AUGUST 1, 2008

INSIGHT ARTS PRESENTS
THE TAMMS YEAR TEN CAMPAIGN

In 1998, the first prisoners were transferred from prisons across the state to Tamms CMAX, in Southern Illinois. This new “supermax” prison, designed to keep men in constant solitary confinement, was intended for short-term incarceration. The IDOC called it a one-year “shock treatment.” Now, ten years later, many of the original prisoners have been there for a decade. They have lived in isolation 24/7—no human contact, no phone calls, no programming, no communal activity.

Year Ten is a coalition of prisoners, ex-prisoners, families, artists, activists and concerned citizens who have come together to protest the misguided and inhumane policies at Tamms C-MAX, and to call for an end to state-sanctioned torture. We have initiated a program of cultural, educational and political events to publicize Tamms on the anniversary of its opening.
1501 W Morse Ave Chicago, IL 60626
  
For more information please go to www.yearten.org/





AUGUST 7, 2008

COLOR LINES Journal Discussion Group
Join the discussion at Insight Arts'
Center for New Possibilities
1505 W. Morse Chicago, IL 60626 6p - 8p





AUGUST 8, 2008

Dance Discovery Final Performance
Tamboula's Summer Youth Dance Program
United Church of Rogers Park - 3rd Floor
1545 W. Morse Chicago, IL 60626 6p - 9p



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AUGUST 9, 2008

STREET FESTIVAL
The People's Music School
Live Music, Food, Arts & Crafts, Family Activities
Sheridan & Eastwood - 1 block north of Wilson
Free General Admission - 12p to 6pm



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AUGUST 9, 2008

Howard Zinn's A People's History - Discussion Group
Join the Insight Arts learning community for a special
discussion group focused on Howard Zinn's "A People's History." The group meets every other Saturday at 2PM at the Center for New Possibilities, located on Morse in Rogers Park at 1505 W Morse Ave, Chicago, IL 60626 2p - 4:30p

AUGUST 9, 2008

IMAGINING AN OBAMA ADMINISTRATION



An ongoing series of discussions exploring the possibility of Barack Obama becoming President of the United States. What would an Obama administration look like? What policies might this administration put into place? How will President Obama relate to the people who voted for him? What happens if McCain wins?

Center For New Possibilities, located at 1505 W. Morse in
Rogers Park 5 PM – 6:30 PM This event is FREE

AUGUST 12, 2008

INTERNATIONAL ART ADVENTURES
International Art Discussion at Insight Arts
1545 W. Morse Chicago, IL 60626 6p - 9:30p





AUGUST 14, 2008

AMPED OPEN MIC POETRY
At the Center for New Possibilities,
1505 W. Morse Chicago, IL 60626 6:30p - 9p





AUGUST 16, 2008

MINDFULLY QUEER
For Queer Women & Genderqueer People of Color
At the Center for New Possibilities, 1505 W. Morse Chicago, IL 60626 4p - 6p    This event is Free



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AUGUST 20, 2008

Gospel Recovery Jubilee

Featuring Music, Speakers, Food, and Sign Up for Recovery Needs Sponsored by G., Life Reclamation Center & Quality Care Center and Insight Arts. For more information please call 773.576.5930

This is a monthly event!

Insight Arts' Center For New Possibilities
1505 West Morse, Chicago, IL 60626     6pm - 9pm



AUGUST 21, 2008

THEATER OF THE OPPRESSED YOUTH SHOW
Insight Arts' Summer Youth Theater Program
Located at Insight Arts' Center For New Possibilities
1505 W. Morse Chicago, IL 60626 7p



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AUGUST 22, 2008

WAR AND THE BODY
Featuring Karen G. Williams and David Boykin
Center for New Possibilities
1505 W. Morse Chicago, IL 60626 7p - 9p



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Photo of David Boykin taken by Peter Gannushkin



AUGUST 23, 2008

Howard Zinn's A People's History - Discussion Group
Join the Insight Arts learning community for a special
discussion group focused on Howard Zinn's "A People's History." The group meets every other Saturday at 2PM at the Center for New Possibilities, located on Morse in Rogers Park at 1505 W Morse Ave, Chicago, IL 60626 2p - 4:30p

AUGUST 23, 2008

IMAGINING AN OBAMA ADMINISTRATION



An ongoing series of discussions exploring the possibility of Barack Obama becoming President of the United States. What would an Obama administration look like? What policies might this administration put into place? How will President Obama relate to the people who voted for him? What happens if McCain wins?

Center For New Possibilities, located at
1505 W. Morse in Rogers Park 5 PM – 6:30 PM  This event is FREE

AUGUST 28, 2008

WOMEN OUT LOUD
Poetry, prose, live art and more.
Center for New Possibilities
1505 W. Morse Chicago, IL 60626 7p - 9p



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AUGUST 30, 2008



STUDY OF THE RIGHT WING PANEL
Do you worry about what the rightwing is doing to this country? Are you afraid of the growing use of racist, classist, sexist, homophobic violence by those who want to keep conservatives in power? Are you disgusted by the rise of militarism and the suppression of our civil rights? If the answer to any of these questions is yes then it is time to join Insight Arts as we engage in ongoing study of how the rightwing is attempting to maintain power in this country. Join Insight Arts for a new ongoing discussion centered around the work of Political Research Associates a progressive think tank that exposes movements, institutions and ideologies that undermine human rights.
Insight Arts' Center for New Possibilities
1505 W. Morse Chicago, IL 60626 2p - 5p

Nativist Bedfellows - The Christian Right Embraces Anti-Immigrant Politics By Tarso Luís Ramos and Pam Chamberlain
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Lieberman's Alarmist Senate Terrorism Report, Islamophobia, and Civil Liberties - by Chip Berlet
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