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Vigil: Stop Illegal Wiretapping Now! 
  
http://indybay.org

Wednesday, February 22, 2006 more on this date 
5:30 PM
 Vigil: Stop Illegal Wiretapping Now! 

Justin Herman Plaza,  Market @ Embarcadero

Wednesday, 22 Feb 2006, 5:30 PM 

Join MoveON and a few hundred of your closest activist friends for some street theater and a Vigil for the Bill of Rights which is under attack by our government's illegal wiretapping. "Lady Liberty" needs resuscitation by restoring the Bill of Rights as the law of the land. Bring flashlights for the vigil, a "Get Well Lady Liberty" card or a postcard sized paper written like a prescription: Rx - "Independent investigation". Include your name, address, and email on the card or Rx which will go to Rep Pelosi on Thursday. 

In Person--Lady Liberty (in spite of her ailing condition you can't keep a good woman down! 
Plus surprise local luminaries 

Message from host: Invite all your friends to this event, the more the better. We want media attention. Come as you are or wear "medical gear" like white coats, scrubs, stethoscopes, etc. Our Liberty is in "Critical Care" and we need to act fast. Let me know if you know you have been wiretapped so we can schedule you as a speaker. 

Address: 
 Market and Embarcadero Streets (Justin Herman Plaza) 
 San Francisco, CA 94102 

Directions: MUNI and BART exit at Embarcadero and head toward the Ferry Building. Driving: just get off the first/last exit in SF and head to the end of Market Street at Embarcadero.



If your nonprofit is having a benefit, I have stuff to donate!

http://freecycle.org  stuff you need... FREE!

As an American citizen I am bound by no law executed by the criminal George W Bush,
Unelected pResident who stole office by rigging voting machines twice, with aid from supreme injustices in 2000.
As an American citizen I am bound by no judgement of John Roberts or Alito, illegally installed by BushCoup.
As an American citizen I am bound by no portion of the Treasonous Patriot Act.
As an American citizen I do not recognize the Department of Homeland Security,
a result of criminal reorganization, an artifact of the Bush Organized Crime Family.

Store lots of water in case of earthquake or marial law.
Grow your own vegetables and fruit. Use glass to sprout grains and seeds.
Study the laws of sovereignty. Know how to camp, survive off grid. Be prepared.
Meet your neighbors. Plant community gardens. Organize. http://cityrepair.org

Martial Law / Fed Gov Takeover less likely if we are self - sufficient.
http://bilderberg.org http://infowars.com http://prisonplanet.tv

http://theyrule.net Relational Database of corporations and boards.

 
important events: http://globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php
fun events: http://laughingsquid.com/squidlist/calendar
more events: http://www.craigslist.org   http://www.tribe.net   http://upcoming.org
eco events: http://ecologycenter.org   http://acterra.org
http://www.ecologycenter.org/calendar
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


Wednesday February 22nd http://indybay.org
 4:30pm Sacramento: Close Chad Now! Press Conference
 5:30pm SF: Street Theater/Vigil: Stop Wiretapping Now!
Thursday February 23th http://indybay.org
 6:30pm Berkeley: Clown Army Video Screening
 7:00pm Oakland: Question 9-11, A Call to Activism
 7:30pm Berkeley: Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2006
Friday February 24th http://indybay.org
 5:00pm Santa Cruz: Critical Mass Bike Ride
 7:00pm SF: Report Back From Venezuela
 7:30pm SF: Black Liberation and Socialism
 7:30pm Palo Alto: Films About How We Impact the Environment



Water or Coke?   You decide......(Important facts about dehydration) ....
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/02/1803380.php



Mountaintop-removal mining is devastating much of our eastern mountains, but some are fighting back, 20060216
This article was originally published in Orion Magazine.
http://www.oriononline.org/pages/om/index_om.html


Gagged Scientist: Ice Caps Melting Dangerously Fast, UK, 20060217
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article345926.ece


Waterworld vs. Peak Oil


More info on Ethanol.  In Brazil:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel_in_Brazil
Using jungle rot:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2006-02-13-bug-juice_x.htm
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/02/06/8367962/


fine overview of endocrine-disrupting chemicals
Hundreds of man-made chemicals -- in our air, our water, and our food 
-- could be damaging the most basic building blocks of human development*.
http://www.nrdc.org/onearth/06win/chem1.asp
http://www.nrdc.org/onearth/06win/chem.pdf


The website for the Santa Clara County Land Conservation Initiative is live.  You can check it out at http://www.OpenSpace2006.org  Please spread the word and link to your blogs.


Project Paperclip Memo
http://www.voxfux.com


U.S. Reclassifies Many Documents in Secret Review 21 Feb 2006
http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news


Emergency war supplemental hides millions for NSA facilities
http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_news


Economically, the American Empire was born in 1945.
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/02/1803486.php


U.S. Has Highest Poverty Rate Of Any Developed Country In The World
It is a vision of deep and abiding poverty. Yet the Lumpkins are not alone in their plight. They are just the negative side of the American equation. America does have vast, wealthy suburbs, huge shopping malls and a busy middle class, but it also has vast numbers of poor, struggling to make it in a low-wage economy with minimal government help.
http://robwire.com/?q=node/931
 
 
 The Bob Rivers show on kzok radio in Seattle came up with this version of Aerosmith's "Janie's got a gun" entitled "Cheney's got a gun."  It is available for free download at 
http://www.bobrivers.com/ontheshow/brsnews.asp?dismode=article&artid=4701 


Petition to STOP Email TAX - Please Sign!!
AOL and Yahoo have announced plans to impose a per-email fee on
organizations sending their constituents email. This fee/tax
could muzzle citizen activism and lead to the end of free email.
For more information and to sign:
http://www.grassfire.org/68/petition.asp?PID=10539334&NID=1


Houston Police Chief Wants Surveillance Cameras In Private Homes 
Orwellian telescreens will monitor your behavior 
http://PrisonPlanet.com 


SCIENTIFIC BALLISTICS TEST OF CHENEY-WHITTINGTON SHOOTING
http://infowars.com/video/clips/ballistics_test/qt_mdm_universe.htm


Demand Coverage of Able Danger!!    tvnl news
http://www.tvnewslies.org/news/#911 


911 - inside job.   Demand investigation!
http://www.wtc7.net - http://www.physics911.org - http://www.911-strike.com
http://www.oilempire.us - http://www.dieoff.org - http://www.peakoil.net
http://bombsinsidewtc.dk - http://www.911review.com
http://911research.wtc7.net/talks/towers/index.html
http://www.globalresearch.ca  - http://www.cooperativeresearch.org 
http://www.911review.com/index.html
http://www.911review.com/911review/index.html


Global Warming Critical State: Hotter, Faster, Worser, 20060222



Urgent call for volunteers to help defend the Last Wild Buffalo in The U.S. 
http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org


Congresswoman Says America Run By Criminal Syndicate
http://www.infowars.com/articles/us/mckinney_america_run_by_criminal_syndicate.htm


I saw the WHY WE FIGHT movie the other day and it is excellent!  It is the kind of film that those of us working for peace will want everyone to see.  So let's support it be going to see it this week - it will not play long unless there is a major upsurge in folks going to see it.

 Learn more about it at:  
http://www.sonyclassics.com/whywefight

 The film is inspired by and built around Eisenhower's farewell speech of 1960 warning us about the military/industrial complex, which he intended to refer to as the military/industrial/intelligence complex and the film points out is also the military/industrial/congressional complex. -Ken


http://www.whatdoesitmean.com/index880.htm 
 Russian Researchers Discover Western Genetic 'Plot' Targeting Muslims As
United States Nerve Gas Scare Secures New Draconian 'Patriot Act' Laws


Revealing News Articles: Whistleblowers Silenced, Abu Ghraib, 9/11 Cover-up, More
http://www.WantToKnow.info/060219newsarticles

 
 Vietnam memories curb arrests over Iraq duty 

2/16/2006 

WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) - Pentagon officials have refrained from arresting and imprisoning military reservists who refuse to report for duty in Iraq out of concern of evoking memories of Vietnam, a U.S. congressman said. 

There is some "uncomfortableness at the Pentagon to have them arrested," Rep. Steve Buyer, R-Ind., said at a hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday. 

Instead, the Defense Department is considering general discharges for the less than 100 reservists who haven't reported for deployment to Iraq, Buyer said. Such discharges would entitle the reservists to Veterans Administration benefits. 

"All hell would break loose in the country about the war and the way we're fighting it" if the reservists were arrested, said Lawrence J. Korb, a senior resident fellow at the Center for American Progress, a research organization in Washington. 

The U.S. Army has issued stop-loss orders to prevent about 50,000 soldiers from leaving the service after their active-duty terms are completed. The Pentagon has relied heavily on guard and reserve troops for missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

Fewer than 100 declined to report, Major Elizabeth Robbins, an Army spokeswoman said. The individuals haven't been designated as absent without leave, a status that could subject them to arrest, Robbins said. 

http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20060216/3019161.asp



  The Alex Jones Report Special: In Studio With Cele Castillo
 
Alex talks with former DEA agent and author Cele Castillo live in studio about John Negroponte, the fake drug war and US Agencies smuggling drugs into the US.
 
http://www.prisonplanet.tv/articles/february2006/210206weeklyreport.htm


Diamond rings are a De Beers marketing ploy
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/02/21/1982_atlantic_articl.html


Oil, money, war and geopolitics      End of the Petro-dollar?
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0602/S00157.htm
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/02/1803880.php


 The US and the Nazis 
http://www.zmag.org/sustainers/content/2006-02/11raptis.cfm 


Selling Off the Public Estate to Pay for Destructive Tax Cuts & Wars, 20060222
http://www.counterpunch.org/doe02222006.html



W aides' biz ties to Arab firm  
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/393375p-333478c.html 
Breaking news update: Bush - Arab company port deal should proceed


Dubai company set to run U.S.  ports has ties to administration
 http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/13922695.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp
 


Wed Feb 22

# Resuscitate Lady Liberty! Wednesday Feb 22 5:30 PM
Vigil: Stop Illegal Wiretapping Now!
Justin Herman Plaza, Market @ Embarcadero, SF
Wednesday, 22 Feb 2006, 5:30 PM
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/02/1803529.php


# Join MoveON and a few hundred of your closest activist friends for some street theater and a Vigil for the Bill of Rights which is under attack by our government's illegal wiretapping. "Lady Liberty" needs resuscitation by restoring the Bill of Rights as the law of the land. Bring flashlights for the vigil, a "Get Well Lady Liberty" card or a postcard sized paper written like a prescription: Rx - "Independent investigation". Include your name, address, and email on the card or Rx which will go to Rep Pelosi on Thursday.

In Person--Lady Liberty (in spite of her ailing condition you can't keep a good woman down!
 Plus surprise local luminaries

Message from host: Invite all your friends to this event, the more the better. We want media attention. Come as you are or wear "medical gear" like white coats, scrubs, stethoscopes, etc. Our Liberty is in "Critical Care" and we need to act fast. Let me know if you know you have been wiretapped so we can schedule you as a speaker.
  
    Market and Embarcadero Streets (Justin Herman Plaza)
     San Francisco, CA 94102 
Directions: MUNI and BART exit at Embarcadero and head toward the Ferry Building. Driving: just get off the first/last exit in SF and head to the end of Market Street at Embarcadero.


# intro night in San Francisco this Wednesday February 22.
 Bring your friends and share this with anyone that you think could benefit Power Manifestation
 
Power Manifestation Intro Night Promotion    
 
Life doesn’t have to be so hard. When applying the practical philosophy of Power Manifestation, creating what you want in your life can be an effortless and joyous process. In this brief introductory course, you will be introduced to your Internal Guidance System or IGS and Power Manifestation.   Using the IGS will bring the power of discernment back into your hands, allowing you to make powerful and effective choices to create the world around you. Power Manifestation is a combination of quantum physics (as presented in the film What the Bleep Do We Know?) and spiritual principles. This combination reveals to us how the world operates through vibrational frequencies. Our thoughts are vibrations, and every thought we have creates a vibrational attractor field, which in turn creates our reality. Through the universal Law of Attraction, we attract to us the vibration of our thoughts as well as the intensity of what we are focused on. Using this revolutionary process offered in the Power Manifestation courses, you will learn to harness this power to create with clarity and ease. Power Manifestation: The Intro Night Basics Course presents this philosophy and offers you a unique combination of practices that enable you to know your true desires and manifest them more quickly.
The Power Manifestation courses were created by Zen DeBrucke, who has spent more than 15 years researching and studying the subject of consciousness and manifestation. Zen has also been a successful business executive and entrepreneur and has coached hundreds of business leaders and individuals to success in every area of their lives.
 
” NEXT INTRODUCTORY COURSE:
Wednesday, February 22, 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
81 Langton St, #14
Cross street is Folsom, between 7th and 8th 
San Francisco, CA.
Donation Requested
To register or for more information go to:
http://www.powermanifestation.com
or Call (415) 624-4866
 

# The Truth and Lies of 9/11 Wednesday, February 22 7:00 pm

The Films are  FREE  but  $5  donations are accepted
 
Film Series on 9/11: An Inside Job
	
The Truth and Lies of 9/11

Presented by Gypsy Gypsy

This is the famous documentary by Mike Ruppert who once was a  
narcotics investigator in the L.A. Police Department until he  
realized that the CIA was dealing drugs and arms.  Authorities  
offered him a nice sallary to keep his mouth shut, but they obviously  
underestimated him; Mike became a whistle blower instead.  They tried  
to threaten him, they even shot him, but he survived and never backed  
down.  He spent many years touring the country and exposing the CIA's  
drug dealings and other dirty secrets.  Today Mike is justly  
considered the pioneer of the 9/11 truth movement.  In this  
documentary, Mike explains the connection between the CIA and Wall  
Street -- Wall Street being a front, a "laundromat," for the CIA.  He  
points out a connection between the put options on both American and  
United Airlines and the CIA as well as many other incriminating  
facts.  He is the author of Crossing the Rubicon,  the second best- 
selling book after The Kean Commission Report on 911.    http:// 
www.fromthewilderness.com

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

The Films are  FREE  but $5 donations are accepted 
Humanist Hall 390  27th  St Btwn Telegraph/ Broadway. midtown Oakland 510-393-5685
http://www.HumanistHall.net

click on the link "Directions" on our website
 
tripping_gypsy hotmail com  510-704-0268
http://www.fromthewilderness.com


# Wednesday, February 22, 2006

A Taste of Urban Permaculture

Hear and see local permaculture designers discuss what's possible in 
a city.  Hear stories and see images of many dynamic local projects, 
including community gardens, backyard greywater systems, urban 
ecovillage development and food security mapping.  Find out where and 
how to plug-in to the local permaculture scene.  Bring your curiosity 
and neighbors to the conversation.

Time: 7pm - 9pm
Location: Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave, near Dwight Way, Berkeley.
Cost: No charge.. Info: 510-548-2220 x233.

-- 
Beck Cowles Information Program Manager

Ecology Center 2530 San Pablo Ave Berkeley, CA 94702
http://www.ecologycenter.org 510-548-2220 x233


# Wed. Feb., 22, 7 p.m.  “Sir No Sir!”   a film about war resistance 
 Benefit with Jane Fonda Throckmorton Theater in Mill Valley. 
 We look forward to Jane Fonda hosting this special evening with an intimate VIP reception leading into the film presentation & trailer. Grammy nominee Maria Muldaur and friends will round out the evening with a beautiful concert presentation. 


# Come join us for a night of juggling, spinning and circus arts this Wed the 22nd at Overflow.  We'll be gathering to practice and learn at about 8:30 and going until about midnight.  They've got high ceilings and plenty of room, so come out and toss, catch, spin, roll, balance and of course drop.

We'll be doing a beginner's session on both toss and contact juggling for those interested in picking up a few new circusy skills.

The Overflow space is above Otherworld at 19th and Market in Oakland, Just South of Grand, on the West Side of Market
1919 or 1519 or something... Just before the church. Big square boxy warehouse.


# 2/22: "Climate Protection" -Ann Hancock, Dir. of Climate Protection Campaig (santa rosa)
 Climate Protection and the United Nations 
 By Ann Hancock, Director of Climate Protection Campaign 

 Wednesday, February 22, 2006 
 7:00 to 9:00 PM 
 Fellowship Hall @ First United Methodist Church 
 1551 Montgomery Drive, Santa Rosa 

 The International Panel on Climate Change and the United Nations Environment Program since 1988 have been the world’s authority on the science of climate change including harmful caused impacts. In light of the present US refusal to support the Kyoto Treaty and global climate, it is vital for us as citizens to influence all governments, national, regional, state and local to support this UN effort. The Climate Protection Campaign has made remarkable progress with local governments and schools reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Learn how and why. 

 This program is presented by the United Nations Association of Sonoma County, which in cooperation with the national UNA-USA endeavors to build public understanding and support for the United Nations and fosters constructive US leadership to make the UN more effective. For more information, please visit our website at 
http://www.unasonomacounty.org 
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/134757481.html



Thu Feb 23

# 2/23: Unplug Clear Channel, Broadcast Justice: Town Hall and Artist Showcas (berkeley)
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/133608828.html   Host: Youth Media Council 

 Location: La Peña Cultural Center 
 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 
 La Peña Cultural Center, 2 blocks from Ashby BART 

 When: Thursday, February 23, 3:30pm to 7:30pm 

 Phone: YMC: 510-444-0640 x381 

 Join media activists, youth organizers, local artists and 106.1 KMEL listeners for a unique community dialogue on corporate radio and local artist showcase. Learn how people across the country are taking on corporations and reclaiming radio. Hear from the Bay's own DAVEY D and New York's ROSA CLEMENTE of the Hip Hop Lives Here Coalition that took on Hot 97. Meet broadcast veteran PAUL PORTER, founder of media think tank Industry Ears, and GRACIELA SANCHEZ of the Esperanza Center in San Antonio, TX. And join in strategy sessions to build the resistance movement to corporate right-wing radio. This is your chance to plug in to the UNPLUG CLEAR CHANNEL CAMPAIGN. 

 With local poet ROOPA SINGH, performances by COMPANY OF PROPHETS, and local art vendors from TRUST YOUR STRUGGLE. 

 3:30-4:00 Food, Art, Meet-and-Greet 
 4:00-7:30 Town Hall and Performances 

 Be on time! 
http://www.action.youthmediacouncil.org 



 # Thu Feb 23 6pm  Free Animal Law Clinic
 Contra Costa County Bar Association, 704 Main Street, Martinez
 Get your animal legal questions answered simply, quickly, and at
 http://www.eastbayanimaladvocates.org


# Animal Law
Attorney Counseling Evening

Date: Thursday, February 23
Time: 6:00-8:00 pm
Location: Contra Costa County Bar Association, 704 Main Street, Martinez

Get your legal questions answered simply, quickly, and at no charge!
Attorneys will either deliver a short presentation with a ?Q & A?
session at the end of the event. The clinic is administered on a first
come, first serve basis. Please be sure to arrive early. If you have
questions about the clinic, contact (925) 370-2548 or
cmorrissey@cccba.org. 

We invite you to visit our website www.cccba.org and review the many
local legal resources that are available to consumers, legal
professionals, and bar association members.
 
To subscribe to Bay Area Animal Rights Network please send blank email to:
baarn-subscribe@yahoogroups.com         For events:  
Please see yahoogroups message archives and calendar at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/baarn 



# Thursday, February 23rd, Oakland:   Question 9/11: A Call to Activism

http://www.communitycurrency.org/Feb23.html

Thursday, February 23rd 

Question 9/11: A Call to Activism

Grand Lake Theater in Oakland

Sponsored by the Northern California 9-11 Truth Alliance

Hosted by: Janette MacKinlay, 9/11 survivor, Speaking on “Art to Activism”

Door Open at 6:00 p.m.

Program begins at 7:00 p.m.

Reception & distribution of activist kits 9:00 p.m.

The Evening's Hostess- Janette MacKinlay, 9-11 Survivor
(click on photo to read Janette's letter to the Northern California 9-11 Truth Alliance) 

Films to be shown:

World Premiere:
‘Flights 11, 175, 77 and 93: The 9/ll Commission’s Incredible Tales’ Featuring Dr. David Ray Griffin, author of The New Pearl Harbor- Disturbing Questions about the Bush Administration and 9/11 and The 9-11 Commission Report- Omissions and Distortions. 

Produced/Edited by Ken Jenkins

“9/11: Attack or Godsend?”
A Dutch Television documentary (dubbed in English) 

Activists Kit – A Call To Action
Presentation by Ken Jenkins 

Citizen’s Counter-Coup
An on-line campaign 
     
Presentations by Carol Brouillet- Co Founder of Northern California 9-11 Truth Alliance,

David Kubiak- 911truth.org International Campaign Advisor,

and Gabriel Day- 9-11truth.org National Outreach and Networking Director

Tickets are $10 and available at- 

The Grand Lake Theater
3200 Grand Avenue, Oakland, California

At co-sponsoring bookstores-

Black Oak Books,
1491 Shattuck, Berkeley,

Walden Pond Bookstore, 
3316 Grand Ave., Oakland, 

Pegasus/Pendragon Books
5580 College Ave. Oakland,

http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/02/1803528.php


# 2/23: Sexual Healing w/Dr. Barbara Keesling @ Good Vibrations (mission district)
http://www.craigslist.org/eve/131070434.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
 SEXUAL HEALING w/DR. BARBARA KEESLING 
 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 
 BOOK RELEASE SOIREE at GOOD VIBRATIONS 
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

 Come raise a glass with the good doctor!
http://www.goodvibes.com/Content.aspx?id=43 

 Dr. Barbara Keesling is the best-selling author of 12 books on human sexuality ("Good Girls Guide to Bad Girl Sex," "How to Make Love All Night (and Drive a Woman Wild)", "Sexual Pleasure:Reaching New Heights of Sexual Arousal and Intimacy," etc.) She is also a California State University professor and a 1995 Playboy Playmate. In addition, she spent 20 years working as a sex therapist and surrogate partner. 

 Join us for a fabulous evening, plus wine and h'or d'oeuvres, to celebrate the release of her latest book, "Sexual Healing." To help you practice sexual healing at home, Good Vibrations will generously provide a door prize—one of their sexy gift baskets with a signed copy of "Sexual Healing"! 

 Keesling’s experiences working skin-on-skin with hundreds of clients, together with her academic work and teaching, make her uniquely qualified to address the subject of sexual health and healing. “I wrote this book for those who are interested in the healing power of sexuality, for those who want to learn to make love in the deepest sense of the word—not just with their bodies but with their hearts, minds and souls,” says the author. 

 Good Vibrations’ will host the wine and hors d’ oeuvres party on Thursday, January 23, 2006 starting at 7:30 pm at the Valencia Street store. Although many notable Bay Area sexologists will attend, the party is free and open to the public. 

 WHEN & WHERE: 

 Thursday, February 23, 2006 
 7:00 - 8:30 pm 

 Location: Good Vibrations Valencia Store - San Francisco 
 603 Valencia Street (at 17th Street) 
 San Francisco, CA 94110 
 (415) 522-5460 

 If you can't make it... 

 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 
 In Berkeley: 
 MEET THE AUTHOR & BOOKSIGNING 
 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 

 Join Barbara to talk about sexual healing and related topics at Good Vibrations' Berkeley store. 

 Friday, February 24, 2006 
 4:00 - 5:30pm 

 Location: Good Vibrations Berkeley Store - Berkeley 
 2504 San Pablo Avenue (at Dwight Way) 
 Berkeley, CA 94702 
 (510) 841-8987 


# The League of Pissed Off Voters and Quality of Life the Movie Present:
Hustle For Change: a night of progressive hip-hop and politics
Thursday, Feb 23rd, 9:30pm-2am 
DNA Lounge 375 11th St, SF

MCs and DJs: Turntable Tycoonz (Dj. Mr. Roper and Old E.), Lush One, The Dirty Rats, Kiwi & DJ Phatrick, Unified School District 

Spoken word by Po' Poets, Live Grafitti by Drama One, Breakdancing by Baysic Project, T-shirts by Freedom Fits  
Visuals and ticket/t-shirt giveaways from indie SF graffiti film "Quality of Life"

The League of Pissed Off Voters http://www.indyvoter.org
Quality of Life the Movie http://www.qualityoflife-themovie.com


# KIRTAN DEBUT @ MEDICINE BUDDHA TEAHOUSE & HEALING CENTER
DATE: Thurs 23 Feb, 7.30pm
ADDRESS: Half a block from Rainbow Grocery, 2 Shotwell @ 14th

Kate Maembe and Clark Samson, accompanied by Lyman Spencer on tabla, will be 
leading an evening of kirtan and ecstatic chanting. Please come and join us 
in our prayers and songs to the divine.
(Kirtan is an Indian spiritual tradition and devotional practice that 
consists of repetitive singing and calling to the divine using traditional 
sanskrit mantras. The roots of this practice are lost in time but have been 
in continuous use for over 5,000 years.)
This is the first kirtan event in the newly opened Medicine Buddha Teahouse 
and Healing Center. It's a beautiful new community space - come check it out 
and drink rare and vintage teas from the Chinese Himalayas!
PARKING: Our previous e-mail suggested parking in the adjacent Foods & Co 
parking lot. However, this has a one-hour limit, so nearby street parking is 
recommended.
$10 donation (no one turned away for lack of funds).

********our love could change the world*************



Fri Feb 24

# 2-20 9:00 AM  One Taste yoga studio
 Hey there folk, I just started teaching  an open-level hatha class:

Mon/Fri 9-10:30am 
at One Taste: 1074 Folsom at 7th, 415.503.1100 
http://onetastesf.com/yoga_dance.html  

Through the end of March, One Taste will only $7 to anyone who says, "I'm a member of Hannah's community."  This is intended to serve the dual function of 1)providing an inexpensive class to community and 2) helping me build the class attendence.  Right now the class is quite small, so whoever shows up soon gets the additional perk of receiving a lot of personal attention.


# Another World is Happening!

 Come Celebrate our 17th Anniversary!

 Global Exchange
 Open House

 Friday, February 24th, 2006
 5:30-10pm

 2017 Mission St., Suite 303 (at 16th near BART)
 San Francisco

 Global Exchange invites you to join us for an evening of music, food,
 drinks, and community.  We know Another World is Happening and we want all
 our supporters to help us celebrate!  A great opportunity to meet the staff,
 board and fellow supporters, learn about all of GX’s exciting programs, grab
 a drink and have some fun!  Help us keep this community as strong as ever!

 Schedule of Events:
 5:30 Tour our Offices, Meet the Staff and check out our
         Warehouse Sale
 6:30 Welcome by the GX Founders:
          Kirsten Moller, Medea Benjamin and Kevin Danaher
 6:45 Brief Program Updates
 7:30 Music and Dancing Begins
 9:00 Prize Drawing of a Reality Tour to Costa Rica and other great items!

 Free!!!

 Some of the exciting programs we highlight this year:

 Reality Tours Report back from the World Social Forum,Venezuela--–Hear first
 hand about the forum that is uniting social justice movements around the
 world! This year we’re taking 150 people to participate on a Reality Tour
 and they’ll be fresh off the, well, plane. Yay!

 Democracy –Learn about our work on everything from public finance, voters
 rights, and election reform, to election monitoring and ethics!

 Fair Trade—One of our cornerstones, the GX Fair Trade stores are blazing a
 trail for sustainable, fair goods (find everything from a hand-crafted chess
 set to a gourmet chocolate basket!). And check out their new Valentines Day
 selection!

 All donations for the evening will be doubled, thanks to our matching gift
 program!

 For more info contact:   Todd globalexchange.org  415-255-7296
http://globalexchange.org


# Vegan astronomy potluck party. Feb 24 6:10pm on Friday, Feb. 24 at Ocean Beach.  


 # free cancer DVD by Michael Greger
Free Video Night at the Red Victorian Peace Café on the last Friday of the
month resumes.
Friday, February 24 at 7:00 p.m. 
Vegetarian and Vegan food are available before and during the show. 
1665 Haight Street, near Ashbury, San Francisco. 
“Stopping Cancer Before It Starts” – Cancer Proofing Your Body with Plant
Superfoods with Doctor-Chef Michael Greger, M.D. 1 Hour 45 Minutes. Many of
our members have seen Dr. Greger in person. This DVD captures his dynamic
and engaging style with lots of information on whole plant superfoods that
may block and even reverse the four steps of tumor formation and then shows
him preparing quick, tasty, nutritious recipes! Dr. Greger believes 70% of
all cancer deaths are preventable through diet alone. He will explain what
free radicals and antioxidants really are and how specific foods work to
protect your body from the ravages of aging, cancer and other chronic
degenerative diseases. Dr. Greger shows how a phyto-nutrient rich
plant-based diet may be our best protection against the cancer epidemic.
Learn the why’s and the how’s of optimum healthy eating. For those who
already have heard Dr. Greger speak, this will be a great opportunity to
review his information. It would also be a great opportunity to bring a
friend or family member to hear and see “the most articulate and
entertaining medical speaker on plant-based nutrition today” – Michael
Klaper, M.D. Director, Institute of Nutrition Education and Research.

SF Veg Society www.sfvs.org <http://www.sfvs.org/> 

Check our veggie hot line: 415-273-5481 for an update.
 
Your friend can subscribe to this list, by sending a blank email to:

SFLivingFoods-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

If you already subscribe to this email list, you can post a message by sending your posts to:  

SFLivingFoods@yahoogroups.com

To find more information about our group

http://living-foods.com/sflife
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SFLivingFoods
Call the Sproutline at 415-751-2806 to check for up to date events and any last minute changes.

 subscribe, send an email to:
    SFLivingFoods-subscribe@yahoogroups.com


# The Oregon Creek Advocacy (OCA) is hosting a free event for prospective members and volunteers. The event, which is open to the public, will discuss our mission, explain volunteer opportunities for summer 2006 (including a green building workshop, environmental education, and a fundraising music festival), as well as provide a forum for the OCA staff to answer all of your questions.

Location:  Distillery 209
Pier 50 Shed B, San Francisco, CA  (this is in China Basin)  
When:  Friday, February 24, 6:00pm to 9:00pm 

We will briefly hear from a few speakers who have been involved with a variety of facets of the OCA. Our keynote speaker is Peter Berg, founder of Planet Drum, a leading bioregional organization in San Francisco. Peter will speak about the importance of bioregionalism and stewardship in the environmental movement.

In addition, don't miss the groovy tunes with DJ Brad Robinson, and video footage from past events, as well as the *free* libations and snacks. We hope you can join us and explore the OCA!

We encourage you to invite friends who might be interested in the OCA. Please feel free to invite as many people as you want! for more info check out our website at 
http://www.oregoncreekadvocacy.org     link to evite:
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jspinviteId=KOMCKXRDEBHXBZWMFHAU&src=email


# RayKo Photo Center 2/24/06 6pm - 8pm FREE photo art reception
 428 Third St 415-495-3773 http://www.raykophoto.com


# Friday, 2/24 -- WHIPPED! Reading: Stories of Female Dominance
Carol Queen's latest book is an edited compilation featuring tales of femme-dommes and other deliciously toppy women. Join her and several of the book's contributors for a spankingly sexy reading and soiree! Featuring Carol, Charlie Anders, Greta Christina, Lilycat, and other great readers. Doorprize: Your own copy of Whipped! 
At the Center for Sex & Culture, 398 11th St. Doors at 7:30, show after 8. $5-50 sliding scale, proceeds benefit CSC.


# Fundraiser at Box Dog Bikes  Fri, Feb 24  8:00 pm-2:00 am 
 No cover, but $5-$20 suggested donation 

Ride Critical Mass and then finish up the evening at Box Dog Bikes' 
 fundraising shebang! This is a fundraiser to help out a San 
 Francisco cyclist who was severly injured when intentionally 
 assaulted/struck by someone driving an SUV.

 Two musical acts will participate in the evening - The Boneless 
 Children Foundation (www.bonelesschildren.com) will play 
 around 10 pm, and DJ Stylus Force will spin classic rock until the 
 wee hours.

 No cover, but suggested donation of $5-20 would be mighty 
 appreciated. Pay what you can, if you can.
 Box Dog Bikes  494 14th St @ Geurerro San Francisco
 http://www.boxdogbikes.com


# Greater Haight Art Crawl  Fri, Feb 24  7pm-11pm  FREE 

Join us this Friday, February 24 starting at 7 p.m. for the Greater 
 Haight Art Crawl: informal receptions for current cafe exhibits in 
 the Haight, featuring paintings by Bay Area artists Jamie Erfurdt, 
 Alisa Lowden, and Dean Gustafson.

 The Crawl will begin with both the Squat & Gobble Cafe (Alisa) and 
 the Blue Front Cafe (Jamie), located adjacent to each other at 1428 
 and 1430 Haight Street, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Yummy food and drink on 
 the menu at both locales, not to mention plenty of juicy paintings.

 After that at 9 p.m., we'll move on to Crepes on Cole (corner of Cole 
 and Carl), just a few blocks' walk away, for Dean's show. Crepes on 
 Cole is open till 11 p.m. Yet more yummy food and drink here, and 
 more fabulous paintings on the walls.

 Come out and support three local artists in one fun evening, and help 
 us celebrate our latest exhibitions! We all look forward to seeing you.

 Cheers,  Alisa, Jamie, and Dean

 Dean: www.deangustafson.net/
 Alisa: art.net/~alisa/
 Jamie: www.artworksf.com/artists/view.php? 
 artist_name=Jamie_Erfurdt&m=painting

 Thanks to ArtworkSF for their support and assistance.

Haight Neighborhood
 1428 Haight St, 1430 Haight St, 100 Carl St  San Francisco
  

#  Opulent Temple Burning Man Fundraiser Feb. 24
2006-02-24 10:00 PM http://www.opulenttemple.org
...I was just listening to DJ Jeffrey Allen's "Live at White on Black" set on Proton Radio, and *had* to find out when he was playing next.  And it just happens that'll be at the Opulent Temple Burning Man Fundraiser!  Should be great madness!


# Burning Man Starts NOW, with the Opulent Temple this Friday 02/24 
 Friday, February 24,  10:00 PM - 4am
 Hey friends! This is a friendly reminder about the Opulent Temple benefit this Friday February 24th at DNA with up and coming UK based dj HYPER! Building a camp takes an enormous amount of time, energy and resources and parties make it happen, so that YOU can dance your nights away under the stars in Black Rock City. 

Its not just a party, its more and the Opulent Temple is a venue built for personal transformation, exploration, love and so on! I am sure I don't need to sell you on it, you already know. 

Friday isn't only going to be fun, awesome feel good dance music; its community, its art, its unity, its a new hope. Please come and thank you. 

Your Space Pilots: 
Hyper (Wired, UK) ... hyperspace! 
+ 
Laird (Get Yer Freak On) 
Donna Matrix (Newsbreakz) 
8 Ball (Space Cowboys) 
Jeffrey Allen (Opulent Temple) 
Nathan Vain (Opulent Temple) 
Geeno (Opulent Temple) 
Vinkalmann (Opulent Temple) 
Billy Seal (Opulent Temple) 

100% of proceeds benefits the OT taking it to the next level at BM 2K6. We're starting early, cause we're not fucking around. 

Space age, sci fi, or just wookie furry playa freak wear requested! Nano-nano. 
DNA Lounge 
375 11th St. @ Harrison, SF 
21+ only 
10pm-4am 
$10 pre-sale available right here 
$15 door spaced out and/or playafied 
$20 if still on Earth 

http://www.opulenttemple.org 

 
# 2-24 9:00 PM Location: MIGHTY 119 Utah @ 15th St / One block East of Potrero

In an attempt to prematurely end winter with the use of ice breaking beats, hot performance art, dancefloor shenanigans and warm-hearted folks like you.

Sunset Promotions & The Fringe presents the "Icebreakers Ball"

featuring "the king of the funky breakbeats"
DJ ICEY (System Recordings, Zone Records, Essential Mix)

BLVD -live breaks trio (the Fringe, Blvdtrio.com),
SCRATCH N SNIFF - ft. MOTION POTION & SJ LITTLEWOOD,
DJ SYD GRYS (Opulent Temple)
MANCUB (Space Cowboys)
MYCHO COCOA (the Fringe, LighterKnights)
BIG DOLLA BILL aka Billete (the Fringe)
VICTOR VEGA (the Fringe, LighterKnights)

VISUALS: VAU DE VIRE SOCIETY (live performance art)
KAIA -visuals (the Fringe)

WHEN: Friday, February 24th | Doors at 9 PM / 21+ w ID
WHERE: Mighty | 119 Utah Street, San Francisco CA
DRESS : White& silver playa wear (yes you can wear white before Labor day) or come as you are.


# Supper Club Presents: Cheb i Sabbah / Belly Groove / Clandestine 
Friday, February 24,  10:00 PM Supper Club  657 Harrison St 
 Cheb i Sabbah  with 
Special Guest Belly Dancers: 
Beth Masse (Clandestine) 
Sue Erokan (Clandestine) 
Frèdèrique (Belly Groove) 
Together in performance not since their last in 2004 as Romani!!! 
 21+ / $$$ TBA / 9pm - 2am
 


Sat Feb 25

# Masculine Presence- Feminine Fire Workshop 2006-02-25 11:00 AM
http://www.wholebodywisdom.com/workshops/Masculine_Feminine
personal development workshop
February 25th and 26th at WholeBody Wisdom in Oakland.  


# Saturday February 25th, Noon to 6 P.M.
CIVIL RIGHTS REVIVAL FEST
 In front of SF City Hall
Welcome to BANG4CHANGE 2006 !
 We Poor People are called "Gang Bangers" & "Thugs"
 Challenge the Hype ! Bang with Peace, Courage & Solidarity!
End US War on Poor, Black & Brown, NOW !
Demand SOLUTIONS & PEACE !
 "It takes a Village !"
 Please forward widely the link to this site, meant to build momentum and alliances for the Civil Rights Revival Festival in San Francisco, Feb 25th 2006.
 On November 23, 2005, ISF (Idriss Stelley Foundation), sponsored by Bayview Campaign to End the Death Penalty and October 22 Against Police Brutality Coalition, hosted a Civil Rights Cookout at its location in the heart of the Bayview District on 3rd & Palou. After hardly a week of minimal outreach, more than 300 folks, progressive city officials, community activists and most importantly many families of Victims of law enforcement came to share their stories, proudly celebrate their heritage and shout out their demands for change ! February 2006 event will unite thousands of People demanding Justice and Peace!
 SF ANSWER, SF Peacemakers, National Radical Women, SF Black National Newspaper and Community First Coalition have joined our Team !
 Idriss Stelley Foundation is allocating $5000 to the event. We need volunteers to apply for city permit, sound permit, and we are recruiting artists and musicians willing to donate their performance to the cause. Please send us your speakers and vendors requests ! Tabling will be free, provided that you bring your own table (or ironing board LOL)
 See you on February 25th, we gonna make a lot of powerful noise and bring some serious changes !
In Struggle & Solidarity,
 mesha Monge-Irizarry
 Director,
 Idriss Stelley Foundation ( I S F )
 SF BAYVIEW CEDP CHAPTER (Campaign to End the Death Penalty)
iolmisha cs com
 4921 3rd St SF CA 94124
 (415) 595-8251 / 24HR Bilingual Crisis Line 
http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeo9ewi/idrissstelleyfoundation


# Foster Compassion Outreach February 25 1 PM
 Costco, 2201 Senter Road, San Jose
 Outside of Costco, one of Foster Farms' top suppliers, join EBAA
as it exposes Foster's inhumane treatment of animals.
 http://www.eastbayanimaladvocates.org


# Counter Recruitment
Presenters Mobilization!

The military recruits in most Bay Area high schools,
 Let’s make sure students hear the other side!

 This will be a training/organizing kick off for:
 € youth to youth presentation teams,
 € veterans and non-veteran classroom presenters, and
 € anyone who wants to learn, share and help support this effort!

Saturday, February 25th, 2-5pm
War Veterans Memorial Building, Room 219
 401 Van Ness, San Francisco
West of City Hall, near Civic Center BART
 Snacks will be provided, donations will be accepted.

We will look at:
€ doing effective and engaging presentations
 € audio visual resources for counter recruitment
 € using theater and games to get the message across
 € veterans telling their stories
 € strategies for getting invited into schools and community organizations

Facilitators will include:
Paul Cox and Eduardo Cohen, Veterans for Peace
 Ruby Butler, Youth Empowerment School, AWE
 Samora Pinderhughes, Berkeley High School
 Eric Reed, Berkeley High School, Art in Action
 Michelle Wong, UC Berkeley/MOOS-Bay
 Susan Quinlan, Alternatives to War Through Education

 For more information, please contact
 Paul Cox (510) 528-1975
 or Susan Quinlan moos-bay@riseup.net

This event is co-sponsored by Veterans for Peace and 
 Alternatives to War Through Education/Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors


# Feb 25 NATIONAL BROADCAST OF AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY ON LINK TV
Link TV Makes Pro-Animal Film Available to Viewers in 26 Million American Homes

The Witness Highlights the Dramatic and Inspiring Personal Transformation of Tough Brooklyn Construction Contractor Whose Heart is Opened by the Love of a Kitten

Airs Saturday, Feb. 25 at 7 PM PST /10 PM EST
(DIRECTV Ch. 375/DISH Network Ch. 9410)

Send a personalized e-vite to friends and family:
http://www.tribeofheart.org/tohhtml/linktvevite.htm

San Francisco, CA—Jan. 17, 2006—Link TV today announced the upcoming broadcast of the award-winning documentary The Witness, produced by James LaVeck and directed by Jenny Stein of Tribe of Heart. The Witness,  which airs Saturday, Feb. 25 at 7 PM PST, 10 PM EST, during Link TV’s pledge drive, tells the inspiring story of tough construction contractor turned animal rescuer Eddie Lama. A film festival favorite, The Witness has won seven Best Documentary awards and one Best of Festival award. Los Angeles Times columnist Howard Rosenberg wrote, “The Witness is one man’s truth that cries out for mass exposure… may be the most important and persuasive film about animals ever made.”

Actor William Baldwin, who calls The Witness "one of the most moving documentaries I've ever seen,” urges viewers to “watch this important, life-changing film.” Baldwin and his wife, singer-songwriter Chynna Phillips of the musical group Wilson-Phillips, were so impressed with The Witness that they hosted screenings at their home for their friends and colleagues.

“Eddie Lama, who learned about violence through his own rites of passage on the mean streets of Brooklyn, now speaks with eloquence, passion and humility about the pressing need to protect the vulnerable,” said Baldwin. “That a man with his life experience could be so completely transformed by spending time with a kitten is a testimony both to the magic of the human-animal relationship and the magic of the human spirit."

“So many people who have seen The Witness at film festivals and independent theatres have asked us, ‘why isn’t this playing on national TV?’” said the film’s producer James LaVeck. “We always tell them there are a lot of great films they’re not getting to see that tell the truth about what goes on behind closed doors in this country. That’s why now, this opportunity to reach a mass audience in partnership with a broadcaster with the integrity and independence of Link TV, means so much.”

“We bring documentary films to the American viewer that extend far beyond the narrow scope of the popular media,” said Link TV Producer Toni Whiteman. “The Witness is one of those films, made with the courage and commitment to speak on behalf of those who have no voice. The strength of the force to banish this provocative film is the very reason we chose to broadcast it.”

ABOUT TRIBE OF HEART: Producer James LaVeck and Director Jenny Stein founded their Ithaca, New York-based non-profit production company, Tribe of Heart, to fill an unmet need for films that explore the human potential to respond to injustice with creativity and non-violence.

ABOUT LINK TV: Link TV is a non-commercial, independent television network available in more than 26 million U.S. homes on DIRECTV channel 375 and DISH Network channel 9410. The 24-hour programming is a mix of documentaries, international news, foreign films and the best of World Music. Link TV is operated by Link Media, Inc., a California non-profit organization, with production studios in San Francisco, New York and Washington.

More info: http://www.tribeofheart.org

To subscribe to Bay Area Animal Rights Network please send blank email  to:
 baarn-subscribe@yahoogroups.com


# 2006-02-25 8:00 PM Location: 111 Minna Gallery
 Daly City Records and Thrasher Skateboarding Magazine Present:
The Baby Godzilla Record Release Party:
With Support from: Robotspeak, and Republic of Love.
 Saturday, February 25th 111 Minna Gallery 111 Minna St


# NIMBY presents MOB february 25th 
Saturday, February 25, 2006  more on this date 
9:00 PM
 The family cordially invites you to celebrate with the ArtFag Mafia. 

Fighting Robots, Fire Art, DJs and bands at the world famous NIMBY warehouse.$10 donation at the door. 
http://www.artfagmafia.com 

Featuring: 
Combots: Thrill to the spectacle as robots fight only a few feet away from the spectators! 

http://combots.net/index.php 

Fire art by: 

Therm: Artists control fire, commanding it to dance, spin, boom, spit, whisper and explode within giant metal sculpture. 
http://www.therm.biz/ 

Orion Fredricks: showing Echevaria and the Twins. 
http://www.orionfredericks.net/ 

Music by Coal Pitts Wash, DJ Caine and more... 

Cranky, Laughing Sal and sculpture by Jamie Vaida . Dominique will be wearing a mustache. Wear your red leather tie. 

At the NIMBY warehouse. 
28th St. and Mandela Parkway. West Oakland. 

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

 

# Feb 25-26:  Inspiring Masculine Presence -- Unleashing Feminine Fire
http://www.wholebodywisdom.com/workshops/Masculine_Feminine/  
Mar 25-26:Giving Good "NO"
http://www.wholebodywisdom.com/workshops/Giving_Good_No/index.htm


# Masculine Presence- Feminine Fire Workshop 
 Saturday, February 25, 2006  - Sunday, February 26,  
 Hello to all! 

I have never distributed anything on my tribe network before, but this is the kind of thing that might be the little kick that one of you is needing. There’s a personal development workshop coming up the weekend of February 25th and 26th at WholeBody Wisdom in Oakland. 

I’ve been working privately with the instructor and can attest to the soundness of what he communicates. He has the ability to connect with students at whatever level they’re able to work from and draw out of them a grounded strength that they didn’t even know was being hidden. His teachings focus on the alignment of our different bodies (heart, mind, soul, and sexuality), releasing energy caught up in shame and fear into a unified voice of love. This is his “Inspiring Masculine Presence- Unleashing Feminine Fire” workshop- the one that I hear referenced most by his previous clients. 

I’m going to be doing this workshop with my partner. It’s not specifically a couple’s thing, but we decided to take this step in our growth together. 
It’s also not for everyone. But for those it is for, it will be invaluable. 

I would recommend at least checking out what Scott does with his practice. When we’ve plateaued in our development it can be invigorating just to see that this kind of empowerment work is happening nearby. 

http://www.wholebodywisdom.com/workshops/Masculine_Feminine/
-Luscious



Sun Feb 26

# Sun Feb 26 4pm Indian Raw Food:

Basic Principles and Preparation
By Briksha  and Mindy Mortlock 

In this class you will be learning 
-the benefit of spices 
- the meaning of eating and the different sources of
nourishment. 
- how to prepare a variety of Indian raw foods,
including Lassi, Raita, Samosa, Chapati, Alu Gobi, Ras
Malai. 
The class will be begining with Breathing and a Gentle
Hatha yoga .  

At Yoga Society Of SanFrancisco 

      2872 Folsom St.(Between 24th and 25th st.)
http://www.yssf.com 

On Sunday, February 26th 

      4.oopm – 7:30 p.m.

Cost: $30 - $40, sliding scale(Includes Dinner)

Pre-Registration is a must
To sign up, please 
call Briksha at (415) 503-7802 or Mindy at (415)
317-3231.  
email at brikshalal yahoo com or
mindymortlock75 yahoo com 

Briksha combines Hindu Yogic practices and Buddhist
wisdom in his teaching. He has been teaching Yoga,
guided meditation, and stress management classes since
1992. He has learned spiritual nutrition and healthy
eating life style under the guidance of Dr. Gabriel
Cousens and Dr. David Jubb. He worked as a head chef
in Tree of Life for a year. Briksha is also a
certified Reiki master and Breath-worker. 

Mindy came into her expertise in food and spiritual
nutrition through her recovery from life-threatening
food allergies. Guided by the teachings of Sally
Fallen, Gabriel Cousens, Paul Pitchford, and her own
spirit, she is allergy-free and full of vitality. She
is a life coach, nutritional consultant, and CMT.


#  Farm Animals Fundraiser February 26 5:30 PM
 New World Vegetarian, 464 8th Street, Oakland
 Join us for a nationwide party to benefit the Humane Society
Legislative Fund. The HSLF is working on several legislative issues at
the local, state, and federal levels as part of our larger campaign to
reduce the suffering of farm animals and shine a light on the most
egregious and abusive.
http://www.eastbayanimaladvocates.org


# Monkey Chant Circle Song: Oakland, Sunday Feb., 26, 7-10pm   
2509 Myrtle St  Oakland, CA 94607  510 832-1631
http://www.onepeople.com 
 Monkey Chant, Toning, Beat-Box, Circle Song , we invite you to come chant and sing with us. You don't have to be a world class singer or musician to attend. All you need is the willingness to let the guard down. :| Cha cha cha cha cha |: 



Mon Feb 27

# Synergy Social: Quantum Relationships   $18/25
When: Monday, February 27th 7:30pm to  10:30pm
Where: OneTaste @  1070 Folsom in San Francisco

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

Would you like to experience less conflict in your life?  Would you like to
experience more synergy in your life?  We will explore how in this event,
giving us all an opportunity  to engage in creating the kind of world in
which we all want to belong.

The simple truth is that in relationships,  one and one never equal two.
They either equal more than two, and  synergy is experienced...or they equal
less than two...and conflict  is experienced. Therefore, all relating is
truly quantum relating.

What  is it that governs the patterns that either mesh well and create  more
of what we love and thrive on, or grind like ill-fitting  gears? What would
it be worth to you to have awareness and choice  around these dynamics? What
would it be worth to you to be able  to short-circuit conflict before it
escalates? How valuable would it be for you to be able to consciously create
synergy at work,  at play, and in romance? To have more access to
consciously creating  more beauty and joy in all of your relationships?

That is the conversation we will have as the center-piece  of this event.

See the full details about this event here:
http://evolutionaryawareness.com/events/socials/synergy.php


Tue Feb 28 New Moon


# Tuesday, 2/28, from 5 til 7 -- Last gallery hours for Charles Gatewood's show.
AND!
Tuesday, 2/28 -- An Evening with Cecilia Tan! 7 pm at CSC, 398 11th. $5-50 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Founder of Circlet Press and noted erotic writer Cecilia Tan has made sex and kinkiness central to our enjoyment of the science fiction and fantasy genres. Her fiction is smart, creative, thoughtful... and hot! Join us for a soiree and a special reading.
398 11th @ Harrison



MARCH 2006

March 2006 Call to Action: Confront the War Machine  http://www.dawndc.net
Become A PART of the Solution at Liberty Underground.  http://luvsite.org/  
 http://www.tvnewslies.org Learn how the Broadcast News Media Deceives You!


# Wednesday, 3/1, 7:30 pm -- Kim Airs joins us from Boston for her workshop Sex Tips for Gals!
NOTE: Not at CSC's regular location, this one will be held at Good Vibes Polk Street at 1620 Polk between Sacramento and Clay. 
The irrepressible Kim Airs, who brought sex toys to Boston (and didn't get banned!), joins us to talk about her favorite erotic tricks and tips, from playing with toys to partner sex. Don't miss her! $20.00 at the door.
398 11th St @ Harrison CSC

And At CSC, 398 11th, come join the Women's HPV and Herpes Support Group, which meets the first Wednesday of each month. 8 -- 10 pm, by donation.


# Eden Hot Springs Winter Retreat   March 1 - 5 2006 
 EDEN HOT SPRINGS - Winter Retreat << download flyer >> 
http://www.naturaw.com/Eden_Hot_Springs_March_2005.pdf
 March 1st – March 5th, 2006 in Eden, AZ 


#  Thursday, March 2, @ 7:00 p.m.
Facts and Myths about joining the MILITARY
IRAQ WAR VET AND TWO IRAQ WAR RESISTERS SPEAK OUT
San Rafael High School Auditorium
 Come hear Iraq war veteran Aidan Delgado and two Iraq War resisters — Pablo Paredes and Aimee Allison — tell their stories: how they were recruited, the reasons they enlisted, their experiences at boot camp, and what it was like at Abu Ghraib prison. Aidan will be coming from Florida and Pablo will be coming from San Diego for this special program. Aimee Allison, a veteran of the first Gulf War, is running for Oakland City Council.
 The vets will be joined by David Crawford, a student organizer
 at Tamalpais High School and there will be a special music performance.
 For more information, call 415-721-2844 
Sponsored by Marin County High School and College
 Outreach Peace Education (HOPE); Marin Peace and
 Justice Coalition, and Veterans for Peace


# The Color of Palo Alto: Art Meets Canopy
How a Public Art Project is Helping to Preserve Our Urban Forest – One Photograph at a Time
Saturday, March 4, 9 -10:30 am Free
Presented by Canopy and the Palo Alto Art Center

Celebrate Arbor Month with a lively presentation by artist Samuel Yates on how The Color of Palo Alto incorporates technology, contemporary art, environmental protection, and public service into one award-winning public art project that helps maintain our urban forest.

The presentation will focus on how the City of Palo Alto will use the project to:
•	Respond more accurately and efficiently to daily tree inquiries from residents. 
•	Coordinate tree maintenance decisions between departments.
•	Assist the building permit application, smart planning, and tree verification process. 
•	Preserve city trees by reducing root system destruction.
•	Reduce pollution and natural resource use.
•	Promote the City’s environmental and renewable energy initiatives. 
•	Create the nation’s first photo-assisted 911 emergency response system.

As part of a public art project, artist Samuel Yates photographed each of the 17,860 properties in Palo Alto to find the average color of each property, street, and neighborhood. The final results, including "The Color of Palo Alto," will be unveiled later this year and used as paint, font, and product colors thereafter. The potential city benefits emerged in 2001 when the artist offered Palo Alto a free license to use his photographs and tie them into the citywide parcel data system.

San Francisco Magazine named it the "Best Art Project in the Bay Area;" Dwell Magazine gave it their "Nice Modernist" humanitarian award; and the San Jose Mercury News called it "The Great Palo Alto Art Experiment." Come see for yourself what it’s all about!

 (650) 964-6110 info canopy org
http://www.canopy.org


# Dreamtime Awakened :::::: Saturday, March 4 at 8 pm. 

A multidimensional journey through the end of history ::: a live
multimedia 
synergy of poetics, soundscapes, performance, visionary art and the new

shamanic language. 
Directed by Davin (www.shamaneyes.net) 

Hosted by Mirabai & Davin…….with………. 
Live music by: Dreamtime Orchestra (Mirabai, Judah, Steven) 
Screening of Terrence McKenna’s "Timewave Zero" 
Awakening presentation by :::?::: 
Ritual prayerformance by Goddess Alchemy Project 
Live multimedia journey : directed by Davin & music by Neptune 
(Performers: Audette, Taylor, Noah, Davin, Bast, Tallulah, Dakini) 

Also: 
Visionary art gallery with interactive installations and a tribal arts
market 
(Artists: Xavi, Marierla de La Paz, Ari, Davin, Doug Rhodes, Mirabai,
Clay, Weston) 
Poetry by Human, Cliff, Taylor, Audette
Air brush body painting by Clay 
Info booths on visionary culture & collectives 

Cost: 8-15 bucks (sliding scale) 
Location; Art SF –110 Capp St. @ 16th (btwn Mission & South Van Ness) 
For precise directions and more info:
www.sanfrancisco.tribe.net/events/arts 
Or  www.artsf.org 
Come early for this performance may sell out!!! Enter through black
gate. Bring a pillow for performance sitting-(chairs limited) 

To view VisionZ by Davin:  www.shamaneyes.net 

"Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are
identical and our hearts are open."

 - Albus Dumbledore

"History repeats itself until it completes itself"

 - Amber Mendez



# Sun Mar 5 
* The NIKE MISSILE BASE OPEN HOUSE is the 1st Sunday of every month, 
featuring tours of a Cold-War-era ICBM missile base that actually 
operated in the Marin Headlands from 1954-1974...it'll scare the 
livin' shit outa' ya; FREE; 1230-330pm; 415-331-1453

* Every 1st Sunday is FREE DAY at The OAKLAND MUSEUM of CALIFORNIA, 
featuring art, history, and the natural science of California, and a 
special exhibit, "Baseball As America," in town for a limited time; 
$8 (50% off for non-profit groups w/advance notice), or FREE the 
first Sunday of the month; Wed-Fri 10am-5pm, 1st Fri open 'til 9pm, 
Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 12-6pm; 1000 Oak St; 510-238-2200; 
http://www.MuseumCA.org

* The Weekly SUNDAY LAKE MERCED LOOP SKATE leaves the Sunday Roller 
Disco in GGPark and does a level 17 mile skate for about 2 hours 
including 5 stops along the beach and around the zoo and the lake; 
FREE; 1-3pm, MEET from 1-115pm at 6th @ MLKJr; 510-521-0124; 
http://www.snapsite.com/guests/skate/public/html/page2.html

* BAD MOVIE NIGHT is every SUNDAY in SF, and includes popcorn and 
residential furniture seating, plus your chance to wear stupid 
costumes and yell stupid remarks at the screen; $5; 8pm each Sunday, 
and featuring: 1/8-The Cock T's; 1/15-Gigli hosted by Mike 
Spiegelman; at The Dark Room Theatre at 2263 Mission St twn 18th and 
19th; 415-401-7987; http://www.DarkRoomSF.com

* Interested in joining the BWClub?  E-mail: Join@BWClub.net

* Visit the BWClub web site at: http://BWClub.net
And the BWClub TRIBE at: http://BWClub.Tribe.net
And the BITWClub Yahoo Group at: 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BITWClub


# anti-KFC demo, Sun. 3/5 at 5:00 p.m., VJTB Advocates Dinner 6pm
Two ways to help animals in San Francisco on Sun., March 5, 2006 Come to one or both:

 Please note:  
 The anti-KFC demonstration is on schedule in sun, fog or light drizzle.  It will be rescheduled in the event of rain.  
 The Advocates Dinner is taking place in all weather, rain or shine.

 (1) NEW TIME THIS MONTH ONLY:  Co-sponsored by the SF Vegetarian Society and the Veggie Jews' Tsedakah (charity) Brigade: Participate in the PETA campaign against Kentucky Fried Cruelty (see 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 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PETA is providing the literature.

 (2) Join the Veggie Jews Tsedakah Brigade for an Advocates Dinner:  At 6:00 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 6:15 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 cyberonic com 

 [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 www.groups.yahoo.com/group/veggiejews/.  And remember: It's only kosher if it's cruelty free.] 
 
To subscribe to Bay Area Animal Rights Network please send blank email to:
baarn-subscribe@yahoogroups.com               For events:  
 Please see yahoogroups message archives and calendar at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/baarn 



# Sunday, 3/5, 2--5 pm -- Dr. Annie Sprinkle's workshop "How To Cure Sex Worker Burnout And Be Happy!"

Admission will be donation based. You may buy a ticket in advance or pay at the door. No one turned away for lack of funds. Get advanced tickets here: www.acteva.com/go/exoticevents  -- Sponsored by the Exotic Dancers' Education Project. HOW TO CURE SEX WORKER BURN OUT AND BE HAPPY with Annie Sprinkle, Ph.D.: former prostitute, stripper, porn actress turned sexologist/artist.

Are you less than happy with your sex work these days? What exactly is sex worker burn out (SWBO) and why do people get it? You'll learn a wide variety of techniques, tools and strategies for releasing stress, venting anger/frustration, cleansing your spirit, improving your business, and taking care of your precious self.

This workshop is for sex workers who enjoy their job, but want to ensure longevity, or want to make their job better. It's also for sex workers who want to transition from one kind of sex work to another, or possibly phase out of the industry. Its for any sex worker in any phase of her/his career. Cure or avoid SWBO and most likely, you'll ultimately make more $$$. It's not easy to admit you are burnt out, as our egos and incomes are invested in feeling good about our work. After this class you'll learn to see SWBO as an opportunity to grow.
Center for Sex and Culture, 398 11th St.


# Monday, 3/6, 7 pm -- YogaPlay for Men
Let us know if you would like to be in touch with the organizer for more detail or an invitation. YogaPlay is held the first Monday of the month. Center for Sex and Culture, 398 11th St.


# YLEM Forum: Animate!
Wednesday, March 8, 7:30 pm
RX Gallery and Bar
(No one under 21 allowed)
132 Eddy St., San Francisco, CA 94102
Two blocks from Powell St. BART Station
Suggested donation sliding scale $5-10 

Animation is all about breathing life into the still image. We’ll look at both past and future of the art. From video games to blockbuster movies, in galleries and in clubs, animation fever has taken hold. This evening will include discussion, demonstrations and performances of animation art with Alex Harvill from Pixar,  Nik and Nancy Phelps who will present their "History of Animation From 1934 to the Present," and more! An exhilarating look at the past and future of this universally loved art form.

Open to the public and wheelchair accessible
Sponsored by YLEM: Artists Using Science and Technology

Contact: Trudy Myrrh Reagan, forum ylem org
650-856-9593 http://www.ylem.org


# Polar Bear Encounters Thursday, March 9 7:30-8:30 pm Free
 
Bob Debets will show slides and describe his experiences as a polar  
bear guide near Churchill, Canada. San Francisco Naturalist Society  
general meeting. Open to the public.
 
Randall Museum 199 Museum Way San Francisco
Southeast of Haight and Buena Vista Park
http://www.randallmuseum.org


# annual permaculture convergence for the Bay Area March 10-12th  ~ 2006 ~
at Ocean Song Farm and Wilderness Center Occidental, Ca  
http://www.oceansong.org   benja77 earthlink net


# Sat Mar 11 2006
Phat Phundraiser to build the  Conexus Cathedral
 Project in Black Rock City 2006 
 2232 MLK, Downtown Oakland/  7pm to 2am  
     Featuring yummy treats, dancing, entertainment, live
and silent auction and more…
     All proceeds will benefit  The Conexus Cathedral
 Project* , a project of Conexus Village, which comes
together to create, not
 only a joint community comprised of several SF-based
tribes, but also a
 structure/art installation on the playa that reflects
hope, inspiration, and  beauty.
      The Conexus Cathedral Project  aspires to inspire all
BRC residents to participate and interact with it – to
generate ritual, ceremony, and art; to dance,
celebrate, and surrender; to experience joy  and
spirit, fun and silliness. By day, The Cathedral is a
place of  simplicity and seemliness, creating
sanctuary and refuge for the BRC community.  By night,
The Cathedral glows on the playa with color, magic,
and glamour – attracting BRC citizens to play,
celebrate, and explore feelings the structure might
inspire. To learn more about our vision, see 
http://www.conexusvillage.org
 For more information about the  Phreaky Phormal ,
 contact Leah at lahofkin gmail com


# PhrEaKy PhoRmaL
Saturday, March 11, 7pm-2am

@ 2232 MLK Jr. Way, Oakland

Click Here to Order Your Tickets 
Let your freak flag fly at Senior Prom, playa style 
(no date necessary, except your inner FREAK)!

Wanted to be radically self expressed at Senior Prom, but Mom said No? ("Chuck Taylor tennis shoes are not appropriate with a hoop skirt – especially on a young man like you!") Now's your chance to do it your way – as the funky, far out, playa loving FREAK you really are.

8:30pm live onstage, get your dance on to prom queens...
Mandonna (http://www.mandonna.net)
The all male, all live tribute to the Material Girl

And, as the lights go down in the city, DJs...
Laird (Get YER Freak On!)
Shissla (House of Lotus)
Syd Gris (Opel)

Plus
Live and silent auctions including original artwork, sumptuous services, custom clothing designs, and much more. Come prepared to bid! 

Fabulous Freaky Formal Fotographer — for memorable prom photos that will last a lifetime. 

Full cash bar & delectable fare.

All proceeds will benefit Conexus Cathedral, a project of Conexus Village, a group of SF-based communities who come together to create a major structure and art installation on the playa that reflects hope, inspiration, and beauty. Conexus Cathedral will be a place that "aspires to inspire" the citizens of BRC to generate spontaneous ritual, ceremony and art; to celebrate, surrender and experience communion and spirit.

Tickets:
$15 – general admission

$30 – admission +  two drink tickets

$75 – admission + two drink tickets + ComeUnion, the Conexus Village 6 CD set featuring full-length mixes from your favorite playa DJs: Rhythmystic (Rhythm Society),  rrrus (Space Cowboys), Shanti (Triple Power), Giamma (Seisix, Triple Power), Star-D (Rhythm Society), and Mike W. (MashUps) 

Purchase your tickets today at:
http://conexusvillage.org/fundraiser/order.html
(Must be 21 or over).

A Phreaky Phormal
at new burner-friendly space, 2232 MLK
2232 Martin Luther King Jr. Way @ West Grand, Oakland
Street parking is plentiful, but please take care to read all posted signs and obey all parking regulations. 
Please also take care not to leave any valuables in the car or in an exposed view.
Directions & parking info. Check BART/AC Transit for public transit schedules.
Limited wheelchair access. Please contact conexusqueen gmail com with questions.

Conexus Village is a non-profit venture under the fiscal sponsorship of Raise The Frequency, a 501 (c) (3) organization, tax I.D. 94-3397859. Donations to support the Freaky Formal are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.




# 3/12,  2:30pm SF, "Use the Law, Help the Animals"
"Nothing is more powerful than the printed word, especially if that word is printed in a law book." 
 
Bay Area Vegetarians' Compassionate Living program examines and presents information related to vegetarianism and living a compassionate lifestyle. This program happens on the 2nd Sunday of every month in SF. 

For March, we will have a special presentation by Virginia Handley, lobbyist and co-founder of PAW PAC, California’s political action committee for animals, and Animal Switchboard on the California legislative process:  Use the Law, Help the Animals.
What:  Use the Law, Help the Animals
Where: SF (2050 Bryant Street)
When: 3/12/06 Sunday, 2:30 pm
Host: Bay Area Vegetarians
Cost:  Free to members and non-members!  Donations welcome :-)

More info:
http://www.bayareaveg.org/events.php?EID=1082#1082

RSVP: 
http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/sfbaveg@yahoo.com/cl_mar2006
 
Please feel free to cross-post to other lists as appropriate, and to invite all your family & friends who care for animals!
To subscribe to Bay Area Animal Rights Network please send blank email 
 to:       baarn-subscribe@yahoogroups.com         For events:  
 Please see yahoogroups message archives and calendar at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/baarn 


# Institute of Conscious Bodywork. Alive and Well! at One Taste in San Francisco. 
Mar 13 - Apr 21 2006
Monday-Friday 8:30am-3:30pm
Transform your life through a career in Massage Therapy & Conscious BodyWork. Earn a CMT certificate in under 5 weeks. Gain exciting work in spas, resorts, working with chiropractors, and physical therapists. Begin a fulfilling career in massage therapy.
Course include: 
Conscious BodyWork Level I 
Reflexology 
Polarity or CBW Level II 
Anatomy / Kinesiology 
Massage Ergonomics 
Counseling for BodyWorkers 
Establishing A  Business  
For more information and to register: 
Call Nicole H at One Taste at 415.503.1100 or email info onetastesf com 
BRN Provider # CEP7086, approved by the NCBTMB, as a continuing education provider under Category “A”. 
Also, check out http://onetastesf.com/cmt.html for more information as well


#  Infuse: 4 Everyone
 Opel Productions 4 Year Anniversary
 a gathering with evolutionary intent
 March 18, 2006, 10pm – 5 am
 Mezzanine – 444 Jessie Street @ Mint
 Fashion Show @ 11pm with Green Girl * ViaJay * Silver Lucy * Miranda Caroligne
 Limited $15 presale tickets at www.opelproductions.com and BPM Records, 654 Fillmore @ Hayes


# Sunday, 3/19, 9:30--5:30 pm -- Become an Extraordinary Lover - For Men Who Love Women

There is nothing more arousing than watching a woman you are making love to writhe and moan with delight. However, there are very few places to get practical, explicit, and straightforward advice about what turns women on. In this hands-on, one-day workshop, Dr. Danielle Harel joins with Celeste Hirschman, MA to teach you everything from the arts of romance and seduction to advanced pleasure techniques. They will teach you to read women's non-verbal cues, to elicit information about her secret sexual desires, and to keep her coming back for more. You will have the opportunity to practice different kinds of touch on a woman, gauge her responses and receive helpful feedback. The facilitators will cover how to give pleasure during a sexual encounter and explore special oral and anal techniques.

Sunday, March 19th, 9:30am to 5:30pm, at the Center for Sex and Culture, 398 11th St. For more information or to register email info@DareToEnjoy.com or call (415) 336-3258.


# Mar 25-26:Giving Good "NO"
http://www.wholebodywisdom.com/workshops/Giving_Good_No/index.htm


# Do you oppose the war?  Why pay for it?  
More than half of our federal income taxes are used for militarism. 
Find out more about this form of conscientious objection 
at an introductory workshop. 

San Francisco, Sunday March 26, 2-5pm
San Francisco Friends Meeting
65-9th St. between Market and Mission
(Near Civic Center BART)

Northern California War Tax Resistance
http://www.nowartax.org


# Mar 29 2:55 am Free Solar eclipse over Africa 
http://exploratorium.edu 3601 Lyon @ Lombard, come camp out for free




April 2006

# April 22, 2006 Green Century Institute, Planetwork 
 and a host of evolutionary agents 
 are pleased to announce

 Digital Be-In 14:  Planet Code   THE EARTH DAY BE-IN
April 22, 2006   SOMARTS  934 Brannan @ 8th St  SF

 Be-Integrity Symposium and Exhibition
 12 noon to 6pm
 Digital Be-In  
 Luminaries and Special Guests, Performances, Live Music
 7 pm – 11 pm
 Planet Code Dance Party
 11 pm – 4 am

Participating Organizations (partial list)
 --Earth Day Network   http://www.earthday.net
 --Natural World Museum   http://www.naturalworldmuseum.org
 --Environmental Non-Profit Network  http://www.enpn.org
 --Earthdance  http://www.earthdance.org
 --San Francisco Alliance for Urban Sustainability  http://www.sfuas.org
 --Women’s Global Green Action Network  http://www.wggan.org
 --California Institute of Integral Studies   http://www.ciis.edu

Overview
This 14th edition of the Digital Be-In combines its lineage of invention and cultural evolution marking the dawn of the digital age with the emerging green economy and sustainable culture movement. Producer Michael Gosney (whose Verbum magazine began the Digital Be-In during the late 1980s) developed the Paradox conferences on sustainable communities at Arcosanti, Arizona in 1997, 1999 and 2001  http://www.greencenturyinstitute.org/paradox.htm  and formed the Green Century Institute in San Francisco in 2002. Planetwork, founded in San Francisco by Jim Fournier and Elizabeth Thompson in 1998, fosters the creative application of digital tools for positive global change through a series of conferences and monthly forums in major cities. The Green Century Institute and Planetwork are working with several San Francisco Bay Area groups that were involved in the seminal World Environment Day week in San Francisco June 5–11, 2005  http://www.wed2005.org  in the development of this combination daytime symposium, evening rally/celebration and late night dance party. As in the past, the Digital Be-In will reach beyond the physical event with a live netcast, information-intense website and new kinds of exposure and interaction via social networks and blogs. The theme “Planet Code” implies our writing (and re-writing where necessary) the “codes” that define our place within and interaction with the natural environment, and calls upon the high technology community we have encouraged and celebrated over the years to empower the sustainability movement with bold, forward-thinking initiatives. 

Sponsorship
Digital Be-In 14 will offer a variety of opportunities for sponsors to reach opinion leaders, press and a receptive public interested in SOLUTIONS FOR A SUSTAINABLE CULTURE. All presentations and content associated with the EARTH DAY BE-IN will emphasize new projects and initiatives: actions! We encourage sponsors to use the Be-In as a launching platform for products and campaigns that are making a difference. Outreach via marketing messages, the Be-In website, associated organization websites, social networks and public relations will be designed to inform and connect the public with sustainable culture resources. 2006 is a vital year for shifting the tide of awareness and action toward sustainability and April 22, 2006 promises to be a pivotal date. Please contact Michael Gosney or Justin Weiner from GCI for details on sponsorship programs.

Event Sub-Themes 
 Climate Change
 Environmental Justice
 Alternative Energy Solutions
 Urban Environmental Accords
 Sustainable Communities 
 High Technology and Sustainability 
 Women and the Environment
 Building the Green Economy

Previous Be-In Themes 
 8 – Freedom of Speech on the Internet (EFF Blue Ribbon campaign launch) - 1996
 9 – Cultural Diversity in Cyberspace (w/ Unity Foundation) - 1997
 10 – Human Rights in the Digital Age (with UN 50th Anniv. of Declaration of Human Rights) - 1998
 11 – Body, Mind and Cyberspace (feat. Drug Peace Campaign) - 1999
 12 – Media Revolution - 2002
 13 – Transparent Network - 2004
  
 Interested sponsors, participants and collaborators are encouraged to contact the event producers in early January.

Green Century Institute  
http://www.greencenturyinstitute.org 
Michael Gosney
 Be-In Producer
 415-531-9977
michael@greencenturyinstitute.org
Justin Weiner
 Be-In Assistant Producer
415-531-0927
justin@greencenturyinstitute.org

PlaNetwork  
http://www.planetwork.net
Karri Winn, Executive Director
 Be-In Associate Producer


#  Cycle around the SF Bay with Go Greenbelt!: April 23 -29, 2006
 Sunday, April 23, 2006  - Saturday, April 29, 2006   
 The seventeenth annual Go Greenbelt! will be April 23-29, 2006. Come ride with us! Check it out and register at: http://www.greenbelt.org/getinvolved/events/go_overview.html



# May 12-14 (2006) Harbin Hot  Springs Polyamory Conference, 
http://harbin.org Calistoga / Middleton CELEBRATE RELATIONSHIP CHOICE, until 
April 1, 2006.  Email us at worldpolyamory aol com or call 808 244-
4103 if you're interested in giving a workshop, leading a 
discussion,  presenting music or dance geared to polys.



# June 9-11 Certified HoopGirl Dance Teacher Training June 9-11 in SF
 Level One: Certified HoopGirl Dance Teacher:
How to create Hoopdance classes, parties and events
 Who this training can benefit: 
 Teachers, Dancers, Yoga Instructors, Coaches, Personal and Group Fitness Trainers, Chiropractors, Massage Practitioners, Expressive Arts and Somatic Therapists, and anyone wanting to make a creative career change.
 Prerequisites: 
 Working knowledge of all the skills taught in the HoopGirl Beginner HoopDance Class and experience facilitating at least two hoopdance events for a group of 5 or more people. 
 http://www.HoopGirl.com which has provided hoops to enthusiastic dancers in every U.S. State.




# June 23,24,25 Sierra Nevada World Music Festival
http://snwmf.com  Mendocino County Fair, in Boonville, California.


# Aug 28 - Sep 4 2006     http://burningman.com     fun in the desert
goto Reno, turn left... 100 miles North of Reno is the Black Rock Desert
 

 

# FYI the US runs a school of assasins / torture at Ft. Benning, GA
Previously called School Of the Americas (SOA),
now called Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC).
Congress demanded SOA be closed down. So they simply renamed it.
SOA used to be in Panama, until Manuel Noriega said it had to go.
Noriega was an important drug smuggling ally for the CIA.
When he broke with the CIA because he was not happy about the US school of torture in Panama, his days were numbered. 
Two other notable men who the CIA made alliances with:
Sadam Hussein, Osama Bin Laden.
The CIA makes allies of people it can use to torture and murder it's enemies.
The CIA was arming, training and using Osama Bin Laden to fight the USSR in Afghanistan.
Before Sept 11, 2001, the CIA was negotiating an oil pipeline through Afghanistan to be built by Haliburton, paid for by Enron, to supply Unocal 76.  Those negotiations broke down.  That was plan A.
Plan B was flying our own airplanes into our own buildings and blaming them.
SEE: Operation Northwoods (1962) Plan B has been on the table for 43 years.
Cheney, Perle, Wolfowitz, et al are part of Project for a new American Century (PNAC) who wrote: (a year before 911)
Without a Pearl Harbor style invasion the American people will not accept 
the empirical mobilization necessary to seize middle eastern oil. 
CIA initiated Saddam Hussein by having him commit an assasination in Iraq to prove himself.
Once installed to power by CIA, Saddam did oversee the torture and execution of an entire generation Iraqis.
Every Iraqi student or activist who had political aspirations was killed by Saddam who was a CIA operative.
Learn more about the School of Assasins (School of Americas) at School Of Americas Watch:
http://soaw.org


The Great Owl Invasion
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheNeuschwabenlandTimes/message/10037
obvious and blatant freemasonic symbols on the dollar bill, what precisely that hidden microscopic owl is doing there.
Neither will we ever be certain whether those plans for the National Mall surrounding the White House, the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capital proposed by the McMillan Commission in the same year that the Bohemian Owl worshipers legally acquired their grove in California, had anything to do with why there appears to be a Giant Owl surrounding the Capitol Building.


As an American citizen I am bound by no law executed by Bush Coup.
I shall not follow any fruadulent advice from John Ashcroft or Mr Torture: Alberto Gonzales.
I am bound by no Judgement by John Roberts or any other criminal installed by BushHitler.
Wake UP America, the current organized crime family Hi-Jacking Washington, DC
is similar (in fact connected) to the NAZI hijacking of a highly civilized Germany. 

Patriot Act is illegal.  No law or provision of Patriot act is legally binding.
Any law that is repugnant to the Constitution of the United States of America
is Null and Void - Marburry V. Madison, 1803.

Any officer who attempts to enforce an illegal law such as patriot act is unlawful and may be ignored and/ or arrested.

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The Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen Colonies 
In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776 
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, 
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. 
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. --That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. --Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain [George III] is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. 
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. 
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them. 
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only. 
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures. 
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people. 
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within. 
He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands. 
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers. 
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries. 
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance. 
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the consent of our legislatures. 
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. 
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: 
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: 
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: 
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: 
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: 
For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: 
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences: 
For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies: 
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: 
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever. 
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. 
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people. 
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty and perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation. 
He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands. 
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions. 
In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people. 
Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends. 
We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by the Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor. 
The signers of the Declaration represented the new states as follows: 
New Hampshire: 
Josiah Bartlett, William Whipple, Matthew Thornton 
Massachusetts: 
John Hancock, Samual Adams, John Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge Gerry
Rhode Island: 
Stephen Hopkins, William Ellery 
Connecticut: 
Roger Sherman, Samuel Huntington, William Williams, Oliver Wolcott 
New York: 
William Floyd, Philip Livingston, Francis Lewis, Lewis Morris 
New Jersey: 
Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, Francis Hopkinson, John Hart, Abraham Clark 
Pennsylvania: 
Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, Benjamin Franklin, John Morton, George Clymer, James Smith, George Taylor, James Wilson, George Ross 
Delaware: 
Caesar Rodney, George Read, Thomas McKean 
Maryland: 
Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrollton 
Virginia: 
George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Nelson, Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton 
North Carolina: 
William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn 
South Carolina: 
Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton 
Georgia: 
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton 
  
"You are a member of government. And one of that majority which has doomed my country to destruction. You've begun to burn our towns and murder our people. Look upon you hands. They are stained with the blood of your relations. You and I were long friends.You are now my enemy and I am yours.".........................Benjamin Franklin 7-5-1775 



Preventing / resisting  MARTIAL LAW: by building self-sufficient communities: 

Learn to resist, better yet, to be invisible.
But be visible now as we all must stand up to prosecute high crimes.
Learn the laws of sovereignty. This is the freedom gauranteed to all.

Know where you will get water in future.
Grow your own food. Eat your perishables. Save your non-perishables.
Have lots of grains and seeds in glass mason jars, so you can sprout and eat them while waiting for your crops.

Do not recycle large bottles. Especially keep glass and stainless steel.
Fill with spring water or tap water and store in safe places.
Start composting NOW. Build your soil.
Do not let "gardeners" remove your leaves. They become soil.
Flag down a tree trimming truck. Have them dump wood chips in your yard.
PLANT TREES

Get involved in your community. Create community.
http://cityrepair.org   http://globalexchange.org

Kachina Katrina NEWS, Grooves, and Resources. 
http://cityrepair.org and beyond:
 
It’s good to have a vision: 
SUSTAINABLE JOBS: 
http://sustainablebusiness.com/jobs/index.cfm
EVOLVER PROJECT: 
http://www.evolverproject.com 
COMMON VISION: 
http://www.commonvision.org (fruit tree tour: 2006) 
GREEN SOCIETY: 
http://www.greensociety.org 
COMMUNITY SELF-SUFFICIENCY INITIATIVE: 
http://www.whisperingmoon.org - click 1st link: in expandable logic 
POST CARBON 
http://www.postcarbon.org 

Thinking about the body and nourishment: 
RAW BALANCE: 
http://www.rawbalance.com - excellent food combining chart, good things to think about. 
NUTRITION 
http://www.livingnutrition.com 
GOOD GRUB 
http://goodgrub.org 



Martial Law / Police State / BushCoup organized crime family = Fourth Reich
 
http://www.rense.com/general69/dnu.htm
 'Fever/Flu-Sensing' Infrared Video Cams To Scan US Public 
FLIR Systems Products Used  to Help Combat Avian Flu 

http://www.sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2004/09/105692.shtml
Why build it the shackled rail cars and trucks and camps and order 
guillotines on this scale if you are NOT planning on using it?


"Excuse me sir, would you step this way?"
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=105967&tsource=6


Here is a suggested possibility of a proper response to retain your 
rights to not be searched and seized by the USA corporation or local 
agent offering to "protect" you.

Option of a possible response based upon my and others' understanding 
and reading of court findings revolving around exactly at what point 
you give up your Constitutional non-search & seizure rights:

In the real world, asserting your rights politely usually only works if 
your rights are respected by a higher-up who knows the legal score, and 
you  answer no question ever.  Not in detention, not in jail, ever. At 
some point someone somewhere in the chain knows this truthful 
information - while the practical full loss of all rights in an 
executive  dictatorship for our own good is not in effect.

"How are you today, sir?" This is a trained ploy to elicit 'proper' 
response without the officer even knowing why. He is not told the whole 
truth and is simply told to start the investigation by asking...so as 
to "be friendly."

Any answer or giving up of documents at any point makes you 
"participating in an investigation" - unless you answer ONLY in the 
form of a QUESTION.

Example: smile, and politely ask "Who is asking and why?" 
This immediately determines the encounter status and 
whether the person is acting in their private or public capacity.

If you ANSWER, you have automatically given up all rights. Once given 
up, they cannot be restored. Because "Once you testify in part you must 
testify in whole."

If taken against your will, you can come back later and win.

Be friendly, be polite.

"I respectfully do not consent to this encounter. If I had and gave you 
such documents can they be used against me in a court of law? 
Would you please inform your supervisor what I just said? Am I free to go?" 
(Immediately determines your status.)

Theoretically, this applies not just to airports, but roadblocks, 
traffic stops, street encounters = they are all the same.
Here are the most current pictures on American prison  camps I've
seen yet, with what will seem like a valid reason for filling them up.
http://www.sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2004/09/105692.shtml
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