SF events 1.24 Economy Collapse Imminent

What They Don't Want You To Know About The Coming Oil Crises
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article339928.ece

Another good and related story; "What do they know that they are not telling us"
http://usa.mediamonitors.net/content/view/full/25572

BTW, it just comes out that Kuwait has overststed its oil reserves by at least 50%.
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticleSearch.aspx? storyID=231520

ITS WAY MORE IMMINENT THAN YOU KNOW!!!


Collapse of U.S. Economy Imminent
http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=9995


Recognizing a Stroke by asking three simple questions:
1. *Ask the individual to SMILE.
2. *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
3. *Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e. . . It is
sunny out today) If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call
9-1-1 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

Collapse of U.S. Economy Imminent
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ImpeachGeorgeWBush

Lewinsky - Tripp tapes have disappeared from internet. What do they contain?

important events: http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php
fun events: http://laughingsquid.com/squidlist/calendar
more events: http://www.craigslist.org http://www.tribe.net http://upcoming.org
eco events: http://ecologycenter.org http://acterra.org
http://www.ecologycenter.org/calendar
http://humanisthall.net/Cal-October-Activist.html 390 27th St Oakland
http://www.mpjc.org/ongoing.html Marin Peace and Justice Center
http://peaceandjustice.org Palo Alto Peace and Justice Center

Tuesday January 24th
7:00pm SF: ANSWER Educational Forum: Is Syria Next?
7:00pm SF: Abortion Access in California Today - Film & Panel Discussion
7:30pm Palo Alto: Robert Jensen: The Heart of Whiteness
8:00pm SF: Hong Kong WTO Protest Report Back


Peoples Park News Berkeley
http://lists.riseup.net/www/arc/pbnberkeley/2006-01/



food

Good Vitamin "C" Links
But, don't forget to wash your hands, take selenium supplements, be happy, also.
 
Rose ps.And, for goodness sake, avoid "inoculation"
 
Vitamin C Foundation.
Study of vitamin C and it's many uses for health.
http://www.vitamincfoundation.org/
 
Vitamin C Site - a vey good site for coverage of vitamin C
http://www.cforyourself.com
 
Ascorbate Web - Vitamin C
An historical review of the medical & scientific literature attesting to the efficacy of Ascorbate(Ascorbic Acid, Cevitamic Acid, Sodium Ascorbate etc. a.k.a. Vitamin C)in the treatment and prevention of human ills, conditions and diseases.
http://www.seanet.com/~alexs/ascorbate/index.htm


Scientists declare war on nature: Troubled by lower profits?
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1692191,00.html
Related articles
03.05.2001: Threatened by a herb
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/Society/socialcare/story/0,,482357,00.html
29.11.2000: Peers say NHS could embrace alternative therapies
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/Society/health/news/0,,404437,00.html
29.11.2000: Con or cure: alternative medicine in the NHS
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/Society/health/story/0,,404450,00.html
27.11.2000: Alternative health therapies under fire
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/Society/health/news/0,,403460,00.html



health

Supreme Court Decides Abortion Case: Help Defeat Alito
http://ppaction.org Planned Parenthood Action Network
http://ppfa.org Planned Parenthood Federation of America


Alito is NOT a Done Deal!
NEW ACTION PAGE TO FILIBUSTER ALITO: http://www.nocrony.com
CALL YOUR SENATORS RIGHT NOW at 888-818-6641, 888-355-3588 or 800-426-8073.


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/01/060119230939.htm
Commonly Used Antidepressants May Also Affect Human Immune System


Molly Ivins NOT backing Hillary.



eco

GLOBAL WARMING TO SPEED UP AS CARBON LEVELS SHOW SHARP RISE
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article338689.ece


2 agencies want ban on some flame retardants
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/256538_flame21.html


United States Ranks 28th on Environment, a New Study Says
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/23/politics/23environment.html?pagewanted=print


Sonar threat to world's whales
Secret naval exercises lead to deaths of thousands of giant mammals worldwide.
Stricken whale in Thames dies after dramatic attempt to return it to the ocean
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article340250.ece


Reference to Sonar Deleted in Whale-Beaching Report
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/19/AR2006011902990.html
...changed her draft report to eliminate all references to the possibility
that naval sonar may have played a role in driving the whales ashore.


Lower 48's last herd of caribou fighting for survival - while snowmobiles & cougars prowl
http://www.mountaincaribou.org



peak oil 2000? We will feel it in 2012 (we're feeling it now)

Kuwait oil reserves only half official estimate
http://tinyurl.com/cdxhy


What they don't want you to know about the coming oil crisis
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article339928.ece
When we reach the topping point of peak oil
depends on whether we have 1 or 2 trillion barrels of oil left.
the difference between 1 and 2 trillion barrels is seismic. It is roughly the difference between a full Lake Geneva and a half-full one, were that lake full of oil and not water. If 2 trillion barrels of oil or more indeed remain, the topping point lies far away in the 2030s. The "growing" and "cheap" parts of the oil-supply equation are feasible until then, at least in principle, and we have enough time to bring in the alternatives to oil. If only 1 trillion barrels remain, however, the topping point will arrive some time soon, and certainly before this decade is out. The "growing" and "cheap" parts of the oil-supply equation become impossible, and there probably isn't even enough time to make a sustainable transition to alternatives.
...agrees there is a 300-billion-barrel exaggeration in Opec's reserves.
This happened between 1985 and 1990 when OPEC nations "massaged" their data so they sell more oil under OPEC quotas.
Oh look, we found more oil...
In fact, given the time frames with which offshore oilfields are developed and depleted, it seems certain that there will be nowhere near enough oil to meet the combined forces of depletion and demand between 2008 and 2012.
In 1956, a Shell geologist called M King Hubbert famously calculated that oil production in the "lower 48" states of America would peak in 1971. HE WAS WRONG. Oil production in the "lower 48" states of America peaked in 1970.
The US is just short of halfway down the second half of the curve now.
In other words, it has used up some three-quarters of its original endowment of recoverable oil.
Given its almost total lack of attention to the efficiency with which oil is burned, the US becomes more dependent on foreign oil imports by the day.
The American pattern of historical oil discovery and production is only a loose guide to what is going on in the rest of the world. In the US, oil, once found, was pumped without much substantive effort at constraint. The curves for discovery and production are going to look different where conservative nationalised companies are doing the looking,...
Today, more than 60 out of the 65 countries possessing oil have passed their discovery topping points and 49 of them have passed their production topping points. The US has a particularly long gap between the two: 40 years (1930 to 1970). The UK has one of the shortest: 25 years (1974 to 1999).
This is because the first discoveries were made much later in the UK, when technology for both exploration and production were more advanced.
Growing supplies of British oil didn't last long, though. Britain is now a net oil importer just like the US.

Peak gas 2015 to 2040 (natural gas) , with production falling over a cliff beyond that.
Nor is there any comfort to be derived from gas. Gasfields deplete very differently from oilfields, gas being much more mobile than oil. It is normal for a gasfield to yield 70-80 per cent of its gas over its production lifetime, whereas an oilfield will typically yield only 35-40 per cent of its oil. Drillers normally set gas production far below the natural production capacity so as to give a long production plateau. But the danger in this is that the end of the production plateau comes abruptly, and without market signals.

Colin Campbell, a prominent early topper, estimates that the original global endowment of conventional gas was around 10,000 trillion cubic feet (equivalent to 1.8 trillion barrels of oil), of which about a quarter has been produced to date. He expects a global plateau in production of around 130 trillion cubic feet per year during the period 2015 to 2040, with production falling over a cliff beyond that.

back to oil:
are we simply failing to pay sufficient attention to alarm signals such as last month's little-noticed announcement by the US government's Energy Information Administration, in which forecasts of Opec production between now and 2025 were slashed by 11 million barrels a day?



Oil nears $69 as Iran talks tough



Collapse of U.S. Economy Imminent
http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=9995



Treasury Secretary, John Snow-"U.S. Government is on the verge of collapse."
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 14:38:35 -0500

http://lonepatriot.com/archives/daily_post/index.html#000146
    Predicting the coming financial crisis really involves no
    brains at all, it is imminent and unavoidable.  The only
    question to ask, is when will the puppet masters pull the
    strings.  If U.S. Treasury Secretary, John Snow's recent
    statement indicating that "the U.S. Government is on the verge
    of collapse" isn't a wake-up call, I'm not sure what is.



Martial Law / Police State / BushCoup organized crime family = Fourth Reich

Learn to resist, better yet, to be invisible.
But be visible now as we all must stand up to prosecute high crimes.
Learn the laws of sovereignty. This is the freedom gauranteed to all.

Know where you will get water in future.
Grow your own food. Eat your perishables. Save your non-perishables.
Have lots of grains and seeds in glass mason jars, so you can sprout and eat them while waiting for your crops.

Do not recycle large bottles. Especially keep glass and stainless steel.
Fill with spring water or tap water and store in safe places.
Start composting NOW. Build your soil.
Do not let "gardeners" remove your leaves. They become soil.
Flag down a tree trimming truck. Have them dump wood chips in your yard.
PLANT TREES


American Gestapo
House Report 109-333 - USA PATRIOT IMPROVEMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2005
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/01/1797125.php


http://www.rense.com/general69/dnu.htm
'Fever/Flu-Sensing' Infrared Video Cams To Scan US Public
FLIR Systems Products Used to Help Combat Avian Flu

http://www.sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2004/09/105692.shtml
Why build it the shackled rail cars and trucks and camps and order
guillotines on this scale if you are NOT planning on using it?


"Excuse me sir, would you step this way?"
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=105967&tsource=6


Here is a suggested possibility of a proper response to retain your
rights to not be searched and seized by the USA corporation or local
agent offering to "protect" you.

Option of a possible response based upon my and others' understanding
and reading of court findings revolving around exactly at what point
you give up your Constitutional non-search & seizure rights:

In the real world, asserting your rights politely usually only works if
your rights are respected by a higher-up who knows the legal score, and
you answer no question ever.  Not in detention, not in jail, ever. At
some point someone somewhere in the chain knows this truthful
information - while the practical full loss of all rights in an
executive  dictatorship for our own good is not in effect.

"How are you today, sir?" This is a trained ploy to elicit 'proper'
response without the officer even knowing why. He is not told the whole
truth and is simply told to start the investigation by asking...so as
to "be friendly."

Any answer or giving up of documents at any point makes you
"participating in an investigation" - unless you answer ONLY in the
form of a QUESTION.

Example: smile, and politely ask "Who is asking and why?"
This immediately determines the encounter status and
whether the person is acting in their private or public capacity.

If you ANSWER, you have automatically given up all rights. Once given
up, they cannot be restored. Because "Once you testify in part you must
testify in whole."

If taken against your will, you can come back later and win.

Be friendly, be polite.

"I respectfully do not consent to this encounter. If I had and gave you
such documents can they be used against me in a court of law?
Would you please inform your supervisor what I just said? Am I free to go?"
(Immediately determines your status.)

Theoretically, this applies not just to airports, but roadblocks,
traffic stops, street encounters = they are all the same.
Here are the most current pictures on American prison camps I've
seen yet, with what will seem like a valid reason for filling them up.
http://www.sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2004/09/105692.shtml



I get jobs repairing computers for DHS here locally so get to see firsthand what they are all about when I go over the crap on their hard drives. Their primary goal is to spend ungodly amounts of federal money on seminars designed to scare the living shit out as many govt employees as they can cajole into attending them and on stockpiling totally inappropriate emergency hardware and equipment for imagined terrorist threats which are Looney Tunes from the standpoint of any likelihood they will ever occur. I'm convinced the sole purpose and design of the program is to turn the masses of sheeple into ever fearful and compliant proles willing to accept any amount of authoritarian abuse in exchange for `security'.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/01/20/ready.kids.ap/
Homeland Security to launch preparedness program for kids



Bush could seize absolute control of U.S. government

President George W. Bush has signed executive orders giving him sole
authority to impose martial law, suspend habeas corpus and ignore the
Posse Comitatus Act that prohibits deployment of U.S. troops on
American streets. This would give him absolute dictatorial power over
the government with no checks and balances.

http://prisonplanet.com/articles/january2006/140106absolutecontrol.htm
http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/printer_7986.shtml



you know why this REALLY pisses me off?
I had a bug on my pc a few weeks ago, which would pop-up with a google page, with the search criteria already entered and searched-for, with the search resulsts displayed. Topics ranged from hair-loss treatments to bizarre sex acts, and everything in between
those records would make it seem that "I" was searching for all that shit, rather than a bug making those searches automatically. And yes, kiddie porn was one of the search items...
the bastards
makes one wonder whether it's the NSA itself who is sending out those viruses and bugs
in response to: Amerikan fascists and games with google


NOTE: AOL pulled a similar move in the 90s.
there was a govt sting to catch kiddie porn types.
AOL DISABLED MEMBERS ability to delete email.
Therefore, members who received porn spam could not delete it.


Are Governments Searching For Subversives Through School Exams?
http://PrisonPlanet.tv


End This Evasion on Permanent Military Bases in Iraq by Gary Hart
http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0105-30.htm



The Plot to Seize the White House (Historical / early 20th century / WWI / WWII)
http://coat.ncf.ca/our_magazine/links/53/archer-excerpts.html



HOAX - WTC virus notice
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/wtcsurvivor.asp


CIA Is a 'Ghost' in Iraqi Torture
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/012206Y.shtml


Population Control (Depleted Uranium truly Beyond Treason)
What is important to remember, too, is that Uncle has deliberately destroyed the US army as an effective nationalist fighting machine.  It will be replaced with mercenaries or transnational UN troops who would be all to happy to kill any American (think Chinese or Russian here). 
The new brainwashed super Zio-Nazis wait in the wings to replace them.
Which is exactly what happened in New Orleans after Katrina.
Blackwater goon squads kept black people from leaving the city by preventing them from passing through a white neighborhood.


The new animation "Greater Georgelandia" has just been posted!
http://www.markfiore.com/animation/greater.html


How People Are Manipulated by Secret Government Programs
http://www.WantToKnow.info/060123psyops


Inside Cheney's War Workshop
http://www.counterpunch.com
Fox "News," which in fact is the most thorough-going
dispenser of war propaganda since the Nazi Third Reich,...


An American Hitler and his Gestapo
http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_8038.shtml


An American Hitler
No true American would treat the Constitution with the contempt that spills like toxic bile from the lips of George Bush. No true American would continue to support this maniac as he continues to dismantle what once was the greatest country in the world.
http://robwire.com/?q=node/892



Google battles government over porn investigation

What is this? They're after more than what they're saying here. Just
wait, once Aliton is also in with Roberts these wackos are going to do
much more. Why can they constantly violate us, but they want secrets all
the time? Sure sounds like 1930's Germany to me.

I'd like to know: just what do they get out of all of this unbelievable
crap they keep insisting on doing even if its against the law? I mean
its like the enemy took over, and is now paranoid to find out everything
everyone thinks and says. And worse yet, where the heck are the
Democrats?? Why are they letting all this just slide by?????????????

Ironically there's a new "Constitution Center" in Philadelphia, and on
the building in large 1 story high letters are the words: "We The
People", yet WE no longer matter.


American Infowarriors:  Read this and distribute worldwide!
 
Are we being set up -- again?
 
The Bush Regime is conducting another "drill" soon, this one to simulate a nuclear bomb.  Given the NORAD drills that "went live" during 911, and the London security drills that "went live" in London's 7/7, we must assume the worst from the pending nuclear exercise described in the article: 
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=48454
 
Houston-area patriots and police broke up a Bush attempt to use a similar exercise as a cover for an operation to sabotage the British Petroleum, Texas City, Texas Refinery on 7/28/2005.  Examine the bibliography my unit and I have prepared to examine this all-important interdiction more closely: 
http://www.spiritone.com/~pazuu/pow-mia/GhostTroopCaptMayBibliography.htm
 
At that bibliography you'll find both articles from the period and historic international interviews describing heroic actions by Houston-area and national infowarriors to break up another 911.  The Bush tyranny still needs that next 911, and therefore we must all be vigilant.  Check out the links and pass the word:  Only public awareness can protect the public!
 
Captain Eric H. May, MI / PAO, USA
CO, Ghost Troop, 3/7 Cybercav+
Mission of Conscience / Patriots in Action


THIS STORY IS ALL CRAP...DO NOT BE DECEIVED....BIN LADEN WOULD NEVER SAY....PRAISE BE TO GOD...HE WOULD SAY, PRAISE BE TO ALLAH...CHECK OUT THE DUKE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR WHO HAS BEEN MONITORING AND DECIPHERING MESSAGES FROM BIN LADEN....EVEN HE DOESNT BELIEVE IT...AND THE AMERICAN SHEEPLE SHOULDNT FALL FOR THIS EITHER.....THE CLOSER THE BUSH REGIME GETS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE...THE MORE OF THESE BOOGEYMAN THREATS WILL COME....WE HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR BY FEAR ITSELF....KEEP ON MOVING, KEEP ON DEMANDING ACCOUNTABLE FROM THE BUSH GOOSESTEPPER....OUR DEMOCRACY WILL HOLD, IF THE PEOPLE STAND TOGETHER UNTIED...AND NOT APATHETIC AND FEARFUL


Seeing the Light
  
    How many Bush administration officials does it take
  to change a light bulb?
  Seven:
  (1) one to deny that a light bulb needs to be replaced;
  (2) one to attack and question the patriotism of anyone
       who has questions about the light bulb;
  (3) one to blame the previous administration
       for the need of a new light bulb;
  (4) one to arrange the invasion of a country rumored
       to have a secret stockpile of light bulbs;
  (5) one to get together with Vice President Cheney
       and figure out how to pay Halliburton Industries
       one million dollars for a light bulb;
  (6) one to arrange a photo-op session
       showing Bush changing the light bulb while dressed
       in a flight suit and wrapped in an American flag;
  (7) and finally one to explain to Bush the difference Between
       Screwing in a light bulb and Screwing up the Country.





# January 22& 29 Intermediate HoopDance Class in SF with Christabel
http://www.cellspace.org
Due to the flurry of emails asking for an intermediate class, I have decided to set one up! I usually only teach intermediate once every two or three months, so if you are interested now is the time to jump in... Two intensive Sunday seminars from 12-2pm. This INTERMEDIATE LEVEL class provides a total of 4 hours of training. Designed for those who want to master more complex moves, create supple transitions and cultivate the awareness of a performer. All students who enroll must already have mastered all skills from beginner class. First meeting focuses on torso and arms. Second meeting focuses on off body moves including advanced jumps, spins, body rolls, tosses. These seminars take moves you already know and has you perform them on many other dimensions and angles. More challenging moves and tricks also provided. Emphasis is on creating more flow in transitions, integrating dance with your complex moves. Each evening will have a jam circle to close with performance critique by your peers. Hot music, great people, detailed instruction. Printed copies of two articles written by HoopGirl on the topic of performing hoopdance, provided to all students. $85 for two 2 hour sessions. Enrollment preference given to those who take entire series to promote the "intensive hoop bootcamp" experience. Enroll online at http://www.HoopGirl.com Click on "Store" and you will find a registration icon for class. CELL SPACE is located at 2050 Bryant St @ 18th St. (more info at http://www.cellspace.org Questions? 415-515-0469

January 23, 24 & 26 Beginner Hoopdance Intensive in SF
http://www.womensbuilding.org
7:30-9pm on consecutive Monday, Tuesday and Thursday night in January. Come join Christabel for a fun sexy dance class in her brand new 2700 square foot auditorium at Women's Building in San Francisco! This super energizing 3 night series designed for the beginner -- no experience required. Monday's class focuses hooping basics and hooping on the torso and arms. Tuesday's class focuses on legs and floorwork. Thursday's class focuses on off body moves, jumps, spins and rolls. There will be special attention given to micromovements of the body, working with the downbeat, freeing the head, unleashing your own style. We learn how to navigate using feeling instead of sight or thought -- becoming responsive, breathing deeply and creating fluid transitions. Guidance for performance given throughout class. Each evening will have a jam circle to close. A variety of music -- from electronic house music, R&B to classical and world music will provide a rich tapestry of sound for your dance. Class series costs $85. Enrollment preference given to those who register for entire series as this creates the "intensive hoop bootcamp" experience. 1-2 teaching assistants will be on site to make sure everyone recieves individualized attention. Pre-registration required at http://www.HoopGirl.com Go to "Buy Now" link and register in online store. Space is limited and sells out every month. Don't miss out! Christabel is now teaching in San Francisco only once a month. The Womnen's Building is located at 3543 18th Street. Please arrive early or promptly on time - give yourself time to find parking. Bring water. For more information or questions on the class call Christabel at 415-515-0469. Please note that registration cannot be refunded, but credit may be applied towards future classes if I can someone from the waiting list to fill your space.



Tue Jan 24

# Tuesday, January 24, 6:15 PM MITF - PRESENTS
Solidarity with the People of Venezuela
Three recently produced documentaries will acquaint viewers with Venezuela's remarkable developments in literacy, health care, food and nutrition programs, and land reform.
Showing at 6:45 PM will be "Chavez, Venezuela and the New Latin America." This is the exclusive February 2004 interview with Hugo Chavez conducted by Aleida Guevara, daughter of Che Guevara, and includes information about the blockade of information imposed by the US.
At 8:00 PM will be "With the Poor of the Earth." The profound social and economic changes taking place in Venezuela come to life, with emphasis on the participation of Venezuela's millions of poor in the revolutionary process.
The 9:00 PM finale will be "Venezuela Bolivariana: People & Struggle of the Fourth World War." This film covers the period from the 1989 "Caracazo" to the present and credits grassroots and networking power with contributing to concrete alternatives in the fight against neoliberal capitalism.
Eva Golinger's April 2005 book "The Chavez Code: Cracking US Intervention in Venezuela" will be available for sale, as well as DVDs of her September 5, 2005, presentation at the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists.
See one or see them all for one low price! A $5-20 donation is requested. No one turned away for lack of funds. Refreshments available. This venue is wheelchair accessible. For information please call 415/924-3227, email mitf igc org
Doors will open at 6:15 PM at the First United Methodist Church, 9 Ross Valley Drive (at Fourth Street), San Rafael.


# Abortion Access in California Today
Film: The Last Abortion Clinic / and panel discussion
 
Tuesday, January 24th, 7 - 9 pm
New College Theater, 766 Valencia St., San Francisco

Our reproductive rights may look good on paper, but for poor women and women in rural areas, is California really so different than Mississippi?

Join ACCESS/Women's Health Rights Coalition for a screening of Frontline's The Last Abortion Clinic and a panel discussion of abortion access in California today. Hear what ACCESS is doing to make sure ALL women in California can obtain quality abortion services, and how you can help make reproductive choice a reality right here in San Francisco.

Co-sponsored by ACCESS/Women's Health Rights Coalition and New College's Center for Education and Social Action. Free admission. Suggested donation to ACCESS $5-20. Questions? Call 510-923-0739.


# 1/24: Film Night and Report Back from Hong Kong WTO Protests (mission district)
The Heads Up Collective Presents: Televising The Revolution 2006
An ongoing monthly series showcasing radical films and supporting local organizing.
A Report Back from the Hong Kong WTO Protests
Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Time: 8pm
Place: El Rio, 3158 Mission St, San Francisco http://www.elriosf.com
Cost: Free but donations accepted
(Must be 21 and over)
Protest Footage and Speakers from the Chinese Progressive Association
Garment Workers and Students report back from Bay Area delegation to Hong Kong WTO Protests
A benefit for the Chinese Progressive Association http://www.cpasf.org
For more information contact us: radfilms [at] lycos.net
All films are shown outside on the patio so bring your mittens!
Save the Date!
Next Film Night Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 8pm
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/119495070.html


# Tuesday, 1/24 Klubstitute presents HAVE-YOU-SEEN-ME?- STiTUTE
Archive Show, Reunion Party and Media Orgy to Honor 16 Years of
Counter-Culture Tragi-Dramedy
At CSC, 398 11th St. @ Harrison Doors at 9pm; Show at 10pm
Sixteen years after opening an alternative club for wacky themed
performances and imaginative explorations of creativity, the Klub Kids
gather again for two fun-filled events. HAVE-YOU-SEEN-ME?-STiTUTE is
an Archive Show, a Reunion Party and media orgy with
performances (open to the public) at the fab Center For Sex &
Culture; then we stumble down the street to take over the Stud Bar
for Trannyshack-STiTUTE highlighting the crossover stars of both
KLUBSTiTUTE & TrannyShack fame.

Have-You-Seen-Me?-STiTUTE features our reigning Faux Queen, Hoku Mama
Swamp, with special guest stars Dr. Carol Queen, Bea Dazzler, Windy
Plains, Tom Orr, Trixie Carr, and more! Our femcee is cabaret star,
Anita Cocktail. DJ Pusspuss spins funky global
village. Check the website http://www.klubstitute.com for an updated list
of performers.
Tickets are $4.98�cheap! and are available at the door.


# John Perkins, NY Times bestselling author of "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man", will be in the Bay Area this week.  The paperback version of his book was just released and was announced as #10 on the NY Times bestseller list today!
 
His schedule of appearances is as follows:
 
Tuesday, Jan. 24th - 7 pm.  Talk and Booksigning at A Clean, Well-lighted Place for Books, 601 Van Ness Avenue, SFO
 
Wednesday, Jan 25th - 7:30 pm.  Talk and Booksigning sponsored by KPFA, Global Exchange and Black Oak Books at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School Auditorium, 1781 Rose Street, North Berkeley.  Tickets:  $12 in advance; $15 at door.  Sold at Black Oak Books, Cody's, DIESEL, A Bookstore, Global Exchange Store, Pegasus Books, Pendragon Books, Walden Pond bookstore; phone orders:  415-255-7296 x 200
 
Friday, Jan. 27th - 7 pm.  Talk and Booksigning sponsored by School of the Americas Watch West  at First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco, 1187 Franklin Street (corner Geary Blvd.).  Donation for educational projects of the SOA Watch movement $10; students $5.
 
 

Wed Jan 25

# SUPPORT LOCAL ACTIVISTS' RESISTANCE TO THE OPPRESSIVE GRAND JURY SYSTEM:

When: Wednesday January 25, 9 A.M.
Where: In front of the San Francisco Federal Building
450 Golden Gate (between Polk and Larkin)

After a bit of a break, a federal grand jury in San Francisco is again
demanding the appearance of several animal rights activists on Wednesday,
January 25th.

These local activists face jail time simply for exercising their
Constitutional right to remain silent before this secret government
inquisition.

Please spread the word and attend a demonstration in protest of government
oppression and in support for these activists' resistance to government
harassment. A strong showing of our opposition to FBI witch hunts is
crucial to the survival of the activist community.

For background information and updates, visit
http://www.FBIwitchhunt.com


# IMPORTANT HEARING on Public Financing legislation -- Wed, Jan. 25, San Francisco
From: Steven Hill Dear Friends,

Voter Owned Elections/public financing of the mayor’s race in San Francisco
is rounding third base and heading for home. After receiving a unanimous 5-0
vote at the San Francisco Ethics Commission, THIS Wednesday we have our
first hearing at the Board of Supervisors. Now is the time to pour on the
support!

Our legislation has been endorsed by nearly 60 organizations plus numerous
elected officials. You can help San Francisco join the national movement to
breath new life into our democracy. Please attend this important hearing,
here are the details:
 
When: Wednesday, January 25th @ 1:30 PM
Where: Room 263 of City Hall (McAllister & Polk), San Francisco

On December 19th, over 100 people filled the chambers of the Ethics
Commission, it was standing room only. Grassroots power helped make this
critical reform one-step closer to reality. In order to ensure that this
legislation for public financing of the mayor's race is passed into law, we
need to come together once again. Let's fill the hearing room of the Budget
and Finance Committee!
 
If you can't make the hearing, please take the time to contact the Board of
Supervisors to let them know this reform is important to you. If you go to
the website below, you will find sample letters and a link that will allow
you to send personalized letters to whichever members of the Board of
Supervisors you want:
http://voterownedelections.org/contact_supervisors.html

For more information on Voter-Owned Elections, visit
http://www.voterownedelections.org or call 415-596-5808. And sure hope to see you
on Wednesday! Yours, Steven Hill


# Feature Attraction, An Art Reception Wed Jan 25 5pm to 7pm free
http://artworksf.com Mezzanine Gallery at the Hotel Triton 342 Grant Ave


# Red Ink Studios reception 1035 Market between 6th and 7th, enter on Stevenson (back alley)
Historic photos of SF (market at 6th, etc) 1930s to 1950s


# Weds. January 25, 6 - 8pm COMCAST - MARIN Cable Franchise
CONTRACT HEARING (Location pending)
NEXT MTA MEETING: After six years of negotiations, the MTA will discuss the proposed ten-year cable franchise agreement with Comcast at their next meeting. The MTA must insist on some key provisions in this agreement, before allowing Comcast to continue using our streets for its cables.
Please Come and Support Community Media Tell the MTA that you support the creation of a non-profit, independent community media center, and that any new franchise agreement must include the following:
• Designated Access Provider (DAP): This lets the people of Marin run their own Community Media Center and their Public, Education And Government (PEG) channels.
• Capital Expense: The new community media center must be adequately funded for new and upgraded equipment and facilities over the life of the agreement.
• Operational Expense: A media center must have enough income to keep running. This can be provided by a viewer choice fee (less than $1 a month) on cable bills.
• FM Service on the cable must be guaranteed. In many parts of Marin cable is the only way people can hear FM.
http://www.mediaactionmarin.org for more information


# January 17th : Northern California 9-11 Truth Organizing
Meeting, Oakland <> (Harmony Community Center , 7-10pm)

#2 - January 25th : Truth, Stolen Elections, & Beyond - Part I
Meeting, Oakland <> (Grand Lake Neighborhood Center, 7-10pm)

- February 1st : Overcoming Barriers to 9/11 Truth - Part II
- Feburary 8th : The Big Picture - Part III

---

#1 - January 17th : Northern California 9-11 Truth Organizing
Meeting, Oakland <> (Harmony Community Center , 7-10pm)

At the The Grand Lake Neighborhood Center
530 Lake Park Avenue,
(between Lakeshore Avenue and Grand Avenue) in Oakland
7:00 p.m. to 10:00p.m.

Directions-
From Hwy. 580 East (coming from the Bay Bridge or
Berkeley), take the Grand Ave./Lakeshore exit (the exit ramp merges
into MacArthur which intersects with Grand at the light), make a left
at the light onto Grand, make a right onto Lake Park Ave. (the Grand
Lake Theater will be on the corner on your far right). Go about a
block, past the BofA, which will be on your left, and the GLNC will
also be on your left. Park on the street or turn right into free public
parking under the freeway.

Lake Merrit is the closest BART station, with a 15 minute walk
around
the lake towards the Grand Lake Theater.

From Hwy. 580 West (coming from Hayward), take the
Lakeshore Ave. exit (get as far to the right when approaching the exit
before, the Harrison/Oakland exit, then continue moving to the right).
When you exit at Lakshore Ave., you will be on Lake Park. Go straight
at the light (you'll see an OMNI store in front of you to the right),
crossing Lakeshore Ave. The GLNC will be a few storefronts down on your
right. Park on the street or turn left into free public parking under
the freeway across from GLNC. If you cross Grand Ave. (and the theater)
you've gone too far.


#2 - January 25th : Truth, Stolen Elections, & Beyond - Part I
Meeting, Oakland <> (Grand Lake Neighborhood Center, 7-10pm)

9/11- TRUTH. STOLEN ELECTIONS & BEYOND
What's going on in our country
and what can we do about it?
A three part multimedia series presented by Ken Jenkins

Three Wednesday: January 25, February 1, February 8th

Harmony Community Room
400G Morris St.
Sebastopol
(across from Coaches Corner Health Club)

Part One - January 25th, 7 - 10 pm.
9/11 101 - Using the newly developed "11 REMARKABLE FACTS ABOUT 9/11"
card as a starting point, this PowerPoint and video presentation will
cover the most solid evidence disproving the official story of 9/11.
Video will include the latest from author David Ray Griffin (The New
Pearl Harbor). The talk will conclude with suggestions of empowering
actions to take. There will be time for questions and discussion. SEE
11 REMARKABLE FACTS BELOW!

Part Two - February 1st, 7 - 10 pm
Overcoming Barriers to 9/11 Truth - Those familiar with the information
presented in part one know that a lack of evidence is not the limiting
factor in spreading 9/11 truth. Many people don't want to believe scary
stuff like that revealed by the reality of such things as stolen
elections and the truth of 9/11. This talk will look at the
psychological resistances to such truths, so we can better overcome
them. This talk will be shorter to allow more discussion time about
examples each of us have of the types of resistance we have encountered
in ourselves and others.

Part Three - February 8th, 7 - 10 pm
9/11 in Context: The Big Picture. Using the 9/11 truth issue as a
touchstone, this discussion will look at the nature of the overall
changes we are going through that include other such unsettling
realities as the stolen elections, lies leading to war in Iraq, and the
response by our government to Katrina. By seeing these in the context
of a global awakening that we are all a part of, we can be more
effective working on the specific issues that have the most leverage to
facilitate this evolutionary process and thus create a better world.

Ken Jenkins has been a 9/11 truth activist for over four years. He was
a speaker at both the San Francisco and Toronto 9/11 Inquiries and has
produced numerous 9/11 DVD's. He is an award winning video and media
producer with an education in engineering, psychology and metaphysics.
He brings a multifaceted and balanced approach to the 9/11
investigation.
Ken is currently producing a series of DVD's of illustrated lectures by
David Ray Griffin, noted author of the books The New Pearl Harbor and
Omission and Distortions in the 9/11 Commission Report.

Cost: $10 - No one turned away due to lack of funds
RSVP = deb harmonyfestival com

Check out complete calendar of events at
http://www.harmonyevents.org
Join our Harmony Events email list by request at
deb harmonyfestival com

1 Host Volunteer position available = Free Entrance
Contact Debra at deb harmonyfestival com

For more information contact:
Debra Giusti: 707-861-2038, deb harmonyfestival com
Ken Jenkins: 415-485-4491, KenJenkins aol com


# 1/25: California Egg Industry Documentary (oakland downtown)
Wednesday, January 25 at 7:00 pm Film Series on Animal Agony

Humanist Hall
390 27th Street
midtown Oakland
between Telegraph and Broadway, below Pill Hill
parking next door off both 27th and 28th Streets
HumanistHall [at] Yahoo.com
http://www.HumanistHall.net

DOUBLE FEATURE:

CALIFORNIA EGG INDUSTRY DOCUMENTARY
and
WEGMANS CRUELTY

Presented by Christine Morrissey
Animal Rights Advocates: 925-487-4419
http://www.eastbayanimaladvocates.org

Tonight's film, "California Egg Industry Documentary," is the world premier of East Bay Animal Advocates' new documentary, an expose of California's inhumane egg industry. Each year over 19 million egg-laying hens are raised in concentrated confinement to produce table eggs for California consumers. According to the California Poultry Workgroup, close to 100 percent of egg-layers are confined to battery cages. For more information, visit http://www.cal-eggs.com.

and

“Wegman's Cruelty” is a half hour documentary produced by a small investigative team from the organization Compassionate Consumers. Organization members contacted Wegmans Food Markets to try to hold some meaningful dialogue about the conditions at Wegmans Egg Farm, and were then misled and dismissed by Wegmans' representatives. The team set out to capture actual footage inside the farm and create a film based on their experience. For more information, visit http://www.wegmanscruelty.com

Before and after the film, everyone's invited to indulge in our Humanist Coffee House.

The films are FREE but $5 donations are accepted.


# 1/25: S.F. Podcasters meetup
The San Francisco Podcasting Meetup Group
Meetup with other local Podcasters and all those with an interest in Podcasting, the process of creating audio or video content and "feeding" it to iPods or iPod-like devices via XML feeds.
The San Francisco Podcasting January Meetup
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at 7:00PM
Sauce 131 Gough Street (between Oak and Page) San Francisco, CA 94102 415-252-1369
See the full event details at
http://podcasting.meetup.com/20/events/4823064


# John Perkins Discusses “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man” With Kevin Danaher & Anuradha Mittal
Wed, Jan 25, 2006   7:30 pm
 
M. L. King Jr. Middle School Auditorium 1781 Rose St Berkeley

John Perkins Discusses “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man” With Kevin Danaher & Anuradha Mittal

JOHN PERKINS, a current New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle bestselling author who was covertly recruited by the U.S. National Security Agency to be an economic hit man, writes that they are “highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. Their tools include fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder.” Perkins did this work for a decade, until 9/11/2001 convinced him to fully expose the corporate and government activities often thought of as “globalization.”

ANURADHA MITTAL, formerly co-director of Food First, is the founder & director of The Oakland Institute as well as the author of: “America Needs Human Rights: Fighting Hunger and Poverty in the Richest Nation on Earth” and, with Kevin Danaher, “10 Reasons to Abolish the World Bank and the IMF.”

KEVIN DANAHER, co-founder of Global Exchange and their Director of Public Education, has produced as author or editor eleven books, including “Democratizing the Global Economy: The Battle Against the World Bank and the IMF” and “Insurrection: Citizen Challenges to Corporate Power (with Jason Mark).

Tickets: $12 advance, $15 door. Benefits KPFA Free Speech Radio and Global Exchange. Available at Black Oak Books, Cody’s Books (both stores), Pegasus Books (both stores), Pendragon, DIESEL, A Bookstore, Global Exchange Store (College Ave.), Walden Pond Bookstore

phone-order: 415-255.7296 x200

Co-sponsored by Global Exchange, KPFA Radio 94.1 FM, The Oakland Institute, The Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, and Black Oak Books

“Confessions of An Economic Hit Man” has just been published in a paperback edition by Plume Books.

For more info htpp://http://www.kpfa.org
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Polyamory: Structures and Skills Wed Jan 25 8PM
Tracy is a great presenter. She has lots of very useful information for newbies and long termers alike. I recommend it highly.
Polyamory: Structures and Skills
Location: Good Vibrations SF - Polk St. store
Wednesday, January 25, 8-10 pm
$25, all welcome http://goodvibes.com
Thinking about exploring polyamory? Wish you could make a non-monogamous relationship work? With over 10 years of experience, popular presenter Tracy Bartlett can help you find ways to develop successful relationships outside of monogamy. With her guidance, you'll explore different combinations for relationships (including the pros and cons of each) and learn about addressing the emotions that polyamory can inspire.


# FUN FROLLICKING FASHION FUNDRAISER Wed Jan 25 8:00 PM

HOSTS: DUMBCLOTHING AND ERIK GUZMAN

Location: Mighty
119 Utah Street, San Francisco, CA View Map
When: Wednesday, January 25, 8:00pm
Get your bad self out on a Wednesday night and confront your new reality that ?Only amateurs save themselves for weekends Where else can you help support homeless families, brood with artistic fashion designers, gaze below whipping trapeze artists and DANCE with REAL women and REAL men of invigorating non-conformist persuasion?

Engrave your memories, ball point pen your palms and tattoo your soul to imperatively commit to attending our celebration of life, home, friends, fashion and dance!

Absolutely ?No Parking on the dance floor! Violators will be prosecuted and fined abiding to the law enforcement of Deputy Officer Simon.

Hoe-Down goes as follows:
8:00 pm 10:00 pm Music, Mosh, Mingle
10:00 pm - 10:30 pm Fun, Frolic, Fashion
10:30 pm - 11:00 pm Tether of Trapeze
11:30 pm - 2:00 am - Dance, Vacillate, Rhythm Motion

Admission is $8.00. All proceeds go to the Hamilton Family Center. (See description and link below)

Fine-Spun Fashions by:
DUMBCLOTHING - dumbclothing.com
SILVERLUCY DESIGNS - http://www.silverlucydesign.com/
RETRODIVA - http://www.retrodiva.com/
FOOMPA - http://www.foompa.com/
FATI BELOVED

Music Maliciously Mastered by:
8:00-9:30 Mancub - Space Cowboys
9:30-11:00 Ernie Travino - Space Cowboys
11:00-12:30 Kapt'n Kirk - Space Cowboys
12:30-2:00 Rhythmystic - Freek Factory

Acrobatic Execution by:
The Lovely Miriam Telles

The Hamilton Family Center
The mission of Hamilton Family Center is to end homelessness for families that we serve by providing a safe, stable, temporary home environment that promotes the dignity of each family. We offer a comprehensive array of support services, including case management, child care, counseling, housing referral, advocacy and financial assistance.
http://www.hamiltonfamilycenter.org

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that
we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that
most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of
God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing
enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure
around you. You were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within
you. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own
light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically
liberates others. ---marianne williamson


# ROBOTSPEAK SESSIONS 3.0 Wed Jan 25, 8pm, Free!
Performing Live followed by a Q+A with the Artists...
The Tourist http://www.quaketrap.com
Comute http://www.40404.com
Tycho http://www.tychomusic.com
+ plus live painting by doolittle
http://www.robotspeak.com alan robotspeak com
589.5 haight street // sf ca 94117 p 415 554 1977 f 415 554 1988


# free salsa classes at the Mark Hopkins Hotel on Wednesday night



Thu Jan 26

# ACLU Happy Hour Thu Jan 26, 2006 (5:30 PM - 8:30 PM)
Tags technology party activism community nptech progressive geek activist
111 Minna Gallery
111 Minna St. @ 2nd St, between Mission and Howard.
San Francisco, California 94105
ACLU of Northern California, Equal Justice Society, and Grassroots Enterprise invite you to a HAPPY HOUR !
When: Thursday, January 26, 2006, 5:30 - 8:30pm
Where: 111 Minna in San Francisco
Why: Mix and mingle with other young progressives
Preview the new episode of the ACLU Freedom Files TV Show: “Dissent”
http://www.aclu.tv Learn more about ACLU and EJS Free admission, No host bar.
http://upcoming.org/event/50291


# We're planning a very special Sex & Aging series!:
Thursday, 1/26 we'll host writer Joan Price with her brand-new book
"Better Than I Ever Expected: Straight Talk About Sex After 60"
7 pm, no charge, but donations gratefully accepted, and bring cash so
you can buy Joan's book!
BETTER THAN I EVER EXPECTED: STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT SEX AFTER SIXTY
Ageless sexuality advocate Joan Price http://www.joanprice.com presents a
lively, entertaining talk about sex after sixty, based on her own
experience and interviews with dozens of women. Joan discusses this
provocative, spicy topic with humor and a few R-rated details, and
reads sections of her new book, Better Than I Ever Expected: Straight
Talk about Sex After Sixty (Seal Press, 2006). This upbeat event
includes:
* the joys and challenges of sexuality after sixty
* boo hiss: how the media view older women and sex
* audience sharing experiences and tips
Free, open to all.
CSC 398 11th St @ Harrison
http://www.sexandculture.org


# A Green Party for Peace (Second Correction)
Thu, Jan 26 8 p.m.-closing $5 to $500, no one turned away for lack of funds

A Green Party for Peace
Start the year to end the war with Aimee Allison, Tommi Avicolli
Mecca, Meghan Baker, Terry Baum, Garrin Benfield, Jello Biafra
(tent.), Kevin Danaher, Rose Eger, Don Eichelberger, Krissy Keefer,
Jane Kim, La Vache Enragee, Leopold and His Fiction, Ross Mirkarimi,
John Rizzo, Mark Sanchez, Ahimsa Sumchai and DJs Andres Octavio
(Tafatafa Sound), Space Invader (mk2/future trybe), and Daneekah
(Australia). hellip A San Francisco Green Party fundraiser to
support its efforts on behalf of social justice, the environment,
animal welfare, and peace.

http://www.sfgreenparty.org

Studio Z 314 11th Street at Folsom
San Francisco 415-252-7666 http://www.StudioZ.tv




Fri Jan 27

# Fri Jan 27 http://critical-mass.org 5:30 pm Justin Herman Plaza,
Market @ Embarcadero, bring bike, helmet, light, costume, fun!


# Friday, 1/27, we host our second Pleasure's Edges -- this one dedicated to true-life stories and erotic readings about sex and age [2 crackers]
(want to be a reader or tell a true story? Let us know!). Joani Blank, Carol Queen and others will perform. $5-50 sliding scale, 
benefits CSC. 8 pm. At the Center for Sex & Culture, 398 11th St. at Harrison


# * The FRIDAY NIGHT SKATE, which is about 100 roller bladers and
skaters who gather each Friday (in dry weather) beginning after about
830pm at Ferry Plaza at the foot of Market Street in front of the
Ferry Building's clock tower on the Embarcadero for the 10 mile
Friday Night Skate throughout San Francisco; park in the lot at
Washington & Embarcadero; we roller-disco with music 'til 9, after
which we hit the road en masse on our 10+ mile route...we usually get
back about midnight... join us; FREE; 830pm-12am; visit:
http://www.CORA.org/Friday AND check out the FNS Photo Album at
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/skysurfer78/my_photos AND watch a video
that aired on 5/19/05 on The 10 O'Clock News on KTVU Channel 2:
http://www.cora.org/FNSNews2005.htm


# EVENT 1/27: Rain Dance Chinese New Year Celebration!!!!
Hello lovely family!
Don't miss this fabulous once-a-year party now happening at 1015
Folsom. It used to be at Cell Space, but because of the popularity it
got moved to the biggest, badddest nightclub in the city.
And don't forget to be there on time for the midnight parade and
ritual. I'll be parading with my Samba drum troup from Santa Cruz to
rev up the doggy-style festivities (oops, no pun intended:) Come check
it out! Woof! Woof!

~ Friday, Jan 27th ~ @ 1015 Folsom

GUNG HAY FAT CHOY!!!

YEAR OF THE DOG

Rain Dance invites you to join us for a very special evening of music,
performance art, ritual dance, lion dancers, dragons, mask making,
unstoppable festive fun overload.

We will be fully recreating the entire space and building it into a
lush bass temple that can hold the special vibe that this party is
known and loved for. Only 2 to 3 rooms throughout the night will be
used to keep the vibe more together. A full lounge area with organic
food, coconuts, and massage will help create that container. There is
so much creative juice and love going in to this party, I can already
taste the sweet nectar of the vibe.

1015 Folsom has recently made large upgrades to all of their sound
systems. And it has been assured to me that the security will be on the
mellow tip for the evening. Just do not forget your ID, as there will
be nothing we can do about that

The Procession is @ 12 Midnight Sharp so please do not be late or we
will have to tie your feet together and flog you with bass and you will
want to dance so bad, but you can’t because your feet are tied
together. So get there early ;)

Now here is one of the most incredible line ups ever put together....

Fort Knox Five (Fort Knox Recodings all the way from Washington D.C.)
Lorin (Bassnectar) needs no introduction at this point
Lee Coombs (Thrust Recordings U.K.)
R Kidz aka Paul (one half of the Lawgiverz, trigger sound)
Adam Ohana(Get Freaky)
Laura (El Circo) Always a treat

AND, representing from Raindance & 13 Moon Tribe:

Brother (Local musical shaman in his own right)
Lil John (Local Wingnut)
Tracy (Rain Dance, End Up)
Alia (Raindance,13 Moon Tribe)
Mozaic (Raindance,13 Moon Tribe)
Rodman (LUX)
Boreta (Meta,13 Moon Tribe)
Strydah (13 Moon Tribe)

Visual stimulation by Dax and friends

Opium den (opium not included) lounge zone
Organic treats by Convergence.
Art by Clay's painted bodies
Fuzzy :philippe's Fabulous Fluff
Massage area
Mask Making (Make a dog mask and join the precession)

21 + with ID
1015 Folsom St. @ 6th

Doors open @ 9pm with a meet and greet reception with
Horderves and surprises.
$15 before 10pm
$20 presale or @ the door , get a presale, avoid the line.

Tickets available at:
"Street Light Records" in Santa Cruz at 939 Pacific Ave
"Distractions" in SF at 1552 Haight St
or on line at:
http://www.inticketing.com/evinfo.php

Awooooooo!!



# Love Parade Benefit weekend 1-27/28
We would like to invite you to participate in two fabulous fundraisers for Loveparade San Francisco 2006 http://www.loveparadesf.org and the SomArts Cultural Center
http://www.somarts.org . Both events willbe held at SomArts, 934 Brannan St @ 8th St. in San Francisco on the weekend of the 27th and 28th.
On Fri Jan 27 10pm-6am $15-$20 sliding donation Skills DJ Workshop has brought together 20
different production companies and 50 DJs for "GIVING BACK THE LOVE". This should be a rocking party showcasing the exuberance and idealism of the younger side of the bay area electronic dance scene. The flyer and lineup can be seen at http://www.skillsdj.com



Sat Jan 28

# Millennium Stadium : One Earth Concert
The concert, hosted on 28th January 2006 in Cardiff, will be broadcast to millions
world wide and hopes to kick-start positive public action towards climate ...
http://www.millenniumstadium.com/301_6382.php


# Dear friend, you are invited to join up with the emerging Integral Community
Bay Area Integral presents its Inaugural Daylong - Jan 28
When: Saturday January 28, 2006
Where: San Francisco (At One Taste)
Time: 10:00am 4:00pm (arrive early for coffee, fruit and muffins)
Cost: $20 (preregistration is required)
Meals: Simple Breakfast included, preorder Organic Lunch through One Taste,
or bring your own!
http://www.onetastesf.com/juice.html#menu


# Grand Opening: Medicine Buddha -- Sat Jan 28th 11am-10pm

OPEN HOUSE: Just a stone's throw from Rainbow Grocery...

Where: MEDICINE BUDDHA, a tea house and healing center
Why: in celebration of the Chinese New Year for a day of complimentary body
work, movement; yoga, tai chi, qi gong, and lovely organic Chinese teas.

Chinese Tibetan Body work with Master Wang, Chiropractic Care from Dr.
Murray Callier, and a handful of massage therapists, nutritional
consultants, and body workers will be present.

Organic Tea will be flowing all day, as will an abundance of hot water and
light snacks. Come try the magical oolong, peur, and healing herbal teas
Master Wang has brought back from China. You're certain to enjoy.

There will be informal movement/yoga classes at 11am, 3pm, and 6pm and an
evening performance either in the form of Kirtan, or a live band around
8:30pm.

Please tell your friends, bring family, stop by anytime, and come enjoy the
newest healing space in the city for a day of high vibration and
celebration.

Located at 2 Shotwell St. on the corner of 14th, 2nd Floor. ( we're a short
block from Rainbow Grocery in the Mission)

A full schedule, web-site, and menu of offerings will be available soon.
But please come and see what many months of hard work has created. We are
excited and honored to open this space and offer the opportunity for
cultivation in a health conscious and supportive environment to all.


# At the Center for Sex & Culture, 398 11th St. at Harrison.
Saturday afternoon, 1/28, Tracy Bartlett does her workshop The Menopause Transformation: An Internal Earthquake [1 cracker]
at the Center for Sex & Culture, 398 11th St. at Harrison. 1--5 pm, $30 per person. Pre-register at (415) 255-1155 or mail [at] sexandculture.org. 
Menopause is one of the most life-altering transitions we go through in the course of a human lifetime. This culture's tendency to focus 
solely on the physical aspects of menopause misses the stunningly powerful and often disorienting changes we are undergoing in all 
facets of our lives. As just one example: we are relearning not only changes in how our body responds sexually but our whole relationship 
with sexuality as well. With so much profound restructuring all happening at once we can certainly feel lost on rough vast seas. But we are not alone -- by the year 2010 there will be 50 million women experiencing some phase of menopause. That much upheaval will shake up the whole culture, and just in time. 
Come join us to explore letting go, allowing change and choosing the inevitable. This workshop will include presentation, small group 
discussion and guided exercises designed to provide the tools for mapping and navigating this shifting terrain. 
Tracy's classes are popular and informative, fun and lively. She's taught experientially for 20 years, including sex classes for 10, and 
she has a master's in counseling plus a degree in women's studies. 


# Sat Jan 28 Giant Robot 2YR. Anniversary Show
@Giant Robot 622 Shrader Street- Upper Haight


# SATURDAY jan 28th 8pm - Aphrodesia - Gonna go to Ghana Benefit- @ XENODROME
APHRODESIA - GONNA GO TO GHANA - Benefit -
Saturday Jan. 28th 8pm - 4am allll NIght !!!
At Xenodrome - (1320 Potrero st @ 25th SF)
$10-$1000 - Sliding Scale Donations
---With Special Guests ---
ERIC MCFADDEN
SILA
members from Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes
MAya DoRn
SuCO - Brazillian Drumming
WOE - Ghanaian EWE drumminng and Dance
DJ SoulSalaam
DJ Vinnie Esparza
DJ Jeremiah
DJ Oaty LOve
Films by TIM
---DONT MISS---
The LADIES All STAR
VEGGIE OIL WRESTLING --
---ooh so SeXy ---
This is a Benefit for Aphrodesia and The African Showboyz to Tour West Africa THis FEB 2006 in a biodiesel bus
COME OUT and dance and Support the cause!!!!!!
http://www.aphrodesia.org


# Bringing Back The Love - Saturday, Jan 28th, Love Parade Benefit @ Somarts Center
Saturday, January 28, 2006 10:00 PM
Love Parade San Francisco, along with the Somarts Cultural Center, Opel, Tantra, Qool, Anon Salon, Spundae,
NK7, Get Yer Freak On, House of Lotus, Sister SF, and more presents a special benefit event for
Love Parade San Francisco and the Somarts Cultural Center.

With:

Jeno (Wicked)
Syd Gris (Opel / Opulent Temple)
Melyss (Opel / Sister SF)
Smoove (Space Cowboys)
Jondi & Spesh (Qool / Looq)
Laird (Get Yer Freak On)
Seven (NK7)
Goldilox (Brass Tax)
Shissla (House of Lotus)
Alain Octavo (Spundae / Wink / Love Affair)
Audio Angel (Sister SF)
Mubali (Mistress of Evil Records)
Liam Shy (Tantra)
KJ (Tantra)
Wichdokta (Full Circle)
Chromatone (Vaporvent Records)
Saturnia (Phoenix Family)
David (Psybooty Records)

and more TBA

More info below...

We would like to invite you to participate in two fabulous fundraisers for Loveparade San Francisco 2006
http://www.loveparadesf.org and the SomArts Cultural Center (http://www.somarts.org). Both events willbe held
at SomArts, 934 Brannan Street in San Francisco.

On Friday, January 27th, Skills DJ Workshop has brought together 20
different production companies and 50 DJs for "GIVING BACK THE LOVE". This
should be a rocking party showcasing the exuberance and idealism of the
younger side of the bay area electronic dance scene. The flyer and lineup
can be seen at
http://www.skillsdj.com

The 2005 Loveparade was a great success with well over 50,000 people
spreading the love along Market Street and at Civic Center. The costs of
the city fees and personel required for a downtown parade were huge however,
so many groups are coming together to pay the remaining debts so that
planning for the Loveparade San Francisco 2006 can proceed full steam ahead!
For all those many people who forgot to give the $5 donation at the
Loveparade gates, here is your chance to help make sure that Loveparade
stays a yearly event in San Francisco, a city with an international
reputation for Love in the streets.

The SomArts Cultural Gallery is a non-profit art gallery and event space
that hosted many seminal electronic dance and art parties until those were
prohibited in 1996 because of permitting problems. Because of the
importance of Somarts to the community, the SFLNC pushed the City to allow
entertainment at SomArts and full time late night permits were granted in
2003. Recently, Somarts completed a major building project to allow high
occupancy for events, so the community is now coming together to help pay
off some of SomArts construction loans! After almost ten years, Somarts
will now be fully available to the community for special events!

All equipment, talent and labor for these events is being donated by the
community and all proceeds will be split evenly between Somarts and
Loveparade San Francisco!

While the DJ lineups are pretty much set for these events, we're still
looking for volunteers for security, bartending, and setup and cleanup.
There is also room for some art, visuals and performance.



Sun Jan 29

# January 22 & 29 Intermediate HoopDance Class in SF with Christabel
http://www.cellspace.org
Due to the flurry of emails asking for an intermediate class, I have decided to set one up! I usually only teach intermediate once every two or three months, so if you are interested now is the time to jump in... Two intensive Sunday seminars from 12-2pm. This INTERMEDIATE LEVEL class provides a total of 4 hours of training. Designed for those who want to master more complex moves, create supple transitions and cultivate the awareness of a performer. All students who enroll must already have mastered all skills from beginner class. First meeting focuses on torso and arms. Second meeting focuses on off body moves including advanced jumps, spins, body rolls, tosses. Thes