SF events 2.7 Bilderberg Comic = Muslim Riots

NOTICE: Due to Presidential Executive Orders, the National Security Agency may have read this email without warning, warrant, or notice. They may do this without any judicial or legislative oversight. You have no recourse nor protection save to call for the impeachment of the current pResident and arrest of his entire organized crime family coup.

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

Tuesday February 6th http://indybay.org/
12:00pm Oakland: Evict FEMA for Not Providing Long-Term Housing for Katrina Survivors
7:00pm Palo Alto: Joel Beinin Speaks About the Middle East
Wednesday February 7th http://indybay.org/
7:00pm SF: Oil Awareness Meeting
7:00pm SF: To Bethlehem and Beyond
7:30pm SF: Film About Mexicans' Resistance to Privatization of Schools



food

Nutty Nutrition Facts:
Almonds: Demuculent, most alkaline nut, high in fat, protein and vitamin E
Brazil Nuts: Low-fat, rich in fiber, high in protein
Hazelnuts: Rich in selenium, aid in normalizing the metabolism
Macadamia nuts: Rich in niacin, help rejuvenate the liver and discourage the craving for alcohol
Pecans: High in fat, Vitamin B6, assist in repairing damaged cells in diseased hearts
Pine Nuts: One of the best known sources of protein in the nut family
Pistachio: It is one of the only nuts that is inclined to be alkaline forming, they are beneficial for healing constipation and help purify the blood and tone the liver and kidneys
Walnuts: Rich in calcium, vitamin E and fiber, walnuts are a warming and laxative food used to strengthen the kidneys and lungs, to lubricate the large intestine and improve metabolism.
Nut facts sourced from Whole Foods Companion by Dianne Onstead
 
NUTS ARE RICH IN:

• Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, which can reduce blood cholesterol, especially when substituted for foods rich in saturated fat, such as meat or cheese.

• Folic acid and other B vitamins, which may reduce the risk of heart disease.

• Vitamin E, known to be cardio protective. Almonds and hazelnuts have more vitamin E than other nuts do.

• Copper, potassium, and magnesium- all three are linked to heart health.
Source: UC Berkeley wellness letter.


Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the
turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a
payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product
to get their money back. It was a white substance with no food appeal so the y
added the yellow coloring and sold it to people to use in place of butter.
How do you like it? They have come out with some clever new flavorings.

Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53% over eating the
same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard Medical Study.
Margarine..
Very high in trans fatty acids.
Triple risk of coronary heart disease.
Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol) and lowers
HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol)
Increases the risk of cancers up to five fold.
Lowers quality of breast milk.
Decreases immune response.
Decreases insulin response.
And here's the most disturbing fact.... HERE IS THE PART THAT IS VERY
INTERESTING!
Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC..
This fact alone was enough to have me avoiding margarine for life and
anything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is added, changing the
molecular structure of the substance).
You can try this yourself:
Purchase a tub of margarine and leave it in your garage or shaded area.
Within a couple of days you will note a couple of things:
* no flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it (that should
tell you something)
* it does not rot or smell differently because it has no nutritional value;
nothing will grow on it Even those teeny weeny microorganisms will not a find a
home to grow. Why? Because it is nearly plastic. Would you melt your
Tupperware and spread that on your toast?
Share This With Your Friends.....(If you want to "butter them up")!



health

http://www.bcaction.org/Pages/GetInformed/FAQPolitics.html#Q6
What does BCA / Breast Cancer Action
think about the various fundraising walks for breast cancer?


ABCs of Wound Healing

Cayenne pepper also coterizes cut vains.Once I cut a vain in my hand and the blood was actually squirting out.I grabs some of the pepper and put it on the cut and put pressure on it for about 30 seconds and it stopped the bleeding.After that I washed the wound and added more of the pepper and bandaged it.A year later you had to look hard to find the scar.I alway carry this pepper in my First Aid container now.


Childhood Vaccination: State Enforced Child Abuse?
http://reliableanswers.com/med/childhood_vaccination.asp
It's official: The Childhood Vaccination Program is damaging children's health


Check out East Bay Animal Advocates' new film online:
http://www.indybay.org/uploads/EBAA_InsideCAEggIndusty-280x140.mov



eco

http://rachel.org Rachel's News #840: Mercury


U.S. Military Plans to Control Internet Revealed
http://www.WantToKnow.info/060205usmilitarycontrolinternet


This video makes one Want To Go To Iraq, dancing Calypso the entire way. Actually, no it doesn't.
http://www.freewayblogger.com/iraqomo.swf


Bush's 'Gulf Of Tonkin' Underlines Criminal Desperation For War


Opt out of Yahoo privacy invasion / Web Beacons
Especially important if you use YahooGroups
http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/pixels/details.html


Please Announce - Protect Albany from a Mall

Help needed to stop a MALL from being built in Albany on the Waterfront next to the Golden Gate Race Track. An L.A. developer by the name of Caruso is the man behind this. He funded the Bush campaign and friend of Arnold. This would not only cause an environmental impact but also a political impact on the future of the East Bay - this would only be the beginning.

There is a very important meeting Feb 8th. @ 7-9:15pm approx. A Parks and Recs Special Presentation. This is an unusual special meeting called at Caruso's request so the City can tape his PR presentation for replay on public access TV. We need a good turnout to insure our point of view is heard. PLEASE ATTEND: City Council Chambers at City Hall 1000 San Pablo Avenue.

More info on the Mall and the Albany Waterfront
http://www.albanyshoreline.org

More info about the Albany-Bulb - Art Park right next door to the proposed mall:
http://www.networkgirl.com/albany911.html


http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news
Halliburton bills U.S. taxpayers $50 for $5 labor in Iraq


UK Government loses internet terror Bill
http://www.techspot.com/news/20340-uk-government-loses-internet-terror-bill.html


Freedoms Lost Under G.W. Bush
http://baltimorechronicle.com/020105ChuckBaldwin.shtml
FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION: Government may monitor religious and political institutions without suspecting criminal activity to assist terror investigations.
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION: Government has closed once-public immigration hearings, has secretly detained hundreds of people without charges, and has encouraged bureaucrats to resist public records questions.
FREEDOM OF SPEECH: Government may prosecute librarians or keepers of any other records if they tell anyone that the government subpoenaed information related to a terror investigation.
RIGHT TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION: Government may monitor federal prison jailhouse conversations between attorneys and clients, and deny lawyers to Americans accused of crimes.
FREEDOM FROM UNREASONABLE SEARCHES: Government may search and seize Americans' papers and effects without probable cause to assist terror investigation.
RIGHT TO A SPEEDY AND PUBLIC TRIAL: Government may jail Americans indefinitely without a trial.
RIGHT TO LIBERTY: Americans may be jailed without being charged or being able to confront witnesses against them.
That good citizens are compliant and unconcerned regarding G.W. Bush's propensity to trample constitutional freedoms bespeaks a great ignorance or a great apathy, or both.
These rights have already been lost! Whether individual Americans have been personally subjected to the resultant tyranny or not doesn't change the fact that they have already lost these freedoms! This fact, alone, should be enough for any studious lover-of-liberty to be outraged.
That good citizens are compliant and unconcerned regarding G.W. Bush's propensity to trample constitutional freedoms bespeaks a great ignorance or a great apathy, or both.


go to http://www.Google.com (not the advanced search) and type in the search
word: asshole Then hit the "I'm feeling lucky" button right
below the Search. The result is hysterical

or

Dear Fellow American or UnAmerican - I urge you to take a moment and watch the following filmstrip at http://filmstripinternational.com Be sure to have flash enabled and your speakers turned on. You may also want to make sure your right wing hosebag boss is at lunch.


THE END of the GRID
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/02/1800399.php


Bilderberg and the Islamic hate cartoon connection
http://www.bilderberg.org/2006.htm

MERETE ELDRUP, managing director of company that published the
anti-Islamic cartoons in Denmark (JP/Politikens Hus)

is married to ANDERS ELDRUP, who has attended the last FIVE Bilderberg
meetings.

She is a former Head of Secretariat at the Ministry of Economic and
Business Affairs and Deputy Director of the Danish Energy Authority.

She must be a useful contact for her husband. He is chairman of DONG,
the big State-owned energy company ('Danish Oil and Natural Gas'), which
will soon be privatised:

https://www.dong.dk/portal/page?_pageid=196,34880&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
<https://www.dong.dk/portal/page?_pageid=196,34880&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL>

Interestingly, a previous editor-in-chief of 'Politiken', another of
JP/Politikens Hus's newspapers, namely Toger Seidenfaden, was also a
long-time Bilderberger.


* EFF Sues AT&T to Stop Illegal Surveillance
* CD Copy Protection Firm Promises Fix for Software Problems
* It's Not Too Late - Nominate a Pioneer for EFF's Pioneer Awards!
* miniLinks (10): Your Senator Needs an iPod
For more information on EFF activities & alerts:
http://www.eff.org


Support Venezeula : Buy Citgo Gas if you buy gas.
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=45&ItemID=8586
  FIND a CITGO Station Nearest YOU:
http://www.citgo.com/CITGOLocator/StoreLocator.jsp
Apply for a Citgo credit card by March 31, 2006 to receive 5% discount
for 60 days.  http://www.citgo.com/Promotions.jsp


Questions remain from 9/11 report, professor says
 http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/163875/3


There is something very wrong with Chomsky. We always hear how brilliant he is, but he arrogantly passes on the difficult topics: i.e. JFK assassination, shoot down of TWA 800, and now 9/11 and the Anthrax terror.  I have concluded that he is either mentally defective, or a mole.  Anything that may involve the dreaded "c" word he avoids.  He has performed a major disservice to Americans and democracy by not dealing with the hard stuff.  His function seems to be to discourage and confuse.



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


# Rally for Public Financing legislation, Tues., 11 am, City Hall, San Francisco
Dear friends, please see the notice below.  You all have done an amazing job of turning out by the dozens for previous hearings. THIS TUESDAY IS THE FINAL VOTE at the Board of Supervisors of Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi's legislation for public financing of the mayor's race. We are rounding third base and heading for home. We need you one more time for this PRESS CONFERENCE AND RALLY, Tuesday, 11 a.m. on the steps of City Hall.  Let's really pour it on!  (Details below).
 
Please forward this e-mail to your own e-mail lists.  Thank you. - Steven Hill
 
Press Conference & Rally for Public Campaign Financing!!

When: Tuesday, February 7, 2006, 11 - 11:30 AM
Where: Front steps of San Francisco City Hall -- Polk and McAllister (weather permitting, inside City Hall if raining)

You can help San Francisco join the national movement to take the pernicious influence of money out of politics and breath new life into our democracy!

On October 25, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, representing a broad-based coalition, introduced legislation that will bring public financing to the San Francisco Mayors race.  This legislation is coming to a full vote of the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Feb. 7.  IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU ATTEND THIS RALLY AND SHOW THAT SAN FRANCISCO IS FIRMLY BEHIND CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM. Your support has been great throughout the last couple of months, and WE NEED YOU ONE MORE TIME.

We are holding a big press conference and rally a couple of hours before the vote. We need to turn out DOZENS of our supporters for the TV cameras and any Supervisors who might catch it.  PLEASE ATTEND THIS IMPORTANT RALLY AND PRESS CONFERENCE!!! After the press conference, for those who can stick around you can testify at the Board of Supervisors in favor of Supervisor Mirkarimi's legislation.

http://www.voterownedelections.org or call 415-596-5808.


# PLEASE, MAY I HAVE ANOTHER?!? Spanking Workshop
Tuesday, February 7 8:00 PM
Join veteran BDSM educator Mistress Morgana for a bottom-burning workshop dedicated to the fine art of sensual spanking. Mistress Morgana's swift hand and gentle wit (and her demonstration model's lovely bottom) will help you learn all you need to know about how to incorporate spanking into your play, including physical and psychological safety, style, technique and toys (includes tips on using paddles, straps and canes).

Please May I have Another?!?
Tuesday, February 7, 8-10pm
Good Vibrations on Polk
1620 Polk Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
$25.00 - Preregistration encouraged
call: (415) 345-0400

To learn more about Mistress Morgana, visit:
http://www.eros-guide.com/articles/2003-02-18/mayi/
http://www.mistressmorgana.com
 


# 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

# The Great Conspiracy

Wed, Feb 8
7:00 pm
The Films are FREE but $5 donations are accepted

THE GREAT CONSPIRACY

Presented by Gypsy Gypsy

For this film, Barry Zwicker, a Canadian investigative journalist,
has put together an excellent compilation of short news reports
dealing with many different aspects of the 9/11 attacks such as the
airforce stand down (powerful footage of NORAD's conversations with
the FAA), the contents of Building 7 (such as Enron files), Bush's
reaction to the attacks as well as his resistance to an
investigation, and much much more. Barry also gives a very insightful
historical perspective where he points out many cases where
governments had attacked their own people to blame it on someone else
as a pretext for war.

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

Humanist Hall 390 27th St midtown Oakland 510-393-5685
http://www.HumanistHall.net
510-704-0268 http://www.greatconspiracy.ca


# 2/8: The Be Nice Party (SOMA / south beach)
The Coalition to Bring Black Rock City Sensibilties Home presents:
A Nocturnum Productions, and Early Party Events production:
BE NICE!
A social event every 2nd Wednesday of the month from 6pm to 11pm.
This club is our answer to wanting a place to go to that started early, served food from a diverse menu, no cover, has a quiet atmosphere so it's easy to talk to people, and has the vibe that you get when you interact with people in the early days of Black Rock City. We could not find one, so we started one!
So if you don't go out much anymore because clubs start so late and you don't like having to shout over the music, this is for you! Come out and meet people in a Parisian art-deco style nightclub where you can enjoy food from appetizers to dinner if you like, fresh drinks and ambient music -- quiet enough to talk over. A relaxed atmosphere, you can interact, or just come on out to have a drink after work and groove on the vibe.
21 and over, no cover.
It's at Catalyst Cocktails, 312 Harriet (@ Bryant between 6th & 7th streets).
More information to be had at http://BeNiceParty.com


# ADPSR Event, Hurricane Katrina Relief Report, 2/8 SF
What’s Wrong with Reconstruction? or Survival in the wake of a man-made disaster– ADPSR’s Efforts Toward Social Justice in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina.
 
Wednesday, February 8, 2006
6 pm Reception
6:30 Presentation
 
Pacific Energy Center
851 Howard Street (between 4th and 5th, Powell Street BART)
San Francisco
 
$5-10 sliding scale donation, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Reservation not needed nor accepted
 
ADPSR is working with community organizations to ensure a just reconstruction of New Orleans. Juan Calaf,a member of  ADPSR's new Katrina Task Force  will be speaking about his recent trip down to New Orleans. He visited different grassroots organizations working toward the same goals yet with very different approaches. The presentation will examine these differences and feature both: A Description of the Current Community Organizing on the Ground and the Possible Strategies Towards a  New Just Reconstruction.
 
Survival in the wake of a man-made disaster
 
There are two New Orleans.   Today these divisions are more painfully clear than ever.
 
There is a wealthy and predominantly white side of the Crescent City-the French Quarter, the Garden District and Uptown (the French Quarter, for example, is 95% white). This side seems to willfully ignore the socio-economic asymmetry that prevailed in New Orleans. In these areas the damage left behind by hurricane Katrina is marginal.  Because these white areas are built on higher ground than the rest of the city, little flooding happened here. Reestablished affluent families are already back to their daily routines: walking their dogs, shopping at re-opened boutiques, and dining in the French Quarter.
 
The other side of town is a poor predominantly African-American area known as the East Bank, which includes the 7th and 9th Wards (for example, the lower 9th ward is 98% black).  This part of New Orleans was severely affected by flooding in the wake of Katrina.  In contrast to the re-opened white areas, the 7th and 9th wards are mostly vacant because residents are unable to return to their homes. In the hardest-hit area - the Lower 9th Ward - there is a government blockade in effect because of deadly toxins left by the flood waters. Outside of the Lower 9th, homes are still left without power, telephone communication, natural gas and potable water. Because few evacuees can return, these areas are like ghost towns.


# San Francisco Oil Awareness Meeting 2/8 7-9 PM
65 9th st btwn Market / Mission American Friends Service Commitee Building
Oil independence Michele pacifica1 earthlink net
Please join us for an evening of discussion based on mutual concern over our culture's oil based energy dependence. Guest speakers will cover related topics followed by group opinions/discussion/action items.
http://indybay.org/


# Feb 8th. @ 7-9:15pm Please Announce - Protect Albany from a Mall

Help needed to stop a MALL from being built in Albany on the Waterfront next to the Golden Gate Race Track. An L.A. developer by the name of Caruso is the man behind this. He funded the Bush campaign and friend of Arnold. This would not only cause an environmental impact but also a political impact on the future of the East Bay - this would only be the beginning.

There is a very important meeting Feb 8th. @ 7-9:15pm approx. A Parks and Recs Special Presentation. This is an unusual special meeting called at Caruso's request so the City can tape his PR presentation for replay on public access TV. We need a good turnout to insure our point of view is heard. PLEASE ATTEND: City Council Chambers at City Hall 1000 San Pablo Avenue.

More info on the Mall and the Albany Waterfront
http://www.albanyshoreline.org

More info about the Albany-Bulb - Art Park right next door to the proposed mall:
http://www.networkgirl.com/albany911.html


# 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


# 2/8: Richard Heinberg: Peak Oil's Waning Days (santa cruz)
"Peak Oil: The Challenge and Opportunity of Petroleum's
Waning Days" with Richard Heinberg Hosted by
Santa Cruz Permaculture Guild and Post Carbon Santa Cruz

Richard Heinberg Author of
"The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies"
&
"Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World"

Wednesday, February 8,
7 – 9 PM at the Vets Hall,
846 Front Street, Santa Cruz.

check out a 5 minute sampling of his speech here:
http://www.dailyemerald.com/pages/mm/060110peakoil/

Event is wheelchair accessible.
$5-$15, sliding scale.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from a leading expert about the consequences of diminishing oil production worldwide. Society has an opportunity to create a future beyond fossil fuels. Find out how to implement such change in your community now!
http://www.santacruzpermacultureguild.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 ... !



Thu Feb 9

# Chiapas and Zapatista Report Back & Party
Thursday, February 9, 7:00 PM
2nd floor, 1261 Howard Street @ 9th, SOMA
San Francisco, CA view map
More Info:
415 649 5409
http://www.chiapaspeacehouse.org/cs/en/node/168
Please redistribute, and tell a friend.

Thursday, Feb 9th, 7PM-2AM
Chiapas Peace House Benefit - A Report Back followed by Party
1261 Howard St @ 9th, Two blocks south of Civic Center BART, San Francisco.

7PM Intro to Chiapas
An overview of the struggle of the Zapatistas of Chiapas, Mexico, a group of
Indigenous Mayan who attracted world attention following their uprising January 1st, 1994. Talk and multimedia documentary.

8PM Chiapas Today
Recent developments in Chiapas, covering the Zapatista's "Other Campaign," recovery from Hurricane Stanin Guatemala and Chiapas, and more. Q&A. Talks presented by Melissa Mundt, our Field Coordinator in Chiapas. Bilingual.

10PM-2AM Party - Rare Grooves, by DJ Jack Frost. Beeeer.

Talks: $5 tax deductible donation gets you into talks and a cup for beer. No one turned away for lack of funds.
For wheelchair access, please call (415) 649-5409 ahead of time. Access is rear of building.
A benefit for CHIAPAS PEACE HOUSE PROJECT, Sponsored by Faithful Fools, a 501(3)c nonprofit.
http://www.chiapaspeacehouse.org



# 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.


# Weekly Teach-In and Vigil on American Torture and the Dictatorial Presidency
Thu, Feb 9, 2006 - Thu, Mar 30, 2006   4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Boalt Hall
Bancroft Avenue (just down from Piedmont toward College Avenue)
Berkeley
Professor John Yoo of the University of California Berkeley Law School is the Primary Legal Architect of the Bush-Cheney policy of worldwide Torture and of Bush’s use of “signing statements” to place himself above the Law.
Yoo teaches at UC Berkeley without UCB disassociating itself from his views.
We do not seek to limit Prof. Yoo’s academic freedom, but we will exercise our own free rights to hold vigils and teach-ins expressing our strong moral objection to the Torture and unlimited presidential powers that he advocates.
Speakers will include:
Dan Ellsberg, Joanna Macy, Rabbi Michael Lerner, Medea Benjamin, Hastings Law Prof. Naomi Roht-Arriaza, Kevin Danaher, Taigen Dan Leighton, and others.
All are invited. Please come to witness and learn of Bush's torture programs and all-powerful presidency, advocated by UC Berkeley Professor John Yoo.
Sponsoring organizations include: Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Global Exchange, Network of Spiritual Progressives, World Can’t Wait For more information contact:
Taigen Dan Leighton Graduate Theological Union taigendan earthlink net
http://www.craigslist.org/cal/index20060214.html



Fri Feb 10

# 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


# February 10th Screwup: Hands-on Play: stroking, punching, smacking, spanking, hitting
Friday, February 10, 2006 more on this date 7:00 PM
February Screwup:

screwup: BDSM for trannies, genderqueers and their friends, presents...

Hands-on Play: smacking, spanking, pinching, punching, stroking, and hitting.

Friday, February 10th (spooky)
7:00 to 9:30 PM
New College of California, Room 22 (2nd floor)
766 Valencia Street (near 18th Street), San Francisco

Jen W. will be presenting on playing with hands. As a top, Jen finds hands to be very intimate toys. Jen’s been told that they can be more painful than any other instruments, including canes, and that they have brought connection to first-time play with new partners. In Jen’s experience as a bottom, hands were the sole instruments in one of the most intense scenes zie has participated in. Jen will explore various ways to use hands to create pleasure and pain in a BDSM context. Hands can be sensuous, sexy, subtle, or downright vicious, depending on how, or how hard, they are used. Hands can be a vehicle to intimacy, or a route to keep your bottom off-kilter in scene. Gloves can be used to change the sensations of hand play, to protect your hands as a top, and to practice safer play with genitals. Jen will cover how different hand shapes and types of strike will change the sensations that are created on impact, as well as self-care when playing with your hands. This will be an interactive workshop. Please bring Latex, Nitrile, or thin leather gloves if you have them!

screwup is for trannies, genderqueers, gender varient and our friends. This event is open to all genders and orientations and will be held in Room 22 at New College of California. Everyone transpositive is welcome. Many folks go out for coffee or food afterwards, so come prepared to join in...

$0-5 donation will be accepted to cover the cost of any supplies and flyers. No one turned away. The New College of California is wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral bathrooms!

Please contact screwup screwup info if you'd like us to arrange for an ASL interpreter, to get involved, make suggestions or with any other requests.
http://screwup.info


# 2/10: Peace and Pizza : 9-11 truth event (hayward / castro valley)
Peace and Pizza” Showing “Behind Every TERRORIST there is a BUSH”., Friday Feb. 10th, 7-9pm @ Straw Hat Pizza in Castro Valley. The movie is a compilation of a benefit show for the San Francisco International Inquiry into 9-11. Featuring talented comics, great music, brilliant flash movies, spoken word and the confessions of a 9-11 truth activist. Special appearance by Ken Jenkins, video producer will be available for questions and answers. Free event, all are welcome. Peace and Pizza is a monthly community event on the second Friday of every month showing movies you won’t see on corporate TV.. Co-sponsored by Code Pink Hayward and the South Alameda County Peace and Justice Coalition .Straw Hat Pizza is in the Village Shopping Center off of Castro Valley Blvd. For more information, please call John Bass @ 510-432-9493.
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/128573536.html


# 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



# 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. See the schedule below for locations. You can also check our website, call the Canopy office at 650-964-6110 or email us at info [at] canopy.org for more information. The Tree Walks are free and open to the public. There is no need to pre-register.
Tree Walks will be held on:
Sat, Feb 11 10 am – 12 pm with City of Palo Alto Arborist Dave Dockter in the South of Forest neighborhood. Meet at City Hall Plaza, 250 Hamilton Avenue.
Sat, March 11 10 am – 12 pm with Arborist Roy Leggitt at the Main Library and Art Center. Meet at entrance to Main Library parking lot, 1213 Newell Road.
Sat, April 8 10 am – 12 pm with Arborist Roy Leggitt in the Crescent Park neighborhood. Meet at the corner of University Ave and Lincoln Ave.
Sat, May 13 10 am – 12 pm with Arborist Michael Young in the North Palo Alto neighborhood. Meet at Johnson Park at the corner of Hawthorne and Waverly Sts.
Sat, June 10 10 am – 12 pm with Canopy Program Director Jana Dilley. This will be a special Tree Walk for children at the Jr Museum and Zoo, 1451 Middlefield Road.
Sat, July 8 10 am – 12 pm with Canopy Board Member and Arborist Dave Muffly in the Greenmeadow neighborhood. Meet at the Greenmeadow Community Center, 303 Parkside Drive.
Sat, Aug 12 10 am – 12 pm with Canopy Board Member and Arborist Jeff Newborn. Location TBA
Sat, Sept 9 10 am – 12 pm with Canopy Board Member and Arborist John McClenahan. Location TBA
Sat, Oct 14 10 am – 12 pm with Canopy Board Member and Arborist Jeff Newborn. Location TBA
Sat, Nov 11 10 am – 12 pm with Canopy Board Member and Arborist John McClenahan. Location TBA
Sat, Dec 9 10 am – 12 pm TBA
Mark your calendars now, and join Canopy on a Tree Walk in 2006!
Canopy: Trees for Palo Alto 3921 East Bayshore Road Palo Alto, CA 94303
http://www.Canopy.org phone: 650-964-6110 fax: 650-964-6173



Sat Feb 11

# South of Forest Tree Walk - Palo Alto
Just a reminder, the next Tree Walk will be Saturday, February 11 from 10 am - 12 pm. Palo Alto City Arborist Dave Dockter will lead participants on a tour of the South of Forest neighborhood's trees. This event is free and open to the public, there is no need to pre-register.
http://canopy.org : Trees for Palo Alto


# War Tax Resistance Workshop Saturday, February 11 2:00 PM
War Tax Resistance Workshop- Berkeley

Saturday February 11, 2-4pm

3122 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA
(1 block East of Ashby BART)

Do you oppose the war? Why pay for it?
More than half of our federal income taxes are used for militarism.
Find out more about this form of conscientious objection
at an introductory workshop.

Topics will include:
-- Creative legal protests
-- Refusing to pay all or part of federal taxes
-- Possible consequences of this form of civil disobedience
-- Living below the level of taxable income
-- Phone tax resistance
-- Redirecting resisted taxes to local alternative funds and/or community organizations
-- Local support networks for war tax resisters

For more information:
Northern California War Tax Resistance
(510) 843-9877 http://www.nowartax.org
Thank you for working for peace!
Northern California War Tax Resistance provides information and support for
conscientious war tax resisters in the San Francisco Bay Area.


# Sunbrothers Valentine's Day Roses 2006 Sat Feb 11 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm free

Sunbrothers makes copper and bronze plants with handblown glass
flowers and fruit. We build solar panels into the leaves and place
lights in the flowers. During the day, sunlight charges up a set of
batteries in the base of the sculpture. At night, the small lights
inside the glass flowers make them glow, fade, and change color.

This year's show will be at the Sunbrothers Studio and will feature
new Long Stem Roses. There have been a few changes to the Long Stem
design - they can now live outside, each rose has its own
freestanding metal base, and the leaves will have a new patina to add
more color to the copper.

These roses are being introduced at a reduced price(!) This year's
Valentine's edition will be limited to 24 pieces, first come, first
served.

http://www.sunbrothers.com/news.htm
Sunbrothers Studio 1345 S. 50th St Richmond
k sunbrothers com 510-215-2884
http://www.sunbrothers.com


# Chinese New Year Parade Saturday, February 11, 2006 (5:30 PM)
San Francisco Chinatown
Grant Avenue (Yahoo! Maps, Google Maps)
San Francisco, California 94108
Named one of the world's top ten parades, Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is the largest celebration of its kind outside of Asia. Over 100 units will participate in the parade, many of the floats and specialty units will feature the theme of this year's Chinese zodiac sign. Nowhere in the world will you see a lunar new year parade with more gorgeous floats, elaborate costumes, ferocious lions, and exploding firecrackers. Some of the parade highlights include elaborately decorated floats, school marching bands, martial arts group, stilt walkers, lion dancers, Chinese acrobatics, the newly crowned Miss Chinatown USA and the Golden Dragon. The Golden Dragon is over 201 feet long and is always featured at the end of the parade as the grand finale and will be accompanied by over 600,000 firecrackers!
http://www.sanfranciscochinatown.com
http://upcoming.org/event/50786/


# Hot Glass, Cold Beer; Gettin Hot with Your Honey! Feb 11 6-11pm
$20 includes glass blown cup or heart and Beer all night!
Get Hot with Your Honey!
Or come meet new singles this Valentines Weekend
Come See Glass Blowing Demos and Fire Dancing!!!!
Great Live Music and Great Free Food!
Public Glass 1750 Armstrong Ave. SF San Francisco
http://publicglass.org


# The Happy Hooker -- Xaviera Hollander IN PERSON!
Saturday, February 11 6:00 PM
Center for Sex & Culture 398 11th St. at Harrison
San Francisco 415-255-1155
http://www.sexandculture.org
IN PERSON!
Saturday, 2/11, 6 pm -- a rare visit from the Happy Hooker herself, XAVIERA HOLLANDER! At CSC, 398 11th St. $10-40 sliding scale.
The legendary Xaviera visits to introduce the new documentary about her one-of-a-kind life, Xaviera Hollander: The Happy Hooker. Xaviera revolutionized talk of sex and prostitution in the 1970s with her tell-all book, then continued to dispense savvy, frisky, good-humored sex advice through her long-running Penthouse column. She lives in Europe and rarely visits SF -- don't miss her!

Doors and schmoozing at 6, movie at 7, followed by an opportunity for Q&A. JP Patti, the movie's executive producer, will join us as well.

AND!
Xaviera will be back to do a workshop with Dragon and Soleil from 1--4:30 on Sunday, February 12; please arrive between 12:30 and 1. $25 per person, $45 for couples. At CSC, 398 11th St. RSVP to (415) 255-1155 or mail [at] sexandculture.org.

Love, Lust and Longevity!
Xaviera is the larger than life figure who swept into American consciousness with the publication of the Happy Hooker and forever changed how we thought about sex. Join her with Soleil and Dragon, local Sexological Bodyworkers, for an intimate Sunday afternoon workshop. Limited to 30 participants, we will share insights, laughter, and experience. Be prepared to get comfortable, talk about sex and relationship, laugh, and learn the two sexual techniques that, whatever your age, will transform your sex life, heal your body and your relationship(s) and bring you dependable pleasure alone or with a beloved for the rest of your (long) life.

Open to all genders and sexual orientations. Personal boundaries always respected. Bring something to sit on (towel or sarong).
http://sexandculture.org


# Flickr turns Two party!!
Saturday, February 11, 7:00 PM
363 Brannan St @ 5th St. San Francisco
More Info: http://upcoming.org/event/51807/
Adaptive Path
I gotta attend. Event is free and they have a cool photo blog. See y'all there!
Saturday, February 11th - Time: 7-10PM
The Flickr team hopes you can join us as we enter our terrible twos.
Adaptive Path will be hosting our event on their fabulous 2nd floor (2nd birthday, 2nd floor!).
Our friends at O'Reilly are sending us copies Flickr Hacks hot of the press from the printers and QOOP is planning a little surprise.
We hope you can drop by for cake and other fun stuff.


# 2006-02-11 10:00 PM NK7 Productions presents?
Lovers Rock A Valentine?s Party Sat. Feb. 11th, 2006
They tag team in more ways than one!
Didje Kelli vs. Danny ?Buddha? Morales
Laird vs. Klara Lova
Melyss vs. Craig Jayo
J-Fi vs. Tonic
Rebecca Watkins vs. Seven
Two levels. Upstairs lover?s gallery and lounge with local artists on display. Downstairs lover?s rock with love elixirs served all night.
10pm-6am, $10 before midnight, $15 after
Submission Studios, 199 Capp St. bet. 16th and 17th St. (Mission District, SF)
http://www.nk7productions.com
http://www.submissionsf.com
http://www.drinkjetset.com


# International Quirkyalone Day Party Saturday, February 11 8: 00 pm Free
Fourth Annual International Quirkyalone Day Party, San Francisco (IQD IV)
Saturday, February 11 8 pm Cafe Royale 800 Post Street at Leavenworth
Whether you are single, coupled, widowed, divorced, or married,
International Quirkyalone Day is here for you as an alternative to
the mass-marketing barrage of Valentine's Day.

What is International Quirkyalone Day? IQD is a do-it-yourself
celebration of romance, friendship, and independent spirit. It's a
celebration of all kinds of love: for your friends, your family, your
partner if you have one, and last but not least, yourself. IQD is a
feel-good alternative to the marketing barrage of Valentine's Day and
an antidote to the silicone version of love presented in shows such
as Hooking Up and The Bachelor. It celebrates true romance,
independence, creativity, friendship, solitude, and
sociability.International
Quirkyalone Day is not anti-Valentine's Day, nor is it a pity party
for single people. It is merely a coincidence that IQD happens to
fall on the same day! (That's our story anyway, and we're sticking to
it.)
International Quirkyalone Day began in San Francisco with a party at
Atlas Cafe in 2003. In 2005, IQD was celebrated in 24 cities as
faraway as Sydney and New Delhi. Last year's San Francisco party was
featured on MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann. . . " Watch the
clip here.
http://quirkyalone.net/qa/iqd.php?c=msnbc
This year's IQD is a release party for the paperback version of
Quirkyalone: A Manifesto for Uncompromising Romantics by Sasha Cagen.
IQD parties tend to be warm, intergenerational affairs. Feel free to
come alone, with friends, or with a partner. This is a friendly crowd.
There will be party games, raffle, an alone-time table, and more . . .
Elegant attire encouraged but not required.
Quirkytogethers/couples welcome. FREE!

Cafe Royale 800 Post Street at Leavenworth San Francisco
http://www.caferoyale-sf.com/home.shtml
info [at] quirkyalone.net http://www.quirkyalone.net



Sun Feb 12

# Heritage Park Tree Planting
The Heritage park planting we were forced to delay in early January has been rescheduled for Sunday, February 12 from 9 am - 12 pm. We need 12-15 volunteers to help out. Heritage park is in downtown Palo Alto, on Homer between Bryant and Waverley Streets.
http://canopy.org


# Two ways to help animals in San Francisco on Sun., February 12, 2006!
Come to one or both:

(1) Join the Veggie Jews' Tsedakah Brigade and participate in the
PETA campaign against Kentucky Fried Cruelty (see
http://www.Kentuckyfriedcruelty.com ). You can educate the public regarding
KFC's treatment of chickens by passing out leaflets at KFC, 1900
Irving Street at the corner of 20th Avenue in San Francisco from NOON
to 1:00 p.m. PETA is providing the literature.

(2) At 1:00 p.m. we'll walk two blocks to Shangri La vegetarian
restaurant (2026 Irving St. at 22nd Ave., 731-2548), a Kosher-vegan
restaurant, where we'll order around 1:15 p.m. This is a chance to
eat tasty, low-cost, Chinese vegan food; to socialize; and most
importantly, to spend a few minutes writing letters to help relieve
the suffering of animals. Suggestions for subjects and recipients
of letters will be available but feel free to bring your own agenda,
as well as your own paper, envelopes, pen and stamps.
In the event of rain that is heavier than a San Francisco
fog/drizzle, the event will be rescheduled. For information and to
RSVP, write to veggiejews cyberonic com.

 [Veggie Jews is an on-line and real world organization with events in local communities dedicated to supporting Jewish vegans and vegetarians and spreading vegan, vegetarian and animal rights values into the Jewish community.  All Veggie Jews' events are open to Jews of all ages and our non-Jewish friends. We are not a singles or religious group, although single and observant people are always welcome.  For group information or to join, please go to
http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/veggiejews or simpler yet:
send blank email to veggiejews-subscribe [at] yahoogroups.com
  And remember: It's only kosher if it's cruelty free.] 


# Sun, Feb 12, 2006      5:00 pm Palo Alto

Human Rights vs. Corporate Rights: Keeping Water in Public Hands
Fireside Room, Unitarian Universalist Church 505 E. Charleston Road Palo Alto

Speaker: Nancy Price Cost: Free

A discussion about important issues of water scarcity and quality and the effects of privatization. Price will deconstruct the myth that corporations can provide safer, cleaner, and more affordable water. She will review how international trade agreements threaten the democratic authority of our local and state representatives to protect public water services and water resources, using as an example the Cal American takeover of the Sacramento water supply. Price will also discuss how some citizen groups in California and elsewhere are challenging the privatization of water services and taking of public water for private profit and suggest directions for local education and action.

Nancy Price is a Co-Chair of Alliance for Democracy and is the Western Coordinator of its Defending Water for Life Project. She is on the leadership teams of Womens International League for Peace and Freedom's Save the Water and Challenge Corporate Power/Assert the People's Rights Campaigns. She is a co-founder of the Water Allies Network and is on the Boards of Friends of the River and the California Center for Community Democracy. She has also served on the City of Davis Planning Commission and the Davis Energy Task Force.

wheelchair accessible. more info Lois Salo
Womens International League for Peace and Freedom (650) 493-8872
Peninsula Peace & Justice Center (650) 326-8837
http://www.peaceandjustice.org
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php



# Intermediate HoopDance Intensive in SF February  -- tentative dates Feb 12 and Feb 19th
http://www.cellspace.org
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. THIS CLASS IS TENTATIVE. Email Christabel if you are interested. If there are at least 5 students the class will happen and a registration icon will be added to the online store.


# Due to overwhelming demand, there will be a second Hoop Hatchlings
class starting on Sunday, 2/12 at 3pm (see below for full details)
Sign up now before it's too late, these classes are filling up quick!



Mon Feb 13 Full Moon

# Mon, Feb 13, 2006      4:00 pm
Press Conference, Peaceful Rally & Die-In to End the Death Penalty
State Building Van Ness Av @ McAllister San Francisco

Great Speakers & Street Theater!

Sponsored by: Stop Executions CA Coalition, Religious Imperative to Stop State Murder, Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Social Justice Committee.

*************************
The following week, a remorseful Michael Morales will be injected with lethal drugs that are illegal to euthanize horses with, being too cruel! Join us for a rally at the San Quentin east gate at 8 PM Monday, February 20th on the eve of his execution, the 3rd in 3 months. more info PhoeBe ANNE (sorgen) 510-451-1358 phoebeso earthlink net
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Palo Alto New Technology Meetup Group
Meet with local people to discuss and show-and-tell new web technologies.
The Palo Alto New Technology February Meetup
Monday, February 13, 2006 at 6:30PM
Coupa Cafe 538 Ramona St Palo Alto, CA 94309
See the full event details at http://newtech.meetup.com/14/events/4839795
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/127975506.html



# Beginner Hoop Intensive in SF Feb 13, 14 & 16
http://www.womensbuilding.org
7:30-9pm on consecutive Monday, Tuesday and Thursday night in February. 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. 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.



Tue Feb 14 Valentine's day

# Tue, Feb 14, 2006      12:00 pm Grandmothers to enlist in Army
Army recruiting station 2116 Broadway @ 21st Oakland

On Valentine's Day a group of Bay Area grandmothers in camouflage hats will try to enlist at the Army recruitment center in Oakland. As an act of love the grandmothers are offering to exchange their older bodies for young people in Iraq.

Grandfathers, mothers, fathers, and all those who share the grandmotherly concern for life are invited to join the action to support the grandmothers.

more info Bay Area Grandmothers bayareagrandmothers yahoo com
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# PILLOW FIGHT! | Feb 14th, 6pm | Justin Herman Plaza
Tuesday, February 14 6:00 PM
Making its US debut, a massive Pillow Fight is being planned for
6pm on Valentine's Day (February 14th)
at San Francisco's Justin Herman Plaza (at Market and Embarcadero).

It's not a flash mob, it's a

PILLOW FIGHT!!!

Rules:

1) Tell everyone you know about PILLOW FIGHT!!!
2) Wait for the Ferry Building clock to strike 6:00pm
3) Don't hit anyone with out a pillow (unless they want it)
4) Don't hit anyone with a camera
5) HAVE FUN!!!

(Rain plan: put your pillow in a plastic bag, see Rules 1 - 5)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillow_Fight_Club

Pics from Madrid
http://www.madridmobs.net/article.php3

Pics from London
http://www.flickr.com/photos/63511593@N00/sets/19017

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spoddy/747957/in/set-19017/
I'd hit that...with a pillow


# Valentines Eve karaoke at Peko's 824 Irving Street (between 19th and 20th) - any time after, er, 7:30pm. They have sushi too.
Drop by with your sweetie on your way to romance and sing a quick duet of 'Summer Lovin' for the kids. Or, you know, if Valentines is not your thing then I suspect this will be.... I'll be practicing my Elvis impersonation....


# Tue, Feb 14, 2006      8:00 pm - 1:00 am
Celebrate Valentine's Day -- and support a good cause
Velvet Lounge 443 Broadway St @ Kearny / Montgomery San Francisco

Celebrate Valentine's Day -- and support a good cause at the same time -- at the Realidate LoveFest 2006. Party proceeds will help raise money to support The Friends of San Francisco Animal Care and Control (http://www.fsfacc.org) and animal welfare. So come dance the night away with other Bay Area Singles.

REGISTER ONLINE: http://www.realidate.com/lovefest

The Realidate team will be on hand to help you find that someone special:

* 10 Cupids will be making love introductions
* Surprise activities that will make it fun & easy for you to connect with
someone special
* Kissing Booths with proceeds going to charity

Realidate is a community of fun-loving, active single people that meet doing activities they enjoy at events that support great local charities
and nonprofit organizations.
For more information contact:
http://www.realidate.com
register online
http://www.realidate.com/lovefest
http://www.fsfacc.org
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php



Wed Feb 15

# Celcius 9/11 Wed Feb 15 7:00 pm FREE but $5 donations are accepted

CELCIUS 9/11 Presented by Gypsy Gypsy

This film by Jeremy Wright is subtitled: "Full Spectrum Dominance and
the War of Terror." It asks tough questions that Michael Moore's
"Farenhiet 9/11" did not ask. It features the highligh