@ May Day Books, 301 Cedar Ave. S. Minneapolis, 6:00 pm

Join us for a laid-back discussion of what's next for the anti-war movement.
Bringing a dish to share is appreciated but not required. Hope you can join us!

Kids welcome.

Join the Twin Cities Branch of the IWW to celebrate the grand opening of our new office in the Grain Belt Brewery Bottling House in Northeast Minneapolis.

Please come participate in this protest of prima facie war criminal Condoleezza Rice who willfully and deceitfully sold Bush's war on Iraq by fear mongering about “mushroom clouds” and who also OK'd going “to the dark side” of illegal torture.

Susan Gaertner–the prosecutor with the power to drop the charges on the RNC 8–must be betting on out-state support to save her struggling campaign for Governor.

Support political prisoners! A movement is only as strong as its prisoner support efforts. Take some time to connect with people serving time for their efforts to fight oppression and injustice in the world.

Every 2nd & 4th Mondays
6-8pm
Arise! Bookstore & Resource Center
2441 Lyndale Ave S, Mpls

MINISOTA MAKOCE: OCCUPIED TERRITORY with Waziyatawin

Come see an amazing short movie about young workers organizing in the fast food industry and join a discussion led by local IWW organizers in fast food.

When? Tuesday November 10th, 7pm

Where? MCTC L-3000 (library building) 1501 Hennepin Ave, Mpls

How do you change the face of the labor movement? Grassroots organizing, based in rank and file control and direct action. Want to know more? Contact twincities@iww.org.

The $3 billion dollars of annual U.S. aid to Israel helps fund Israeli prisons and detention centers where 8,100 Palestinian prisoners — including 60 women, 390 children, and 550 administrative detainees held without charge — are imprisoned in substandard conditions and subject to torture.

Potluck and Discussion about Grand Jury Resistance
November 12, 6:00 P.M. at the Seward Cafe in Minneapolis

Come support Carrie and Scott and show that our community will stand together to fight state repression!

At 8:00 there will be a hip-hop show with Testament and Guante.

Some info about Testament:

KFAI Radio 90.3fm Mpls 106.7 fm St.Paul
all shows live-streaming and archived for 2 weeks after broadcast at :
http://www.kfai.org/catalyst

> FRIDAY, Nov. 13, 11am, tune in to KFAI's  "CATALYST:politics &
> culture""for a conversation with director JOE BERLINGER as he talks
> about CRUDE the film he was "dragged kicking and screaing" into
> making. Going into the rainforest of Ecuador, see the environemntal

Please join us in our next step in our fight against foreclosures and evictions!
Friday, November 13
4:30 p.m.
3749 Park Ave. in south Minneapolis (Corner of 38th St and Park Ave)

Press release below:

Join Marv Davidov on 14 November 2009 for a party and book signing in celebration of his autobiography You Can't Do That: Marv Davidov Non-Violent Revolutionary. The party will begin at 6pm and take place at 2615 Park Avenue South in Minneapolis. Please bring a bottle of wine if you want to. RSVP with Bob Kolstad at 612.721.3425. We hope to see you then!

Screening of Broken Rainbow documentary about Dineh struggles against Peabody Coal.

Saturday, 7:30PM at Minneapolis College of Art and Design in Auditorium 140

Benefit for the upcoming Work Caravan to Black Mesa November 21st-28th

MIDWEST REGIONAL SOCIALIST CONFERENCE 2009

MIDWEST REGIONAL SOCIALIST CONFERENCE 2009

Come support Raymond Merchant, aka A.C., at court. Monday, November 16th 8:30 a.m. Hennepin County Courthouse 300 South 6th Street Minneapolis, MN Raymond Merchant is a father of two, Hip Hop artist, and community organizer in South Minneapolis. He cooks and distributes food through the grassroots group Minneapolis Food Not Bombs, is a former childcare worker and loved member of his community. Help us fight to get Raymond out of jail as he is facing potential prison time resulting from the police pinning bogus charges on him.

Monday, November 16, 9 am to 4 pm Central Standard Time

US Attorney’s Office
Cliff Cronk: (563)449-5432

Rally in Solidarity with Carrie Feldman and Scott DeMuth

Come show your support for grand jury resisters Carrie Feldman and Scott DeMuth as they face the federal grand jury in Davenport, Iowa. Meet outside the federal courthouse before their appearance to let them know that they will not be able to repress us and lock us away in secret, and that we will stand together to resist state tyranny!

The New Bohemian Thai Restaurant will be located at what is currently Chai's Thai Restaurant on the West Bank.  In August of 2009 a handful of staff and friends got together with the intent of purchasing Chai's and turning it into a worker owned, worker run collective restaurant.  It has been a long road but we are coming to the final stages of the project.  Now we are asking for your help to raise money.

The secret is out! The next FREE Dinner prepared by the RNC 8 and friends is Tuesday, November 17.

This month: Bet you can’t resist our “Grand Curry!”

Come to Walker Church, 3104 16th Ave S. in Minneapolis tonight at 6:30pm to get a hot meal courteousy of Food Not Bombs and stay to write  letters of support to recently jailed activists Carrie Feldman and Scott DeMuth who were taken into custody yesterday after refusing to testify at the grand jury they had been subpoenaed to. Also write our dear friend and fellow Food Not Bombs organizer, Raymond Merchant (AC) who has been in jail for over three weeks for a robbery he did not commit.

Important developments in the struggle to save Leslie Parks’s home.

On Thursday, Nov. 19, 4:30 pm we will be officially launching our campaign to “Call IndyMac! Call the FDIC!” with a press conference at Leslie Parks’s house, 3749 Park Ave in Mpls. Please try to be there, and keep reading for the latest developments.

Red November/Black November
3rd Annual I.W.W. Fall Feast
Saturday November 21, 2009

Red November/Black November is the Industrial Workers of the World's
annual Fall Feast to celebrate the hard work and sacrifice that goes into
organizing the One Big Union. Northwoods punk/folk singer/songwriter
Shannon Murray will perform.

Saturday November 21, 2009
6:00pm Dinner * 7:00pm Program
Walker Community Church basement
3104 16th Ave. S. Minneapolis MN 55407

Benefit show  and letter writing  for Scott DeMuth and Carrie Feldman Saturday (November 21st) at 8pm. 
 
The party will be held at 3515 Washburn Ave N, Minneapolis and feature the sounds of:

Black Cats Kill (dancable punk rock)

Jim Feldman and Howard Katz (folk)

Lowareland featuring (folk)

Riverside Rebellion (rock n' roll)

Sunday, November 22, 6:00pm-8:30pm, Lake Harriet United Methodist Church 4901 Chowen Ave. So., Minneapolis, MN  55410

Mark your calendars now to enjoy delicious food and great company. Co-sponsored by EarthSave Twin Cities, ARC, and Alliance for Sustainability. Everyone is welcome! You don't need to be vegetarian/vegan to attend.

March at 11:30 AM (starting at Loring Park and moving through downtown Mpls to Federal Reserve)
Rally at 12:30 PM (outside Fed. Reserve)
 

For those participating in the march, we will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Loring Park and march to the Federal Reserve building. The route will be about 1-1.5 miles in length moving through the downtown area to the Federal Reserve.

Save Leslie Parks’ home!
CALL IndyMac/One West - the company trying to steal another home from our community.

1. Steven Mnuchin - One West Bank chairman of the board of directors: 212-301-8400

2. IndyMac/One West: 800-669-2300
3 (directory), then zero for operator, who refers you to “Corporate Customer Experience.” Leave a message, which “will be returned in 24 hours.” Direct this message to CEO Terry Laughlin.

Saturday, November 23rd, 7pm - 1am at La Vina Restaurant, 3010 4TH Street, Minneapolis

Save Leslie Parks’ home!
CALL IndyMac/One West - the company trying to steal another home from our community.

1. Steven Mnuchin - One West Bank chairman of the board of directors: 212-301-8400

2. IndyMac/One West: 800-669-2300
3 (directory), then zero for operator, who refers you to “Corporate Customer Experience.” Leave a message, which “will be returned in 24 hours.” Direct this message to CEO Terry Laughlin.

Save Leslie Parks’ home!
CALL IndyMac/One West - the company trying to steal another home from our community.

1. Steven Mnuchin - One West Bank chairman of the board of directors: 212-301-8400

2. IndyMac/One West: 800-669-2300
3 (directory), then zero for operator, who refers you to “Corporate Customer Experience.” Leave a message, which “will be returned in 24 hours.” Direct this message to CEO Terry Laughlin.

Free Food at Walker Church, Wednesday November 25^th, 6:30 PM

Letter Writing Night (Stamps, Envelope and other supplies will be provided)

Save Leslie Parks’ home!
CALL IndyMac/One West - the company trying to steal another home from our community.

1. Steven Mnuchin - One West Bank chairman of the board of directors: 212-301-8400

2. IndyMac/One West: 800-669-2300
3 (directory), then zero for operator, who refers you to “Corporate Customer Experience.” Leave a message, which “will be returned in 24 hours.” Direct this message to CEO Terry Laughlin.

Save Leslie Parks’ home!
CALL IndyMac/One West - the company trying to steal another home from our community.

1. Steven Mnuchin - One West Bank chairman of the board of directors: 212-301-8400

2. IndyMac/One West: 800-669-2300
3 (directory), then zero for operator, who refers you to “Corporate Customer Experience.” Leave a message, which “will be returned in 24 hours.” Direct this message to CEO Terry Laughlin.

 Buy-local believers are bringing the movie, What Would Jesus Buy?  to the Riverview Theater in Minneapolis on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 27 and 28. Doors open at 10 a.m.; movie starts at 10:30. Regular Riverview matinee prices of $2 apply, but no one will be turned away.  

Save Leslie Parks’ home!
CALL IndyMac/One West - the company trying to steal another home from our community.

1. Steven Mnuchin - One West Bank chairman of the board of directors: 212-301-8400

2. IndyMac/One West: 800-669-2300
3 (directory), then zero for operator, who refers you to “Corporate Customer Experience.” Leave a message, which “will be returned in 24 hours.” Direct this message to CEO Terry Laughlin.

 Saturday, November 28th, 7pm - 1am at La Vina Restaurant, 3010 4TH Street, Minneapolis

The Hands Off Honduras Coalition invites you to a concert of Latin American and hip hop music to raise funds for the resistance in Honduras. The people are standing up to the US supported dictator and have asked for our support.

The bands playing include:  PACHAMAMA, JUMPSHIP, and CARLOS YUMIL.  There will also be a DJ.

$10 requested donation.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., Nov. 13, 2009 -- Buy-local believers are bringing the movie, What Would Jesus Buy?  to the Riverview Theater in Minneapolis on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 27 and 28. Doors open at 10 a.m.; movie starts at 10:30. Regular Riverview matinee prices of $2 apply, but no one will be turned away.  

Save Leslie Parks’ home!
CALL IndyMac/One West - the company trying to steal another home from our community.

1. Steven Mnuchin - One West Bank chairman of the board of directors: 212-301-8400

2. IndyMac/One West: 800-669-2300
3 (directory), then zero for operator, who refers you to “Corporate Customer Experience.” Leave a message, which “will be returned in 24 hours.” Direct this message to CEO Terry Laughlin.

Save Leslie Parks’ home!
CALL IndyMac/One West - the company trying to steal another home from our community.

1. Steven Mnuchin - One West Bank chairman of the board of directors: 212-301-8400

2. IndyMac/One West: 800-669-2300
3 (directory), then zero for operator, who refers you to “Corporate Customer Experience.” Leave a message, which “will be returned in 24 hours.” Direct this message to CEO Terry Laughlin.

Save Leslie Parks’ home!
CALL IndyMac/One West - the company trying to steal another home from our community.

1. Steven Mnuchin - One West Bank chairman of the board of directors: 212-301-8400

2. IndyMac/One West: 800-669-2300
3 (directory), then zero for operator, who refers you to “Corporate Customer Experience.” Leave a message, which “will be returned in 24 hours.” Direct this message to CEO Terry Laughlin.

All Hands on Deck for Climate Action

Demand Action on Global Warming at Copenhagen

Who’s Got U Covered? Sweatshops, clothing and the U.

This event will discuss sweatshops and global trade in the clothing and
textile industry. Come learn about how these issues relate to the UM’s
involvement in the Designated Suppliers Program.

When: Tuesday, December 1: 7-8:30pm

Where: UM, Humphrey Center Room 35, 301 19th
Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55455

Cargill, Palm Oil and the Climate of Deforestation

Minnesota-based Cargill Incorporated is the largest importer of Palm Oil to the US.  They also promote slashing and burning Indonesia's rainforests to make way for palm oil plantations, displacing indigenous people, and making Indonesia the world's third largest emittor of greenhouse gases. We invite you to learn about the Rainforest Action Network's campaign for Cargill to adopt a Global Forest Policy that respects rainforests, family farmers, and our global climate.

Major media sources are reporting that Obama will address the nation on the evening of Tuesday, December 1st to announce a military surge in Afghanistan of between 30-40,000 troops. If this date holds, we will be marching THE FOLLOWING DAY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2nd at 5:30PM from the SW Corner of Loring Park in Minneapolis. Be ready to stop business as usual against this war of aggression.

Get the call: text "follow DASWO" to 40404 or email us at daswo.tc@gmail.com

U.S. Response to the Global Food Crisis: Why We Need a New Vision for Trade
 

More than 1 billion people around the world go hungry. This teach-in will address the questions: what policies caused this growing crisis? Is access to food a human right? How do we achieve it?
 

When: 7:00 – 8:30pm Wed. Dec. 2

Where: Hospitality Hall, St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church (4537 3rd Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55419)

Thursday December 3rd:

Refugees of the Global Economy
 

Should workers who migrate as a result of trade policies be considered economic refugees? This teach-in will address globalization and immigration.
 

When: 7:00pm – 8:30pm

Where: UFCW Local 789 Hall
(266 Hardman Ave. N., South St. Paul, MN 55075)

Santa’s been watching, and knows that Cargill has been bad to our ice caps this year!

Minneapolis is home to Cargill Incorporated, the largest importer of Palm Oil into the US. The Rainforest Action Network is calling on Cargill to adopt a Global Forest Policy that respects rainforests, family farmers, and our global climate.

Friday December 4th:
10 Years Post Seattle: Taking Stock & Moving Forward

Were you in Seattle? Miami? Come participate in this reflective discussion to assess where we're at and where we're headed.
 

When: 5:00pm – 7:00p

Where: IUE-CWA Hall

(3745 Minnehaha Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 5506)

Join us in celebrating a decade of action and the continued struggle for global justice and fair trade.

Mark your calendars!  On the eve of Sunday, Dec 6th local decolonization
group Unsettling Minnesota will host "An Evening of Reparations" at the
Intermedia Arts Center located at 2822 Lyndale Avenue South in
Minneapolis. YOU are invited to come!

"An Evening of Reparations" is a chance to come together and enjoy an