Bash racism and war, at Castro Street Fair

Dear freedomseekers,
Please attend Castro Street Fair
today --
Sunday, October 3.

Please make & bring protest signs--
for peace,
for racial equality,
for marriage equality,
for medical marijuana,
etc.

Details below.

love,
SUN
circa 0930 AM,
Sunday morning, Oct. 3



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CALENDAR 4 FREEDOM-SEEKERS
( compiled by SUN and SaveFreedom;
plus info from HolyTitClamps ):
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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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And for arts events,
please visit the Squidlist calendar:

[ http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/calendar/ ]
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Please FORWARD freely, as appropriate.
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OCTOBER ( Shocktober? ) 2004:

Domestic Violence Awareness Month,
Breast Cancer Awareness Month;
Hispanic Heritage Month (until Oct. 15).
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USA: Will Bush, and/or Wahhabi terrorists,
stage a "SHOCK-tober Surprise" ?
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*CAL: SF: Sunday Oct 3: Castro Street Fair,
including Sugar Valley*.

[ http://www.castrostreetfair.org/ ]

CSF runs from 11am to 6pm on three streets:
Market between Noe and Collingwood;
Castro between Market and 19th;
and 18th between Diamond and Noe.


CSF was considered wild in the Seventies.
Today, coming one week after Folsom, it seems mild.

Women can go TOPFREE if they choose;
but nudity and bare genitals are banned.
See-thru garments may get by?
Atmosphere may be more relaxed after 4pm?
Less nudophobia on Market Street (as contrasted with Castro or 18th streets)?

Please donate $3 per person when entering the fair area.
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* [ http://www.sugarvalley.org/ ]
At "Sugar Valley" on 18th Street, look for "body painting" (?).
Magnet offers the "Polaroid Penis Project".
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CAL: Oct 3: SF, Cable 29: "Outlook" [queer news], first Sunday, 5pm.
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CAL-SF: October 3, Sunday evening/night,
6pm to 1 am:
"DEPORTING the American Dream" --
"an evening of immigration awaeness & community":
live music, poetry & spoken word, food & drink, slide-show by artists, tango party, etc.
[ http://www.studioZ.tv ] [.... in Tuvalu?]

"Participating artists" include
MATT GONZALEZ, Jill Knight, Youth Speaks....

at Studio Z,
314 -- 11th Street (near Folsom St)
$7 to $20, sliding scale

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USA: Oct. 5, Tuesday evening:
Cheney/Edwards debate in Cleveland, Ohio.
[ Will Cheney curse? ]
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CAL, northern: SF and Berkeley:
thru October 7:
new film, TYING THE KNOT,
on same-sex marriage struggle.
See trailer at
[ http://www.TyingTheKnotTheMovie.com ]
Limited engagements in SF Gay Area, Oct. 1-7 only:
Lumiere, in SF: 415.267.4893
Act, in Berkeley: 510.464.5980
[ http://www.landmarkTheatres.com ]
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USA: October 8, Friday:
Second of three Bush/Kerry debates;
in St. Louis.
[ Most observers think the debates are Kerry's best hope. ]
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USA: thru 11 October:
" Marriage Equality California Caravan
and National Rally in Washington D.C.
From October 4 to 11, 2004, marriage activists will leave San Francisco and cross the
country to Washington D.C. on the Marriage Equality Express, making 14 stops to
network with local marriage activists and spread the fire for marriage equality nation-wide.

EQCA and MECA will post daily blogs from the riders.

Consider going to Washington D.C. for the
National Marriage Equality Rally
on National Coming Out Day [Monday, Oct. 11]
in the Upper Senate Park -
hear Barney Frank, Mabel Teng, marriage plaintiffs,
civil rights advocates, Tuck and Patti and more.
To learn more about supporting the marriage caravan and rally go to

( http://www.marriageequalityca.org/events/2004/national-rally/index.php ). +

+ Register to Vote Absentee!
...Registered voters are five times more likely
to actually vote,
when they vote by mail.
To register to vote absentee go to

( http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections_vr.htm ).
[-- MECA]
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CAL-SF: 4 October, Monday, 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM:
"Celebrating Women" exhibit
by IMOW,
at One Market, concourse lobby, downown SF.
Take Bart/Muni to Embarcadero Station.

"The International Museum of Women presents “Celebrating Women,” an exhibit of artifacts, music and photographs of festivals from around the world; richly documented for the first time by Paola Gianturco in her new book “Celebrating Women” (powerHouse Books, October 2004).
The International Museum of Women will open in 2008 at Pier 26 in San Francisco.

Celebrating Women features more than 17 festivals, in many countries. The exhibit affirms the power of women as athletes, defenders, goddesses, providers, warriors and more. Since different cultures deem different attributes laudable, the exhibit offers a view of how women's roles are defined by community and their identities are informed by tradition. It is an opportunity to gain a greater understanding of ourselves and others, as we strive together for positive social change. For more information please go to
http://www.imow.org
Our mission is to value the lives of women around the world."
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USA: Friday, 8 October:
"Boycott for Equality".
Please spend NO money today,
if possible.
[ http://www.indybay.org/news/2004/08/1693067.php ]
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CALIFORNIA: Friday, circa 8 October:
Deadline for state Attorney General Bill Lockyer to file a brief
defending Cal's unfair, homophobic and sexist marriage laws.
[ Comment by SUN: Lockyer should have recused himself from same-sex marriage lawsuits.
By handling this issue personally, instead of letting an assistant AG represent the state,
Lockyer has contradicted himself and has angered many queer voters.
Please see also: 26 October 2004]
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USA: DC: 4 Oct.:
first Monday in October:
U.S. Supreme Court starts 2004-2005 term;
considers MEDICAL MARIJUANA, etc.
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*** CAL: SF: 9 October 2004: Saturday afternoon:

first annual Nude Peace Day at Baker Beach:

*** N U D E PEACE DAY: You're invited to bodypaint and get bodypainted for freedom and peace, on N u d e Peace Day, the second Saturday of each October, at Baker Beach, San Francisco. Free. Adults of all genders and orientations are welcome. Take #29 Muni bus to Baker Beach (either of two stops; ask driver); or bike there; or walk from Geary Blvd. and 25th Ave. Walk to northern parking lot, which has water fountain & toilets. From parking lot, walk north on beach (toward Golden Gate Bridge), thru prude zone and into clothing-optional zone. Then visually follow the cable fence (separating usable beach from protected vegetation) until you see a Leather Pride Flag (bearing a red heart, with stripes of black, blue, and white). If you don't see the flag yet, just enjoy the beach on your own. Look again for flag, or bodypainters, each hour, especially near the log stairway. Since organizers must carry supplies on bus, no reliable time can be guaranteed. We hope to be there by 2PM, possibly earlier. Rain cancels.
For details or last-minute changes, please see SUN
[ http://pages.prodigy.net/seniornude ]
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*** CAL, northern: Oakland:
9 October, Saturday evening:
October 9
a clothing-optional happening:
"Sacred Prostitutes Perform" --
an exorcism of shame to benefit the
Berkeley ballot initiative for sex workers’ rights.
with dance by “slut-goddess” Ruby Pearl,
with book signing by whore-priestess Scarlet Harlot,
"The Unrepentant Whore";
with spoken word by sex positive
Stacey Swimme,
Robin Few,
and Debbie Moore.

Clothing-optional.

Saturday, 10/9/04,
8pm.
Loop Gallery, 6436 Telegraph Ave., near 65th St., Oakland

For info:
[ debbiemoore [at] xplicitplayers.com ]

SUN says:
You can still attend this Oct. 9 evening event in Oakland at 8PM;
AFTER the Nude Peace Day afternoon gathering at SF's Baker Beach.
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