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GREEN NEWS
234 S. Wabash 7th fl. Chicago, IL 60604
Editors: Bob Rudner at large
Wes Wagar 312-243-5619 wesgreen at ripco.com Lionel
Trepanier Lionel at greens.org 312-593-0996

CHICAGO GREEN CALENDAR

September 2003


Sept. 21 2pm Chicago Greens Forum on Water Issues
Lake Michigan for sale to Ice Mountain? It's time to
reclaim the waters!  See Sept 21

Sept 26 Benefit for Greens' Chemical Suit
The Chicago Green Party is enforcing the Communitty
Right to Know Act in Federal Court.  The Green Party
is sueing Illinois to cut the toxic soup in Cook
County's Air and to defend Green Party members' right
to be free from state retaliation. Contributre to a
better world See Sept 26

Illinois Green Party Meeting October 18 & 19
Some topics: 2004 Election, War & Patriot Act

Green Wards! Greens to Seek Candidates 
for eight Chicago Ward Committeemen Posts
Thanks to Judy Samuels and Jason Farbman in past
races, Greens can now run for committeeman in wards:
24, 28, 29, 37, 40, 48, 49 & 50.  Join Up! 

September 2003

7 Sun. 7:30pm Roundtable on Habitat for Humanity at
Catholic Worker 4652 N. Kenmore 

10 Wed. 9am-3pm Green Roofs For Developers 445 N.
Sacremento 312-746-9642

10 Wed. 5:30pm U.S. Patriot Act, What's Happening to
Our Civil Liberties at Harold Washington Library 400
S. State League of Women Voters 312-939-5935 

10 Wed. 7pm Peace Pledge Benefit Screening: Where We
Stood: Chicago's Resistance to the U.S. War in Iraq at
Vittum Theater 1012 N. Noble $10 at door Call
312-494-5840 

10 Wed. pm Fungi Fun 5801 Pulaski 312-744-5472

11 Thu. 10am Field Trip Leader Training at North Park
Nature Center 5801 N. Pulaski 312-744-5472

11 Thu. 5:30pm Film: Aftermath: Unanswered Questions
from 9/11 at Chicago Temple 77 W. Washington. $5.
Chicago Media Action 866-260-7198
cma at chicagomediaaction.org 

11 Thu. 6-9pm Alternative Energy in the Marketplace
3220 N Lincoln $3 312-670-7812

12 Fri. 7pm  Edwin Black, author of War Against the
Weak speaks and signs books at Borders on Michigan. 
See: www.waragainsttheweak.com 

l3 Sat. Global Day of Action Agaist War & Corporate
Control and InterDependence Day www.wetheworld.org 
 
13 Sat. 8pm David Ranney speaks on Chicago and the
Creation of the New World Order College of Complexes
4008 N. Lincoln $3 + $5 food min.

14 Sun. 1pm Children's Peace Concert at 615 Wellington
$9 (adults) $7 for kids

17 Wed. 6pm South Metro Greens meet at River Ecology
Site Ann & James St. Blue Island. Tree survey and
toxis site clean-up discussed. For directions
312-593-0996 lionel at greens.org 

20 Sat. 10am-4pm Hyde Park Fall Bulb, Mum & Perennial
Fair 55th & Lake Park www.hydeparkgardenfair.org 

20 Sat. 2pm North Branch Greens present Workers Under
Fire Lincoln Park Library ll50 W Fullerton 

21 Sun. 2-5pm Chicago Greens Forum on Water Issues at
Chase Caf� 7301 N. Sheridan.  Issues include
privatization of Lake Michigan water, Metropolitan
Water Reclamation District battle 2004, treaty rights
and Water Wars.  312-243-5619

2l Sun. 2-5:30pm FirstNations Film & Video Festival
American Indian Center l630 Wilson $5

24 Wed. 7pm From Gardens to Paradise at North Park
Nature Center 5801 N. Pulaski 

25 Thu. 7pm Underwater Archeological Society of
Chicago North Park Nature Center 5801 N. Pulaski 

26 Fri. 6pm Roof Top Party Benefit for the Green
Party's First Amendment& Communitty Right To Know
Lawsuit!  Fund the Green Party offensive.  Help reduce
the toxic soup.  And eat grill-roasted organic
vegetables, enjoy acoustic music, enage our speakers
and pet the roof top gargoyles at 234 S. Wabash,
penthouse 7th floor + 1 flight up. Donation sliding
scale from $10. Info 312-593-0996 Lionel@greens.org 
none turned away

27 Sat. We the Planet Tour with Julia Butterfly Hill,
Tracy Chapman, Howard Lyman and more. At DePaul, site
TBA. www.wetheplanet.org 

27 Sat. 9am Chicago River Summit 350 N Orleans
Convened by Pat Quinn and Friends of the River. 
312-939-0490  

28 Sun. 11:30am Foraging Friends Wild Food Ecology
Education Outing meets at Heartland 7000 N. Glenwood.
Learn the Weeds! All welcome. 312-243-5619
wesgreen@ripco.com 

30 Tue. 12noon Protest President George W. Bush at the
Sheraton www.chicagoantiwar.org 
October 2003

4 Sat.  Joe Hill and his Heritage Sulzer Library 4455
N Lincoln Time TBA 773-761-1229 

4 Sat. l0am-2pm Chicago Solar Home Tour  Free.
847-677-9870 www.iseanetwork.org

11 Sat. 9am-5pm Earth Charter Community Summit 1455 S.
Wabash 
www.earthcharterchicago.org/

12 Sun.  noon- 6pm. ReClaiming Our Democracy; Educate,
Empower, Inspire Become an active participant at World
Folk Music 1803 W. 103rd  Music, Speakers, Poetry,
Food.  $10. 

l4  Court for war Protesters Grant Newberger and
others. Oppose this wrongful persecution!
www.notinourname.net 312-942-1004

18-19 Illinois Green Party Meeting 312-243-5619

24 Take Back Your Time Day www.timeday.org 

Oct 25 Protest Against War in DC
www.chicagoantiwar.org 

Chicago Labor Arts Festival Thru Oct 4, 2003
www.chicagolaborarts.org 

At the Heartland Caf� 7000 N. Glenwood
www.heartlandcafe.com

Friday, Sept 19 - 9pm 
Charlie King & Karen Brandow, Prince Myshkin. 

Saturday, Sept 20 - 9pm
Benefit for School of the America's Watch featuring
Voices $20 (no one turned away) www.soaw.org

Saturday, Oct. 11 - 9pm
Nicaragua Solidarity Committee presents Native
American Activist Vernon Bellecourt, plus
entertainment

Rhino fest '03 at No Exit, etc. Thru October 25
Rhinoceros Theater Festival, in its 15th year, is an
annual presentation of 40 new plays and a dozen
performance pieces, by most of Chicago's cutting edge
theater companies including Curious Theater Branch and
Theater Oobleck. 9 weeks, 9 weekends.  773 274-6660
www.rhinocerostheaterfestival.com 

Announcements

The Sacred Balance, biologist David Suzuki's
miniseries on PBS, Wednesdays 8pm Ch. 11 WTTW. See:
www.sacredbalance.com 

Treekeepers Workshop Saturdays kicking off 445 N.
Sacramento $75 312-427-4256 x232

Sep l2 thru Feb 8 Eviction & Homecoming: The Story of
Brazils Panara Indians 
Field Museum l400 S. Lake Shore