9/2 TUE, 11 am5 pm - Event: "Celebrate Eagles Fest." Join

9/2 TUE, 7 pm - Discussion: "You Can't Be President: The Outrageous Barriers to Democracy in America." W/author John MacArthur (publisher, Harper's Magazine). Challenges the cherished belief that "anyone can be president." 1st TUE Series, hosted by author/activist Mark Crispin Miller. At McNally Jackson, 52 Prince St (btw Lafayette & Mulberry Sts, 6 to Spring St, R/W to Prince St, B/D/F/V to B'way/Lafayette). Info: 212-2741160, events@mcnallyrobinsonnyc.com & http://www.mcnallyjackson.com/ & http://www.harpers.org & http://markcrispinmiller.blogspot.com/

9/3 WED, time TBA - Court support: for members of Rebel Díaz hip hop group. Arrested 6/18 while videotaping police harassing a Bx street vendor. At loc TBA. Info: espmartell@yahoo.com

9/3 WED, 2:30 pm (confirm time) - Court support: bail hearing for Dr Aafia Siddiqui. Pakistani neuroscientist held illegally in Afghanistan this summer, 5 years after being disappeared. Her 3 US citizen children are still missing. At US Magistrate Court, 500 Pearl St (4/5/6 to Bkn Bridge/City Hall, J/M/Z to Chambers St, B/D to Grand Street). Info: Pakistan-USA Freedom Forum, 718-397-5027, 718-763-3543, pakusaff@hotmail.com

*NEW* 9/4 THU, 7 pm - Film: "Dos Americas: The Reconstruction of New Orleans." W/filmmaker David Zlutnick (see 9/8 below). Eng & Sp. At Make the Road NY, 301 Grove St, Big Room/Sala Grande, Bkn. Info: http://www.upheavalproductions.com

*NEW* 9/3 WED, 6-8 pm - Book event: "The Accidental American." W/authors Rinku Sen & Fekkak Mamdouh (see 9/11 below). At Barnes & Noble, 2289 B'way (btw 82nd & 83rd Sts, 1 to 86th St, B/C to 81 St-Natural History). Info: 212-721-5282, mizen@arc.org

9/3 WED, 7:30 pm - Book event/discussion: "A People's History of Sports in the US: 250 Years of Politics, Protest, the People & Play." W/author Dave Zirin, Robert Lipsyte. There is often a perception that sports & politics belong in different universes, just as they belong in different sections of the daily newspaper. At the Brecht Forum, 451 West St (btw Bank & Bethune Sts, A/C/E/L to 14th St & 8th Ave, 1/2/3 to 14th St & 7th Ave). $6/$10/$15. Info: 212-2424201, brechtforum@brechtforum.org

9/4 THU, 6-8 pm - Benefit: Girls for Gender Equity's Back to School fundraiser. At private home. RSVP for loc: 718-8571393, jsmith@ggenyc.org

*NEW* 9/4 THU, 6:30 pm - Film: "IRAN (Is Not the Problem)." New feature film responding to the failure of US mass media to provide the public w/accurate info about the standoff btw the US & Iran, putting current escalation potential attack in context of present & historical US imperialism, hypocrisy. W/discussion to follow. At MLK Labor Center/1199, 310 W 43rd St (btw 8th & 9th Aves, A/C/E to 42nd St-Port Authority). Sponsor: World Can't Wait. Info: 8669734463, bob@worldcantwait.org

9/4 THU, 7 pm - Reading: "Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the US." W/Paris Review editor Matt Weiland & others. Reissue of George R Stewart's classic study, written during WW2. At McNally Jackson, 52 Prince St (btw Lafayette & Mulberry Sts, 6 to Spring St, R/W to Prince St, B/D/F/V to B'way/Lafayette). Info: 212-2741160, events@mcnallyrobinsonnyc.com & http://www.mcnallyjackson.com/

*NEW* 9/4 THU, 7 pm - Talk: "The Commission: The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Commission." W/Philip Shenon (author). Critical analysis of the presidential commission's 2004 report that examined the attacks on the World Trade Center & Pentagon. Shenon's investigation is a shocking, gripping exposé of events which have left an indelible scar on the US. At NYC Bar Assn, 42 W 44th St (B/D/F/V to 42nd St-Bryant Pk, 7 to 5th Ave). Sponsor: Cmt on Books at the Bar.

9/5 FRI, 6-9 pm - Exhibit: Opening for "1968 Everywhere & All at Once." Photographic portrayal of these momentous events in world history as part of a year-long series of events that assess the impact of the 60s in today's world. In collaboration w/Magnum Photos. At the Brecht Forum, 451 West St (btw Bank & Bethune Sts, A/C/E/L to 14th St & 8th Ave, 1/2/3 to 14th St & 7th Ave). Info: 212-2424201, brechtforum@brechtforum.org

*NEW* 9/5 FRI, 7 pm - Film: "IRAN (Is Not the Problem)." See 9/4 above. At Revolution Books, 146 W 26th St (btw 6th & 7th Aves, 1 to 28th St, F/V to 23rd St). Info: 2126913345, revbooksnyc@yahoo.com & http://www.revolutionbooksnyc.org

9/6 SAT, 58 pm - Event: Lower East Side Ecology Center 10th Annual Celebration by the River. Celebrate 21st anniversary making a more sustainable NYC & the center's 10th anniversary in East River Park. Special musical guests, silent auction (incl a new mac laptop from tekserve), raffle prizes, delicious local food & much more. At East River Park Amphitheatre. Info: caroline@lesecologycenter.org

*NEW* 9/6 SAT, 5-8 pm - Benefit: "Make Food Not War." Buffet dinner w/Staten Island's own celebrity chefs. Honoree: Melissa Van. At Central Family Life Center, 59 Wright St, Stapleton, SI (from SI ferry St George Terminal: SIR local train to Stapleton, 2 stops/5 min ride). $35/ $15 kids/free under 5. RSVP: Peace Action, 646-7231749, sjones1@si.rr.com

9/7 SUN - Press conf: remind the media that 1 in 5 adult NYC residents do not have the right to vote. W/NYC Council members Hiram Monserrate & Charles Barron & others. At City Hall steps. Sponsor: NY Coalition to Expand Voting Rights.

*NEW* 9/7 SUN, 1 pm - Action: March Against Hate. Respond to a recent attack that took place at Carmen's Place, a local shelter for homeless LGBT youth. Meet at Athens Park, 30th Ave & 30th St, Astoria, Qns (N to 30th Ave); march on 30th Ave to Steinway St. Sponsors: Astorians for Peace & Justice, Astorians United Against Hate Crimes. Info: Marisa Ragonese, Program Director of Generation Q, 7182045955.

*NEW* 9/8 MON-11/24 MON, 6:30 pm - Events: "Tenements Talks." 9/8 MON: "Preservation in NY: A Panel Discussion," w/Andrew Berman (Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation) & Manhattan Boro Historian Michael Miscione; 9/17 WED: "Where Am I Going if Not Towards You," poetry reading w/reaction to the Tenement Museum's new art exhibit exploring journeys immigrants take btw cultures & countries; 9/18 THU: "Robert Moses & the Modern City: A New Look," by Hillary Ballon & Kenneth T Jackson; 9/24 WED: "Lower East Side Stories: 1988," marking the Tenement Museum's 20th birthday & the year of the Tompkins Sq Riot; 9/25 THU: "NYC Neighborhood Story Project," book release party cosponsored by the NY Writers' Coalition; 9/30 TUE: "Crossing The BLVD: Strangers, Neighbors, Aliens in a New America," Judith Sloan channels the experiences of NY's newest arrivals in award-winning performance; 10/2 THU: "Rain in a Dry Land," film, cosponsored by POV Films, 1st 18 months in the US lives of 2 Somali Bantu families escaping a refugee camp for resettlement in US;

*NEW* 9/8 MON, 7 pm - Film: "Dos Americas: The Reconstruction of New Orleans." W/filmmaker David Zlutnick. Documentary focuses on those rebuilding New Orleans through interviews w/some of the estimated 100,000 Latino immigrant laborers who have converged in this area over the past 2-1/2 years. Depicts how this community is organizing to defend itself against numerous injustices & attempting to bridge the gap btw new residents & the pre-Katrina population. Eng & Sp. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). Info: 2127776028, http://www.bluestockings.com & http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc & http://www.upheavalproductions.com

*NEW* 9/8 MON, 7:30 pm - Book event/discussion: "Goodbye Mr Socialism: Antonio Negri & Raf Scelsi on the State of the Global Left." W/author Raf Scelsi & comments by Juliet Ucelli. Addressing the twilight of social democracy, Negri offers an intriguing defense of the prospects for social transformation. At the Brecht Forum, 451 West St (btw Bank & Bethune Sts, A/C/E/L to 14th St & 8th Ave, 1/2/3 to 14th St & 7th Ave). $6/$10/$15. Info: 212-2424201, brechtforum@brechtforum.org

*NEW* 9/10 WED, noon - Discussion: "Illegal People" & "The Accidental American." W/authors David Bacon, Rinku Sen (see below 9/10 & 9/11). At Demos, 220 5th Ave, 5th fl (btw 26th & 27th St, N/R/W to 28th St-B'way, 6 to 28th St-Park Ave S). Info: dbacon@igc.org & http://nacla.org & http://dbacon.igc.org

9/10 WED, 6 pm - Presentation/discussion: "Finance & Labor: Perspectives on Risk, Inequality & Democracy." W/Sanford M Jacoby (UCLA), Charles Jeszeck (Govt Accountability Office), Mark Levinson (UNITE-HERE), Peter Rappoport (JP Morgan). Robert Heilbroner Memorial Lecture on the Future of Capitalism. At New School for Social Research, Wollman Hall, 65 W 11th St, 5th Floor, rm 550 (4/5/6, L/N/Q/R/W to Union Sq-14th St, F/V to 14th St at 6th Ave). Sponsor: Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis. RSVP (req): 212-2295901 x4911, cepa@newschool.edu Info: http://www.newschool.edu/cepa

*NEW* 9/10 WED, 6 pm - Discussion: "Illegal People: How Globalization Creates Migration & Criminalizes Immigrants." W/author David Bacon & others TBA. Explores the human side of globalization, exposing the many ways it uproots people in Latin America & Asia, driving them to migrate--while US immigration policy makes the labor of those displaced people a crime in the US. At Global Information Network, 146 W 29th St, #7E (btw 6th & 7th Aves, 1 to 28th St, R/W to 28th St, B/D/F/V to 34th St-Herald Sq). Sponsors: North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA), Global Information Network. Info: 646-613-1440, dbacon@igc.org & http://nacla.org & http://dbacon.igc.org

9/10 WED, 7 pm - Reading: "Rebels All! A Short History of the Conservative Mind in Postwar America." W/author Kevin Mattson (Ohio U, Dissent) & Todd Gitlin (author, The Bulldozer & the Big Tent). Shows how conservative thinkers & politicians have rebelled against the establishment to win influence & power--not unlike their foils, the 60s radicals. At McNally Jackson, 52 Prince St (btw Lafayette & Mulberry Sts, 6 to Spring St, R/W to Prince St, B/D/F/V to B'way/Lafayette). Info: 212-2741160, events@mcnallyrobinsonnyc.com & http://www.mcnallyjackson.com/

9/10 WED, 7 pm - Presentation: "RNC/DNC Report Back." Images, tales & political analysis from folks returning from the RNC & DNC protests. In what ways were the protests effective? & how do we in NYC continue to mobilize for true democracy into & beyond the fall election cycle? At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). $5 suggested. Info: 2127776028, http://www.bluestockings.com & http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc

9/10 WED, 7 pm - Meeting: Witness Against Torture. At Maryhouse, 55 E 3rd St (F/V to 2nd Ave). Info: daloisio@riseup.net & http://www.witnesstorture.org

*NEW* 9/10 WED, 79:30 pm - Reading/discussion: "How Does It Feel to be a Problem? Being Young & Arab in America." W/Prof Moustafa Bayoumi (author). At Alwan for the Arts 16 Beaver St, 4th fl (4/5 to Bowling Green, J/M/Z to Broad St, R/W to Whitehall St, 1 to Rector St or South Ferry, 2/3 to Wall St, A/C to B'way-Nassau). Free. Sponsors: Alwan for the Arts & American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Cmt-NY Chapter (ADCNY). Info: 646732326, info@alwanforthearts.org

*NEW* 9/11 THU-9/21 SUN & 9/28 SUN - Events: "11 Days of Global Unity." Creating a culture of peace, celebrating a sustainable future in more than 100 cities worldwide. Sponsor: We the World. Info: 11days2007@wetheworld.org & Info@WeTheWorld.org & http://www.WeTheWorld.org

--9/11 THU: September Concert. At over 300 locs worldwide.

--9/13 SAT: Earthdance, the Global Dance Festival. At over 300 locs worldwide.

--9/14 SUN, 9 am-5 pm: Vigil for Int'l Peace. At Prospect Park, Bkn. Info: http://www.vigil4internationalpeace.org

--9/19 FRI, 79 pm & 9/20 SAT, 15:30 pm: Cosmic Mass & Festival. At 4th Universalist Society, Central Park West & 76th St.

--9/28 SUN: Ecofest. Environmental event where people get info, get involved, find products, learn about services & are entertained by people who care about the environment. At Lincoln Center. Info: http://www.ecofest.org

*NEW* 9/11 THU, 6-8 pm - Book event: celebrate release of The Accidental American. W/authors Rinku Sen & Fekkak Mamdouh. Story of struggle by Fekkak Mamdouh & his Restaurant Opportunity Center of NY colleagues for just treatment after 9/11. The authors argue that native-born & immigrant workers have far more in common than either realizes. At Colors Restaurant, 417 Lafayette St (btw E. 4th St & Astor Pl, 6 to Astor Place, R/W to 8th St-NYU). Info: 212-721-5282, mizen@arc.org

9/12 FRI & 9/13 SAT - Event: Tribunal on Violations of Human Rights: US Crimes Against the Puerto Rican People. Starting on Don Pedro Albizu Campos' birthday & also honoring 100 years of Juan Antonio Corretjer & Comandante Filiberto Ojeda Rios. At Eugenio María de Hostos Community College, Bx. Sponsor: Hostos Grand Jury Resistance Campaign. Info: alopez@hostos.cuny.edu

*NEW* 9/12 FRI, 8 pm & 9/13 SAT, 12:3010 pm - Music: 11th Annual Park Slope Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Jamboree. W/bluegrass concert by James Reams & the Barnstormers (9/12), workshops in banjo, fiddle, bluegrass harmony singing, among others, plus all-day jamming & an evening concert featuring several bands (9/13). At Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor, 53 Prospect Park West, Bkn (btw 1st & 2nd Sts, 2/3 to Grand Army Plaza. $10/$6 children on 9/12; $4 on 9/13. Info: 7187682972, info@jamesreams.com & http://www.gchmusic.org

9/12 FRI-10/12 SUN - Action: "Free the Cuban 5 Month." Forums, letter writing nights, film screenings, conversations, fundraisers. Sponsor: Popular Education Project to Free the Cuban 5. Info: 7186014751, freethecuban5@gmail.com & http://www.freethecuban5.com/

--9/12 FRI, 11 am: Press conf/action: present 10 of 1,000s of petitions to the White House.

--9/13 SAT, 10 am: Events in DC for 10th anniversary of the arrest of the Cuban 5. Morning rally, Malcolm X Park; noon: March to the White House; 2:30 pm: indoor rally, loc TBA. Info: http://www.thecubanfive.org

--9/13 SAT, 7:30 pm: Music: "5 Estrellas y 1 Canto/ 5 Stars & 1 song." W/Danny Rivera, Victor Victor, Chuchito Valdés, Eric Figueroa, Endel Dueño, Ramón Vázquez, Ritchie Flores & Alfredo De La Fe. At Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, 450 Grand Concourses, Bx (at 149th St). $35/$100 VIP. Info/tix: 7185184455

9/12 FRI, 7-10 pm - Benefit: Leonard Peltier Birthday Bash Fundraiser. W/atty Michael Kuzma, other special guests TBA. Potluck dinner. At the Brecht Forum, 451 West St (btw Bank & Bethune Sts, A/C/E/L to 14th St & 8th Ave, 1/2/3 to 14th St & 7th Ave). Sponsor: NYC Leonard Peltier Support Group. Info: 7188530893, nyclpsg@yahoo.com & http://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info

9/13 SAT - Meeting: Statewide single payer meeting. To build a formal, grassroots single payer coalition. At Albany Medical College, Albany, NY. Info: Physicians for a National Health Program-NY Metro, pnhpnymetro@nyc.rr.com

*NEW* 9/13 SAT, 10 am5 pm - Workshop: "Deportation 101: The Fight Is Not Over! Know the Facts to Organize Impacted Communities." Training on detention, deportation, & criminal justice system, designed for a wide range of service providers, organizers & advocates: advocacy strategies, information about referrals & documentation, overview of detention systems, ideas for addressing needs of families, much more. At St Anthony of Padua Hall, 156 Maxwell Ave, Hightstown, NJ (off exit 8 of NJ Turnpike). Free. Sponsors: NYSDA Immigrant Defense Project (IDP), Families for Freedom (FFF), Migration & Refugee Services Diocese of Trenton. Register (required, space limited): Sister Janet Yurkanin, jyurkanin@aol.com & Janis Rosheuvel, 6462905551, janis@familiesforfreedom.org & Joanne Macri, jmacri@nysda.org & Michelle Fei, mfei@nysda.org & contactidp@nysda.org

*NEW* 9/13 SAT, 59 pm - Event: "Hip Hop Legacy: Creativity, Power & the Road Forward." W/Black Dot (author, Hip Hop Decoded) & Minister Server (Temple of Hiphop), performances by H.ighly I.ntelligent P.eople H.ealing O.ur P.lanet, Van Elliot, The Fr3eD.I.M. Dance Crew, Team Get Right, Brother Kalim, Charan P, Paris, Woodshalem, Dj Destro, Gods Glory Music Group, Supa Self, Earl Franchise & others. For youth 1420. Celebrate hip hop culture, learn about its roots in the civil rights movement, utilize creative resources & uplift own communities. At The Arts Exchange, 31 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains. $ 2 w/pizza & salad. Sponsors: Thomas H. Slater Ctr & Westchester M L King, Jr Institute for Nonviolence, in partnership with Westchester Arts Council. Info: Cornell ("Lord Judah") Carelock, 9146613717, bpmmovement@yahoo.com or Julie Carran, 9149496555.

9/13 SAT, 810:30 pm - Music: Peoples' Voice Cafe. Carl Schwartz Celebration. At Community Church of NY Unitarian Universalist, 40 E 35th St (btw Madison & Park Aves, 6 to 33rd St, wheelchair-accessible). $15 suggested/$10 members. Info: 2127873903, http://www.peoplesvoicecafe.org

*NEW* 9/13 SAT, 8 pm (reception 6:30 pm) - Discussion: "The 2008 Election: What's Really at Stake?" W/Naomi Klein, Jeremy Scahill, Laura Flanders, Roberto Lovato, Malia Lazu. At Great Hall of Cooper Union, 7 E 7th St (at 3rd Ave, 6 to Astor Pl, R/N to 8th St-NYU). $6-$15 sliding scale/reception w/hors d'oeuvres & open bar, $35 & up; benefits The Indypendent. Info: 2122210521, indybenefits@gmail.com & http://www.indypendent.org

9/13 SAT, 9 pm - Performance: Neues Kabarett. W/William Hooker & Katie Down. At the Brecht Forum, 451 West St (btw Bank & Bethune Sts, A/C/E/L to 14th St & 8th Ave, 1/2/3 to 14th St & 7th Ave). Info: 212-2424201, brechtforum@brechtforum.org

9/13 SUN, 1 pm - Film: "The Wind That Shakes the Barley." Ken Loach's drama set during the early days of the Irish Republican Army, when British occupation of the Irish radicalized many citizens & caused some to take up arms. Liberation Film Series. At AJ Muste Institute, 339 Lafayette St, buzzer #11 (at Bleecker St, 6 to Bleecker St, D/F to B'way-Lafayette). Sponsor: Socialist Party-USA (NYC). Info: 718-8692279. spnyc@spnyc.org & http://www.spnyc.org & http://going.com/windthatshakes

*NEW* 9/14 SUN, 11 am12:30 pm - Discussion: "Separation of Church & State." W/Lori Lippman Brown (Secular Coalition of America) on her role as 1st lobbyist representing nontheists & alliance of religious & nonreligious in protecting the government's secular character. SUN platform series. At Bkn Society for Ethical Culture, Meeting House main hall, 53 Prospect Pk West, Park Slope, Bkn (btw 1st & 2nd Sts, 2/3 to Grand Army Plaza). Free. Info: 7187682972, bsecdirector@yahoo.com & http://www.bsec.org/events/platform/index.html

9/16 TUE, 7 pm - Discussion: "Away." W/author Amy Bloom & Random House editor-in-chief Kate Medina. Bestselling novel tells the story of a Russian immigrant who absorbs the culture of Lower East Side before embarking on an epic journey to find her lost daughter. At McNally Jackson, 52 Prince St (btw Lafayette & Mulberry Sts, 6 to Spring St, R/W to Prince St, B/D/F/V to B'way/Lafayette). Info: 212-2741160, events@mcnallyrobinsonnyc.com & http://www.mcnallyjackson.com/

9/17 WED, 7 pm - Discussion: "About Face: Women Write About What They See When They Look In the Mirror." W/editor Christina Baker Kline & contributors TBA. Women discuss the way their lives are reflected in the eyes, lips & skin they present to the outside world. At McNally Jackson, 52 Prince St (btw Lafayette & Mulberry Sts, 6 to Spring St, R/W to Prince St, B/D/F/V to B'way/Lafayette). Info: 212-2741160, events@mcnallyrobinsonnyc.com & http://www.mcnallyjackson.com/ & http://www.christinabakerkline.com/

*NEW* 9/17 WED, 7 pm - Discussion/benefit: "Spotlight on Incarcerated Women: Conditions, Profiteering & Resistance." W/Silja Talvi (author, Women Behind Bars), Paul Wright (founding editor, Prison Legal News), Yraida Guanipa (sentenced to nearly 11 years as a 1st-time non-violent offender under federal sentencing guidelines), Victoria Law (Books Through Bars co-founder, author of forthcoming Resistance Behind Bars). Benefits Prison Legal News & Books Through Bars-NYC. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F/V to 2nd Ave). Donation. Info: 212-254-3697 x26, 2127776028, btb@abcnorio.org & http://womenprisonersresistance.org/node/21 & http://prisonlegalnews.org & http://www.abcnorio.org/affiliated/btb.html & http://www.bluestockings.com & http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc

9/17 WED, 7:30 pm - Film/discussion: "Let Joy Reign Supreme (Que la fête commence)" (1975, France). W/Mike Lardner. Detailed look at French monarchy, diplomacy & debauchery on the threshold of the French Revolution. Revolution Series. At the Brecht Forum, 451 West St (btw Bank & Bethune Sts, A/C/E/L to 14th St & 8th Ave, 1/2/3 to 14th St & 7th Ave). Info: 212-2424201, brechtforum@brechtforum.org

9/18 THU, 4-8 pm - Discussion: "Unnatural Causes: The Impact of Racism on Personal Health." W/Meizhu Lui (coauthor, Color of Wealth), Barbara Major & David Billings (People's Institute for Survival & Beyond). At Yonkers Riverfront Library, Yonkers, NY. Free. Register (req): 914-6824690, AntiRacistAlliance@gmail.com Info: 9147233222.

9/19 FRI9/21 SUN - Conference: RAN/RYSE/SEAC Gathering/Training. At loc TBA, probably in Chicago. Info: Rainforest Action Network (RAN), 4156590525, jwolk@ran.org & http://www.ran.org

*NEW* 9/19 FRI, evening - Book event/benefit: "10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care." W/Rep John Conyers, Jr. Honor Rep Conyers w/Lifetime Achievement Award & celebrate the release of book co-edited by Mary O'Brien, MD & Martha Livingston, PhD. At loc TBA. Sponsor: Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP)-NY Metro News. Info: cmorrow@nyc.rr.com

9/19 FRI, 7 pm - Film/discussion: "Twilight Becomes Night." W/filmmaker Virginie Perette. Role neighborhood stores play in our lives & neighborhoods, issues that threaten them (large chains, public policy & high rents, etc), importance of community activism & individual commitment in preserving these stores. At McNally Jackson, 52 Prince St (btw Lafayette & Mulberry Sts, 6 to Spring St, R/W to Prince St, B/D/F/V to B'way/Lafayette). Info: 212-2741160, events@mcnallyrobinsonnyc.com & http://www.mcnallyjackson.com/ & http://www.twilightbecomesnight.com/

*NEW* 9/19 FRI, 7:30 pm (POSTPONED from 8/15) - Film/discussion: "Renewal." W/Nikki Coddington (NY Interfaith Power & Light) for post-screening discussion. Passionate & invigorating documentary film about diverse faith-based efforts to heal our global environmental crisis. At Purchase Friends Meeting House, Lake & Purchase Sts (off Route 120), West Harrison, NY. Free. Sponsor: Peace & Social Witness Cmt. Info: 914-7698745, vitalah@earthlink.net & http://www.renewalproject.net/

9/19 FRI, 8 pm - Performance: "The Report of My Death." Ron Crawford plays Mark Twain in a docudrama by Adam Klasfeld. At the Brecht Forum, 451 West St (btw Bank & Bethune Sts, A/C/E/L to 14th St & 8th Ave, 1/2/3 to 14th St & 7th Ave). $10/$15/$25. Info: 212-2424201, brechtforum@brechtforum.org

*NEW* 9/20 SAT - Action: Million Doors for Peace. Thousands of volunteer doorknockers across the US ask people to sign an antiwar petition directed to Congress: end this immoral war, bring our troops home, invest in US's future. In addition, encourage people to join local antiwar groups, engage in voter education work & become a part of the organized antiwar movement in their area. Sponsors: United for Peace & Justice, US Action/True Majority, Win W/out War, others. Info/volunteer: 2128685545, http://www.unitedforpeace.org

9/20 SAT, time TBA - Memorial: Ruth H Wilson. Social worker & human rights activist, a founder of the Chile Cmt for Int'l Human Rights Inquiry to educate the US public about the flagrant violation of human rights in Chile & provide concrete support to social workers who were being persecuted by the Pinochet regime. At Community Church of NY Unitarian Universalist, 40 E 35th St (btw Madison & Park Aves, 6 to 33rd St, wheelchair-accessible). Info: jmatta@1199Funds.org

9/20 SAT, noon-3 pm - Forum: on police brutality. At Yonkers Riverfront Library, Yonkers, NY. Sponsor: Westchester Chapter of Blacks in Law Enforcement. Info: damonkjonesnbpa@aol.com

9/20 SAT, 810:30 pm - Music: Peoples' Voice Cafe. W/Tom Pacheco; David Laibman. At Community Church of NY Unitarian Universalist, 40 E 35th St (btw Madison & Park Aves, 6 to 33rd St, wheelchair-accessible). $15 suggested/$10 members. Info: 2127873903, http://www.peoplesvoicecafe.org

*NEW* 9/20 SAT, 8 pm - Event: Dance w/the Party for Socialism & Liberation. W/DJs playing hip hop/reggae /salsa/merengue/ bachata/reggaeton. Take time out from marches/meetings/ petition drives to put the La Riva/Puryear campaign on the NYS ballot & join us for our end-of-summer party. At St Mary's Church, 521 W 126th St (btw B'way & Amsterdam Ave, 1 to 125th St-B'way, A/B/C/D to 125th St-Frederick Douglas Blvd). $10; free drink w/adv ticket. Info/tix: 2126948762.

*NEW* 9/21 SUN - Event: Festival Multiétnico y Multicultural por el Aniversario de La Peña del Bx. Dedicado al Inmigrante Indocumentado y sus luchas. At St Mary Park, Bx. Info: http://larebeldiadelosinmigrantes.blogspot.com & http://www.fotolog.com/colectivoavanzar &

*NEW* 9/22 MON-9/23 TUE - Workshop: NY Model for Batterer Programs. Focused on how courts & pgms can bring real meaning to Offender Accountability. Designed for all who work in batterer programs, those interested or concerned about batterer programs, & those who work with domestic violence offenders in other venues, especially criminal justice personnel, judges, court clerks, probation & parole officers, prosecutors, defense bar, & domestic violence advocates. At the National Training Inst, Rockland County NY. Info: 845 6345729, pbfrank@aol.com & http://nymbp.org

9/22 MON, 7 pm - Film/discussion: "Blinders: The Truth Behind the Tradition." W/Donny Moss (film-maker), John Phillips (League of Humane Voters-NYC), Tony Avella (NYC Council), Yetta Kurland (civil rights atty/NYC Council candidate). Award-winning documentary about the plight of NYC's carriage horses. Panel discussion follows. Learn about LOHV-NYC's political action campaign to help these horses & end this inhumane treatment by carriage operators. At AMC Theater, 1230 3rd Ave (btw 71st & 72nd St, 6 to 68th St). $10/$35/$100; proceeds benefit LOHV-NYC. Sponsors: Mary & Peter Max, League of Humane Voters of NYC. Info/tix: 212- 8890303, info@humanenyc.org & http://www.humanenyc.org/blinders/

9/22 MON, 7 pm - Reading: "City of Refuge." W/author Tom Piazza (Why New Orleans Matters). Novel traces stories of 2 families, 1 white & 1 black, as their lives are torn apart by Katrina & then slowly stitched back together in its aftermath. At McNally Jackson, 52 Prince St (btw Lafayette & Mulberry Sts, 6 to Spring St, R/W to Prince St, B/D/F/V to B'way/Lafayette). Info: 212-2741160, events@mcnallyrobinsonnyc.com & http://www.mcnallyjackson.com/ & http://www.tompiazza.com/

9/22 MON, 7:10 pm - Event: honor the memory of Ralph DiGia & cheer for the Mets! Attend game w/Cubs in memory of a great peace activist & Mets fan. At Shea Stadium. Sponsor: War Resisters League. RSVP for tix (limited number): rbenn@att.net

9/23 TUE, 79 pm - Performance: Peace Cabaret. W/Raging Grannies, Shiny New Toys (band & singer), Brother Malik, Michelle Washington, others. "To honor our soldiers, living, fallen & wounded." At Ossie Davis Theater, New Rochelle Library, New Rochelle, NY (Lawton St btweMain & Huguenot Sts). Sponsors: Westchester Peace & Justice Coalition, Peace Action. Info: Ted de Soyza, 9142351744.

9/23 TUE, 7 pm - Discussion: "Abortion & Life." W/author/ activist Jennifer Baumgardner. New book reveals how the most controversial & stigmatized Supreme Court decision of our time cuts across eras, classes & race; explores the thorniest issues around terminating a pregnancy. At McNally Jackson, 52 Prince St (btw Lafayette & Mulberry Sts, 6 to Spring St, R/W to Prince St, B/D/F/V to B'way/Lafayette). Info: 212-2741160, events@mcnallyrobinsonnyc.com & http://www.mcnallyjackson.com/

9/24 WED, 7 pm - Reading: "Submersion Journalism: Reporting in the Radical 1st Person from Harper's Magazine." W/editor Bill Wasik & contributors Roger D Hodge & others. Journalism in which reporters participate in the events at hand, sometimes undercover, producing work that is potentially more entertaining, honest, realistic & revealing than conventional journalism. At McNally Jackson, 52 Prince St (btw Lafayette & Mulberry Sts, 6 to Spring St, R/W to Prince St, B/D/F/V to B'way/Lafayette). Info: 212-2741160, events@mcnallyrobinsonnyc.com & http://www.mcnallyjackson.com/

9/25 WED, 7:30 pm - Book event/discussion: "Lose Your Mother:

A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route." W/author Saidiya Hartman, Sam Anderson. The slave is a stranger torn from family, home & country. To lose your mother is to be severed from your kin, to forget your past & to inhabit the world as an outsider. At the Brecht Forum, 451 West St (btw Bank & Bethune Sts, A/C/E/L to 14th St & 8th Ave, 1/2/3 to 14th St & 7th Ave). $6/$10/$15. Info: 212-2424201, brechtforum@brechtforum.org

9/26 FRI9/28 SUN - Conference: Critical Resistance. 10th anniversary celebration & strategy session for movement to abolish the prison industrial complex. At loc TBA in Oakland, CA. Info: cr10@criticalresistance.org & http://www.criticalresistance.org

9/26 FRI, 8 pm - Benefit/discussion: "Green Economics & the Revival of the US Working Class." W/Robert Pollin. Makes the case that a green economic transformation--focused on replacing fossil fuel consumption through conservation & renewable energy sources--has the potential to produce millions of decent jobs in all communities in the country. 4th Annual Harvey Goldberg Classroom Benefit Gala. At the Brecht Forum, 451 West St (btw Bank & Bethune Sts, A/C/E/L to 14th St & 8th Ave, 1/2/3 to 14th St & 7th Ave). $45, incl dinner. Info/RSVP: 212-2424201, brechtforum@brechtforum.org

9/27 SAT-9/28 SUN, 10 am6 pm - Workshop: An Introduction to the Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory (TOPLAB): Image Theater & the Aesthetics of the Oppressed. Workshop for beginners. At Brecht Forum, 451 West St (btw Bank & Bethune St, A/C/E/L to 14th St & 8th Ave, 1/2/3 to 14th St & 7th Ave). $95-$150. Sponsors: Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory, Brecht Forum. Info: 2129241858, toplab@toplab.org & http://www.toplab.org Register: http://brechtforum.org/node/1659?bc=

*NEW* 9/27 SAT, 6 pm - Vigil: in remembrance of Nicholas Heyward Jr, shot to death at age 13 by NYPD in a housing project stairwell. At Baltic & Hoyt Sts, Bkn (look for mural of Nicholas Jr, F to Bergen St, 2/3/4/5 to Nevins St, A/G to Hoyt-Schermerhorn). Sponsor: Nicholas Jr's family & friends. Info: http://october22-ny.org

9/27 SAT, 810:30 pm - Music: Peoples' Voice Cafe. W/Chris Lowe; Peter Pasco; Toby Fagenson. At Community Church of NY Unitarian Universalist, 40 E 35th St (btw Madison & Park Aves, 6 to 33rd St, wheelchair-accessible). $15 suggested/$10 members. Info: 2127873903, http://www.peoplesvoicecafe.org

*NEW* 9/28 SAT, 10 am - Benefit: Annual Farm Sanctuary Walk for Farm Animals. Fund- & awareness-raising event features outreach opportunities, vegan food provided by the Groovy Baker, live music, guest speakers Senator Liz Krueger & Karen Dawn, DawnWatch president & co-founder & bestselling author of Thanking the Monkey. Register 10 am; walk begins at noon. At Merchant's Gate, Columbus Circle; walk in Central Park. Register: http://www.firstgiving.org/farmsanctuary. Info: nyc@walkforfarmanimals.org

*NEW* 9/28 SUN, noon6 pm - Event: 10th Annual "Drum USA Day Peoples Jam." Celebration of creativity over violence w/drummers, dancers, singers, all musicians, poets, performers, artists, healers & activists. Don't forget the children. At Marcus Garvey Park Amphitheater, 122nd St & Mt Morris Park West (btw Lenox Ave/Malcolm X Blvd & 5th Ave; go to nearby park athletic building in case of rain). Sponsor: Drum USA Peace-Culture Initiative. Info: 800-DRUM USA, soundship@earthlink.net

9/29 MON, 7 pm - Reading: "The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran." W/author Hooman Majd. Grandson of a Grand Ayatollah & son of a former Iranian diplomat describes his return to his often-misunderstood native country. At McNally Jackson, 52 Prince St (btw Lafayette & Mulberry Sts, 6 to Spring St, R/W to Prince St, B/D/F/V to B'way/Lafayette). Info: 212-2741160, events@mcnallyrobinsonnyc.com & http://www.mcnallyjackson.com/

Oct date TBA, 9 am2:30 pm - Meeting: Social Justice Schools NYC. Education for Liberation Network, Leadership Institute, & NY Collective of Radical Educators host mtg for schools that have social justice focus. To give social justice school reps opportunity to begin bldg relationships w/each other, share how they define "social justice," & learn how to confront challenges they face collectively. At NYU. Free. Info: Tara Mack, tara@edliberation.org & Laura Vasquez, laura@northwestbronx.org & Geoff Enriquez, geoffrey.enriquez@gmail.com

10/3 FRI10/4 SAT - Conference: NY-NJ/East Conf to Free the Cuban 5. At John Jay College; 6/13 reception at UN Methodist Center. Info: july26coalition@mindspring.com & cubasolidarityny@mindspring.com

10/3 FRI10/5 SUN - Conference: 2nd Hemispheric Gathering Against Militarization. At loc in La Esperanza, Intibucá, Honduras. Sponsors: Consejo de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas de Honduras (COPINH), Campaña por la Desmilitarización de las Américas (CADA), Convergencia de Movimientos de los Pueblos de las Américas (COMPA), Grito de los Excluid@s Mesoamericano, Asociación Nuestra América, many others. Info (Esp): Bertha Cáceres, +504-7830817, copinhonduras@yahoo.es & antimilitarizacion@gmail.com & http://www.antimilitarizacion.blogspot.com Info (Eng): info@rightsaction.org

10/3 FRI10/6 MON - Conference: "The Persistent Power of Socialist Feminism." W/activist atty Lynne Stewart, speakers from Central America, China, Australia & the US. Interactive workshops; discussions about building independent grassroots movements for revolutionary change; the role of women of color & immigrants in forging labor solidarity; multiracial organizing; & youth & queer leadership. At Women's Building, 3543 18th St, San Francisco. $15 per day/students & low income $7.50. Sponsor: Radical Women. Register: http://www.RadicalWomen.org Info: 2122220633, nycradicalwomen@nyct.net

10/3 FRI, 7:30 pm - Book event/discussion: "Bury the Chains: The Story of How Slavery Was Abolished in the British Empire--Myth & Fact." W/Adam Hochschild. Standard history ignores the crucial role of slave rebellions in the Caribbean & the story, in Britain, of the world's 1st grassroots human rights campaign. At the Brecht Forum, 451 West St (btw Bank & Bethune Sts, A/C/E/L to 14th St & 8th Ave, 1/2/3 to 14th St & 7th Ave). $6/$10/$15. Info: 212-2424201, brechtforum@brechtforum.org

10/4 SAT, 810:30 pm - Music: Peoples' Voice Cafe. W/Ebony Hillblilies. At Community Church of NY Unitarian Universalist, 40 E 35th St (btw Madison & Park Aves, 6 to 33rd St, wheelchair-accessible). $15 suggested/$10 members. Info: 2127873903, http://www.peoplesvoicecafe.org

10/5 SUN, 6:308:30 pm, 10/6 MON, 9 am7 pm, 10/7 TUE, 9 am3 pm - Workshop: "Undoing Racism." Community organizing training:

10/7 TUE10/12 SUN - Conference: 3rd Social Forum of the Americas. Scope & challenges of the changes in the hemisphere: post-neoliberalism, socialism(s), civilizational changes; peoples in resistance to neoliberalism & imperial domination; defending quality of life in the face of predatory capitalism; diversities & equality: challenges for achieving them; the ideological dispute: communication, culture, knowledge & education; original, indigenous & Afro-descendant peoples & nationalities. At U of San Carlos, Guatemala City. Register: http://www.fsaguatemala.org/ Info: annie@rightsaction.org & info@rightsaction.org (Eng), fsaguatemalaso@gmail.com & secroperativa@fsaguatemala.org (Sp)

10/10 FRI - March: Jericho 10th Anniversary March to UN to free prisoners/10mo Aniversario del Movimiento Jericho, Marcha a Las Naciones Unidas. "Demand freedom for our political prisoners & prisoners of war/demanda la libertad para nuestros presos políticos y prisioneros de guerra! Evening: benefit concert/concierto. Help plan, get involved/Envuélvete. Eng/Sp. Meet at loc TBA. Sponsors: Jericho Movement, Anarchist Black Cross Federation (NYC), Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition (NYC), many more. Info: 7188530893, nycjericho@riseup.net

10/12 SUN, 1 pm - Film: "I Am Cuba." Soviet propaganda film about the Cuban Revolution: rejected by Cuban audiences & Soviet authorities at the time, it was hailed by Cuban & US filmmakers for innovative cinematography. Liberation Film Series. At AJ Muste Institute, 339 Lafayette St, buzzer #11 (at Bleecker St, 6 to Bleecker St, D/F to B'way-Lafayette). Sponsor: Socialist Party-USA (NYC). Info: 718-8692279, spnyc@spnyc.org & http://www.spnyc.org & http://going.com/Iamcuba

*NEW* 10/12 SUN, 1:30 pm - March/vigil: protest the treatment of immigrants held at the Elizabeth Detention Ctr. March w/flags of the nations to honor our immigrant heritage. Meet at Progress St, Elizabeth, NJ (just off Dowd Ave, 2 blocks from Detention Ctr); march to Elizabeth Detention Ctr. Sponsors: IRATE (Interfaith Refugee Action Team-Elizabeth) & Pax Christi. Info: Kathy O'Leary, 9082730751, kathy-wargo@comcast.net & http://www.paxchristiusa.org & http://www.irateweb.org/

10/15 WED-10/19 SUN - Conference: Law for the People Convention 2008. At loc in Detroit. Sponsor: National Lawyers Guild Law. Info: http://nlg.org/convention

10/17 FRI10/19 SUN, time TBA - Conference: CUNY Social Forum. CUNY Movement group is concerned that CUNY is being gentrified & getting more undemocratic. Seeking proposals & participation from people who understand CUNY's importance to them & their communities; due 9/17. At City College (1 to 137th St-City College, C to 135th St). Info: cunysocialforum@gmail.com or cunysocialforum.blogspot.com

10/18 SAT, 11 am-3 pm - Discussion: "Rethinking Race, Power & Politics in Westchester County." At loc TBA. Info: info@wespac.org

10/18 SAT, 810:30 pm - Music: Peoples' Voice Cafe. Human Condition Reunion. At Community Church of NY Unitarian Universalist, 40 E 35th St (btw Madison & Park Aves, 6 to 33rd St, wheelchair-accessible). $15 suggested/$10 members. Info: 2127873903, http://www.peoplesvoicecafe.org

10/25 SAT, time TBA - Benefit: FIERCE bowl-a-thon fundraiser. At loc TBA. Info: 646-336-6789 x202, rickke@fiercenyc.org & http://www.fiercenyc.org

10/25 SAT, 810:30 pm - Music: Peoples' Voice Cafe. Hook Report w/Chris Lange; Emma Graves. At Community Church of NY Unitarian Universalist, 40 E 35th St (btw Madison & Park Aves, 6 to 33rd St, wheelchair-accessible). $15 suggested/$10 members. Info: 2127873903, http://www.peoplesvoicecafe.org

11/2 SUN, 1 pm - Film: "SiCKO." Michael Moore meets the medical industry. At AJ Muste Institute, 339 Lafayette St, buzzer #11 (at Bleecker St, 6 to Bleecker St, D/F to B'way-Lafayette). Sponsor: Socialist Party-USA (NYC). Info: 718-8692279, spnyc@spnyc.org & http://www.spnyc.org & http://going.com/SiCKOtwo

11/13 THU-11/16 SUN - Exhibit: Pinta 2008. Close-up of Latin American art, 89 drawings, ink on paper. At Metropolitan Pavilion & Altman Building, 125-135 W 18th St (btw 6th & 7th Aves, 1 to 18th St, F/weekday V to 14th St, L to 6th Ave). Info: http://www.pintaart.com

11/16 SUN, 7:30-8 pm, 11/17 MON, 9 am-5 pm & 6:30-8 pm, 11/18 TUE, 9 am-3:30 pm - Workshop: "Undoing Racism." W/People's Institute For Survival & Beyond. At Nyack Seaport, 21 Burd St, Nyack, NY. $95 for Rockland residents; $350 for others; breakfast, lunch. Register: 845-6345729. Info: pbfrank@vcs-inc.org & http://vcs-inc.org/community.htm

11/23 SUN, 9 am-5 pm - Conference: "Jews Uniting to End the War & Heal America." W/Rabbi David Saperstein (Religious Action Center), Liz Holtzman (ex-Congress member), Rabbi Arthur Waskow (Shalom Center), Jeremy Ben-Ami (J Street lobby), Lilly Rivlin (Meretz USA), Dara Silverman (Jews for Racial & Economic Justice), Charles Komanoff (Carbon Tax Center), Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin (Baltimore Jewish Environmental Network), Leslie Cagan (United for Peace & Justice), others. Workshops: Middle East policy, Human rights & civil liberties in the US, many more. At loc TBA. Sponsors: Shalom Center, Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring. Info: office@shalomctr.org

1/20 TUE - Protest: Bring the Antiwar Movement to Inauguration Day. At loc TBA in DC. Sponsor: ANSWER Coalition. Inf: 2126948720, info@internationalanswer.org & http://www.answercoalition.org/