"I'm being deported," she says....

At the first annual Valencia Street Fair [ 19 Sept. 2004 ],
lots of people hand me leaflets,
while I try to promote Nude Peace Day [upcoming on Oct. 9].

Only one of those leafletters sticks in my memory.

As she gives me a yellow half-sheet, she remarks,
in an ALMOST-casual tone of voice,
"I'm being deported".

Rather as one might say, trying to sound calm,
"My doctor thinks I won't see another summer."

Coincidentally, my beloved friend Feral lives in the U$A on green-card status,
never knowing what the Department of Homeland Security may decide to do.
So I wonder, "Will I hear this statement again?"

Anyway, the alien woman's leaflet announces this event:


October 3, Sunday evening/night, 6pm to 1 am:
"DEPORTING the American Dream" --
"an evening of immigration awaeness & community":
live music, poetry & spoken word, food & drink, slide-show by artists, tango party, etc.
[ http://www.studioZ.tv ] [.... in Tuvalu?]
"Participating artists" include MATT GONZALEZ,
Jill Knight,
Youth Speaks....
at Studio Z,
314 -- 11th Street
(near Folsom St)
$7 to $20, sliding scale
............

-- TBL



PS: Here's a CALENDAR 4 FREEDOM-SEEKERS
( compiled by SUN and SaveFreedom;
plus info from HolyTitClamps ):
........
For more "queer things to do"
in the San Franhattan Gay Area,
please visit Larrybob at HTC:

[ http://www.holytitclamps.com/ ]
...........
And for arts events,
please visit the Squidlist calendar:

[ http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/calendar/ ]
...........
Please FORWARD freely, as appropriate.
...........

SEPTEMBER 2004:
.............

..........

*CAL-SF: Saturday, 25 September,
11am to 7pm:
on Yom Kippur:

PEACEFEST
in speedway meadows,
golden gate park...
FREE admission.

Website has the day's schedule:

http://www.globalpeacefoundation.org/ProgramGuide.html

Maria Mango plays circa 2:55pm-3pm
...............

***CAL: SF: Saturday, 25 September, 7pm:

Perverts Put Out!

Saturday
8:00 pm sharp
[on the night before Folsom Fair]
848 Community Space
at 848 Divisadero, San Francisco, CA

Your last chance, for this year, to catch this long-running and ever-popular literary
smut-salon.
Come experience the cutting edge of erotic fiction,
with presentations by local and visiting writer/performers including
Daphne Gottlieb,
Patrick Califia,
Jen Collins,
Simon Sheppard,
Bill Brent,
Doug Harrison,
Steven Schwartz,
ferret.


Costumes, including fetish wear
and birthday suits,
are welcome.

$12-$20 sliding-scale contribution will benefit our chosen charities --
this time around, we're donating to
the Center for Sex and Culture.
No-one turned away for lack of funds.

We strongly suggest making a reservation
by calling (510) 451-2646
and leaving your phone number for confirmation,
or emailing
PPO [at] blackbooks.com.
Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-serve
basis. We suggest you arrive by 7:45pm
and allow enough time before
that for parking, if you are traveling by car.
......

*** EAST BAY:
THREE clothing-optional events by Debbie Moore:

Sept. 25, Sept. 26, and October 9:
...
On Sunday, 26 September (same day as Folsom),
the Berkeley BUSH-OUT:
Debbie Moore
[ debbiemoore [at] xplicitplayers.com ]
hopes to create a
"Bushout" performance
( to get Bush out! )
on Sunday
9/26 in People's Park at noon. [...]
[ SUN says: For background info on Berkeley artist Debbie Moore
and her X-plicit Players,
please visit:
http://www.xplicitplayers.com
For up-to-date info on
future events, email her;
and ask her to add you to her e-mail list.
For the Bush-Out, bring videocam, anti-Bush signs, courage, fruit, sunscreen......
After Bush-Out, rush to SF for remaining hours of the
clothing-optional Folsom Street Fair. ]

And also in the East Bay, you can attend
two indoor CLOTHING-OPTIONAL events
at art gallery in OAKLAND,
on Saturday nights --
September 25 and October 9:

Debbie Moore writes:
...I'm creating a happening
for the prostitutes rights campaign, Oct. 9...

Folks are invited to attend these
indoor
clothing-optional events:
...

Kari Bradley’s poetic suggestion
provokes group mind traveling with
fivebfriends who respond by writing and reading intertwining poems,
surrounded by
Debbie Moore’s paintings.
Saturday, 9/25/04, 8pm.
Loop Gallery, 6436 Telegraph Ave. @ 65th St., Oakland
For info:
debbiemoore [at] xplicitplayers.com

....
CAL, northern: Oakland:
9 October, Saturday evening:
“Sacred Prostitutes Perform” [a happening] --
an exorcism of shame to benefit the
Berkeley ballot initiative for sex workers’ rights.
with dance by “slut-goddess”, Ruby Pearl,
with book signing by whore-priestess, Scarlet Harlot,
“The Unrepentant Whore”,
with spoken word by sex positive Stacey Swimme,
Robin Few, and Debbie Moore.
Saturday, 10/9/04, 8pm.
Loop Gallery, 6436 Telegraph Ave. @ 65th St., Oakland
For info:
debbiemoore [at] xplicitplayers.com

[SUN says: You can still attend this Oct. 9 event in Oakland at 8PM;
AFTER the Nude Peace Day gathering at SF's Baker Beach,
approximately from 2 to 4 PM. ]
......................................................................................
......................................................................................



*** CAL: SF: Sept. 26, Sunday, 11AM to 6PM:
world-famous,
clothing-optional
FOLSOM STREET FAIR!

Demonstrate nude for peace and freedom!
Distribute leaflets against circumcision of infants!

[ http://FolsomStreetEvents.org/ ]

In SF's SoMa district, on Folsom St, from 7th St to 12th St.
Always on last Sunday of each September.

Expect around 400,000 leatherfolk, friends, and fans.

Please donate when you enter.

[On a sour note,
with his head firmly stuck in the past,
Mister Negativity says:
"Never mind those naked people
(mostly those who shouldn't)...."
-- Bay Area Reporter, ___ Sept. 2004 ]

............................

CAL-SF: "Weds. September 29th, performances at 9 pm: "Pirate Booty" at the Lusty Lady, SF's own world-famous peepshow. Get your feet wet with delicious mermaids, swashbuckling scoundrels, bawdy broads & more! Watch glamorous figureheads come to life, thrilling swordfights & bondage plank-walking in our evening performances staring at 9 pm. Open 11 am- 3 am. We're the only worker-owned, unionized peepshow in exsistence, so come support your local sexy subversives! There's no cover charge & our booth prices are a mere 25 cents. Location: Lusty Lady, 1033 Kearney @ Broadway. Hotline: 415.391.3991. "
[-HTC]
http://www.lustyladylive.com

.......................


OCTOBER 2004:

Domestic Violence Awareness Month,
Breast Cancer Awareness Month;
Hispanic Heritage Month (until Oct. 15).
.......

USA: Will Bush, and/or Wahhabi terrorists,
stage a "SHOCK-tober Surprise" ?
......

CAL-SF: 1 October, Friday afternoon/evening:

CASTRO MARCH against racism & discrimination.
Please meet at queer Community Center,
Market & Octavia.
........
[SUN says:
We endorse this march for inclusiveness.
Please make and bring your own signs, flags, etc.
Please don't buy signs from Workers World Party (aka ANSWER).]
.........




***NEW YORK: October 1st, Friday morning, early:
Spencer Tunick's next Naked Pavement photo-shoot will take place
1 October at 6:45 AM,
in New York City on 13th Street
between Washington Street and the West Side Highway.
All are welcome to pose.
The shoot is part of Extremely Refrigerated, a two-week art and performance installation
taking place in New York's meat-market district and on the Internet.
It's being produced by the Floating Point Unit transmedia art collective.
More info at HotWired: Retina - Naked City:

[ http://hotwired.wired.com/retina/95/33/naked/ ]
........

USA: Oct. 1, Friday:
New film, TYING THE KNOT,
deals with same-sex marriage struggle.
One could see trailer at
[ http://www.TyingTheKnotTheMovie.com ]
.............

CAL: SF: October 2-3, Sat-Sun:
"Reggae in the Park" festival,
in Golden Gate Park.
Festival WON'T include "burn the queer" singer Capleton.
Please see SF Examiner, 13 September 2004:
"Controversial reggae artist cut from festival.
Jamaican singer called homophobic."
by Alison Soltau.
............


CAL: SF: circa 2-3 Oct. (first weekend):
"Strictly Bluegrass" festival, in Golden Gate Park.
Free.
.........


CAL: SF: Sunday Oct 3: Castro Street Fair,
including Sugar Valley.

[ http://www.castrostreetfair.org/ ]

[ http://www.sugarvalley.org/ ]


CSF was considered wild in the Seventies.
Today, coming one week after Folsom, it seems mild.

Women can go topfree if they choose;
but nudity and bare genitals are banned.

Please donate when entering the fair area.
..........

CAL: Oct 3: SF, Cable 29: "Outlook" [queer news], first Sunday, 5pm.
.........

CAL-SF: October 3, Sunday evening/night, 6pm to 1 am:
"DEPORTING the American Dream" --
"an evening of immigration awaeness & community":
live music, poetry & spoken word, food & drink, slide-show by artists, tango party, etc.
[ http://www.studioZ.tv ] [.... in Tuvalu?]

"Participating artists" include MATT GONZALEZ, Jill Knight, Youth Speaks....

at Studio Z,
314 -- 11th Street (near Folsom St)
$7 to $20, sliding scale


.........
.

CAL, northern: SF and Berkeley:
thru October 7:
new film, TYING THE KNOT,
on same-sex marriage struggle.
See trailer at
[ http://www.TyingTheKnotTheMovie.com ]
Limited engagements in SF Gay Area, Oct. 1-7 only:
Lumiere, in SF: 415.267.4893
Act, in Berkeley: 510.464.5980
[ http://www.landmarkTheatres.com ]
..........


USA: thru 11 October:
" Marriage Equality California Caravan
and National Rally in Washington D.C.
From October 4 to 11, 2004, marriage activists will leave San Francisco and cross the
country to Washington D.C. on the Marriage Equality Express, making 14 stops to
network with local marriage activists and spread the fire for marriage equality nation-wide.

EQCA and MECA will post daily blogs from the riders.

Consider going to Washington D.C. for the
National Marriage Equality Rally
on National Coming Out Day [Monday, Oct. 11]
in the Upper Senate Park -
hear Barney Frank, Mabel Teng, marriage plaintiffs,
civil rights advocates, Tuck and Patti and more.
To learn more about supporting the marriage caravan and rally go to

( http://www.marriageequalityca.org/events/2004/national-rally/index.php ). +

+ Register to Vote Absentee!
...Registered voters are five times more likely
to actually vote,
when they vote by mail.
To register to vote absentee go to

( http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections_vr.htm ).
[-- MECA]
.........

CAL-SF: 4 October, Monday, 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM:
"Celebrating Women" exhibit
by IMOW,
at One Market, concourse lobby, downown SF.
Take Bart/Muni to Embarcadero Station.

"The International Museum of Women presents “Celebrating Women,” an exhibit of artifacts, music and photographs of festivals from around the world; richly documented for the first time by Paola Gianturco in her new book “Celebrating Women” (powerHouse Books, October 2004).
The International Museum of Women will open in 2008 at Pier 26 in San Francisco.

Celebrating Women features more than 17 festivals, in many countries. The exhibit affirms the power of women as athletes, defenders, goddesses, providers, warriors and more. Since different cultures deem different attributes laudable, the exhibit offers a view of how women's roles are defined by community and their identities are informed by tradition. It is an opportunity to gain a greater understanding of ourselves and others, as we strive together for positive social change. For more information please go to
http://www.imow.org
Our mission is to value the lives of women around the world."
..............

USA: Friday, 8 October:
"Boycott for Equality".
Please spend NO money today,
if possible.
[ http://www.indybay.org/news/2004/08/1693067.php ]
........
CALIFORNIA: Friday, circa 8 October:
Deadline for state Attorney General Bill Lockyer to file a brief
defending Cal's unfair, homophobic and sexist marriage laws.
[ Comment by SUN: Lockyer should have recused himself from same-sex marriage lawsuits.
By handling this issue personally, instead of letting an assistant AG represent the state,
Lockyer has contradicted himself and has angered many queer voters.
Please see also: 26 October 2004]
..........

USA: DC: early October: U.S. Supreme Court starts 2004-2005 term.
......


*** CAL: SF: 9 October 2004: Saturday afternoon:

first annual Nude Peace Day at Baker Beach:

*** N U D E PEACE DAY: You're invited to bodypaint and get bodypainted for freedom and peace, on N u d e Peace Day, the second Saturday of each October, at Baker Beach, San Francisco. Free. Adults of all genders and orientations are welcome. Take #29 Muni bus to Baker Beach (either of two stops; ask driver); or bike there; or walk from Geary Blvd. and 25th Ave. Walk to northern parking lot, which has water fountain & toilets. From parking lot, walk north on beach (toward Golden Gate Bridge), thru prude zone and into clothing-optional zone. Then visually follow the cable fence (separating usable beach from protected vegetation) until you see a Leather Pride Flag (bearing a red heart, with stripes of black, blue, and white). If you don't see the flag yet, just enjoy the beach on your own. Look again for flag, or bodypainters, each hour, especially near the log stairway. Since organizers must carry supplies on bus, no reliable time can be guaranteed. We hope to be there by 2PM, possibly earlier. Rain cancels.
For details or last-minute changes, please see SUN
[ http://pages.prodigy.net/seniornude ]
.............

*** CAL, northern: Oakland:
9 October, Saturday evening:
October 9
a clothing-optional happening:
"Sacred Prostitutes Perform" --
an exorcism of shame to benefit the
Berkeley ballot initiative for sex workers’ rights.
with dance by “slut-goddess” Ruby Pearl,
with book signing by whore-priestess Scarlet Harlot,
"The Unrepentant Whore";
with spoken word by sex positive Stacey Swimme,
Robin Few, and Debbie Moore. Clothing-optional.
Saturday, 10/9/04, 8pm.
Loop Gallery, 6436 Telegraph Ave. @ 65th St., Oakland
For info:
[ debbiemoore [at] xplicitplayers.com ]
SUN says:
You can still attend this Oct. 9 evening event in Oakland at 8PM;
AFTER the Nude Peace Day afternoon gathering at SF's Baker Beach.
....................................................................................

USA: 11 Oct. (2nd Monday in Oct.): Indigenous Peoples' Day (aka Columbus Day, Discoverer's Day,
Pioneer's Day, etc.). [ Celebrations may occur on October 9 or 10. ]
...........

USA : Oct. 11, Monday: "Coming Out Day":
rally for equal marriage rights, in Washington, DC.
[ http://www.marriageEqualityCA.org/caravan.php ]

[ By email, snail-mail, or phone,
please ask your local Congressperson and both of your Senators to defeat
any and all amendments to the U.S. Constitution concerning marriage.
If your politician is liberal, speak of equal human rights for all citizens.
If he or she isn't liberal, say that marriage is a state issue, not a federal issue.
............

CALIFORNIA: Oct. 18, Monday:

DEADLINE TO REGISTER for November election.

If you're not already registered as a voter at your CURRENT address,
please do so by this day. And be sure to ask for "Permanent Absentee Ballot" status!

For more info, contact the California secretary of state's office at 800.345.8683
[ http://www.ss.ca.gov/ ]

[But what if you distrust ALL candidates for office?
You still should vote Yes or No
on the many local measures and state propositions. ]
...............


WORLD: 24 Oct.: United Nations Day.
Act locally, think globally!

................

CALIFORNIA: 26 October, Tuesday:
Deadline to apply for absentee ballot.
While you're at it, please ask for "Permanent Absentee Ballot" status!

For more info, contact the California secretary of state's office at 800.345.8683
[ http://www.ss.ca.gov/ ]

[ Advice by SUN:
You can fill out your absentee ballot at home, taking as much time as you please;
instead of hurriedly doing it while standing in a voting booth. You can take it early to
certain drop-off places (in SF, City Hall is convenient); or drop it off, sealed in an envelope,
on Election Day, at ANY polling place (not necessarily at your designated place).
Without ever having to stand in line!
You avoid hassles faced by ordinary voters, who often show up at the "wrong" polling place.
Absentee voting is first class; while ordinary voting is 4th class. ]
.......................

CAL: circa 26 October, Tuesday, daytime:
SF Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer may a court session for
"case management" in the same-sex marriage lawsuits.

[ Comment by SUN: This session seems to be procedural, not substantive.
After the (county) Superior Court issues a final decision, in late 2004 or early 2005,
the cases will travel upward to the (district) Court of Appeals,
and later to the (state-wide) California Supreme Court.
Cal judges have no reason to fast-track this aspect of the same-sex marriage controversies.
IF the Cal Supremes support freedom for same-sex spouses, we can expect extremist bigots
to circulate an initiative petition for a homophobic amendment to the Cal state constitution. ]

..........
CAL-SF: 26 October, Tuesday evening, 6pm:
Michelle Tea emcees
the Radar Reading series
at main SF public library,
downtown near Civic Center BART/Muni station.
FREE.
Tonight we hear
Amber Dawn,
Michael Smith,
Peter Pizzi,
Carla Trujillo.
..........

CAL: Halloween SF, Oct. 31, Sunday, 6PM to midnight: entertainment at four stages, etc.:

In SF's Castro district, "CastroWeen" offers a pre-election moment for
mocking Bush, Ashcroft, Cheney, et alii.

[Will topfreedom and nudity be tolerated?
SUN hopes so; but can't offer guarantees.
Never argue with, or disobey or ignore, a police officer.
(Save your arguments for a judge.)
If a cop orders you to cover up, do so;
and remain covered.

If a mere civilian orders you to cover up,
don't say anything, and don't make any promises;
just cover up temporarily,
walk away into the crowd until the civilian prude can't see you,
then do as you please.

If any civilians insult you, smile silently, then IGNORE them.
If they seem violent, walk away s-l-o-w-l-y, smiling silently.
Don't waste any of your energy on civilian fools.]

[ DON'T bring alcohol or other intoxicants; you may be searched when entering. If you need or want to get a mild buzz on,
do so BEFORE you try to enter the fenced-off area. (If you need to be heavily stoned, stay outside.)
Don't try to bring in anything which could be considered a weapon.
Don't bring valuables. (Bring your cheapest camera, or a one-time camera; not one which would tempt a thief.)
DO wear a costume, even if it's just a mask. (The more originality and imagination you show, the better;
but any costume is better than none.)

[ http://HalloweenSF.com ]
.............................

NOVEMBER 2004:
American Indian Heritage Month;
Adoption Month.

......
USA: Nov. 2, Tuesday: Presidential election
(unless "postponed"....?).
[ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/07/13/EDGO37JFBC1.DTL ]


Also, in 10 or 11 states
(incl. Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan,
Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota,
*Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah;
and maybe Ohio),
voters will decide whether to vandalize their state constitutions,
by adding amendments which diminish human rights.

*[Back in September, a lawsuit tried to knock this amendment off
the OK ballot; but that effort failed.]
.

[ Thought for today:
Would you buy democracy lessons from a man
who stole "his" national government? ]
.........


CAL, northern: Nov. 2:
Berkeley citizens will vote on sexwork!!!!!
[ http://www.sfbg.com/38/41/news_prostitution.html ]

For more info, please visit the Sex Workers Outreach Project:
[ http://www.swop-usa.org/ ]
.......

CAL, Nov. 2: Voters must pass or defeat many state propositions;
including one which would make CA state primaries "non-partisan" (as in Louisiana).
.......

USA, Nov. 3: If presidential election is close and crooked, as in 2000,
please be prepared to protest.
[ If Bush is re-appointed by the Supremes, some American patriots will consider
spending four years in Canada. ]
.......













CAL: Nov. 7: SF, Cable 29: "Outlook" [queer news], first Sunday, 5pm.
.........

**CAL-SF: November 17:
Wednesday evening, 6pm:
Michelle Tea emcees
the Radar Reading series
at main SF public library,
downtown near Civic Center BART/Muni station.
FREE.
Tonight we hear
Liz Benefiel,
LYNN BREEDLOVE,
Ben McCoy,
Zoe Whittal.

.............

USA: Nov. 25, Thursday: Thanksgiving (4th Thurs. in Nov.).
.........

DECEMBER 2004: Universal Human Rights Month.
.....
CAL: Dec. 5: SF, Cable 29: "Outlook" [queer news], first Sunday, 5pm.
.....
WORLD: 10 Dec. (?): Human Rights Day.
.....

WORLD: Dec. 31: New Year's Eve,
on which we may temporarily ignore
the patriarchy, for a few care-free hours?
...............................

CAL: 2005 Feb. 11-12-13, Santa Barbara:
GenderQueer/QueerGenders conference at UCSB.

.............................


For breaking news, go to Google, click on News.
Then, within News, search for a name, like "Frank Bearden", or "NYCLU", or "Multnomah".
.......
To get news of upcoming demos, check your local Independent Media Center.
If you don't know its URL, start at the queer section of IndyBay:

[ http://www.indybay.org/lgbtqi/ ]
........
To list upcoming events, send brief notice,
in plain text (no HTML),
preferably in format shown above;
preferably with URL where netizens can find details, to:
SaveFreedom [at] yahoogroups.com
............................................

SaveFreedom recommends these links:
[CAL. marriage news] http://www.sfgate.com/samesexmarriage/
[CAL. events: MECA] http://www.MarriageEqualityCA.org/
[MarriageEqualityCA seeks civil marriage for same-sex couples. ]
.....
MASS. same-sex marriage news: [ http://www.boston.com/news/specials/gay_marriage/ ]
.......
OREGON s-s marriage news: [ http://www.oregonlive.com/special/gaymarriage/ ]
........
N.Y. city/state/US/world news: [ http://www.nytimes.com/ ]
........
For more links to groups, press, etc., please visit:
[ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SaveFreedom/links ]
.............................................

............................
QUEER EVENTS, SF area: For best listings, visit Larry-bob at Holy TitClamps:
http://www.holytitclamps.com/

.......................
Recurring SF Bay Area events include:
WEEKLY:
-- SF main library screens free films, most Thursdays, 12 noon [ for info, please email < blaineW [at] sfpl.org > ]
-- SF, Cable 29: "Alternative Programming", each Wednesday night, 9pm.
...........
MONTHLY:
-- SF, 1st Sundays: K'vetsh: queer spoken word event, 8pm.
Sadie's Flying Elephant, 491 Potrero (near Mariposa), SF. $1-$3 donation.
-- SF, 1st Sundays: Cable 29: "Outlook" [queer news], 5pm.
-- SF, 1st Tuesdays: free admission to: ASIAN ART MUSEUM; Legion of Honor; SF MOMA;
Conservatory of Flowers (in Golden Gate Park); etc.
-- SF, 1st Tuesdays, evening: http://genderenders.com
-- SF, 1st Tuesdays: "House of Love" open mic (mostly music?); sign-up at 7:30pm; event at 8pm.
Brainwash,1122 Folsom St (between 7th & 8th Streets), SF. Free.
-- SF, 1st Wednesdays: free admission to: San Francisco ZOO; Fort Mason galleries; etc.
-- SF, last Wednesdays: Re-Tool & Grind, at Club Eros. [Ken, EROS, 415.255.4921]
-- SF, 1st Thursdays(?): Passion Dance class (?) [<http://www.passiondance.com>]
...........
ODD-MONTHLY: Perverts Put Out, in each odd-numbered month <http://www.blackbooks.com>:
clothing-optional literary salon at 848 Community Space.
.......................
ANNUAL Bay Area clothing-optional ( or top-optional ) events MAY include: People's Park anniversary (late April?); Bay 2 Breakers ( May); SF Pride events (Dyke March, Pink Saturday, Pride Festival, all in late June); Dore Alley Fair (Up Your Alley) (last Sunday in July); Bonny Doon beach cleanup (Santa Cruz area, in Sept.); Folsom Street Fair (last Sunday in Sept.); Berkeley's nude/topfree march (mid-Sept.?); Castro Street Fair (genitals banned, but female breasts okay); "Castro-ween" (Halloween in Castro district, Oct. 31); Nude Peace Day (second Sat. in October); etc.
SF police policies are hard to predict; and have nothing to do with the law.
Two new possibilities may start in 2004: Harrison Street Fair (Aug.?); SF Love Parade (Oct.?).
..........................
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