m15 girlfest, yogi-naked, godheart, piercing4fun, more....

FREEDOMSEEKERS' CALENDAR
( events, etc., mostly in the San Franhattan Gay Area,
compiled by SUN and SaveFreedom;
with help from Larry-bob (of HolyTitClamps),
SFBG.com, ebar.com, sfbaytimes.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://groups.yahoo.com/group/franhattan/

http://www.indybay.org/lgbtqi/
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For more "queer things to do"

please visit Larry-bob:

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

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Please FORWARD freely,
to willing recipients only.

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MARCH 2006:


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15
Racism interviews
Contemplate the causes and effects of racism at a session of the James Byrd Jr. Oral History Project.
During this workshop, Lani Silver, the project's director, interviews participants Bill Hoskins, Doris Ward, and Jonee Levy about their experiences, and records them for posterity.
6pm – 8 pm
320 West Portal, SF
FREE
(415) 485-4208
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**Wednesday March 15,
doors: 8pm workshop: 9pm :
PIERCING PERFORMANCE
with Ray Aims, Crystal Goldmind and Micol Alex.
(note: this show will have a different concept than the show on the 16th)
Part of I'll Show You Mine if You Show Me Yours:
East Coast Performers Cruise the West Coast.
http://www.truthserum.org/tour
$8 - 20 sliding.
415.255.1155
The Center for Sex and Culture
398 11th Street at Harrison
San Francisco
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THURSDAY, MARCH 16
Environment of thought
Find out how corporations and the government construct the landscape to control our thoughts
and how individuals can undermine their authority by creating a visual dialogue on the street
at a lecture and slide show lead by Josh MacPhee, author of Stencil Pirates.
7 p.m.
New College Cultural Center
766 Valencia, SF
$5
(510) 208-1700
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**Thursday March 16
doors: 7pm Early Show :
PIERCING performance
with Ray Aims, Crystal Goldmind and Micol Alex
(note: this show will have a different concept than the show on the 15th)
Part of I'll Show You Mine if You Show Me Yours:
East Coast Performers Cruise the West Coast.
http://www.truthserum.org/tour
$5-10 sliding. at Femina Potens Gallery
465 South Van Ness
btwn 15th and 16th, San Francisco
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Thurs March 16, Friday March 17, Sat March 18,
8 pm;
Sun March 19,
6 pm:

THE ACHING IN GOD'S HEART:

a play by Tommi Avicolli Mecca.
starring Giancarlo Campagna, Diana Hartman, Tommi Avicolli Mecca, and Rene Saucedo.
$10 (no one turned away)
tickets: 415-861-5848.
Benefits Housing Rights Committee, Day Laborer's Program,
St. Boniface's Neighborhood Center and Family Link.
At St. Boniface's Theatre,
133 Golden Gate
(between Leavenworth and Jones, in Da 'Loin)

http://www.avicollimecca.com/
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SF, March 18:
Saturday, 11AM:
at Civic Center Plaza:
ANTI-BUSH march,
marking 3rd anniversary
of his invasion of Iraq.
[ near Civic Center BART/Muni station]

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* SF, March 18:
ANARCHIST BOOK FAIR:
Saturday, 10AM to 6PM:
at SF County Fair Building,
in Golden Gate Park,
near 9th Avenue and Lincoln Way.

Speakers: Katya Komisaruk (author of Beat The Heat), Bo Brown (ex George Jackson Brigade), Ward Churchill (author of lots of stuff), Chaz Bufe (translator, and editor, of Dreams Of Freedom: Ricardo Flores Magon Reader), Joe Biel (Microcosm Press), Michelle Tea (author, editor, activist), Diane DiPrima (poet), Ron Sakolsky (author of Creating Anarchy, editor of numerous books, including Seizing The Airwaves and Gone To Croatan), Josh Macphee (stencil artist, curator, and author, most recently of Stencil Pirates), Mat Callahan (author of Trouble With Music, founder of Komotion - the performance space, recording studio, and audio magazine).
Event is FREE.
( Food, books, etc., will be on sale by vendors.)

http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/02/1724963_comment.php

[ From downtown SF, take #71 bus,
or N Judah streetcar, to 9th Avenue;
then walk north. ]

FREE.

Bicyclists welcome.

Want more info? Try (415) 431-8355 (?)

[ Comment by SUN: After the bookfair,
you might enjoy the drum circle at Hippie Hill,
in the east end of GG Park.
Take #71 bus to Haight & Stanyan;
then ask pedestrians for directions to Hippie Hill. ]

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[ Comment on March 18 conflict of events:
< http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/03/1806137.php > ]
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Oakland:
SATURDAY, MARCH 18
Q&A with mayoral candidates
Listen to and learn about Oakland mayoral candidates Ignacio De La Fuente,
Ron Dellums,
and Nancy Nadel
in a forum where students and residents ask "presubmitted questions" [?]....
11:30 am –1 pm
Lawrence O'Toole Church
3825 High, Oakl.
FREE.
(415) 509-9970
dist4questions [at] gmail.com
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SUNDAY, MARCH 19
Immigration rights event
Help immigration rights leaders raise money to lobby against the anti-immigrant bill HR 4437
soon to be voted on in the US Senate.
Sup. Chris Daly and Sheila Chung of the Bay Area Immigration Rights Center host a fundraiser
with spoken word,
live music,
and tango dancing.
The bill makes it illegal for anyone, possibly including social service workers, to help
an undocumented worker remain in the country;
and allows immigration officials to deport noncitizens without due process.
7 pm Sunday to 2 am Monday
Red Ink Studios
1035 Market, SF
$10 – $50 sliding scale
(510) 839-7598
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March 21, Tuesday evening, 6pm:
FINDING SONGS in the library and online.
SF Main Library
(downtown, near Civic Center BART/Muni station).
FREE.
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22 March:
Planning to run or walk naked in B2B?
To save money, please
register BEFORE MARCH 22.

http://www.INGbaytobreakers.com

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24-25-26 March:
Bay Area GIRLFEST:

http://www.girlfestbayarea.org
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28 March: 2nd day of
International Dadaism "Month".
[ The 3rd day will (you guessed it!) be April first.]
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/12/1793258.php
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28-29-30 March, SF:
Tues, Wed, Thurs:
NAKED IN ASHES
( documentary film about nude Hindu yogis )

http://www.redvicmoviehouse.com

( $6 bargain matinee at 2pm Wed, Mar 29)

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

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2006 March-April: Nevada:
5th annual
BI MEN CONFERENCE
welcomes "all bi and gay adult men":
Las Vegas:
March 30 thru April 3rd.
Bi Men Network
bitxnmac @ msn. com

http://www.bimen.org

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+ NEWS and opinions:


CALIFORNIA woman gang-raped
-- to punish her boyfriend:

http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/03/1807794.php

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Freedom to joke?

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/03/13/BAG73HMU931.DTL
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Proposed CAL. laws would protect school kids

http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=647
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ANTI-QUEER ACTIVISM aims at young people:

http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=645
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CALIFORNIA: queers' long-time friend runs for Governor:

http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=638

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NEW ZEALAND: clothing-optional bike race:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2006/03/10/sports/s143823S48.DTL

[ SUN reminds you to register soon, before March 22,
for San Francisco's clothing-optional footrace, Bay 2 Breakers, in May. ]

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LIVING past 100 ?

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/03/06/MNGICHJ8311.DTL

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Anti-queer PSEUDO-THERAPY causes harm:

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/03/03/MNGCBHHPDV1.DTL

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Fatal naked SUNBATH in SF's Castro district:

http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/03/1805743.php

[ see also: Bay Area Reporter ]

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Britain’s Most Outspoken Queer

http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/02/1804750.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.Qpodder.org ]

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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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Queer HISTORY columns:

http://www.ebar.com/columns/column.php?sec=pastout

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WRITER'S VOICE Radio: KALW 91.7 FM:
Sundays 6pm; Wednesdays 8:3pm:
http://www.writersvoiceradio.com

     

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