Un-diesel Muni, Hwy 1 for peace...

FREEDOM-SEEKERS' CALENDAR
( events + news-links
compiled by SUN and SaveFreedom;
with help from HolyTitClamps, SFBG.com, 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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16 Feb., Wednesday, 6PM:
free lecture/demo on
JUDEO-ARABIC MUSIC in the Muslim World,
SF Main Library.


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De-diesel Muni
Wednesday, Feb. 16, check in with the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Muni's progress toward junking old diesel buses, at a special meeting.
Proposition I, passed in March 2004 by voters, requires Muni to have all pre-1991 diesel-burning buses off the road by Jan. 1, 2007.
1 p.m., City Hall, Room 263, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl., S.F.
cleanupMUNI [at] aol.com
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Save Oakland's schools
Wednesday, Feb. 16, as state superintendents propose closing schools in Oakland's poorest neighborhoods, cutting jobs and classes, and capping health care for employees, the Oakland Education Association holds its second meeting to discuss a plan of action for maintaining unified education in the city.
5-8 p.m., Cox Elementary School, 9860 Sunnyside, Oakl.
(510) 763-4020, ext. 15
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Spread the word
Wednesday, Feb. 16, local multilingual writers Leticia Gravitania (who also MCs), Bay Guardian contributor Daniel Burton-Rose, Jose Palafox, Laura Allen, and Andrea del Moral celebrate the work of Editorial Virus, a publishing collective based in Barcelona that specializes in politically progressive titles.
The authors read in Spanish and English at this event.
7 p.m., Modern Times Bookstore, 888 Valencia, S.F.
FREE
(415) 282-9246
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Analyze America
Thursday, Feb. 17, hear New Yorker staff writer Mark Danner and University of San Francisco law professor Jeffrey Brand discuss what's wrong with U.S. policies, specifically the war on terror and the incidents at Abu Ghraib.
Patrick Lloyd Hatcher, a professor at the USF Center for the Pacific Rim, moderates.
5:45 p.m., University of San Francisco, Lone Mountain Campus, Room 148, 2800 Turk, S.F.
Free.
(415) 422-2229
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Banner for peace
Saturday, Feb. 19, join up with Bodega Go-pher for Peace
and other peace and antiwar groups on Highway 1 for
"California One for Peace."
Participants are stretching 700 miles from Arcata to San Diego.
Noon-2 p.m.
For more information call contacts in Mill Valley (415-381-9085),
Muir Beach (415-380-5056),
or Stinson Beach (415-868-0245)
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Bolivian uprising documentary
Saturday, Feb. 19, attend a screening of the U.S. premiere of
This Gas Is Not for Sale,
a film by Tercer Mundo Labor Video Group of Bolivia, which documents the mass dissent by miners, teachers, and indigenous peoples to the privatization and sale of the country's gas, a decision that resulted from U.S. and International Monetary Fund policies.
Funds raised benefit a video festival in Bolivia this October.
7 p.m., New College of California, 766 Valencia, S.F.
$5 donation requested.
http://www.laborfest.net
http://www.felco.ojoobrero.org
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Book fair fundraiser
Saturday, Feb. 19, help raise money for the Ulloa Elementary School by attending a Scholastic Book Fair. Donate popular educational books for students of all ages, check out the teachers' wish list, or purchase the books on sale for a classroom.
12:30-3:30 p.m., Ulloa Elementary School, 2650 42nd Ave., S.F.
Free.
dan.cheng [at] noaa.gov
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Labor videographer forum
Saturday, Feb. 19, learn how to communicate with unions and social movements around the world with video and how the media can be a tool for labor activists. Dr. Andrew Vandenberg from the University of Australia discusses how groups can unite via the Internet. Labor videographer and teacher Lynn Werner shows examples of her work.
5-6:30 p.m., New College of California, 766 Valencia, S.F.
Free.
(415) 282-1908 or (415) 437-3494
http://www.labortech2004.org
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Benefit prisoners in Guadalajara
Sunday, Feb. 20, help raise money for prisoners facing trial in Guadalajara,
at a dinner benefit organized by California Anarchist Prisoner Solidarity.
A question-and-answer session follows a screening of
David Gilbert: A Lifetime of Struggle
and a video on prisoners jailed for acts of civil disobedience.
6:30 p.m., Long Haul Infoshop, 3124 Shattuck, Berk.
$3-$5 sliding scale.
caps [at] riseup.net
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*24 Feb, Thursday, 7pm:
authors present
VAGINAS:
AN OWNER'S MANUAL
at A Clean Well Lighted Place for Books,
601 Van Ness, SF.
Free.

http://www.bookstore.com

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CAL, southern: 25 Feb.:
UCLA update on
"sexual orientation law":

http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/01/1717547.php

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*CAL, northern: Berkeley:
UNDRESSED PROJECT classes continue...
Naked dance technique classes geared towards healing body image,
taught by Eric Kupers
and combining aspects of modern dance, improvisation, and
various somatic arts.
FOR ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE.
Sunday.... Feb. 27th,
3 - 5 pm,
Western Sky Studio,
2525 Eighth Street, Berkeley,
$15 – 30 sliding scale.
RSVP to
erickupers [at] hotmail.com
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*CALIFORNIA, northern: 2005:
Near-nudes support
needle exchange programs:
Looking for a New Year's gift for a good cause?
HOTTIES OF HARM REDUCTION,
the faithful volunteers for the needle exchange programs servicing
San Francisco, Berkeley, Monterey, and Salinas,
pose ALMOST-NUDE in an attractive 2005 calendar
which you can buy online for that special someone
who gets hot looking at undressed activists.
All proceeds go directly to Points of Distribution,
Berkeley Needle Exchange Emergency Distribution,
and the Montery County Needle Exchange.
[ http://www.hottiesofharmreduction.org ]
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Valentine's Day demo:
couples apply for same-sex marriage licenses in MARTINEZ:

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/15/BAGU1BB0HU1.DTL

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review of FLOWERS FROM THE HEARTLAND (25-minute documentary film):

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/15/DDG81B9S3B1.DTL

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NICHE dating for nudists?
Vegetarians?
Left-handed lesbians over 40?


http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/02/14/BUG3SB9QEC1.DTL


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Investigating "super" HIV cases in New York City....

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/14/MNGUKBANK31.DTL

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When shopping, you can KNOW your opponents and your allies....

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/15/CORP.TMP

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