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| Featured Event |  Special Events with Bernardo Alvarez Herrera, Ambassador of Venezuela to the US | | Tue, May 8, 2007 - Wed, May 9, 2007 | | | San Francisco, Berkeley and Stanford/Palo Alto
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
8:00 AM
Community Reception
Women's Building, Auditorium, San Francisco
Tuesday,May 8, 2007
4:00 PM
"Venezuela-U.S. Relations & the Bolivarian Revolution"
University of California,Berkeley
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
12:00 NOON
World Affairs Council, San Francisco
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
4:15 PM
"Venezuela: Revolutionizing Energy Integration and Democracy"
Stanford University, Geology Corner, Bldg 320, Room 105, Stanford/Palo Alto
[CLICK on times above to link to further details for each event]
Bernardo Alvarez Herrera became Ambassador of Venezuela to the United States on January 27, 2003. Previously, he held various public positions such as Vice Minister of Hydrocarbons at the Ministry of Energy and Mines, Deputy to the National Congress, Vice Chairman of the Armed Forces Committee, and Chairman of the Working Group on Political Reforms of the Presidential Commission for the Reform of the State and Chief of the Research and Development Division at the Venezuelan Institute of Foreign Trade. In the international area he has held positions as Representative of Venezuela and Member of the Executive Committee to the US Energy Council, Principal Coordinator for Venezuela in the Cooperation Agreement on Energy with the United States, and Head of the Venezuelan Delegation to the Ministerial Conferences of the Organizations of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
For more information contact:
June Brashares, Global Exchange
415-255-7296 x253
june@globalexchange.org
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| |  | | Thursday, May 3rd | |
Thu, May 3, 2007 - Thu, May 10, 2007 | | | 50th San Francisco International Film Festival
San Francisco |
Thu, May 3, 2007 - Mon, May 7, 2007 | | | Screening of "Ghosts of Cite Soleil" at the SF Int'l Film Festival
San Francisco |
Thu, May 3, 2007 - Sun, May 6, 2007 | | | 2007 Academy Award Nominated Documentary Shorts
Red Vic Movie House
1727 Haight St.
San Francisco |
Thu, May 3, 2007 5:00 pm | | | Rally at Woodfin Hotel
Woodfin Suites Hotel
5800 Shellmound St.
Emeryville |
Thu, May 3, 2007 7:00 pm | | | SLCAN Flim Series presents "Motherhood Manifesto"
Zocalo Coffeehouse
645 Bancroft Ave at Dutton Ave
San Leandro |
Thu, May 3, 2007 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | | | Searching for Ecocities in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal
Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave, near Dwight Way
Berkeley |
Thu, May 3, 2007 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm | | | Media Alliance 2007 Annual Membership Meeting
New College Auditorium
777 Valencia Street
San Francisco |
Thu, May 3, 2007 7:30 pm | | | ANSWER Film Series - in commemoration of International Workers' Day
ATA (Artists' Television Access)
992 Valencia St, at 21st, St.
San Francisco | | | | | Friday, May 4th | |
Fri, May 4, 2007 5:00 pm | | | Annual Craft Fair and Encuentro Art Festival
New College
766 & 777 Valencia St.
San Francisco |
Fri, May 4, 2007 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm | | | Movies that Matter to Show 'Smoke Signals'
Neumayer Residence
565 Bellevue St. at Perkins
Oakland |
Fri, May 4, 2007 7:00 pm | | | "The Culture of Urban Sustainability": An Evening of Short Films
ATA (Artists Television Access)
992 Valencia St
San Francisco |
Fri, May 4, 2007 7:00 pm | | | "Lives for Sale" Screening and Discussion
St. Joseph the Worker School, Marian Hall (2nd floor)
2125 Jefferson St.
Berkeley |
Fri, May 4, 2007 7:00 pm | | | Dinner and a Movie at the Marketplace: "Ripe for Change, California and the American Dream"
The Alameda Marketplace
1650 Park Street
Alameda |
Fri, May 4, 2007 7:30 pm | | | Palo Alto Film Series Presents "Jesus Camp"
Unitarian Hall, Unitarian Univeralist Church of Palo Alto
505 E. Charleston
Palo Alto |
Fri, May 4, 2007 8:00 pm | | | "HYSTERIA" Screening and Discussion
Grace North Church Sanctuary
2138 Cedar (near Oxford)
Berkeley | | | | | Saturday, May 5th | |
Sat, May 5, 2007 - Tue, May 8, 2007 | | | Screening of "Zolykha's Secret" at the SF Int'l Film Festival
San Francisco |
Sat, May 5, 2007 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm | | | Quesada Gardens Initiative Tour and Festival Lunch
Quesada Gardens
1700 block of Quesada Avenue (at Third Street)
San Francisco |
Sat, May 5, 2007 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | | | Mill Valley Marshes by Canoe
Mill Valley Marshes |
Sat, May 5, 2007 4:00 pm | | | Nonviolence Stops Forest Destruction in Cambodia, Help for the Poor, and Other Success Stories with Peter Swift
The Office of Asian Americans for Community Involvement
2400 Moorpark Ave # 300
San Jose | | | | | Sunday, May 6th | |
Sun, May 6, 2007 - Fri, May 11, 2007 | | | Charles Hardy, Venezuela Book Author on Bay Area Tour
See Event Listing for Various Venues!
Bay Area Tour |
Sun, May 6, 2007 9:30 am - 3:00 pm | | | San Francisco Sustainability Tour by Daily Acts
Upper Haight - Rockin' Java is the starting point
1828 Haight Street
San Francisco |
Sun, May 6, 2007 11:11 am - 5:55 pm | | | The 8th annual How Weird Street Faire
Howard Street (between 11th and 12th Streets)
San Francisco |
Sun, May 6, 2007 4:00 pm | | | California 6th Congressional District hosts the 2007 Congressional Art Competition
MarinLink Gallery
2620 The Mall at Northgate
San Rafael |
Sun, May 6, 2007 4:00 pm | | | Nonviolence Stops Forest Destruction in Cambodia, Help for the Poor, and Other Success Stories with Peter Swift
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Bldg
1606 Bonita Ave. at Cedar St
Berkeley | | | | | Monday, May 7th | |
Mon, May 7, 2007 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm | | | Panel Discussion "Is Free Trade Fair? Prospects and Pitfalls of Globalization" with Kevin Danaher
California State University (CSU) East Bay, Hayward Campus
Valley Business and Technology Center Auditorium, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd.
Hayward |
Mon, May 7, 2007 9:00 pm | | | National TV Broadcast of "Sir! No Sir!" and "The Ground Truth"
The Sundance Channel
National Event | | | | | Tuesday, May 8th | |
Tue, May 8, 2007 - Wed, May 9, 2007 | | | Special Events with Bernardo Alvarez Herrera, Ambassador of Venezuela to the US
San Francisco, Berkeley and Stanford/Palo Alto |
Tue, May 8, 2007 8:00 am - 9:30 am | | | Community Reception with Bernardo Alvarez Herrera, Ambassador of Venezuela to the US
Women's Building, Auditorium (wheelchair accessible)
3543 18th Street
San Francisco |
Tue, May 8, 2007 11:30 am - 1:00 pm | | | Working Assets Speaker Series presents Bob Scowcroft, co-founder and executive director of the Organic Farming Research Foundation
Federal Reserve Building, first floor
101 Market Street
San Francisco |
Tue, May 8, 2007 4:00 pm | | | Bernardo Alvarez Herrera, Ambassador of Venezuela to the US speaks on "Venezuela-U.S. Relations & the Bolivarian Revolution"
University of California - Berkeley
Ethnic Studies Conference Room, 554 Barrows Hall
Berkeley |
Tue, May 8, 2007 6:00 pm | | | "KNOCKING" Film Screening and Discussion with Director
San Francisco Public Library, Koret Auditorium
100 Larkin St. (Civic Center)
San Francisco |
Tue, May 8, 2007 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | | | Citizen Journalism: Not Just a Number and PulseWire at Net Tuesday
Citizen Space
425 2nd Street Ste 300
San Francisco |
Tue, May 8, 2007 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm | | | "Is Wal-Mart Good or Bad for America?" Debate
The Independent Institute Conference Center
100 Swan Way
Oakland |
Tue, May 8, 2007 6:30 pm | | | "U.S. and Iran: The Real Story" with Reese Erlich
Fellowship Hall, First Baptist Church
305 N. California Ave.
Palo Alto | | | | | Wednesday, May 9th | |
Wed, May 9, 2007 12:00 pm | | | Remarks by His Excellency Bernardo Alvarez Herrera, Ambassador of Venezuela to the United States
World Affairs Council, 2nd Floor Auditorium
312 Sutter St.
San Francisco |
Wed, May 9, 2007 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm | | | Iraq War Teach-In: The Health Effects of the Iraq War
Millberry Union Gym, UCSF Medical Center
500 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco |
Wed, May 9, 2007 4:15 pm | | | The Energy Seminar: Ambassador Bernardo Alvarez speaks on "Venezuela: Revolutionizing Energy Integration and Democracy"
Stanford University
Geology Corner, Bldg 320, Room 105
Stanford/Palo Alto |
Wed, May 9, 2007 7:00 pm | | | Jorge Martin Speaking in San Francisco
Center for Political Education, 3rd Floor Auditorium
522 Valencia, near 16th St.
San Francisco |
Wed, May 9, 2007 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm | | | Monthly Amnesty International Meeting, San Francisco Chapter
The Unitarian Church at Franklin and Geary. (Once inside, please see the chalkboard to find out which room the church has provided for us for the even
| | | | | Thursday, May 10th | |
Thu, May 10, 2007 - Sat, May 12, 2007 | | | "A Game as Old As Empire: The Secret World of Economic Hit Men and the Web of Global Corruption" Book Discussion with contributing authors
San Francisco and Corte Madera |
Thu, May 10, 2007 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | | | Lunch reception with Rigoberta Menchu Tum
Morgan Lewis
One Market, Spear Street
San Francisco |
Thu, May 10, 2007 3:30 pm | | | "Uncommon Knowledge: Closing the Books at UC Berkeley Extension" Film Screening
SFSU Room 587, Humanities Building
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Thu, May 10, 2007 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm | | | The Asian Women's Shelter Annual Gala
San Francisco |
Thu, May 10, 2007 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm | | | Juvenile Justice: The Law & Our Youth
Tam Valley Community Center
230 Marin Ave
Mill Valley |
Thu, May 10, 2007 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | | | An Introduction to War Tax Resistance
Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo
300 E. Santa Inez
San Mateo |
Thu, May 10, 2007 7:30 pm | | | Activist Series/Book Party "Cowboy in Caracas" with Charle Hardy on VENEZUELA'S DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Hall, Upstairs in the Fireside Room
at corner of Cedar and Bonita
Berkeley | | | | | Friday, May 11th | |
Fri, May 11, 2007 10:30 am - 2:00 pm | | | Wardrobe for Opportunity 12th Annual Spring to Success Luncheon
San *** Marriott
2600 Bishop Drive
San *** |
Fri, May 11, 2007 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm | | | Dialogue with Riane Eisler
1924 Cedar, a block above MLK Jr Wy
Berkeley |
Fri, May 11, 2007 7:30 pm | | | Palo Alto Film Series Presents "My Country, My Country"
Unitarian Hall, Unitarian Univeralist Church of Palo Alto
505 E. Charleston
Palo Alto | | | | | Saturday, May 12th | |
Sat, May 12, 2007 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | | | "The Inner and Outer Worlds Bringing the Self to Activism"
Niebyl-Proctor Library
6501 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland (just north of Alcatraz) |
Sat, May 12, 2007 10:30 am | | | Mother of the Year Award Ceremony
Morcom Rose Garden
700 Jean Street
Oakland |
Sat, May 12, 2007 11:00 am - 4:00 pm | | | Maven Craft Fair
1021 Sanchez Street (between 23rd and 24th)
San Francisco |
Sat, May 12, 2007 11:00 am - 1:00 pm | | | Next Generation SF, A Rally for San Francisco Families
San Francisco Civic Center, by City Hall
San Francisco |
Sat, May 12, 2007 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm | | | ¡Venezuela en Movimiento! Featuring Speaker Eva Golinger, Photography Exhibit & Live Auction
Galeria de la Raza
2857 24th St. @ Bryant
San Francisco |
Sat, May 12, 2007 6:00 pm | | | PEACE CENTER ANNOUNCES ART AND WRITING CHALLENGE WINNERS
Walnut Creek Unitarian Universalist Church
55 Eckley ***
Walnut Creek |
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