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FREEDOMSEEKERS' CALENDAR
( events, etc., mostly in the San Franhattan Gay Area,
compiled by SUN and SaveFreedom;
with help from Larrybob (of HolyTitClamps), SFBG.com, ebar.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:

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

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Please FORWARD freely,
to willing recipients only.

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Chinese New Year:
http://www.sfgate.com/traveler/events/cny/

In the YEAR OF THE DOG,
here's a New Year's resolve:

Stop slaughtering
our best friends
for gourmet food!

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/01/29/MNGTCGV9U61.DTL
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FEBRUARY 2006:


*Wednesday
Feb 1,
7 pm:
Retool 'n Grind:
F2M-and-friends open mic.
You don't have to be trans to participate. You don't even have to be queer.
But you *do* have to be comfortable being seen entering a gay bathhouse.....
Expose your talent....
Eros, 2051 Market (across from Safeway)
7pm,
all ages, [over 18?]
free.
[ Donations won't be refused. ]

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Wed 1 FEB.
Kelsang Teckog
@ LGBT Community Center
Saraha Buddhist Center offers introduction to Buddhism classes each Wed. at the LGBT Center,
taught by gay Buddhist monk Kelsang Teckog.
Saraha Buddhist Center doesn't discriminate on the basis of sexual/gender orientation.
Everyone is welcome.
$10 suggested donation (NOTAFLOF).
7pm - 8:30pm.
SF LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market St.
415-503-1187
http://www.MeditationinSanFrancisco.org
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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1
Free tax assistance
Save your time and money by going to the United Way for free tax advice.
If you made less than $38,000, more than 105 tax sites around the Bay Area
can help you file your returns.
Through April 15
1-800-358-8832
http://www.earnitkeepitsaveit.org
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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1
holding corporations responsible:
John Harrington,
one of the first people in the movement to divest from South Africa,
discusses his latest book,
A Challenge to Power,
which encourages shareholders to hold corporations responsible
for the environment and
for treatment of employees.
7:30 p.m.
Modern Times Bookstore
888 Valencia, SF
(415) 282-9246
http://www.moderntimesbookstore.com
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Thu 2 FEB
Works in Progress
@ The LAB
The LAB hosts a reading and discussion where local published writers share excerpts
from unpublished manuscripts and works-in-progress.
Featured writers include Juvenal Acosta (The Tattoo Hunter, The Violence of Velvet),
Charlie Anders (Choir Boy, The Lazy Crossdresser; publisher of Other magazine),
Stephen Beachy (The Whistling Song, Distortion), Marianna Cherry (published in Pushcart and Best Women's Erotica), and Eric Martin (Luck, Winners).
$5 - $15 sliding.
7- 9pm.
2948 16th St. near Capp
415-864-8855
http://www.thelab.org
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Thu 2 FEB
Radar Reading
@ Main Library
Michelle Tea hosts "Radar Reading," featuring
Joy Castro, Robin Pickering Michelle Richmond and Heather Rogers.
Cosponsored by the Gay and Lesbian Center.
Free.
6pm - 7:30pm.
SF Main Library (near Civic Center BART/Muni station)
Lower Level, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room

http://sfpl.lib.ca.us/news/events.htm
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Thursdays, 6pm-8 pm:
Unka Lynnee's Academy for Ladeez and Gentelmen -
radio show
hosted by Lynnee Breedlove with co-host Cindy Emch.
Pirate Cat Radio -- Listen online at http://www.piratecatradio.com
or 87.9 fm.
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Thursday, February 2
at 7:30 pm:
Timothy Archibald, author of
SEX MACHINES: Photographs and Interviews.
Free.
Books Inc., 2275 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
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THURSDAY, FEB. 2 - __ (?):
Berkeley conference for WOMEN WITH AIDS
Starting off with a party and dance performance by South African troupe I-themba,
this conference... features lectures and panels on developing treatments for women with HIV and advanced AIDS....
Kickoff party, 4 p.m.
UC Berkeley International House
2299 Piedmont, Berk.
Free
http://www.cami-health.com
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*Thursday - Friday - Saturday,
February 2-3-4
@ 8 pm:
"Random Generator" and
"Per-verses":
New performances by Sheldon B. Smith and
RAWdance.
**February 2nd includes student performances,
Feb 3rd includes post-show discussion with the artists.
Tickets: $10 - 15 (no one turned away for lack of funds)
Info/Res: 415-626-2060 or
info [at] counterpulse.org
CounterPULSE,
1310 Mission Street near 9th, San Francisco
http://www.counterpulse.org
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Friday, February 3,
8:00 pm:
New members orientation for THE EXILES.
(Woman-to-woman S/M group).
You must bring a legal picture ID with you, for age verification.
We charge $5 for the orientation meeting, to help with the rental cost for the room.
(In exchange, we'll give you a free pass to an Exiles program meeting.)
To make things faster and easier on everyone, please bring small bills if you can.
Please arrive promptly! The doors are closed shortly after the meeting begins.
The meeting lasts about 90 minutes total.
You must attend a whole orientation meeting before you can join. ....
San Francisco MCC, 150 Eureka Street [ in the Castro district ]
http://www.theexiles.org
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FRIDAY, FEB. 3
Oakland:
POLITICAL COMICS
"A Bookburning Comedy Showcase" --
political comedy with Will Franken, John Hoogasian, Phillip Watson,
and Samantha Chanse.
7 p.m.
AK Press
674-A 23rd St., Oakl.
$5
(510) 208-1700
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*February 3 - 4:
Friday + Saturday:
5th Annual Black LGBT Film Festival:
Sponsored by the Black LGBT Council of the Black Coalition on AIDS
http://www.bcoa.org
Celebrate the rich diversity of the Black LGBT Community on film.
Join us for the FREE two-day festival which starts on
Friday, Feb. 3rd with an opening reception (6pm) and screening of Rodney Evans'
BROTHER TO BROTHER .
On Saturday, Feb. 4th, first film will screen at 11am.

All screenings at Mission Cultural Center
2868 Mission Street
( b/c [ near ] 24th and 25th).
Free !!!
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4 Feb, Sat.:
First day of
International Dadaism "Month".
[ Second day is March 28.]

[ International Dadaism "Month"
(of 13 days or so?)
consists of Feb. 4, March 28, April 1, July 15;
Aug. 2, Aug. 7, Aug. 16, Aug. 26;
Sept. 18, Sept. 22;
Oct. 1, Oct. 17 and Oct. 26. ]
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/12/1793258.php
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+ news + opinion links:


CORETTA:

http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/01/1799364.php
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SF queer youths returning to Castro rec center:

http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=531
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BATS' choice:
bigger balls
or bigger brain?

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/01/24/national/a012711S96.DTL&hw=testicles&sn=001&sc=1000
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HILLARY-hassling:

http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/01/1798874.php
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WASHINGTON STATE approves queer rights law:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2006/01/27/national/a135948S23.DTL


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BRITS may legalize "mini-brothels":

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20060120/WORLDREPORT20-3/TPInternational/Europe
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PodBeeb?

http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/01/1796941.php

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SING against U.S. dictator:

"BushWhacked":
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/12/1788108.php

"Bush-ism" song:
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/01/1793469.php

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Texas:
the PUBLIC GENITALS Project:

http://www.actlab.utexas.edu/pgp/
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GENERATION GAP(s) among queers:

http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=480

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QUEERpodders:

http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=459

[ http://www.badweeds.com ]

[ http://www.Qpodder.org ]

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Film on COCKETTES and the Angels of Light:

http://www.sfbaytimes.com/index.php?sec=article&article_id=4426
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Film explains INDIA's NUDE YOGIS:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/12/02/DDGJUG0QSG1.DTL&type=movies

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Film on GAY SEX IN THE SEVENTIES:

http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=film&article=108

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"PEEING IN PEACE"
( "bathroom activism"
resource guide for TG activists and allies):

http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/11/1786719.php

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NUDES in the news:

http://www.bayareanaturists.org/news

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NUDE BEACHES, northern California, 2005:

http://www.sfbg.com/nudebeaches/index.html

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WORLD VIEWS -- how others see our U$A:

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/indexn?blogid=15