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Alerts
By Deborah Giattina

and julian foley

Reviving the spiritual left

Wednesday, July 20 through Saturday, July 23, participate in a four-day conference with discussions and presentations focusing on ways to challenge the political right's grip on spiritual discourse and ways to build alliances among progressives that address the left's antireligion biases. Organized by Tikkun magazine and attended by renowned spiritual leaders, the conference has proven so popular that registration is temporarily closed. But organizers encourage anyone interested in participating to contact Rabbi Michael Lerner at rabbilerner [at] tikkun.org in case cancellations or new conference space become available. 8 a.m.-late evening each day, register at the Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley campus. (510) 528-6250. For more information on schedule and price, visit http://www.tikkun.org/community/spiritual_activism_conference.

 

Fight the Minuteman Project

Thursday, July 21, join the Bay Area Coalition to Fight the Minutemen and discuss ways to challenge organized racism as the Minuteman Project moves to ramp up its border patrols in California. Spanish/English translation included. 7 p.m., New College of California, Room 23, 766 Valencia, SF. (415) 437-3400, stoptheminutemen [at] riseup.net.

 

LGBT rights worldwide

Thursday, July 21, attend this screening, sponsored by Amnesty International's OUTfront program, of Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World. This documentary brings awareness to discrimination against gays, lesbians, and transgendered people by focusing on the events surrounding the arrest of 52 men at a disco in Cairo for crimes of debauchery. 8 p.m., Artists' Television Access, 992 Valencia, SF. $5 recommended donation.

 

Energy crisis solutions

Thursday, July 21, hear Nobel Laureate Steven Chu, Stanford professor and director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, talk about science's role in addressing the world energy crisis. Chu's talk is held as part of the Exploratorium's Nobel Exhibit, which runs July 14-October 2. Reception at 6 p.m., lecture at 6.30 p.m., Commonwealth Club of California, 595 Market, second fl., SF. $12-18. (415) 597-6700.

 

Radical folk music

Friday, July 22, hear three radical folk artists in one evening. David Rovics, Robert Temple, and Folk This! perform to mark the release of Rovics's new CD, For the Moment. In addition Temple performs songs from his recent recording, "What would YOU Do," which asks listeners to consider the current state of US politics. 7 p.m., AK Press, 674-A 23rd St, Oakl. $5. (510) 208-1700. http://www.akpress.org.

 

'Tigers Forever' screening

Friday, July 22, watch naturalist, activist, and philosopher Anthony Marr's film Tigers Forever and learn more about omni-scientific cosmology, a philosophy that brings together astronomy, physics, and chemistry and incorporates other natural and social sciences as a way of speaking to longstanding philosophical questions. Marr is the author of Omni-Science and the Human Destiny (2003). 7 p.m., Humanist Hall, 390 27th St., Oakl. $5 donations accepted. (415) 642-8066, http://www.humanisthall.net, http://www.omni-science.org.

 

Freestyle mural

Saturday, July 23, Bay Area youth are invited to watch a live mural performance at the Annual Urban Youth Arts Festival. Sponsored by Precita Eyes Mural Arts, the event includes artist booths and a mural panel competition. 1-5 p.m., Precita Park (corner of Precita and Harrison), SF. Free. (415) 285-2287. http://www.precitaeyes.org.

 

Remembering Hoffer

Saturday, July 23, watch a panel discussion and video presentation celebrating the legacy of "Longshoreman-Philosopher" Eric Hoffer, sponsored by the San Francisco Public library. 1-3:30 p.m., San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin, SF. Free. (415) 557-4400. http://www.sfpl.lib.ca.us.

 

Breasts in Berkeley

Saturday, July 23, head to Berkeley for the X-plicit Players' 14th Annual Nude and Breast Freedom Parade if you're a fan of parades but not a fan of war. Sherry Glassner and Debbie Moore also perform in People's Park as part of "Breasts Not Bombs." 12 p.m., People's Park, 2556 Haste, Berk. Free. (510)848-1985.

 

West Memphis Three benefit

Saturday, July 23, help raise money for legal fees in the postconviction appeal case of Damien Echols, one of the West Memphis Three convicted on weak evidence of murdering three boys. Performers Jonathan Richman, Mark Koselek, Paula Frazer, Dr. Frank of the Mr. T Experience, Chuck Prophet, Kelley Stoltz, and many others perform at this West Memphis Three World Awareness Day benefit, which includes more than 50 concerts around the nation. 7:30 p.m., Swedish American Music Hall, 2170 Market, SF. (415) 861-5016, http://www.cafedunord.com.

 

Cuba's role

Sunday, July 24, discuss Cuba's role in the world at a forum sponsored by the Party for Socialism and Liberation. 5 p.m., 2489 Mission, Room 30, SF. $3-5 donation requested. (415) 821-6171, http://www.socialismandliberation.org.

 

More footage from Fallujah

Monday, July 25, view footage of the uprising in the Iraqi city of Fallujah in April 2004 during the US military occupation. Dr. Hatem Bazian gives a talk at the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee event. 7 p.m., 522 Valencia, 3rd fl. auditorium, SF. Donations accepted. (415) 861-7444, adcsf [at] adcsf.org.

 

Market Street planning

Monday, July 25, hear differing viewpoints on the Planning Commission's proposal to redevelop the mid-Market Street area at a Green Party Seminar with Rich Hillis from the Mayor's Office, Kate White of the Housing Action Coalition, and David Wilbur, Green Party member and concerned citizen. Christina Olague, the San Francisco Planning Commissioner, moderates. 7-9 p.m., First Baptist Church, 7 Octavia, SF. Free. (415) 826-2140.

 

Pot city

Tuesday, July 26, in response to the feds' bust on medical marijuana clubs, the Drug Policy Alliance asks the burning question, "Is San Francisco Going to Pot?" at a forum with DPA executive director Ethan Nadelmann and Mayor Gavin Newsom. 5:30-7:30 p.m., Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California, SF. Free. (415) 921-4987, seldredge [at] drugpolicy.org.


Latin American shorts

Wednesday, July 27, this week's shorts in the Latin American Working Class FilmFest are "National Stadium," which takes a look at the dark days in Chile between September and November of 1973; "Open the Road to the Women Fighters," a contemporary film about Argentinean women's struggles to fight sexism; and "Swift," a clandestine documentary reporting on the kidnapping of the manager of the a US refrigerator company by the People's Revolutionary Army, the radical Colombian labor group known for using extreme tactics to bring about change. 7:30 p.m., Humanist Hall, 390 27th St., Oakl. $5 donations accepted. (415) 642-8066, http://www.humanisthall.net.

 
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