SF events 5.23

important events: http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php
fun events: http://laughingsquid.com/squidlist/calendar http://www.funcheap.com
more events: http://www.craigslist.org http://www.tribe.net http://upcoming.org
eco events: http://ecologycenter.org http://acterra.org
http://swcoalition.org/Calendar.html Sustainable World Coalition
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
http://lists.riseup.net/www/arc/pbnberkeley/2006-03
Fellowship of Humanity Events 390 27th St Oakland @ Telegraph/Broadway
http://lists.riseup.net/www/arc/pbnberkeley/2006-04/msg00030.html
http://www.sfbg.com events, art receptions, music, film, etc.
http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=568 SF Bay Gaurdian Art Receptions!
Chemtrails Downing Planes, Killing Essential Soil Bacteria?
http://www.wildchildmagazine.com/display.php?id=75


and here are some events from http://indybay.org
Tuesday May 23rd
6:00pm Berkeley: Argentina/Uruguay Report
7:00pm SF: Immigrant Rights
7:00pm Oakland: Drug War Roadshow
7:30pm Palo Alto: Tom DeLay's Big Buy
7:30pm SF: Literature & Activism
8:00pm SF: Angola 3: King Will Do His Thing

Wedesday May 24th
11:00am Palo Alto: Listening & Speaking
12:00pm SF: Living Wage demo
4:00pm SF: Rally against AT&T + NSA
6:30pm SF: Drugwar Roadshow
7:00pm SF: Robert Jensen on Whiteness
7:00pm SF: Green Party Forum
7:30pm Oakland: Electile Dysfunction film



food

Drinking Water for 111 Million Americans Put at Risk
http://www.organicconsumers.org/2006/article_490.cfm


Independent Scientists Demand A Ban on GM Food & Feed while All GM Crops Are Tested
http://www.bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=12037


Cancer Institute report, court cases sour Splenda's image
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/health/article/0,2777,DRMN_23956_4718553,00.html
<http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/health/article/0,2777,DRMN_23956_4718553,00.html>


Learn how you can protect chickens in the San Francisco Bay Area -- Ask
Andronico's Market to adopt a cage-free egg policy.

You can create change:

1. Mail, email or call Andronico's today. Learn more at
https://community.hsus.org/humane/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=3746576

2. Sign the Andronico's Cage-Free Petition (which will be sent directly
to Andronico's CEO Bill Andronico) Learn more at
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/Cage_Free/

3. Attend an upcoming outreach event at your local Andronico's. Learn
more at http://www.eastbayanimaladvocates.org/wst_page5.html

Thank you! http://www.cal-eggs.com


Entertaining look at factory farming
Something to share with your friends.....

Smaller Free Range Studios
The Meatrix 2 has Launched!!!

It's been two years since Free Range produced the runaway hit and winner of the Webby award, The Meatrix. Now, the action packed sequel is here!

Follow Moopheus, Leo and Chickity as they dive deeper into the Meatrix to uncover the the truth about factory farming.

Watch the next chapter by clicking here: http://www.meatrix2.com
Enjoy! The Free Range Gang
PS. Check out Free Range's new movie about the car that can solve America's energy crisis. Click here: http://www.calcars.org/bettah


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POPULATION: Global Food Supply Near the Breaking Point
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=33268



eco

Mountain Snow is Endangered
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/05/060519102250.htm


hotter than expected
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/05/060522151248.htm


Global Warming Could Be Worse Than Predicted, Research Shows
http://www.commondreams.org


Ecological Extortion in the National Forests
http://www.counterpunch.org/juel05192006.html


Defanging the Endangered Species Act
http://www.counterpunch.org/farago05192006.html


See the diabollically excellent Industry Ads saying CO2 is a blessing, not a Pollutant
http://streams.cei.org


Little Ice Age
As the weather heats up and the effects of global warming bring us to a boiling point, here is something to cool you off.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age
or you can read about the Medieval warm period if you wish.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_Warm_Period
but don't forget about what a real pandemic looks like and how weather has a direct effect on it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_death



Don't Blow Ancient Forests on Kleenex
http://www.forestfriendly500.org
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/05/1824855.php


Bush v. wild forests
http://news.mongabay.com/2006/0521-tfca.html
Bush Administration misleads public on deforestation effort


Risks of housecleaning disclosed
Download the complete report on cleaning agents
ftp://ftp.arb.ca.gov/carbis/research/apr/past/01-336_a.pdf



Yellowstone to Yukon, a Wildlife Corridor
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/23/science/earth/23corr.html?_r=1&8dpc&oref=slogin


Humans May Have Limiting Effect on the Origin of (New) Species
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/23/science/23evol.html


On a clear day, you can't see the ozone pollution in many national parks
http://www2.nature.nps.gov/air


drought versus housing sprawl
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/england/4928352.stm


Nuking the water supply
Radioactive waste leaks into aquifer Normandy, France


Where have all the icebergs gone?
The British-funded Ice Patrol is usually busy in May, protecting
shipping from rogue bergs. But it's all gone alarmingly quiet this year,
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article548824.ece




health

As Babies Are Born Earlier, They Risk Problems Later
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/05/1824394.php


CIA oversees "war" on AIDS
by Dr. Len Horowitz http://tetrahedron.org
http://www.whale.to/vaccines/horowitz.html
The action foreshadows the likely persecution, if not incarceration
or assassination, of "dissident" AIDS scientists.
http://www.whale.to/a/horo.html


Muriatic Acid, Chemical weapons and MSG - another question
In short, the Manhattan Project was a project to develop the Atomic Bomb. The Philadelphia Experiment is reported to have been an attempt to bend light around an object to render it invisible, but which resulted in accidental teleportation and other side effects.
I would use the like to Fluoride, Teeth, and the Atomic Bomb as a starting point to understanding the connection between fluoride use and the Manhattan Project. If you are bored, you can also check out my blog entry on Fluoride.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhatten_project
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_fluoridation_controversy
http://www.fluoridation.com/atomicbomb.htm (Fluoride, Teeth, and the Atomic Bomb)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Project
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-PoWkQTAlfrYAEdOkKWB5D5zt18M-?cq=1&p=1 (my blog entry on fluoride)



NSA article. BTW, they're not only tapping
phone calls, but internet traffic.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,70944-0.html


AT&T Whistle-Blower's Evidence, Uncut 23 May 2006
http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news


National Security Dept.: Listening In, NewYorker
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/060529ta_talk_hersh


BREAKING: Wired Publishes NSA Spying Documents
A file detailing aspects of AT&T's alleged participation in
the National Security Agency's warrantless domestic wiretap operation is
sitting in a San Francisco courthouse. But the public cannot see it
because, at AT&T's insistence, it remains under seal in court records.
  The judge in the case has so far denied requests from the
Electronic Frontier Foundation, or EFF, and several news organizations
to unseal the documents and make them public.
        Continued, includes the documents:
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/8763928.html
  Information Sharing on the Rove Indictment Story
  http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/8764284.html   
CALLING ALL ARMCHAIR SPIES
  http://www.tpmcafe.com/node/30055
  Today's Newswire
  http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/2006/05/22


Stories of Failure Turned to Fame Remind Us to Never Give Up
http://www.WantToKnow.info/060520inspirationalstories


http://www.wanttoknow.info/aboutus
As this website contains thousands of pages of reliable, verifiable information dealing with a wide variety of topics, * this page is designed to help you quickly find the best information that is of most interest to you*. Reading through the whole page before exploring the links provided is recommended. This information is presented as an opportunity for you to educate yourself and others, and to inspire us towork together to strengthen democracy and build a brighter future


Police State Top 10
http://buffalobeast.com/99/policestate.htm


new song "George Bush is an Asshole" blog entry free download:
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=151331


How Not to Fight Terrorism
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/050506E.shtml


Stumbling Into a Spy Scandal
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/1,70910-0.html


The Ultimate Net Monitoring Tool
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,70914-0.html?tw=rss.technology


NBC Audio: David Gregory Asks Bush If He Should Quit on Network News 5/18/06
http://www.rense.com/general71/nbcaud.htm


http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news
U.S. to use lasers on drivers in Iraq


http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news
UN body urges US to shut Guantanamo, "secret jails"


So...what do we know about Gitmo?
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/05/1824331.php


Wellstone: incendiary device behind the control panels?
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/05/1824547.php


911 Insider trading / evidence of complicity
Here is another link, from our friends at 9-11 research:
http://911research.wtc7.net/sept11/stockputs.html


Here is a link to an article in project censored that deals with the
alex brown connection. Scroll down to it, there is lots of stuff on
the page. Notice everything on project censored includes endnotes
with links.
http://www.projectcensored.org/newsflash/unanswered_questions_911.html
Here is Tom Flocco's article (edited by michael ruppert):
http://www.prisonplanet.com/profits_of_death_insider_trading_and_9_11.html


Colorado woman sues Durango Herald for 9/11 cover up
http://durangoherald.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=news&article_path=/news/06/news060519_9.htm


German pilots - Fly by wire

I am an avionics tech and no sane person should fly on a plane that has
no mechanical connections (Cables) between the pilot's flight yoke and
the moving control surfaces of the wings and can stop working completely
with just a minor lightning strike on the plane !! -Ranger

911 was pulled off using Boeing 757 and 767 airliners;
the first ever to be built to be fly-by-wire (remote control).

911, if perpetrated by remote control, would not rely on the flying skills of 19 flight school flunkies.

That also might explain the demolition of World Trade Center 7:
not hit by any airliner, but perhaps used to guide the 2 airliners into WTC 1 and 2.
Was mayor Guilliani's 23 floor command bunker in WTC 7 used to control the demoliton?
His command center, along with the records of insider trading on UAL and AA were destroyed.
Silverstein is on tape saying "lets' pull it" (industry term for demolition of a building).
Then, at 5:20 pm on Sept 11, 2001, WTC 7, a structurally intact 47 story skyscraper was demolished.

911 - inside job. Demand investigation!
http://www.wtc7.net - http://www.physics911.org - http://www.911-strike.com
http://www.oilempire.us - http://www.dieoff.org - http://www.peakoil.net
http://bombsinsidewtc.dk - http://www.911review.com
http://911research.wtc7.net/talks/towers/index.html
http://www.globalresearch.ca - http://www.cooperativeresearch.org
http://www.911review.com/index.html
http://www.911review.com/911review/index.html

http:// 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

1) 1200 degree fires do not cause molten metal.
2) 1200 degree fires do not burn for 6 months without additional fuel.
3) Temperatures recorded by thermographic satellite imagery show temps in excess of 1200 degrees CELCIUS weeks after 9/11.
4) Jet fuel and office furniture fires CANNOT reach 1300 degrees Celcius even under optimal conditions.
6) Thermite can.

The owner of wtc 7 DID go public saying thats it needed to be brought down. He admitted in a PBS documentary that he and the NYC fire chief agreed to pull the building late in the afternoon of 9/11.

Now, consider this - if they decided, as the owner of the building states they did, to pull (demolish) building 7 only a few hours before it actually took place, how did they manage to get into a burning building, pack it full of explosives and detonate them - in a manner which demolition experts say takes several weeks if not months to plan?

And remember that the clean up team responsible for ground zero was none other than "Controlled Demolition". The same company that was responsible for OKC building.

The trading firm, A.B. Brown was formerly known as Brown Brothers Harriman. Recently, its board of directors has boasted members that include Buzzy Kronegard and George Tenet (both CIA big wigs). In its early years, the Brown Brothers Harriman group was a banking institution in the United States which filtered large amounts of money for Nazi Germany. On its board of directors at that time, was Prescott Bush, the current president's grandfather.

I think understanding the history of A.B. Brown makes these put options all the less surprising.

News media said:

We found the terrorists: there is an unclaimed kitty on the Chicago
Futures board on UAL and AA Puts!

Then later they realized it was traced back to the CIA trading office
of ALEX BROWN.

END OF STORY.

Dropped like a ton of bricks.


This is a clip from the CameraPlanet 9/11 Archive. A firefighter at
ground zero clearly says that the building must be cleared because
there is a bomb inside. This adds to the weight of testimony from
firefighters that bombs were evident in the WTC.
video here:
http://www.infowars.com/articles/sept11/video_bomb_in_building.htm



Alaska Says NO! to Real ID
Alaska struck the first legal blow in the fight against a national ID card
by refusing to pass legislation to bring the state in line with REAL ID
requirements.
http://papersplease.org/scan.html?a=f&id=57




More than 55,000 people are demanding a formal congressional
investigation into the apparent election fraud that took place
during the 2004 Presidential election!
A Petition to Congress requesting an investigation into the
Presidential Election of 2004 Petition, hosted at
PetitionOnline.com...
http://www.petitiononline.com/uselect/petition.html



Nobody bothered to check the oil.
We just didn't know we were getting low.
The reason for that is purely geographical.
Our OIL is located in
Alaska
California
Coastal Florida
Coastal Louisiana
Kansas
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
and
Texas
BUT
Our
DIPSTICKS
are located in
Washington DC !


Freedom of the Press at Risk
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/052206Z.shtml


http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/22/business/media/22colbert.html
That After-Dinner Speech Remains a Favorite Dish


& Ted Kennedy was suppose to be on the plane with Wellstone...? Never underestemate the uglyness of this group of ciminals...! We live in dangerous times and these snakes now have their backs up against the wall...? Anything is possible...! Lee


http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news
Breaking: U.S. Supreme Court: Police allowed to enter home during fight
US top court won't decide lethal injection challenge


Former Army Ranger and Iraq War Veteran Tells All
A Day in the Life of Occupation
http://www.dahrjamailiraq.com
Dahr Jamail's Iraq Dispatches


"We would ask the man of the house questions. If he didn't answer the way we liked, we would shoot his youngest kid in the head." Testimony from a former U.S. Army Ranger *--Jessie Macbeth, a Former Army Ranger and Iraq War Veteran, Tells All 21 May 2006 Excerpt: "When we were doing the night raids in the houses, we would pull people out and have them all on their knees and zip-tied. We would ask the man of the house questions. If he didn't answer the way we liked, we would shoot his youngest kid in the head. We would keep going, this was our interrogation. He could be innocent. He could be just an average Joe trying to support his family. If he didn't give us a satisfactory answer, we'd start killing off his family until he told us something. If he didn't know anything, I guess he was SOL." (Pepperspray Productions video)
http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news
*'$45m paid to allegedly Iraqi kidnappers'* 22 May 2006 France, Germany and Italy paid about $45 million to obtain the release of hostages kidnapped in Iraq, despite denying it in public, a British newspaper reports.
*Rice says U.S. can't close Guantánamo* 21 May 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the U.S. would be delighted to close the Guantánamo Bay prison, but cannot until settling the fate of ''hundreds of dangerous people'' held there.


"If he didn't answer the way we liked, we would shoot his youngest kid in the head." 22 May 2006
http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news
To Marc Ash: "We" don't care what you "believe but cannot confirm." "We" don't care who calls you on your cell phone. "We" believe that this latest little self-aggrandizing tactic will backfire on you with redoubled force. "We" believe you are out of your mind and have actually reached a point called "delusion" by professionals. That's what "we" believe. Your beliefs are not founded in reality, but in delusions of grandeur. That's what "we" believe. --Michael Rectenwald, Ph.D., Founder and Chair, Citizens For Legitimate Government


Killing The Children Of Iraq
We would ask the man of the house questions. If he didn't answer the way we liked, we would shoot his youngest kid in the head. We would keep going, this was our interrogation.
http://robwire.com/?q=node/1051


US says Iraq's Children Easily Dispensable
http://truthout.org


One Out of 136 Americans in Jail
2.2 million Americans now incarcerated; vets' personal data stolen; Shell won't pay Nigerians; climate change skeptics mount ad blitz; sky-high gas spurs energy legislation; forest salvage bill heads to Senate; "Da Vinci Code" opens door to women on religious history; states sue over Medicare drug plan; and more ... Browse our continually updating front page at
http://www.truthout.org


Faces of Valor http://www.unclephilly.com
What can we conclude from this presentation?


REFLECTIONS ON THE UPRISING IN FRANCE
Ken Knabb's analysis of the astonishing and in some ways unprecedented
movement of demonstrations, occupations, blockades and "blitz actions".
http://www.bopsecrets.org/recent/france2006.htm


Activist Sherman Skolnick Dead at 73
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/local_story_141212205.html
Sherman Skolnick, host of the Cable Television Program
Broadside & co-host of Cloak and Dagger Radio
in Canada, died at home, 5/21/06. at age 73.
Chairman of the Citizens Committee to Clean up the
Court, he was credited with exposing a bribery scandal
within the Illinois court system in the late 1960s and
early 1970s.
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/local_story_141212205.html


* COUNTDOWN CLOCK: http://tinyurl.com/cyvew
* Presidential Quiz: http://tinyurl.com/nyrro
* The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our
number one priority and we will not rest until we find him. --- G.W.B.
9/13/01
* I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't
care. It's not that important. It's not our priority. --- G.W.B . 3/13/02
* http://www.freedomtofascism.com
* http://www.thankyoustephencolbert.org
* http://www.itmfa.com
* http://tinyurl.com/9f7xk
* http://iraqforsale.org
* http://tinyurl.com/hvyhw
* Funny & Interactive!: http://tinyurl.com/cc3du
* It's a secret!: http://tinyurl.com/obh35
* http://tinyurl.com/ewc2x
* Mark Twain: Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a
member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
* http://tinyurl.com/jm96g
* http://tinyurl.com/cfsrc


If any of you are here in the SF bay area I offer to you a myriad of
911 truth events

http://www.911truth.org

http://www.communitycurrency.org/9-11.html

http://www.deceptiondollar.com

wherein we examine, dissect, refute 911 claims

I've been doing this 2001 and I've seen a lot of disinfo

we in our group are quite aware of disinfo

it is with the help of the group that I was able to distill my list
down these sites:

911 - inside job. Demand investigation!
http://www.wtc7.net - http://www.physics911.org - http://www.911-
strike.com
http://www.oilempire.us - http://www.dieoff.org - http://www.peakoil.net
http://bombsinsidewtc.dk - http://www.911review.com
http://911research.wtc7.net/talks/towers/index.html
http://www.globalresearch.ca - http://www.cooperativeresearch.org
http://www.911review.com/index.html - http://www.911truth.org
http://www.911review.com/911review/index.html

http://www.deceptiondollar.com
http:// 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




Tue May 23

# YOUR OWN HEALTH AND FITNESS Layna Berman
Every Tues 1-2pm 94.1 FM Berkeley
http://kpfa.org/1pro_bio/1b_youro.htm


# raw vegan potluck Tuesday May 23rd in Greer Park, Palo Alto. This
will start around 6:30 and go until people go home or sunset.

You should bring the follow:
- a raw vegan dish (main course and/or desert, etc.) and all required
serving plate/utensiles for that dish.

- plate/bowl/knife/fork/spoon/chopsticks/cut/etc to eat with.

- something to drink (i.e. water, or maybe something to share).

- a blanket (or chair) to sit on.

Greer Park should have a picnic area with seats and tables, but best
bring something to sit on like a blanket just incase space is limited.
I'm not sure how many people will show up, maybe plan on your dish
serving 5 to 8 people.

Sounds good? Let me know if you can make it, or if you've got any
ideas for where to hold it. Feel free to email if you've got any
questions.

So let's meet at the picnic area at Greer Park. Directions to get
to Greer Park in Palo Alto from 101:
Take the OREGON EXPWY exit - go 0.6 mi
Turn left on W BAYSHORE RD - go 0.4 mi
Turn right on AMARILLO AVE - go 0.1 mi

The address for those printing maps is, 1098 Amarillo Ave. at West
Bayshore Road, Palo Alto.

YAY, I'm looking forward to sharing food with you people. Take care, Ian.

To subscribe , send a blank email to:
SFBayAreaRaw-subscribe [at] yahoogroups.com


# Al Gore on the Global Climate in Crisis, LIVE at Zellerbach UC Berkeley
Tuesday, May 23 6:30 PM Zellerbach Hall Bancroft near Telegraph 94720 view map
510-642-8899 http://chinausclimate.org/en/events/algore
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore will make a presentation on climate change at Zellerbach Auditorium.
The event will require advance tickets, now on sale for $10.00 for General admission and free for Cal Students with ID and will be available through Cal Performances, http://tickets.berkeley.edu


# Drug War Roadshow Comes to the Bay Area
http://indybay.org/news/2006/05/1823747.php
05/17/2006PERFORMANCES IN OAKLAND AND SF TO EXAMINE IMPACT OF WAR ON DRUGS IN COLOMBIA
http://indybay.org/archives/archive_by_id.php?id=4660&category_id=12
The Drug War Roadshow will present a show in Oakland
http://indybay.org/news/2006/05/1823747.php
on Tuesday, May 23rd. The performance will begin at 7:00pm at the First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison Street (near 19th Street Oakland BART). There will also be a show in San Francisco
http://indybay.org/news/2006/05/1823750.php
on Wednesday, May 24th, at 6:30pm at the Women's Building, 3543 18th Street, #8.The show examines the human impact of the War on Drugs in Colombia, South America and in the United States, using skits, puppets and humor with digital images that examine the human impacts of US Drug Policy abroad.

Read more
http://indybay.org/archives/archive_by_id.php?id=4636&category_id=27
on Indybay's Drug War News Page
http://indybay.org/drugwar

Join the Drug War Roadshow May 23 a special show in Oakland as we examine the human impact of the War on Drugs in Colombia, South America and the United States. DWR combines classic popular education tools (skits, puppets and humor) with rare on-the-ground digital images that examine the human impacts of US Drug Policy abroad. DWR believes we all should have a say in how we approach drug and crime reduction in our communities and our foreign policy.

Don’t miss it!

Tuesday,
May 23rd 7 pm
First Congregational Church of Oakland
2501 Harrison Street, Oakland
(near 19th Street Oakland BART)

Sponsored by:
U’WA DEFENSE PROJECT AT AMAZON WATCH
GLOBAL EXCHANGE
FELLOWSHIP OF RECONCILIATION
CASA CULTURAL COLOMBIANA

For more information, contact: drugwarroadshow at fastmail.fm or jennifer at amazonwatch.org
**See Attached Flier**
DWR is interactive, educational theatre that explores the Drug War in Colombia, South America (recipient of over $4 billion in US foreign assistance money since 2000) and the US through digital images, puppets and humor. During the show, [puppet character] “Camilo the Campesino Coca Farmer” from Colombia shares his “first person testimony” of being fumigated as part of the US-financed Plan Colombia package while—thousands of miles away--“Strugglin’ Stan the US Hustler” reflects on his experience being incarcerated for a non-violent drug crime. “Carla the Common Sense Mechanic” helps the audience question what is “under the hood” and really “driving” the Drug War, while “Babblin’ Babs the US Bureaucrat” defends current US policy. Our popular education style show is a hit for university, community and faith-based groups; unlike a traditional lecture, our engaging shows invite audiences to get involved in their own learning. Yes, the Drug War is serious--but learning about it should be fun! We’ll see you at the show!


# Tue, May 23 7:30 pm 1140 Cowper St Palo Alto
[view] Film: The Big Buy. How Tom DeLay Stole Congress
Fellowship Hall, First Presbyterian Church (wheelchair accessible)
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# King Will Do His Thing Tue May 23 8:00 pm

Station 40 3030B 16th St @ Mission

Robert King Wilkerson will speak about his experience as a political
prisoner and his life since his release, including recent work in his
home town of New Orleans.

Robert King Wilkerson, one of the prisoners known as "the Angola 3,"
was released from the Louisiana State Penitentiary on Feb. 8, 2001,
after spending 29 years in solitary confinement for a murder he did
not commit.

Wilkerson, 58, was convicted of the 1973 murder of a fellow Angola
prisoner despite the fact that another man confessed and was convicted
of the murder. After two prisoners who testified against Wilkerson —
the only evidence ever presented against him — retracted their
testimony and revealed that it had been coerced by prison officials,
the United States Court of Appeals in December issued a ruling that
almost certainly would have led to his release.

In response, in what his supporters characterized as a face-saving
move, the state offered Wilkerson a plea bargain, which he accepted.
Six hours later, to the cheers of a throng of family and supporters,
Wilkerson walked out of Angola a free man.

He has pledged to dedicate his life to winning freedom for Albert
Woodfox and Herman Wallace, the other two members of the Angola 3, and
for all of the other innocent men with whom he was incarcerated for
the past three decades.

"I may be free of Angola, but Angola will never be free of me," Wilkerson said.

Woodfox and Wallace have also been held in solitary confinement for 29
years. They were convicted of the 1972 murder of an Angola prison
guard — a murder that they have unwaveringly claimed they did not
commit. In recent years, new evidence of their innocence has surfaced.
Even though the new evidence was suppressed at the time of their
trials, they have thus far been unable to win justice from the courts.

Wilkerson, Woodfox, and Wallace have always believed that they were
framed by prison officials because they organized the Angola chapter
of the Black Panther Party. Prior to being placed in solitary
confinement, the men led campaigns to end prisoner rape, improve race
relations, and ameliorate conditions at the slave
plantation-turned-prison.

All three men entered prison on unrelated robbery charges and quickly
joined the prisoners' rights movement that was sweeping the country in
the late 1960s. In the ensuing years, the men continued their activism
from within solitary confinement by organizing hunger strikes,
educating other prisoners, and by becoming highly-skilled jailhouse
lawyers.

The American Civil Liberties Union is currently pursing a federal
lawsuit alleging that the men's 29-year stay in solitary confinement
amounts to unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment.

Now that he is free, Wilkerson plans to travel and speak out against
the imprisonment of Woodfox and Wallace and the continuing growth of
the American prison-industrial complex.

He also makes and sells a kind of candy that he perfected during his
time behind bars, a vegan kind of pralines called Freelines.

Scott Fleming, one of the lawyers for the Angola Three, will give a
brief update on the legal position of the case.

There will also be a short film (6 minutes) about the day King walked
free in February 2001 and the subsequent Second Line party in the
Sixth Ward of New Orleans.

For more information about the Angola Three:

http://www.prisonactivist.org/angola/history.html



# May 23 & June 13, 27
Dream Dance: a sacred ritual healing dance workshop
Spiritual Technologies invite you to join us for an intimate ceremony
designed to promote deep healing through the use of intention, a blindfold,
and breathing techniques that induce a state of trance and transformation.
Doors open 7pm, closed ritual 7:30-9:30
2nd & 4th Tuesdays monthly ($7-$12 sliding scale)
De Moolam: 848 Divisidero @ Fulton, SF



Wed May 24

# National Day of Out(r)age Against the Telcos!
05/19/2006PROTEST AGAINST NATIONAL VIDEO FRANCHISING LEGISLATION, PRIVACY VIOLATIONS BY AT&T AND VERIZON
http://indybay.org/archives/archive_by_id.php?id=4662&category_id=12
A "National Day of Out(r)age Against the Telcos" will be held on Wednesday, May 24th. In SF, there will be a 12pm street theater protest outside of AT&T Park, to say that people won't play ball with telephone companies that do business with the NSA. There will also be a rally outside of AT&T headquarters, (600 Folsom St., between 2nd and 3rd St) from 4 to 6 pm. The AT&T building is where the NSA set up a secret room to collect phone calls. People are also outraged at efforts by telephone companies, or Telcos, to pass National Video Franchising legislation in Congress, which would negatively impact thousands of local cable access channels.

Read more
http://indybay.org/archives/archive_by_id.php?id=4651&category_id=32
on Indybay's Media
http://indybay.org/indymedia/
and San Francisco News Pages
http://indybay.org/sf


# Wed, May 24, 2006 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
[view] Protest at AT&T Ball Park for National Day of Outrage Against AT&T & Telcos!
AT&T BallPark 24 Willie Mays Plaza SF 3rd St @ Townsend
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Every Wednesday 1-2pm GUNS & BUTTER
the economics of politics 94.1 FM Berkeley
http://kpfa.org/archives/archives.php?id=13
http://gunsandbutter.net


# Wed, May 24, 2006 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
[view] Protest AT&T on National Day of Outrage Against AT&T the Telcos!
AT&T Building 600 Folsom Street (Btwn 2nd & 3rd Sts.) SF
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# National Day of Out(r)age Against the Telcos!
Heads Up! on an upcoming rally - Let me know if you or your organization would like to participate.
Peace, Nancy/CODEPINK

National Day of Out(r)age Against the Telcos!
Wednesday May 24, 2006 4:00-6:00pm
AT&T Building
600 Folsom Street (Btwn 2nd & 3rd Sts.)
San Francisco, CA

Join Media Alliance, Access-SF Center, CODEPINK and others for a lively rally outside of the AT&T building where the National Security Agency (NSA) set up a secret spy room to collect phone calls.

Recent news also has exposed the privacy violation of millions of telephone users by AT&T and Verizon who willingly handed over call records to the National Security Agency without proper legal warrants. AT&T has also been in the news about it's collusion with the NSA to install computers to track the internet traffic on their Worldnet backbone. Now these same corporation want even more access to homes throughout the country with their fiber networks. We demand accountability and
better protections!

If you'd like to participate in a fun & creative action outside of AT&T Ballpark on Weds. May 24th at 11:30am-12:30pm contact Jeff jeffp123 [at] gmail.com

For more info. contact Nancy codepinkbayarea at riseup.net


# Drug War Roadshow Comes to the Bay Area
http://indybay.org/news/2006/05/1823747.php
05/17/2006PERFORMANCES IN OAKLAND AND SF TO EXAMINE IMPACT OF WAR ON DRUGS IN COLOMBIA
The Drug War Roadshow will present a show in Oakland
http://indybay.org/news/2006/05/1823747.php
on Tuesday, May 23rd. The performance will begin at 7:00pm at the First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison Street (near 19th Street Oakland BART). There will also be a show in San Francisco
http://indybay.org/news/2006/05/1823750.php
on Wednesday, May 24th, at 6:30pm at the Women's Building, 3543 18th Street, #8.The show examines the human impact of the War on Drugs in Colombia, South America and in the United States, using skits, puppets and humor with digital images that examine the human impacts of US Drug Policy abroad.

Read more
http://indybay.org/archives/archive_by_id.php?id=4636&category_id=27
on Indybay's Drug War News Page
http://indybay.org/drugwar

Drug War Roadshow in San Francisco May 24
by Nikki Thanos Wednesday, May. 17, 2006 at 10:02 AM
drugwarroadshow [at] fastmail.fm 503 234 3071
Join the Drug War Roadshow May 24 a special show in San Francisco as we examine the human impact of the War on Drugs in Colombia, South America and the United States. DWR combines classic popular education tools (skits, puppets and humor) with rare on-the-ground digital images that examine the human impacts of US Drug Policy abroad. DWR believes we all should have a say in how we approach drug and crime reduction in our communities and our foreign policy.

Wednesday May 24th at 6:30PM
The Women's Building
3543 18th Street #8, SF
(between Valencia & Guerrero)

Sponsored by:
People Organized to Win Employment Rights (POWER) & the Women's Building

For more information, contact: drugwarroadshow at fastmail.fm or
aspen atunite-to-fight.org
DWR is interactive, educational theatre that explores the Drug War in Colombia, South America (recipient of over $4 billion in US foreign assistance money since 2000) and the US through digital images, puppets and humor. During the show, [puppet character] “Camilo the Campesino Coca Farmer” from Colombia shares his “first person testimony” of being fumigated as part of the US-financed Plan Colombia package while—thousands of miles away--“Strugglin’ Stan the US Hustler” reflects on his experience being incarcerated for a non-violent drug crime. “Carla the Common Sense Mechanic” helps the audience question what is “under the hood” and really “driving” the Drug War, while “Babblin’ Babs the US Bureaucrat” defends current US policy. Our popular education style show is a hit for university, community and faith-based groups; unlike a traditional lecture, our engaging shows invite audiences to get involved in their own learning. Yes, the Drug War is serious--but learning about it should be fun! We’ll see you at the show!


# Something Fun at the Green Party Forum
Wednesday, May 24 7:00pm-2:00am
$5 to $500, no one turned away for lack of funds
Join the medley of politics and performance with:

Medea Benjamin (former candidate for U.S. Senate), Ross Mirkarimi
(founding member of the California Green Party and current District 5
Supervisor), Todd Chretien (candidate for U.S. Senate), Emily Drennen
(candidate for BART Director), Tian Harter (candidate for U.S.
Senate), Barry Hermanson (candidate for 12th Assembly District),
Forrest Hill (candidate for Secretary of State), Kent Mesplay
(candidate for U.S. Senate), Mehul Thakker (candidate for State
Treasurer), Donna Warren (candidate for Lieutenant Governor), Laura
Wells (candidate for State Controller), and Mike Wyman (candidate for
Attorney General).

Entertainment by:
Go Van Gogh (Indy band)
Garrin Benfield (Indy guitarist)
The Usual Suspects (Rap Duo)
Keldamusic (Hip Hop rap and dance)
Diamond Dave and Ubidube Whitaker (father and son street poetry
performance)

MCs: Terry Baum, Charlene Smythe and others ...

Studio Z 314 11ths St@ Folsom, SF 415-252-7666
http://studioz.tv

Studio Z is on 11th Street at Folsom. The closest BART stop is the
Civic Center BART stop. The #47 bus passes in front of Studio Z.
Other buses that run nearby are the #14 Mission and the #9 San
Bruno. You can also take any bus or trolley that travels along
Market Street and get off at the stop nearest to 11th Street and walk
south on 11th for three blocks (Mission, Howard, Folsom).

sfgreenparty at yahoo.com 415-252-7666
http://www.sfgreenparty.org



# Electile Dysfuntion: Take Back Your Right to Vote
Wed May 24 7:30 pm $5 donations accepted

ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION: TAKE BACK YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE
Presented by Gypsy

This film explores the reasons why elections have spiraled into their
current disastrous state and what you can do to reclaim your vote and
to promote changes to rid our country of vote fraud. See what parts
the media, corporations, judges, and the political parties play in
the election game and actions you can take to encourage these folks
to work in the interests of the American people and democracy instead
of self-interest, corruption, and greed. The film ends with a plea
for our lawmakers to create a Constitutional Amendment guaranteeing
the right to vote for every citizen, guaranteeing that their Vote be
COUNTED, and for those that would defraud any voter be held legally
accountable. You can help. http://www.electiledysfunctionmovie.com

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

$5 donations are accepted

Humanist Hall
390 27th Street
midtown Oakland, between Telegraph and Broadway, below Pill Hill
510-393-5685
http://www.HumanistHall.net

Click on the link "Directions" on our website

tripping_gypsy at hotmail.com 510-704-0268
http://www.electiledysfunctionmovie.com
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/156623940.html



Thu May 25

# HERBAL HIGHWAY Karyn Sanders
Every Thurs 1-2pm 94.1 FM Berkeley
http://kpfa.org/1pro_bio/1b_herba.htm


# 5/25: Child Car Seat Check Event (san rafael)
Reply to: event-162301816 [at] craigslist.org
The annual Marin County Buckle Up Around the Bay child car seat check event is being held on Thursday, May 25, 2006 at the CSAA office on Smith Ranch Road in San Rafael. The event is free but an appointment is necessary. Please call 1-877-CAR-SEAT to schedule an appointment. This event is in partnership with CSAA, ABC-TV and Marin County child passenger safety technicians. Statistics show that about 90% of child car seats are used and/or installed incorrectly. Have your child's car seat checked for safety. Hope to see you there!
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/162301816.html


# The End of Suburbia Thu May 25 7:00pm-9:30pm Free.

THE END OF SUBURBIA: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American
Dream.

Viewers say it best--

"This information is quite shocking. I think many people who thought
they had sufficient information concerning the energy crisis will be
left in a rethinking mode". - Jim, California

"The End of Suburbia is a perfect tool for introducing people to peak
oil. Just enough humor to sugarcoat the bitter pill". - Jason,
California

"...it's one of the most important docs in recent years". - Anthony
Lappe, Guerrilla News Network.

SYNOPSIS: Since World War II, North Americans have invested much of
their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space,
affordability, family life and upward mobility. As the population of
suburban sprawl has exploded in the past 50 years, so too has the
suburban way of life become embedded in the American consciousness.

Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream.

But as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to
emerge about the sustainability of this way of life. The End of
Suburbia explores the American Way of Life and its prospects as the
planet approaches a critical era, as global demand for fossil fuels
begins to outstrip supply. World Oil Peak and the inevitable decline
of fossil fuels are upon us now.

What does Oil Peak mean for North America? As energy prices skyrocket
in the coming years, how will the populations of suburbia react to
the collapse of their dream? And what can be done NOW, individually
and collectively, to avoid The End of Suburbia ?

Commencing at 7:00pm for socializing at Varnish's beer/wine/sake bar,
gallery viewing, then film.

Green Planet Films Continues Free Film Series Aimed at Raising
Awareness of Environmental Issues.

Varnish Fine Art 77 Natoma St San Francisco
Between 1st and 2nd St, between Mission and Howard
http://www.varnishfineart.com
squidlist at fullcalendar.com 415-383-0484
http://www.greenplanetfilms.org


# Doug Dowd's Course on Economics
Thu May 25 7:00-9:00 pm FREE

Doug Dowd's popular course on economics will meet twice a month
through September. San Francisco native Dowd is a radical economist,
economic historian, currently a professor at two universities in
Italy, the author of more than a dozen books, and lifelong political
activist. Doug calls himself a loose-jointed Marxist and a full-
fledged Veblenian -- he's The Peoples' Economist. His latest book is
The Broken Promises of America.

For a complete listing of events visit us online at
http://moderntimesbookstore.com

MODERN TIMES IS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE.
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.

Modern Times Bookstore
888 Valencia Street
San Francisco
415-282-9246
http://www.mtbs.com

between 19th and 20th

office at moderntimesbookstore.com 415-282-9246
http://www.mtbs.com


# AARON GLANTZ Speaking on:
"Iraq and Viet Nam - War and Its Legacy"

Thursday, May 25 at 7 PM
New College Theater, 777 Valencia Street, SF
FREE and open to the public

6 pm - 7 pm: Media Studies MA Program - Information Table. Stop by before the Aaron Glantz event, New College Theater, 777 Valencia St., SF



Fri May 26

# Critical Mass - Friday 5/26 6pm Justin Herman Plaza: Market @ Embarcadero
http://critical-mass.org Bring bicycle, helmet, light, costume, music...
Maybe we can encourage the people who block cross traffic to:
wait until the mass arives at that intersection, so as to offend as few drivers as possible.
Definitely hold up / wait before blocking major intersections. BECAUSE
It would be nice to be visible to as many pedestrians and motorists as possible while
offending/ delaying as few motorists as possible.
Pissing them off is just gonna make them anti-bike.


# Birdy at Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In Fri May 26 8:00 PM Free!
Railroad Tracks at Fair Ave, Santa Cruz Always free!

A veteran returns from the war in Vietnam mentally shattered and
convinced he's a bird. Nicholas Cage is another veteran who visits
him in a military hospital every day, determined to bring Birdy back
to reality. A haunting 1984 film about friendship and survival.
Hosted by Doug and Grant.

PLUS thrilling and funny short films, an intermission, and great
company.

BRING lawn chairs, blankets, pillows, friends, wine, & food to share
for intermission. Donations are greatly appreciated and directly
support the project and the Revolutionary Garden Society who sponsors
Guerilla Drive-In.

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

SUBURBAN WASTELAND LOCATION: S on Hwy 17 to Hwy 1, Hwy 1 north to
Mission St, L on Fair Ave after Feral Donuts, walk a short way along
the RR tracks to the right.

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

http://www.guerilladrivein.org

SUBURBAN WASTELAND LOCATION: S on Hwy 17 to Hwy 1, Hwy 1 north to
Mission St, L on Fair Ave after Feral Donuts, walk a short way along
the RR tracks to the right.

info at guerilladrivein.org
http://www.guerilladrivein.org


# Burning Man Camp Conexus Fundraising Party
2006-05-26 9:00 PM

Please join me for this party in support of my Burning Man camp, Conexus and their amazing Cathedral to be built on the Playa for this year's burn...

Conexus Cathedral 2006 and Triple Power present the...

**** ComeUnion CD Release Party and Benefit ****
Friday, May 26
Support your local BRC house of worship!

Conexus Village, builders of the Conexus Cathedral 2006, and Triple Power,
burner-friendly monthly getdown, bring you the *ComeUnion CD Release Party*!

The ComeUnion CD set features six full length mixes from Bay Area and
Burning Man DJs including Rhythmystic (Rhythm Society), rrrus (Space Cowboys),
Shanti (Triple Power), Giamma (Triple Power), Star-D (Rhythm Society, RWB), and
Mike W. (Retro Active).

Besides dishing up wicked music, ComeUnion raises funds for the Conexus Cathedral,
an anchoring installation at Burning Man 2006 that will create a footprint roughly ½ the
scale of San Francisco?s Grace Cathedral.

Ritual sacrifice of a wooden man? Cats and dogma?s living together? Love, peace,
and understanding between religions, sects, sciences, and philosophies?
We?re spreading the word of Hope for the Future!

Suit up in your playa vestments and get righteous to the sounds of:
RHTYTHMYSTIC
SHANTI
GIAMMA
STAR-D

House of Burlesque performers
BANANA PEEL and COCONUT CRÈME
proselytize for the virtues of the flesh

science & magic with GUN the Transformer
mystical imagery by SYNAESTHESIA

CDs will be available for sale at the event

9pm-2am
SHINE @ 1337 mission b/t 9th & 10th
soma, sf

$5 cover at the door
All profits from ComeUnion sales and this event go to support Conexus Cathedral
21+

Interested in the music, but can?t make the party? Listen to and order ComeUnion
mixes online at
http://www.conexusvillage.org/music

Want more info? Visit http://www.conexusvillage.org and http://www.triplepower.org

*** ComeUnion ***

Six hiNRG mixes featuring kick a*s Bay Area and playa DJs!
All proceeds go the Conexus Cathedral at Burning Man 2006.

Order today at http://www.conexusvillage.org/music



# Free NLP Personal Transformation Weekend Seminar

Friday, May 26, 2006 - Sunday, May 28, 2006 6:00 PM
I wanted to let you all know that there is a free NLP seminar is happening
May 26, 27, and 28th... This is really a great opportunity....

So, I went to this amazing wonderful 3 day Seminar called "Breakthrough to
Success" about a month ago and had a profoundly transformational experience.
The seminar leader, Christopher Howard, uses NLP practices to take you through powerful
change work around a specific focus area of your choosing - either health, career,
or relationships. (I absolutely love NLP and he is such a master, really!) It
is an opportunity to work with a master trainer for three days and put all your
energy and attention on an area of your life where you would like more fulfillment
and success. The rewards that are possible from taking the time to do something
like this for yourself are immeasurable.

I attended the seminar in January and choose to focus on my career. As a result
of the workshop I have gained inspiring new clarity around my future career direction
and how my to pattern my current experiences to be congruent with that. The workshop
opened doors to more then I had before thought possible. I set strategies for achieving
my desired outcomes and have already taken action on putting some of them into place.

I see this course as valuable to you as a forum for self growth and achieving greater
personal fulfillment, as a place to learn new skills and tools for working with
colleagues, family, friends, and also as an opportunity to attend a super high quality
experiential presentation and apply the learnings you gather from the experience
to times in your future when you may be constructing workshops and training sessions.
Finally I see it as a opportunity for our community to come together and share a
high quality personal development experience, and to gain some new distinctions
around how to LIVE YOUR LIFE AS ART. I will be attending the next workshop (my
second time) and my hope is that a whole bunch of you will be joining me too!

Location: Santa Clara Marriott
2700 Mission College Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone: (408) 988-1500
This is less then an hour away down in San Jose...

Dates & Times:
Breakthrough to Success Seminar
Fri. May 26 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Sat. May 27 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Sun. May 28 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Cost: FREE - I have free tix for anyone interested...

Here is the Web site to register and for more info:
http://www.powerofinfluence.com/cmd.php

Jillian Love

"We could say that love is the name we give that depth of attention
that allows the essence of someone else to speak back to us
in their own voice in their own way. We let them become visible but in the same
moment, because of the selfless nature of attentiveness, also reveal ourselves."
-David Whyte


# Cascadia Forest Defenders action
camp! May 26-29

Cascadia Forest Defenders is hosting an action camp on
Memorial Day
weekend, May 26th through May 29th, 2006. It will be
held in the
Mckenzie
River watershed in Oregon. The summer of action to
protect Cascadia's
last
ancient forest ecosystems will begin here. For
questions, please write:
forestdefenders [at] riseup.net

Workshops include:

Climbing skills
Knots
Tactics
Plant identification
Know your rights
Security culture
Maps, orienteering, and shelter building
Anarchy, feminism, and forest defense
Anti-racism
Men and feminism
Ecofeminism
Patriarchy
Civilization and your health

Rides leave from the Eugene Grower's Market (454
Willamette / Eugene,
Oregon) at 10 am on Friday, May 26th and Saturday, May
27th. Please
bring
all appropriate clothing for both warm and wet
weather, sleeping and
camping gear, and anything else you feel necessary.
Food will be
provided.
All genders are welcome.

Our web site will soon be updated at
http://www.forestdefenders.org If you're
interested in attending, driving a vehicle, or
facilitating a workshop,
email us at forestdefenders [at] riseup.net

Cascadia Forest Defenders is a collective that works
to create a
community
of mutual respect that confronts domination and works
to end industrial
logging and ecosystem destruction.



Sat May 27

# http://www.carnavalsf.com Street Festival Sat May 27, Sun May 28th, 2006 10am - 6pm
FESTIVAL booths, food, soundsystems, etc. on Harrison btwn 17th and 23rd St.
NOTE CAFE GRATITUDE yummy raw food is RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE at 20th and Harrison
Anyway there are many soundstages at this event and it is a fun party!
(SEE SUNDAY 9:30 am FOR PARADE)


# 38th Annual Kinetic Sculpture Race, Arcata CA (California)
Saturday, May 27, 2006 - Monday, May 29, 2006 9:00 AM
Arcata Plaza, Arcata
mat at http://www.kineticsculpturerace.org/map.shtml
Arcata view map More Info: 707-845-1717
http://www.kineticsculpturerace.org
http://www.kineticsculpturerace.org/
The "Arcata to Ferndale World Championship"
"For the Glory" May 27, 28, 29, 2006


# The Really Really Free Market Sat May 27 12pm-4pm Free!

The Really Really Free market happens on the last Saturday of every
month in Dolores Park from 12-4 pm.

What is The Really REALLY Free Market?
It's like a large community-wide garage sale, except everything is
FREE! Yes, that's right, FREE! Everyone is invitied to bring things
to GIVE AWAY!

So this is like bartering or trading, right?
Nope. Bartering and trading go something like this: I've got this
great shirt here, what can you offer me for it?
The RRFM goes something like this: I've got this really great shirt
here. I don't really wear it anymore, but I'd hate to see it go to
waste. Do you want it? Great! Here, it's yours!

Why would i want to do a thing like that?
Because you have to many things already! Because you're just going to
throw it away anyway. Because it FEELS GOOD! Do you have things
cluttering up your home? Maybe some stuff that you don't use anymore,
but you know that someone else would probably love. One person's
trash can truly be another person's
treasure!

What should I bring?
Bring *your thing* to the RRFM, whatever that is! Material goods,
food or drinks, a service to provide, a skill you have that you want
to teach to others, a performance, or anything else!

What if I don't have anything to give away?
Everyone has something to give to others. The RRFM isn't just about
giving away *stuff.* What is it that you do? Why not come to the RRFM
and find a way to do it for others, except this time for free just
for the fun of it. As a gift to others, as a gift to yourself. It's a
way of reclaiming meaning in your job, to give it as a gift,
unmediated by commerce.

Who runs the RRFM?
Well, the RRFM consists of the sum of its participants. The gift you
bring to the event, helps create what the event is for others, just
as what others bring to the event, creates what the event is for you.
That said, there are some folks who came together to help create the
structure for the RRFM to work. But it is our hope that soon enough,
our role within the RRFM will be the same as everyone else's. That
is, that each of us decides our own level
of involvement.

The RRFM is yours!
Take advantageous of that. Make it what you want it to be! If you
want to see something happening at the RRFM that isn't already
happening, than make it happen! If you want to see more people coming
to the RRFM, help spread the word! Send emails to your friends, make
and distribute flyers (make your ownor download them from the
website), talk to people about the RRFM.
----
Please help us keep the RRFM a 100% FREE and non-commercial event.
Once a month, let's come together and forget about trading,
bartering, and money. Leave the business cards at home and remember
the joy of giving for the sake of giving. Help us keep Dolores Park
clean. If no one takes what you brought, please bring it home with
you. If you like what you just read, get involved!
Come to the RRFM! Bring your own gifts to share! Spread the info, and
get more people involved! The RRFM takes YOU to make it happen.

We have an email list that sends out one email a month to remind you
of the next RRFM. To subscribe, send an email to
rrfm-announce-subscribe at lists.riseup.net

http://www.sf-rrfm.org
http://tribes.tribe.net/rrfm

Dolores Park 550 Dolores St @ 20th St. San Francisco

In the southeast corner of dolores park (towards Dolores and 20th)
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=550+dolores+st+san
+francisco&ll=37.760808,-122.426147&spn=0.015335,0.043259&om=1
rsykes1710 at yahoo.com http://www.sf-rrfm.org


# SF KFC protest -- Saturday, May 27
Please join me this Saturday, May 27, at the Bay Area Vegetarians' San Francisco KFC protest. This is a fun, friendly, and peaceful event. But we're putting pressure on KFC and letting passers-by (and potential customers) know about KFC's cruelty to chickens. Posters and leaflets are provided -- all you need to do is show up! For information about why we're protesting KFC in particular, please see: http://www.kentuckyfriedcruelty.com/why.asp
Please note: Rain cancels the KFC protest.
What: KFC protest
When: Noon to 1:00 pm
Where: KFC, 200 Duboce Ave (at Guerrero St., right off Market)
http://bayareaveg.org/events.htm?EID=1176#1176


# Springfest 5/27
With temperatures soaring like the price of gas, False Profit is cashing
in on the natural heat of spring time. Don't miss your opportunity to be
part of this incredible annual cycle of renewal and rebirth. FP is
partnering with the Rhythm Society venture capitalists and invoking the
Visionary Arts Community to offer you a special daytime event at a park in
the Easy Bay hills. Mark your calendar for May 27 (that's Saturday on
Memorial Day weekend), because this is one event you can't afford to miss!

{{{ SpringFest, 5/27/06 }}}

Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland
Map and directions: http://rdr.to/LZ

* Adam Ohana (Get Freaky, an-ten-nae.net)
* Alxndr (DownLow)
* benchun (False Profit)
* Boreta (Nexus, Troubled Youth)
* Donna Matrix (Newsbreakz)
* Piotron (DownLow)
* Shanti (Rhythm Society)

No other daytime party can deliver 100 feet of water falls, peaceful
reflective pools, stone stairways, and a killer view. This is not
something that happens every day, because May 27 is not just any day. It's
SpringFest, and we must be crazy to give this all away. That's right, this
is a FREE party. Donations are, of course, appreciated to help with the
expenses for the permits and sound. Most importantly, remember that the
life you enjoy may be your own.

Visionary Art installations by:

* Star Simone ( http://www.estralladelmar.com )
* vibrata chromodoris ( http://www.vibrata.com )
* Victor Olenev ( http://www.arthealing.org )

Mark your calendar, pick up some sunscreen, and get ready to celebrate the
final days of spring!


# 05/27-Annual SF MASTURBATE-A-THON http://sexandculture.org
See you at the Masturbate-a-Thon! We've just confirmed our celebrity guests: Nina Hartley, Michael Soldier, and Tassy Pink! (If you need 'Thon inspiration, you MUST come see Betty Dodson when she visits on 5/12 and/or 5/14!)
xoxox--CQ and the staff of the Center for Sex & Culture


# The Masturbate-a-Thon! Sat May 27 4 p.m. onward $20 or a pledge sheet

LIVE at the Center for Sex & Culture, 398 11th Street at Harrison!
This is fundraising and consciousness-raising at its most pleaurable.
Download a pledge form at http://www.masturbate-a-thon.com, get pledges,
come at 4 pm (if you're trying to break last year's 7.5 hour time
record) or later, and choose where to take part: men's-only, women's-
only, or mixed space, or (with ID ONLY), in front of the webcast
camera! MCs Nina Hartley and Michael Soldier! Limited space for
voyeurs. All genders and orientations welcome. Trophies for longest
time, most orgams, most funds raised. 18 and over ONLY. Details at
http://www.masturbate-a-thon.com Come for a cause!

Center for Sex & Culture
398 11th Street at Harrison
San Francisco
415-255-1155
http://www.sexandculture.org
mail at sexandculture.org 415-255-1155
http://www.masturbate-a-thon.com


# Forward SF and SFhousemusic.com presents:
Bushbashing - Saturday May 27
?In Memory of all the Souls Lost in Mad Men?s Wars.?
DJ?s:
Jeno (Wicked)
Adnan (Forward SF)
Galen (Pacificsound)
Claude VonStroke (DirtyBird)
Ramiro (Uniting Souls ? Seattle)
Amit Shoham (Tarantic Records)
This will be an Underground Party held @ Cyclone in San Francisco
Indoor & Outdoor areas ? 10 pm to Morning
$10 b4 Midnight / $15 after
For Location info please call (415) 255-2550
And on the web @ check http://www.forwardsf.com and http://www.sfhousemusic.com
http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/ccd31b1f-0539-43b0-ba55-57d506464f34


# Goa Gil and Ariane Memorial Day Meltdown 2006
Saturday May 27, 2006

Join us for the traditional Memorial Meltdown as we once again Redefine the Ancient Tribal Ritual for the 21st Century. We begin at sunset with Tribal drumming, followed by an ethno tribal mix from Ariane. The ritual continues through the night and into the day with an epic Dj set from Goa Gil.

Please bring everything you need to survive for the weekend, including food and water. Be prepared for all types of weather, from low nighttime temperatures to high heat during the day.

This is a LEAVE NO TRACE event! Please pack out what you pack in, take all of your trash and recycling with you!

Leave your negative attitudes at home, and treat each other and the land with respect!

Mackie Fusion sound by Tantra
Emergency medical support by MARS

More details will be posted closer to the party date.

To volunteer for the party please email: goagil_meltdown06 [at] yahoo.com

http://www.goagil.com/Meltdown2006/meltdown06a.html



# May 27-29: WholeBody Wisdom - 3-day Intensive
I hope to see you there!  Blessings, Scott 510-836-2041
http://www.wholebodywisdom.com/workshops/Masculine_Feminine


# CONSPIRACY CON 6  ~  May 27 & 28, 2006 with 9/11 speakers
6th Annual CONSPIRACY CON (May 27-28) has at least three speakers who will be addressing 9/11 directly, including former FBI Ted Gunderson and journalists Anthony J. Hilder and Jim Marrs.  Also confirmed is comic Bill Santiago, who performed at the 9/11Truth/Anti-Bush benefit show, BEHIND Every TERRORIST, There Is a BUSH.  He will be doing his usual edgy political humor at the Saturday banquet.
CONSPIRACY CON 6  ~  May 27 & 28, 2006
Hyatt Regency (formerly The Westin) in Santa Clara, CA
10 of the world's most controversial speakers to convene in the San Francisco Bay Area
Speaker Banquet with Raffle and Comedy
Panel Discussion  /  Exhibits  /  Books, Tapes, etc.
Jim Marrs - 9/11 WITHIN THE MATRIX
Senator John DeCamp - FRANKLIN COVER-UP REVISITED
Dr. Stan Monteith - THE COMING PLANNED FINANCIAL COLLAPSE
Stewart Swerdlow - MIND CONTROL TO MIND PATROL
Ted L. Gunderson - FBI FOREKNOWLEDGE OF 9/11
Anthony J. Hilder - VASSELS OF THE VAMPIRE
Clay Douglas - THE OLD WORLD ORDER
Eve Lorgen - ALIEN / SECRET GOVT. MANIPULATION
Comic Bill Santiago - BANQUET ENTERTAINMENT
Jordan Maxwell - SPECIAL GUEST (non-presenter)
Michael Tsarion - SPECIAL GUEST (non-presenter)
Dr. Louis Turi - SPECIAL GUEST (non-presenter)
Ruben Uriarte - MASTER OF CEREMONIES
more info (209) 832-0999 conspiracycon sbcglobal.net
http:// http://www.conspiracycon.com


# Marine World Demo - Be There!!!!!
Join Local Activists at a Protest at Six Flags Marine World on
Memorial Day Weekend

Leaflets and signs will be provided at the demo?just show up and
bring some friends!

When: Saturday May 27 and Monday May 29 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Where: Six Flags Marine World, Vallejo, by the ticket booths

Map:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?
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