SF events 1.27 Filibuster

Filibuster Alito Now (toll-free) 888-355-3588 or 888-818-6641

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

Friday, January 27th http://indybay.org/
12:00pm San Jose: Rally to Save Medicine Lake
5:00pm Santa Cruz: Critical Mass Bikeride
7:00pm SF: Venezuela Eyewitness Report and Film
Saturday, January 28th http://indybay.org/
6:00pm SF: Protest Against Hillary Clinton's Support of Iraq War



food

GM WATCH daily http://www.gmwatch.org
AUSTRIA BANS MONSANTO'S GM OILSEED RAPE


Natural Food, Unnatural Prices - Whole Foods Market
Why not give Whole Foods the Wal-Mart test?
http://www.alternet.org/story/31260/



health

Alito a Threat to Our Fundamental Rights'
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/012406Y.shtml



eco

Earth could warm up fast - "Earth is a system that can change very rap
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0126/p16s01-stss.html



KBR awarded $385M Homeland Security contract for U.S. detention centers
http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news


Homeland Security To Build Detention Camps In The United States
If you never thought you would see the day that the government announced they will be building "detention camps" in the United States you were wrong.
http://robwire.com/?q=node/894


Unfathomed Dangers in PATRIOT Act Reauthorization/creates a new federal police
http://www.antiwar.com/roberts/?articleid=8434


Putin - Russian Doomsday Bunkers Readied ? NBC US ArmyAtBreakingPoint
http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index874.htm


google search for the REX 84 program & FEMA of how they "will" take care of US when the time comes
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=DVXA,DVXA:2004-48,DVXA:en&q=REX+84+program




The Next 90 Days Could Bring Nuclear War And A U.S. Financial Collapse
http://www.arcticbeacon.com



SLOUCHING TOWARD GLOBAL ENSLAVEMENT
There is a way to break the chain of enslavement. President JFK almost did it, but he was assassinated before it could be fully implemented.
http://www.taxmoney-notpeople.com/   and
 JFK's Blue Print For Peace
http://www.blueprintforpeace.org/blueprint.html


Secrecy News is archived at:
http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/secrecy/index.html

Secrecy News has an RSS feed at:
http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/secrecy/index.rss



http://bringontherevolution.blogspot.com


Please stop by and bookmark:
http://www.impeachapalooza.org Hollis,
http://www.AmericanJunta.com


U.S. invasion responsible deaths of over 250,000 civilians in Iraq :
New studies make the Bush administration's "liberation" argument for a 'pre-emptive' war against Iraq seem questionable.
http://www.agoracosmopolitan.com/home/Iraq_war.php



911 based on a LIE, Iraq War based on a Lie...Patriot Act based on a LIE too !!! If not needed then SUNSET it...
http://aclu.org http://legitgov.org


Mayan Calendar - Tracking Creation
http://www.2012.com.au/Mayan_cal_new_insights.html


Preemptive Postapocalypticism http://Ishcon.org
We're All Gonna Die Anyway http://friendsofishmael.com
Nonprofit head Peter Bauer thinks it's the end of the world, and he feels fine.
http://www.wweek.com/editorial/3212/7176


Israel Tried To Kill Bin Laden In '96' - MI6, CIA Protected Him
http://www.prisonplanet.com/index.html
http://PrisonPlanet.tv to subscribe, send a blank email to:
infowarsnews-subscribe [at] yahoogroups.com


World Cup Police State Sales Pitch
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/january2006/270106worldcup.htm


Getting the kids used to the cashless society
http://infowars.net/index.html


The Pentagon vs The Net
Bloggers beware.

As the world turns networked, the Pentagon is calculating the military
opportunities that computer networks, wireless technologies and the
modern media offer.

From influencing public opinion through new media to designing
"computer network attack" weapons, the US military is learning to fight
an electronic war.

The declassified document is called "Information Operations Roadmap". It
was obtained by the National Security Archive at George Washington
University using the Freedom of Information Act.

Officials in the Pentagon wrote it in 2003. The Secretary of Defense,
Donald Rumsfeld, signed it.

The "roadmap" calls for a far-reaching overhaul of the military's
ability to conduct information operations and electronic warfare. And,
in some detail, it makes recommendations for how the US armed forces
should think about this new, virtual warfare.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4655196.stm




AB 585, which is based on a law in Arizona and Maine, is now about to hit the floor of the California Assembly. In short, it enables people running for state office to opt to take public money if they make a legally binding promise not to take money from other sources; this has proven to be very effective. Please urge your assembly member to pass the bill. You may look up contact info of your assemblymember at
http://www.caclean.org/letters/assembly0106.php
Also needed, is for people to call the assemblymembers below as they are key to it passing and are not quite decided.

Majority Leader Dario Frommer
Phone: (916) 319-2043 or (818) 240-6330
Fax: (916) 319-2143

Speaker Fabian Núñez
Phone: (916) 319-2046 or (213) 620-4646
Fax: (916) 319-2146

Please also post elsewere.



# 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.




Fri Jan 27

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


# The Santa Clara County Raw Food Potluck
Friday January 27, 2006
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
This event repeats on the last Friday of every month.
Event Location: Cambrian Yoga Studio
Notes: Bring:
A Raw organic, vegan dish to serve 8-10 people
Your own serve ware, napkins, plates, forks, cups etc.
Your family & friends!
Cost: $2-3 donation for space & a raw vegan dish
Location: 1900 Camden Ave. Suite 201 San Jose, CA 95124 408-605-1504
In a building with a green roof with a big banner reading "yoga" on the front of the building. Park in back of building and enter through the double glass doors. Walk upstairs. If you have questions, contact Robin at mehndigirl [at] sbcglobal.net or 408-624-7655


# Print Release Party for Michael Christian's 'Flock'
Friday, January 27 6:30 - 8:30 pm Donations Welcome

The Black Rock Arts Foundation and Trillium Press are pleased to
announce the release of a new limited-edition fine art print of
Michael Christian's drawing from his sculpture 'Flock'. Join the
artist and the printmakers for a special reception for the print's
release, hosted by the Black Rock Arts Foundation at the Burning Man
Offices.

This limited-edition, hand-pulled lithograph (30.5" x 23") will be
offered in consideration of a donation to BRAF of $250 after the
release, but is being offered ONLY UNTIL JAN. 27 for a PRE-RELEASE
donation of $180. Prints ordered in advance of the reception can be
picked up Friday evening!

Please join us and help celebrate both the print and Flock's
migration to Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco. To see an image of
the print, or to place an order visit: http://www.blackrockarts.org,
or call the BRAF office at 415.626.1248.

BRAF/Burning Man Offices
1900 3rd Street
San Francisco
415-626-1248
http://www.blackrockarts.org

The BRAF/Burning Man Offices are located at 1900 3rd Street, just
south of the corner of 16th Street. People attending the reception
are welcome to park in the parking lot to the north of the building.

info [at] blackrockarts.org 415-626-1248
http://www.blackrockarts.org


# 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


# Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In and the Bike Church
Present a showing of:

The Triplets of Belleville

Friday January 27th, 8:00pm
at the Bike Church, 703 Pacific Ave, south of Laurel,
Santa Cruz
$5 Suggested Donation

A sophisticated, wholly original brand of animated
storytelling that manages to be at once deliriously
eccentric and deliciously sinister. An international
story of bicycling, rescue, singing, the passage of
time and the nature of evil. This determinedly weird,
almost wordless French concoction casts a charming
spell.

PLUS bike films, alley cat races, thrilling and funny
short films, an intermission, great company, and maybe
a rollicking bike ride after the movie.

A Benefit for the Bike Church!Ê You already are
familiar with the Bike Church, right? From the Santa
Cruz DIY Guide: You need not be a mechanic to use the
Bike Church's do-it-yourself repair facility. Church
ministers (mechanics) are there to help you with the
repair of your bicycle. The Bike Church encourages
you to learn by getting your hands dirty and
familiarize yourself with the machine you rely on to
get you from place to place.

BRING blankets, pillows, jammies, friends, wine, &
food to share for intermission. If you bring folding
chairs, please situate them in the back so people
sitting on the floor can see. Bring your bike for the
Midnight Mystery Ride after the movie. Your donation
will directly support the work of the Bike Church.

MIDNIGHT MYSTERY RIDE: After the movies, the Santa
Cruz Midnight Mystery Ride will take you and your
friends on a rollicking after-hours tour of the bike
ways and back streets of our fair city. Where are we
going? Its a mystery!

SANTA CRUZ GUERILLA DRIVE-IN is an outdoor movie
theatre under the stars that springs up in the fields
and industrial wastelands. Beyond showing great
movies and bringing a broad community together, part
of our mission is helping reclaim public space and
transforming our urban environment into the joyful
playground it should be.

NEW LOCATION! The new Bike Church location is at 703
Pacific Ave, near the Saturn Cafe.

BREAKING NEWS, updated winter schedule,
discussion,do-it-yourself, email list, the works.

http://www.guerilladrivein.org

To join the Guerilla Drive-In list, send an email to guerilla-drive-in-subscribe [at] lists.riseup.net


# 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!!


# 2006-01-27 10:00 PM Angels of bAss (aka j9, Jess, Tamo and ViaJay)
are debuting our new endeavor-to bring
you the best beats we have to offer, starting with
an all-star, all GUEST lineup, this Friday, the 27th at
Shine (1337 Mission Street @ 9th)
Get ready for? Drum 'n' Breakz
For the paltry price of only $5, You?ll get Ernie Trevino and Smoove playing very special Breakz and Jungle sets. The likes of which we?ve never heard before. And if that wasn?t enough they?ll, have a smashing tag session in between to boot! And Bicolas will start us off with some wicked drum and bass Can you handle it?
Get some. luv...the angels Shine is located at 1337 Mission Street @9th. 10-2am $5!



# 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. 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


# 1/29: MUIR WOODS EARTH DAY JANUARY 29 Sunday
Rain or Shine on January 29, Muir Woods National Monument is having its Earth Day. Come support your National Park. Important work will be accomplished that without you would not happen. Your help is needed inpreserving,protecting and restoring this old-growth redwood forest, the last old-growth in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Work Day: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Registration: begins at 8 a. m.
Complimentary BBQ Afterwards

Bring:
• Water
• Sturdy shoes
• Work gloves
• Dress in layers
• Families welcomed

Projects:
• Planting native plants
• Mulching
• Trail restoration
• Beach clean-up
• Removing invasive vegetation

Reservation Suggested
For more information contact (415) 388-2596 or
email http://www.goga_muir_Woods_nm@nps.gov">http://www.goga_muir_Woods_nm [at] nps.gov (sic)
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/125137680.html


# 1/29, Pacifica, BAVEG Vegan Food Party + "Food as Advocacy"
Please join us for Bay Area Vegetarians first Vegan Food Party of 2006! 
 
This is a wonderful opportunity to start the New Year by sharing compassionate and cruelty-free foods with like-minded folks.  Everyone is welcome, both veg and non-veg people, members and non-members.  In fact, we encourage non-veg folks to attend so they can see the variety of wonderful vegan foods available. 
 
Our Vegan Food Parties are potluck-style, meaning each person should bring a vegan dish that provides six generous servings (or if there are two of you, one dish that serves 12, and so forth), a serving utensil, ingredient list, and your own place setting and beverage.  
 
Please share a homemade vegan dish with us -- it could be your favorite dish  when you were a new veg*n, the one to you always serve to non-veg friends, or simply one you enjoy making.  We also welcome folks to "animal test" new vegan recipes  -- you'll find many willing volunteers to try new vegan foods at our VFPs.
 
This month's VFP has a special presentation: 
 
"Food as Advocacy" with Alex Bury
 
Leafleting, tabling, and protesting are great forms of advocacy to help animals and promote vegetarianism, but a great veg*n dish can speak volumes towards promoting veg*n foods.  Alex Bury will share strategies and tips useful towards creating veg*n dishes that are particularly appealing to your non-veg family and friends, as well as aspiring veg*ns.  She will demonstrate - live and in person! - how easy it is to create this type of dish. 
 
Alex Bury is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, where she learned all about cooking meat.  Now she is a vegan chef (formerly of Sparks restaurant in Guerneville), a full-time PETA staffer, and a chef instructor for the McDougall program.
 
This presentation is geared towards new or aspiring vegetarians as well as those wishing to use delicious food to promote vegetarianism.
 
What: Vegan Food Party
Where: Pacifica (about 15 minutes south of SF)
When: 1/29/06 Sunday, 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Host: Tammy and Chris
RSVP: http://www.evite.com/sfbaveg [at] yahoo.com/vfp_jan2006
 
You are welcome to use the evite to post carpool availability or requests, or if you could provide a Daly City BART pickup/dropoff, that'd be great, too!!)There is no additional cost to attend or participate in this event.  The only cost is your contribution of vegan food to share.  We *do* ask for volunteers who can arrive early to help us set up tables and chairs and put them away after the event.  Set-up is at 11:30 am, please let Tammy know if you can help.   
 
For folks new to Vegan Food Parties or vegan foods, please see our VFP Guidelines page for more information - 
http://www.bayareaveg.org/vfpdetails.htm 
 
For recipe suggestions, subscribers to SFBAVEG are welcome to ask questions there, in the bayareaveg.org forum, or check out this site: 
http://www.vegcooking.com/ 
 
Hope to see many of you there!   PLEASE use the evite to invite your veg and non-veg friends to join us! 
 
Map it Veg!
http://www.frappr.com/baveg
http://www.frappr.com/vegetarians


# Who: YOu! What: Hoop! Where: CELLspace @ 2050 Bryant / 18th
When: Sundays 2:00-5:00 p.m. http://cellspace.org
$3-5 donation to pay for the space requested. no one turned away for
lack of funds. To subscribe to the Bay Area Hoopers list, send an email to:
bah [at] yahoogroups.com


# At the Center for Sex & Culture, 398 11th St. at Harrison.
Sunday, 1/29, Tracy Bartlett presents one of her popular Erotic Enhancement classes: Hands-On Handjobs! [4 crackers]
At the Center for Sex & Culture, 398 11th St. at Harrison.
Bring a partner (or more than one) and try new skills right in class. 2--5 pm, $45 per couple, additional partners $25. (Sorry, partners 
and threesomes only!) Any gender combo welcome. Pre-register at (415) 255-1155 or mail [at] sexandculture.org. 
Learn advanced handjob skills, including coordination with oral play. Bring a partner to practice with, plus pillows, towels, gloves, lube, and 
water to drink. Learn new moves and tell us about your own favorites. 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. 


# BAD MOVIE NIGHT is every SUNDAY in SF, and includes popcorn and
residential furniture seating, plus your chance to wear stupid
costumes and yell stupid remarks at the screen; $5, plus FREE
POPCORN, but BYOBeer; 8pm each Sunday, and featuring: 1/22-Gratuitous
Breasts Night, 1/29-The Astounding She Monster, 2/5-Evil Knievel
(with george hamilton), 2/12-Goonies, 2/19-Bad Porn Night, 2/26-The
Mysterians (bad.. i mean good japanese men from mars flick), 3/5-
Chicks in Prison Night, 3/12-All That Jazz, 3/19-Bail Out (with David
Hasselhoff yeah!), 3/26-ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF BAD MOVIE NIGHT-RED
DAWN, 4/2-Mesa of Lost Women, 4/9-White Comanche, 4/16-Roadhouse,
4/23-Bad TV Double Feature Night, 4/30-20 Million Miles to Earth, 5/7-
Battlefield Earth, 5/14-TBA, 5/21-Glitter, 5/28-TBA; at The Dark Room
Theatre at 2263 Mission St twn 18th and 19th; 415-401-7987 OR 415-517-
3581; http://www.DarkRoomSF.com



Mon Jan 30

# Monday, 1/30, CSC's Exotic Dancer Education Project kicks off with a social wine and cheese afternoon for current and past exotic dancers 
only (at CSC, 398 11th St.) from 4--7 pm. EDEP plans a dance skills class before Valentine's Day (open to the public -- a great Valentine's present!), a day with Annie Sprinkle, and more! Come meet other dancers and help EDEP's organizers determine which sorts of future classes you might find valuable. (EDEP is a project of CSC and aims to empower exotic dancers and maximize their life choices.) RSVP 
to (415) 847-1993 or at http://www.acteva.com/go/exoticevents -- more info at exoticevents [at] gmail.com. [1 cracker]


# Al's Comics Eviction Party Monday, January 30 7:00pm-12:00am
pay what you can, $20 gets you a t-shirt

Since 1989, Al's Comics has provided San Francisco and Mission
District comics fans with top-quality service, great back stock, and
solid indie titles (not to mention toys, cards, and occasional
oddities).

Well, Al's lost his space and is still looking for a new one. He's
had nibbles for new space, and has gotten tremendous support from his
community of customers. A slew of folks are standing by waiting to
help him haul out his many boxes of books and things.

For now, Al wishes to show his appreciation by having one last night
in his Gurrero St. (@17th St.) "joint."

Any leads on retail space in the Mission or nearby 'hoods are
appreciated.

w/ DJs HappyFt and Podski (with fresh beats from Berlin and the Balkans)
Boxes of free schwag
Benefit raffle
Hopeful surprise guests and whatnot

Al's Comics 491 Guerrero St. SF @ 18th or 19th St?



Tue Jan 31

# Protest Bush Union Square Tue Jan 31 9am 5pm 6pm
Come on lets makes some noise!
 
This Tuesday Jan 31 President as bush gives his state of the union address we will demand he step down!!! In large cities and town squares across the country, we will rally one hour before Bush's address. At 9:00 PM let the world hear us as we symbolically drown out Bush's lies bring your own noise - drums, pots and pans, musical instruments - your voice. Let taxi horns blare and church bells ring, as we bring our own state of the union message: BUSH STEP DOWN!
San Francisco: 5pm Rally at Union Square
6pm Bring the Noise. Drown Out Bush's Lies.
7pm Bush statue toppling (30 ft tall paper mache statue). At 9:00 PM EST, just as Bush starts to speak, everywhere we will BRING THE NOISE. In a cacophony of sound, we will drown out his address with music: from drums to violins, from hip hop and classical; and with noise: banging pots and ringing church bells, sound car horns and lifting our voices.
Berkeley: All-day rally in Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley, 11am-4pm. Then mobilize to Union Square in S.F. at 5pm.
LA: 5 PM - Gather at intersection of Hollywood and Highland;
6 PM - Bring the NOISE; march and 7 pm rally in front of CNN news station at Sunset and Cahuenga.
For more info:
http://www.worldcantwait.org


# Sorry State of the Union SpeakOut! Tuesday, January 31 5:00pm-8:00pm FREE

Sorry State of the Union SpeakOut!
Tuesday, January 31, 2006 5:00pm

Come SpeakOut! with CODEPINK before, during and after Bush's 6pm
State of the Union Address. Have more fun than you've ever had
discussing the very serious state of our union. Play a game of Pin-
the-Tail on the President or donate a few bucks to help us eject Bush
out of office.

We'll conduct Woman-on-the-spot SpeakOuts! to hear what your
reactions are to Bush's State of the Union themes - tax cuts, energy
prices, and health care.

Come speak out, Bay Area, we want to hear from you!

Union Square Sports Bar 232 O'Farrell St SF, CA 94102 Cross Street: Powell

World Can't Wait Rally
The Union Square Sports Bar is a hop, skip and a jump away from the
Union Square rally, join us before the rally for Happy Hour or
afterward http://www.worldcantwait.net/

If you can't join CodePink, we encourage you to get some friends
together and watch Bush's speech in your home, or at a bar,
restaurant, or cafe and discuss the real State of the Union afterward
and what you can do to speak out about it.

For more information, contact codepinkbayarea [at] riseup.net

CodePink SpeakOut! is not sponsored by Union Square Sports Bar.

Union Square Sports Bar 232 O'Farrell St (@ Powell) SF

Directions
Trip Planner 511.org: http://transit.511.org/tripplanner/index.asp

By BART: exit Powell Street Station walk north on Powell Street and
turn left onto O'Farrell Street http://www.bart.gov/ 510-465-2278 /
415-989-2278 / 650-992-2278 / 925-676-2278

By BIKE: Meter lock-up, there are no racks or inside bar parking.

By MUNI METRO/SUBWAY/BUS: Market Street bound exit Powell Street walk
north on Powell Street and turn left onto O'Farrell Street
http://
http://www.sfmuni.com/cms/mms/home/home50.htm 415-6SF-MUNI Call to confirm

By GOLDEN GATE TRANSIT: San Francisco bound bus 70 or 80 exit 4th
Street walk north on 4th Street which turns into Stockton and left
onto O'Farrell Street http://goldengatetransit.org 415-455-2000 Call
to confirm times

By CAR: http://www.mapquest.com - There's a pay garage on Ellis and
O'Farrell, within one block of the bar. Some parking meters free
after 6:00pm.

codepinkbayarea [at] riseup.net
http://www.codepinkalert.org







Feb 2006
Law of Attraction TV Premier
I just heard about a TV special coming in February, 2006 that sounds very
interesting and includes some of our favorite people and teachings. Check out
the trailer below from the Hay House people. It is about the natural Law of
Attraction and it is coming to prime time TV!!
The Secret ---- Television Premiers in Feb, 2006
Did you know that The Secret is a Television Special that will be aired around
the globe, revealing global knowledge about the Law of Attraction! Jan
Stringer and Alan Hickman were interviewed for this program and will part of
this exciting movement as the world becomes completely aware of this Universal
Truth. Other well know celebrities will be in the film such as Jack Canfield,
Mark Victor Hansen, Bob Proctor, Jerry and Esther Hicks,
http://www.abraham-hicks.com Joe Vitale and lots more .......As Law of Attraction
specialists, this will be a huge opportunity for all of us to be promoted.
Ride the wave with us!!! Watch the trailer of the TV special
http://www.whatisthesecret.tv


# Wed Feb 1 FIRST WEDNESDAY is always FREE DAY at the following SF MUSEUMS:
Exploratorium (kids' hands- on science ...3601 Lyon), Mexican Museum ( ...Fort
Mason Bldng, D Marina @ Laguna), Museo Italiano Americano (I ...Fort Mason Bldng C)
, Cro SF Museum of Craft & Folk Art ( ...Fort Mason Bldng A), and the fabulous SFZoo
(Look for RJ at Gorilla World...Sloat @ 45th)!
http://BWClub.net http://BWClub.Tribe.net


# Painful Deception Wed Feb 1, 2006 7:00 pm

The Films are FREE but $5 donations are accepted

PAINFUL DECEPTION Presented by Gypsy Gypsy

This film is a video version of Eric Hufschmid's book, Painful
Questions. It provides an in-depth analysis of the Twin Towers'
sctructure based on a scientific approach as well as careful
observation and simple common sense. Eric was the first person to
bring the mysterious collapse of Building 7 to the attention of the
public. Building 7 was a 47-story building near the Twin Towers that
disintegrated into dust in 7 seconds a few hours after the Towers
fell. Eric points out that the same demolition crew was hired to
clean up the rubble of the World Trade Center and the rubble of the
Oklahoma City bombing -- another cover up and inside job. Eric takes
a very close look at the Pentagon crash and points out a number of
obvious facts that make the official story fall apart.

http://www.store.yahoo.com/infowars-shop/padeanofse11.html

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

Humanist Hall 390 27th St Between Telegraph and Broadway,
Midtown Oakland 510-393-5685
http://www.HumanistHall.net
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/123054470.html


# Thu Feb 2 First Thu art receptions @ 49 Geary: 20 galleries in 5 story building. 5:30pm-7:30pm


# ANIMAL LIBERATION : History in the Making

Screening on Thursday, February 2nd at 7 PM.

This film documents the actions of the animal liberation movement worldwide. From the first ALF raids on British laboratories and factory farms, to the voyages of the SeaShepherd fleet, ships to shut down illegal whaling and sealing, to the ELF, to activists using direct actions in defense of life.

Movie Trailer - http://www.rootsofcompassion.org

Sponsered by East Bay Animal Advocates
http://www.eastbayanimaladvocates.org

Hosted by 5lowershop
http://www.5lowershop.org

Location: 382 Bayshore Blvd, San Francisco CA 94124 This event is free.


# Dick 'N Dubya: A Republican Outreach Cabaret Thurs, Fri, Sat Feb 2 - 25 8.00pm

Thurs $10-15 sliding scale; $5 student rush at door. Fri & Sat $15-22

Dubya (Amos Glick) and Dick (Ed Holmes) fresh from an extremely
successful run at The Marsh Berkeley, during which they exerted their
considerable talents to convert everyone in the audience into a card-
carrying member of the Republican Party, are ready to try their luck
in San Francisco. The show is full of singing (yes, Dubya sings),
dancing (yes, Dick dances), speeches (Dubya, much to Dick's
consternation, has decided to write his own) and a raucous press
conference where the audience asks the questions. It is rumored that
Barbara Bush is so encouraged by her son's derring-do that she is
flying out to assist him.

Ed Holmes, a navy veteran and San Francisco Mime Troupe member for
nineteen years, instigated the annual St. Stupid's Day Parade, now in
its 27th year. Amos Glick, a San Francisco Mime Troupe member since
1997, represented the troupe on the Lollapalooza '95 Tour doing
political sketch comedy and guerrilla theater. Masters of political
satire, they honed their impersonations of Dick 'n Dubya during the
Mime Troupe's outdoor shows. Bill Allard (director) is a founding
member of Duck's Breath Mystery Theater. In 2004, he directed Merle
Kessler and Raoul Brody in BROKE at The Marsh, San Francisco.

The Marsh 1062 Valencia St @ 22nd San Francisco 415-641-0235
http://www.themarsh.org


# CHARLES GATEWOOD PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
A 40 Year Retrospective * My Favorite Erotic Photographs
Dear Friends,
On Friday, February 3rd, from 7PM to 10PM, join me for the opening my
retrospective exhibition at the CSC. I will show highlights from my
career as "family photographer of America's erotic underground." The show
will include 45 silver prints, several large silkscreen images, and recent
collage work.

Admission is free. There will be light refreshments, erotic readings and a
ritual performance.

The Center For Sex And Culture is at 398 11th Street, at Harrison, four
blocks south of Market, phone 415-255-1155.

Cheers, Charles Gatewood

DIRECTIONS:

CSC is an easy walk from Civic Center BART at 8th and Market (about 7
blocks) and an even easier walk from Civic Center MUNI (the underground
stops at Van Ness and Market, 4+ blocks away) and all Mission and Market
Street buses and trains, including the historic F-line. Also, MUNI stops
right at our corner. Southbound (from the Civic Center Area) the lines that
serve us are the 27 Bryant, the 9 San Bruno, the 47 Van Ness, and the 90
Owl. The westbound12 Folsom line (from the downtown area) stops one block
away, at 11th and Folsom. Northbound (toward Civic Center) you can catch
the 9, 47, 12, and 90 lines, and the 49 Van Ness/Mission can be caught at
11th and Howard.

DURATION OF SHOW:

"Charles Gatewood--A 40 Year Retrospective" will be on exhibit February
3--28, during hosted events, or by appointment. For more information, see
http://www.sexandculture.org and http://www.charlesgatewood.com or call 415-267-7651.

BIO: Charles Gatewood's striking photographs have been published in
numerous books and magazines, and in shown in exhibitions throughout the
world. His work has been supported by three fellowships from the New York
State Council on the Arts. He has also received the Leica Medal of
Excellence for Outstanding Humanistic Photojournalism, and the Aphrodite
Award for Sexual Service to the Community.

QUOTES:

"Charles Gatewood is my favorite kinky photographer." --Annie Sprinkle,
Ph.D., sexologist

"Gatewood's work is freakish, earthy, blunt, erotic--most of all, terribly
and beautifully alive."
--A.D. Coleman, New York Times

"Charles Gatewood's pictures are so scary. He may be the only person who
can make me feel nostalgia for the Hellfire Club." --John Waters



# 2006-02-03 6:00 PM The return of ?Blue? at Blupointe!
Fri. Feb. 3 and Fri. Feb. 17, 2006 (Every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month!)
Jeno [Wicked]
Seven [NK7, Lo-Rise]
Rebecca Watkins [Get Underground]
Sol [Solsound]
Gogi Chhokar [SFDJs.org]
6pm-10pm> Relax during the downtempo happy hour with sultry lounge beats, after-work cocktails & tantalizing food. Enjoy Blupointe?s oyster bar, fusion tapas & lounge. No cover. VIP bottle service avail.
10pm-2am> Enjoy two levels: funky house and electro in the subterranean ?Metro? level and downtempo/chill/lounge on the Mezzanine level.
Complementary champagne with VIP bottle service starting at 6pm and going all night! For bottle service reservations RSVP to: nicolepresents [at] yahoo.com
Arrive early, stay late!
Drink specials sponsored by Level Vodka.
Blupointe
239 Kearney (bet. Bush & Sutter) ? downtown SF
Dinner reservations: 415-986-4450
Parking nearby at the Sutter/Stockton Garage
http://www.nk7productions.com
http://www.blupointesf.com



# 9th Annual National Conference on Organized Resistance
February 3-5, 2006 American University, Washington DC
http://www.organizedresistance.org



# Awakening the Dreamer
Changing the Dream Symposium

Saturday, February 4, 2006, 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
First Unitarian Universalist Church - Starr King Room
1187 Franklin Street San Francisco, CA 94109

To register, click here...
http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=74449516&url_num=1&url=http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/pachamama/event/index.jsp?event_KEY=10834&t=Symposium%20Event.dwt/
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Where on Earth are we going? And what can we do about it?

These are two of the questions that lie at the heart of the Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream Symposium . The Symposium explores the link between three of humanity's most critical concerns: environmental sustainability, social justice and spiritual fulfillment. Using video clips from some of the world's most respected thinkers, along with inspiring short films, leading edge information and dynamic group interactions, the Symposium allows participants to gain a new insight into the very nature of our time and the opportunity we have to shape and impact the direction of our world with our everyday choices and actions.

The aim of the Symposium is not merely to learn more about the world, but to grapple and come to grips with the very assumptions that underlie the way we ourselves see the world and our place in it, and with what each of us can do - both individually and cooperatively - to move the world in this new direction.

If you are ready to be disturbed, inspired and moved to action, if you are ready to be introduced to a thriving community of like-hearted, deeply committed cohorts who are actively engaged in awakening from and changing the dream of our modern industrial culture, we invite you to come to the next Symposium.

To register for the February 4th Symposium, click here...

For more information, contact Tatiana Tilley at 415-561-4522 x102 or tatiana [at] pachamama.org


# Sat Feb 4 * The BERKELEY FREE MARKET is every first Saturday, and <<the idea is
to give and receive without money... bring stuff you want to give,
including your talnet: juggling, poetry, music, contact improv,
capoeira, bodywork, art, t-shirt making, freestyling, martian psychic
past-life restoration, and remodeling stuff... all that stuff that's
still cool but you don't need: clothes, toys, working electric stuff,
your old jaguar, etc. Skip the tedious garage sale, come and enjoy
giving it away... come to give and enjoy giving, and/or come to
receive and find cool stuff free and give people the joy of giving.
Three (count 'em, three) guidelines: 1) If you bring stuff, and no
one takes it, take it home with you... i.e., "leave no trace" 2) Keep
the non-money spirit of the event by not taking stuff to sell 3) If
you bring stuff, and no one takes it, take it home with you.>> FREE
(of course); 12-4pm; next to the Berkeley Farmer's Market in MLK park
on Martin Luther King Way @ Allston Way; 510-290-5301;
KevinTouch msn com


# Marin KFC Demo Reminder, Saturday, Feb. 4th 12-1 PM San Rafael

Join Bay Area Vegetarians as we stick up for the chickens and protest
theColonel's secret ingredient (animal cruelty) at:
San Rafael KFC 555 Second St San Rafael, 94901

New or experienced activists are welcome. This is a low-key protest,
all signs and leaflets provided. We do this monthly, usually happening
on the 1st SATURDAY of each month, 12-1 pm *(NOTE NEW DAY AND TIME)*,
but check calendar to confirm. If you can't make this date but want to
help at future ones, please email me.

For more info on this nationwide campaign to get KFC to mandate better
conditions for the chickens slaughtered, click here
http://www.kentuckyfriedcruelty.com/index.asp

Now that winter is here, rain cancels. Fog is okay :-) Please RSVP if
possible so we can contact you in case of last-minute weather changes
(tel #helpful)

>From Chris Overton, KFC campaign coordinator for PETA, "These demos
are a VERY important part of our campaign to improve animal welfare
standards that corporations require of their suppliers. Every time you
attend one of these demos, you are helping to ensure that life
improves for billions of animals all over the country."

If you can't make this demo, check the BAVEG event calendar for other
monthly demos happening in Palo Alto, SF, San Jose, San Francisco, and
Santa Cruz.

To subscribe to Bay Area Animal Rights Network please send blank email to:
baarn-subscribe [at] yahoogroups.com



Sun Feb 5

# Sun Feb 5
* The NIKE MISSILE BASE OPEN HOUSE is the 1st Sunday of every month,
featuring tours of a Cold-War-era ICBM missile base that actually
operated in the Marin Headlands from 1954-1974...it'll scare the
livin' shit outa' ya; FREE; 1230-330pm; 415-331-1453

* Every 1st Sunday is FREE DAY at The OAKLAND MUSEUM of CALIFORNIA,
featuring art, history, and the natural science of California, and a
special exhibit, "Baseball As America," in town for a limited time;
$8 (50% off for non-profit groups w/advance notice), or FREE the
first Sunday of the month; Wed-Fri 10am-5pm, 1st Fri open 'til 9pm,
Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 12-6pm; 1000 Oak St; 510-238-2200;
http://www.MuseumCA.org

* The Weekly SUNDAY LAKE MERCED LOOP SKATE leaves the Sunday Roller
Disco in GGPark and does a level 17 mile skate for about 2 hours
including 5 stops along the beach and around the zoo and the lake;
FREE; 1-3pm, MEET from 1-115pm at 6th @ MLKJr; 510-521-0124;
http://www.snapsite.com/guests/skate/public/html/page2.html

* BAD MOVIE NIGHT is every SUNDAY in SF, and includes popcorn and
residential furniture seating, plus your chance to wear stupid
costumes and yell stupid remarks at the screen; $5; 8pm each Sunday,
and featuring: 1/8-The Cock T's; 1/15-Gigli hosted by Mike
Spiegelman; at The Dark Room Theatre at 2263 Mission St twn 18th and
19th; 415-401-7987; http://www.DarkRoomSF.com

* Interested in joining the BWClub? E-mail: Join [at] BWClub.net

* Visit the BWClub web site at: http://BWClub.net
And the BWClub TRIBE at: http://BWClub.Tribe.net
And the BITWClub Yahoo Group at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BITWClub


# ACTCM's Chinese New Year Celebration Sun Feb 5 12 noon to 5pm FREE!

American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM) will be
hosting a free event for the public on Sunday, February 5, 2006 from
12:00 p.m. to 5 p.m. The college will be offering free acupuncture
treatments, massages, Tai Chi and Qi Gong workshops, and
informational lectures.

A special performance by the Eastern Ways Martial Arts Lion Dance
Team will kick off the event promptly at 12:30pm in the college's
parking lot at 555 De Haro Street (at 18th in Potrero Hill). This
performance will be a spectacular visual event. The Eastern Ways Lion
Dance Team is known for its energetic and engaging performances and
has performed all over Northern California and beyond. Lion Dancing
is one of the oldest cultural arts of the Chinese people, dating back
to the Tang Dynasty, around 800A.D.

Lecture topics will include: The History & Profession of Traditional
Chinese Medicine, Relax Managing Stress & Pain, Staying Healthy this
Winter: Preventing Colds & Flu, and Nurturing the Whole: Treating
Women's Health Issues.

ACTCM will provide refreshments, free informaion, and certificates
for discounted acupuncture treatments (new patients only). The event
is free and open to the public.

American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a non-profit
institution, is one of the nation's oldest and most prominent
acupuncture colleges. Since 1980, ACTCM has provided affordable,
quality health care to the public and trained professionals in
acupuncture and Chinese medicine. ACTCM has been the recipient of
many awards for its curriculum, faculty and clinic, and has been
voted Best of the Bay by both the San Francisco Weekly and the San
Francisco Bay Guardian.

For more information on this event, or to RSVP by February 1, 2006,
please call (415) 282-7600 x45.

American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Pioneer Square, 555 De Haro Street (between Mariposa and 18th)
San Francisco 415-282-7600 x45
http://www.actcm.edu


# SUNDAY, FEB. 5th, from 4 to 6pm Sonoma NEXT STEPS
GE-FREE VOLUNTEER GATHERING:
Election Analysis, Updates, Next Steps, Activation!
We are launching an exciting new program to build a GE-Free Sonoma County.
Come find out what we're doing and how you can get involved - and bring your
friends! Sebastopol Community Center, 390 Morris
St (off Hwy 12) in Sebastopol Info: 823-4410, or
http://www.gefreesonoma.org


# BAD MOVIE NIGHT is every SUNDAY in SF, and includes popcorn and
residential furniture seating, plus your chance to wear stupid
costumes and yell stupid remarks at the screen; $5, plus FREE
POPCORN, but BYOBeer; 8pm each Sunday, and featuring: 1/22-Gratuitous
Breasts Night, 1/29-The Astounding She Monster, 2/5-Evil Knievel
(with george hamilton), 2/12-Goonies, 2/19-Bad Porn Night, 2/26-The
Mysterians (bad.. i mean good japanese men from mars flick), 3/5-
Chicks in Prison Night, 3/12-All That Jazz, 3/19-Bail Out (with David
Hasselhoff yeah!), 3/26-ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF BAD MOVIE NIGHT-RED
DAWN, 4/2-Mesa of Lost Women, 4/9-White Comanche, 4/16-Roadhouse,
4/23-Bad TV Double Feature Night, 4/30-20 Million Miles to Earth, 5/7-
Battlefield Earth, 5/14-TBA, 5/21-Glitter, 5/28-TBA; at The Dark Room
Theatre at 2263 Mission St twn 18th and 19th; 415-401-7987 OR 415-517-
3581; http://www.DarkRoomSF.com



# LECTURE: The Lost Art Of Nutrition

SPEAKER: T. Colin Campbell, PhD, Project Director of The China
Study and the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus of Nutritional
Biochemistry at Cornell University, and Author of the book The China Study

DATE: Monday, February 6, 2006, 8:00 PM

LOCATION: First Baptist Church, 305 N California Avenue (at
Bryant, 1/4 mile East of Alma), Palo Alto.

LECTURE COST: $5-10 donation

RESERVATIONS: not needed for lecture

SPONSOR: Peninsula Macrobiotic Community

WEBSITE: http://peninsulamacro.org

INFORMATION: 650 903-0447


Optional Gourmet Vegetarian Dinner:

Monday, February 6, 2006, 6:30 PM before lecture

DINNER COST: $13

RESERVATIONS: call 650 599-3320 by Monday 9:30 AM; early dinner
reservations suggested as we may sell out days in advance. Those
without a reservation may not be served.

For more information, please see the Press Release below.
Thank You! Gerard T. Lum
Newsletter Editor, Peninsula Macrobiotic Community

PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: January 16, 2006
The Peninsula Macrobiotic Community
http://peninsulamacro.org
Presents

THE LOST ART OF NUTRITION

A Lecture by T. Colin Campbell, PhD, Project Director of the China
Study and the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus of Nutritional
Biochemistry at Cornell University

Many in our society, perhaps most, do not appreciate the simple fact
that we are what we eat. We pay a huge price for this
misunderstanding. Many believe that the single most important
disabling budgetary factor in our society is the rising cost of health
care, more aptly known as disease care. Central to this difficulty is
our abject misunderstanding of nutrition, what it means, how it can be
used, how we study its effects, and how national policy on its effects
on health is developed. Using conservative figures, it is easy to
argue that the leading cause of death in the U.S. is our
misunderstanding of nutrition. As a result, we rely on drugs as a
means to health instead of food as a means to health. In brief, the
present system fosters wealth for the few at the expense of health for
the many.

Dr. Campbell, with his son Tom, is the author of the recently
published book The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of
Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet,
Weight Loss and Long-Term Health see
http://www.thechinastudy.com
The New York Times has recognized the study (known formally as the
China-Oxford-Cornell Diet and Health Project, a 20 year partnership
which surveyed diseases and lifestyle factors in rural China and
Taiwan) as the "Grand Prix of epidemiology." In The China Study, Dr.
Campbell details the connection between nutrition and heart disease,
diabetes, and cancer, and also its ability to reduce or reverse the
risk or effects of these deadly illnesses. For an excerpt from the
Introduction, visit
http://www.thechinastudy.com/PDFs/ChinaStudy_Excerpt.pdf

For more than 40 years, Dr. Campbell has been active in experimental
nutrition research and policy development, has authored more than 300
research papers, and has participated in many national and
international diet and health policy reports.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2006 AT 8:00 PM
$5-10 donation requested for lecture (not necessary to reserve if
coming for lecture only)
The First Baptist Church, 305 North California Ave. (at Bryant, 1/4
mile East of Alma), Palo Alto

OPTIONAL GOURMET VEGETARIAN DINNER SERVED AT 6:30 PM
$13; Dinner Reservations recommended by Monday, February 6, 9:30 AM,
call (650) 599-3320; early reservations suggested as we may sell out
days in advance. Those without a reservation may not be served.

The Peninsula Macrobiotic Community http://peninsulamacro.org
sponsors Gourmet Vegetarian Dinners every Monday at The First Baptist
Church in Palo Alto.

To subscribe, send an email to:
southbayveggies-subscribe [at] yahoogroups.com



# Tue Feb 7 FIRST TUESDAY is always FREE DAY at the following SF MUSEUMS:
California Legion of Honor art museum (34th Av in Lincoln Park; 415-
863-3330; 930am-5pm; http://www.Thinker.org free EVERY Tuesday, in
fact), New Asian Art Museum (200 larkin at The Civic Center; 415-379-
8800; 10am-5pm), Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (701 Mission @ 3rd;
415-978-ARTS; 11am-6pm), SF Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA...151 3rd
St; 151 3rd St; 415-357-4000; 11am-6pm), and the Jewish Museum (121
Steuart) http://BWClub.net http://BWClub.Tribe.net


# 2006-02-07 7:00 PM TANTRA WORKSHOP SERIES
Featuring Top Bay Area Tantra Teachers
First Tuesday of the Month and Day Long Workshops

JWALA
Tues. Feb 7th - UNITE YOUR SEXUAL WITH SPIRIT ENERGY
Sun. Feb 12 - PASSION, ECSTASY, and BLISS are your BIRTHRIGHT

MARGOT ANAND
Tues. Feb. 21 - Film Presentation: SECRET KEYS TO ULTIMATE LOVE LIFE
Tues. Mar. 7th - Intro to SKYDANCING TANTRA WITH MARGO ANAND
Sun. Mar. 12 - DAY LONG WORKSHOP with MARGOT ANAND

STEVE & LOKITA CARTER
Tues. Apr. 4 - TIMELESS LOVING: An Introduction to Tantra

EVALENA ROSE
Tues. May 2 - CULTIVATING THE DEEP HEART: The Arts of Sacred Love

JWALA Tuesday, February 7 7:30 PM - 10 PM
UNITE YOUR SEXUAL WITH SPIRIT ENERGY with Jwala
The sexual force is the light generator of the body. When it is clear, flowing and open we connect with our own feminine and masculine in JOY and the full expression of that Life force. In this evening we will experience breathing and sounding to open to this flow. We will clear and activate