SF events 8.21 FREE FOOD 4pm Dolores Park! $5K worth!

Tuesday Aug 21 http://indybay.org
5PM March Against Police Containment of Oakland's...
6:30PM Film Screening: Malaya Lolas (Surviving Filipina...
7PM Water, water everywhere? California's Water...
7PM Greil Marcus author talk
8PM Radical Love Workshop

8:30PM Communities for a Better Environment Movie Night...
Wednesday Aug 22
11AM Listening for a Change
12PM Stop Right Wing Christion Overamplified Ravings
1PM Impeachment Rally
5:30PM Say No to PG$E's Greenwashing @ Valencia & 16th
More Events... http://indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12



FREE FOOD TODAY @ 4pm DOLORES PARK (Dolores @ 19th ST) :

Sunshine original organic burgers 12 boxes
Amy's All American Vegetable burgers 50 boxes
Vegan Citrus Superb Cutlets Vegetarian plus brand 30 boxes.
Vegan Boca burgers: 200 boxes
quorn 50 boxes
Plum organic greens for babies 50 boxes

Morningstar Farms Corn dogs 10 boxes/

Organic waffles: 200 boxes.

WIld Alaskan Salmon 30 boxes.

Applegate Brand:
Organic Turkey Burgers: 100 boxes
Organic beef burgers: 50 boxes
breakfast sausages 20 boxes

Lucky Spring rolls 40 boxes
Vegetable spring rolls health and wealth brand 30 boxes

Hefty bags full of entree bags of frozen veggies, fruits, potatos
Frozen Breads: 100 Essene, Spelt, etc.
Nates Frozen Savory Mushroom meatless meatballs 100 bags
Nates Frozen Zesty Italian meatless meatballs 100 bags
Light Life Meat Free Smart Stuffers Chick'n cordon deli 50 bags

Cascadian Farms Frozen organic Green beans 20 bags
Cascadian Farms Frozen organic Asparagus 12 boxes
Cascadian Farms Frozen organic cherries 20 bags
Cascadian Farms Frozen organic organic harvest berries 12 bags
Cascadian Farms Frozen organic blackberries 10 bags

All Natural Cafferata Artichoke Ravioli 30 packs

Stahlbush Island Farms super sweet corn 30 bags
Stahlbush Island Farms Blueberries 30 bags
Alexia Garlic Bageutte 50 bags

AND LOTS MORE: THIS IS JUST A PARTIAL LISTING.


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Black Rock .. .DUST !!!!
Oh great! just what we want MORE Dust:. I also heard there was VERY little rain this year, probobly an issue.
rg This email from the DPW:
If you are coming out to Black Rock CIty

Hey everyone, I've been on the Playa for 2 weeks
now and I just
wanted to give some advice to anyone coming out for
the event. We
have had MAJOR dust storms as the playa is powder
fine this year. Of
the past 4 days, 3 have had white out dust storms
lasting anywhere
from a few hours to all day long. All the people
coming in will only
add to this, so be prepared for some intense
weather out here. Bring
lots of bandanas, extra goggles, dust proof your
tent before you get
out here, be prepared for longer set ups and long
lines at the gate.

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WE NEED KITTEN FOSTER PARENTS!
http://www.sfspca.org/foster/index.shtml


Volcano Cure for Warming? Not So Fast, Study Says http://tinyurl.com/yusmar
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/070817-volcano-warming.html


Cheney '94: Invading Baghdad Would Create Quagmire C-SPAN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BEsZMvrq-I


Remember, of the
world's 6.3 billion people, only the ones after the decimal point live in
the United States, and the others are worthy of worrying about, too.


Video of tame hippo
http://www.biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=3379


How to Add Oomph to Organic - pity the poor NOP at USDA
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/19/business/yourmoney/19feed.html


Formaldehyde found in kids' clothes from China - permapress
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4170006a6005.html


US 'Shoot on Site' Order Issued For Escaping Americans ????
http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index1029.htm


HOMELAND SECURITY AND THE SINISTER MINISTERS....
IT WILL NOT BE THE LEFT THAT TAKES THE GUNS FROM AMERICANS...BUT THE RIGHT WING NEO CONS....
http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=6937987


China product safety concerns have high stakes, far-reaching effects
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/08/19/MNV1RKN0L.DTL


The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene and Joost Elffers
http://www2.tech.purdue.edu/cgt/courses/cgt411/covey/48_laws_of_power.htm


The Bilderberg Plan - Control Oil, Control People
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/08/19/18441604.php




Tue Aug 21

Tue, Aug 21, EYE CANDY! 7:30 pm Film — KOYAANISQATSI (Life out of Balance)
By the filmmaker who later released BARAKA
Humanist Hall 390 27th St @ Telegraph and Broadway Oakland
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php
The title of this film is a Hopi Indian word meaning "life out of balance." The film was ceated between 1975 and 1982 as an apocalyptic vision of the collision between two different worlds: urban life, dependent on technology, versus the natural environment that all life depends on.
So often we perceive our world, our way of living, as beautiful because there is nothing else to perceive. In our globalized world of high technology, all we can see is one layer of commodity piled upon another. The "original" is the proliferation of the standardized. Copies are copies of copies. There is almost no ability to see beyond, to see that we have encased ourselves in an artificial world that has remarkably replaced the original, nature itself. We do not live with nature any longer; we live above it, but off of it. Nature has become the resource to keep our artificial, new world alive.
$5 donations accepted. Before and after the film, everyone's invited to indulge in our Humanist Tea House.
For more information contact:
http://www.HumanistHall.net
http://www.koyaanisqatsi.org

Tue, Aug 21, 7:30 pm Film — KOYAANISQATSI Humanist Hall
390 27th Street (between Telegraph and Broadway) Oakland
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php
=========== and come back next week!==========
Tue, Aug 28, 7:30 pm BARAKA - Film Presented by Pamela Deering
Humanist Hall 390 27th St (between Telegraph and Broadway) Oakland
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php



Wed Aug 22

Wed, Aug 22, 2007 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Mapping the San Pablo creek-GPS Training
Boys and Girls Club 4660 Appian Way El Sobrante
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php



Thu Aug 23

Abundance League 8/23 @ 6pm Folsom @ 7th / 8th
http://www.theabundanceleague.org

Thu Aug 23 8pm
SINGLE?? CrushLab is just around the corner...
Check out our new site http://www.crushlab.com



Fri Aug 24

Fri Aug 24 7-10pm ART OF CONNECTION
RSVP at http://www.xysocial.com or http://www.xymeetup.com
Learn the fine art of connection through activities led by OneTaste's experienced teachers. We've designed games that encourage you to reveal yourself and learn about others through conscious relating. You'll be amazed how easy it becomes to get out of your head and into your body.
Life is a game and you're a player in it - come play!
7:00pm - 10:00pm $15 per member
Payment can be made at the event, advanced payment is not required.

Beastie Boys $50, SF Warfield http://upcoming.org


8/24 + 8/25 http://sfuas.org/node/724
"The 11th Hour Opening Night Fri. 8/24 in SF @ Embarcadero Theater & After Party/ Action Day 8/25 @ the Green City Gallery
Start: Aug 24 2007 - 6:00pm
End: Aug 25 2007 - 11:59pm
Timezone: Etc/GMT-7
Green City Gallery, Action Day and After Party on Sat. 8/25
Embarcadero Center Cinema, SF & Green City Gallery 1950 Shattuck
Berkeley, CA United States
http://maps.google.com/?q=Embarcadero+Center+Cinema%2C+SF+%26+Green+City+Gallery+1950+Shattuck%2C+Berkeley%2C+CA%2C+%2C+us
The 11th HourThe 11th HourCome see the film, "The 11th Hour," which describes the last moment when change is possible before Earth's ecosystems begin to collapse. The film features interviews with leaders and visionaries and offers hope and concrete strategies for bringing about a sustainable society.
This film opens in SF at the Embarcadero Center Cinema in San Francisco on Friday August 24th and will run for 10 days. It is important to the overall impact of this film to fill the theaters the first few days of this period, so please tell all your friends!
Landmark Embarcadero Theater
Promenade level: corner of Battery & Clay
Find other screenings here: http://www.11thhouraction.com/seethefilm
Also, the Urban Alliance for Sustainability will be a part of the "11th Hour Action Day" at the Green City Gallery in Berkeley to showcase what changes we can make to be part of the solution. Several featured "star/experts" of the film "The 11th Hour" will be in attendance for the showcase and the after party...stay tuned!
Green City Gallery 1950 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA
To learn more about the Green City Gallery, visit:
http://www.digcity.coop/greencitygallery/



Sat Aug 25

8/25 Film Night in the Park: 8 1/2 Aug 25 at Dolores Park http://upcoming.yahoo.com
FREE STUFF ALL DAY AND NIGHT! Bring stuff! Get Stuff!

8/25 Film Night in the Park: 8 1/2 Aug 25 at Dolores Park
Film Night in the Park: Annie Hall Aug 4 at Union Square
Film Night in the Park - Rebel Without A Cause Sep 15 at Union Square
6pm People Gather and eat / socialize on grass. 7-9pm Live Music, Entertainment.
http://upcoming.org

Sat Aug 25 SF JugBand Fest GGParkBandshell 5 Cent Coffee @ 3:30pm events » live music
FREE!!! From 10am - 6pm in Golden Gate Park at the Bandshell. SF Clayton @ Fell / Oak

Sat Aug 25: Really Really Free Market Noon-Dusk Dolores Park
A Really Really Free Market is like a potluck for whatever you want to give or take away. Have you ever brought one dish to a potluck and gone away with a full belly and a balanced meal? Everybody brings something and goes away with more.
We all have skills, ideas, objects, smiles, talents, friendship, excitement, discussions, and many other things to share. If we bring them all together at the Really Really Free Market, we can provide more balanced and full lives for everyone. As a community we have many more resources than we do as individuals. If we share our resources we won't need to buy as many new ones. This uses fewer of the Earth's resources, and fewer of our working hours, leaving us more time to devote to ourselves and our communities. Would we all work forty hours a week at one job if we didn't feel we had to? What if instead we worked at improving our individual skills and talents and shared them with each other? We would all spend more time doing things we enjoyed. The Really Really Free Market is an attempt to put these ideas into practice for four hours every month and then spread the seeds everywhere - share, share, share.
Please help us keep the Really Really Free Market a 100% FREE and non-commercial event. Once a month, let's come together and forget about trading, bartering and money. Leave the business cards at home and remember the joy of giving for the sake of giving. Help us keep Art SF clean. If no one takes what you brought, please bring it home with you.
http://www.reallyreallyfree.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Really_really_free_market

Sat Aug 25 http://sewdown.com @ http://templesf.com 540 Howard @ 1st / 2nd



Sun Aug 26

826 DAY 1-4pm 826 Valencia Presents a Community Festival Celebrating Five Years of Student Programming
http://www.826valencia.org
http://laughingsquid.com/squidlist/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=169986&year=2007&month=08

Free Lecture by Paul Nison, Author, Educator, and Raw Food Chef.
Sunday, August 26, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Mission Station Community Room
630 Valencia Street, corner of 17th St San Francisco
Book signing, live food samples, and door prizes following the lecture.
For more information, call 415-786-0361.
Paul Nison will discuss how to achieve health on any diet, overcome all
diseases, slow down the aging process, have more energy, avoid sickness, stay looking young, and achieve emotional and spiritual wellness. He has written four books, including The Raw Life, Raw Knowledge, Healing Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and Health According to the Scriptures.
http://sfvs.org SF Vegetarian Society




Tue, Aug 28, 7:30 pm BARAKA - Film Presented by Pamela Deering
Humanist Hall 390 27th St (between Telegraph and Broadway) Oakland
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php



)'( Aug 27-Sep 3 Black Rock City, NV (100 miles North of Reno)
http://burningman.com Labor Day Weekend (Aug/Sept)
http://bmscreensavers.com FREE: Download ideas for costumes, camps, sculptures, art.
http://currenttv.com/burningman get ideas: http://bmscreensavers.com )'(

Pancake Playhouse MAP of BRC! (sorry slow connect / redirect) but worth it!
an interactive map of burning man with the theme camps placed.
http://pancakeplayhouse.org/bm07ascode

http://whereareyoucamping.com Where are you camping? Find a friend!
Opulent Temple 2.00 esplanade
Entheon Village/AMO 2:30 esplanande
dance dance immolation 5:00 and esplanade
Ascension Tribe 6:30 and esplanade
Sacred Sexuality classes, classes and more classes plus a fire pit
Disorient 8:30 and esplanade
Flight to Mars 9:00 and esplenade
Circus Metropolus at The Red Nose District at 9:30 and Esplanade.
Red Nose District Lineup on PLAYA
http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/template/home%2CDetail.vm?plugin=mtnevents&inst=5557904
http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/Red-Nose-District-Lineup-on-PLAYA/san-francisco-ca/aaa46ec3-d074-432d-b924-aaf40acb8245
You can't miss our village which will have the Cirque Berzerk big top tent in front.

Entheon Village at 2:30 and Arctic, Evolutionary Center pod and dome:
http://www.evolutionarycenter.net
Pizza Smut arctic and 9:00
Gigsville 4:00 and coral reef
RLD (Red Light District) 4:30 and c-d
Fandango 8:00 and coral reef
Summer Of Love coral reef and 9:00
Contact Camp 4:30 and desert
Costco Soulmate Trading Outlet 4:30 and desert
"Snow Koan Solar Camp, (located on D near 7:30) will
have a solar powered charging station available for use.
Genital Portrait Studio 9:00 and desert
Green Gorilla Lounge 10:00 and habitat

BLACK ROCK CITY 2007 MAP
http://www.burningman.com/preparation/maps/07_maps/index.html
This year's street names will be: Esplanade
Arctic Boreal Coral Reef Desert Estuary Fresh Water
Grassland Habitat Intertidal Jungle Kelp Forest Landfill
Outermost street [Landfill] is 4700' radius, and concentric streets are 200' apart [except Esplanade to A street is 400']

)'( Green Your Burn Document 01262007 )'(
https://www.blackrockcity.org/teams/green/Files/GYB_Doc/GYB01262007/view

How should we green the burn this year? Your ideas are needed.
See, we're collecting and sharing ideas about how people can green
their burn, and sending these out in the JRS. Take a look at the BM enviro blog, and here you can keep up with what's happening:
http://www.burningman.com/environment/blog

)'( Bay Bridge closing - BOTH direx - Labor Day )'(
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/10/BAG5BP5IF31.DTL
Last year's Labor Day weekend shutdown of the eastbound Bay Bridge
worked so well that Caltrans is going to close the bridge again this
Labor Day weekend -- but this time in both directions.

)'( CARPOOL SITES:

http://spaceshare.com People travel to festivals and conferences to connect. Yet their travels are often uncoordinated, lonely and expensive. If you are planning a large event, how do you extend your welcome beyond the conference doors or festival gate?

free rideshare website to help people find others to carpool with to
get to burning man, http://www.concertride.com/us/burning_man_07

http://burningman.com has a rideboard too? Not sure where though.

Finding the greening info on the BM site
http://www.burningman.com/environment
http://earthguardians.burningman.com
http://www.tonyandkarina.us/eg/burning_lnt_greenmap.htm

BURNING MAN CAMP LOCATIONS:
Silicon Village Coral reef and 6:30 400 x 400 Sweetthang (Silicon Valley)

Comfort & Joy's 2007 Playa Event Calendar http://www.playajoy.org

BURNING MAN SCREEN SAVERS - HOPE AND FEAR: THE FUTURE
Hey everyone. Scorch here. Just to let you know you're the first bunch
o' folks to know about the screen savers being ready for download. Go
to http://bmscreensavers.com to get them. 63 photographers
contributed this year, and the big one has 1434 photos in it. So go get
'em! ENJOY!!! See you on the playa.

Mon Aug 27 Green Gorilla Lounge @ Sunset: BUGHOUSE CHESS! 10:00 and Habitat

LUNAR ECLIPSE
One last note: you'll be glad to hear that the Placement Team has
scheduled a Lunar Eclipse for your viewing pleasure.
Monday the 27th (actually the early morning of Tuesday, August 28th)
1:51am partial eclipse begins
2:52am total eclipse begins
4:22am total eclipse ends
5:24am partial eclipse ends
(all times Pacific Daylight Time)
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/lunar.html

here is a web site for info on the eclipse:


Mon Aug 27 Eve of FULL MOON and FULL LUNAR ECLIPSE
Dark Side Of The Moon Poetry Slam and Pink Ffloyd Pajama Party Monday, 10 pm to 5 am
Come out, come out and express your wildly creative muse with Silicon Village for a poetry slam, dance party and lunar ritual in celebration of the full lunar eclipse. Gather at the HotD stage and Coyote Bar on the Silicon Village Plaza at 10 pm to wax poetic. At midnight we gather on art cars and bikes in front of the SV Archway for a convoy to the trash fence, where we'll hook up with the Playa-wide dance party. Noise permitting, we break at the apex of the eclipse for a moon celebration and ritual, led by the Temple of All Gods. Wear your pajamas to bounce and boogie on our furry air-mattresses.

There is going to be a total lunar eclipse on the night of the 27th of
August and the very early morning of August 28th. It should start about
11:00 to 12:00 PM on the 27th and end about 3:AM on the 28th. We will be
able to see the entire eclipse at the Burning Man event. This will be the
first ever total lunar eclipse at the event.
Here is a link to a site that explains the timing of the total lunar eclipse
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEmono/TLE2007Aug28/TLE2007Aug28.html

Aug 28 Full Moon + FULL LUNAR ECLIPSE

Full moon: Monday night- Tuesday morn August 28 at 2:35 a.m. So the
sky will be bright in Black Rock City, except for the therefore even
more spectacular...
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/phase/phase2001pst.html

Monday night- Tuesday, August 28, 2007:
TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE in Black Rock City. 1:51 am-5:24 am PDT, with 3:37
am = mid-eclipse. BRC just makes it into the 'All Eclipse Visible' zone...
http://sunearthgsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/lunar.html
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEmono/TLE2007Aug28/TLE2007Aug28.html
August's lunar eclipse is well-placed for North and South America as
well as the Pacific, eastern Asia and Australia. All of North America
will witness some portion of the eclipse, but western observers are
favored. The early umbral phases will be in progress at moonset for
observers in Maritime Canada. From the eastern USA, the Great Lakes
region and Ontario, the Moon sets in total eclipse. Only observers to
the west of the Rockies (including Alaska) will be treated to the entire
event. All phases of the eclipse are also visible from islands of the
Pacific Ocean, New Zealand and eastern Australia.

RhythmWaves Total Lunar Eclipse Dance Event
12:30 to 3:30 am August 28 (Monday night / Tuesday morning)

Late Friday night-Early Sat morning Aug 31- Sep. 1:
Aurigids, a rare and spectacular meteor shower will be peaking at 4:36
a.m. in the east- north eastern skies. Visible from Nevada. It will
last about 1.5 hours. Best to watch between 4 and 5 am, with up to 160
Aurigids meteors per hour.
http://aurigids.seti.org/
This very rare shower will occur again on 1 September 2007. A brief
shower of tens of meteors will radiate from the constellation of Auriga,
many as bright as the brighter stars in the sky. The Earth will be in
the thick of it during the one hour centered on 04:36 a.m. PDT. The
shower will be visible by the naked eye from locations in the western
United States.
Best viewing: Keep Moon out of field of view (best to block behind
obstruction such as telephone pole, then watch whole sky), avoid city
haze that scatters moonlight
Best direction: East and Northeast
Best time: Start one hour before peak, then see the rate of meteors
increase and decrease while Earth travels through the shower

INTERACTING WITH THE LAW AT BURNING MAN
Our Survival Guide reminds you that Burning Man's remoteness doesn't
give us a free pass to live outside the law. Burning Man supports all
local and federal laws, and expects you to uphold them during your time
in Black Rock City. There are representatives from five Law Enforcement
agencies in our fair town, and you should be aware of their presence and
how to interact with them when you meet.
We consider Black Rock City a peaceful community...and we love to see it
stay that way.
Here's the Survival Guide page on the matter:
http://www.burningman.com/preparation/event_survival/law_enforcement.html
A participant shared this video with us to share with you. It's called:
"Busted: the Citizen's Guide to Surviving a Police Encounter (US)". The
former head of the ACLU narrates.
http://tinyurl.com/2w7hjd

Aug 28 Full Moon + Dark Side of the Moon party @ burningman.
Eclipse is from 1:51am-5:24am with the Total Eclipse from 2:52am-4:23am.

Aug 29 11am World Naked Bike Ride @ Burningman In front of the man.

8/29-30 Burning Man 07: "AWakening the DREAMER" Symposium & Multi-Media event Aug.29 & 30 @ Black Rock City
Interactive, informative, multi-media symposium will be presented at EverWow Camp on Aug.29 @9:30 & Esplanade 5-7 p.m.;
and also on Aug. 30 (Thur) at Entheon Village's massive 90' dome, livecast to Egypt @ 2:30 & Esplanade from 5:30-8 p.m.
A call to action to bring about environmental sustainability, spiritually fulfilling, social justice on the planet with videos including Bishop Desmond Tutu, Lynne & Bill Twist, John Perkins, Paul Hawken, Van Jones, Julia Butterfly Hill, Brian Swimme, Drew Dellinger & many more visionaries on the state of our planet's condition and how we are mobilizing globally to take action to change the trance or dream state that we've been immersed in. C U on the playa THIS month.

)'( Thu Aug 30 Join Miss Rosie at Camp RANDOM for a hoop-delightful workshop.
Open to hoopers of all levels, and no experience necessary.
"RANDOM - the anti theme" 3:00 Plaza. Time: 2pm-ish to 4pm-ish
Some hoops will be available, and if you have your own, please bring it!


)'( Fri Aug 31 CRITICAL TITS NEEDS YOU! )'(
We need your help. We are reaching out to the Theme Camps and asking you to help us
throw the incredible Critical Tits post-ride party by bringing refreshments to share. Once
again the Critical Tits Ride and Party will be held on the gorgeous open playa and will focus
on women's freedom, power, and beauty. The CT 12 party will have Live Music for the first
time! -- DJs who know how to get funky -- Kick ass art -- Yummy refreshments -- That
incredible Estrogen vibe -- and more.
If you are interested in participating -- by bringing refreshments, helping us set up on
Friday, or helping with bike parking, please let us know at info [at] criticaltits.com

More at http://www.criticaltits.com