5 years of war! On this sober anniversary, we will join hands to symbolize our unity in the call for peace and for funding our communities, not war! Join us to form a human chain on 14th St. from Ave. A to 11th Ave. in Manhattan, on Saturday, March 22. Bring your friends, your banners, your signs. We will stand, hands joined, from noon to 1:00. Then both ends of the line (at 11th Ave and Ave A) will march in towards Union Square with each block filling in as the march goes by. We will converge near Union Square around 2:00 for a somber commemoration of the casualties of this immoral war. Bring photographs and flowers. Later this week, there will be photographs that you can download from our website: US service people, Iraqis, wounded vets, victims of Katrina, etc. The bells will toll, we will stand for 5 minutes in silence and then Taps will be played.

Socialist Party USA (NYC) - Liberation Film Series FREE SCREENING "SiCKO" The words "health care" and "comedy" aren't usually found in the same sentence, but in Academy Award winning filmmaker Michael Moore's new movie 'SiCKO,' they go together hand in (rubber) glove. In the tradition of Mark Twain or Will Rogers, 'SiCKO' uses humor to tell these compelling stories, leading the audience conclude that an alternative system is the only possible answer. The event includes a presentation by the grassroots healthcare rights group Private Health Insurance Must Go! - http://www.phimg.org/joomla/ For more information on “SiCKO”: http://www.michaelmoore.com/sicko/index.html http://going.com/SiCKO For more information on the Socialist Party USA (NYC): http://www.sp-usa.org/ Saturday, March 22, 2008, 4:00 pm

Thursday, April 3, 2007 7:00p Whether you're a dues-paying member, a voting member, or someone who's never even been to a meeting and are just interested about what we're up to and how to get involved, now's the time to check out a meeting. Bring your ideas, comments, questions, and energy. See you there! With updates on... National SP-USA Trade Union Organizing Anti-War Mobilization Campaign for National Health Care Left Forum 2008 Socialist Party Presidential Campaign 339 Lafayette Street (between Bleecker & Bond), Manhattan, NYC. Hit buzzer #11 and come up to the SP office on the 3rd Floor. (Note, we're up a couple of flights of stairs.) DIRECTIONS: Take 6 train to Bleecker Street or F/V train to Broadway/Lafayette. (Manhattan) More Info: spnyc@spnyc.org or 7

Private Health Insurance Must Go! FREE SCREENING "SiCKO" The words "health care" and "comedy" aren't usually found in the same sentence, but in Academy Award winning filmmaker Michael Moore's new movie 'SiCKO,' they go together hand in (rubber) glove. In the tradition of Mark Twain or Will Rogers, 'SiCKO' uses humor to tell these compelling stories, leading the audience conclude that an alternative system is the only possible answer. The event includes a presentation by the grassroots healthcare rights group Private Health Insurance Must Go! - http://www.phimg.org/joomla/ For more information on “SiCKO”: http://www.michaelmoore.com/sicko/index.h.... Wednesday, April 9, 2008, 7:00 pm St. Paul and St. Andrew Church 263 W. 86th Street (btw. Broadway and West End Ave.)

RALLY TO DEFEND & SUPPORT VENEZUELA'S BOLIVARIAN REVOLUTION FRIDAY APRIL 11TH, 2008 VENEZUELAN CONSULATE 7 EAST 51ST ST, NYC, NY (Between Madison Ave & 5th Ave near St. Patrick's Cathedral) TIME: 3:30- 6:30 PM April 11th is the anniversary of the failed attempt by the Venezuelan opposition in 2002 to overthrow Venezuela's democratically elected President Hugo Chavez Frías, who was almost immediately brought back to power by the will of the Venezuelan people. On April 11th 2008, the Venezuelan opposition is calling for a global day against Hugo Chavez and the Bolivarian Revolution. Progressive movements from Venezuela to New York must unite to send a strong response! Remember & Resist! Organized by THE ALBERTO LOVERA BOLIVARIAN CIRCLE OF NY in partnership with a coalition of organizations.

Liberation Film Series Screening of Manufacturing Consent Sunday, April 13, 2008, 1:00 pm 339 Lafayette Street (between Bleecker & Bond), Manhattan, NYC. Hit buzzer #11; come up to the Muste Room on the 3rd Floor. (No elevator, sorry.) DIRECTIONS: Take 6 train to Bleecker Street or F/V train to Broadway/Lafayette. More info: 718 869-2279 or spnyc@spnyc.org

TWO Albany Days of Action for RESPECT, RECOGNITION AND REPARATIONS for Domestic Workers Take a Stand for a Domestic Workers BILL OF RIGHTS in New York TUESDAYS - APRIL 15 & MAY 20 Sign up for 1 or both days, Leaving 6:00 am, returning 7:30 pm the same day Meet in front of the Barnes and Noble on the north side of Union Square Park at 6:00 am Take the 4/5/6/N/R/W/Q to Union Square in Manhattan Transportation by bus and food provided, donations welcome! Call to reserve your seats today! We need reservations as soon as possible to book buses. If your organization would like to co-sponsor, or for more information contact domesticworkersunited@gmail.com or (718) 220-7391 x 11. Everyday, 200,000 domestic workers (nannies, elderly companions, housekeepers) in New York make it possible for their employers to go to work; most are employed without a living wage, healthcare, and basic labor protections. A long-standing history of exclusion from basic labor laws, the devaluing of women’s work and women of color workers, along with the physical isolation in their employers’ homes creates vulnerability to abuse.

General meeting of the Private Health Insurance Must Go coalition starting at 6:30pm at St. Paul & St. Andrews Church. 263 West 86th Street in Manhattan email info@phimg.org

The next meeting of the Dem-Soc Discussion group will be held on Sunday April 20th at 3:00pm in the A.J. Muste Institute (339 Lafayette Street, Buzzer #11). This months topic is Politics, Literature, & Proletariat Art. The links to the readings are as follows Leon Trotsky: The Social Roots and The Social Function of Literature George Orwell: Politics and the English Language Mike Gold: Excerpt from Jews Without Money