Reminder:

 

The next meeting of the Gay Liberation Network is 7 PM this Wednesday at Gerber Hart Library, 1127 W. Granville.  New participants welcome!

 

Hope to see you there!!

 

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Big Anti-War Protest

Tuesday, March 20^th!

 

 

On the 4th Anniversary of the War
Stop Funding War and Occupation!
TROOPS HOME NOW!
MARCH and RALLY

TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2007
6:00 PM - Assembly - 24 W. Walton Street
7:30 PM - March - Down Michigan Ave. to Daley Plaza

If you're critical of this war but have never taken part in an antiwar action, now it's even more important than ever to participate. Hundreds of thousands have died, including over 3,000 U.S. soldiers and as many as 650,000 Iraqis - with those numbers growing daily.

Americans have paid roughly half a trillion dollars for the war - including over $20 billion from Illinois residents - all funds that could instead have funded acess to quality health care, housing and education. And leaders from both parties have vowed to keep the dollars flowing. Meanwhile, the U.S. government continues to bankroll the brutal occupation of Palestine, support Israeli aggression in Lebanon, continues its 5 year invasion of Afghanistan and threaten future attacks against Iran.

On March 20th, take a stand. Tell the government we want money for human needs, not war and corporate greed

ABOUT THE M-20 COALITION.

On January 6th, over 100 individuals and representatives of organizations, including the Gay Liberation Network, gathered to begin organizing the Chicago area's response to the 4th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The group voted to host a march on Michigan Avenue on the evening of Tuesday, March 20th, followed by a rally at Daley Plaza. As the scene of the largest mass false arrest in Chicago history and an on-going free speech battle with the city, organizing for the right to march on Michigan Avenue was seen as a symbol of the ongoing battle to defend civil liberties in Chicago, and in the nation at large.

 

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GLN Reading Group

on LGBT History

 

To deepen our understanding of LGBT history with an idea of making us better activists, the Gay Liberation Network is initiating a reading/discussion group on LGBT history.  The first session, on "Homosexuality Before the Modern Age," will be at 7 PM, Thursday, March 22^nd at the Gerber Hart Library, 1127 W. Granville, Chicago.  Possible future sessions include:

 

"Early Gay and Lesbian Activism in Europe and the United States"

"The Stonewall Rebellion and its Impact"

 "The Empire Strikes Back: Anita Bryant & the 'Save Our Children' Campaign"

"ACT-UP and the Battle Against AIDS"

"Matthew Shepard & Violence Against LGBT People"

"Gays and the Democratic Party"

"Possibilities and Problems in Marriage Rights Activism"

 

The schedule and topics of these subsequent sessions will be set by the participants at the first meeting on March 22^nd.

 

The core readings for the first session on March 22^nd are:

Barry D. Adam, The Rise of a Gay and Lesbian Movement, pp 1-16

John D'Emilio, Making Trouble, Chapter 1, "Capitalism and Gay Identity," pp 3-16

 

Supplemental readings for March 22^nd are:

David F. Greenberg, The Construction of Homosexuality

Jonathan Boswell, Same Sex Unions in Pre-Modern Europe

Bret Hinsch, Passions of the Cut Sleeve: The Male Homosexual Tradition in China, pp 1-14

 

For more information on the reading/discussion group, or to obtain some of the readings, please call Andy at 773.209.1187.

 

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In the next issue of GLN news, read about our new marriage rights initiative, the Pledge to Defend Lesbian & Gay Rights.

 

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GLN Calendar

Wednesday, March 7 - Monthly Gay Liberation Network general meeting. 7 PM at the Gerber Hart Library, 1127 W. Granville (just west of the "Granville" Red Line el station). We meet the first Wednesday of each month.

 

Friday, March 9 - Gay Liberation Network live call-in show on CAN TV, 6:30-6:55 PM on Cable Channel 21 in Chicago.  Tonight's show will preview the big anti-war protest on March 20^th.

 

Saturday, March 17 -- March on the Pentagon in Washington, DC against the war!  For details, including round-trip bus transportation from Chicago, go to www.chicagoanswer.net

 

Tuesday, March 20 -- On the 4^th anniversary of the start of the Iraq war, demand Troops Out Now!  Stop Funding War and Occupation!  Join the Gay Liberation Network and a coalition of dozens of other groups for a march on Michigan Avenue and rally at Daley Plaza.  6 PM, assemble at Odgen Elementary School parking lot, 24 W. Walton Street (Walton & State Streets).  7:30 PM, march on Michigan Avenue.  8:30 PM, rally at Daley Plaza (Clark Street & Washington Blvd).  Get details at www.M20coalition.net

 

Thursday, March 23 -- First meeting of GLN reading group.  7 PM at Gerber Hart Library, 1127 W. Granville (for more details, see notice above).

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"Formed in response to three September '98 anti-gay bashings in the "Boy's Town" neighborhood...[we] respond to all serious hate crimes, no matter which scapegoated group is targeted. We will actively seek out and work with individuals and organizations in other communities to assist them in responding to hate crimes that target them. Only by the active involvement of grass roots people from all communities can we isolate the bigots and thus lessen hate crimes."                
-- from the GLN/CABN founding statement
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