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SF events 5.31

by BUCK BECHTEL
Teach-in to stop Bechtel Sun June 1, Bechtel Corp.'s $680 million contract to rebuild Iraq's water and sewer systems after the U.S. invasion raises questions on the bidding process and the rest of the international community's involvement in postwar Iraq. Attend this teach-in, kick off four days of action against Bechtel and other corporations profiting from the war on Iraq. http://www.actagainstwar.org 7 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 1187 Franklin @ Geary http://www.sfbg.com/37/35/x_alerts.html http://www.indybay.org
911 Conspiracy website: Reichstagsbrand, Part III? http://www.serendipity.li/wtc.html

Stop the New PATRIOT ACT Take Action! Send a Message to Congress:
http://capwiz.com/voice4change/issues/alert/?alertid=2303036&type=CO
ACLU ALERT - Free Fax to FCC (Media Diversity)
http://www.aclu.org/FreeSpeech/FreeSpeech.cfm?ID=12720&c=42
PETITION: STOP THE FLORIDA-TION OF THE 2004 ELECTION sign petition :
http://www.workingforchange.com/activism/petition.cfm?itemid=14993

http://www.asticles.com/ (no weapons found)
http://www.asticles.com/asticles/theystill.htm
Iraqi Body Count http://www.iraqbodycount.net/

# Sat, May 31 New Moon http://www.calsnet.com/mysticfa

# Sat May 31 12 pm No MORE Blood For Oil! Ford Dealership Market at Dolores
Ford bad Mpg. http://www.globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.html

# Schools Not Jails hip-hop concert Sat May 31, enjoy live performances by JT the Bigga Figga, Company of Prophets, Kiwi, MIA, Mandela Arts Center Youth Performers, Aztec and Polynesian dancers, breakdancers, Schools Not Jails. Noon-5 p.m., McLaren Park Ampitheater, John Shelley Dr. at Mansell, S.F. Free. http://www.sfbg.com/37/35/x_alerts.html

# 5/31 ISM at the Crossroads http://www.craigslist.org/eve/11396294.html
Unitarian Fellowship Hall Cedar at Bonita Berkeley 1:30 pm FREE PALESTINE!

# 5/31 Go Solar: Solar Power Your Home http://www.craigslist.org/eve/11618834.html
Main Library, Lower Level, Koret Aud , 2pm 100 Larkin Street (at Grove) Free

# National Queer Arts Festival: "The Q-Ball!" May 31 6pm-12:00am Free
performance party, visual art's exhibits, video installations, food, and drink.
SF LGBT Center 1800 Market @Octavia http://www.queerculturalcenter.org

# GUS NEWPORT, EVA GEORGIA, MITCH JESERICH: http://www.indybay.org
FUTURE of NEWS JOURNALISM http://www.KPFA.org , PACIFICA RADIO
Sat May 31, 7:30 PM http://www.NewCollege.edu 777 Valencia $5

# Sat May 31 David's Birthday Party: Bonfires Ocean Beach @ Judah.
joy [at] freedomfighter.biz http://freedomfighter.biz

# May 31 FAERIE MASQUE BALL Women's Building 18th@ Valencia/Guerrero 8PM $15
night of desire, dancing, costume http://www.sfbg.com/37/35/x_list_events.html


# Sunset,Park Presidio Artists Exhibit Sat 5/31, Sun 6/1 10am-5pm Free
SF County Fair Building GG park 9th/Lincoln http://www.artcycles.com/sas

# alarming misuse of electronic gadgetry Sun June 1 12-dark free
bran(nevermind the plight of the medics)Pos Crack:WAR, FiLTHMiLK,
Rubber-o-Cement omnivorous simsillium, Tarantasism Murdermurder
fun noise in the sun waffles beverages and grilled food
Potrerro del Sol park where potrerro ends into 101 / Cesar Chavez
next to the SRL compound http://www.mp3.com/filthmilk

# Teach-in to stop Bechtel Sun June 1, Bechtel Corp.'s $680 million contract to rebuild Iraq's water and sewer systems after the U.S. invasion raises questions on the bidding process and the rest of the international community's involvement in postwar Iraq. Attend this teach-in, kick off four days of action against Bechtel and other corporations profiting from the war on Iraq. http://www.actagainstwar.org 7 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 1187 Franklin @ Geary http://www.sfbg.com/37/35/x_alerts.html see full calendar @ : http://www.globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.html

# CAFÉ DÉCOR CRAFT PARTY - We will provide the cookies and other treats.
Our requests for donations : *Clean or unused panties (For Panty Prayer Flags of course!).
*Rubber Chickens *Hot glue sticks/glue guns *Fabric * Enamel paint (it's Playa-Proof!)
*Beige or tan fabric for pillowcases. * cutting pattern for making Sofa Covers?
sewing machines Sunday June 1st, Noon to 5:30pm Burning Man World Headquarters:
http://www.burningman.com/officedirections

# going to Africa to work with orphaned children in Uganda and Tanzania
HOUSE WARMING / GOODBYE PARTY / POT LUCK / BARBEQUE / AUCTION ON
SUN JUNE 1 2PM UNTIL ? ? AT 636 OCTAVIA ST, #106, SAN FRANCISCO

# 2nd Annual Queer-A-Palooza & Drag King Junior Contest Sun June 1
3p-2a $5 in drag or $10 An Open-gendered ALL-AGES Buffet of Gender-
play & Performing Arts http://www.SomArts.org 934 Brannan @8th

# 6/1 Lesbian & Gay Pride Celebration Kick off!! http://www.craigslist.org/eve/11489456.html
4-12 midnight!! 1535 @ Folsom @ 11th & 12th $10 Dance-Reggae-R&B-Salsa!! 21+

# Budget Gallery - Urban Outdoor Art Show Sun June 1 5-7p free
Mission @ Valencia South of Cesar Chavez http://budgetgallery.org

# Sun June 1 7:30 pm Ed Rosenthal on Why Marijuana Should Be Legal
Cody's Books, 2454 Telegraph Ave (at Haste), Berkeley

# The Lunatic Fringe Sun June 1 8p-2a $5, $3 dressed as a lunatic
The Hush Hush 496 14 th St. (at Guerrero St.) a dozen performers

# DIRECT ACTION TO STOP THE WAR FOUR DAYS OF ACTION AGAINST BECHTEL
/CORPORATE INVASION OF IRAQ June 1-5 http://www.actagainstwar.org

# Join June 1-5 Actions Against Bechtel: National days of action against
corporate invasion of Iraq. See 24 May http://www.progressiveportal.org/complete.html

# protest cruise ship pollution in San Francisco! Mon June 2, + Tue June 10
8:45am-10am Pier 35 (Embarcadero @ Bay) rzurcher [at] bluewaternetwork.org

# Trance at the Rotunda (SF City Hall), Monday 4:20pm
Entertainment Commission City and County of San Francisco
Notice and Agenda for Inaugural Meeting Monday, June 2, 2003
at 3:00 p.m. Room 408, City Hall Polk @ Grove
PS FREE food and beverages provided by bars and restaurants
that support the creation of an Entertainment Commission!
The public is invited. It will begin at 3pm with the official stuff,
then adjourn for a reception with DJ's and food in the City Hall Rotunda.


# Mokai CD release concert "World Without War" proclaimed "peace
movement's new anthem" by Medea Benjamin and is in rotation during
flashpoints at KPFA. inspired website: http://www.worldwithoutwar.us
Mon June 2nd, 9PM ($3) Elbo Room, SF 647 Valencia St. @17th


# 6/3 March & rally to PROTECT THE SAFETY NET meet 10 AM March at 11 AM
Rally at 1221 Oak St Noon-1 PM http://www.craigslist.org/eve/11116102.html

# Tue June 3: Day of Direct Education and Outreach. BECHTEL
Meet at Montgomery BART SF or Oakland 12th St BART 7:30am,
Noon, and/or 5:00pm to distribute materials engage in conversations,
Perform street theater http://www.actagainstwar.org

# Extra Action Marching Band and Anthony J. Hall art opening
Tue June 3 8-10 pm Free Valencia @ 23rd http://www.goodvibes.com


# Wed June 4 Opening Reception Madusalon One Year Anniversary.
Life sized Contact Prints by Opal Essence Masks by Ester
Foompa by Kelly Madusalon 300 Divisadero at Page 5-9pm

Unprecedented, 7:30 PM, Free http://www.craigslist.org/eve/11767502.html
documentary on Florida election fiasco. 50 minutes then discuss. Free. Wed June 4, 7:30p
351 Santa Clara Avenue at Crescent St , 2 blocks from Grand Lake Theater. Oakland
http://www.laurawells.org -- http://www.cagreens.org http://lmno4p.org

# Wednesdays: Urban Yoga with Chris Sia, 7-9pm, free for the month of June,
and always pay what you can... Starting with some traditional yoga,moves on to
connecting with other people through contact improvisation, acrobatics,
partner yoga & massage, and shared weight exercises.
IKHQ 136 taylor http://www.infinitekaos.com ik [at] infinitekaos.com

# http://www.craigslist.org/eve/11767502.html See the terrific
documentary on the Florida election fiasco. "Unprecedented" will play
for 50 minutes and then we'll discuss. Free. Wed June 4, 7:30 p.m.
351 Santa Clara Avenue at Crescent St nr Grand Lake Theater.


# Thu June 5: SHUT DOWN Bechtel's World Headquarters,
Offices and Sites Across the Country and the World!
MEET: 7:00am at Bechtel World HQ, 50 Beale St (Montgomery BART
Come early and stay all day for a day of nonviolent direct
action, rally, music, dancers, art, speakers, and community leaders
fighting (and winning) against Bechtel. Global Women’s Strike which has
been organizing protests at Bechtel for the last three months, will have a
program from noon-2:00pm – "Women Say No to Bechtel; From Iraq to
Palestine to Bolivia, Count Women’s Work, Count Women’s Lives."
http://www.ActAgainstWar.org http://www.actagainstwar.org

# Thu June 5 6-8p free, but pre-reg required. 415-973-2277 or http://www.pge.com/pec/classes Refreshments 6-6:30
Steven Strong: Integration of Solar Energy in Homes and Buildings
The Pacific Energy Center, 851 Howard @ 4th/5th St., SF

# Thursdays: Morning Practice with Krista DeNio & Gabriel Todd of
Freaksoultribe, 10am-noon. morning asana to awaken the body,
then urban dance choreography and singing in freaksoultribe way...
Thursdays: 5rhythms ecstatic dance practice with Lucia Rose,
6:30-8:30pm. Come get your ya-ya's out with Lucia. Dance as not only a
workout, but work your shit out. Cathartic. Spiritual. Transforming.
IKHQ 136 taylor SF http://www.infinitekaos.com ik [at] infinitekaos.com

# 911 people's investigation organizing meeting at 3220 Sacramento @ Lyon
June 5 Thu 7-10p http://www.communitycurrency.org/9-11.html
http://www.gnn.tv http://www.COPvCIA.com http://www.thewaronfreedom.com
http://www.globalresearch.ca http://www.infowars.com http://www.tenc.net
http://www.cooperativeresearch.org http://www.questionsquestions.net

# June 6-8 http://www.PLANETWORK.org Conf.Golden Gate Club Presidio
# Jun 7 Peter Gabriel @ Shoreline Mountain View. amnesty.org witness.org
# Sat. June 7 6 pm Fontain's M.U.S.E. Free http://www.fontainsmuse.com
Cafe International, 508 Haight @ Filmore http://www.cafeinternational.com
Join our drum circle: Bring your acoustic earth instruments and play with us.
# June 7 RENAGADE Eel River at the old GEMINI gathering spot. free event. carpool
100 degrees. til Sunday. 101 N. to Ukiah. Go 5 miles past UKIAH on HWY: 101
HWY: 20 Exit. 4 miles POTTER VALLEY/ LAKE PILLSBURY exit left. 6 miles to POTTER VALLEY. first RT. as you get into POTTER VALLEY on the Eel River RD. 1.5miles to top of mountain and right fork .7 mile RT dirt RD. ( If you drive over a bridge without turning onto the dirt RD. you went to far, turn around and take the first dirt RD. to your LT). 5 miles look for dirt RD. on LT. If you drive onto pavement you went about half a mile too far. PACK OUT WHAT YOU PACK IN. Bring toilet paper! Shovels anyone....
# Dinner + Karaoke Veggie Singles Night Herbivore at 6:30pm: 983 Valencia St. Mint at 8pm: 1942 Market Sat June 7 6:30pm
# Trance.Zen.Dance at Music that Matters Festival at Rollins Lake Headline on Sat. Night.
Camping available for weekend http://www.californiamedicalfreedom.com
# Sun Jun 8 10-6p http://www.haightstreetfair.org/
# Universal Design Course 6/9-7/11 SFSU ricgomes [at] sfsu.edu
# June 13 Fri 5:30-8:30 pm SF Green Party's new office: 1028 A Howard @ 6-7th
A party, Green party style, food, beverages, friends and allies. http://www.sfgreenparty.org
# Sat Jun 14 Full Moon also Su Jul 13, M Aug 11, W Sep 10, F Oct 10, Sa Nov 8, M Dec 8
# Sat June 14 7:30 PM SF Unitarian Church 1197 Franklin @ Geary forum/rally
defend the right to free speech and the right to organize. Fired SF Chronicle
reporter Henry Norr, Jack Heyman ILWU Business Agent will report on his arrest
on the docks at Oakland and the ongoing attacks on anti-war protesters and
the ILWU. + video from the case of Gary McClain was struggling for a union
at the Tenneco Packaging plant in South Carolina and was arrested and placed
in a mental institution for two weeks. Myron Renew from the KT-Clay company;
fired after making safety complaints at mine in South Carolina.
# 8:30p Sat June 14 vegan wine and maybe a desert. Then Polyesther's 10 pm
For more info or to RSVP, email back to veggie_sinlges [at] yahoo.com
# June 14-15- 25th yr HEALTH & HARMONY FESTIVAL Sonoma Co.Fairgrounds $17
Santa Rosa, CA Booth space available 707-575-9355 http://harmonyfestival.com
# 35th Anniv Summer of Love! SAT JUN 15 Noon-6pm on Civic Center Plaza
# Mobilize Against Agriculture Privatization in Sacramento: June 20-25 WTO,USDA,USAID
US State Dept then onto WTO Ministerial in Cancun and the Summit of the Americas on FTAA scheduled for Miami in November. five-day convergence of action and education. http://biodev.org http://www.indybay.org http://www.organicconsumers.org
# Sierra Nevada World Music Fest Angel's Camp, Ca June 20-22 http://www.snwmf.com/
# Saturday June 21 Summer Solstice
# June 28 5pm, parade 7:30pm Dolores Park Free. http://www.dykemarch.org
# Sat June 28 8pm-Midnight ( as Dyke March eneters the the Castro!)
Free Street Party Market @ Castro Free http://www.www.outloudsfbay.org
# Witchcamp 2003 NOR CAL , MENDOCINO WOODLANDS, 10 yr Anniv
Sun June 29-Sun 6th July 2003 SHARE IN A WEEK OF RECLAIMING STYLE,
Earth based spirituality, Magic http://www.madroneproductions.com/camp.htm
# Mon June 30 NRDC's legal challenge to permanently stop the Navy's
deployment of LFA Sonar. http://www.seaflow.org info [at] seaflow.org

# July 3-6 http://www.hsmusic.net High Sierra Music Fest
# 4th of July Party in Bolinas! Noon Parade Arrive < 10am Camp on beach overnight!
# July 11,12,13  http://www.oregoncountryfair.org
# Halloween Party Castro Blocked off to Church till 1am with After party at Somarts?

# Aug 1,2,3 http://www.reggaeontheriver.com Eel River @ French's Camp, Piercy, CA
# Bjork at Pier 30/32, Friday Aug. 8 at 7 pm

)'( Labor Day Weekend Aug-Sep http://www.BurningMan.com
NO MOON IN 2003. LIGHT YO'SELF! New Moon Wed Aug 27 )'(
# 28 Sep http://www.folsomstreetfair.com 10a-6p Btwn 7th and 12th
# 1 Oct http://www.castrostreetfair.org
13 Oct Indigenous Peoples Day (Columbus Day). Public holiday.
Map of deviant desires http://www.deviantdesires.com/map/mappics/map81002.gif
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Toll Free senate + Congress 1(800) 839-5276 No Expansion of Patriot Act!

SF events 5.28 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/05/1614482.php
SF events 5.23 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/05/1613527.php
SF events 5.21 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/05/1612532.php
SF events 5.14 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/05/1610709.php
SF events 5.8 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/05/1609339.php
SF events 5.5 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/05/1607677.php
SF events 5.1 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/05/1606143.php
SF events 4.28 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/04/1604873.php
SF events 4.24 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/04/1603542.php
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SF events 4.17 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/04/1601510.php
SF events 4.14 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/04/1600155.php
SF events 4.10 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/04/1598582.php
SF events 4.3 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/04/1594860.php
SF events 3.31 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/03/1593398.php
SF events 3.14 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/03/1582353.php
SF events 3.12 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/03/1581683.php
SF events 3.7 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/03/1580468.php
SF events 3.2 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/03/1579120.php
SF events 2.25 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/02/1577974.php
SF events 2.18 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/02/1575397.php
SF events 2.14 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/02/1573891.php
SF events 2.11 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/02/1572638.php
SF events 2.6 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/02/1570854.php
SF events 1.29 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/01/1567564.php
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SF events 1.15 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/01/1560754.php
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SF events 1.6 online: http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/01/1557272.php
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