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AREA's Another Chicago Newsletter
Late October 2007 Weekend Action Alert
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Protests/March/Rally this Weekend!

Hey folks, do not forget to mark your calendars for the December 8 AREA Chicago fundraiser dance party and auction @ Green Lantern Gallery in Wicker Park.

Summary (Details Below)
1) Sat: Anti-War March from Union Park to Federal Plaza
2) Sat: Support Harassed Workers @ Food for Less Stores
3) Mon: Important Protest Against CTA - Get CTA back on Track for everyone!
4) Tues: Protest CIA Director Visiting Chicago
5) Capitalism Gives Me the Creeps Halloween Parade
6) Tues-Sun: Imokolee Tomato Workers Protest Chicagoland Burgerkings
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Event Details
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Saturday Oct 27
1:30 pm, Union Park
ALL OUT!! CHICAGO / MIDWEST REGIONAL ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATION
March to Federal Plaza for 4 pm rally
Info/posters/flyers/volunteers: www.oct27chicago.org

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Saturday Oct 27

Come out to support harassed workers at the Chicagoland area Food for Less Stores!

Background:
Food for Less grocery stores-a small national chain located in the SW area of the U.S.  and IL.  Most of the other stores are unionized-but the IL locations are not.  The stores are asking workers for their documentation status after they've already been working there-potential No Match situation.  This is unnecessary harassment.  1 worker at a store has already been disciplined for circulating a petition against these actions by management (telling him to leave and not come to work unless they call him to come back).  There are 3 Food for Less locations in the Chicagoland area. The store is a community institution located in Latino communities.  So the goal is to bring out community members to show support for the workers.

Logistics:
Arrive at Chicago Interfaith (1020 W. Bryn Mawr) at 2pm.  If you have a car, please bring it to drive down.

Or drive straight to the Workers Collaborative to meet us by 3pm sharp.  There will be a detailed briefing at 3pm. Workers Collaborative location: 3047 W. Cermak

Confirm your participation ASAP at 773-771-6057

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Monday October 29

Union Workers & the Riding Public Rally for Transit
We demand our right to work with dignity!
Public transportation for all!

Rally in Federal Plaza
219 S Dearborn

Monday, Oct 29th, 11am
Stop the Service Cuts!
Stop the Fare Hikes, Pass Cuts, and Layoffs!
Open the Books!
Not on our Backs!

On October 29, Congressman Dan Lipinski and Mayor Daley will meet to plan the 2016 Olympics while the Chicago regional transit and paratransit systems collapses in 2007.  We will rally in response to this meeting to say that GETTING PEOPLE TO WORK SAFELY, ON TIME & AFFORDABLY is more urgent than the Olympics.  

Rally Cosponsors:  Rider Driver Alliance, Sustainable Chicago 2016, Chicago Jobs With Justice, Citizens Taking Action, Committee For A Better Chicago, Concerned Citizens of Paratransit, Independent Movement of Paratransit Riders for Unity Vehicles, & Equality (IMPRUVE), Little Village Environmental Justice Organization.

Contact:  773-762-6991, publictransit@lvejo.org          Paratransit:  773-416-7366, 773-779-1856

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Tuesday, October 30
5-7 pm, Hotel Intercontinental, 505 N Michigan
CIA DIRECTOR MICHAEL HAYDEN
Protests begin 1 hour before scheduled 6 pm speech

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Wednesday Octobert 31
4 pm, Wicker Park
CAPITALISM GIVES ME THE CREEPS:
ANARCHIST HALLOWEEN PARADE

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Actions in Solidarity with Imokolee Tomato Workers  - Protest Chicagoland Burgerkings
See http://www.sfalliance.org/BKfall07list.html for background information

Berwyn: Tuesday, October 30th, 12 noon to 1 p.m. Burger
King at 2147 Oak Park. This is the corner of Cermak and Oak Park in Berwyn,
IL.

Evanston: Thursday, Nov. 1st, 5:00 p.m., Assemble at
the "Rock"  - a central location on the Northwestern Campus, near the "arch"
where Sheridan meets Chicago. March to the Burger King at 1740 Orrington
Avenue (Clark and Orrington), Evanston. 5:30 p.m. rally at Burger King.
 

Berwyn: Saturday, November 3rd, 12 noon to 1 p.m.
Burger King at 6701 Roosevelt Road. This is the corner of Roosevelt and
Wesley in Berwyn, IL.

CHICAGO: Sunday, November 4th, 12.00 at  2100 S. Kedzie (Kedzie Pinkline stop) and
march to 2700 S. Kedzie.