SF events 1.17 New Surveillance Cameras Proposed for 16th & Mission and 7 Other SF Locations

Tuesday Jan 16 http://indybay.org/
5:30PM January BAIRC coalition meeting
6:30PM Planned Parenthood Advocacy Taskforce
7:15PM The Forest for the Trees - Film about...
Wednesday Jan 17 http://indybay.org/
11AM Palo Alto : Listening for a Change
5:30PM Police Commission Hearing on Government...
6PM FILM: “HIP-HOP: Beyond Beats and Rhymes”
6:30PM January 20th Coalition-ProChoice planning...
7PM UC Santa Cruz: Juan Cole "The Crisis of Iraq as...



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Planned Parenthood Advocacy Taskforce Tue Jan 16 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
815 Eddy Street between Franklin and Van Ness. 3rd Floor.

Tue, Jan 16 7:15 p Forest for the Trees—SF Theatrical Premiere of Earth First Docu

Wed Jan 17 Tickets for this year's BurningMan.com available January 17, 10AM PST.

Wed Jan 17 5:30pm 2007 New Surveillance Cameras Proposed for 16th & Mission and 7 Other SF Locations

EAST BAY GREEN DRINKS Wed Jan 17 5:30-8pm Triple Rock Brew 1920 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley

THE ATTACK ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND THE WHOLE BUSH PROGRAM MINI-TEACHIN
Wednesday, January 17, 7-9:00 pm Redstone Building, room 216C, 2940 16th St SF
(16th St. Mission BART station) http://sfbaycantwait.org

2007 Yoga Journal SF Conference Hyatt Embarcadero January 18-21, 2007.

Sat Jan 20 COUNTER-PROTEST AGAINST THE ANTI-CHOICE 'WALK FOR LIFE'
Saturday, Jan. 20, 10:15AM, Pier 5, Embarcadero, San Francisco

FREE HUGS # 3 - LETS TAKE IT HOME AND SPREAD THE LOVE!
MARKET AND 5TH AT CABLE CAR TURNAROUND SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Saturday, January 20, 12:00pm Powell at Market / 5th St.

TABOO A celebration of life, dance, art, and desire Jan 20 9pm

Sun Jan. 21 noon-4pm. (Jan 28th if it is raining). Peoples' Park Berkeley Garden day.

Mon, Jan 22, 2007 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Celebrate the 34th anniversary of Roe v. Wade

Tue Jan 23 8:30pm - AcroPlay: Contact Yoga, Flying, WrestleDance, Partner Massage & more! FREE!

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CA Coastal Commission Requires Navy to Take Precautionary Approach
http://www.seaflow.org/article.php?id=615 Strict rules for Navy's use of sonar off coast


Europe wonders, where's winter?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16576279


AIRPLANE DE-ICERS HARM AQUATIC LIFE
http://www.glrc.org/story.php3?story_id=3286


African Lion Kisses, Hugs Woman Who Saved It
http://www.local6.com/news/10726779/detail.html


http://irn.org http://www.irn.org/dayofaction/
International Rivers Network protects rivers and defends the rights of communities that depend on them. IRN opposes destructive dams and the development model they advance, and encourages better ways of meeting people’s needs for water, energy and protection from damaging floods.


CBS disinformation
CBS: coming up:
Do the nutritional supplements we use help us or hurt us?
Followed by a pharmaceutical commercial.
CBS: coming up:
Supplements: they are natural, but are they safe?
Followed by a pharmaceutical commercial.
Learn more about CBS, corporate media, deception:
http://adbusters.org
http://rtmark.com
http://corpwatch.org
http://poclad.org


Getting news of climate, plants, animal

Do a Google "News Search" using all the words climate, warming, and species.

When you get there, you'll find an option to get alerts. That option
will either be at the bottom of the page, or in the left column.
Sign up to get alerts on a weekly, daily, or as-it-happens basis.

Getting news alerts is helpful in a couple ways.

First, it brings relevant news stories from around the world, and,
while news from afar may not seem relevant to our near backyards, the
same damned trends have been set loose around the world.

Second, the chance to review what news media are reporting is
diagnostic of public awareness. One trend I see or think I see is
that the media have jumped ahead of the conservation community in
bringing the consequences of global warming to the public, and that
the public may therefore be moving far ahead of the political
leadership. Lance


Organic Consumers Association (OCA) survey needs your info!
Organic standards for personal care products (e.g. lotion, shampoo, toothpaste, cosmetics, etc.) are currently being developed by a task force. The OCA is fortunate to have a staff person serving as a voting representative for consumers on this task force. Unfortunately, they are the only voice for consumers on this task force made-up almost entirely of industry representatives. Please take this short 19 question survey to help them know better how to vote in a manner that creates a standard that protects your individual needs and desires, as a consumer of personal care products. You can have an important and effective hand in helping to sculpt organic standards simply by taking this quick anonymous survey now.
http://www.organicconsumers.org/rd/nsf-survey.htm


Pirates to purchase sovereign nation of Sealand?
http://www.thelocal.se/6076/20070112


http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news
Deletions in Army Manual Raise Wiretapping Concerns


Ron Paul Warns of Tonkin-Gulf-Style War Hoax
http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2007/tst011507.htm


New WTC Complex Photos Highlight Bizarre Building 7 Collapse
http://www.infowars.com/articles/sept11/new_wtc_photos_highlight_bizzare_7_collapse.htm


Former CIA Man Latest To Connect LBJ To JFK Assassination
Testimony in upcoming book echoes claims of Brown, McClellan in fingering Johnson as key conspirator
A former CIA agent has gone public with his conviction that former President Lyndon Baines Johnson was directly connected to the JFK assassination and its cover-up, echoing the claims of others close to LBJ at the time who have also blown the whistle on Johnson's complicity in the murder.
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/january2007/150107ciaman.htm
see above link for text and five (5) youtube segments or link below to see all 5 segments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaWUcyjAeIk&eurl=







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1/16: Free Yoga Open House (berkeley)
FREE YOGA OPEN HOUSE SIVANANDA TRADITION
TUESDAY JANUARY 16th 6:00 PM
Introduction to the theory and practice of classical Yoga,
offering a glimpse and taste of its practice and of the Sivananda approach.
6:00 PM Beginners Yoga Posture, Breathing and Relaxation Class
7:00 PM Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Yoga
7:30 PM Vegetarian Refreshments
A 6-Session Beginners Course will be starting on Tuesday January 23rd at 6:00 PM.
Vishnu-devananda Yoga Vedanta Center (Sivananda Tradition)
1034 Delaware St. (near San Pablo & University), Berkeley
510-273-2447 http://www.VishnuYoga.org
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eve/249147393.html

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Planned Parenthood Advocacy Taskforce
START DATE: Tuesday January 16
TIME: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location Details:
815 Eddy Street between Franklin and Van Ness. 3rd Floor.
Event Type: Meeting
Contact Name Maya Ingram
Email Address mingram [at] ppgg.org
Phone Number
Address
Planned Parenthood Golden Gate's Advocacy Task Force is a group of committed activists who are dedicated to furthering issues of reproductive rights. The Advocacy Task Force also puts on local events to draw awareness to different issues and motivate people to take action. Join us for a night of discussion on current reproductive rights topics and help plan the next activist event!

Please rsvp to mingram [at] ppgg.org if you can attend.
http://www.ppgg.org/site/c.esJMKZPKJtH/b.1101661/k.BD72/Home.htm
http://indybay.org/

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Tue, Jan 16, 2007 7:15 pm
The Forest for the Trees—SF Theatrical Premiere of Earth First Documentary
Red Vic Movie House 1727 Haight St San Francisco
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php

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The Forest for the Trees - Film about environmental activist Judi Bari
START DATE: Tuesday January 16
TIME: 7:15 PM - 8:45 PM
Location Details:
Red Vic Movie House
1727 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
415-668-8999
http://www.redvicmoviehouse.com

Event Type: Screening
This compelling documentary tells the story of an unlikely team of young activists and old lefties who unite around environmental activist Judi Bari's legal battle against the U.S. government. Director Mellis is the daughter of veteran civil rights lawyer Dennis Cunningham, who started out representing the Black Panthers and the Weathermen. Judi was an Earth First! leader whose car was bombed in 1990. Authorities claimed that she bombed herself, and she was arrested as a terrorist—charges that were later dropped. Convinced it was a ploy by the FBI to discredit her, Judi decided to sue. Cunningham took on Judi's case, and after 12 years Judi Bari v. the FBI finally got a court date. The film eloquently depicts the painfully short yet extraordinary life of Judi Bari as well as a piece of U.S. history that everyday grows increasingly resonant.
http://www.redvicmoviehouse.com
http://indybay.org/newsitems/2007/01/05/18344226.php

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Hybrid Lecture Series: Jerry Candelaria
Jan 16th, 2007 at 7:45pm
Jerry Candelaria, co-founder and executive director of the Arete Center for Excellence, offers life enhancing coaching for individuals and couples. An effective, dynamic course leader, community leader and personal coach/consultant, Jerry Candelaria has over 16 years personal growth and development training through several of the world's leading edge transformational, relationship, and sensuality based organizations. Over the last 4 years Jerry has created men's circles that support men in living at their edge.
1074 Folsom @ 7th St. San Francisco CA 94103
415.503.1100 http://www.onetastesf.com

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1/16-1/18 3 Day Intermediate HoopDance Intensive in SF
by Nanette! T, W & R 7:30-9pm $85 http://hoopgirl.com hula hoop lessons

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Upcoming speakers: http://onetastesf.com 1074 Folsom @ 7th / 6th St. SF, CA
Tuesday, Jan 16th: Jerry Candeleria, founder of Arete
Tuesday, Jan 23rd: Ursula Riana, BA, CMT, Sacred Intimate Rosebud Massage for Intimacy and Ecstasy: An embodied practice to express self-love and love for others
Tuesday, Jan 26th: Jocelyn Olivier, "Body Consciousness: Enhance Your Tantric Mastery", Director, Alive and Well Institute of Conscious Bodywork
Tuesday, Jan 30th: Francesca Gentille, "Sexual Healing, Shamanism, and the Shadow", Whole Life and relationship coach
Tuesday, Feb 2nd: Heron Saline, CHT, CMT, "Into to Personal Thinking Patterns", http://www.fullattention.com
Tuesday, Feb 6th: Wendy O-Matik, author of Redefining Our Relationships, "A Radical Love Workshop"
Tuesday, Feb 13th: Drs. Vera and Steve Bodansky, Authors, Extended Massive Orgasm, the Illustrated Guide to Extended Massive Orgasm and To Bed or Not To Bed Q & A on EMO (Extended Massive Orgasm)
Tuesday, Feb 20th: Dr. Carol Queen
Tuesday, Feb 27th: Charles Moser, M.D. "Ask the Doctor"
Tuesday, Mar 6th: Dr. Deborah Anapol, author of The Seven Natural Laws of Love, "Sex, Love, and Enlightenment"
Tuesday, Mar 13th: Bari Tessler, Conscious Bookkeeping
Tuesday, Mar 20th: Cleo Dubois

Other invitees: John Gray, Lori Grace
http://onetastesf.com1074 Folsom @ 7th / 6th St. SF, CA

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Jan 16-21

FREE Environmental Film Festival!
January 16 – 21; Laney College Theater in Oakland.


Tuesday, Jan 16th - Films focusing on Environmental Justice:

HOOD NEWS (6.15) - a student production by Peralta graduate Danae
Martinez on environmental justice in West Oakland

CLEAN AIR CAMPAIGN (6.45), documenting Communities for a Better
Environment’s campaign to urge the air district to reject an inadequate
clean air plan. Panel discussion to follow featuring Keith Carson,
Alameda County Board of Supervisors, and Margaret Gordon, West Oakland
Environmental Indicators Project.

MAIN FEATURE: THIS BLACK SOIL (7.30) - the struggle of Bayview, Virginia
to pursue a new vision of community and prosperity.


Thursday, Jan. 18th - Films focusing on the natural resources:

BEING CARIBOU (6 pm) - a Canadian couple give a powerful example of
documentary film making, as they follow the Porcupine Herd to the
Alaskan Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
[if you haven't seen BEING CARIBOU yet, GO! It is incredible!! MI]

THE POWER OF COMMUNITY (7.15 pm) - the story of Cuban conversion from
industrial to organic/urban farming methods. Panel discussion follows
featuring Oakland-based urban food activists and growers.


Saturday, Jan. 20th - Films focusing on Global Warming:

OUT OF BALANCE (5 pm) - The influence that the largest company in the
world has on governments, the media and citizens, and what can be done
about global warming. Panel discussion follows, featuring Tom Kelly,
Kyoto USA, and Andy Katz, EBMUD Director.

KILOWATT OURS (6.45 pm) - from the coal mines of West Virginia to the
solar panel fields of Florida, what are the causes behind America’s
staggering energy consumption? What practical conservation solutions we
can all implement in our homes?


Sunday, Jan. 21st - Films focusing on protecting native land and habitat:

TALES OF THE SAN JOAQUIN (4.15) - Follows the San Joaquin River from its
source in the Sierra Nevada Mountains south of Yosemite to its eventual
merging with San Francisco Bay.

HOMELAND (5.15 pm) - Four Portraits of Native Action. Tells the
inspiring story of four battles in which Native American activists are
fighting to preserve their land, sovereignty, and culture.

All Events at Laney College Theater
900 Fallon St, by Lake Merritt BART
Oakland.
510-272-6695
http://www.peralta.edu/sustainable
Free Admission.

2. Environmental Justice-- Paid Internship January to April in Berkeley, California
International Rivers Network is looking for an intelligent, inspired and motivated multi-tasker to help organize the 10th Annual International Day of Action Against Dams and for Rivers, Water and Life.
http://www.irn.org/dayofaction/
IRN has coordinated this project since its inception in 1997, and global participation has increased steadily - we hope to see over 100 events in at least 30 countries next year. This rewarding internship will be offered January through April 2007. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to communicate with river and human rights activists around the world, promote the Day of Action, contribute to print and web publications, and be an integral part of a dynamic Berkeley non-profit office environment. Compensation will include training and at least $8 per hour for 10-15 hours per week. To apply, please send your resumé, a cover letter detailing your interest in this project, and a short writing sample to internship @ irn.org, using the subject line "Day of Action 2007."
http://irn.org
International Rivers Network protects rivers and defends the rights of communities that depend on them. IRN opposes destructive dams and the development model they advance, and encourages better ways of meeting people’s needs for water, energy and protection from damaging floods.

Thanks!

"Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal."

--Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Wed Jan 17

Tickets for this year's Burning Man will be
made available on January 17, 10AM PST.
http://tickets.burningman.com

Hi ya'll, I believe the 10,000 $195 passes to the playa go on sale at 10AM Wednesday.
As you know they will likely be gone in a flash and then they go up to $225. Prashanti
http://tickets.burningman.com

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TEACH-IN/VIGIL AGAINST TORTURE & DICTATORIAL PRESIDENCY
"YOUR GOVERNMENT is openly torturing people, and justifying it."
-'The Call' of The World Can't Wait!

Wednesday, Jan 17, 12:00 noon,
Boalt Hall Law School, UC Berkeley on Bancroft Way at Piedmont Ave.
(This anti-torture vigil/teach-in takes place every Wednesday at NOON)

This Wednesday's speaker will be David Sylvester; School of the Americas Watch activist. Please join us to stand up against torture and American presidential rampant abuses of the law. This vigil is located at Boalt Hall Law School because Professor John Yoo teaches there. Yoo, author of the infamous "torture memo" is a primary legal architect, the Bush Regime's torture program. Yoo is also behind Bush's use of "signing statements," placing the president above the Law and in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
http://sfbaycantwait.org

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Police Commission Hearing on Government Surveillance
Wed Jan 17 5:30pm 2007 New Surveillance Cameras Proposed for 16th & Mission and 7 Other SF Locations
http://indybay.org/newsitems/2007/01/15/18347244.php
San Francisco's Police Commission will hold a hearing about government surveillance on Wednesday January 17th. The Police Commission has supported the installation of cameras because it says that “the community wants them.” ACLU of Northern California is encouraging concerned community members to testify that "the community wants REAL solutions, not empty political gestures that put our civil liberties at risk."

ACLU-NC says that the expanded video surveillance program should be rejected because cameras do not reduce crime, cameras threaten privacy and free speech rights as the government is allowed to track what people are doing and where they are going, and lastly, that cameras are expensive. ACLU-NC suggests that the funds proposed for the surveillance cameras could be better spent on more effective crime-reduction measures such as increased foot patrols, community policing, or better lighting. The hearing on January 17th will take place in SF City Hall, Room 400, at 5:30pm. Flyer ACLU-NC is asking for people to let them know that they will be attending. Organizations such as the SF Surveillance Camera Players have in the past conducted tours of cameras in the city.

ACLU-NC's Video Surveillance Page | Surveillance Camera Players | SF SCP

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Please come to the Police Commission Hearing!

SF Police Commission hearing re. installing more surveillance cameras
WHEN: Wednesday, January 17th @ 5:30 PM
WHERE: San Francisco City Hall, Room 400. Take any elevator to the 4th floor.

BACKGROUND
The police commission will decide whether or not to approve the surveillance cameras at each of the 8 locations. The Board of Supervisors passed a Video Surveillance Ordinance last year in an effort to reign in the proliferation of cameras. The ordinance places the burden on the agency proposing new cameras to demonstrate that “the potential to deter criminal activity outweighs any concern asserted by the affected community." Only after making such findings may the commission approve camera placement.

The Police Commission considered the cameras at 6 of these locations in November, but did not make any findings about the cameras effectiveness and provided insufficient notice to the community. Because of the insufficient notice, the issue is being re-heard.

At the last hearing, there were FAR more supporters of cameras than opponents, and although one Commissioner referred to the cameras “a placebo”, the number of people at the hearing in support of the cameras convinced the Commissioners to vote for them.

We need you – and anyone you can bring with you – to come testify that you don’t want the city to install more surveillance cameras.

ABOUT THE HEARING

The police commission will begin to discuss the cameras at 6 PM tomorrow. We STRONGLY recommend arriving by 5:30 PM so that you can get a seat – there will probably be a lot of people at the hearing.

Each person has three minutes to present their testimony to the Police Commission, but you DON’T have to speak for three minutes! Given the number of people that may be at the hearing, the Commission may limit public testimony to two minutes per person.

The Commission will be tracking how many people speak in support and in opposition, so your testimony can be as simple as “My name is Nora Dye, and I oppose the installation of more surveillance cameras in San Francisco. We should be spending our money on techniques that actually work, like increased foot patrols and better lighting. I urge you, the members of the SF Police Commission, to oppose the installation of more surveillance cameras.”

You can write down your comments or just speak – the commission hearing is relatively informal.

INFORMATION ABOUT WHY WE OPPOSE THE CAMERAS


- Studies have found that public video surveillance doesn’t significantly reduce crime -- especially violent crime in city centers -- or make people feel safer

- This technology represents an invasion of our privacy and offers the potential for new forms of abuse. Although there are some regulations on the use of cameras and footage in SF, those regulations may be changed and are insufficient to prevent members of the public and law enforcement agencies from accessing video footage.

- The supposed pilot program that began over a year ago has never been fully evaluated. More cameras should not be placed without a comprehensive evaluation of existing cameras.

- A British study of surveillance cameras showed that the cameras were used to target people of color, women, and those who look or act "slightly different" disproportionately. One in 10 women were monitored entirely for voyeuristic reasons.

- From Scotland to Sydney, studies have shown that the installation of video cameras does not prevent crime. At best, the crime simply moves from where the cameras are to where they aren't.

- Community policing programs, not cameras, prevent, reduce, and solve crime. While video cameras only provide the illusion of deterring crime, improved lighting alone, for example, has been show to reduce crime on average 20%.

LINKS TO MORE INFORMATION

More on why we oppose surveillance - http://aclunc.org/issues/technology/say_no_to_video_surveillance.shtml

Info about why the commission is rehearing the cameras http://aclunc.org/issues/criminal_justice/police_practices/san_francisco_police_commission_improperly_approves_camera_expansion.shtml

Studies and articles on video surveillance – pdf with hyperlinks - http://aclunc.org/issues/technology/asset_upload_file542_4310.pdf

If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know.

Thanks for your support, and I look forward to seeing you tomorrow!
Nora

Nora Dye
Field and Organizing Department
ACLU of Northern California
39 Drumm St, San Francisco 94111
work 415.621.2493 x 435
cell 415.513.2160
http://aclu.org

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EAST BAY GREEN DRINKS
Weds, January 17th from 5:30-8pm
Triple Rock Brewery
1920 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley
(at Hearst, two blocks north of University Ave, near the downtown
Berkeley Bart station)

Don't miss the first East Bay Green Drinks of the new year!
As always, Triple Rock Brewery is taking $2 off pitchers for our group!

East Bay Green Drinks is a monthly gathering of people interested in
sustainability, including green business, architecture, design,
building, organics, clean energy and other topics.

We had 70+ people together in November. Join us in good spirits and
community - rain or shine!

Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR)
ADPSR National Forum 415 974-1306 http://adpsr.org/
ADPSR Northern California Chapter 510 845-1000 http://adpsr-norcal.org/
POB 9126, Berkeley, CA 94709

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Institute For Unpopular Culture proudly presents . . . .

A Fundraising Event for Exciting Sculpture-To-Be,
THE LANGUAGE OF BIRDS

"The Language of Birds,” is a permanent public art installation by Brian Goggin with Dorka Keehn commissioned by the city of San Francisco for a new central plaza in North Beach.

COME MEET THE ARTISTS and learn about this exciting new landmark.
We are looking for creative input on "phrases" as well as financial support. CURIOUS? find out more...

WHEN: Wednesday, January 17, 2007
6-8:00 PM Presentation at 6:45PM

WHERE: Andrew Jaeger's House of Seafood & Jazz (old Condor Club) corner of Broadway & Columbus

Sponsorship opportunities:
$2,800 sponsor a "Bird"
$1000 select a phrase
$500 plaque only
Sponsors will be recognized on a prominent plaque in the plaza.
All contributions are tax-deductible and all amounts are welcomed.

RSVP or for further information: dorka [at] igc.org or 415-928-2021

KEEHN ON ART.com
The Language of Birds public artwork is a hand-sculpted, illuminated flock of fifteen to thirty five translucent, suspended open books with bindings positioned to represent the wings of birds. These books would appear to be taking off and flying above the intersection of Columbus and Broadway on the border between North Beach and Chinatown. Interactive sound and light effects are triggered by visitors.

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THE ATTACK ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS
AND THE WHOLE BUSH PROGRAM MINI-TEACHIN
"...We need more than fighting Bush's outrages one at a time,
constantly losing ground to the whole onslaught. We must, and can,
aim to create a political situation where the Bush regime's program
is repudiated, where Bush himself is driven from office,
and where the whole direction he has been taking society
is reversed."
-'The Call' of The World Can't Wait!

Wednesday, January 17, 7-9:00 pm
Redstone Building, room 216C, 2940 16th Street, San Francisco
(16th St. Mission BART station)

WORLD CAN'T WAIT continues to shed light on the framework of the Bush agenda. This Mini Teach-In links the pro-life movement to the Bush Regime's supression of womens rights and moves toward an American Theocracy (a cornerstone of the whole Bush program). This pro-choice teach-in is part of a week of actions celebrating Roe vs. Wade.

THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY NEWS FROM THIS WEEKS WORLD CANT WAIT NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SPECIFIC PLANS FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS AND THE COMING YEAR. COME FIND OUT HOW TO GET INVOLVED!
http://sfbaycantwait.org

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YLEM Forum: Steve Beck, video & computer pioneer
Wednesday, January 17, 8 pm
7:30 pm “mix and meet”
RX Gallery and Bar
(No one under 21 allowed)
132 Eddy St., San Francisco, CA 94102
Two blocks from Powell St. BART Statio
Suggested donation sliding scale $5-10
(no one turned away)
Open to the public and wheelchair accessible
http://ylem.org YLEM: Artists Using Science and Technology

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Thu Jan 18 NEW MOON

ACRO JAM JANUARY 2007! Hosted by Jen Colasuonno
Collective warm up followed by free form acro play!
All levels of experience welcome.
If you are new and arrive late, please see me for
safety guidelines before joining the play!
And always feel free to ask me for help in learning new poses.
Dates & Times: Thursday Jan 4, 11, 18, 25 * 7-9 PM *
Location: Brava Theater 2781 24th St. @ York, 2nd FL. Studio
Enter through the last door on the right. Take the elevator or stairs to the second floor. brava.org
Cost: Minimum $5 Suggested Donation (please keep in mind I am renting the space)
Contact: Jen Colasuonno: jen [at] acrobodybalance.com
http://www.acrobodybalance.com http://www.jencolasuonno.com

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RSVP Required: Free Intro | Evolutionary Health and Well Being™ | January 18th
***This will be the last time I offer this event for the foreseeable future***
Please forward to anyone who you feel would benefit from it.
--- **RSVP REQUIRED**
http://evolutionaryawareness.com/events/intros/health.php
What: Evolutionary Health and Well Being™
A Brief Introduction
When: THURSDAY January 18th 7:00pm to 9:30pm
Where:The Arete Center for Excellence in SF
Why:
Are you suffering from an "incurable disease" and all of the
emotional and social implications surrounding that? Would you like to
be free from one or both? Are you a health practitioner wanting to
have additional skills to offer your clients and patients? Are you a
Hypnotherapist or NLP Practitioner wanting additional skills and
knowledge allowing you to contribute to your clients at an even
deeper level? Do you simply want to live a life of thrival--that
level beyond survival? Do you want more energy, greater productivity,
and freedom you from fear around your health and well being?
What would that make possible in your life?
Join me in this event to transform your relationship to your Self,
your body, and your or your clients' conditions.
Think this is impossible? Think again.
Learn How:
• I virtually eliminated HIV from my system in a few months without
meds!
• To dissolve beliefs about what is and is not possible within your
body
• Bring evolutionary awareness to health and well being
+ Body: nutrition and fitness
+ Mind: How specifically to harness the power of the mind
for your healing and how to clear out significant negative
emotional experiences
• Which non-deity, non sectarian, spiritual practices I used
• Apply to the same technology to any illness or limitation in your
thinking
• Find out about the Evolutionary Health and Well Being™ workshop in
October All in one brief evening! **RSVP REQUIRED** Full Details are here:
http://evolutionaryawareness.com/events/intros/health.php
Jason D. McClain | Evolutionary Guide™ | I.D.E.A. | 415/261.2867
http://evolutionaryawareness.com | liberate @ evolutionaryawareness.com

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"Two Knotty Boys Showing you the Ropes January 18th at Different Light Book store Castro @ 18th/ Market

Come buy the book and get it signed by the Knotty Boys et. al.... I am one of the inside book models and would love to encourange you all to come an buy the book and support them. I loved modeling for them and Larry Utley, photographer.

"Two Knotty Boys Showing You the Ropes"
The Knotty Boys (Dan and JD)
Thursday, January 18th 7pm San Francisco Store 489 Castro St. San Francisco, CA 94114
Telephone: 415.431.0891
Events Coordinator: ADLSFEvents @ aol.com
Join them at A Different Light Booktore and enjoy a step by step demonstration. Work out the nuts and bolts of the ropes and knots with some boys doing what they do best.

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1/18: Drop Lantos Not Bombs Coalition Film Screening (south san francisco)
Thursday, January 18, 7:00pm-9:00pm, South San Francisco
MORE INFO: http://www.droplantosnotbombs.org/
Independent film by Kevin Pardo will be shown "Not Just Republicans Drive War. Political Investigation: LANTOS".
Free copies to all who attend.
DATE & TIME:
Thursday, January 18
7:00pm-9:00pm
LOCATION:
San Mateo County Green Party Headquarters
212A Miller Ave
South San Francisco, CA, 94080
650-366-6603
COST & REGISTRATION:
Free.
MORE INFO:
Website: http://www.droplantosnotbombs.org/
Email: droplantosnotbombs @ yahoo.com
About Drop Lantos Not Bombs:
Tom Lantos equals War and Deception
Manipulating the voters of San Francisco and San Mateo into war.
Drop Lantos Not Bombs Coalition is a watchdog group whose aim is public education of the warmongering record of California District 12 Congressman Tom Lantos.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eve/256851046.html

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Thu, Jan 18, 7pm Great Marine Migrations with Peter Pyle
San Geronimo Valley Cultural Center
6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd San Geronimo, Marin County
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php

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2007 Yoga Journal SF Conference Hyatt Embarcadero January 18-21, 2007.
In addition to our AcroYoga Demonstration on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon, we'll be performing throughout the conference in the Yoga Marketplace. The Yoga Marketplace is free and open to the public!
For more information, including registration, visit
http://www.yjevents.com Info about 5:00pm - 6:30pm AcroYoga demo
http://www.yjevents.com/yjevents/sf07/special_events.cfm

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Fri Jan 19 New Moon

Supervisor Mirkarimi's 3rd Friday Art Opening: Artful Aging

On Friday, January 19, 2007, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi hosts the monthly Third Friday’s Art Reception in his City Hall office, Room 282. AgeSong, in conjunction with Supervisor Ross Mikarmini, invites the public to enjoy this FREE event which presents the opening of an art exhibit of works by the residents of AgeSong, a senior community in Hayes Valley. The unique quilts handcrafted by 17 artists will be on display. The opening provides an opportunity to meet the artists and speak personally to them about their work.

This show will be dedicated to Harriet Tubman, an African American icon known as "Moses" to her people for her work with the Underground Railroad leading slaves out of bondage to the North. Ninety-nine years ago, in 1908, Harriet Tubman established the first home for the elderly and indigent blacks. Located in Auburn, New York, this has since become known as The Harriet Tubman Home. Her vision and concern for the elderly continues today in assisted living communities throughout the world and specifically in AgeSong’s Hayes Valley Care and Laguna Grove Care.

January 19, 2007 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
San Francisco City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett place Room 282
San Francisco, CA 94102 415.554.7630

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Raw Food and Yoga support(RaYs)-Circle Presents

Wild Foods Class & Feast and Plant Hike
WITH Katrina Blair from Durango, CO

Learn the survival foods of San Francisco/Bay Area
& Participate in creating a wild food feast with the abundance of what
is available locally.

Friday (Class and Dinner)Jan 19th 6-9 pm Held at the Judahlicious Juice Bar,
3906 Judah @ 44th ave.phone no.66-Juice
Suggested Donation:$20-25.

Saturday (Hike and Salad) Jan 20th 1-3 pm Meet at the Prisidio Park
Suggested Donation : $!5-25

For more information and RSVP Call Briksha
415-503-7802 or email :brikshalal @ yahoo.com

Brief Bio of Katrina
Katrina Blair began studying wild plants in her teens when she camped
out alone for a summer with the intention of eating primarily wild
foods. She later wrote The Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants of the
San Juan
Mountains for her senior project at Colorado College. In

1997 she completed a MA at John F
Kennedy University in Orinda, CA in
Holistic Health Education. She founded Turtle Lake Refuge in 1998, a
non-profit, whose mission is to celebrate the connection between
personal health and wild lands. Turtle Lake Refuge is a wild

harvested, locally grown and living foods café as well as grows local
food for the
community year round and provides classes. Katrina
teaches sustainable living practice classes through John F. Kennedy in
California, San Juan College in New Mexico, and Fort Lewis College in
Durango. She is currently finishing a book titled Local Wild Life-
Sustainable Ways and Wild Foods of the West.

Breath Smile and Awaken!!! BRIKSHA

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Dining Out, Friday, January 19
Dining at 6:00 p.m. followed by Stan Mahy & his Sea Adventures
New Ganges Vegetarian Restaurant, 775 Frederick Street, near Lincoln
Way, San Francisco
Featuring vegetarian & vegan Indian cuisine modestly priced plus 10%
discount for SFVS members.
RSVP 415-273-5481 by January 17
At the suggestion of David Goggin, Dining Out Coordinator, Stan (Mr.
Dixie) will talk about his adventures as a young man at sea during
WWII and his experiences that included a Kamikaze Attack, a Sea
Monster, a Swim with Barracudas, a Haunted Ship in a Typhoon, a
Mutiny, a Murder, and jail in Hong Kong.
http://sfvs.org SF Veg Soc

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Fri, Jan 19, 2007 7:30 pm Humanist Hall Oakland
Film screenings of "Tales of the San Joaquin" & "Affluenza"
390 27th Street (midtown Oakland, between Telegraph & Broadway, below Pill Hill)
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php

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Fri, Jan 19, 2007 7:30 pm Counter-intelligence Cabaret
Dance Palace 503 B Street Pt. Reyes
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php

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Sat Jan 20

COUNTER-PROTEST AGAINST THE ANTI-CHOICE 'WALK FOR LIFE'
"YOUR GOVERNMENT is moving to deny women here,
and all over the world, the right to birth control and abortion."
-'The Call' of The World Can't Wait!

REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS CELEBRATION
Meet-up with the World Can't Wait contingent
Saturday, Jan. 20, 10:15AM, Pier 5, Embarcadero, San Francisco

This third annual 'Walk For Life' is a slap in the face to San Francisco, a national center of gender equality and reproductive freedom. The coalition counter protest l ines the 'Walk For Life' march route to protest and repudiate this "Dark Ages" mentality and program.

Coalition sponsored by the January 20th Coalition http://bacorr.org
http://sfbaycantwait.org

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Sat, Jan 20, 10:30 am Embarcadero, Pier #5 San Francisco
[view] 3rd Annual Roe v. Wade Celebration
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php

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Sat, Jan 20, 2007 1:00 pm
Elizabeth de la Vega—U.S. v. George W. Bush et. al., A Fraud Worse Than Enron
Book Passage 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. Corte Madera
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php

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Treasure Island eWaste Day
Saturday, January 20th 9 AM to like 1 or 2 PM at Building 180, the hangar
behind Building 1. Goodwill and Dept. of the Environment will be
collecting old computers, printers, phones, TVs, etc. etc. from Island/City
residents and businesses. DOE will be collecting flourescent bulbs and
batteries too. Goodwill then hauls it away and refurbishes what they
can and disposes of the rest.

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FREE HUGS # 3 - LETS TAKE IT HOME AND SPREAD THE LOVE!
MARKET AND 5TH AT CABLE CAR TURNAROUND SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Saturday, January 20, 12:00pm Powell at Market / 5th St.
I have shared with a lot of you regarding the joy and love that happens during this time. I hope that you can make it out and support the cause. I promise the day will lift your spirits and bring joy to your everyday activities.
We usually hug folks for a couple of hours and then have lunch. The last time we gathered during the holidays and played out in the streets for over 10 hours' we ate lunch and saluted one another with some tasty treats at the end of the night. It was super fun!
Need I say, Come and kick off your Sat. with some FREE HUGS and lots of LOVE!
Please RSVP and please bring your own sign!
With much love and lots of hugs... Tracy

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Sat Jan 20th: Yoga Journal Kirtan & Trance Dance-Jai Uttal, Shiva Rea, Dragonfly, Dhol

2007-01-20 7:00 PM Yoga Journal Kirtan and Trance Dance
...benfitting Trees for the Future...... Sat, Jan 20th, 2007
Hyatt Regency Ballroom 5 Embarcadero Ctr (at Market & Drumm St) SF 94111
Doors: 7pm-11:30 Entrance: $25.00
Jai Uttal ? Kirtan/Devotional Chant
Shiva Rea - Prana Trance Dance
DJ Dragonfly - Ecstatic Global Grooves
VJ Kosho ? Visual portals to the antipodes
Dhol Rhythms - Bhangra Dance Troupe
Altar Your Reality - Magical transformational altars co-created with divine inspiration!
Dear Dancing Friends, Yogis and Yoginis:

You are invited to a most amazing evening of yoga community and dance consciousness where hearts, eyes, minds and bodies open to a new paradigm in collective intention. On this particular occasion part of the proceeds go towards a fantastic organization: Trees For the Future.

Trees for the Future http://www.treesftf.org/main.htm is a people-to-people action plan, to restore tree cover to the world's most degraded lands. Planting trees helps keep people productive on their lands, preserving their traditional livelihoods and cultures for generations to come. To date they have planeted some 50 MILLION TREES! Here?s a great You Tube video clip of their work: http://www.treesftf.org/resources/tftfvideo.htm

It is time again for us to consider our environment, our future as a people, what your energy is connected to as an offering ? and dance as moving activism!
Please Join us for an Amazing Line Up surrounded by mystical altars, exotic visuals, big, clean transluscent sound, massive vibes and - YOU!

Tickets are available in advance through the Yoga Journal site, or at the door:
http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=101455
scroll down to the catagory "other" and you'll see:
Non-Attendee Kirtan & Trance Dance (Saturday Jan 20)

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Saturday, 1/20, 8 pm -- PERVERTS PUT OUT!
With Meliza Bañales, Daphne Gottleib, Thea Hillman, Mattilda, Steven Schwartz, horehound stillpoint, Lori Selke, Simon Sheppard, and Carol Queen.
$10-15 at the door. At CounterPulse, 13310 Mission at 9th St., SF. More info at:
http://www.simonsheppard.com/pervertsputout.html\

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http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/e438e9e7-abf2-4139-a16c-577c385581c8
2007-01-20 8:00 PM Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
The Gold Rush Launch Party Saturday Night January 20 th
is the event of 2007 that you cannot miss !!!! This is a heart-opening
mind expanding next paradigm event that is redefining night Life!
Elements For Life Inc will be hosting this event at the astounding
Yerba Buena Center For the Arts. Pre-sale tickets can be purchased at http://www.YBCA.org .
EFL Inc wants you to dance all night long and feel fabulous
when you wake up the next day!
Elements for Life inc. intention is to create conscious intentional gatherings that are Life Changing .
GOLD RUSH LAUNCH PARTY LINE UP
Doors open at 8:00pm
Musical Performances by:
WISDOM The Bay Areas Hottest Band!!!
Representing the high consciousnessof the bay area
through the sounds of Hip Hop and Reggae.
Gamelan X Multi-cultural Musical performance mixed with Ariel Acrobatics
DJ Mycho Cocoa Will inspirer you to move into a ecstatic dance
Francisco Aviles *Estas Tonne *+Elijah-
Luscious Food by - Sol Essential Gourmet - living cuisine specialist
Elixirs Smoothies Desserts and endless shots of Gold Rush
Visionary Art by Cary Thompson and friends.
Chip Richards - Visionary inspirational speaker & world-renowned filmmaker
Multi-media presentation by: Chad Ashley Vandenberg - Visionary founder of Elements for Life Inc.
Hosted by: Neiel Cavin & Betty Bio-Diesel
AS most of you know the Gold Rush Party last Dec 3rd 2006 was off the hook!!!!!!!
SO DONT MISS IT All ages welcome!
Pre-sale tickets http://www.YBCA.org Come visit us at:
http://www.glodrushlaunch.com
http://www.noblelifeelements.com/Leahunter
http://www.myspace.com/elementsforlifeinc

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SWOP Party with $pread Magazine on Sat. Night Jan 20th
On Saturday, the 20th of January, folks from $pread Magazine are coming to town and we thought that a nice spot for drinks and fun would be Sweeties.
Come party and say hello to the hot sexy women from $pread Magazine.
6-8:30pm, Saturday, 20th of January Sweeties, 475 Francisco x Mason Between Bay / Chestnut
Host: SWOP-USA & Sweeties First come, first serve with bar food prepared
by the bartender at Sweeties. No host bar.

Information about $pread Magazine: "$pread is a quarterly, glossy magazine by and for sex workers and those who support their rights. The magazine has a focus on personal experiences and political insights, and contains practical information like news, features, health columns, and resources related to the sex industry. $pread builds community in the sex trade by featuring the honest and diverse perspectives of those who know it best: the women and men who work within this sensationalized, highly stereotyped industry.

Founded in the summer of 2004 by three women, the magazine has already garnered lots of press attention as well as winning the coveted Utne Independent Press Award for “Best New Title of 2005” after only three issues. $pread actively confronts various stigmas surrounding sex work, raises awareness of legal and political issues affecting sex workers, and encourages support for the rights of all people working in the sex industries."

Sex Workers Outreach Project USA 2930 Shattuck Ave Suite 200-22
Berkeley, CA 94705 1-877-776-2004 http://www.swop-usa.org

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The wheels are turning, the monkeys are grinding, the buzz is on! Bohemian Carnival continues to astonish, entice, bewilder and dazzle. Some audience adjectives uttered: "Unbelievable!" "Nothing like it!" "Holy sh*t!" "What's happening to my head?" Circus, live music, DJs, artists, characters and audience collide in a blast of supreme Technicolor! Delicious chaos ensues! Don your finest circus/carney garb, and come join the circus for a night and the revolution for a lifetime.

Saturday, January 20, 2007, 9pm-late
@ DNA Lounge 375 11th St., San Francisco $15, 21+
Advance tix: http://www.dnalounge.com
Check http://www.bohemiancarnival.net for the latest

This month's bill:

Your hosts:
GOOFERMAN (http://www.gooferman.com)
Kings of klown-fi by way of thickly thumps, bombastic bumps, and geronimonic gyration

VAU DE VIRE SOCIETY (http://www.vaudeviresociety.com)
Avant carbaret with a screamingly delicious splash of circusexy

And special guests:

BLVD (blvdsource.com)
3-man funky-butt live breaks ensemble

DJ Smoove (djsmoove.net)
Master forger of thumping breaks

DJ Motion Potion (motionpotion.com)
The Quisinart of genre melding DJs

Xeno (xenodrome.com)
San Francisco-based performance collective exploring the unabashed expression of individual spirit

Circus Metropolus (circusmetropolus.com)
SF-based indie circus collective, mixing this with that and tongue with cheek

LSD Fuego
Fire dancing troupe extraordinaire

Shrine
Whimsical live painting from LA (Lucent Dossier)

MC Jamie DeWolf (myspace.com/jamiedewolf)
Ranconteur, slam poet, filmmaker, cult anti-hero...and one third of The Suicide Kings spoken-word champs

The Photoboof (photoboof.com)
Inside-out photobooth; let it all hang out
http://photoboof.com/thephotoboof/bohemian_november/
http://photoboof.com/thephotoboof/bohemian_december/

The BumbleFumbler
A state-of-the-art, multi-human 'tactile' box for the feelers and feelees amongst us

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TABOO
A celebration of life, dance, art, and desire January 20, 2007

One Taste & Kink.com, the creators of the ENTRANCED PARTY, present an evening of great beats & grooves.
Two dance floors, healing stations, hritual, interactive art and a plush chill space.

415 Jessie (between 5th & 6th)
January 20, 2007 10PM - 5:00AM, pre-party at 9PM
Tickets $20 (door) ($15 presale) 415.503.1100 and check out our email at
http://www.onetastesf.com

DJ Lineup includes:
Jocelyn (Get Freaky)
Syd (Opel, Opulent Temple)
Melyss (Opel, Sister SF)
Smoove (funketronic/djsmoove.net)
Fred Funk (Brass Tax)
Scott Carrelli (Qool, Satellite, Satellitesf.com)
Jason Knight (Keyframe)
Radyeus (Pronoia)
Josef (Gratitude)
Snow Leopard (Radiance, Gratitude)
Chlorophil (bayareafolks.tk )
Primitive Groove (Radiance, Gratitude)
Swami (Radiance, Gratitude)
http://onetastesf.com

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Nk7 Presents M3's Birthday Bash! 2007-01-20 11:00 PM
::SATURDAY JANUARY 20th:: NK7 Presents:
M3's Underground Birthday Bash !!! Super ass funky house...
DJs: M3 (Green Gorilla Lounge) w/ Audio Angel live vocal
Seven (NK7) Deron (Stompy) J-Bird (Sunset)
Michael Anthony (supperclub)
Anthony Mansfield (Green Gorilla Lounge)
Plus surprise guest DJ tba! 11p-6a
SF Underground Location TBA - Info Line: 415.520.9188

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Sun Jan 21

Sun Jan. 21 noon-4pm. (Jan 28th if it is raining). Peoples' Park Berkeley Garden day.

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Mon Jan 22

Mon, Jan 22, 2007 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Celebrate the 34th anniversary of Roe v. Wade
El Rio 3158 Mission Street @ Cesar Chavez San Francisco
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php

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[A Course In Miracles] First Gathering Greetings everyone,
Great news! The first gathering of the Course In Miracles Study Group is happening soon. This gathering is open to everyone interested in The Course and cultivating your Inner God, whether you are in the Group, or not.
So if this sounds like You, then put this into your calendar and come get together with your Spiritual mates and share your Infinite Self.
When: Tuesday, January 23rd, 7 PM
Where: Cafe Gratitude, 1336 9th Ave, San Francisco
Why: You know why, don't you? Love, Mike

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Tue Jan 23 8:30pm - AcroPlay: Contact Yoga, Flying, WrestleDance, Partner Massage & more! FREE!
Inner Heat Yoga Studio 64 Shattuck Square Berkeley One Block South of University, One block West of Shattuck.
http://wholebodywisdom.com/Community/AcroPlay/index.htm

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1/23-1/25 3 Day Beginner HoopDance Intensive in San Francisco by Amanda! T, W& R 7:30-9pm $85

1/24-2/28 6 Week HoopGirl™ Workout in San Francisco taught by Annie! Weds 8:30-10pm $180 for the 9 hour class

2/2-2/4 HoopGirl™ Teacher Training in San Francisco $700 for the 24 hour program.

http://hoopgirl.com hula hoop lessons Hot News for Fabulous Hoopers!

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Jan 24 7-10pm Marin
FREE seminar, Making Sense of Men, is in cities nationwide. Learn how to comprehend "Man-Ease". Receive a GIFT just for attending.

MAKING SENSE OF MEN ~ DON'T MISS IT!
Feel better about yourself and more confident with men in just 3 hours!

Click the link below for more details, dates and locations for:
Making Sense of Men ~ (For Women Only) FREE with this link!

· Orange County, CA: Monday, February 12 (6:30p to 9:30p)
· Los Angeles, CA: Tuesday, January 9 (7:00 to 10:00p)
· Marin, CA: Wednesday, January 24 (7:00p to 10:00p)
· New York City, NY: Wednesday, January 17 (6:30-9:30p)
· Pasadena, CA: Tuesday, January 23 (7:00p to 10:00p)
· Portland, OR: Wednesday, January 10 (6:30-9:30p)
· San Diego: Wednesday, January 10 (6:30-9:30p)
· San Fernando Valley: Monday, February 26 (6:30-9:30p)
· Santa Clara, CA: Thursday, May 10 (7:00-10:00p)
· Ventura, CA: Thursday, January 11 (6:30-9:30p)

To reserve your seat, click here or call us at (800) 418-9924 ext. 2

The previous Celebrating Men Morsels are now available on our newly redesigned web, where you can also enjoy full length articles by clicking here. They are also reprinted here below:

Pina De Rosa
Director of Customer Relations & Workshop Leader
PAX Programs Incorporated
Source of the Celebrating Men, Satisfying Women® Workshop
800-418-9924 x81
http://www.understandmen.com
PAX Programs Incorporated is dedicated to promoting peace between women and men, and to supporting fun, nurturing and satisfying relationships in all contexts.

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Neal Barnard coming to San Francisco at Borders Bookstore

Neal Barnard, MD will be giving a book talk and signing his new book “Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes” on Wednesday, January 24th at 7 pm in the Borders Bookstore Union Square in SF.

San Francisco - Union Square
400 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415.399.1633

Border’s is conveniently located to several great vegetarian restaurants like Millennium, Golden Era, Medicine Eatstation, and Lucky Creation (unfortunately closed Wednesdays). What a great way to spend an evening in the city hear Dr. Barnard talk about reversing diabetes and support one of our wonderful San Francisco vegetarian restaurants!

Physicians for Responsible Medicine
1333 Balboa St, #2 SF, CA 94118 415-750-4790 x. 300
http://www.pcrm.org

Diabetes Epidemic Is Reversible with Diet: New Book Shows Low-Fat Vegan Diet More Effective than Other Treatments: “Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes” Will Be In Bookstores on January 9, 2007. http://www.NealBarnard.org

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1/24, 7:30 pm -- EROTIC READING CIRCLE
Come join readers as they share their work! Bring something to read or just be part of the appreciative circle of listeners. This is a great place to try out new work (ask for comments if you like), or get more comfortable reading for other people. Longtime writers will bring their latest... newly inspired writers, bring that vignette you scrawled on BART while daydreaming on your way to work! Non-judgemental listening guaranteed, all orientations welcome. With Carol Queen and Jennifer Cross (if she's back in town in time...)

$5-up sliding scale, but no one turned away for lack of funds. Location: Center for Sex & Culture, 290 Division at 10th Street

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Thu Jan 25

Thu Jan 25 6pm-8pm Support Friends of the Urban Forest
Come drink FREE beer, and buy Cheap GEAR at Sports Basement!
Party with Friends of the Urban Forest . . . on January 25th!
FREE BEER! CHEAP GEAR! Sports Basement
1415 16th St. *Thursday, Jan. 25th, 2007 *6pm-8pm
15% off EVERYTHING IN THE STORE - 5% of all purchases go to FUF.
PLEASE RSVP to Amber 415-561-6890x104 - to confirm . . . So we know how much beer and food to get.
http://fuf.net Friends of the Urban Forest

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Randall Museum talk on Parks as islands is Jan 25th 199 Museum Way, SF, CA
My talk begins about 7:30pm. I will compare and contrast SF parks (islands of
nature surrounded by oceans of developement) to real islands I have studied
including SE Farallon, Galapagos and Trinidad. I will have lots of photos of
parks, plants and local and exotic wildlife. We will explore the concept of
Island Biogeography and the associated specialized species, movement patterns
and rates of colonization and extinction. This talk will focus on recent losses
to the SF wildlife species composition including California Quail, W Screech
Owls, Wrentits and Brush Rabbits and recent successes in habitat restoration
and wildlife reintroductions. SouthEast of Upper Haight / Buena Vista Park

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Erotic Mic Night Thurs, Jan 25th, 2007 at 7:45pm
One Taste is venturing into the world of Internet Radio. Partnered with Personal Life Media, we plan to launch our three new shows in early 2007. Staring on a bimonthly basis, we will be having the live tapings of our show, A Taste of Sex: Erotic Poetry Readings & Letters to Your Pussy hosted by Marcie P. Come listen as the One Taste Community shares their personal thoughts, desires, fantasies, and journal entries. Feel the sensation flowing in your body. $10 sliding scale.More Info http://www.onetastesf.com
1074 Folsom @ 7th St. SF CA 94103 415.503.1100

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Jan 26 http://burningman.com art and technology mixer
ART LOUNGE 2007: Calling artists, scientists and environmentalists!
Join us for a reception at Burning Man HQ Friday, Jan 26 5-8pm,
1900 3rd St, 2nd Floor ( 16th and Mariposa) San Francisco, 94158

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ART LOUNGE 2007: Calling artists, scientists and environmentalists!
Join us for a reception at Burning Man HQ Friday, January 26th from 5-8pm
1900 3rd St, 2nd Floor (between 16th and Mariposa) San Francisco.

Purpose: To bring artists, scientists and eco-heros of various shapes and
sizes together in a social atmosphere with the Burning Man staff, to
honor their
contributions and inspire cross pollination in the year ahead as we
figure out exactly
what "Green Man" means to us!

Taking "green" into consideration means thinking about the effect each of
your decisions has on the environment and choosing the least harmful/most
beneficial option possible. Specific things to take into consideration
include materials being used, energy consumed, and waste produced. We
aren't
saying let's NOT burn art and we don't wish to dillute the intensity of the
creative expression at Burning Man. But we do want to inspire a sense of
ownership of the entire creative process from creation to destruction and
back in ways that inspire social change on and off the playa and
potentially
lead the way to new forms and concepts of art making.

Are you wondering how to power your art installation using alternative
energy?
Do you have knowledge of a new or green technology that might be of
interest
to artists?

Please join Burning Man staff and volunteers for a wine and cheese
reception
honoring artists, scientists, and members of our newly formed "Greening The
Burn Group" and let's see what conversations spark in the year ahead!
Members of the Art Dept and other Burning Man staff will also be on hand to
discuss the overall art process with you and see what's on your mind!

Please RSVP to special-events [at] burningman.com if you will attend.

Hope to see many of you there!

Christine Kristen aka LadyBee
Art Curator, Burning Man
415-865-3800 X 106
http://www.burningman.com
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Jan 26-28 Free Three Day Transformational Seminar San Jose Convention Center
http://www.chrishoward.com/bts/?af=315191

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Meet Sandra Steingraber in SF for "Early Puberty and Breast Cancer Risk"

Please join the Breast Cancer Fund for
The Falling Age of Puberty in U.S. Girls,
Presented by Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D.
Is something in the environment triggering early puberty?

Join the Breast Cancer Fund as ecologist Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D. explores the research, trends and knowledge gaps regarding early puberty and lifelong health. This special presentation, "The Falling Age of Puberty in U.S. Girls: What We Know, What We Need to Know," will be held in San Francisco January 31.

As a known risk factor for breast cancer, early puberty is cause for concern. So what's causing it? What can we do to reverse the trend?

The Breast Cancer Fund is proud to host Dr. Steingraber, a noted ecologist, cancer survivor and expert on environmental links to cancer and reproductive health. She is also the author of Having Faith: An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood and Living Downstream: An Ecologist Looks at Cancer and the Environment.

Wednesday, January 31, 2007
6-7 p.m. hors d’ouvres reception
7-8:30 p.m. presentation

Merchants Exchange Building
465 California St. (at Montgomery Street), San Francisco map »
(take BART to the Montgomery Street station more info » )

Admission is free, but space is limited and filling up fast! Please RSVP
by January 30 online or via phone at (415) 346-8223.

http://bcaction.org Breast Cancer Action

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Thu Feb 1 2007

Th\uFeb 1 Full Moon http://www.sfgate.com/weather
FEB. 2 05:45 GMT Full Moon
Hey can someone recommend good sites for moon info? Obviously I seek...

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Thu Feb 1 First Thursday Art Receptions 49 Geary 5:30-7:30 art and stuff

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Northwest Climate Justice Summit February 2nd-4th!
homepage: http://www.ssc.org/states/wa.php
http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2006/12/351341.shtml

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Potluck & Free Lecture by Don Weaver, "Positive Steps toward Earth
Regeneraton"
Saturday, February 10: Socializing & Appetizers 6:00 p.m.; Dining
6:30 p.m.; Lecture 8:00 p.m.
IOA, 3600 Geary Boulevard. (See January 14 meeting for transit
details.)
$1 suggested donation for members & their guests with food; $2 for
non-members with food. Add $8 to each category without food.
Don Weaver co-authored The Survival of Civilization with John Hamaker
and authored To Love and Regenerate the Earth, both are free online
at the website of Remineralize the Earth, http://www.remineralize.org Don
has made a great contribution in awakening the public to the
ecological problems and solutions in promoting Earth Health
Regeneration for 30 years as an organic veganic grower and raw food
Natural Hygienist. He resides in Woodside and is available for
Orchard and Gardening Services, 650-851-3622 or earthdon [at] yahoo.com.
He will make available a few 50 lb bags of rock dust for those
wanting to start remineralizing their gardens.
http://sfvs.org SF veg soc

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Post Valentine Potluck Honoring Newly Weds, Howard & Angie Dykoff
Co-Hosted with East Bay Veg*ns
Saturday, February 17: Socializing & Appetizers 5:00 p.m.; Dining
6:00 p.m.; Dancing 8:00 p.m.
At the home of Elizabeth Bechtold, 633 Glenwood Isle, Alameda.
Attire Dressy.
$1 suggested donation with food; $10 without food.
Enjoy good food and décor with a Valentine theme.
Directions: From 880, take High Street Alameda Exit. At stoplight,
turn west onto High Street and proceed over bridge 1.5 miles. Turn
right onto Otis Drive and right onto Glenwood. Call 510-864-1111 for
last minute directions or to volunteer beforehand. (No door fee for
those arriving two hours early to volunteer to help set up or prepare
raw appetizers.) http://sfvs.org sf veg soc

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Progressive Inauguration
Saturday, Feb 17, join the SF Green Party and our allies as we
celebrate the victories of 2006 with an evening of food, fun, and
politics. Featuring Jane Kim, Ross Mirkarimi, Chris Daly, Sarah
Lipson, and BoE President Mark Sanchez.
7 - 10 pm Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th St, @ Mission St, SF
$7 suggested donation http://www.sfgreenparty.org
John-Marc Chandonia (jmc @ sfgreens.org) http://sfgreens.org
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Celebrate the Year of the Boar
Gung Hay Fat Choy
Chinese New Year Dining Out, Saturday, February 24 at 6:00 p.m.
Layonna's (Newly Opened Vegetarian Restaurant)
1829 Clement Street, between 19th & 20th Avenue, San Francisco
Organized by Sharon Leong and Winnie.
$18 per person includes tax, tip, and tea. Make checks out and mail
to SFVS, c/o Joseph Cadiz, 73 Rondel Place, San Francisco CA 94103 by
February 21.
Menu: Vegetable Small Steamed Bun, Braised Tofu with Brown Sauce,
Golden Mushroom with Tofu, Deep Fried Filet Fish in Brown Sauce,
Sauteed String Beans, House Delight with Crispy Taro & Bean Curd
Sheet, Special Chinese New Year Entrée, Brown Rice, Tea. The vegan
dinner will have no msg. (The restaurant usually puts a little msg
in the food.) Menu subject to change. For more information, call
415-273-5481.

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