SF events 2.25

Store lots of water in case of earthquake or marial law.
Grow your own vegetables and fruit. Use glass to sprout grains and seeds.
Study the laws of sovereignty. Know how to camp, survive off grid. Be prepared.
Meet your neighbors. Plant community gardens. Organize. http://cityrepair.org

Martial Law / Fed Gov Takeover less likely if we are self - sufficient.
http://bilderberg.org http://infowars.com http://prisonplanet.tv

http://theyrule.net Relational Database of corporations and boards.

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

Thursday, February 2nd http://indybay.org
4:30pm Berkeley: Picket at Berkeley Honda with SEIU 790
6:00pm Santa Cruz: Women as Social Warriors IV: Prevenir y Protejer
7:00pm SF: Screening of "Animal Liberation - History in the Making"
7:30pm SF: ANSWER Screens "Negroes With Guns"
Friday, February 3rd http://indybay.org
4:00pm Petaluma: Critical Mass
5:30pm SF: Creative Justice Art Show
6:30pm Oakland: New Orleans Revival Benefit
7:00pm SF: Artistic Explorations of Queer and Gendered Landscapes



health

Help Stop Carcinogenic Methyl Iodide!
http://ga4.org/campaign/methylIodide

Why U.S. EPA Should Not Register Methyl Iodide
http://www.panna.org/campaigns/driftMeI.html



http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news
"We have to have more detention space." --George W. Bush, Nashville, TN 01 Feb 2006 [And, Halliburton/KBR is happy to oblige! See: KBR awarded $385M Homeland Security contract for U.S. detention centers 24 Jan 2006 BTW, during the speech, Bush had trouble with the word 'implement.' He tried to say it three times, then resorted to the word 'put.'


Medical Corruption: Drug industry turn pimps to boost profits.
Seductive medicines
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060130/asp/knowhow/story_5771231.asp
It’s clear that prescribing patterns of most doctors are “informed” not by “evidence-based” science, but by market forces


Mental Exercise Nearly Halves Risk of Dementia
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20060125/sc_space/mentalexercisenearlyhalvesriskofdementia


Halliburton Detention Camps For Political Subversives
http://propagandamatrix.com/index.html


US plans to 'fight the net' revealed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4655196.stm


http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#military
The Pentagon's Private Army - This seems like it should be bigger
news. Congress has recently granted the Pentagon $200 million to
aid foreign militaries, a sum which the executive branch can now
spend without oversight from either the State Department or the
legislature.
Judge offers a choice: Join the Army or go to jail
Army's Rising Promotion Rate Called Ominous - Experts say the
quality of the officer corps is threatened as the service fights
to retain leaders during wartime and fill new command slots.


9/11 News : http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#911
Getting Naked For 9/11 Truth - "this 'naked for 9/11 thing' is
designed to show people (especially the mainstream media) two
things. first, that on a grass-roots level, we are really this
serious about getting your attention; we are not just going to
shut up and go away. and second, that we will never tire of
finding ways to transcend -- via the infinite creative potential
of the human spirit -- the fear-based non-existence being demanded
of us by the forces behind the bush cabal."


Secret Vatican Catacombs, Child Sacrifices, Mind Control: Svali, Involved In U.S. Illuminati For 30 years, Talks Openly About Devious Plans To Topple America
http://www.arcticbeacon.com/17-Jan-2006.html
There's some very interesting stuff in this NASA Acrobat slideshow presentation that I stumbled across. It comes from Langley (AF Base) Research Center, produced in 2001. There are some very interesting admissions in it about currently available and in-use microwave (MW), radio-frequency (RF) and biological weaponry (BW). Much of what is presented is usually blown off as "conspiracy theory", but clearly cannot be after reading this document. Please, download it while it's still up.
BTW, I know much of it is projecting into the near future, but it clearly states toward the beginning that it's only talking about existing technologies and sometimes specifies current capabilities. Download here:
http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2001testing/bushnell.pdf
2 excellent video's re: neo-cons ... a must see!
WHY WE FIGHT? ... The building of the american
military war machine and global domination (PNAC).
E-Newsletter Research and Development (RnD) by InfoNature.Org
:: INFONATURE.ORG NEWSLETTER - http://WWW.INFONATURE.ORG ::
Information & Education, Activism & Volunteering on: Nature, Human Rights,
Animal Rights
LET THESE INFORMATIONS BECOME KNOWN - SEND THIS NEWSLETTER TO ALL YOUR
CONTACTS
Please send this e-mail to all your contacts
:: MUST WATCH DOCUMENTARIES ::
"WHY WE FIGHT?"
An excellente documentary about the american war machine, the military
industry, the building of wars to earn profits and other real political,
economical and military interests by the US upon the world.
View video: http://alciada.net/dload.php?action=file&id=189
Dwight Eisenhower warned in 1961 about the dangers of unauthorized power in
the form of the military-industrial complex.
The first drop of a nuclear weapon as a declaration of war against Soviet
Union, war propaganda, 'bunker busters', defense industry, Cheney and
Halliburton, military recruiters, Vietnam, Iraq... Various interviews with
Pentagon and military insiders, officials, victims, journalists.
"PREVENTIVE WARRIORS"
The truth about the "Project for a New American Century" (PNAC), the bogus
war against terrorism", the Bush Administration and their plans to dominate
the world. View video:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article6268.htm
(You must first install Real Player at:
http://www.downloadcom/RealPlayer/3000-2139_4-10255189.html


News Updates from Citizens for Legitimate Government
01 February 2006
http://www.legitgov.org/

 http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news

NORTHCOM Prepares for Possible Pandemic 01 Feb 2006 U.S. Northern Command recently hosted representatives from more than 40 international, federal and state agencies for an exercise designed to provoke discussion and determine what governmental actions, including military support, would be necessary in the event of an influenza pandemic in the United States. "NORTHCOM will not be running the show in the event of a pandemic," said Dave Wilkins, the NORTHCOM exercise facilitator. "We will be taking guidance and requests from other agencies, such as the Department of Homeland Security, via the secretary of defense."

"We have to have more detention space." --George W. Bush, Nashville, TN 01 Feb 2006 [And, Halliburton/KBR is happy to oblige! See: KBR awarded $385M Homeland Security contract for U.S. detention centers 24 Jan 2006 BTW, during the speech, Bush had trouble with the word 'implement.' He tried to say it three times, then resorted to the word 'put.' LOL!]

Address to receive newsletter: http://www.legitgov.org/#subscribe_clg
Please write to: signup [at] legitgov.org for inquiries. lrp/mdr


I just started up a new webring called We Hate School. This is an
invitation to everyone who hates school and has a website to join
the webring and get more visitors :)

You can read some more about the webring here if you want:
http://www.defeatschool.r8.org/we_hate_school/

To join, go here:
http://c.webring.com/hub?ring=wehateschool
and click on "Join This Ring" close to the top of the page. You'll
need to sign up at webring.org first, if you don't already have an
account with them.

If you wanna do more for the anti-school movement tho, then join
RATS or NYRA or something like that:
http://rats.school-survival.net = RATS
http://youthrights.org = NYRA (US only)

or join the Misled Youth Network Forums to discuss what can be done:
http://www.misled-youth.org/forums



Feb 2006

Thu Feb 2

# 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.


# SF911Truth: MEETING, SF, Thursday, Feb 2, 7-10pm -- Round Table Pizza, 3567 Geary Blvd
Thursday, February 2, 2006 ---- 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Northern California 9-11 Truth Alliance Meeting
7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Location: Round Table Pizza, 3567 Geary Blvd
(415) 387-5054 - is the pizza place's phone number...

(near University of San Francisco, at Stanyan St. and Geary Blvd.)

Endorsing 9-11 Truth Alliance Websites-

http://www.UnansweredQuestions.org
http://www.communitycurrency.org/9-11.html
http://www.cooperativeresearch.org
http://www.osamaskidneys.com/
http://www.falloutshelternews.com/
http://www.topica.com/lists/politicaldiary

9-11 Truth Alliance info/events line 1-866-268-2320


# Planetworks: Geo Mapping For Good
Thu, Feb 2 6:00pm-10:pm Donation requested, not required
111 Townsend between 2nd and 3rd St, SF SOMA
PLANETWORK MONTHLY NETWORKING SAN FRANCISCO
Venue: 111 Townsend btwn 2nd and 3rd St. SF 707-529-6413
http://www.planetwork.net/networking/san_francisco.html
Join us at our monthly meeting, and see projects that demonstrate the
use of the internet to explore and solve social justice, ecological
and true democracy issues.

SUBJECT - GEO MAPPING FOR GOOD!!!!

CURATOR - Rich Gibson, editor of O'Reilly's Mapping Hacks and Google
Maps Hacks.

Lightning talks including:

Rebecca Moore-Google Earth as a Citizen
http://www.mountainresource.org

Rebecca is using Google Earth to display the impact of proposed
timber harvest plans on communities and the environment.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2006/01/11/gree.DTL&hw=rebecca+moore&sn=003&sc=908

PLANETWORK MONTHLY NETWORKING SAN FRANCISCO

Join us at our monthly meeting, and see projects that demonstrate the
use of the internet to explore and solve social justice, ecological
and true democracy issues.

SUBJECT - GEO MAPPING FOR GOOD!!!!

CURATOR - Rich Gibson, editor of O'Reilly's Mapping Hacks and Google
Maps Hacks.

DATE - Thursday, Febuary 2nd - 111 Townsend Street - San Francisco
TIME - Doors at 6 pm
Program at 7 pm
Socializing and Networking 8-10 pm

PROGRAM - 6 presentations including -

Rebecca Moore-Google Earth as a Citizen
http://www.mountainresource.org

Citizens are confronted today by a bewildering array of environmental
concerns at every level: the effects of global climate-change,
national resource management policy (to drill for oil in ANWR vs.
protecting the wilderness), California state-wide water concerns and
local issues such as timber harvesting and watershed protection.

Rebecca will present a live demonstration of Google Earth, including
several specific case studies developed by ordinary citizens which
have already achieved results, including helping to halt a proposed
timber harvest plan in the Santa Cruz Mountains. See this SF
Chronicle article, "GREEN Eyes in the Sky", by Gregory Dicum, for
more info:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2006/01/11/gree.DTL

Mike Liebhold-Institute for the Future
http://www.iftf.org
I'll be talking about a 50 year plan workshop I am leading (this
weekend) with the steering committee of the environmental
organizations on the island of Maui. We'll be looking at major
desireable outcomes for eco-zones, human settlements, and economics,
all visualized by date and place, to be rendered, later on, on
digital maps. I'll talk about both the process and methods and a bit
about the future of community mapping.

Brian Hamlin-E-Waste Insights
http://www.ewasteinsights.info The lastest developments in computer
recycling from Briain Hamlin Author of E-Waste Insights. News Views
and Information on the State of Electronics Recycling in California
and the USA

Chris Holmes - The Open Planning Project
The key to effective use of geographic data is the ability to
exchange data. Chris is the main programmer on the Geoserver
project, the reference implementation of a powerful set of standards
for geographic interconnection.

Mathew Spolin, creator of http://www.sprol.com
highlighting 'The Worst Places in the World.'

Venue: 111 Townsend btwn 2nd and 3rd St. SF 707-529-6413
http://www.planetwork.net/networking/san_francisco.html


# Movie night: "Brazil" Thur Feb 2 8:00 PM
555 DeHaro @ 18thSt. Potrero Hill Suite 120 @ bottom of the parking lot
Doors open at 7:30, screening begins promptly at 8:00 pm

Every other Thursday night, Encounter Studio presents classic and cult films on an amazingly bright, sharp digital projector in a comfortable home environment. Conveniently located in a Potrero Hill artist’s collective for film, music, and theater.

Message me for the address in San Francisco
Free admission, donations accepted. We need to buy some bean bags!
Bring your own whatever.
Kid-friendly environment, but this movie is pretty damn disturbing with some paranoid imagery.

Brazil 1985 Directed by the great genius Terry Gilliam
Written by Terry Gilliam and Tom Stoppard

Dr. Yo sez, “This is my favorite film of all time.”

First known as the animator and only American member of Monty Python, Gilliam has written and directed many astonishing films such as “12 Monkeys,” “The Fisher King,” and “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” Gilliam’s dystopian masterpiece, “Brazil,” is a dreamlike, terrifying, and hilarious black comedy about a bureaucratic mishap in a totalitarian future society. In this sumptuously designed and photographed piece, the art direction is so excellent that it doesn’t even matter if the story or acting is worthy. And yet the film is satisfying on all levels. Co-written by the brilliant English playwright, Tom Stoppard, known for his excellent farces. If you’re a fan of Franz Kafka or George Orwell, but you have a sense of humor about it, then this is the film for you!!!


# 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


# Greetings, time for the next service at BEAT CHURCH, this time we welcome
long awaited guest ADAM OHANA aka AN-TEN-NAE (get freaky) This will be
Adam's first appearance at Beat Church and you can bet he's gonna throw
it down proper. Adam AN-TEN-NAE Ohana will be blessing us with an all
original live set, and word has it that he has got some all new material
that he will be debuting this night. This will be your chance to be the
first to catch some of the new shiazit from the beat master himself. As
usually Kitty-D and myself will be throwin down the eclectic audio
frequency soundscapes that we do best and you have come to love. Please
join us for another congregation of good friends, good music, good family
vibes and straight up get down booty shakin' good times! Thanks for all
you support...let's keep it rockin'!

BEAT CHURCH (1st & 3rd thursdays monthly)
460 Haight st (between fillmore & webster)
10pm til 2am....only $5 at the door

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2ND
specail guest Adam AN-TEN-NAE Ohana (get freaky, an-ten-nae.net)
Resident Beat Clergy:
Kitty-D (troubled youth)
Neptune (spiritual technologies)



Fri Feb 3

# Feb 3rd RECLAIMING SF BRIGID RITUAL 2006
Friday, February 3, 2006 more on this date
6:30 PM RECLAIMING SF BRIGID RITUAL 2006

Friday, February 3
http://Cellspace.org - 2050 Bryant near18th/ 19th St In the Mission
Gather/visit altars 6:30, ritual 7:30pm
$9-33 sliding scale donation, no one turned away. Proceeds benefit
Reclaiming activists working in New Orleans and the Reclaiming general fund.
Volunteers needed -- see below.

Join us for our annual ritual celebrating the feast of Brigid. The
heart of this ritual invites participants to make a pledge for the
coming year before Brigid's flaming cauldron. (See below for more
information on the goddess Brigid.)

You are invited to bring small samples of water from sources sacred
to you, to add to "waters of the world." You may also bring objects
to place on the directional altars (and take home afterwards).

Children are welcome with adult accompaniment (this ritual can get a
bit "talky" for some kids).

Help is needed with set-up, clean-up, and altar-building - arrive at
or soon after 5:00pm to help.

Transit: Catch the 27-Bryant heading south near Powell BART. (For a
more scenic route, BART to 24th Street, then walk several full blocks
east (east leads through commercial district, not uphill) on 24th
Street to Bryant Street. Walk north (left off 24th) five blocks to
Cellspace, 2050 Bryant.)

To volunteer or for more info, contact sfrpc [at] yahoogroups.com

Future ritual dates -- http://www.reclaiming.org/rituals/index.html

THE GODDESS BRIGID

Brigid was so loved by the Celtic people that she was worshipped all
through the land, including Ireland, Wales and farther into Europe as
well. Her name was spelled many ways: Brigit, Brighid, Brigit, or
simply Brid (pronounced Bride or Bridey).

She had a sacred temple at Kildare, where 19 priestesses tended a holy
flame that was never extinguished. The flame represented Brigid, as the
Goddess of fire and forge. She ruled over smithcraft and other arts,
poetry, divination, animals and livestock, healing and physicians.

Because she is associated with 3 distinctive and unrelated fields
(smithcraft, healing, poetry), Brigid is sometimes considered a form of
triple Goddess. Imbolc Sabbat is particularly sacred to Brigid, as her
feast day.

As Christianity swept over the Celtic lands, the people loved Brigid
too much to let her go. She was converted into a Catholic saint (St.
Brigid) and her temple became a Catholic convent, tended by nuns. The
flame was put out in the 18th century by Bishops who became angry at
the all-female convent, because they wouldn't allow men within its
walls. In 1993, the flame was relit by the Brigidine sisters of Ireland
and is still lit today.

-- Sent by Margaretta, from http://www.HealerInLight.com
________________

Reclaiming — a Community of people, a Tradition of Witchcraft, and a religious organization.

More info on Reclaiming: http://www.reclaiming.org/about


# San Francisco in Jell-O Friday, February 3 7-9pm
Included in the price of admission to the Exploratorium
By Artist Liz Hickok
Kick-Off Event for Reconsidered Materials
Imagine a scale model of the city rendered in the translucent primary
colors of Jell-O®. Liz Hickok's San Francisco in Jell-O® is one of
the shimmering, temporal crown jewels of the one-night-only opening
night event for Reconsidered Materials at the Exploratorium. On that
night, the whole museum will be filled with this and other
performances, films, and one-night-only artworks, that comment on the
subtler and more abstract relationships objects have with the
materials of which they're made. The exhibition Reconsidered
Materials or Although Suitcases May Seem As Though They're Made of
Stone, They Seldom Are, is on view at the Exploratorium from February
3-June 18, 2006.
The Exploratorium 3601 Lyon St. SF (415) 563-7337
http://www.exploratorium.edu


# 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


# Om Records 10 year anniversary in SF Friday 2/3/06 8:15 PM
http://www.om-records.com A Decade Of Future Music!
Om Records presents the 10 year anniversary celebration!
Featuring:
Mark Farina
JBoogie Live
Colossus Live
Afro Mystik Live PA
Johnny Fiasco
John Howard
Andy Caldwell
Rithma
Samantha James
and Chuck Love
Limited $15 Presale Tickets Available at http://www.wanttickets.com
Friday, February 3rd, 2006
Mezzanine
444 Jessie Street @ Mint
San Francisco, CA
10pm - 5am 21+
http://www.mezzaninesf.com
http://www.om-records.com


# WaterJuice and DJ Kenni @ MARS BAR Fri Feb 3 10:00 PM
Mars Bar 798 Brannan St @ 7th SF CA 94103 (415) 621-6277


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



Sat Feb 4

# 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/
<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/>

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


# Urban Composting Sat, Feb 4, 2006   10:00 am - 12:00 pm Free
Garden for the Environment 7th Ave (at Lawton Street) San Francisco
Don’t let your food scraps go to waste! The City found that approximately 45% of San Francisco’s residential garbage is valuable organic material that can be composted into rich fertilizer for your soil! Learn what you can do to reduce waste, save money and help the environment.
This class will cover the basics of both backyard and worm composting so don’t miss out!
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# 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

---

Great news. This is the second KFC that we've been targeting that has closed. The first being the KFC on El Camino in Palo Alto. Candace lead the effort there, and is now focused on the remaining Palo Alto KFC location on San Antonio.
 
I know that our local KFC in Pacifica is never busy, and it's hard to see how they stay in business - so maybe they'll be next :-)
KFC closed!

I was just told that the KFC on Valencia in SF has closed!  One down, a few more to go!  :)


# KFC Protest in San Jose on Saturday 2/4 (san jose east)
Before you spend all day Sunday watching people score touchdowns, score one for the chickens on Saturday by protesting KFC!
WHEN: Saturday, Feb., 4 at 1:00
WHERE: KFC 250 North Bascom, San Jose (corner of Bascom and Naglee)
posters and leaflets provided
WHY: Please go to http://www.kfccruelty.com to find out
The "chicken man" will be there. Come help him!
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/129854017.html


# February 4 Noon Costco, 2400 Monument Blvd, Concord
Distribute Info: Outside of Costco, one of Foster Farms' top suppliers, join EBAA
as it exposes Foster's inhumane treatment of animals.
Foster Compassion Outreach
http://www.eastbayanimaladvocates.org


# Opening Celebration – Porcelynne Boutique & Gallery and Miranda Caroligne – a living construction boutique
485 and 487 14th street @ guerrero sf ca
THIS SATURDAY, February 4, 1 - 9pm
Swing by and visit two new local designer stores in one amazing neighborhood. Doors open at 1pm, with food and drinks from 4-9pm.
miranda caroligne currently hosts a variety of designers and artists from the Bay area, all emanating an otherworldly romantic flair. Porcelynne Boutique and Gallery will be opening its delectable doors for the first time this Saturday! The artwork of Sharon Gobuty will be featured for the month of February.
http://www.porcelynne.com


# Reading with Richard Paul Russo Saturday, February 4 3:00 pm Free
Borderlands is particularly pleased to welcome back Philip K. Dick
Award Winner Richard Paul Russo, author of SHIP OF FOOLS and the
marvelous CARLUCCI books. Richard will be reading from his brand-new
space opera, THE ROSETTA CODEX. From Publisher's Weekly: ". . . Cale
Alexandros, the heir to a great mercantile family who's abandoned at
age five on a backwater planet, grows up among savages. Barely
surviving into adulthood, Cale makes his way out of the wasteland to
the planet's one civilized city, where he discovers the
Resurrectionists, a cult dedicated to unearthing the ancient
technologies of an extinct alien race, and begins to understand the
meaning of the Rosetta Codex, a strange artifact he himself
discovered in the wasteland. Cale must also deal with the mysterious
Blackburn and his employers, the Borg-like Sarakheen, who want the
artifact for themselves. After regaining control of the Alexandros
family holdings on another planet, Cale sets off on a journey that
will transform the galaxy, his goal nothing less than the
resurrection of the ancient aliens who created the codex . . . ."
Join us to meet this exciting author!
Borderlands Books 866 Valencia S SF 415 824-8203
http://www.borderlands-books.com


# 2/4: ~~~Vegan Thai Dinner~~~ (santa cruz)
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/127440349.html


# First Saturday of the Month dinner at the Bay Leaf Cafe
in Palo Alto at 6:30 pm on February 4th.

Second, unfortunately, due to circumstances unforeseen when I
volunteered to host, I'm going to be in Los Angeles that weekend and
won't be able to attend. Is someone willing to host on my behalf?

Please try to attend the February dinner and I look forward to seeing
you at the March one. Beth

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# Saturday, February 4 8:00 PM
Location: OneTaste Urban Retreat Center
1074 Folsom (just East of 7th)
San Francisco, ca 94103 view map
More Info: http://www.dreamtree.us/whitehot

DreamTree's White Hot Party
Saturday Feb. 4th
In San Francisco @ OneTaste

It all began with a campout one h-o-o-o-o-t summer night. One hundred beautiful Dreamers gathered in the woods and pitched a 25- foot-tall tent where they adorned themselves in their hottest whites to dance the night away.

Then the Dream took shape in the desert... As the sun set over the horizon, they began to converge... this time hundreds of the most beautiful dust-covered Dreamers you have ever seen... all adorned in their hottest whites... surrendering to the rhythm of the Dream under the magical Dream Tree.

Now this delicious Dream comes to San Francisco! On February 4, 2006, the DreamTree will appear at the One Taste Urban Retreat Center. Beautiful Dreamers, all adorned in their hottest whites, will surrender to the rhythms of their shared Dream, and cuddle up under the boughs of the Dream Tree.

Come share the Dream with us!

What: The White Hot Party

Where: The One Taste Urban Retreat Center
1074 Folsom St. at 7th in San Francisco
http://www.onetastesf.com

When: Saturday, February 4, 2006
8PM - 4AM

8PM - Opening Ceremony/Intimacy Games by Shara Ogin and One Taste
Come create your dream party by connecting deeply with other Dreamers! This is an opportunity to set the vibe of connection, community, and pleasure for the evening. We'll play games that bring us closer together. Some games involve touch, but are non-sexual. You may bring a chosen partner if you wish, but it is far from necessary.

10PM - DJs, Dancing, Bar opens
DJ Lineup:
Domino (DreamTree)
Rueben (Browntempo)
Noel Chandler (Plado)
Psykick Girl (L.A.)

Tickets: $15 Advance / $20 Door
Costumes Required!

Buy Now:
http://www.dreamtree.us/whitehot/index.html
http://www.dreamtree.us/




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


# SF Living Foods Potluck Sunday February 5 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
This event repeats on the first Sunday of every month.
Event Location: Mission Community Center
Notes: Corner Valencia & 17th Street


# 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


# All-Women Cuddle Party 2/5 Emeryville http://tribe.net


# 2006-02-05 2:00 PM Location: Mighty 119 Utah @ 15th St. one block East of Potrero

how can you resist an event with a cute name like mighty aphrodite? this event sounds fun and wholesome and i'm excited about it. and i might just come home with a hoola hoop. uh-oh.

i'll be selling my cat, bear, bunny and other animal hats and my furry poi. and i just got new fur, so i'll have new furry poi colors. yay! all the stuff you see on my etsy site will be there: pokiedot.etsy.com

here's the details:

***********************************************************************

Mighty Aphrodite Gallery & Trunk Show
Men & Women's Clothing, Playawear, Accessories,
Gifts, Art, Music, Drinks & the Superbowl all under one roof!
119 Utah St @ 15th St., S.F.

Just in time for Valentines day, come get that unique gift or a little something for yourself. With over a dozen designers and artist there is a lot to choose from! This is a one time event not to miss! Special sales and discounts just for you!

Feb 5th Sunday), 2-7pm
Super Bowl showing in the lounge
Admission $3 or 2 for $5 (so bring a friend)

Love to our DJ's
Laird, Get Your Freak On!
j9, Angels of Bass
Ethan, Friends and Family
Drei, Slow Kitchen

http://www.getaheadcase.com/mighty/MightyAphrodite.htm

Clothing:
ViaJay, customized urban and playa creations
http://www.ViaJay.com
Green Girl
http://www.tamo.typepad.com
Silver Lucy- Designer to Goddesses
http://www.silverlucydesign.com
One-of-a-kind neoarchaic creations by Miranda Caroligne
http://www.mirandacaroligne.com
Creative Control - Men's Tee's
Futuretrybe designs by Jezza
Twistedtravellers - funky fun and fab fashions

Accessories:
Tessa Poppy ? Jewelry, Clothing, Art
http://www.tessapoppydesign.com
Feisty Elle- Accessories for the Feisty-minded
http://www.feistyelle.com
Passion, Self development, Soul adornment by Josie http://www.fluidance.com
Handmade Creations by Bex
http://www.fiendishdesigns.com
Hats and fuzzy things by pokiedot
http://www.pokiedot.etsy.com
Sara Kremer ? Tribal Jewelry
Heather Hearstead ? Jewelry
Ginger's Outrageous Adornments
http://www.funkfab.com
Themed jewelry by Gina
http://www.castofcharacters.org
Sterling and Gold jewelry by Kristina
http://www.satomistudio.com

Art and more:
Get a Headcase for your favorite DJ
http://www.getaheadcase.com
Sean Nash- Native American and indigenous artwork http://www.indiosarts.com
Artistic Pyrex adult toys and art glass by Sylvain http://www.flameworkstudios.com
Booty Bags tm
http://bootybag.made-it.net
Real Well-Being Massage by Shayne
Orange?s Sparkly Hula Hoops
Condom Keepers
http://www.kslewis.com/love


# 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



Mon Feb 6

# 2/6: Sex Bondage Class at Good Vibes Berkeley! Mon Feb 6th! (berkeley)
Real Bondage for Sex, New to Good Vibrations!
Location: Berkeley San Pablo @ Dwight Monday, February 6, 8-10 pm $25, all welcome

Here's the write up:
There are all sorts of ways to tie someone up, but some of them work better for sex than others. With her experience rigging and directing some of the hottest bondage web sites around, Chanta Rose certainly knows how to make rope sexy, and she’s here to help you do the same. In this hands-on workshop, she’ll show you bondage techniques that are safe, comfortable and totally inescapable; how to use rope to support sexual positions; ways to work with your existing furniture and much more. You can either bring a friend to practice with, or pair up with a classmate. If you have it, please bring some 1/4”- 3/8” rope. If not, Chanta can lend you some. You can learn more about Chanta at
http://www.bondageexpert.com

RSVP's are preferred at least 24 hours in advance: 415-255-1155 or workshops [at] sexandculture.org

Check out all of the Good Vibes classes here:
http://www.goodvibes.com/Content.aspx


# 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.

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# Fruit Tree Tour 2006 Monday, February 6, 2006 - Saturday, April 22, 2006
Common Vision is about to embark on the 3rd annual veggie oil , dununba powered caravan across California. If you re interested in voulenteering, performing, planting, connecting your local school to the program or hanging out at school with us while were in your town, check out
http://www.commonvision.org
save seed conserve culture...plant seeds signs songs!



Tue Feb 7

# 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 the Chakras in preparation for a Tantric Deeksha. This deeksha is a nondenominational energy transference where a neuro-biological process creates a shift in the brain.The joy center is stimulated.
$20 Advance, $25 At The Door

PASSION, ECSTASY, and BLISS are your BIRTHRIGHT with Jwala
Sunday, February 12 10 AM - 6 PM
In this day Jwala will share some of the most profound techniques she has learned in her 30 years of Tantra. COME remove the wounds and blocks that keep you from experiencing your sexual and life force full expression...whether these conditionings come from family dynamics or social programs once these blocks are cleared, new and more fulfilling possibilities are only a breath away,your true human potential awaits you. Some of the days techniques include: Fire Breath Energy Orgasm...this is a conscious connected breath technique that releases old stuck energy and makes way for your erotic potential. Next we will delve into a Tibetean Pulsing technique that releases wounds from the bone and often is done in dyads or group-chains lying on the floor. Lastly we will experience some of the exercises from herTantra book by running sexual energy. No explicit sex in the workshop.
$85 Advance, $100 At The Door

JWAJA is a world renowned Tantra pioneer who has taught TANTRA internationally for over 25 years in Austrailia,Germany, England, India and in 15 cities in the U.S. and Canada. She is author of the book SACRED SEX, " ecstatic techniques for empowering relationships". She is featured in the video "The Tantric Jouney of Female Ejaculation" and her apprentice the infamous Annie Sprinkle has referred to her as the most orgiastic women she has ever meet. Some of her other students now peers include Mare Simone, Charles Muir and Lori Grace. Check her web site at jwalaji.com

Location:
Harmony Community Room 400G Morris St. Sebastopol, CA 95472
(across from Coaches Corner Health Club)

To pre pay, send check to the above address.
To RSVP and for more info: Debra Giusti, 707-861-2038, deb harmonyfestival com
To contact instructor: Jwala - jwalaji hotmail com 415-847-7801



Wed Feb 8

# former Presidential candidate GEORGE MCGOVERN talk & booksigning
Wednesday, February 8 7:00 PM Booksmith - at All Saints Church
1350 Waller San Francisco, CA 415-863-8688
http://www.booksmith.com
former Presidential candidate GEORGE MCGOVERN ***
talk & book signing for Social Security and the Golden Age
Wednesday, February 8th at 7 pm

In his timely new book, Social Security and the Golden Age: An Essay on the New American Demographic, one of our greatest living political thinkers, George McGovern, argues that Social Security is NOT currently facing a crisis. Instead, the former United States Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate discusses ways that we can maintain this program well into the future with just a few simple steps.

George McGovern served in the U.S. Senate for 18 years and was the 1972 Democratic candidate for president. He is a decorated World War II bomber pilot, holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University, and directed the first Food for Peace Program under President John F. Kennedy. In 2000, he was awarded the nation's highest honor, the Medal of Freedom.

*** This Booksmith sponsored event will take place at the All Saints Church (1350 Waller) in San Francisco. For further information, call 415-863-8688 or visit http://www.booksmith.com


# Relationship-and-Sex-Talk w/Drs. Vera & Steve Bodansky
Wednesday, February 8 7:30 PM Books Inc. 2251 Chestnut St. 415-931-3633
http://www.booksinc.net/NASApp/store/IndexJsp;jsessionid=a8R
MEET THE AUTHORS!

Engage in rapt discussion on the nature of sensuality, sexuality, and relationships
with the world's top authorities on
"Extended Massive Orgasm"...

During the final countdown to Valentine’s Day, Drs. Vera and Steve Bodansky will celebrate the release of their third rousing title — TO BED OR NOT TO BED: WHAT MEN WANT, WHAT WOMEN WANT, HOW GREAT SEX HAPPENS — by meeting with readers and others to discuss their intriguing, often provocative, and always enlightening ideas on sexuality and relationships.

The premise of TO BED OR NOT TO BED is that the differences between the sexes create both fun and tension. Most men want sex, either with a new or current partner. Women want sex, too, but are trained to put up obstacles so as not to seem “easy.” The Bodanskys explain how to use these differences to create more pleasure and intimacy in bed and elsewhere.

The Drs. Bodansky are longtime residents of Walnut Creek. Their previous books are EXTENDED MASSIVE ORGASM and ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO EXTENDED MASSIVE ORGASM, which have sold over 150,000 copies worldwide. The Bodanskys have been featured in several national and international magazines, from Tina Brown's Talk to Marie Claire, Glamour and Cosmopolitan, and more.


# Feb 8 8pm "Shaping San Francisco's Spring Talks 2006"

Every second and last Wednesday through June, IAM invites you to CounterPulse for Shaping San Francisco's Spring Talks. Speakers, multimedia and round-robin audience participation open up the conversation about Bay Area issues, history and future.



All programs begin 8:00 p.m.

CounterPulse, 1310 Mission St.

Details & Full Schedule:

<http://artsandmedia.net/cgi-bin/dc/iam/2006/spring_talks>

January 18 -- General Strikes

Feb. 8 -- The Philippines & San Francisco

Mar. 29 -- What's Natural about Natural Disasters?

Apr. 12 -- Black Exodus/Black Evictions

May 31 -- Can San Francisco Feed Itself?

AND MORE ... !



# Feb 9-19 Circo Romani -A Gypsy Dinner Circus
2006-02-09 7:00 PM Location: CELLspace
TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT http://www.circoromani.com
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Circo Romani is a unique experience that combines spine-tingling circus acts, live Old World music, side-splitting antics, heart-melting romance and a delicious four-course Romani-Gypsy feast to immerse you in the amazing and mystical world of a traveling Gypsy Circus Troupe.

Perfect for a unique Valentine's experience or a special evening out, Circo Romani transforms CELLspace, a San Francisco nonprofit arts center, into the enchanting interior of a spectacular gypsy circus tent.

See:
* Mesmerizing Magicians,
* Amazing Aerialists,
* Juxtaposing Jugglers,
* Delectable Dancers,
* a Rollerskating Bear,
* an Absurdly Tall Ringmaster

Feb. 10-19 (Dark Feb. 13 & 15)
Sneak Preview, Feb 9 ("pay-what-you-can," no dinner)
Ages 21+ with I.D., please.
Doors & Bar Open at 7pm, Show at 8pm
At CELLspace, 2050 Bryant St., San Francisco
Tickets available now at http://www.circoromani.com

Performances By:
Nick da'Creature (CELLspace), Mike Templeton (Templeton Variety), Fleeky Flanco (SF Circus Center, Flying Tiger Circus), Kerri Kressinski (SF Circus Center, SupperClub), Mike "ZigZag" Witbeck (Infinite Kaos), Rebecca Firstone (Silk Road School), and Houston's award-winning ethnic dance band, The Gypsies.

Special Thanks To:
Voice of Roma, CELLspace, The Funky Puppet Supper, EvilAlien Foundation for the Arts, Dustfish, and Julia Pecak (formerly Bistro E Europe).

Tickets are $45 per person and include a four-course dinner, and show. There will be a cash bar with beer, cocktails, and special wine selections. The "Perfect Valentine" package is $125 per couple and includes prix-fixe dinner and show for two, a bottle of champagne or wine, a rose and a commemorative photo of you and your date.

Seating is limited and advance reservations are recommended. Visit
http://www.circoromani.com for tickets and more information.


# John Ross speaks on the Zapatistas Friday, February 10th at 7 pm
New College Cultural Center, 766 Valencia St., SF


# 2006-02-10 8:30 PM Oakland: Beneath the breast a crimson glow
The pounding sounds seduce the soul
Fierce and free a copious flow
The sacred heart of no control

Yellow no 5 presents

Sacred Hearts Untamed

Ooah(L.A.B.A.,Troubled Youth)
Smoove(Space Cowboys)
Mozaic(13 Moontribe,Troubled Youth)
Dj Goldilox(Brass Tax Crew)
Friction(Yellow No. 5)
Athena(Evil Breaks)
Switch(Meta4Music,Bumpin' Buddha)
Evan Bender(Yellow No. 5)
iMiX(WaXioN)
Mr. Rogers(Ooze System)
T-Dub(Bumpin' Buddha)
Soul Tripper(Live PA)(Collective Conscious)
Justin Roth(Hardfloor Movement)
Tigrlily(Global Citizen)

Special Performance By SOLSTICE
Feb. 10th 2006
from 9Pm til ?
doors open @8:30
21&over
$15 advance tix @ yno5.com
at the door $15 before 11Pm, $20 after 11Pm
yno line:415-238-2244



Fri Feb 10

# Fri Feb 10 12:30 PM Foster Compassion Outreach
Costco, 2201 Verne Roberts Circle, Antioch
Info: Outside of Costco, one of Foster Farms' top suppliers, join EBAA
as it exposes Foster's inhumane treatment of animals.
http://www.eastbayanimaladvocates.org


# FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: False Profit, LLC and the Hallmark Corporation Announce the Inception of a New Joint Venture:

BITTERNESS, INC. 2/10/06
http://www.false-profit.com/events/bitternessinc

Alone?... Again?

Try not to let it burn you up. Fucking manufactured postcard holiday anyway, right? Why should you let hallmark decide the one day of the year you need to have a date? Fuck Hallmark! Fuck Valentine's Day!

Woah there, cowboy. Times like these we need some outside help. Some words of wisdom. A call to tolerance, maybe.

"Hatred ever kills, love never dies."
- Gandhi

"Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it.
Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it.
Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Of course, neither Gandhi nor the Reverend Doctor ever had to push through a Valentine's Day without any nookie. They were also both extremely bad dancers. So, for our inspiration we turn to a lesser known but equally righteous quixotic quotable, Edna Millay:

"I love humanity, but I hate people."

There. That's more like it. Edna's our kinda girl. She definitely got down and got around in her day. Fuck, there's a book about her and her friends called "All-Night Party!" And what parties they were: "one might see English Rothschilds, French princesses, Russian grand dukes, mobsters, prizefighters, men of the stock exchange and Manhattan's social elite, elegant homosexuals, Village bohemians, white movie celebrities, and smartly dressed employees of the U.S. Post Office."

Make False Profit your Valentine for a celebration of the holiday that the American Corporation put on the map.

BITTERNESS, INC.
Friday, February 10th, 2006
21 plus, 12 bucks
(10 bucks if you show up as the office slut.)

Deets:
http://www.false-profit.com/events/bitternessinc
Location will be posted the day of the event.

Beats:
Adam Ohana (Get Freaky / an-ten-nae.net)
Alxndr (DownLow)
benchun (False Profit)
Boreta (Nexus, Troubled Youth)
Beth Murphy (House of Lotus)
dj mancub (Space Cowboys/djmancub.com)
Donna Matrix (Newsbreakz)
Dr. Toast (False Profit)
Ernie Trevino (Space Cowboys)
Kapt'n Kirk (Space Cowboys/PandaMoanEum)
kitty-d (troubled youth)
Kraddy (Muti Music :: Refiner Records)
Piotron (DownLow)
Queen Agnes B (SisterSF, Femme DJs)

Fruit, Water, V-day snacks, and more.
Valentine Delivery Service by Dre’s Ho’s.
False Profit Personals.
Massage/Sensual area._______________________________________________
false profit : invest yourself
http://lists.false-profit.com/listinfo/investors


# Sat Feb 11
Jan 14-Dec 9 Canopy: Trees for Palo Alto
A reminder...the first Tree Walk will be January 14 from 10 am - 12 pm.
In 2006, Canopy will be celebrating our 10th Anniversary. As part of the yearlong celebration, Canopy volunteer arborists will be leading a Tree Walk every month. Each Tree Walk will focus on a different area in Palo Alto. The leading arborist will cover the trees in each neighborhood and answer participants' questions. The Tree Walks will be held on the second Saturday of each month from 10 am – 12 pm. S