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Lawsuit Filed Against George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article7751.htm
Marjorie Cohn | The Gonzales Indictment
http://www.truthout.org/docs_05/011905A.shtml
Humans Used as Guinea Pigs by US Government and Military
http://www.worldnewsstand.net/health/humanexperiments.htm
ANTI-WAR.US is dedicated to the free distribution of anti-war graphic material.
http://www.anti-war.us/gallery/index.php
ECO FOCUS | DuPont Accused of Concealing Teflon Ingredient's Health Risk
http://www.truthout.org/docs_05/011905X.shtml
Apocalypse Soon: Has Environmental Abuse Finally Gone too Far?
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0119-32.htm
Now the Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1153513,00.html
FYI: Bush's 34 Scandals http://www.truthout.org/fyi
Thur Jan 20 Protest Coronation of Dictator Bush
# Counter-Inaugeral Protest January 20, 2005,
10:00 AM- 7:00 PM, Civic Center, San Francisco Polk @ Grove
# JAN. 20 IN THE BAY AREA:
A full day of resistance to Bush and all he represents!
7 am: Greet the morning commuters declaring "Not Our President!" with
banner drops and banner holds at highway overpasses and major
intersections all over the bay area from San Jose to Santa Rosa! Claim
a corner with your friends, step out in front of your school, stand at
your favorite intersection (never alone!) or call us to hook up with
our banners!
10:30 am: Not In Our Name Sonoma County will be protesting outside the
Federal Building in San Francisco. At the time of the actual swearing
in (11 am) there will be a mock inauguration and we will turn our backs
on Bush in synchronicity with the protest in Washington, D.C. At the
time when Bush takes the oath of office, we will shout a collective NO!
4 pm: Join Not in Our Name at Powell & Market. We will march down Market
Street to the rally at SF Civic Center.
5 pm: "Stop the War! Fight the Right!" march and rally. Gather at SF
Civic Center. Join the Not in Our Name contingent--look for earth
flags, red "Not Our President!" signs and banners.
# Thu, Jan 20 9:00 am Let America Be America Again
BART Plaza Downtown Berkeley 9:00AM - (2-8 hours)
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php
http://www.berkeleyartsfestival.com Scroll down 2 pages for more.
# Counter-Inaugeration Protest at Civic Center
Veteran's for Peace and I will be at the Civic Center beginning at 10:00
AM- with the large Deception Dollar banner, other banners, tables,
resource materials, a sound system. http://deceptiondollar.com
Veteran's for Peace will bring
panels showing the soldiers killed in Iraq and we will read the names of
those killed. If you are free in the daytime and want to do something-
we could use help. We will be there from 10 AM til 7 PM (I'll be setting
up at 9AM). We'll also have lots of picket signs and other signs to pass
out for the big rally at 5-7. At 4 PM we do hope for a large contingent
of NC 9-11 Truth Alliance to join us... but you are welcome to come
earlier. - Carol Brouillet - http://communitycurrency.org
Demand investigation of 911 cover-up!
http://wtc7.net - 911visibility.org - http://911truth.org
http://oilempire.us - http://dieoff.org - http://peakoil.net
http://911research.wtc7.net/talks/wtc/index.html
http://globalresearch.ca - http://cooperativeresearch.org
http://deceptiondollar.com - http://911review.com
http://communitycurrency.org - http://septembereleventh.org
http://cooperativeresearch.org - http://911visibility.org
# Call in Sick of Bush on Coronation Day
Free stickers and bonus rant at:
http://www.shystee.com/shysteeblog
# Where will you be on Black Thursday?
http://www.black-thursday.com
# Jan 20 Fraudulent inauguration of war criminal GW Bush GENERAL STRIKE
Also Massive National Protests: http://indymedia.org
# ALL OUT FOR January 20 Counter-Inaugural &
March 19/20 Global Day of Protest on 2nd Anniversary of the war
All cities across the globe. Global: http://indymedia.org
5pm Thu Jan 20 in SF: http://indybay.org
# "A WAKE FOR PEACE" JAZZ FUNERAL FOR DEMOCRACY
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA JAN 20, 2005 @ 11:00 A.M.
http://www.jazzfuneralfordemocracy.com
# 1/20: STAND UP FOR CHANGE RALLY at STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Progressive students at Stanford are holding a Stand Up for Change rally this Thurs., Jan. 20 from noon to 1pm on the campus. Speakers include Larry Everest, author of “Oil, Power and Empire: Iraq and the U.S. Global Agenda.” The public is encouraged to attend. Speak out and stand up for your progressive values on Inauguration Day!
Location: White Plaza, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/55998651.html
# Inauguration Day Protest reminder
Thursday, January 20 5:00 PM SF Civic Center plaza Polk @ Grove
http://indybay.org http://sf.indymedia.org http://indymedia.org
# Thu, Jan 20 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm COIT TOWER VIGIL Live Worms Gallery
1345 Grant Avenue, between Vallejo and Green
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php
# Thu, Jan 20 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
INAUGURATION DAY PEACE PROTEST
Lytton Plaza University & Emerson Palo Alto
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php
# SF League of Pissed Off Voters General Meeting
Thu Jan 20 7:30 PM
It's 2005, so take a deep breath. . .and kick off the year with our next general meeting and potluck!
WHEN: Thursday, Jan 20th; Potluck to start at 6:30, general meeting to begin at 7:30pm
WHERE: at the fabulous art collective, Infinite Kaos, 136 Taylor St. (@Turk St, 2 blocks from the Powell St. BART station), San Francisco
*come see guest performer Dan Hoyle, who recently held a show, "Circumnavigator," at The Marsh, and who will spit some shit on his volunteer efforts in Tampa, FL, during last year's election.*
Word has it that the world is protesting Bush's inauguration that day. If you're planning to gather at City Hall tomorrow at 5pm for protests (see answer.pephost.org/site/PageServer for more details), then plan on meeting with THE LEAGUE afterwards! Voice your thoughts about the actions from that day and then help set the League's course of action.
We have good things coming our way as we strive to build our collective power in the coming weeks, months, and years. Join us next week and renew your commitment to the SF League by becoming officials members, complete with benefits and decision-making power in the League! We'll also chop it up about partnerships we're building with other organizations in San Francisco, political issues we're gonna take action on, and opportunities to get involved!
So bring some eats, hear some beats, and bring all the energy you've got next Thursday. Can't wait to see you there!
Want to know more? Sign up here, here, and here:
1. the League:
http://action.indyvoter.org/join/
2. BetaIndyvoter, our online network:
http://beta.indyvoter.org/person/login
3. The League tribe:
http://pissed-off.tribe.net
# What We Do Now Thu Jan 20 7:30 PM Make Out Room
3225 22nd St @ Valencia & Mission http://tinyurl.com/6t6jd
PLEASE RSVP for Jan 20th by sending an email to: partyprogressive@gmail.com
partyprogressive-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
FORWARD this Evite to others: tinyurl.com/6t6jd
FOR EVERYONE who woke up on November 3rd and asked "What the &%^$#@ do we do now?" here's a fun and constructive way to spend Inauguration Day.
JOIN US: for a Counter-Inaugural party, where we'll celebrate the publication of brand-new (aptly-titled) WHAT WE DO NOW -- an anthology featuring essays by Howard Dean, Greg Palast, Donna Brazille and other leading progressive voices that outline new ideas for life in a post 11/2 world.
http://www.melvillehousebooks.com/wwdn.html
FEATURING remarks by contributing author Danny Schechter -- Emmy award-winning investigative journalist, TV producer, filmmaker and blogger-in-chief of Mediachannel.org, the world's largest online media issues network.
http://www.newsdissector.org/weblog/
PLUS local leaders of innovative political groups who started fighting back on Nov 3rd will discuss what we can all do now to ensure our candidates and causes succeed.
ONE MORE THING...The Bay Area rocked during the 2004 campaign and, after Nov 2nd, people began asking us what they could do. That's why we're starting The Party Progressive, a series of fun and entertaining politically-oriented events designed to maintain the momentum created by the 2004 campaign and keep us politically engaged.
This book launch party is the first in the series, so please forward this Evite to anyone who might be interested in it or future events. Just click "Tell Friends" and enter their email. Or send them a link to this Evite: http://tinyurl.com/6t6jd SEE YOU January 20th! Peace,
# JAN. 20, ALL DAY LONG
* Wear a white ribbon of mourning for those who have lost their lives to
the Iraq War
* "Not One Damn Dime!" Don't spend a dime on January 20! Spend your time
and contribute to the growing resistance to the Bush Agenda and all it
represents!
* "Turn Your Back On Bush!" Wherever you are, write your message on your
back and with your office, or friends, turn your back! and TAKE A
PICTURE to send in to info@notinourname.net
* Declare NO - wherever you are! Put the poster in your window! Create a
climate of resistance!
Not in Our Name
3945 Opal Street, Oakland CA 94609
phone: 510-601-8000
email: bayarea@notinourname.net
local: http://bayarea.notinourname.net
nat'l: http://www.notinourname.net
# 1/20: Nature's Economy (The Aurora Forum's free public lecture) (palo alto)
Nature's Economy: Population, Consumption, and Sustainability
Thu Jan 20 7:30 pm, Kresge Auditorium (Doors 6:00 pm) Stanford
Stanford Conservation Biologists Paul Ehrlich and Anne Ehrlich with Gretchen Daily
In their new book, One with Nineveh, Stanford conservation biologists Paul Ehrlich and Anne Ehrlich discuss three challenging global trends: increasing population, rising consumption, and growing political and economic inequities. In a conversation moderated by ecologist Gretchen Daily, the Ehrlichs give cause for concern yet offer reasons to hope. http://auroraforum.org
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/55658910.html
# http://www.artistsandwritersforpeace.org
A POETRY PROTEST IN BERKELEY
9 a.m., Jan 20, 2005
BART Plaza in Downtown Berkeley
LET AMERICA BE AMERICA AGAIN; An Inauguration Protest
At 9 o'clock in the morning, on January 20, 2005, at the moment the
oath of office is being administered in Washington, D.C., Artists and
Writers for Peace will bring people together in BART Plaza in Downtown
Berkeley, California to read the Langston Hughes poem "Let America Be
America Again." And then to read it again. Anyone who wants to join in
will have a chance to come to the microphone--the reading will continue
until everyone has had a turn or the light has dimmed.
We are sending out a call to people all over the country to make this
reading a part of their Inauguration day activities. We like the idea of
the words... "Land that never has been yet and yet must be..." drowning
out the pontification and lies that will emanate from our nation's
capitol that day. And we like the idea of everyone speaking the verses
of protest at the very moment--12 noon EST--of the inauguration
ceremony.
While "Let America Be America Again" was first published in 1936, it
speaks to us today with a voice both critical and hopeful.
If you are planning an event, please contact us at with news of your
participation, so we can keep the press apprised of the scope of the
project.
For updates and a link to the poem go to
http://www.artistsandwritersforpeace.org
Bonnie Hughes
artistsandwritersforpeace@gmail.com
510-665-9496
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"Masters of War" lyrics: http://bobdylan.com/songs/masters.html
"War Is A Racket!" - General Smedley Butler, USMC
http://lmno4p.org/war/
Lake Merritt Neighbors Organized for Peace (LMNOP):
Weekly peace walks at Lake Merritt in Oakland.
Info: http://lmno4p.org/where_when.htm
# Not One Damn Dime Day - Jan 20, 2005
Since our religious leaders will not speak out against the war in
Iraq, since our political leaders don't have the moral courage t
oppose it, Inauguration Day, Thursday, January 20th, 2005 is "Not
One Damn Dime Day" in America.
On "Not One Damn Dime Day" those who oppose what is happening in our
name in Iraq can speak up with a 24-hour national boycott of all forms
of consumer spending.
During "Not One Damn Dime Day" please don't spend money. Not one damn
dime for gasoline. Not one damn dime for necessities or for impulse
purchases. Not one damn dime for nothing for 24 hours.
On "Not One Damn Dime Day," please boycott Wal-Mart, Kmart, Target...
Please don't go to the mall or the local convenience store. Please
don't buy any fast food (or any groceries at all for that matter).
For 24 hours, please do what you can to shut the retail economy down.
The object is simple. Remind the people in power that the war in Iraq
is immoral and illegal; that they are responsible for starting it and
that it is their responsibility to stop it.
"Not One Damn Dime Day" is to remind them, too, that they work for
the people of the United States of America, not for the internationa
corporations and K Street lobbyists who represent the corporations and
funnel cash into American politics.
"Not One Damn Dime Day" is about supporting the troops.
Now 1,200 brave young Americans and (some estimate) 100,000 Iraqis
have died. The politicians owe our troops a plan - a way to come home.
There's no rally to attend. No marching to do. No left or right wing
agenda to rant about. On "Not One Damn Dime Day" you take action by
doing nothing.
You open your mouth by keeping your wallet closed.
For 24 hours, nothing gets spent, not one damn dime, to remind our
religious leaders and our politicians of their moral responsibility to
end the war in Iraq and give America back to the people.
Please share this email with as many people as possible
# PROTEST THE ILLEGAL INAUGURATION OF DUBYA
For 24 Hours SHUT DOWN THE U.S. ECONOMY
-- If you are an employee, take Thursday, January 20 off. Take a
vacation day, a personal day, call in sick. I don't care. Just don't
work. (Emergency workers excluded).
-- If you own a business, (and I realize this is a very big request),
close down your business on January 20. Put a message on your
voicemail letting anyone who calls know why you are closed. Put a
sign in your window. Just do it!
-- If you have a website, take it down, and put up a page that says
your business is closed because you are mourning the death of your
country, the end of democracy and the US as we have known it, the
stolen election and the illegal inauguration of bush!
-- If you have friends outside the US, tell them not to buy an
american product, an american stock, conduct business with an
american firm, nothing!
-- AND NO ONE HERE BUYS A THING! Not a bottle of water, a
pay-per-view movie, a candy bar, a gallon of gas, a pack of
cigarettes, nothing. Get organized and do it the day before.
While you are sitting home, pick up the phone and call the media and
tell them what you are doing. (This is the ONLY thing you are allowed
to spend money on.) Call your senators and representatives if you
think it will do any good.
They wouldn't listen to us when we called and emailed and filed
lawsuits. They thought that they were going to steal our country and
our freedom, send us to war, put the profits in their pockets and
then rub our faces in it by inaugurating bush? I say NO WAY!
On Inauguration Day Protest!
Our religious leaders will not speak out against the war in Iraq. Our
political leaders don't have the moral courage to oppose it. And our
"free" press has been so bought out by mega corporations they could
not even find the wherewithal to investigate a stolen presidential
election.
And now, on January 20th we are being asked to accept the man who
brought us this new world order as our leader?
Inauguration Day, Thursday, January 20th, 2005 is the day we SHUT
DOWN THE U.S. ECONOMY for 24 Hours.
That's right. The War Machine, The Military Industrial
Complex,Political Lobbyists, Corporate control of the media. It's all
about money. This time, we hit them where it hurts.
For 24 Hours SHUT DOWN THE U.S. ECONOMY
Not one damn dime for gasoline. Not one damn dime for necessities or
for impulse purchases. Not one damn dime for anything for 24 hours.
Boycott Walmart, KMart and Target. Don't go to the mall or the local
convenience store. Don't buy any fast food (or any groceries at all
for that matter). For 24 hours, please do what you can to shut the
retail economy down.
Not one dime on pay per view, stamps, don't put mail in your mailbox, nothing.
The object is simple. Don't spend, Don't work, Don't participate in
the economy.
Send A Unified Message To Washington
The People of the United States CAN and WILL come together in a time
of crisis. We will take steps as necessary to secure our country.
Let Mr. Bush consider THAT as he takes his OATH of OFFICE.
There's no rally to attend. No marching to do. No left or right wing
agenda to rant about. On "Not One Damn Dime Day" you take action by
doing nothing.
You open your mouth by keeping your wallet closed.
For 24 hours, nothing gets spent, not one damn dime, no one works
except emergency workers.
For 24 Hours SHUT DOWN THE U.S. ECONOMY
++++++++++++++++++++++++++STOP THE WALL++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.stopthewall.org http://www.nad-plo.org
http://www.hrw.org http://www.pal-arc.org
http://www.endtheoccupation.org http://www.sustaincampaign.org
# BLACK THURSDAY FLYER! PASS IT AROUND.
http://www.black-thursday.com/thursdayflyer.pdf
also
http://www.black-thursday.com/home.html
BLACK THURSDAY, January 20, 2005
The Idea Is Simple. Just Like The President.
This January 20th:
- Call in sick to work
- Don't buy anything
...and write to your newspaper, your senator and your representative to tell them why.
The re-election of George W. Bush, in spite of his innumerable failures of policy and practice throughout his first term, inspires disbelief among many. How is it that a man who has overseen the deaths of over 100,000 people in the course of a war fought on specious grounds at a cost of hundreds of billions of dollars and in violation of international laws manages to retain his office? How is it that a man who seemingly dedicates himself to the eradication of virtually all socially-beneficial government programs from public education to social security retains the confidence of a large portion of the population? And how is it that the national press can continually ignore the abundant evidence of incompetence and malfeasance, maintaining a posture of ostensibly impartial reportage even as they recount a once-unimaginable litany of absurdities, deceits, and insanities ranging from the scuttling of social programs to state-sanctioned torture in military prisons?
And, how is it that the wishes of the majority of Americans for such things as a decent living wage, a sane healthcare system, a modicum of environmental protection, a few reasonable limits on corporate power, an equitable taxation system, and laws which respect rather than mock constitutional rights are so cavalierly disregarded? Simple: Our leaders aren't listening.
Well, perhaps we aren't speaking loudly enough. And perhaps we're not speaking in a language that the administration, its corporate supporters, and the media readily understand.
There is, though, a language that they understand, and it's one that you speak: The language of dollars. The dollars they make from your purchases, the dollars they make from your labor, and the dollars that flow into federal coffers when you pay your taxes.
Your dollars are their power. The more of your dollars you give to them, the more power they have. Conversely, the more you keep for yourself, the more power you have. It's that simple.
While one person deciding not to work or spend for a single day won't make a noticeable difference, there is strength in numbers. 49% of this country - at least - voted against George W. Bush, his wars, his neglect of the lower and middle classes, his assault on the environment, and his disregard for the rights and liberties enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. That's 49% of the population who could - if they wanted - take the day of George Bush's second inauguration to let him know in no uncertain terms that they're sick and tired of being exploited, sick and tired of unjust wars waged in their name, sick and tired of having their grandchildren's legacy squandered through ballooning deficits, sick and tired of seeing their country's natural resources plundered by his corporate pals.
On January 20th, people across the country will join together to speak in one voice. By staying home from work, by not buying products from chain stores, by turning off their cable TV, by not buying (or using) gasoline or other oil-based products, by not making long-distance phone calls - in an infinite number of ways, Americans will send George Bush a message he sorely needs to hear. America expects accountability, transparency, humanity and justice from an administration which has, up to now, provided little in any of these areas.
For one day, why not keep your power where it belongs: In your hands. Pass this message along to your family, friends, and co-workers, and let them know that they can make their voices heard too. On January 20th, let your voice join with thousands of others in rising from a whisper to a shout - a shout that the Bush Administration can't ignore.
CONTACT: info@black-thursday.com
http://black-thursday.com
Non Bush related events Thu Jan 20:
# 1/20 at 4-5pm in Oakland: Emergency Labor Action at Albertson's
Albertson’s 3250 Lakeshore Ave http://indybay.org
http://www.alamedalabor.org
# CELLspace's Media Arts Lab Film Fest CELEBRATING COMMUNITY THROUGH FILM
Thu Jan 20 7:00 PM CELLspace 2050 bryant. st http://www.cellspace.org
The Media Arts Lab will be hosting the 1st Annual Film Festival.
CELEBRATING COMMUNITY THROUGH FILM
Showcasing the work of Local Film Artists:
In PSA, political shorts, environmental documentaries, music videos,
animations, independent shorts and unfinished works.
WHEN: THURSDAY NIGHT 8PM JANUARY 20th DOORS OPEN AT 7PM
WHERE: CELLSPACE 2050 Bryant St. (Btn 18th & 19th) FREE
http://www.cellspace.org or contact 415-648-7562
# Jan 20, Thu 7-9:30pm Free Spiritual Movies
gathering, 2141 Broadway, Oakland sfbay-aware-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
# Tsunami Relief Benefit in Berkeley Thu Jan 20 8:00 PM
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts 2640 College Ave. Berkeley
http://www.nosweatshops.org
http://www.kitka.org/tsunamiaid
BAY AREA WORLD MUSIC and SPOKEN WORD ARTISTS
Perform in TSUNAMI RELIEF BENEFIT concert
January 20th at BERKELEY's Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
Suggested donation for the benefit is $25/more if you can.
Featuring:
KITKA: Women's Vocal Ensemble
NINA GERBER and LINDA TILLERY
AVOTCJA
RIFFAT SULTANA & PARTY
WORD & VIOLIN: PIREENI SUNDARALINGAM and COLM O' RIAIN
JUDITH-KATE FRIEDMAN
BILLY CAULEY
DAVE BERZSONSKY
Fri Jan 21
# FRI JAN 21, 2005, 2:30-5 PM Novato
ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATION - STOP THE WAR!
STOP USING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AS CANNON FODDER!
BRING THE TROOPS HOME!
MILITARY RECRUITMENT CENTER, 1559 S. NOVATO BLVD., NOVATO, CA
(AT THE TRIANGLE SHOPPING CENTER)
PUPPETS, DRUMMING, MEMORIAL PHOTOS OF U.S. AND IRAQI WAR DEAD, PICKETING AND PROCESSION
BRING SIGNS - BRING DRUMS - BRING FRIENDS
FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT ¡PRESENTE! nbnvrc@earthlink.net
This event is part of a larger comprehensive draft/recruitment educational series in Marin.
For ongoing activities including weekly peace vigils,
weekly organizing meetings, and committee meetings:
http://www.mpjc.org/ongoing.html
# Keep Abortion Legal: Jan. 21 & 22 in SF
Join us the evening of Friday, January 21 to remember... (a staged reading of “Voices From the Alley")
Join us Saturday, January 22 to fight... proposed direct action when 10,000 anti-choice activists are descending on San Francisco, to erode public support for legalized abortion (to get involved in organizing direct action on Saturday January 22, or for more info in general on either day, please contact elizabethcreely@yahoo.com
http://www.adoptanactivist.org/womensrights.html
http://www.indybay.org/womyn/ for more about the Jan. 22 pro-choice march)
WE”LL NEVER GO BACK - Keep Abortion Legal Friday Jan 21 7:00 PM
Osage Alley (directly next to Café La Boheme and across from the 24th St. BART station
“Voices From the Alley” A Living Newspaper
Written by Elizabeth Creely Directed by Lucie Field
Join us for a staged reading of “Voices From the Alley”, a Living Newspaper that tells the stories of women who survived illegal abortions. Before Roe v Wade became the law, more than 200,000.00 women were forced to put their health in jeopardy annually by seeking illegal abortions. Today, according to the Canadian organization Childbirth by Choice, many more women from around the world die each year following abortions performed in unsanitary conditions. “Voices From the Alley” tells their story. “Voices from the Alley” will be followed by a candlelit procession from Osage Alley to the Woman’s Building at 18th and Lapidge in honor of women who died from illegal abortions. All participants are asked to bring candles, offerings/objects to decorate the alter.
WHY DO WE STILL HAVE TO TELL THESE STORIES?
Thirty-two years after Roe v. Wade, our rights are eroding. Repressive state and federal legislation has allowed health care providers to refuse to offer or cover sexual and reproductive health services. Pharmacists in some states are legally allowed to refuse to fill prescriptions for contraception’s. And fully 87 % percent of all counties in the United States do not have abortion providers.
WHY ARE OUR RIGHTS DISAPPEARING?
Because the Right is mobilized and on the move. On January 22nd, 10,000 anti-choice activists are descending on San Francisco, to erode public support for legalized abortion.
Join us the evening of the 21st to remember
Join us January 22nd to fight
WE”LL NEVER GO BACK
Keep Abortion Legal
To get involved in organizing direct action on Saturday January 22, please contact elizabethcreely@yahoo.com
# Fri Jan 21 Green Beat Music Gathering 7:00 - 9:30pm $10 door
2-for-1 by making reservations 48 hours in advance
Now you can see SF's most passionate songwriters break from their glamorous
nightclub appearances, and unveil their hearts and souls in an intimate acoustic gathering. There will be a few open slots for other songwriters, so come early to sign up.
RSVP: reserveseats@aweber.com
http://www.acousticsongwriters.com 510 549-4300
# Annual SF IndieFest Benefit/Launch Party Fri Jan 21 7p-2a $10
This event is 18up! with:
DROP BLACK SKY
ORIXA
SMASH UP DERBY
THISTLE
DEALERSHIP
EFF
and DJs Bishop and Kit from The Church of Elvis
Plus Short Films and Festival Previews!
and $2 New Belgian Beer!
10% discount on all festival tickets and passes!
Festival tickets go on sale Tuesday Jan 25 at Naked Eye Video, 607 Haight at Steiner, 11a-7p
More info: http://www.sfindie.com
Links:
http://www.dropblacksky.com (A sonorous mixture of digitally generated rhythms and soundscapes, ambient textured layers of guitar and bass, and ethereal reverent female vocals)
http://www.orixazone.com (A powerful blend of rock, funk, ska, hip hop and Latin rhythms)
http://www.smashupderby.com (The world's only live mash-up rock band)
http://www.thistlehq.com ("Thistle slides like a jazzed up piston amongst the dirty garage rock bands of the moment... Odd yes, but brilliant definitely."-ID Magazine)
http://www.dealerkids.com/ ("Catchy riffs, pop-punk sensibilities and witty songwriting" Sponic)
http://www.myspace.com/eff ("A deadly black electical scream ripping through the arthritic veins of your dying city." experimental, psychedelic, metal)
http://www.newbelgium.com
http://www.rickshawstop.com
http://www.sfbg.com
http://www.sfstation.com
The Church of Elvis, RnR dancin' every First Friday at Cat Club, 1180 Folsom at 8th.
Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell at Van Ness
info@sfindie.com 415.820.3907
http://www.sfindie.com
# Fri, Jan 21, 2005 S.S.S.: SACRED SHAMANIC SEX
A Magickal Invocational Talk by Koyote
Ambient electronic music by Kyron
There is an ancient tradition of esoteric work with the sacred sexual energies that act as basic fuel for Life. This Toltec shamanic teaching has remained hidden for over one thousand years and has been passed only by direct transmission while in the Dreaming or altered states of consciousness.
Our sexual center is the key to great changes. The Awakened Ones of old knew how to channel their sexual energies to infuse their every act with creativity. Koyote will share and demonstrate the principles transmitted for generations for the infusion of sex into the creative process. Discover this source of greatness in you and begin to fulfill the potential.
Give birth to the Sacred in your life.
Fri Jan 21 7:30pm $5 Sacred Space (776 Haight @ Scott)
Koyote has worked with various shamanic and magickal traditions throughout his life, including the Thelemic tradition and the Yaqui Indian Tradition of Mexico. He conducts transformative workshops throughout the United States and Latin America where he passes on the knowledge he has received from all these various sources. Koyote also incorporates music, video and theater into his work to achieve a total inmersive experience.
http://www.sfbardo.com/talks&.htm
# Fri, Jan 21 7:30 pm Counter-Inaugural Ball
Unitarian Hall 505 E. Charleston Palo Alto $10-$20
Benefits: Peninsula Peace and Justice Center
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php
# 01/21/05 FRI
Hamsa Lila Dhamaal Sound System featuring Janaka
http://www.hamsalila.com/shows.html
Doors 8:30 PM | Show 9 PM Tickets $13 Adv | $15 Door
The Independent
628 Divisadero @ Hayes (old Justice League)
http://www.independentsf.com/jan2005.htm
# 'CLOSER' SF Fri Jan 21 10:00 PM To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour. - William Blake, "Auguries of Innocence"
In a city strewn with events geared towards "blowing your mind" you may have a hard time finding an event for the romantics, a night of patience, majestic beauty and sensuality imbued into sound. On January 21st we will slow down, and collectively enjoy the music that brings us closer... closer to ourselves and one another. The DJ's gracing the tables were all chosen for their ability to play music fitting of the archetype. With DJs...
BROTHER - luscious breaks (13Moontribe/Spaceship Gaia- SC)
MOZAIC - sultry tech-house & electro (13 Moontribe/Spaceship Gaia- SC)
DANNY - scintillating IDM breaks (Moontribe- Arcata, L.A.)
JACARANDA - pulsating downtempo & progressive (Organic Light - SF)
PHIDELITY - seductive psychedelic love songs (Organic Light - SF)
SATURNIA - succulent psy-chill (Phoenix Family)
Visuals by Kaia and Mickey T
Special 3-D surround sound ambisonics by Catharsis of EGR records in conjunction with Magnetic Sound of Santa Cruz.
Tickets will be 10 at the door. The event will be taking place at Infinite Kaos HQ at 136 Taylor (@Eddy) in San Francisco. Music begins at 9 and will continue late into the night.
http://www.organiclightindustries.com
# MIGHTY BREAKS! Frid Jan 21 10:00 PM 15th & Utah
http://www.sistersf.com/events.php
Friday Jan. 21st: MIGHTY BREAKS brings you
the SPACE COWBOYS and SISTER SF!!
A new party coming to Mighty the third Friday of every month,
bringing you the kickass nu-breaks that you love!
From Sister SF: Samira, Queen Agnes B, Seraphim, Forest Green, J-Fi, Melyss with Audio Angel on the mic
From the Space Cowboys: The Geometrist, Mancub, Smoove, Kapt'n Kirk, 8Ball, Polarbear & more
Mighty 119 Utah St @ 15th , SF 10:00PM - 4:00AM, $10, 21+
Sat Jan 22
# Interestingly enough, the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade
(turning 32 Jan. 22, 2004) occurs Sat. A group called
Walk for Life West Coast will be having a permitted
march through the embarcadero etc. that day. They are
pro-life. There has been a call for action for
counter protests that day. And so Jan. 21 has been
called a day of teach-ins and awareness of issues
related to abortion rights. Check out more on Indymedia:
http://sfbay.indymedia.org/womyn/
http://www.indybay.org/news/2004/12/1708701.php
# ON JANUARY 22ND, DEFEND WOMEN'S HEALTH AND RIGHTS!
. 10 am - Rally at Powell and Market Streets, SF (Powell Street BART)
. 11 am - March to the Embarcadero
January 22nd is the 32nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme
Court decision that established the constitutional right to reproductive
freedom. On the same day, anti-choice extremists plan to march in San
Francisco against women's health and rights. The anti-choice minority might
be emboldened by the climate in Washington, D.C. but they are not welcome
here!
JOIN THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA PRO-CHOICE COALITION TO STAND UP FOR
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM AND DEMONSTRATE THAT SAN FRANCISCO IS PRO-CHOICE!
For more information or to get involved, call 415-890-1020 x209
Are you coming? Let us know! visit
http://www.ppaction.org/ppgg/events/demo/details.tcl
Driving? Need a ride? Visit
http://www.drivingvotes.org/rides/sfprochoice.php
SPONSORED BY THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA PRO-CHOICE COALITION.
The coalition includes: (Partial List)
Access- Women's Health Rights Coalition
American Association of University Women
American Civil Liberties Union- Northern California
A.N.S.W.E.R.
Bay Area Women in Black
California Women's Agenda
Center for Young Women's Development
Code Pink
Democratic Socialists of America
Gabriela Network
Law Students for Choice
League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville
Many United for Feminism
NARAL Pro-Choice California
National Women's Political Caucus- Alameda North
Oakland East Bay NOW
Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health
Planned Parenthood Golden Gate
Radical Women
Socialist Viewpoint
Solidarity
Tri-Valley NOW
The Women's Building
Women's Intercultural Network
To add your organization as a sponsor, please contact
resourceroom@womensbuilding.org
Nora Dye
Public Affairs Outreach Manager
Planned Parenthood Golden Gate
415.202.7225 p
415.776.1449 f
http://www.ppgg.org
A patriot is one who struggles for the soul of her country.
~Adrienne Rich
# Call for Stilters for Roe v. Wade Demonstration
Sat Jan 22 10:00 AM
ON JANUARY 22ND, DEFEND WOMEN'S HEALTH AND RIGHTS!
10 am - Rally at Powell and Market Streets, SF (Powell Street BART)
11 am - March down Market along the Embarcadero to Aquatic Park
January 22nd is the 32nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that established the constitutional right to reproductive freedom. On the same day, anti-choice extremists plan to march in San Francisco against women's health and rights. The anti-choice minority might be emboldened by the climate in Washington, D.C. but they are not welcome here!
Calling all pro-choice stiltwalkers to join us and show the anti-s that the Bay Area is pro-choice! If you can make it, please rsvp.
JOIN THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA PRO-CHOICE COALITION TO STAND UP FOR REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM, LINE THE ROUTE OF THE ANTI-CHOICE MARCH, AND DEMONSTRATE THAT SAN FRANCISCO IS PRO-CHOICE!
For more information or to get involved, call 415-890-1020 x209
Flyers in both English and Spanish are available by clicking
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/01/1714148.php
Are you coming? Let us know!
http://www.ppaction.org/ppgg/events/demo/details.tcl
Driving? Need a ride? Visit
http://www.drivingvotes.org/rides/sfprochoice.php%3E
SPONSORED BY THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA PRO-CHOICE COALITION.
# Pro-Choice Demonstration! Teach-Ins and Plays!
Sat Jan 22 10:00 AM Powell and Market --> The Embarcadero
http://www.drivingvotes.org/rides/sfprochoice.php
Jan 22 is the 32rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
Anti-choice extremists are busing in to SF and marching that Saturday as "Pro-life feminists"! WHAT??! Not in this town !!
Join SF's Pro-Choice Majority, and help ensure right-wingers know they're NoT Welcome Here! Wear Green For Choice!
The March:
Sat. 1/22 10a Meet at Powell and Market (Bring Signs!)
11a March to Embarcadero for Demonstration
Supporting Rad Events:
Sun. 1/16 12-7p Womyn's Teach-In/Skillshare
@Station 40, 3030 B 16th ST, SF
across the street from 16th/Mission BART
Fri. 1/21 7-9p "Voices From the Alley" reading and memorial
@Osage Alley, next to Dance Mission,
across the street from 24th/Mission BART
# 1/22: Mushroom Hike (los altos) 10am - 1:00pm
Hidden Villa, 2680 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Learn how to identify common families of mushrooms. Wade Leschyn of the Mycological Society of San Francisco discusses edible and poisonous varieties. Bring a basket for collecting specimens and a small knife. Hike contingent on weather. Limited space, register early!!
Ages 10+, 10$/person call Hidden Villa for more information or reservations: (650) 949-8653 or email us at: communityprograms@hiddenvilla.org
26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, Ca, 94022
http://hiddenvilla.org
# Be killed in Bi-Polar Production's newest thriller METER MAID ME MASSACRE Call for Extras to Party/Film shoot, Free Food and Beer
Sat Jan 22 NOON to 5pm, Speakeasy brewery
1195 Evans Ave. at Keith St. SF http://www.goodbeer.com
Call for Extras to Party/Film shoot, Free Food and Beer, NO PAY.
Be killed in Bi-Polar Production's newest thriller
METER MAID ME MASSACRE
a martial arts zombie film by Cecil B. Feeder
Starring Dennis Ruel (www.dennisruel.com) and
Ruth Lopriore (www.onemodelplace.com id#13138)
The scene we are shooting is a rebellious and
extremely bloody uprising against the evil parking
Czar and his zombie cronies. Dress like parking
enforcement officer and be massacred. Wear a light
blue button down shirt, black pants and a helmet of
any type. There will be free food and beer by
Speakeasy Ales and Lagers and musical entertainment by
Orelode (www.orelode.com), T and A (SF), Plus more...
Bring your friends, kids, and neighbors.
If you have any questions please see my wesite
http://www.cecilbfeeder.com
# Saturday, January 22 at 1 pm, Canopy will be planting trees at the Palo Alto Golf Course (near the Baylands) and we need your help to do it! No experience is necessary, and Canopy supplies all the tools. If you are interested, please let me know. take care,
Jana Dilley Program Director Canopy: Trees for Palo Alto
3921 East Bayshore Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 650-964-6110
fax: 650-964-6173 http://www.Canopy.org
# http://www.artsf.org 4 Year Anniersary Sat Jan 22 7PM - 1AM $5 HAPPY
110 Capp St. 5th Floor@ 16th St. (1 block from 16th BART station)
DJ Polywog The Lincolns The Clones DJ RS2 DJ CubaRoks
# JANE: Abortion and the Underground Sat Jan 22 8:00 PM
BRAVA Theater Center 2781 24th St http://www.brava.org $10
On the 32nd Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, join Planned Parenthood Golden Gate for a night of theater and discussion. A play by Paula Kamen Directed by Rebecca Longworth
One Night Only!
JANE: Abortion and the Underground is the true story of a group of women who formed an underground abortion service in the Chicago area from the late 1960's to the early 1970's, before abortion was legal. The play will be followed by a panel discussion about the current threats to legal abortion in the United States and the future of the reproductive rights movement.
http://www.ppaction.org/ppgg/events/jane
# Jan 22-Jill Tracy, Rosin Coven...- 9pm-Cat Club, 1190 Folsom Street, SF
Rosin Coven, Jill Tracy, Vau de Vire Society DJs Miz Margo, Decay, Jay T Tempura
# The 5th Annual Edwardian Ball Sat, Jan 22 9pm-3am
$12 adv or in costume, $15 w/out
The Edwardian Ball is an elegant, whimsical, humorous and macabre=20
celebration of live music, theatre, dancing, costumery, and the works=20
of Edward Gorey. Founded as a partnership between Rosin Coven, the=20
World's Premiere Pagan Lounge Ensemble, and the Cat Club, a darkly=20
charming South of Market nightclub, The Edwardian Ball has formed a=20
unique tradition that each year features a different Gorey story and=20
numerous live performers. Each year Rosin Coven, the eight-piece=20
Edwardian House Band, brings the stories to life with narration and=20
live musical scores as the stories are acted out before your eyes, most=20=
often requiring audience participation. This year's stories include=20
"The Evil Garden" and "The Disrespectful Summons," sure to cause a=20
proper Edwardian commotion.
The already atmospheric Cat Club is further transformed each year by=20
the bewitching d=E9cor of Puppets and Pie. In addition to their =
infamous=20
puppetry, Puppets and Pie metamorphosizes the experience into a rich=20
world of Edwardian and Gorey-inspired art and characters, replete with=20=
black and white forests, doubtful guests peering from the shadows,=20
giant bugs buzzing from the rafters, and an antique photo booth poised=20=
for your portrait.
With the addition of fiendish femme fatale Jill Tracy in piano and=20
song, and the world-class (yet highly inappropriate) aerial and=20
acrobatic antics of Vau de Vire Society, this year's Edwardian Ball=20
promises to be the finest yet. Edwardian disc jockeys Miz Margo,=20
Decay, and Jay T Tempura add their eclectic musical selections to the=20
mix, from the opening hour of ballroom dancing to the late-night hours=20=
of classic Cat Club dance music.
Please, do join us - you're certain to have a Ball!
Artist links, photo galleries, tickets and more=20
http://www.edwardianball.com
Cat Club 1190 Folsom (at 8th) SF 415.431.3332
# Sat Jan 22 SF 9pm-3am
Our friends and amazingly-talented musicians of Rosin Coven have invited us to create and collaborate in a theatrical presentation of stories from the infamous Edward Gorey ...Vau de Vire style! Also in the evening's line-up is Jill Tracy...a most hauntingly-beautiful creature with a voice and piano-talant you really must experience live. So, dress in your finest Edwardian or Gorey-esque attire and come join us.
Paradox Media & Cat Club Present: “Evil Garden” The Fifth Annual Edwardian Ball
(a elegantly sinister San Francisco tradition since the turn of the century)
Sat Jan 22nd, 2005 at the Cat Club 8th & Folsom, SF 9pm-3am
$12 in Edwardian or Gorey-esque attire, $15 in modern day garb
Live Perf * Music, Storytelling & Gorey Theatre by Rosin Coven
http://www.rosincoven.com
* Inappropriate acrobatic antics & acting out by Vau de Vire Society
http://www.vaudeviresociety.com
* Fiendish fatale Jill Tracy http://www.jilltracy.com
With Edwardian Disc Jockeys: * Miz Margo http://www.darksparkle.com
* and more TBA... Décor by Puppets & Pie http://www.edwardianball.com
# East Bay Spin Jam Sat Jan 22 9:00 PM SPAZ warehouse
4th and Bancroft Berkeley 9pm -12am
(on Bancroft on the right just before the railroad tracks)
Sound system, space inside to spin, space outside to burn, other circus stuff to play with!
# Howdy Folks' !
Thomas, Garth and Clay a wanna invite you to their new little do
from here on in to be known as >>> Rude Not To <<<
It's gonna be small tight and all night so do come along for the fun
heavy heavy monster sounds abounding
disco murder styles
positive steppers
new morning light time
The cover is 10 bucks and we need it from everyone to cover the costs
so guest list action is limited to donations
please don't be shy so we can do this again
Now find the spot and see you there
136 Taylor @ Turk / Eddy 11pm to 5am January 22, 2005
Much Love Comin Atcha in 2005678 and 9 Fine Time
# XENO & Get YER Freak on! Saturday January 22, 2005
Sat Jan 22 11:00 PM Xenodrome
1320 Potrero between 25th/Cesar Chavez
XENO & Get YER Freak on! are "Keepin' it Warm"
11pm 'til wilt $15/person, 2/$25
DJs & Performers pushin' mojo in the den:
Laird - Get YER Freak on!/LUSH
Adam Ohana - Get Freaky
Smoove - Space Cowboys
Adnan - LUSH
Satsi - LUSH
Rebecca Watkins - Get Underground
Peter Blick
Live performances by:
XENO - fire, aerialism, and original music
XOX Burlesque!!!
Fire Hoola Hoop - Klara D'Amour
Fireplace visuals by: Tom, Doug, Satsi
2 rooms, 2 sound systems, theatre lounging.
Location: 1320 Potrero between 25th/Cesar Chavez
http://www.djlaird.com
http://www.xenodrome.com
beware, cigarettes
# 1/22/05 SAT Hamsa Lila @ Sonoma County Fairgrounds
Benefit for MECA (Middle East Children's Alliance)
Santa Rosa, CA music from 3 PM - wee hours with
-DJ Cheb I Sabbah
-Chabaz -Whirling Dirvishes
-Fanna Fi Allah -Shimshai & Jah Levi & many more
also speakers & children's activities
see flier: http://www.mecaforpeace.com
Sun Jan 23
# George Lakoff: Framing the Debate
Sunday, January 23rd 9:30 - 10:30 am FREE
Have you ever had an argument with a friend or family member who didn't share the same political values, only to have it erupt into a yelling match? George Lakoff, UC Berkeley professor of cognitive linguistics whose scrutiny of the language of politics has begun to bring him national recognition, is the master of bringing civility to the dinner table. His newest book, "Don't Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate," is the definitive handbook for understanding and communicating effectively about key public policy issues in 2004 and beyond. Find out how to navigate the muddy waters of political discourse.
The Forum: Keeping the Conversation Alive
The Forum at Grace Cathedral presents engaging and thought-provoking topics featuring well-known personalities and scholars who are making positive contributions to society. It is a unique, long-standing public affairs talk show that brings people and ideas together on a community level.
The Forum is moderated by the Very Rev. Alan Jones, Dean of Grace Cathedral and is open to the public free of charge on Sunday mornings from 9:30 - 10:30 AM. People can attend The Forum onsite at Grace Cathedral or tune in to the live audio webcast or archived recordings at www.GraceCathedral.org/Forum.
Grace Cathedral
1100 California Street
San Francisco
415-749-6300
http://www.GraceCathedral.org
California St. at Taylor on top of Nob Hill
#1 California Bus or California St. cable car
parking garage
mckenziew@gracecathedral.org
415-749-6364
http://www.GraceCathedral.org
# hula hooping at http://Cellspace.org again this week, 2-5pm. We've
also got the space booked for the following two Sundays, Jan 23 & 30,
so mark your calendars and come on down to 2050 Bryant St in SF.
Join Bay Area Hula Hoopers:
bah-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
# Sunday, January 23 2:00 - 4:00pm pm
Projecting Myths & Realities: How Photography and Film Shaped Memory of the Vietnam War Era
Oakland Museum of California, James Moore Theatre
1000 Oak Street Oakland
PANEL DISCUSSION
Projecting Myths & Realities: How Photography and Film Shaped Memory of the Vietnam War Era. Photography and film clips from newsreels, Hollywood, and documentary sources highlight the role moving and still images have had on public memory and awareness of the Vietnam War era. Panelists include filmmaker Peter Davis (Hearts and Minds), Nguyen Ngoc Hanh, official war photographer of the South Vietnam Armed Forces, and filmmaker Ham Tran (The Anniversary). Marcia Eymann, curator of historical photography at the museum, will open the program with a discussion of her curatorial criteria for selecting images for the What’s Going On?—California and the Vietnam Era exhibition. Independent curator and arts educator Julia Brashares moderates. Admission to the panel is included with general museum admission: $8 for adults, $5 for seniors (65 and over), $5 for students (youth and adult, with valid ID), and children under the age of six are free. http://www.museumca.org
# Sun Jan 23 Northern California War Tax Resistance Meeting:
2311 Russell St, Berkeley. (Near Ashby and Telegraph)
3-4pm People¹s Life Fund Discussion (for PLF depositors)
4-5pm Potluck and Support for Ongoing Resisters
5-6pm Basic WTR Information for Newcomers
You are welcome to attend whichever section(s) interest you.
Thanks for sending your generous donations to:
Northern California War Tax Resistance
P.O. Box 2422 Berkeley, CA 94702
http://nowartax.org
nowartax-subscribe@lists.riseup.net
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/54892088.html
# Sunday - January 23, '05
The POCC presents: The "Chairman Fred is Back" Tour
Poetry for Political Prisoners
Featuring Chairman Fred Hampton Jr of the Prisoners of Conscience Committee, Phavia Kujichagulia, political jazz artist, The Show Stoppers (young women dance ensemble) and more!
cosponsored by POCC Radio: The Block Report Radio Show, Black August Organizing Committee, The World Wind Newspaper, The Commemoration Committee of the Black Panther Party, and Oaklandish
FREE, 6pm-8pm, $5 dinners will be sold http://oaklandish.org
# STRANGE ATTRACTION: fetish and bodypaint photography opening
Sunday, January 23 7:00 PM http://www.jumbobrain.com
Lanesplitter II 4799 Telegraph Ave @ 48th St Oakland
It's the opening reception for STRANGE ATTRACTION, featuring freakishly alluring fetish and bodypaint images by M Woolson (or plain ol' Uncle Mikey here on tribe).
Green babes, reckless fairies, saucy kitty girls, and entirely too much mucking about with gender and identity define this collection of frisky and playful images.
The opening reception on Jan 23 will feature REAL LIVE GREEN BABES.
The show runs through mid-February at the new Lanespliter in Oakland (not the old one in Berkeley). No cover, great pub.
"Decided sexual, but not explicity so . . . and somewhat disturbing."
--- East Bay Express
"How many actions most ridiculous
hast thou been drawn to by thy fantasy?"
--- Shakespeare http://www.jumbobrain.com
Mon Jan 24
# Jan 24 Monday, Liquid Hoopdance Workshop and Hoop Jam in San Francisco
7-10pm plus DJ Kramer! (Mon)
Christabel is coming back to teach Liquid Hoop Dance in San
Francisco!!! Come super-undulate your body in a hour long class of
chi-building exercises, fun hoop tricks, and booty bumping hoopdance --
classes emphasize qualities of movement and developing kinesthetic
intelligence -- moving by feeling instead of thinking. Shaking and
vocal release exercises, as well as breath awareness exercises
included. Liquid Hoopdance classes are inspired by the flowing,
sensual, supple movements of milk, water and honey .. come express your
own unique hoopdance! Class lasts from 7-8:00, HoopJam to the tribal
progressive sounds of DJ Kramer http://www.djkramer.com from 8:00-10pm.
Beginners and advanced students welcome. Register early! Space is
limited. $15 pre-register by palpal to info@circushoops.com or $20 drop
in on a space available basis. Located at 1275 Connecticut St. Lots of
free parking. Directions and pictures of studio available at:
http://www.danzhaus.com/ Hoops provided for class uses and colorful
hoops will be available for sale. Questions? Call Christabel at
415-515-0469.
Tue Jan 25 FULL MOON
# Working Towards Peace Forum on Israel/Palestine
Sponsored by: Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center
Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church,
55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek
Admission: FREE! Speakers:
AMIR TERKEL, Israeli Defense Force Veteran/Reservist turned Refusenik
HANAN RASHEED, Palestinian-American peace and reconciliation activist
Learn more about the historical/political context of the conflict, current conditions in the
Occupied Territories, the human effects of the Occupation on both the Occupied and the Occupier, and what steps can be taken toward a just and peaceful resolution of the conflict.
Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center,
55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek, CA * 925-933-7850
# Full Moon yoga and Meditation Tue Jan 25 7:30-9 PM $12
7th Heaven Yoga Studios Berkeley http://www.movingout.org
2820 Seventh St Berkeley, 510.665.4300 yoga7hvn@aol.com
# World Social Forum, January 26 - 31 in Porto Allegre
# UC Berkeley Lab Leafleting Jan 26 5 PM
Corner of Oxford Street & Berkeley Way, Berkeley
Advocates will distribute information to students about the 40,000
animals harmed in research at UC Berkeley.
http://www.eastbayanimaladvocates.org
# Wednesday, January 26th - 6:30-10:00 PM
Thursday, January 27th - 6:30-10:00 PM
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Refund Policy
Due to the limited class size there will be a non-refundable $25 deposit
upon signing up for the course.
For Course Content Information
Call Zen Kloppenburg at 510.444.4936 OR email zen@powermanifestation.com
MORE IMPORTANT WORKSHOP INFORMATION
Please eat before the course and bring a notebook and pen.
To learn more about Zen Kloppenburg and her background, please visit
http://www.powermanifestation.com
If you have any further questions, feel free to contact me. We look forward
to a fun and exciting day of creating abundance with you!
Best,
Kurt Foeller
Workshop Coordinator
kurt@powermanifestation.com
(415) 596.2098
Zen Kloppenburg
Opportunity Facilitator
zen@smartsoul.com
412 Bellevue Ave 3
Oakland, CA 94610
415.606.1936 ph.
http://Smartsoul.com
The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of
thinking we were at when we created them.
- Albert Einstein
# Free Screening and Panel Discussion of The End of Suburbia: Oil
Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream
Wednesday, January 26th; 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:30pm)
The Off-Market Theater 965 Mission @ 5th St.
This groundbreaking documentary explores energy consumption and its
effect on the American way of life. It's a study of peak of oil
production on a global level and impact on the local level.
The free screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring:
Peter Camejo, socially responsible investment advisor, Green Party
candidate for governor in 2002
Amber Crabbe, engineer with for Transportation and Land Use
Coalition and member of the San Francisco League of Conservation
Voters
Richard Heinberg, professor of ecology at New College Santa Rosa and
the author of The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial
Societies and Powerdown
Kate White, co-founder of City CarShare and member of the San
Francisco Housing Action Coalition
Discussion will be moderated by David Room of the Post Carbon
Institute. http://peakoil.net http://oilempire.us
# Women's Rights are Worker's Rights! Roundtable discussion
Jan 27 5:30pm SEIU Local 535 447 29th St Oakland
# BEATBOX BURLESQUE EXTRAVAGANZA!
Jan. 27th -Mystic Family Circus Presents:
A MIXED - UP SHOWCASE
FEATURING A FREAKY FRESH BLEND
OF SIZZLE AND SKILLZ, AN ALL STAR REVUE
OF FREESTYLE VOX, DANCE, AND THEATRIX.
EXPERIENCE THE UNITY!
With special guest dj's Clay and Garth,
XOX Burlesque, and more!!!
from 9-2 a , $5 before 10, $10 after
@ 111 MINNA, SAN FRANCISCO
# Fri Jan 28 Film Premiere & Benefit Reception for Action Against Hunger
Heart of the Congo With live music by Samba Ngo and his band
8pm - 11pm Herbst Theatre 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
Film and reception: $35. Film only: $10.
http://www.heartofthecongo.com/congo
# Heart of the Congo: Does International Aid Help?
A documentary film screening & reception to benefit Action Against Hunger
http://www.aah-usa.org
How effective is international aid in helping the people it claims to serve? A new documentary entitled, Heart of the Congo, explores this question and more. In Heart of the Congo, a handful of aid workers try to help Congolese refugees who have lost everything at the end of a five-year civil war. Heart of the Congo premieres in San Francisco on January 28 at the Herbst Theatre. Following the screening, enjoy a reception for Action Against Hunger, and participate in a conversation about humanitarian aid with filmmaker, Tom Weidlinger, Action Against Hunger-USA¹s executive director, Anne-Sophie Fournier, and author Adam Hochschild. The event concludes with the fiery Congolese dance music of Samba Ngo. Tickets are $35 for the film and reception, or $10 for the film only. The event is wheelchair accessible. To learn more about Heart of the Congo or the event on Jan. 28, go to
http://www.heartofthecongo.com/congo
# GET FREAKY Fri Jan 28 10PM 1015 Folsom St
Join us for the most adventurous Get Freaky yet, taking place in 5 rooms
also including live classical indian music in the Inner sanctum.
Artists include
Freq Nasty, Karafty Kuts & A Skills, Lorin, Karsh Kale, Adam Ohana, Smoove, Laura, Shawna, Ooah, Dimitri (Spun Ibiza), KJ, Kode IV, Jocelyn, Janaka, MC Samba.. and many more TBA.
plus performances by Xeno, altars by Huggima, Decor by Fuzzy Phillipe.
http://www.an-ten-nae.net
# Get Freaky, Friday, Jan 28, 2005 at 1015 Folsom, SF CA 94103
5 rooms of music MAIN ROOM featuring:
FREQ NASTY ( http://www.freqnasty.com )/Skint UK
KRAFTY KUTS & A SKILLS doing 2 sets, Fingerlickin Records UK
LORIN http://bassnectar.net
ADAM OHANA http://an-ten-nae.net
FUSION CHAMBER featuring: DIMITRI, Spun Records Ibiza
KODE IV KJ MORE to be announced
FUNKTION JUNKTION:
Oohah Laura Shawna Jocelyn
SKY PALACE featuriing:
Karsh Kale Smoove Janaka David Starfire MC Samba
INNER SANCTUM featuring live indian music:
Sukhawat Ali Khan Ferhan Qureshi Shabi Faraaa
With Performances, art and more......
Décor by Fuzzy Phillipe's Fabulous Fluff
Altars by Huggi-ma 21+
More info at http://www.an-ten-nae.net and www.1015.com
Expedited separate entry with advance tickets.
Presale tickets $15/$20 at the door
Distractions (Haight St. SF)
Ceiba (Haight St. SF)
Skills (Telegraph Berkeley)
BPM Records (Hayes St. SF)
# Jan 28 Melt at Levende: DJ Laird and Michael Anthony
Come Celebrate Matt Brehm's Birthday!
FlirtyFlirty and Matt Brehm present MELT @ Levende Lounge
Featuring: Michael Anthony (Mixed Elements/Distinctive)
and DJ Laird http://djlaird.com
Melt into the music, the vibe, and each other with SF's top DJ talent, busting out house, breaks, old-school funk, and soulful hip-hop all night long.
Free guest list before 11pm with RSVP to vip@flirtyflirty.com or reply directly. Please RSVP by 6pm 1/28.
Levende :: 1710 Mission St. @ Duboce :: SF
http://www.levendesf.com
Levende... atmosphere and ambiance without the attitude.
View Eventvibe Photos: eventvibe.com/sf/clubs/fl.../pictures/102204/
Levende Lounge
1710 Mission St. @ Duboce
San Francisco, CA
MORE INFO AT http://WWW.FLIRTYFLIRTY.COM
# Fascist Party is Saturday 29 January. http://www.fascistparty.us
Inauguration Festivity in Honour of our President. It'll be good.
# An Inauguration Festivity... Saturday 29 January 2005
9pm-Late 21+ $15.00
Historic SoMa building; indoor parking available.
Location disclosed day of event.
http://www.fascistparty.us
Though we don't approve of Fascism as the preferred route our Government is taking, we cannot deny the Fascist sense of style...
Polish your boots and metal and attend the ball as if it were Nuremberg 1933. You might run into our despised dictator celebrating at the martini bar and discussing Leibach.
9:00pm Gallery of video art by propoganda visionaries:
VJ Culture, Videojon, Romeo Alpha, Marlon McKinney
Complimentary wine served.
10:00pm Performances by: Infinite Kaos
Extra Sensory Projection (Live Audio/Video)
http://www.extrasensoryprojection.com
11:00pm The Dictator Fascion Show presented by The Princess Kennedy. Designs by:
FierceCouture http://www.fiercecouture.com
Laura Dawson http://www.lauradawson.com
Jason Evege http://www.evegestudio.com
Appearances by your favourite dictators and the unveiling of the latest must-have Fascist accessory!
{The Dictator's speech at 11, followed by the Fascion Show}
12:00am Party with DJs:
Philip Sherburne [XLR8R]
Alaric [Insect Funeral]
[German Industrial/ Techno/ Electro and Schaffel]
http://www.fascistparty.us
# Sat Jan 29 SpiralMuse, Goddess Arts Institute and Opel: Sensuelle
A late night dance flavor for all the senses ~ Details and Location TBA
SPIRALMUSE HOME OF WELLBEING 3387 22nd Street @ Guerrero
http://www.spiralmuse.org
# On Jan 29th, Goddess House Productions, SpiralMuse and OPEL present -
Sensuelle Sacred Spa & Healing Pavilion
A shield of divine grace and strength stands at the doorway of the healing
pavillion as the feminine force of beauty takes you by the hand into the
journey of emotion, pleasure and passion. Let go, leave it all behind and
surrender to the shakti of ecstatic pleasure and deep relaxation. Enter
into the… Opulent Chill Space Sacred Dance
SEXY HOUSE SEXY BREAKS TRIBAL VIBE
GOLDILOX / LUSH / brass tax
SMOOVE / Space Cowboys/Opel
SYD GRIS / Opel/ Opulent
Temple HOJ / Opel/ Opulent Temple Papachango / el circo KASHIA /
infectious Urban Groove/ WOW Primitive Groove / The Community
Delicious Organic Nourishment and magical herbal potions -
BUDDHA LOVE BAR LIVE ORGANICA STAGE
Rebecca's Frogland Orchestra
stunning ....feminine .....high energy.....soulful and earthy
Land of the Blind
witchy...........dark and mysterious.........very sensuous
SHESUS THRICE Queen Kashi and Her
Avatars ambient POX ECLIPSE space jam
AND MORE: Glitter Girl & Temple of Poi Dancers
http://www.templeofpoi.com
Kristina Canizares of the Nekyia.....Bellydance Performance
http://www.thenekyia.org
Tribal Belly Dance by Ultra Gypsy
http://www.ultragypsy.com
Extraordinary, beautiful Living Altars
sacred, magical, powerful Drumming Circle
an invocation of the ancestors, the elements and the deities Midnight
Ritual DIdj's, tablas, percussion, wind, and world
Vendors goddess clothing, jewelry, soaps, lotions and potions
Food organic........... raw and cooked and very French
Drink....magical...transformational
January 29 10pm - 4am 111 Townsend Near the Ballpark Between 2nd and 3rd
$10 presale $15 B/4 11:30 $20 after that
Sun Jan 30
# Learn how to use the law to help the animals!
Last year, there was a a lot of interest in the legislative process generated by SB 1520, the foie gras ban. So we asked Virginia Handley, lobbyist and California Coordinator for the Fund for Animals, and co-founder of PAW PAC, California’s political action committee for animals, to give us a special legislative presentation to demystify the California Legislative process, how the public participates in this process, plans for 2005 legislation for the animals, and available resources. Please join us for this special presentation, preceded by a Vegan Food Party (aka potluck).
Sunday, 1/30/05, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Food and Politics
http://www.evite.com/sfbaveg@yahoo.com/jan30
http://www.bayareaveg.org
http://www.bayareaveg.org/events.php
# hula hooping at http://Cellspace.org again this week, 2-5pm. We've
also got the space booked for the following two Sundays, Jan 23 & 30,
so mark your calendars and come on down to 2050 Bryant St in SF.
Join Bay Area Hula Hoopers:
bah-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
# Jan 30, Sunday, 5:30-9:00pm: Presence & Fire – Mini Workshop: $10-$45 – Sliding Scale
Feb. 6, Sunday, 6:30-9:00pm The Dance of Relationships, $25-$35
Feb 12-13, Inspiring Masculine Presence – Unleashing Feminine Fire.
Feb. 15, Tuesday, Arrive 7:30pm: Alive & Free: WholeBody Wisdom Playful Practice Group – Open - $10
Feb. 27, Sunday: The Passionate Warrior-King
March 12-13: Inspiring Masculine Presence – Unleashing Feminine Fire.
http://www.WholeBodyWisdom.com
Events@WholeBodyWisdom.com Scott at: 510-836-2041
# The 2005 LiP Magazine Radical Book Sale
New College of California, 777 Valencia St., San Francisco 94110
January 31st, 10am-7pm Free Admission
"Bargain Books for a Better World"
LiP magazine's first-annual radical book sale: A staggering selection of
books for a better world, from radical and independent presses in the U.S.
and Canada, all at bargain prices ($5 and down). Sponsor presses include
South End Press, Common Courage, Soft Skull, Seven Stories, The New Press,
and many many more.
LiP Magazine, a quarterly journal of radical politics, culture, sex and
humor, was recently nominated for a 2004 Utne Reader "Best New Title
Award." While taking dead critical aim at the buttocks of First World
sleepwalkers, LiP also brings humor, satire and a deep desire to offend the
right people to its unique editorial mix. LiP has featured interviews and
original contributions from Octavia Butler, Mark Crispin Miller, Julia
Butterfly Hill, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Tim Wise, Winona LaDuke, Ward
Churchill, Kevin Bales, Katha Pollitt, Neal Pollack, Christopher Hitchens,
Martin Espada, Danzy Senna, Shannon Wheeler, and Lisa Jervis, among others.
LiP Magazine is a fiscally-sponsored non-profit (an arm of Liminal
Projects, sponsored by Allied Media Projects).
Media/Contact Info: Brian Awehali - Editor, LiP Magazine
510/689.3478 brian@lipmagazine.org
http://www.lipmagazine.org
# Advocates Forum: How to Become a Humane Officer
January 31 7:30 PM Golden Lotus, 1301 Franklin Street, Oakland
Info: Join us to learn about how you can protect animals through the law
in California. Find out how you can become a humane officer and make a
difference in your community!
http://www.eastbayanimaladvocates.org
# Monday Night Film Series starts again on Jan 31 thru March 21 with a great line of acclaimed documentaries followed by speakers and discussion. This is a relatively short series of 8 weeks, to be followed by another series of 8-9 weeks duration. Details follow - full schedule is at
http://www.worldcentric.org/filmseries/winter2005.htm
Monday's from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Jan 31 thru March 21
Speaker(s) (to be announced) and discussion to follow each movie
Unitarian Hall
505 E. Charleston, Palo Alto [map]
Suggested donation: $5 to $10 (no one turned away)
Joint Production of:
Peninsula Peace and Justice Center (www.peaceandjustice.org) 650-326-8837
Peace Umbrella of Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto (www.uucpa.org)
World Centric (www.worldcentric.org) 650-283-3797
Jan 31: Price of Aid Everyday the U.S. donates millions of tons of food to famine victims and other starving people in the world's poorest countries. The provocative documentary reveals the vast bureaucratic network of American aid agencies involved in the 'hunger business,' one in which rich countries benefit from the problems of poor countries and questions how America's well-intentioned foreign-aid program has spawned a self-serving relationship between humanitarian aid and American business and politics. Zambia, a country teetering on the precipice of famine, becomes a cause for a solemn discussion regarding the dignity of the people we seek to help. 55 mins, 2004
Feb 7: Argentina: Hope in Hard Times joins in the processions and protests, attends street-corner neighborhood assemblies, visits workers' cooperatives and urban gardens, taking a close-up look at the ways in which Argentines are picking up the pieces of their devastated economy and creating new possibilities for the future. A spare narrative, informal interview settings, and candid street scenes allow the pervasive strength, humor, and resilience of the Argentine people to tell these tales. These are their inspiring stories - of a failed economy and distrusted politicians, of heartache and hard times, of a resurgence of grassroots democracy and the spirit of community - told in resonant detail. 74 mins, 2004
Feb 14: For Man Must Work The 20th century has seen the creation of colossal wealth and exploding economies. But the days of industry providing mass employment are over. In the global economy, human resources are being replaced by technology. We are moving from a mass labor force to an elite corps concentrated in the knowledge sector. Will this change result in a sort of economic apartheid in which a third of humanity is made redundant? Will this revolution mean the end of work as we know it? The film raises crucial questions and suggests rethinking the future. Filmed in the United States, Canada, France and Mexico, the film shows how living and working conditions are deteriorating for many people. Besides personal stories, we also hear from experts such as Vivianne Forrester, author of The Economic Horror; Jeremy Rifkin, American economist and author of The End of Work and others. 52 mins, 2001
Feb 21: Trading Democracy Bill Moyers reports on Chapter 11 of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) which multinational corporations who are using to challenge democracy. Chapter 11 is only one provision in the 555-page NAFTA - negotiated to promote business among the US, Canada and Mexico and was supposedly written to protect investors if foreign governments tried to seize their property. But corporations have stretched NAFTA's Chapter 11 to undermine environmental decisions, sue local governments, overturn decisions of local communities in cases that are heard before international trade tribunals that make rulings in secret. 58 mins, 2002
Feb 28: End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of The American Dream With brutal honesty and a touch of irony, The End of Suburbia explores the American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, as global demand for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply. World Oil Peak and the inevitable decline of fossil fuels are upon us now, some scientists and policy makers argue in this documentary. What does Oil Peak mean for North America? As energy prices skyrocket in the coming years, how will the populations of suburbia react to the collapse of their dream? Are today's suburbs destined to become the slums of tomorrow? And what can be done NOW, individually and collectively, to avoid The End of Suburbia ? 78 mins, 2004
March 7: Velorution: One City's Solution to the Automobile - When the USSR collapsed, Cuba lost 80% of their oil supply. This movie documents how they bought 1.2 million bicycles, switched 5 bus factories to bicycle manufacturing, educated riders on how to ride, changed the city of Havana to accommodate bikes, posted bicycle signs, did job swaps to reduce length of commutes and in the process created more human interaction and community A truly inspiring video. 30 mins, 1996
Also on March 7: Greening of Cuba - When trade relations with the socialist block collapsed in 1990, Cuba lost 80% of its pesticide and fertilizer imports and half its petroleum - the mainstays of its highly industrialized agriculture. Challenged with growing food for 11 million in the face of the continuing U.S. embargo, Cuba embarked on the largest conversion to organic farming ever attempted. Told in the voices of the women and men - the campesinos, researchers, and organic gardeners - who are leading the organic agriculture movement, The Greening of Cuba reminds us that developed and developing nations alike can choose a healthier environment and still feed their people. 38 mins, 1996
March 14: About Baghdad - In July of 2003, exiled writer and poet Sinan Antoon returned to his native Baghdad with a team of independent filmmakers, artists and poets to document the effects that decades of oppression, war, sanctions and occupation have had on his city. The result is a fascinating mosaic of opinions, perspectives, desires and memories that offers a picture far more complex than the limited one presented by mainstream US media. ABOUT BAGHDAD pays tribute to the brave people of Baghdad as they struggle to come to terms with the tragic fate of their beloved city. 90 mins, 2004
March 21: Friendship Village - An award-winning documentary about an international group of veterans who are building a village in Viet Nam for children with Agent Orange-related disabilities. Built on a former rice paddy near Hanoi, the Friendship Village stands not only as a symbol of peace and reconciliation, but as a testament to the potential for all people to come to terms with the past, heal the wounds of war, and create a better world. Veterans from the USA, Vietnam, France, Germany, Japan, Great Britain and Australia are attempting to mitigate the ongoing effects of the toxic herbicide sprayed during the war. Their efforts are a powerful example of how average people can still make a profound difference in our increasingly globalized world. As such, the Vietnam Friendship Village has the potential to change not only the lives of the children who live in it and the men who build it, but all who come to understand its mission. 50 mins, 2003
http://www.worldcentric.org
# Tribe.net Winterfest: Celebrating 10,000 Reviews
Thu Feb 3 7:00 PM The Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell @ Van Ness
http://www.rickshawstop.com/
Yeah that’s right, tribe.net reached 10,000 reviews and now we’ve got a blizzard of fun coming your way . And we're celebrating the community that made it possible. Bands, tribe.net community performers, some free drinks, an awesome venue with no cover and you! Winterfest will be Thursday, February 3rd at The Rickshaw Stop in Hayes Valley, SF. Doors open at 7 and bands start at 9:30.
We’re also looking for people to read their reviews on stage. The biggest crowd pleaser will receive a $100 Amazon gift certificate. Additionally if you have a talent that was recommended on our service and would like to expose it to hundreds of tribe.net users at Winterfest, please contact me at eric@tribe.net. So mark your calendars, get your favorite tribe members and non members to join you and come have a great time!
http://tribe.net
# Flaneur Art Exhibit Curated by Andrew Schoultz
Friday, February 4th, 2005 – February 26th
(This will be the final art show at Punch Gallery)
Opening Reception Friday February 4th, 2005. 7pm – 1am
DJ Code 538, DJ Terrible, DJ Tragic free 155 10th St. @ Mission
# LEARN SKILLS in 2005 - @ CELLspace's The Media Arts Lab
Monday, February 7 CELLspace's Media Arts Lab
2050 Bryant St. (18th btn 19th) SF 94110 view map
415-648-7562 http://www.cellspace.org
The Media Arts Lab is now offering workshops for the Winter term.
Intermediate/Advanced Digital Video Editing
Introduction to Website Development
Practical Television Production
Electronic Music/ Remix
Design and Create Flyers
Screenwriting in the Age of Final Cut Pro
Intro to Mac Computers in Spanish .
Winter Schedule: February 7th - March 20th
These are 6 week workshops
Classes begin the week of February 7th. * Start date is contingent upon enrollment.
The deadline to sign up for classes is Friday February 4th.
To sign up for a class, contact the CELLspace office at 415-648-7562
or email info@cellspace.org. For fees and a full class schedule, http://www.cellspace.org
# Spirit Dance ... direct from Sedona, Arizona to the Bay Area. $15.
http://www.abhyasa-yoga.com
# "Smart Dust & Silicon Swarms:
The Brilliant New World of Mobile Sensor Nanomesh Networks"
Sunday, February 13, 2005 1 - 5 p.m. at
Round Table Pizza
Banquet Room on 2nd Floor
5160 Geary Blvd. (at 16th Ave.)
San Francisco, California
Philip Langton
Nikola Tesla is widely acknowledged as the father of Robotics, but even Tesla might pause in awe to ponder some of the potential applications of technologies Philip Langton is working to develop. His research could eventually lead to scalable nanomesh net applications such as: smart shipping labels that report damage, spray on computers or a robo-insect air force.
How will smart dust particles talk to each other? What are the most likely nanomesh products to reach consumers soon? Might we see a computer in a can in 3 years? What are the costs and dangers of this new technology? Mr. Langton has some fascinating answers to share.
Philip Langton is a second-generation Silicon Valley engineer / inventor expert in Optical Frequency Identification Devices (OFID), Micro-Electro- Mechanical Systems (MEMS) and process control manufacturing, Philip recently received the first patents (US #6553481 and #6772239) ever issued for a self-, one-time only, programmable (SOTOP™). single-circuit secure memory device (SCSMD).
Parking is available on the street or for $ 2 per hour in the garage nearby behind ROSS Dept. Store. For more information about the San Francisco Tesla Society, call (415) 931-2593, or visit us online at http://sftesla.org
# 5th Annual Conference for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer Feb 19-20, 2005; 96th Meeting American Association for Cancer Research April 16-20, 2005; SABCS 2005
http://bcaction.org Breast Cancer Action
# February 21-25: Take Action Against DR-CAFTA
STOP-CAFTA COALITION - http://www.stopcafta.org
Help give Bush the first major defeat of his 2nd term!
Please join our ActionLA Listserv
go to: http://lists.riseup.net/www/subscribe/actionla
or send e-mail to: actionla-subscribe@lists.riseup.net
# February 26th-27th, 2005: BURMA, REALIZING THE DREAM
The Second Annual Working Conference of US Campaign for Burma
How grassroots citizens can help 50 million people in their struggle
for human rights, freedom, and democracy
George Washington University, Washington, DC
http://www.uscampaignforburma.org
# Thu Mar 3: 1st Thurs Art Receptions @ 49 Geary 5:30-7:30p FREE
12 galleries on 4 floors. Cross Streets Market, 3rd St. Do not miss:
http://davidmaisel.com aerial photos of mining operations. 4th Floor
# War Tax Resistance Workshop- Palo Alto
Saturday March 12, 9-Noon
Palo Alto Friends New Meeting House
957 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto, CA
(510) 843-9877 € http://www.nowartax.org
Unhappy about the U.S. policy on militarism, stop paying your taxes. More than half of our federal
income taxes are being used for war. Find out more about this form of conscientious objection at our
introductory workshop. Topics will include:
-- Creative legal protests
-- Refusing to pay all or part of federal taxes and the possible consequences of this form of civil disobedience
-- Living below the level of taxable income
-- Phone tax resistance
-- Redirecting resisted taxes to local alternative funds and/or community organizations
-- Local support networks for war tax resisters
Northern California War Tax Resistance
(510) 843-9877 € http://www.nowartax.org
Thank you for working for peace!
# March 15th, 2005, will mark the ninth year of the International Day
Against Police Brutality (IDAPB). It first began in 1997 as an initiative
of the Black Flag collective in Switzerland, with the help of the Montreal
Collective Opposed to Police Brutality. The date was chosen because on
March 15th, two children, aged 11 and 12, were beaten by the Swiss police.
# RADICAL PERFORMANCE FEST March 18-19 http://SOMARTS.org 8pm
# Mar 19,20 Anniv of 2003 bombing of IRAQ - GENERAL STRIKE
Massive Global Protests: http://sf.indymedia.org
# "Central Park Belongs to the People--March on Central Park on March 20
to End the Occupation!" http://indymedia.org
# May 20-29 Portland, OR Village Building Convergence 5
Human-Scale Community Action at the Urban Crossroads
Ready to change the world starting in your neighborhood?
http://vbc.cityrepair.org/vbc5
http://www.cityrepair.org/ir.html intersection repair
http://www.permacultureinternational.org/
http://cityrepair.org
http://lesstraffic.com
# NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION - INCOME TAX IS VOLUNTARY
Do not feed the machine April 15th. GENERAL STRIKE
Northern California War Tax Resistance announce list. (510) 843-9877
Infor/support for conscientious war tax resisters in the SF Bay Area.
http://www.nowartax.org nowartax-subscribe@lists.riseup.net
# Five years after thousands of activists came to Washington
DC in the first mass show in the U.S. of dissent and solidarity with the global
struggle against the World Bank and IMF, the Mobilization for Global Justice is
calling for people to come to Washington DC April 15-17th, 2005 to protest the
institutions during their semi-annual spring meetings and to celebrate the
other, more just world that is under construction due to the daily resistance
of millions of people worldwide!
For More Information and to Get Involved:
Visit http://www.globalizethis.org E-mail mgj@riseup.net
# 5th Annual Conference for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer Feb 19-20, 2005; 96th Meeting American Association for Cancer Research April 16-20, 2005; SABCS 2005
http://bcaction.org Breast Cancer Action
# Bicycle Film Festival: Call For Entries
Sunday, May 1 2005 - Tuesday, May 31 2005
New York, Los Angles, San Francisco, Tokyo, and London! Haight Ashbury
212 726 8505 http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com
PATRIOT ACT I and II are NULL and VOID
Any law that is repugnant to the Constitution of the United States
of America is NULL and VOID. Marburry v. Madison -1803
-The Geneva convention instructs us to resist genocide by any means necessary.
-The US constitution directs us to overthrow our government if it fails to represent us.
Hey, you don't have to write your representatives--you can call them toll-free. Just call the Capitol Switchboard and ask for their office. The person answering will be glad to take a message for them. The number is: 1-800-839-5276. |