SF events 11.7 Vote Tuesday. Revolt Wednesday.

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Mon Nov 6 Protect Dolphins and Whales http://seaflow.org

Tue Nov 7 VOTE, then organize, because if voting could change the system, it would be illegal.

Wed Nov 8 7pm - HUG-A-THON and Secret.tv showing Oakland Hills

John Trudel speaks in Berkeley Nov 9 and again at Green Fest this weekend!

Fri, Nov 10, 8:00 pm Film: Our Synthetic Sea Humanist Hall 390 27th St Oakland

Nov 10-12 SF 8th @ Brannan http://www.greenfestivals.org

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Monday Nov 6 http://indybay.org
4PM SUPPORT GAZA! Emergency Protest and Vigil
6:30PM debate on Q censorship
6:30PM Kpfa Local Station Board Candidate Forum
7:30PM Jerry Mander, Victor Menotti, Atossa Soltani and...
Tuesday Nov 7 http://indybay.org
7:30AM Election Day Get-Out-the-Vote phonebanking party...
8AM HELP DEFEAT PROP 85 on ELECTION DAY
12PM Oakland vigil: Vote But Don't Stop There
7PM Isaac Saney - Cuba: The Beat Goes On


How to flirt: Open Source Sex / Violet Blue
http://media26a.libsyn.com/podcasts/b5cbdc588df0fd785c45a2971a0e38b9/454eca84/violetblue/open_source_sex_49.mp3


Best of Bay- Bay Guardian Vegan foods
http://www.sfbg.com/2006bob/food.php#Meatless


Eco-Eating: Eating as if the Earth Matters
http://www.brook.com/veg


A Growing Trend: Small, Local and Organic
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/05/AR2006110500887.html


Putting on your face could cause ugly health problems
Chemicals in cosmetics linked to cancer, birth defects
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/health/291217_cosmetics06.html
http://www.toxicfreelegacy.org


Fed up with breast-milk contamination, mothers form a national activist group, Grist, 20061106
http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2006/11/06/dicum/index.html?source=daily


The plastic garbage pit of the Pacific - sea life imperiled
http://oceans.greenpeace.org/en/documents-reports/plastic_ocean_report
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/06/OCEANS.TMP


British right to roam - or get lost - footpath civics connect walkers and landowners
Backstory: The British right to roam - or get lost
England's footpath civics connect walkers and landowners.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1106/p20s01-lihc.html


http://www.pacificsun.com Marin County Voting Slate Choose "ENDORSEMENTS" at right of top line.
http://sfbg.com this is so difficult to click through. SEE COVER AT NEWSTAND. SF Bay Gaurdian.
http://sftu.org/Endorselist.htm SF Tenants' Union voting Slate.
http://www.ecovote.org


more confirmation that virtually everything MS has ever launched is
software that they have either bought or stolen
all that money and they find it so hard to program quality products
in house ... http://www.oilempire.us/microsoft.html


http://sftu.org/Endorselist.htm SF Tenants' Union voting Slate.

San Francisco Measures
Prop A (School Bond) – No Position
Prop B (Teleconferencing At Supervisor Meetings) – Yes
Prop C (Salaries of Elected Officials) – No Position
Prop D (Private Information of Contractors) – No Position
Prop E (Parking Garage Tax) – Yes
Prop F (Paid Sick Leave) – Yes
Prop G (Chain Store Restrictions) – Yes
Prop H (Relocation Benefits For No Fault Evictions) – YES YES YES
Prop I (Mayoral Attendance at Supervisor Meetings) – Yes
Prop J (Impeach Bush Cheney) – Yes
Prop K (Senior & Disabled Housing Needs) – Yes

California Measures
Prop 1C (Housing Bond) – Yes
Prop 1E (Levee Repair) – Yes
Prop 83 (Sex Offenders) – No
Prop 85 (Abortion Limitations) – No
Prop 90 (Regulation of Property) – NO NO NO




http://www.pacificsun.com Marin County Voting Slate Choose "ENDORSEMENTS" at right of top line.

SUN ENDORSEMENTS
Our picks for the November 7 Election

U.S. Senate
Dianne Feinstein

Governor
Phil Angelides

Lt. Governor
John Garamendi

Attorney General
Jerry Brown

Secretary of State
Debra Bowen

Controller
John Chiang

Treasurer
Bill Lockyer

Insurance Commissioner
Steve Poizner

State Board of Equalization
District 1
Betty T. Yee

Proposition 1A YES
Proposition 1B NO
Proposition 1C NO
Proposition 1D NO
Proposition 1E NO
Proposition 83 YES
Proposition 84 NO
Proposition 85 NO
Proposition 86 YES
Proposition 87 YES
Proposition 88 NO
Proposition 89 YES
Proposition 90 NO

Congress, 6th District Lynn Woolsey
State Asembly, 6th District Jared Huffman
MMWD David Behar
Sausalito City Council Jonathan Leone, Dennis Scremin




http://www.ecovote.org/endorse California League of Conservation Voters

Statewide Offices

Office Endorsement Website
Governor Phil Angelides website
Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi website
Attorney General Jerry Brown website
Secretary of State Debra Bowen website
Treasurer Bill Lockyer website
Controller John Chiang website
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Ballot Measures

Measure Endorsement Website
Proposition 1B: Transit and Clean Air Bond Vote Yes (none)
Proposition 1B, the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality and Port Security Bond Act of 2006, is a $19.9 billion bond that will fund vital projects to improve traffic safety, reduce congestion, repair local streets and roads, expand public transit, reduce air pollution, and facilitate the movement of goods and services. Specifically, $4 billion will go to repair, modernize, and expand public transportation; and $1.2 billion to reduce air pollution by repairing outdated port equipment and replacing older, high-polluting school buses. Vote Yes on Prop 1B.

Proposition 1C: Smart Growth and Affordable Housing Bond Vote Yes website
Proposition 1C will create affordable homes—within existing resources—without raising taxes. Providing affordable housing helps take pressure off of undeveloped open spaces and rural areas and reduces exceedingly long commutes and traffic gridlock. Prop. 1C will also encourage a smarter approach to growth by providing incentives to build new in-town housing on vacant city lots and to build homes and offices near rail and bus stations. Vote Yes on Prop 1C.

Proposition 84: Park Bond Vote Yes website
Proposition 84, the Clean Water, Parks and Coastal Protection Act, makes the investments needed to ensure that all Californians will have: access to safe drinking water; better protection from floods; and opportunities to enjoy parks, natural landscapes and our rivers, lakes, beaches, bays and coastline. Current funding for natural resources and environmental protection programs is critically low. In fact, funding for resources makes up less than 1% of the overall state budget. Prop. 84 will help our investment in infrastructure keep pace with our population growth. Vote Yes on Prop 84.

Proposition 87: Clean Energy Vote Yes website
Proposition 87 requires oil companies to pay California for the cost of extracting oil in the state (known as a “severance tax”). California is the only oil-producing state in the country that does not have a severance tax. Prop. 87 will raise $4 billion for projects and research with the goal of reducing petroleum consumption by 25% over 10 years. Petroleum use reduction would be achieved by funding alternative transportation fuels, energy efficiency and renewable energy. Proposition 87 specifies that the tax “shall not be passed on to consumers.” Vote Yes on Prop 87.

Proposition 90: Taxpayer Trap Vote NO website
Read our special section on Proposition 90. Prop 90 includes fine print that would erode our ability to pass laws that protect natural resources, wildlife and habitat; ensure water quality and adequate water supplies; and regulate growth and development. The far-reaching provisions allow virtually anyone to sue claiming a new law or regulation has impacted the value of their property or business - no matter how far-fetched the claim. These new "pay to protect" provisions mean taxpayers pay, or state and local governments would be unable to enact even the most basic protections of our environment and quality of life. Vote NO on Prop 90.

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California State Assembly

District Endorsement Website
AD 1 Patty Berg website
AD 6 Jared Huffman website
AD 7 Noreen Evans (none)
AD 8 Lois Wolk website
AD 9 Dave Jones (none)
AD 11 Mark DeSaulnier website
AD 12 Fiona Ma website
AD 13 Mark Leno website
AD 14 Loni Hancock website
AD 16 Sandre Swanson website
AD 18 Mary Hayashi website
AD 19 Gene Mullin (none)
AD 21 Ira Ruskin (none)
AD 22 Sally Lieber (none)
AD 24 Jim Beall website
AD 27 John Laird (none)
AD 35 Pedro Nava (none)
AD 39 Richard Alarcón (none)
AD 40 Lloyd Levine (none)
AD 41 Julia Brownley website
AD 42 Mike Feuer website
AD 43 Paul Krekorian website
AD 44 Tony Portantino website
AD 45 Kevin de Leon website
AD 46 Fabian Núñez (none)
AD 47 Karen Bass (none)
AD 49 Mike Eng (none)
AD 50 Hector De La Torre (none)
AD 52 Mervyn Dymally (none)
AD 53 Ted Lieu website
AD 54 Betty Karnette (none)
AD 56 Tony Mendoza website
AD 57 Ed Hernandez website
AD 58 Charles Calderon website
AD 61 Nell Soto (none)
AD 62 Wilmer Amina Carter website
AD 69 Jose Solorio website
AD 76 Lori Saldaña (none)
AD 78 Maxine Sherard website
AD 79 Mary Salas website
AD 80 Steve Clute (none)
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California State Senate

District Endorsement Website
SD 2 Pat Wiggins website
SD 6 Darrell Steinberg (none)
SD 8 Leland Yee website
SD 10 Ellen Corbett website
SD 12 Wiley Nickel website
SD 20 Alex Padilla website
SD 22 Gil Cedillo (none)
SD 24 Gloria Romero (none)
SD 26 Mark Ridley-Thomas (none)
SD 28 Jenny Oropeza website
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U.S. Senate

Endorsement Website
Dianne Feinstein website
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U.S. Congress

District Endorsement Website
CD 1 Mike Thompson none
CD 5 Doris Matsui website
CD 6 Lynn Woolsey website
CD 7 George Miller none
CD 8 Nancy Pelosi none
CD 9 Barbara Lee website
CD 10 Ellen Tauscher website
CD 11 Jerry McNerney website
CD 12 Tom Lantos website
CD 13 Pete Stark website
CD 14 Anna Eshoo website
CD 15 Mike Honda website
CD 16 Zoe Lofgren website
CD 17 Sam Farr website
CD 23 Lois Capps website
CD 27 Brad Sherman website
CD 28 Howard Berman none
CD 29 Adam Schiff website
CD 30 Henry Waxman none
CD 31 Xavier Becerra none
CD 32 Hilda Solis none
CD 33 Diane Watson none
CD 34 Lucille Roybal Allard none
CD 35 Maxine Waters none
CD 36 Jane Harman website
CD 37 Juanita Millender-McDonald none
CD 38 Grace Napolitano none
CD 39 Linda Sanchez website
CD 47 Loretta Sanchez website
CD 50 Francine Busby website
CD 51 Bob Filner website
CD 53 Susan Davis website







November 2006


Mon Nov 6

San Fran: Emergency Protest for Gaza 11/6 4PM SF
In light of the situation in Gaza, in Beit Hanoun
Join us in solidarity with the people of Palestine

Monday November 6th, 2006 - 4 PM
Israeli Consulate @ 465 Montgomery St.
(btwn Sacramento & California)
5PM Montgomery BART @ Market
San Francisco

In Gaza nearly 50 people including medical personnel, women and youth have
already been killed in the past five days in Israel's most recent offensive
against Gaza with no end in sight.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged Sunday to press ahead with Israel's
offensive in northern Gaza, brushing off international calls to halt the
aggression and the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza - inadequate
electricity and medicine and dwindling supplies of water, food and other
staples. <http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-11-04-gaza_x.htm>

Stand in solidarity with the more than two hundred women of Beit Hanoun who
were shot at with live ammunition during a nonviolent demonstration on
Friday, killing two women, and wounding numerous others.
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6112386.stm>

Red Crescent Society volunteers throughout the West Bank took to the streets
in nonviolent demonstrations on Sunday in Ramallah, Tulkarem, Jericho, Jenin
and Nablus to honor the two 17-year-old paramedics who were killed in Beit
Hanoun last week.
<http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=934&Itemid=1>

Please join us in supporting the people of Palestine and in protesting the
Israeli aggression against the people of Beit Hanoun and the siege of Gaza!

This is an initiative of a number of individuals involved with different
Palestine solidarity groups in the Bay Area including Women in Black, Break
the Siege and the International Solidarity Movement.

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American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
522 Valencia St San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 861-7444 adcsf @ adcsf.org http://www.adcsf.org

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Seaflow Nov. 6th Community Meeting: Special Cetacean eve with The Marine Mammal Center

A Perfect Pairing: You, and other Seaflow whale and dolphin lovers, and The Marine Mammal Center's engaging cetacean expert!

Seaflow is thrilled to focus our next community meeting, Monday, November 6th on the natural history of our local cetaceans. Don't miss this opportunity to venture (nearly next door) to The Marine Mammal Center's classroom for hands-on instruction by Doreen Gurrola, Assistant Director of Education. Bring your questions! We'll meet at Seaflow's seaside office at 6:45 p.m. Please be punctual! Scroll below for directions, meeting highlights and upcoming events.

Community Meeting Highlights:

Welcome circle with Doreen Gurrola at 7 p.m.

A 70-second "Thank You Ocean" Public Service Announcement, which will soon air on TV in California. Seaflow is part of the steering committee for the Oceans Communicators Alliance, crafting messaging for ocean conservation in the state. Be the first on your block to view this beautiful piece that premiered in September at the California World's Ocean '06 Conference in Long Beach.
http://www.thankyouocean.org

Doreen Gurrola, Assistant Director of Education for The Marine Mammal Center (TMMC), will be presenting on the natural history of our local cetaceans. For the last 16 years, she has been leading whale watch expeditions locally and internationally. Come learn about the many whale and dolphin species that inhabit our coastal waters and deep sea habitats. Learn about the deep diving beaked whales, the shy harbor porpoises, and the colossal blue whale. In TMMC's classroom, explore the many marine mammal specimens, including baleen, bones and teeth.

Learn more about why Seaflow is co-sponsoring and presenting at upcoming "Making Waves" meetings and asking you to provide input in the Draft Management Plan for Gulf of Farallones, Cordell Bank and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries. Help chart the course towards resource protection, education and research, including a focus on safeguarding the sanctuaries from ocean noise pollution!
http://www.seaflow.org/downloads/JMPR_MakingWaves.pdf

Time to mark you calendar for Seaflow's November 26th community Thanksgiving celebration and to learn about upcoming events you'll not want to miss.

Hot-mulled cider and autumn treats.

Calendar of Events

Wednesday - November 15 (7-9 p.m. at the Bay Model Visitor Center, Sausalito) -- Making Waves: An "Evening Dedicated to Our Blue Backyard," co-sponsored by Seaflow, World Wildlife Fund, Surfrider Foundation, The Ocean Conservancy, Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association, Save Our Shores and The Marine Mammal Center. Learn how you can help strengthen ocean protection now and for the future. There are also "Making Waves" events scheduled in San Francisco (Nov. 20), Half Moon Bay (Nov 14), Santa Cruz (Nov. 6) and Monterey (Nov. 9) A poster with time and location details can be downloaded here: http://www.seaflow.org/downloads/JMPR_MakingWaves.pdf

The Nov. 15th presentation will include a special film featuring marine protected areas and a panel of experts that includes Michael Stocker, Seaflow's Science Advisor, and Richard Charter, Co-chair of the National Outer Continental Shelf Coalition. The purpose of the evening is to learn about the just released Draft Management Plans for Monterey Bay, Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries so that we can become better informed and prepared to contribute to upcoming scheduled public hearings. Your input in this process can help chart the course for strengthening protections for our sanctuaries to ensure they are true sanctuaries in the future.

November Seaflow School Presentations on Ocean Noise Pollutions (not public events)
Sir Francis Drake High -- Nov. 9
Marin Catholic High -- Nov. 13
Marin Academy -- Nov. 14
Redwood High -- Nov. 15
Tam High -- Nov. 21

Sunday - November 26 (1 4:30 p.m. at Seaflow's Ft. Cronkhite office) Seaflow Thanksgiving potluck and celebration. Save the date! An informational email will be circulated soon.

Friday-December 8 --"Ennybody Home" (100% benefit show for Seaflow). ONE NIGHT ONLY - at 8 p.m. at 142 Throckmorton Theater in Mill Valley. It doesn't get more fun than this brilliant performance! Join Sheilah Glover and Julia Foster (co-author and Enneagram teacher) for a theatrical, joyful romp through the realm of personality. (More info will be emailed soon).

Directions to our Monthly Meeting:

Carpooling is encouraged for all Seaflow meetings and events. If you are coming across the GG Bridge, please consider meeting with Monica somewhere in San Francisco; Bea will be coming in from San Anselmo. Please arrange to meet if you're heading South on Highway 101 or from Sir Francis Drake Blvd.

Monica DuClaud
Email: duclaud @ pacbell.net
461 2nd St. #230
San Francisco, CA 94107
Phone 415-974-6673

Bea Benjamin
Email: beabenjamin @ comcast.net
30 Karl Ave.
San Anselmo, CA 94960
Phone & Fax: 415-485-0763

Directions:
Heading North on Highway 101: Cross the GG Bridge and take the Alexander Avenue exit (second exit after the bridge). Stay to the right and merge onto Alexander Avenue, then take the first left marked "Marin Headlands". Go straight to the tunnel entrance. *Follow the directions below:

Heading South on Highway 101: Go through the Waldo Tunnel; take the last exit before the GG Bridge marked "Sausalito". Make a right at the stop sign. Continue to the second stop sign, go straight 50 yards and take the first left marked "Marin Headlands". Go straight to the tunnel entrance. Follow the directions below.*

*Directions continued:

*Just to the right of the tunnel entrance (just before entering the park) there is a small parking area that is a great carpool-meeting place. If you hang there just after 6:30 p.m., you are bound to meet another Seaflower with whom you can carpool into the park.

*From the tunnel entrance, wait for the green light before proceeding through the tunnel. Continue on Bunker Road through the park, following the signs to Rodeo Beach. After crossing a small bridge and driving around Rodeo Lagoon, the road will fork. Take the left fork and continue down the hill toward the ocean. The road comes to a dead end near the beach with a large parking lot on the right. Park in that lot. Seaflow is # 1062, in the middle row of buildings, 4th on the left.

Mark you calendar to attend Monday's special cetacean evening. Also, make sure that November 7 is marked for voting!

http://seaflow.org

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Guest Speaker: Dossie Easton
Monday, November 6th, 7:45 pm- 9:45 pm
Dossie Easton, a San Francisco family therapist, is co-author with Janet Hardy of The Ethical Slut, a guide to infinite sexual possibilities as well as The Bottoming Book , The Topping Book and When Someone You Love is Kinky. $5 http://onetastesf.com 1074 Folsom @ 7th / 6th St.
Events mailing list Events @ onetastesf.com
http://onetastesf.com/mailman/listinfo/events_onetastesf.com

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Tue Nov 7

Prof Steve Jones will be speaking at Sonoma State, Nov. 7th
http://projectcensored.org/conference

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A Tool Day Workshop: An Overview of Applications from the Tool Lending
Library Tuesday, November 7, 2006, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm in San Francisco
at the Pacific Energy Center This full day workshop is built around
the Pacific Energy Center's Tool Lending Library, a service set up to
lend building measurement tools at no charge to California energy
customers. The lending library includes over 400 individual tools that
range from simple temperature meters to datalogging power meters. The
intention of the workshop is to expose attendees to a number of the
more commonly used tools and their applications. The workshop will be
hands-on in nature, integrating interactive exercises with lecture
material on basic building science concepts. Class topics will include
measuring temperature, humidity, illuminance, equipment run time,
occupancy, power, and energy. We will provide student laptop computers
for programming dataloggers and manipulating the collected data.
r2s2 @ pge.com Pacific Energy Center, 851 Howard St @ 4th/ 5th St. SF.

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http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/b181d9b2-905b-4437-921f-89f2c3c93ca6
2006-11-07 8:00 PM Gypsy guitar
Hello beautiful people, I'm playing tomorrow at "Brain Wash" -
no worries if you can't make it,and thanks if you will,
blessings to all, Estas "Brain Wash" between 7 & 8 off Folsom st.
http://www.brainwash.com

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Nov 7-9, 7:30-9pm. HoopDance Beginner Intensive. San Francisco. 3 nights. Women's Building. $85. Taught by Certified HoopGirl™ Dance Instructor ~ Jess. http://hoopgirl.com

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Wed Nov 8

Nov 8 11:15 am STANFORD / PALO ALTO Canopy and Climate Change
Canopy is pleased to be a Community Outreach Partner for the November 8 Palo
Alto Chamber of Commerce Focus Luncheon:
"Business and Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities"
Stephen H. Schneider, Ph.D., Stanford University
Wednesday November 8, 2006 - 11:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center - 326 Galvez Street - Stanford
University.
This event provides an opportunity to hear about climate change from one of
the world's most respected climatologists, Prof. Stephen H. Schneider of
Stanford. Also, the luncheon marks the launch of "Palo Alto Business
Goes Green" through which the Chamber of Commerce will promote and
provide support for Green Certification applications among its member
organizations. Green Certification is awarded by Santa Clara County
as part of a larger program under the auspices of the Association of
Bay Area Governments (ABAG). catherine @ canopy.org
http://www.canopy.org (650) 964-6110

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Wed Nov 8 7pm - HUG-A-THON and Secret.tv showing while making FREE HUGS signs
Please join us for the sign making and the viewing of
The Secret. We will start at 7pm and go for a few
hours. Please bring a snack and any art supplies such
as markers or poster board that you may have.

As a reminder, we are making signs for the FREE HUGS
Campaign. Join a team people who will go out to the
streets and spread the love. We have not chose a date
yet but it will be soon. We would love to have the
support and be connected to you so please come and
pratice your hugs with us.

164 Duncan Way, Oakland Hills, CA 94611 http://maps.google.com
Just east of Hwy 13, 1.5 Exits south of 24, Between Broadway and Moraga.
http://thesecret.tv

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GEORGE LAKOFF author event 11-8-06
talk & book signing for "Thinking Points: Communicating Our American
Values and Vision"
Wednesday, November 8 at 7:00 pm
at The Booksmith (1644 Haight Street in San Francisco)

What is the progressive vision of America? Join us the day after the
mid-term election as political philosopher and linguist George Lakoff
discusses "Thinking Points: Communicating Our American Values and
Vision." This new book is an essential tool kit for anyone who wants
to participate in shaping an America that serves the common good.

George Lakoff is a professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at
the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of "Don't
Think of an Elephant!" and "Whose Freedom?: The Battle Over America's
Most Important Idea," as well as seminal book in linguistics,
including "Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things," and "Metaphors We Live
By" (with Mark Johnson).

This Booksmith sponsored event will take place at The Booksmith (1644
Haight Street in San Francisco). For further information, call
415-863-8688 or visit
http://www.booksmith.com If you can't attend this
event and would like to order a signed copy of the author's new book,
please email or phone our store.

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San Francisco Oil Awareness Meeting
Wed Nov 8, 7-10 PM American Friends Service Committee
65 9th St. San Francisco, California
http://upcoming.org/event/124628/

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SFlickr Meet Thu Nov 9 7pm Crossroads Cafe 699 Delancey St
SF, California 94107 http://upcoming.org/event/124315/

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# An Evening with DAVID SUZUKI “We Are the Earth”
The eloquent scientist, environmentalist and author, offering David Suzuki, The Autobiography, published by Greystone Books, discusses his first seventy years and his vision of the future. This is accompanied by a power-point presentation of video clips and his own photographs.
Wednesday, November 8, 7:30 p.m.
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley : $12 advance, $15 door

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# YLEM Forum: "How Techies Have Fun" Wed Nov 8, 8 pm
7:30 pm "mix and meet" RX Gallery and Bar 21+ $10
132 Eddy St., @ Taylor / Mason San Francisco, CA 94102
A dozen tech artists from YLEM stage a show-and-tell evening. They invite you to enjoy moving light sculptures, a digital lava lamp, glowing necklaces, a digital clock that’s a puzzle, and computer prints on silk. More surprises are on the program! See updates as they occur at http://ylem.org/Forum

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Thu Nov 9

Thu, Nov 9, 2006 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) 9th Anniversary Party
Mr. Smith's 34 Seventh St @ Market / Mission San Francisco
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php

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Thu, Nov 9, 2006 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Food & Farming On The Urban Edge
second floor, Port Commission Hearing Room Ferry Building SF
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php

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Dear Abundance Leaguers,

Please join us this Thursday, November 9 at 6pm for another gathering of abundance.

We meet to express our truest passions, offer our gifts to fellow TAL'ers
so they can act in authenticity, and get help with our present needs.

We get off on what can happen when we think of WE, when we live in relationship to
one another. Consciously.

Oh yeah, and we eat and drink and have a blast because the whole point is to live
in a way that makes sense.

As usual, we all get a chance to introduce ourselves and speak about our:
-passions
-needs
-and gifts

FEATURED SPEAKER

We are super excited to announce that Charles Ellik will grace us with his presence
this week. Charles embodies a rare combination of successful published poet,
award-winning performer, respected organizer, and popular emcee. He hosts the
Berkeley Poetry Slam which has earned "Best of The East Bay" and many critics'
choice awards since its inception in 1999. In addition to The Berkeley Slam, he has
hosted myriad other slams and open mics throughout California, attesting to his
formidable emcee skills.
He will tell us about the incredible fun and success that is the Berkeley Poetry Slam,
and share a tip or two about organizing.

See you this Thursday! Abundantly yours, Neal White Arrow & Maritza

When: Thursday, November 9, 6pm-10pm
Where: FAS Research headquarters (Doris and Harald's place)
1168 Folsom Street - Unit # 304 415.861.6445
If possible, please bring some food or drink so that the potluck is
representative of our abundant spirit.

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RADICAL LOVE WORKSHOP Thu Nov 9 7:00 PM Hosted by Kinky Salon
Mission Control, 2519 Mission @ 21st, San Francisco
$20, sliding scale, everyone welcome
http://www.kinkysalon.com/

Workshop Description:
At a time when our nation is determined to keep us on the warpath, what better time to raise our voices against intolerance, hatred, and violence? At a time when our government propels us into a new dark age of fascism, what better time to talk about radical love, or the right to love who we want, how we want, and as many as we want? Loving openly and freely in these times, whether you are straight or queer, is a brave political act. We have been conditioned by outdated social norms that limit our perceptions and shackle us to unhealthy cycles of dissatisfying relationships. Yet we also live in a time when we can choose our gender and redefine our sexual identities. Don’t we then have the right to decide what kind of relationship best suits our lifestyle? Declare yourself a revolutionary of the heart. Find out how you can expand your potential to love, transform your lifestyle, and together we can threaten the social forces of patriarchy!

Wendy-O Matik is the author of Redefining Our Relationships: Guidelines for Responsible Open Relationships. As an educator, role model, and spokesperson for the polyamory community, Wendy has become a revolutionary activist of the heart. Since the release of her book, she has taught over sixty Radical Love & Relationship Workshops globally, excavating important social trends and reshaping the future of alternative relationship models for the 21st century. As an activist for social change, Wendy is pushing the boundaries on firmly rooted notions in mainstream society on relationships, love, gender, sexual equality, and sexual politics. She is available for educational and motivational discussions on the topic of alternative relationship models and responsible non-monogamy.

For more info: http://www.wendyomatik.com

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# John Trudel speaks in Berkeley Nov 9 and again at Green Fest this weekend!
( http://greenfestivals.org 7pm Saturday Concourse ExhibitionCenter
635 8th St @ Brannan St SF, CA 94123 )

November 9, 7:30 PM Voices of a People's History of the U.S.
Howard Zinn & Anthony Arnove's Voices of A People's History of the U.s. Narration, reading or singing by Alice Walker, Sandra Oh, Steve Earle, Aya de Leon, Leslie Silva Marisa Tomei, John Trudell, Howard Zinn, Anthony Arnove, Melanie DeMore, and Nora el Samahy. The production includes the voices of Fannie Lou Hamer, Mother Jones, Malcolm XZ, Emma G oldman, Eugene Debs, Mark Twain, Frederick Douglass, Rachel Corrie, along with striking mill workers, war resisters and feminists. Proceeds benefit the work of the Middle East Children's Alliance and Speak Out.
Berkeley Community Theater 510-849-2568
1930 Allston Way & Grove St Berkeley, CA 94704 (510) 644-8593
http://www.mecaforpeace.org

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# SWORDS TO PLOWSHARES http://www.stp-sf.org http://SwordstoPlowshares.org
10th Annual Veterans Day Dinner and Silent Auction, Nov 9 Nikko Hotel SF $150
per person for a delicious dinner for yourself or a gift to others! tax deduction to you.

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# Harm Reduction Ho Down: Sex Workers Policy Update and Discussion

When: Thursday November 9th, 7 p.m.
Where: Oakland Convention Center/Marriott, 1001 Broadway (b/w 10th and 11th) Room 201
How: The organizers of the 6th National Harm reduction have graciously agreed to allow us to open this session to the larger sex-work community at no cost. The organizers of the forum ask that anyone interested in attending the rest of the Harm Reduction conference register.

Presenters:
§ Catherine Swanson, MPH St. James Infirmary/Points of Distribution/CASEN
§ Cyndi Clay, Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive
§ Naomi Akers, MPH (cand.) St. James Infirmary
§ Stacey Swimme, Sex Workers Outreach Project

Abstract
This session will be an open discussion of the harm reduction and sex worker movements including an overview of current policy issues on the following levels:
§ International
§ National
§ CA State
§ Local SF Bay Area.

After the updates we will have facilitated discussions leading to recommendations on the following topics:
§ Sex worker driven guidelines for doing research on and with sex workers.
Direct action planning for International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers

Sex Workers Outreach Project USA 2930 Shattuck Ave Suite 200-22
Berkeley, CA 94705 1-877-776-2004
http://www.swop-usa.org

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Fri Nov 10

Fri, Nov 10, 2006 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
2006 San Francisco GREENFESTIVAL
San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center
635 8th St (at Brannan St) San Francisco
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php

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# 11/10 7:30pm Common Vision will run its fourth annual Fruit Tree
Tour—a 20-city, 70-day tour planting over 1000 fruit trees at urban
schools and community centers from San Diego to Sacramento. Traveling in veggie
oil-powered caravan, 25-earth educators from Common Vision will
teach students about sustainable ecology through a daylong program that
includes West African agricultural drumming and earth-conscious hip-hop.

Common Vision is hosting a series of events this fall to raise money
for Fruit Tree Tour 2007! Each show will feature the new Common Vision
movie, "Planting the Vision" and several musical guests. November 10th we
will be in the Cell Space, 2050 Bryant @ 18th / 19th St. SF Mission District. Come
on out to support the vision and have some fun!

Festivities begin at 7:30 with the movie and refreshments followed
by Human and other humans, Arjun and Guardians, Rocker T and Jah Warrior
Shelter and the dancing Buddha Sound System.

If you have any questions contact info @ commonvision.org and check
out the website http://commonvision.org

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Fri, Nov 10, 8:00 pm Film: Our Synthetic Sea
Humanist Hall 390 27th St (Between Telegraph Avenue and Broadway)
Oakland http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php

Our Synthetic Sea, Geologist M. King Hubbert, who discovered peak oil, identified the fact that we do not have an energy crisis but a culture crisis. He wrote: “Our culture is built on growth and that phase of human history is almost over and we are not prepared for it. Our biggest problem is not the end of our resources. That will be gradual. Our biggest problem is a cultural problem. We don’t know how to cope with it.” Jan Lundberg is determined to find out how to cope and publishes his newsletter “Culture Change” as a forum for helpful ideas to get people through the culture crisis that’s ahead for Western civilization. Our house-of-cards economy may actually not recover from what might be the Final Energy Crisis. Our culture WILL change; the question is, how will we adjust. Jan Lundberg’s Culture Change organization shows us a good way to reach a positive future, beyond our current plague of plastic and petrocollapse. For the Earth to survive, our future must be more organic, less plastic since plastic debris is filling up the world’s oceans. It should be known that plastic has a stranglehold on our water planet. This short, but very disturbing documentary, Our Synthetic Sea, graphically exposes our addiction to a lightweight, disposable lifestyle -- and the consequences. See the plastic menace in the California coast and watershed. The Pacific Gyre region is revisited to document the mid-ocean pelagic sea creatures and how some are infested with plastic particles. See the plastic fragments ingested by fledgling Albatross in Hawaii’s remote Coral Reserve, a formerly pristine region now heavily contaminated with plastic debris. http://www.culturechange.org Donations Accepted
http://laughingsquid.com/squidlist/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=7915&year=2006&month=11

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# Nov 10/11/12 http://greenfestivals.org 8th and Brannan/ councourse exhibition ctr. SF

Between 7th and 8th Streets, Brannan and Townsend, SOMA / SF.

The Green Festival is a three-day party with a serious purpose: to accelerate the emergence of a new economic paradigm that is life-affirming and life-restoring. Together we are cultivating a culture of sustainability and social equity that honors our interdependence with all life. Green Festival unites green businesses, social and environmental groups, visionary thinkers and thousands of community members in a lively exchange of ideas, commerce and movement building fun.

Learn: Attend lectures and workshops by thought leaders, business visionaries and community activists shaping the green movement.

Network: Connect with like-minded individuals and organizations who are committed to the possibility of a better world. See Network. Get Involved! Learn about organizations effecting positive and sustainable change in our region, our country, and the around the planet.

Socialize: Have fun interacting with others, for the sheer joy of it. Meet interesting people who share common interests. Spend some time at the food court and listen to local musicians. Parents, find a place to relax in the Family Rest Stop.

Eat Well: Sample delicious, healthy, organic, and sustainable produced food prepared on site. ALL FOODWARE IS BIODEGRADEABLE - COMPOST! WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO BRING YOUR OWN FOODWARE TO THE EVENT.

Greening the Event: We believe in deep sustainability - to achieve intergenerational equity, we must design equity into the present. We try to address all aspects of the event - beginning with our own consciousness and the budgetary process.

Learn how we are creating an eco-commerce model for the Green Festival and our who in the community helps us.

The Green Economy Expo: If you are a green business of any size, this could be the perfect place for you to connect to your target audience. Call 1-877-727-2179 to exhibit your products. See who's Exhibiting in 2006.

Shop at the Green Festival for all of your Holiday Gifts! Purchase goods and services from 300 exhibitors who practice the principles of sustainability, ecology, and social equity. Go shopping online - we've identified online resources for green goods.

Coop America's Green Pages: Check out the original directory of Green Businesses at
http://www.greenpages.org Endorse the Earth Charter!

LIMITED OFFER: Purchase Green Festival Compost from DC Festival.
Be the first to support turning waste into a resource!

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Sat Nov 11

Nob Hill Tree Care Saturday, November 11 9:00am – 12:30pm
Ellyn Shea, x.102 Meeting location: TBA. RAIN CANCELS
The new Friends of the Urban Forest Events Calendar for October and November is now available.
http://www.fuf.net/calendar_news/index.html

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LIFTING THE FOG ON 9/11: Applying the Scientific Method to the World Trade Center Destruction- Conference
Saturday, November 11, 2006; 10 am to 10 pm.
Presenters include: BYU Physics Professor Steven Jones; 9-11 Research creator Jim Hoffman; World Trade Center Environmental Organization founder Jenna Orkin; Former UL Site Manager Kevin Ryan; Mickey Huff, M.A, Survivor- Janette McKinlay, Peter Phillips.
Chanshun Auditorium, Valley Life Sciences Building, U C Berkeley
Details at http://www.LiftingtheFog.org

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Scientific Method Applied to World Trade Center Disaster: Nov 11th, UC Berkeley
http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/listing/99dadece-65d0-4ea0-9076-5930a8ecbf21

The Lifting the Fog Conference will provide a focused, principled, and rigorous examination of the many unanswered questions surrounding the destruction of the World Trade Center skyscrapers. Using the extensive bodies of surviving evidence that document these events, Conference presenters will apply the time-tested scientific method to evaluate the evidence and theories of the destruction of the buildings.

In addition to tackling the controversial questions of what brought the skyscrapers down, the Conference will provide a session devoted to the developing story of the public health catastrophe of exposures to the Ground Zero environment. The fact that the EPA allowed politics to eclipse science in their issuance of false assurances that the air was safe to breathe is a sobering example of the fallacy of trusting official conclusions regarding highly charged political events being used to justify wars.

(more) http://www.liftingthefog.org

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Sat, Nov 11, 2006 10:00 am - 8:00 pm GREENFESTIVAL
San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center 635 8th St (at Brannan St)
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php

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Sat Nov 11 @ Noon Mob of Waldos SF Ferry Building rain or shine
http://waldo.castlepeakstudios.com Dress like book: Where's Waldo?

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# John Trudel speaks at Green Fest this weekend!
http://greenfestivals.org 7pm Saturday Concourse ExhibitionCenter
635 8th St @ Brannan St SF, CA 94123 )

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7th Annual Scorpio Ball Saturday, November 11 10:00 PM - 6:00 AM
Kink.com's Porn Palace 942 Mission St @ 5th/ 6th St. 21+ with ID
Slather on the Bain du Soleil and Dive Deep into the Dark, Dangerous and Gorgeously Enchanting Mysteries of our South American Jungle Wonderland!
Emerald Pass: $20 adv. Ticket with Cash Bar ($25 @ door)
Gold Pass $40 adv. Ticket with Open Bar ($45 @ door)
http://www.bonsterproductions.com ~costume & theme attire!~ 13 DJs
http://upcoming.org/event/120313/

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Sun Nov 12

10 Women Want You to Know How to Handle Their Pussy
Sunday, November 12th, 10am - 8pm
Indulge in an in-depth hands-on practicum with 10 women who are in intensive orgasmic training and need models to advance their sensual practice. 10 women will take you through the ins and outs of what it really means to please a woman and what they truly yearn for. For men and women, $195 per person plus $25 for course supplies
http://onetastesf.com 1074 Folsom @ 7th / 6th St.
Events mailing list Events @ onetastesf.com
http://onetastesf.com/mailman/listinfo/events_onetastesf.com

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Sun, Nov 12, 2006 11:00 am - 6:00 pm GREENFESTIVAL
San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center 635 8th St (at Brannan St)
http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php

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Anti-KFC Demo and Advocates' Luncheon; SUN., Nov. 12, Noon and 1:15 p.m., S.F

Two ways to help animals in San Francisco on Sunday, November 12, 2006! Come
to one or both:

Please note: the Advocates Letter-Writing Luncheon goes forward,
rain or shine.
The anti-KFC Demo is on in sun, fog or light drizzle, but canceled
in the event of rain.

(1) Join the Veggie Jews' Tsedakah Brigade and the San Francisco
Vegetarian Society and participate in the
PETA campaign against Kentucky Fried Cruelty (see
http://www.Kentuckyfriedcruelty.com You can educate the public regarding
KFC's treatment of chickens by passing out leaflets at KFC, 1900
Irving Street at the corner of 20th Avenue in San Francisco from Noon
to 1:00 p.m. PETA is providing the literature.

(2) Sponsored by Veggie Jews Tsedakah Brigade and the San Francisco
Vegetarian Society:
Advocates' Luncheon: At 1:00 p.m. we'll walk two blocks to
Shangri La vegetarian
restaurant (2026 Irving St. at 22nd Ave., 731-2548), a Kosher-vegan
restaurant, where we'll order around 1:15 p.m. This is a chance to
eat tasty, low-cost, Chinese vegan food; to socialize; and most
importantly, to spend a few minutes writing letters to help relieve
the suffering of animals. Suggestions for subjects and recipients
of letters will be available but feel free to bring your own agenda,
as well as your own paper, envelopes, pen and stamps.
For information and to
RSVP, write to _veggiejews [at] cyberonic.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VeggieJews/post?postID=lM8w_olHEJS8FkSgeCcEF0j_kBvAi0nxg1VX2NWcUyo_3vPJiL8AhhcS09Ai
A8Em9UHXmC_4mCvi9g5TGlw3Yyy6Pg) .
Posted by Bonnie Knight, San Francisco

[http://www.sfvs.org, The San Francisco Vegetarian Society:
For health and humanity,
promoting vegetarianism since 1968
SFVS is a non-profit organization that has been working in the Bay
Area for nearly 40 years promoting a vegetarian diet as a healthful
and humane way of life.]

[Veggie Jews is an on-line and real world organization with events in
local communities dedicated to supporting Jewish vegans and
vegetarians and spreading vegan, vegetarian and animal rights values
into the Jewish community. All Veggie Jews' events are open to Jews
of all ages and our non-Jewish friends. We are not a singles or
religious group, although single and observant people are always
welcome. For group information or to join, please go to
http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/veggiejews And remember: It's only
kosher if it's cruelty free.]

To subscribe , send an email to:
SFVeg-subscribe [at] yahoogroups.com

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Tue Nov 14

"V for Vendetta" Washington DC Protest 11/14/06
99 Volunteers Needed for "V" Protest - DC, 11/14/06
http://www.givemeliberty.org/RTP2/UPDATES/Update2006-10-17.htm

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Noe Valley CBD Tree Planting Tuesday, November 14
9:00am – noon Mei Ling Hui, x.111 Meeting location: TBA
The new Friends of the Urban Forest Events Calendar for October and Nov
http://www.fuf.net/calendar_news/index.html

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Universal Translator (UT) Tutorial Emphasizing Trend Data Analysis
Tuesday, November 14, 2006, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm in San Francisco at the
Pacific Energy Center In this advanced course, we offer students
hands-on experience in data management and analysis, using the PEC's
Universal TranslatorT
(UT) software. The UT is a free program and is available for download
from this web site: http://www.utonline.org. The UT is designed for the
management and analysis of data from loggers and trends from building
management systems. The class will be structured in a hands-on format
with laptop computers provided. For each module of the class we will
describe specific functionality of the UT and then walk the class
through the application using real data sets.
New functionality for processing trend data will be emphasized.
r2s2 @ pge.com Pacific Energy Center 851 Howard St btwn 4th/ 5th St. SF

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Screening of 9-11 The Myth and the Reality with Filmmaker, Ken Jenkins
Tuesday, November 14, 2006, at 7PM 909 - 12th Street, Sacramento
Ken Jenkins - activist, psychologist, and videographer - will present a new film that he produced and directed. The film is of two speeches that David Ray Griffin delivered earlier this year in the Bay Area
Dr. Griffin - author, lecturer, and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Theology - has written some of the most significant books on the subject of 9/11, and is regarded as an authority on this subject. This film of Dr. Griffin's talks - at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco and the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland - is enhanced with numerous graphics and video clips. In the film, Dr. Griffin explains how the official story of 9/11 is a sacred myth. He then details nine commonly held myths about 9/11, and why each is false.
Ken Jenkins will give a short powerpoint presentation following the film, and host question and answer discussion.

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11/14 Dinner & Lecture with Anthony Marr: "Strategies & Tactics for the 21st Century"

Join East Bay Animal Advocates at the next advocates forum with Anthony Marr:

Tuesday, November 14th at 7:30 p.m.
New World Vegetarian 464 8th Street, Oakland (@ Broadway)

Lecture Topic:
"Strategies and Tactics for the 21st Century", a lecture based on the theme of a book Anthony Marr is currently writing - his second - which addresses the planetary, environmental, animal rights, animal welfare and vegan movements in the 21st Century.

Who's Anthony Marr?
Anthony Marr holds a science degree from the UBC and has worked as a field geophysicist and an environmental technologist. In 1995, he became a full time wildlife preservationist, which has brought him to India three times, earning him the title of the "Champion of the Bengal Tiger" in the Champions of the Wild TV series aired in 20 countries. As an anti-hunting activist, he has conducted high profile campaigns in Canada for the bears and seals, and been to Japan twice for the whales and dolphins. He is the founder of Heal Our Planet Earth (HOPE) and is currently on his fourth Compassion for Animals Road Expedition (CARE-4), covering 40 states. He is also the author of Omni-Science. Learn more at http://www.Hope-Care.org.

Dinner costs $10-12. To RSVP: East Bay Animal Advocates
P.O. Box 1406 Martinez, CA 94553 (925) 487-4419
info @ eastbayanimaladvocates.org
http://www.eastbayanimaladvocates.org

To subscribe to Bay Area Animal Rights Network please send blank email
to: baarn-subscribe [at] yahoogroups.com For events:
Please see yahoogroups message archives and calendar at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/baarn

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Hula Hoop: Nov 14. 7-9pm. Gyrate Your Way to Health with Hula Hoop Fitness. The Learning Annex. Taught by Christabel. To register call (415) 788-5500.
http://hoopgirl.com

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Wed Nov 15

Join Seaflow on Nov 15th: An Evening Dedicated to Our Blue Backyard
learn how you can help strengthen ocean protection
Making Waves: An Evening Dedicated to Our Blue Backyard
Where: Bay Model Visitor Center, Sausalito
When: November 15th 7-9 p.m. http://www.seaflow.org
There are also Making Waves events scheduled in San Francisco (Nov. 20), Half Moon Bay (Nov 14), Santa Cruz (Nov. 6) and Monterey (Nov. 9) A poster with time and location details for each of these events can be downloaded here: http://www.seaflow.org/downloads/JMPR_MakingWaves.pdf
The Nov. 15th presentation will include a special film featuring marine protected areas and a panel of experts...

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Wednesday, November 15 7:30 Steven Hill "Ten Steps to Repair American Democracy" at Modern Times in SF

Steven Hill on 10 Steps to Repair American Democracy
at
Modern Times Bookstore (wheelchair accessible)
888 Valencia Street, @ 20th St. San Francisco, CA 94110

Join Steven Hill, Director of the New America Foundation's Political Reform Program and leader of the successful campaigns for ranked choice voting and public financing of
elections in San Francisco and Oakland, as he discusses his latest book 10 Steps to Repair American Democracy
http://www.10steps.net

Hill's work is described by Arianna Huffington as being "as practical as it is insightful, offering innovative ways to fix our broken political system. It's an inspiring blueprint for reclaiming America. Read it, roll up your sleeves, and get to work." This event is cosponsored by Global Exchange and Modern Times Bookstore.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. EVENT BOOKS ARE 10% OFF.
For more info: 415-282-9246
http://moderntimesbookstore.com

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Thu Nov 16

Northern California 9-11 Truth Alliance Meeting
Thu Nov 16, 2006, 7 -10pm Grand Lake Neighborhood Center
530 Lake Park Avenue, (between Lakeshore Avenue and Grand Avenue) in Oakland
9-11 Truth Alliance info/events line 1-866-268-2320
http://www.communitycurrency.org

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Fri Nov 17

Family Movie Night: Born Free http://acterra.org Palo Alto
Fri Nov 17 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Acterra, 3921 E. Bayshore Rd., Palo Alto

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Friday, November 17 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm UNION
(Doors open at 6:00 pm for meditation/contemplation)
Grace Cathedral 1100 California St. @ Taylor San Francisco
Featuring: Music by Dwight Loop, Ron Tofanelli, Karma Moffett
Spoken Word by Stara.:., Lady Apples
Inspirational Words by Gordon Davidson, Center for
Visionary Leadership
Performance Ritual by Samantha Sweetwater
Visionary Art by Karma Moffett $10

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Cathedral of Orgasm Friday, November 17th, 8:00 pm - Midnight
And evening of temptation, sensation and connection.
An evening to taste the divine. Mark your calendar.
http://onetastesf.com $30 women only?

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Sat Nov 18

25th Ave. Tree Planting Saturday, November 18 9:00am – noon
Christian Drake, x.100 Meeting location: TBA 4:00pm
The new Friends of the Urban Forest Events Calendar for October and Nov
http://www.fuf.net/calendar_news/index.html

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EVENT: New Moon Cave Concert - Sat Nov 18
Greetings Friends,
Fall is here and it's time for another cave concert in the Hawk hill tunnel on November 18th...the new moon. For those of you that haven't been to one of our concerts in the past, the Hawk Hill Tunnel (Located in the Marin Headlands State Park), is an incredible venue for seeing and listening to live music. This huge cement tunnel, which originally led out to a gun battery fortification, has an incredible natural reverberation. The tunnel is lined with candles and the musicians perform along the center with the audience lining both sides of the tunnel. There is no amplification necessary for these concerts....the tunnel does all the work! It's a truly unique and incredible musical experience. http://greenmusicnetwork.org TESLA DUO & special
guests STEPHEN KENT and DREW DELLINGER. TESLA is
MARK DEUTSCH, inventor of the astonishing instrument
the Bazantar & ALAN TOWER, composer (Huaca, Hang, Didj).
Where: Hawk Hill Tunnel, Marin Headlands overlooking the GG Bridge
When: Sat Nov 18th doors 8:30pm, concert 9:15pm
What: Extended sonic journeys with one-of-a kind acoustic instruments
linked together by global justice poet extraordinaire Drew Dellinger
Bring: low beach chair, back jack, or pads - and layers for clothing
PLEASE consider forwarding this to your friends. Word of mouth is
the best way the Tunnel/Cave concert series thrives. These are unforgettable
sonic experiences by candlelight. Concert is a Benefit:
for the Green Music Network's core projects -
- Vibrational Ecology - music from the vibrational fabric of nature to the
heart of sustainability. Music informing other disciplines.
- Integrative database facilitating musicians and non-profits
working together for mutual benefit
Thanks to our co-sponsor: BayKeeper

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Synergenesis : Visionary Culture CoLaboratory
November 18 and 19th in San Francisco...
Location: Red Ink Studios : SFMart

Saturday November 18th goes like this : drops from world class mentors...
Mark Lakeman : founder of Portland City Repair : deep school permaculture and meta applications
Sobonfu Some : wisdom keeper of the Dagara tribe : practical rituals for reality crafting and right relations
Paul Laffoley : artist and visionary : RARE opportuntiy for the full download on his sentient systems

and a secret guest metapoet who will truly drop the balm...
leading into a gallery wide interdisciplinary CoLaboratory jam
featuring Goddess Alchemy, Kyrian, Jamie Janover and you
with live painting and glass art, movers and shakers and full power cypher
this is when the art comes alive!

then... the hobohemian dreamings of Tarran the Tailor : soundtrack of choice for naughty people getting smart
the spaciously intricate Deru : soundtrack of choice for smart people getting naughty
Journey : ritual theatre co-created by Isis Indriya, Raven and Eve LadyApples with a cast from CA, NYC, OR, WA and BC and Sporque : soundtrack of choice for alien intelligentsia's last night on earth

with a Group Art Show featuring new work from over 40 artists, including:
Andrew Gonzalez, Andrew Jones, Arrow One, Carey Thompson, Damon Soule, David Heskin, Guy Aitchison, Jessie Rose Vala, Kris D, Luke Brown, Mars-1, Martina Hoffmann, Oliver Vernon, Robert Venosa, Shrine, Star Simone and Vibrata Chromodoris...

and lounge by Nectar Temple

then...on Sunday November 19th... from 1-8pm in the gallery...

Tribal Market Trunk Show Salon of independant designers unavailible in stores, including:
Vajra (Isis Indriya and Luke Brown) BenBenStone Raven Creations Phoenix Rising
Carob (Tarran and Nayana) Alien Ambassador GlobalEyes and lots more

with all the art still in full effect Ooah rocking the aural environs
and divine poetiks from your favorite wordsmiths...

get limited discount pre-sale tickets soon cause they're gonna go quick!
$65 full admission $35 student/artist
(admission required only for Saturday) http://www.synergenesis.org
for limited volunteer opportunities contact stephen @ explorespirit.org

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Thu Nov 23

November 23, Thanksgiving for 500 years of Genocide in North America, and now the world!

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Raw and/or Vegan Thanksgiving Potluck
Turkey Liberation Day
November 23rd, Thursday, 12:00 Noon.
900 E11th St, at 9th Ave
Oakland, CA. 94606
Press the buzzer next to the blue label.

With our friends BayAreaVeg.org
No RSVP necessary.
Near Lake Merrit BART. We will try to arrange BART pickup. If you have a large vehicle & can get people from BART, contact me: jordan(at)rawveg.info
Raw and/or Vegan Potluck Guidelines:
Bring generous quantities of high-quality, fresh, healthful yummy vegan foods. Provide the kind of tasty, nourishing stuff you're hoping the other people will bring. Bold culinary experiments orminimalist simple fare, it's all good. Raw food encouraged. Don't know how to fix raw foods? Don't stress. Wholesome cooked vegan dishes are very welcome. Let's gather and all enjoy a good meal together.

If a few people can help clean up afterward, that's nice. If you've got a folding table, or a few folding chairs, it might be good to have extras. If you take photos of the event, please send me some.

Please bring: Enough food to share. Ingredient list to put next to your dish. Serving utensils. Reusable eating dishes, utensils and drinking vessels.

Please, please, none of these:
Ingredients taken from animals or bees without their written consent.
Junk food, chips, candy, sodas, bottled juices, white-flour baguettes, etc.
Non-reusable plates or throw-away utensils, unless you plan to eat them after use.
Small dishes containing a few artistically arranged tiny morsels.

Recipes: http://BayAreaVeg.org/recipes

E-mail list: RawVegInfo-subscribe [at] YahooGroups.com

Nonviolence: Don't eat animals. Long life: Eat raw plants.
http://BodyTechnician.com Massage therapy for pain relief. Berkeley, CA.
http://FundRaisin.info Fundraising tools for activists and nonprofits.
http://Monlam.org Buddhist prayers for healing, living and dying.

Best of Bay- Bay Guardian Vegan foods
http://www.sfbg.com/2006bob/food.php#Meatless

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Sat Nov 25 Jeff Mills Mighty 119 Utah St SAN FRANCISCO / 21+UP

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Sun Nov 26

11/26-RUN to the FAR SIDE Golden Gate Park, SF
http://www.CalAcademy.org http://www.RhodyCo.com

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Tue Nov 28

Tue Nov. 28, 8:30pm - AcroPlay: Contact Yoga, Flying, WrestleDance, Partner Massage & more! FREE!
Inner Heat Yoga Studio 64 Shattuck Square Berkeley One Block South of University, One block West of Shattuck.
http://wholebodywisdom.com/Community/AcroPlay/index.htm

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Nov 28-30, 7:30-9pm. HoopDance Beginner Intensive. San Francisco. 3 nights. Women's Building. $85. Taught by Certified HoopGirl™ Dance Instructor ~ Jess.
http://hoopgirl.com

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December 2006

Dec 1 7pm http://thesecret.tv at a small church in San Leandro.
The Secret: On Friday night December 1, 2006 at 7:00 pm, Unity Church of San Leandro will have a showing of the movie "The Secret". Join us for a free screening of this groundbraking feature length movie that reveals the great secret to unlimited joy, health, money, relationships, love and youth. It could change your life forever.
Location: Unity Church of San Leandro
501 Joaquin Ave, San Leandro, CA


http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/85766806-4ff4-4329-9387-4b2f4e19a558
12-02 10:00 PM Location: Gingerbread Warehouse
12/2 Autobots, Lawgiverz, Bil Bless, Kosmikneil & more


Mon Dec 4, 7:30pm-10:30pm David Deida Video: Spirit - Sex - Love & Exercises
FREE! Provocative, Empowering and Informative evening for both Men & Women
Inner Heat Yoga Studio 64 Shattuck Square Berkeley
One Block South of University, One block West of Shattuck.
http://www.wholebodywisdom.com/events


Tue Dec 5 7pm Lecture & Book Signing for "Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching"
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/10/12/18319893.php

East Bay Animal Advocates, Compassionate Cooks & San Francisco Vegetarian Society invite you:

A Special Lecture & Book Signing by Michael Greger, M.D.

Tuesday, December 5th at 7 p.m. Free Admission
Humanist Hall, 390 27th Street, Oakland
between Broadway and Telegraph, Just North of Grand Ave.

Topic: "Surviving the Next Pandemic: Bird Flu and Other Emerging Infectious Diseases"

Leading public health authorities now predict as inevitable a pandemic of influenza, triggered by bird flu and expected to lead to millions of deaths around the globe. The influenza virus has existed for millions of years as an innocuous intestinal virus of wild ducks. What turned a harmless waterborne duck virus into a killer? In an engaging multimedia presentation, Dr. Michael Greger traces the human role in the evolution of this virus. In the face of the coming pandemic, Dr. Greger reveals what we can do to protect our families and what human society to can do to reduce the likelihood of such potential catastrophes in the future.

Michael Greger, M.D., is a physician, author, and internationally recognized professional speaker on a number of important public health issues. Dr. Greger has been invited to lecture at countless universities, medical schools and conferences around the world, including the Conference on World Affairs, the Bird Flu Summit, and the National Institutes of Health. Learn more at
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12.9 Eureka Valley Tree Care Saturday, December 9 9:00am – 12:30pm
Ellyn Shea, x.102 Meeting location: TBA. RAIN CANCELS
The new Friends of the Urban Forest Events Calendar for October and November is now available.
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