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Rising Roots International presents:

FULL MOON FIESTA!!!

to celebrate the moon's fullness with heavenly food, celestial beats, and an
otherworldly dancefloor....


Featuring:

*Dinner of "Jamakin' me Mexican" meal, catered by "Jill"
*Hip hop open mike
*Presentation on past and future projects of Rising Roots
*DJs spinning dancehall and drum'n bass
*and so much more....

Where: Ida Noyes Hall, 2nd Floor
When: This Saturday, November 8th
How: Dinner and hip hop open mic from 7-10pm is $10 (includes afterparty)
Party without dinner from 10pm-midnight is $5
Tix can be purchased at the door or in advance from Madeleine Bair, Della
Moran, Mateo G.J., Crystal Fry, Jillian Spindle, and Rodney L. Jones.

The kids who brought computers to Honduras, indigenous organizers to Chicago,
and a delectable brunch to Hyde Parkers, is about to take their vision of
technological literacy as a tool of individual and social empowerment to
Kingston, Jamaica, and would like for YOU to take part in their mission. All
proceeds of the Full Moon Fiesta will go towards funding Rising Roots projects.
To find out more, visit http://www.risingroots.org.
 

Rising Roots International presents:

From Honduras to Chicago: Fighting for Another World

Who: Berta Cáceres, Indigenous Honduran Organizer
Where: Chicago When:October 31-November 5th, 2003

Berta Cáceres is coordinator of the indigenous community alliance, Civil Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH). Days after leading a mass mobilization against privatization in Honduras, Berta will speak about the struggle by indigenous peoples, workers, campesinos, and activists around the world to put control over development back in the hands of the communities it affects, fighting back against plans such as the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and Plan Puebla-Panamá.

Friday 10/31 - 8pm - Community event in Pilsen at Meztizarte
1440 W. 18th St. (Blue line via Cermak, 18th St. stop) Co-sponsored by La Voz de los de Abajo

Saturday 11/1 - 10:30am - March against the FTAA
410 N. Cicero (Green line - Cicero stop)

Sunday 11/2 - 3:30pm - Autonomous-Zone w/ Alliance for Sustainable Jobs & Environment 2129 N. Milwaukee (Blue line - California stop)

Monday 11/3 - 5:30pm - "Crisis in Latin America" at University of Chicago University of Chicago, Pick Hall - 5828 S. University Ave room 001 (Red line- Garfield, 55east to University Ave)

Tuesday 11/4 - 9:30am - Meeting with Albany Park Day Laborers 12 noon - Depaul Lawyers Guild FTAA Teach-in (25 E. Jackson)
6:30pm - Resisting the FTAA at Depaul
At building on Kenmore and Beldon, 1 block South of Fullterton

Wednesday 11/5 - 5:30pm - University of Illinois, Chicago FTAA Teach-In 8pm - Northwestern FTAA Teach-In


FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: mateogj@risingroots.org or visit
http://www.risingroots.org/