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On this SUNDAY, January 15, 2017, the date of Martin Luther King’s birth, over 75 Chicago authors will join writers in 90 cities and communities across the United States and worldwide, coming together for #WritersResist a “re-inauguration” of compassion, equality, free speech, and the fundamental ideals of democracy.

True to the spirit of our city, Chicago #WRITERS RESIST is embracing a City of Neighborhoods theme, with a central reading in the Loop and same-day events in Pilsen, Humboldt Park, Logan Square, River West, Albany Park/ Old Irving Park, and Evanston.

THE LOOP READING starts out the day from noon to 3:00PM at Open Books, in the West Loop, 651 W. Lake St., two blocks west of the Clinton L Stop/ Green and Pink Lines.

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All events are free and open to the public. Chicago #Writers Resist community events will run from midday into the evening on Sunday.

Here is the Sunday January 15th event schedule, beginning with the noon Loop event:

••• Noon-3:00PM—LOOP at Open Books in the West Loop, 651 W. Lake St. (Pink and Green L Lines/ Clinton stop.) 20 Readers! Social Justice and Citizen Organization Speakers! Silent Literary Raffle! See this blog page for the author line-up.

••• 1:00-3:00PM—RIVER WEST at Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee Ave. “Inauguration: Affirmation, Empowerment & Resistance." Featuring vocalist Ugochi Nwaogwugwu, along with poets Susanna Lang, Dipika Mukherjee, Kee Stein, Kimberly Marie Ousley, Dina Elenbogen, and Freesia McKee. In addition, we'll have activist Dr Patricia O'Brien, on faculty at UIC school of social work. Curator: Nina Corwin. More details on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1623873551255294/

•••2:00-4:00PM—PILSEN, at Flor del Monte, 1951 West 22nd Place. Featuring Melissa Duprey, Tara Betts, Aisha Davies, Graciela Gonzalez, Isabel Reyes, Zenia Ruiz, Dan Godston, and Ydalmi Noriega.

•••2:30-4:30PM —ALBANY PARK/ OLD IRVING PARK, at Café Urbano, 4176 N. Elston Avenue. Featuring Elizabeth Marino, Cynthia Gallaher, Ruth Goring, Richard Vargas, Raul Niño, Mike Puican, Eduardo Arocho PLUS an open mic.

••• 4:00-6:00PM—EVANSTON, at Bookends and Beginnings, 1712 Sherman Avenue, Alley #1. Featuring Osama Alomar, Veronica Arreola, Virginia Bell, Dina Elenbogen, Pamela Ferdinand, Aricka Foreman, Ralph Hamilton, Emilie Hogan, Maudlyne Ihejirika, Parneshia Jones, Bennett Johnson, C. Russell Price, Bill Savage, Megan Stielstra, Michele Weldon, and John K. Wilson. More details on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1802049823393747/

••• 6:00PM —LOGAN SQUARE, at Cole’s, 2338 N Milwaukee Ave, 21+, SPEAK UP/WARM UP to Benefit the Logan Square Neighborhood Association. Featuring Diego Baez, Doro Boehme, Violet Gallardo (LSNA), Aide Hernandez (LSNA), Nathanael Lee Jones, Britt Julious, Jami Nakamura Lin, Heather McShane, Sarah Meyer, Ashley Miranda, Jose-Luis Moctezuma, Jennifer Nelson, C. Russell Price, Dawn Reiss, Kenyatta Rogers, Jacob Saenz, Erika L. Sánchez, Suzanne Scanlon, Tara Stringfellow, Dawn Tefft, and Zoe Zolbrod. Books and special printed matter will be available for donation from partners Curbside Splendor, Meekling Press, and Red Rover Reading Series. This is event is also partnered with MAKE Magazine and CHI PRC/Wasted Pages.

••• 7:00PM—HUMBOLDT PARK #Writers Resist with the Guild Literary Complex at La Bruquena, 2726 W. Division, featuring poetry by Eduardo Arocho, Carlos Cumpián, Nina Corwin, Isaac Galvan, J. Evelyn and Yolanda Nieves. The night’s MC will be Mary Hawley. Come early and sign up for an open mic slot! More details on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/357587911277647/?active_tab=discussion.

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