SF events 9.6

Wednesday Sep 6 on http://indybay.org
5PM Weekly Wednesday Protest - Justice for...
5:30PM Banner Making Skill-share @ Ruckus! Help Save the...
7PM Fault Lines open meeting
7:30PM The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror
7:30PM Samantha King Pink Ribbons, Inc.: Breast Cancer...
10PM cruel & unusual: a provocation of short plays on...
Thursday Sep 7
12PM Hotel Workers All Day Picket, St Francis Thursday
6PM Berkeley Teach-In Against the War: Lebanon: The...
More Events...


# Sept 5, 6 and 7. Beginner HoopDance Intensive. SAN FRANCISCO. T, W, R 7:30-9pm. Taught by Christabel. Special Post Burning Man class to keep your spirits high during re-integration to city life...
http://hoopgirl.com


# Sep 6, 7pm San Rafael
Last year, the Bay Area responded with open arms to the devastation
caused by Hurricane Katrina by taking into their homes the
bewildered dogs and cats who had been abandoned and left to suffer
the wrath of the storm alone. In observance of the one-year
anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Marin Humane Society and In
Defense of Animals present a special one-time screening of Dark
Water Rising: The Truth About Hurricane Katrina Animal Rescues,
Wednesday, September 6, 7pm, at the Smith Rafael Film Center (1118
4th St., San Rafael). Award-winning documentary film director Mike
Shiley will make a personal appearance to introduce his new film and
answer questions, and Captain Cindy Machado of the Marin Humane
Society will present information about disaster preparedness for
people with pets. A $10 suggested donation will benefit animals in
need.

THERE IS ALSO A SF EVENT ON AUGUST 30th AT THE ROXIE THEATER.

More than 2,500 of the four-legged Katrina survivors were brought to
the Bay Area for care prior to being reunited with their families or
placed in new, loving homes. They were the lucky ones — more than
35,000 companion animals perished in New Orleans due to disaster
policies that didn't take pets into account. Dark Water Rising
introduces us to the courageous people who traveled to New Orleans
from around the country and risked their own lives to rescue trapped
and starving animals. The film also begs the question: How can we
protect our pets if something like this happens in the Bay Area?

Haunted by his memories of the dead, frightened and emaciated
animals he saw while filming in New Orleans, Shiley says, "It's my
deepest hope that this film motivates people to put pressure on
Congress to pass the PETS Act so that never again will anyone be
forced to evacuate without their pets."

The roles MHS and IDA played in the aftermath of the hurricanes
The Marin Humane Society was centrally involved with pet rescue
efforts in the aftermath of the hurricanes last fall. Leading the
first-ever pet airlifts to transport animals out of the disaster
region, 2,500 rescued dogs and cats were flown to the Bay Area as
part of MHS' Operation Orphans of the Storm. Animal shelters and
rescue organizations around the Bay cared for these animals until
they could be reunited or rehomed.

"I will never forget the looks of relief and gratitude in the eyes
of the dogs and cats as they emerged from their airplane crates into
the arms of volunteers waiting to care for them," says Diane
Allevato, executive director, Marin Humane Society. "We were happy
to help these animals, but they deserved much better — they deserved
to be evacuated with their families."

In Defense of Animals also played a key role in disaster relief
efforts for animals, sending volunteers to the hurricane-stricken
area to rescue animals and transport them to regional shelters with
the ability to care for them. IDA's Project Hope volunteers are
still involved in transporting animals out of the affected areas.

"This powerful film of bravery and compassion documents the courage
and dedication of caring people to right the wrongs of others," says
Elliot Katz, DVM, president, In Defense of Animals. "Viewing it made
me more determined than ever to advocate for disaster relief and
preparation. I hope that the harsh lessons we've learned from this
disaster have not been in vain and that our national leaders will
commit to animal evacuation plans being part of all future disaster
planning around the country."

Tickets for the screening of Dark Water Rising will be sold at the
door beginning at 6pm. Space is limited. For further information,
please call In Defense of Animals at (415) 388-9641 or the Marin
Humane Society at (415) 506-6256.

Please note:
Filmmaker Mike Shiley is available for interviews.
The film trailer can be viewed at:
http://darkwaterrising.com/trailer.html

CONTACT: Sheri Cardo Marin Humane Society (415) 506-6263
scardo @ MarinHumaneSociety.org

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THE OIL FACTOR: BEHIND THE WAR ON TERROR
Inspired by Jan Lundberg
http://www.CultureChange.org

Today, 6.5 billion humans depend entirely on oil for food, energy, plastics and chemicals. Population growth is on a collision course with the inevitable decline in oil production. After assessing today’s dwindling oil reserves and skyrocketing use of oil for fuels, plastics and chemicals, this new documentary questions the motives for the U.S. wars in the Middle-East and Central Asia where 3/4 of the world’s oil and natural gas is located. Filmmakers Ungerman and Brohy expose the human cost and examine the big picture of the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq that may lead the world toward the next global conflict. Did you know that almost half a million U.S. military personnel are deployed overseas near oil fields and oil routes? Or that the U.S. military deployment in Afghanistan and Central Asia blocks China and Russia from accessing oil and natural gas they desperately need for their economies? Interviews gathered throughout the Middle-East, Europe, and the U.S., including a Bechtel executive in Baghdad, also expose who is cashing in on the tens of billions of dollars requested from Congress by the current administration of Dubbya Bush. A must-see for anyone who wants to fill in the blanks with what is really at stake with today’s “war on terror.”

Before and after the film, everyone’s invited to indulge in our Humanist Tea House http://www.HumanistHall.net
$5 donations are accepted

September 6, 2006 Starts at 07:30 PM

Humanist Hall 390 27th Street
between telegraph and Broadway, below Pill Hill
midtown Oakland, CA 94612

Additional Event Information 519-393-5685
http://www.theoilfactor.com
http://laughingsquid.com/squidlist/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=6838&year=2006&month=09

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Thu Sep 7 ---- Full Moon on Sept 7th 5:00 PM

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Thu Sep 7 5:30-7:30 pm First Thursday art receptions @ 49 Geary!
20 Art Galleries in 5 story building. PARTY! Also 14 Geary, 77 Gearry , etc.

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Gallery showing in San Francisco
Thursday, September 7 6:00 PM
Gallery showing in San Francisco
Norma Cordova is showing her Flesh themed art
This was a great project I am proud to be a part of and was super fun as well, I hope to see some of you guys there.
Opening reception Thursday, September 7 5pm – late 21+
111 Minna gallery 111 Minna street @ 2nd street, San Francisco
http://www.111minnagallery.com 415.974.1719

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Buffalo Field Campaign Road Show

Join Buffalo Field Campaign from West Yellowstone and very special guest, Good Shield, solo artist of indigenous funk band 7th Generation Rise for an evening of storytelling, music, discussion and video presentation to find out why state and federal agencies are using your tax dollars to kill America’s last wild buffalo.

Good Shield is a member of the Lakota Nation, whose song stylings
range from Acoustic Rock to Funk.

BFC co-founder Mike Mease will bring exclusive video footage shot last winter of wild buffalo and the campaign to protect them from senseless slaughter.

Sliding scale donations go directly to the all-volunteer Buffalo Field Campaign for their frontline work in the field.

The Buffalo Field Campaign is the only group in the
field 365 days a year, standing in defense of the buffalo, and
documenting every action taken against them.

7-9 pm
Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley (bew. Parker & Dwight)
Wheelchair accessible

Info: 510-548-2220 or http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org

September 7, 2006 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Venue Information
Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94702

Additional Event Information
510-548-2220
http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org
http://laughingsquid.com/squidlist/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=7074&year=2006&month=09

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Michael Franti's documentary on Iraq playing this Fri. nite at SF Buddhist Center
Friday, September 8, 7:00 PM
Fri, Sep 8, 7pm— Film Night! @ 37 Bartlett St.
between Mission, and Valencia, 21st and 22nd St.

“I KNOW I'M NOT ALONE: A Musician's Search for the Human Cost of War.” A documentary of a journey into the war zones of the Middle East. One critic wrote, “This film re-ignites and inspires us to do more — and to do it differently. It opens the heart and mind.” $5 donation requested. BYO popcorn. More information: Ann 289-2019
http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/Michael-Frantis-documentary-on-Iraq-playing-this-Fri-nite-at-SF-Buddhist-Center/san-francisco-ca/decb6ab1-bb8e-4353-b865-5e098f2e9d25

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Get Freaky Decompression Friday, September 8 10:00 PM
Glitchmob Invades 1015 Folsom (at 6th St.) for post burn dancefloor devastation.
http://www.an-ten-nae.net/ for more info
http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/Get-Freaky-Decompression/san-francisco-ca/25335d74-565d-4757-aa47-a063d045ecb4

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# September 8 - 21 Announcing Camp Democracy
Announcing Camp Democracy
Cindy Sheehan to Move Camp to National Mall
Cindy Sheehan and activists in the growing peace movement plan to
move Camp Casey to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., September
8 - 21. The camp on the Mall will carry the name Camp Democracy at
Fort Fed Up. Organizers intend the camp to bring together peace
activists with activists for social justice, united in demanding a
shift of public resources from war to the needs of people.
Participants will lobby Congress to end all funding of the
occupation of Iraq, and will demand that Congress hold the Bush
Administration accountable for the falsehoods that launched the war
and the abuses of power here at home that have accompanied it. Camp
Democracy is launching an outreach effort to include organizations
in the planning of the camp's activities, which are all in the
initial stages. Organizations already on board are listed on the
website:
http://campdemocracy.org
Participating organizations and guest experts and celebrities will
provide workshops and training sessions on a wide range of issues,
as well as on communications, voter registration, nonviolent civil
disobedience, lobbying, organizing, media production, and
performance arts. Congress Members and congressional candidates will
take part. Local elected officials will instruct attendees on
participation in local government. Musicians will perform concerts.
New films will be shown on a large screen. Participants will acquire
useful skills while demanding fundamental change.
Individuals can sign up and plan to come:
http://campdemocracy.org/user/2
And volunteer to help:
http://campdemocracy.org/about
Organizations, large and small, can sign up to participate:
http://campdemocracy.org/node/3
Organizations, trainers, speakers, educators, and performers should
propose activities that they believe would benefit thousands of
citizens who want to work for change:
http://campdemocracy.org/node/4
Internet activists, and anyone with a blog or a website, can help by
posting this information and link to the website using this link:

http://www.campdemocracy.org

http://campdemocracy.org/

A camp for peace, democracy, and the restoration of the rule of law.
Camp Casey will move from Crawford, Texas, to Washington, D.C., to
create a larger camp focused not only on ending the war but also on
righting injustices here at home and on holding accountable the Bush
Administration and Congress. Tents will provide activist activities,
trainings, workshops, and entertainment on these themes: War/ Peace/
Nonviolence | The Constitution/ Accountability/ Censure/ Impeachment
| Poverty/ Katrina/ Immigration/ Labor | Environment/ Health Care/
Education

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# SEP 9 Power to the Peaceful Concert Free concert in Golden Gate Park Michael Franti
http://spearheadvibrations.com/index.html Speedway Meadow
http://www.stayhuman.org

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# Sat Sep 9 5th Annual Rally and March for 9-11 Truth

Saturday, September 9th, 2006

This Year's theme- "Impeach the Terrorists!"
Rally 10:00 AM in San Francisco at the Panhandle (between Oak and Fell
at Ashbury),
10:30 AM March/Parade up Ashbury to Haight Street through Golden Gate
Park to Speedway Meadow (about 2 miles) to the-

8th Annual 9-11 Power to the Peaceful Concert
featuring Michael Franti & Spearhead
http://www.powertothepeaceful.org
beginning at 11:00 AM, free Concert & Social Justice Festival lasts
until 5:00 PM. (We are co-sponsors of the Power to the Peaceful
Concert/Social Justice Festival and will have a booth there.)

9-11 Truth for Peace and Justice Rally and March sponsored by the
Northern California 9-11 Truth Alliance, 1-866-268-2320

http://www.communitycurrency.org
http:// http://www.911truth.org
http://www.sf911truth.org

Pictures of last year's march and rally- (It was fun!)
http://www.communitycurrency.org/9-10rally.html

To endorse, volunteer, contact Carol Brouillet, 650-857-0927, cbrouillet @ igc.org

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# The Time Of Peace Is Now
You Are Cordially Invited To Bring Your Divine, Peaceful Presence To A Rainbow Circle Of Peace...
Saturday Sept. 9th Speedway Meadows In The Golden Gate Park Following "The Power To The Peaceful" Event...
We Will Gather At The Center Of Speedway Meadows By The Permanent Bathrooms And Create A Sacred Space And Circle...
Ah-Oming And Praying For Global Peace... The Time Of Peace Is Now
http://lightparty.com http://Globalpeacefoundation.org http://forgivenessday.org
415-3812357...415-381-2644...415-384-0834


# Michael Franti & FREQ Nasty: 9/9 in SF!!!
Saturday, September 9 9:00 PM “BIG BEATS NOW!”

What: The 4th Annual Power to the Peaceful After Party!
Why: 100% of Proceeds benefit the Power to the Peaceful Festival and helps keep free Conscious Music Free in San Francisco!
When: Saturday, September 9th. 9:00pm-4:00am
Where: Mezzanine, 444 Jessie Street @ Mint (5th St. @ Mission)
How Much: $25, Must be 21+ with valid ID, NO In & Outs!
Details: World Class Live Music, DJs and Performance
Limited Pre-Sale tickets: http://www.Powertothepeacceful.Org

Join us to celebrate and support the 2006 Power to the Peaceful with a night featuring deep beats from around the world…

Featuring: Michael Franti & Spearhead
With All-Star Jam Session featuring Power to the Peaceful Festival Performers

Special Guest: FREQ NASTY (http://www.FreqNasty.com)
Exclusive Post Playa SF Appearance

DJ Vinroc (http://www.thetriplethreatdjs.com, 5th Platoon - NYC)
Darek Mazzone (KEXP Seattle, Planet Beat, Naxos Records)

21 and over ONLY with valid ID! 100% of proceeds benefit the PTTP Festival

http://www.powertothepeaceful.org
http://www.spearheadvibrations.com
http://www.nitevibe.com

Décor & Environments provided by Anon-Salon & Inflatable Arts; Visionary Creators of Burning Man Decompression & The Sea of Dreams NYE Celebrations**

Stilting and Performance by the Von Stilt Family Stilters!

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# Yard Dogs at GAMH Saturday, September 9 8:30 PM
Location: The Great American Music Hall 859 O'Farrell St
@ Polk / Larkin, San Francisco, CA http://www.musichallsf.com
As most of you already know, this show is not to be missed! V & I are getting tix for the Sat night show... please join us!

Yard Dogs Road Show
Sat & Sun, Sept 9 & 10, 2006

Doors: 8:30pm; Show: 9:00pm
Tickets: $16 adv/$18 door - General Admission
The Great American Music Hall
859 O'Farrell St, San Francisco, CA 94109

Yard Dogs Road Show
http://www.eddyjoecotton.com/yarddogs.html

Born from the saloon vaudeville that toured the Wild West in the late 1800's. Slammed into the underworld of modern American road culture. The Yard Dogs combine the elements of vaudeville and burlesque - creating a timeless space for the union of ancient theatrical alchemy and modern pop culture. A true story on stage. Sword swallowers, fire eaters, burlesque, rambling hobo poetry and sideshow oddities all animated by the live sounds of the Yard Dogs cartoon gypsy band, The Golden Wings of Glory.

"Burlesque inspired, hair on fire, electrified cartoon music played by a well dressed jug band in a dark circus tent with a man swallowing swords and hobo rambling poetry . Oh yeah, and did I mention the dancing girls, dancing girls, dancing girls! The Yard Dogs offer much more than entertainment. They peddle adventure and soulful abandon...a wild electrifying sense of freedom...written by the light of campfires with the hand of wine, music, lust and dust." -SF Weekly

Tickets available on-line at Virtuous.com & Tickets.com.
Tickets also available via phone at 1-800-225-2277.

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# ANON SALON/ PlayAround! - 9.9.06 http://anonsalon.com 285 9th St @ Folsom 10p-4a

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# Sokano Avenue Stroll “Send In The Clowns” Sunday, September 10, 2006
 Non-profit Information &/or Fundraising (New- Both Categories merged)
You may raise money by donation, raffles, memberships and/or materials donated to you.
You may sell or give away promotional materials about your organization.
Keep literature distribution and clipboard activity behind your table.
It you are hosting a game booth, no cash prizes or live animals are allowed. Small toys, balloons and other prizes are acceptable. We encourage you to have game booths rather than sell products. Call us for great booth ideas!
entry fee for a booth to be submitted Aug. 1

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# Monday, September 11, 2006
Premiere of new film of David Ray Griffin- "9/11 the Myth and the Reality"
7:00- 10:00 pm
Grand Lake Theater
3200 Grand Lake Avenue
Oakland, California

The film is being produced by Ken Jenkins, and drawn from David Ray
Griffin's talks last spring in the Bay Area.

Co-sponsored by the Northern California 9-11 Truth Alliance

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# 9/11/06, there will be a screening of David
Ray Griffin's historic talk at the Progressive Democrats of the East
Bay sponsored event. The film will show at the Grand Lake Theater,
September 11th, at 7pm.

Please come on Thursday in SF to talk politics, self-organize, and
create truth-finding.

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.scholarsfor911truth.org

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

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# Also on September 11, 2006

In New York, at Ground Zero
http://s15.invisionfree.com/Loose_Change_Forum/index.php?showtopic=6271

NY911truth.org is also planning a series of events from 9/9/06 to
9/11/06, for details see their webpage at-
http://www.ny911truth.org/events/5th_anniversary.htm

In Washington DC,from September 11-18th, 2006
http://www.911citizenscourt.com

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# We are not going to work on 9-11. That might be good for some of us, but what if.....

EVERYONE THAT WOULD JOIN WITH US ALL OVER THE COUNTRY......

DID NOT BUY ANYTHING....NOT ONE PENNY SPENT ON THAT DAY...

maybe the message would hit home faster to the Bankers and Government.
Does anyone want to run some figures to see how much the Corporations would lose in profits for our one day of standing? Would it take more than one day to express our choice?
Just a thought. Lou (AZ)

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SEPTEMBER 11 - WORK A DAY FOR PEACE

One hundred years ago, on September 11, 1906 Mohandas Gandhi convened a meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, to mobilize his community to oppose racially degrading legislation. That September 11th, more than 3000 people solemnly pledged to disobey the proposed law, despite the consequences, without the use of violence. This fall, Nonviolent Peaceforce invites you to resolve to break the new cycle of violence that began on September 11, 2001.

GATHER to break the cycle:
Gather with others to reflect on the teachings of Gandhi, to take the Resolution together, to discuss working for the use of nonviolent solutions to conflicts. We've provided a leaflet template you can edit, a Gathering Guide, background articles, and other resources you can use locally to hold your own 100th Anniversary event.

WORK A DAY to break the cycle:
The Nonviolent Peaceforce works in the field every day to break the cycle of violence. You can work locally-by donating a day's pay or the cost of a day's unarmed civilian peacekeeping, by volunteering your time, by learning more nonviolence skills.

RESOLVE to break the cycle:
"I choose to break the cycle of violence. I will seek to resolve my own conflicts without violence; and I will encourage nonviolent responses to conflict by my neighbors, governments, and civilians worldwide."

GO TO http://www.workadayforpeace.org
We will deliver your resolution signatures to the UN Secretary General after November 11, the anniversary of the end of World War I. This will help us in our work to urge the United Nations to explore unarmed peacekeeping as an alternative to armed peacekeeping.

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# September 11-12th, 2006- 9/11 Film Festival

Premiere of new film of David Ray Griffin- "9/11 the Myth and the Reality"
September 11, 2006, 6:30 pm
Grand Lake Theater
3200 Grand Lake Avenue
Oakland, California

Doors open at 6:00 each night, trailers, previews and shorts start at
6:30, film premieres start at 7:00. Q & A / discussion with the
filmmakers follows each night.

This will be the world film premiere of David Ray Griffin's talk given
at the Grand Lake Theater March 30, 2006 to a sold out audience.
Griffin's presentation was videotaped with six cameras, and 9/11
filmmaker Ken Jenkins has illustrated the film with hundreds of
graphics and clips. This video will likely become not only the
definitive Griffin DVD, but will likely serve as the Loose Change for
the older generations. Griffin condensed the highlights of his first
two books on 9/11 into a dynamic presentation. A slightly shorter
version of the same talk was given April 3rd at the prestigious
Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, and much of the footage in the
film is from that location. The premiere will be followed by a
question and answer session with filmmaker and 9/11 activist Ken
Jenkins

Co-sponsored by the Northern California 9-11 Truth Alliance


# Ask a Scientist - Topic: Alternative Energy 1200 9th Ave. @ Lincoln
http://upcoming.org/event/98197 Canvas Cafe and Gallery 6:30 PM



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# 9/11 CITIZENS Court in Wash DC on September 11 - 18
This is from a founder of Veterans for 9/11 Truth http://www.V911T.org
This Sept 11, 2006 a new era will dawn on America. On that day the
people will convene and move through the legal recourse needed to
redress the government. At no other time in our nations history has so
important a moment drawn near. As the war of lies passes the $500
Billion debt mark and 3000 US dead along with 100,000's in the nation
we "saved", as freedom and liberty has been sold out to a federal
police force, as all Americans have been affected by corporate and
limited liability governments and municipal codes, time has come for
the change
http://www.911citizenscourt.com

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# Film- 9/11 Guilt: The Proof is in Your Hands September 12, 2006 6:30 pm
Grand Lake Theater 3200 Grand Lake Ave Oakland, California

Doors open at 6:00 each night, trailers, previews and shorts start at
6:30, film premieres start at 7:00. Q & A / discussion with the
filmmakers follows each night.

In August 2005 Jim Hoffman and Don Paul recorded presentations for the
second convening of the Los Angeles Citizens' Grand Jury on the Crimes
of September 11, 2001. Later they spent many hours with videographer
Celestine Star adding photographs, footage, and other graphics to
document their assertions. The result is 58 minutes of compelling
evidence and analyses.

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# <http://www.filtertalent.com> http://www.filtertalent.com
SALT OR NO SALT? THAT IS THE QUESTION! FILTER/TALENT party at:
Tres Agaves Wednesday, September 13th from 6-10 PM
130 Townsend Street (at 2nd St.) 415-227-0500
Designing complex flash animations, mobile GUIs and
print campaigns is hard work. Sometimes you even
have to stay after 6 PM. Well not on this night
amigo/amigas! Press save, log out and come party with the crew
from FILTER/TALENT. Margaritas, munchies and a chance to savor that last
bit of summer! Please RSVP to events [at] filtertalent.com by September
6th or no chips for you!


# Sept 13-Nov 29. 12 week HoopGirl™ Hoopdance Workout. SAN FRANCISCO. Weds, 8-10pm. Taught by Certified HoopGirl dance instructor Annie with guest appearance by Christabel
http://hoopgirl.com

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# Bent: Runs with Scissors! Fri Sep 15 9:00 PM SF Citadel
1277 Mission St. @ 9th St. http://www.sfcitadel.org
A dungeon party exclusively for kinky youth
http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net

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# Earthdance 2006 Laytonville, CA - USA
Fri - Sun September 15-16-17
http://www.earthdance.org/sf
3 day Camp Out Celebration for World Peace and Unity, set amidst a beautiful old growth oak forest, featuring 5 Stages of Entertainment uniting Jamband, World, Conscious Lyricism, Electronica, Reggae and Folk. Also featuring Global Artisans Market, Late Night Cinema, Healing Village, Kidlandia, Speakers Forum, Activist Alley, Workshops, All Night Music Cafés and much more... 2006 Artists Include:
Ani DiFranco India.Arie Ozomatli Blackalicious Tea Leaf Green Mad Professor
DJ Logic John Trudell Kid Beyond Kan'Nal
FULL LINE-UP http://www.earthdance.org/sf/artists.html

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# Earthdance Northern California "Give Peace a Dance"
September 15th, 16th and 17th Black Oak Ranch, Laytonville, CA.

3 day Camp Out Celebration for World Peace and Unity, set amidst a beautiful old growth oak forest, featuring 5 Stages of entertainment uniting Jamband, World, Conscious Lyricism, Electronica, Reggae and Folk. Also featuring Global Artisans Market, all night music and jam cafes, international food court, workshop domes, late night cinema, healing village, activist alley, hot showers, and more...

Over 70 acts on 5 stages featuring:
Ani DiFranco India.Arie Ozomatli Blackalicious
Tea Leaf Green Mad Professor DJ Logic John Trudell
FreQ Nasty Lorin Bassnectar Pele Juju Kid Beyond Toshi Reagan
Lina Angel Kan'nal Wisdom Procussions Trillian Green Ancient Future
Tina Malia Jennifer Johns DJ Dragonfly DJ Jesse Saunders DJ Zack Darling

and many many more...
For full line up visit: http://www.earthdance.org/sf
Special Festival event:
"The Council of Elders", Special forum featuring indigenous and modern elders from many nations.
Special guests include:
Arun Gandhi - (Grandson of late Mahatma Gandhi)
Ina May Gaskin - (International pioneer of spirtual midwifery)
Stephen Gaskin - (renowned counter-cutlure leader)
Oren Lyons - (Chief of the Onondaga Nation)
Angus Baker Pilgrim - (oldest living elder of the Southern Oregon tribes)
Wavy Gravy - (activist clown extrordinair)
Gerardo Kanek Barrios - (Maya Elder from Guatemala)
Bob (Bubbunj) Weatherall - (Australian Aboriginal elder)
Moises Villafane - (Arhuarco tribe of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Columbia)
Rudolpho Piogrekedo - (Amazonian elder of the Witoto tribe)
more to be announced... Ticket Prices..
$135.00 - Presale: 3 day ticket includes camping.
$165.00 - At the Gate $60 - Sunday Only ticket.
For full festival info, online ticket sales and ticket outlets please visit:
http://www.earthdance.org/sf
Join Earthdance, the world's largest synchronized music and dance event for peace, uniting over 250 locations in 50 countries. <<<GIVE PEACE A DANCE>>>

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# Polyamory Contingent in "HOW BERKELEY CAN YOU BE PARADE: SEPT 17 (SUN) events » politics & activism
This is to announce that we will be having a Polyamory Contingent in this year's annual... event starts Sunday, September 17, 2006

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# 09/16/2006 - 8pm - ALL AGES Wisdom
live at Earthdance International Festival - Laytonville

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# International Coastal Clean-up - September 16 - 9am-Noon
Berkeley coordinates with the cities of Albany and Emeryville to clean up
the 13 mile stretch along the East Bay shoreline.
9:00 a.m. All groups and individuals should meet at the Berkeley staging
area located behind the Seabreeze Market at the corner of University and
Frontage Rd. Here, everyone needs to sign waivers, we give you trash
/recycle bags, pencils, tally cards and a map of the areas we need to
clean. THERE ARE SEVEN BERKELEY SITES clean up until 12pm noon

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# SAVE THE DATE
ForestEthics invites you to join us on September 20, 2006, for our 2nd Annual Wine Tasting and Auction at supperclub in San Francisco, from 6:00 - 10:00 pm.

Sip exquisite wines and micro-brews. Savor gourmet hours d'oeuvres. Save Endangered Forests by bidding on rare wines, relaxing getaways, and a wide array of other auction items.

Admission is $50.00. More information to follow. Visit
http://www.forestethics.org for updates on this event, or contact
Jessica @ forestethics.org or at 415-863-4563 x312.

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# ForestEthics invites you to our 2nd Annual Wine Tasting and Auction.
September 20, 2006, 6:00 - 10:00 pm, supperclub, 657 Harrison St. (at 3rd Street), San Francisco
Sip exquisite wines. Savor gourmet hors d’oeuvres. Save Endangered Forests by bidding on rare wines, relaxing getaways, and a wide array of other auction items.
The event features tastings from three premier California vineyards, along with live and silent auctions. Please visit our web page for updates on auction items and to reserve one of the supperclub’s chic beds for private seating.
Admission is $50 RSVP at
http://www.forestethics.org/event or call 415.863.4563 ext. 312
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# Northern California 9-11 Truth Alliance Meeting
Thursday, September 21, 2006
at The Grand Lake Neighborhood Center
530 Lake Park Avenue,(between Lakeshore Avenue and Grand Avenue) in Oakland
7:00 p.m. to 10:00p.m.

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# American Monetary Reform Conference Chicago, Sept. 21-24, 2006
http://www.monetary.org/2006_conference_announcement.htm
Before the US Civil War, there were 300 forms of currency in America.
Now we live in a fascist dictatorship, and dissent is not allowed.
Note: the Freemen of Montana each served 10 years for circulating alternative currency.
This is how the busted the FreeMen post Waco.
Learn the laws of sovereignty to escape this death.


# Sep 21-25 http://SymbiosisGathering.com arts music lifestyle gathering
Sierra Nevada Mountains of Northern California. Here is a flyer on http://tribe.net
http://people.tribe.net/1cc54969-48f5-41d6-9105-954ded67fc52/blog/5296f007-2457-4dbe-a476-cfcfd5d83667


# 09/23-SF LOVE PARADE http://www.LoveParadeSF.org
Civic Center Plaza Polk St. and Grove St

including: Paul Oakenfold, Massive Attack, Grandmaster Flash, Bad Boy Bill, Christopher Lawrence, Rennie Pilgrem, Lee Burridge, Junkie XL (Live), DJ Dan, Kaskade, Lee Coombs, Miss Kitten, Donald Glaude, Richard Vission, DJ Rap, Darude, DJ Shadow, D:Fuse, Hyper, Dieselboy, Andy Moor, Aphrodite, Dyloot, John Howard, Steve Porter, Luke Fair, Penta, General Midi, Simply Jeff, Deekline & Wizard, Jahbo, Nick Thayer, and much much more to be announced!

We’re also excited to announce the first round of LoveFest floats chosen, with more to come including floats from Spundae / Skills / Beatport, Opel / Qool / SF Station, Supperclub / IN Grooves, Tantra, Space Cowboys, Sound A.M. / Omnis Recordings / Sound of Mind, Anon Salon, Bay Area Drum n Bass Collective, Vau de Vire Society, Project Alma, Nutbass Records, Disfunktion Crew / Seismic / Mighty, Pleasure Zone, Evil Breaks / Strategik, LiveLife Culture, Thursday Night Productions, The Purgatory Cruiser / Yellow #5 & Ooze System, San TRANCEcisco / Dream GenuineUs , KCRH Radio / BayRaves.com / Zapatistas / DubStar, and more to be announced!

A free dance parade down the heart of San Francisco, a massive festival by donation at the Civic Center plaza, a take over of City Hall, and the official after party at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium produced by Spundae and Skills with an incredible line up. You can’t miss this! If you’re out of town now is the time to make travel plans. We’ll be working to put together some deals with hotel partners, check back on the site often.

LoveWeek events start Wednesday, September 20th, with our official kick off event at the famous Qool Happy Hour. Thursday we celebrate a special dinner, reception, and night of super clubbing at the Supperclub. Friday night is the official LoveFest pre-party presented by Opel at Mighty, Thrust for Love, with Lee Coombs. Then Saturday is where it all comes together starting at 12 Noon!

Would you like to help us pull it off? San Francisco LoveFest is an all volunteer non-profit organization, whose goal is to put on an event that creates and fosters love, community, respect, peace, fun, and a platform for dance culture to shine in a world full of turmoil. We could use your help in a number of ways. Please see the Volunteer section of the site for ways you can help! The Love is Coming. Stay tuned.

http://www.sflovefest.org


# San Francisco LoveFest: A Dance Music Parade and Festival
Together we will once again rock the streets of San Francisco on Saturday, September 23rd!
Once again 30+ floats of every genre of beat will wind it's way down Market St., park and continue the party at the Civic Center Plaza, and continue into the night in parties throughout the city, including the official San Francisco LoveFest after party at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium presented by Skills and Spundae. http://www.LoveParadeSF.org


09/24-FOLSOM STREET FAIR http://www.FolsomStreetFair.com


# How Architects Can Reverse Global Warming (2 HSWs)
September 28, 2006 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
AIA San Francisco
130 Sutter Street, Suite 600

Ed Mazria, AIA, believes architects must become leaders in the fight against global warming. His recently launched 'Architecture 2030' http://www.architecture2030.org <http://www.aiasf.org/%20http:/www.architecture2030.org> draws a connection between building design and global warming, with research indicating that building design and construction could have a greater effect on reversing global warming than any other industry sector. Considering this research, the AIA Board of Directors released a policy statement calling for a 50% reduction in use of fossil fuels for buildings in four years, with additional reductions leading to eventual carbon-neutrality by 2030. Mazria will present his vision for how to meet these goals.
$10 AIA Members; $20 Nonmembers

Register Early, Space Limited.
Registration Link:
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=116237

Contact: AIA San Francisco


# FireDrums IV Thursday, September 28th - Sunday, October 1st, 2006
Cutter Scout Reservation 2500 China Grade Road Boulder Creek, CA 95006
http://firedrums.org http://firedrums.tribe.net
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireDrumsDiscuss
Download Road map to Cutter Scout Reservation:
http://www.pacsky.org/camps/csr/maps/road_map.pdf


# Sept. 29 - Oct. 1 Inspiring Masculine Presence -- Unleashing Feminine Fire
http://www.wholebodywisdom.com/workshops/Masculine_Feminine Scott 510-836-2041


# Sep 30 – Oct 1 World Vegetarian Day Celebration
Come to San Francisco, the beautiful city by the Bay, for the 7th
Annual Award Winning World Vegetarian Day Celebration
International Vegan Cuisine
Healthy Food Demos
Outstanding Speakers
Organic Athlete Conference
Live Entertainment
Children's Corner
Eco-Ville and Eco-Fashion
Saturday, September 30, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, October 1, 10 – 6 p.m.
San Francisco County Fair Building
Lincoln & 9th Avenue in Golden Gate Park $5 donation
http://www.sfvs.org



October 2006

# World Farm Animals Day, 10/1 http://BayAreaVeg.org
http://sfvs.org http://sfveeg.org http://farm.org http://pcrm.org
http://idausa.org http://earthsave.org http://vivausa.org http://nocompromise.org


# 10/01 10am-6pm World Vegetarian Day 9th Ave @ Lincoln
http://sfvs.org SF Co Fair Building, Golden Gate Park.


# 10/01-CASTRO STREET FAIR http://www.CastroStreetFair.org


# Tuesday, October 3, 2006 - Sunday, October 8, 2006 8:00 PM
Join us for a relaxing, recharging week of community, fearlessness, and fun. At Hidden Villa Hostel in the Los Altos Hills. Led by comedian and filmmaker Alicia Dattner and singer/songwriter Christina Kowalchuk.
http://www.monkpunk.org/ArtRetreat.htm dattner @ monkpunk.org


# Oct 5 The World Can't Wait! Drive Out the Bush Regime!
http://worldcantwait.org Protest! The world is on fire!
Now is the time, if you want to stop it, to raise your voice. Join us October 5th!


# Please join us for the First Annual Berkeley Sustainability Summit!
The Ecology Center will be hosting this event on Friday, October 6, from 9:00 to 3:00.
Summit highlights will include a series of brief presentations that will cover the whole range of sustainability projects and efforts currently underway in Berkeley, structured networking, and an all-organic catered lunch.
It is a chance for professionals, activists, and interested parties to:
• Get exposed to the broad range of local sustainability endeavors,
• Share your work with a broad cross-section of Berkeley leaders working on companion issues,
• Develop strategic relationships and cross-pollinate with other innovators between and among sectors,
• Increase the coordination of diverse efforts that will move Berkeley toward being the most sustainable city in the country, and
• Reinforce a broadly shared civic passion for a vital, sustainable future.
Details on the location will be forthcoming.
To purchase tickets, contact Carrie Bennett at 510-548-2220 x235
or go to http://www.acteva.com/go/ecologycenter


# October 7.
Nature Walks are held the first Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
Meet at the bookstore kiosk near the main gate of the San Francisco Botanical Gardens at Strybing Arboretum, 9th Avenue at Lincoln Way.
Darin Dawson of the San Francisco Botanical Garden, who is a plant expert. Angie Geiger returns in September.
http://www.sfnature.org


# Decompression 2006
Burning Man Presents the 7th annual Decompression HEAT THE STREET FaIRE!

SUNDAY October 8th Indiana St.
bet. Mariposa and 22nd St

Starts at 12pm SHARP til 12 am
12 hrs of art on 6 blocks and a new chill-out park!
Most sound ends at 10pm on street; we hope to go until 11pm at Mariposa St. Stage

Main Entrance: 19th and Minnesota Shine or Rain
$10 donation in Black Rock Couture; $20 in streetwear
All ages outdoors (kids under 12 free)
21+ inside Cocomo (closes 1:30 am)

This will be our best Decom yet with the newly formed BM Special Events Team, a newly rennovated park and an expanded block... BUT it could be our last year at this site...IF we don't all work together Playa style to help.

Here's what to DO!
* Come at noon to enjoy a full day of art, theme camps, music, circus, puppetry, fire art, marching bands and more! Don't miss any of it!
* Take public transportation, bicycle or park in the UCSF lot just 3 blocks away at 16th and 3rd St (see map) or on Illinois St.
* Express yourself in your finest playa pageantry!
* Volunteer! Contact: Firekitty [at] burningman.com today to join our team!
* Share your art/theme camp/performance. E-mail Flambelounge [at] burningman.com
* Bring your playa imagery (VHS/slides/CD ROMS) to the Visual Check Point inside Cafe Cocomo, or email us.

Here's how to SAVE Decom!
* Respect the Dogpatch neighborhood, our home for 7 years
* Tread lightly on our beautiful new park...no stakes, no unleashed dogs, no vehicles of ANY kind in the park
* Enter and leave the neighborhood very very quietly!
* Dont park in driveways or on Minnesota Street
* Dont bring renegade sound systems or unauthorized fire art. None!
* Refrain from drumming and making noise after 10pm--ANYWHERE
* LEAVE NO TRACE! Pick up any trash and help us recycle
http://burningman.com/blackrockcity_yearround/special_events/decompression/decom2006.html
<http://burningman.com/blackrockcity_yearround/special_events/decompression/decom2006.html>


# 10/11-NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY


# 10/13-15-FLEET WEEK http://www.FleetWeek.us


# Oct. 13- 14- 15: Seattle: sexual freedom conference
http://www.lovethatworks.org


# October 14, Saturday afternoon: NUDE PEACE DAY
at Baker Beach, San Francisco. Details forthcoming.
For details and/or last-minute updates , please visit:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nakity or simpler yet,
send blank email to nakity-subscribe [at] yahoogroups.com


# Oct 14/15 http://greenfestivals.org Washington, D.C.


# 10/24-SF GAY & LESBIAN WORLD TRAVEL EXPO


# SWORDS TO PLOWSHARES http://www.stp-sf.org (Swords to Plowshares.org)
10th Annual Veterans Day Dinner and Silent Auction, Nov 9 Nikko Hotel SF $150
per person for a delicious dinner for yourself or a gift to others! tax deduction to you.


# Nov 11/12 http://greenfestivals.org 8th and Brannan/ councourse exhibition ctr. SF

The Green Festival is a two-day party with a serious purpose: to accelerate the emergence of a new economic paradigm that is life-affirming and life-restoring. Together we are cultivating a culture of sustainability and social equity that honors our interdependence with all life. Green Festival unites green businesses, social and environmental groups, visionary thinkers and thousands of community members in a lively exchange of ideas, commerce and movement building fun.

Learn: Attend lectures and workshops by thought leaders, business visionaries and community activists shaping the green movement.

Network: Connect with like-minded individuals and organizations who are committed to the possibility of a better world. See Network.Get Involved! Learn about organizations effecting positive and sustainable change in our region, our country, and the around the planet.

Socialize: Have fun interacting with others, for the sheer joy of it. Meet interesting people who share common interests. Spend some time at the food court and listen to local musicians. Parents, find a place to relax in the Family Rest Stop.

Eat Well: Sample delicious, healthy, organic, and sustainable produced food prepared on site. ALL FOODWARE IS BIODEGRADEABLE - COMPOST! WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO BRING YOUR OWN FOODWARE TO THE EVENT.

Greening the Event: We believe in deep sustainability - to achieve intergenerational equity, we must design equity into the present. We try to address all aspects of the event - beginning with our own consciousness and the budgetary process.

Learn how we are creating an eco-commerce model for the Green Festival and our who in the community helps us.

The Green Economy Expo: If you are a green business of any size, this could be the perfect place for you to connect to your target audience. Call 1-877-727-2179 to exhibit your products. See who's Exhibiting in 2005.

Shop at the Green Festival for all of your Holiday Gifts! Purchase goods and services from 300 exhibitors who practice the principles of sustainability, ecology, and social equity. Go shopping online - we've identified online resources for green goods.

Coop America's Green Pages: Check out the original directory of Green Businesses at
http://www.greenpages.org

Endorse the Earth Charter!

LIMITED OFFER: Purchase Green Festival Compost from DC Festival. Be the first to support turning waste into a resource!



2007

May

http://wef.ucdavis.edu Whole Earth Fest UC Davis 3rd Wknd May.
Stanford POW WOW 2nd weekend in May?
http://swcoalition.org Sustainable World Symposium 2nd Wknd?
http://www.BayToBreakers.com Bay To Breakers 3rd Sunday in May

June
http://harmonyfestival.com Second Weekend in June, Santa Rosa

Aug

http://burningman.com Labor Day Weekend (Aug/Sept)

Sep
http://earthdance.org 3rd wknd? Laytonville CA / Hog Farm

Oct
http://burningman.com Decompression 3rd Sunday in Oct.

Nov
http://greenfestivals.org 8th St. @ Brannan SF 1st? 2nd? wknd Nov.



Every 1st Wednesday: http://exploratorium.edu FREE!

# Every 1st Thursday: Art receptions @ 49 Geary 5:30-7:30pm
20 galleries in a 5 story building. Also 14 geary and 77 Geary till 8pm.






food

"Best of Veg Restaurants" poll by City Search
http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/bestof/winners/vegetarian_food









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food

Stay Away From Aspartame or
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/4-11-2006-93270.asp

Idaho Observer: Aspartame - The World’s Best Ant Poison or
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/4-11-2006-93270.asp

Aspartame - Rumsfeld's Bioweapon Legacy or
http://www.rense.com/general67/rum.htm

here's another one!
Aspartame is NOT safe. DORway to Discovery has the WHOLE truth!




Peak Oil and Bakhtiari's 4 Phases of Transition
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/08/26/18300967.php





police state

If you believe 19 guys were able to have America's Air defenses stand
down for 2 hours, led by some guy in a cave on a dialysis machine
with a cell phone, then you are a conspiracy theorist...!

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.scholarsfor911truth.org

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



The best thing that we liberals can do would be to start vocally supporting the 2nd amendment and actually making use of it personally to be able to defend ourselves.

They are going to use disasters and epidemics to herd people into camps, we need to resist and we need to be able to defend ourselves.

That is the only kind of language the riech wing understands.

And that is what this is all coming to, its not about the cable TV wedge issues they keep people distracted with.

Remember Katrina and the 9th Ward. re:

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free
State, the
right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed."
-- U.S. Constitution, Second Amendment
http://quotes. liberty-tree. ca/quote_ blog/
U.S..Constitution, .Second.Amendmen t.Quote.B690

"Who are the militia, if they be not the people of this country...?
I ask, who are the militia? They consist of now of the whole people,
except a few public officers."
-- George Mason
(1725-1792), drafted the Virgina Declaration of Rights, ally of James
Madison and George Washington
Source: in the Virginia Convention on the ratification of the
Constitution, June 16, 1788,
in_Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the
Federal Constitution, _
Jonathan Elliot, ed., v.3 p.425 (Philadelphia, 1836)
http://quotes. liberty-tree. ca/quote_ blog/George. Mason.Quote. 73F0

"Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and
every other
terrible implement of the soldier, are the birth-right of an
American ... the
unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the
federal or state
governments, but, where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the
hands of the
people."
-- Tench Coxe
(1755-1824) American political economist
20 Feb 1788
http://quotes. liberty-tree. ca/quote_ blog/Tench. Coxe.Quote. B6A5



important events: http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php
fun events: http://laughingsquid.com/squidlist/events (new)
http://laughingsquid.com/squidlist/calendar (old) 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 390 27th St Oakland between Broadway and Telegraph
http://www.mpjc.org/ongoing.html Marin Peace and Justice Center
http://peaceandjustice.org Palo Alto Peace and Justice Center
Berkeley and Oakland political events
http://lists.riseup.net/www/arc/pbnberkeley/2006-08
http://www.sfbg.com events, art receptions, music, film, etc.
http://marinrawfood.org Monthly Raw Food Potlucks (san rafael)