Freedom-seekers' calendar, July-Sept

CALENDAR 4 FREEDOM-SEEKERS


24 July thru 14 September 2004

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Please FORWARD freely, as appropriate.
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JULY 2004:


***CAL: SF: July 24, Sat. 8pm sharp:
848 Divisadero, SF (between Fulton & McAllister).
"PERVERTS PUT OUT" erotic readings.
Clothing optional.
Featuring Jessica Melusine, horehound stillpoint,
Charlie Anders, Greta Christina, Roxxie Rosen, Nadyalec,
Simon Sheppard, ferret, Bill Brent.
$12 -- $20 sliding scale.
No one turned away for lack of funds.

[http://www.blackbooks.com ]
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*** CAL: SF: July 25, Sunday, 11AM to 6PM:
Demonstrate nude for peace at clothing-optional Dore Alley
("UP YOUR ALLEY") Fair!
[ http://folsomStreetFair.org/alley/ ]
Near Folsom & 9th Streets. Always on last Sunday of each July.
Expect around ten thousand leatherfolk, friends, and fans.
Please donate when you enter.

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MASS, Boston: 26-29 July: Democratic Party national convention
and various protests.
[ http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/07/11/MNGNE7JQQS1.DTL ]
Make and bring your own equal-rights signs!
Wear wedding costumes!
For info, please visit:
[ http://boston.indymedia.org ]
[ http://www.BlackTeaSociety.org ]
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST: July 27 to August 4: Autonomous Mutant Festival:
annual free non-commercial gathering for healthy evolution of life culture;
celebrating independent art, exploring DIY technologies. Phone 800-486-6862.

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CAL, northern: Oakland: July 29-31:
SF Mime Troupe [ http://www.sfMT.org ]
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CAL: SF area: July 29- Aug. 1: LADYFEST Bay Area.
[ http://www.LadyfestBayArea.org ]
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CAL: SF: July 31, Saturday: Tenderloin Tree Planting Day,
starting 8AM sharp. Volunteers needed to plant trees.
Please meet at Boeddeker Park, Jones & Eddy; wearing work clothes.
Questions? Email
tenderloinTreeCampaign2004 [at] yahoo.com

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AUGUST 2004:


CAL: Aug. 1st: SF, Cable 29: "Outlook" [queer news], first Sunday, 5pm.
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OREGON, Southern Cascades: Aug. 1- 8:
"anti-civilization" Black and Green Anarchist Gathering:
2nd annual. 866-270-1653
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MISSOURI: Aug. 3, Tuesday, primary election:
Voters decide whether to write anti-gay prejudice into their state constitution.
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CAL: SF: Aug. 3: free admission, on 1st Tuesdays, to: ASIAN ART MUSEUM; Legion of Honor; SF MOMA;
Conservatory of Flowers (in Golden Gate Park); etc.
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CAL: SF: Aug. 4: free admission, on 1st Wednesdays, to: San Francisco ZOO; Fort Mason galleries; etc.
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***CAL: SF: Aug. 5, Thurs., 8pm: "LIVE NUDE GIRLS UNITE!":
documentary film about strippers organizing a union at SF's Lusty Lady
(which later became a worker's co-op):
screening at ATA, 992 Valencia Street, SF. $5.
(415) 824-3890
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CAL: SF: Aug. 5: Passion Dance: class on first Thursday of each month (?)
[<http://www.passiondance.com>]
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CAL: SF: August 10: Radar Reading Series, hosted by Michelle Tea,
at SF's downtown New Main public library,
featuring Noel Alumit, Paige McBee, Peter Plate, Beth Steidle.
Free. 6 to 7:30 pm.
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GREECE: circa 13 August 2004:

Will Athens Olympics distract U.S. voters from political issues?
Or will Al Qaeda terrorists strike Athens to help Bush get elected?

Why would terrorists want Bush, whom they despise, to rule the USA?
Because he stupidly falls for their tricks
and plays into their hands;
thus alienating America's potential allies
and energizing potential opponents.
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NEVADA, Reno: 8th annual LGBT Pride parade and street festival.
[ http://www.RenoGayPride.com ]
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CAL: circa Aug. 23: By this date, California Supreme Court might hand down a decision
about whether San Francisco city-county officials
acted illegally when they issued same-sex marriage licenses
(in SF's historic "Winter of Love", February-March 2004).
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MASS.: 25-29 Aug.: 2nd LGBTI Health Summit, in liberal Cambridge.
[ http://www.healthSummit2004.org ]
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NEW YORK: circa Aug. 27 - Sept. 4: NYC: RNC and protests.
For info, please see:
[ http://www.counterConvention.org ]
Republican National Convention will attempt to
exploit a nation's traumatic memories of 9-11-2001, by portraying the
Bush regime as effectively "fighting terror". Some protesters will claim that Iraq War
has drained resources away from fighting Al Qaeda and similar groups.
Others will raise many issues, including equal marriage rights.
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Meanwhile, Cheney decides whether to seek a second term as veep.
[ His poor health allows him to retire, without much embarrassment,
at any moment. ]
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NEW YORK city: Aug. 29, Sunday, AM:
CodePink participates in big anti-war demo.
For info, please see:
[ http://www.indybay.org/news/2004/07/1688689.php ]
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SEPTEMBER 2004:

USA: (NYC?): Sept. 1: Mass PANTY-FLASHING by "the Axis of Eve":
at 3pm, one hundred women in trench-coats will perform a group flashing
of their slogan-bearing panties, to protest against the Bush regime.
For details of event, and to buy protest panties, please visit website
[ http://www.AxisOfEve.org ]
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USA: 4-5-6 Sept: Labor Day weekend.
Visit your local nude beach, or Burning Man.
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CAL: Sept 5: SF, Cable 29: "Outlook" [queer news], first Sunday, 5pm.
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LOUISIANA: ___ Sept: state primary election;
including vote on anti-marriage amendment to state constitution.

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CAL, northern: ____ Sept.?: Berkeley: Will X-plicit Players again hold
a clothing-optional event in Peoples Park and on Telegraph Avenue?
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MASS: 14 Sept., Tuesday: state primary election, in which candidates' chances may be affected by same-sex marriage controversy.
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