunday, November 18-19

Thousands of people will gather at the gates of Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia, to close the School of the Americas. Are you planning on going? Would you like to coordinate with other activists who are going down, so that we can support each other, cultivate press together, and so on? Please contact Matt at [email protected] or call 776-2238.

31st National Day of Mourning

Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23
Cole's Hill, Plymouth Rock
Plymouth, Massachusetts
12am

United American Indians of New England dedicate the 31st National Day of Mourning to our brother, Native political prisoner Leonard Peltier.  Add your voice to the millions worldwide who demand his freedom.  Help us in our struggle to create a true awareness of Native people and demonstrate Native unity.  Help shatter the untrue glass image of the Pilgrims and the unjust system based on racism, sexism, and homophobia.

Sponsored by UAINE Tel: (781) 331-3690, E-mail: [email protected].

East Timor, A New Nation Struggles to Live Free

Sunday, November 27
Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston Street
11am

First-hand report by East Timorese women's and human rights activist Ajiza Magno.

For more information, contact: http://www.etan.org.

Education and Autonomy in Chiapas: a video presentation

Wednesday, November 29
Lucy Parsons Center
549 Columbus Ave, Boston
near the Mass Ave. T stop on the orange line
7pm

Vivian Newdick will present the brand new Chiapas Media Project video, Education in Resistance or, in the Tzeltal Maya language, Te Nop Jun Yu'un Pobretik. Vivian worked and lived in Chiapas for four years with organizers of one such program. The video was directed and filmed by community members themselves.

Sponsored by the Lucy Parsons Center and Tonantzin.

National & International Responses to AIDS in Africa

Tuesday, November 28 (Nat'l)
Star Auditorium
Kennedy School of Government
Harvard Square
4-6pm

Wednesday, December 6 (Int'l)
Arco Forum
JFK St., Kennedy School of Government
Harvard Square
6-8pm

The BGAN Africa AIDS Project will facilitate a panel discussion and break out session on both national and international responses to the AIDS catastrophe in Africa.

N30 Anniversary w/ screening of "This is What Democracy Looks Like"

Thursday, November 30
MIT 10-250
7:30pm

Celebrate the anniversary of the WTO protest in Seattle with a screening of a new film, "This Is What Democracy Looks Like." Also footage from the October 3 Presidential Debate Protest and the Direct Democracy, Not Election Hypocrisy March. Suggested donation of $5 to support the Boston Independent Media Center.

Protest Against AIDS Profiteer Pfizer

World AIDS Day, December 1
620 Memorial Drive, Cambridge
4-5pm

Drop the Patent! Drop the Prices! Flucanozole eases AIDS!

Join us as we rally in solidarity against Pfizer’s patent and price embargo that condemns millions to suffering and death.

Jan Sunvai, a Public Hearing on the Narmada Dam

Saturday, December 2
MIT 2-190
3pm

Panel discussion, open discussion, and an evening of cultural activities on one of the largest mass struggles in the world about the future of globalization.

Contacts: Samudra Vijay (617) 577-5768 and Jaspal (617) 497 0316.

Groundbreaking Conference on Putting Precaution into Practice

Saturday, December 2
Northeastern University Law School
Cargill Hall, 400 Huntington Ave., Boston
12:30-6:00pm

The Precautionary Principle says that before new chemicals or organisms are released into the environment, they should be thoroughly tested. "Test first" is one of the key gains of the environmental movement of the past 30 years. The WTO is trying to undo it and return to the old practice of "Piling up the dead bodies" -- unleashing new substances, then seeing how many people die or how many ecosystems are destroyed. Conference workshops include:

• Precaution: A Tool for Environmental Justice
• Protecting the Health & Development of Children
• Moving from Acceptable Risk to Safer Alternatives
• Sound Science for Precautionary Decisions
• Inserting Democracy into Environmental Decisions
• Corporations as "Persons"

For more information: Clean Water Fund, 617-338-8131

Offering New Vision: Student Perspectives on Global Justice

Monday, December 4
Room 511, Fulton Hall
Boston College
7pm

The Boston College Global Justice Project and the Undergraduate Government Social and Cultural Issues Council are hosting a forum that will feature five Boston College students who will share their experiences in Colombia, Nigeria, Indonesia and several Central America countries.

For more information about the Global Justice Project, visit www.bc.edu/globaljustice.

Activist Fall: Global Liberation and Animal Liberation

Tuesday, December 5
Lucy Parsons Center
549 Columbus Ave, Boston
near the Mass Ave. T stop on the orange line
7pm

Entitled, "The Relationship of Animal Rights to Social Justice", Susan Solomon from Feminists for Animal Rights will host a workshop offering an analysis of the ways in which the subjugation of people of color, women, the working class and other marginalized people is rooted in the same power structure that oppresses animals. We will also discuss the effect of the globalization of animal-based industries on these people.

Rally to Support UMass Workers

Wednesday, December 6
UMass-Boston Administration Building, central plaza
(Harbor Point Campus)
12-1pm

Support UMass workers who were docked two days' pay when the school was shut down for the Presidential Debate last month. Almost 1500 UMass Boston students, faculty, and workers are demanding that the school pay all workers for these lost days, and that the Administration accept a Charter of University Workers Rights to eliminate exploitative employment practices on campus. This Charter would be adopted by the school to guide its own hiring policy, and would be imposed on any corporations the school contracts out with for the provision of outsourced services, as a condition for access to the campus and its captive market.

Info: Ben Day, [email protected] (617) 332-3041

Critical Breakdown Open Mic w/
Screening of "This is What Democracy Looks Like"

Sunday, December 10
Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center
85 West Newton Street
6-10pm

Critical Breakdown brings talent of all ages together through hip hop, spoken word, and other forms of socially conscious performance art. 6-10pm featuring the Floor Lords. For more info call 617-312-9190.

Activist Fall: "Salting" - Labor Union Organizing from the Inside

Monday, December 11
Room 424 Academic Building
Roxbury Community College
7pm

With Jeff Crosby, president of IUE-CWA local 201 in Lynn, and Erin Bowie, organizer with IUE-CWA, this workshop will explore different labor organizing strategies with seasoned labor activists. We will learn practical advice as well as the pro's and con's of salting.

Globalization from Below: Popular Responses to Corporate Globalization

Tuesday, December 12
Cambridge Public Library
45 Pearl Street in Central Square
6:30-8:30pm

A presentation by Tim Costello, Director of the Campaign on Contingent Work and author of the recently released book, Globalization from Below. wheelchair accessible.

Protest against Nike and GAP sweatshops

Saturday, December 16
The GAP
201 Newbury Street, Boston
(Copley Square stop on Green Line T)
1pm

Workers, Environmentalists and Students will protest against Nike and GAP sweatshops and GAP forest destruction.

e-mail: [email protected]

Anti-Commercial Christmas Caroling!

Tuesday, December 19
Out of Town News in Harvard Square
7pm

"Consumption-sumption What's your Function!" Join the Class Acts theater troupe in "protest caroling", an appropriate response to the season that keeps on buying. An Opportunity to raise your voice to the tunes of traditional Christmas carols!

If possible, call Matt first to confirm times and places, 776-2238 or [email protected].

Protest Staples with Holiday Trimmings!

Wednesday or Thursday, December 20 or 21

Volunteer Santas needed for a creative legal action against Staples, an environmentally destructive multinational corporation based right in Framingham!

Please e-mail [email protected], or call (617) 776-2238.

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