SF events 3.1

FREEDOM! Do not miss this event. LIVE FREE OR DIE!
# Money, belligerence, slavery, sex, law, manipulation, finding yourself, neutrality, love & mastery…
Sunday, Mar 6 th 1-4pm.  Standing in Peace: How to find yourself in
a world at war. Led by Marcia Doerr, educator & legal expert.
We are offering this class free of charge at
Vara Healing Arts 850 Talbot @ Solano, Albany http://www.healingarts.us
See below for details. Study the laws of SOVEREIGNTY.

Please join me on Tribe.net:
http://invite.tribe.net/id/ae17d4d7-bea5-4f4f-b634-612aa4b0bc08

more events:
http://www.craigslist.org
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php
http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/calendar
http://tribe.net http://indybay.org


ECO FOCUS | Bush Team Readying Backdoor to Drill Arctic Refuge
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/022605X.shtml

ECO FOCUS | 'Clear Skies' Plan: The Battle Heats Up
Ten state attorneys general are accusing the
Bush administration of diluting air-pollution standards.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/E022705X.shtml

U.S. 'Let Pakistanis Spread the Bomb'
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/022705A.shtml

German Cities Shut Down to Protect Dictator Bush from Assassination !
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000100&sid=a5r.jATeAKnQ

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/story.jsp?story=615219
More than 50 dangerous pesticides found in British food

Lead in Environment Causing Violent Crime - Study
http://www.nrtco.net/~lead

Jeb Bush, Coca-Cola and Oxy in Colombia
http://www.narconews.com


http://www.new-enlightenment.com/brainwash1.htm
A must read for anyone who has to figure out what is going on
in America and why so many people are being so stupid. 
The answer: they really ARE brainwashed. Brainwashing America.


Blair to jail Pre-Criminals ( Can Bush be far behind ?) Source: BBC News
http://www.libertyforum.org/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=news_constitution&Number=293410244
 
He said he was "not being arrogant" - he was just trying to protect the
country from a terrorist attack.  Mr Blair suggested he might be able
to compromise on opposition demands for judges to be given a greater
role. But he insisted he would stand by the principle of imposing
restrictions on suspects who cannot be tried.

'No justification'

The Prevention of Terrorism Bill proposes "control orders", which as
well as house arrest could impose curfews, tagging or bans on telephone
and internet use.  They would replace current powers to detain foreign
terror suspects without trial, which the law lords have ruled
against.   Liberal Democrats and many Labour backbenchers want
judges - and not politicians - to issue the control orders in the first
place, while the Tories have more wide-ranging objections to the plans.
The proposed legislation has also come in for strong criticism from MPs
and peers in a report by the Joint Committee on Human Rights.  It said
there could be "no justification" for including such wide and
unprecedented powers in legislation "which is being rushed through
parliament at a speed which prevents proper scrutiny".
The Bill is expected to clear its next Commons hurdle on Monday, but
without opposition support it could be thrown out by the Lords. 
Speaking at his monthly press conference, Mr Blair said control orders
were "absolutely necessary". 
"I'm not being arrogant or railroading things through, I'm just trying
to protect the security of our country," he said.
'Vigilant'
Home Secretary Charles Clarke is discussing the Bill with Labour
backbenchers and other parties in an attempt to reach the "broadest
possible basis of consent", said Mr Blair.  Addressing concerns about
who should impose the orders, he said: "It is important to emphasise
that we were never going to take the judge out of this."
The prime minister said the powers were targeted at a small number of
people who were "a real threat" and whose activities the security
services "want to interrupt", but "where we don't actually have the
sufficient evidence to prosecute them and arrest them for conspiracy to
commit a terrorist act".
A spokesman for the Liberal Democrats said the party was "encouraged
that the government seems to be willing to make some movement on the
involvement of a judge".  But he said the offers so far fell "well
short" of ensuring it was a judge who made the order to detain a person,
and not a politician.


Fascism

Fascism, modern political ideology that seeks to regenerate the social, economic, and cultural life of a country by basing it on a heightened sense of national belonging or ethnic identity. Fascism rejects liberal ideas such as freedom and individual rights, and often presses for the destruction of elections, legislatures, and other elements of democracy. Despite the idealistic goals of fascism, attempts to build fascist societies have led to wars and persecutions that caused millions of deaths. As a result, fascism is strongly associated with right-wing fanaticism, racism, totalitarianism, and violence.

The term fascism was first used by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini in 1919. The term comes from the Italian word fascio, which means “union” or “league.” It also refers to the ancient Roman symbol of power, the fasces, a bundle of sticks bound to an ax, which represented civic unity and the authority of Roman officials to punish wrongdoers.

Fascist movements surfaced in most European countries and in some former European colonies in the early 20th century. Fascist political parties and movements capitalized on the intense patriotism that emerged as a response to widespread social and political uncertainty after World War I (1914-1918) and the Russian Revolution of 1917. With the important exceptions of Italy and Germany, however, fascist movements failed in their attempts to seize political power. In Italy and Germany after World War I, fascists managed to win control of the state and attempted to dominate all of Europe, resulting in millions of deaths in the Holocaust and World War II (1939-1945). Because fascism had a decisive impact on European history from the end of World War I until the end of the World War II, the period from 1918 to 1945 is sometimes called the fascist era. Fascism was widely discredited after Italy and Germany lost World War II, but persists today in new forms.

Some scholars view fascism in narrow terms, and some even insist that the ideology was limited to Italy under Mussolini. When the term is capitalized as Fascism, it refers to the Italian movement. But other writers define fascism more broadly to include many movements, from Italian Fascism to contemporary neo-Nazi movements in the United States. This article relies on a very broad definition of fascism, and includes most movements that aim for total social renewal based on the national community while also pushing for a rejection of liberal democratic institutions.

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761568245




March is Women's history month!

# KEEP UP THE HEAT AGAINST THE CURFEW IN OAKLAND!!

JOB MARCH ON CITY HALL
EMPLOYMENT FOR FORMER PRISONERS – NOT SCAPEGOATING!

Wednesday, March 2, 11am
Oakland City Hall (12th and Broadway)
Please let us know if you can make it on Wednesday at 11am! And please
forward widely. There is also a flier in english and spanish on the CR
Oakland website that you can print out and pass out this weekend.
http://www.criticalresistance.org/index.php?name=Critical-Resistance-Oakland
croakland [at] criticalresistance.org
http://www.criticalresistance.org


# Community Forum (Special Event)
Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2005
Time: 12:00pm-2:30pm
Where: At 201 Turk Street Apartments, Community Room at Jones
Street.
Topics to be discussed:
-Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit
-Draft of Mid-Market Redevelopment Plan
-Draft of Mid-Market Special Use District
-New Water & Sewer Rate Structure - SFPUC
-Update on 242 Turk Street â?? Salvation Army
-Update on Shih-Yu Lang Central YMCA
-Update on UC Hastings
Call 415-339-8327 for more info.



# 3-2-05 @ 12 Noon Community Forum You Are Invited
201 Turk Street, Community Room For more details call 339-8327
You are invited to our community forum here is what will be discussedâ?¦
-Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit. Learn about the proposed plan to improve the Van Ness transit corridor.
-San Francisco Pubic Utilities Commission. Learn about the current capital improvement programs and a new water and sewer rate package
-MID-MARKET REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND SPECIAL USE DISTRICT. Presentation by representatives of the Mid-Market Project Area Committee and Redevelopement Agency staff. We are very close to seeing the final draft. Working documents are available for your viewing at:
http://www.midmarketpac.org Levels of affordability remain controversial (see:
http://www.beyondchron.org/link.asp?smenu=110&sdetail=1493
as are incentives to market-rate developers.
-With updates on the proposed developments at 242 Turk Street â?? Salvation Army, Shih-Yu Lang Central YMCA, and UC Hastings
Place this community forum on your calendar and tell others.


# Wed, Mar 2 7:00 pm
9/11 the Road to Tyranny An Alex Jones Documentary
Humanist Hall 390 27th Street between Telegraph & Broadway
below Pill Hill parking next door off both 27th & 28th StreetsHill
midtown Oakland Presented by Erin McCann

The mainstream media is whitewashing and lying about what really happened on September 11th 2001. This film is shaking the foundations of Washington D.C. as the definitive film on what really happened on September 11th and who stands to gain. The US government needed a crisis to convince the people to willingly give up their liberty in exchange for safety. Now the painful facts are in. The dark forces of global government are funding, training, and protecting terrorist networks worldwide. This Alex Jones’ film documents the ruthless history of governments orchestrating terrorist attacks against their own people to scare them into total submission. In this brutal expose you will witness the birth of a global police state that surpasses Orwell’s nighmarish vision. It’s all here: the history of government-sponsored terrorism, the modern implementation of fear-based control and, most frightening of all, the New World Order’s future plans. This is one film you cannot afford to ignore. The future of free people everywhere is at stake.

Before and after the film, everyone’s invited to indulge in our Humanist Coffee House.
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Campaign to End the Death Penalty
http://www.nodeathpenalty.org/

Public meeting:
Stop the Execution of Stan "Tookie" Williams!

Wednesday, March 2
7pm in C-114 at the Student Center

The state of California is hoping to ramp up the rate
of executions in the next few months. One of their
first targets will be Stan Williams, a Nobel Prize
nominee and an author of children's books that
encourage youth to avoid gangs. We need to organize
to save his life, to fight the racist death penalty
and the entire criminal justice system.

This meeting will feature a presentation about Stan's
case and a strategy session for launching a campaign
to stop his execution.



# All Tom Cruise jokes aside, this really will be the Last Samurai. Joe and I have been holding court at Wish for over a year now, and in this night's previous incarnation (pre-Encarnacion) as Wish Wednesdays, halon and I held down the fort since 2002. It's time to pass the dutch. After almost 3 years at Wish, it's still the friendly, classy, neighborhood bar that I love most. To thank all of you for helping create that vibe, Sean and Isabel -- the owners of Wish, and proud new parents -- are going to get some appetizers in the house, throw down some drink specials, and Joe and I will bust out classic Wish tracks. I know Colin's favorite song Bass Check will have to be somewhere in the mix...

~~~ THE LAST SAMURAI (SOUNDSYSTEM) ~~~ Wednesday, March 2, 2005

~ benchun (False Profit, SSS)
~ Joe Encarnacion (BFamily Records, SSS)
~ plus you, and a cast of thousands

at Wish (1539 Folsom)
415.278.9474 21+ FREE as always
http://www.samuraisoundsystem.com

Finally, thanks to all the DJs who have graced the decks in the past three years. I'm sure I'll forget someone, but here's at least a partial list. Thank you!

8ball / Ryan Wilbur / Jan Sobel / v0lljude / DJ Zealot / ms.e / plastique / dj push / Loway / Jauncy / Ethan Miller / ShezTek / Adam Ohana / Smoove / Donna Matrix / ViaJay / Tung / Kap'n Kirk / The Geometrist / Polar Bear / ALXNDR / Space Invader / Chris Sia / El Papachango / Syrum / Jack Buser / Murphstar / Shissler / Jack Buser / Pieter Rizen

"The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life."


# 2nd Annual SF Political Trivia Contest Wed Mar 2 8:00 PM
Dylan's 2301 Folsom @ 19th St 94110 view map
Join Supervisors Ross Mirkarimi and Chris Daly, Lisa Feldstein, Terry Baum, along with School Board Commissioners Eric Mar, Mark Sanchez and Sarah Lipson in the second annual SF Political Trivia Contest. Categories include LGBT Fact, Famous San Franciscans, SF Landmarks and Great Political Scandals. This event is to encourage absentee voter registration. Free with the winning team getting a better than cash value prize.



Thu Mar 3

# 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

# Thu Mar 3 7-11 pm art reception Pigman Gallery
http://laughingsquid.com 2nd @ Natoma


# NEXT COMMUNITY MEETING:
BAYVIEW HUNTERS POINT, MARCH 3rd, 6 PM
We are now organizing a community meeting in Bayview Hunters Point. This gathering is hosted by the Bayview Hunters Point Center for Arts and Technology (BAYCAT), on March 3rd at 6 pm. The Center is located at 2415 3rd Street, Suite 230 (at the corner of 20th Street). Please help us get the word out!
ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY MEETINGS COMING SOON
A community meeting in Chinatown will be scheduled soon.
We will send you an update via email, and
we will have updated information on our website
http://www.mediasf.org We are also exploring the possibility
of doing additional meetings in additional neighborhoods.


# FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

NWPC-SF and NARAL Pro-Choice America Invite Local
Political Community to ?Get Happy!?

http://www.nwpc-sf.org/

The National Women?s Political Caucus, San Francisco
announced a date for the first in its new ?Happy Hour?
series of politically-minded social events. Featuring
local politicos of all stripes and genders, this
informal meet n? greet is open to the public, and
takes place on Thursday, March 3, from 6-7:30pm at San
Francisco nightspot Fly Bar. All are welcome!

Presented by the NWPC-SF?s Young Women?s Task Force,
and co-sponsored by NARAL Pro-Choice America, this
?Happy Hour? event offers an excellent networking
opportunity in an informal, social setting that is
especially welcoming to young women. Adds NWPC-SF
Sadie Ferguson, ?This is a great chance to learn more
about the San Francisco political scene, mingle with
like-minded souls from leading women?s organizations,
and learn about upcoming NWPC-SF and NARAL activities
and programs.?

The National Women's Political Caucus is a
multicultural, intergenerational, and multi-issue
grassroots organization dedicated to increasing
women?s participation in the political process. The
San Francisco NWPC caucus has been in existence since
1973, working hard locally in support of the NWPC
mission: to recruit, train and support pro-choice
women candidates for elected and appointed offices at
all levels of government.

*NWPC-SF and NARAL Pro-Choice America present ?Get
Happy!?

*Thursday, March 3, 2005
*6-7:30pm
*Fly Bar
*762 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94117
*21+

Contact: Sadie Ferguson, President
National Women?s Political Caucus - San Francisco
Tel: 415-225-7097
nwpcsf [at] yahoo.com


# Kinky Salon presents.... Thu Mar 3 7:00 PM
Mission Control 2519 Mission @ 21st 94110
415 789 8513 http://www.kinkysalon.com
Redefining Our Relationships
A RADICAL LOVE WORKSHOP
with Wendy-O Matik
Author of the book, Redefining Our Relationships- Guidelines for Responsible Open Relationships
$10 – $20, sliding scale
http://www.wendyomatik.com
This is a daring and provocative how-to workshop on radically defined relationships and alternative lifestyles. Wendy-O Matik talks about what she has lived and experienced: open relationships. She believes that open relationships reduce the hazards that accompany unhealthy co-dependency. Open relationships challenge us to confront our jealousy and possessiveness. Committing to a relationship not mapped out by our parents or society or Hollywood means tearing down the very foundation of status quo and conformity. It means redefining and rebuilding your own version of an alternative relationship based on your needs and your values.
Loving openly and freely in this day and age, whether you're straight or queer, is a political act. We are conditioned by out-moded social norms that limit our perceptions and shackle us to unhealthy cycles of dissatisfying relationships. Yet we live in a time where we can choose our own gender or redefine our own sexual identity. Isn't it safe to assume that we also have a right to decide what kind of relationship is more suitable to our lifestyle? Declare yourself a revolutionary activist of the heart. Find out how you can expand your potential to love,and radicalize your lifestyle!
Check out the East Bay Express article about Wendy-O here:
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/issues/2004-09-08/billboard3.html


# Thu, Mar 3 7-9pm Free. Berkeley
Cascadia Cob, the Healthiest Housing in the World
Ecology Center 2530 San Pablo Ave, near Dwight Way
Join us for a slideshow presentation about building houses and other structures from earth, using a technique called 'cob'. Also called monolithic adobe, cob is made from a combination of sand, clay, water, and straw, and is mixed by foot, and molded by hand. There are thousands of cob houses on every continent that were built hundreds of years ago, and are still standing to this day. The advantages to cob building are: you can build one by yourself for cheap; it's healthy for the earth, and healthy for humans; and best of all, you can sculpt the house into beautiful, funky shapes! And cob isn't only for people living out in the country -- all across the West Coast, people are reclaiming their urban spaces to create community-oriented places -- out of earth! Presenter David Sheen has been building structures from earth in the U.S., Canada, and Israel since 2001. He has apprenticed at the North American School of Natural Building with Ianto Evans, Linda Smiley, and Michael Smith, the pioneers of 20th century cob and authors of The Hand-Sculpted House. Currently, David is teaching cob building in the Bay Area and working to revitalize West Oakland with ecological and artistic place-making projects. Co-sponsored by Post Carbon Institute. (A hands-on cob workshop follows on Saturday, March 5.) Free.
http://www.davidsheen.com davidsheen [at] davidsheen.com
http://ecologycenter.org
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Thu, Mar 3 7:00 pm "EMPIRE'S EMBEDDED INTELLECTUALS"
UC Berkeley Campus
110 Barrows Hall (highrise building at NE corner of Sproul Hall,
A public lecture by prominent Palestinian American speaker DR. HATEM BAZIAN
Presented by Near Eastern Studies & Ethnic Studies Departments
of the University of California Berkeley
Generous Question & Answer session will follow.
Dr. Bazian is an extremely knowledgeable, very popular, incisive, witty and lively public lecturer.
Co-sponsored by Sacred Roots and Al-Qalam Institute
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# IRAQ FOR THE IRAQIS! Why you should support the resistance!
March 3rd @ 7pm Cesar Chavez Student Center Room C-116
The Iraqi resistance to US occupation is growing,
along with its support among ordinary Iraqis. This
resistance is not simply an isolated group of
"Baathist remnants" and "foreign fighters" as the Bush
Administration and other supporters of the US
occupation would have us believe. The Iraqi resistance
is diverse and includes a variety of people fighting
together against foreign occupation: Shia, Sunni,
secular, women, men, young, old, and all other walks
of life. Socialists support this resistance for the
same reason that the majority of Iraqis do - we want
the US troops to get out of Iraq now and leave the
running of Iraq to the Iraqi people themselves. Come
and participate in a discussion on this important question!
-----------------------------------------------------------------
You fasten the triggers
For others to fire
Then you set back and watch
When the death count gets higher
You hide in your mansion
As young people's blood
Flows out of their bodies
And is buried in the mud
How much do I know
To talk out of turn
You might say I'm young
You might say I'm unlearned
But there's on thing I know
Though I'm younger than you
Even Jesus would never
Forgive what you do
-Bob Dylan "Masters of War"


# Thu Mar 3 8pm - 12am $3
the after-art-party_
every 1st Thursday at rx gallery_
where to go when the other galleries close_
132 Eddy St (at Mason) $3
DJ SUENO Blasthaus, Cargo
Multiverse presents post:, the new after-art-party every 1st Thursday..from 8 til late. Drop by after the other galleries kick you out. The usual Multiverse hybrid-ism: resident djs and cameo appearances by local art-stars. Genres vary from month to month; expect a sampling of the best in local animation, video, media, sound art, performance...and then some.
http://www.rxgallery.com
http://www.multiverse.tv



Fri Mar 4

# Fri, Mar 4 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm FREE!
6th Annual Seed Swap - Ecology Center
http://ecologycenter.org
2530 San Pablo Ave, near Dwight Way Berkeley
Seeds! Music! Food! Gardeners! Bring and get locally saved seeds. Come be a part of the Bay Area Seed Interchange Library (BASIL) seed swap! This is a great way to meet other local gardeners and trade seed. There will be free seed giveaways to get you started, along with a short introductory talk on seed saving. Bring seed, envelopes and pens or just show up with a commitment to bring seed back to the Interchange Library. Our seed library is part of a growing network of concerned farmers and community gardeners dedicated to conserving genetic diversity of our planet's seed stock. We have created a library of healthy vegetable, herb, and flower seeds that are being made available free to the public. We are a dynamic group that needs your support and involvement!
Cost: No charge. Info: 510-548-2220 x233.
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# FAERY Freak FRENDZ (with a disposition towards the love of theater!) ----- I
participated in this with the same director at Shaman's Gathering last
summer at Zuni Mountain Sanctuary (Radical Faeries Space), and it was
soooooooooooo much fun. I am excited and wanted to put the word out for all
to join in the Thespianic Merriment---love crystal

Check it out faery players---here's the info::: PLAYBACK THEATER 3 DAY
WORKSHOP
Consider being audience if you aren't able to perform!
BRING A HOT DATE

Date & Time: 2005-03-04 7:00 PM
Location:
SUPER-NATURAL PLAYBACK THEATRE MARCH 4-6
FOR RADICAL FAERIES AND OTHER UNUSUAL HUMAN SPECIES
IN AND AROUND THE BAY AREA

WHEN: Friday, March 4th 7-9:30 PM open intro and playback jam (come check it
out)

Saturday March 5th 3-8 PM and Sunday March 6th 1 - 5 PM playshop workshop
(please be on time both days if you want to be in the public show)

Sunday March 6th 7:30 PM public performance (AUDIENCE NEEDED!)

WHERE: 3145 Shotwell, corner of 23rd and Shotwell, (one block east of South
Van Ness, one block west of Folsom, 4 blocks from 24th & Mission BART) San
Francisco

This space is VEGAN and SUBSTANCE-FREE, including Tobacco. No smoking
allowed in front of the building. Please respect the standards of our hosts
who have graciously donated this fabulous space to us free of charge.

PRICE: Free as can be !!!

WHAT: Playback Theatre is a form of theatre improvisation in which audience
members tell stories from their lives and a group of actors play the stories
back spontaneously with music. It was founded in 1975 (an outgrowth of
psychodrama), and is being used all over the world for entertainment,
community building, and the development of interpersonal skills such as
spontaneity, active listening, non-verbal communication, and LOTS more.
Playback can be comic or tragic or anything in between, depending on the
stories told by the audience.

WHO (facilitator): Mountaine lives in Asheville, NC, and is a founding
member of Asheville Playback Theatre. He has ten years? experience as a
Playback actor, musician, conductor, and trainer. He has a special interest
in nurturing the Playback skills of radical faeries and other unusual human
species, and is coming to the Bay Area in the hope that this weekend will
lead to the formation of an ongoing alternative Playback Theatre troupe. But
whatever happens, he intends to have way lots of fun. Contact him at
mjonas [at] madison.main.nc.us if you have any questions about the agenda.

WHO (participants): Formal acting training or experience is not required,
although it helps. What is most required is an open heart and a willingness
to listen carefully to the stories of others. There are no stars in
Playback; creating a successful spontaneous piece of theatre requires
extreme teamwork. If this resonates with you, we?d love for you to show up.

CONTACT: It would be great to know if you picture attending the entire
weekend and being in the public performance. If so, contact sinnergee at
(510) 652-6152, ext. 2 or sinrg2003 [at] graffiti.net.

But feel free to just show up Friday night and check it all out. And if
nothing else, please come to the FREE Sunday 7:30 PM performance and bring
friends and (edgy?) personal stories to tell.
Posted by: Origynal



# firrst cuddle theatre party in SF!
BEAUTIFUL by sue butler / directed by erin gilley
plus creative & healing artists all over the place!
interactive drama & silliness w/ DJs pillows & treats
BYO cushion if you can, we'll have some, too ;-)
we owe it to the world to feel BEAUTIFUL,
and balance the energies that are not
RSVP http://LOVEspace.org or email love [at] LOVEspace.org
or call 415.647.7216 / $15 requested donation
SUNDAY 3/6 gourmet potluck 6PM, curtain @ 7PM
donate a dish or funds for community dinner theatre
FRI 3/4, SAT 3/5, THU 3/10 curtain @ 8PM
enjoy live raw food @ Cafe Gratitude around the corner
2400 harrison street @ 20th (come early, it's popular)
http://www.withthecurrent.com/cafe.html
def mention LOVEspace when you dine with Gratitude
or when getting BEAUTIFUL tix any of these nights
and portions of proceeds go toward LOVEspace.org
please share this invitation with other dear ones
we are BEAUTIFUL warm groovy and free LOVE kevin
p.s. here's the 411 on our theatrical production:
BEAUTIFUL by sue butler / directed by erin gilley
featuring miranda calderon, ryan hayes, hilde susan jaegtnes, meghane kane, eric
kerr, sara razavi, randy sterns
LOVE and corsets in a private world of sex, drag and rock and roll. but who's that at
the window? shadowy creatures bent on ruining our heroes' fun forever! who will
protect their little eden while they're all in bed?
BEAUTIFUL is the rocky horror picture show of the experimental theatre world.
environmental, deconstructionist art with cross dressing, cartoonishly evil villains,
and a lot of leg.
we'll have a good time. we promise.
http://LOVEspace.org




Sat Mar 5

# 11th Annual Urban Iditarod Sat Mar 5 Meet Noon; Mush 1pm
Free for All, execept Urban Diversion members

The barking is first heard somewhere across the tundra. Miles away, the dogs are already in a frenzy. Mushers whip their charges onward, and the lead dogs howl with pleasure. Terrified animals in the path of the race run for cover, as the teams come into sight.

The sleds crest the hill like an Army, and move onward to their goal. Howling teams charge with delight as they approach the first way point: A bar.

This event is under new management, expect half the effort, a third the fun, a fifth of bourbon. And we're not going to skip Caesar's no matter what the police say. Normally there would be a description of the Iditarod, but after 10 years already, fuck it. You already knew, or you didn't care.

MEET: Saturday, March 5th, 2005 at 12 from the usual launch point.
MUSH: 1pm, rain or shine.
Starting point 5th and Minna San Francisco
norton [at] urban-golf.org 415-267-6999
http://www.urbaniditarod.com


# Nude Street Performance Sat Mar 5 1pm Free
"Femininity will save humanity" ~ Rael. Celebrate the First Femininity Day ever, as Raelians across the USA present a fully nude choreographed street performance to emphasize the crucial importance of Femininity. The performance will take place at 1pm on March 5th in the gay community of Castro and 10th, one of the few places in the USA where nudity is no longer considered to be an offensive sight.
http://www.rael.org http://www.sowoman.org
Castro Neighborhood Castro and 10th


# Mar 5 Groove Garden 2398 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Fairfax
3-course Community Dinner 6-8pm $20
Admission from 8pm-on $15.00
415.596.2081 http://www.thegroovegarden.com
In the Dance Sanctuary DJ?s: Cheb I Sabbah ?
Dragonfly - Gaiatronic transglobal grooves
Duskis ? funky bumpers from the sealed vaults of Six
Degrees Records In the Chillspace
Daniel Berkman on the African Harp (Kora) and
percussion, loops and samples.
Tobias Weinberger ? swallows swords, the kitchen sink
and serves up sleight of hand!
MR Sausys in the company of snakes & dancers!
http://www.gatheringforgood.com


# March 5: Kink Ink! An entertaining adult comix silent auction with Mark Bode's Cartoon Concert and much more! Bid on art donated by Bode, Trina Robbins, and many other artists. $50 for VIP reception, general admission will be sliding scale. Let us know if you know any comix artists we should include!
398 11th St. at Harrison SF http://www.sexandculture.org


# BURNING SOLSTINOX  — March 5
On Saturday night March 5th, your burning friends from across the Bay will converge at SOMArts in SF to celebrate Burning Solstinox, the mid-point between burns. Do NOT miss this one - we’ll be halfway home. http://burningman.com


# Burning Solstinox: Connections – Sat Mar 5  
8PM-4AM @ SOMArts, 934 Brannan St in SF
http://solstinox.com/
Once a year, on the midpoint between burns when we are farthest in time from any, we come together to celebrate Burning Solstinox - a holiday of hope, rebirth, love and the creative thrill of radical participation, when we experience playa joys in default. This year’s theme is “Connections”, and we invite you to create some by making magic with us in an amazing space. Don’t miss this one; we’ll be halfway home!
We do this all volunteer, totally non-commercial, and following the 10 Burning Man principles, so radically include yourself and participate. Help create an outrageous evening in a burning village that will keep that rocking playa vibe alive for another six months - there’s no better way to switch your psyche from its vault of dusty memories to new visions of chaos.
This year’s event is a FUNraiser benefit for Friends of Curtis, and we’ve lined up the area’s best DJ’s, dazzling lighting, insane lasers, eye-popping visuals, blacklit bars, super cozy chill spaces, and lots of special playa style amusements sure to please all your senses. Plus, a raffle & silent auction for one-of-a-kind burner gifts and experiences, and even free coffee when it’s time to go! Every bit of it gifted, by burners for burners. All proceeds go directly to saving this burning musician’s life and voice from cancer http://www.friendsofcurtis.com
$15.93 presale, $20 at the door. There’s no ATM; bring extra cash for amusements, bar & raffle.
For advance tix and info, visit http://www.solstinox.com email participate [at] solstinox.com to help!
Because some nights are so special they only come once a year…
benefiting: http://www.friendsofcurtis.com
http://www.burningman.com


# Sat Mar 5 , more on the website: http://www.opelproductions.com
Saturday, March 5th. Opel 3 year Anniversary Event. Infuse : The Divine Mirror. One of the good ones, as Opel celebrates 3 years of trying to infuse the party scene with consciousness and a calibrated effort to create and spread good vibes for all. With UK breaks producers Hybrid (dj set), Michele Bass (LABA), Jerry Bonham, Syd Gris, Dirtyhertz, Hoj, Shissla, Chris Sia, John Schiffer. With a dedicated chill space, performance art, art exhibit, environmental awareness tables, visuals, outdoor smoking area, 2 rooms of music, big sound and more.
A very special midnight ceremony will be led by Julia Butterfly Hill. Please arrive in time to participate.
At 511 Harrison St. @ 1st. SF, 21+ only. 9pm-4am. Open Bar 9pm-10pm! $15 pre-sale


# March is just around the corner and with it Canopy's Arbor Month celebration. This year we are kicking off with a Tree Talk by Dr. Kathy Wolf, Research Social Scientist at the College of Forest Resources at the University of Washington. Dr. Wolf's talk is titled "Does Money Really Grow on Trees?: The Economic and Social Benefits of the Urban Forest." She will be speaking at the Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto on Saturday, March 5, 2005 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Her talk is free, thanks the California ReLeaf 2004 Capacity-Building Grant Program and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Seating is limited, so reserve your seat by calling Canopy at 650-964-6110 or by email at info [at] canopy.org. You can find more information on her talk on Canopy's website, http://www.canopy.org/arbormonth05.html
The Arbor Month fun doesn't stop there! On Sunday, March 13 join us for a Tree Walk at Gamble Garden. Gamble's Director of Horticulture Merrill Jensen and Canopy's Program Director Jana Dilley will lead you on a tour of the many unique and interesting trees on the Gamble property. We will meet at 1 p.m. at the Carriage House at Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley Street, Palo Alto. This is a free event.
Events continue throughout the month with tree plantings, a Fungus Fighters workday and the inaguration of the new Heritage Park in the South of Forest area. You can find more information on all of the Arbor Month activities on Canopy's website, http://www.canopy.org. All of Canopy's Arbor Month activities are sponsored by the Palo Alto Weekly. http://www.Canopy.org



# Money, belligerence, slavery, sex, law, manipulation, finding yourself, neutrality, love & mastery…
Sunday, Mar 6 th 1-4pm.  Standing in Peace: How to find yourself in
a world at war. Led by Marcia Doerr, educator & legal expert.
Lizet, Jen and I will be hosting Marcia for a talk on Learning the art of neutrality when it comes to standing in the world of international law. Standing as a soverign human being and taking full freedom and responsibility as a peace maker. Law history, including how the legal basis for law changed in the civil war. The credit and debt system –how the government “borrows” money from the federal reserve using our birth certificates as collateral. The difference between substance and credit-that you have both a real self and a commercial self. International commercial code, which stands above the law of nations.
We are offering this class free of charge at
Vara Healing Arts 850 Talbot @ Solano, Albany http://www.healingarts.us


# Addendum to above event:
If you're around this long weekend, join me LOVE kevin

Money, belligerence, slavery, sex, law, manipulation, finding yourself, neutrality, love &
mastery.

Standing in Peace: How to find yourself in a world at war. Led by Marcia Doerr, educator & legal
expert.

A talk on Learning the art of neutrality when it comes to standing in the world of international
law, as a sovereign human being and taking full freedom and responsibility as a peace maker.
Marcia goes into Law history, including how the legal basis for law changed in the civil war; into
territory on the credit and debt system and how the government "borrows" money from the federal
reserve using our birth certificates as collateral; into the difference between substance and
credit - that you have both a real self and a commercial self; into the international commercial
code, which stands above the law of nations.

We are offering this class free of charge, by invitation only.

STANDING IN PEACE, HOW TO LIVE WITHOUT FIGHTING

An afternoon with Marcia Doerr, legal expert, educator

For 144 years, since Abraham Lincoln, the North American continent has been a nation "occupied"
by the expression of "war powers" and its resultant "commerce."

Let's discuss the implications of how that relates to YOUR life today.

* Learn how you can "choose" between being a debtor or a creditor

* Do you prefer to be a Sovereign or a Taxpayer (deal with the IRS)?

* Are you a Private or a Public "person"?

* Configure yourself to be a Traveler or are you a Driver? Guess which
one pays traffic fines!

* The meaning of Honor/Dishonor in law (and in daily life).

* How do you find your Self and resolve the fundamental conflict when your heart wants Peace in a
world at war?

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"Know yourself, know your adversary, and Victory is assured."
- Sun Tzu

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I will not play at tug o' war. I'd rather play at hug o' war, where everyone hugs instead of tugs, where everyone giggles and rolls on the rug, where everyone kisses, and everyone grins, and everyone cuddles, and everyone wins. - Shel Silverstein

The web site for Ralph Kermit Winterrowd 2nd is http://www.jusbelli.com


# March Potluck will take place on Sunday,
March 6th at 1pm in the Community Room of the Police Station at
630 Valencia St (nr 16th, 5 mins walk from 16th and Mission BART).

Please bring a raw vegan potluck dish to share sufficient for 10- 12, with a serving
utensil, and your own plate and silverware.

I understand that there's going to be a hands-on demo beforehand at 12 and I 'think'
that the speaker will be Ada demonstrating a raw pie - but the sproutline doesn't
seem to be working so I couldn't confirm these (will try to do so).



Mon Mar 7

# Mon Mar 7: 7pm "TALIBAN COUNTRY" with filmmaker & journalist Carmela Baranowska
New College Cultural Center, 766 Valencia St, SF
"This was an exceptionally courageous report and a wonderful piece of digicam journalism. Her reporting gave new meaning to the term embedded journalism and revealed the danger of only showing one side of the story."
- Walkley Awards Jury
In May/June 2004, Walkley-award winning investigative reporter Carmela Baranowska was embedded with U.S. Marines in one of the most dangerous and remote parts of Afghanistan, beyond the reach of UN and aid agencies.
Frustrated by the limitations imposed on what she could report, Baranowska decided to travel back to Oruzgon Province independently of the U.S. Marines and Afghan militia that she had journeyed with up to that point. Western media outlets reported her kidnapping by the Taliban; a 'fact' the documentary dispels.
More importantly, Baranowska's footage offers disturbing first-person accounts of the treatment being dealt Afghans by U.S. Marines in the war on terror and has led to the opening of two U.S. military investigations. For more info on the film visit http://www.talibancountry.com.
"She went back, unescorted, into Taliban country and got quite a different story of perfidy and brutality. That's courage and determination, and perhaps a lot of luck that she got out alive."
- The Australian
$5 donation at the door - No one turned away for lack of funds.
For more information call (415)-255-7296, ext. 244.
Sponsored by Global Exchange
New College Center for Education and Social Action
New College Center for Education & Social Action (CESA)
Listing of peace and social justice events emailed (more or less) weekly.
To subscribe or unsubscribe: cesainfo [at] newcollege.edu
For information: Jon Garfield: (415) 437-3425.
New College CESA: http://www.newcollege.edu/cesa
New College of California: http://www.newcollege.edu


# Mon, Mar 7, 2005 - Sat, Mar 12 Get out of the fog: GO SOLAR
Pacific Energy Center 851 Howard Street SF
http://www.solarenergy.org
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php



Tue Mar 8

Tue Mar 8 3:00 pm International Women's Day
From City Hall to the Hall of Injustice SF Take Action.
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Tue, Mar 8 7-10pm
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY DANCE PARTY
Belladonna 2436 Sacramento St Berkeley, CA 94702
Dance to Women's Grooves from Motown to Mali
Suggested donation: $10 - but no one turned away
Proceeds go to benefit: Revolutionary Association of
the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)
and a scholarship to the Mystery Camp for Girls!
FABULOUS raffle prizes!!!!! Refreshments!!!!!
Everyone welcome!
Questions? Call Jessa Walters: 510-282-2486
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php



Wed Mar 9

# Wed Mar 9 Photographer and tree-hugger Jack Gescheidt here, with news that the TreeSpirit is going public again, as part of the monthly Sausalito Artwalk, opening on Wed. evening, March 9th, 2005, from 5:30-8pm.  Save this evening on your calendar!  
Fellow photographer/artist—and tree-lover—John Wilmer is being generous enough to open up his beautiful studio space for this month-long TreeSpirit exhibition @ 333B Caledonia St in dowtown Sausalito (just a couple of blocks from the theater).
For those who've not seen them, see archivally framed large prints, and for those who have, see the largest print so far—40"x50".  And meet fellow tree-lovers, including many participants in the Project so far who will be in attendance (clothed; sorry).
Refreshments & hors doeuvres will be served.  I look forward to seeing many of you there—mark your calendars! in love with trees, Jack 415.668.5225 jack [at] treespiritproject.com
http://www.TreeSpiritProject.com


# Wed, Mar 9, 2005      
Premiering- The 9/11 News Special You Never Saw
Guild Theatre 949 El Camino Menlo Park, CA 94025
Followed by a dialogue with Producer- Barrie Zwicker,
Author of 9-11 Synthetic Terror: Made in USA, Webster G. Tarpley
Director of Project Censored- Peter Phillips;
Investigative Researcher- Michael Kane;
the press & the public
A Benefit for the Northern California 9/11 Truth Alliance
Screening begins at 7:30 PM
Tickets $10, @door , Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real 650-324-4321
at City Box Office 415-392-4400 http://www.cityboxoffice.com
Co- Sponsors- Veterans for Peace- Chapter 69, 911sharethetruth.com, http://www.911truth.org http://www.deceptiondollar.com , Project Censored, KPFA, Pacifica Radio, Kepler's Books, Black Oak Books, Cody's Bookstore, City Lights Bookstore, Valencia Street Bookstore, Modern Times Books



# Premiering the documentary- The 9-11 News Special You Never Saw- The Great
Conspiracy
A dialogue with Producer- Barrie Zwicker, Author- Webster Tarpley,
Director of Project Censored- Peter Phillips, Investigative Researcher-
Michael Kane, The Press & the public

March 9th- Landmark Guild Theatre, 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
March 10th- Grand Lake Theatre, 3200 Grand Ave, Oakland, 510-452-3556
March 11th-Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
March 12th- Odd Fellows Hall, 545 Pacifica Ave., Santa Rosa, 707-664-2500

Benefits for the Northern California 9/11 Truth Alliance

Exploring these questions and more:
Why did Bush and Cheney limit the investigation?
Why were interceptor jets, late, slow & ineffectual?
What explains Bush's actions and inactions on 9/11?
Why did Building #7, not hit by plane or debris, collapse?
Why was evidence removed or kept from investigators?
Who benefited? Why the media silence? What can we do?

Barrie Zwicker, producer, the first mainstream television journalist in
the to deeply question the official 9/11 story, director of the Toronto
International Citizens' Inquiry into 9/11

Webster Griffin Tarpley, expert on international terrorism, historian,
co-author of George Bush: The Unauthorized Biography, American Leviathan:
Administrative Fascism Under the Bush Regime, Surviving the Cataclysm, and
9-11 Synthetic Terror: Made in USA

Peter Phillips, Director of Project Censored, chooses and publishes "the
most censored stories" of the year annually. 9-11 was the #9 most censored
story in the current edition.

Michael Kane, ny911truth, Hip Hop Band Clarity, producer of This is Not a
Test, and "Buddy Buddy," activist at Ground Zero.

"In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act."

Tickets $10 @ the door available through City Box Office (415) 392-4400 or
http://www.cityboxoffice.com
March 10th in Oakland- The Grand Lake Theatre & at local bookstores Menlo
Park @ Kepler's 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, 650-324-4321 East Bay @
Cody's Bookstore 2454 Telegraph Avenue; Berkeley, 510-845-7852 & 1730
Fourth Street, Berkeley; 510-559-9500
@Black Oak Books, 1491 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, 510-486-0698
San Francisco @ Black Oak Books 630 Irving Street, 415 564-0877 &
540 Broadway Street, 415 986-3872
@ City Lights' Bookstore, 261 Columbus Street, 415 362-4921
@Valencia Street Books, 415-552-7200
@Modern Times Bookstore, 888 Valencia St., 415 282-4925

Co- Sponsors- Veterans for Peace, 9-11 SharetheTruth.com, 911truth.org,
<http://www.deceptiondollar.com>http://www.deceptiondollar.com, Project
Censored, KPFA, Pacifica Radio, Kepler's Bookstore, Black Oaks Bookstore,
Cody's Bookstore, City Lights Bookstore, Valencia Street Bookstore, Modern
Times

http://www.communitycurrency.org


# March 9,10,11,12. 9-11 events in SF Bay area organized by Carol Brouillet
Premiering the documentary- The 9-11 News Special You Never Saw- The Great Conspiracy
A dialogue with Producer- Barrie Zwicker,
Author- Webster Tarpley,
Director of Project Censored- Peter Phillips,
Investigative Researcher- Michael Kane,
A Benefit for the N. California 9/11 Truth Alliance
Is the War on Terrorism, actually a War of Terrorism against Americans and the world?
Why didn't a single military jet interceptor take to the air until it was too late?
What can explain Bush's actions and inactions that day?
Why did Building #7, which was not hit by an airplane or significant debris, collapse?
What was the nature of the 9/11 Commission? Is their Report a Cover-up?
Barrie Zwicker, producer, the first mainstream television journalist in the world to deeply question the official 9/11 story, director of the Toronto International Citizens' Inquiry into 9/11
Webster Griffin Tarpley, expert on international terrorism, historian, co-author of George Bush: The Unauthorized Biography, American Leviathan: Administrative Fascism Under the Bush Regime, Surviving the Cataclysm, and 9-11 Synthetic Terror: Made in USA
Peter Phillips, director of Project Censored that annually identifies the 'Most Censored' news stories in the US and producer- "Censored; The News That Didn't Make the News."
Screening begins at 7:30 PM
March 9th- Landmark Guild Theatre, 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
March 10th- Grand Lake Theatre, 3200 Grand Ave, Oakland, 510-452-3556
March 11th-Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
March 12th- Odd Fellows Hall, 545 Pacifica Ave., Santa Rosa, 707-664-2500
Co- Sponsors- Veterans for Peace,
http://911SharetheTruth.com
http://911truth.org
http://www.deceptiondollar.com
Project Censored, KPFA, Pacifica Radio, Kepler's Bookstore, Black Oaks Bookstore, Cody's Bookstore, City Lights Bookstore, Valencia Street Bookstore...
"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell


# Dear 9-11 Activists,

In the magically, organic, cooperative process of organizing 9-11
events- wonderful things have happened, and the events are growing into
something quite powerful. Contracts have yet to be signed, nuts and bolts
details still need to be worked out, but this is what we have so far-

Co- Sponsors- Veterans for Peace, 9-11 Share the Truth.org, 911truth.org,
KPFA, (probably San Francisco Bay Guardian, too!) Keplers Bookstore, Black
Oaks Bookstore, Cody's Bookstore, City Lights Bookstore, Valencia Street
Bookstore...

Premier benefit showings of The Great Conspiracy- The 9-11 News Special
You Never Saw with producer Barrie Zwicker, Webster Tarpley, author of
9-11 Synthetic Terror- Made in the USA, Michael Kane (NY9-11 Truth),
Peter Phillips, Director of Project Censored, and representatives of the
press.

Proceeds will benefit http://911truth.org, and Northern California 9-11 Truth
Alliance, in their efforts to petition California State Attorney General
to investigate the unsolved crimes of 9-11.

The documentary will be screened at 7:30 PM at -

March 9th- Landmark Guild Theatre, 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
March 10th- Grand Lake Theatre, 3200 Grand Ave, Oakland, 510-452-3556
March 11th-Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
March 12th- Odd Fellows Hall, 545 Pacifica Ave., Santa Rosa, 707-664-2500

The Guild Theatre (holds 270) in Menlo Park, Wednesday, March 9th
The Grand Lakes Theatre (holds 570) in Oakland, Thursday, March 10th The
Herbst Theatre (holds 970) in San Francisco, Friday, March 11th

(Project Censored is also organizing a screening in Sonoma (capacity
4-500) on Saturday, March 12th, and Black Oak Books will have a reading
in Berkeley, Sunday, March 12th at 7:30 PM with Peter Phillips and
Webster Tarpley)

On Friday, March 11th, prior to the evening screening- there will be a
major press conference at the Herbst with 9-11 researchers, activists,
supporters of the inquiry, the criminal investigation, and prosecution of
those responsible for 9-11, followed by a reception, dinner break,
tabling, organizing opportunity in the large rooms on the second floor of
the War Memorial and Veteran's Building where the Theatre is located.
The press conference will be a free event open to the public.

Carol Brouillet (organizer of the SF Int'l Inquiry into 9-11)
http://www.communitycurrency.org
cbrouillet [at] igc.org 650-857-0927


Thu March 10 NEW MOON

# Thu, Mar 10 4:00 pm
"Science and Technology for a Sustainable World".
Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)
3333 Coyote Hill Road Palo Alto
The Palo Alto Research Center in conjunction with several Bay Area sponsors,
is holding a series of talks called "Science and Technology for a
Sustainable World". The events are free and open to the public. All talks
will be at the George E. Pake Auditorium.

Thursday, March 10, 4 pm
David Gottfried, President, WorldBuild Technologies, and Founder of the
Green Building Council

Thursday, March 24, 4 pm
Barbara Waugh, HP, Co-founder of World eInclusion

Thursday, April 7, 4 pm
Tim Woodward, Managing Director, Nth Power

COST: Free
LOCATION:http://www.parc.com/about/directions.html
Website: http://www.parc.com/events/sustainability/
Email: brinda.dalal [at] parc.com
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Thu, Mar 10    Screening begins at 7:30 PM   
Premiering- The 9/11 News Special You Never Saw
The Grand Lake Theatre Oakland 3200 Grand Ave
Followed by a dialogue with Producer- Barrie Zwicker,
Author of 9-11 Synthetic Terror: Made in USA, Webster G. Tarpley
Director of Project Censored- Peter Phillips;
Investigative Researcher- Michael Kane;
the press & the public
A Benefit for the Northern California 9/11 Truth Alliance
Tickets $10, available at the door (and soon to be available at local bookstores)
Berkeley @ Cody's Bookstore 2454 Telegraph Ave., 510-845-7852
& 1730 Fourth St., 510-559-9500
@ Black Oak Books, 1491 Shattuck Ave. 510-486-0698
Co- Sponsors- Veterans for Peace- Chapter 69, 911sharethetruth.com, http://www.911truth.org http://www.deceptiondollar.com , Project Censored, KPFA, Pacifica Radio, Kepler's Books, Black Oak Books, Cody's Bookstore, City Lights Bookstore, Valencia Street Bookstore, Modern Times Books



Fri Mar 11

# Fri, Mar 11 7:30 pm
Premiering- The 9/11 News Special You Never Saw
401 Van Ness Ave. (near the Civic Center) SF
Followed by a dialogue with Producer- Barrie Zwicker,
Author of 9-11 Synthetic Terror: Made in USA, Webster G. Tarpley
Director of Project Censored- Peter Phillips;
Investigative Researcher- Michael Kane;
the press & the public
A Benefit for the Northern California 9/11 Truth Alliance
Tickets $10, available at the door , at local bookstores
In San Francisco-Black Oak Books, 630 Irving St. 415-564-0877
Black Oak Books, 540 Broadway St., 415-986-3872
City Lights, 261 Columbus St. 415-362-4921
Valencia Street Books, 569 Valencia St., 415-552-7200
Modern Times, 888 Valencia St. 415-282-4925
at City Box Office 415-392-4400 http://www.cityboxoffice.com

Co- Sponsors- Veterans for Peace- Chapter 69, 911sharethetruth.com, http://www.911truth.org http://www.deceptiondollar.com , Project Censored, KPFA, Pacifica Radio, Kepler's Books, Black Oak Books, Cody's Bookstore, City Lights Bookstore, Valencia Street Bookstore, Modern Times Books


# Friday March 11trh, I'll be showing my Walk Accross America slideshow. It's been a while since i've put on this show -- not since 9 / 11, but  I think it's time to dust off the cobwebs and show a different side of Americana that few people living in urban America get to glimpse. So come on down and get a taste for a real life Forest Gump type of adventure. We''ll start promptly at 7:30pm. Hope to see you there.
Location - 889 Walker Ave (East Bay, near Grand lake Theater). On 580, take the Lakeshore Ave. exit, turn left on to Grand Ave, go two blocks, right onto Mandanna (7-11 on corner) and take the first left on to Walker Ave. hard to see 889, so look for 887 (in same building). Call if you need help 510-812-6313. Please RSVP if you can.


# CREATING THE CLIMATE
Building the Movement to Stop Global Warming
Weekend Workshop March 11-13, 2005, Malibu CA
Environmental Education Services in a partnership with Green House Network
http://www.greenhousenet.org


# March 11, 12, 13: 3 performances only, SF debut of award-winning
queer/trans spoken word artist S. Bear Bergman!
398 11th St. at Harrison SF http://www.sexandculture.org



Sat Mar 12

# 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
http://www.nowartax.org (510) 843-9877
Thank you for working for peace!
To join listserve send blank email to:
nowartax-subscribe [at] yahoogroups.com


# Sat March 12th. fundraiser Westin St. Francis Hotel
(335 Powell Street @ Union Square), from 11am – 12:30pm.
http://challengeday.org/fundraiser


# She Creates Sat Mar 12 7-10 PM 965 Mission St.
http://www.marinaomi.com/exhibitions.html
group art exhibit celebrating International Women's Day.


# Premiering:
THE GREAT CONSPIRACY
The 9/11 News Special You Never Saw

Film premier followed by discussion with producer Barrie Zwicker,
joined by Webster Griffin Tarpley, author of "9/11-Synthetic Terror:
Made in USA;" Peter Phillips, director of media watchdog group
Project Censored; and MC, Bonnie Faulkner, host of KPFA's Guns and
Butter.

Saturday, March 12, 7:30pm
ODD FELLOWS TEMPLE
545 Pacific Ave, Santa Rosa (off Mendocino Ave, near SRJC)

Adm. $10 at the door (Students $5)
For info call Project Censored: 707-664-2500
--
Peter Phillips Ph.D.
Sociology Department/Project Censored
Sonoma State University
1801 East Cotati Ave.
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
707-664-2588
http://www.projectcensored.org/



Sun Mar 13

# The Irish Republican Socialist Committees of North America's San Francisco
Bay Area chapter will again be participating in the San Francisco St.
Patrick's Day Parade and is once again organising an Anti-Imperialist
Contingent as part of its participation.
The parade is taking place this year on Sunday, March 13th. While we never
have many details this much before the actual parade date, the contingent
will undoubtedly assemble between 10:45 and 11:15 a.m., somewhere south of
Market and, of course, details will be forthcoming once we know them.
The focus of the Anti-Imperialist Contingent this year will again be on
ending the occupation of Iraq and of Ireland, and the slogans we are putting forward are:
British and American Imperialism, Out of Iraq! Out of Ireland!
No War but the Class War!



# 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.


# Tue, Mar 15, 2005 - Tue, May 10 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm FREE
Choices for Sustainable Living - Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave, near Dwight Way Berkeley
http://ecologycenter.org
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Please forward widely:  REMEMBERING RACHEL CORRIE:
An Evening of Music, Poetry and Activism
 Come celebrate the life and activism of International Solidarity Movement activist Rachel Corrie who was killed by a D-9 Caterpillar bulldozer driven by Israeli soldiers on March 16, 2003 while non-violently attempting to prevent the demolition of a family home in the refugee camp of Rafah, occupied Palestine. Find out what Palestine-solidarity activists and others are doing to further the cause of peace and justice in the Middle East and the world.
Featured Speakers:
Peter Camejo - Julia Butterfly Hill - Pratap Chatterjee – Barbara Lubin - Starhawk and many more...
Featured Musicians:
Iron Sheik - Matthew Owens - Tariq Ghazalah – Brass Liberation Orchestra and many more.
Also featuring the poet Noura Erakat
Time: Wednesday, March 16th, 7:00 PM  
Place: King Middle School, 1781 Rose Street, Berkeley
Requested Donation $20        Reception at 6:00 PM, $50
 A Benefit for the International Solidarity Movement & The Rachel Corrie Foundation
For more information: - 510-236-4250, 510-825-6968
Flyer (PDF Document) Please download, copy, and distribute.  More info, http://www.norcalism.org/events.htm


# RADICAL PERFORMANCE FEST March 18-19 http://SOMARTS.org 8pm


# March 19, 2005: GLOBAL DAY OF PROTEST ON THE TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE IRAQ WAR
Location: The Streets of Our World!!! GLOBAL
More Info: http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=2688
March 19-20 marks the two-year anniversary of the U.S. bombing and invasion of Iraq. After all of the death and destruction, and with the Bush administration claiming a mandate to continue their war, there's a new urgency and a stronger determination within the global antiwar movement to bring the troops home now.
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php
*End the War on Iraq*
* Bring the Troops Home Now *
*So They Stop Returning Home in These*
and instead of war and global devastation let's...
*Rebuild Our Global Communities *
Millions will again unite globally to say YES to world peace!!!


# Sunday, March 20 7:00 - 9:30 PM Hotel Utah
500 500 4th Street ( at Bryant )
http://www.acousticsongwriters.com some
of the most beautiful, heartfelt soul moving and sole
tapping music in an intimate environment.
These events have been held monthly since November at
the Spiral Muse Home of Well Being, and are now going
to be held at San Francisco's famous Hotel Utah
beginning with the next showcase on Sunday, 3/20/2005.
The bands at the last showcase included the very
soulful Shelley Doty ( http://www.shelleydoty.com ) and the
ethereal songstress Polyanna Bush (http://www.pollyannabush.com ).
atmosphere is intimate, the musicians will move you,
and the price is right too --there is only a $7 cover.
If you sign up at http://www.acousticsongwriters.com
at least 48 hours in advance of the show, you can get
2 for 1 admission prices, so that is 2 for $7.00. This



# 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


# Th Mar 25 FULL MOON


# ? Golden Gate Park ? Stanyan @ Waller / Kezar Pavillion ?
10th Annual San Francisco Anarchist Book Fair March 26th

Speakers confirmed so far include:

Barry Pateman - archivist at the Kate Sharpley Library, and senior
editor at the Emma Goldman Papers. The most recent volume of
Emma Goldman - A Documentary History Of The American Years
Volume 2: Making Speech Free, 1902-1909 has just been published
by University of California Press,and he has authored introductions
to both the new edition of Alexander Berkman's 'What Is
Anarchism' and The Voltairine De Cleyre Reader

Ward Churchill - reknowned scholar activist and troublemaker is
the author and editor of numerous books and audio CDs. His latest
work is On The Justice Of Roosting Chickens

Eric Drooker - legendary graphic artist whose work has graced a
thousand walls, posters, t shirts and book covers. His seminal novel
without words, Flood! is now available again in a new elegant
edition

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz - pioneering feminist, and perennial activist
is the author of two (to date) autobiographies - Red Dirt: Growing
Up Okie, and her memoir of the 60s, Outlaw Woman

Peter Werbe is an editor of Fifth Estate, the longest-running
anarchist journal in America today.

Chris Carlsson spent 13 years stealing office supplies to produce
Processed World, a zine that chronicled the drudgery of 9-to-5 desk
jobs. He helped bring Critical Mass into being, and created
SHAPING SAN FRANCISCO: The Interactive Multimedia
Excavation of the Lost History of San Francisco

Entartete Künst (German for 'degenerate art') is an
anarcho-electro/hip-hoppers put out political electronic music that
fuses low- and high-brow culture (think dark, slow hip-hop with
Noam Chomsky samples) into a potent mix that challenges the
status quo.



# March 26: 69 Art for AIDS 6-9pm  Artists’ reception
9-Midnight  Entertainment & Live Auction
Fixed price erotic art show, sale and live auction complete with door prizes, entertainment and
refreshments benefiting the San Francisco AIDS Candlelight Vigil and the Association François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) assisting AIDS orphans internationally.
$10-25 requested donation
Artwork in all mediums - $69 fixed price plus select items in a live auction.
398 11th St. at Harrison SF http://www.sexandculture.org



April 2005

# SECOND ANNUAL National "I'm Embarrassed
by the pResident" Day, April 1st, 2005.
WEAR A BROWN RIBBON, official button, brown clothing
in protest of all the BS coming out of the White House
http://www.democracymeansyou.com/brown


# **SPRING VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT TOWN MEETING & POT LUCK**
Sat April 2 12 PM - 3 PM
at the