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Bay Area Events Weekly Calendar
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GLOBAL EXCHANGE
This Bay Area Events Calendar is compiled by Global Exchange and updated daily at www.globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php. Not all events are endorsed by Global Exchange.


Featured Event
GREENFESTIVAL
Fri, Nov 9, 2007 - Sun, Nov 11, 2007
Concourse Exhibition Center, 635 8th St (at Brannan St)
(& Gift Center across the street at 888 Brannan St. for main stage events)
San Francisco

GreenFestival is November 9th, 10th & 11th
Friday - 2pm - 8pm
Saturday - 10am - 8pm
Sunday - 11am - 6pm


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Wednesday, November 7th

Wed, Nov 7, 2007 - Thu, Nov 8, 2007
[view]Khalil Bendib presentations & signing his new book "Mission Accomplished: Wicked Cartoons by America's Most Wanted Political Cartoonist"
San Francisco

Wed, Nov 7, 2007 5:00 pm
[view]Drop All the Charges! Free the Jena 6!: San Francisco Protest
Federal Courthouse
7th and Mission
San Francisco

Wed, Nov 7, 2007 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
[view]Fighting the Idealology of Terrorism with Judea Pearl, father of Daniel
SJSU Science Building SCI 164 1st Floor
210 N 4th Street
San Jose

Wed, Nov 7, 2007 6:00 pm
[view]World premiere of the documentary film GRIND & GLORY: From the Streets to the Stage
Grand Lake Theater
Oakland

Wed, Nov 7, 2007 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
[view]Art Exhibit for Janice Bearman: "From the Surface: Vietnam, Burma, Cambodia"
World Affairs Council, 2nd Floor Auditorium
312 Sutter St.
San Francisco

Wed, Nov 7, 2007 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
[view]Cecile Andrews and Shannon Biggs speak on "Greening Your Holidays"
Kepler's Bookstore
1010 El Camino Real
Menlo Park

Wed, Nov 7, 2007 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
[view]Appalachian Treasures: End Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
Women's Building
3543 18th St # 8 in the mission (a few blocks from 16th St./Mission BART)
San Francisco

Wed, Nov 7, 2007 - Sun, Nov 25, 2007
[view]Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of after the quake based on the novel by Haruki Murakami
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
2025 Addison Street
Berkeley

Wed, Nov 7, 2007 - Thu, Nov 8, 2007
[view]SF Theatrical Premiere: KING CORN
Red Vic Movie House
1727 Haight St.
San Francisco

Wed, Nov 7, 2007 - Sun, Nov 11, 2007
[view]World Peace Week, War on War Week
San Francisco
Thursday, November 8th

Thu, Nov 8, 2007 - Sun, Nov 11, 2007
[view]Documentary Film Festival
Sebastopol

Thu, Nov 8, 2007 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
[view] Safe Medicine Disposal Symposium
Spreckels Theatre
5409 Snyder ***
Rohnert Park

Thu, Nov 8, 2007 6:00 pm
[view]Sanaz Meshkinpour speaks on "Preventing a US Invasion of Iran"
UCSF Parnassus Campus
2nd floor Med Sci Bldg S214
San Francisco

Thu, Nov 8, 2007 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
[view]Ella Baker Center for Human Rights - End of Year Celebration: An Evening of Appreciation
Oakland Museum of California
Oakland

Thu, Nov 8, 2007 7:00 pm
[view]¡Salud! A new award-winning documentary film about Cuba's health care system
Grand Lake Thater
3200 Grand Ave.
Oakland, CA

Thu, Nov 8, 2007 7:00 pm
[view]DAHR JAMAIL speaking in celebration of his book!
First Congregational Church of Oakland
2501 Harrison Street
Oakland

Thu, Nov 8, 2007 7:30 pm
[view]"Grapes of Wrath"
ATA
992 Valencia Street at 21st Street
San Francisco

Thu, Nov 8, 2007 7:30 pm
[view]Shannon Biggs & Jason Mark speak on "Building the Green Economy"
Books INC.
301 Castro Street
Mountain View

Thu, Nov 8, 2007 - Sat, Nov 10, 2007 8:00 pm
[view] The Throwdown Written and performed by headRush
Galeria de la Raza
2857 24th St @ Bryant
San Francisco.
Friday, November 9th

Fri, Nov 9, 2007
[view]10th United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF)
Sebastopol

Fri, Nov 9, 2007 - Sun, Nov 11, 2007
[view]10th United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF)
Monterey

Fri, Nov 9, 2007
[view]AFTER GREEN: Evolving the Network
Mars Bar
798 Brannan @ 7th
San Francisco

Fri, Nov 9, 2007 - Sun, Nov 11, 2007
[view]A HUMAN RIGHTS REVOLUTION Amnesty International Human Rights Weekend 2007 Western Regional Conference
San Francisco, CA

Fri, Nov 9, 2007 - Sun, Nov 11, 2007
[view]GREENFESTIVAL
Concourse Exhibition Center, 635 8th St (at Brannan St)
(& Gift Center across the street at 888 Brannan St. for main stage events)
San Francisco

Fri, Nov 9, 2007 10:00 am
[view]San Francisco Poets Stand Up for Lt. Ehren Watada
Portsmouth Square
Clay and Kearny St
San Francisco

Fri, Nov 9, 2007 12:30 pm
[view]Hastings to Haiti Partnership brown-bag lunch!
Global Exchange
2017 Mission Street, 2nd Floor (near corner of 16th St & Mission St BART)
San Francisco

Fri, Nov 9, 2007 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
[view]GREENFESTIVAL
Concourse Exhibition Center, 635 8th St (at Brannan St)
(& Gift Center across the street at 888 Brannan St. for main stage events)
San Francisco, CA

Fri, Nov 9, 2007 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
[view]Post Traumatic Art Disorder - Art as a Response to War
A. Muse Gallery
614 Alabama Street (at 18th Street)
San Francisco

Fri, Nov 9, 2007 6:30 pm
[view]Peace Center Friday Film Series: "Real Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People"
San Jose Peace Center
48 South 7th St.
San Jose

Fri, Nov 9, 2007 7:00 pm
[view]"HE STOOD UP: THE MISTRIAL OF LT. EHREN WATADA"
Berkeley Fellowship Unitarian Universalists
1924 Cedar at Bonita (1 blk east of MLK Wy)
Berkeley

Fri, Nov 9, 2007 7:00 pm
[view]PAKISTAN: THE ROOTS OF THE CONFLICT
Party for Socialism and Liberation
2489 Mission St. Rm. 28
San Francisco

Fri, Nov 9, 2007 7:15 pm - 9:30 pm
[view] Womansong Circle, with singer/songleader Betsy Rose
First Congregational Church of Berkeley. Parking in rear of church off Channing
2345 Channing St (at Dana)
Berkeley

Fri, Nov 9, 2007 8:00 pm
[view] She Who Laughs Lasts : A comedy benefit fundraiser for San Francisco Women Against Rape
Theater Rhinoceros
2926 16th Street
San Francisco
Saturday, November 10th

Sat, Nov 10, 2007
[view] A Green Festival After Party - Proceeds benefit Global Exchange
The Dark room @ Club Six
60 Sixth St.
San Francisco

Sat, Nov 10, 2007 - Sat, Nov 17, 2007 10:00 am
[view]GARDEN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
7th and Lawton Street
San Francisco

Sat, Nov 10, 2007 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
[view] VEGETARIAN COOKING CLASS - THANKSGIVING FOR THE BIRDS -
First Unitarian Church of Oakland
685 14th St. at Castro.
Oakland

Sat, Nov 10, 2007 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
[view]GREENFESTIVAL
Concourse Exhibition Center, 635 8th St (at Brannan St)
(& Gift Center across the street at 888 Brannan St. for main stage events)
San Francisco, CA

Sat, Nov 10, 2007 12:00 pm
[view]Help save California Quail
Harding Park Golf Course, near Lake Merced, and in the Presidio at Quail Commons
San Francisco

Sat, Nov 10, 2007 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
[view]Community March and Protest for Environmental Justice and to stop Chevron's proposed refinery expansion
Assemble at the Richmond BART Station Parking Lot
March to the Richmond Chevron refinery
Richmond

Sat, Nov 10, 2007 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
[view]Cambodian Dinner and Program
Alameda

Sat, Nov 10, 2007 7:00 pm
[view]Report back from HAITI: Building Democracy from the Grassroots
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists (wheelchair accessible)
1924 Cedar at Bonita, (a block above MLK Jr Way)
Berkeley

Sat, Nov 10, 2007 7:30 pm - 11:59 pm
[view]theSPACE's 'Party for a Cause' supporting Bikes To Rwanda
theSPACE
2450 Magnolia Street (at 24th Street)
Oakland, CA, 94607
Sunday, November 11th

Sun, Nov 11, 2007 10:00 am
[view]MEMORIAL OF THE U.S. VETERANS KILLED SINCE CONGRESS PASSED THE LAST WAR FUNDING BILL IN MARCH
S.F. Veteran's Memorial Bldg to the S.F. Federal Bldg. to Nancy Pelosi's House
San Francisco

Sun, Nov 11, 2007 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
[view]GREENFESTIVAL
Concourse Exhibition Center, 635 8th St (at Brannan St)
(& Gift Center across the street at 888 Brannan St. for main stage events)
San Francisco, CA

Sun, Nov 11, 2007 - Sun, Nov 25, 2007 1:00 pm
[view] "By George, It's War!" Musical Satire
142 Throckmorton Theatre
142 Throckmorton Ave.
Mill Valley

Sun, Nov 11, 2007 4:30 pm
[view]Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) Banquet "American Muslims: Shaping Our Future"
Doubletree Hotel
2050 Gateway Place
San Jose

Sun, Nov 11, 2007 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
[view]David Barsamian talk on "Targeting Iran", Q & A, book signing
Carrows Restaurant Banquet Room
3180 El Camino Real (between Kiely and Lawrence Expressway)
Santa Clara

Sun, Nov 11, 2007 6:00 pm - 4:00 am
[view]Cyphertown Throwdown "TORCH OF TRUTH" A Fundraiser for the Tibetan Olympic Justice Campaign
Temple Nightclub
540 Howard @ 1st - Financial District
San Francisco

Sun, Nov 11, 2007 7:00 pm
[view]Dahr Jamail presenting his new book "Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches From an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq"
Fellowship Hall, First Baptist Church
305 N. California Ave
Palo Alto
Monday, November 12th

Mon, Nov 12, 2007 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
[view]BREAKING GROUND: Urban Gardening Youth Conference
CELLspace
2050 Bryant Street
San Francisco

Mon, Nov 12, 2007 - Tue, Nov 13, 2007 6:00 pm
[view]"Electing the Next President", Mark Halperin and John Harris speak
Novmeber 12: The Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater- November 13: The Herbst Theatre
November 12: 1700 Alum Rock Avenue- November 13: 401 Van Ness Avenue
November 12: San Jose- November 13: San Francisco

Mon, Nov 12, 2007 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
[view]Orphans of Rwanda: With Dr. Paul Farmer World renowned physician and anthropologist
Herbst International Exhibition Hall
385 Moraga Avenue
San Francisco

Mon, Nov 12, 2007 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
[view]"Green Car Alternatives" with Bradley Berman
Anna's Jazz Island
2120 Allston Way
Berkeley
Tuesday, November 13th

Tue, Nov 13, 2007 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
[view]Open Sidewalk Studios: Recruit Artists NOT Soldiers
Berkeley

Tue, Nov 13, 2007 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
[view]Phil Borges Gallery Reception and Book Signing
FiftyCrows Gallery 2nd Floor, Suite 225
49 Geary Street
San Francisco

Tue, Nov 13, 2007 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
[view]How The Muslim Community Has Been Impacted By Global Terrorism
SJSU Student Union University Room
One Washington Square
San Jose

Tue, Nov 13, 2007 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
[view]Second Annual Green Business Forum of Marin
Mill Valley Community Center
180 Camino Alto
Mill Valley

Tue, Nov 13, 2007 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
[view]'Listen to Iran's People: a Call for Peace'
Unitarian Universalists of San Mate
300 E. Santa Inez
San Mateo

Tue, Nov 13, 2007 7:00 pm
[view]ANARCHY AND ART A Presentation by Allan Antliff
AK Press
674-A 23rd Street (between MLK and San Pablo, near 19th
Oakland

Tue, Nov 13, 2007 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
[view] Iraq and U.S. Politics: Taking Stock and Thinking Ahead
Niebyl Proctor Marxist Library
6501 Telegraph Ave (wheelchair accessible)
Oakland

Tue, Nov 13, 2007 7:30 pm
[view]NAOMI WOLF : "The End of America" in conversation with Daniel Ellsberg, Lakshmi Chaudhry & Peter Laufer
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
2345 Channing Way (entrance near corner of Durant Ave and Dana Ct)
Berkeley
Wednesday, November 14th

Wed, Nov 14, 2007 6:00 pm
[view]Meet Vijay Vaitheeswaran, author of "Zoom: The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future"
World Affairs Council, 2nd Floor Auditorium
312 Sutter St.
San Francisco

Wed, Nov 14, 2007 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
[view]The End of Oil- Richard Heinberg
Pacific Energy Center
851 Howard Street between 4th and 5th Streets, Powell Street BART
San Francisco

Wed, Nov 14, 2007 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
[view]What's good in Israel and Palestine? / Presentation by Lorin Peters
Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center
55 Eckley ***
Walnut Creek

Wed, Nov 14, 2007 7:00 pm
[view]Roberto Tinoco Duran Author of Darkspark Poetry Reading & Book Signing
The Galeria de la Raza
2857 24th St
San Francisco

Wed, Nov 14, 2007 7:30 pm
[view]Public Talk on Measure T: the anti-corporate legislative success story of 2006
Counter Pulse
1310 Mission Street (near 9th Street)
San Francisco

Wed, Nov 14, 2007 7:30 pm
[view]David Barsamian presents his new book "Targeting Iran"
Fellowship Hall, First Baptist Church
305 N. California Ave.
Palo Alto

Wed, Nov 14, 2007 7:30 pm
[view]Amnesty International San Francisco Group 30 monthly meeting
Unitarian Church
Corner of Franklin Ave & Geary Blvd
San Francisco, CA

Wed, Nov 14, 2007 9:00 pm
[view]Activist folk singer Steve Taylor-Ramírez
Plough and the Stars
116 Clement Street (at 2nd Avenue)
San Francisco
Thursday, November 15th

Thu, Nov 15, 2007 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
[view]WHEN THE WAR COMES HOME
Cole Hall UCSF
513 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco

Thu, Nov 15, 2007 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
[view]Hillel of Silicon Valley presents: Terrorism & Human Rights
MLK Library Cultural Heritage Room 5th Floor
150 E. San Fernando St. (Corner of 4th St. and San Fernando St.)
San Jose, CA, 95112

Thu, Nov 15, 2007 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
[view]Beyond Endless War: Iraq, Terror and American Power, with Mark Danner
Commonwealth Club
595 Market St.
San Francisco

Thu, Nov 15, 2007 5:30 pm
[view]Meet Amy Chua, author of "Hyperpowers Throughout History: Will the US Prevail?"
World Affairs Council, 2nd Floor Auditorium
312 Sutter St.
San Francisco

Thu, Nov 15, 2007 7:30 pm
[view]The Ethiopian Jews of Israel w/author Len Lyons
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley
Friday, November 16th

Fri, Nov 16, 2007 - Sat, Nov 17, 2007
[view]"Educating for Justice: Teaching for Labor and Community Power" with Dolores Huerta, Bill Fletcher Jr. & Nelson Lichtenstein
City College of San Francisco
1125 Valencia Street
San Francisco

Fri, Nov 16, 2007 11:40 am
[view]PROTEST AGAINST CIA TORTURE FLIGHTS
March from San Jose Caltrain station to Jeppesen headquarters, Picket, and Press Conference at Jeppesen Headquarters
Jeppesen corporate headquarters is at 225 W. Santa Clara St. #1600
San Jose

Fri, Nov 16, 2007 12:00 pm
[view]Day of Empire
UC: Berkeley
145 Dwinelle
Berkeley

Fri, Nov 16, 2007 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
[view]Post Traumatic Art Disorder - Art as a Response to War
A. Muse Gallery
614 Alabama Street (at 18th Street)
San Francisco

Fri, Nov 16, 2007 7:00 pm
[view]Film: Maquilápolis: City of Factories with guest speaker, Myrna Santiago
First United Methodist Church
9 Ross Valley Drive (off Fourth St.)
San Rafael

Fri, Nov 16, 2007 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
[view]"EYE ON MEXICO": JOHN ROSS CELEBRATES THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION
New College Theatre
777 Valencia St.
San Francisco

Fri, Nov 16, 2007 7:00 pm
[view]"WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY"
UU Fellowship Hall
Berkeley
Saturday, November 17th

Sat, Nov 17, 2007 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
[view]Facing State Violence: Truth, Justice, & Healing
Pacific School of Religion
1798 Scenic Avenue
Berkeley, CA, 94709

Sat, Nov 17, 2007 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
[view]Easy Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy Summit
Oakland, CA

Sat, Nov 17, 2007 5:30 pm
[view]Forum- Che Guevara: Irrepressible Revolutionary
Centro del Pueblo
474 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA

Sat, Nov 17, 2007 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
[view]Galería de la Raza presents- PACHANGA 2007
Galería de la Raza
2857 24th St.
San Francisco
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