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Facts on File: World News Digest

Would you like the lastest news from the conflicts in Egypt?  Are you concerned about the rising global cost of food?  Do you need a topic for a research paper?

Facts on File: World News Digest is a great resource to get you started on your research, and kept up to date on the most recent global news.  Factos on File contains sections for recently featured news stories, country profiles, top news stories by country, suggestions for research topics, and top news stories dating back to 1940.  Whether you want to explore news of the past or stay up to date what's happening right now, Facts on File is worth checking out.

To access Facts on File: World News Digest, visit the library's home page and select the database from the "Online Resources A to Z" drop down menu.

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Which Way Forward

Time	Saturday, February 19 · 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Location	Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago - Congress Lounge, 2nd floor.
Created By	Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation
More Info	“Which Way Forward?” refers to the direction and tactics that the peace, justice and environmental movements might employ to reach toward meaningful change at a time when electoral politics are dominated by big media, big lobbyists and big donors and the peace movement, which had grown so quickly, has dwindled to a fraction of its size a mere eight years after the onset of the Iraq War. Panel:  Michael Deutsch, National Lawyers' Guild on the FBI raids Jorge Mujica on immigrant rights Karen Lewis, President of Chicago Teachers Union Michael Toussaint Losier of Chicago Anti-Eviction Campaign. Co sponsored by: The Illinois Coalition for Justice, Peace and the Environment and The Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation RSVP: nmichaels@roosevelt.ed http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=153042138084325 http://www.facebook.com/mansfieldinstitute

 

African American History Month

February is African American History Month.  Take a look at the African American History Month Research Guide to find library resources, web pages, and events around Chicago.

For more information, you can also visit the African American Studies guide, the Black American History guide, the History guide and the Primary Sources guide.