Marriage knot, abortion, anarchoHiphop...

Jan. 17 KING DAY INCLUDED QUEERS:

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/01/18/KING.TMP

"....One man dressed completely in black strolled along strumming a guitar and singing "We Shall Overcome."*
As the procession passed the King memorial at Yerba Buena Gardens, it was greeted by a few hundred additional demonstrators, several carrying signs advocating gay rights and denouncing the Iraq war. " [- SF Chronicle ]
*[and other freedom songs]
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CLOTHES FOR ONE DOLLAR:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/01/18/BUGQCARR8D1.DTL
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ROBERT HAALAND on "The Marriage Knot": (opinion):

http://www.sfbg.com/39/16/x_oped.html
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FUNDI-FASCISTS march in SF against abortion:

http://www.sfbg.com/39/16/news_abortion.html
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FREEDOM-SEEKERS' CALENDAR
( events + news-links
compiled by SUN and SaveFreedom;
with help 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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For news of EduKink leather/BDSM classes, please join
[ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/edukink ]
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Please FORWARD freely,
to willing recipients only.
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JANUARY 2005: a time for fresh starts.
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*CAL-SF:Wednesday, January 19,
7:30 pm signup, 8 pm show:
SMACK DAB :
an open mic hosted by Kirk Read and Larry-bob Roberts.
Featured performers: Juba Kalamka and Beth Lisick.
Bring five minutes of words, music, comedy or miscellany. Bring your charm and magic and cheerful can-do attitude.
Or just come and watch and cheer folks on. All ages and genders will be welcomed and adored.
Please respect the five minute limit so more people have a chance to participate. Musicians, one song please.
All happening at Magnet, the gay men's neighborhood health center, 4122 18th Street between Castro and Collingwood.
FREE.
http://www.magnetsf.org
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*CAL-SF, 20 January, Thursday, noon.
FREE FILM at SF Main Library, on birds:
Winged Migration. (documentary, 2001).
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U$A: 20 Jan. 2005,
Thursday: InHogUrination
in Washington, DC.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2005/01/11/national0805EST0491.DTL


SF: Thursday, Jan. 20, to voice dissent on Inauguration Day, International ANSWER, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, and a multitude of local organizations are holding a rally against the current administration at a counter-inaugural protest at Civic Center....5 p.m.,
Joseph L. Alioto Performing Arts Piazza (aka Civic Center Plaza), McAllister and Larkin, S.F. http://www.actionsf.org


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CAL-SF: mid to late January:
earliest opportunity for
SF Superior Court Judge Kramer
to issue ruling on constitutionality of
California law(s) which forbid
same-sex marriage.


Whatever he decides,
his ruling will be appealed,
by at least one party.
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**CAL-SF:
Friday and Saturday nights
Jan. 21, 22;
Jan. 28, 29,
8 pm:
ITALIAN.QUEER.DANGEROUS:
a one-man show featuring Tommi Avicolli Mecca.....
Through monologue and spoken word, well-known San Francisco queer activist and writer
Tommi Avicolli Mecca tells his story of growing up in South Philly's working-class Little Italy.

At 19, fired up with new pride in being gay, he came out to the world
-- and his traditional Roman Catholic southern Italian famiglia --
on a TV talk show.....

$5-10 sliding scale
(no one turned away)


Jon Sims Center, 1519 Mission/
between Van Ness and 11th

http://www.jonsimsctr.org
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CAL-SF: 22 January, Saturday: possible
confrontation between anti-abortion demo
and pro-abortion counter-demo?
SF: Pro-choice march with the SF Pro Choice Coalition, Planned Parenthood, and other reproductive rights groups, on 32nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision. You can also ride with the pro-choice cyclist contingent.
Rally at Powell and Market 10 a.m.,
march to Embarcadero 11 a.m.
For information on this call (415) 441-7858 or go to http://www.ppaction.org/ppgg/events/demo/details.tcl
For more information on the bicycle contingent, e-mail
elinora [at] riseup.net

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CAL- SF: 23 JANUARY 2005, Sunday morning, circa 0945:
Sunday Forum
[secular discussion of social and political issues ]
at U-U Church:
Preserving Social Security.
Free.
[ http://www.uuSF.org ]
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De-fund Uncle Sam
Sunday, Jan. 23, as your 2004 W2 forms arrive, consider what it means to pay taxes during wartime. Northern California War Tax Resistance holds an informational meeting and potluck to discuss conscientious objection to paying taxes, the consequences, and where to redirect your money.
4-6 p.m., 2311 Russell, Berk. Donations accepted. (510) 843-9877
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Strategize marriage parity
Sunday, Jan. 23, get an update on political, legislative, and judicial developments at a summit on marriage equality organized by Equality California, the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club, the Harvey Milk Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Democratic Club, San Francisco Pride, and others.
9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.,
Hiram Johnson State Office Building,
455 Golden Gate, S.F. (415) 581-0005

For info, please visit:

http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/01/1714708.php

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Native American "Indian" discussion
Sunday, Jan. 23, author, professor, and Native American activist Ward Churchill discusses his forthcoming book from City Lights Books,
Kill the Indian, Save the Man:
The Genocidal Impact of American Indian Residential Schools.
5 p.m., City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus, S.F. Free. (415) 362-8193
http://www.citylights.com
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Hospice volunteer training
Monday, Jan. 24, enroll in a training session beginning today and become a volunteer in your neighborhood for Pathways Home Health, Hospice and Continuous Care. The nonprofit organization needs volunteers to provide companionship to, and run errands for, patients and help facilitate grief support groups. For info on the training, call (650) 497-4394
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CAL-SF: Friday, January 28, 6-9 PM:
opening reception for art show:
"HAIRY BODIES"
Featuring Nayland Blake, Nick Dong, Ruth Eckland, Su-Chen Hung, Chris Komater, Dean Smith, and Chris Vandemore. January 28 - February 26, 2005. Gallery Hours: Wednesdays-Saturdays, 1-6 PM.
Hairy Bodies is a group exhibition inspired by the eroticisation and fetishization of large hairy men, otherwise know as bears. These artists explore and abstract this ideal of beauty, quite outside of the mainstream, through the mediums of video, photography, and installation. These sometimes playful and subversive works look at individual and group complexities, differences, and dynamics. Come for an intimate look at the strange beauty of bear hair, sexuality, and body aesthetics in all forms and possibilities. The Lab, 2948 16th Street near Mission.
http://www.thelab.org
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**CAL-SF: Friday, January 28
Open Play Party
(Friday Night Special)
at SF Citadel
Discount night of play ... only $10 per person!

For Citadel street address,
and possible last-minute changes,
please see:
[ http://www.sfcitadel.org/ ]

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CAL, northern: Oakland anarchist event:
Friday, January 28th
WHAT KIND OF STATE ARE YOU LIVIN' IN ?
A Night of Anarchist Hip Hop Propaganda
with SF's ENTARTETE KUNST COLLECTIVE
Celebrating AK Press' 15th Anniversary
7 PM
FREE!
at the AK Press Warehouse
Entartete Kunst will be celebrating the release of their new album,
States of Abuse, with a short live set.
EK will also be celebrating the release of Spreading Propaganda,
a new documentary on the collective, with its first East Bay screening.

http://www.entartetekunst.info/

AK Press Warehouse
674-A 23rd. St
Oakland, CA
b/t MLK and San Pablo
- near 19th St. BART station
For more info contact:
AK Press at 510.208.1700,
josh [at] akpress.org
or visit
http://www.akpress.org

All events at AK Press are wheelchair accessible.
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*CAL-SF: Saturday, January 29, afternoon:

Light My Fire!
a fire play class by Domina
2:30pm - 5:00pm

For cost, details, Citadel street address,
and possible last-minute changes,
please see:
[ http://www.sfcitadel.org/ ]
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IRAQ: 30 January 2005, Sunday:
election???
Watch turnout percentages for Sunni Arabs, Kurds, Shia Arabs.....
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CAL- SF: 30 JANUARY 2005, Sunday morning, circa 0945:
Sunday Forum
[secular discussion of social and political issues ]
at U-U Church:
Iraq's Election,
and the U$A in the Mideast.
Free.
[ http://www.uuSF.org ]
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CAL- SF: 30 JANUARY 2005,
Sunday afternoon, 2 to 4pm:
performance by SF Koto Ensemble,
Koret Auditorium,
SF Main Public Library.
Free.
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*CAL, northern: Berkeley:
UNDRESSED PROJECT classes continue...
Naked dance technique classes geared towards healing body image,
taught by Eric Kupers
and combining aspects of modern dance, improvisation, and
various somatic arts.
FOR ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE.
Sundays, Jan. 30th and Feb. 27th,
3 - 5 pm,
Western Sky Studio,
2525 Eighth Street, Berkeley,
$15 – 30 sliding scale.
RSVP to
erickupers [at] hotmail.com
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*CALIFORNIA, northern: 2005:
Near-nudes support
needle exchange programs:
Looking for a New Year's gift for a good cause?
HOTTIES OF HARM REDUCTION,
the faithful volunteers for the needle exchange programs servicing
San Francisco, Berkeley, Monterey, and Salinas,
pose ALMOST-NUDE in an attractive 2005 calendar
which you can buy online for that special someone
who gets hot looking at undressed activists.
All proceeds go directly to Points of Distribution,
Berkeley Needle Exchange Emergency Distribution,
and the Montery County Needle Exchange.
[ http://www.hottiesofharmreduction.org ]
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FEBRUARY 2005: time to think about love, sex,
and sexually transmitted diseases (STD's).
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***CAL-SF: 3 February, Thursday:
doors open 7pm, program runs 7:30pm to 10:30pm:
"Your First Scenes" class,
in Angela and Iain's Newcomer's Series,
at The Citadel, SF.
Suggested donation $10. NOTAFLOF.

Adults (18+) of all genders, orientations, and roles are welcome.

For news of EduKink leather/BDSM classes, please join
[ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/edukink ]

For Citadel street address,
and possible last-minute changes,
please see:
[ http://www.sfcitadel.org/ ]
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CAL, northern:

Feb. 5, Saturday:

LGBTI electioneering in Napa:

http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/01/1714847.php

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*CAL-SF: Sunday, February 6

Dark Valentine's Sale
A BDSM Toy/Fetish Sale just in time for Valentine's Day
1pm - 5pm
$5 admission

For Citadel street address,
and possible last-minute changes,
please see:
[ http://www.sfcitadel.org/ ]
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CAL: 2005 Feb. 11-12-13, Santa Barbara:
GenderQueer/QueerGenders conference at UCSB.
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