Baez and Butterfly in LA tree sit
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/05/1825188.php

BREAKING: Enron Trial Verdicts Just heard on KUHF-FM, Houston:
Jeffery Skilling found guilty on 19 of 28 charges.
Ken Lay found guilty on all 6 charges and 4 bank charges tried after jury began deliberating.

Breaking: Putin declares economic war on US.

Porter Goss resigned because 5.5 Tons of CIA Cocaine caught in Mexico Plane?
Or was it because he was negotiating with "terrorist" patsies morning of 911.


important events: http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php
fun events: http://laughingsquid.com/squidlist/calendar http://www.funcheap.com
more events: http://www.craigslist.org http://www.tribe.net http://upcoming.org
eco events: http://ecologycenter.org http://acterra.org
http://swcoalition.org/Calendar.html Sustainable World Coalition
http://humanisthall.net/Cal-October-Activist.html 390 27th St Oakland
http://www.mpjc.org/ongoing.html Marin Peace and Justice Center
http://peaceandjustice.org Palo Alto Peace and Justice Center
http://lists.riseup.net/www/arc/pbnberkeley/2006-03
Fellowship of Humanity Events 390 27th St Oakland @ Telegraph/Broadway
http://lists.riseup.net/www/arc/pbnberkeley/2006-04/msg00030.html
http://www.sfbg.com events, art receptions, music, film, etc.
http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=568 SF Bay Gaurdian Art Receptions!
Chemtrails Downing Planes, Killing Essential Soil Bacteria?
http://www.wildchildmagazine.com/display.php?id=75



food

DEMAND THE TRUTH ABOUT SPLENDA....Citizen Petition with FDA- Please network!
FDA, please revoke your approval of sucralose | Citizens for Health
http://www.citizens.org/action-alerts/demand-the-truth-about-splenda


Walking, talking toxic-waste dumps - body burden survey
For the complete report and profiles of participants, go to
http://www.pollutioninpeople.org
High levels of chemicals found in 10 volunteers
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/health/271370_toxics24.html



health

Sleep More Important Than Diet For Weight Control
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/healthnews.php?newsid=43973
If you manage to get a good night's sleep on a regular basis your chances of
staying slim or becoming slimmer are significantly higher, say researchers
from Care Western University, Ohio, USA, after monitoring nearly 70,000 women for
over a decade and-a ... Not enough sleep associated with weight gain Reuters.uk
Sleeping may help keep you slim BBC News





eco



animals

Court order allows animal activist to protest at Marine World
http://www.timesheraldonline.com/todaysnews/ci_3860108



PEPIS#75 Bilderberg 2006 and the Killers of Freedom
http://www.bilderberg.org/bilder.htm#pepis
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/05/1825343.php


Eavesdropping, Gagging, and the Constitution
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/052406Z.shtml


NEW Zogby Poll: Over 70 Million American Adults Support New 9/11 investigation
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/5/prweb388743.htm
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/05/1824985.php
http://www.911revealingthetruth.org and http://www.911truth.org


Whistle-Blower's Evidence, Uncut. NSA tapping phone calls, internet traffic.


Web Inventor Warns of "Dark" Net
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5009250.stm


Why the NSA spies; why it's wrong
http://www.counterpunch.org/rudmin05242006.html


Eavesdropping, Gagging, and the Constitution
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/052406Z.shtml


The Cost of War (in dollars) National Priorities Project - Cost of War
http://nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182


Cheap Gas Search Engines / water for Oil? Fwd: Gasoline Price Fixing, Le Cercle and the Bohemian Grove
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/05/1824988.php


Bush described the CIA as "known for its secrecy and accountability”
when saying goodbye to Goss. Daily Show clip, below:
http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_daily_show/index.jhtml


Marine Staff Sargeant Confesses Iraq Civilian Murders
Five-minute video clip well worth seeing:
Civilian murders par for the course, he says. This guy is also a former recruiter.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3545743951555320014&q=iraq



9/11 must-see on-line video
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8260059923762628848



latest antiwar video with you - this one aimed at
reaching conservative voters who feel that supporting this troops is
the most important factor in supporting the war. My sister is a 19
year active duty veteran of the Marines, and I hope viewers of my
video can get that it's possible to authentically "support the troops"
and oppose the war. The song's called "(I Know Why You're) Semper Fi"
and was released for this coming Memorial Day. Semper Fi means "always
faithful" and is the motto of the Marine Corps.

The video is here:
http://www.sharedvoice.org/semper_fi

Please pass it on to friends and family, especially our hawkish
brothers and sisters. ./ian



"1995 Dr. Garth Nicolson, uncovers evidence that the biological agents used during the Gulf War had been manufactured in Houston, TX and Boca Raton, Fl and tested on prisoners in the Texas Department of Corrections."
Biological Experimentation
A Short History Of
Secret US Human Genocide
a long history of experimentation, on unwitting human subjects, which goes back to the beginning of this century. Both private firms and the military have used unknowing human populations to test various theories. However, the extent to which human experimentation has been
http://www.apfn.org/apfn/experiment.htm


MILE HIGH CLOTHES HORSE - PEOPLES PARK
http://lists.riseup.net/www/arc/pbnberkeley/2006-05/msg00062.html



Thu May 25

# HERBAL HIGHWAY Karyn Sanders
Every Thurs 1-2pm 94.1 FM Berkeley
http://kpfa.org/1pro_bio/1b_herba.htm


# 5/25: Child Car Seat Check Event (san rafael)
Reply to: event-162301816 [at] craigslist.org
The annual Marin County Buckle Up Around the Bay child car seat check event is being held on Thursday, May 25, 2006 at the CSAA office on Smith Ranch Road in San Rafael. The event is free but an appointment is necessary. Please call 1-877-CAR-SEAT to schedule an appointment. This event is in partnership with CSAA, ABC-TV and Marin County child passenger safety technicians. Statistics show that about 90% of child car seats are used and/or installed incorrectly. Have your child's car seat checked for safety. Hope to see you there!
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/162301816.html


# The End of Suburbia Thu May 25 7:00pm-9:30pm Free.

THE END OF SUBURBIA: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American
Dream.

Viewers say it best--

"This information is quite shocking. I think many people who thought
they had sufficient information concerning the energy crisis will be
left in a rethinking mode". - Jim, California

"The End of Suburbia is a perfect tool for introducing people to peak
oil. Just enough humor to sugarcoat the bitter pill". - Jason,
California

"...it's one of the most important docs in recent years". - Anthony
Lappe, Guerrilla News Network.

SYNOPSIS: Since World War II, North Americans have invested much of
their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space,
affordability, family life and upward mobility. As the population of
suburban sprawl has exploded in the past 50 years, so too has the
suburban way of life become embedded in the American consciousness.

Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream.

But as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to
emerge about the sustainability of this way of life. 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.

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? And what can be done NOW, individually
and collectively, to avoid The End of Suburbia ?

Commencing at 7:00pm for socializing at Varnish's beer/wine/sake bar,
gallery viewing, then film.

Green Planet Films Continues Free Film Series Aimed at Raising
Awareness of Environmental Issues.

Varnish Fine Art 77 Natoma St San Francisco
Between 1st and 2nd St, between Mission and Howard
http://www.varnishfineart.com
squidlist at fullcalendar.com 415-383-0484
http://www.greenplanetfilms.org


# Doug Dowd's Course on Economics
Thu May 25 7:00-9:00 pm FREE

Doug Dowd's popular course on economics will meet twice a month
through September. San Francisco native Dowd is a radical economist,
economic historian, currently a professor at two universities in
Italy, the author of more than a dozen books, and lifelong political
activist. Doug calls himself a loose-jointed Marxist and a full-
fledged Veblenian -- he's The Peoples' Economist. His latest book is
The Broken Promises of America.

For a complete listing of events visit us online at
http://moderntimesbookstore.com

MODERN TIMES IS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE.
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.

Modern Times Bookstore
888 Valencia Street
San Francisco
415-282-9246
http://www.mtbs.com

between 19th and 20th

office at moderntimesbookstore.com 415-282-9246
http://www.mtbs.com


# AARON GLANTZ Speaking on:
"Iraq and Viet Nam - War and Its Legacy"

Thursday, May 25 at 7 PM
New College Theater, 777 Valencia Street, SF
FREE and open to the public

6 pm - 7 pm: Media Studies MA Program - Information Table. Stop by before the Aaron Glantz event, New College Theater, 777 Valencia St., SF



Fri May 26

# Critical Mass - Friday 5/26 6pm Justin Herman Plaza: Market @ Embarcadero
http://critical-mass.org Bring bicycle, helmet, light, costume, music...
Maybe we can encourage the people who block cross traffic to:
wait until the mass arives at that intersection, so as to offend as few drivers as possible.
Definitely hold up / wait before blocking major intersections. BECAUSE
It would be nice to be visible to as many pedestrians and motorists as possible while
offending/ delaying as few motorists as possible.
Pissing them off is just gonna make them anti-bike.


# Fri May 26 7pm Free Video Night: The Greatest Diet on Earth by Dr. Joel Fuhrman, MD
This event is sponsored by the San Francisco Vegetarian Society will
be "Free Video Night" featuring the documentary "The Greatest Diet on
Earth" by Dr. Joel Fuhrman, MD.

Date: Friday, May 26, 2006
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Red Victorian Peace Café
1665 Haight Street, near Ashbury
San Francisco

For more information, call 415-273-5481 or http://www.sfvs.org
Joel Fuhrman is a board-certified family physician who specializes in
preventing and reversing disease through nutritional and natural
methods. By following his formidable prescriptions for nutrition as
featured in this video, people have been able to correct mistakes of
the past and to revitalize themselves. He continues to provide
nutritional ducation to other physicians and is a guest lecturer at
Cornell University Graduate Program in Human Nutrition.


# Comedy Central's Bill Santiago
Friday, May 26 8 to 10 pm (doors open at 7:30)
$10, $8 if you say "Laughing Squid"

COMEDY CENTRAL'S BILL SANTIAGO (SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT!)
FRIDAY NIGHT COMEDY @ The SF Comedy Club
50 Mason Street, San Francisco - between Market and Eddy
"The home of underground comedy in San Francisco" - SF Chronicle
"Best Place to Enjoy Comedy for the Price of a Movie" - SF Guardian

Hosted by Eric Peterson
SPECIAL BIRTHDAY NIGHT: "ERIC GOT BORN SHOW"
Come celebrate Eric's birthday with a very special line-up:

--Headliner Bill Santiago - Bill's first "Comedy Central Presents"
Special is now airing - see him live in SF!
http://www.billsantiago.com/
http://www.comedycentral.com/comedians/browse/s/bill_santiago.jhtml
http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/comedy_central_presents/index.jhtml

--the legendary Jimmy Gunn - he has performed with everyone in the
universe
(Bill Hicks, Will Durst, Mike Meehan, Greg Proops, Margret Cho, Patton
Oswald, Louie C.K., etc., etc.) and has to be seen to be believed -
http://www.jimmygunn.biz/

--Mike Spiegelman - founder of the variety show Speigelmania! and former
Fresh Robots member - http://www.spiegelmania.com/

--Nico Santos - Nico was just featured on the cover of The Chronicle's
"96 Hours" - he's very funny and his star is rising...
http://www.myspace.com/nicosantos

--Jennifer Justice - Killing My Lobster cast member doing her killer
standup
http://www.jane4justice.com/

--Shasta Phillips - Finalist, Battle of the Bay Comedy Competition -
http://www.shastaphillips.com/

NOW SERVING BEER & WINE...STILL NO DRINK MINIMUM!
Info/Reservations: 415-398-4129 or http://www.50masonlounge.com/

Come get some laughs at "50 Mason" and find out why it's called
the "home of underground comedy in San Francisco" by the SF Chronicle
and the "Best Place to Enjoy Comedy for the Price of a Movie" by the SF
Guardian.

The San Francisco Comedy Club at 50 Mason is a great place to meet up
with a
group of friends for laughs or for a date. Each week, Friday Night
Comedy
delivers some of the best, funniest and hottest standup comedians
from the
Bay Area and beyond.

Laugh off the steam from your week and get your weekend started...

Who: Frigging funny comedians! (see above)
hosted by Eric Peterson http://www.epeterson.com/

Where: San Francisco Comedy Club, 50 Mason Street (between Market /
Eddy)

When: Friday, May 26 at 8 pm (Doors open at 7:30 p.m.)

Admission: $10 - only $8 if you say "Laughing Squid" (No Drink Minimum!)

For reservations, call 415-398-4129.

Transportation/Parking: One block from the Powell Street BART and Muni
station. Parking garage conveniently located across the street from 50
Mason and a 'discount' parking lot next to Hotel Bijou.

SF COMEDY CLUB @ 50 MASON
50 Mason @ Eddy
San Francisco, CA 94102
415.398.4129
http://www.50masonlounge.com/

San Francisco Comedy Club
50 Mason St San Francisco 415.398.4129
http://www.50masonlounge.com/
on Mason Street between Market & Eddy - one block from Powell BART
laugh at epeterson.com 415.398.4129
http://www.50masonlounge.com


# Birdy at Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In Fri May 26 8:00 PM Free!
Railroad Tracks at Fair Ave, Santa Cruz Always free!

A veteran returns from the war in Vietnam mentally shattered and
convinced he's a bird. Nicholas Cage is another veteran who visits
him in a military hospital every day, determined to bring Birdy back
to reality. A haunting 1984 film about friendship and survival.
Hosted by Doug and Grant.

PLUS thrilling and funny short films, an intermission, and great
company.

BRING lawn chairs, blankets, pillows, friends, wine, & food to share
for intermission. Donations are greatly appreciated and directly
support the project and the Revolutionary Garden Society who sponsors
Guerilla Drive-In.

SANTA CRUZ GUERILLA DRIVE-IN is an outdoor movie theatre under the
stars that springs up in the fields and industrial wastelands.
Beyond showing great movies and bringing a broad community together,
part of our mission is helping reclaim public space and transforming
our urban environment into the joyful playground it should be.

SUBURBAN WASTELAND LOCATION: S on Hwy 17 to Hwy 1, Hwy 1 north to
Mission St, L on Fair Ave after Feral Donuts, walk a short way along
the RR tracks to the right.

BREAKING NEWS, updated schedule, discussion, do-it-yourself, email
list, the works.

http://www.guerilladrivein.org

SUBURBAN WASTELAND LOCATION: S on Hwy 17 to Hwy 1, Hwy 1 north to
Mission St, L on Fair Ave after Feral Donuts, walk a short way along
the RR tracks to the right.

info at guerilladrivein.org
http://www.guerilladrivein.org


# Burning Man Camp Conexus Fundraising Party
2006-05-26 9:00 PM

Please join me for this party in support of my Burning Man camp, Conexus and their amazing Cathedral to be built on the Playa for this year's burn...

Conexus Cathedral 2006 and Triple Power present the...

**** ComeUnion CD Release Party and Benefit ****
Friday, May 26
Support your local BRC house of worship!

Conexus Village, builders of the Conexus Cathedral 2006, and Triple Power,
burner-friendly monthly getdown, bring you the *ComeUnion CD Release Party*!

The ComeUnion CD set features six full length mixes from Bay Area and
Burning Man DJs including Rhythmystic (Rhythm Society), rrrus (Space Cowboys),
Shanti (Triple Power), Giamma (Triple Power), Star-D (Rhythm Society, RWB), and
Mike W. (Retro Active).

Besides dishing up wicked music, ComeUnion raises funds for the Conexus Cathedral,
an anchoring installation at Burning Man 2006 that will create a footprint roughly ½ the
scale of San Francisco?s Grace Cathedral.

Ritual sacrifice of a wooden man? Cats and dogma?s living together? Love, peace,
and understanding between religions, sects, sciences, and philosophies?
We?re spreading the word of Hope for the Future!

Suit up in your playa vestments and get righteous to the sounds of:
RHTYTHMYSTIC
SHANTI
GIAMMA
STAR-D

House of Burlesque performers
BANANA PEEL and COCONUT CRÈME
proselytize for the virtues of the flesh

science & magic with GUN the Transformer
mystical imagery by SYNAESTHESIA

CDs will be available for sale at the event

9pm-2am
SHINE @ 1337 mission b/t 9th & 10th
soma, sf

$5 cover at the door
All profits from ComeUnion sales and this event go to support Conexus Cathedral
21+

Interested in the music, but can?t make the party? Listen to and order ComeUnion
mixes online at
http://www.conexusvillage.org/music

Want more info? Visit http://www.conexusvillage.org and http://www.triplepower.org

*** ComeUnion ***

Six hiNRG mixes featuring kick a*s Bay Area and playa DJs!
All proceeds go the Conexus Cathedral at Burning Man 2006.

Order today at http://www.conexusvillage.org/music


# Green Gorilla Lounge Playa Fundraiser Friday, May 26
at Gallery Lounge! Friday, May 26, 9:00 PM
Alright, it's that time of year again. We're feverishly making plans (well, maybe not feverishly, yet) for another desert disco oasis on the playa. If you've been you know the score...$ goes to kick-ass sound system, tons of booze, and other camp essentials...
So this Friday, May 26 it's a Green Gorilla Lounge Playa Fundraiser at Gallery Lounge....and it's a HAT-party, so don't forget to bring a hat...
510 Brannan St. at 4th SOMA, San Francisco 9pm-2am
featuring DJs: M3 Antonio Nathan Bones
Garlynn Ed Mazur Mr. Perry Patty Cakez Mark Johns



# Free NLP Personal Transformation Weekend Seminar

Friday, May 26, 2006 - Sunday, May 28, 2006 6:00 PM
I wanted to let you all know that there is a free NLP seminar is happening
May 26, 27, and 28th... This is really a great opportunity....

So, I went to this amazing wonderful 3 day Seminar called "Breakthrough to
Success" about a month ago and had a profoundly transformational experience.
The seminar leader, Christopher Howard, uses NLP practices to take you through powerful
change work around a specific focus area of your choosing - either health, career,
or relationships. (I absolutely love NLP and he is such a master, really!) It
is an opportunity to work with a master trainer for three days and put all your
energy and attention on an area of your life where you would like more fulfillment
and success. The rewards that are possible from taking the time to do something
like this for yourself are immeasurable.

I attended the seminar in January and choose to focus on my career. As a result
of the workshop I have gained inspiring new clarity around my future career direction
and how my to pattern my current experiences to be congruent with that. The workshop
opened doors to more then I had before thought possible. I set strategies for achieving
my desired outcomes and have already taken action on putting some of them into place.

I see this course as valuable to you as a forum for self growth and achieving greater
personal fulfillment, as a place to learn new skills and tools for working with
colleagues, family, friends, and also as an opportunity to attend a super high quality
experiential presentation and apply the learnings you gather from the experience
to times in your future when you may be constructing workshops and training sessions.
Finally I see it as a opportunity for our community to come together and share a
high quality personal development experience, and to gain some new distinctions
around how to LIVE YOUR LIFE AS ART. I will be attending the next workshop (my
second time) and my hope is that a whole bunch of you will be joining me too!

Location: Santa Clara Marriott
2700 Mission College Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone: (408) 988-1500
This is less then an hour away down in San Jose...

Dates & Times:
Breakthrough to Success Seminar
Fri. May 26 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Sat. May 27 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Sun. May 28 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Cost: FREE - I have free tix for anyone interested...

Here is the Web site to register and for more info:
http://www.powerofinfluence.com/cmd.php

Jillian Love

"We could say that love is the name we give that depth of attention
that allows the essence of someone else to speak back to us
in their own voice in their own way. We let them become visible but in the same
moment, because of the selfless nature of attentiveness, also reveal ourselves."
-David Whyte


# Cascadia Forest Defenders action
camp! May 26-29

Cascadia Forest Defenders is hosting an action camp on
Memorial Day
weekend, May 26th through May 29th, 2006. It will be
held in the
Mckenzie
River watershed in Oregon. The summer of action to
protect Cascadia's
last
ancient forest ecosystems will begin here. For
questions, please write:
forestdefenders [at] riseup.net

Workshops include:

Climbing skills
Knots
Tactics
Plant identification
Know your rights
Security culture
Maps, orienteering, and shelter building
Anarchy, feminism, and forest defense
Anti-racism
Men and feminism
Ecofeminism
Patriarchy
Civilization and your health

Rides leave from the Eugene Grower's Market (454
Willamette / Eugene,
Oregon) at 10 am on Friday, May 26th and Saturday, May
27th. Please
bring
all appropriate clothing for both warm and wet
weather, sleeping and
camping gear, and anything else you feel necessary.
Food will be
provided.
All genders are welcome.

Our web site will soon be updated at
http://www.forestdefenders.org If you're
interested in attending, driving a vehicle, or
facilitating a workshop,
email us at forestdefenders [at] riseup.net

Cascadia Forest Defenders is a collective that works
to create a
community
of mutual respect that confronts domination and works
to end industrial
logging and ecosystem destruction.


# FRI/SAT Prelude du Xingolati - San Francisco
178 views since posting on Fri, April 28, 2006
Friday, May 26, 2006 - Saturday, May 27, 2006
This Memorial Day weekend the energy of Xingolati will board the SS Jeremiah O'Brien at Pier 45 in San Francisco. Featured artists include Devotchka, DJ Logic, Vau De Vire Society featuring Dr. Madd Vibe (Angelo Moore of Fishbone), LOOP!STATION, Rube Waddell, Lucent Dossier, Random Rab, Motion Potion, Keno Mapp, Gooferman, Govinda, Armchair Geographers, eDIT, BLVD, Laird, Smoove, J.Tonal, James Christopher, Audio Angel, B.Smiley, Majitope and Maximillian.

The event will have three unique pieces. Friday evening will be a gathering of the minds; fine wines, hors-d'oeuvres, discussion and gallery. Saturday evening will be a two-part celebration featuring an exotic line-up of live music, DJs and performance art. Beginning with the sunset onboard the SS Jeremiah, we will serve complimentary hors-d'oeuvres, fine wines, and fabulous ales. The lights of San Francisco will illuminate the ship as we dawn our finest apparel. This will be an ornate affair; a waltz with the past, celebrating what the future will bring. Finally, we will shake loose our corsets and top hats into the early morning with an after party ripe with break beats and circus freaks.

Onboard Partners include SF Weekly, New Belgium Brewery (Fat Tire), Inticketing, Baileyana's Vineyard and Tangent Vineyard

Date & Time:

May 26, 2006, 7:00 – 11:00 p.m.
May 27, 2006, 7:00 – 6:00 a.m. (includes after-party)

Location:

SS Jeremiah O'Brien at Pier 45 at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco

Admission:

$45.00 (SS Jeremiah Saturday Only) includes beer and wine
$65.00 (SS Jeremiah Saturday and after-party) includes beer and wine
$75.00 (SS Jeremiah Friday, Saturday and after party) includes beer and wine

About Xingolati Groove Cruise:
October 2005, Who is Guy Grand... LLC, transformed a carnival cruise ship into a floating music festival. For three days and three nights Xingolati combined the ship's fabulous food and relaxing spa treatments with multiple concert venues showcasing live music from some of the country's most dynamic bands. The entire cruise was infused with Who is Guy Grand... theatrics including performance art, character exaggerations and circus theatrics. Check out JamBase's Xingolati Review or go to http://www.xingolati.com for more reviews.

About Devotchka:
Women in corsets and stiletto heels are just part of the equation. Joining us for a stylistic European hopscotch will be DEVOTCHKA. DeVotchKa's blend of gypsy instrumentation (accordion, bouzouki, and violin), mariachi horns, and flamenco guitar is perfectly suited for burlesque's vintage spectacle. With a powerful, quivering tenor and rakish leading-man speaks of the travails of a lovelorn urban castoff. He frequently paints in Southwestern shades with twangy electric guitar or adds brassy Mexicali tones on trumpet. That vivid evocation of place underlies the band's music. Deep in the stoic history of the SS Jeremiah draped in crushed velvet with DeVotchka you will feel transported.

http://www.xingolati.com



Sat May 27

# http://www.carnavalsf.com Street Festival Sat May 27, Sun May 28th, 2006 10am - 6pm
FESTIVAL booths, food, soundsystems, etc. on Harrison btwn 17th and 23rd St.
NOTE CAFE GRATITUDE yummy raw food is RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE at 20th and Harrison
Anyway there are many soundstages at this event and it is a fun party!
(SEE SUNDAY 9:30 am FOR PARADE)


# 38th Annual Kinetic Sculpture Race, Arcata CA (California)
Saturday, May 27, 2006 - Monday, May 29, 2006 9:00 AM
Arcata Plaza, Arcata
mat at http://www.kineticsculpturerace.org/map.shtml
Arcata view map More Info: 707-845-1717
http://www.kineticsculpturerace.org
http://www.kineticsculpturerace.org/
The "Arcata to Ferndale World Championship"
"For the Glory" May 27, 28, 29, 2006


# The Really Really Free Market Sat May 27 12pm-4pm Free!

The Really Really Free market happens on the last Saturday of every
month in Dolores Park from 12-4 pm.

What is The Really REALLY Free Market?
It's like a large community-wide garage sale, except everything is
FREE! Yes, that's right, FREE! Everyone is invitied to bring things
to GIVE AWAY!

So this is like bartering or trading, right?
Nope. Bartering and trading go something like this: I've got this
great shirt here, what can you offer me for it?
The RRFM goes something like this: I've got this really great shirt
here. I don't really wear it anymore, but I'd hate to see it go to
waste. Do you want it? Great! Here, it's yours!

Why would i want to do a thing like that?
Because you have to many things already! Because you're just going to
throw it away anyway. Because it FEELS GOOD! Do you have things
cluttering up your home? Maybe some stuff that you don't use anymore,
but you know that someone else would probably love. One person's
trash can truly be another person's
treasure!

What should I bring?
Bring *your thing* to the RRFM, whatever that is! Material goods,
food or drinks, a service to provide, a skill you have that you want
to teach to others, a performance, or anything else!

What if I don't have anything to give away?
Everyone has something to give to others. The RRFM isn't just about
giving away *stuff.* What is it that you do? Why not come to the RRFM
and find a way to do it for others, except this time for free just
for the fun of it. As a gift to others, as a gift to yourself. It's a
way of reclaiming meaning in your job, to give it as a gift,
unmediated by commerce.

Who runs the RRFM?
Well, the RRFM consists of the sum of its participants. The gift you
bring to the event, helps create what the event is for others, just
as what others bring to the event, creates what the event is for you.
That said, there are some folks who came together to help create the
structure for the RRFM to work. But it is our hope that soon enough,
our role within the RRFM will be the same as everyone else's. That
is, that each of us decides our own level
of involvement.

The RRFM is yours!
Take advantageous of that. Make it what you want it to be! If you
want to see something happening at the RRFM that isn't already
happening, than make it happen! If you want to see more people coming
to the RRFM, help spread the word! Send emails to your friends, make
and distribute flyers (make your ownor download them from the
website), talk to people about the RRFM.
----
Please help us keep the RRFM a 100% FREE and non-commercial event.
Once a month, let's come together and forget about trading,
bartering, and money. Leave the business cards at home and remember
the joy of giving for the sake of giving. Help us keep Dolores Park
clean. If no one takes what you brought, please bring it home with
you. If you like what you just read, get involved!
Come to the RRFM! Bring your own gifts to share! Spread the info, and
get more people involved! The RRFM takes YOU to make it happen.

We have an email list that sends out one email a month to remind you
of the next RRFM. To subscribe, send an email to
rrfm-announce-subscribe at lists.riseup.net

http://www.sf-rrfm.org
http://tribes.tribe.net/rrfm

Dolores Park 550 Dolores St @ 20th St. San Francisco

In the southeast corner of dolores park (towards Dolores and 20th)
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=550+dolores+st+san
+francisco&ll=37.760808,-122.426147&spn=0.015335,0.043259&om=1
rsykes1710 at yahoo.com http://www.sf-rrfm.org


# SF KFC protest -- Saturday, May 27
Please join me this Saturday, May 27, at the Bay Area Vegetarians' San Francisco KFC protest. This is a fun, friendly, and peaceful event. But we're putting pressure on KFC and letting passers-by (and potential customers) know about KFC's cruelty to chickens. Posters and leaflets are provided -- all you need to do is show up! For information about why we're protesting KFC in particular, please see: http://www.kentuckyfriedcruelty.com/why.asp
Please note: Rain cancels the KFC protest.
What: KFC protest
When: Noon to 1:00 pm
Where: KFC, 200 Duboce Ave (at Guerrero St., right off Market)
http://bayareaveg.org/events.htm?EID=1176#1176


# Foster Compassion Outreach at Costco Saturday, May 27 Noon
Costco, 450 10th Street, San Francisco (Note Location Change)

Outside of Costco (a major retailer of Foster Farms products), join East
Bay Animal Advocates as it exposes the inhumane treatment of animals at
Foster Farms http://www.fosterfacts.net

http://www.eastbayanimaladvocates.org



# Springfest 5/27
With temperatures soaring like the price of gas, False Profit is cashing
in on the natural heat of spring time. Don't miss your opportunity to be
part of this incredible annual cycle of renewal and rebirth. FP is
partnering with the Rhythm Society venture capitalists and invoking the
Visionary Arts Community to offer you a special daytime event at a park in
the Easy Bay hills. Mark your calendar for May 27 (that's Saturday on
Memorial Day weekend), because this is one event you can't afford to miss!

{{{ SpringFest, 5/27/06 }}}

Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland
Map and directions: http://rdr.to/LZ

* Adam Ohana (Get Freaky, an-ten-nae.net)
* Alxndr (DownLow)
* benchun (False Profit)
* Boreta (Nexus, Troubled Youth)
* Donna Matrix (Newsbreakz)
* Piotron (DownLow)
* Shanti (Rhythm Society)

No other daytime party can deliver 100 feet of water falls, peaceful
reflective pools, stone stairways, and a killer view. This is not
something that happens every day, because May 27 is not just any day. It's
SpringFest, and we must be crazy to give this all away. That's right, this
is a FREE party. Donations are, of course, appreciated to help with the
expenses for the permits and sound. Most importantly, remember that the
life you enjoy may be your own.

Visionary Art installations by:

* Star Simone ( http://www.estralladelmar.com )
* vibrata chromodoris ( http://www.vibrata.com )
* Victor Olenev ( http://www.arthealing.org )

Mark your calendar, pick up some sunscreen, and get ready to celebrate the
final days of spring!


# 05/27-Annual SF MASTURBATE-A-THON http://sexandculture.org
See you at the Masturbate-a-Thon! We've just confirmed our celebrity guests: Nina Hartley, Michael Soldier, and Tassy Pink! (If you need 'Thon inspiration, you MUST come see Betty Dodson when she visits on 5/12 and/or 5/14!)
xoxox--CQ and the staff of the Center for Sex & Culture


# The Masturbate-a-Thon! Sat May 27 4 p.m. onward $20 or a pledge sheet

LIVE at the Center for Sex & Culture, 398 11th Street at Harrison!
This is fundraising and consciousness-raising at its most pleaurable.
Download a pledge form at http://www.masturbate-a-thon.com, get pledges,
come at 4 pm (if you're trying to break last year's 7.5 hour time
record) or later, and choose where to take part: men's-only, women's-
only, or mixed space, or (with ID ONLY), in front of the webcast
camera! MCs Nina Hartley and Michael Soldier! Limited space for
voyeurs. All genders and orientations welcome. Trophies for longest
time, most orgams, most funds raised. 18 and over ONLY. Details at
http://www.masturbate-a-thon.com Come for a cause!

Center for Sex & Culture
398 11th Street at Harrison
San Francisco
415-255-1155
http://www.sexandculture.org
mail at sexandculture.org 415-255-1155
http://www.masturbate-a-thon.com


# Sat May 27 6-8pm Marin Raw Food potluck dinner.
La Plaza Conference Center, 4340 Redwood Hwy. San Rafael, CA 94903
Our guest this month at 7pmis Jill Harrington, who recovered from lupus via fasting and a largely raw food vegan diet. Jill will be showing us how to make many healthful and delicious raw food dishes on the big screen via her new DVD. She will be with us in person as well to answer any questions and have her DVD's for sale. Come see how easy it is to make lots of healthy, delicious and creative raw food dishes.
http://www.marinrawfood.org


# Forward SF and SFhousemusic.com presents:
Bushbashing - Saturday May 27
?In Memory of all the Souls Lost in Mad Men?s Wars.?
DJ?s:
Jeno (Wicked)
Adnan (Forward SF)
Galen (Pacificsound)
Claude VonStroke (DirtyBird)
Ramiro (Uniting Souls ? Seattle)
Amit Shoham (Tarantic Records)
This will be an Underground Party held @ Cyclone in San Francisco
Indoor & Outdoor areas ? 10 pm to Morning
$10 b4 Midnight / $15 after
For Location info please call (415) 255-2550
And on the web @ check http://www.forwardsf.com and http://www.sfhousemusic.com
http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/ccd31b1f-0539-43b0-ba55-57d506464f34


# Goa Gil and Ariane Memorial Day Meltdown 2006
Saturday May 27, 2006

Join us for the traditional Memorial Meltdown as we once again Redefine the Ancient Tribal Ritual for the 21st Century. We begin at sunset with Tribal drumming, followed by an ethno tribal mix from Ariane. The ritual continues through the night and into the day with an epic Dj set from Goa Gil.

Please bring everything you need to survive for the weekend, including food and water. Be prepared for all types of weather, from low nighttime temperatures to high heat during the day.

This is a LEAVE NO TRACE event! Please pack out what you pack in, take all of your trash and recycling with you!

Leave your negative attitudes at home, and treat each other and the land with respect!

Mackie Fusion sound by Tantra
Emergency medical support by MARS

More details will be posted closer to the party date.

To volunteer for the party please email: goagil_meltdown06 [at] yahoo.com

http://www.goagil.com/Meltdown2006/meltdown06a.html



# May 27-29: WholeBody Wisdom - 3-day Intensive
I hope to see you there! Blessings, Scott 510-836-2041
http://www.wholebodywisdom.com/workshops/Masculine_Feminine


# CONSPIRACY CON 6 ~ May 27 & 28, 2006 with 9/11 speakers
6th Annual CONSPIRACY CON (May 27-28) has at least three speakers who will be addressing 9/11 directly, including former FBI Ted Gunderson and journalists Anthony J. Hilder and Jim Marrs. Also confirmed is comic Bill Santiago, who performed at the 9/11Truth/Anti-Bush benefit show, BEHIND Every TERRORIST, There Is a BUSH. He will be doing his usual edgy political humor at the Saturday banquet.
CONSPIRACY CON 6 ~ May 27 & 28, 2006
Hyatt Regency (formerly The Westin) in Santa Clara, CA
10 of the world's most controversial speakers to convene in the San Francisco Bay Area
Speaker Banquet with Raffle and Comedy
Panel Discussion / Exhibits / Books, Tapes, etc.
Jim Marrs - 9/11 WITHIN THE MATRIX
Senator John DeCamp - FRANKLIN COVER-UP REVISITED
Dr. Stan Monteith - THE COMING PLANNED FINANCIAL COLLAPSE
Stewart Swerdlow - MIND CONTROL TO MIND PATROL
Ted L. Gunderson - FBI FOREKNOWLEDGE OF 9/11
Anthony J. Hilder - VASSELS OF THE VAMPIRE
Clay Douglas - THE OLD WORLD ORDER
Eve Lorgen - ALIEN / SECRET GOVT. MANIPULATION
Comic Bill Santiago - BANQUET ENTERTAINMENT
Jordan Maxwell - SPECIAL GUEST (non-presenter)
Michael Tsarion - SPECIAL GUEST (non-presenter)
Dr. Louis Turi - SPECIAL GUEST (non-presenter)
Ruben Uriarte - MASTER OF CEREMONIES
more info (209) 832-0999 conspiracycon sbcglobal.net
http:// http://www.conspiracycon.com


# Marine World Demo - Be There!!!!!
Join Local Activists at a Protest at Six Flags Marine World on
Memorial Day Weekend

Leaflets and signs will be provided at the demo?just show up and
bring some friends!

When: Saturday May 27 and Monday May 29 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Where: Six Flags Marine World, Vallejo, by the ticket booths

Map:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?
latlongtype=internal&addtohistory=&latitude=iGYAg8GXgqE%
3d&longitude=j8dBSyQexaOis6brGrW6qw%3d%3d&name=Six%20Flags%20Marine%
20World&country=US&address=2001%20Marine%20World%
20Pky&city=Vallejo&state=CA&zipcode=94589&phon

Why: To educate the public about why Six Flags should not use
animals for entertainment and should close their animal exhibits
and shows.

For more information contact Alfredo Kuba 650-965-8705 or
bkind2animals [at] comcast.net.

Six Flags exploits more than 1,500 animals at the amusement park
- ranging from an orca whale and other marine mammals to
elephants, tigers, and reptiles. Recently Six Flags shipped away
an elephant and brought in new elephants.

We are highlighting that Six Flags should immediately close the
elephant exhibit and stop giving elephant rides and send the
reported seven elephants at the Park to the 2,700-acre Elephant
Sanctuary in Tennessee.

Six Flags Marine World uses negative reinforcement and weapons
(i.e. bullhook) to inflict pain and fear in order to control
elephants. A bullhook, which resembles a fireplace poker, is
used to "hook" elephants in their most sensitive areas. The park
is also known to chain elephants for prolonged periods and does
not provide adequate space for these animals who in the wild
travel tens of miles a day. This lack of space creates health
problems leading to premature deaths.

Marine World's Record of Animal Abuse:

Violated Federal Laws - In 1998, the federal government cited
the park for animal welfare law violations after a baby sea lion
literally cooked to death when the heat in her enclosure rose to
over 100 degrees.

Forces Dolphins and Whales to Perform "Tricks" - When a dolphin
or whale performs "tricks" at the park, you are watching an
animal who is hungry and performing for food. Dolphins and
whales have faces that appear to be smiling, but they are not
smiling. Tricks performed are unnatural and forced.

Separates Baby Elephant from Mother - In 1998, the park
"acquired" a 2-year-old elephant from a zoo in Missouri,
callously separating him from his mother. This is emotionally
devastating for both mother and baby; wild male elephants
usually stay with their mothers up to 14 years of age.

Please visit http://helpelephants.com/six_flags.html for more
information.
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# Saturday, 5/27: Extra Credit presents Pajama Jammy Jam
Saturday, May 27 9:00 PM Location: Fort Awesome
916 Natoma St. San Francisco, Heads up kids!
After hanging out every Thursday at The Canvas Gallery for Mellow Beats & Board Games and competing with each other over Twister, Musical Chairs, Scrabble, Go, Bingo, and many more, we've decided it's time to have a Slumber Party.
Come to dance, chill, and play games in your fuzziest slippers, softest footies, sexiest pjs, or whatever you're most comfy in.
Super-Duper online flyer can be viewed here: http://www.theextracredit.com/index.html
*Free Bar from 9pm-10:30pm (We just want to get those PJs off, but don't tell anyone).
*Slumber Party Games! Spin the Bottle, Truth or Dare, and more!
*Awesome Location at Fort Awesome!
$10 @ The Door
$7 If Dressed in Your Finest Sleepwear
Mr. Projectile (Merck Records) - Live PA Adiovoid - Live PA Ganucheau - Live PA
Lurch vs Squelchy Cubik (Wide Hive Records) Daps Shazbot


# GoaGil memorial meltdown - 2006


Saturday, May 27, 2006 - Sunday, May 28, 2006
10:00 PM
Friends of Gil are thrilled to announce Memorial Meltdown 2006!

We are very excited to let everyone know that Gil will be returning to California in spring and will have a fresh collection of unreleased tracks for our cosmic dancing pleasure.

We are preparing to host Gil's traditional marathon set on Memorial Day Weekend 2006. Ariane has her own new music as well, playing as Nimba, which we hope she will play in her opening set. Details for the weekend will be posted at Gil's site:
http://www.goagil.com

This gathering is one of the best parties that Gil does all year (we're not bragging, that’s his opinion!), and it's one of the most exciting parties of the season here in California and some would say on the West Coast.

Please plan to join us at the party and if you can throw down some time and energy, we are excited to invite everyone to help out by volunteering in any way you can. We love the community of freaks that show up each year to make this event happen!

To volunteer, contact us via email at: goagil_meltdown06 at yahoo.com. It's always a really fun experience!

Prepare yourselves for a wild ride, we haven't danced together for a year and we have every expectation that this will be a Memorial Meltdown to remember!



Sun May 28

# http://www.carnavalsf.com Grand Parade Sun May 28th, 2006 @ 9:30am
Starts at 24th & Bryant St., West on 24th St to Mission, north to 17th and Mission St.
East on 17th to Harrison, FESTIVAL booths, food, soundsystems, etc. on Harrison btwn 17th and 23rd St.
NOTE CAFE GRATITUDE yummy raw food is RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE at 20th and Harrison
Anyway there are many soundstages at this event and it is a fun party! 10am - 6pm both days.


# NEVADA RALLY AGAINST BOMB TEST
From: International Action Center <iacenterla [at] action-mail.org>
iacenterla [at] action-mail.org
This Sunday May 28 go with IAC
to the Rally Against U.S. Bomb Test in
Nevada Desert!

IAC VAN TRIP TO THE NEVADA DESERT PROTEST ON SUNDAY, MAY 28

*The Pentagon is testing its largest conventional bomb ever to prepare for an attack on Iran!*

*It endangers the Western Shoshone people and could spread nuclear toxins far and wide!**

Get a seat in the van - call 323 936-7266 for more information or to reserve!

On Sunday, May 28 dozens of indigenous, environmental justice and anti-war organizations will converge outside the Nevada Test Site near Mercury Nevada to protest "Divine Strake" - the name given to the scheduled June 2 test of a 700 ton ammonium nitrate-fuel oil emulsion bomb. The explosion will be equivalent to 593 tons of TNT.

The test of the largest conventional weapon ever will take place in the same area where the notorious nuclear tests were carried out in the 1950s and 1960s. The site is upwind of the sacred ground of the Shoshone people, and the huge explosion will unearth radioactive fallout from those early nuclear tests - endangering everyone in the region. Tens of thousands of cases of cancer are attributed by experts to those early nuclear tests.

The Federation of American Scientists says that this test is meant to simulate the detonation of one of a new generation of nuclear weapons called "Bunker-Busters" and to test their ability to burrow deep into the earth and detonate. Top U.S. military planners are now debating the possible use of a nuclear weapon on a nuclear energy plant in Natanz, Iran, and so the timing of this test makes perfect sense.

Join with IAC activists in a delegation to this important demonstration on Sunday May 28th. The van leaves L.A. at 7 am, and returns late Sunday night.
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# Capsule Street Fest May 28 11am-6pm Ocatavia between Fell and Hayes and Hayes park
Hey friends, it’s time once again for your capsule experience. We will be hosting 115 clothing and accessory designers, graphic arts and product designers at the new Hayes Valley Park.
In addition to our local design festival, you can enjoy lunch at Hayes Valley restaurants and check out some great boutiques.


# Sun May 28 3pm -2am * PacificSound * 415.820.1664 Hi Everyone,
This is it. Get Ready. Here is your discount pass to come kick this summer off right. Just print out the email or the attachment for $15 admission all day for you and your friends. So come on down...it's going to be fun. Can't wait to see ya!! let's get this Summer started...
SUNSET + STOMPY ~ Memorial Day Weekend
Sunday, May 28th, 2006
Cafe Cocomo. 650 Indiana St. at Mariposa - San Francisco
3pm -2am 21+ ID $10 b4 5pm, $20 after
Sunset discount: $15 all evening (print this email or attachment)
Djs:
JOHNNY FIASCO (Om Records, Doubledown, Viva ~ Chicago)
SOLAR
TASHO
GALEN
DERON
SWEET P
J-BIRD
visuals by: slide & spin
SAVE THE DATE:
Sunday, June 4th, 2006 ~ SUNSET on the Hill
PacificSound Crew http://www.pacificsound.net
Have your friends sign up at: http://www.pacificsound.net/contact.html
This email message is for the direct recipients and their friends only!


# MONKEY CHANT w/ BALINESE MASTER - I WAYAN DIBIA - LAST SUNDAY OF MAY SF Bay Area
Sunday, May 28, 2006 - 7:00 PM 2509 Myrtle St. Oakland, CA. 94607
2 Blocks North of Grand, 1 block West of Market


# want more Parties Sun eve? goto http://tribe.net

May Flowers @ Supperclub w/ DERRICK MAY! San Francisco
Sunday, May 28, 2006 - 11:00 PM - 78 views since 05/17/06 - by Nicole Doherty (1°)

Opel & Lee Coombs presents Thrust this Sunday SoMa
Sunday, May 28, 2006 - 10:00 PM - 116 views since 05/23/06 - by *Syd Gris* (1°)

CUE - Evil Breaks & Subscience Day Party in Golden Gate USF / Panhandle
Sunday, May 28, 2006 - 1:00 PM - 100 views since Yesterday, 4:41 PM - by Aaron J (2°)

QComedy Showcase with guest host Jen Slusser SoMa
Sunday, May 28, 2006 - 8:00 PM - 10 views since Today, 11:04 AM - by Larry-bob R (2°)

stop divine strake SF Bay Area
Sunday, May 28, 2006 - 10:00 AM - 23 views since 05/19/06 - by anee (1°)



Mon May 29 MEMORIAL DAY

# SFVS May 29: Memorial Day Potluck
SFVS = San Francisco Vegetarian Society
http://sfvs.org http://sfveg.org
Fun ......Fun....Fun.... Not to be missed. This is truly one of the special potluck events of the San Francisco Vegetarian Society.

Memorial Day Potluck, Monday, May 29
Boating, Socializing, & Appetizers:4:00 p.m., Dine:5:00 p.m., Dance:6:00 p.m.

633 Glenwood Isle, Alameda (see map link at the bottom of this email) at the home of Elizabeth Bechtold. Co-sponsored with East Bay Veg*ns. Very Raw Friendly. Attire: Dressy Casual

Due to the closeness to the canal, Elizabeth has requested that no children under 12 come.

$1 suggested door donation with food, enough for 10 people, or $10 without food. No charge for those arriving two hours early to volunteer setting up and assisting preparing raw treats. Wear or bring soft-soled shoes for dancing in the special Dance Studio. Call Elizabeth to volunteer or for last minute directions 510-864-1111.

Directions: From 880, take High Street Alameda Exit. At stoplight, turn west onto High Street and proceed over bridge 1.5 miles. Turn right onto Otis Drive and right onto Glenwood. From Fruitvale BART Station, take Bus #50 to White Hall & Willow, then walk 2 blocks to Otis and 1 block to Glenwood. Call 415-273-5481 for more general information.

MAP to 633 Glenwood Drive, Alameda
http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=633+glenwood&csz=alameda%2C+ca&country=&new=1



Tue May 30

# YOUR OWN HEALTH AND FITNESS Layna Berman
Every Tues 1-2pm 94.1 FM Berkeley
http://kpfa.org/1pro_bio/1b_youro.htm



Wed May 31

# Wed, May 31, 2006 10:00 am - 11:30 am
The Zapatista Other Campaign and the Mexican Presidential Election
Stanford University. Bolivar House Seminar Room. Center for Latin American Studies.
582 Alvarado Row. There is free shuttle service from the Palo Alto (University Ave.) Caltrain station to campus.
Palo Alto http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Wed, May 31, 2006 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Palestinian Lesbians Speak Out from the Occupation
Berkeley Friends Church
1600 Sacramento Street at Cedar
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Wed, May 31, 2006 7:30 pm
Film: American Dictators
Humanist Hall
390 27th Street (between Telegraph and Broadway)
Oakland http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Wed, May 31, 2006 7:30 pm
Conned: How Millions Went to Prison, Lost the Vote, and Helped Send George W. Bush to the White House w/Sasha Abramsky
888 Valencia Street
Modern Times Bookstore (wheelchair accessible)
San Francisco http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Can San Francisco Feed itself?
Wednesday, May 31, 2006 (8:00 PM)
CounterPulse 1310 Mission St. @ 9th
San Francisco, California 94103 May 31
Can San Francisco Feed itself?
Can urban food production be compatible with urban native habitat conservation and restoration? What are the limits and advantages of systematic effort to grow food within the city? What should our relationship be to local gardening, regional Community-Supported Agriculture, and Slow Food? #A feast of edible weeds will be provided by our local gardeners and food activists. Speakers: Margit Roos-Collins (author, Flavors of Home), Brahm Ahmadi (People's Grocery), Antonio Alcala (Alemany garden), Lane Cunningham (local forager extraordinaire), Raquel Rivera-Pinderhughes (author, Alternative Urban Futures).
http://upcoming.org/event/53447



June 2006

# Urbis Artium Gallery presents Caesurae
Thu June 1 5:30pm-7:30pm Free
49 Geary @ Market/ 3rd St., Suite 202 http://urbis-artium.com


# Sixth Annual Human Rights Awards: Raising Voices for Justice
June 1, 2006 Reception 6:30 pm. Silent Auction 6:30–9:45 pm.
Dinner & Program 7:30–9:30 pm. Dancing until 10:30 pm.
Gift Center Pavilion 888 Brannan Street, San Francisco
http://globalexchange.org


# "The Coming Media Monopoly: Concentration of Press Ownership and Its Effects on Democracy"
A panel discussion presented by the Society of Professional Journalists and Media Alliance

---
Date: Thursday, June 1, at 7 p.m. - Reception at 6:30 p.m., refreshments and wine
Location: San Francisco LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market St. at Octavia, SF NorthWest Corner
IN SF most Even addresses are on the NORTH or WEST side of the street YO!
Admission: $5 (FREE for members of SPJ and Media Alliance)
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The last year has seen dramatic shifts in Bay Area media ownership.

MediaNews, the new owner of the San Jose Mercury News and Contra Costa Times, will soon control nearly two-thirds of local daily newspaper circulation; the two largest weekly newspaper chains, Village Voice and New
Times, merged; and there's been an escalating scramble by several large media companies to control the expanding market for ethnic and foreign-language readers.

Can journalism survive in an era of corporate mergers and acquisitions? What about public service and community needs? What can be done in response to these trends to strengthen the quality of our news media workplaces?

Hear from journalists and media reformers who are responding creatively to the evolving media landscape.

Panelists:
-- LINDA FOLEY, president of The Newspaper Guild, a union representing newspaper workers nationwide. Prior to the sale of the Mercury News and Contra Costa Times, the Guild advanced an ambitious plan to transfer it and other former Knight Ridder papers to a "worker friendly" company.
-- TIM REDMOND, editor of the San Francisco Bay Guardian. The Guardian says it has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars due to unfair competition for ads since the two competing alt-weekly chains merged. How can the little guy compete when the "alternative" press is corporate controlled?
-- STEPHEN BUEL, editor of the East Bay Express. New owner Village Voice Media is the Guardian's corporate nemesis. As a reporter Buel once covered consolidation.
-- SANDY CLOSE, founder and director of New America Media, plus an additional panelist to be announced, will address the effects of consolidation in ethnic and foreign-language media.

Moderator:
-- ERNA SMITH, professor of journalism, San Francisco State University.

For more information visit http://www.spj.org/norcal or
http://www.media-alliance.org/calendar.php


# Rain Dance Camp Out June 2nd,3rd and 4th 2006

Check http://www.raindancepresents.com for up to date information on membership fees / directions / line up/ camping / ect…

Your presence is requested at the second annual Rain Dance Camp Out.
If you made it last year, then you already know the amount of love and energy put into this magical experience. Let me tell you
this year will be even more over-the-top, high vibration, frreeky, funky, jumping, swinging, dancing, swimming, loving, playing,
rompin, stompin, good time.

This Amazing 300 acre camp ground is located 1 hour from
Santa Cruz and 1.5 from San Francisco
features running water, fire rings, bbq's at each camp
full size swimming pool, small lake with canoes, hiking trails, ect

Things to bring - your highest self, camping gear, what ever you need to be happy
in the woods, your friends and family, flash light, water, sun screen, bathing suit
scooby snacks, layers ie. changing temperature, love & good vibes

Things not to bring - alcohol, dogs, bad vibes
like Burning Man this is a leave no trace event

This is a members only camp out
this has been sent to you because some one you know wants you to be there

Your membership fees include entrance to the festival, camping, swimming, & fun
Membership prices are as follows - $40 early bird available until May 1st @ http://www.inticketing.com/evinfo.php

so get em while there hot
Regular pre registration price of $50 available until June 1st
Streetlight Records 939 Pacific Ave. - Santa Cruz CA
Distractions on Haight - SF

All membership passes at the gate will be $60 no exceptions

If you plan on bringing an RV, Bus, or any other large vehicle you must make a reservation through our web site.

The visionary forums will be returning this year with much vital information....
for updates on this please check the website - http://www.raindancepresents.com

The Pool party will be in full effect Sat and Sunday!!!

Visionary Art dome will be added this year with many amazing artists displaying their work, as well as other interactive art surprises.

There will be a day time drumming parade on Sat afternoon

Two sound systems throbbing the night away

Opening ceremony Friday at Sunset

Tipper http://www.tippermusic.net/
In a rare promotional appearance in support of his two new albums Tip Hop and Relish the Trough
Lorin http://www.bassnectar.net/, Brother ~ 13 Moon Tribe
Jeno~ djjeno.com/, Garth http://www.grayhound.net/, Thomas (Wicked, Grayhound, Rub-n-Tug) playing together on the purple turbo rig !!!
Lion S (Shambala Nelson BC) http://www.kootenaydjs.com/
Ooah ~ LABA / http://www.labadj.com/ooah.html
Haj (Freak Factory NYC)
Mozaic (13 Moon Tribe)
Adam Ohanna (Get Freaky)
Edit (LA)
Boreta (Nexus)
Random Rab (EL Circo)
Hypnotech (Addictech.com)
Alia (13 moon tribe, Rain Dance)
Ginger Vaughn (HitGirl!)
Lil John (Rain Dance, 13 moon Tribe)
Tracy (Rain Dance)
Dov (Muti music)
Danny (Moon Tribe LA)
Neptune (Spiritual Technology)
Laura (El Circo)
Shawna (Apsara, El Circo)
Rodman ( 13 Moon Tribe)
Strydah (13 Moon Tribe)
Rob Monroy (Santa Cruz)
Jason kristos (Santa Cruz)
Cool hand Luke (Space Ship Gaia)
Dave Jolley (Santa Cruz)
Adam .01
Goldi Lox
Kitty-D
Johny Cota
Kamm (Meta Music)
Timonkey (live ) w DJ Blink
Clay (Yoga Tai Chi)
El Papa Chango(El Circo) http://www.elcirco.org/

Live Bands to include
FoxGluv (Feat. Nisa & Blink)
Spork (Zilla with Ooah as the drummer) Zilla is a band formed by Travis of The String Cheese Incident - http://www.zillamusic.com
Heavy Wieght Dub Champion
Matt Harttle Band - matthartle.net
Timonkey (live ) w DJ Blink
Interface Oblivion ( Psychedelic meets electronic)

Visual enhancement by
Dax & Satsi

High fidelity Thunder by Purple Turbo & Magnetic

performance art and installations by
Dakini Divine
Clays painted Bodies ~ http://www.clayspaintedbodies.com/
Erin Banwell
Dandy-Lion
Jemini and many more

Organic cafe by Convergence of Santa Cruz http://www.eatherenow.org/
vending area with hand made goods

All Vending and volunteer inquiries http://www.raindancepresents.com



Fri Jun 2

# Bay Area Video Coalition presents On The Make w/ honorary host Kara
Herold

Friday, June 2 6pm-8pm FREE

The Bay Area Video Coalition, the nation's largest nonprofit media
access center, presents On The Make, a chance to meet and mingle with
local independent mediamakers and producers, as well as our guest
host Kara Herold.

Join us on Friday, June 2nd, from 6-8pm for ON THE MAKE, a quarterly
mix-n-mash for Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) members and friends.
Honorary host (and BAVC member) Kara Herold will be on hand with
video projections from her recent work (Grrlyshow, and maybe, if
we're nice, her work-n-progress Bachelorette 34).

Check out some of Kara's work, learn more about BAVC's classes and
programs, and chat with BAVC members and friends.

IT'S FREE!
Drink specials for BAVC members! (bring your membership card).

The Rickshaw Stop
155 Fell Street (bet. Van Ness and Franklin)
San Francisco
415-861-2011
http://www.rickshawstop.com/

The Rickshaw Stop is located at 155 Fell Street, between Van Ness and
Franklin. Close to Muni lines 47 and 49, Civic Center BART stop, and
the Muni underground Van Ness stop.

connie atbavc.org 415-558-2149 http://www.bavc.org



Sat Jun 3

# Saturday, June 3 -- Art Opening for David Steinberg's Diva's portraits.
Performances by some of the girls from Diva's!
Center for Sex and Culture, 398 11th St. @ Harrison (Across from DNA lounge)
http://sexandculture.org and don't forget http://goodvibes.com with 3 locations!
Good Vibrations: 2 SF and 1 Berkeley store: so much fun!


# FLAMBE LOUNGE IS BACK! Bigger, Better and of PRECOMPRESSION proportions!

JUNE 3rd from 9pm to 6am at POUND SF
100 Cargo Way, off 3rd St, near Cesar Chavez

Indoor and lots of outdoor space for interactive theme camps, dancing, chill
spaces and art installations. We want you to FLAMBE and FLAMBE BIG!

The theme will be HOPE and FEAR, but imagine any FUTURE you would like as
you prepare for Burning Man this year. We welcome your ideas and
participation in what will be a major community gathering and dance with all
your favorite Black Rock City DJs, bands and theme camps.

Want to bring YOUR theme camp, art, performance, music, videos/imagery?
E-mail flambelounge [at] burningman.com TODAY!

For more info on the Burning Man 06 theme, visit:
http://www.burningman.com/art_of_burningman/bm06_theme.html



# Union Street Festival, June 3rd & 4th:
http://www.unionstreetfestival.com


# Jun 3 and 4 19th Annual
THE SUMMER SAN FRANCISCO CRYSTAL FAIR
Fort Mason Conference Center
June 3 - 4, 2006

Join the celebration of the 19th Annual SUMMER SAN FRANCISCO CRYSTAL FAIR! You will find a magical mix of crystals, minerals, jewelry, and metaphysical healing tools. Thousands of items will be available at excellent prices, plus you can get a massage and have a healer read your aura.

Over 40 exhibitors will dazzle you with their vast storehouse of brilliant gemstones and shamanistic wisdom. They include: Crystal Miracles, Minerva Gallery, Dynamic Energy Crystals, Beauty & the Beads, Ancient Vedic Astrology, Back Basics Massage, Aura Photography and dozens more. Come explore the vast delights and many splendors of the 19th Annual GREAT SAN FRANCISCO CRYSTAL FAIR.

Location: Fort Mason Conference Center, Bldg. A, Laguna & Marina Blvd
Hours: Saturday, June 3, 10am-6pm; Sunday, June 4, 10am-4pm
Admission: $5 (12 and under free with adult)
Information: Call: (415) 383-7837 or visit our website:
http://www.crystalfair.com


# 4th Annual Art in the Avenues ~ Sunset Artists Society

Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4 2006 10am - 6pm Free

Over 3 dozen San Francisco artists from the Sunset Artists Society
(SAS) will hold their fourth annual exhibition and art sale at Golden
Gate Park's County Fair Building (Hall of Flowers, 9th Avenue at
Lincoln). The show, "Art in the Avenues," will run from 10 am to 6 pm
on Saturday, June 3rd, and from 10 am to 5 pm on Sunday, June 4th.
The event will feature affordably-priced original artwork, art
demonstrations and musical entertainment. Admission is free to the
public.
Proceeds from a Silent Auction will be donated to the Children's
Programs at the de Young, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

"Art in the Avenues" offers a great opportunity for first-time buyers
to purchase affordable art directly from both emerging and
established artists. This free exhibit features an array of mediums
painting, mixed media, photo

Hall of Flowers ~ Golden Gate Park
9th & Lincoln San Francisco info [at] sunsetartists.com
http://www.sunsetartists.com



# 06/04-SONOMA COUNTY PRIDE http://www.SonomaPride.com



# Free Event: Plant Swap June 4th in San Leandro June 4 11:AM-3:PM
Please help spread the word. This year's Plant Swap will be June 4th,
from 11:AM-3:PM at 182 sunnyside Dr, San Leandro. Bring the plants,
seeds, bulbs, and cuttings that you don't