Welcome to Chicago for the World Can’t Wait National Meeting Nov 22-23

We have a lot to get into in our first post-election national meeting. It will be an intense couple of days, and the Chicago Chapter is looking forward to hosting everyone. Here’s what you need to know in advance”.

Proposal from the Steering Committee

CONTACTS:

Friday Welcome Center: 845-800-0481

Housing: 312-437-5032

Chicago WCW (Hotline & emergencies): 773-227-2453

Email: chicago@worldcantwait.org

WELCOME CENTER:

If you are arriving on Friday, and unless you have already made other arrangements, you can go to our ad hoc welcome center at Ashley’s home, near the Belmont stop on the O”Hare Blue Line. Call Ashley when you arrive and she can give you directions from the train station. From there, you can be picked up by your host for the weekend. If you need housing you should have already been contacted by Jay. If you still don’t have housing set up and need it, contact us now at chicago@worldcantwait.org.

If you”re in town Friday night November 22
and looking for something to do, Iraq Veterans Against the War is holding an Art Against War event:
9:00 pm to 11:30 pm

Join us at the Heartland Cafe as we read poetry, play music, and show artwork. Bring your friends!

The Heartland Café, 7000 N Glenwood (just off the Morse stop on the Red Line).

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:

Saturday Nov 22:
St. Paul’s Community Center, 2215 W. North Ave. (just a couple blocks west of the Damen stop on the O”Hare Blue Line)

9:00 am Registration, Coffee/Continental Breakfast

10am-5pm Meeting. Lunch on-site.

5:00 -7:30 pm Dinner in the community. See provided list of restaurants or ask a Chicago person for a suggestion!

7:30 ACME Art Works/Wicker Park Grace,
1741 N. Western Ave. (just a few blocks south of the Western stop on the O”Hare Blue Line; walking distance from St. Paul’s):

Evening Forum (open to the public): Stopping the Endless Wars! With Marc Falkoff; editor of “Poems from Guantanamo,” law prof at NIU Law, Jorge Mujica; March 10 Movement, Robert Weitzel; writer, Phil Aliff & Matthis Chiroux; Iraq Veterans

Sunday Nov. 23:
Gill Park Field House: 825 W. Sheridan Rd. (near the Sheridan stop on the Red Line)

9:00 am Coffee/Continental Breakfast

10:00 am-4:00 pm Meeting. Lunch on-site.

Note: The conference is self-funded by World Can’t Wait, through donations and registration fees.

Please come prepared to donate something towards the cost of the conference. We have a sliding scale of $10 to $100. You can pay on the spot with cash, check, or credit card.

MAPS:

St. Paul‘s Community Center:

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Acme Art Works/Wicker Park Grace:

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Gill Park:

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RECOMMENDED DINING:

(For Saturday night and Friday evening):

Ranalli’s

1512 W. Berwyn Ave. (4 blocks west of Berwyn stop on Red Line)

Sultan’s Market

2057 W. North Ave. (1 block east of St. Paul’s)

Lazo’s or Arturo’s

2009 N. Western Ave. (2 blocks north of Western stop on O”Hare Blue Line)

Margie’s Candies

1960 N. Western Ave. (1 block north of Western stop on O”Hare Blue Line)

There are plenty more places near St. Paul’s, including chains like Pizza Hut, Subway, Potbelly’s, Starbucks, etc.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW/LINKS:

Chicago is cold in November, and there could be snow, rain or sleet. You”ve been warned.

Chicago has public transportation, but it’s not as good as New York, so allow plenty of transit time. All meeting venues are near either the O”Hare Blue Line or the Red Line on the north side of the city, but there are also plenty of buses. Talk to your host about how he or she will travel.

The CTA (888-YOURCTA) has detailed maps of Chicago’s public transportation here:

http://www.transitchicago.com/maps/systemmaps.html

If you choose to stay in a hotel or hostel, try to stay downtown so you can get to either meeting venue easily. Coming from the suburbs into the city is very time consuming if you”re not driving. Don’t expect to pay less than $100 a night for a hotel. Hostels should run around $30 a night. See:

http://www.hichicago.org/index.shtml

Suggested Readings:

Name that Candidate, Joe Mowrey http://www.counterpunch.org/mowrey10242008.html

The Obama 08 Phenomenon: What Have we Learned? By Glen Ford
http://www.blackagendareport.com/index.php?Itemid=32&id=39&option=com_content&task=view

“Oh America ” Jill McLaughlin
http://www.worldcantwait.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5145&Itemid=292

111808B

Obama Presidency and Some Early Questions, Hindu Times http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/18/stories/2008111860240800.htm

Obama Advisers: No Charges Likely vs Interrogators; AP 11/17/08 http://www.firejohnyoo.org/2008/11/obama-advisers-no-charges-like.html

Major Change in Store for US Policy on Pakistan ; Globe & Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081116.wpakistan1117/BNStory/International/home?cid=al_gam_mostemail

Change *We* Can Believe In, an Open Letter to Obama in The Nation http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080818/open_letter

Wishful Thinking and Deadly Self-Deception by Sunsara Taylor http://www.worldcantwait.net/index.php?Itemid=265&id=4839&option=com_content&task=view

Intelligence Policy to Stay Largely Intact; Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122636726473415991.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Obama’s Historic Victory, Howard Zinn http://www.michaelmoore.com/mustread/index.php?id=1072

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