September 2010
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| 09/04/2010 | 'Beyond Darkness and Light'
Exhibit from September 4-26, 2010 Opening Reception on Saturday September 4th from 7 to 10 PM at Femina Potens Art Gallery on 2199 Market St at Sanchez This month Femina Potens invites you to reflect on the psyche of the 21st century. Our latest visual art exhibit "Beyond Darkness and Light" illuminates the beautifully stained parts of the human condition. We are thrilled to have the artwork of Sonya Genel and Sallie Smith to guide us on this exploration. As well as a window installation by the talented, Poetry Store Poet, Silvi Alcivar. |
| 09/09/2010 |
9/11 -- Nine years later -- where has this country gone? A talk by Stephen Zunes Thursday, September 9 6:30 pm Red Victorian Peace Cafe 1665 Haight Street between Belvedere and Cole (2 blocks from Golden Gate Park) San Francisco CA 94117 San Francisco Progressive Democrats of America Stephen Zunes is Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, chair of its Middle Eastern Studies Program, senior policy analyst for the Foreign Policy in Focus project of the Institute for Policy Studies, associate editor of Peace Review, and chair of the academic advisory committee for the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict. He writes and speaks widely on Middle Eastern politics, U.S. foreign policy, international terrorism, nuclear nonproliferation, strategic nonviolent action, and human rights. http://stephenzunes.org/ |
| 09/10/2010 | September 10, (Friday) Aftercare Workshop with Daddy Wendell 7pm - Keep your Bottom from dropping and your Top from crashing. ($25)
Reserve your spot now: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/123008 |
| 09/11/2010 | Saturday, September 11, 1:00 4:30 PM
Screening of Dalai Lama Renaissance, with Director Khashyar Darvich Fellowship Hall, Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, 55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek Co-sponsored by FriendlyFavors.org, the Peace Committee, Social Justice Council of the MDUU Church and the Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County Dalai Lama Renaissance is a feature length documentary film, produced and directed by Khashyar Darvich, and narrated by actor Harrison Ford. The film documents the Dalai Lama's meeting with the self-titled "Synthesis" group, made up of 40 Western "renaissance" thinkers who hope to use the meeting to change the world and resolve many of the world's problems. The meeting took place at the Dalai Lama's home in Dharamsala, India. The film won 12 awards, was the official selection in over 40 international film festivals, and played in cinemas in over 100 cities in the U.S., as well as other countries in the world like Germany, Austria, Switzerland. Among the Western thinkers who meet the Dalai Lama are: quantum physicists Fred Alan Wolf and Amit Goswami, social scientist Jean Houston, and founder of Agape International Spiritual Center church in Los Angeles, Dr. Michael Beckwith. The film has been released in two volumes. Where the first Dalai Lama Renaissance film led audiences on their own inner journey of personal transformation from ego to open-heartedness, the second volume is a more in-depth, intimate discussion between the Dalai Lama and some of the greatest thinkers of our time. Volume One and part of Volume Two will be shown, with a refreshments and discussion with the Director in between them. Admission: $20 ($16 for Peace Center & MDUUC members). $10 Students. No one turned away for lack of funds. |
| 09/11/2010 | Saturday, September 11, 1:00 4:30 PM
Screening of Dalai Lama Renaissance, with Director Khashyar Darvich Fellowship Hall, Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, 55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek Sponsored by Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center. Co-sponsored by FriendlyFavors.org, the Peace Committee, Social Justice Council of the MDUU Church and the Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County Dalai Lama Renaissance is a feature length documentary film, produced and directed by Khashyar Darvich, and narrated by actor Harrison Ford. The film documents the Dalai Lama's meeting with the self-titled "Synthesis" group, made up of 40 Western "renaissance" thinkers who hope to use the meeting to change the world and resolve many of the world's problems. The meeting took place at the Dalai Lama's home in Dharamsala, India. The film won 12 awards, was the official selection in over 40 international film festivals, and played in cinemas in over 100 cities in the U.S., as well as other countries in the world like Germany, Austria, Switzerland. Among the Western thinkers who meet the Dalai Lama are: quantum physicists Fred Alan Wolf and Amit Goswami, social scientist Jean Houston, and founder of Agape International Spiritual Center church in Los Angeles, Dr. Michael Beckwith. The film has been released in two volumes. Where the first Dalai Lama Renaissance film led audiences on their own inner journey of personal transformation from ego to open-heartedness, the second volume is a more in-depth, intimate discussion between the Dalai Lama and some of the greatest thinkers of our time. Volume One and part of Volume Two will be shown, with a refreshments and discussion with the Director in between them. Admission: $20 ($16 for Peace Center & MDUUC members). $10 Students. No one turned away for lack of funds. |
| 09/11/2010 | September 11, (Saturday) Making Leather Gear with Daddy Wendell 10:30am - A Hands-On leather gear making workshop. ($25)
Save your spot today: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/123010 |
| 09/11/2010 | September 11, (Saturday) Making Leather Strap-On Harnesses with Daddy Wendell 12:30pm - Learn how to make a leather harness & DIY with a kit available for sale. ($25)
Reserve your spot now: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/123014 |
| 09/11/2010 | September 11, (Saturday) Military Play Workshop with Daddy Wendell 2:30pm - An explanation of how to conduct military scenes for those of you that may or may not have served in the military. ($25)
Purchase your tickets today: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/123016 |
| 09/11/2010 | September 11, (Saturday) Leather Eye for the Pan Guy with Hobbit and Daddy Wendell 4:30pm Explanation and demonstration of the Leather Dress Code. ($20)
Reserve your advance tickets now: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/123017 |
| 09/11/2010 | September 11th at 8pm join Femina Potens for a unique and intimate erotic adventure. A Taste of Rope invites you and your submissive to join us for an erotic wine tasting. While dominants taste of their delicious crisp wines out of goblets and glassware, submissives will be privy to tasting the nuances of an assortment of wine from their dog bowls. But not only will there be wine for tasting but some of the finest rope from around the world including rope made in Japan, the Netherlands, Seattle, and San Francisco. Experience the intricate differences in the ropes bite, toothy or sleek quality, the smell, the taste, its ability to make your submissive squeals or moan in deep pleasure. Femina Potens will provide 1 blindfold per couple so that your submissive can thoroughly experience the sensations of each strand of rope. Please let us know if you will be requiring a pillow or chair for your submissives seat. Submissives are defaulted to floor seating on a pillow unless a chair is requested. Please email me at feminapotens@gmail.com for further requests so we can accommodate to you and your submissives needs. We will be able to take orders for rope that you enjoy at the event. Dress is fetish, formal, lingerie, or nudity. Feel free to fully express yourself and your kink.
Basic Couples Ticket $50 ( This ticket includes admission, wine tasting for you and your submissive, and rope tasting) Deluxe Couples Ticket $75 (This ticket includes all of the above in addition to going home with your own souvenir dog bowl and blindfold) Singles Ticket Basic - $50 (This ticket includes wine tasting and rope tasting for you) Single Ticket Deluxe - $75 - (Purchasing a Deluxe Ticket entitles you to a submissive that will be provided for you for the evening as a rope demo bottom and attendant) Reserve your ticket today: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/114068 |
| 09/11/2010 | US Boat to Gaza.
Saturday, Sept. 11, 7:00-10:00 PM Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Hall 1924 Cedar (@Bonita), Berkeley www.bfuu.org This is a presentation on the global nonviolent resistance movement for Palestine and how it relates to the US Boat to Gaza project. Adam Shapiro, the guest speaker, is an unrelenting proponent for non-violence and global movement for justice in Palestine. He will speak on these issues and the role the U.S. Boat to Gaza will play in the next Freedom Flotilla. Shapiro is a Co- founder of the International Solidarity Movement, board member of the Free Gaza Movement, and organizer of the U.S. Boat to Gaza project. This is a benefit for US Boat to Gaza. For more information, call Kathy Sheetz 415-488-5508 Sponsored by the BFUU Social Justice Ctee Suggested Donation of $15. No one turned away for lack of funds. Wheelchair accessible. For occasional email notices of peace/eco/social justice alerts and related events at BFUU, send any email to: bfuusjev-subscribe@lists.riseup.net For weekly notices of BFUU services etc. go to: www.bfuu.org/signup.html |
| 09/12/2010 | ARTIST TALK
All Rise! Best-selling writer and activist Ayelet Waldman will discuss the overlap of Judaism, law and womens voices with artist Helène Aylon, whose installation "All Rise: An Installation of a Beit Din as a 'House' of Three Women" is part of the Museums current exhibition "Reinventing Ritual: Contemporary Art and Design for Jewish Life." Aylon's installation addresses the patriarchal tradition that allows three males to pass judgment in the Jewish Court but forbids women to judge. It is an egalitarian vision of the future: a courtroom that administers feminist halakha (Jewish law). Co-presented with the Jewish Womens Archive. DATE: Sunday, September 12, 2010 TIME: 2 PM WHERE: Contemporary Jewish Museum 736 Mission Street (between Third and Fourth streets) San Francisco, CA 94103 INFORMATION: info@thecjm.org or call 415.655.7800. ADMISSION: Free with Museum admission of Adults, $10; Seniors and Students 18 and up with ID, $8; Youth 18 and under and Members, free. |
| 09/14/2010 | ((Who:
(Sue Howell, Habitat for Humanity East Bay, Donor Development Officer("Breaking the Cycle of Poverty&One Family at a Time"((What:(The Hillside Club, A Womans Voice, lecture series presents Sue Howell, donor development officer for Habitat for Humanity East Bay, who will speak about Breaking the Cycle of Poverty&One Family At A Time. ((Howell will outline the need for affordable housing in the East Bay and take a close look at a typical family's journey from poverty housing to home ownership. Habitat East Bay partners with many agencies, corporations, and individuals to build and rehab homes, and in their 22-year history has served 250 families in the East Bay, all with volunteer labor.(( When:( Tuesday September 14, 2010 7:30 p.m.( ( Where:( The Hillside Club(2286 Cedar Street Berkeley CA 94709(510-644-2967 ((Tickets:($5 / Hillside Club members free (In 2009, Habitat for Humanity had over 4,000 workers donate more than 44,000 hours of their time. These workers constructed 24 green, sustainable homes.(She will talk about Habitat for Humanity's work in the East Bay, explain how she and Habitat for Humanity is dealing with poverty on a very personal level, explain ways that people can contribute with labor and financial donations and also answer questions. Hopefully, there will be a new home-owning family present to also provide their perspective. They will tell their story in a very powerful and eloquent way.(Come learn about this amazing organization that is changing lives in the East Bay and breaking the cycle of poverty&one family at a time.(( A Womans Voice is a series of talks given by women with a passion. The talks provide an opportunity for women to freely voice their ideas and causes that they feel passionately about in a space unencumbered by external structures. (( (www.hillsideclub.org(( (( |
| 09/18/2010 | The 3rd Annual Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco is an annual event showcasing the independent feature and short films made by or about the Iranians from around the world.
Date: September 18-19, 2010 Venue: San Francisco Art Institute 800 Chestnut Street San Francisco, CA 94133 info@IranianFilmFestival.org www.IranianFilmFestival.org |
| 09/18/2010 | Stand Up Against Poverty Hunger Banquet
http://www.sfbay-oxfamactioncorps.org/2010/08/stand-up-against-poverty-on-september.html WHEN: Saturday, September 18, 2010, 3-5pm WHERE: The Women's Building, Audre Lorde Room, 3543 18th St. #8, San Francisco, CA 94110 (women, men and children welcome!) WHY: Stand Up Against Poverty weekend of action is September 17-19th in response to the UN Millennium Development Goals Review Summit, and Oxfam Action Corps and other allied organizations will be planning events all over the nation and the world calling for global development strategy to beat poverty! The SF Bay Area Oxfam Action Corps will be holding a Hunger Banquet to rally local support, spread awareness, and add our city to the map of action taking place this weekend. HOW: To attend this event please RSVP at oxfam.sf@gmail.com. Please also let us know if you are able to volunteer at this event (may require you to arrive an hour early and/or stay and hour late). |
| 09/21/2010 | DATE: Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Jonathan Safran Foer Author of Eating Animals & "Everything is Illuminated" Ever hear the phrase, you are what you eat ? With food having such a profound impact on our health, Foer takes a closer look at our dining habits, insatiable appetites, and the cultural meaning of food. He explores the growing ethical, environmental and health risks behind commercial fishing and factory farming and discusses his own journey from carnivore to vegetarian. Hear from the man that actress Natalie Portman claims changed her from a twenty-year vegetarian to a vegan activist . TIME: 6:30 p.m. Check-In; 7:00 p.m. Program; 8:00 p.m. Book Signing LOCATION: Schultz Cultural Hall Oshman Family JCC 3921 Fabian Way Palo Alto PRICE: $12 Members; $18 Non-Members For reservations call 1-800-847-7730 or register online at https://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/open.asp?show=1932 |
| 09/24/2010 | September 24, (Friday) Open Eyes with Emilie Jouvets TOO MUCH PUSSY! Feminists Sluts in The Queer X Show! 8pm - A sex-positive road-movie and documentary about the wild adventures of 7 women on a performance art tour ($10)
Purchase tickets here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/124941 See the trailer here: http://sadielune.com/video/ |
| 09/25/2010 | http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/126655 Fundraiser for The Free Palestine Movement! Dinner, Discussion and Live Entertainment! Date From September 25, 2010 6:30 PM Until September 25, 2010 11:00 PM Location San Mateo Event Center 2495 South Delaware Street San Mateo, CA 94403 [map it!] Info Line 510-232-2500 Website http://www.freepalestinemovement.org/ Contact Tracie De Angelis 441 Lee Street #306 Oakland, CA 94610 510-717-4547 tracie_deangelis@yahoo.com Tickets are available at the door, on the evening of the event for $75.00. Description The Free Palestine Movement, in collaboration with the Arab Cultural and Community Center, invites you to join us for an evening of discussion, dinner and live entertainment by the highly acclaimed musical group, Aswat! In May, 2010, a U.S. delegation from the Free Palestine Movement joined the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, a civilian marine convoy carrying thousands of tons of humanitarian aid and hundreds of volunteers to Gaza. Israeli forces attacked these ships in international waters, killing nine human rights volunteers and injuring many more. Come hear four distinguished Americans who survived the Gaza Freedom Flotilla attack: Ambassador Ed Peck, Veteran and USS Liberty Survivor, Joe Meadors, Engineer, Gene St. Onge and FPM Co-Founder, Paul Larudee. We will hold our fundraiser at the beautiful San Mateo County Event Center at 2495 South Delaware Street in San Mateo. When: Saturday, September 25, 2010 6:30 p.m. $65.00 early bird $75.00 at the door Volunteers needed. www.freepalestinemovement.org or call (510) 232-2500. FPM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization Notes The event center is conveniently located at the crossroads of the 101 and 92 freeways, just 10 minutes south of SFO! There is plenty of parking at the center! |
October 2010
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| 10/03/2010 | Cooperative Housing Film Fest
Sunday, Oct.3, 5:30-8:30 PM Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Hall 1924 Cedar (@Bonita), Berkeley www.bfuu.org 2 films will be shown: At Home in Utopia , by Michal Goldman and Ellen Brodsky (75 minutes). A fantastic documentary about the thousands of garment workers in New York in the 1920s who pooled their resources to build and self-manage radical housing cooperatives. Homes and Hands: Community Land Trusts in Action , by Debra Chasnoff and Helen Cohen (37 minutes). An inspiring short documentary about how community land trusts create permanently affordable housing for lower-income people. Sponsored by the Bay Area Community Land Trust and the BFUU Social Justice Ctee Donation of $5 to $10 requested at the door No one turned away for lack of funds. Food will be served at the event Beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages will be sold . Wheelchair accessible. For further info call: 510-545-3258 website: www.bayareaclt.org For occasional email notices of peace/eco/social justice alerts and related events at BFUU, send any email to: bfuusjev-subscribe@lists.riseup.net For weekly notices of BFUU services etc. go to: www.bfuu.org/signup.html |
November 2010
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| 11/09/2010 | SUSTAINABLE PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS & EMERGING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS, San Francisco, CA, November 9 & 10, 2010 at Marines Memorial Club & Hotel. Visit www.rtmcomm.com or call 1-800-966-7475.
In this challenging economy, choose your development sources to get the most for your time and money. This RTM Conference is the ONE that will allow practitioners to identify opportunities and move forward on sustainable site developments. Empower yourself with legal, financial, technical, risk management and sustainable development tools and immerse yourself in challenging and thought-provoking debate, networking, presentations and panel discussions. With the slow recovery of credit and liquidity in the capital markets, practitioners are focused on incorporating more rigorous environmental risk management/due diligence techniques and sustainable development practices in business and real estate transactions. |
| 11/16/2010 | How long does it take to change the world? We think 25 years is a good start.
Join American Jewish World Service to celebrate 25 years of pursuing global justice! Tuesday, November 16, 2010 5:30 p.m. Julia Morgan Ballroom Merchants Exchange Building 465 California Street, San Francisco Honoring Ruth W. Messinger, President, AJWS. Featuring a Songtalk Presentation by Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon For more information or to reserve your place, please contact Laura Talmus at 415.593.3280 or sfevent@ajws.org or visit www.ajws.org/25years |