Au17-Sep4 dykes, bears, Muni riders, greens, naturists....

FREEDOM-SEEKERS' CALENDAR
( events, etc., mostly in the San Franhattan Gay Area,
compiled by SUN and SaveFreedom;
with help from HolyTitClamps.com, SFBG.com, et alii );
mainly for nudist, queer, bohemian & cultural-creative communities, especially at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sfbarea/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SaveFreedom/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nakity/
http://www.indybay.org/lgbtqi/
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For more "queer things to do"

please visit Larrybob at HTC:

[ http://www.holytitclamps.com/ ]

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Please FORWARD freely,
to willing recipients only.

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GAZA
[ an Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory ]:
circa 17 -18, Wed/Thurs:

Israeli army starts closing down Jewish settlements in Gaza.
About half of Gaza's Jewish settlers have already moved to Israel.
Army will force remaining settlers to leave.
Evacuation campaign MIGHT pause during Israeli weekend (Friday/Saturday),
then resume on Sunday, 21 August.

Gaza Palestinians have already begun celebrating.

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17 August,
Wednesday,
6:30pm:
panel discusses history of LESBIAN FICTION,
at SF Main Library,
downtown near Civic Center BART/Muni station,
downstairs in Koret Auditorium.
FREE.
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17 AUG. thru 5 SEPT. 2005:
animal-rights advocates
will leaflet outside circus shows
in Oakland, San Jose, and Daly City.
For info, please visit

http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/07/1751059.php

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17 August,
Wednesday, 7pm:
Periel Aschenbrand, 28,
reads from her new memoir,
THE ONLY BUSH I TRUST IS MY OWN,
on sexuality,
pop culture,
and how best to inspire the youth of America.
FREE.
A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books,
601 Van Ness, SF 94102.
http://www.bookstore.com
(415) 441-6670

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18 August,
Thursday, noon:
SF Main Library screens film of
an opera which may interest cross-dressers:
Beethoven's
FIDELIO.
Wife disguises herself as a man,
hoping to free her husband, a political prisoner.
This Royal Opera production lasts approx. 60 minutes.
Enter Main Library at Grove & Hyde
(near Civic Center BART/Muni station;
go downstairs to Koret Auditorium.
[ Physically challenged persons can take elevator.]
http://www.sfpl.org
FREE.
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Chevron in South America and Africa
Thursday,
Aug. 18,
see a screening of
Oil Curse,
a documentary about how ChevronTexaco's oil-extraction operations
in Ecuador and Angola affect local communities.
8 p.m., Artists' Television Access, 992 Valencia, SF.
$5.
(415) 824-3890
http://www.ata.org
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Oakland: Rock out of the woods
Thursday,
Aug. 18,
Casey Neill and Hanz Araki,
known for playing at Earth First! gatherings,
perform at a radical bookstore...
7 p.m., AK Press Bookstore, 674A 23rd St., Oakl.
$5.
(510) 208-1700
akpress{at}akpress{dot}org
http://www.akpress.org
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CAL, southern:
San Diego region:
18-21 August 2005:
Western NATURIST Gathering,
at DeAnza Springs Resort, near Jacumba.
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SF City Hall art reception
Friday,
Aug. 19,
Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi hosts an
art reception at City Hall,
featuring Iranian-born artist Mohammad Hourian.
5-8 p.m., City Hall, Room 282, SF.
Free.
(415) 554-7630
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SF: Rock for Amnesty
Friday,
Aug. 19,
Raising Days, Soul's Road, and Groovy Judy
play for Amnesty International
to stop violence against women.
9 p.m.,
Lost and Found Saloon,
1353 GRANT Ave., [SFBG mistakenly says "Grand"]
[near Vallejo Street? in North Beach?]
SF.
$5.
(415) 981-9557,
tommy.york{at}gmail.com
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SF Rock in Raza Park
Saturday,
Aug. 20,
donate new socks and underwear to homeless people
at a concert featuring performances by
Luce, Garrin Benfield,
the Heather Combs Band, Corrine West, the Bittersweets,
and the San Carlos Project
and artwork by members of the ARTworksf collective.
Noon-6 p.m.,
La Raza Park, 25th St. and Potrero, SF.
$5
or donated new socks and undies.

http://www.artworksf.com
http://www.nextarts.org
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CAL-SF:
20 August, Saturday:
U-U Pagan Interest Circle:
SF monthly "Moon Circle" celebration
(on a Saturday near the full moon, 7pm).

For info, please see

http://CUUPS.org

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*SF: second annual
"Hairrison" Street Fair:
[ Grrrrrr x2 ]
Aug. 21,
Sunday
for bears and their fans and allies,
on Harrison Street in the sexy SOMA district.

$5 per person.
[Warning:
This may be a fixed fee;
rather than a voluntary donation? ]

Live music from 11am to 6pm;
four DJ dance areas; more.

http://www.hairrison.org

info [at] hairrison.org

[SUN says:
Will nudity be tolerated,
( as at nearby Folsom Street events in July + Sept. )?
Let's find out! ]

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IRAQ:
circa 22 August, Monday:
second deadline for drafting a
proposed constitution?
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SF area:
for list of FALL FAIRS,
please see SF Guardian,
24 August 2005
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26 August, Friday:
SF Citadel:
open play party ?:

http://www.sfcitadel.org/calendar.php

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CAL-SF:
spring and summer,
thru October 12:
SF Jazz Summerfest
(free outdoor concerts):

http://www.sfjazz.org/concerts/outdoors

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FREE RIDES ON SMOG DAYS
in SF area:
in summer/fall 2005, thru Oct. 14:
make your morning commute a free one by registering for "Spare the Air" days.
Thru Bay Area Air Quality Management District, commuters get free public-transit rides
on poor air-quality days.
To get e-mails announcing "Spare the Air" days,
and to register,
please go to
http://www.511.org
or
http://www.sparetheair.org
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SEPTEMBER 2005:
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SF, starting Sept. 1 (?):
"social strike"
(fare strike)
against Muni ?

http://www.socialstrike.net

info [at] socialstrike.net

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ISRAEL: circa Sept. 4:
by this date,
Israel MAY have removed most Jewish settlers
from GAZA,
if all goes well....
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