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FREEDOMSEEKERS' CALENDAR
( events, etc., mostly in the San Franhattan Bare Area,
compiled by SUN and SaveFreedom; often taken from sfqueer.com, ebar.com,
sfbaytimes.com, SFGate.com, SFBG.com, ADLbooks.com, redvicmoviehouse.com, et alii ;
mainly for nakist, queer, and/or bohemian communities, et alii, especially at

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nakity/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sfbarea/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SaveFreedom/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/franhattan/

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

please visit Larry-bob:

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

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Is some worthy event NOT listed in the Freedomseekers' Calendar?
You can ADD it, as a comment.
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If URL fails, please google the event, venue, performer(s), date, phone number.....
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Please FORWARD freely, to willing recipients only.
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Sunday afternoon, July 9:
Hippy Hill Drum Circle,
in GG park.
Free.
All welcome.
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Sundays 7:30pm - 11:30pm ($8),
Wednesdays 8:30 - 11:30 ($7), first timers $4: new location:
San Francisco BAREFOOT Boogie --
Free-style dancing in a smoke, alcohol, and scent-free environment. Boogie is a freestyle dance celebration with deejayed music from around the world... from quiet warm-ups, ride the peaks and valleys of a wide variety of music. Dance in a safe, casual, non-judgmental atmosphere with a great community vibe...
dance, play, sweat, connect, expect the unexpected...
Barefoot Boogie has moved to City Dance Studios at 32 Otis Street,
between Market and Mission.
http://www.sfbarefootboogie.com

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10 July, Monday:
California apellate court hears arguments about same-sex marriage.

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Tuesday, July 11, 2006, 7:30 pm.:
A staged reading of
RICE KUGEL
A new play by Chas Belov
Chinese American Richard Wong is converting to Judaism. So why is he keeping it a secret from his friends, his family, and his new white, Jewish boyfriend Bill Leibovitz? Contains explicit sexual dialog. Directed by John Ferreira Presented by the Playwrights Center of San Francisco
Admission $5-10 sliding scale. There will be an audience talk-back session after the performance.
http://playwrightscentersf.org/calendar
At Off-Market Theater, Room 205 (2nd floor), 965 Mission (between 5th and 6th Streets), Downtown San Francisco.
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CAL, southern:
Orange County: Laguna Niguel:
annual community mooning of Amtrak train.

[ http://moonamtrak.org ]
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SF, July 12 to 15 (Wednesday through Saturday)
"Rise Above:
The Tribe 8 Documentary".
Wed.: 2:00*, 7:15, 9:15 p.m.,
Thurs.: 7:15 and 9:15 p.m.,
Fri.: 7:15 and 9:15 p.m.,
Sat: 2:00*, 4:00, 7:15, and 9:15 p.m..
Chronicling SF's most famous Dyke-Punk rock band, Tribe 8.
The film captures the intense energy of live performances, as well as candid moments of band members' lives at work and on the road, and the controversy at the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival that landed them in a quagmire of protest and praise from a fiercely divided crowd. It also captures the truly funny and warm people behind the music and the politics. The on-stage antics of blow-jobs, sadomasochistic acts and mock castrations are not about shocking the audience for shock's sake, but can be understood on a deeper level through the band members' personal disclosures. The film reveals how the humor and physicality of their controversial performances give these five individuals the peace to experience the rapture of being alive.
the Red Vic, Haight St.
http://www.redvicmoviehouse.com/
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SF, Thursday, July 13, 2006 at 7:30pm:
Frameline at The Center:
FREE Screenings for the Community.
" FtF: Female to Femme ".
LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market Street, SF, CA 94102
415.703.8650
http://www.frameline.org
[ To be sure you get a seat,
please arrive early. ]
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Friday, July 14th, from 7:00 to 9:30 PM:
screwup: BDSM for trannies, genderqueers and their friends, presents...
Disabilities and Kink!
facilitated by Jen & Bequi.
Bequi and Jen are hosting a discussion on BDSM with disabilities.
We will be talking about ways to modify, or rethink play to work with disabled bodies using body positioning and restraints, toys, communication, and more. We will discuss and/or demonstrate ways to play from top or bottom without injuring ourselves in the process.
Come ready to share your experiences and learn from the experiences of others.
Let's try to answer from our own experiences all those embarassing questions we've been afraid to ask about playing with a person with a disability. This will be a great discussion for anyone who has an injury or disability, who plays with someone who does, or who simply wants to learn more about disability in the kink community.
screwup is for trannies, genderqueers, and our friends. This event is open to all genders and will be held in Room 22 at the New College of California. Folks sometimes go out for coffee or food afterwards, so come prepared... it's lots of fun.
$0-5 donation will be accepted to cover the cost of supplies and flyers. No one turned away. The New College of California is wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral bathrooms!
Please contact screwup [at] screwup.info if you'd like us to arrange for an ASL interpreter, to get involved, make suggestions or with any other requests.
Directions to the New College of California: The MUNI BUS LINES 14, 22, 26, 33, and 49 all run within a few blocks of the New College of California many run within 1 block. Also, BART runs within 3 blocks (exit at 16th and Mission Streets in SF).
Please use public transportation - parking near the New College of California isn't easy.
If you do drive, please be considerate of NCC's neighbors;
don't block driveways, nor park in blue or white zones.
New College of California in San Francisco, Room 22 (2nd Floor)
766 Valencia Street (near 18th Street), San Francisco
http://www.screwup.info
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SF, Friday July 14, signup at 7:30, reading at 8 pm:
Queer Open Mic at the Center's Three Dollar Bill Cafe.
Featuring Chrystal Wang -- guest spoken word artist from
SINGAPORE.
Hosted by: Cindy Emch and Sherilyn Connelly. Proceeds from the event go to the performers and Bitch Magazine.
All ages, $1-$5. No one turned away for lack of funds.
(usually 2nd and 4th Fridays)
$3 Bill Cafe, LGBT Center, 1800 Market at Octavia
http://www.threedollarbill.com/
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links to NEWS and views:


Guided tour of SF strip clubs:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/07/07/MNG0LJRC9H1.DTL

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HILLARY missing ---
from fight for queer rights?
[+ Presbyterians, etc. ]

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/07/08/18286376.php
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HIV-poz persons should tell partners and spouses:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/04/HIV.TMP
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Genitaphobic SF police damaged Pride celebration:

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/06/25/18282821.php

[ Please see also:

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/07/02/18284705.php ]

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BETTY's LIST:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/06/21/BAG6SJHACF1.DTL

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CUTTING female genitals:

http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/06/1826630.php

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Clinic teaches SELF-HELP for chronic pain:

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/04/26/BAG4CIFE701.DTL

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Breast cancer survivors need YOGA:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/3927131.html

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SAFER " Lincoln Logging " :

http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/05/1822033.php

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Texas:

the PUBLIC GENITALS Project:

http://www.actlab.utexas.edu/pgp/
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Film explains INDIA's NUDE YOGIS:

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

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NUDES in the news:

http://www.bayareanaturists.org/news


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TO SPEAK OF SEX IS TO SPEAK OF POWER... :
statement by SF Dykemarch, 2006:
( Two Thousand and Sex ):
"To speak of sex is to speak of power.
Our society and the systems that support it are mired in a heterosexist, misogynistic worldview
which attempts to strip women of our sexual power.
Dykes experience this first-hand wherever we’re out (or outed).
Women all over the world are denied reproductive and sexual healthcare.... [....]
We speak of sex in 2006 because we must again re-claim publicly that
our bodies and lives belong to ourselves.
We stand together with the strength of articulate dissent, and
refuse to allow others to regulate our bodies or our desires.
We say yes to desire, to sexual need and expression, fierce peace –
yes to owning our power! "
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