August 2008
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| 08/01/2008 | Witnesses to History: Conveying the Tragedy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki..
Oakland City Council President Pro Tem Jean Quan and Western States Legal Foundation cordially invite you to view a very special exhibit provided by the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation. Many photos of people, places & things effected by the 1945 atomic bombings will be on display in Oakland City Hall rotunda: -- August 1st thru 15th, 2008 -- 1 Frank H Ogawa Plaza - 3rd floor (between 14th & 15th streets at Clay st) Opening Reception: Friday August 1, from 5 to 8 pm Special guests: Nagasaki A-bomb survivor, Nabuaki Hanaoka Deputy Chief of Staff to Mayor Ron Dellums, Leslie Littleton Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson Wine and light refreshments For more information: (510) 839-5877 -- This event is part of 'Nuclear-Free Future Month' on the eve of the 63rd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. http://www.nuclearfreefuture.org |
| 08/03/2008 | BFUU Sunday Service on "Strength for the Struggle"
Sunday August 3 - 10:30 am-12:00 noon Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Hall 1924 Cedar St at Bonita, a block east of MLK Jr Wy, Berkeley, CA 94709 Today we will have a circle discussion on how we power up spiritually for activism. What practices have individuals in our community developed to stay centered and work from a place of joy and love as well as commitment? . wheelchair access 510-841-4824 www.bfuu.org |
| 08/06/2008 | Stand for peace - in remembrance of the lives destroyed in Hiroshima, lives now threatened in Iran, and our Constitutional rights - with CodePINK, MECA, Courage to Resist, Women in Black, Gray Panthers and others August 6th, Wednesday, at the MRS (Marine Recruiting Station), 64 Shattuck Square, Berkeley, noon 4:00pm.
PROTEST the use of nuclear bombs on this horrific 'anniversary' of the bombing of HIROSHIMA, marking us as the ONLY nation in the world to use atomic weapons, and to use them against a civilian population! STAND STRONG against the threatened bombing of Iran, again in our name! SHUT DOWN recruiting our youth to be the fodder in Iraq and Afghanistan, and perhaps Iran. FIND OUT what support there is in Berkeley for free speech and the right to protest! JOIN US at the MRS Noon-4:00pm: 12:30pm Press Conference, 1:00pm Commemoration, 2:00 Spoken Word and Lift Our Voices and Sing; 3:00 Open Mike. Bring our constitutional rights and responsibilities to protest. Your presence is crucial!!! Call Keiko 707-334-7071 or Judy 415-519-6355 for more info or email info AT bayareacodepink DOT org. |
| 08/07/2008 | World Affairs Council Presents The Costs of Preventing the Next Attack - The Implications of America's War on Terror
Has America's "War on Terror" turned into a war on American ideals and its international standing? Since the pursuit of international terrorists, many have argued that the US has suffered incalculable losses in terms of the country's moral and political standing in the world. In The Dark Side, Jane Mayer, journalist for The New Yorker covering the Bin Laden family and extraordinary rendition, recounts how America has fought the War on Terror and explores its implications for our security and freedom. Check-in: 5:30 PM; Program: 6:00 PM World Affairs Council Auditorium 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 Council Members: Free, Students: $5, Nonmembers: $15 For more information, please visit our website http://www.itsyourworld.org, call us at 415-293-4600, or email info@wacsf.org. |
| 08/07/2008 | NO MORE EVICTIONS, GENTRIFICATION, DISPLACEMENT, CRIMINALIZATION of Poor Peoples of color locally and globally
Join POOR Magazine in a revolutionary TAKE BACK THE LAND (and give it back to the indigenous peoples it was STOLEN from) CEREMONY If you are a community member or organization Anywhere in the Bay, please join us as a co-sponsor, testifyer, and/or co-leader in a Revolutionary/Visionary "taking-back-the-land" Ceremony in front of our building at 7th and Market and give it back to the indigenous people it was stolen from. When: Thursday, August 7th Ceremony: 8:00 am Press Conference: 9:00 am Where: The Land, The Tierra in front of 1095 Market street @ 7th Street (Above the Civic center BART) From the Fights in The Mission, to The Bayview, to Oakland to Richmond to New Orleans to El Salvador to DQ University and beyond we will coalesce our struggles with the voices, prayers, poetry and actions of indigenous elders, poverty, race, disability and migrant scholars from all over the Bay who have dealt with eviction, displacement, gentrification, homelessness and criminalization. Following the Ceremony we will be going to a hearing on the future of the building called by Chris Daly in front of the Rules Committee of the SF Board of Supervisors - we need you to walk with us and make your voices heard!!! - AS poor people of color we MUST stand together to make sure we are not silenced, eradicated and ENDLESSLY displaced! This is just the beginning of this strategy which we hope will spread across the globe! To become a Testifyer, co-sponsor organization or collaborator, call (415) 863-6306. To read more about this important issue go to: http://poormagazine.org/index.cfm?L1=news&story=2042&pg=1 POOR Magazine is a non-profit, grassroots indigenous organizing project ( and organization) dedicated to providing revolutionary media access, education, arts and advocacy to communities of color struggling with poverty locally and globally |
| 08/08/2008 | An Evening of Crucial Disclosures by Jane Mayer
THE DARK SIDE: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Became a War on American Ideals First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way at Durant, (free parking, wheelchair access) Benefit: KPFA Radio 94.1FM Tickets: $10 at supportive bookstores & on line: www.kpfa.org, $13 door WHAT THE CIA DOESNT WANT YOU TO KNOW The Sunday after September 11, 2001 Vice President Dick Cheney sat down for an interview with Tim Russert on Meet the Press. Cheney said: Well have to work sort of the dark side, if you will. Weve got to spend time in the shadows in the intelligence world. A lot of what needs to be done here will have to be done quietly, without any discussion, using sources and methods that are available to our intelligence agencies if we are going to be successful. Since 2001 New Yorker reporter Jane Mayer has been investigating and reporting on what the dark side really means. For the first time, she pieces together the full story of how Cheney, and a handful of extraordinarily powerful, but almost unknown lawyers including his Chief of Staff David Addington, took command of the war on terrorism. They seized on the mood of national fear to institute a top secret, covert program that twisted or ignored 221 years of constitutional history. She chronicles how the decisions taken behind closed doors in Washington spiraled out around the world, violated the Constitution, and dramatically hindered the pursuit of Al Qaeda. Jane Mayer is the co-author of two best-selling narrative non-fiction books, LANDSLIDE: THE UNMAKING OF THE PRESIDENT, 1984-1988, and STRANGE JUSTICE: THE SELLING OF CLARENCE THOMAS, the latter of which was a finalist for the National Book Award. She is a staff writer for The New Yorker. Before that, she was a senior writer, front page editor, and first female White House correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. |
| 08/09/2008 | A Water Watcher's Education
Saturday, August 9 - 7:00PM Red Hill Books 401 Cortland Avenue San Francisco 415-648-5331 http://dogearedbooks.com/redhill Jacques Leslie will discuss today's global water situation. Renowned reporter and writer, Mr. Lesilie is uniquely posed to offer what we must understand to create critical, decisive change. He will read from his Harper's Magazine cover story on water scarcity, his book Deep Water, and other recent investigative work. It was water and the damming of water which created the contemporary struggles between our industries and our natural world. The conflicts still rage where they started here at Hetch-Hetchy and continue on globally where the consequences are pertinent to us all. For the last decade Jacques Leslie has been writing narrative nonfiction about the worlds most pressing environmental problems. His Harpers Magazine cover story, Running Dry: What Happens When the World Runs Short of Freshwater? was included in The Best American Science Writing 2001 and was a finalist for the John B. Oakes award in environmental journalism. Leslie continues his exploration of water issues in his book, Deep Water: The Epic Struggle Over Dams, Displaced People, and the Environment, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Deep Water won the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award, was named one of the top science books of the year by Discover Magazine, and was a finalist for the Northern California Book Award in nonfiction. His most recent extended effort is the cover story of Mother Jones Magazines January/February 2008 issue, called The Last Empire: Can the world survive Chinas rush to emulate the American way of life? A letter to the editor called it the best article I've read in the last 10 yearson any subjectin any magazine. |
| 08/09/2008 | A Water Watcher's Education:
Environmental Investigative Reporter Jacques Leslie
Saturday, August 9 - 7:00PM Red Hill Books 401 Cortland Ave. Bernal Heights, CA 94110 415-648-5331 http://www.dogearedbooks.com/redhill Jacques Leslie will discuss today's global water situation. Renowned reporter and writer, Mr. Leslie is uniquely posed to offer what we must understand to create critical, decisive change. He will read from his Harper's Magazine cover story on water scarcity, his book Deep Water, and other recent investigative work. It was water and the damming of water which created the contemporary struggles between our industries and our natural world. The conflicts still rage where they started here at Hetch-Hetchy and continue on globally where the consequences are pertinent to us all. For the last decade Jacques Leslie has been writing narrative nonfiction about the worlds most pressing environmental problems. His Harpers Magazine cover story, Running Dry: What Happens When the World Runs Short of Freshwater? was included in The Best American Science Writing 2001 and was a finalist for the John B. Oakes award in environmental journalism. Leslie continues his exploration of water issues in his book, Deep Water: The Epic Struggle Over Dams, Displaced People, and the Environment, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Deep Water won the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award, was named one of the top science books of the year by Discover Magazine, and was a finalist for the Northern California Book Award in nonfiction. His most recent extended effort is the cover story of Mother Jones Magazines January/February 2008 issue, called The Last Empire: Can the world survive Chinas rush to emulate the American way of life? A letter to the editor called it the best article I've read in the last 10 yearson any subjectin any magazine. Mr. Leslie began his journalism career covering the Vietnam War for the Los Angeles Times. |
| 08/10/2008 | BFUU Sunday Service on "Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the Nuclear Age"
Sunday, August 10 - 10:30 am-12:00 noon Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists 1924 Cedar St at Bonita, a block east of MLK Jr Wy, Berkeley, CA 94709 Today we will have a circle discussion on the effects of living in the Nuclear Age. Do you remember seeing pictures of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the destruction left after the bombings? The air raid drills and shelters here at home? What can we do to help heal the wounds caused by such massive violence and our societys acceptance of it? wheelchair access 510-841-4824 www.bfuu.org |
| 08/12/2008 | World Affairs Council Presents Post-Soviet Azerbaijan: Remarks by Azeri Parliamentarians on Progress Since Independence
During the first visit of a high-level delegation from Azerbaijan to California, Members of Parliament Asim Mollazada and Ganira Pashayeva will join the Council to discuss Azerbaijans development since independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. With a look to Azerbaijans emergence as a moderate Muslim nation, they will consider progress toward promoting gender equality and their position of expanding political liberalism. Check-in: 5:30 PM; Program: 6:00 PM World Affairs Council Auditorium 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 Council Members: Free, Students: $5, Nonmembers: $15 For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit our website http://www.itsyourworld.org, call us 415-293-4600, or email info@wacsf.org. |
| 08/13/2008 | Screening of "Amazing Grace"
Wednesday, August 13, 7:30 pm 1924 Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Hall Cedar (@ Bonita), Berkeley Directed by Michael Apted (best known for his 7 Up documentaries), Amazing Grace is the story of William Wilberforce, elected to the House of Commons at the age of 21, who, over the course of two decades and with the help of an initially small group of associates, took on the establishment and persuaded those in power to end British involvement in the inhuman slave trade. This is an inspiring example of how a small, dedicated group of people can effect a major positive historical change. The title of the film is due to the fact that the famous hymns lyrics were penned by John Newton, a former slave trader turned abolitionist minister, who became a close friend and spiritual mentor of Wilberforce. Presented by BFUU Social Justice Ctees Conscientious Projector Film Series Wheelchair accessible, donations welcomed for our on-going social justice work www.bfuu.org |
| 08/15/2008 | Friday, August 15, 7:30 pm
1924 Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Hall Cedar (@ Bonita), Berkeley Kids all over the world want to rebel, and close friends Peter Muller (Robert Sean Leonard) and Thomas Berger (Christian Bale), although they're growing up in Nazi Germany, are no different. Their rebellion against conformity took the form of listening and dancing to banned American swing music. As this musical genre was dominated by Jewish and African-American composers, it was of course defined as degenerate by the Nazis. But when an innocent prank forces Peter and Thomas into the Hitler Youth, their friendship and their mutual sense of right and wrong are put to the test. The film pits youthful camaraderie against the seductiveness of populist fascism. The well-choreographed dance sequences are very popular with swing dance enthusiasts, and probably contributed to the swing dance revival in the 90s. Presented by BFUU Social Justice Ctees Conscientious Projector Film Series Wheelchair accessible, donations welcomed for our on-going social justice work www.bfuu.org Phone contact: 510-528-5403 or 510-495-5132 |
| 08/15/2008 | Films Examining the Consequences of Political Torture on Immigrant Children
Soledad is Gone Forever is a Cannes Film Festival hit and an official finalist in the From Here to AWESOME Film Festival, the sponsor of tonights screening and a hotspot for indie film makers. 8pm - 2am @ the Mezzanine, 444 Jessie St, San Francisco California 94103 FREE Tickets are limited, RSVP via www.cinegogo.com/fhta. Sunday the 17th, Soledad returns for one day at 111 Minna for an indie film maker party from 9am to 6:30pm. The indoor/outdoor film experience will be showcasing the newest possibilities in filmmaking, distribution and audience participation. 111 Minna Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 94105. RSVP @ www.diydays.com/sf. Ourstage. com - Official Soledad Sponsor & Free Music Hub http://www.ourstage.com/register_user Contact Filmmaker Mabel Valdiviezo directly @ haikufilmsorg@yahoo.com or read her Blog www.mabelvaldiviezo.com or visit the Soledad website www.soledadisgoneforever.com Or contact Marketing Rep Michael Pistorio @ m.pistorio@gmail.com The DVD and downloadable version is now available for purchase through several online distribution outlets: IndieFlix - http://www.indieflix.com/Films/SoledadIsGoneForever Caachi - caachi.com/Members/FHTA/soledad_is_gone_forever |
| 08/16/2008 | 5th Annual DemocracyFest
August 16-17, 2008 Dulles, VA Join liberal activists from across the country for this weekend-long festival which includes trainings, speakers and entertainment. For more information, or to purchase tickets, go to http://www.democracyfest.net |
| 08/16/2008 | Clean Green and Everything in Between
Rally for the Environment DATE: Saturday, August 16, 2008 LOCATION: Civic Center in front of City Hall TIME: 12noon-2pm Help Kick-off the SF Clean Energy Campaign and Send-off the Sustainable Living Road Show on their National tour launching the world's largest educational eco-caravan. Join fellow residents of San Francisco, clean energy advocates, environmental groups, urban gardeners and learn how you can make San Francisco a cleaner and greener place to live. Find out about the ground-breaking San Francisco Clean Energy Act on the November Ballot and what you can do to help. "Clean Green and Everything in Between" will feature a variety of fun and interactive experiences for people of all ages to learn first hand what they can do to make their neighborhood be sustainable. The event will launch the Sustainable Living Roadshow's "Be the Change" tour featuring: Clean Energy Showcase! Eco-Carnival Games! Guided Tours of the Victory Garden Sustainability Resource Fair Bicycle Powered Stage! Visit the Eco-Info Zone! |
| 08/17/2008 | Josh Wolf: Information Warrior: Taking a Stand in the Post-9/11 Climate
Sunday, August 17 - 10:30 am-12:00 noon Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists 1924 Cedar St at Bonita, a block east of MLK Jr Wy, Berkeley, CA 94709 Josh Wolf is an independent journalist and video blogger. He refused to comply with a federal grand jury subpoena demanding both his testimony and the footage he shot of an anarchist protest in July 2005. Josh was represented by lawyers from the National Lawyers Guild and the First Amendment Project. He was released in April 2007 after spending 226 days in a federal detention center- more time in jail for protecting source material than any other person in U.S. history. Today he will speak about taking a stand in the post-9/11 climate. wheelchair access 510-841-4824 www.bfuu.org |
| 08/27/2008 | Wednesday, August 27, 7:00 PM
Screening of The Reflecting Pool (1 hr, 46 min) Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center, 55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek 94596 The Reflecting Pool follows an investigation by a skeptical Russian-American journalist who teams up with the father of a 9/11 victim to fact check the official version of the tragedy as documented in the 9/11 Commission Report. The results of their investigation suggest the official version as presented in the Report purposely ignored or omitted vital evidence and testimonies to protect people in political positions, including the present administration. Free (donations accepted); wheelchair access; free popcorn |
| 08/27/2008 | INFORUM presents:
Raj Patel, Activist; Academic; Author, Stuffed and Starved In conversation with Dan Imhoff, Author and Publisher, Food Fight; Director, Watershed Media; Host, "Farm and Garden Show" Stuffed: Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States, and over 60 percent of us are considered overweight. Starved: Worldwide, nearly a billion people are starving to death, and 35 million Americans went hungry at some point last year. Moreover, Patel contends that the U.S.'s influence in organizations like the WTO and our trade policies on issues like corn ethanol fuel production have driven up food prices, and the issue of starvation must be addressed at home as well as abroad. Why is there such a large discrepancy between the haves and the have-nots for what we all need: food? Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved, strives to answer that question by telling the tale of the global food system. Location: Commonwealth Club Office 595 Market/2nd Time: 6 p.m. check-in, 6:30 p.m. program, 7:30 p.m. reception/book signing Cost: $12 members, $20 non-members, $7 students (with valid ID) |
| 08/28/2008 | World Affairs Council Presents Hungry Planet Opening Reception: Photo Exhibit
Hungry Planet: What the World Eats explores the intersection between food and politics and shows that diet and health are not only influenced by culture, but also by globalization, poverty, and conflict. Photojournalist Peter Menzel and award-winning, television producer Faith DAluisio joined 30 families in 24 countries to capture humankinds eating habits. Their photos are a commentary on the reasons for the similarities and differences. Join the photojournalists for an opening reception of their photo exhibit being displayed from August 28-November 6, 2008 featuring their culinary-focused photographs from around the globe. Check-in: 5:30 PM; Presentation: 6:00 PM; Reception: 7:00 PM World Affairs Council 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 Members and Students: $5, Co-sponsors: $7, Nonmembers: $15 For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit our website http://www.itsyourworld.org, call us at 415-293-4600, or email info@wacsf.org. |
| 08/29/2008 | Protest Ag Secretary Kawamura for Poisoning California
Ag Secretary A.G. Kawamura (California Department of Food and Agriculture) is scheduled to participate in one of several panel discussions at Slow Food Nation, this one entitled: "Building a New Food System: Policy and Planning" Kawamura gave orders to spray pesticides over the people of Monterey and Santa Cruz in the Fall of 2007, injuring hundreds who reported it (and many more who did not), and killing hundreds of birds. His campaign to eradicate the harmless light brown apple moth from California continues with various toxic methods that are putting us all at risk. For more information, please see www.dontspraycalifornia.org/lbam.html Friday, August 29, 2008 PROTEST Begins at 1OAM Event at 11:00am 12:30pm Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness Avenue at McAllister Street, San Francisco (across from City Hall) Ticket Price/Student Ticket Price: $20/$10 Student ticket holders will be requested to show valid student identification at the door. PROTESTING OUTSIDE IS FREE Directions: http://sfwmpac.org/herbst/ht_popups/directpark.html Event information: http://slowfoodnation.org/ |
September 2008
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| 09/02/2008 | International Forum on Globalization, KPFA Radio 94.1 FM, and Navdanya International Present:
An Evening of Functional Wisdom with Vandana Shiva Introduced by Jerry Mander, Director, International Forum on Globalization (IFG) & Debi Barker, Director, Navdanya International US Office September 2, Tuesday, 7:30 PM First Congregational Church of Berkeley 2345 Channing Way at Dana Berkeley, CA Tickets: $12 advance, $15 door, at supporting bookstores Or on line: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/40634 Or: www.kpfa.org/events Information: 415.561.7650 or www.ifg.org Dr. Vandana Shiva, world-renowned Indian scientist, environmentalist, and agricultural activist was designated by Time magazine a Hero for the Planet. Winner of the alternative Nobel Peace Prize (the Right Livelihood Award) and named by AsiaWeek as one of the top five most important people in Asia, Dr. Shiva is the author of numerous books including Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge and Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply. In addition, she has published over three hundred papers in leading journals, and is a founding board member of the International Forum on Globalization and the founder of Navdanya International, a science and policy research center based in India. While daily news reports of increasing worldwide food riots demonstrate the failure of the current global industrial food system, Dr. Vandana Shiva will offer wise and innovative solutions for the grim global realities of climate change and horrific food shortages. "Shiva has devoted her life to fighting for the rights of ordinary people in India. Her fierce intellect and her disarmingly friendly, accessible manner have made her a valuable advocate for people all over the developing world. Ms. Magazine |
| 09/08/2008 | Youth and Guns: Stopping Violence Before It Starts
Deane Calhoun, Executive Director, Youth Alive Paul Helmke, President, The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Paul L. Seave, Director, Gang and Youth Violence Policy, Office of the Governor Garen Wintemute, professor of emergency medicine and director of the Violence Prevention Research Program at UC Davis Homicide is the leading cause of death in California for youth ages 15 to 19. How does a community keep youth away from the violence that surrounds them? Our panel will showcase key players who work to reduce the amount of violence against youth in some of the most dangerous places in California. Well learn what works, what doesnt, and how to volunteer your time to help make our state a safer place for youth. Members:FREE Non-Mem:$18 Students:FREE 5:30pm wine & cheese reception, 6pm program Location:The Blue Room at the Commonwealth Club (595 Market St., 2nd Floor, San Francisco) Underwriter: The California Wellness Foundation |
| 09/09/2008 | Bill Press: "Is Conservatism Dead?"
9/09/2008 6:00 PM Progressive radio commentator, columnist and former chair of the California Democratic Party, Author of Spin This, Bush Must Go, and How The Republicans Stole Christmas. John McCain recently said of the Republican Party: "We spent money like a drunken sailor. Although I never really knew a sailor, drunk or sober, with the imagination of my colleagues." Press, a progressive radio commentator, columnist and former chair of the California Democratic Party, believes that the Republicans have been governing exactly the way you expect: if a politician's most basic belief is that government always fails, why would anyone think he'd try to prove otherwise? Press will chronicle the rise and fall of the conservative movement over the past 60 years, from Robert Taft to George W. Bush. Location: Club Office Blue Room Time: 5:30 p.m. reception, 6 p.m. program Cost: $12 members, $18 non-members, $7 students (with valid ID) Also know: Staceys Books is bookseller Bill Press is one of the country's most well-known progressive commentators and resides right in Washington, DC. He is the host of Sirius Radio's syndicated Bill Press Show and writes a syndicated column for Tribune Media. He is articulate, educated, and extremely well-spoken. Press is the former host of CNN's Crossfire and Buchanan and Press. Bill Press is a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post. His previous books include Spin This, Bush Must Go, and How The Republicans Stole Christmas. For Tickets please call (415) 597-6700 or visit our website at http://www.commonwealthclub.org. |
| 09/09/2008 | Bill Press: "Is Conservatism Dead?"
9/09/2008 6:00 PM Progressive radio commentator, columnist and former chair of the California Democratic Party, Author of Spin This, Bush Must Go, and How The Republicans Stole Christmas. John McCain recently said of the Republican Party: "We spent money like a drunken sailor. Although I never really knew a sailor, drunk or sober, with the imagination of my colleagues." Press, a progressive radio commentator, columnist and former chair of the California Democratic Party, believes that the Republicans have been governing exactly the way you expect: if a politician's most basic belief is that government always fails, why would anyone think he'd try to prove otherwise? Press will chronicle the rise and fall of the conservative movement over the past 60 years, from Robert Taft to George W. Bush. Location: Club Office Blue Room Time: 5:30 p.m. reception, 6 p.m. program Cost: $12 members, $18 non-members, $7 students (with valid ID) Also know: Staceys Books is bookseller Bill Press is one of the country's most well-known progressive commentators and resides right in Washington, DC. He is the host of Sirius Radio's syndicated Bill Press Show and writes a syndicated column for Tribune Media. He is articulate, educated, and extremely well-spoken. Press is the former host of CNN's Crossfire and Buchanan and Press. Bill Press is a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post. His previous books include Spin This, Bush Must Go, and How The Republicans Stole Christmas. For Tickets please call (415) 597-6700 or visit our website at http://www.commonwealthclub.org. |
| 09/09/2008 | World Affairs Council Presents The Pulse of Our NationHow Do We See Americas Role in the World?
The conventional wisdom about Americans -- that we are isolated from the world, politically fragmented, and inclined toward material pleasure -- is not just flawed, it may be 180 degrees from the truth. Drawing on thousands of in-depth surveys, John Zogby, President & CEO of International Polling, reveals a new and developing American character and helps us understand where we are headed politically, culturally and globally. Check-in: 6:00 PM; Program: 6:30 PM Herbst Theatre 401 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102 Council Members: $25, Nonmembers: $55 To reserve seats, please call City Box Office at 415.392.4400 or visit www.cityboxoffice.com. For more information, please visit our website http://www.itsyourworld.org, call us at 415-293-4600, or email info@wacsf.org. |
| 09/11/2008 | CounterPULSE Presents:
Dhoom Dhamaka! & A Body Parted New Works by Summer Artists in Residence Joti Singh & Violeta Luna When: Thursday Saturday, September 11-13, 2008 @ 8:00 pm Post-show discussion following Friday performance Where: CounterPULSE 1310 Mission Street @ 9th, San Francisco Tickets: $12-20 (no one turned away for lack of funds) http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/33779 or 1-800-838-3006 On the anniversary of September 11th, CounterPULSE presents fresh work by two artists who speak directly to the displacement and transformation inherent to the experience of immigration, and the personal cost and the War on Terror. Together, they weave dance, theater, music, and multimedia into a rich personal tapestry with broad political implications. Dhoom Dhamaka! A collaboration between Joti Singh's Duniya Dance Company, musician/dancer Boynarr Sow, and painter Daisy Rockwell, Dhoom Dhamaka! explores the individual identities of both those in power and those divested of power by the so-called "War on Terror". Border TRIP(tych) II: A BODY PARTED (shrapnel of present time / esquirlas de tiempo presente) Performance artist Violeta Luna, known for her work with Guillermo Gomez-Peña, presents part two of Border TRIP(tych), a movement, sound and media-based performance-art piece focused on an immigrant's journey as she leaves her home in Latin America and arrives in the US searching for work. |
| 09/11/2008 | World Affairs Council Presents The Future of Energy
It is difficult to imagine a world without the United States' dependence on oil, but alternative energy is becoming a reality. With solar power booming in Silicon Valley and Texas ranking amongst the world's top six in wind power energy, Dr. Tapan Munroe, a recognized economic and policy analyst and co-author of Silicon Valley: Ecology of Innovation, presents the prospects of the US becoming a world leader in Clean Tech emphasizing the Bay Areas progress at this FREE event. Registration/Reception: 6:30 PM, Program: 7:00 PM Lafayette Public Library 952 Moraga Road Lafayette, CA 94549 *Note: Free parking at Lafayette library and on street For more information, please visit our website http://www.itsyourworld.org, call us at 415-293-4600, or email info@wacsf.org. |
| 09/11/2008 | World Affairs Council Presents Iraq and the Road Ahead
Ambassador Barbara Bodine discusses recommendations for the next administration's Iraqi policy and considers what Iraq's future means for regional stability. Drawing on over 30 years in the US Foreign Service, Ambassador Bodine is a veteran diplomat with expertise in Middle Eastern affairs. Check-in: 5:30 PM; Program: 6:00 PM; Reception: 7:00 PM World Affairs Council Auditorium 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 Council Members: Free, Students: $5, Nonmembers: $15 For more information, please visit our website http://www.itsyourworld.org, call us at 415-293-4600, or email info@wacsf.org. |
| 09/11/2008 | ITVS, KQED Education Network, The San Francisco Main Public Library and Hands On Bay Area Present the Community Cinema screening of CHICAGO 10 by Brett Morgen.
Remember Chicago, 1968? Tens of thousands of anti-war protesters stormed the Democratic Convention, setting off a chain of explosive and violent confrontations with police. Well, now history has a new look. Bold and original animation recreate the wild antics of the infamous Chicago Conspiracy Trial, and archival footage and a powerful soundtrack will take you back to Chicago during that unforgettable summer CHICAGO 10 features animated representations of all the key figures of the trial voiced by top independent film talent (Hank Azaria, Mark Ruffalo, Dylan Baker, Jeffrey Wright, Liev Schreiber, Nick Nolte and the late Roy Scheider). San Francisco Screening Thursday, September 11 at 6:00 PM San Francisco Main Public Library, Koret Auditorium 100 Larkin Street One block from the Civic Center Bart Station Discussion featuring Claude Marks, Director of The Freedom Archives. This event is FREE. For more information visit http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/getinvolved or contact roseli_ilano@itvs.org. Co-sponsored by The Freedom Archives, ACCESS SF and Bay Area Video Coalition. |
| 09/15/2008 | Farnaz Fassihi: Wall Street Journal Iraq Correspondent
The author and journalist shares the human face of the war in Iraq Iraq: Life Unraveling Farnaz Fassihi, Iraq Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal; Author, Waiting for an Ordinary Day In Conversation with Dory Culver, Associate News Director, KCBS All News 740 AM Every day, we are inundated with images and talk of war in Iraq. But many of us in the U.S. do not see the human side of the conflict, says Fassihi, the everyday people living amidst the bombs, battles and fractured public services. Fassihi has lived with these people and discusses their plight from a rarely heard perspective. Location: Club Office Time: 5:30 p.m. wine and cheese reception, 6 p.m. program, 7 p.m. book signing Cost: MEMBERS FREE, $18 non-members, $7 students (with valid ID) Also know: Underwriter: The Bernard Osher Foundation; In association with the Middle East Membe-led Forum Please visit http://www.commonwealthclub.org or call (415) 597-6700 to purchase tickets or receive more information. |
| 09/16/2008 | Candidate HealthCare Debate
Douglas Holtz-Eakin: Economist; Senior Policy Advisor, 2008 John McCain Presidential Campaign E. Richard Brown: Director, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research; professor, UCLA School of Public Health; Health Policy Advisor, 2008 Barack Obama Presidential Campaign The Future of Our Nations Health Care System: The Candidates Plans Health care is a major issue in the current presidential campaign. Candidates Barack Obama and John McCain have laid out very different visions, and each believes his plan is best for our nations citizenry. Come learn about each plan from the top policy advisors of each candidate, and take the opportunity to ask your own questions and get answers. 5:30pm wine & cheese reception, 6pm program Cost: FREE for all Location: The Blue Room at the Commonwealth Club (595 Market St., 2nd Floor, San Francisco) Underwriter: The California HealthCare Foundation Holtz-Eakin Bio: http://www.leighbureau.com/speaker.asp?id=344 |
| 09/16/2008 | World Affairs Council Presents Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The Landmark Case & Impact on Guantánamo Detainees
The trial of Salim Ahmed Hamdan at Guantànamo Bay is the first US war crimes tribunal since World War II. Hamdan's detention and case is one of the Supreme Court's most significant decisions on presidential power and the rule of law. New York Times Magazine journalist, Jonathan Mahler discusses Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, the legality of the tribunals at Guantánamo Bay, and the battle over presidential power. Check-in: 5:30 PM; Program: 6:00 PM World Affairs Council Auditorium 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 Council Members: Free, Students: $5, Nonmembers: $15 For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit our website http://www.itsyourworld.org, call us at 415-293-4600, or email info@wacsf.org. |
| 09/20/2008 | Hard Times: Were All in this Together Folks
Faith Communities Addressing Economic Hardship Where We Live Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church 55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Saturday, September 20, 9am-4pm As the economy contracts the financial hardship faced by our neighbors grows. The Social Action Committee of the Mt. Diablo UU Church, together with the Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County, are co-sponsoring a conference for faith communities in this area to learn more about whats being done to address this crisis, to foster cooperation in these efforts, and to nurture the reserves of compassion in ourselves and in our communities to meet this challenge. Though the conference will focus on Contra Costa County, the knowledge and strategies shared here can inform congregations throughout the Bay Area as they respond to this growing crisis in all our communities. For more information, see www.mduuc.org/, click on Social Justice, or contact Bob Lane at boblane01@aol.com or (925) 426-1226. |
| 09/30/2008 | Colonel Peter Mansoor, Chair of Military History, Ohio State; executive officer to the commanding general, Multi-National Force-Iraq (2007-8); author, Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commanders War in Iraq
Baghdad at Sunrise Mansoor led the first army Brigade during the first months and years of the U.S. invasion in Iraq. He was uniquely positioned to gain a first-hand, up-close view of what went right and what went wrong, as the U.S. continued its operation in Iraq. His work gives us a detailed analysis of the operation, and the lessons that should be learned by the military and political leaders. Location: Club Office, 595 Market St., 2nd Floor, San Francisco Time: 11:30 a.m. check-in, 12 p.m. program, 1p.m. book-signing Cost: $8 members, $15 non-members, $7 students (with valid ID) |
| 09/30/2008 | Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 7:00 PM
Frances Moore Lappé on Getting a Grip: Clarity, Creativity, and Courage in a World Gone Mad Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church (MDUUC, 55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek Co-sponsored by the Social Action Committee of MDUUC Frances Moore Lappé is a noted social change and democracy activist and the author of 16 books, including the three-million-copy bestseller, Diet for a Small Planet. Her most recent book is Getting a Grip: Clarity, Creativity and Courage in a World Gone Mad. Throughout her work Lappé has argued that global hunger is caused not by the lack of food but by the inability of hungry people to gain access to the abundant amount of food that exists in the world because they are simply too poor. She has posited that our current "thin democracy" creates a misdistribution of power and resources that inevitably creates waste and an artificial scarcity of the essentials for sustainable living. Suggested donation: $12 - $20 General, $5 Students (No one turned away for lack of funds) Wheel chair accessible A book sale and signing will follow the presentation. For more information: Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center, 925-933-7850; www.mtdpc.org/Contact Us |