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

[ http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/calendar/ ]
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For Nov. 2004 election results, please visit:

http://www.sfgate.com/election/2004/11/02/

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Please FORWARD freely,
to willing recipients only.
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CAL-SF:
Monday mornings thru December 20:
free classes for elders (55+),
on WORLD AFFAIRS.
For details, please see:

http://www.indybay.org/news/2004/11/1705140.php

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CAL-SF: thru Dec. 16, daytime:
"Ritual Arts of HAITI":
vodou exhibit at SF State University.
Free. Weekdays, 10am.
http://www.SFSUstudentcenter.com/artgallery

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Feminist ethnography
CAL-SF: Wednesday, Nov. 24, activist and feminist Kamala Viweswaran, an associate professor of anthropology and Asian Studies at the University of Texas in Austin, speaks about genocide and the incidents of gender violence that took place in Gujarat, India, in 2002.
Angana Chatterji, of the California Institute of Integral Studies' Social and Cultural Anthropology Program, introduces her.
6:30-8:30 p.m., California Institute of Integral Studies, Room 607, 1453 Mission, S.F. Free. (415) 573-6254,
aparadise [at] ciis.edu [-SFBG]
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'Native Americans' documentary
CAL, northern: Wednesday, Nov. 24, explore tribal history and culture across the United States in this Fellowship of Humanity screening of the PBS documentary The Native Americans. 7 p.m., Humanist Hall, 390 27th St., Oakl.
Donations accepted. (510) 451-5818 [-SFBG]
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USA: Nov. 25, Thursday: Thanksgiving (4th Thurs. in Nov.).
[Aunti T's recipe for oyster stuffing:
First, have your oyster bend over and grab his ankles..... ]
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U$A: Friday, 26 November:
"Buy Nothing" Day.
Please delay your shopping
until Saturday or Sunday, if you can.
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Veggie fuel party
CAL-SF: Saturday, Nov. 27, spreading the gospel of alternative energy, the Sustainable Solutions Caravan makes its second annual trek from San Francisco to Costa Rica in buses running completely on vegetable oil.
Help hosts Stephen Brooks and Zak Zaidman kick off the event, which includes live music, DJs, puppetry, and speakers from ecological groups. Earlier in the day, take tours of the buses and learn how to convert your own vehicle to one that runs on veggie fuel.
Tours and workshop 12 noon, CELLspace back lot, Florida and 18th Sts., S.F.
Launch party 8 p.m., CELLspace, 2050 Bryant, S.F.
Donations accepted. (415) 285-2809 or (510) 717-2538. [-SFBG]
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CAL-SF: 'Diet for a Dead Planet'
Tuesday, Nov. 30, find out how food production in the United States is destroying the planet and your body, at a reading from former Bay Guardian city editor Christopher D. Cook's new book, Diet for a Dead Planet (New Press). Eatwell Farm provides locally grown, organic snacks. 7:30 p.m., Modern Times Bookstore, 888 Valencia, S.F.
Free. (415) 282-9246. [-SFBG]
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CAL-SF: Dot-com documentary
Tuesday, Nov. 30, as part of the "Televising the Revolution" radical film series, the Heads Up Collective presents a screening of
Boom! The Sound of Eviction.
The documentary examines the dot-com aftermath through interviews with former dot-com workers, real estate developers, landlords, former mayor Willie Brown, and the activists who fought against the displacement of community groups and tenants. Donations benefit St. Peter's Housing Committee. 8 p.m., El Rio, 3158 Mission, S.F.
Donations accepted.
radfilms [at] lycos.com [-SFBG]
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DECEMBER 2004:
Universal Human Rights Month.
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CAL-SF: Wednesday, 1 December, 7pm: Launch party for the book:
"Biting the Error: Writers Explore Narrative",
with readings by Mary Burger, Robert Gluck(?) and Camille Ro, Aja Duncan,
Rob Halpern, Kevin Killian, Doug Rice, Robin Tremblay-McGaw, Paul VanDeCarr, Magdelena Zurawski.
Modern Times Bookstore, 888 Valencia Street at 20th Street, SF.
Free.
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CAL-SF:Affordable-housing discussion
Wednesday, Dec. 1, meet with Donald McDonald, author of Democratic Architecture, discuss the benefits of affordable housing, and take a tour of Shelter One – the house on wheels that construction worker-activist Jim Reid built for less than $10,000 – at an event sponsored by the Campaign to Abolish Poverty. Tour 10-11 a.m., Shelter One, parked on Mission at 14th St., S.F.; discussion 11:30 a.m., Senior Action Network, seventh fl., 965 Mission, S.F. (415) 235-6488 or (415) 546-1336.
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CAL-SF: World AIDS Day observance
Wednesday, Dec. 1, gather at the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park to remember the 550,000 Americans who have died from AIDS. Actor and activist Judith Light gives this year's keynote address, Mayor Gavin Newsom and state assemblymember Mark Leno make presentations, and others who have worked to stop the spread of the disease participate. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., National AIDS Memorial Grove, Golden Gate Park, corner of Bowling Green and Middle Drive East, S.F. Free. (415) 750-8340,
http://www.aidsmemorial.org [-SFBG]
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CAL-SF: Saturday 4 Dec. 2004, door at 8:30, show at 9 pm: [???]
PanTease: The 848 Burlesque Revue.
Featuring
Big Burlesque,
Burlesque-esque,
The Diamond Daggers,
Harlem Shake
and 848's own No Knockers Burlesque.
$12-$20.
At 848 Divisadero at McAllister in SF.
Reserve: 415-922-2385.
[This might be the last oublic event at 848?]
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CAL: Dec. 5: SF, Cable 29: "Outlook" [queer news], first Sunday, 5pm.
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CAL-SF: Sunday 5 Dec,
7:30 pm signup, show 8 pm:
K'vetsh queer spoken word event.
Features plus open mic.
Hosted by Lynn Breedlove and Tara Jepsen. Open mic sign-up at 7:30, one piece of 5 minutes or less. $1-$3 donation.
Sadie's Flying Elephant bar, 491 Potrero (on the corner of Mariposa) the first Sunday of every month.
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CAL-SF: 5 Dec.(Sunday) + ongoing: The Bicycle Coalition needs you
San Francisco Bicycle Coalition needs volunteer crossing guards during the evening rush hour at the intersection of Fell and Masonic Streets, SF. Help protect pedestrians and cyclists at this dangerous intersection.
Also, volunteers are needed Dec. 5 for Winterfest, the yearly gala put on by SFBC, to assist with the auction, park bikes, check in attendees, and more.
To volunteer as a crossing guard, e-mail Michael Cobb at mishamean [at] hotmail.com
To volunteer for Winterfest, e-mail Lisa Ruth Elliott at lisaruth [at] sfbike.org [-SFBG]
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CALIFORNIA: 6 December, Monday:
Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez and Assemblyman Mark Leno will re-introduce the
"Marriage License Non-Discrimination Act", granting same-sex couples access to civil marriage.
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CAL, northern: Berkeley: Monday 6 Dec,
7 pm: The Last Word Poetry Series. ..... First Monday of each month.
Open reading from 7-7:30, with features following. Hosted by Tim Donnelly, Randy Fingland & Dale Jensen.
Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berekeley.
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CAL-SF: Tuesday 7 Dec,
7:30 sign up, start at 8 pm:
"House of Love" open mic, hosted by Blue Buddha.
First Tuesday of each month. Are you looking for someplace to do your thang? Do you have need to be a bit of an exhibitionist? Well then you've come to the right place. "House of Love" is looking for you. We're the friendliest and most perverted open mic in town. If you have a song, an angry story, a dance or some fecal art to share,
then we're your ticket to freedom, baby. Join our unconventional family of freaks and pervs and show us your stuff 'cause we will show you ours- and for free!! Each performer gets 3 songs or about 15 minutes......
. http://www.brainwash.com/calendar.html
Brainwash is located @ 1122 Folsom St. (between 7th & 8th /SOMA) (415) 861-FOOD

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*CAL-SF: 9 Dec., Thursday: 7pm:
class at The Citadel !

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WORLD: 10 Dec. (?): Human Rights Day.

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CAL-SF: Friday 10 Dec,
signup at 7:30, reading at 8 pm:
Queer Open Mic at the Center's Three Dollar Bill Cafe.
2nd and 4th Fridays (except in December [skip 4th Fri.]).
Host Cindy M. Emch with featured reader Michelle Tea.
Adding to the mixing pot of spoken word in the city is a new open mic night at the SF LGBT Community Center. Pro grrrl, pro boi, and completely genderqueer in scope, the night aims to combine the raunchy enthusiasm of the Hole in the Wall, the warmth and community of Ashkenaz, the unapologetic queer of the Bearded Lady, the radical politics of Cafe Macondo and the sweet rhythms of El Rio to create a space for spoken word, poetry and performance that is feminist, multi cultural, multi gendered, completely inclusive and dynamic.
$1-5 donations benefit Femina Potens ( http://www.feminapotens.com )
and The Center ( http://www.sfcenter.org ) in an effort to encourage more queer radical art in our community.
No one turned away for lack of funds.....
Three Dollar Bill Cafe 1800 Market @ Octavia
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CAL- SF: 12 December, Sunday, 2pm to 4:30pm:

international POETS FOR PEACE --
Pireeni Sundaralingam
and poets representing Iran, Canada, Native America, Russia, Middle East, etc. --
perform at SF Main Library, downtown, Larkin at Grove,
in the Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room.
FREE.
All welcome.

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***CAL-SF: 12 Dec., Sunday:
SM Community Exchange
("the Bizarre Fleamarket") 2pm!!
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