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Many days - Workshops: Wild Food Tours. W/Wildman Steve Brill teaching foraging skills in public places. At various locs, NYC area. $12 ($6 for children under 12), sliding scale. RSVP 24 hrs in adv: 914-8352153. Info: http://wildmanstevebrill.com

On 23rd of each month, 78 pm - Vigil: for Sean Bell. At 103rd Precinct, 168th St, Jamaica, Qns (btw 90th & 91st Aves, F to 169th St). Sponsor: Sean Bell family. Info/RSVP/donate: 8666952992, http://www.justiceforsean.net

Every MON & SUN, 5:306:30 pm - Vigil: Peace Vigil at Ground Zero. "We hand out fliers, have registered people to vote, encourage people to join the larger protests, remind people that there is a horrific war going on & we must stop it." At Church St btw Vesey & Fulton Sts, in front of St Paul Chapel graveyard. Sponsor: Lower Manhattan Peace Coalition. Info: lomapc@aol.com

Every MON & TUE, 6:30 pm - Workshop: Bike Repair. Learn how to fix bikes, do simple maintenance & tune-ups, & share skills w/other cyclists while you fix up your own bike. MON women & trans bicycle repair night. At ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St (btw Suffolk & Clinton Sts). Info: http://www.times-up.org

2nd & 4th MON, 7:30 pm - Discussion: Freegan.info Book Discussion Group. July 08: Chapters 1 & 2, An Unnatural Order by Jim Mason. At Grand Central Station's Dining Concourse near Gate 114 (4/5/6/7/S to Grand Central-42nd St). Sponsor: Join Freegan.infos Reading Group Info: Janet, 347-7246954.

TUE, WED, FRI, 5-9 pm, & SAT 2-6 pm - Resource: In Our Hearts Infoshop & Lending Library. Borrow books or purchase radical books, magazines & t-shirts. At 123 Space, 123 Tompkins, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bkn (G to Myrtle-Willoughby, J/M/Z to Myrtle Ave). Info: http://www.123communityspace.org

1st TUE, noon-2 pm - Vigil: for Darfur. At US Mission to UN, 140 E 45th St (btw Lexington & 3rd Ave). Info: darfur@brooklynpeace.org

Every TUE, 67 pm (rain or shine) - Vigil: Chelsea Stands Up Against the War. Hold banners, signs, collect signatures on petitions, hold candles, distribute info, talk w/passersby against the war. (150 weeks as of 3/25/08.) At 8th Ave & 24th St. Sponsor: Chelsea Neighbors United to End the War. Info: 2127261385, ChelseaNeighborsUnited@yahoo.com & http://www.chelseaneighborsunited.org Listerv: ChelseaNeighborsUnited-Subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Every TUE, 7 pm - Meeting: The Indypendent, biweekly newspaper of NYC Indymedia. At Indymedia office, 4 W 43rd St, rm 311 (btw 5th & 6th Ave, 7 to 5th Ave at 42nd St, B/D/F/V to 42nd St-Bryant Park, 4/5/6 to Grand Central-42nd St). Info: 2122210521, http://indypendent.org

Every TUE, 7 pm - Discussion: Salon discussions on re-envisioned revolution & communism. "All welcome, always lively." At Revolution Books, 146 W 26th St (btw 6th & 7th Aves, 1 to 28th St, F/V to 23rd St). Info (incl topic discussed each week): 2126913345 & http://www.revolutionbooksnyc.org

2nd & 4th TUE, 7 pm - Meeting: Time's Up Outreach Cmt. To organize getting the word out about environmental issues, tabling events, press outreach, outreach to other groups, controlling the message & conceptualizing the message behind events & campaigns. 4th TUE, 7:30 pm: Meeting: Photo & Video Collective. Every TUE, 8 pm: Meeting: Space Cmt. Help to find Time's Up! a permanent new home. At Time's Up! Space at the Hub, 73 Morton St (at Hudson St, 1 to Houston St, A/C/E, B/D/F/V to W 4th St). Info: 2128028222, http://www.times-up.org

1st & 3rd TUE, 8 pm (& 5th TUE when there is 1) - Meeting: Bay Ridge Neighbors for Peace. At Mazza Plaza Restaurant, 8002 5th Ave, Bay Ridge, Bkn (corner of 80th St, R to 77th St); 4/28 only: at Paradise Diner, 8017 5th Ave. Info: bayridgepeace@yahoo.com

Every WED & THU, 6:30 pm (SUSPENDED) - Workshop: Bike Repair. Learn how to fix bikes, do simple maintenance & tune-ups, & share skills w/other cyclists while you fix up your own bike. WED for Time's Up members only. At Times Up! Space at the Hub, 73 Morton St (at Hudson St, 1 to Houston St, A/C/E, B/D/F/V to W 4th St). Info: http://www.times-up.org

Every WED, 69 pm & SAT, 27 pm - Workshop: Freegan bike repair. Learn how to turn found bike parts into working bicycles & build your own bike. At 123 Space, 123 Tompkins, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bkn (G to Myrtle-Willoughby, J/M/Z to Myrtle Ave). Info: Quinn, 727-424-2868.

Every WED, 4:30-5:30 pm - Vigil: Grandmothers Against the War. Continues until the last troop member is brought home. Incl Vets for Peace contingent & others. "The biggest (25 to 40 people every week) & best-known vigil in the City." At front of Rockefeller Plaza (5th Ave btw 49th & 50th St, E/V to 5th Ave/53rd St, B/D/F to 47-50th-Rockefeller Center). Info: 917-4410651, joanwile@grandmothersagainstthewar.org

Every WED, 4:30-6 pm - Vigil: "Bring all of the troops home NOW!" At National Guard Armory, Teaneck Road & Liberty Road, Teaneck, NJ. Sponsors: Military Families Speak Out (MFSO)-Bergen County, Teaneck Peace & Justice Coalition. Info: paula.rogovin@verizon.net & http://www.mfso.org & http://www.Teaneckpeace.org

Every WED, 5:306:30 pm - Vigil: Women in Black (Silent Vigil). At NY Public Library steps, south lion, 41st St & 5th Ave (7 to 5th Ave at 42nd St, B/D/F/V to 42nd St-Bryant Park, 4/5/6 to Grand Central-42nd St). Info: 7188056341, 9174533666, pbronson1@verizon.net

WED, 5:30 pm (except for heavy rain) - Vigil: Anti-recruitment vigil addresses US war crimes in Iraq. (After 2 years of SAT vigils, recruiting station has unofficially closed its offices on SAT--so vigil has moved to a weekday). At local recruiting station, 181st St btw Juan Pablo Duarte (formerly St Nicholas Ave) & Audubon Ave, south side of street (A, 1 to 181st St). Info/confirm: Peg, 6462715964, rap8643@aol.com

Every THU, 4:306 pm - Workshops/actions: Power, Action, Change for Teens (PACT). Afterschool pgm for teen women & trans youth ages 1419. Noncompetitive after-school classes in self-defense & goju karate. Offers physical training, discussions & the

opportunity to participate in community projects. Begins

9/18/08, throughout the school year. Free. Info 7187881775, info@caeny.org

Every THU, 5:306:30 pm - Vigil: End the Occupation, Peace w/Justice in Israel/Palestine. At 14th & B'way (Union Sq, on the island opposite the Virgin Megastore, 4/5/6, L/N/Q/R/W to 14th St-Union Sq). Sponsor: Women in Black Union Sq, in solidarity w/the Israeli Coalition of Women for Peace. (Men welcome at vigil.) Info: wib_thurs@yahoo.com or sherrygorelick@rcn.com

Every other THU, 6:30-9 pm - Meeting: World Can't Wait. At 1199 SEIU, 310 W 43rd St (btw 8th & 9th Aves, A/C/E to Port Authority-42nd St). Info: nyc@worldcantwait.org & http://www.worldcantwait.org

Every 3rd FRI - Action: Iraq Moratorium. Break w/your daily routine to take some concrete step to demand an end to the war & the return home of the troops. Different groups & individuals choose their own actions. Wear black ribbons & armbands, in mourning for those who have died in this senseless adventure--Iraqis, US & other coalition troops, & others. Info: http://iraqmoratorium.org

Every last FRI, 7 pm - Action: Critical Mass for riders & skaters. Meet at Union Sq Pk North, Madison Sq Park, Washington Sq Park, Tompkins Sq Park (or anywhere else you want). Info: Time's Up, 2128028222, http://www.times-up.org

2nd FRI, 7 pm - Action: Bkn Critical Mass for riders & skaters. Meet at Grand Army Plaza, Bkn. Confirm before you go: Time's Up, 2128028222, http://www.times-up.org

1st FRI, 10 pm - Action: Moonlight Ride, for riders & skaters. Meet at Columbus Circle (SW corner of Central Park). Time's Up, 2128028222, http://www.times-up.org

Every SAT, 11 amnoon pm - Vigil: Against the War. At corner Austin & Continental Aves, near Citibank, Forest Hills, Qns (E/F, R to Forest Hills-71st Ave). Sponsors: Veterans For Peace, Qns Network. Info: Bob Keilbach, rakmet@msn.com

???Every SAT, 1-2 pm - Vigil: Be a Patriot for Impeachment. At North Bedford Rd, Mount Kisco, NY (Rte 117, near Applebees Restaurant, just north of Preston Way). Sponsor: Northern Westchester County Citizens for Social Responsibility. Info: bobbogen@hotmail.com

Every SAT, 1-2 pm - Vigil: End the war on Iraq. At corner of Mamaroneck Ave & Main St, White Plains, NY. Sponsor: No War Westchester Coalition. Info: WESPAC, 914-6823354, http://nowarwestchester.org

Every SAT (also: WED) 27 pm - Workshop: Freegan bike repair. Learn how to turn found bike parts into working bicycles & build your own bike. No media. At 327 W 36th St (btw 8th/9th Aves; sign posted). Info: Quinn, 727-424-2868.

Every SAT, 36 pm - Vigil: to promote open dialogue & disseminate information on the conflict over Palestine. At 14th St & B'way (Union Sq, on the island opposite the Virgin Megastore, 4/5/6, L/N/Q/R to 14th St-Union Sq). Organized by PAUSe (Palestine Action Union Sq). Info: pausenyc@yahoo.com

2nd SAT, 9 pm - Action: Prospect Park moonlight ride. Meet at Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park. Info: Time's Up, 2128028222, http://www.times-up.org

Last SAT, 10 pm - Action: Riverside Ride, for riders & skaters. Meet at Columbus Circle (SW corner of Central Park). Time's Up, 2128028222, http://www.times-up.org

Every SAT & SUN - Workshop: Family Walk-In & Kids Day. Visit the centers unique & modest estuarium, aviary & herpitarium to get inspired to rediscover & learn about the living nature of NYC's urban estuary, urban watershed. At Harlem River Ecology Center, bldg 10, southern end of Roberto Clemente State Park, NYC Bridge Park & River Park Towers, Morris Hts, Bx (Metro North/Hudson River Line to Morris Hts). Info: 7189013331, 3472245828, harlemriver.udec@gmail.com

1st SUN, 2:30 pm - Meeting: Feminist Book Club. Discusses books & serves as venue for the discussion of feminism rather than a forum for affirming any predetermined feminist platform. Read theoretical texts, literature & review primary works & watch movies & discuss them in tandem w/readings. Open to everyone & welcomes people of all genders, political persuasions & levels of familiarity w/feminism. Books chosen by consensus. July 08: Joan Blades, The Motherhood Manifesto. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F to 2nd Ave). Info: 212-777-6028, feministbookclub@yahoo.com & http://www.bluestockings.com & http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc

2nd SUN, 2:30 pm - Meeting: NY Radical Teachers. Group of teachers interested in navigating the education system by reading pedagogical texts, offering solidarity & advice through projects and discussion. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F to 2nd Ave). Info: 212-777-6028, radicalteachers@bluestockings.com & http://www.bluestockings.com & http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc

4th SUN, 2:30 pm - Meeting: Planners Network Book Club. Group of urban planners, architects, geographers & activists deliberating NYC's political, economic & physical infrastructures. Books are chosen by consensus. 5/08 book: Highway Robbery: Transportation Racism & New Routes to Equity, edited by Robert Bullard. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F to 2nd Ave). Info: 212-777-6028, pnnycbookclub@gmail.com & http://www.bluestockings.com & http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc

3rd SUN, 4-6 pm - Meeting: Dyke Knitting Circle! Come on in & knit, make new friends, drink some tea & learn a new craft at a self-help & member-led group event. Open to all levels of experience. Please bring yarn & knitting needles. At Bluestockings, 172 Allen St (at Stanton, 1 bk S of Houston, F to 2nd Ave). $2/$5. Info: knittingcirclenyc@yahoo.com More info: 212-777-6028, http://www.bluestockings.com/ & http://www.myspace.com/bluestockingsnyc

Every SUN, 5 pm - Meeting: 123 Community Space. (Every 3rd SUN is a work party at the space noon-6 pm, before Grub.) At 123 Space, 123 Tompkins, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bkn (G to Myrtle-Willoughby, J/M/Z to Myrtle Ave). Info: http://www.123communityspace.org

1st & 3rd SUN, 7 pm - Event: Grub Community Building Meal. A mostly freegan dinner for strangers & co-conspirators in a relaxed environment. Organized by In Our Hearts & Toy Shop collectives. At Rubulad, 338 Flushing Ave, Bkn (btw Classon & Taaffe, near the Navy Yard, G to Flushing or Classon). Cooking starts around 3 pm, dinner at 7 pm. Free but donations requested. Info: http://www.toyshopcollective.com/grub.html

Every SUN, 7:30 pm - Open Mic. Come show off your stuff. Everyone is welcome. At Vox Pop, 1022 Cortelyou Rd, Ditmas Park, Bkn (Q to Cortelyou, F to Ditmas Ave). Free. Info: 718-940-2084, http://www.voxpopnet.net/

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