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The 2nd Annual Bay Area Anarchist Music Festival will take place on Friday, May 19th at the Edinburgh Castle (950 Geary St. at Larkin) in San Francisco, from 10pm onward. The event will be a benefit for the Kate Sharpley Library (KSL). Performers will include Emcee Lynx, Drowning Dog & Malatesta, and Nate Mezmer. Barry Pateman from the KSL will speak.

The Kate Sharpley Library was named in honor of Kate Sharpley, a World War I anarchist and anti-war activist, one of the countless "unknown" members of the movement who have been ignored by "official historians" of anarchism. Read more about the event

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The 6th annual Youth And Power 2006, put together by the Watsonville Brown Berets, was a great success. It attracted youth from Watsonville, San Jose, Salinas, Santa Cruz, Aptos, the Bay Area, as well as L.A. and other locations. "Brown And Black Power" was the theme of this years event. Youth were educated about issues that affect us as a community and the social justice movement as well as entertained with great performers and special guests. The vets hall was full to its capacity, it was peaceful throughout the night and seeds were planted in young minds, the future soldiers of the movement. Read more and view photos

see also: An Open Letter to the Hip Hop Community on Immigration

Photos: Heads Spin at Youth and Power 2006
Videos: Immortal Technique at Youth and Power 2006
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On Friday April 14th an evening of anti-border fun was held to benefit the Bay Area Coalition to Fight the Minutemen. The event at Balazo Gallery featured a Chican@ dinner at 6pm and a lineup of bands at 7:30. Firme, Fuga, Myth of Progress, Baader Brains, Entartete Kunst, Chest Full of Arrows, the Wills Wilde performed, and DJs Bonnie Blue and Zapatita kept the dancing going on into the night.

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In association with the Brava Theater Center, the Dell’Arte Company presents Shadow of Giants by Matthew Graham Smith. This two-night, special engagement will be held Friday, March 24 and Saturday, March 25 at Brava Theater Center.

Shadow of Giants is about the struggle over one redwood tree. It is a struggle with international ramifications, a struggle that involves tree-sitters, ghosts and mythology. An athletic ensemble of five actors portrays the ongoing conflict between environmentalists desperately fighting to preserve the last of the ancient forests, and the big timber companies who own them. It’s a story of a divided community, greed, hope, and power, told through dynamic physical theatre.

Based in a former logging town on California’s North coast, the Dell’Arte Company is an artist-managed professional touring company with a long history of creating original work that is inspired by their region. This ongoing ensemble of artists has created more than 35 award-winning, original works of theatre since 1977, and has toured with acclaim to international festivals.

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The 12th Annual Radical Performance Fest took place on Friday and Saturday evenings, March 17th and 18th, in San Francisco. Doors opened at 7:30pm, with the shows beginning at 8:00pm, at SoMarts, 934 Brannan (at 8th Street). This politically laced, and artistically creative event raised money to send local youth (ages 15-25) to the Art in Action summer camp. Artists on Friday night included Colored Ink, Olga Salamanca, Sparlha Swa, and more. On Saturday night, perofrmers such as Samsara, deep dick collective, and Joe Navarro graced the stage.

SoMarts Cultural Center | Blue Buddha's Basement

The artwork of Jason Justice was on exhibit at the Thoreau Galleries in San Francisco's Presidio. Jason Justice is a local activist and graphic designer. Dozens of patches, cards, picket signs, and posters that he designed for organizations such as the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, UniteHERE Local 2, Courage to Resist, and DanceSafe were shown through April 20th. The Thoreau Galleries are located in the Thoreau Center for Sustainability on Lincoln Boulevard in the Presidio. Read more

"My Name Is Rachel Corrie" was supposed to be opening in New York at the New York Theater Workshop during the week of March the 20th. However, the producers of the play were told that it was going to be postponed indefinitely. This play was based on Rachel's Corrie's diaries. The text had been edited from her diaries by Alan Rickman, who directed, with Megan Dodds playing Rachel, the show as it was performed by the Royal Court Theatre-- to overwhelming critical acclaim. The show appears to have been postponed due to its political content. Read ISM suggestions for writing letters to protest the New York Times's coverage of this story.

Activists worldwide plan to hold public space readings of Rachel's emails and journal entries during March 16th, the anniversary of Corrie's death. People plan to give fliers to passersby to encourage them to ask themselves, "Why are people so frightened of Rachel Corrie's words?" Read more

Democracy Now's Interview with Vanessa Redgrave | Warren Guykema's letter published in Counterpunch | More articles about the play | If Americans Knew's Rachel Corrie page | Rachel's Words website