Queerdom's attic, Generation 9-11...

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Chron profiles collections held by our queer historical society


http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/archive/2005/01/29/ARCHIVE.TMP

[.........] "There's a disability we're constantly trying to overcome: a lack of connection to our past," said Martin Meeker, a historian at UC Berkeley, who estimated that three-fourths of the material in his forthcoming book about gays and lesbians in the 1940s to 1970s came from the archive.

Someone like Willie Walker, a Historical Society founder who recently died, might not be a conventional social activist, "but in seeking to recover and preserve those parts of the past, he in fact becomes a very important activist. Because a people without a past are not a people," Meeker said. " [.........]

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GENERATION NINE-ELEVEN:

Are UC-Berkeley frosh turning liberal again?

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/01/27/BAGS0B12B31.DTL

[ Comment by TBL:
In the 60s and early 70s, students moved leftward because of the black Civil Rights movement,
and oppositiuon to the Vietnam War and the military draft.
In the late 70s, some " new left" activists turned from politics to Asian spirituality.

Meanwhile, most mainstream students reverted to their traditional (pre-60s) campus attitude --
called " student apathy" (that is, concentrating on their personal lives and their academic work,
to the dismay of activists).

Then came 9/11 and Bush the Lesser,
and his two wars ( so far, with more possible...).

Those who were under 30 on 11 September 2001
could be called "Generation Nine-Eleven".

Will they turn right or left?

Stay tuned.... ]

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FREEDOM-SEEKERS' CALENDAR
( events + news-links
compiled by SUN and SaveFreedom;
with help from HolyTitClamps, SFBG, et alii ):
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For more "queer things to do"
in the San Franhattan Gay Area,
please visit Larrybob at HTC:

[ http://www.holytitclamps.com/ ]
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For news of EduKink leather/BDSM classes, please join
[ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/edukink ]
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Please FORWARD freely,
to willing recipients only.
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*CAL-SF: Saturday, January 29, afternoon:

Light My Fire!
a fire play class by Domina
2:30pm - 5:00pm

For cost, details, SF Citadel street address,
and possible last-minute changes,
please see:
[ http://www.sfcitadel.org/ ]
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*CAL-SF: Jan 29
Saturday night
[last show]
8 pm:
ITALIAN.QUEER.DANGEROUS:
a one-man show featuring Tommi Avicolli Mecca.....
Through monologue and spoken word, well-known San Francisco queer activist and writer
Tommi Avicolli Mecca tells his story of growing up in South Philly's working-class Little Italy.

At 19, fired up with new pride in being gay, he came out to the world
-- and his traditional Roman Catholic southern Italian famiglia --
on a TV talk show.....

$5-10 sliding scale
(no one turned away)

Jon Sims Center, 1519 Mission/
between Van Ness and 11th

http://www.jonsimsctr.org
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this Saturday, January 29th
an excellent show at the Edinburgh Castle
(Geary near Polk)
at 8 pm
$5 -50 sliding scale
& all money goes to benefit the BENT queer writing institute in Seattle

starring:
Justin Chin~author of Harmless Medicine, Mongrel & Bite Hard
Jennifer Blowdryer~author of White Trash Debutante
Ruebi Freyja~a snarling waitress with a sweet-hearted banjo
PK McBee~founder of K'Vetch Pittsburgh, now telling poignant
& revved-up queer tales in your town
KM Soehnlein~author of the Lambda-winning novel
The World of Normal Boys
Aysha Cromenees~spectacular spoken word to make your brain swoon

from Seattle,
Katinka Kraft and Amy Mahoney of the performance poetry gang Or-a-Trix
also from Seattle, Lane Stroud!

hosted by Michelle Tea, who will crack jokes.
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IRAQ: 30 January 2005, Sunday:
election???
Watch turnout percentages for Kurds, Sunni Arabs, Shia Arabs.....
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CAL- SF: 30 JANUARY 2005, Sunday morning, circa 0945:
Sunday Forum
[secular discussion of social and political issues ]
at U-U Church:
Iraq's Election, and the U$A in the Mideast.
Free.
[ http://www.uuSF.org ]
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CAL- SF: 30 JANUARY 2005,
Sunday afternoon, 2 to 4pm:
performance by SF KOTO Ensemble,
Koret Auditorium,
SF Main Public Library.
Free.
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Join the SF land trust
Sunday, Jan. 30, attend the annual membership meeting of the San Francisco Community Land Trust, a recently incorporated organization working toward creating affordable housing in the city through limited-equity condo and co-op conversion programs. Nominate yourself for the trust's board of directors by sending in a letter detailing your interest, your qualifications, and why you want to be on the board. 3-5 p.m., Apollo Hotel, first-floor conference room, 420 Valencia, S.F. Send nominations to info [at] sfclt.org
or P.O. Box 420436, S.F. 94142.

http://www.sfclt.org
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Listen to homeless people
Sunday, Jan. 30, Religious Witness with Homeless People....
hosts an all-faith rally calling for compassion and greater understanding. The event features homeless people reading their poems, speeches by religious leaders, a sacred dance, and a performance by Vocolot Ensemble.
3-4 p.m., Civic Center Plaza, near corner of Polk and McAllister, S.F.
(415) 929-0785
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Undressed Project hosts
NAKED DANCE TECHNIQUE CLASS

Sunday,
Jan. 30th,
3 - 5pm
at Western Sky Studio in Berkeley.

For movement lovers
of all levels of experience and all body types.

The class will combine a gentle warm up with improvisation
and organic modern dance technique exercises,
all done naked to heal body image.

Western Sky is located at 2525 Eighth Street in Berkeley.
Workshop is $15 - 30 (sliding scale),
but no one turned away for lack of funds.

Please RSVP to

erickupers [at] hotmail.com


http://www.dandeliondancetheater.org


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