SF events 3.22

Alert: Save Free Speech, Stop the Trademark Act!
The Trademark Dilution Revision Act (TDRA, HR 683) is a
big company's dream. If it passes, the lawyers policing
a trademark could sue businesses and individuals for
using words, images, or even colors that look vaguely
like a famous brand - without even having to prove that
the company is being harmed. In other words, TDRA would
make it possible for UPS to sue Brown's Record Store, even
though nobody in their right mind would get the two
confused. This bill would chill speech and hand ownership
of common words to big companies. Fight the TDRA today!
Make your voice heard with EFF's action center:
action.eff.org/site/Advocacy
Text of TDRA:
http://trademark.blog.us/blog/2005/03/14.html#a1628

New Pentagon plans to conquer nations, secure oil, advance globalization, militarize space
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/03/1727655.php


CIA Agent Tells of US Plans for Chavez's Assassination in Venezuela
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news.php?newsno=1549
http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=26654
"If they kill Chavez, he will return as millions."

Biscuit Update- Written from the Josephine County Jail
http://oregon.tribe.net/listing/021059c7-47f2-4b38-b1a2-70ec4de7a821
http://www.o2collective.org http://www.kswild.org
http://www.Siskiyou.org http://www.rogueimc.org


Tell the big oil companies to stay out of ANWR!
Recently, the United States Senate passed legislation that moves
us one step closer to opening the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge to oil drilling.
We can't let that happen! Senator Boxer has introduced a new
advocacy effort, telling the big oil companies that we will
boycott their products if they decide to drill in ANWR.
http://ga4.org/campaign/boycott?rk=R1zY5sF1sBZ2W

the US Senate voted to keep Arctic Drilling language in the budget.
Now, more than ever, is the time to stand up for our planet and our
communities! 51 US Senators do not have the power alone to trample on the
wishes of the vast majority of the American public that oppose drilling in the
refuge.
http://www.greenpeaceusa.org for more information and to find out how
you can help

Learn what else you can do to save the Arctic Refuge!
http://www.alaskawild.org/campaigns_arctic_whatyoucando.html

Fight over Arctic Drilling Is Far from Over
http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/031805EA.shtml

ECO FOCUS - Arctic Gold: How Big Oil Bought the Votes to Drill
http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/031905EA.shtml

The Money Behind the Debate Over Drilling in ANWR
http://www.yubanet.com/artman/publish/article_19145.shtml
http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/031905EA.shtml



BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Farm animals 'need emotional TLC'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/4360947.stm


http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12353287-29281,00.html
Anti-logging protesters blockade government office in Australia


http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=5517
Largest Investors in Electronic Voting Companies are Defense Contractors


Activist Rule No 1 is "never talk to the FBI"; I'd include the local fuzz
in this if the roust or bust coincides with political work. This includes
expressions of indignation or protest: do not be rude to or "badmouth"
law enforcement personnel. If stopped in a car, you must show your
license & registration. Do not give permission to search your car or your
person, but do not attempt to interfere with an officer making a search
-- it's grounds to arrest you. If they say they have a search warrant,
ask to see it.

If they give you a ticket, you have to sign it. If they want you to do an
alcohol test, & you refuse, your license could be suspended.

In general, be cooperative but do not volunteer. Do not answer questions
beyond providing your license & registration showing your current address.

This is just general "common sense" information -- not legal advice. For
advice you can rely on, contact an attorney, preferably one associated
with NLG or ACLU, with up-to-date expertise in this area of the law.


http://costofwar.com COST OF WAR IN IRAQ - watch it grow...



http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ecotour20mar20,0,1673141,print.story
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ecotour20mar20.story
Logging Visits Rather Than Trees




NORDICITY The North American Community of Billionaires

The current account deficit of the United States stands at US$665.9billion. As of Friday the country's national debt stood at US$7,781,068,292,417, ($7.8 trillion) though by the time you read this it will have grown by tens of millions.

Of the seventeen wealthiest countries on the Human Development Index, the US has the highest poverty rates, at 17%. More than 40% of Americans have no health care. 20.7% lack adult literacy skills. 12.6% of Americans born today will not reach 60 years of age.

So it may have seemed a little odd last week when the Canadian Council of Chief Executives went public with their plan to hitch Canada's tidy little economic wagon to this ailing star. Why would prime ministerial hopeful John Manley and CCCE president Tom D'Aquino advocate 'deep integration' with a neighbor that can't pay its debts or provide a decent life for millions of its citizens?

http://www.mytown.ca/nordicity


UNTIL 4/12: MERCURY RETROGRADE
Mercury Retrograde starting 3/20 at ~530pm until ~midnight 4/12...

Iraq Invasion May Be Start of the Age of Oil Scarcity
http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/032105EA.shtml




Tue MAr 22

# From http://www.Rawinten.com Bryan Au on Radio:
Interviews this week this Tuesday on MARCH 22 8AM-
9:00AM KEST 1450AM IN SAN FRANCISCO and on this Thursday March 24th
I have another LIVE RADIO INTERVIEW with Dr.Sunyatta Amen!!!
http://www.wpfw.org/
WPFW 89.3 FM Radio in Washington
It is NPR and broadcast Nationally!!
AND RAW IS COMING TO UNION SQUARE in SF!
My PA~RAW~DISE Raw Organic Vegan Cuisine Restaurant
is opening in 2 months!!!
Please go to http://www.Parawdise.com



# Water Conservation Showcase Tuesday, March 22 11:00 AM
This email is a notice about an upcoming showcase on water conservation
to be held in San Francisco at the Pacific Energy Center, 851 Howard
Street on March 22. To register for this event go to
http://www.pge.com/pec/watershowcase You can also register
for any Energy Center classes by calling 415.973.2277.

2nd Annual Water Conservation Showcase
Tuesday, March 22nd from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm
Pacific Energy Center (PEC), 851 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA

In the drought-prevalent climate of California, water availability,
water policy issues and water conservation strategies have never been
more timely concerns. The 2005 Water Conservation Showcase will feature
the latest cutting-edge products, services, and information available to
help Californians conserve and wisely manage our most abused and most
critical natural resource. The event will showcase products like
water-efficient fixtures, drought-tolerant landscaping systems, leak
detection equipment, permeable pavement, drip irrigation and rainwater
harvesting systems. In addition to products and services, the showcase
will highlight creative conservation ideas and problem-solving design
approaches through lectures and panel discussions by government and
industry leaders addressing regional water issues. Join us for this
important and educational event co-sponsored by the Northern California
Chapter of the US Green Building Council
http://www.usgbc.org/chapters/northerncaliforni
a) and the Pacific Energy Center
http://www.pge.com/pec

Speaker topics and schedule:

12:00 PM Richard Harris of East Bay Municipal Utility District and Dana
Haasz of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on "Leading the
Way: Bay Area Water Conservation Programs"

12:00 PM David C. Gibney of HDR Inc. on "Innovative Water Planning and
the 10th & Bannock Building"

1:30 PM Susan Handjian & Christine Finch of East Bay Municipal Utility
District on "Plants and Landscapes for Summer-Dry Climates of the San
Francisco Bay Region"

1:30 PM Alex Lantsberg of the Alliance for a Clean Water Front on
"Water Planning Issues for San Francisco and Beyond"

3:00 PM Paul Kephart, Rana Creek on "Living Architecture: An Ecological
Approach"

3:00 PM Ronnie Cohen of the Natural Resources Defense Council on
"Energy Down the Drain, The Hidden Costs of California's Water Supply"

4:30 PM Sharon Sarris of Greenfuse, Don Mills of Clivus Multrum, and
Mike Hazinski of East Bay Municipal Utility District on "Potty Talk: a
Forum on Water-Conserving Fixtures"

4:30 PM Gary Klein of the California Energy Commission on "Do You Like
it Hot?: Improving Hot Water Distribution Systems"

6:00 PM Tim Pope of Northwest Water Source on "Rainwater Harvesting:
Dealing with Dr. 'No'"

6:00 PM Gary Wolff of the Pacific Institute on "Economic Assessment of
Water Conserving Fixtures: Some Methods and Examples"

The event is free of charge but advanced registration is recommended
for this very popular program. To register or to find additional
information, go to
http://www.pge.com/pec/watershowcase Presentation
descriptions and speaker bios will be posted soon.

Event Sponsors:
Northern California Chapter of the US Green Building Council
Pacific Energy Center

Event Supporters:
ADPSR - Northern California Chapter
AIA Committee on the Environment - San Francisco Chapter
APLD - Association of Professional Landscape Designers
American Society of Landscape Architects - Northern California Chapter
California Department of Water Services
California Integrated Waste Management Board
California Landscape Contractors Association
California Urban Water Agencies
California Urban Water Conservation Council
Department of the Environment, City and County of San Francisco
East Bay Municipal Utility District
Ecological Landscaping Association
Food Service Technology Center
Green Resource Center
International Interior Design Association - Northern California
Chapter
The Pacific Institute
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Pacific Southwest - Region IX
Water Resources Center Archives - University of California, Berkeley

To register for this event go to
http://www.pge.com/pec/watershowcase on the
Internet or call 415.973.2277.

Juliette Beck
California Campaign Director
Water for All
Public Citizen
510-663-0888 ext. 101
http://www.citizen.org/california

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To subscribe, please send a email to listserv [at] listserver.citizen.org with "subscribe waterforallca" in the message subject. ? hope this works...


# "how water senses emotion" lecture Tue Mar 22 6:00 PM
Water crystals seem to be able to respond to people's thoughts and emotions. Photos of water crystals sensing different feelings have been spreading like wildfire over the internet. The reason why has been a mystery..... but now a new physics theory has been coming to light....
Come listen to a talk by physicist Alpha Lo on revolutionary theories of how mind affects matter.
march 22 6-7.30pm
at the University of Creation Spirituality in the Gandhi room,
2141 broadway @ 18th St BART, downtown oakland $10


# SF Amazon Gathering Tue Mar 22 6:00 PM 21+
Come be TALL with your Amazon sisters!!! Hosted by the Moderator, Violetjunefaire!
Tall Women aka The Amazon http://amazonwomen.tribe.net
Annie's Cocktail Lounge 15 Boardman Pl (off Bryant)
Btwn 6th/7th St. opposite Hall of Injustice,
Show up anytime after 6pm (leave early or stay late)
http://anniescocktaillounge.tribe.net
Next time we can pick a restaurant on a weekend perhaps.



# Tue, Mar 22 7:00 pm At El Rio 3158 Mission St SF
TELEVISING THE REVOLUTION: A Radical Film Series
At El Rio 3158 Mission St SF
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Locating Opening Reception: Tue Mar 22 7.00 - 10.00pm,
Crucible Steel Gallery. 2050 Bryant @ 18th St http://www.cellspace.org


# expanding your raunchy repertoire: intro to kink in the bedroom and sex club
Tue Mar 22 7-8 pm EROS: the Center for Safe Sex
http://2051 Market St http://www.erossf.com
Mykkah Herner of Toys in Babeland will tease you with hints and secrets how to introduce some spice into your sex life. From clips and clamps to quick and dirty negotiations, Mykkah will show you the ropes. Mykkah has been at Toys in Babeland for the past 3 years working in customer support, purchasing, testing and educational workshops. The event is free and open to all men, 18 and over.


# Also, you might be interested in some free movie screenings SF IndieFest is co-presenting with a club called Drunken Monkey, Tuesdays at the Cat Club, 1190 Folsom at 8th. Doors are at 9p, movie starts at 10p, DJ spins 12a till close at 2a. Cats is 21up:
March 8: Fight Club, March 15: Airplane, March 22: Boondock Saints, March 29: Repo Man


# World Beat DJ with Live Belly Dance, Samba Performers
Tue Mar 22 6:30, 8:00 PM Medjool 2522 Mission @ 21st
We have planned a spectacular night of entertainment for you featuring:
* Live music and DJ +World Beat and Salsa
+Belly Dance Performance *Live percussionists and drums
*and a Samba performance
All proceeds from the $10 donations go towards the educational trip to New York City.
in the fabulous Medjool restaurant
Like its namesake fruit found in the tombs of the Pharaohs, Medjool Caf?, Restaurant and Bar transforms what was once the food of royalty. With its cutting edge architecture and a seductive new take on “urban comfort food”, Medjool is truly an oasis in the middle of the mission. The sexy main dining room with its multi colored walls, abstract art, sensual surfaces and warm aromatics focuses on stimulating all the senses- sight, sound, smell, touch and taste.
Thank you for all your support and we look forward to seeing you there.



Wed Mar 23

# Protest to shut the pg&e hunters point power plant
Evict PG&E from Hunters Point! COMMUNITY PROTEST
for environmental justice Wed March 23, 2005 12 Noon
PG&E Corporate HQ 77 Beale St , SF
at Market Street near Embarcadero BART
Sponsored by the Coalition to Shut Down the PG&E Hunters Point Power Plant,
Huntersview Tenants Association, All Hallows Garden Residents Association,
Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice, Code Blue, Community
First Coalition (415) 248-5010
http://www.greenaction.org


# Please help support the campaign to shut down the PG&E power plant in
Hunters Point. Flyer's being sent as an attachment. spread the word...


# Wed, Mar 23 7:00 pm WHO BOMBED JUDI BARI?
Humanist Hall 390 27th St. (between Broadway & Telegraph)
Oakland
This documentary covers the story of Judi Bari's case against the FBI
and the OPD (the Oakland police). The first charge against the FBI is
false arrest the FBI accused Judi and Darryl of possessing the
explosives which blew up in their car. The second charge is bogus
investigation: the FBI never made the slightest attempt to find out who
bombed Judi Bari, even though there were written death threats against
her life which had been turned over to the FBI. The third charge is
against the FBI bomb school: in the weeks before the car bombing, an FBI
special agent taught a course in how to blow up cars with pipe bombs --
the same agent who later accused Judi of planting a bomb in her own car.
The fourth charge is COINTELPRO: the same FBI oppression and violence
used against political activists and organizations for social change
like the Black Panthers in the 1960s and 1970s was now being used
against Earth First! in the 1990s. And the fifth charge against the FBI
is falsifying evidence: the FBI crime lab distorted and manipulated
scientific evidence to support their accusation that Judi Bari
accidently bombed herself in her own car while transporting a bomb to
blow up someone else. Other short documentaries about the Judi Bari case
will be available to show this evening as well.
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/63114453.html


# YLEM Robot Artist Studio Tour Wednesday, March 23 7:00 PM
YLEM Studio Tour
Wednesday, March 23, 7:30 pm
Carl Pisaturo's main workshop
1111 Florida at 23rd St, San Francisco, CA 94102
FREE, Open to the public
Sponsored by YLEM: Artists Using Science and Technology
CARL PISATURO
http://www.carlpisaturo.com
Carl is an inventor / artist / engineer who has been working in new
media since 1995. His work includes robotic sculpture, intelligent
lighting, structures, and 3-D photography. All design, fabrication,
electronics and software are done by Carl. Works are primarily made
of machined aluminum and plastics, and often incorporate miniature
cable and custom electronics. See website for more information.
STUDIO TOUR
Carl Pisaturo's main workspace is at 1111 Florida at 23rd St, in the
Mission district of San Francisco. At this site, the design, assembly
and electronics work are done. (most Metalwork is done elsewhere).
Several working pieces will be on display.


# Marin Peace & Justice Coalition Animal Rights Committee meeting will be
Wednesday, March 23 7:00PM-9:00PM
309 Kent Avenue Kentfield, CA
AGENDA ITEMS
€ Foie Gras Free Marin Campaign: OpEd piece in Marin IJ: status, Lark Creek Inn: status, Woodland’s Deli: status, Fork: plaque
€ Exotic Deer at Point Reyes MPJC Statement: Status, letters due April 8
€ KPFA AR Programming: Status, petition/signature gathering update
€ Working Assets’ Discontinuance of the Animal Fund: Update, letters
€ AR Committee web page development: Status
€ MPJC Table AR literature: Ideas
€ FYI - AB 1685: Animal Place bill before the California legislature that will outlaw the slaughtering of animals on high school campuses
€ FYI - Slide Ranch: NK’s Letter
€ FYI - Marin Local Access: AR TV April Schedule
€ FYI  -  SeaFlow resolution to Marin Board of Supervisors opposing deployment of high intensity sonars and attend meeting on April 12 at 7 p.m.
€ Letter writing activity
€ New Ideas
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Please add items to the agenda by replying to this email.
Please bring a vegan treat to share.
Please call 415-459-1149 if you have any questions.
Many thanks,
Animal Rights Committee
Marin Peace & Justice Coalition
For events: 
Please see yahoogroups message archives and calendar at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/baarn
or join listserve by sending blank email to:
baarn-subscribe [at] yahoogroups.com


# OUR SYNTHETIC SEA Documentary and Talk Hosted by Jan Lundberg
Wed Mar 23 7:30PM Grand Lake Neighborhood Center
530 Lake Park Avenue
This 22-minute documentary traces the groundbreaking research conducted
by the Algalita Marine Research Foundation (AMRF) regarding the
exponential buildup of "non-biodegradable" plastic debris in the
world's oceans, employing scientific papers and interviews with
concerned scientists to reveal why toxic, estrogenic plastic debris is
a serious, chronic threat to marine food webs.
Jan Lundberg is an environmental activist, writer, member of the
Campaign Against the Plastic Plague (CAPP), and publisher of
http://CultureChange.org Call Janet, 595-1596, for information
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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


# Amnesty International REBORN in Marin County! (san rafael)
info [at] northstella.com
Have you wondered how the liberal Marinites are working to make the world better?
We’re working hard to save political prisoners of conscious from cruelty, imprisonment and sometimes capital punishment throughout the world The Marin group is “under new management,” and we have some fresh and fun projects planned to bring new attention to human rights issues.
All are welcome. Come Wednesday, March 23, at 7:30. Call Teresa for more information at 415.259.7232 or email trabenberg [at] comcast.net



Thu Mar 24

# 3/24 Frank Chu Day! (Across the 12 Galaxies)
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/64399656.html


# ONE TASTE has several books and my booksigning event is March 24 at 3pm! 
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/63818317.html
1074 Folsom @ 7th St. http://www.onetastesf.com
http://www.rawinten.com
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/63818317.html


# 3/24 Ask Isadora -- Behind the Scenes of a Sex and Relationship Column
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/62232061.html


# Thu, Mar 24 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Film: The Future of Food
Ecology Center 2530 San Pablo @ Dwight, Berkeley
An in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled the U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade. The film examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat and explores alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, placing organic and sustainable agriculture as the real solutions to the farm crisis today. Free. http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# NATIONAL TEACH-IN ON IRAQ: How Can We End This War?
Thursday, March 24, 7:00 PM http://www.globalexchange.org
Mission High School, 3750 18th Street (at Dolores)
$5 requested donation; Free for students; No one turned away
Featured Speakers include:
?Rahul Mahajan, Anti-war Activist and Author of Full Spectrum Dominance: U.S. Power in Iraq and Beyond
?Cindy Sheehan, mother of fallen Iraq war soldier, Co-Founder of Gold Star Parents for Peace, and member of Military Families Speak Out
?Fernando Suarez, father of fallen Iraq war soldier, Founder of Guerrero Azteca Project and member of Gold Star Parents for Peace
?Aimee Allison, Gulf War conscientious objector, counter recruiter, and Oakland City Council candidate
?Howard Wallace, San Francisco Labor Council, National Board of Pride at Work, and Steering Committee of US Labor Against the War
?Sean O'Neil, US Veteran of the Iraq War and purple-heart recipient
?Medea Benjamin, Co-Founder of Global Exchange and CODEPINK: Women for Peace


# Thurs 3/24: Anarchy Magazine presents Bob Black (speaker), Blackbird R@um (Jug band) + more @ Long Haul Infoshop 3124 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley. 8pm http://www.enpleinforme.com


# The EFF/Grokster Send-off Party Thu Mar 24 8:00 PM
http://eff.org Electronic Frontier Foundation
The ACLU of the internet, securing your online priveledge and privacy.
The argument for MGM v. Grokster is almost upon us, and
we would like to send our team off to the Supreme Court
in style. We'd also like to take the chance to thank all
our colleagues, friends, and supporters who have helped
us immeasurably in preparing for this moment. So we're
having a party!
Please join us on Thursday, March 24, at the 1751 Social
Club for the celebration. Doors open to the public at
8 p.m. We hope to see you there!
Please respond to: rsvp [at] eff.org or 415-436-9333 x129
1751 Social Club 1751 Fulton St SF CA 94117
http://1751socialclub.com For directions, please see:
http://www.1751socialclub.com/web_driving.html
http://eff.org



# MYSTIC FAMILY CIRCUS presents: "HERSPIRIT", Thu Mar 24 8:30pm- 2am
before 10:30pm, $15 afterwards.? Over 21 Event.
http://www.MYSTICFAMILYCIRCUS.com "Be prepared to fall in love"

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COPPER WIMMIN
Legendary? acapella trio of vocal amazons. beautiful
and deep... http://www.copperwimmin.com

DANCE BRIGADE
If you've ever seen these women, you know that there
is nothing out there like them- they are explosive!
They will be performing a FIRE CIRCLE TAIKO DRUM piece
from their repertoire. http://www.dancemission.com

SISTERZ OF THE UNDERGROUND
Hot all female break-dancing group.
http://www.sisterzunderground.com

GODDESS OF FUNK
Goddess of Funk is a 9 piece all-women's drum and
musical empowerment troupe, playing a unique
combination of traditional Brazilian and original
rhythms.

ARYEH SHELL
Aryeh Shell; social justice educator and organizer:
Direct Action to Stop the War, Art and Revolution,
Teatro Vision, The Herstories Project, and The Living
Arts Playback Theatre Ensemble.? Aryeh recently
returned from Jordan as peace and humanitarian aid
delegation member of American military for Iraqi
families who came together to share testimonies and
deliver $600,000 of money and medical supplies for the
refugees of Fallujah.

She will weave the testimonies of the Iraqi and
American military families into a multi-media theater
performance entitled "Call to Prayer". Music by Matt
Heulitt, slides by Nicola Wagenberg, directed by Emily
Burkes-Nossiter.? Aryeh invites you to open your
hearts and your souls to receive their stories.??
http://www.herstoriesproject.org

THE MAMAZ
Sexy with Attitude hip-hop lyrical libations...

DJ TRINITY
Turntabalism with political and social commentary.

MARCA CASSITY
A bringer of folk blues SPIRIT songs.
http://www.marcacassity.com

CRYSTAL COBRA
"Return of the Solar Power" is a movement illustration
of the empowerment to be found in the cycles of light
and darkness.? She utilizes the tools of voice, dance
and musical instruments to offer this _expression of
performance art ritual.

MADELEINA BOLDUC
Honoring our mothers and our ancesteral lines, calling
people into an interactive ritual, inspired by Afro
and Indigenous traditions.

AUDETTE SOPHIA
Song & Spoken word celebrating and giving voice to
venus. http://www.audettesophia.com

GAIA TEMPLE
Enter into the temple, a place to commune and share
inspirations.
Immerse your feet in a luxurious blend of flowers and
aromatic oils, infuse your aura with the power of rose
and lavender and experience the heart of GAIA through
our floral products and the women behind the vision of
GAIA Sacred Lifestyle Institute, an educational system
designed to empower the feminine creative genius.

GoddessUnite Visuals & LUMIN-Essent Altars by Sherry
(Huggi-Ma.)

Other special surprise artists...? you'll have to wait
to find out!
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# One Intimate Night With Mark Growden Thur Mar 24 10:30 pm $10
Mark is back in town for just 2 weeks.
We are proud to host a small intimate night with the amazingly talanted and sexy singer, accordionist, and banjo player.
Our theatre will be transformed into the proper Mark Growden venue. Dress comfortably and prepare for a magical evening.
Dark Room Theatre 2263 Mission @18th and 19th st
One night only Thursday March 24th 10:30pm
wsup [at] darkroomsf.com



# Th Mar 25 FULL MOON

# Fri 3/25 - San Francisco Critical Mass bike ride. Gather 5:30pm @ Justin Herman Plaza, SF. Ride leaves at 6pm. http://critmasssf.tribe.net
Ride will end up at 225 Potrero: Anarchist Cafe! ( see below )

# Fri 3/25 - 8th Annual Anarchist Cafe, SF. (benefit for the Attica to Abu Ghraib Conference) $5 donation. None turned away.
6pm - Midnight at 225 Potrero Ave. at 16th Street in San Francisco. Performances, videos. Dinner: 7 - 8pm. All ages. Kid space!


# ***please forward***** The 8th Annual
*****A N A R C H I S T C A F E*****
Vegan dinner!! Music!! Spoken Word!! Surprises!!
Friday, March 25, 2005 6pm on
"The Kitchen" 225 Potrero Ave., at 16th St SF
$5 - $15 donation requested No one turned away
VIDEO by Video Activist Network
dinner 7 - 8
performers indoors 7-10:30
video 8-9
all ages! kid space!
drug and alcohol free space.
indoor/outdoor
wheelchair accessible.
volunteers needed to help volunteer, email
anarchistcafe2005 [at] yahoo.com
This year’s Anarchist Café is a benefit for The Central Committee for
Conscientious Objectors, which supports and promotes individual and
collective resistance to war and preparations for war
http://objector.org; and for From Attica to Abu Ghraib: An Organizing
Conference on Human Rights, Torture, and Resistance, sponsored by the
International Human Rights Initiative http://www.attica2abughraib.com


# No Confidence Movement here:
http://guvwurld.blogspot.com
Election Reform Workshop - The No Confidence Movement
Friday, March 25 @ 7:30pm
SF Green Party HQ - 1028 A  Howard Street, between 6th and 7th


# Ggreg's List Bonfire   WHEN: Friday 25 March, 8:00pm til midnight  WHERE: Ocean Beach at the end of Fulton HOW MUCH: Well FREE of course  http://ggreg.com  


# Carol Leigh aka Scarlot Harlot and Carol Queen invite you to…
$pread Magazine Release Party-An unapologetic evening of
hedonistic art, music, burlesque, and other erotic delights
The Center for Sex and Culture
398 11th St. 3rd Floor at Harrison in SF
Friday, March 25th 8-11pm
Suggested donation $10-100 (no one turned away)
Free copy of the magazine with all $10+ donations!
Featuring:
Lip Stick Conspiracy Best SF Girl Band in 2004!
(SFBay Guardian Best of the Bay)
Clever, Cute and Kinky Cabaret! Kitten on the Keys
Erotic Readings by Melissa Gira and Yalith Fonfa
Burlesque Performances by The Lollies, Stigmata Hari and Miss Julep
Roky Roulette The World's only Pogo Strip Tease Artist
Branding and Saddling with Urban Cowgirls Kick and Rain
Cosmic Sound by DJ Seofon
Special Appearances by:
The Vagina Lady
Carol Leigh aka Scarlot Harlot
Erotic Art by:
Ruby Pearl
David Steinberg
Dorian Katz
Craig Scoffone
Helen Khlystova
This event is brought to you by
$pread Magazine http://www.spreadmagazine.org
Sex Workers Outreach Project
http://swop-usa.org
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Have a Freaky Good Friday Fri Mar 25 8:00pm $7 21+
Pets are Wonderful Support (PAWS): dedicated to preserving the human-animal bond.
PAWS representatives will also be attending. Performers:
Lily LeRouge is a gothic princess burlesque performer. She has been performing old fashioned styled striptease shows with a modern gothic twist all over town for a couple of years.
http://www.lilylerouge.com
The Amazing Omer most annoying street musician in Frisco. Ever.
Freedom Rock is a spastic guitar duo who play psychedelic, retarded noise ballads about hippies, prayer rabbits & psych meds. http://www.freedomrock.com Eric CornForth is a pretty-boy singer-songwriter who's very sensitive. The ladies dig him. He's been described as "Kurt Cobain meets Burgess Meredith". Actually, he's never been described like that by anyone. I just made it up. Sorry. The Turks feature members of the legendary punk cacophony Alice Donut & Heavy Hindenburg which, oddly enough, is a Zeppelin cover band. PAWS assists people with AIDS in keeping and caring for their pets, and recognizing their mental and physical therapeutic value. http://www.pawssf.org
About Kat's Kradle:
Kat's Kradle is an experimental film, some would just say incoherent, about a demented, if not psychotic, cat seeking to escape the cold cruel comforts of domestication & return to his wild origins. Kat's Kradle was filmed entirely at some of San Francisco's most spectacularly seedy locales: The Tenderloin, 6th & Mayhem, Toxic Beach, Dogpatch, Hunter's Point & Bill's apartment. For more info check out http://www.piktograf.com
Varnish Fine Art is a gallery that deals contemporary fine art with a beer & wine bar & a library & a really cool dog named Hector. Varnish is also a meeting place for everyone who loves fine (& not so fine) art & believes that galleries should be fun. Varnish Fine Art is located in the heart of downtown San Francisco 77 Natoma Street (between 1st & 2nd / Mission & Howard) right by the overpass where people go pee-pee.
http://www.varnishfineart.com


# (pix from the last one: http://whichever.com/gallery/youbigdummy
Sockpuppet Soundsystem says: It's Spring Again!
djs sir thx-a-lot, k-mac, and jaybee bring you the old-school hip-hop,
funk, and soul heat -- free of charge and free of reggaeton. tonight
yr gonna party like it's 1989!
Friday March 25 10PM - 2AM Free! 21+ w/ID
StudioZ Gallery 1515 Folsom @ 11th St, San Francisco
415.252.7666 http://www.StudioZ.tv



# Mar 25-27 Fri, Mar 25, 2005 - Sun, Mar 27, 2005      

EYES WIDE OPEN: THE HUMAN COST OF WAR
San Francisco Civic Center and on Sunday, Union Square
SF

Eyes Wide Open traveling memorial of military boots and civilian
shoes

WHO: American Friends Service Committee, SFUSD School Board, American
Muslim Muslim Voice, Archidioces of San Francisco Commission of Public
Policy and Social Concer, Bay Area Pax Christi, Veterans for Peace,
Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Quaker Meetings, Military Families Speak Out,
and other organizations in the Northern California region

WHY: To honor fallen US military personnel (1499 +) and Iraqi civilians
(est. 100,000) and to see the human cost of war

For More Information: 415-565-0201 x 12, http://www.afsc.org or
smcneil [at] afsc.org
Pictures available at http://imageportal.afsc.org/
Log in as "visitor" with the password afscafsc
Search for "Eyes Wide Open

A traveling memorial exhibition, Eyes Wide Open: The Human Cost of War
is coming to the Fresno Courthouse, San Francisco Civic Center and Union
Square, All Wars Memorial at Capitol Park in Sacramento, March 22
through 31. Organized by the American Friends Service Committee, this
exhibition honors fallen US military personnel a: 415-565-0201 x 12,
http://www.afsc.org or smcneil [at] afsc.org
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php



Sat Mar 26

# Sat 3/26 - 10th Annual Bound Together Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair, SF. Free.
10am - 6pm @ SF County Fair Building, near 9th ave & Lincoln Way in Golden Gate Park, SF


# ? 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.


Sat 3/26 - 2nd Annual BADASS (Bay Area Direct Action Soccer Series) Tournament 2005
West Bay vs. East Bay All-Star Anarchist Soccer Showdown! @ Golden Gate Park during the Anarchist Bookfair. Match time to be announced on http://www.indybay/arts


# Hello SF Living Foods!
I'll be at Rainbow Grocery Co-op next Saturday
offering a tasting of our Brownie Bite and Coconut
Ginger Bite: Saturday, March 26th 11am-2pm
Rainbow Coop - 1745 Folsom St
http://www.smartmonkeyfoods.com
I'm guessing these are for humans.

They also make raw foods for non-human animals.

Our dog is actually 100% raw vegan.
She is a Rhodesian Ridgeback (we did research and
found that this breed does well on a vegan diet)

We adopted her, and she was very ill: kennel cough,
was loosing chunks of fur, was skin and bone (45
lbs!), and very depressed.
We converted her diet over a 2 month period, and now
she just eats nuts, seeds, fruits and veggies, and
weighs 90lbs.

So often we are stopped on the street and people want
to touch her because her fur is amazingly silky soft
and super shiney, and no shedding and no oder!

She has her own favorite pate recipe, which we have in
our uncookbook: The Art of Raw, which is available on
our website:
http://www.smartmonkeyfoods.com



# Saturday Jams @ Xenodrome continue March 19th & 26th ~ 12 noon till 3 pm.
Musicians coming together, just to make music...What a concept!
Xenodrome.com ?, 1320 Potrero @ 25th & Cesar Chavez


# Bunny Jam 5: Adventures in BunnyHOPolis!

Saturday, March 26th, 8pm till 6am

1919 Market St, Oakland (2 blocks South of West Grand)

$10 FullBunny; $15 SumBunny; $20 UnBunny

Join the mass EGGsodus! Hop from HARE to absurdity! Tumble through the RABBIT hole and discover a congrEGGation of bunnies in BunnyHOPolis, an EGGstrordinary city sprawling with EGGsistential questions: Will you take the red jellybean or the
blue jellybean? Is BunnyHOPolis a physical state or state of mind? HOPpiness itself? Or an EGGsercise in FURtility? Oh hippety hoppers of harebrained HOPpenings, HARE we go again!!!

ART • PERFORMANCE • PROJECTIONS • FURIGINAL BUNNY MUSIC • HOPPING!
Abu Bunny De-humanization Station - The Golden Carrot Cabaret & Egglight District - The Dreamland HOPstacle Course - A HOPolopalicious Ho-down in The Bunnydrome - Oracle Forest & HOPpy Haunty Cemetary - The Hopalopolis Egg Hunt! - The Bunny Hole Express to Blacklight Briarpatch - The Bunny Arts District - Dr. Frankenpeep’s Recombinant P(eep)NA Lab - Bunny
Boingers - A Midnight Bunny Toss - Maypole Polkas & InEGGural Balls - Kali Bunny Shrine & Buddhabunny Temple - Hare Apparent Projections - 18 Carrot Mango & Bubbleberrybop Punches - The Annual FURshion Show (featuring U!) - Hippety Puppety Theatery - The Evolution Carrot Committee Presenting Fluph-in! - Easter Egg Scramble for Bunnyside-ups ++

Including the incomparable talents of the Bay Area’s finest bunnyflippin’ artists, VJs, DJs, and perFURmers:
Dr. Furiendly - Dr. Wabbitkiss (feral-minded cartoon jazz) - Mein HARE! - RunRabbitRon Harebert - Spoonish Bunny - Furtographer - DJ NeonBunny - GoofeRABBIT (purveyors of hippety hop euphonics) - Carrot Lewis - Starbunny - Shimmery Bunny - Kharmabunny - Bunny Fodder - Marcia Crosbunny - Little Bunny John - Los Lunch Bunnies - DJ Helgabunny - SugarBunni - Jackie
Jackrabbit - The Evolution Carrot Committee (ECC) - Jenny Peep - John Mosbunny - Simbunny - Nambla the Bunny - Marin Bunny - Holcomb Bunnylite - The FUR Arts Collective (carrot spinning) - Skibit - CameraBunny - Ether Bunny - Justin YoungBunny - Dr. Boris Rabid! - Dr. Frankenpeep - Superspacebunny - Mobunny Molitov - Bunnies with Chainsaws! +++

Sponsored by the Department of Hareland Security, BJ1, BJ2, etc and so what! Hooray!

Also join us April 1st for a Billion Bunny March as
part of the St. Stupid‘s Day Parade! See
http://www.saintstupid.com/event.html for details

http://www.bunnyjam.com Please enter and exit vewy vewy quietly!


# YOGA TAI-CHI COLLECTIVE PRESENTS FERTILE
In celebration of the spring equinox
Saturday March 26th At STUDIO RASA
933 Parker St (8th & 9th) Berkeley Ca 94710
8:30pm DOORS
9:00 YOGA DANCE with TENLEY
10:00 Tai-Chi with PATRICK KING
11:00 The DJ?s Fire it UP
DJ?s:
MAXIMILLIAN (TFEP)
El PAPA CHANGO (El Circo)
CLAY (Yoga Tai-Chi)
MOONDOGGY (yoga Tai-Chi)
$10 before 10pm $15 After
This is a shoe Free event ? Please bring your yoga mat
All ages welcome


# Rapture: Living in Love
SpiralMuse House Party and Fundraiser**
Saturday, March 26 9 pm to 2 am
http://www.spiralmuse.org/events_event_Rapture.html
DJ’s::
Soulsalaam (future juju)::Syd gris (opel)::Shanti (triple power)
Swami (the community)::Chakka (02 bar)::Yehudit (mysticscave)
DEEEELIGHTS::
* First 100 guests receive Living in Love 3CD music set 
* Two floors of luxuriantly lush chill
* Sumptuous healing and massage
* Treats & elixirs to titillate your senses
* Fabulous silent auction – (want to contribute?  See how:
http://www.spiralmuse.org/silentauction.htm
* Candlelight ceremony at midnight
$20 donation requested* ~ pre-sale only ~ This event will sell out, so buy early. 
To purchase Tickets online: 
http://www.spiralmuse.org/events_event_Rapture.html 
To purchase Tickets by hand:  elana [at] spiralmuse.org


# BOUNTY Sat Mar 26 10:00 PM
Infinite Kaos 136 Taylor Street @ Turk / Eddy
http://infinitekaos.com
Celebrate abundance with Infinite Kaos & El Circo. Featuring a cornucopia of musicmakers: Geeno (IK), a midnight performance manifesting abundance and transition as Infinite Kaos changes its name to ?????? At 12:15 Oo-ah (LABA) & Dorfex Bos (FSCK) work their dynamic duo. El Papachango (El Circo) returning from Miami to bless this house. Kitty D (Kitty-ology/El Circo) slows it down 33 1/3 stylie. And Chris Sia (IK/El Circo) brings in the dawn. You can bet Desiree will be there with her fan! Phidelity (Organic Light Industries) and Andres (IK) handling the chill chamber all night long! Refreshments of all kinds served to keep you here all night long!
And Kitty D and Chris Sia bring you Tobiko Freako Sushi Lounge the next night, Sun March 27, 10pm-2am, at Ryoko's Restaurant & Bar. Cuz you know how good fish is when you're cracked out after the pahtee. Come for the groovin' ethnoslut sounds and slowed down grungy breaks, slam down some sake and maki. Always, no cover and under the covers. MEOW!!!!!!!


# $$$ LIQUIDATE $$$ Saturday, March 26 43 Norfolk St $10, all night
http://www.false-profit.com/events/liquidate
As you may know, ownership of FPHQ has recently changed hands, and The Company is moving to new a new, soon-to-be-announced location in San Francisco. So on March 26, False Profit is saying goodbye to 43 Norfolk with LIQUIDATE, the last party ever to happen at that location! The Company is clearing out all the old late-night entertainment to make room for the new models - all the fun must go!
- Tung - Donna Matrix - Kraddy - Smoove - Laird
- Kap'n Kirk - Joe Encarnacion - ALXNDR - benchun - more TBA...
Learn more about our new Memorable Moments technology and get up-to-the-minute information about the line-up at:
http://www.false-profit.com/events/liquidate
The Life You Enjoy May Be Your Own!


# Sat 3/26 - Anarchy Magazine benefit show at 924 Gilman, Berkeley. Resist and Exist, Takaru, Gather, Resistance Culture, Killdashnine $5



# "Donating garden plants...SF Port bulldozers coming April 1, 2005"
http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/listing/ef9fa237-34e8-499e-b33b-28fd4599f102

Because the "bull dozer coming/donating garden plant" posting has resulted in nearly 200 responses, I have chosen to respond with this simple letter to all, due to my lack of time and typing skills.

The donation times will start at 10 AM and end around 5 PM this coming Saturday and Sunday, March 26th and 27th. I hope to rent a small Bobcat to excavate the larger bushes and trees, but hoping one of you is a more proficient operator than myself.

Please bring your own tools, pots or burlap to wrap root balls, albeit, I have a few here.
Heavy duty trash bags or 6 mil plastic are also useful.

The Muwekma Ohlone Park is opposite 1884 Illinois Street,here in San Francisco, near Marin, and closest intersection is Cesar Chavez and Third Street. Here is a Mapquest link:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory=&searchtab=home&address=1884+Illinois+St.%0D%0A&city=San+Francisco&state=CA&zipcode=94124

Should you get lost, I will have my cell: 415 902 7700

Thanks in advance for all your love for things green and living.
David Erickson Park: http://www.islaiscreek.org/

Radio Show last week about Port Bridge and other related issues:
http://www.enemycombatantradio.net/ecr/ecr-hi/ecr-hi_2005-03-14_18:55:41.mp3

http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/listing/ef9fa237-34e8-499e-b33b-28fd4599f102

Because the "bull dozer coming/donating garden plant" posting has resulted in nearly 200 responses, I have chosen to respond with this simple letter to all, due to my lack of time and typing skills.

The donation times will start at 10 AM and end around 5 PM this coming Saturday and Sunday, March 26th and 27th. I hope to rent a small Bobcat to excavate the larger bushes and trees, but hoping one of you is a more proficient operator than myself.

Please bring your own tools, pots or burlap to wrap root balls, albeit, I have a few here.
Heavy duty trash bags or 6 mil plastic are also useful.

The Muwekma Ohlone Park is opposite 1884 Illinois Street,here in San Francisco, near Marin, and closest intersection is Cesar Chavez and Third Street. Here is a Mapquest link:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory=&searchtab=home&address=1884+Illinois+St.%0D%0A&city=San+Francisco&state=CA&zipcode=94124

Should you get lost, I will have my cell: 415 902 7700

Thanks in advance http://www.islaiscreek.org/

Radio Show last week about Port Bridge and other related issues:
http://www.enemycombatantradio.net/ecr/ecr-hi/ecr-hi_2005-03-14_18:55:41.mp3



Sun Mar 27

# Sun 3/27 - BASTARD Anarchist Conference @ UC Berkeley. 10am - 6pm http://sfbay-anarchists.org/conference/


# Sun 3/27- Anarchist Pride Month Parade in SF. 11am. Dolores Park. March towards Civic Center at noon.


# Indulgence in the Park '05 Sun Mar 27 11:00am - 4:00pm FREE!!

Continuing their mission to promulgate Universal Joy, the San Francisco Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Inc. are proud to announce "Indulgence in the Park," an Easter picnic and celebration. This very San Francisco event brings together children, families, friends, artists, and community activists all on one lawn to celebrate the Sisters' 26th Anniversary and enjoy a day in Dolores Park. The event is free to the public.

"Indulgence in the Park" promises to be lively and vivacious incorporating stage performances, children's activities, and two cash-prize contests. On this year's performer line-up, Sister Selma Soul adds, "This year's Easter stage will feature the venereal... I mean venerable... talents, of Kitten on the Keys and Trauma Flintstone, as well as those rising stars of the silver screen The Ethel Mermen Experience, taking time out from their Craig's List: The Movie promotional tour. Hoping to get a rise out of the crowd, we will be joined by one of our favorite local bands Polkacide, celebrating their 20th anniversary."

At 1:00pm, participants will line up to parade across the stage in their Easter finest for our Bonnet Contest. Later at 3:15pm, this year's "Hunky Jesus" will be chosen. Both winners will receive $100 cash prize.

In addition to providing an afternoon of merriment for the community, the Sisters also hope to raise money for a whole year of grants awards. "Our cherished San Franciscans have always been very generous, and over the past 26 years have donated half a million dollars to Sisters' Grants recipients, often one dollar at a time. The Sisters just love to give as much as we get, and we dig it when you dig deeply. Contributing to our Grants fund makes your gift last all year long," adds Sister Roxanne Roles.

http://www.thesisters.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Inc.
March 27 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Dolores Park (20h & Dolores), San Francisco


# Sun, Mar 27 1:30 pm

Town Meeting on Counter-Military Recruitment and Conscientious Objection Options
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Hall
1924 Cedar St. (at Bonita) Berkeley

Panel: Cindy Sheehan of Gold Star (Military) Families for Peace, Isa Shaw-Gulf War vet, Steve Morris of the GI Rights Hotline, and Berkeley High School Student Robert Reynolds.
Discussion will be moderated by Craig Scott-UU minister, lawyer and Viet Nam vet.

Find out what life in the military is like, options and alternatives to being drafted. Young people and parents are especially welcome.
What better way to spend Easter afternoon?

"Dear George, When you sent me a letter offering your condolences on the death of my son, Spc. Casey Qustin Sheehan, in the illegal and unjust war on Iraq, you called me Cindy, so I naturally assume we are on a first name basis....I do have a big mouth and a righteous cause, which still mean something in this country....The 56,000,000 plus citizens who voted against you and your agenda have given me a mandate to move forward with my agenda...."
--Cindy Sheehan, broken hearted mother.

Preceded by 1:00 pm press conference, open to the public.
Relevant Films afterwards, at 3:30, for those who can stay.
Information tables too.

$10 requested, $5 student/low-income, NO ONE TURNED AWAY for LACK of FUNDS
Benefits the Central Committee on Conscientious Objectors and Alternatives to War

A project of the Berkeley Fellowship of UU's Social Justice Committee, who voted to prepare easy action(s) to take at these events. Yes, get informed AND TAKE ACTION!

http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Sun 3/27 - Iron Maiden Party (benefit for Critical Mass sound system). Maiden tribute band: I Yearn 4 Maiden. Eddie look-alike contest. Trashy Metal Vixen Contest. Maiden karaoke. 8pm. $5 donation. Berkeley location. Call 1-800-GUN-NUMB for directions. http://www.spaz.org


Tue Mar 29

# Also, you might be interested in some free movie screenings SF IndieFest is co-presenting with a club called Drunken Monkey, Tuesdays at the Cat Club, 1190 Folsom at 8th. Doors are at 9p, movie starts at 10p, DJ spins 12a till close at 2a. Cats is 21up:
March 8: Fight Club, March 15: Airplane, March 22: Boondock Saints, March 29: Repo Man


Wed Mar 30

# TATTOO-A-PALOOZA! Wed Mar 30 9:30 PM Glas Kat (aka The Troc)
520 4th Street @ Bryant http://www.bondage-a-go-go.com


Thu Mar 31

# Thu Mar 31Raw Food book booth at the SF Tunk Show, ART, Fashion, music and more:
http://www.pomelocreative.com http://www.rawinten.com/


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


# Sat 4/2 - Reclaim The Streets (RTS) street party: a comMUNIty mutiny against fare hikes hits in SF
noon @ Dolores Park. Its a masquerade ball, so D r E s S t O I m p R e s S. We'll hit the streets at 1pm sharp in search of fun and mischief...


# a comMUNIty mutiny against fare hikes hits SF in the form
of a reclaim the streets (RTS) street party on
SATURDAY @ NOON, APRIL 2, DOLORES PARK.
Its a masquerade ball, so if you dont want to hang for it later,
you better D r E s S t O I m p R e s S. We'll hit the streets
at 1 pm sharp in search of fun and mischief...
Download publicity (or make your own) at http://sfrts.tribe.net or
http://www.rts-sf.org and put them up anywhere and everywhere.


# **SPRING VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT TOWN MEETING & POT LUCK**
Sat April 2 12 PM - 3 PM
at the historic Swedish American Hall
above Café DuNord, 2174 Market Street (at 15th Street)
http://www.swedishamericanhall.com/index.html
http://burningman.com


# I'm forwarding this, which I think is important because
Amy Goodman is one of the mainstays of Left Gatekeepers,
tiptoeing around 9/11 and the stolen 2004 election.
She interviewed David Ray Griffin on the May 26 2004 DN show,
and ambushed him with "attack dog" Chip Berlet.
Chip steered the interview to the no-jetliner-hit-the-Pentagon
and used it to discredit The New Pearl Harbor, even though
it's only one part of one chapter. -Jim of http://wtc7.net
- here are sites that could teach Amy Goodman a thing or two -
911 - inside job: demand investigation into cover-up!
http://wtc7.net - http://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

* Amy Goodman in San Francisco, CA: Fri, April 1 *
TIME: 12 PM Working Assets Lunchtime Speakers Series
FRB Auditorium 101 Market Street, 1st Floor SF 94105
This event is free and open to the public. Attendees must RSVP by
calling 415-369-2150, leaving the names of everyone in the party
(spelled out), and a contact phone number. Places are reserved on a
first-come first-serve basis. The free lunch begins at 11:30 am
http://www.workingassets.com

* Amy Goodman in San Francisco, CA: Fri, April 1 8 PM
Palace of Fine Arts Theater 3301 Lyon St. @ Lombard, SF
http://www.palaceoffinearts.org $12 in advance, $15 door
http://www.kpfa.org or call (510) 848-6767 x611


# DUSTFISH CIRCUS and FUNDRAISER   4/2/05   @NIMBY in Oakland
Every year we hear complaints about not enough LIVE MUSIC on the Playa, and every year, DUSTFISH goes to the Playa, builds a stage and bar, plugs in the lights and PA, and presents HOT LIVE MUSIC, and DJS...last year we presented a Stilt Ballet and the searing music of KAN'NAL, among other things.   Here's your chance to support LIVE ART on the Playa and have a Blast doing it!
Whether it's live music or djs or just a fun good vibe you're after, you'll find it this night...
LIVE (inside stages)  *DR. ABACUS*  *GOOFERMAN*  *FUNKY BEULAH*  *ECC (Evolution Control Committee)*  *ALT TAL*  *ARTEMIS*  *KURT WAHLBERG*  *LA MALINCHE (Flemenco)*  *GROUNDCHUCK*  *FIRE ARTS COLLECTIVE*   and believe it or not a *FLASH & LORD HUCKLEBERRY DUET*
and, should you feel like dancing your booty off around the fire:
DJS (outside)  *OOAh*  *SMOOVE*  *NoMe*  *LARON aka SWAN*  *DAISY CRAVE*  *SHRIMP*  *LEO*
Plus: * INTERACTIVE SMUT by DR. FRIENDLY*  *ART INSTALLATION by JOE MANGRUM*  *VISUALS by SATSI*   and Games: WHIP OR WHIPPED RING TOSS (Suffer the Lash if you Fail)  *NONO THE NAUGHTY NAKED APE (You Be The Monkey)*  *BOOTIE CHECKPOINT #11 (Free Your Bootie)*
Raffle:  WIN A TICKET TO BURNINGMAN!
Plus:  *PORN KLOWNS*  *STILTERS*  *HOOPERS*  *CAGE, ROPE, GOGO, AND FIRE DANCERS*  and more....
@NIMBY  ( http://www.nimbyspace.org ) for directions...(just over the Bridge if coming from SF)
4/2/05    9pm-??? (you might wanna bring your sunglasses?)    $5 b4 11pm   $10 after   http://www.clubego.net for changes, more (yes, more!) and updates...Festive (Playa) Attire Highly Encouraged...now, I'm laughing my ass off.......
and, many, many thanks, in advance...DUSTFISH LOVES YOU! 
(now, bend over and crack a smile!)
THE PARTY IS IN YOUR HEAD
     {SPICE MUST FLOW}
DUSTFISH FUNRAZOR at NIMBY 4/2/05
28th @ Peralta, Oakland.
details at http://www.clubego.net


# Comcast is coming to town. Come and protest April 3rd at 2 pm!

The big cable companies will be having its annual meeting in San Francisco Apr 3-5.
Communications Workers of America and Media Alliance are planning to welcome Comcast with a protest rally on Sunday April 3rd at 2 pm. Come to the rally and bring others with you.

We are looking for organizational endorsements for this event. Please contact me at this email if you have any questions or if you can give us your endorsement.

For more information about the rally, go to
http://www.media-alliance.org/article.php?story=20050310231129497

Thanks to your calls, we won!

Thanks to everyone who called the San Francisco's Public Utility's Commission on Tuesday. Despite industry lobbying, the PUC approved the money to study the feasibility of municipal broadband in San Francisco.

http://www.media-alliance.org/article.php?story=20050309192522624

Comcast gets an earful in Marin

The big corporations have money and power, but our communities have people. Check out what happened in Marin County when 200 crowded in San Rafael's City Hall to vent their frustration about Comcast.

"It is extremely unusual to have this many people show up on a weeknight for this meeting," Supervisor Susan Adams said. "I don't recall ever having this many people at one of our Board of Supervisor meetings, and for every person here, I'm sure there are dozens more who feel the same way."

Read the whole article at
http://www.mediasf.org/index.php/news/150
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Contact Sydney Levy at sydney [at] media-alliance.org or at 510-832-9000, ext 303

San Francisco Media Advocates' Coalition
http://www.mediasf.org --> Check our website for updated information!


# Benefit for the Forest Defenders' Pepper Spray Q-tip lawsuit.
Bay Area premier of Bernadine Mellis'
"The Forest for the Trees: Judi Bari vs. the FBI",
a new documentry about Judi Bari and her successful lawsuit challenging the FBI repression of local forest activists.
WHEN: Wed April 6 2005 7pm 
WHERE: La Pena Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley (near the Ashby BART).
Meet Plaintiffs and Lawyers in the upcoming Pepper Spray By Q-Tip Trial starting April 11 at the SF Federal Building.
Admission $10 no one turned away for lack of funds.
Info: (510) 658-9178
THE FOREST FOR THE TREES
Judi Bari v. the FBI 54 minutes
directed by Bernadine Mellis
In 1990, environmentalist and union organizer Judi Bari's car was
bombed.  Within three hours of the bombing, Bari was accused of
transporting the explosives that had nearly killed her.  Still in the
hospital, she was arrested, and labeled a terrorist in the national
media.  "The Forest for the Trees follows" Judi Bari's story,
culminating in her First Amendment case against the FBI.  At the
heart of the film, made by Bari's lawyer's daughter, is Bari, a folk hero
with an electrifying on-screen presence, and the legal battle against
law enforcement that few believed she could win.
Bernadine Mellis'  first film, Born,  is an experimental short that has screened at galleries and festivals in San Francisco (recently at The Lab's "Inside of Inside" and Madcat International Women's Film Festival) and New York City (including Galapagos Gallery, the Pioneer Theater, and Lady Fest East). The Golden Pheasant, an Orphan's Tale, a children's story Mellis wrote and directed, has also screened in museums and schools nationally , as well as on public television. Her father's role as lead attorney in Earth First! activist Judi Bari's civil case led Mellis to make The Forest for the Trees , her first documentary. --
Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters (BACH)
2530 San Pablo Ave.
Berkeley, CA  94702
phone: 510 548 3113
email: bach [at] headwaterspreserve.org
http://www.HeadwatersPreserve.org


# Make Radio, Not War! - Hands-on Radio Camps, Build an FM Broadcast
Transmitter - 2005 Schedule

A four day hands-on workshop session sponsored by Free Radio Berkeley.
During the 4 days you will learn how to build FM broadcast transmitters
(and other related items such as antennas) and set up a low power (5-100
watt) community radio station capable of covering a broadcast radius
between 3 and 15 miles depending on power, terrain and antenna height.

The workshop tuition is $150-$200 sliding scale. Transmitter kits are
provided for assembly experience. These may be also purchased during the
workshop session so you can walk away at the end with an assembled and
tested transmitter. Average cost for a broadcast station kit package
(transmitter, antenna, cabling power, supply) is just $300 to $700,
depending on kits and power level chosen.

Radio Camp sessions, which run Friday through Monday (10 am to 6 pm),
will be held at FRB’s Oakland location on the following dates:

April 8-11, 2005 May 27-30, 2005 July 1-4, 2005
August 5-8, 2005 September 2-5, 2005

Make Radio Not War! Break the corporate stranglehold on the free flow of
information, ideas, art and cultural expression with your own radio station

Contact Free Radio Berkeley for further information or to register for
the radio camp

Free Radio Berkeley, 1442A Walnut St., Suite 406, Berkeley, CA 94709
510-625-0314
xmtrman [at] pacbell.net
http://www.freeradio.org


# COMMEMORATE APRIL 7, 2003 OAKLAND DOCKS ANTI-WAR PICKET
& SUPPORT ONE OF THOSE INJURED BY OAKLAND POLICE

A Benefit for Willow Rosenthal’s Medical Needs;
Willow was permanently injured by the
Oakland Police on April 7th, 2003.

Thursday April 7th, 7 p.m.
Café Van Kleef (21 and over)
1621 Telegraph @17th, Oakland
(19th Street BART)

MUSIC:
· Andrea Pritchett (of Rebecca Riots), Shelley Doty (East Bay Express called her
"the complete performer in her use of cranked emotions in her singing, edgy rock
energy and swinging jazz guitar rhythms." ) & Friends
· Henri Ducharme with TaraLinda – New French music and beyond (accordion &
vocals)
· Spoken Word Performance

VIDEO:
· “Shots on the Docks” the documentary depicting the events at the Oakland Docks
on April 7, 2003 by Steve Zeltzer of the Labor Video Project will screen.

SPEAKERS:

· Jack Heyman, ILWU rank and file activist who was arrested by police April 7,
2003 and fought and won bogus charges against him.
· Antonia Juhasz, winner of the Project Censored Award for her article on the
corporate invasion of Iraq, co-author of Alternatives to Economic Globalization
(2nd Edition) and antiwar educator and organizer.
· Member of Campaign for Community Safety and Police Accountability

HORS D’OEUVRES WILL BE SERVED

On April 7 2003 hundreds of Bay Area anti-war, labor and community activists
picketed corporate war profiteers at the Oakland docks. The Oakland Police
Department (OPD), after meeting days before with maritime bosses, opened fire
on nonviolent people with wooden bullets, shot-filled
sacks and concussion grenades and charged people with motorcycles for two hours.
Their actions injured 60, including 7 long shore workers and 3 members of the
press, in the most violent attack in recent history on the anti-war movement,
and was denounced by the UN Commission on Human Rights. Picketers caused the
docks to shut down on April 7, 2003; and a month later on May 12 and one year
later on April 7, 2004.

Those arrested and facing bogus charges won their cases and there have been some
reforms to police practices won in civil suits in the aftermath, but the OPD and
Mayor Jerry Brown (who may run for California Attorney General) remain
unaccountable and dangerous.

Willow Rosenthal, urban farmer, community organizer, and anti-war social justice
activist, sustained permanent injuries on that day. We are a group of friends
of Willow and local activists who are raising money to assist her with her
medical expenses, as she has not received any compensation from the city of
Oakland. In the event that her case settles, any unused funds raised will be
diverted to anti-war organizing.

HOW YOU CAN HELP
· Forward this email to your lists and friends
· Donate money in any of the following ways
1. On line with a credit card at
actagainstwar.org

2. Send a check to
Willow Rosenthal
PO Box 611
Berkeley, CA 94701

3. Or come to the benefit on April 7th and make a donation in person.

Sponsored by friends of Willow and the Transit Workers Solidarity Committee

Contact: Dorrit 510-981-1967 dorrit [at] riseup.net


# http://www.sfvs.org April Potluck & Free Lecture by Dr. Rick Dina (D.C.)
Saturday, April 9: Socializing & Appetizers at 6:00 p.m.; Dining at 6:30 p.m.; Lecture at 8:00 p.m.
Location: IOA. 3600 Geary Boulevard (see March 6 potluck for direction details).
$1 suggested donation for members, their guests, and students bringing food for potluck, $2 for non-members bringing food (add $8 to each category without food).

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