SF events 1.25

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Articles of Impeachment of President George W. Bush and Vice President
Richard B. Cheney, Secretary of Defense Donald H.Rumsfeld et al.
http://www.ecologynews.com/articles_of_impeachment_of_gwbush.html

NOTES FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT GEORGE W.
BUSH, VICE PRESIDENT RICHARD B. CHENEY, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DONALD H.
RUMSFELD, ET AL. by former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark
http://www.ecologynews.com/impeachment_of_gwbush.html

"Approximately 50% of the fatty acids in coconut fat
are lauric acid. Lauric acid is a medium chain fatty
acid, which has the additional beneficial function of
being formed into monolaurin in the human or animal
body. Monolaurin is the anti-viral, antibacterial, and
antiprotozoal monoglyceride used by the human or
animal to destroy lipid coated viruses such as HIV,
herpes, cytomegalovirus, influenza, various pathogenic
bacteria including listeria monocytogenes and
heliobacter pylori, and protozoa such as giardia
lamblia. Some studies have also shown some
antimicrobial effects of the free lauric acid."
http://www.vegsource.com/campbell/messages/7316.html

Bush & Arnold Plan To Cut Down Redwoods
By eliminating the roadless rules put in place by the Clinton
Administration, Bush and Governor Arnold Schwarznegger will be
able to build logging roads into the national forests to speed
up the cut of the california redwoods. Please send a email to
protect the redwood ecosystem:
http://www.environmentcalifornia.org

US energy secretary Nominee Vows to Seek to Expand Alaska Oil Drilling
http://www.truthout.org/docs_05/012105X.shtml
for opening an Alaskan wildlife refuge to oil and natural gas drilling.

http://www.EnvironmentalHealthNews.org
Toxic trouble by ZIP code
Don't panic, says author of study, but demand cleanup of toxic sites

ECO FOCUS: U.S. 45th in Environmental Sustainability
http://www.truthout.org/docs_05/012605X.shtml


Tue Jan 25 FULL MOON

# Hearing on adopting a 17 cents fee for Plastic & Paper Bags in San Francisco
January 25, 2005 Special Meeting

City and County of San Francisco
Commission on the Environment
Notice and Agenda
Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 5:00 p.m.
City Hall Room 416

Commission Members: Nia Crowder, President, Paul Pelosi, Jr., Vice President, Christina Desser, Angelo King, Alan Mok, Arlene Rodriquez, and Johanna Wald.

Commission Secretary: Monica Fish

AGENDA
Special Meeting Agenda

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Public comment will be taken before the Commission takes action on any item.

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
ACTION: Adoption of Minutes of November 23rd, 2004 Meeting. (Explanatory Document: Minutes of November 23rd, 2004 Meeting)**
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Members of the public may address the Commission on matters that are within the Commissionâ??s jurisdiction and are not on todayâ??s agenda.
INFORMATION: The Department of the Environmentâ??s draft budget for fiscal 2005-2006. Deputy Director David Assmann will present the draft budget for fiscal 2005-2006.
ACTION: Consideration and approval of Resolution No. 001-05-COE "Duke Energy" (Explanatory Document: Duke Energy Resolution 001-05-COE)** Resolution approving the expenditure of $100,000 of the duke energy settlement for planting and maintaining a minimum of 100 new trees in the bay view- hunters point neighborhood as part of a March 12, 2005 Community Arbor Day event. Sponsor: Director Jared Blumenfeld
Staff: Alexis Harte, Department of the Environment, Carla Short, DPW Urban Forestry
ACTION: Consideration and approval of Resolution No. 007-04-COE "Bag Fee" (Explanatory Document: Resolution No. 007-04-COE Bag Fee)** URGING THE MAYOR AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A FEE ON PLASTIC AND PAPER BAGS. Sponsor: Johanna Wald Staff: Robert Haley
ACTION: Consideration and approval of Resolution No. 002-05-COE (Explanatory Documents: Resolution No. 002-05-Coe Revised Reduced-Risk Pesticide List For 2005, Approved Pesticide List for 2005, Pesticides Added, /site/uploadedfiles/sfenvironment/meetings/coe/agendas/2005/pestlist_removed.pdfPesticides Removed and Pesticide Changes)** RESOLUTION ADOPTING REVISED REDUCED-RISK PESTICIDE LIST FOR SAN FRANCISCO FOR 2005 Sponsor: Director Jared Blumenfeld Staff: Chris Geiger
INFORMATION: Update on World Environment Day. Director Jared Blumenfeld will give an update on preparations for World Environment Day.
INFORMATION: Commission Secretaryâ??s Report - Monica Fish, Commission Secretary
* Communications & Correspondence
* Update on Pending City Legislation
* Commission Policies and Procedures
INFORMATION: Directorâ??s Report
* Jared Blumenfeld, Director, Department of the Environment will give updates on SFE administrative and programmatic operations relating to Budget Planning, Strategic Planning, Climate Division, Outreach and Education Division, Environmental Justice Division, Zero Waste, Toxics Reduction Program, and the Urban Forestry Division.
INFORMATION: Presidentâ??s Announcements
INFORMATION: New Business
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Members of the public may address the Commission on matters that are within the Commissionâ??s jurisdiction and are not on todayâ??s agenda.
ADJOURNMENT

Monica Fish
Commission Secretary
TEL: (415) 355-3709
FAX: (415) 554-6393

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# mycho's birthday : blue chrystal night Tue Jan 25 6:30 : Dinner at Waziema : Ethiopian Food, All you can eat, Veggie and carniverous options, Good beer, wine and liquor. divisadero 'tween hayes and fell.

After, (ida no, like 8ish?) we'd like to head across the street to Madrone lounge, right on the corner of Fell & Divis to check out their famous 'jukebox tuesdays', art exhibit, and happy hours specials.

Then let's go dance at dj Cheb i Sabbah's night at Nickie's, at Haight & Fillmore and be full of dancing bliss as midnight hits and I welcome a new year. peace ~mycho


# Working Towards Peace Forum on Israel/Palestine
Sponsored by: Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center
Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church,
55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek
Admission: FREE! Speakers:
AMIR TERKEL, Israeli Defense Force Veteran/Reservist turned Refusenik
HANAN RASHEED, Palestinian-American peace and reconciliation activist
Learn more about the historical/political context of the conflict, current conditions in the
Occupied Territories, the human effects of the Occupation on both the Occupied and the Occupier, and what steps can be taken toward a just and peaceful resolution of the conflict.
Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center,
55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek, CA * 925-933-7850


# 1/25 at 7pm in SF: Radical Film Series-Palestine film, Until When
The Heads Up Collective Presents:
"Televising the Revolution: a Radical Film Series"
at El Rio 3158 Mission St. @ Cesar Chavez, SF
http://Www.elriosf.com
http://indybay.org


# Full Moon yoga and Meditation Tue Jan 25 7:30-9 PM $12
7th Heaven Yoga Studios Berkeley http://www.movingout.org
2820 Seventh St Berkeley, 510.665.4300 yoga7hvn [at] aol.com


# 1/25: Full Moon Gathering - Inanna (oakland north / temescal)
Celebrate the Sumerian Goddess Inanna
Moon in Leo
All women & girls are invited to share an evening of nourishment and sisterhood. Drumming, chanting, divining, storytelling, dancing - always something different. You are invited to make an offering of your special gifts, please RSVP and let us know if you'd like to contribute a song, poem or group exercise.
Please bring Drums, Rattles & Potluck dish to share. Festive Moon Attire encouraged but not required. Blessed Be!
Tues, Jan 25 7-9:30pm FREE with Potluck dish
(shopping before & after is always encouraged to support the space)
RSVP: 510-655-2405
Change Makers Books & Gifts for Women
6536 Telegraph Ave
Oakland, CA 94609
510-655-2405
http://www.ChangeMakersForWomen.com
4 blocks south of Ashby, on the corner of 66th and Telegraph
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/54881728.html


# just in time for V-Day - Erotic Dance class at Valencia St. Good Vibrations for all women!
Tue Jan 25 8:00 PM Good Vibrations 603 Valencia @ 17th St 415.522.5460
http://www.goodvibes.com
Back by popular request for a second time - Trouble, a peepshow dancer with 3 years' experience, presents tips and tricks for amped-up sexy dancin' whether you want to do it for a partner, for pay or for yourself and your own satisfaction. $25.00 gets you 2 hours of demonstrations, suggestions and discussion in a fun, safe and supportive environment. If you arrive early, Good Vibrations opens at 7:30 for pre-class shopping. Class will start at 8PM sharp! Please note: this is at the **Valencia Street location**. Bring a friend or just bring yourself; whatever makes you comfortable.


# Power Trip at the SF Film Festival a couple of years ago. It also
had a brief run at the Roxie. It looks at what happened when the Republic
of Georgia privatized their power system.
It is on KQED tonight from 11 pm to 12:30 am.
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/powertrip
Otherwise KQED sucks. Commercials now thanks to privatization
by Don Fisher, CEO of GAP. http://gapsucks.org



# World Social Forum, January 26 - 31 in Porto Allegre



Wed Jan 26

# UC Berkeley Lab Leafleting Jan 26 5 PM
Corner of Oxford Street & Berkeley Way, Berkeley
Advocates will distribute information to students about the 40,000
animals harmed in research at UC Berkeley.
http://www.eastbayanimaladvocates.org


# Hoop Yo and Hoop Jam! Wed Jan 26 6:30 PM
Infinite Kaos Collective Space 136 Taylor
Hoop Yo is a dynamic class that combines Yoga and Hula Hooping. In this class you will gain greater levels of body awareness through Yoga poses that use the hoop as a prop to assist you in attaining proper alignment and deeper flexibility. The poses will help bring more open awareness to our body so that we can work more effectively on the conscious use of our energy as we learn to truly hoop dance in flow.
All levels of students; beginners to advanced in both Yoga and Hooping will find this class fun and educational, with special attention offered to each student to work on what you need to gain more hoop flow.
Class is at the Infinite Kaos Collective Space at 136 Taylor between Turk and Eddy.
Hoop Yo begins at 6:30-7:30 $20 (includes Hoop Jam) and is followed by
HOOP JAM, a two hour hoop dance practice session with good tunes, fun music, and a great space to play! Hoop Jam only $5
(Hoop Yo will happen each Wednesday through Feb. 16th and will switch to Tuesdays thereafter)


# Being God/dess: Fun spiritual growth playshops! Wed Jan 26 8:00 PM
One Taste Urban Retreat Center 1074 Folsom @ 7th
415-503-1100 http://www.onetastesf.com
FIREBALL with Daniel Phoenix $10
Fun spiritual growth! Improv games (practice Being God/dess-- the creator and the destroyer), spiritual "reality" adventures (with super-powers and wish fulfillment), discussion, ritual, & wisdom circles.
Play / experiment with stretching your personal empowerment to the limit-- and do what you've always wanted to do!
The Fireball evenings taste like chocolate (a different one each Wednesday):
*1st Wednesdays: “Empowerment: Get What You Really Want”
*2nd Wednesdays: “Custom Relationships” (toward trust and freedom-- singles and couples welcome)
*3rd Wednesdays: “Light and Shadow Sexuality” (safely explore primal energy, BDSM/Role-playing, lovemaking, Tantra, fetishes, etc.—NO actual sex)
*4th/5th Wednesdays: “Being God/dess” (the creator and the destroyer)
http://www.onetastesf.com/cgi-bin/calendar.pl
Daniel Phoenix, MA, http://www.danielphoenix.com


# Wednesday, January 26th - 6:30-10:00 PM
Thursday, January 27th - 6:30-10:00 PM
POWER MANIFESTATION™ - LEVEL ONE

How would you like to learn some exciting new tools to facilitate creating
your world around you exactly as you desire it to be? Well, if you have
seen the movie “What the Bleep Do We Know,” and got excited about the
possibilities in your own life…then Power Manifestation™ is for you.

According to experts interviewed in the film who report on the latest
developments in Quantum Physics, there are recent scientific findings that
set the foundation for something many of us have always known to be true
through our own experience -- that we actually do create everything around
us.

Power Manifestation is a revolutionary course designed specifically to help
you understand your own extraordinary manifestation power, and then learn
how to best use it in your daily life.

THE POWER MANIFESTATION FORMULA IN BRIEF

Desires + Beliefs/Intentions + Emotions + Allow/Receive = YPAF
(YOUR PERSONAL ATTRACTOR FIELD)

Could manifesting what you want be as simple as the above formula? The
answer is yes and no. Yes, in that you are already manifesting every moment
of your life. However, the challenge is in mastering your manifestation
powers, and this takes practice…which is why we have created the Power
Manifestation Formula™ and a comprehensive framework to speed your process.

Using this formula you will be able to:
- Be the ultimate source of your prosperity.
- Understand your underlying emotions and feelings and use them to attract
situations, people and opportunities into your life.
- Use Power Manifestation for conflict resolution AND the creation of the
outcome you desire in life’s situations.
- Attract amazing mates and friends.
- Have long lasting joy and excitement almost everyday.
- Magnetize what you REALLY want to come to into your life.
- Recognize what your life’s purpose is and tap into Divine information.

UPCOMING COURSES

Lodi, CA
Sunday, January 23 - 1:00-6:00 PM

San Francisco (course split into two nights)
Wednesday, January 26th - 6:30-10:00 PM
Thursday, January 27th - 6:30-10:00 PM

New York, NY
Saturday, February 12 - 11:00-4:00 PM

San Francisco, CA (course split into two nights)
Wednesday, February 23 – 6:30-10:00 PM
Thursday, February 24 - 6:30-10:00 PM

Novato, CA
Saturday, February 26 - 1:00-6:00 PM

Oakland, CA
Sunday, February 6 -1-6 PM

Oakland
Sunday, March 6 - 1:00-6:00 PM

San Francisco, CA (course split into two nights)
Wednesday, March 23 - 6:30-10:00 PM
Thursday, March 24 - 6:30-10:00 PM


MORE INFORMATION
Power Manifestation Level One provides the fundamentals of manifestation and
gives you the confidence to use the formula effectively.

Have you ever wondered why sometimes everything goes just your way and
sometimes everything seems to go wrong? Well, those of us at Power
Manifestation know there is a set of practices to help you keep things
flowing your way at all times, no matter what is happening around you.

Here is how Power Manifestation works: The universe operates based on the
"Law of Attraction" or "like" energy and so does Your Personal Attractor
Field (YPAF). Most people do not understand how to manage their personal
attractor field and how to control all facets of their life -- from health
to wealth -- with their thoughts, feelings and intentions. YPAF is the
energetic vibration of your emotions that brings you everything in life,
positive and negative. By gaining power over this emotional energy and
focusing your desires in the right direction you can dramatically shift your
soul's ability to create abundance in all areas. Through years of research
and practice with the principles governed by the Law of Attraction, Zen has
developed the Power Manifestation Formula, a simple yet powerful tool that
can immediately assess your current situation and create the path to your
heart's desires by learning:

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Cost
$50 Early Registration, $60 Day of Event. Pay in advance via credit card or
electronic check at http://www.paypal.com, account holder zen [at] smartsoul.com.

Special Offer
Start your money and abundance flowing now! Invite a friend
and you both get $10 off! Register early and have your friend mention your
name when they register.

Online Registration
Sign up online, it’s super easy!
1. http://www.sporg.com/EN/home.jsp
2. QUICK JUMP TO ID
3. ORG #1325
4. Click on the workshop date you want to attend and SIGN UP!

Refund Policy
Due to the limited class size there will be a non-refundable $25 deposit
upon signing up for the course.

For Course Content Information
Call Zen Kloppenburg at 510.444.4936 OR email zen [at] powermanifestation.com

MORE IMPORTANT WORKSHOP INFORMATION

Please eat before the course and bring a notebook and pen.

To learn more about Zen Kloppenburg and her background, please visit
http://www.powermanifestation.com

If you have any further questions, feel free to contact me. We look forward
to a fun and exciting day of creating abundance with you!

Best,
Kurt Foeller
Workshop Coordinator
kurt [at] powermanifestation.com
(415) 596.2098

Zen Kloppenburg
Opportunity Facilitator

zen [at] smartsoul.com
412 Bellevue Ave 3
Oakland, CA 94610
415.606.1936 ph.

http://Smartsoul.com

The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of
thinking we were at when we created them.
- Albert Einstein


# Free Screening and Panel Discussion of The End of Suburbia: Oil
Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream
Wednesday, January 26th; 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:30pm)
The Off-Market Theater 965 Mission @ 5th St.
This groundbreaking documentary explores energy consumption and its
effect on the American way of life. It's a study of peak of oil
production on a global level and impact on the local level.
The free screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring:
Peter Camejo, socially responsible investment advisor, Green Party
candidate for governor in 2002
Amber Crabbe, engineer with for Transportation and Land Use
Coalition and member of the San Francisco League of Conservation
Voters
Richard Heinberg, professor of ecology at New College Santa Rosa and
the author of The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial
Societies and Powerdown
Kate White, co-founder of City CarShare and member of the San
Francisco Housing Action Coalition
Discussion will be moderated by David Room of the Post Carbon
Institute. http://peakoil.net http://oilempire.us


# Media That Matters Film Fest Wed 1.26 (7-9pm) FREE
Bay Area Video Coalition (2727 Mariposa St, 2nd Fl, 415.558.2121)
Chosen by a jury that includes San Francisco-based filmmaker Greg Pak and Get Your War On author David Rees, the films, videos, and new media streams that comprise the Media That Matters Film Festival lend a clever, critical voice to the underdog. This traveling show, which originated in New York City, addresses everything from vegetarianism (in the now-classic animated short, the Meatrix) to guerrilla art (POPaganda: The Art and Subversion of Ron English) with moral sensibility and DIY style. Books Not Bars, a locally-based group devoted to empowering youth, also featured in one of the films, hosts a post-screening discussion.
http://bavc.org


# Robotspeak Sessions 2.5 Wed Jan 26 8pm-11pm Free
ROBOTSPEAK SESSIONS is an intimate event where the performer and the audience interact, discuss techniques, tools, influences, etc. Performing live followed by a Q+A with the audience...
UFO! Univac http://www.techdweeb.com
Mr. Projectile http://www.semisexual.com
Robotspeak 589 1/2 Haight St SF, CA 415-554-1977
http://www.robotspeak.com


# ***EMERGENCY ACTION!*******EMERGENCY ACTION!*******EMERGENCY ACTION!****
Please forward to all your lists!

FIGHT JERRY BROWN'S 10PM CURFEW FOR PAROLEES AND PROBATIONERS!
Join Critical Resistance and All of Us or None as we cite Jerry Brown for
harassing and scapegoating the people of Oakland.

PLEASE JOIN US TO FIGHT BACK:

THIS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26 9:30 P.M.
JERRY BROWN'S HOUSE (OLD SEAR'S BUILDING)
27TH AND TELEGRAPH, OAKLAND (NEAR 19TH STREET BART)

Want to help make POSTERS? Join us at 7:00PM at the Critical Resistance
office - 1904 FRANKLIN STREET (AT 19TH), ROOM 504.

Jerry Brown continues to scapegoat parolees and probationers for causing
all of Oakland's problems as he plans a run for Attorney General. His newest
campaign scheme is to impose a curfew on probationers and parolees --
arresting them if they leave their house after 10pm.

After serving time in torturous conditions, former prisoners are faced with
prejudice and discrimination that make their re-entry into society difficult
and, in some cases, impossible. Prison sentences never end as long as the
discrimination against former prisoners -- like establishing a 10pm
curfew -- continues.

We need to join together to fight for real safety in Oakland. Scapegoating
and persecuting people on probation and parole will NOT make Oakland safe.
Real safety will only come when we spend our money and time on supporting
and creating opportunities for all people, not on harassing them.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO RSVP, CALL CRITICAL RESISTANCE AT 510-444-0484
or email croakland [at] criticalresistance.org.
Or call All of Us or None: 415-255-7036, x337
Sitara Nieves, Organizer
Critical Resistance
1904 Franklin Street, Suite 504
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510-444-0484
Fax:510-444-2177
http://www.criticalresistance.org



Thu Jan 27


# 1/27 at 11:30am in SF: Stop Social Security Privatization
Rally Against Social Security Privatization
Tell the Financial Industry and Charles Schwab:
“Don’t Pick Our Pockets to Line Yours!”
Wed, January 26th at 11:30 a.m.
Charles Schwab Headquarters
101 Montgomery St. at Sutter
http://indybay.org


# Women's Rights are Worker's Rights! Roundtable discussion
Jan 27 5:30pm SEIU Local 535 447 29th St Oakland


# BEATBOX BURLESQUE EXTRAVAGANZA!
Jan. 27th -Mystic Family Circus Presents:
A MIXED - UP SHOWCASE
FEATURING A FREAKY FRESH BLEND
OF SIZZLE AND SKILLZ, AN ALL STAR REVUE
OF FREESTYLE VOX, DANCE, AND THEATRIX.
EXPERIENCE THE UNITY!
With special guest dj's Clay and Garth,
XOX Burlesque, and more!!!
from 9-2 a , $5 before 10, $10 after
@ 111 MINNA, SAN FRANCISCO


# Thu Jan. 27 Mystic Family Circus Presents:
BEATBOX BURLESQUE EXTRAVAGANZA!
A MIXED - UP SHOWCASE featuring a freaky fresh blend
of sizzle and skills, freestyle vox, dance and theatrix.

Featuring XOX Burlesque!!!
the Diamond Daggers, the beatbox family, and more

With special guest dj's
CLAY (yoga tai chi)
GARTH (grayhound recordings)

EXPERIENCE THE UNITY!

Thursday, January 27
@ 111 MINNA, SAN FRANCISCO
from 9-2 am
$5 before 10 pm , $10 after

Mystic Family Circus' Under One Umbrella is a monthly event at 111 Minna - NOW ever LAST Thursday of each month. Stay tuned for a very very special February showcase...



Fri Jan 28

# Fri Jan 28 5:30pm http://critical-mass.org Justin Herman Plaza
Bring: Bike, Light, warm costume with helmet, music, fliers, art...


# 1/28: Friday CELLspace Benefit, Local Punk Bands!! (mission district)
This in-house produced event will feature local punk bands, and all proceeds will go to CELL... this an all ages community event, featuring Los Dryheavers, Static Thought, PDA (Public Display of Aggresion), Asphyxiated, Crisis, and The Abuse
Where: 2050 Bryant (18th and 19th) blocks away from 16th street BART
When: Fri. Jan. 28th doors open at 7:00 pm.
Why: 6 bands 6 bucks! come see great local punk music. food, drinks, music, fun! this is a CELLspace benefit, come show your support!
http://www.cellspace.org or call us at (415) 648-7562
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/57074113.html


# 1/28: The Intimate Playing Workshop Created and conducted
by performance artist/shaman FRANK MOORE
For those who want to expand their creativity beyond limits
Be it in art, music, performance, magic, or life in general
Using rituals, controlled folly, jams, physical play, improvisation,
and just plain fun, the altered state of deeper creativity will be
accessed. FOR EXPLORERS, SEEKERS, AND HEROES
An on-going drop-in workshop 3 hour sessions
sliding scale donation of $5-$50 per session
January 28, 2005 February 19, 2005
8pm-11pm One Taste Center
1074 FOLSOM ST. at 7th St sf CA 94103
Come early and visit THE FEEL GOOD CAFÉ
http://www.onetastesf.com/juice.html
510-526-7858 fmoore [at] eroplay.com
http://www.eroplay.com
http://www.onetastesf.com/hours_and_directions.html
For downloadable poster:
http://www.eroplay.com/events.html
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/55765377.html


# Fri Jan 28 Film Premiere & Benefit Reception for Action Against Hunger
Heart of the Congo With live music by Samba Ngo and his band
8pm - 11pm Herbst Theatre 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
Film and reception: $35. Film only: $10.
http://www.heartofthecongo.com/congo


# Heart of the Congo: Does International Aid Help?
A documentary film screening & reception to benefit Action Against Hunger
http://www.aah-usa.org
How effective is international aid in helping the people it claims to serve? A new documentary entitled, Heart of the Congo, explores this question and more. In Heart of the Congo, a handful of aid workers try to help Congolese refugees who have lost everything at the end of a five-year civil war. Heart of the Congo premieres in San Francisco on January 28 at the Herbst Theatre. Following the screening, enjoy a reception for Action Against Hunger, and participate in a conversation about humanitarian aid with filmmaker, Tom Weidlinger, Action Against Hunger-USA¹s executive director, Anne-Sophie Fournier, and author Adam Hochschild. The event concludes with the fiery Congolese dance music of Samba Ngo. Tickets are $35 for the film and reception, or $10 for the film only. The event is wheelchair accessible. To learn more about Heart of the Congo or the event on Jan. 28, go to
http://www.heartofthecongo.com/congo


# Animators Speak Out, love, politics, etc Jan 28 8 pm $5-10
Join us for an evening of independent animated shorts sounding off on the themes of
love, politics, and the intersection between the two.  This collection of eclectic,
amusing, thought-provoking and deeply personal works will make you laugh (and
possibly cry too).  Filmmakers will be in attendance to present their work.  A
reception will immediately follow the screening.   

Featured artists (partial list):
Ian Inaba - "Mosh," "Time and Time Again"
Catherin Margerin - "H.O.P.E."
Dino Ignacio - "Maritess vs. The Superfriends," "Skynet"
Val Mih - "The Pets Zone," "Paper Peace"
Dan McHale - "Sex Pudding"
Philippe Ames - "Organic Bird"
Kate Peper - "After My Grandmother"
Artists' Television Access 992 valencia http://www.atasite.org


# GET FREAKY Fri Jan 28 10PM 1015 Folsom St
Join us for the most adventurous Get Freaky yet, taking place in 5 rooms
also including live classical indian music in the Inner sanctum.
Artists include
Freq Nasty, Karafty Kuts & A Skills, Lorin, Karsh Kale, Adam Ohana, Smoove, Laura, Shawna, Ooah, Dimitri (Spun Ibiza), KJ, Kode IV, Jocelyn, Janaka, MC Samba.. and many more TBA.
plus performances by Xeno, altars by Huggima, Decor by Fuzzy Phillipe.
http://www.an-ten-nae.net


# Get Freaky, Friday, Jan 28, 2005 at 1015 Folsom, SF CA 94103
5 rooms of music MAIN ROOM featuring:
FREQ NASTY ( http://www.freqnasty.com )/Skint UK
KRAFTY KUTS & A SKILLS doing 2 sets, Fingerlickin Records UK
LORIN http://bassnectar.net
ADAM OHANA http://an-ten-nae.net
FUSION CHAMBER featuring: DIMITRI, Spun Records Ibiza
KODE IV KJ MORE to be announced
FUNKTION JUNKTION:
Oohah Laura Shawna Jocelyn
SKY PALACE featuriing:
Karsh Kale Smoove Janaka David Starfire MC Samba
INNER SANCTUM featuring live indian music:
Sukhawat Ali Khan Ferhan Qureshi Shabi Faraaa
With Performances, art and more......
Décor by Fuzzy Phillipe's Fabulous Fluff
Altars by Huggi-ma 21+
More info at http://www.an-ten-nae.net and http://www.1015.com
Expedited separate entry with advance tickets.
Presale tickets $15/$20 at the door
Distractions (Haight St. SF)
Ceiba (Haight St. SF)
Skills (Telegraph Berkeley)
BPM Records (Hayes St. SF)


# Jan 28 Melt at Levende: DJ Laird and Michael Anthony
Come Celebrate Matt Brehm's Birthday!
FlirtyFlirty and Matt Brehm present MELT @ Levende Lounge
Featuring: Michael Anthony (Mixed Elements/Distinctive)
and DJ Laird http://djlaird.com
Melt into the music, the vibe, and each other with SF's top DJ talent, busting out house, breaks, old-school funk, and soulful hip-hop all night long.
Free guest list before 11pm with RSVP to vip [at] flirtyflirty.com or reply directly. Please RSVP by 6pm 1/28.
Levende :: 1710 Mission St. @ Duboce :: SF
http://www.levendesf.com
Levende... atmosphere and ambiance without the attitude.
View Eventvibe Photos: eventvibe.com/sf/clubs/fl.../pictures/102204/
Levende Lounge
1710 Mission St. @ Duboce
San Francisco, CA
MORE INFO AT http://WWW.FLIRTYFLIRTY.COM


# FREE guest list for DJ Laird @ Levende Fri an 28 10:00 PM
Levende Lounge 1710 Mission @ Duboce http://www.flirtyflirty.com
FlirtyFlirty and Matt Brehm present MELT @ Levende Lounge
Featuring: DJ Laird and Michael Anthony
Come Celebrate Matt Brehm's Birthday!
Melt into the music, the vibe, and each other with SF's top DJ talent, busting out house, breaks, old-school funk, and soulful hip-hop all night long.
It's all happening at the newest, hot spot in the city, Levende Lounge...
Free guest list before 11pm with RSVP to vip [at] flirtyflirty.com. Please RSVP by 6pm 1/28.
Levende :: 1710 Mission St. @ Duboce :: SF
http://www.levendesf.com More info: http://www.flirtyflirty.com



Sat Jan 29

# BUILD WITH EARTH - eco-building workshop
Sat Jan 29 + Sun Jan 30 10:00 AM The LAUNCHPAD
3833 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, just North of MacArthur
Oakland, CA 94609 view map More Info: 415-218-2743
http://oakland.cityrepair.org/
Learn how to build beautiful houses and other structures from earth, using a technique called COB. Also called monolithic adobe, cob is made by combining clay, sand, straw, and water, then mixing it with your feet, and molding it with your hands.

Why learn how to build from cob? Why are cob houses better than stick-frame wood houses? 1, you can build one by yourself for really cheap; 2, it's healthy for people, and healthy for the planet; & 3, and best of all, you can sculpt the houses into beautiful, funky shapes!

This is an excellent opportunity to learn the basics of cob building, without having to leave the city. We will be covering siting, design, foundations, walls, and weatherproofing. When you leave the workshop, you should feel confident enough to build a cob structure in your own backyard!

Millions of people all over the world live in earthen homes, because they are affordable, healthy, and beautiful. Connect to your primal human self, and find out what you've been missing all this time.

Space is limited, so call early to register:
oakland [at] cityrepair.org (415) 218-2743
http://cityrepair.org

Cob AmpEARTHeatre Workshop
Date: January 29 - 30, 2005
Time: 10 am - 5 pm, Sat & Sun
Cost: Sliding Scale $30 - 50
* Includes vegetarian lunches
** No one will be turned away for lack of funds

Work Parties: Weekends of February 5-6, 12-13
same days of the week, same times of the day

Workshop facilitator David Sheen has been building structures from earth in the U.S., Canada, and Israel since 2001. David apprenticed at the North American School of Natural Building with Ianto Evans, Linda Smiley, and Michael Smith, of the Cob Cottage Company, the pioneers of 20th century cob and authors of The Hand Sculpted House. Currently, David is teaching cob building in the Bay Area and working to revitalize West Oakland with ecological and artistic place-making projects. Several other experienced Bay Area natural builders will co-facilitate the workshop.


# Sonic Massage Center Opening Sat Jan 29 Noon Serasoma
1107 Oak St at Divisadero http://www.serasoma.com
Grand opening and free samples of the ultimate sonic massage! Try our sound tables with light goggles, sound chairs, chakra balancer transducer, neurophones, gongs, didgeridoos, kirilian photography. Realign your DNA! Experience Vibro-acoustical Relaxation Therapy!
Directions 1107 Oak St.
Walk through the gate to the house in the back with the Buddha Head.


# FUN FLASH ANIMATIONS:
http://www.markfiore.com
1/29: Get Political at the Cartoon Art Museum (SOMA / south beach)
Sat Jan 29th, 1-3pm Cartoonist in Residence
The Cartoon Art Museum is pleased to host political cartoonist, Mark Fiore, as January's monthly Cartoonist-in-Residence. Fiore, originally a political cartoonist for newspapers, now focuses exclusively on political animation. Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative, the entire political landscape is fair game for Fiore's stylish and wry cartoons. Museum visitors will have a chance to watch Fiore at work and chat with him about cartooning.
Learn more about January's Cartoonist-in-Residence by visiting
http://www.markfiore.com
Visit the Cartoon Art Museum at 655 Mission Street between New Montgomery and 3rd Streets. Call 415.CAR.TOON for more information or visit our website http://www.cartoonart.org
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/56802352.html


# EPHEMORTALITY 5th floor of beautiful Mission building!
Sat Jan 29 Punk Bands! $3 110 capp @ 16th/ mission
5:30 PM ART show and reception. 6:30 bands!
this bike is a pipebomb
the bananas
dirty dirty
the full moon partisans


# Fascist Party is Saturday 29 January. http://www.fascistparty.us
Inauguration Festivity in Honour of our President. It'll be good.


# An Inauguration Festivity... Saturday 29 January 2005
9pm-Late 21+ $15.00
Historic SoMa building; indoor parking available.
Location disclosed day of event.
http://www.fascistparty.us

Though we don't approve of Fascism as the preferred route our Government is taking, we cannot deny the Fascist sense of style...

Polish your boots and metal and attend the ball as if it were Nuremberg 1933. You might run into our despised dictator celebrating at the martini bar and discussing Leibach.

9:00pm Gallery of video art by propoganda visionaries:
VJ Culture, Videojon, Romeo Alpha, Marlon McKinney
Complimentary wine served.

10:00pm Performances by: Infinite Kaos
Extra Sensory Projection (Live Audio/Video)
http://www.extrasensoryprojection.com

11:00pm The Dictator Fascion Show presented by The Princess Kennedy. Designs by:
FierceCouture http://www.fiercecouture.com
Laura Dawson http://www.lauradawson.com
Jason Evege http://www.evegestudio.com
Appearances by your favourite dictators and the unveiling of the latest must-have Fascist accessory! 

{The Dictator's speech at 11, followed by the Fascion Show}

12:00am Party with DJs:
Philip Sherburne [XLR8R]
Alaric [Insect Funeral]
[German Industrial/ Techno/ Electro and Schaffel]
http://www.fascistparty.us


# Electro-New Wave Discopunk Engagement Party
Sat Jan 29 9PM-2AM Catalyst Cocktails 312 Harriet
across from the courthouse on Bryant btwn 6th and 7th)
Tomas Diablo and DJ Donimo Free, baby!
free champagne toast at midnight. 21 and up.
Full bar, dance floor, and kitchen till 9:30.


# Dance Party Fundraiser for Women’s Clinic

Two of SF's funkiest, favorite dj's are donating their skills to raise funds for SF's own Women's Community Clinic http://www.thewomensclinic.org - offering totally free sexual and reproductive health care for women. 100% of the proceeds go directly to the WCC.

DJs Corey Black (imperial dub, Triangle Orchestra, Smash Hit Music)
and Rebecca Watkins (Get Underground!)

Sat, Jan 29th 10pm-2am
sliding scale donations $50 to $5
at Underground SF (the Top), 424 Haight @ Webster, who is graciously donating the space, so drink heavily.

a great boogie for a great cause - yeahhhh

flyer at http://alysonwonderland.com/flyers/clinic.html


# Sat Jan 29 SpiralMuse, Goddess Arts Institute and Opel: Sensuelle
A late night dance flavor for all the senses ~ Details and Location TBA
http://www.spiralmuse.org


# On Jan 29th, Goddess House Productions, SpiralMuse and OPEL present -
Sensuelle Sacred Spa & Healing Pavilion

A shield of divine grace and strength stands at the doorway of the healing
pavillion as the feminine force of beauty takes you by the hand into the
journey of emotion, pleasure and passion. Let go, leave it all behind and
surrender to the shakti of ecstatic pleasure and deep relaxation. Enter
into the… Opulent Chill Space Sacred Dance
SEXY HOUSE SEXY BREAKS TRIBAL VIBE
GOLDILOX / LUSH / brass tax
SMOOVE / Space Cowboys/Opel
SYD GRIS / Opel/ Opulent
Temple HOJ / Opel/ Opulent Temple Papachango / el circo KASHIA /
infectious Urban Groove/ WOW Primitive Groove / The Community
Delicious Organic Nourishment and magical herbal potions -
BUDDHA LOVE BAR LIVE ORGANICA STAGE
Rebecca's Frogland Orchestra
stunning ....feminine .....high energy.....soulful and earthy
Land of the Blind
witchy...........dark and mysterious.........very sensuous
SHESUS THRICE Queen Kashi and Her
Avatars ambient POX ECLIPSE space jam
AND MORE: Glitter Girl & Temple of Poi Dancers
http://www.templeofpoi.com
Kristina Canizares of the Nekyia.....Bellydance Performance
http://www.thenekyia.org
Tribal Belly Dance by Ultra Gypsy
http://www.ultragypsy.com

Extraordinary, beautiful Living Altars
sacred, magical, powerful Drumming Circle
an invocation of the ancestors, the elements and the deities Midnight
Ritual DIdj's, tablas, percussion, wind, and world
Vendors goddess clothing, jewelry, soaps, lotions and potions
Food organic........... raw and cooked and very French
Drink....magical...transformational
January 29 10pm - 4am 111 Townsend Near the Ballpark Between 2nd and 3rd
$10 presale $15 B/4 11:30 $20 after that



# San Francisco Ocean Film Festival
Sat Jan 29 & Sun Jan 0 10:00am - 9:30pm
$8 - $10 per program (full-festival passes available, too)
Ahoy and heave to! The San Francisco Ocean Film Festival is drawing into view this coming weekend, presenting films that celebrate the sea, marine life, and the people who live, work, and play in or near the ocean. We'll have films on coastal concerns and deep-sea dives, islands balmy and frozen, geoducks and garbage piles -- read all the details on our website:
http://oceanfilmfest.org/schedule.html
Two days of superb ocean-themed films will screen on Sat & Sun, January 29 & 30, clustered in 120- to 180-minute programs. Take a look at the schedule and make your selections:
http://oceanfilmfest.org/filmprograms.html
Tickets are priced from $8 to $10 for program segments, or buy a whole-festival pass!
On Saturday, January 29th, at the historic ferry Eureka at Hyde Street Pier (corner of Jefferson & Hyde), we'll have a FREE Children's Program, 10AM - 3PM. Films and activities just for kids, parents welcome too!
http://oceanfilmfest.org/children.html
Avoid the January doldrums and catch the wave -- come celebrate the joy, beauty and mystery of the oceans at Cowell Theater on San Francisco's waterfront!
Cowell Theater
Fort Mason Center (Buchanan at Marina)
San Francisco
415-345-7570
http://www.fortmason.org/directions/index.shtml
The entrance to Fort Mason Center is at the intersection of Marina Boulevard and Buchanan Street, in the Marina district. There is no street address. See this page for maps and directions:
http://www.fortmason.org/directions/index.shtml
info [at] oceanfilmfest.org
415-310-5259
http://oceanfilmfest.org



Sun Jan 30

# 1/30: Volunteer with Habitat Restoration Team, Golden Gate National Rec Are
The Habitat Restoration Team is a group of committed citizen volunteers who love to share each other’s company and enjoy the great outdoors.
We are committed to protecting native plant communities by controlling invasive plants and planting natives. Join us on Sundays for nature walks, planting, plant identification and removal.
We’d love to see you out there!
PLEASE JOIN US
Sunday January 30, 9:30am - 2:30pm
HRT will be working at Fort Barry in the Marin Headlands. We will meet in the morning at the GGNRA Visitor Center and pull Cape Ivy, one of our nastiest invasive plants. We also have lots of native riparian plants to put in the ground, so help us tuck our babies in!
Please wear comfortable work clothes and shoes with tread. Bring lunch and water. Cookies provided! We love to see new faces in the group so come any Sunday.
CONTACT US
office: (415) 331-0732
hotline: (415) 561-4848 (For recorded directions to Sunday meeting places)
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/56945178.html


# Learn how to use the law to help the animals!
  Last year, there was a a lot of interest in the legislative process generated by SB 1520, the foie gras ban.  So we asked Virginia Handley, lobbyist and California Coordinator for the Fund for Animals, and co-founder of PAW PAC, California’s political action committee for animals, to give us a special legislative presentation to demystify the California Legislative process, how the public participates in this process, plans for 2005 legislation for the animals, and available resources.  Please join us for this special presentation, preceded by a Vegan Food Party (aka potluck).
Sunday, 1/30/05, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Food and Politics 
http://www.evite.com/sfbaveg [at] yahoo.com/jan30 
http://www.bayareaveg.org  
http://www.bayareaveg.org/events.php 


# hula hooping at http://Cellspace.org again this week, 2-5pm. We've
also got the space booked for the following two Sundays, Jan 23 & 30,
so mark your calendars and come on down to 2050 Bryant St in SF.
Join Bay Area Hula Hoopers:
bah-subscribe [at] yahoogroups.com



# Jan 30, Sunday, 5:30-9:00pm: Presence & Fire – Mini Workshop: $10-$45 – Sliding Scale
Feb. 6, Sunday, 6:30-9:00pm The Dance of Relationships, $25-$35
Feb 12-13, Inspiring Masculine Presence – Unleashing Feminine Fire.
Feb. 15, Tuesday, Arrive 7:30pm: Alive & Free: WholeBody Wisdom Playful Practice Group – Open - $10 
Feb. 27, Sunday: The Passionate Warrior-King 
March 12-13: Inspiring Masculine Presence – Unleashing Feminine Fire.
http://www.WholeBodyWisdom.com
Events [at] WholeBodyWisdom.com Scott at: 510-836-2041



# The 2005 LiP Magazine Radical Book Sale
New College of California, 777 Valencia St., San Francisco 94110
January 31st, 10am-7pm Free Admission
"Bargain Books for a Better World"
LiP magazine's first-annual radical book sale: A staggering selection of
books for a better world, from radical and independent presses in the U.S.
and Canada, all at bargain prices ($5 and down). Sponsor presses include
South End Press, Common Courage, Soft Skull, Seven Stories, The New Press,
and many many more.
LiP Magazine, a quarterly journal of radical politics, culture, sex and
humor, was recently nominated for a 2004 Utne Reader "Best New Title
Award." While taking dead critical aim at the buttocks of First World
sleepwalkers, LiP also brings humor, satire and a deep desire to offend the
right people to its unique editorial mix. LiP has featured interviews and
original contributions from Octavia Butler, Mark Crispin Miller, Julia
Butterfly Hill, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Tim Wise, Winona LaDuke, Ward
Churchill, Kevin Bales, Katha Pollitt, Neal Pollack, Christopher Hitchens,
Martin Espada, Danzy Senna, Shannon Wheeler, and Lisa Jervis, among others.
LiP Magazine is a fiscally-sponsored non-profit (an arm of Liminal
Projects, sponsored by Allied Media Projects).
Media/Contact Info: Brian Awehali - Editor, LiP Magazine
510/689.3478 brian [at] lipmagazine.org
http://www.lipmagazine.org


# 1/31: Student Activism, Participatory Democracy and the Case of Sweat Shop (mission district)
Monday, January 31st , 2005
7: 00 PM New College of California
777 Valencia Street
San Francisco 94110
Tom Hayden, lifelong activist -- Students for a Democratic Society/SDS, Chicago 8 defendant in 1968, former California State Senator, author and National Director of No More Sweatshops! a coalition of labor, community, and campus advocates -- has been named Activist Faculty-in-Residence at New College of California for Spring 2005.

Tom will lead seminars for New College students, students from other Bay Area colleges and the public on social movements and community organizing. He will also supervise student internships in the SweatFree Bay Area Coalition’s campaign seeking the passage of sweat-shop free procurement policies and legislation by Bay Area communities beginning with San Francisco. These seminars and participation in the campaign are open to the public!. If you are interested please try to attend this kick-off presentation.

The goal of Mr. Hayden’s New College residency is to combine his experience as a student civil rights and anti-Vietnam war organizer in the 1960’s with his 18 years in the State Senate to help students link classroom theories of society, corporate globalization, and social change with the experience of effective political action. Through this, New College seeks to educate a new generation of engaged student activists who understand, embrace and enact the final utopian words of SDS’s founding document which Tom co-authored– the Port Huron Statement – that “ we seek the unattainable, to avoid the unimaginable”.

CONTACT: Michael McAvoy, Co-Director, Activism & Social Change, New College of California 415.437.3465
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/56910924.html


# Advocates Forum: How to Become a Humane Officer
January 31 7:30 PM Golden Lotus, 1301 Franklin Street, Oakland
Info: Join us to learn about how you can protect animals through the law
in California. Find out how you can become a humane officer and make a
difference in your community!
http://www.eastbayanimaladvocates.org



# Monday Night Film Series starts again on Jan 31 thru March 21 with a great line of acclaimed documentaries followed by speakers and discussion. This is a relatively short series of 8 weeks, to be followed by another series of 8-9 weeks duration. Details follow - full schedule is at
http://www.worldcentric.org/filmseries/winter2005.htm

Monday's from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Jan 31 thru March 21
Speaker(s) (to be announced) and discussion to follow each movie
Unitarian Hall
505 E. Charleston, Palo Alto [map]
Suggested donation: $5 to $10 (no one turned away
Joint Production of:
Peninsula Peace and Justice Center http://www.peaceandjustice.org 650-326-8837
Peace Umbrella of Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto http://www.uucpa.org
World Centric http://www.worldcentric.org 650-283-3797

Jan 31: Price of Aid Everyday the U.S. donates millions of tons of food to famine victims and other starving people in the world's poorest countries. The provocative documentary reveals the vast bureaucratic network of American aid agencies involved in the 'hunger business,' one in which rich countries benefit from the problems of poor countries and questions how America's well-intentioned foreign-aid program has spawned a self-serving relationship between humanitarian aid and American business and politics. Zambia, a country teetering on the precipice of famine, becomes a cause for a solemn discussion regarding the dignity of the people we seek to help. 55 mins, 2004

Feb 7: Argentina: Hope in Hard Times joins in the processions and protests, attends street-corner neighborhood assemblies, visits workers' cooperatives and urban gardens, taking a close-up look at the ways in which Argentines are picking up the pieces of their devastated economy and creating new possibilities for the future. A spare narrative, informal interview settings, and candid street scenes allow the pervasive strength, humor, and resilience of the Argentine people to tell these tales. These are their inspiring stories - of a failed economy and distrusted politicians, of heartache and hard times, of a resurgence of grassroots democracy and the spirit of community - told in resonant detail. 74 mins, 2004

Feb 14: For Man Must Work The 20th century has seen the creation of colossal wealth and exploding economies. But the days of industry providing mass employment are over. In the global economy, human resources are being replaced by technology. We are moving from a mass labor force to an elite corps concentrated in the knowledge sector. Will this change result in a sort of economic apartheid in which a third of humanity is made redundant? Will this revolution mean the end of work as we know it? The film raises crucial questions and suggests rethinking the future. Filmed in the United States, Canada, France and Mexico, the film shows how living and working conditions are deteriorating for many people. Besides personal stories, we also hear from experts such as Vivianne Forrester, author of The Economic Horror; Jeremy Rifkin, American economist and author of The End of Work and others. 52 mins, 2001

Feb 21: Trading Democracy Bill Moyers reports on Chapter 11 of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) which multinational corporations who are using to challenge democracy. Chapter 11 is only one provision in the 555-page NAFTA - negotiated to promote business among the US, Canada and Mexico and was supposedly written to protect investors if foreign governments tried to seize their property. But corporations have stretched NAFTA's Chapter 11 to undermine environmental decisions, sue local governments, overturn decisions of local communities in cases that are heard before international trade tribunals that make rulings in secret. 58 mins, 2002

Feb 28: End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of The American Dream With brutal honesty and a touch of irony, The End of Suburbia explores the American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, as global demand for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply. World Oil Peak and the inevitable decline of fossil fuels are upon us now, some scientists and policy makers argue in this documentary. What does Oil Peak mean for North America? As energy prices skyrocket in the coming years, how will the populations of suburbia react to the collapse of their dream? Are today's suburbs destined to become the slums of tomorrow? And what can be done NOW, individually and collectively, to avoid The End of Suburbia ? 78 mins, 2004

March 7: Velorution: One City's Solution to the Automobile - When the USSR collapsed, Cuba lost 80% of their oil supply. This movie documents how they bought 1.2 million bicycles, switched 5 bus factories to bicycle manufacturing, educated riders on how to ride, changed the city of Havana to accommodate bikes, posted bicycle signs, did job swaps to reduce length of commutes and in the process created more human interaction and community A truly inspiring video. 30 mins, 1996

Also on March 7: Greening of Cuba - When trade relations with the socialist block collapsed in 1990, Cuba lost 80% of its pesticide and fertilizer imports and half its petroleum - the mainstays of its highly industrialized agriculture. Challenged with growing food for 11 million in the face of the continuing U.S. embargo, Cuba embarked on the largest conversion to organic farming ever attempted. Told in the voices of the women and men - the campesinos, researchers, and organic gardeners - who are leading the organic agriculture movement, The Greening of Cuba reminds us that developed and developing nations alike can choose a healthier environment and still feed their people. 38 mins, 1996

March 14: About Baghdad - In July of 2003, exiled writer and poet Sinan Antoon returned to his native Baghdad with a team of independent filmmakers, artists and poets to document the effects that decades of oppression, war, sanctions and occupation have had on his city. The result is a fascinating mosaic of opinions, perspectives, desires and memories that offers a picture far more complex than the limited one presented by mainstream US media. ABOUT BAGHDAD pays tribute to the brave people of Baghdad as they struggle to come to terms with the tragic fate of their beloved city. 90 mins, 2004

March 21: Friendship Village - An award-winning documentary about an international group of veterans who are building a village in Viet Nam for children with Agent Orange-related disabilities. Built on a former rice paddy near Hanoi, the Friendship Village stands not only as a symbol of peace and reconciliation, but as a testament to the potential for all people to come to terms with the past, heal the wounds of war, and create a better world. Veterans from the USA, Vietnam, France, Germany, Japan, Great Britain and Australia are attempting to mitigate the ongoing effects of the toxic herbicide sprayed during the war. Their efforts are a powerful example of how average people can still make a profound difference in our increasingly globalized world. As such, the Vietnam Friendship Village has the potential to change not only the lives of the children who live in it and the men who build it, but all who come to understand its mission. 50 mins, 2003

http://www.worldcentric.org


# Tribe.net Winterfest: Celebrating 10,000 Reviews
Thu Feb 3 7:00 PM The Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell @ Van Ness
http://www.rickshawstop.com/

Yeah that’s right, tribe.net reached 10,000 reviews and now we’ve got a blizzard of fun coming your way . And we're celebrating the community that made it possible. Bands, tribe.net community performers, some free drinks, an awesome venue with no cover and you! Winterfest will be Thursday, February 3rd at The Rickshaw Stop in Hayes Valley, SF. Doors open at 7 and bands start at 9:30.

We’re also looking for people to read their reviews on stage. The biggest crowd pleaser will receive a $100 Amazon gift certificate. Additionally if you have a talent that was recommended on our service and would like to expose it to hundreds of tribe.net users at Winterfest, please contact me at eric [at] tribe.net. So mark your calendars, get your favorite tribe members and non members to join you and come have a great time!
http://tribe.net



# Flaneur Art Exhibit Curated by Andrew Schoultz
Friday, February 4th, 2005 – February 26th
(This will be the final art show at Punch Gallery)
Opening Reception Friday February 4th, 2005. 7pm – 1am
DJ Code 538, DJ Terrible, DJ Tragic free 155 10th St. @ Mission


# STRANGE ATTRACTION photo exhibit. Painted women,
(hmmm, I seem to recall East Bay express saying Sunday,
yet the opening day is Fri Feb 4.)(check website closer to date)
Feb 4-29 Reception Sunday? 7-pm 'till closeGreen Girls
LaneSplitter in Berkeley: 2033 Shattuck (@ San Pablo)
Art reception. Free Pizza! http://www.jumbobrain.com/



# Friends and Loved ones,

On Saturday February 5th we will reconvene for Downtemple in our
favorite new playground: A 100 year old church that has become
Oakland's Sanctuary for the Arts.

The experience of grooving out to soulful, psychedelic downtempo and
trip-hop beats while surrounded by stained glass and vaulted ceilings
drenched in amber-violet light in a room designed for vibrational
resonance is truly sublime. Join us.

performing live: machine drum - orlando - merck recording artist -
http://www.machinedrum.net
brother - santa cruz - spaceship gaia
subal - santa cruz - cruz gruv
rd & trichome - los angeles - elm conceptions - http://www.elmconceptions.com
danny - los angeles - moontribe - http://www.moontribe.org
phidelity - san francisco - travelingcorn - http://www.travelingcorn.com
raina - somewhere - travelingcorn - http://www.travelingcorn.com

downstairs lounge area with performances by:
warrior medicine - basho and sage - live music for the journey
john arns - live sitar performance

visionary artwork by carey thompson - http://www.galactivation.com
chill environment by fuzzy phillipe and friends
visuals by kaia and madeline
vegetarian/vegan breakfast served in the morning
15 dollars all night
for more information visit http://www.downtemple.com




# LEARN SKILLS in 2005 - @ CELLspace's The Media Arts Lab
Monday, February 7 CELLspace's Media Arts Lab
2050 Bryant St. (18th btn 19th) SF 94110 view map
415-648-7562 http://www.cellspace.org
The Media Arts Lab is now offering workshops for the Winter term.
Intermediate/Advanced Digital Video Editing
Introduction to Website Development
Practical Television Production
Electronic Music/ Remix
Design and Create Flyers
Screenwriting in the Age of Final Cut Pro
Intro to Mac Computers in Spanish .
Winter Schedule: February 7th - March 20th
These are 6 week workshops
Classes begin the week of February 7th. * Start date is contingent upon enrollment.
The deadline to sign up for classes is Friday February 4th.
To sign up for a class, contact the CELLspace office at 415-648-7562
or email info [at] cellspace.org. For fees and a full class schedule, http://www.cellspace.org


# Spirit Dance ... direct from Sedona, Arizona to the Bay Area. $15.
http://www.abhyasa-yoga.com


# RTFM Records and Refraction Present: Love and Gravity
Fri Feb 11 9pm-2am Infinite Kaos 136 Taylor @ Turk / Eddy $10
Artemis: Gravity CD release party http://www.artemis.fm/lng.html



# Saturday February 12th 9pm until the rooster crows
Raindance we invite to join us in celebration of Chinese New Year

the coming year will be Year 4702 by Chinese calendar
Year of the Rooster or the Green Wooden Chicken

The Annual precession will start @ 11:30 pm
so arrive early so that you do not miss out we have some very special performance lined up for you

We are honored to have Leung's White Crane Lion Dancers
check out these video clips, this must be seen to be believed
http://www.sfwhitecrane.com/vidgallery.html
Goddess of Funk with members of Suco performing with Hipnaughtica
and a manashery of circus freaks
And of course our very own Dragon Dance
make your own Rooster Mask and join the precession !

for audio pleasure and bass healing we will
the legendary bass of the El Circo sound system
fuzed with the knowledge of magnetic

Visual enhancement by DAX

The Wizards of da rhythmic sorcery
Lorin (Bassnectar) *Jeno (Wicked) * Brother (13 Moon Tribe)
Little John (Raindance, 13 Moon Tribe), Adam (Raindance)
Shawn & Laura (EFL)

presale is recommended to avoid a line and or disappointment
the first 100 presales will be $15 the $20
tickets will be available online now @
http://www.inhousetickets.com
or these following locations by Jan 28th
Streetlight Records in Santa Cruz 939 Pacific Ave
Distractions on Haight St in San Francisco

CELL SPACE 2050 Bryant @ 18th st. San Francisco
http://cellspace.org
Namaste



# "Smart Dust & Silicon Swarms:
The Brilliant New World of  Mobile Sensor Nanomesh Networks"
Sunday, February 13, 2005  1 - 5 p.m. at
Round Table Pizza
Banquet Room on 2nd Floor
5160 Geary Blvd. (at 16th Ave.)
San Francisco, California

Philip Langton
Nikola Tesla is widely acknowledged as the father of Robotics, but even Tesla might pause in awe to ponder some of the potential applications of technologies Philip Langton is working to develop.  His research could eventually lead to scalable nanomesh net applications such as: smart shipping labels that report damage, spray on computers or a robo-insect air force.

How will smart dust particles talk to each other?  What are the most likely nanomesh products to reach consumers soon?  Might we see a computer in a can in 3 years?   What are the costs and dangers of this new technology?  Mr. Langton has some fascinating answers to share.

Philip Langton is a second-generation Silicon Valley engineer / inventor expert in Optical Frequency Identification Devices (OFID), Micro-Electro- Mechanical Systems (MEMS) and process control manufacturing,   Philip recently received the first patents (US #6553481 and #6772239) ever issued for a self-, one-time only, programmable (SOTOP™).  single-circuit secure memory device (SCSMD).

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# 5th Annual Conference for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer Feb 19-20, 2005; 96th Meeting American Association for Cancer Research April 16-20, 2005; SABCS 2005
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# February 21-25: Take Action Against DR-CAFTA
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# February 26th-27th, 2005: BURMA, REALIZING THE DREAM
The Second Annual Working Conference of US Campaign for Burma
How grassroots citizens can help 50 million people in their struggle
for human rights, freedom, and democracy
George Washington University, Washington, DC
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# Thu Mar 3: 1st Thurs Art Receptions @ 49 Geary 5:30-7:30p FREE
12 galleries on 4 floors. Cross Streets Market, 3rd St. Do not miss:
http://davidmaisel.com aerial photos of mining operations. 4th Floor


# CREATING THE CLIMATE
Building the Movement to Stop Global Warming
Weekend Workshop March 11-13, 2005, Malibu CA
Environmental Education Services in a partnership with Green House Network
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# War Tax Resistance Workshop- Palo Alto
Saturday March 12, 9-Noon
Palo Alto Friends New Meeting House
957 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto, CA
(510) 843-9877 € http://www.nowartax.org
Unhappy about the U.S. policy on militarism, stop paying your taxes.  More than half of our federal
income taxes are being used for war. Find out more about this form of conscientious objection at our
introductory workshop.  Topics will include:
-- Creative legal protests
-- Refusing to pay all or part of federal taxes and the possible consequences of this form of civil disobedience
-- Living below the level of taxable income
-- Phone tax resistance
-- Redirecting resisted taxes to local alternative funds and/or community organizations
-- Local support networks for war tax resisters
Northern California War Tax Resistance
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# March 15th, 2005, will mark the ninth year of the International Day
Against Police Brutality (IDAPB). It first began in 1997 as an initiative
of the Black Flag collective in Switzerland, with the help of the Montreal
Collective Opposed to Police Brutality. The date was chosen because on
March 15th, two children, aged 11 and 12, were beaten by the Swiss police.


# RADICAL PERFORMANCE FEST March 18-19 http://SOMARTS.org 8pm


# Mar 19,20 Anniv of 2003 bombing of IRAQ - GENERAL STRIKE
Massive Global Protests: http://sf.indymedia.org


# "Central Park Belongs to the People--March on Central Park on March 20
to End the Occupation!" http://indymedia.org


# May 20-29 Portland, OR Village Building Convergence 5
Human-Scale Community Action at the Urban Crossroads
Ready to change the world starting in your neighborhood?
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http://www.cityrepair.org/ir.html intersection repair
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# NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION - INCOME TAX IS VOLUNTARY
Do not feed the machine April 15th. GENERAL STRIKE
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# Five years after thousands of activists came to Washington
DC in the first mass show in the U.S. of dissent and solidarity with the global
struggle against the World Bank and IMF, the Mobilization for Global Justice is
calling for people to come to Washington DC Apr