SF events 5.2 LOOSE CHANGE Tonight 7pm Oakland Grand Lake Thtr. 3200 Grand Ave Oakland

Loose Change 911 (2nd edition) Tue May 2 7:00 pm $9
dubious and suspicious occurrences surrounding the
fall of the Twin Towers on 9/11/01.
Film showing with film makers to speak
After the film: Q and A with the film makers!
Grand Lake Theater 3200 Grand Ave Oakland 510) 452-3556
(2 blocks North of Lakeshore / Lake Merrit)
http://www.renaissancerialto.com/current/grandlake.htm
http://www.loosechange911.com


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
Fellowship of Humanity Events 390 27th St Oakland @ Telegraph/Broadway
http://lists.riseup.net/www/arc/pbnberkeley/2006-04/msg00030.html


Tuesday May 2nd http://indybay.org
11:00am SF: Human Rights Conf
12:30pm Concord: Immigrant Rts Rally
6:30pm SF: Goldman Prize winner
7:00pm Palo Alto: Elizabeth de la Vega
7:00pm SF: Leslie Feinberg
7:00pm SF: CorpWatch

Wednesday May 3rd http://indybay.org
5:30pm SF: Art Show
6:00pm SF: Global Capitalism
6:30pm SF: Gentrification
7:00pm Berkeley: Daniel Ellsberg
7:30pmOakland: Vote Rigging
7:30pm Berkeley: Mark Danner


http://SavetheInternet.com House Ignores Public, Sells Out the Internet


thepetitionsite.com - Don't Let Congress Ruin the Internet
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/373269232#body



food

MSG - used in Coffee - (read this for sure) please read this.  It is startling!!
Food additive "MSG" is a Slow Poison.  Slow Poisoning MSG hides behind 25 or more names, such as "Natural Flavouring".
MSG is also in your favourite Tim Horton's and other brand coffee shops! 


A 100 YEARS OF SODA POP PROFITS CONTRIBUTES TO THE PANDEMIC OF DIABETES
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=8606



HI
I live in chicken raising country and the chicken farmers do not want to eat chicken because of the hormones and additives fed to the chikens Also it is sad the way they are raised, in crowded smelly chiken houses If you could see their living conditions it would be hard to eat chicken again So after less than 3 months on hormone laden feed they go to the slaughterhouse manned by Mexicans and other desperate people who work for minimum wage collecting (and this means being in a breath stopping chicken manure laden chicken house that will make you so sick but the desperate Mexicans will do it) chickens and then they go to the Tyson or Pilgrim's Pride plant' these cognizant birds who never knew their Momma; and if you dont know (as I had to learn) that chickens have their own personality and act much like dogs, loving their Keeper, especially the ones raised for meat like the big reds and broilers who are white chickens) the whole thing becomes disturbing and I really have limited my meat and chicken and calorie consumption as would anyone who raised chickens; you tend to limit your consumption if you raise your food personally, they get to be like children,,so may the greed of the Bussh administration be visited upon them and their ilk three thoousand fold for the profits they maje are borne upon the backs of the meek
Lydia

re: Sampling finds arsenic in most chicken
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12184077



health

Pesticides affect fetal development, reproductive systems
*Pesticides may affect penis size*
A renowned U.S. scientist supports a ban on the chemicals for cosmetic purposes.
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/CityandRegion/2006/04/29/1556379-sun.html


Mercury emissions from power plants increasing - autism increase implied by Palmer et al findings
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/custom/newsroom/chi-060428mercury,1,2060670.story?coll=chi-news-hed
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/custom/newsroom/chi-060428mercury,1,2060670.story?coll=chi-news-hed>


Survive bird flu with Kiwi ingenuity
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3654087a7144,00.html
Add salt water to your list.... Survival tips:
In a power cut turn off and up-plug appliances such as heaters and cooking equipment that could cause a fire if the power comes back on unexpectedly.
Ensure people with sore throats gargle regularly with salt water.
For baking, if you do not have eggs, use one teaspoon of cornflour or custard powder mixed with a quarter of a cup of water for egg egg.
Dry hands thoroughly after washing, wet hands spread germs easily.
Methyalated spirits and salty water are effective disinfectants to spray or wipe surfaces.



eco

A Global Warming Nightmare Scenario
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/04/1818507.php
It's a dark and stormy night, and deep within the ocean the muddy
bottom begins to stir.
Giant squids flee in horror as reservoirs of methane frozen at the bottom
of the ocean begin to thaw, releasing bubbles that rise to the surface.
Soon the ocean surface is churning and burping gas like a billion overfed
infants, transforming the composition of our atmosphere.



Climate change may shrink water supply, hike demand in Denver
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4653335,00.html



Biofuel v. dead wood
Sterilized forests will be dead ones. Living forests need their dead. -Lance



Microwaves and Insects
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/05/1819327.php



http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-sci-season23apr23,1,7071326.story?coll=la-news-environment
Tapping Into a Changing Climate
A Vermont family is seeing maple-sugaring season come far earlier than
usual. Experts say it may be an indicator of a wider global trend.



With the obscene profits that Exxon is reporting, they're still appealing the
damages assessed for the Prince William Sound/Exxon Valdez spill...
Riki Ott says oilspill damage subtle; Oil-spill victims turn to Congress
  http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/2006/04/27/1552574-sun.html
Just because cleanup crews didn't have to scrub down oil-slicked birds doesn't mean serious environmental damage wasn't done when a B.C. Ferry sank last month.


Pot, LSD, coke -- small amounts may soon be allowed in Mexico*
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/268442_mexico29.html


Bay Area Activist Digest
http://lists.riseup.net/www/arc/pbnberkeley/2006-04/msg00041.html


Bush claims right to disobey 750 laws!!! tvnl news
http://www.tvnewslies.org/news#politics


Real News from http://projectcensored.org May 1
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/04/1818750.php


Afghanistan Inc.: New Report and launch event
http://www.corpwatch.org


 http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news
Internet shut-down in two to four days during flu pandemic: Booz Allen


The $2-Trillion War
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article12847.htm


http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/042906Y.shtml
Bodies for Barrels: Betrayal and Energy Dependence


Treasonous agenda of the Council on Foreign Relations
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/04/1818428.php


COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS IS AN ELITE CABAL
http://www.newswithviews.com/guest_opinion/guest82.htm
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/04/1818427.php



http://FreeCascadia.org
http://cascadians.tribe.net



The Billion-Dollar US Embassy in Baghdad: The Biggest Gas Station on Earth



http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/printer_748.shtml
"False Flagg" op called Rosetta Stone of 9/11



HOW TO DESTROY AMERICA
http://rense.com/general70/prorp.htm



Rearranging the Deck Chairs?
William Fisher on FEMA; Bolivia nationalizes gas production; China embraces oil despots; rainforest to be leveled for oil crops; anti-choice clinics multiply; the history of May Day; and more ... Browse our continually updating front page at http://www.truthout.org

Join fellow bloggers at the t r u t h o u t Town Meeting. Get perspective on today's important issues from TO's editorial team and prominent guest bloggers.
Join the debate! http://forum.truthout.org/blog



Former FBI Senior Special Agent on Who's Behind 911 and Why
Amazing interview with former FBI senior special agent, Ted Gunderson, about who is behind 911 and how it connects to the OK City bombing and WTC 1993 bombing.
Guns & Butter, April 19. Streaming Audio.
http://www.kpfa.org/archives/index.php?arch=13687
Info on Ted Gunderson: http://www.tedgunderson.com



Re: can oregon be declared a nation under illegal occupation by court?

Vermont did not reserve a right of secession but three other of the
original thirteen did and thus if any one has the right as a
condition all thirteen do too.

BillG (not Gates)
board member, Second Vermont Republic

I can not find it right now... but the Oregon costitution (not sure about the other
Cascadian states and provinces) did put in its constitution the right of
Oregonians to dismantle their government and create a new one. I posted it
once in here and I believe that is literally carved into the capitol building



"I cannot undertake to lay my finger
on that article of the Constitution
which granted a right to Congress of expending,
on the objects of benevolence,
the money of their constituents."
-- James Madison
(1751-1836), Father of the Constitution for the USA, 4th US President
Source: 1792, in disapproval of Congress appropriating $15,000 to assist some French refugees
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/James.Madison.Quote.24FE


"The real "haves" are they who can acquire freedom, self-confidence, and even riches without depriving others of them. They acquire all of these by developing and applying their potentialities. On the other hand, the real "have nots" are they who cannot have aught except by depriving others of it. They can feel free only by diminishing the freedom of others, self-confident by spreading fear and dependence among others, and rich by making others poor."
-- Eric Hoffer
(1902-1983) American author, philosopher, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Eric.Hoffer.Quote.DEBD


"When a government controls both
the economic power of individuals
and the coercive power of the state ...
this violates a fundamental rule of happy living:
Never let the people with all the money and
the people with all the guns be the same people."
-- P. J. O'Rourke
(1947- ) US humorist, journalist, & political commentator
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/P..J..O'Rourke.Quote.811A



bored? want to get the word out about what to do about Amerikan Fascism?
two things you can do to wake up people that we are in deep doggy doo doo:
Its 1984
http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2006/01/332607.shtml
Tools for a Revolution
http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2006/01/333109.shtml



Anarchy Africansis
http://www.davidsheen.com/anarchyafricansis



http://ACLU.org of Michigan seeks dismissal of charges/ flag upsidedown ...



Bush Brandishes Jail Time at Critics
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2006/042306.html
Beset with shrinking poll numbers and growing evidence of wrongdoing, George W. Bush and his supporters are brandishing threats of criminal prosecutions against critics. But the list of troublemakers keeps expanding, now including U.S. generals, CIA officers and investigative journalists from mainstream newspapers that previously had done Bush's bidding.



http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news
FBI secretly sought data on 3,501 people in 2005 --Agency ramped up use of approach that requires no court approval 28 Apr 2006 The FBI secretly sought information last year on 3,501 U.S. citizens and legal residents from their banks and credit card, telephone and Internet companies without a court's approval, the Justice Department said Friday.



Katrina Report Rips the White House Anew
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/042806A.shtml
A Senate inquiry into the government's Hurricane Katrina failures ripped the Bush administration anew Thursday and urged the scrapping of the nation's disaster response agency. But with a new hurricane season just weeks away, senators conceded that few if any of their proposals could become reality in time.



Immigration Flood Unleashed by NAFTA's Disastrous Impact on Mexican Economy
http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0425-30.htm



Satire: Official Announcement:

The government today announced that it is changing its emblem from an Eagle to a CONDOM because it more accurately reflects the government's political stance. A condom allows for inflation, halts production, destroys the next generation, protects a bunch of pricks, and gives you a sense of security while you're actually being screwed.



SAN FRANCISCO BURNING MAN ANNOUNCE

While we're totally aware (and MORE than glad, mind you!) that San Francisco is far from the only city that goes to Burning Man, we do know that LOTS of burners hail from here...and after a little edge-of-the-envelope calculation today we have realized that many of you are still not signed up for San Francisco Burning Man Announce List.

The JRS respects and adores ALL its far-flung readers, and therefore we don't post *every* Bay Area event that we hear about because so many of our 40,000 plus subscribers just don't need the information.

Now, there'll always be a space in the JRS for SOME events in the city by the Bay, but the San Francisco Burning Man Announce List has even more information and events specific to San Fran-disco...so, why aren't you on the SF Announce List, O burner-in-the-city-that-begat-Burning-Man?

send a blank message to:
sanfrancisco-announce-subscribe [at] burningman.com


"The Worst of the Worst"
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/043006Z.shtml
According to William Fisher, by not acknowledging their mistake in detaining prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, the Bush administration seems hell-bent on continuing to shoot itself in the foot by clinging to the fading perception of its own hundred percent righteousness.



http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news
'Grand Mafiosi' Syphon Billions From Iraq's Oil Sector



Gagged Patriot Act subpoenas revealed; reporters are bullied by Bush administration on leaks; peace becomes possible in Darfur; Tom Engelhardt issues a "presidential pink slip" at an anti-war demonstration in New York City; and more ... Browse our continually updating front page at http://www.truthout.org

Join fellow bloggers at the t r u t h o u t Town Meeting. Get perspective on today's important issues from TO's editorial team and prominent guest bloggers.
Join the debate! http://forum.truthout.org/blog



Making the Trains Run In Time:
Why we need to get serious about mass transit now
Gas was $3.37 for regular at my local station this morning. Fortunately, I had walked down just to get the morning paper, and so didn’t need to start my day by engaging in whimpering. The paper had a list of prices around the state and country, and for a nice change, our prices weren’t higher than anyone’s on that list. Under the circumstances, it isn’t cause for jubilation, but it’s something, I suppose.
http://www.mytown.ca/zepp



RAVE: Stephen Colbert for president!
If you guys haven't seen this already, here's the speech Stephen Colbert gave at the White House correspondant dinner this weekend: Video clip: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1062761
http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/4/30/1441/59811
Please spread this around becuase the news is refusing to report it.
Just a sample snippet to entice you...
"So don't pay attention to the approval ratings that say 68% of Americans disapprove of the job this man is doing. I ask you this, does that not also logically mean that 68% approve of the job he's not doing?"



http://www.atlantaprogressivenews.com/news/0049.html
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: 36 US House Reps Want Bush Impeachment Probe



Tue May 2

# San Francisco Green Building Tours, May 2
San Francisco Department of the Environment is sponsoring a series of Green
Building Tours for the year of 2006. Join us to learn about the different
architectural features and construction techniques that make a green
building, lessons learned, and meet the professionals who are involved in
the design, construction, and maintenance phases of each project.
For reservations, please use the following links:
May 2, 2006.  Swinerton.
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=107546
Please feel free to contact Melinda Hue at melinda.hue@sfgov or
415.355.3718 with any questions.  Thank you.
Melinda Hue Green Building Associate
San Francisco Department of the Environment
11 Grove Street  I  San Francisco  I  CA  I  94102
Tel 415.355.3718  I  Fax 415.554.6393
melinda.hue at sfgov.org
http://www.sfenvironment.com


# YOUR OWN HEALTH AND FITNESS Layna Berman
Every Tues 1-2pm 94.1 FM Berkeley
http://kpfa.org/1pro_bio/1b_youro.htm


# Film: The Real Dirt on Farmer John & Panel Discussion
Tue May 2, 6-7 PM SF Public Library, Koret Auditorium 100 Larkin St


# Tue, May 2, 2006      6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
The Growing Movement to Protect Rivers in China
Sierra Club National Headquarters, Yosemite Room, 3rd Floor
85 Second Street (between Market & Mission) SF
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Loose Change 911 (2nd edition) Tue May 2 7:00 pm $9

LOOSE CHANGE 911 (2nd edition)

An eye opening, engaging, even entertaining, and easy to understand
exploration of dubious and suspicious occurrences surrounding the
fall of the Twin Towers on 9/11/01.

Film showing with film makers to speak

After the film: Q and A with the film makers!

Grand Lake Theater 3200 Grand Ave Oakland 510) 452-3556
http://www.renaissancerialto.com/current/grandlake.htm

Take the West Grand Avenue Exit off Highway 980. Drive along Grand
Avenue until you reach LakePark and Grand. Grand Lake Theater is at
that corner, or one block from Lake Shore and Grand Avenue.
tripping_gypsy hotmail.com 510-704-0268
http://www.loosechange911.com


# Tue May 2 7pm Dear friends,

WE ARE ON THE FRONT PAGE OF "USA TODAY" (Friday, April 28) !!!

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-04-27-conspiracies-sept-11_x.htm

LOOSE CHANGE 911 - May 2nd at Grand Lake
an amazing new documentary exposes the US government's active role in
the attacks of Sept. 11. This film is creating a revolution in the
minds of the American people. Help us spread the word and pack the
theater!
Please, join us for the West Coast premier of Loose Change (2nd
edition) followed by an open forum with the filmmakers Dylan Avery and
Korey Rowe
Tuesday, MAY 2ND @ 7:00 PM
Grand Lake Theater
3200 Grand Lake Ave, Oakland
$10
for more info contact Gypsy at 510-704-0268 or uncensored911 [at] yahoo.com
http://www.LooseChange911.com

FREE FILM FESTIVAL
every Wednesday May @ 7:30 PM at the Humanist Hall: 390 27th Street,
Oakland (510)-704-0268

election scams
Governments are installing computerized voting systems with no paper
record to verify accuracy. Elections will be controlled by companies
that do not allow voters to inspect their software. If vote counting
becomes privatized, there may be no way to get it back. High-tech vote
fraud is already a reality. If you value your vote, you absolutely
must get this information to your friends – and fast!
History of voting systems, the Help America Vote Act, problems with
electronic voting, fraud and tampering, conflicts of interest

May 3rd: "Vote Rigging 101" part 1 and 2 by Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club
Blacked out or dismissed as 'conspiracy theories' by corporate news
outlets, reports of massive vote fraud in the 2004 presidential
election circulated on the internet and independent media.
On Saturday, February 26, 2005, non-partisan election integrity
experts and voting rights activists from around the country to share
research, information about the many ways election fraud happened
nationwide in the 2004 presidential. They also shared strategies for
reclaiming and repairing an electoral system vulnerable to rigging and
manipulation from registration to recount.
Includes presentations of 18 speakers, including Bob Fitrakis, Warren
Stewart, Jonathan Simon, Allyson Washburn, Jim March, Wayne Madsen,
Madea Benjamin, and Lynn Landes.

May 10th: "Vote Rigging 101" part 3
A Little Ligth'LL Do Ya: Defending Democracy in America
As the Jan. 6th, 2005 deadline for a challenge to the Electoral
College vote drew near, a tiny village on the California coast raised
funds to send a delegation of its citizens and an award-winning
documentary team to Ohio and Washington, D.C. to get the facts. They
found overwhelming evidence of a stolen election…and a small, diverse
group of committed people – from the street and the elite - defending
democracy against overwhelming odds. This is their report.

May 17th: "Invisible Ballots" by William Gazec
khttp://www.store.yahoo.com/realityzone/ballots.html
Topics include: History of voting systems, The Help America Vote Act,
Problems with electronic voting, Errors and glitches in real
elections, Fraud and tampering, Conflicts of interest, Should voting
be privatized? The voter-verified paper ballot.
Featured experts include: Dr. David Dill, Professor of Computer
Science at Stanford University. Dr. Rebecca Mercuri, Research Fellow
at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Bev Harris,
independent investigator and author of Black Box Voting. Dr. Avi
Rubin, Technical Director of the Information Security Institute at
Johns Hopkins University.
"Help America Vote...on paper!" by Ecological Options Network
This short film finds that much of the uncertainty and persistent
controversy surrounding past elections is rooted in the sheer number
of lost votes, flipped votes, failed audits, and plain old breakdowns
occurring on the growing number of electronic voting machines used
throughout America.
Under the guise of mandating accessibility for disabled voters, the
2002 Help America Vote Act (HAVA) is forcing a wholesale shift in how
our votes are cast and counted -- just in time for the 2006 elections.
Vendors are leveraging HAVA's disability requirements and tight
timeline to sell the far costlier and less secure OR reliable
touchscreen DREs (Direct Record Electronic machines) to county
elections officials around the country, when there are better options
already in use and available.
You'll see government reports, experts, and governors on both sides of
the aisle condemning touchscreen DREs. The GAO, the bi-partisan
Carter/Baker Commission, and every independent security test to date
has found touchscreen DREs to be insecure, exorbitantly expensive, and
unreliable. They join a growing number of citizens who are demanding
paper ballots, optically scanned or hand counted, as the only way to
allow for meaningful audits and recounts. This film highlights a deep
history of success in past voting rights movements, and lays out next
steps for those inspired to join the new movement now underway to
restore basic accountability and integrity to American elections.
Featuring Georgia Rep. Cynthia McKinney, Ohio Rep. Stephanie
Tubb-Jones, California Rep. Lynn Woolsey, United Farm Workers
Co-Founder Dolores Huerta, Maryland's Republican Gov. Bob Ehrlich, New
Mexico's Democratic Gov. Bill Richardson, and VoterAction.org's Lowell
Finley, Esq., Election Law Attorney.

May 24th: "Electile Dysfunction": Take Back Your Right to Vote
explores the reasons why elections
have spiraled into their current disastrous state, and what you can do
to reclaim your vote and to promote changes to rid our country of vote
fraud. See what parts the media, corporations, judges, and the
political parties play in the election game, and actions you can take
to encourage these folks to work in the interests of the American
people and democracy instead of self-interest, corruption, and greed.
We end the film with a plea for our lawmakers to create a
Constitutional Amendment guaranteeing the right to vote for every
citizen, that their Vote be COUNTED, and for those that would defraud
any voter be held legally accountable. And you can help.
http://www.electiledysfunctionmovie.com

May 31st: "American Dictators": Documenting the Staged Election of
2004 by Alex Jones http://www.infowars.com/dictators.htm
90+ minute expose chronicling the degeneration of America's political
process. Alex Jones rips away layer after layer of the false
left-right paradigm and finally reveals the 2004 election for what it
is -- stage managed theater that would make Shakespeare proud.
Topics detail: that Bush and Kerry are closely related on both sides
of their families, that Bush the Skull and Kerry the Bone have both
sworn an oath to a secret society with deep connections to organized
crime, intelligence agencies, and the occult; that the "Order of
Death" known as Skull and Bones has its members at the highest levels
of every sector of the US economy -- from banking to government; while
Bush and Kerry spout different rhetoric their actions are almost
identical.
Alex Jones takes you to the front lines of the fight against the
expanding Police State: the new Super-Patriot Act and National ID
Card, as well as some of the newest and most shocking revelations
surrounding the September 11th cover-up. American Dictators is a
must-see for anyone who wants to know the truth concerning how the
global elite has hijacked both parties and is giving the American
people a false choice. By exposing this rigged game where the global
mob owns all the horses, American Dictators is able to unlock minds so
then freedom loving individuals can decipher the mainstream media
propaganda for what it is: a Military-Industrial complex operation.

For more info email Gypsy: uncensored911 at yahoo.com or call: 510-704-0268


# Tue, May 2 7:00 pm Afghanistan, Inc. - An Investigative Report
111 Minna Gallery 111 Minna (at 2nd Street) SF
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# UAS Green Movie Night - Tue May 2 7pm
UAS GREEN MOVIE NIGHT
http://www.sfuas.org/events.html

The Urban Alliance for Sustainability, a project of Global Exchange,
has launched a monthly movie night for the local green community, first
Tuesday of every month. Come absorb some of the most insightful films,
documentaries and commentaries across a wide spectrum of relevant topics of
today and tomorrow and meet others in the local Sustainability movement.

Bring a pillow, a bowl and a mug (for the free organic
popcorn and tea) and engage in lively discussion before/after each segment.

ECOLOGICAL DESIGN: INVENTING THE FUTURE (plus a short film)
-----------------------------------------------
(1994, 64 Minutes)
http://www.filmwest.com/Catalogue/itemdetail/8/

Tuesday, May 2 (First Tuesday of the month)
7pm-10pm
$5 donation (nobody turned away for lack of funds)

SOMA Creativity Center
81 Langton Street, Suite 13
San Francisco, CA 94103
(near folsom/7th across from Brainwash cafe)

Hosted by Urban Alliance for Sustainability
http://www.sfuas.org

---------------------------------------------

Film Synopsis

This program illuminates the emergence of ecological design, and the
integration of nature, technology and humanity in the 20th century. Featured
are the ideas and prototypes of pioneering designers in the development of
sustainable architecture, cities, energy systems,
transport and industry.

Beginning in the 1920’s with the work of R. Buckminster Fuller, moving
through the 1960’s and ending on the doorstep of the 21st century, this film
follows the evolution of ecological design from the visions of a few
independent thinkers to the powerful movement of today.

As each designer leads us on a deep exploration of their design process,
they reveal their methods, metaphors, inspirations and
commitment to a vision of a desirable future. Their prototypes range from
micro-organism to mega-structure, but amidst the diversity, some common
themes arise:

- Designing with Nature
- Regenerative Design
- Creating New Forms of Wealth
- The Biosphere and Technosphere



Wed May 3

# Every Wednesday 1-2pm GUNS & BUTTER
the economics of politics 94.1 FM Berkeley
http://kpfa.org/archives/archives.php?id=13
http://gunsandbutter.net


# First Wednesday Free day http://exploratorium.edu 3601 Lyon @ Lombard


# Wed May 3 (6-10PM) the GIF show at Rx Gallery Rx Gallery
132 Eddy St @ Taylor / Mason
GIFs Galore! And More!
The GIF Show, an exhibition opening May 3rd, at San Francisco's Rx Gallery, takes the pulse of what some net surfers call 'GIF Luv,' a recent frenzy of file-sharing and creative muscle-flexing associated with GIFs (Graphic Interchange Format files). Curated by Marisa Olson in a West Coast Rhizome collaboration with Rx, the show presents GIFs and GIF-based videos, prints, readymades, and sculptures by a range of artists, including Cory Arcangel, Peter Baldes, Michael Bell-Smith, Jimpunk, Olia Lialina, Abe Linkoln, Guthrie Lonergan, Lovid, Tom Moody, Paper Rad, Paul Slocum, and Matt Smear (aka 893/umeancompetitor). GIFs have a rich cultural life on the internet and each bears specific stylistic markers. From Myspace graphics to advertising images to porn banners, and beyond, GIFs overcome resolution and bandwidth challenges in their pervasive population of the net. Animated GIFs, in particular, have evolved from a largely cinematic, cell-based form of art practice, and ! have more recently been incorporated in music videos and employed as stimulating narrative devices on blogs. From the flashy to the minimal, the sonic to the silent, the artists in The GIF Show demonstrate the diversity of forms to be found in GIFs, and many of them comment on the broader social life of these image files.
The opening is sure to be just as lively, with music by Eats Tapes and visuals by Nate Boyce. Spread the luv! - http://Rhizome.org http://upcoming.org/event/74861


# Wed, May 3, 2006      6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
The Three Gorges Dam: Art and Environment in Contemporary China
Asian Art Museum 200 Larkin St @ McAllister SF
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Wed, May 3, 2006      7:00 pm
Speaking the Unspeakable: Is the Bush Administration Guilty of Torture and War Crimes?
2050 Valley Life Sciences Building
University of California Berkeley
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Wed, May 3, 2006 - Wed, May 31, 2006      7:00 pm
Election Scams—Free Film Festival Wednesdays in May
Humanist Hall 390 27th St @ Telegraph and Broadway) Oakland
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Wed, May 3, 2006      7:30 pm
Mark Danner & Pratap Chatterjee discuss “The Secret Way to War: The Downing Street Memo and the Iraq War’s Buried History"
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St Berkeley
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php



Thu May 4

# HERBAL HIGHWAY Karyn Sanders
Every Thurs 1-2pm 94.1 FM Berkeley
http://kpfa.org/1pro_bio/1b_herba.htm


# First Thursday Free art receptions 49 Geary @ Market 5:30-7:30pm
also 14 Geary and 77 Geary and some on Sutter, Grant, Post, etc.


# 5/4: Matt Gonzalez Fundraiser for Aimee Allison Oakland City Council Cand. (SOMA / south beach)
Thursday, May 4, 2006 Meet Aimee Allison 6-8 PM Gonzalez & Leigh
Join Matt Gonzalez, Whitney Leigh, Rita Hao, Nima Nami, Enrique Pearce & Bryan Vereschagin (Gonzalez & Leigh LLP) at a fundraiser for Aimee Allison, Green Party candidate for Oakland City Council at the office from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Gonzalez & Leigh's new office is located at Two Shaw Alley, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. It is between 1st and 2nd Streets off Mission. (415) 512-2000
We hope you can make it. You can find information about Aimee on her website:
http://www.aimeealllison.org or call (510) 277-0182
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/156232277.html


# Thursday, May 4 6:30 pm FREE Black Panther Party
Unpacking the Creative Process: Emory Douglas - Art of the Panthers
Emory Douglas, former Minister of Culture of the Black Panther Party,
discusses the art of the Panthers, the role of the revolutionary
artist, and gives a slide presentation of art works he created for
the Black Panther Party.
Given the popularity of this program, please RSVP to csweed [at] ybca.org
or by calling 415-978-2700 x111.
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (Education Resource Room)
701 Mission St@ 3rd st SF 415/978-2700 http://www.YBCA.org


# Thu, May 4, 2006      6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Got Gophers?—A presentation on controlling gophers without chemicals
Marin Art & Garden Center
30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd Ross ( Marin County )
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/153313899.html


# Thu, May 4, 2006      7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Stories of Reconstruction & Hope
New College of California Cultural Center
766 Valencia St @ 19th St. San Francisco
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Iraq War panel at Stanford Thursday 5/4
Stanford Faculty Against the War presents...

Speaking the Unspeakable
Is the Bush Administration
Guilty of Torture and War Crimes?

Thursday, May 4, 7:30pm
William Hewlett Teaching Center, Room 200
Stanford University
map: http://campus-map.stanford.edu/index.cfm?ID=04-510

Speakers
Professor of Psychology emeritus Phil Zimbardo
Retired Brigadier General Janis Karpinski
Former UK Ambassador Craig Murray
Journalist and Author Larry Everest

PDF copies of the flier are available on the Faculty Against the War web site at
http://www.stanford.edu/group/faculty-against-the-war


# La Revolucion! presents Riot Grrrls Rule!
Featuring art by Jenni, Kim, Melanie, Christelle,Allyson Beth and Kadence
Art Reception 8:00-9:30pm with raffle and treats
Pleasure Parties by Amanda
Live T-shirt printing by D.O.R.K. United
Musical Treats with DJ Otterpop, AdRoth & DJRJ
proceeds going towards Bay Area Coalition for Reproductive Rights
special guests VOX
May 4th @ Underground SF 424 Haight Street at Webster
8pm-2am $3 at the door 21+


# 2006-05-04 8:00 PM Location: Ruby Skye
....high fashion couture runway meets creative burner vibed performances...we're raising money for kids!
Alcheme Salon and NK7 Productions Presents?

?For Your Eyes Only? Thursday, May 4th 8pm-2am

SHOW STARTS AT 9PM

Alcheme Salon & NK7 Productions present an exciting evening featuring brilliant hair design collections, models decked out in cutting edge couture, fire performances, live art, sizzling Bay Area DJs and dancing ? all to raise funds for Students Rising Above, KRON-TV?s scholarship fund dedicated to sending low income youth to college.

Show starts at 9pm!

**Hair Design Collections by Alcheme Salon
**Cutting edge couture by Colleen Quen, Metier, Archive & Saks Fifth Avenue
**Makeup by Christian Dior
**Sizzling fire arts performance by LSD Fuego
**Music by DJs: Helicopter, DJ Seven, Ben Seagren and Dean Samaras
**Sexy hoop dancing by Klara Lova
**Live event art by Greg Kalamar and live painting by Jennifer Porreca
**Tensioned fabric work by Mandarin

Hosted By: NK7 Productions, Sense, Flirty Flirty, John Zane, Helicopter, Don Davis, Christian Pineiro, Irene Hernandez Feiks, and Marshall Alexander

Beneficiary: Students Rising Above (http://www.studentsrisingabove.org)
Ticket information: Presale $20 at Acteva
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=106942
or http://www.rubyskye.com
Door $25 - $35 donation.
8pm-2:00am Ruby Skye 420 Mason Street, SF



# Ways We Resist
A weekend gathering to strengthen our resistance
May 5-7, 2006 Seattle, Washington
Hosted by the Nonviolent Action Community of Cascadia, the gathering will begin with dinner on Friday. Friday evening features “A Conversation with Father Roy Bourgeois” of School of the Americas Watch. Saturday’s panels and workshops will include hearing from people who resist in different ways, such as counter-recruitment activists, living in intentional communities, and putting one’s body on the line to protest nuclear weapons. We’ll talk about the shared concerns of war tax resisters in terms of outreach, consequences, fears, etc. NWTRCC’s Coordinating Committee business meeting will be Sunday morning. All welcome! The registration form is on the NWTRCC website, http://www.nwtrcc.org click on “Programs and Gatherings,” or contact the office if you would like a brochure mailed to you, 1-800-269-7464.



Fri May 5

# BURNERS WITHOUT BORDERS: OCEAN BEACH CLEANUP 5/5/06 4pm till past dark

The camp is packed and the volunteers have gone home, but the story of Burners Without Borders is just beginning...and it's headed to San Francisco. Not content to fade into memory as one of the most creative disaster relief organizations ever to will itself into existence, Burners Without Borders barely stops to catch its collective breath before it undertakes its next civic service adventure: a community cleanup project at San Francisco's Ocean Beach.

Faced with the potential ban on beach bonfires at Ocean Beach, right now seems a perfect moment to declare an intention to be a part of a solution, and to show the "other" playa a little love. Be a Burner Without Borders on Friday, May 5th, 4pm till past dark at San Francisco's Ocean Beach for a LNT-style beach clean up and public education project on the proposed ban on beach burns in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Meet at north end of parking lot opposite where Fulton meets the ocean. Together, we'll make the beach beautiful (bring your cleanup tools if you have them - trash bags, buckets, magnet rakes, etc.), collect letters opposing the beach burn ban, and then enjoy a sunset potluck dinner (don't forget to bring a little something to share--rumor is Chef Spoon may make New Orleans-style beignets on the spot ). Then, naturally, we'll make a little fire when the sun goes down--some nail free wood would also be welcome. We'll post more details, but mark your calendars now, and start looking for a good pointy stick for marshmallows...

Updated info and ??? hotline at
http://www.burnerswithoutborders.org


# EVENT 5/5: Women's Beltane Gathering in San Francisco
Greetings, beautiful goddesses!

On Friday night, May 5, you are invited to a Beltane-inspired women's
gathering at the Shangri Ooo-La-La in San Francisco. We will be sharing
our journey into luscious womenhood with many activities, such as
prayers, invocations, seed planting, and a beautifying angel walk to
lift our hearts and spirits. From the maiden into mother, or from
mother to the crone, your transformation for this time of year will be
shared by the love of other goddesses like yourself. Bring food AND
your own eating utensils(plate, cup, etc.) for the potluck from 7pm to
8pm, and then the ritual starts at 8:15.

Thank you lovely sisters! We look forward to seeing you all there!
love Molly and Sherry

Address: "Shangri Ooo-La-La"
298 Laidley st @ Miguel
San Francisco, CA. 94131
1/2 mile from the Glen Park Bart
- call 510-410-8876 for more info
huggima at yahoo.com


# 5th MAY 2006 - San Francisco
ALICE IN STEVIE WONDERLAND ~ THE PARTY!
Get ready for a deliciously funky Cinco de Mayo...! 
ASWL ~ THE PARTY will heat up with glittering live performances (courtesy renowned sound artist Kitundu, local superhero The Genie on “scratch guitar”, funk purists Feroshus Sizzle, tabla player Robin Sukhadia & cosmic gypsy sonic chickpea Micropixie herself) and shall climax to DJ Mooney spinning soul-groove classics... Visuals provided by by Shon.
Compulsory dress code: SUPERFLY (but nobody turned away for lack of style...)
7.55 PM * $5-$55 (sliding scale)
CounterPULSE 1310 Mission St (@ 9th) SF, CA 94103
http://www.micropixie.com/aswltheparty.htm


# May 5 - Bassnectar at "Freqo de Mayo"
Friday, May 5, 2006 10:00 PM
WHO: Bassnectar (DJ Lorin) http://www.bassnectar.com
SUPPORT: Soulsalaam, Motion Potion, DJ Vanka, DJ Sep, Mozaic and Jaio & Kevin Wardell, Billete, Mycho Cocoa, Victor Vega
WHEN: Friday, May 5th | Doors at 9 PM
WHERE: Mighty | 119 Utah St, San Francisco CA
GENERAL INFO: http://www.sunsetpromotions.net | info at sunsetpromotions.net
PRESS: Infectious | Sara Cohen | 323.969.0401 X 205 | sara at infectiouspublicity.com
TICKETS: $20 adv. at http://www.sunsettickets.com / 415.256.8499/1.866.468.3399

DETAILS: the Fringe, & Sunset Promotions, the team that has brought you such epic parties as “Freaksgiving” and the “Icebreakers Ball” team up again for a twisted take on the annual Mexican holiday – it’s “FREQO DE MAYO”. Featuring an all-star cast of future world breaks, latin, house and hip hop including Bassnectar (DJ Lorin), and some of the local future-world music crop including Soulsalaam (Future Juju), Vanka (Misturada), DJ Sep (Dubmission), and Jaio & Kevin Wardell (Space Cowboys). The more modern funky breakbeats will be provided by underground legends, El Papa Chango (El Circo), Mozaic (Moon Tribe) plus Fringe residents Motion Potion, Mycho, Cocoa, Victor Vega and Billete.

For the last decade, Lorin Ashton has helped develop the North American underground dance music scene. From touring full time as a DJ (an average of 125 shows per year), to his production & remixing under the alias Bassnectar, he has ammassed a dedicated fan base, crossing over from hip hop to electronica to breakbeat to ragga/dub to the jam band scene and the greater Burningman Scene. In January, Bassnectar was voted the #1 DJ in the Bay Area in the prestigious “Nitevibe Dreamteam” poll ( http://www.nitevibe.com ).

DJ, producer and percussionist, Soulsalaam (soulsalaam.com) has thrilled audiences from the Bay to Brazil with his future-world breaks, and live conga beats. Able to create, play the freshest African, Brazillian and Latin styles, then augment them with live percussion, Soulsalaam always pushes a dancelub over the edge. The same dynamic is brought by Space Cowboys duo Jaio & Kevin Wardell, who rock Latin beats with live percussion. For that matter, no one has explored the future of latin music in the Bay Area more than DJ Vanka whose long-running Thursday night Misturada party is a fixture in the local world music scene. Ditto DJ Sep, a woman capable of breaking artists singlehandedly through her Dubmission party and her KPFA radio show “Off the Beaten Path”

Adding to the world music mix will be some of the underground’s hottest future-music talent. El Papa Chango (El Circo) is best known for mashing Latin beats and breakbeat house at the performance-art drenched El Circo events. Motion Potion, “the Swiss army DJ” is best known for his embrace of the local funk scene, but recently has been seen performing live with Parliament-Funkadelic and the Mutaytor., Mycho Cocoa has garnered a superb reputation as a top beatslinger in styles as diverse as Arabic breaks, and soulful house. Like the rest of the Fringe DJ’s Victor Vega’s tastes run the gamut, but the NYC native is best known for his superior skills with Latin house and breakbeats. A crusader trying to bring underground hip hop back to underground parties, Billete is a member of the Fringe collective. Kaya (the Fringe): Beginning with homegrown imagery, Kaia has evolved her visual palette with STS9, Anon Salon, Moontribe, Traveling Corn, and other independent productions to bring an E-motion-al graphic eXplosion to an Intelligent Dance party near you.



Sat May 6

# Sat, May 6, 2006 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Napa
Keeping Schools Toxin Free Workshop
Blue Oak School 1436 Polk St Napa
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# Sat, May 6, 2006      10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Urban Composting @ Garden for the Environment
7th Ave @ Lawton St SF
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php


# 5/6: Spring Native Plant Sale (los altos)
Saturday, May 6, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Hidden Villa 26870 Moody Road Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Hundreds of species of native plants, seeds, and bulbs suitable for California gardens. Cash or check only. Organized by California Native Plant Society, Santa Clara Valley Chapter. For more information, visit http://www.cnps-scv.org or call (650)691-9749. 10% of all proceeds will benefit Hidden Villa.
See: http://www.cnps-scv.org
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/154488689.html


# Pagan Festival and Parade & After Party with Axis Mundi
Saturday, May 6, 2006 10:00 AM
Pagan Alliance presents

5th Annual Pagan Festival and Parade

Saturday, May 6th, 2006, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Civic Center Park in Berkeley, California,
located on Martin Luther King Jr. Way, between Center and Allston;
close to the Farmers Market, and 1 1/2 blocks from Downtown Berkeley BART.

2006 Theme is 'Evolving Spirit.

Keeper of the Light is Anne Hill, D. Min., Author Musician, Dreamworker, Priestess, and Business Owner, she has been involved in activist and pagan circles in the San Francisco Bay Area for almost 20 years. Anne is an initiated priestess of the Reclaiming and Feri traditions of Witchcraft.

Master of Ceremonies is Shay Black, Singer, Songwriter, and Social Activist

The Pagan Festival includes a Procession (parade), Interfaith Ritual, Traditional Dance, Music, Poetry, Crafts, Authors Circle, Vendors, Information Booths, Food, Altars, Children's Area, and Awards and Prizes for Best Float and Best Costume.

The procession will begin at NOON on California at University, west of the Festival Site, and will end at Civic Center Park. Please arrive at the Staging Area at least 15 minutes early. Carpooling is encouraged; Public Garage Parking Available.

Community Services at the Pagan Festival will include:
* A Food Drive to benefit the Alameda County Community Food Bank.
* Used Cell Phone Donation to Support 'Secure The Call'
* In Touch Massage to benefit Hefier International-Ending Hunger, Caring for the Earth

Visit http://www.paganfestival.com or http://www.thepaganalliance.org for more information

Pagan Alliance
http://www.thepaganalliance.org

AFTER PARTY WITH AXIS MUNDI!
AXIS MUNDI Sonic Shamanic Trance Chant and the PAGAN ALLIANCE invite you to BELTANE TRANCE DANCE & SATSANG AFTER PARTY for the Pagan Pride Festival

Explore the Deep Inner Mystery and Ecstasy that is your Essence! Venture into non-ordinary reality with the Bay Area's unique World Groove Sacred Sound Ritualists, AXIS MUNDI. Join us for Trance Dancing and Shamanic Journeying to live World Beat Trance Chant, OM Chakra Toning, Group Meditation, Third Eye Nyasa Anointing, magical vibes and the blissful pleasures of connection in a radiant community of KINDRED SPIRITS!

Saturday, May 6th - 2006 Bhakti Mandir (House of Devotional Ecstasy) 6225 Doremus Ave. - Richmond, CA 8:30pm to 12:30am $10.00 Doors open @ 8:30 - Festivities start @ 9:00

Wear your Festive Finery and have a warm layer so you can enjoy MOON GAZING from the spacious 3 level outdoor deck!
Contributions of POTLUCK Foods, Light Libations & Beverages are very Welcome!!

~ 2 TRANCE DANCE sets with AXIS MUNDI @ 9:30 and 11:00

~ Celtic Invocation Casting Sacred Space and Portal Opening with DRUID JAMES, Ovate of Taliesin

~ Nyasa Anointing Goddess SABRYNA STAR for your Third Eye De-Light!

~ Satsang, Meditation & Anointing

~ Live Trance Drawing by UNCLE PUZZLE

~ New Gate Keeper - SKY

and... Ignite the Blue Flame! Sonic Shamanic Sacred Sound with Axis Mundi World Groove Trance Chant Experience the Ecstasy of the Vedic Cave Rituals of ancient India!

AXIS MUNDI's powerful devotional Chant revives the timeless ritual of Shakti-Shiva's Dance... the Spontaneously Arising Ecstatic Agony of Endless Bliss born at the dawn of Consciousness. Join us as we journey through the mystical dimensions of Coherent Emotion & Primal Yearning.

Stuartji > Sonic Kundalini Trance Chant with Live Looping Auntie Matter > Doumbec, D'Jembe, Shakers, Gongs Alyssa DeCaro > D'jembe, Doumbec, Cajon Travieso > Didjeridoo, Shakers

http://www.soundclick.com/axismundi

"I could feel the grounding and stimulating symphony of energy that tingled up my spine and charged my light body. Axis Mundi is truly a shamanic orchestra of healing." Kashi Stone, Founder GAIA & Eden Tantra Kabaret

Directions to BHAKTI MANDIR

80 East Stay on 80 all the way. Follow Signs that say "Berkeley/Sacramento" & then "Sacramento/Vallejo"... Past University Ave. Past El Cerrito Past MacDonald Ave. Past San Pablo Ave. ---- next exit after San Pablo BIG SIGN for SOLANO AVE. (Richmond Exit - not in Albany!) EXIT Solano Ave - Bear Left Go Left at 1st STOP SIGN Short Block to 2nd Stop Sign - Right onto Solano Ave 2 Blocks - Right onto Yuba 1 Block - Left onto Doremus 6225 Doremus Brown Wooden House on Hill with curving Driveway, at the corner of Cortland Plenty of Street Parking (please do not park in the driveway)

From MARIN: San Rafael Bridge 580 to Central Ave Exit Right at Stop Sign Turn Left after Stoplight & after underpass - onto 80 East. Then past MacDonald Ave. to Solano Ave... and continue as above.

if lost .... 510-232-8262 More Directions: http://www.mapquest.com


# # Sat May 6 BERKELEY FREE MARKET is every first Saturday, and <<the idea is to give and receive without money... bring stuff you want to give, including your talnet: juggling, poetry, music, contact improv, capoeira, bodywork, art, t-shirt making, freestyling, martian psychic past-life restoration, and remodeling stuff... all that stuff that's still cool but you don't need: clothes, toys, working electric stuff, your old jaguar, etc. Skip the tedious garage sale, come and enjoy giving it away... come to give and enjoy giving, and/or come to receive and find cool stuff free and give people the joy of giving. Three (count 'em, three) guidelines: 1) If you bring stuff, and no one takes it, take it home with you... i.e., "leave no trace" 2) Keep the non-money spirit of the event by not taking stuff to sell 3) If you bring stuff, and no one takes it, take it home with you.>> FREE (of course); 12-4pm; next to the Berkeley Farmer's Market in MLK park on Martin Luther King Way @ Allston Way; 510-290-5301; KevinTouch at msn.com


# May 6 Bay Area Ridge Trail Council will hold its popular annual hiking event in Marin County on Saturday, May 6th. Now in its 10th year, the ?Ridge to Bridge? event has grown and registration fills up quickly. Volunteers are needed to work at rest stops along the route on the day of the event, or to assist with other preparations.
Participants meet at the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge and then are shuttled by bus to hike or run south along ridgelines, with a choice of 30-mile, 20-mile, or 13-mile distances back to the bridge. The route traverses several parks in Marin County, including Samuel P. Taylor and Mt. Tamalpais State Parks, and the Golden Gate National Recreational Area. The views are magnificent, and it?s a wonderful opportunity to enjoy a ?through-hike? on the Ridge Trail with rest stops providing water and snacks along the way.
For more information about participating in or volunteering for Ridge to Bridge, visit ridgetrail.org, or call the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council at 415-561-2595.
About the Ridge Trail
The Bay Area Ridge Trail ultimately will be an over 500-mile trail encircling the San Francisco Bay along the ridge tops, open to hikers, equestrians, mountain bicyclists, and outdoor enthusiasts of all types. So far, we have dedicated almost 300 miles of trail for use by Bay Area residents, now and forever.
The Bay Area Ridge Trail Council is the nonprofit organization that plans, acquires, builds, maintains, and promotes the Ridge Trail.
http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/listing/b7b64e0a-243c-42d3-91f5-a749010d5846


# May 6. Hoop Fitness. Curves for Women,Berkeley. 12:30-12:45 Hoop Sale. 12:45-2 Hoop Class $15. Contact Curves directly to reserve space at 510-540-9256. http://hoopgirl.com


# United States Of Asian America Festival May 6, 2006
GALA OPENING. Saturday, May 6, 5-8 pm. FREE
http://www.apiculturalcenter.org
http://Somarts.org Cultural Center 934 Brannan St SF 415-864-4120


# May 6 - DC Petrocollapse Conference on peak oil & culture change!
With speakers from Global Ecovillage Network, Energy
Preparedness, CultureChange.org & Community Solution;
Richard Heinberg, "Powerdown: Options and Actions for a
Post-Carbon World;" Joel Salatin, organic
farmer & author of "You Can Farm;"
music, films & much more
A conference all people should attend!!

Saturday May 6
The DC Petrocollapse Conference
Surviving Peak Oil: Economic Doom or
Transformation?
Culture Change and
Post-Petroleum
Ecological Living
Saturday May 6 * 9 am - 7 pm
All Souls Church * 16th & Harvard Streets, NW
Washington DC near Adams Morgan (Red) or
Columbia Heights (Green) Metro Stations * Directions * Map

FEATURING DC PREMIER OF NEW DOCUMENTARY FILM:
"The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil"

Register now to attend! http://www.petrocollapse.org

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS INCLUDE
Albert Bates, Global Ecovillage Network
Diana Leafe Christian, Communities Magazine
Richard Heinberg, Powerdown: Options and
Actions for a Post-Carbon World
Jan Lundberg, CultureChange.org
Mark Robinowitz, Permatopia
Michael Kane, From the Wilderness publications
Joel Salatin, PolyFace Farms & You Can Farm
Faith Morgan & Pat Murphy, Community Solution
David Room, Energy Preparedness
John Darnell, PhD Energy Advisor
Jenna Orkin, Moderator &
World Trade Center Environmental Organization
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND!
Register online via PayPal at http://petrocollapse.org/register.html
Registration cost of $100 pays for lunch
and attendance at special noontime press conference.

The sudden effects of perpetual oil shortage are likely to strike within the next three years. Are we prepared? Sponsored by Culture Change, the DC PetroCollapse Conference will present the facts behind the hype about Peak Oil, explore the root factors of our present "oil-addicted" condition, and envision the strategies that we need to bypass unhelpful institutional barriers and achieve post-Peak Oil economic sustainability.

Experts on peak oil and the geological depletion of oil reserves, and advocates for small-scale agriculture, alternative energy and local sustainable economics will discuss "petrocollapse," the imminent failure of the petroleum infrastructure to continue to provide the myriad goods and services that our consumer economy has grown accustomed to. Multimedia presentations and multiple films will demonstrate solutions to the audience.


# 2006-05-06 10:00 5th Annual Pagan Festival & Parade
Civic Center/MLK/Provo Park
MLK-Milvia, Center-Allston (Yahoo! Maps, Google Maps)
Berkeley, California

With this event, we bring together brothers and sisters of ALL indigenous, Earth-based, and nature centered polytheistic beliefs in pride and celebration, as well as those who support arts, music, ceremony, theater and dance within the Interfaith Pagan Community. In doing so, we unite in our message to the world that we must live together in love and tolerance, as opposed to fear and misunderstanding, as voices in the great choir of Spirit.

Procession (parade), Interfaith Ritual, Traditional Dance, Music, Poetry, Crafts, Authors Circle, Vendors, Information Booths, Food, Altars, Children's Area

http://thepaganalliance.org/pagan-parade-festival-2006.asp

Formerly: Interfaith Pagan Pride Parade and Celebration

We encourage diversity, tolerance, safety, and respect for all participants and audience members. This is a family-friendly event, and children are encouraged to participate.

Performers include:

Double Rising: Singing & Music -- Double Rising is a recently formed loose-knit group of Bay Area women who have come together to sing magickal traditional and modern sacred music in celebration, to honor the Earth, and promote peace and unity. - doublerising_at_gmail.com

Eileen Hazel: Singing & Music -- Berkeley-based singer songwriter rooted firmly in the garden-variety pagan tradition. Her songs mix folk, country, and rock to soothe and inspire you. - http://www.eileenhazel.com

Fontain's M.U.S.E.: Music -- Fontain's M.U.S.E. pursues the art of celebrating diversity, spirituality, culture, world peace, freedom of speech, expression and humor. We perform Electronic Dance Grooves, Eastern Instrumentation, Indian Percussion with Vocals in English, Persian, Hindi, French, and Spanish. - http://www.fontainsmuse.com

Mahal: Dance & Drumming -- EthnoFusion music is rooted in indigenous music from the Philippines, blending voices, lutes, gongs, and bamboo percussion with modern and other world music instruments. Powerful and inspiring messages of peace, environmental protection, as well as women's and children's issues. - AumMahal_at_aol.com

Moh Alileche and Danse Maghreb: Music / Street performance -- Promoting Amazigh (Berber) culture of North Africa. The Berbers or Imazighen who speak Tamazight, are the first inhabitants of North Africa. They are the majority in Morocco and Algeria, where they conintue to struggle to maintain their identity. - http://www.flagoffreedom.com - http://www.dansemaghreb.org

Sub-Rosa Belly Dance: Music -- Sub-Rosa Belly Dance is a Middle Eastern dance duo that infuses a timeless art with modern flavor. Paying tribute to their ethnicity, Suzan Reuah of Turkish descent and Ariellah Aflalo of Moroccan descent, have performed throughout the Bay Area for the past 4 years. - ariellahk_at_hotmail.com

Tansy Brooks: Belly Dance with Snakes -- Snakes have special roles in many traditions and myths, and they have a special place in Tansy's heart. She adopted her first snake many years ago, and learned bellydancing so she could dance with him. - tansy_at_sonic.net

Temple of the Hebrew Goddess: Singing / Music -- Jamie Isman is a singer songwriter, Hebrew/Jewish priestess, and founder of Temple of the Hebrew Goddess. She writes and performs music as devotion and prayer to the Hebrew and Middle Eastern Goddesses, the goddesses of her ancestors. - http://www.jamieisman.com

Vessel: Dance -- Zachary is a Butoh Student who has studied under Shinichi Moma Koga (SF), Yuko Kaseki (Berklin) and Paige Sorvillo (SF). - http://www.vesselstudio.com

Walter Thompson III: Dance -- Walter Thompson III is a dancer poet and recording artist who has recorded Pagan spoken word LPs internationally. He is a Witch and is of the Wiccan Tradition. - http://www.thunderstormwitch.com

BEMBE YA: Music - This group presents music honoring Earth spirits known as Orishas in the Santeria tradition. It is sung in the Lukumi language of the Yoruba people who came to Cuba as slaves from West Africa. Bembe Ya is led by Carolyn Brandy who is joined by some of her students.

Brook: Drumming and music, Reclaiming and Feri tradition -
http://www.magicbrook.com

Dandelian Dance Theater: Dance - princessnpea_at_homtail.com


# 5/6: KFC Cruelty Demo - San Jose - May 6th (willow glen, cambrian)
Come out and protest KFC's extreme cruelty! KFC refuses to make even small changes to lessen the suffering of the millions of chickens they raise, transport, and slaughter. Visit KFCCruelty.com to find out more.
When: Saturday May 6, 1:00 pm
Where: KFC 983 Merdian Ave., San Jose (between Willow and Fruitdale)
All posters and leaflets provided. A little shy? Just stop by and hang out with us. Meet the 6 foot "chicken man"!
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/156079130.html


# Sat, May 6, 2006      7:30 pm
Welcome Home, Father Louie Vitale
First Unitarian Church 1187 Franklin St @ Geary SF
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php
CLOSE THE SCHOOL OF AMERICAS / WHISC
Ft Benning Georgia: School of torture and oppression
http://soaw.org School Of Americas Watch


# ADORNO Gallery Sessions "The Avant-Garde and Beyond"
Sat May 6th 7pm FREE

The ADORNO Ensemble will host a podcast show to be lead by radio host
and writer Todd Spencer. Spencer has been widely heard on NPR's
Living on Earth and the California Report, and is contributer to
Salon.com and Rollingstones.com. The May 6th show, "The Avant-garde
and Beyond" will be a live performance by ADORNO with an artist talk
on the European Avant-garde music and its many departures. The
program will feature a variety of music from the European avant-
garde composer Arnold Schoenberg to the Blues style of American
composer Derek Bermel and the Peruvian-influenced music of composer
Gabriela Lena Frank. As special guest, Ms. Frank will join ADORNO and
Spencer to talk about her extensive work in blending Peruvian
traditional music with western composition. Frank's current work
includes collaborations with renowned artists such as Yo-Yo Ma and
the Silk Road Project, the Kronos Quartet, and the Chamber Music
Society at Lincoln Center.

The show will discuss the varying degrees of diversions from the
avant-garde style and what composers are discovering as their
inspiration in the 21st century. Audiences attending the live concert
at Varnish can join in on the discussions with the artists as well as
engage with other listeners. For those that can not attend, the
concert will be recorded live to be hosted as a podcast on ADORNO's
website, where people locally and world-wide can listen and post
messages relating to the show.

Additionally, Varnish is also celebrating its 3rd anniversary with
their exhibit "3 to the 3rd". An artist from the gallery will also
join in on the show's discussion. As always, ADORNO's Gallery
Sessions are FREE.

Varnish Fine Art Gallery 77 Natoma St. SF 415-222-6131
http://varnishfineart.com
77 Natoma St. (Between 1st and 2nd St.) in SF SOMA


# Mad Scientist Dance Party/Fundraiser

Sat, May 6
9:00pm - 2:00am
$10 as Mad Scientists, $15 street attire

Mad Scientist Dance Party/Fundraiser
for "The Explanade" Art Project

StudioZ Gallery
1515 Folsom @ 11th St, San Francisco
415.252.7666 http://www.StudioZ.tv

Date: Saturday, May 6, 2006
Time: 9:00pm - 2:00am
DJs K-Mac and Jaybee of Sockpuppet Soundsystem
Price: $10 in costume, $15 without
Age: 21+ w/ID

The Explanade Art Project, a hands-on museum of the
parts of philosophy that relate to science which will
be displayed at Burningman 2006. Relevance to
everyday experience is emphasized, while maintaining a
sense of fascination and wonder at profound ideas near
the edge of human understanding.

Come as your favorite Mad Scientist, drink the
concoctions of lab juices and dance to the sounds of
DJs K-Mac and Jaybee of Sockpuppet Soundsystem.

If you would like to work the event to get in free
with drink coupons, please send an email to

http://www.laserminimalism.com
http://tribes.tribe.net/explanade




Sun May 7

# May 07 http://upcoming.org
POWER TOOL DRAG RACES!
ACE Junkyard

May 07 http://upcoming.org
Free History Tour of Dogpatch & Potrero Point
18th St. & Tennessee St.

May 07 http://upcoming.org
How Weird Street Faire
Howard and 12th Streets


# San Francisco Running of the Bulls Financial District - arts
Sunday, May 7, 2006 - 8:00 AM Clay @ Drumm
http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net


# Sunday, May 7 at 11 am Michael Pollan Cost: Free
Beyond the Barcode: The Value of a Local Food Chain
Location: Port Commission Hearing Room, 2nd floor of the San Francisco Ferry Building, on the Embarcadero at the foot of Market St. 
Join CUESA (the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture) and Book Passage for a talk and book signin