Boston Global Action Network

Global Action Vision Circle.

Sunday July 8, 5:30-8 pm at Spontaneous Celebrations, 45 Danforth St, Jamaica Plain (Orange Line Stony Brook stop).

Is the Boston global action community everything it could be? Come join this circle and bring your creative energy for an evening of music, dance and visioning of an activist community that is warm, fulfilling and productive. All are welcome. Dinner and refreshments. Info: Rafe Ezekiel, 781-643-0766.

Neighbourhood Outreach Campaign Training!

Wednesday July 11, 6:30pm, 2nd floor of 37 Temple Pl.

The neighborhood outreach campaign (aka bgan in the hood) is a chance for people in boston to get together in small groups in someone's home and talk about globalization, how it affects our communities, how it ties in with other issues we are working on, and what we can do about it.

If you would like to help with the neighborhood outreach campaign (formerly known as the house party campaign) by being a "presenter" at future neighborhood meetings, come get trained this Wednesday!

Vieques Fundraising Party.

Saturday July 14, 3pm-10pm,16 Amherst St. Roslindale, MA.

Enjoy live music, food, and a pleasant social gathering of progressive people. Donation of $10 per person is requested to go towards supporting the Vieques struggle and the legal fees of arrested activists. Please let us know if you will attend or want to contribute to this fundraising by purchasing a ticket in advance. Info: Latinas and Latinos for Social Change, 617 824-4213.

Everything You Wanted to Know about the Global Economy.

Tuesday July 17, 6:30-8:30pm, Cambridge Public Library, 45 Pearl Street in Central Square, Cambridge

A question and answer session with Ellen Frank, Professor of Economics at Emmanuel College and staff member of the Center for Popular Economics. Part of the monthly BGAN educational series on the global economy.

What is the FTAA anyway? What's so different about the Global Economy? What's all this is I hear about free trade agreements that will privatize education and water and make it illegal to pass laws to protect the environment? Doesn't free trade help the poor? What are these currency transfers all about? Whatever happened to the Asia financial crisis I used to hear about? How does all this international business affect my family? This program provides the opportunity to ask the questions you have about globalization and its impact.

Admission Free, Wheelchair Accessible. Info: 617-497-5273.

Boston City Council Public Hearing on Anti-Sweatshop Ordinance.

Wednesday July 18, 5:00pm Boston City Hall, 5th Floor.

Join dozens of concerned youth, community, faith and labor activists at state government hearings to discuss the proposed initiative to prevent the City from purchasing uniforms and other apparel from non-prevailing wage, sweatshop manufacturers. Info: Justin Holmes, UNITE! Cities Against Sweatshops, 617-426-9350, 800-874-5498.

Stop Fast Track and the FTAA.

Thursday July 19, 5:30pm CPPAX, 43 Winter St. Boston. Pressure candidates
for Congress in the 9th District!

FTAA & CUBA.

Saturday July 21, 7:30pm Boston Iron Workers Union Hall, 195 Old Colony Ave, South Boston. Cuban Union Leaders Speak about daily life in Cuba & Cuba's role in fighting the Free Trade Area of the Americas. Info: Mass. LCLAA 781-283-0139, J26C 617-566-2861, $5.00 suggested donation.

Solidarity Rally with Genoa.

Monday July 23, 12pm at the Italian Consulate, 100 Boylston St. (Arlington T). Part of days of solidarity being observed throughout the world, as the movement comes to terms with the brutal death of a young protester in Genoa on July 19th. Info: Sabate Anarchist Collective (NEFAC-Boston) email: [email protected].

More Genoa News: www.indymedia.org

Get on the Bus to the Brockton Nurses Strike!!

Wednesday July 25, 6pm bus leaves Boston Commons (from Charles St.), arrives in Brockton 7pm, stay on the picket until 9pm, and return to Boston by 10pm. Nurses are demanding an end to mandatory overtime and an improvement in staffing levels. We will be relieving them on the picket so that they can attend a town meeting. Reservation/General Info: Patrick at [email protected], Mass. Jobs with Justice 617-524-8778. Suggested donation $5-10.

Peltier Fundraiser.

Sunday July 29, 3-9pm, Gurwitz Family Home, 62 Pleasant Street, Winthrop, MA. An afternoon and evening of music, food, and fun to benefit the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee and the Council for Native American Solidarity. Suggested donation $10. Info: 617-846-1644.

Investigating the goals of U.S. military power in the world of the Global Economy.

Tuesday July 31, 6:30-8:30pm, Cambridge Public Library, 45 Pearl Street in Central Square, Cambridge. Presentation and Q/A session with Paul Shannon, Peace and Economic Security Program of American Friends Service Committee and a lecturer on the Vietnam War at Northeastern University, Middlesex Community College and Merrimack Education Center. Part of the monthly BGAN educational series on the global economy. Admission Free, Wheelchair Accessible. Info: 617-497-5273.

Sacco & Vanzetti: A Wobbly Perspective.

Friday, August 3, 3 pm, Boston Public Library, Warr Conference Room, Dartmouth Street entrance, Boston MA. Steve Kellerman will present a Wobbly perspective on the ideas and struggles of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, and introduce artifacts from the Boston Public Library's collection. Admission Free. Info: Steve Kellerman 617-469-5162, Jon Bekken 617-469-5343, [email protected].

Songs and Puppets to Fan the Flames of Discontent.

Saturday August 4, 8 pm, Community Church of Boston (565 Boylston St., Copley Square), Boston. Musicians from across North America perform labor songs old & new; standards sung by the assembled throng; conviviality and good cheer as IWW delegates to the 2001 General Assembly in Boston take a break. The Shoddy Puppet Company of Philadelphia will also present their puppet show: "Mr Block". Admission Free.

Keep Space for Peace! A NO-NUKES Revival.

Sunday August 5, Morning (Greenfield) and 6:30pm (Northampton). Proceeds from the NO NUKES REVIVAL will aid completion of the Leverett Peace Pagoda. Info: Traprock Peace Center, 413 773-7427 http://www.traprockpeace.org

Save Mt. Wachusetts's last old growth forest.

Activists are on high alert awaiting court decision on Mt Wachusett expansion plans that will destroy the state's largest stand of old growth forest. Spread the word and please help!!! For more info email <[email protected]>.

STOP THE FTAA: Global Justice Press Conference and Action in Rhode Island!

Monday August 6, 10:00am - 11:30pm. Rhode Island Convention Center, 1 Sabin St. Providence, RI 02903.

The US Trade Representative, Robert Zoellick, will address the National Governors Association in Rhode Island this Monday and promote Fast Track and the FTAA. This man is George W.'s right hand man on promoting global inequality and structural violence. This event will have religious, labor, and community leaders highlight the disastrous impacts of trade policies on state sovereignty, workers' rights, environmental protections, and representative democracy. Call Matthew for info: 401-556-7412 (Rhode Island Global Action Network).

SUPPORT the WASHINGTON ST. 4 and the fight against CORI Checks.

Monday August 6, 9:00am, 90 Devonshire St. (Government Center T Stop).

The Washington Street 4 are four Boston community activists - Mary Moore, Jamie Suarez-Potts, Kazi Toure, and City Councillor Chuck Turner - who were arrested for trespassing at the Dept. of Public Health while protesting the use of Criminal Offenders Record Information (CORI) checks. CORI laws limit human service agencies from using their own best judgment in hiring qualified workers and limit employment opportunity for many ex-offenders who have turned their life around. CORI laws are one part of a larger system of injustice that serves to systematically and strategically isolate former prisoners from society and oppress communities of color. Info: Catherine at 617-457-8664.

STOP the ACA! - http://www.stoptheaca.org

The people who profit from prisons have names and addresses. This August, this address will be Philadelphia!

Members of the American Correctional Association (ACA: http://www.corrections.com/aca/), many of whom are securing large profits through the prison industrial complex, are to hold their annual convention in Philadelphia this August. Local activists are hosting a convergence of ex-prisoners, families of prisoners, activists, and concerned citizens to protest the expansion of our country's racist prison industry. An educational Counter Conference (August 10-12, 2001), permitted demonstrations, and direct action are planned.

Contact: [email protected] or 215-724-6120 x3.

Rally with the Harvard Living Wage Campaign!

Saturday August 11, 1pm, Harvard Square.

Rally with the Harvard Living Wage Campaign, Eviction Free Zone, Centro Presente, Brazilian Immigrant Center, Boston Central Labor Council AFL-CIO, workers, students and community members to say HARVARD MUST RESPECT COMMUNITY STANDARDS!

Despite gains made after the sit-in this spring, Harvard still pays poverty wages and provides no health benefits to many workers. This is a crucial time to see that progress continues even under Harvard's new president, Larry Summers. Living Wage! Affordable Housing! Equality! Info: Sarah at 617-492-1177.

BGAN JP/Roslindale Neighborhood Gathering.

Sunday August 12, 4-6pm, followed by dinner, 138 Tyndale St., Roslindale (near Bellevue Commuter Rail Stop).

Do you live in Jamaica Plain or Roslindale? Have you been wondering how to get more involved in both global and local struggles for JUSTICE? We will discuss the FTAA and the 9th District Election Campaign, City Life/Vida Urbana's Housing and Community Preservation Initiatives, and Other Community Concerns, including forming Neighborhood Action Groups!

Sponsored by the Boston Global Action Network Neighborhood Outreach Campaign [email protected]. PLEASE RSVP ahead of time by contacting Rajiv at 617-755-0795 or Jennifer for directions at 617-323-2133.

9th Congressional District Candidates Forum

Tuesday August 14, 6:30pm, Cleveland Marshall Community Center 11 Charles St., Dorchester (Part of Cleveland Middle School, near Fields Corner stop on Red Line).

Before you vote for Joe Moakley's successor, find out what the candidates think about immigration issues. Sponsored by the MIRA Coalition, the Mass. AFL-CIO, the Mass. General Amnesty Coalition, and WBZ-TV

Vegan Potluck Series!

Thursday August 16, 7pm, Lucy Parsons Center - 549 Columbus Ave. (near the Mass Ave Orange Line T Stop).

The host is going to bring his best-you-EVER-tasted vegan mac and cheese and someone's going to try and make a vegan tiramisu! RSVP Michael at 617-524-8064.

BankBusters and the Independent Media Center present: Documenting Dissent - Resisting the IMF and World Bank.

Friday & Saturday August 24 & 25, Showing at the Coolidge Corner Theatre (Coolidge Corner T Stop on Green "C" Line).

Friday 7:00pm, 8:30pm - Prague 2000
Saturday 7:00pm - Two Trevors go to Washington
Saturday 8:30pm - It's Our Water, Dammit!

All shows are $5-15 (sliding scale) and in the Screening Room. Tickets available at the Coolidge box office on the day of show only. Info: Alex 617-625-5744 or [email protected].

STAPLES PROTEST THIS WEEKEND

Saturday August 25, 2:00pm, Artmaking in Harvard Square.

Join us at the park outside the Staples store at 57 JFK Street in Harvard Square for a few relaxed and fun hours of artmaking. We'll paint banners and props, possibly create street theater, and enjoy ourselves. Everyone is invited, whether you consider yourself an "artist" or not.

Sunday August 26, 2:00pm, Demonstration at the Harvard Square Staples at 57 JFK Street!

Using whatever we've created the previous day and more, come take part is a peaceful, colorful demonstration for about an hour. Demand that Staples implement new policies to stop building its profits from the unnecessary destruction of the world's endangered forests.

Info: Matt, 617.776.2238, [email protected], http://www.stopstaples.net

Roundtable Meeting on September Global Justice Activities

Tuesday September 4, 6:00pm, Community Church of Boston, Guatemala Room, 565 Boylston St.

Similar to the Quebec City/FTAA mobilization coordination meeting this past April, Representatives of organizations/coalitions are invited to discuss plans and possible collaboration on September Global Justice activities locally or in Washington, DC.

RSVP: Cassie from Jobs with Justice (convenor) at 617.524.8778.

SHIELD OF DREAMS

Wednesday September 5, 7pm, Peace Abbey in Sherborn, MA (intersection of Rt. 27 and Washington St. - Rt. 16)

National Missile Defense - Who needs it? Tired of the media saying you don't care about foreign policy? Come to an open forum discussing National Missile Defense and what you can do to stop it. Dr. George Lewis of MIT and others will be on hand to discuss the issue. Sponsored by Working Group to Reduce Military Spending.

Info: Carol, 508.376.8495 or Louise, 508.653.4406.

Street Medic and Affinity Group Medic Training Course!

Saturday & Sunday September 8-9. 9am-7pm (Sat) Basic Street First Aid, 9am-7pm (Sun) Street Medic Operations, Roleplays, and Eval. Location MIT 3-343.

These trainings will cover street first aid and chemical weapons. decontamination protocol, as well as extensive roleplays and assessments. It is is designed as a complete introduction to action medical knowledge and skills; completion of this course should prepare you for action in the streets of D.C. Suggested donation 20$. Housing available, food provided by Food Not Bombs. Space is limited. Please preregister by calling Martha or 617-628-1725 or emailing [email protected].

Info: Michael at 617-524-8064, [email protected].

Jan Sunvai: People's Hearings on IMF/World Bank Policies in South Asia

Sunday September 9, 4:30pm, MIT Building 2 Room 105.

Sponsored by the South Asia Center and BankBusters.

Info: Payal, [email protected], 617-441-0358.

Global and Local Economic Injustice and the Politics Of Military Repression: A Forum Featuring Speakers, Videos, and Interactive Workshops.

Saturday September 15, 11am-7pm (Sat) MIT Building 4, Room 370.

Why do the IMF and World Bank need paramilitary death squads to enforce their agenda? What do rising rents in Boston have to do with IMF-imposed structural adjustment? How does exploitation of immigrant workers in Boston relate to exploitation of workers in the global South? Come find out, at the events in the Closing the Circle series.

SATURDAY

Panels on:

* Globalization and U.S. military intervention
* Global and local economic justice

Interactive skill-building workshops on:

* Street theater
* Visual arts
* Media skills

Info: Alex, [email protected], 617-625-5744.

SUNDAY

* Direct action training is CANCELLED

NOTE: September New England Global Action Network (NEGAN) meeting will still convene at 10:00am in MIT Building 1, Room 135.

Info: Payal, [email protected], 617-441-0358.

Sponsored by BankBusters/BGAN, Eviction Free Zone, Harvard Living Wage Campaign, Latin American Action Coalition, Massachusetts Legalization Coalition, Sabate Anarchist Collective, South Asia Center, Student Labor Action Project.

ForestVale Rally for Affordable Housing

Wednesday September 19, 6pm, ForestVale Apartments, 115 Forest Hills St., Jamaica Plain (Green T Stop).

Mark your calendars and get your puppets ready for this family-oriented rally and protest to save affordable housing at Boston's second largest public housing complex. This action is still on, and all movement activists are invited to attend.

Info: Mark [email protected].

Closing the Circle: Immigration and Global Economic Justice Forum

POSTPONED TO Tuesday September 18, 6-9pm, Cambridge Senior Center (Central Square - opposite Town Hall).

A forum for immigrant activists to talk about their personal experiences of global economic injustice and its connection with immigrants' rights in the US. Sponsored by BankBusters/BGAN, Comite Latino of City Life/Vida Urbana, General Amnesty Coalition, Latin American Action Coalition, South Asia Center.

Info: Alex 617-625-5744, [email protected].

RIGHT TO PROTEST AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE DEFENSE

Thursday September 20, 6pm, Lucy Parsons Center, 549 Columbus Ave., Boston (Mass Ave T stop).

First of a four-part series of workshops featuring attorneys from the National Lawyers Guild Street Law Clinic. Future sessions will address Workers Rights on the Job, Tenant/Landlord Housing Issues, and Police Stop and Search.

Sponsored by the Industrial Workers of the World.

Community Discussion and Potluck

Friday September 21, 6-10pm, Lucy Parsons Center 549 Columbus Ave., Boston.

The Boston Activist Defence Association invites you to a potluck and discussion focusing on the September 11 attacks in New York and D.C. and their implications for political dissent, state repression and future organizing.

Screening of FTAA Video, Song, and Word.

Saturday September 22, 6-9pm, Berwick Research Institute, 14 Palmer Street, Roxbury (near Washington St. x Malcolm X Blvd).

Screening of the just completed IMC FTAA Documentary, intelligent spoken word and performance, political video art and environmental installation, and representation by different affinity groups.

Info: Tiffany, [email protected].

Peace Vigil

Sunday September 23, 1-2:30pm, Copley Square.

Representatives from the Sikh, Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Jewish communities will join with others of conscience to come together for music, prayer, poetry, and reflection.

If you would like to make art to take to the vigil, join us on:

Saturday September 22, 1-5pm, MIT bldg 5, room 134.

For directions, see http://whereis.mit.edu. Children are welcome to join us for artmaking. Artists will be on hand and we have materials.

Sponsored by many organizations including: Alliance for a Democratic and Secular South Asia, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights.

Reflecting on the Horror of September 11

Tuesday, September 25, 6:30-8:30pm, Cambridge Public Library, 45 Pearl Street in Central Square, Cambridge.

An evening for the global justice movement to think things through -- panel and open discussion about the future. Please come to share your feelings, experiences, and knowledge.

Part of the monthly BGAN educational series on the global economy. Admission Free, Wheelchair Accessible. Info: 617-497-5273.

Global Conference on Small Arms

Aiming for Prevention: International Medical Conference on Small Arms, Gun Violence, and Injury

September 28-30, 2001
Helsinki, Finland

Inquiries: [email protected]
Web address: http://www.ippnw.org/Helsinki.html

Organized by International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW, recipient of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize) and its Finnish affiliate, Physicians for the Social Responsibility-Finland.

Small arms - including assault rifles, handguns, and other man-portable weapons - have been the primary type of weapon used in the dozens of armed conflicts of the last decade. Widely available, easy to purchase and use, and highly lethal they are believed to make armed attacks more likely, quicker to escalate, more deadly, and harder to resolve. The conference "Aiming for Prevention" seeks to clarify understanding of the health consequences of small arms, and inspire wider involvement in their prevention.

GRASSROOTS INTERNATIONAL OPEN HOUSE

Wednesday October 3, 6-8pm, Grassroots Int'l Office 179 Boylston St., 4th Fl. Jamaica Plain

Another world is possible... Another world is needed. Come see and hear how our partners in Brazil are creating viable alternatives and building an economy that serves all citizens. Come think with us about how to talk about and support global social movements in the wake of the September 11th tragedy. Admission is free, donations appreciated.

Info: 617-524-1400, http://www.grassrootsonline.org

RESPONSE TO TERRORISM: A TEACH-IN ON US FOREIGN POLICY

Wednesday October 3, 6pm, Robert Dubbs Auditorium, Brookline High School 115 Greenough Street, Brookline

A panel discussion with foreign policy experts, religious leaders and community members to better understand our current crisis. Discussion will follow. Panelists include: Samina Ahmed, Imam Abdullah Faaruq, Roxbury Mosque, Judge Nancy Gertner, Reverend David Killian, All Saints Parish, Thomas Simons, former Ambassador to Pakistan, Sherman Teichman, Director of EPIIC, Tufts University.

FILM SHOWING: THE GLOBAL BANQUET & POLITICS OF FOOD

Thursday October 4, 7:15pm, Cambridge Public Library, Central Square Branch 45 Pearl St., 2 blocks south of Central Square on the right.

Vegan Dinner at 6pm, Rangzen Tibetan Restaurant, 24 Pearl St.

This excellent 50-minute film investigates how giant corporations control the world's food systems through trade policies, creating markets for mass produced, low-cost, genetically modified cash crops, and destroying the livelihoods of small farmers in US and developing countries. Produced by Maryknoll, a U.S.-based Catholic mission movement. From the description of the film at http://www.maryknoll.org/MALL/VIDEO/vnew.htm

Sponsored by EarthSave. Info: [email protected]

OUR GRIEF IS NOT A CRY FOR WAR

Sunday October 14, 3pm, Copley Square.

Please join people from around New England for a somber but colorful demonstration to memorialize the victims of the September 11 attacks and oppose US military retaliation and the attacks on civil liberties and on the immigrant and Arab-American communities. The afternoon will feature art, speakers, and cultural performances. If all goes well with permits, we will march to a park in the South End to conclude around 6pm.

** Please bring a white flower--real, paper, or otherwise--to use in a participatory memorial. To create a powerful image and event, everyone should have a flower. **

Info: [email protected]

MONEY FOR KIDS, NOT FOR LAWYERS

Tuesday October 16, 12pm, 399 Boylston St., Boston.

Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children continues to violate the law and spend money for lawyers. Join a delegation of Mass. state representatives and senators to send a message to the Executive Director of MSPCC, Joyce Strom. In April, workers voted four to one to be represented by SEIU 509. After the election, sanctioned by the NLRB, the Agency refused to recognize or bargain with the union.

COMMUNITY FORUM

"New Directions for the Global Justice Movement after the Horror of September 11 and its Aftermath"

Tuesday October 16, 6:30pm-8:30pm, Cambridge Public Library, 45 Pearl St. in Central Square.

An Analysis by Tim Costello, Director of the Boston-based Campaign on Contingent Work, labor organizer and co-author of the book, Global Village or Global Pillage. Admission Free, wheelchair accessible, food provided. Part of the Boston Global Action Network Global Economy Monthly Series.

Info: 617-497-5273.

TASKFORCE ON SWEATSHOPS PRESENTS: THE TRUTH ABOUT WORK CONDITIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS

Thursday October 18, 4-6pm, ACLU Office, 99 Chauncy St. 3rd Fl, Boston.

Come listen to stories of unfair labor practices right here in Massachusetts. Learn about legislation that will require Massachusetts institutions and institutions financed by the state to disclose the origin and labor conditions of employment of any goods and services. Featuring the Chinese Progressive Association, UNITE, Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH). and moderated by Sumner Kaplan, President of the American Jewish Congress.

The Taskforce on Sweatshops includes the American Jewish Congress, The Greater Boston Labor Council, The Massachusetts Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice, Jewish Labor Committee, The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, and United Students Against Sweatshops.

Info: Micha at 617-482-9604, [email protected].

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CONFERENCE

Lessons from the Brazilian AIDS Program: Overcoming the Obstacles in Extending AIDS Care and Treatment to Poor Communities Worldwide

Saturday October 13, 10am-4pm, Carl Walter Amphitheater, Tosteson MEC, Harvard Medical School, 260 Longwood Ave, Boston.

Sunday October 14, 3:30-5:30pm, Harvard University Science Center Hall B (Harvard Yard).
Keynote by Eric Sawyer (ACTUP/NY), followed by reception.

Day long conference on the success of Brazil's National AIDS Program, roadblocks it has encountered, and obstacles it has overcome. By examining one country's efforts to guarantee free and universal access to AIDS care and treatment, this forum including representatives from Latin America, Caribbean, Africa, and North America, as well as Brazil's Minister of Health and head of its program on AIDS and STDs, seeks to generate new strategies to fight the global AIDS pandemic.

Sponsored by: Partners In Health, Institute for Health and Social Justice, Program in Infectious Disease and Social Change (Harvard), Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (Harvard), Center for International Development (Harvard), Center for International Health (BU).

Inquiries: 617-432-5264, [email protected].

RECLAIM THE AISLES: A STRATEGY WORKSHOP FOR GE-FREE FOOD ACTIVISTS

Saturday October 20, 9am-5pm, MIT - Cambridge.

This one day strategy session is designed for people interested in halting the spread of genetically engineered food. Workshops will include banner-making 101, in-store education, dispelling biotech's myths, alternatives to GMOs, media strategies, food labeling, and more! Workshop sessions will focus on how to both educate customers and increase the pressure on grocery stores to remove genetically engineered food.

To register call the Safe Foods Campaign at 617-338-8131. Info: http://www.cleanwaterfund.org/safefoods

THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN AND INDO-PAK RELATIONS

Saturday October 20, 6pm, MIT Bldg 6, Room 120. Directions.

The present war in Afghanistan is bound to have decisive impact on Indo-Pak relations and the future of South Asia. In this talk Dr. Manzur Ejaz will talk about future prospects of relations between India and Pakistan, two major countries in the region. Dr. Manzur Ejaz is a journalist, writer, poet and thinker and has written extensively on South Asia in many journals and newspapers. He is the national coordinator of Academy of Punjab in North America (APNA) an organization that has members from East, West and Diaspora Punjab. Sponsored by South Asian Center and Sangam.

Info: Rajesh @ [email protected]/617-258-7904, Samudra @ [email protected]/617-577-5768

GLOBALIZATION: WHAT IT MEANS TO INDIA

Sunday October 21, 1-3pm, MIT Bldg 4, Room 237. Directions.

Leo F. Saldanha is coordinator of Environment Support Group, an NGO that works directly with local communities on environmental and social justice issues. He has been in the forefront of the resistance against a power project headed by Cogentrix Corporation for almost a decade. He will share his experiences from this long fight, based on his decade-long experience with environmental movements and initiatives in India and his gained understanding of issues related to Indian environmental law and policy, decentralization, and civil society processes. Sponsored by Association for India's Development. For more info about the Environmental Support Group, see http://www.altindia.net/esg/

Info: Om Damani @ [email protected]/617-491-4573, Anand Sivaraman @ [email protected]/617-253-7594, Payal Parekh @ [email protected]/617-441-0358.

REDEFINING POWER IN THE 21ST CENTURY: MILITARY, ECONOMIC, AND SPIRITUAL OPTIONS

Monday October 22, 6:30pm-8:30pm, Boston Research Center for the 21st Century, 396 Harvard Street, Cambridge (Harvard Square).

Featuring Arun Gandhi, Co-founder and Director, M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, Mohammed Abu-Nimar, Professor of International Peace and Conflict Resolution, American University, and Randal Forsberg, Director, Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies. This event is FREE and open to the public. Cosponsored with the Thoreau Society.

Info: Beth at 617-491-1090, [email protected].

ITALY'S WORKERS OF THE WORLD

Monday October 22, 6-9pm, Bricklayer's Training Center, 64 Mount Vernon St., Dorcester, MA.

Before the globalization of capital goods and services there was the globalization of people. Come to an evening forum with Donna Gabaccia, author of "Italian Workers of the World", and James Green, author of "Taking the Past to Heart: The Power of the Past in Building Social Movements" Suggested donation $5. Sponsored by Italian American Labor Council.

RSVP and Info: Pasqualino Colombaro, 617-265-9122, [email protected]

A POETRY RECITAL ON THE THEME OF HUMANITY

Saturday October 27, 3pm, MIT Room 4, Building 237.

Poets writing in different languages will present their poetry on the theme of Humanity with its trials and tribulations, faces and facets to reveal the underlying unity of all human beings and their aspirations. Under the present circumstances the significance of this unity increases evermore. Everyone is invited to read their poetry in their language.

Info: Bijoy Misra 617-864-5121, [email protected], Jaspal Singh 617-497-0316, [email protected] (South Asia Center)

EXAMINING QUESTIONS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, WAR, AND PEACE

Saturday October 27, 10am, Tufts University, Pearson 104.

Presented by the United For Justice with Peace Coalition:

The situation in Afghanistan and its historical background
An historical overview of U.S. military intervention, from the Middle East to Latin America
The impact of September 11 and it's aftermath on labor, civil liberties, and immigrants' rights
The global economic context of the war in Afghanistan
Lessons from the movement against the Vietnam War
Feminist perspectives on the current crisis
Alternatives to war: international law versus systemic change
Movement-building skills: media, street theater, visual arts

Info: Sarah Hershey @ [email protected]/617-480-9095 or www.justicewithpeace.org

STATE OF THE WORLD AND WHAT YOU CAN DO CONFERENCE

Saturday October 27, 9am-4pm, Hassenfeld Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.

Morning presentations by speakers from the Worldwatch Insitute on global and national topics in sustainability. Afternoon brainstorming roundtables on what New Englander's can do to accelerate government, business and civic society in shifting toward sustainability in the following topics:

Rich Planet, Poor Planet
Reshaping Globalization at Home and Abroad
Women, Health, and the Environment
Biodiversity and Built Environments
Water and Food
Climate Change and Energy
The Anatomy of Change: Shifting to Sustainability

Registration is $35 ($10 for students) tabling fees are $50 for organizations with a staff of 3 or fewer and $100 for larger organizations. A $5 surcharge will be added for those registering at the door. Checks to New England Coalition for Sustainable Population or NECSP, 251 Forest Ave., Cohasset, MA 02025.

Info: [email protected].

CRISIS IN COLOMBIA: SLIDE SHOW AND DISCUSSION BY PHOTOJOURNALIST JIM HARNEY

Monday October 29, 7pm, Connolly Branch Library, 433 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain (near the intersection of South Huntington Ave. and Centre St.).

For over 20 years Jim has travelled in Central and South America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Chiapas) photographing people facing war and poverty. He has recently returned from 2 1/2 months in Colombia.

Info: 617-522-1960.

FORUM AND DISCUSSION: JUSTICE NOT VENGEANCE

Monday October 29, 7:30pm, First Parish Church, 20 Lexington Rd., Concord, MA.

With Ziad Abbas, Palestinian journalist and director of Ibdaa Cultural Center in Deheishe Refugee Camp near Bethlehem; Vivian Stromberg, Executive Director of MADRE, an international women's human rights organization; and Yifat Susskind, an Israeli-American and Associate Director of MADRE, speaking about the September 11 attacks and the war in Afghanistan, as well as the current Palestinian intifada. Hosted by Grassroots Action for Peace (GRAP). $10 suggested donation.

Info: Vicki Larson 212.627.0444, MADRE, see www.madre.org. For GRAP, call 978.369.0244.

IMMIGRATION AND GLOBAL ECONOMIC JUSTICE FORUM

Tuesday October 30, 6-9pm, Cambridge Public Library, Central Square Branch, 45 Pearl Street.

Part of a series of events called "Closing the Circle", immigrant activists will gather to talk about their personal experiences of global economic injustice and its connection with immigrants' rights in the U.S.

Key questions:

Why is it important to win legalization for all immigrants in order to resist globalization?
Why is fighting the IMF and World Bank essential to stop military intervention and repression?
How is stopping military aid to Colombia related to immigrant rights?

Sponsored by BankBusters/Boston Global Action Network, Comite Latino of City Life/Vida Urbana, Eviction Free Zone, Fanm Ayisyen An Aksyon, Haitian-Dominican Reality Group, Jobs with Justice, Latin American Action Coalition, Massachusetts Legalization Coalition, South Asia
Center

Info: Alex at 617-625-5744, [email protected], Child care provided.

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION TO LABEL GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD

Tuesday October 30.

93% of the US public wants labels on genetically engineered food and another 52% have concerns about the safety of genetically engineered crops. However, the FDA has refused to require either mandatory labeling or independent safety testing of these ge organisms before they enter the food supply. In the face of government inaction, the Citizens Voluntary Labeling Brigade had decided it's time for citizens to take action.

On October 30 in at least eight cities across the country everyday citizens will be entering grocery stores with warning labels alerting the public about the inclusion of untested ge ingredients in common products such as breakfast cereal, cooking oils and snack foods.

To participate in the Boston coordinated labeling effort please contact Linda Setchell at 617-338-8131. To participate in a similar event in Providence, RI contact Jessica at 401-331-6972. To label on your own, visit www.labelthis.org for labels and how to's.

THIS HALLOWEEN, HAUNT A MULTINATIONAL!

Wednesday October 31, Night, some Boston neighborhood...

The campaign to urge Staples to protect our forests by phasing out paper from old-growth forests and by selling more recycled products continues, and in Boston, activists dressed as the ghosts of forests past will trick-or-treat through the neighborhood of outgoing Staples CEO Tom Stemberg. Join us for this creative, safe opportunity to spread the word about the tricks Staples is playing on our environment. And people might even give us candy!

We need to know how may people are coming to see if we have good numbers. So anyone coming NEEDS to RSVP as soon as possible by e-mailing [email protected] or calling Matt at 617-983-3574. Thanks!

A NIGHT WITH SCHEHERAZADE: STORIES AND POEMS FROM THE ARAB WORLD

Friday November 2, 7:30-9:30pm, Coolidge Corner Theatre.

An illustrious and diverse group of writers will come together to celebrate Arab and Arab-American poetry, stories, folk tales and personal narratives. Afterwards, the audience will feast on Middle-Eastern desserts. Readers will include Layla Cable (from the magazine Qalb Al-Umour), George Capaccio (poet and story teller), Elizabeth Graver (author of The Honey Thief and other books), Gish Jen (author of Typical American and other books), Evelyn Shakir (author, Bint Arab: Arab and Arab American Women in the U.S.), Lauren Slater (Lying and other books), and some surprise guests. This talented pool of writers will read from their favorite Arab or Arab-American classic, or from their own work.

$4 Tickets available at Brookline Booksmith, 617-566-6660. Info: Pagan Kennedy at [email protected].

KNOCK ACROSS BOSTON

Saturday November 3 (Two Sessions)

9:30am: Greater Love Tabernacle, 101 Nightingale St. Mattapan.
2:00pm: Urban League, 88 Warren Ave. Roxbury (Dudley Square).

An opportunity to inform Boston residents, especially those in less affluent neighborhoods, about the November 6 municipal election (also known as 'getting out the vote' or 'voter mobilization'). We will be urging people to support the Community Preservation Act, which will provide affordable housing funding for low-income Bostonians.

http://www.bostonvote.org/k_a_b/knock_across_boston.html

Info (Rides): Pat Keaney, [email protected].

ART IN DARK PLACES BENEFIT

Saturday November 3, 7pm, 288-B Green St., Cambridge (Central Square).

A Jubilee USA/Drop the Debt benefit featuring Francine, Choo Choo la Rouge, Red Zone Cuba, plus painting, film, sculpture, photography, and music. $8.00 Requested at the door.

Info: Andrea at 617-293-2379.

RESCUING DEMOCRACY: A PEOPLE'S CALL TO ACTION!

Saturday November 3
9am-5pm: Boston Public Library
7pm-8:30pm: Old South Church.

Sunday November 4
1pm-4pm, Boston Public Library.

Using Election 2000 & the Sept 11 attacks as reference points, this regional conference will make the links between electoral politics, corporate globalization, US foreign policy, and a compromised democracy, and examine the larger social and global threats to democracy, and actions to take to remedy them. Topics include:

Threats to Democracy;
How Did This Happen?;
Election 2000 & Clean Elections;
Social Implications for Blacks, Women, Labor;
Global Implications for our climate and a worldwide people's movement.

Confirmed speakers include: Alex Keyssar, Harvard Univ; Ronnie Dugger, Alliance for Democracy; Danny Schechter, MediaChannel; Granny D, pilgrim for campaign finance reform; David Donnelly, MA Voters for Clean Elections; Giovana Negretti, Oiste & Fanny Lou Hamer Project; John Bonifaz, National Voting Rights Instit.; Courtenay Strickland, FLA ACLU and many more! Sponsored by North Bridge Alliance for Democracy, VoterMarch, Fanny Lou Hamer Project, Not My President, Metrowest AfD chapter, Coalition for a Strong UN

Info: 617-422-1759, [email protected] or www.theAllianceForDemocracy.org

GENE WATCH 2001

An In Depth Look at the Challenges of Biotechnology in the 21st Century

Saturday November 3, 8:30am-5pm, Located at Harvard University.

Workshops with experts on: embryos and genetic technologies, new reproductive technologies and their implications, no patents on life, workplace genetic discrimination, disability issues, the government and biotechnology, genetically engineered food, biotechnology and the informed public, genetics and the media, genetics and pop culture, cloning, religion and biotechnology, race and biotechnology, and MORE! Tickets: $15 general public, $10 CRG Associates and students.

Co-sponsored by the Council for Responsible Genetics and the Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism.

Info/Registration: [email protected]/617-868-0870, www.gene-watch.org.

A CALL TO ACTION: STUDENT GLOBAL AIDS CAMPAIGN REGIONAL CONFERENCE!

November 2-4, Harvard University.

Learn about the AIDS crisis. Find out how to lobby Congress and organize on your campus to create political change around the HIV/AIDS crisis. Hear from African and American AIDS activists about the history, challenges, and future of the struggle--and work with amazing students from around the region to plan a course of action.

Workshops include...

The AIDS crisis
starting a Student Global AIDS Campaign chapter
running a letter campaign
directly lobbying a member of Congress
using the media to create change
recruiting, coalition-building, networking, fundraising, debt relief, AIDS drug access, and more!

Info: [email protected]/617-354-2968, www.stopglobalaids.org

JOIN CLASS ACTS THEATRE TROUPE!

Tuesday November 6, 7:30pm, 1815 Massachusetts Avenue (Porter Exchange Building in Porter Square) Room 403.

Come to our New Member Orientation! Actors, musicians, artists, activists, and everyone else welcome. This is not an audition--just a chance for prospective new members to meet the troupe and find out about getting involved.

Class Acts is an independent theater troupe in the Boston area that performs at demonstrations, conferences, and on the street and in other public spaces. We tackle issues of social, economic, and environmental justice while working to break down barriers between art and politics.

Info: Matt at 617-983-3574 or Laura at 617-625-4268, [email protected]

DEMOCRACY RISING SUPER RALLY WITH RALPH NADER

Saturday November 10, 7:30pm, Orpheum Theatre.

Ralph Nader returns to Boston to speak along with other wonderful speakers on Global Justice, Security, Human Rights, and American Democracy. $12 In Advance, $15 At The Door.

Info: 617.627.9955. Tickets available online at democracyrising.org

GRAND OPENING OF MAMA GAIA'S FAIR TRADE CAFE

November 10-11, 11am-11pm, 401 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge.

Mama Gaia's Cafe announces the launch of a truly unique coffee house experience, beginning a new era of socially-aware business practices, community events, delicious Fair Trade coffee and organic foods. We hope you will join us for a first taste of the cafe that will redefine the relationship between business and community.

Info: Pedro Morales or Juan-Carlos Kaiten, 617-441-3999.

TEACH-IN ON ECOFEMINISM

Saturday November 10, 10am-6pm, Community Church of Boston (565 Boylston St., Copley Square)

Workshops will be discussion-oriented, participatory, feminist-facilitated, and include such topics as Ecofeminist Theory, Building Radical Cross-Movement Alliances, Transgender Issues and Ecofeminism, Slide Show on Patriarchal Representation of Women, Animals and the Earth, Ideas for Ecofeminist Action, Ecofeminism and Anti-militarism, Animals, Women, and Veganism, Women, Animal Agribusiness, and Global Hunger, and more TBA. Analysis of racism and economics as related to ecofeminism will run throughout the workshops.

Facilitators include Josephine Donovan (author of "Feminist Theory" and co-editor of "Animals and Women"), Susan Solomon (long-time ecofeminist community activist), Rebecca Johnson (poet, organizer, and ecofeminist writer), Dawn Montcrief (activist and writer on hunger and ecofeminism), Gordene MacKinzie (radio show host and author of "Transgender Nation"), Helen Matthews (student in ecofeminist theory and cross-movement community activist), and more TBA. Suggested $5 donation, food provided.

RSVP/Info/Tabling/Facilitating: Boston Ecofeminist Action, [email protected], www.geocities.com/bostonecofem

SECOND ANNUAL CAMPUS ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT OF NEW ENGLAND

November 9-10, Brandeis University.

This event is designed to bring together emerging campus leaders from New England schools to learn how to organize for effective change on campus or in the community. The 2000 Harvard Summit drew students, faculty, and staff from more than 35 Boston-area campuses. At the two-day conference students were able to learn about environmental issues, network with other students, faculty, and administrators, and learn skills to organize their campus groups. This year, students from all over New England are invited. Free admission.

Info/Online Registration: www.envirocitizen.org/northeast or email: [email protected].

NORTHEAST REGIONAL CAMPUS CONFERENCE AGAINST WAR AND RACISM

* Workshops, Panels, Movement Building

Saturday November 10, 9am-6pm, Workshops in Law School Auditorium at Boston University, 765 Commonwealth Ave., Panels in College of Arts and Sciences at Boston University, 685-725 Commonwealth Ave.

RSVP: [email protected]

* Regional Spokescouncil Meeting

Sunday November 11, 10am-1pm, Jacob Sleeper Auditorium at Boston University, 871 Commonwealth Ave.

RSVP: [email protected]

Info: Boston Campus Anti-War Coalition, www.bostonforpeace.net

ANTI-WAR TEACH-IN: AN ANARCHIST PERSPECTIVE

Saturday November 10, 12-7pm, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Building #1, Rm. 190.

Workshops:

Why Anarchists Oppose War (BAAM); 12-1pm
Radical Art Workshop; 1-6pm
Radical Labor's Response (Jon Bekken, IWW); 1-2pm
Voices from the Afghan Community; 1-2pm
Diversity of Tactics in Anti-War Activism; 1-2pm
Implications for Immigrants (Paromita Shah, National Lawyers Guild); 2-3pm
State Repression in Wartime; 2-3pm
(Late) Lunch 3-4pm
Anarchist Response to Terrorism (Cindy Milstein, Institute for Social Ecology) 4-5pm
Anarchism & Collective Organizing (Sabate Anarchist Collective, NEFAC) 4-5pm
Patriarchy & War; 5-6pm
Anarchism, Nationalism , & Patriotism; 5-6pm

Food and child care will be provided. Radical books and literature will be available. Absolutely no party groups will be tolerated!

Info: Boston Anarchists Against Militarism, [email protected].

GLOBAL LABOR SOLIDARITY AFTER SEPTEMBER 11

Tuesday November 13, 6:30-8:30pm, Cambridge Public Library, 45 Pearl Street in Central Square.

Elaine Bernard, Director of the Harvard University Trade Union Program and expert on international labor issues, feels that now is not the time for labor to hunker down. Rather, organized labor and working people must counter the right's attempt to use the present national tragedy to push back all the gains made by labor over the past decade. She feels that in this present crisis it is critical that labor not lose it's international perspective or curtail its impressive efforts to reach out to immigrants in the labor force. In fact she feels that the new terrain of post-September 11 America provides new openings to talk about social justice and labor rights. Admission Free, Wheelchair Accessible, Food Provided.

Info: 617-497-5273 (Paul Shannon), bostonglobalaction.net/forum.html

BANGLADESH: ENDING THE RACE TO THE BOTTOM

Monday November 12, 3pm, Boylston Hall (next to Widener Library).

Janu Akther and Nasrin Akther, Bangaledeshi sweatshop workers, discuss factory conditions and how we can fight to restore dignity to garment jobs abroad. The discussion will focus on current conditions, the vital importance of keeping jobs in developing countries, and what universities and corporations can do.

Co-sponsored by the South Asian Alliance.

SOLIDARITY VICTORY PARTY FOR CHARLESTON 5

Wednesday November 14, 5-6:30pm, Green Street Grill - 280 Green St., Central Square, Cambridge.

Victory!!! Charges were dropped today against the Charleston 5!!! The five accused dockworkers, who had been under partial house arrest for almost two years, pleaded guilty to minor charges and paid a $100 fine. They have asked their supporters around the world to call off the planned actions, which had included a major rally in Boston on November 14. Let's give a big "Hooray!" for what solidarity organizing can win! The action planned for November 14 will be canceled, instead we hope that you will join us that night in celebration.

This victory shows what we can win from solidarity organizing. We need to make this kind of support happen again and again. Come to a meeting of the Solidarity Committee, on Dec. 5 at 6:00 at SEIU 285, 21 Fellow St. near Mass General Hospital (no. 1 bus).

CAIRO TO CAPE TOWN AIDS RIDE BRIEFING

Friday November 16, 6-8pm, MIT Bldg. 10, Bush Room (Directions)

CCAR was founded for two main reasons:

As a means to fundraise for selected local organizations in Africa dealing with issues related to HIV/AIDS and
As a vehicle to raise awareness in the communities that we ride through. Beginning in the spring of 2002, the bicycle riders will ride along the eastern board of Africa - commencing in Cairo, Egypt and ending in Cape Town, South Africa to meet these goals. Hors d'oeuvres will be served.

JOBS WITH JUSTICE SOLIDARITY SCHOOL

"Organizing Today: The Necessity to Think Outside the Box"

Thursday-Sunday, November 15-18.

This year's Solidarity School will focus on historical and current examples of innovative approaches to organizing that have worked to build power for working people. We will also spend time planning and developing the current projects participants are involved with. Cost is $185 including food and lodging at Cape Cod.

Info/Registration/Cost: JWJ at 617-524-8778, www.massjwj.org

N17: CREATIVE RESISTANCE

Saturday November 17, 12:30pm, Union United Methodist Church, 485 Columbus Avenue in the South End.

An afternoon of speakers, theater and music and art workshops, and performance. Showing of "Guns and Greed". Help build a creative movement against global militarization and economic injustice. Show your solidarity with protests against the School of the Americas in Fort Benning, Georgia, and against the meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Ottawa, Canada. Come with your artwork, music, and family!

Sponsored by BankBusters/Boston Global Action Network (BGAN), Boston Campus Anti-War Coalition (BCAWC), Jubilee USA Network, and United for Justice with Peace (UJWP).

MAKING UNIONS WORK ABROAD: THE KUKDONG STORY

Thursday November 29, 7pm, Boylston Hall (Harvard Yard).

Marcela Munoz Tepepa and Ivan de Erick Diaz Xolo, workers and union organizers from the Kukdong factory in Puebla, Mexico discuss their recent unionizing victory and its implications for factory workers around the world. Labor leaders and policy experts from the U. S. will also weigh in with a domestic perspective; Nike's recent anti-union decision not to use the Kukdong factory for production will be addressed.

JUSTICE FOR JANITORS

Friday November 30, 4pm, Science Center (Harvard Yard).

All are urged to join Harvard's janitors in an unprecedented rally for better wages and benefits and a stronger union, in anticipation of their negotiations with the Harvard administration coming up in January. Please join us in calling for justice for workers here and abroad.

Organized by SEIU Local 254, HERE Local 26, the Harvard Living Wage Campaign, and HUCTW.

WORLD AIDS CANDLIGHT MARCH

Friday November 30, 5:30pm, Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center (Roxbury Crossing).

Meet at Carter Playground on Columbus Ave. (across form 716 Columbus Ave.) Gathering and Discussion 6:30 p.m. at Reggie Lewis Center, 1350 Tremont Ave.

BREAD & PUPPETS COME TO BOSTON

Friday November 30, 8pm and Saturday December 1, 5pm, Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington St. Downtown Crossing.

Bread & Puppets Theatre Troupe arrive just in time in Boston from their home in northeastern Vermont to hold an "insurrection mass with funeral marches for rotten ideas: a non-religious service with papier mache gods". The theatre troupe has combined performance, radical politics and activism for almost 40 years, and their giant puppets have become famous worldwide by inspiring the center piece of many a march. Don't miss this special treat that will put your imagination to flight!

$10/$7 for students, seniors, & groups of 10 or more.
Info: 617-482-6439.

AFRICA VS. GLOBALIZATION: A FILM FROM SOUTH AFRICA

Saturday December 1, 2pm, Mass. College of Art, 621 Huntington Ave., North Hall Screening Room 1 (Longwood Green E Line).

In the streets and in the townships of South Africa where people are poorer than ever, a new resistance movement is growing, this time against a process of globalization and global apartheid that threatens everyone.

Ben Cashdan, South African filmmaker, and director of Two Trevors go to Washington will be back in Boston to present his latest film on World AIDS Day. Using the backdrop of the racism conference in Durban, the World Economic Forum in Davos, and the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Cashdan candidly interviews Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, President Thabo Mbeki, George Soros, and a host of grassroots activists to find out what folks from the top and bottom of South Africa's growing economic divide have to say about post apartheid South Africa and the deal it is receiving from the global economy.

Info: [email protected].

GLOBALIZATION AND THE GLOBAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT AFTER SEPTEMBER 11

Tuesday December 11, 6:30-8:30pm, Cambridge Public Library, 45 Pearl Street in Central Square.

Dr. Charlie Derber is one of the driving forces behind the global justice movement in the greater Boston area and the opposition to the corporate globalization model imposed by the U.S. government and western capital. On December 11 he will present his perspective on globalization and the movements in the context of the new domestic and international environment after September 11. Admission Free, Wheelchair Accessible, Food Provided.

Info: 617-497-5273 (Paul Shannon), bostonglobalaction.net/forum.html

FILM: PATIENT ABUSE & SOUTH AFRICA'S STRUGGLE FOR AIDS TREATMENT

Wednesday December 5, 7pm, Weiner Auditorium, Taubman Hall, Kennedy School of Government (Harvard Square).

Join BHUMI and the Harvard AIDS Coalition for "Patient Abuse: South Africa's Struggle for AIDS Treatment," an hour-long documentary on one of the world's most effective AIDS activist groups, the Treatment Action Campaign, and the challenges they have faced in South Africa. Watch the film - and find out what you can do to help stop AIDS in South Africa.

Info: Priyanka ([email protected]), Ben ([email protected]).

FIXING THE ZAPATISTAS IN HISTORY: HOW THE EZLN CHANGED MEXICO

Thursday December 6, 7pm, Devlin Hall 101, Boston College.

Acclaimed writer John Ross, author of "The War Against Oblivion," a season by season, seven year chronicle of the Mayan Indian uprising in Chiapas, will present an overview of the Zapatista Rebellion and read from his new collection of poetry "Against Amnesia." Ross is a long-time reporter, activist and poet. During the past year, he has traveled 20,000 miles, bringing the Zapatista story to audiences all over North America, including packed campus classrooms, bookstores and churches in the Boston area last spring.

Info: Douglas at 617-552-3685.

FAIR TRADE COFFEE DAY OF ACTION

Saturday December 8.

This past summer, world market coffee prices plunged to their lowest levels in 50 years, leaving hundreds of thousands of Mexican and Central American peasants completely destitute and on the brink of starvation. In addition, unemployment, land seizures, and migration have skyrocketed.

The spiralling economic crisis, largely brought about by neoliberal reforms of the agricultural sector, illustrates how the IMF-mandated export-oriented economic approach have mired developing countries in a permanent state of poverty and perpetual subjugation to the international market.

However, there are alternatives. As consumers, we can support struggling farmers and workers in coffee-producing countries by opting for fair trade coffee. The fair trade certified label indicates that coffee farmers have been guaranteed a fair price for their harvest and much more, including the promotion of environmentally sustainable agricultural practices.

You can participate simply by purchasing fair trade coffee from local stores or cafes, either by the cup or by the pound for yourself and friends, or by getting involved in the campaign.

The Day of Action is sponsored by Co-op America, Equal Exchange, Global Exchange, Mexico Solidarity Network, Nicaragua Network, Organic Consumers Association, Oxfam America, and the Fair Trade Federation.

FORESTVALE ACTION!

Saturday December 8, 11am, Kenmore Square (place TBA).

The Forestvale Tenant Association is planning an action where it has invited the landlord over for a meeting, where we will arrive with a negotiating team and hopefully about 50 other people. the negotiating team will go to the door (we assume that he will not show, but we will put some pressure through political forces to ask him to be there, as well as to send a direct invite from the tenants). if he is there we will negotiate, if he is not the negotiating team will turn around and lead us into a rally/picket in front of his office.

Contact Mark of City Life/Vida Urbana at 617-524-3541 to confirm your support and participation in the negotiation.

TEAR DOWN THE WALLS

Monday December 10, 7pm, The Middle East in Central Square.

The AFSC's Justice Program and Critical Breakdown presents a fundraiser to send a delegation to Cuba for the International Human Rights Conference on winning amnesty for political prisoners in the U.S. Featuring Ramona Africa (MOVE), M1 of Dead Prez, Jean Day (Leonard Peltier Defense Committee), Prof. Soffiyah Elijah, Kazi Toure, Presente (Skit on Political Prisoners), The Foundation, Kiki Breelove, SOS crew, ROTE, The Welfare Poets. Invited guests include Cornell West and Geronimo Pratt.

The Human Rights Award will be presented to City Councilman Chuck Turner. A $10 donation is requested, more if you can afford it. If you are unable to attend, donations can be sent to AFSC, 2161 Massachussetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140.

Info: 617-661-6130.

JOBS WITH JUSTICE HOLIDAY PARTY

Sunday December 16, 2-4pm, Green St. Grill, 280 Green St. (Central Square).

Two union members of IUE-CWA local 201 will provide a small, informal reportback from their recent trip to a worker-to-worker exchange with Mexico GE workers, amid general merriment and celebration of the year's labor victories. All global justice activists are invited.

Info: Russ at 617-524-8778.

CAROLING WITH CLASS ACTS

Tuesday December 18, Meet between 7-7:30pm at cafe area of Harvest Co-op (Central Square).

Spread anti-corporate holiday cheer--come caroling with Class Acts! Tuesday, December 18, Class Acts theater troupe will go singing re-worded holiday carols for the GAP, Starbucks, and other corporate neighbors. All your favorite songs, including "God Rest Ye Gap Executives" and "Away in a Sweatshop."

Info/Questions about event or Class Acts Troupe: [email protected] or Laura at 617-625-4268.

DANCING AT THE REVOLUTION

November 30-December 22, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sunday Matinees at 2pm (9th and 16th only). 277 Broadway, Somerville.

Emma Goldman -- also known as "The Most Dangerous Woman in America" -- was a social activist, feminist, and defender of labor rights at a time when to be so was not only politically but personally dangerous. Simply for speaking out against the draft at the start of World War I, Emma was imprisoned and unlawfully deported.

Award-winning playwright Michael Bettencourt creates Goldman's prison world with a theatricality only possible on a live stage. Dancing at the Revolution brings us to understand the importance of following one's heart and standing up for one's ideals regardless of the cost.

$20 general admission/$15 students and seniors - sun. matinees only.
Info: The Theatre Cooperative, 617-625-1300.

COLOMBIA: A HUMAN RIGHTS DISASTER

Wednesday December 12, 4-7pm, UMass Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Dorchester. Healey Library, 11th floor, Faculty Lounge.

MIT Professor Noam Chomsky will be the featured speaker at a forum on human rights violations in Colombia, and U.S. involvement. Joining Professor Chomsky at this event will be German Plata Diaz, a human rights organizer from Barrancabermeja - the site of some of the worst conflict and atrocities in Colombia. Professor Winston Langley, a human rights expert from UMB will be the moderator.

German's talk will translated into English. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by UMass Boston's Human Rights Working Group.

Info: Clark Taylor at 617-287-7364, [email protected].

AFTER SEPTEMBER 11: PATHS TO PEACE, JUSTICE, AND SECURITY

December 7-8, Cabot Auditorium - Tufts University, Medford, Mass.

AFSC New England Regional Conference, co-sponsored by the Peace & Justice Studies program at Tufts University and the Tufts Coalition for Peace.

The conference's main objective is to provide leaders and activists in the peace/anti-war movement, and other people of conscience who do not believe that war is the answer, with information and analysis to help equip them with the resources needed to stop the killing and to resolve the crisis by legal and diplomatic means.

Confirmed speakers include: Margaret Burnham, Noam Chomsky, Elaine Hagopian, Irene Gendzier, Joseph Gerson, Paul Joseph, Michael Klare, David McReynolds, Zia Mian, and either John Roberts or Nancy Murray of the Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts.

Register by December 3. Space is limited and registration will be on a first come first served basis. If you will need day-care, please contact us at the number below. Facilities are wheelchair accessible.

Info: Joe Gerson at [email protected], 617-661-6130.
Web/Registration: http://www.afsc.org/nero/pesp/tuftsconf.htm