Reproduction of Race and Racial Ideologies

Another Chicago
#29 December 2008 Events
by AREA | Published Nov. 28, 2008
Hi AREA Friends and Readers
Here is our monthly calendar. Its cut short at the end of the month because of how crazy things get around that time, but please support all these groups and projects occurring at thebeginning of the month. Thanks to everyone that came to see AREA at the Teachers for Social Justice Fair last weekend, it was a real blast to participate in that event for the 3rd year in a row. And just a little reminder. We have a huge AREA weekend next weekend on December 6th - check out our release party in the afternoon and then come dance, drink and bid on auction services/skills from AREA contributors at night. Details on both are below. We will send one more end of year check-in and request for donations, but otherwise - see you on Dec 6th and then look forward to seeing the events newsletter again in 2009.

December 08 Events 12.1-12.14 - Summary

01) 12.01 Mon - Exhibition about collecting and archiving at Mess Hall
02) 12.04 Thu - Post-Bush Education Policy Forum at Roosevelt
03) 12.04 Thu - Forum on History of Human Rights Violations in Chicago at UofC
04) 12.05 Fri - Celebrate 10 Years of Art from Temporary Services at CPS
05) 12.05 Fri - Latino Union Fundraiser/Dance at Logan Sq Auditorium
06) 12.05 Fri - Kuumba Lynx Fundraiser at Clarendon Park
07) 12.06 Sat - Write Holiday Cards to Tamms Prisoners
08) 12.06 Sat - AREA #7 Release Party at Hull House Museum
09) 12.06 Sat - AREA "Wants and Needs" Benefit Auction and Dance Party at Grand/Noble
10) 12.07 Sun - Sunday Soup Brunch at InCUBATE
11) 12.09 Tue - Technology/Activism Meetup at Interfaith Youth Core
12) 12.11 Thu - Black Politics & Gay Rights In Chicago at CHM
13) 12.13 Sat - TSJ Hosts Forum on Organizing Priorities After Obama at Decima Musa
14) 12.14 Sun - Film Screening of Video Art Based on Youtube at Nightingale Theatre

December 08 Events 12.1-12.14 - Details

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Collections and Archives as a Creative Practice
Exhibition, screenings, discussion and reception at Mess Hall
Mess Hall
6932 N Glenwood, Chicago
just across from the Morse stop on the Red Line
(773) 465-4033; http://www.messhall.org

Monday, Dec. 1st, 5-9 PM: Formal critique and discussion of the works on view.

Saturday, Dec. 13th, 6-10 PM: Closing reception.

The collecting and/or archiving of objects and information has emerged as a vital creative cultural practice. "Collections and Archives as a Creative Practice" presents the final projects of grad students from this University of Illinois at Chicago seminar that was team taught by Marc Fischer and RandallSzott.

Included are works in a great variety of formats and themes by:

Adam Farcus, Adam Trowbridge, Alejandro Borsani, Andrew Oleksiuk, Erica Moore, Erik Peterson, Faheem Majeed, Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford, Jesse Mclean, Jose Velazco, Maria Gaspar, Maria Jonsson, Mary Robnett, Michael Sirianni, Nicholas Wylie, Olivia Ciummo, Orson Panetti, Rachael Stine, Rebecca Grady, Ryan Murray, and Yuko Kato.

Among the many subjects of these collections, archives and projects: video store identification labels on old used VHS tapes, concert set lists, artists' stamps that have made it through the mail, documentation of empty Chicago storefronts that are available for lease, a massive trove of KISS concert and TV appearances on VHS, examples of "The End" title screens from a large array of old films, documentation of crushed "Crush" cans, African-American G.I. Joe toys, collected regrets by numerous mail respondents, and dozens of representations ofGeishas.

An extensive free publication will be available at Mess Hall to accompany the exhibition.



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Thursday, December 4, 2008 6:00-8:00 pm
Title: EDUCATION POLICY PRIORITIES FOR THE NEW PRESIDENT: A PANEL OF EXPERTS AND THEIR "TOP TEN" LISTS

LOCATION: UIC Forum, Event Center (725 W. Roosevelt, Chicago, IL)Confirmed Speakers:

SPEAKERS:
WILLIAM AYERS, SUMI CHO, CARL GRANT, CAROL LEE, PAULINE LIPMAN, HAKI MADHUBUTI, ERICA MEINERS, Moderator: KEVIN KUMASHIRO,
This event is free and open to the public. A booksigning by the presenters will immediately follow.

CONTACT: Please direct inquiries to Zell Williams, Assistant to the
Chair, UIC Department of Educational Policy Studies, 312-413-2414, zellw@uic.edu.
Co-sponsors include the Department of Educational Policy Studies, the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy, the Collaborative for Equity and Justice in Education, and the Powell Memorial Fund.

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Date: Thursday, December 4th
Event Title/Host: Human Rights at Home: the United Nations and the Chicago Police Torture cases / University of Chicago Human Rights Workshop and the Workshop on the Reproduction of Race and Racial Ideologies
Location: 5710 S. Woodlawn Ave, 1st Floor Conference Room
Details/Contact: The Human Rights Workshop and the Workshop on the Reproduction of Race and Racial Ideologies presents

Human Rights at Home: the United Nations and the Chicago Police Torture cases.

An Event marking the 39th Anniversary of the murders of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party (BPP)

A presentation by
Standish Willis, Standish Willis, Ltd and Joey Mogul, Peoples Law Office

Attorneys representing torture victims of the Chicago Police Department

Thursday, December 4th 6:00-8:00pm

5710 S. Woodlawn Ave - 1st floor Community Lounge

Persons with a disability who believe that they need assistance are requested to call 773-834-0957 in advance.

The Human Rights workshop provides a forum for faculty and graduate students' ongoing research in a variety of disciplines top promote serious discussion of human rights scholarship. Workshops also bring in guest speakers, including prominent human rights activists, theorists, artists, and faculty from other universities. Workshop sessions are offered every quarter and are open to faculty, students, and the public.

For further details contact tlosier@uchicago.edu

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December 5, 2008, 7:30 PM - 12 AM.
10 Years of Temporary Services – Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago,

A party for Temporar y Services' 10th anniversary and the release of our book PublicPhenomena

Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219 S. Morgan St, Chicago

All Ages! Free Food! TS Ephemera & Slideshow! Surprises! Items for sale from Half Letter Press!

$5.00 admission ($15.00 gets you a copy of Public Phenomena)

Performances by:
The Velcro Lewis Group
Dead Druglords
AZ & Snebtor

Contact: servers@temporaryservices.org

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December 5 at 6:30pm
Latino Union Anniversary Flamenco Concert
Dec. 5th Celebrate 8 years of Immigrant Worker Organizing
Logan Square Auditorium
2539 N. Kedzie:

Flamenco Concert and Dinner with world famous performers Vicente "El Griego" Cartucho and guitarist Arturo Martinez from Gazpacho Andalu as well as dancer Marisol Encinias.
Join us. Email development@latinounion.org to buy your tickets.
$30 - $60 sliding scale. Sponsor tables available for $360.

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The 12th Annual Kuumba Lynx December 5th!
“Arts Explosion”
@ Clarendon Park in Chicago (4501 N. Clarendon, 2nd flr, 60640)
Tickets are available with Jae at (773)5504229
$50 includes dinner, entertainment, party favors,
and The 2008 Kuumba Lynx Anthology!
$10 general admission includes entrance, refreshments and entertainment !
http://www.kuumbalynx.org/

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Send Holiday Cards to the Tamms Supermax Prisoners Saturday 12/6, 10am-1pm
The People's Church, Progressive Community Center
56 E 48th St, Chicago

Mark your calendars and come sign Christmas cards next week for Tamms prisoners. The Tamms Friends and Family Committee will be hold their yearly Christmas card mailing and signing get-together at the People's Church. This can be a terrible time of year for someone in solitary confinement--and this is one of the few things you can do for them. Hope to see you there!

** Plenty of street parking and very near the Red Line.

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AREA Chicago #7 Magazine Release Event: The Inheritance of Politics and The Politics of Inheritance
December 6th, 2008 1-4pm
at Jane Addams Hull House Museum, 800 S. Halsted Chicago IL

1pm-2pm Public release of new issue of AREA on the theme of the legacy of 1968 in Chicago,

2pm-4pm Performances, Films and Speaking by:
Nicole Garneau's Uprising performance; Lucky Pierre performing songs for 1968/2008 with guest musicians; James Tracy discusses researching the working class Left in Chicago; Eve Ewing on teaching the history of '68 in CPS; clips from Bernadine Mellis' "Struggle Baby" in-progress film on children of the New Left, and more

The magazine has contributions by and about:
The Chicago Seed, Steve Macek, Alyssa Vincent, Bernie Faber, Abe Peck, Chicago Journalism Review, Cosmic Frog, Free Schools, Blackstone Rangers, Julie Glasier, Rising Up Angry, Euan Hague, Chicago Surrealist Group, Joey Pizzolato, The Woodlawn Organization, Carrie Breitbach, Kartemquin Films, Darcy Lydum, Chicago Area Draft Resisters, SDS, A.L. Gray, Amy Martin, Negro Digest/Black World, Chris Brancaccio, Harper Court, Andrea Baer, Conservative Vice Lords, Chicago Artist Boycott, Maggie Taft, JOIN Community Union, Lauren Cumbia, James Tracy, Amy Sonnie, Africobra, Black Arts Movement, Edna Togba, UIC SDS, Earl Silbar, Sylvia Fischer, Charles Nissim-Sabat, Marilyn Nissim-Sabat, Nelson Peery, Hymie Rochman, Penelope & Franklin Rosemont, Dr. Quentin Young, Aaron Sarver, Rainbow Coalition, Mike James, PLP, April 68 Oral History Project, Sam Barnett, Barbara Jones-Hogu, Monica Barra, Rebecca Zorach, White Privilege Concept, Mike Staudenmeir, Daniel Tucker, Non Profit Industrial Complex, Eric Tang, Eve Ewing, 68 in 08 Elections, Jerome Grand, Rick Perlstein, Daley, BLW, Vietnam, Iraq, Lucky Pierre, Ben Shepard, BLW, Re-enact 68, Bert Stabler, AJ Kane, Mark Tribe, Winter Soldier, Paige Sarlin, Laura Gluckman, Nicole Garneau, Young Lords, Frank Edwards, Sam Greenlee, Judy Hoffman, Tracye Matthews, Kevin Gosztola, Old Left, Eric Triantafillou, Generation X, Dan S. Wang, Theaster Gates, Bob and Margo Crawford, Lincoln Park, Pete Zelchenko, Mark Shipley, Michael Thompson, Cathleen Schandelmeier, Louise Lincoln, Lumpen, and more.

This event is the culmination of a six month long "Project in Residence" at the Jane Addams Hull House Museum organized by AREA Chicago.

Map out directions here.

And then when you are done, please join us two miles away at our auction benefit party......

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Second Annual "Wants and Needs" Auction to Benefit AREA
December 6th, 2008 7-11pm
at CAMPO - 511 N Noble (In a carriage house just behind the Italian restaurant on the NE corner of Grand and Noble). See below for directions. This venue is wheelchair accessible.

Come Party and Support AREA Chicago.
Help us move towards financial sustainability with grassroots fundraising!
At 930pm there will be an emcee for a Live "Wants-and-Needs" Auction of Skill and Resource Sharing donated by AREA friends, contributors and advisers. Bids for the Service and Skill Sharing Auction will start as low as $5. We can accept cash, check or credit card on site at the party.

Jeff Parker and Charlie Vinz will DJ, Beth Gutelius and Charlie Vinz will emcee. A photobooth by Justin Goh will be available for $5.

Proceeds from AREA's WANTS and NEEDS Party will benefit the spring 2009 issue of AREA, the "Everybody's Got Money Issues" Issue #8.

Offerings for the auction provided by: Jayne Hilleman, Rachel Wallis, Micah Maidenberg, James Tracy, Nance Klehm, Lorenza Perelli, Mairead Case, Abigail Satinsky, Laurie Palmer, Karen Benita Biegel, Frank Edwards, Robin Hewlett, Sarah Ross, Rebecca Zorach, Bruce E. Wiest, Mark Shipley, Aay Preston-Myint, Bill Ayers, Justin Goh, Jerome Grand , Ryan hollon, and more.

Details
$10 Donation at the Door, $20 Donation for admission and a t-shirt.
To RSVP or prepay for admission, email areachicago@gmail.com
Cost of admission gets you one complimentary drink. All drinks after are for cheap donation prices.
Auction items range in cost from $5 to $100.

To see photos from last year's auction and party click here
To see a listing of last year's auction items click here
If you know you cannot make it and would still like to donate, visit http://areachicago.org/donate/

Directions
The party is at 511 N Noble (In a carriage house just behind the Italian restaurant on the NE corner of Grand and Noble). For a map click here .

From the Jane Addams Hull House Museum, simply hop on the Halsted #8 Bus going North, then get off at Grand and either walk west to Noble or take the #65 bus going west. You will have enough time between the events to grab some italian food in the Grand/Noble area.
From north or south, this location is extremely accessibly from the #9 Ashland Bus. Simply get off at Ashland and Grand and walk east on Grand 3 blocks to Noble.
If you are coming from the Blue Line, simply walk 9 blocks west of the Grand stop on the blue line, or take a #65 westbound bus.
From the Kennedy Expressway, simply exit at Ogden/Exit 50A, merge onto N Racine, turn right on W Erie, and turn left and N Noble.

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December Sunday Soup Brunch


Sunday, December 7, 2008
12:00 noon soup brunch served/1:00 pm presentation
InCUBATE
2129 N Rockwell St,
Chicago, Illinois 60647
adjacent to the historic Congress Theater
http://www.incubate-chicago.org

featured presenter: lori waxman
"streetwalking in surrealist paris: a lecture on how, why and where the surrealists walked, with some additional thoughts on the relevance of this history for today's artists."

menu:
white bean, kalamata olive, and kale stew (made by InCUBATE-ors)some salads, bread, etc.Winter fruit galette...the weather outside is frightful but the coffee inside delightful (and hot)let's share in the warmth

a brief bio:
lori waxman is an art critic and historian who teaches part-time at the school of the art institute of chicago. she writes for artforum and modern painters, cooks almost every day, bikes everywhere, and is currently working on a doctoral dissertation about walking as an aesthetic practice in the 20th century.


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December 9, 2008 6:00 PM
Chicago NetSquared December Meetup
at Interfaith Youth Core
910 W Van Buren St.
4th floor
Chicago, IL 60607
Monthly social gathering of folks interested in Nonprofits & Technology

We'll revisit the "social media landscape" map produced in the last meeting and by the working group .... we'll have a presentation by Andrew Lehman and we'll map theNPO needs side of the Social Media Landscape.

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Chicago History Museum
"Black Politics & Gay Rights: Urban Governance and Social Movements in Chicago, 1960s–1980s"
Timothy Stewart-Winter, University of Chicago
Thursday, December 11, 6:00 p.m.

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Panel and Discussion with Teachers for Social Justice
"Obama's In, What's Next?"
Economic Crisis, Healthcare, Foreign Policy, Education, Environment
What is the agenda we want?
How do we help make it happen?

Saturday, December 13
5-7PM
Decima Musa
1901 S. Loomis (Pilsen, in Chicago)
FREE (and they sell food/drink)

Teachers for Social Justice www.teachersforjustice.org

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While We Were Working
A Youtube Curatorial Endeavor
Nightingale Theatre
1084 N. Milwaukee
Dec 14th
Screening begins at 7:00 P.M.
FREE



WHILE WE WERE WORKING:
Pixar's latest box office starling, is Wall-E. A robot, environmental sage, post apocalyptic janitor, and the earth's last art curator. Wall-E embodies our universal need to rummage, collect, and string meaning between the seemingly random artifacts of our culture and our fetishes. Wall-E's junk pile schlep has inspired While We Were Working, a new curatorial endeavor that attempts to order You Tube, our culture's own looming tower of Trash.

The internet's unwanted or digital detritus is constantly being scraped off the web's cluttered floor and being broken apart and frankensteined into the new. Definitions over ownership and authorship are being elasticized and altered by this constant meddling and re-arranging, and In the process, the line between viral video, Art Art, and just plain unwanted is being happily smudged.

So how do we culture-makers address our new medium, venue, and potential audiences? How do we incorporate and process this superstructure of meaning, whether we are dilettantes, starry-eyed devotees or television-loyalists? And how can you find that good, weird shit out there when there is so much to look at?

Internalizing media's place in our everyday lives is already assured, but thankfully these videos go above and beyond to perform the inevitable. By extricating the banal and taking it to its logical end, these artists create bizarro worlds of displacement and repetition.

As those who stare at computers all day, we feel really guilty about this misspent time wandering the internet. By creating a perpetual side project of cataloging, archiving and presenting the best the internet has to offer, we are slowly turning procrastination into productivity. While We Were Working is exemplary for using our time wisely so you don't have to.

While We Were Working is Curated By Robert Snowden and Eric Fleischauer.