SF events 5.19

eco

endangered species act in danger Please email your Representative now
and urge a vote against the Cardoza bill H.R. 1299 at http://www.saveesa.org

TONGASS VOTE EXPECTED THIS WEEK
Please Call Your Representative Today
American Lands Alliance http://americanlands.org

Siskiyou Grandmothers Sustain Campaign for Trees
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/051805B.shtml

Tell Congress to keep sewage out of your drinking water!
http://www.care2.com/go/z/23925

Dr. Marc Lappe, 1943-2005 A man of deep integrity
By Anthony Lappe Guerilla Network News, 17 May 2005
http://www.gnn.tv/articles/1394/Dr_Marc_Lapp_1943_2005

http://www.surfingtheapocalypse.net/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=74885
GULF STREAM SHUTTING DOWN = "DAY AFTER TOMORROW" HERE NOW

privacy

http://aclu.org Urge Congress to Fix Flaws in the Patriot Act

http://aclu.org Don't Let Congress Expand the Patriot Act
http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/listing/139adf4f-7c09-42ed-ada9-457c3c493c9f

They Really Are Watching You
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0518-27.htm

peace

ALERT! Air Force Seeks Bush's Approval for Space Arms
http://www.peaceinspace.com http://www.madretierra1.com

If you buy gas, Buy Your Gas at Citgo: Join the BUY-cott
Wholly owned subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned oil co.
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0516-25.htm

The deserters: Awol crisis hits the US forces
http://FromTheWilderness.com


Thur May 19

# Third Thursday at the Academy of Sciences Thu May 19 5:00pm-9:00pm $5

Is your weekday routine in need of a little spice? Experience the flavors of the Philippines, the Amazon, and several varieties of chocolate during this month's Third Thursday at the California Academy of Sciences.

On Thursday, May 19, from 5 to 9 pm, enjoy cocktails and conversation while soaking up the sounds and rhythms of Brazilian jazz band Boca do Rio, admiring the moves of the Kulintang Dance troupe, and testing your knowledge about chocolate. Wander through the aquarium, where playful penguins and poison-dart frogs will provide colorful topics of conversation, while exotic fish from around the world will transport you to the tropics, Tibet, and dozens of other remote destinations.

There's no better way to wash away your weekday worries. So grab some friends and join in on the adventure by heading over to the California Academy of Sciences on Thursday, May 19 starting at 5 pm at 875 Howard Street, between 4th and 5th Streets in downtown San Francisco. Admission is just $5. For more information, visit http://www.calacademy.org or call (415) 321-8000.

California Academy of Sciences 875 Howard St@ 4th/5th St.
http://www.calacademy.org
http://www.calacademy.org/geninfo/directions.html
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/72012473.html


# Halting Cultural and Environmental Destruction: Lessons from Little Tibet
Thurs May 19, 7-9pm at the Berkeley Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave. @ Dwight http://ecologycenter.org


# The next Marin Peace & Justice Coalition Animal Rights Committee meeting will be Thu May 19 7:00PM-9:00PM 309 Kent Avenue Kentfield, CA 94904 AGENDA € Lark Creek Inn Foi Gras Protest € Field Trip to Animal Place, May 21 € Mill Valley Memorial Day Parade, May 30 € Fairfax EcoFest Table, June 4-5 € Letter writing € AB 1685 update € Genetic Savings & Clone, Sausalito Please bring a vegan treat to share. Call 415-459-1149 with questions. Animal Rights Committee Marin Peace & Justice Coalition ^..^< For events: Please see yahoogroups message archives and calendar at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/baarn

Bay Area Animal Rights Network: to subscribe, send a blank email to: baarn-subscribe [at] yahoogroups.com


# Healing Ourselves and the World Thu May 19 7:00 PM
School for Self-Healing 2218 48th Avenue, near Rivera
SF A Free Mini-Workshop and Talk
Do you want to help heal the world? In these turbulent and
challenging times, it is so important that we live with wholeness and integrity. Who you are is the greatest gift you give to the world. Engage with your Inner Healer and Visionary through movement and visualization. Together, we will embark on a personal exploration and connect with others who are also on this journey.
http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/f4bb52c5-93b1-41f5-b338-5452d4ecf3fe


# The San Francisco Organizing Committee working to start a Hands Off
Venezuela chapter in SF will have its inaugural meeting on May 19.
7:00 PM (doors open 6:30) Thursday, May 19, Cultural Center
New College of California 766 Valencia Street (Between 18th and 19th St.)
http://newcollege.edu San Francisco, CA
For More Information Call: Adam Richmond, 415-864-3537


# Pagans & the Law Thu May 19 7PM Change Makers 6536 Telegraph Ave
Oakland Ca 94609 5106552405
http://www.ChangeMakersforWomen.com
Pagan Alliance Lecture Series Presents Pagans & The Law

In “Pagans and the Law” you will receive an overview of how the First Amendment protects us from government assault and interference. We will explore what freedom of speech and assembly means. You will be given strategies to confront discrimination in housing, employment and in child custody conflicts. There will be a discussion on Pagans and Conscientious Objectors. With this knowledge you can become a sword and a shield for our community.

James L. Bianchi, Esq. is among the first graduating students from the oldest public interest law school in the country, New College of California, School of Law and is best described as a community activist. Over the years he has been on Boards and Commissions, or founded non-profit corporations, that operate homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, sexual assault programs, drug treatment programs, legal aid offices, and after school programs for elementary school children. He operates a law practice in Benicia. Jim is also a professor at the Cherry Hill Seminary for the professional pagan ministry, were he teaches a course on Pagans and the Law. He presently serves as board president of the Pagan Alliance. James L. Bianchi is a Druid in the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids of East Sussex, England, and is the leading Ovate of Taliesin in the San Francisco Bay area.

****By overwhelming popular demand Jim will be offerring Druid Oracle Readings from 5:30pm until 7pm, email him for an appointment.

Thu, May 19 Pagans & The Law Leader: James L. Bianchi, Esq
7-9:30pm Cost: Free Will Offering RSVP: jblawyer [at] pacbell.net
@ Change Makers 6536 Telegraph @ 66th Oakland 94609 510-655-2405


# Thu May 19, 8 pm CSC celebrates ArtsFest SF with Pleasure's Edges -- True-Life Stories of Sexual Adventure -- The Center for Sex & Culture hosts its favorite erotic writers and sexual adventurers for an evening of storytelling and memoir. Hosted by CSC director and noted erotic writer Carol Queen.
http://www.sexandculture.org soon for a complete list of participants.
CSC, 398 11th St @ Harrison $5--50 sliding scale


# Community Networking Exchange
Empowering Community and Alternative Business
Thursday May 19th, June 16th, July 21st 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
(and third Thursday of each month thereafter)
Harmony Community Room (Health & Harmony Festival Offices)
400G Morris St Sebastopol (across from Coaches Corner)
707-861-2035 $10 Donation (Nobody turned away for lack of funds.)
http://www.harmonyfestival.com


# The next meeting of the (Northern California) 9-11 Truth Alliance will be
Thursday, May 19, 7:00pm - 10:00pm, at the Grand Lake Neighborhood Center
(GLNC), 530 Lake Park Avenue, Oakland.
911 - inside job. Demand investigation!
http://www.wtc7.net - http://www.physics911.org - http://www.911-strike.com
http://www.oilempire.us - http://www.dieoff.org - http://www.peakoil.net
http://bombsinsidewtc.dk - http://www.911review.com
http://911research.wtc7.net/talks/towers/index.html
http://www.globalresearch.ca - http://www.cooperativeresearch.org
http://www.911review.com/index.html
http://www.911review.com/911review/index.html


# Public vs Private Art Show Thu May 19 8:00 PM
Artists' Television Access 992 Valencia @ 21st
http://www.atasite.org
May 19th at 7pm join Tina Butcher, Lauren Anderson, Lacey Roberts, Heather Catalinich, Elizabeth Stephens & Annie Sprinkle for a night of video, sculpture, installation, and performance art that explores the public vs private.
Tina Butcher's performance will originate in the private space of the bathroom while a live feed of her actions will be projected larger than life inside the gallery. Also in the gallery space, Lacey Robert's collection of harnesses and breast binders will be displayed alongside Lauren Anderson's "Inflatable Hug" installation in which two people can stick their arms through an inflatable sculpture to hug individually or simultaneously. For the full duration of the show, Elizabeth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle will engage in a fabulous 3 hour kiss. Heather Catalinich also presents a video.



Fri May 20

# JEREMY FISH +Book Release Show+ Fri May 20 3-10pm
@Low Gallery 487 14th @Guerrero. San Francisco


# PROTEST THE WAR OF TERROR IN THE PHILIPPINES
4 PM FRI MAY 20 PHILIPPINE CONSULATE 447 SUTTER (AT POWELL) SF, CA
In full support of the US war on terror, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA) has declared war on all people who are critical of her government.  Community organizers, mass leaders, striking peasants and workers are being harassed, disappeared, killed.  Entire communities are being terrorized.
 11 GABRIELA and GABRIELA Women's Partylist members killed since GMA took office.
32 political killings, 6 activists disappeared in the first quarter of 2005.
at least 300 political killings and abductions since 2001.
100 cases of human rights violations, affecting 23,252 victims in 91 communities, from January to March 15, 2005.
13 journalists killed last year;  3 in the first quarter of 2005.  According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Philippines is "the most murderous country" in the entire world for the media, no longer second to Iraq as reported by international associations for journalists earlier this year.
GABRIELA Network is a nationwide US-Philippine women's solidarity organization.
http://www.gabnet.org info 415.274.4600


# A Retrospective on the Black Panther Party Fri May 20 5PM
A Retrospective on the Black Panther Party
From the Archives of Alden and Mary Kimbrough Event Poster:
http://www.rossforsupervisor.org/img/original/BlackPower.jpg
San Francisco City Hall, Room 282
Exhibit : May 20 through June 13, 2005
Opening reception : Friday May 20, 5-8pm
The event is free and everyone is invited.

Paul Robeson scholar and archivist Alden Kimbrough and Mary Kimbrough are
pleased to exhibit selected pieces from their collection of Black Panther
artifacts, including posters, photographs, newspaper articles, drawings,
and the original art of Emory Douglas.

After seeing more extensive Black Panther exhibit last year at the African
American Art & Culture Complex, Supervisor Mirkarimi was inspired to
display the images in his own offices at City Hall, and wholeheartedly
agrees with archivist Kimbrough, who writes:

"There is almost an entire generation of young people and students who do
not recognize images of Malcolm X, Stokely Carmichael, Huey P. Newton,
Angela Davis, Amiri Baraka, Kathleen Cleaver, George Jackson . . . these
heroes who epitomized resistance in the 1960's and 1970's.?€?

"This art is in truth, art as propaganda, it is art to create and sustain
our national heroes, to glorify historical and contemporary events. It is
art to dignify a people, and perhaps more important, to serve as a catalyst
for action, to motivate people to take a stand against racism, imperialism
and police brutality . . ."
http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/130e4ed1-b284-4695-bc7f-9848eee92086


# Peace One Day Free Film Fri May 20 6:30 PM
Red Victorian Peace Cafe 1665 Haight @ Cole
http://www.argusfest.org/sanfrancisco
FREE FILMS ($5 suggested donation but no one turned away)
Conversation at 6:30 pm. Film starts at 7 pm
PEACE ONE DAY -80 minutes documentary
is the story of one man’s attempts to persuade the global community via the United Nations to officially sanction a global ceasefire day; a day of non-violence; a day of Peace.
This documentary charts the remarkable 5-year journey of the filmmaker as he meets heads of state, Noble Peace Laureates, aid agencies, freedom fighters, media moguls, the innocent victims of war and, eventually, everyone who was anyone at the UN.
An individual genuinely can make a difference: The UN International Day of Peace is now fixed in the calendar on 21st September annually. The real challenge has now begun - to get the world to unite on a day fast approaching.
Visit Argusfest.org/sanfrancisco to learn more or to organize more local screenings email below
Contact: sanfrancisco [at] argusfest.org
http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/0823a454-68c3-459c-b2d9-73f09e8661a8


# **Film Premiere** INSIDE IRAQ: THE UNTOLD STORIES
Friday, May 20 2005 - Thursday, May 26 7:00 PM
Galaxy Theater Van Ness @ Sutter Street Downtown / Civic Center
Inside Iraq: The Untold Stories will have its San Francisco premiere May 20th to May 26th with showings at 1, 4, 7, and 9:30pm daily at Regal's Galaxy Theater at 1285 Sutter Street.

Armed only with a video camera, a press pass made at Kinko's, and a single name written on a crumpled up piece of paper, filmmaker, Mike Shiley, cashed in airline miles and flew to Amman, Jordan where he entered Iraq as a freelance journalist on assignment for KATU-ABC TV in Portland, OR.

Mike traveled through the country for two months with only a local guide, chronicling the life of the Iraqi people and the US military. He filmed unique stories the national media ignores: gun markets, bomb shelters, mine fields, hospitals, schools, and villages showing the reality of life in Iraq beyond the media spin.

While embedded with the US military, he actually joined a combat unit and qualified as a gunner on an Abrams tank and went out on live-fire night patrols along the Syrian border.

Director, Mike Shiley, will be at every showing Friday through Sunday to introduce the film, meet the audience and answer questions.

This film had a very successful one-month run in Portland and it has been shown over 122 times at colleges and performing arts centers in 25 states around the US since October 2004.

You can view a trailer online at: http://www.insideiraqthemovie.com/trailer.html
http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/eb21fcb1-d209-464a-9bbf-d6f362b9e438


# Fri May 20 7:30pm HELEN'S WAR PORTRAIT OF A DISSIDENT
Film Benefit for the Nuclear Policy Research Institute Featuring Guests
Dr. Helen Caldicott Julia Butterfly-Hill Amy Goodman
Castro Theatre 429 Castro St @ Market call 415-865-5497


# Direct Connect ~ a media mixer Fri May 20 7pm-10pm Free
Film Arts Foundation invites you to a lively and free media mixer. Hook up with fellow media artists of all genres, hang out with old friends, make new ones, and hone those networking skills. All current Film Arts members get a free drink with their membership card. $2 beers, hors deurves, cool raffle prizes, short film screening, and our very own DJ Funky J Vibe laying it down over our new sound system.
Film Arts Foundation 145 Ninth St #101 Btwn Mission/Howard
http://www.filmarts.org erin [at] filmarts.org 415-552-8760


# SuperStar Nation Open House Friday, May 20 8:00 PM
http://www.SuperStarnation.com

Mission Control, 2519 Mission St. @ 21st
Tix $10-15 at the door B.Y.O.

Calling all SuperStars Avatars and Curious Virtuosos!
The SuperStar Open House is a monthly event that gives you a chance plug in to the SuperStar Nation. This will be an excellent opportunity mix it up with new Avatars and explore new Houses. Each event we will Showcase different Avatar and House SuperPowers in the StarLight Cabaret.

With your Hosts Polly Superstar and Professor Violet

Featuring:
Presentations and updates from the Houses of The SuperStar Nation:

- The Abundance League
Social Architects gonna get all intentional n’ sh*t
- The House of Elysium
Spoken word from on High
- The A-Team
With a lowdown on the latest developments from these Evolutionary Mercenaries
- Kinky Salon
With news about their new status as an official NON-PROFIT!
- The Flaming Lotus Girls
Hear about their June 11th fundraiser for this years’ BMan project, ‘The Angel of The Apocalypse”

And introducing-
- The Puppetry House (name TBA)
With- Shadow Circus Creature Theater and The Great Diablo-The Worlds’ Greatest Fire Performer under 2ft tall

Traditional Native American Flute playing from Blue

Delightful Musical Soundtrack provided by Prof Violet and DJ Delachaux for your Vogue-ing pleasure.

Sassy, Sophisticated Wine tasting by Bonny Doon Vineyards

NEW WEBSITE!
Come join us for a Monumental Milestone in SuperStar Nation’s history as we celebrate the pre-launch of the NEW SuperStar Nation 1.0 website!
Beta, our Tech Master has been chained up in a small room in Mission Control working FURIOUSLY to throw down the New Paradigm in online social networking !!!. Here’s what he’s been up to…''''

WEBSITE FEATURES:
New FRESH and CLEAN interface and design
Ability to create and join Houses (communities)
‘Friend of a Friend’ Functionality!
Your own media libraries!
Internal Email
…''''and lots more!!!

COME EARLY for a demonstration of the new site features!

Dress: with intention, fun and your authentic best…''''
ALL AVATARS WELCOME

Want to volunteer and be part of these amazing, dynamic events?
Avatars please goto http://www.SuperStarnation.tribe.net and sign up on the ‘SuperStar Nation Open House’ tasks list
or Newbies, email scott [at] SuperStarAvatar.com

SuperStar Open House is an AVATAR and CARD friendly event!!!
Create your Avatars and superPowers at http://www.SuperStarnation.com
http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/b5cb4079-53d2-4a0d-98de-db3474a98b15


# felix the dog vs lazy slave - laird vs ernie - and so much more.
ANON SALON pontificates and delivers one
INFALLI-BULL RIDE It's a rope-a-pope rodeo!
Be the grand wazoo of your own religion!
FRIDAY, MAY 20 285 9thSt. @ Folsom
http://www.anonsalon.com


# ANON SALON pontificates and delivers one
INFALLI-BULL RIDE It's a rope-a-pope rodeo!
Be the grand wazoo of your own religion!
Be the big corndog you always wanted to be!
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2005 @ ANON GALLERY
285 9th Street (@ Folsom) 9 pm - late $10 b4 10pm
$15 after 10pm/ All Poobahed $20/ Little Hope of Salvation
http://www.anonsalon.com/may05

featuring...

BaSiIa-LicKin' & KickiN'
chunkin' funkin' now-ledge dangling
- SLY (Sub Dub Luv, DNC) <• link>
- CHARDMO (EZLuv)
- ERNIE TREVINO (Faded)
.................... . vs. LAIRD (Get YER Freak On!) <• link>
- FELIX THE DOG (Groundscore)
................. vs. LAZY SLAVE (Ripe Industries, Dustfish)

CHapEL of unCOMMon GRooves
peace and unquiet moto-rhythmic obsessions
- JETHRO JEREMIAH (Live Reggae/Soul band) <• link>
- DANNY HEINES (Psycho-Tuvan Hypno-Guitar) <• link>
- CLIFFORD THE LITTLE RED GOD ('A Plea for General Revelry')
- KID (ANON/Aeon)
- ZACK DARLING (Mystic Beat Lounge./DecaDance) <• link>

BLeSSingGAmeZ
glory-ass okay yogay deliriiumz
- NoMe EDONNA (Jelly Mind Altars) <• link>
- HOLEY ARTy-FACTS FROM THE FIRST
CHURCH OF THE LAST LAUGH w/ Bishop Joey <• link>
- DEE DEE RUSSELL (Church of the Yes Ma'am!) <• link>
- MIRANDA CAROLIGNE (Make your Own Pope Hat) <• link>
- LANDRA (Fill in your Page in the Book of the Holé Molé)
- BLINKY LIGHT HOLO-EMPORIUM <• link>
(Let Michael replace your batteries for way cheap!)
- LIGHTN'WIRE FX (More Glowing Illuminitia) <• link>
- SPOTWORKS (New Videos) <• link>

- RADIANTLY WARM & DRY ROOFTOP GARDEN
(w/ HEATERS! and TENTS!)
- MASSAGE & SECURE COAT CHECK & more...


# Worldly III Friday, May 20 10pm-6am 15 Presale, 20 @ Door

May 20 2005 : Worldly @ 1015 Folsom : Flash Video

http://dhamaalsf.com/flyers/worldly3/worldly03Flyer.htm

Music by Visionary Underground
Flash Animation: Dhamaalist Ameet Mehta

Website:
http://www.dhamaalsf.com/Worldly/Volume3/worldly3.htm

Presale Tix:
http://www.groovetickets.com/ordersystem/Groove/eventviewqb.asp?AffilID=93&EventsID=16346&PGname=Ten15

Main Room
State of Bengal (Anokha, Sounds of the Asian Underground)
Visionary Underground (Cutting Edge World Breakbeats)
DJ Cheb i Sabbah (Six Degrees Records)
Karsh Kale (Live Electronic Tabla Set)
Janaka Selekta & MC Colonel (Dhamaal SF/ Silent DnB)

Kollective Room
Karsh Kale (Six Degrees Records)
Maneesh the Twister (Dhamaal SF)
Zakhm (Mutiny NYC)
Ameet (Part-Time-Chiller.com)

Shabaz Live Lounge
Sukhawat Ali Khan and Riffat Sultana (Pakistani Folk & Indian Classical)
Shiraz Ali Khan (Guitar)
Ferhan Qureshi & Shabi Farooq (Tabla)
With DJ Support (2am-4am)
Soulsalaam (Hyponomadic)
DJ Dragonfly (The Groove Garden)

Opel Room
Laird (Get Yer Freak On)
Smoove (Space Cowboys / Opel)
Syd Gris (Opel / Opulent Temple)
Melyss (Sister SF / Opel)

Visual Installations
Skip Intro and El Diablo (Video DJs)
NYoMI (Fine Art)
Glorimar STGO (Production Design)

Dance Performance by
Ultra Gypsy
Sundariya (Outfits Designed by Saffron Fine Threads)

Worldly Café
Movie Lounge with Indian Chaat Food catered by PRIYA North & South Indian Cuisine & Films presented by 3rdi Films.

Eight Hours of World Class Performances for only $15 Presale!! $20 at the Door

1015 Folsom @ 6th St 21+ : 15 Presale : $20 Door : 10pm - 6 am
info [at] dhamaalsf.com http://www.dhamaalsf.com




# Vegan Beach Retreat (May 20-22) Half Moon Bay $75
http://www.bayareaveg.org/camp_hmb05.htm


# 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?
http://vbc.cityrepair.org/vbc5
http://www.cityrepair.org/ir.html intersection repair
http://www.permacultureinternational.org/
http://cityrepair.org http://lesstraffic.com


# May 20-21 7th Annual Integrative Medicine Forum
http://www.ucsf.edu/imn/ Tai Chi Ch'uan
Naturopathic Medicine The ART of HIV care
Holistic Nursing Practice Qigong
Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation in Daily Life
Massage: Overview and Experiential
The Labyrinth in the Health Care Setting
Breema Bodywork: The Art of Being Present
Traditional Chinese Medicine: Acupuncture and Herbology
Ayurveda
Somatics and Health: Centering Practices in Daily Life
Jin Shin Jytsu Rosen Method and Stress Management
Introduction to Pilates: A Mind-Body Exercise Approach


# Inside Iraq: The Untold Stories Friday May 20- Friday 26 7 p.m. $10
Inside Iraq: The Untold Stories will have its San Francisco premiere May 20th to May 26th with showings at 1, 4, 7, and 9:30pm daily at Regal's Galaxy Theater at 1285 Sutter Street.

Armed only with a video camera, a press pass made at Kinko's, and a single name written on a crumpled up piece of paper, filmmaker, Mike Shiley, cashed in airline miles and flew to Amman, Jordan where he entered Iraq as a freelance journalist on assignment for KATU-ABC TV in Portland, OR.

Mike Shiley traveled through the country for two months with only a local guide, chronicling the life of the Iraqi people and the US military. He filmed unique stories the national media ignores: gun markets, bomb shelters, mine fields, hospitals, schools, and villages showing the reality of life in Iraq beyond the media spin.

While embedded with the US military, he actually joined a combat unit and qualified as a gunner on an Abrams tank and went out on live-fire night patrols along the Syrian border.

Director, Mike Shiley, will be at every showing Friday through Sunday to introduce the film, meet the audience and hold a Q&A.

This film had a very successful one-month run in Portland and it has been shown over 122 times at colleges and performing arts centers in 25 states around the US since October 2004.

You can view a trailer online at: http://www.insideiraqthemovie.com/trailer.html

Galaxy Theater 1285 Sutter St San Francisco

Take 49 or 47 bus to Sutter St. @ Van Ness
or Civic Center BART (walk up Van Ness to Sutter St.)

mike [at] shidogfilms.com http://www.insideiraqthemovie.com


# Calling all bass freaks to the woods for a romping, stomping, dancing, chilling,
swimming, hiking, learning, sharing, swinging from the trees good time!!

Please go to http://www.raindancepresents.com for updated information and directions.

Raindance Campout May 20th-22nd
Raindance and family are putting together an event unlike anything we have ever done before and we invite you be a part of it.
This event is in the spirit of Fun, coexistence, sustainable living, recharging your spiritual batteries, experiencing nature, and of course dancing our asses off.

This event will be held at Cutter Reservation, a 300-acre scout reservation and campground in the mountains near Big Basin Redwood Park.
There is more than enough camping room for everyone, however parking is somewhat limited
so please carpool as much as possible. Some of the camping spots you can drive to and some are a short hike. There are bathrooms at all the campgrounds and even a couple of showers near the pool.

Amenities of this magical place include, but not limited to:
? A large Pool to swim in complete with djs for our Sat afternoon pool party.
? A small lake with access to canoes to paddle around and enjoy the beauty of it all.
? Endless hiking with many cool areas to check out.
? A healing zone with local practitioners.
? A remote (hike to) stage where you can put on your own acoustic show of any sort. (this is the perfect spot to watch the sunset!!) So if you are a musician - bring your instruments!!
? There are a number of tents (40 or so) that are pre existing they can be used on a first come basis. They have two cots in each one, no flame is allowed in these tents.

- Now as for the lineup -

Hamsa Lila (as if they need an introduction) http://www.hamsalila.com/home.html
Goddess of Funk http://www.goddessfunk.com/
Lorin http://www.bassnectar.net
Brother (13 Moon Tribe)
LilJohn http://www.raindancepresents.com
OOAh (laba)
Random Rab http://www.elcirco.org/
Adam Ohana (Get Freaky) http://www.an-ten-nae.net/
Adnan (LushCamp, Forward) http://www.djadnan.com
Alia (13 Moon Tribe)
Mozaic (13 Moon Tribe) http://www.djmozaic.net
CB (Yoga Tai Chi)
Moon Doggy (Yoga Tai Chi http://www.mysticfamilycircus.com
Shawna (Apsara, El Circo )
Chris Sia (IK , El Circo)
Timonkey (With live Keyboards and DJ Blink on the scratch)
Rob Monroy (Raindance )
Stridah (13 Moon Tribe )
Boreta ( Meta )

Visionary forums
On Sat afternoon we will be hosting a variety of discussions with visionaries who are experts in various realms.
Each talk will be about 15min with a short question and answer following.
Some of the topics and guests are:
* * * * *
Dominic Allamano ~ In My Village - An exploration of the subtle dynamics of personal
and cultural transformation
Beaudha -Modeling the Ecotopian Fabric (Sustainability)
Casy James: Eco Domes ( Bio friendly dome communities)
Tyler - Whole Food Pharmacy
Rowan -Vegi Oil Fuel and conversions
Silvia Skefich - Local Santa Cruz Cranial Sacral Therapist and Chiropractor
Carrie Anderson- Local Santa Cruz Herb Identification Walk
more on the web site as it is added

tickets available at Streetlight records in Santa Cruz / Distractions on Haight St. or online http://www.inhousetickets.com/evinfo.php?eventid=7964
http://www.raindancepresents.com for more information on tickets, performers, line-up, speakers, amenities, photos of the grounds, and much much more!!
See you there!!


# FULL MOON CAMPOUT this weekend near santa cruz
HOLLLAAAAAAA!!!

so, yeah the moon is fillin up...please join us this weekend!

this month no fullmoon gaffle-ness like cops bustin it
up, or directions all jacked, or stuck in tha mud, no, no no....

THIS MONTH, we doin it prrrrrrrrRRRRRoppa @ one of the
illest spawts in the area.

you can see photos here:
http://www.raindancepresents.com

now unlike a normal wharehouse or club party where yu
pay 10-20 bucks and rage for 5 or 6 hours, this is
ALLLLLLL weekend longgggggggg......... :) camping,
swimming, the works.

Hencewise it costs 30$ to gitcho azz in tha place...
rent alone is crippling here, much less all costs of
running a mad show this long...

in case you can only come on saturday, its 25$ after ten pm.

i play at midnight saturday night, after hamsal lila,
before adam antennae....

make sure to carpool!
bring water, camping shizzle, sunscreen, fruit, gifts
to share, etc...

here's all the info:

http://www.raindancepresents.com

FCUK YEAH! FULL MOOOOOOOOOOON so soooooon!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:) lo g o t b a s s n e c t a r ?
http://www.bassnectar.net




Sat May 21

# Proctor & Gamble Global Day of Action http://idausa.org

IDA has been boycotting Procter & Gamble (P&G) since 1989 because they
blind, burn, maim and kill thousands of animals each year in product
tests that are cruel, outdated and not required by law. While P&G
claims to lead the industry in developing alternatives to animal
testing, they continue to test products on animals even while hundreds
of other companies have stopped.

IDA sponsors a Global Day of Action Against P&G each year to focus
attention on their cruelty and hypocrisy. Last year over 140 boycott
P&G events took place all over the world - from Auckland to Aberdeen -
making it one of the largest days of action of its kind in the world.
This year's event takes place on Saturday, May 21st, and we hope
you'll join us by organizing or participating in an event.

There are plenty of ways to get involved, from staging a protest
outside of a P&G facility or a store that sells P&G products to
organizing a P&G product return in your community. Contact IDA at
(415) 388-9641 or ida [at] idausa.org for brochures and other materials to
distribute. For information about how P&G tortures animals and more
ways that you can make a difference, visit
http://www.pandgkills.com/pg_global_2005.html


# 5/21: Free Migratory Bird Festival (stinson, bolinas) 7am-noon
Reply to: anon-72551082 [at] craigslist.org
Learn how you can help birds during their annual migration to their northern breeding grounds. Sample shade grown coffee and chocolate, join a naturalist for a bird walk, make bird-friendly crafts, or chat with local researchers and restoration specialists. A great celebration for all ages. Join us from 7am-noon at the Muir Beach Picnic Area. Sponsored by the National Parks Service and PRBO Conservation Science. For further information call the Muir Woods Ranger Station at 415-388-2596.
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/72551082.html


# 5/21: U S COAST GUARD OPEN HOUSE (sausalito) 10am-3pm
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/74253683.html


# Bike Carnival at the Bike Kitchen Sat May 21 11:00AM to 5:00pm Free
Come help us celebrate the Bike Kitchen's two-year anniversary. Last year's party was a success, but this year's will be even bigger and crazier. All ages are welcome to compete in our bike challenges, everything from the Slow Race to the Tube Patch King to the Huffy Toss. Cyclecide will of course be there with a bicycle-powered ferrris wheel and other extra-terrestrial contraptions, and we'll also be offering bicycle blended smoothies. The event kicks off at 11AM with a Bike Parade, so decorate your bike, bring the kids, and come on down.
Lastly, the fanciest and most high profile event of the day will be the HOMESTYLE BIKE COMPETITION. We have a panel of judges made up of some of the brightest Bay Area bike luminaries. So bring your fanciest, nuttiest or classiest homestyle bike and your could win our grand prize: $100 cash. And of course it wouldn't be a party without a barbecue, music, and a raffle for wonderful bike prizes.
Mission Village Market 18th and Alabama
(behind http://cellspace.org )San Francisco
In the Mission District, on 18th and Alabama (in between Bryant and Harrison)
http://www.bikekitchen.org thebikekitchen [at] yahoo.com 415/642/5969
http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/calendar


# Solar Electric Systems
Solar power provides a reliable and safe way to lower utility bills, reduce dependence on dirty or foreign forms of energy, and become more self-sufficient. This workshop will equip homeowners to make informed decisions about how best to take advantage of this great opportunity.
Green Fusion Design Center
              14 Greenfield Ave. San Anselmo
              Please RSVP:  (415) 454-0174
Saturday May 21, 11:00 -1:00 p.m. Free
Gwen Johnson from the Marin Solar Program, Elie Rothschild of Sustainable Spaces, & Robert Gould from GreenLight Solar will be discussing:
·        Basic components of solar electric (photovoltaic) systems
·        How to know if your site is appropriate for a solar   application
·        Approaching a solar contractor
·        Economics of going solar
·        The Marin County Solar Program
Green Fusion Design Center
14 Greenfield Ave.
San Anselmo, CA 94960
415-454-0174 (t)
415-454-0173 (f)
http://www.greenfusiondesigncenter.com/
http://www.adpsr-norcal.org http://adpsr.org/


# Saturday, May 21, the Bay Area Vegetarians will host 3 back-to-back fun and important SF events:  KFC protest, Shangri-La lunch, Red Vic letter writing party with a presentation by Nora on effective letter writing.  You're welcome to come to one, a combination, or all of them.
 
From 12 noon to 1 pm, we'll protest at KFC, 1900 Irving St (at 18th/19th Ave).  Make a statement for the chickens and against KFC's cruelty!  Here's the link to this event:
 
http://www.bayareaveg.org/events.php?EID=672#672
 
From 1:15 to 2:30 pm, we'll have lunch at Shangri-La (right down the street from the KFC), at 2026 Irving St (at 21st Ave).  Shangri-La is a delicious, healthy, and reasonably priced all vegetarian, almost all vegan Chinese restaurant.  Here's the link to this event:
 
http://www.bayareaveg.org/events.php?EID=625#625
 
And here's the BAV Ultimate Guide link for Shangri-La:
 
http://www.bayareaveg.org/ug/display.htm?id=1
 
From 3 - 5 pm, we'll have the letter writing party at the Red Vic (which is easy to get to on public transportation from Shangri-La, and folks are welcome to head over with me).  At the letter writing parties, we write letters to politicians and businesses on a variety of issues related to animals.  The link to the letter writing party, which describes it and how to get to the Red Vic, is here: Event location: Red Victorian Peace Center, 1665 Haight Street, corner of Cole. SF
 
http://www.bayareaveg.org/events.php?EID=774#774
 
Also, from 3 - 3:30, Nora will be doing a mini-workshop on letter writing at the Red Vic.  Nora's had letters published in leading national newspapers and magazines, and this is a great opportunity for people who want to speak up for animals, but would appreciate some guidance from someone experienced in writing letters.  Nora will also stick around and be available to answer questions for the rest of the letter writing party.  Here's the link about Nora's presentation:
 
http://www.bayareaveg.org/events.php?EID=809#809


# KFC demos in San Francisco May 21st Hey Everyone,

We need your help to speak on behalf of chickens being tortured by KFC!

On Saturday, May 21st at 12:00 noon, please join Gail Camhi and PETA to protest KFC at Geary Blvd and 6th Ave. For more information, please contact Gail at gailcamhi24 [at] aol.com. Or, join Bay Area Vegetarians to protest the KFC at 1900 Irving Street in San Francisco, CA. This one takes place at 12:00 noon as well. Please visit http://www.bayareaveg.org/events.php?EID=672#672 for more info. Come out and show people that the secret in KFC's secret recipe is the torture of millions of chickens.

KFC is responsible for slitting conscious birds' throats open, and scalding them while they're still alive. They cut the beaks off of mother hens without pain killers and drug their chickens with antibiotics to keep them alive through conditions that would otherwise kill them. Please join our worldwide campaign against KFC by attending this protest.

You can visit http://www.KentuckyFriedCruelty.com for more information.

Thanks for all of your help! For Animal Rights, Joe
____________________________________________
Joe Hinkle | Activist Liaison
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
757-962-8261 | 757-943-7456 (cell) | joehinkle [at] peta.org
http://www.goveg.com | http://www.kentuckyfriedcruelty.com | http://www.animalactivist.com
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing." -Edmund Burke


# Pirate Radio Workshop - we want the airwaves! Sat May 21 2 - 4PM
free; suggested donation of $5 - 25
We want the airwaves!!!!!
Pirate Radio Workshop with Jean Chen and Karoline Hatch

As part of the programming around our Pirated
http://www.kearnystreet.org/programs/special/pirated/index.html exhibition, KSW presents a workshop all about pirate radio. Learn all about the how-to's, what-if's, and watch-out's of pirate radio.

Do you hate listening to the radio because everything is owned by Clear Channel? Do you ever wonder what happened to the days when the radio played good music?

Three years ago Jean Chen got tired of hearing the same 10 songs on the radio over and over again and decided to take action. She bought a radio transmitter and began to broadcast her own radio station out of her apartment.

Karoline Hatch has been a primary organizer for San Francisco Liberation Radio (listen online: http://www.liberationradio.net) for 3 years and as such she has learned more than she ever wanted to know about the legal and illegal issues of micro-powered radio and raids, as well as what to do and not to do with electricity and transmission equipment. She finds radio compelling because while it is intrinsically an act of civil disobedience it can be some serious fun.

Join Jean and Karoline as they tell you about their experiences and give advice on how to start up your own pirate radio station. You'll hear about what equipment you need, legal issues to consider, and the state of low power FM.

Saturday, March 21 2-4pm

http://SomArts.org Cultural Center, 934 Brannan @ 8th and 9th sts, SF

Cost: Free; $5 - 25 suggested donation. Please RSVP at 415.503.0520 or sam [at] kearnystreet.org.

More information: for more information about the Pirated exhibition: http://www.kearnystreet.org/programs/special/pirated/index.html
This event is produced in association with the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center.
http://www.apiculturalcenter.org

KSW's Pirated exhibition runs through May 29th, 2005, at SomArts Cultural Center.

Coming up:

Tuesday, May 24th: an evening of piracy-themed screenings and performances, by slam poet SHAILJA PATEL, filmmakers NGUYEN TAN HOANG, ANNA SOPHIE-LOEWENBERG, YIN-JU CHEN & JAMES T. HONG, shadow puppetress JANAKI RANPURA as TRINKET MOLAR, scifi writer CLAIRE LIGHT, and a set of cover songs from INVISIBLE CITIES.

8 -10 pm at SomArts-the final week of the Pirated exhibition. for more information, http://www.kearnystreet.org/programs/calendar/2005_05.html#24

SomArts Cultural Center
934 Brannan Street (bet 8th and 9th streets)
San Francisco
415.503.0520
http://www.somarts.org

sam [at] kearnystreet.org
415.503.0520
http://www.kearnystreet.org

http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/calendar


# Sat, May 21 2pm Center St. at Martin Luther King, Jr. Way
Annual Strawberry Tasting at the Saturday Berkeley Farmers'
Market plus cooking demonstration, book signing & food talk
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php?uid=3984


# How To Help The Mousetrap Show SAT. MAY 21 3pm to 10 pm FREE SHOW!

The Life size Mousetrap will be in operation MAY 21st. 4pm to 10pm ---FREE
SHOW!!!!! ---Wow!---at the BARN!
702 EARL st. S.F. 415-285-8103
D.J.s and live music by ESMERELDA STRANGE and ONE MAN BANJO!

THE LIFE SIZE MOUSETRAP NEEDS YOUR VOTE TO SECURE A GRANT FROM THE BORG2!

Please help out and go to http://www.borg2.org and follow subscribe/vote link in
upper right hand corner of page.
It's free and you can unsubscribe later! Be sure to reply to e-mail sent
back -possibly checking your Spam folder to finish process. It's fast and
easy and would help this project reach its final goal! And remember to
REGISTER to VOTE BY MAY 26TH!!

SHORT DESCRIPTION: The LIFE SIZE MOUSETRAP is a fantastically hand crafted,
16 piece 50,000-lb. interactive KINETIC SCULPTURE set atop a
6,500-square-foot, 2,000-lb GAME BOARD. This giant Rube Goldberg style
contraption comes complete with a VAUDEVILLIAN style carnival show, original
MUSICAL SCORE, CAN-CAN DANCERS, acrobatic HIJINKS, and other Spectacularly
scripted SCENARIOS dedicated to the bending of reality!

PROPOSAL: If this MONSTROSITY is properly supported, it will DISPEL your
average DESERT experience. I plan to place the MOUSETRAP and its BURLESQUE
dripping sideshow inside a BIZZARE CARNIVAL atmosphere. Where lucky
contestants can PICK EACH OTHER'S POCKETS, lift a 350-lb CAST-IRON BATHTUB
12 feet into the air, turn impossibly huge GEARS, load SPRINGS, and light a
13-foot TALL FLAME-THROWING LAMP POSTâbulloelig all in a SUPREME effort to CRUSH a
TRINKET of MEANING (say, a BIRTHDAY CAKE or a thought provoking EFFIGY)
under a FALLING 2 TON BANK SAFE! Be it an enormous construct of CRAZY
STAIRS, careening FLAMING BOWLING BALLS, or the unique HAND-BUILT,
30-foot-tall CRANE, the MOUSETRAP can deliver SPECTACLE by the TRUCK LOAD!
For a sacrificial sum of $9,000 +/- the voters will know that they brought
the MOUSETRAP to the desert. Due to THEMATIC limitations twice the Burning
Man ORG. has REJECTED this project. It's now up to YOU to show the blind
how to see!

BARN 702 Earl st. San Francisco 415 285 8103
Cesar Chavez to 3rd st turn south several blocks to EVANS turn EAST and head for the dead end
look for the headless rocking horse!
http://lifesizemousetrap.com mausetrap [at] earthlink.net 415-285-8103
http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/calendar/


# HIPS: Photos from Burning Man Sat May 21 4 - 8 pm free

The human hip may be a marvel of engineering, but in the eyes of photographer Patrick Roddie it's a way to capture a bit of the wild, exotic spirit of Burning Man, the annual arts festival held in the Nevada desert. STUDIO Gallery is happy to present a show of photographs by Roddie from his new book HIPS, just published by Chronicle Books. The show runs from May 18th to May 22nd; dozens of Roddie's photos will be on display in the gallery, including some hips not included in the book.

The book contains 250 different photographs of the same subject-the right hip of someone attending the Burning Man festival-but each one is a riot of color, adornment and individuality. Roddie has been attending Burning Man for years, taking photographs and enjoying the celebration. He writes, "In 2001, while photographing a woman in a lime-green Tinkerbell dress, I stumbled upon what I recognized as a powerful, yet beautiful composition-her right hiphellipsixteen hundred hips later, I felt I probably had enough for a book."

Each photo is spontaneous: Roddie shoots his subjects where he finds them, lit only by the scorching desert sun. He doesn't retouch the photos, doesn't crop them, doesn't even use a tripod. "Everyone's got a belly button and a right hand-those are my reference points." The consistency of the composition allows you to focus on the subjects themselves, and how each has chosen to decorate his or her body: everything from silver body paint to chain mail, from fully clothed to buck-naked. The resulting photographs and book provide a peek into one of the most eclectic art festivals around. And after photographing so many belly buttons, does Roddie prefer innies or outies? "I like them all," he says.

HIPS runs from May 18 - May 22, 2005. The gallery will host a reception for the artist on Saturday, May 21st, 4 - 8 pm; Roddie will speak and sign books and photographs. STUDIO Gallery is located at 1718A Polk Street (between Clay and Washington) in San Francisco. Gallery hours are Wednesday - Friday 11 am - 8 pm, Saturday + Sunday 11 am - 6 pm, and Monday + Tuesday by appointment.

STUDIO Gallery 1718A Polk @ Clay & Washington 415-931-3130
http://www.STUDIOGallerySF.com Info [at] STUDIOGallerySF.com


# ECO-A-GO-GO benefit show

Live Music, Local Microbrews, & BBQ
plus Film Projections, a Raffle, and Green Vendors!

Saturday, May 21st 2005
5 pm to 10 pm
Corte Madera Recreation Center
498 Tamalpais Dr, Corte Madera, CA

Band Schedule:
5:00-6:00pm > Bohemian Knuckleboogie
6:30-7:30pm > Otis Scarecroe & friends
8:00-10:00pm > Spark N Cinder

Microbrews
Beach Chalet, Broken Drum Brewery and Grill,
Iron Springs Pub and Brewery, Lagunitas Brewing Company,
Magnolia Pub and Brewery, San Francisco Brewing Company

Tickets are $20 through May 16th and $25 thereafter.

http://www.greenplanetfilms.org or call 415-383-0484


# KFOG Kaboom on Sat. May 21 http://kfog.com pier 30/32
nightime fireworks + bands + food and bev vending
4:30pm - 5:30pm      Kathleen Edwards
6:00pm - 7:00pm      John Butler Trio
7:40pm - 8:55pm      The Wallflowers
FREE 4-9pm Fireworks @ 9pm


# Come help us at KFOG Kaboom Saturday May 21st!
Volunteering Made Easy Looking for a new way to meet really cool people?

Volunteering with One Brick provides lots of fun opportunities to meet new people and give a little back to the community at the same time! We organize large projects where our volunteers can work together, socialize, and network, while doing good for the community.

Come out and join us! Here's an upcoming event you might be interested in...

What:   KFOG Kaboom (SF) - Shift 2 (5:30-10pm)
When:  Saturday, May 21, 2005 - 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Where:  Piers 30/32 - Embarcadero at Brannan, San Francisco
RSVP:  Click Here

One Brick (http://www.onebrick.org) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides support to other local non-profit and community organizations by creating a unique, social and flexible volunteer environment for those interested in making a concrete difference in the community. This enables people to get involved, have an impact and have fun, without the requirements of individual long-term commitments.

Here's a little more information about the upcoming event:

Come join us at this awesome event! This year, not only will we be providing volunteer support, but one Brick will also be a beneficiary of the event!

A favorite annual tradition in the Bay Area, this free event, featuring a concert with The Wallflowers, the John Butler Trio and Kathleen Edwards, is topped off with one of the best fireworks displays in the country. The gigantic fireworks show over the Bay will explode in harmony with a soundtrack broadcast on KFOG at 104.5FM and 97.7FM.

Join One Brick as we help to support this fun community event by checking IDs for alcohol beverage sales, pouring beer, staffing a One Brick information booth, and helping to monitor recycling bins to ensure proper separation of recyclable items. Come early and enjoy the free music and then join us to help out for the rest of the evening.

Other Event Info:
Please, do not attempt to drive to this event. Parking is limited and traffic leading to and from the event is a total nightmare! Please take public transportation, bicycle, or walk.

Monitored bicycle parking will be made available, and there will be some parking available - on a first come, first serve basis - north of Piers 30/32 in front of Rincon Park (along the Embarcadero between Folsom & Howard Streets).

Otherwise, please utilize public transportation as suggested below.

View more information about this event at:
http://www.onebrick.org/eventdetails.asp?EventID=1082


# Free School Benefit Show Sat May 21 9:00 p.m. $5

The Bay Area Free School is getting started June 1st. Free schools
are community based, non-coercive, non-hierarchical, sliding-scale,
learning environments. The Bay Area Free School is decentralized,
volunteer run, and gaining momentum.

We (& you) are offering classes like Alternative Education, Yoga,
Starting your own Non-Profit, Radical Mental Health, Capoeira,
Creative Writing and Bookmaking, Philosophy and Social Action,
Tenants Rights, Beer Brewing, ESL, and much more.

Come to show your support and enjoy electronic madness sonic noise
assault hard tekno casio-core experimental grandiosity with

JSK-5
DJ Crack House
Megabitch
Skwerley
DJ Live P.A.
ThUnderwear

@382 Bayshore Blvd. 9:00 p.m. May 21st
Find out more at http://www.barringtoncollective.org
http://www.5lowershop.org
on bayshore by the jack-in-the-box around the 101-280 junction. coming south from downtown SF take the 101-S to I-280 (towards Daly City) exit the first exit, Alemany Blvd., turn right at the end of the off ramp. stay in the right lane to avoid reentering any nefarious highways. take a left on bayshore. Its a little confusing. I know.
http://www.barringtoncollective.org hitenoise [at] graffiti.net


# DIRTY 5/21/05 Shadow Lounge (299 9th st @ Folsom)
FREE b4 10:30 & only $5 after that 9pm-4am http://www.EvilBreaks.com
a breaks mix from Reid: http://www.reidspeed.com
Also performing:
Donna Matrix (Newsbreakz)
Aaron Jae vs M.O.D. (Evil Breaks/SFBreaks.org)
with Audio Angel (Groundscore/Sister SF)
Ripple (Subscience)
Bam vs Influence (Evil Breaks/Invibe)
Sheztek vs Jauncy (Moksha Tribe)


# May 21 SHINE - A Fashion Celebration for the Fabulous! Sweets Ballroom
1933 Broadway, Oakland 21+ $13 http://www.cfdesign.net


# Looking for something to do after Shine, Saturday, May 21st?
Sat MAY 21 Dim Sum presents:
- Noah Pred - [hybrid set: live + dj]
Metapath / Sentient Sound
Vancouver, Canada
http://www.noahpred.com
- SirNod (Cloud Factory)
- Skedache (Ataraxia)
- Pablo Kang (Ataraxia)
- Forest Green (Dim Sum, Sister, CF, FnF)
Live Art by karamarie and Fabbri
$5 donation @ The Drum Machine Loft
142 Taylor St. (btw. Turk and Eddy) SF, CA 94102-2803
http://www.dalycityrecords.com/dimsum


# Hi Everyone!

We are veteran Burners and this year we are planning an awesome Theme Camp called "The Wet Spot". We have gathered a bunch of eager friends and fellow burners to create this interactive camp and we are hosting a HUGE fundraiser party to help raise money for it. Whether you are a veteran burner, planning to go for the first time this year, or just love a great party with fun people, you'll have a great time!
 
When: Sat May 21 from 7pm until well after midnight
Where: 24700 San Jose-Soquel Road in Los Gatos (The Santa Cruz Mountains)

This party will have everything! You don't want to miss it! Here's what we have confirmed so far:

Fire Dancer Performances
Belly Dancing Performances
Art Cars
Glowsticks for everyone
Slideshow with Pictures of Burning Man 2002 - 2004
Movies of Burning Man (various years)
Huge Bonfire with colored flames
A Chill Space Dome
Mini Burning Man to be Burned at Midnight
Live Bands Playing Throught the Night
Several Kegs of Beer & Bar drinks (21+ only)
Munchies
And there WILL be more!

What you need to know:
Dress in Burning Man/Black Rock Attire to get a FREE Drink Token! Of Course!
Bring warm clothing & dress casual
Wear Tennis shoes, boots or other sturdy shoes
You are welcome to spend the night if you bring camping gear and pitch your tent - there is plenty of space
PARKING IS TIGHT! PLEASE CARPOOL IF POSSIBLE!

Costs:
$15 ahead of time, includes 2 drink tokens (use paypal or send Robin an email and we will email you a confirmation and put your name on the guest list and give you drink tokens at the door)
-or-
$20 at the door

Drink tokens are $10 for 5 tokens (alcoholic & non-alcoholic)

Money will go toward:
Renting a 53' Reefer Trailer
Gas to get the trailer to and from Burning Man
Decorations & materials for our theme camp

Please pass this email on to any of your friends who might be interested. Email Robin (Robin [at] CouvillionMarketing.com) to receive a PDF flyer you can print, or if you have any questions or concerns.



# Girlstock #3 - Two Day Fundraiser for Homeless Youth
Saturday, May 21st and Sunday, May 22nd
Saturday, 2pm to 10pm and Sunday, 3pm-11pm
Saturday, $8 b4 4pm, $12 after and Sunday, $5 b4 5pm, $8 after
Saturday, May 21st @ Belladonna and Sunday, May 22nd at the White Horse
Day 1: 2436 Sacramento Street; Day 2: 66th & Telegraph
Day 1: Berkeley; Day 2: Oakland
http://www.girlstock.com girlstock [at] girlstock.com
http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/calendar/



Sun May 22

# Rainbow Grocery Block Party - live music, food, clowns prizes - SOMA Sun May 22 12:00 pm - 6:00 pmAuthor:Type:Appointment Location:Trainor Alley between 13th and 14th street adjacent to Rainbow GroceryRainbow Shoppers, Come celebrate Customer Appreciation Day and block party with us on Sunday, May 22nd, from 12pm to 6pm on Trainor Alley between 13th and 14th street adjacent to Rainbow Grocery. There will be live music, prizes, food, face painting, clowns & fun, bring your & family & friends!!! Folsom @ 13th St. (Division)


# May 22nd, Sunday 12 - 3pm Rainbow Grocery Co-op
30th Anniversary Block Party! 1745 Folsom @ Division (13th St.) SF
SmartMonkey Antonio will be offering tastes of our 2
protein energy bars: Brownie Bite Ginger Coconut Bite
Please stop by to say hello, enjoy live music
performances, and celebrate Rainbow Grocery's 30th
Anniversary!!
SmartMonkey Foods are always organic, vegan, and living!
http://www.smartmonkeyfoods.com


# Mission Dolores Photo Scavenger Hunt Sun May 22 noon-4pm free
meet at noon at the Hidalgo statue in the center of Dolores Park. Bring yourself, good walking shoes and $$ for food/drink if you'd like to make a stop along the way. We will provide contact sheets with pictures of stuff-to-find. Your task is to find the item in the picture and mark the location on a map. In some cases, the photographs will be from many years ago. In other cases, the item to be found will be described in text. All items to be found are visible from public streets in an area bounded by 15th, 22nd, Mission and Church. The alleys will receive special emphasis.
You can play individually or as part of a team.
There are no prizes other than an afternoon spent exploring a neighborhood.
For those who just want to take a leisurely stroll around the neighborhood alleys with some stops at points of historical interest, show up at the statue at 1:30 pm. We will leave at 2:00 pm to walk a route where all the items can be found. Expect the walk to take about two hours.
Rain postpones the event. If it rains on May 22, we will reschedule for June.
Meeting Time: 12:00 (noon) for serious hunters
1:30 pm for leisurely strollers (and cheaters)
Hidalgo Statue in Delores Park, near bridge at 19th and Church
http://www.parody.org/events/md_hunt/index.html md_hunt [at] parody.org


# Hot Pink Feathers with Blue Bone Express Sun May 22 2-3pm FREE
http://www.frp.org/unionsquare.asp http://blueboneexpress.com
http://hotpinkfeathers.com Union Square @ Powell & Stockton and Geary & Post


# Sun May 22nd, 3-5 pm War Tax Resistance Information & Support Gathering
Come share your questions, struggles, dreams and strategies with others who refuse to pay taxes for U.S. militarism at our monthly potluck.  Newcomers welcome!
3 pm - Support for ongoing resisters
4 pm - Basic Info. on War Tax Resistance
733 Baker St. @ McAllister SF (near #5 & #33 MUNI lines)
(510) 843-9877 http://www.nowartax.org Potluck   Free

Half of our federal income taxes are being used for war.
Find out about a variety of ways to respond.  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
   Redirecting resisted taxes to local alternative funds and/or community organizations
   Local support networks for war tax resisters
---
Northern California War Tax Resistance
(510) 843-9877 http://www.nowartax.org
Thank you for working for peace!


# A Discussion for Kinky Rape Survivors

Many in the Leather Community are survivors of rape and sexual assault. We identify in different ways, yet all share the common bond of being kinky survivors. Please come with your experiences and a willingness to listen and support other survivors as we create a safe space in this community to discuss rape. It's up to us to have this needed dialog.
Potential discussion topics include: empowerment through alternative lifestyles, rape fantasy/ play, and how we can support kinky survivors. Join Jessi as she facilitates this discussion.

Sunday,May 22th @ 4PM at the Center for Sex & Culture 398 11th St. @ Harrison St.
http://www.sexandculture.org
Donations welcome; Walk-ins welcome but RSVP appreciated. Jessi_Ross2545 [at] hotmail.com
Jessi Ross is a queer switch and kinky survivor. For the past year, she has served as the cashier for Society of Janus. She is currently attending City College of San Francisco working on her sex educator certificate. She is facilitating this discussion as part of her Ending Sexual Violence: Peer Education coursework and as an effort to open up discussion within her community.


# East Bay Animal Advocates Birthday Fundraiser
Sun May 22 6 PM Fellini, 1401 University Avenue, Berkeley
Over a delicious Italian vegan dinner, celebrate East Bay Animal Advocates' second anniversary. Donations will be gladly accepted.
Proceeds go towards EBAA's education and rescue work for animals.
Please RSVP to (925) 487-4419 or info [at] eastbayanimaladvocates.org.
For events:  Please see yahoogroups message archives and calendar at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/baarn


# 2005 World Social Forum Report Back by Global Exchange members and others who went to Porto Alegre, Brazil: Michael & PhoeBe sorgen, Sally Wright, mor
Sun May 22, 7pm Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists' Hall
1924 Cedar Street at Bonita $5
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Grinberg Method Intro Lecture Sun May 22, 7p.m.
You are invited to a very interesting evening about the Grinberg Method.
The Grinberg Method aims to enable us to make changes in our life, which results in fuller and happier life, by learning how to pay attention to our bodies and stop automatic patterns that are physical, emotional, and mental.
We will begin with a short introduction its principal ideas:  Whatever happens to us - happens in and through our bodies.
Then we’ll continue to talk about foot analysis, a means by which we see one’s life patterns caused by past experience, and how these patters affect the body.
For desert, we will demonstrate how bodywork using the Grinberg Method can change those patterns….
We will also have time for question and answers.
If you would like to read about the Grinberg Method, here’s a link with a paper I wrote:
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Ron5.html
Please R.S.V.P., since we have limited space.
We’ll be waiting for you this coming Sunday,
Galit Levy   917-673-4922 Michal Ron   415-221-5582


# Apocalypse Right Now Sun May 22
Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8:00pm
$10 - $20, no one turned away for lack of funds
An evening of proper-ganda, musique and underground people, exhumed for your sensory pleasure. DJ Reid Spice from Whirr will be spinning at 7:30. Performers: Alfonsus, Bambi Lake, Mimi Lok, Kirk Read, members of Whirr.
Proceeds to benefit CounterPULSE-formerly 848 Community Space-a new venue for art and action in San Francisco.
Res/Info: 415-626-2060 or http://www.counterpulse.org
CounterPULSE 1310 Mission (@ 9th Street) San Francisco



# INTERN / VOLUNTEER POSITIONS FOR THE NATURAL WORLD MUSEUM
In partnership with the United Nations World
Environment Day 2005

The Natural World Museum (NWM) invites enthusiastic
volunteers to join the global sustainability movement
by participating in Art into Action, five days (June
1-5) of exhibitions and events exploring the fusion of
art and environmental conservation. Presented by NWM
and UNEP, Art into Action explores art as a powerful
way to inspire sustainable culture during the United
Nation's Environmental Day festivities
http://www.WED2005.org . Volunteer opportunities
from May 22 - June 8, 2005 at the Festival Pavilion
(50,000 sq. ft.) at the Fort Mason Center, SF.

In exchange for their time all volunteers will receive
admission to Natural World Museum's Art into Action
exhibition and some of its events (see
http://www.artintoaction.org for programming details).

If possible, we encourage volunteers to sign up for
more than 1 shift.


SET-UP VOLUNTEERS
May 22 May 31
8am midnight
4 to 8 hour shifts
Runners with vehicles to pick up supplies,
in-kind donations, equipment, etc.
Set-up assistants to help arrange furniture, set
up bar, post signage, create resource reclamation
sites (recycling/composting), etc.

"Please contact Connie at
connie [at] naturalworldmuseum.org or 415-378-4097"



Mon May 23

# http://lauchpad.tribe.net 2005-05-23 8 PM
There's a new community fire drum circle, music, and fire spinning night at the LaunchPad in NW Oakland. Everyone is welcome. Bring good vibes and musical instruments! There's always a fire going, unless it's raining. Festivities begin around dusk and usually continue until midnight. The LaunchPad is located at the NW corner of MacArthur and Martin Luther King jr Way in NW Oakland, just west of the MacArthur BART station. Intelligent conversation about music, paganism, anarchism, and anything else is very much encouraged!



# Enviro Health Lobby Days, May 23-24, Sacramento
http://bcaction.org Breast Cancer Action 55 New Montgomery, Ste. 323, SF, CA 94105


# RAWdance presents Scripting Intimacies at the Center for Sex & Culture May 23-25, 2005 Gallery @ 7:30 Performance @ 8:00 $5-15 Sliding Scale 398 11th St @ Harrison Contact: raw [at] rawdance.org, 415.686.0728 Throughout history, the human body has been scienced, looked at through a medical lens to derive narratives of our sexual histories and to create maps of our sexuality.  Drawing on the history of sexology, Scripting Intimacies explores how definitions imposed on our physical and sexual identities impact our self-perception and our intimate relationships.  With a mixture of text, dynamic movement, and intricate partnering, the performance by RAWdance is set amidst an installation of original photography by queer photographer and collaborator Shawn Tamaribuchi.   Founded in 2004 by Ryan T. Smith and Wendy Rein, RAWdance aims to explore the power and vulnerability of the human body through driven, visceral movement.  Scripting Intimacies was developed in part through an AIRSpace residency at the Jons Sims Center for the Arts. http://www.sexandculture.org


# Liquid Hoop Dance with Christabel May 23, 24, 25 in San Francisco!
Monday, May 23 2005 - Thursday, May 26 2005 6:30 PM
A three night intensive hula hoop class! Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Super sexy, super fluid, super liquidhoopdance!
Two tracks available. There is an "Early session" 6:30-8pm *or* "Late session" "8-9:30pm on each night. Each track is limited to 12 students maximum and provides a total of 4 1/2 hours of training.
All classes suitable for hoop hobbyists thru performance artists -- guidance for performance given throughout class. Monday's class focuses on torso and arms, Tuesday's class focuses on torso and legs, Wednesday's class focuses on off body moves. Each evening will have a jam circle to close. Bumpin' groovin' music, good times.
$60 for three night series of 3 classes, or $25 per class drop in rate on a space available basis. Pre-registration for the series available at http://www.DanceHoop.com. Go to "Buy Now" link and register in online store-- specify either "EARLY" or "LATE" in shipping instructions box.
Space is *very* limited. Don't miss out! Christabel is now teaching in San Francisco only once a month. Danzhaus is located at the corner of 1275 Connecticut and Cesar Cha