SF events 4.11

http://SaveOceanBeach.org - needed letters to rudy WITH SOLUTIONS
Have you heard about the proposed ban on fires at ocean
beach. Any ideas? Or places to send it out? Here are some
ideas proposed by folks who want to preserve our right to
assemble freely.
- - - What's needed: - - -
Positive solutions for preserving our right to assemble.
Clean fuel: clean wood. No particleboard or plywood. No painted or treated wood. No Nails.
NO GLASS ON BEACH. Get involved; pick up trash and bottles.
See a fire with nails? Drag the ashes with a magnet. Leave no trace.
We are facing a ban on fires because of careless and / or inconsiderate behavior of litterbugs and drunks.
If you care about 1st ammendment right to assemble you may see the importance of keeping a clean site.
the person to write to is Rudy_Evenson [at] nps.gov
http://www.saveoceanbeach.org

there is a definite need for fire pits, but unless there are private donors/ a huge demand for them with financial backing it is not going to happen. this is the best bet for ensuring our right to assemble freely. -Bethany


important events: http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php
fun events: http://laughingsquid.com/squidlist/calendar http://www.funcheap.com
more events: http://www.craigslist.org http://www.tribe.net http://upcoming.org
eco events: http://ecologycenter.org http://acterra.org
http://swcoalition.org/Calendar.html Sustainable World Coalition
http://humanisthall.net/Cal-October-Activist.html 390 27th St Oakland
http://www.mpjc.org/ongoing.html Marin Peace and Justice Center
http://peaceandjustice.org Palo Alto Peace and Justice Center
http://lists.riseup.net/www/arc/pbnberkeley/2006-03 MARCH activism


Tuesday April 11 http://indybay.org
12:00pm SF: Shut Down PG&E
6:00pm SF: India-Pakistan
7:00pm Oakland: Diamond Wars
7:00pm Larkspur: John Trudell
Wednesday April 12 http://indybay.org
5:30pm SF: Climate Change
6:00pm Santa Cruz: Ecology
6:00pm SouthSF: Green Party
6:00pm SF: Queer Latina Writers
7:00pm SF: Oil Awareness



food

SF Chronicle Story: Cooking School in the Raw...and recipes!
Dated Wednesday, March 29, 2006
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/03/29/FDGFBHSD8U1.DTL&hw=raw+food&sn=001&sc=1000
and recipes:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/03/29/FDRAWRECIPES.DTL&hw=raw+food&sn=005&sc=323


Report: FDA knew about benzene in soft drinks
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/news/politics/14291361.htm


FDA to Scuttle America? New Article Documents Extreme Importance of ACTING NOW!!
petition to defend consumer access to dietary supplements by
getting badly needed congressional oversight on the FDA's Trilateral
Cooperation Charter With Canada & Mexico
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/373269232#body


Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC..


Watch Online (for free) the film: "The Future of Food"
Award winning film about the history, problems, and solutions to biotechnolization of food, monoculture systems that threaten sustainability, world hunger, agrochemicals, and Genetically-Modified food:
Click the link below to play The Future of Food:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3626628480148768271&q=illuminati&pl=true
One hour and a half long... costs $25 - YOURS FREE ONLINE. No need to download - plays automatically.
http://www.thefutureoffood.com
Here is another hour long video just about genetically modified food:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4257109745160540352&q=illuminati&pl=true
"We used to be a nation of farmers, but now it's less than two percent of the population in the United States. So a lot of us don't know a lot about what it takes to grow food." - Judith Redmond, Full Belly Farms


Passive Smoke Fingered as Trigger for Glucose Intolerance
http://www.medpagetoday.com/PrimaryCare/Smoking/tb/3023


Young Thai Coconuts and Formaldehyde
There is a lot of discussion that these coconuts, after being trimmed
to a smaller white husk core, are preserved, however, in reading this
document http://www.fas.usda.gov/GainFiles/200308/145985752.pdf though
dated, it seems formaldehyde is prohibited from use...not to say that
the young coconut is not preserved, but where's the evidence that it's
been dipped in formaldehyde before it reaches the States?



eco

Arctic runoff accelerates Arctic water flow speeding up
Measures of rain, snow and runoff in Siberia show hefty changes.
http://news.nature.com//news/2006/060403/060403-9.html


Climate Change will test resiliency of ecosystems
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/04/1814180.php


Discovered: the missing link that solves a mystery of evolution
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1747926,00.html


Dr. James Howenstine -- Lung Cancer Epidemic From DU Has Begun in U.S.
http://www.newswithviews.com/Howenstine/james43.htm


# Walden plan fuels forests' destruction
http://www.registerguard.com/news/2006/04/10/printable/ed.col.keene.0410.XZ1xnO5z.phtml?section=opinion



 http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news
The "department [of defence] must be prepared to 'fight the net'". 


http://prisonplanet.com/articles/april2006/070406birdfludrill.htm
Bird Flu Outbreak Coincided With Drill (just like 9/11 and the London bombings)


Hey man...wanna snort some radioiodine???
Oh well, you are wether you wanna or not. Note that in 2005 there were
175,000 cases of lung cancer reported in the US. This year in January
and Febuary there have already been 172,00o new cases reported. The
cause is depleted uranium.
http://www.newswithviews.com/Howenstine/james43.htm


News Update from Citizens for Legitimate Government
09 April 2006 http://www.legitgov.org/
 http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news
The "department [of defence] must be prepared to 'fight the net'".  America's war on the web 02 Apr 2006 By Neil Mackay "...[Details] are contained in a report, entitled The Information Operations Roadmap, commissioned and approved by US secretary of defence Donald Rumsfeld and seen by the Sunday Herald. The Pentagon has already signed off $383 million to force through the document’s recommendations by 2009. Military and intelligence sources in the US talk of 'a revolution in the concept of warfare'... Firstly, the Pentagon says it will wage war against the internet in order to dominate the realm of communications, prevent digital attacks on the US and its allies, and to have the upper hand when launching cyber-attacks against enemies. Secondly, psychological military operations, known as psyops, will be at the heart of future military action... Thirdly, the US wants to take control of the Earth's electromagnetic spectrum, allowing US war planners to dominate mobile phones, PDAs, the web, radio, TV and other forms of modern communication. That could see entire countries denied access to telecommunications at the flick of a switch by America... The report says the US military’s first priority is that the 'department [of defence] must be prepared to 'fight the net'. The internet is seen in much the same way as an enemy state by the Pentagon because of the way it can be used to propagandise, organise and mount electronic attacks on crucial US targets. Under the heading 'offensive cyber operations', two pages outlining possible operations are blacked out."
Address to receive newsletter: http://www.legitgov.org/#subscribe_clg
Please write to: signup [at] legitgov.org for inquiries. lrp/mdr



OCEAN BEACH, SF - BONFIRE BAN?

Yes, we do know that many many JRS readers don't live in San Francisco, but a lot of JRS readers *do*, and aren't subscribed yet to the San Francisco Announce List (are you?? Send a blank email to sanfrancisco-announce-subscribe [at] burningman.com). Plus, in the world of Burning Man, the beach is where it all began.

A ban on beach burns at Ocean Beach is under consideration in San Francisco. Burning Man began on San Francisco's beaches, and in fact, we used to put on a Last Sunday beach burn (every month that it wasn't pouring rain) (back before they got too big for us to host). Point is, Burning Man doesn't want to see the beautiful tradition of a beach bonfire disappear in SF! Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) is now accepting public comment on a proposal to ban beach fires at Ocean Beach.

We heard from many of our burning friends on this issue this week, including Tom Wrobel:

"We beleive that fires on Ocean Beach are an essential part of San
Francisco's culture!

http://saveoceanbeach.org/stopthefireban

Action you can do NOW in under 5 minutes time,

1. Sign the petition at the website below
2. Forward this action request to every list you are on and your
friends, with your own personal words about times you have had with
fire at Ocean Beach.

This diverse community would like to explore alternatives with the
GGNRA to address specific issues regarding fires at Ocean Beach. We
support the alternatives of concrete fire rings, a permitting process,
better signage, permitting of on site sales of clean firewood for use at Ocean
Beach, but absolutely oppose the proposed ban of fires.
GGNRA will be accepting public comments through April 15, 2006.
Policy changes are expected to be effective on May 1, 2006, unless we
pressure GGNRA to extend the public comment period.

With your help we can extend the public comment period and explore
alternative solutions!" - Tom Wrobel



REAL ID Grudge Day + Media Alert http://www.DownsizeDC.org
The time to stop this process is now. The REAL ID Act was passed
into law last year, but laws passed can be un-passed.



http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news
Whistle-Blower Outs NSA Spy Room 07 Apr 2006 AT&T provided National Security Agency eavesdroppers with full access to its customers' phone calls, and shunted its customers' internet traffic to data-mining equipment installed in a secret room in its San Francisco switching center, according to a former AT&T worker cooperating in the Electronic Frontier Foundation's lawsuit against the company. The EFF class action lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Francisco last January, alleges that AT&T violated federal and state laws by surreptitiously allowing the government to monitor phone and internet communications of AT&T customers without warrants.




  http://www.wired.com/news/technology/1,70619-0.html
Whistle-Blower Outs NSA Spy Room




The Armageddon Plan: Cheney and Rumsfeld Have Practiced Running the Country
http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0318-14.htm




First Rule of Holes, Part Deux 7 April 2006  Larry Sakin RANTS
A couple of weeks ago, I admonished President Bush about his foreign and domestic policies using the old military adage mentioned in the title. Unfortunately, it seems like this rule needs to be repeated, this time for the benefit of Democrats running for Congress.
The hole the Democrats are digging for themselves in the 2006 midterms will probably reach China by the time November comes around. Last week, the Democratic Party announced that they have encouraged their mainstream candidates to continue in the same campaign mode the Democrats were in during 2004. So instead of addressing the issues the American electorate desperately wants to hear from their so-called leaders, the Democrats are planning on lying low on the most controversial topics of this year’s election, including the Iraq War.
http://mytown.ca/sakin/


Startling Claims About Microbiologist Deaths
http://educate-yourself.org/cn/chemtrailsandvaccines14feb05.shtml
What You Didn't Know About Vaccines & Human Animal Husbandry


http://corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13323
NIGERIA: Shell told to pay $1.5 bln damages


The Global Class War: How America's Bipartisan Elite Lost Our Future—
and What It Will Take to Win It Back by Jeff Faux Here is the book:
http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/books_global_class_war
Here is an interview with Jeff Faux
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2857


OOT: ALTERNATIVE NEWS
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/
http://www.conspiracee.com
http://www.disinfo.com/site/
http://www.theinsider.org
http://www.illuminati-news.com/index3.htm




BIRD FLU INTRODUCED VIA VACCINE?
'Little known but much too broad, Project Bioshield is a $5.6 billion program Bush signed into law in July 2004 that would apparently strip U.S. citizens of any recourse in the event that the feds decide on certain health-care remedies. These would presumably include the mandatory application of unproven vaccines to counter real or perceived health threats worldwide.
Recent reports use the term "Bio-Fascism" to characterize initiatives such as Project Bioshield, describing it as "the merging of the military medical establishment with public health bureaucracies, to enforce the will of the ostensible federal regulator (the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)) and Big Pharma. The latter is a descriptive term for the gigantic transnational drug companies who have used their enormous clout to generate government programs that mandate the use of their products for so-called public safety purposes.'
BIRD FLU INTRODUCED VIA VACCINE?
http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=1320




ENVAX
EXPOSED: The Carlyle Group -  9/11, IRAQ WAR Insiders!
Sun Apr 9, 2006 20:52

http://disc.server.com/discussion.cgi?disc=149495;article=100355;title=APFN
APFN 'POGO RADIO YOUR WAY'
http://www.apfn.net/pogo.htm

Former World Leaders and Washington Insiders Making Billions in the War on Terrorism
Meet The Carlyle Group

EXPOSED: The Carlyle Group
48 minute Real Player video ~ watch now
 http://movies01.archive.org/opensource_movies/newsreal/indybay/uploads/carlyle_group.rm

Audio version of the above movie

#1 http://www.apfn.net/audio/carlyle_groupA.MP3 (7.19MB)

#2 http://www.apfn.net/audio/carlyle_groupB.MP3 (6.43MB)

#3 http://www.apfn.net/audio/carlyle_groupC.MP3 (8.45MB)

#4 http://www.apfn.net/audio/carlyle_groupD.MP3 (9.60MB)

Democracy Now! Broadcast Exclusive: James Baker's Double Life in Iraq:
The Carlyle Group Stands to Make Killing on Iraqi Debt
Listen
http://play.rbn.com/?url=demnow/demnow/demand/2004/oct/video/dnB20041013a.rm&proto=rtsp&start=13:06.00

RFID CHIPS and the Carlyle Group
http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2002/01/14/story3.html

The Carlyle Group & Halliburton

http://www.apfn.org/apfn/Carlyle_group.htm
==================================

APFN 'POGO RADIO YOUR WAY'....POSTED AT..
http://www.apfn.net/pogo.htm

============================================

The New World Order, an Overview
Alternative Therapies - Electro-Medicine, Ozone Therapy, Nutritional Therapies, Colloidal Silver, etc.
Protection from new emerging diseases & biological ...

OPEN YOUR EYES/MINDS...IT'S ALMOST TOO LATE!!!


Politicians affiliated with Carlyle
http://www.apfn.org/apfn/carlyle_group.htm

* Alice Albright, daughter of ex-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright

* James Baker III, former United States Secretary of State under George H. W. Bush, Staff member
    under Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, Carlyle Senior Counselor

* George H. W. Bush, former U.S. President, Senior Advisor to the Carlyle Asia Advisory
   Board from April 1998 to October 2003.

* George W. Bush, current U.S. President. Was appointed in 1990 to the Board of Directors of one of Carlyle's first    acquisitions, an airline food business called Caterair, which Carlyle eventually sold at a loss. Bush left the board in 1992 to later become Governor of Texas, where he was responsible for appointing several members of the board which controlled the investment of Texas teachers' pension funds. A few years later, the board decided to invest $100m of public money in the Carlyle Group.

* Frank C. Carlucci, former United States Secretary of Defense from 1987 to 1989, chairman emeritus and currently strategic business advisor. Also, former Princeton roommate and wrestling partner of present US Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld.

* Richard Darman, former Director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget under George H. W. Bush, Senior Advisor and Managing Director of The Carlyle Group

* William Kennard, Chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under President Bill Clinton, Carlyle's Managing Director in   the Telecommunications & Media Group

* Arthur Levitt, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under President Bill Clinton, Carlyle Senior Advisor

* John Major, former British Prime Minister, Chairman, Carlyle Europe until May 2004, and other posts to the present

* Frank McKenna, former Canadian ambassador to the United States and former member of Carlyle's Canadian advisory board

* Mack McLarty, White House Chief of Staff under President Bill Clinton, President of Kissinger McLarty Associates, Carlyle Senior Advisor

* Anand Panyarachun, former premier of Thailand

* Colin Powell, former United States Secretary of State

* Fidel Ramos, former president of the Philippines, Carlyle Asia Advisor Board Member until the board was disbanded in February 2004

* John W. Snow, United States Secretary of the Treasury, chairman Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (  CFIUS ), former CEO of CSX railroad

* Park Tae Joon, former prime minister of South Korea

* Robert Zoellick, former United States Trade Representative and current Deputy Secretary of State

The Saudi Arabian relatives of Osama bin Laden (not Osama bin Laden himself) were also minor investors in
Carlyle until October 2001 when the family sold its $2.02 million investment back to the firm in light of the
public controversy surrounding the bin Laden family after September 11.

Businesspersons affiliated with Carlyle

* Paul Desmarais, Chairman of the Power Corporation of Canada
* Arthur Levitt, former chairman of the SEC
* Karl Otto Pöhl, former president of the Bundesbank
* George Soros, international investor and liberal political activist
* Luis Téllez Kuenzler, Mexican economist, former Secretary of Energy under Zedillo administration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlyle_Group

What Did Eisenhower Mean When He Warned of a Military Industrial Complex? Take a Look at the
Carlyle Group An interview with Dan Briody
http://www.buzzflash.com/interviews/03/06/23_briody.html

MUCH MORE:
EXPOSED: The Carlyle Group http://www.apfn.org/apfn/carlyle_group.htm




Tue Apr 11

# victoriasdirtysecret.net April 11th National Day of Action
Join our April 11th National Day of Action to expose Victoria's Dirty
Secret!

http://www.victoriasdirtysecret.net/actioncenter

Approximately 395 million catalogs are mailed by Victoria's Secret
each year--that's more than one million a day! Most of these catalogs
end up in the trash or at best in the recycling bin--often without even
being looked at. Paper for these catalogs is destroying Endangered
Forests like the great northern Boreal Forest of Canada.

Canada's Boreal Forest is an area over 12 times the size of
California, representing 25 percent of the world's remaining intact
forest. This globally significant forest is one of the largest carbon
sinks in the world, making it vital to regulating our changing climate.
Its lakes, rivers and streams are also the largest freshwater system on
Earth. For more information, go to the ForestEthics Boreal page .
http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=88139030&url_num=3&url=http://www.forestethics.org/article.php?list=type&type=18
<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=88139030&url_num=3&url=http://www.forestethics.org/article.php?list=type&type=18>

Despite its global importance, over two acres of the Boreal are being
logged every minute, mostly through clearcutting. The tragic part is
that the Boreal is being clearcut to make disposable items like
catalogs for companies like Victoria's Secret, which gets at least 25%
of the paper for its catalogs from the Boreal Forest. Other materials
for Victoria's Secret products comes from other Endangered
Forests--like their paper bags, which are made from paper coming out of
the Southeast United States.

Because of its immense buying power, Victoria's Secret is in a
position to help change the catalog industry toward sustainable paper
purchasing. Unfortunately, the company has refused to make such
commitments to protect our Endangered Forests. So we're calling for an
International Day Of Action on April 11th and we need your help.

What can YOU do?

To get involved, add your action to the list, and get fact sheets,
postcards, or other materials for your event, go to
http://www.victoriasdirtysecret.net/dayofaction , email
catalogs [at] forestethics.org , or call 1-800-725-0087.

JOIN US ON APRIL 11th to protect Endangered Forests from Victoria's
Secret's destructive practices.

Liz, Dan, Shana, Josh, and Charlie

http://www.victoriasdirtysecret.net/actioncenter


# 12 noon, April 11: Shut-down Hunters Point plant, located on Evans Avenue at Middlepoint Road!
 See ya there ;-) http://www.gapsucks.org


# Greetings, Friends, Colleagues, & Bay Area Activists!
 
Two upcoming actions to help Bayview Hunters Point finally shut down the filthy PG&E power plant, and to help BVHP and other neighborhoods of color throughout California to stave off the blood-thirsty greed-meisters from "redeveloping" them out of their communities!
 
Tue, April 11, High Noon: SHUT -DOWN the BVHP PG&E Power Plant!!! Support Bayview Hunters Point residents who have suffered for decades from the outdated and dirty PG&E Hunters Point power plant. We are very close to achieving a huge victory with the possible closure of this plant. Join this nonviolent action and protest to shut this polluter down once and for all. Sponsored by Greenaction, Huntersview Mothers Committee, and many other community and environmental justice allies.

Sat, April 29: Deadline for petition for a State-wide initiative ballot measure to rein in "Redevelopment Agencies." Download petitions from
http://www.LimitEminentDomain.org .  From the editors of the Bay View Newspaper: Today’s the day! Instead of waiting until they fire up the bulldozers, we in Bayview Hunters Point, San Francisco’s Black heartland, are fired up and joining up with people all over California who are fighting to stop Redevelopment Agency tyrants taking over our neighborhoods and “repeopling” them by turning over our homes and businesses to big developers. Yes, today’s the day to gather...signatures on a people’s initiative to Limit Eminent Domain More info? Check out http://www.sfbayview.com.   Redevelopment: The unknown government,
http://www.sfbayview.com/031506/theunknown031506.shtml  End the abusive use of eminent domain: Ballot initiative campaign kicks off by Ken Colson,
http://www.sfbayview.com/031506/eminentdomain031506.shtml  Catholic hierarchy engaged in ethnic cleansing: Archbishop removes beloved Black parish priest from the oldest Black Catholic church in U.S. by CC Campbell-Rock,
http://www.sfbayview.com/031506/ethniccleansing031506.shtml
http://www.gapsucks.org


# Tue, Apr 11, 2006      6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Net Tuesday: Remixing the Web for Social Change
Varnish Art Gallery & Wine Bar 77 Natoma St San Francisco
between 2nd and 1st St., Mission and Howard
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Tuesday, April 11 (6 pm) and Sunday, April 23 (4 pm): Discussion Group for Partners of Sex Workers
Center for Sex and Culture, 398 11th St, #303 @ Harrison
http://sexandculture.org
Partners Only! (Partners who are also workers are welcome.) By donation. Held every 2nd Tuesday (6-7:30pm) and 4th Sunday (4-5:30pm).
Are you dating, in love with, living with or married to a sex worker and feel like you have a hard time talking about your relationship with people not familiar with the sex industry? Do you love your partner, and are also sometimes confused, scared by, or turned on by his/her/hir job? Or maybe you are just a little frustrated about things you can’t discuss with most people? Would you like to be free to talk and listen amongst other partners of sex workers without fear of judgement? You are welcome to come to the Partners Meeting.


# Book Release Party: i am 8-bit Tue April 11 6pm - 9pm free
** ART inspired by CLASSIC VIDEO GAMES of the 80's
** featuring author Jon Gibson, contributing artist Dave Crosland,
and many other local artists. plus, Make Your Own Video Game Art
installation
** with DJ EMDEE spinning sounds of the 80's
** FREE PLAY on vintage video games, PRIZES, and MORE!
** published by Chronicle Books. check out
http://www.iam8bit.net and
http://www.chroniclebooks.com
111 Minna Street Gallery 111 Minna St @ 2nd St. SF 415-974-1719


# Efflorescence: botanical photographs by Angela Drury
Tue April 11 6 pm - 8 pm free
Dolores Park Cafe 501 Dolores http://www.angeladrury.com


# Tue Apr 11 6pm
Dear george,
Americans are refusing to stand by silently and let the government’s illegal spying programs go on unquestioned and unauthorized.  I’m writing to ask you to add your voice by participating in our next live National Town Hall meeting on spying, secrecy and presidential power.
On Tuesday, April 11, you can go online and tune in to our live forum in Denver, Colorado, where I will be joined by several distinguished panelists, including Bruce Fein, former Deputy Attorney General under President Reagan, former Colorado Senator and presidential candidate Gary Hart, and Mark Silverstein, ACLU of Colorado Legal Director.  Dottie Lamm, the former first lady of Colorado, will moderate the event.
On Tuesday, you can tune in live and submit your own questions for the panel by going to:
http://www.aclu.org/presidentialpower
The event begins at 6 p.m. PDT/9 p.m. EDT. Experts from both sides of the aisle will discuss the controversy surrounding the Bush Administration’s program of illegal spying on Americans, and take questions from web audience members and live in Denver.
Together, our panel and live and online audience will break through the misinformation coming from the White House and address questions regarding the president’s violation of constitutional authority and federal law.
I hope you’ll join us live next Tuesday evening at 9 EDT/6 PDT:
http://www.aclu.org/presidentialpower
You can also watch a video archive of our February 20 National Town Hall. View the discussion, sign our Demand for the Truth and add your own comment to our call for an end to illegal spying on Americans. Selected questions and comments will be read live during the April 11 Town Hall.
Please join us then, and I hope you'll invite your friends to tune in as well. Thanks as always for your participation and support.
Sincerely, Anthony D. Romero Executive Director American Civil Liberties Union


# ethnobotanist DALE PENDELL author event Tue April 11, 7:00 PM
Booksmith 1644 Haight St San Francisco, CA 415-863-8688
http://www.booksmith.com
ethnobotanist DALE PENDELL
talk & book signing for Pharmako Gnosis
Tuesday, April 11th at 7 pm

In Pharmako Gnosis, contemporary alchemist Dale Pendell completes his poetic study of botany, chemistry, spirituality, psychology and history in a volume covering the composition and uses of visionary plants. "A poet, ethno-botanist and amateur chemist, he's the best writer on drugs to come along since the late Terence McKenna." - The Village Voice

Dale Pendell is a poet, writer, software engineer, and longtime student of ethnobotany. He considers science a "proper subset" of poetry, and has led workshops on ethnobotany and ethnopoetics for the Naropa Institute and the Botanical Preservation Corps. His performance group, Oracular Madness, has appeared at Burning Man and other strung venues.

Booksmith author events are free and located at our San Francisco store (1644 Haight Street in San Francisco, between Clayton & Cole), unless otherwise noted. For further information, call 415-863-8688 or visit http://www.booksmith.com If you cannot attend an event and would like to order a signed copy of a book by an author included in our events calendar, please email or call our store.


# Please join us for Bay Area Vegetarians' monthly Peninsula dinner at Bay
Leaf Café on April 11, 2006 at 7:00 pm . Enjoy a delicious vegan dinner and
socializing with fellow veg*ns. Of course, non-veg*ns are always welcome, too.
Bay Leaf Café is located in downtown Palo Alto at 520 Ramona Street (cross
street is University). Bay Leaf offers delicious vegan soups, sandwiches and
ice cream, including MaggieMudd's vegan ice cream. Bay Leaf is vegan owned
and operated. All dishes are vegan and organic when possible.
For more info about Bay Leaf, which is one of my favorite vegan restaurants
in the Bay Area, go to:
http://www.bayareaveg.org/ug/display.htm?id=17
Free parking is usually relatively easy to find and the Caltrain station is
just down the street.
RSVP is appreciated so I can reserve seating for us. Walk-ins are welcome,
but it's best to RSVP, to ensure seating with the group. Please reply to
this email or at the BAV events calendar:
http://bayareaveg.org/events.htm?EID=1164#1164
Looking forward to seeing new folks and the regulars. Melissa


# Tue, Apr 11, 2006 - Wed, Apr 12, 2006      7:00 pm
The Madness & The Moremes Tour 2006 with John Trudell and Bad Dog
Larkspur Café Theatre 500 Magnolia Avenue Larkspur
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php



# District Five Nert Training
WHAT: Earthquake & Disaster Preparedness Training
WHEN: Evening Sessions, (5:00pm – 8:00pm)
Tuesday April 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, May 9
WHERE: Western Addition - Ella Hill Hutch Community Center. 1050 Mcallister
Street/Webster
HOW: Call – (415)970-2024 to register (415)970-2022 for more information
or Visit - http://www.sfgov.org/sffdnert to see more about the training and
register on line



# "CONFLAGRATION" & EL CIRCO afterparty at Supperclub, Tues, April 11, thru Sat, April 16
2006-04-11 8:00 PM
Location:

CONFLAGRATION: Stoking the Fires of Love, Desire & Revolution in three acts and five courses of global cuisine.
Tuesday, April 11, through Sunday, April 16, at Supperclub, SF.
Seating begins at 7:30pm and dinner begins at 8:00.

For dinner reservations, go to supperclub.com , hit the floating "san francisco" balloon, and then click the "reservations" tab. Dietary constraints are graciously accommodated.

Creative Director: Chris Sia
Aerial Design: Karl Gillick
Co-Created with: Auberon, Karl Gillick & Lycee Lachance
Fine art installations by Michael Christian & Sammy Lane

with El Circo afterdinner party on Saturday, April 15, 10pm to 4am:

in le salle neige

Late Night Sneaky [Bedrock/Distinctive/Universal]
El Papachango [El Circo]
Shawna [Apsara/El Circo]
performances from El Circo

and in le salle privee

Kitty D [Beat Church/Kitty-ology, El Circo] loves Monkee [Chris Sia, El Circo].

Powered by El Circo Sound.

Chris Sia returns to Supperclub the week of April 11-16, presenting spectacular and spirited performance. "Conflagration" features fiery interpretations of sensuality, strength, and downright dissent. Returning with him is Karl Gillick, whose brilliant aerial design was featured in "Suspension" at Supperclub. Joining the cast are two of the El Circo ladies, Auberon and Lycee Lachance, guaranteed to fan the flames... And with a dessert encore presentation of "The Mess We're In," featuring the "We Want Your Soul" Chorus Line. And to close out the week, on Saturday night, after dinner, El Circo making their first appearance since Burning Man. Diego and Shawna steaming up the dining room with their naughty brand of globalslut ghettohop from 1-4am. Kitty loves Monkee in the lounge, this morning dynamic duo who have serenaded a many afterparty into the morning. Late Night Sneaky opening up the evening at midnight. These guys feature Jason Drumfire on live percussion, Jay Bowman on guitar, and Michael Anthony & B. Smiley behind the decks.

$60 for five courses of exotic global cuisine and the show. [Friends' of the Director VIP $50 available Tues-Thur, Sunday. Just tell the reservationist to "Light my Fire!"] Saturday is already sold out!

$10 at the door for El Circo party on Saturday night, but you must come adorned to heat up the room! No ties unless you're shirtless!




Wed Apr 12

# Every Wed 1-2pm on http://kpfa.org 94.1 fm Berkeley:
Guns and Butter http://gunsandbutter.net
If you plan on being alive in 2 years, you should listen in.


# Community Emergency Response Team Palo Alto
The Palo Alto Fire Department, Office of Emergency Services (OES) has openings for the upcoming Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) course known as Palo Alto Neighborhood Disaster Activities (PANDA). Training begins Wednesday, April 12, and concludes with a graduation on May 11. Both morning and evening courses are being offered.
Training consists of 24 hours over 6 weeks and includes Disaster Medicine, Fire Suppression, Terrorism Awareness, Light Search and Rescue, Damage Assessment, and organizational skills.  Questions regarding PANDA and/or emergency preparedness should be directed to Barbara Cimino, Emergency Manager, Office of Emergency Services at 650-617-3197.


# Creative Commons Salon
Wednesday, April 12, 2006 (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
shine
1337 Mission Street (Yahoo! Maps, Google Maps)
San Francisco, California

The second Creative Commons salon is this coming Wednesday, April 12 2006, at 1337 Mission St, San Francisco, CA.

Background info on Creative Commons salons from the Creative Commmons Salon Wiki

The CC Salon is a monthly event focused on building a community of artists and developers around Creative Commons licenses, standards, and
http://upcoming.org/event/69692/


# Wednesday, April 12, 7 -- 9 pm: Blogging and Podcasting -- An Exotic Dancers Education Project Workshop with Melissa Gira

CSC, 398 11th Street @ Harrison

NAKED IN PUBLIC: Blogging & Podcasting for the Brazen & Brave.

Adult entertainers and erotic professionals have been pushing technology on the web for over a decade, telling our stories and being among the first brave enough to get naked online not just for profit, but our own pleasure, too. Now, with the growth of blogging & podcasting, we have simple, powerful tools with the potential to take our freedom of self-expression even further.

So, have you always thought about starting a not-so-secret smut diary, and maybe meeting some like-minded bare-all writers? Have a voice like honey and a filthy mind ready to let loose with some audio erotica, but you just don't know where to begin with all that tech stuff? Want to learn how you can keep some privacy while getting naked on the web, and cover your bases when it comes to creating sexual content online? Spend two hours with sexy geek Melissa Gira exploring free content creation and management tools, getting hot and bothered over cheap gear, and talking about how to get the most out of putting your erotic self out there on the web for all to read, hear, and (hopefully) passionately bookmark and blog about.

Melissa Gira is a writer, multimedia artist, and web-based woman of pleasure. Her blogs are Sacredwhore.org and Sexerati.com. You can find her podcast, "whorecast," currently enjoying a spot between Barack Obama and Sean Hannity in iTunes' Top Ten Politics podcasts.

This event is open to the public and all all welcome, regardless of experience or ability. You must be 18+ and comfortable viewing and talking about adult content in class. A laptop is recommended but not required. We will have some electrical outlets for your laptop but please try to charge it fully before you bring it to class. The building is equipped with wireless Internet access. If you don't have a laptop please bring a pen and pad for notes.

Advanced tickets are $10 each at
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=107346 No one turned away for lack of funds. Free tickets available for exotic dancers who work or have worked for Deja Vu or who can't afford to pay. If space is still available the day of the event tickets may be purchased in cash at the door for $20 per person. So that everyone can feel comfortable to create: no cameras or recording devices, please.

http://sexandculture.org


# Arsenal of Hypocrisy Wednesday, April 12 7:30 pm
$5 donations are accepted
Double Feature Presented by Gypsy
ARSENAL OF HYPOCRISY

This first film is a documentary about the Space Program and the
Military Industrial Complex. The origins of the Space Program date
back to Hitler and represent similar goals and values to those of his
regime. Many Americans associate NASA with advancements of science
for the good of humanity. In reality, NASA has been completely taken
over by the military. The militarization of space is above all about
surveillance of the citizens on this planet. The level of NASA's
technology will astound you This film is also about military
domination of the planet and about denying all other countries access
to the resources of outer space.
http://www.arsenalofhypocrisy.com

THE BATTLE FOR AMERICA'S SOUL

This film is also produced by the Global Network against Weapons and
Nuclear Power in Space. in the film, Bruce Gagnon gives a
presentation about the dependency of Americans on the Military
Industrial Complex for jobs. This is a real rude awakening. Bruce
suggests how to create alternatives to this dependency.
http://www.worldnewsstand.net/04/article/1-23.htm

Before and after the film, everyone's invited to indulge in our
Humanist Coffee House

Humanist Hall 390 27th Street
midtown Oakland, between Telegraph and Broadway
510-393-5685
http://www.HumanistHall.net

Click on the link "Directions" on our Website
tripping_gypsy [at] hotmail.com
510-704-0268
http://www.addictedtowar.com/dorrel.html


# 4/12: Screening of movie Loose Change 2nd Edition (santa cruz)
This recently release updated version of the original is considered to be the best 9/11 documentary available.

The 9/11 Controversy in a new powerful visual argument.

"What we didn't see!"

Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at 7:30 PM
Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building
846 Front Street (near the clock tower)
Santa Cruz, CA Donations taken at the door. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Presented by the Santa Cruz 9-11 Truth Network

WHAT IF...

September 11th was not a surprise attack on America. But rather, a cold and calculated genocide put on by elements within our own government?

The Twin Towers were not brought down by jet fuel, but by a controlled demolition.

The Pentagon was not hit by a Boeing 757, but was hit by a missle.

At 5:20PM on 9/11, World Trade Center Building 7 collapsed straight down to the ground at the speed of gravity, even though it was not hit by any aircraft.

This film will prove without a shadow of a doubt that everything you know about 9-11 is a complete fabrication.
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/145243893.html

911 - inside job. Demand investigation!
http://www.wtc7.net - http://www.911-strike.com
http://www.oilempire.us - http://www.dieoff.org
http://bombsinsidewtc.dk - http://www.911review.com
http://911research.wtc7.net/talks/towers/index.html
http://www.globalresearch.ca - http://www.cooperativeresearch.org
http://www.911review.com/index.html - http://www.peakoil.net
http://www.911review.com/911review/index.html

http:// http://www.UnansweredQuestions.org
http://www.communitycurrency.org/9-11.html
http://www.cooperativeresearch.org
http://www.osamaskidneys.com/

http://www.falloutshelternews.com/
http://www.topica.com/lists/politicaldiary


# 4/12 9pm $2 Sadie Lune's Cervical Sideshow w/ live punk @ thee parkside 17th @ Arkansas
We have NO idea what to expect from this event. it could be amazing, or oddly uncomfortable. There's two punk/pop bands and a DJ. More importantly there's performance art described as follows: "Peer between the legs of a Genuine "Pleasure Activist" and Marvel at that Peephole to the Womb, the Seminal Keyhole, the incredible Pink Portal of Reproduction." okaaaaaaaay....



Thu Apr 13

# 13th of April at 8:30 AM SF Grand Jury Targets G8 Protest & Independent Journalist
04/01/2006GRAND JURY SUBPOENA BEING RESISTED WITH MOTION TO QUASH
Yet another Federal Grand Jury in San Francisco targeting local activists has been convened. This time the apparent reason for the Grand Jury is to investigate the anti-G8 solidarity protest held in the Mission District of San Francisco on July 8, 2005, during which a local police officer was injured. Charges against three people in connection with the protest are pending in San Francisco Superior Court. Independent journalist and videographer Josh Wolf, a frequent poster to Indybay, has been subpoenaed to testify and to provide any notes taken and the full and unedited videotape recorded during the demonstration. The National Lawyers Guild is representing Josh Wolf and has filed a motion to quash the subpoena on several grounds including First Amendment journalistic protections and that the FBI is on an illegal "fishing expedition" aimed at aiding the separate local investigation by San Francisco police and prosecutors. On March 30th, a press conference was held on the steps of the San Francisco Federal Building before the hearing on quashing the subpoena. A written decision on the motion will be delivered at a later date. Josh Wolf urges people "to talk to your friends and neighbors about how the grand jury system (is) a vicious unconstitutional implementation of the law that is being used for political purposes."
At least two of those arrested July 8th are set to return to court on the 13th of April at 8:30 AM in Department 20 of the SF Hall of justice on 850 Bryant street. They are asking people to save the date, come to the courthouse, and show solidarity.
http://indybay.org/archives/archive_by_id.php?id=4444&category_id=32


# Gabe Meyers, one of the defendants from last July's anti-G8 protests in
San Francisco has asked people to come support him at his upcoming court
date. Gabe is one of three arrestees from an incident where an SFPD
officer drove his car into a group of protesters and attacked them. The
federal government convened a Grand Jury to investigate this incident
http://www.fbiwitchhunt.com/SFG.html

This is a political case and Gabe needs support from the community!

what: Preliminary Hearing for Gabe Meyers
when: Thursday, 4/13 at 8:30am (which means any time from 8:30 to noon-ish)
where: SF Hall of 'Justice' - 850 Bryant, Dept 20


# Thu, Apr 13, 2006      3:30 pm - 7:00 pm Organic Cooking
North Shattuck Farmers' Market Shattuck Ave and Rose St Berkeley
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# 4/13 6pm Haight @ Stanyan 4/13 6:00 pm
FREE instore concert Pretty Girls Make Graves @ Amoeba


# 13th Anniversary Heron Lecture and Film Premiere
Thursday, April 13th 7:30-9 pm Free
Nancy DeStefanis will show new slides of the 2005 Stow Lake Heron
colony and screen her new short documentary film: "Above the Nests-
Helen Pratt's Work to Preserve Wildlife in California." The film
tells the story of Helen Pratt's pioneering observations of the
magnificent egret and heron colony at the Bolinas Lagoon Preserve in
Marin County for over 30 years. Helen Pratt's research helped ban the
lethal pesticides DDT and Dieldrin. This screening is the San
Francisco Premiere. Ms. DeStefanis is the founder and executive
director of San Francisco Nature Education (SFNE). Nancy discovered
the nesting great blue herons in 1994. Each spring, SFNE provides a
free program staffed by interns with spotting scopes to show the
public these charismatic birds and their chicks. Nancy received the
Jefferson Award for Public Service in 2005 and directed and produced
"Above the Nests." Join Nancy and friends for the accordion rendition
of "My Blue Herons" as well as cake to celebrate the SF film
premiere. San Francisco Naturalist Society general meeting. Open to
everyone.
Randall Museum 199 Museum Way SF SouthEast of Haight/ Buena Vista Park
http://www.randallmuseum.org
jkodiak earthlink.net (415) 225-3830 http://www.sfns.org


# Thu, Apr 13, 2006      8:30 pm - 12:30 pm
Benefit Party for CODE PINK
Avalon 777 Lawrence Expwy @ Homestead Santa Clara
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php



Fri Apr 14

# Friday, April 14, 7--9 pm: Exotic Dancers Education Project and Illusory Siren present an erotic dance class for women: the Sensual Body! At CSC, 398 11th St. @ Harrison http://sexandculture.org

Discover empowerment through the art of erotic dancing. Learn sexy moves in a safe, supportive environment. Indulge yourself and your partner! Please wear whatever you feel most sexy in, bring a button-down shirt and any props you want to experiment with, and be prepared to move and have fun! All self-identified women welcome, regardless of experience or ability.

Space is limited. Please RSVP to (415) 847-1993 or at
http://www.acteva.com/go/exoticevents -- more info at exoticevents gmail.com. $10 if reserved/paid through Acteva, $20 at the door.


# Chicken John presents: Lost Vegas Friday April 14 9:00 $10

Back by unpopular indifference, Lost Vegas is the original show of
schmoes. It's a casino environment where you get to really gamble! To
win fabu-less prizes! Here's how it works: you get some chips at the
door, you visit the gameshellip place your bets and win BIG!!!! Take
your chips to the Ace Redemption Center, where you talk to Bill the
friendly Junkman who lets ya take home a few choice pieces of
prizehellip It's fun! But that's not all! Check this out:

Dr. Hal and Rev. Ben Burke perform short duration marriages. With
rings!!!!!
KROB provides ambient Vegas music and videohellip.
Stuart Mangrum does a toast to Dean Martinhellip
The Naked Fire Babes do the wild thinghellip
As Is Brass Band rocks the househellip.
Mr. Lucky and the Cocktail Napkin belt out a few numberinos!
Lucky's musicians include:
*Freddi Price
*That Trombone Guy
*Kiko Almond
*Tony Perez
*Seth Ford Young
*Johnathan Marching
*Other Drunk People
Sparkle Motion, the 80's legwarm-a-thon will be in full effecthellip
David Cappurro the Yo Yo King will ROCK unlike any other ROCKING yo
yo guyhellip
Vic Double-longo, your host with the leasthellip.

And as our main headling eventhellip the one and only Roky Roulette
will attempt the impossiblehellip with only his pogo stickhellip he
will jump the full length of 3 school buses!!!!!

We have a second stage as well featuring:
Mongolounge stirs it up
Mystic Marlowe sleazes out the ladies
Beyond Paul hosts Lounge Kareokie Disaster
The Wink and Yoni Show top it off late in the AM

Some stuff by Cyclecide as wellhellip

The games of Lost Vegas are like the real Vegas but a little funner:

The Wheel of Smut
Crap
CrackJack
Rat Roulette
Cockroach Racing
Poke-Her
Big Dice

These are all games you can win big on. Big. Big!!! BIG!!!!!!!!!!
The show goes late, so come early all over the place.

Directions:
1649 28th Street Oakland

FROM SAN FRANCISCO
Take the I-880 S
exit on the West Grand/Maritime Exit (0.4 miles)
Merge onto W GRAND AVE (1.2 miles)
Turn LEFT onto MANDELA PKWY. (0.3 miles)
Turn RIGHT onto 28TH ST. (0.1 miles)

FROM OAKLAND
Take 28th Street to 1649. Thank you.

OK, this is the 15th installment of Lost Vegas. We hope to see ya
therehellip..

NIMBY
1649 28th Street, Oakland cross street: Mandela Parkway
Oakland

http://www.nimbyspace.org

FROM SAN FRANCISCO
Take the I-880 S
exit on the West Grand/Maritime Exit (0.4 miles)
Merge onto W GRAND AVE (1.2 miles)
Turn LEFT onto MANDELA PKWY. (0.3 miles)
Turn RIGHT onto 28TH ST. (0.1 miles)

chiickenjohn chickenjohn.com

http://www.lostvegas.org



Sat Apr 15

# APRIL 15 DEADLINE for comments
Friends,
A couple days ago the the SF park association announced they were
considering a ban on all fires on Ocean Beach beginning May 1st.
They are in a "public comment" period now, until April 15th.
I have setup a website to easily mail comments to the GGNRA and to the
press, including talking points and alternative solutions.
http://saveoceanbeach.org/
Please take a few moments and submit your comments. Don't let them take
away our right to one of the best things about living in the Bay Area!
Thanks! Aaron


# Vegetarian Cooking Class: Mediterranean Menu
MEDITERRANEAN MENU: APRIL 15TH, 2006
Join us as prepare dishes from one of our favorite cuisines. We will feature uncomplicated recipes, debunk myths regarding plant-based eating, eat yummy food samples, and have a lot of fun! Join the Compassionate Cooks at our Vegetarian Cooking Class on April 15th (from 10:00 am-1:00 pm) when we demonstrate five delicious, nutritious dishes, including:

*Muhammara (Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Spread)
*Elegantly Simple Stuffed Bell Peppers
*Basil Pesto with Polenta Squares
*Asparagus Soup with Fresh Herbs
*Delicious Date Squares

WHEN: Saturday, April 15th -- 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
WHERE: First Unitarian Church of Oakland, 685 14th St. at Castro. DIRECTIONS: http://www.uuoakland.org/directions.htm
COST: $45
HOW TO SIGN UP: Register online or mail a check to Compassionate Cooks P.O. Box 18512 Oakland, CA 94619. You can also sign up for a cooking series. Check out our packages at http://www.compassionatecooks.com/deals.htm.
PLEASE NOTE: You are considered a TENTATIVE sign-up until we receive your payment, at which time we will send you a confirmation via email.
DEADLINE TO SIGN UP: Friday March 17th
WHAT TO EXPECT: In our monthly demonstration cooking classes, we feature uncomplicated recipes, debunk myths regarding plant-based eating, eat yummy food samples, and have a lot of fun! Committed to using local, seasonal, mostly organic ingredients, we provide students with copies of the featured recipes and a bevy of resources on nutrition, local restaurants, cooking tips, and more!

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
"Loved it. Loved it. Loved it. I want to bring all my friends and family here next time. Thank you for all your hard work and effort. I can't wait to come back."

"I think you have a future as TV's first vegan chef! You should get in touch with KQED!"

"Awesome class! Loved being exposed to recipes which use ingredients outside of my normal repertoire. Thank you for introducing people to veg cooking in such an enthusiastic way."

"I am an official groupie! You're so fabulous! It's so nice to be able to go to a cooking class and learn so much about health and compassion as well as learning amazing recipes. And you make the adventure fun and exciting!"

"How delightful! I'm so glad I came. Wonderful wealth of information. Will definitely return for future classes. The food was so tasty, some of the best I've ever had. Thanks so much!"

"You have such a warm personality and are so knowledgeable. I love your enthusiasm and will be looking for the TV show!"

"Great class. Great soups. Great teacher! Your sense of humor is infectious. Thanks."

"Thank you so much! These recipes were absolutely delicious! I can't imagine missing meat or dairy eating like this. These dishes were not just yummy for vegan food -- they're just flat out yummy! I'm so glad I found out about these classes!"

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"Be Kind to Animals...Don't Eat Them."

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
Founder & Director
Compassionate Cooks
P.O. Box 18512
Oakland, CA 94619
510.531.COOK (2665)
colleen compassionatecooks.com
http://www.compassionatecooks.com

Compassionate Cooks is dedicated to empowering people to make informed food choices and to debunking myths about vegetarianism through cooking classes, nutrition workshops, farm animal sanctuary tours, and cooking DVDs.
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Join our mailing list http://www.compassionatecooks.com/join.htm
Check out our vegetarian cooking DVD http://www.compassionatecooks.com/video.htm
Register for our vegetarian cooking classes http://www.compassionatecooks.com/reg.htm


# Artist Rally - Free Beer - music by The Alps
Sat April 15 12:00 - 2:00pm Free
Free Beer and Music on Tax Day!
Artist Rally and music by The Alps
Saturday, April 15 bull 12-2pm
Artists' Television Access (21st & Valencia)
Have drinks, listen to live music and hear artist
Jeffrey Vallance speak about his latest art
project--Preserving America's Cultural Heritage! Join
the excitement of a campaign rally at Artists'
Television Access (ATA) this Saturday. All the action
will be broadcast live on neighborhood public radio
(88.9 fm). This is event is organized in support of a
federal bill that would create a fund for all living
visual artists in the United States. Make your own
picket sign and march to the steps of City Hall where
the proposal will be mailed to local representatives,
members of Congress, and arts advocates across the
nation. Make your voice heard. Come to ATA on
Saturday! For more information about the project, visit:
http://www.americasculturalheritage.us
Artists' Television Access 992 Valencia @ 21st St. SF alexburke19 yahoo.com


# Saturn Returns: A Transformative Event
Sat, April 15, 2006 6pm- Midnite missq graffiti.net
Studio 12, 2525 8th Street and Dwight way, Berkeley
A transformative event to celebrate, inspire and manifest our highest possibilities! Come early for a grounding ritual and movement therapy workshop. Doors will reopen at 9:30pm for intentional dj dancing and ritual featuring dj7, xoetza, jonah and missQ. This event is to support Somatic Movement Therapy Education. For more info, visit:
http://www.divinelyaligned.xbuild.com/saturnreturns


# Intersection Sat April 15 6:00pm-10:00pm Free
http://www.artprimadonna.net/norma_jeane.html
Red Ink Studios 1035 Market St
Enter on Stevenson between 6th and 7th, Market and Mission
http://www.redinkstudios.org


# EAST BAY LIVING FOODS RAW FOODS POTLUCK APRIL 2006
Saturday, APril 15th from 6.30 to 10:00PM PLEASE TRY TO BE ON TIME!
East Bay Living Foods Home: Upaya Center for Wellbeing, 478 Santa Clara
Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610 3rd Floor (Across from Grand Lake Theater)


# Bizarro cartoonist DAN PIRARO author event / hootenany Sat April 15, 7:00 PM
Booksmith 1644 Haight St San Francisco, CA 415-863-8688
http://www.booksmith.com
Bizarro cartoonist DAN PIRARO
talk & book signing for Bizarro and Other Strange Manifestations of the Art of Dan Piraro
Saturday, April 15th at 7 pm

What goes on in the head of Dan Piraro - stand-up comedian, artist, animal rights activist, and creator of the award-winning syndicated comic strip Bizarro? The answer is found in Bizarro and Other Strange Manifestations of the Art of Dan Piraro, a wildly inventive compendium of cartoons, never-before-seen sketches, photographs, paintings and thought-provoking insights into the mind of the genius.

Dan Piraro's utterly brilliant cartoon, Bizarro, runs daily in more than 200 markets across North America. It was voted Best Single-Panel Cartoon by the National Cartoonist Society for an unprecedented three straight years.

Booksmith author events are free and located at our San Francisco store (1644 Haight Street in San Francisco, between Clayton & Cole), unless otherwise noted. For further information, call 415-863-8688 or visit http://www.booksmith.com If you cannot attend an event and would like to order a signed copy of a book by an author included in our events calendar, please email or call our store.


# April 15 Bunny Jam 2246 Jerrold Ave SF 8p-4a
http://www.boondockbay.com/directions.php


# BUNNY JAM 6 Saturday, April 15 8:00 PM
JOIN US FOR THE 6TH ANNUAL EGGS-STRAVAGANZA - BUNNY JAM 6
Hop One Hop All! It's that time of year again for the hare raising antics of Bunny Jam. Going on our 6th year...if you've heard about it, then you know about this great hoppening here in SF.
So grab yo eggs and put them in a basket, dust off the bunny ears and shake out those tails and get ready for some of the best ART, PERFORMANCES, PROJECTIONS, FURINAL BUNNY MUSIC AND HOPPING this city has to offer. This is usually the party you find out AFTER it hoppens, so best not to miss!
Bunny Jam 6 - EGG-O-LUTION! - APRIL 15
@ Boondocks - 2246 Jerrold Ave, San Fran
8pm - 4am - Indoor and Outdoor EGGstraveEGGant madness!
$15 Full Bunny $20 Some Bunny $25 No Bunny 21 and Over please
http://www.bunnyjam.com



# Yes Yes Yes
Hello beautiful ones...

I am really excited to introduce you to my first series of Raw Food Hands On Instruction and Dinner Classes coming this April.
I have designed three scrumptious menus for classes that I will be hosting on three consecutive weekends in April. The classes offer a holistic learning experience where participants see the recipe preparation demonstrated, hear instructions, and participate in making the actual recipes. Finally, each class completes with the participants enjoying the three course meal they just prepared.

As some of you may know, I have a life long commitment to "Living my Life As a Work of Art." I am also committed to providing opportunities and support for others in doing the same. In addition to me being a Personal Life Coach and NLP practitioner, I am also a certified Raw Food Chef. In fact, Raw Food has been an integral part of my life since 1997 and I have found it to be an incredible enhancement to my experience of life. I am looking forward to sharing my knowledge about Raw Food and some of the gifts of the Raw Lifestyle with those interested. Check out my web site for more information.

Here are the delicious classes I have created:
http://rawlove.org/rawfoodclasses.htm

Saturday April 15th 3PM-7PM
Appetizer: Caprice Salad - Garden Fresh Tomatoes with mozzarella style cheese and fresh basil
Entree: Pesto Pasta - Squash pasta smothered in Garlic Basil Pesto Sauce
Dessert: Lemon Crunch Cheesecake - Creamy Meyer Lemon Cheesecake with Chocolate Pecan Crust

Sunday April 23rd 3PM-7PM
Appetizer: Carrot Poppers - Carrot chips with dill cream cheese and toasted herb pecans
Entree: Dinosaurs Delight - Dinosaur Kale Salad with chunks of avocado and
fresh shucked corn in a cheesy lemon garlic dressing
Dessert: Oh So Berry Tart - Delicate shortbread crust filled with medley of seasonal
berries and agave compote

Sunday April 30 3PM-7PM
Appetizer: Hot Lava - Spicy Carrot Ginger Soup
Entree: Tantalizing Taco Boat - Refried beans - Fresh Mango Corn Salsa- Guacamole
and Sprouts served on a Crunchy Corn Raft or in a Crisp Romaine leaf
Dessert: Coconut Flan - Creamy Coconut Flan with a Rich Orange Glaze

Please visit my web site at
http://rawlove.org/rawfoodclasses.htm for more information.


# Department,Historical Society
Saturday, April 15, 2006 - Monday, April 17, 2006 Pier 48
The Embarcadero, South of Market (Yahoo! Maps, Google Maps)
San Francisc, California
The San Francisco Fire Department Historical Society will present
The 1906 Great Earthquake & Fire Exposition on Saturday, Sunday
and Monday, April 15, 16 & 17, 2006 on San Francisco's Pier 48. This
free exposition will be the largest event of its kind commemorating
the 100th anniversary of San Francisco's Great Earthquake & Fire.
The three days of activities surrounding the exposition will
include historical exhibits with vintage fire apparatus, historical
artifacts & photographic displays, fireboat tours, safety &
preparedness exhibits & displays.
http://www.1906expo.com
http://upcoming.org/event/66188



Sun Apr 16

# The Sisters present Perpetual Indulgence in the Park
Sunday, April 16, 2006 (11:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
Dolores Park
18th Street and Dolores Street (Yahoo! Maps, Google Maps)
San Francisco, California

The Sisters of Pereptual Indulgence, Inc. 27th Anniversary Celebration

Continuing their mission to promulgate Universal Joy, the Sisters are proud to announce "Perpetual Indulgence" in the Park, an Easter picnic and celebration. This very San Francisco event brings together children, families, friends, artists and community activists all on one lawn to celebrate the Sisters' 27th Anniversary and enjoy a day in Dolores Park. This event is free to the public. "Perpetual Indulgence" in the Park promises to be lively and vivacious incorporating stage performances, children's activities and two cash-prize contests. (Performers TBA)

Sister MaryMae, this year's chair of "Perpetual Indulgence" in the Park, says "We have all of the old favorites, the Hunky Jesus Contest, the Bonnet Contest, Grants Giveaways and Saintings, but we are planning a lot of surprises and fun new tricks. The best thing about the Sisters' Birthday Celebration is that there is something for everyone. It's a true family day, from the kids events in the morning, picnicking in the park and ending with the more risqué things like the Hunky Jesus and Bonnet Contests. It's one of the few times you really can make everyone happy."

At 1p, participants will line up to parade across the stage in their Easter finest for our Bonnet Contest. Later, at 3:15p, this year's Hunky Jesus will be chosen. Both winners will receive a $100 cash prize.

In addition to providing an afternoon of merriment, the Sisters also hope to raise money for a whole year of grants awards.

For more information, visit http://www.thesisters.org
http://upcoming.org/event/63620


# Join Bay Area Vegetarians as we protest Kentucky Fried Cruelty on Sunday, April 16 from
noon until 1 pm, at 851 San Antonio Rd in Palo Alto.
This is a corner location with lots of automobile traffic. Signs will be provided, although you
are always welcome to bring your own. You can park on a little strip that runs paralell to San
Antonio.
Please note that the demonstration has been moved from Saturday to Sunday for this month
only, in order not to conflict with the trip to Animal Place. --Candace


# Garden Party BB-Q Art Show Sun April 16 2-10pm $1-5 sliding scale
Project Artaud 401 Alabama Street at 17th. St. SF http://artaud.org/
http://artaud.org/499/maps.html


# Bring Your Own Big Wheel Race down Lombard St. Sunday, April 16 4:00pm Free
6th Annual
BYOBW
Big Wheel Race
Free Outdoor Event
Easter SUnday, April 16th
4pm
Top of Lombard St, SF
Big People on Kid's Toys
No Rubber Wheels
Hand-Made Prizes
Fun!
The top of Lombard St.
Lombard St. btw Hyde and Leavenworth
San Francisco
jradhirsch sbcglobal.net
http://www.jonbrumit.com/byobw.html



Mon Apr 17

# Mon, Apr 17, 2006      12:00 pm
Income Tax Day Demonstration with Grandmothers Against the War
Ron Dellums Federal Building
Clay Street between 12th and 14th Streets
Oakland http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php

Mon, Apr 17, 2006      12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Tax Day & Palestinian Political Prisoners Day Demonstration
Montgomerey & Market Streets
One Post St.
San Francisco http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php

Mon, Apr 17, 2006      6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Ruin, Rubble and Race
Gordon J. Lau Elementary School
950 Clay Street (between Stockton & Powell)
San Francisco http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Ruin, Rubble & Race: The San Francisco Earthquake and Post-Katrina
America

Monday, April 17th 6:30-8:30 pm FREE

Ruin, Rubble And Race:

The San Francisco Earthquake and Post-Katrina America,1906 to 2006,
One Hundred Years Later

Join a diverse group of community-based organizations and activists
for a "People's Forum" to commemorate and critically reappraise what
happened 100 years ago, and what must change today to save lives and
prevent displacement of vulnerable, working people from the city's
landscape.

Distinguished Emcee Bob Wing, Activist and Writer

Panelists Include:

CC Campbell-Rock, Katrina Survivor, Community Organizer, and Journalist

Willie Ratcliff