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Ending the Creed of Greed: Strategies to Reinvent Economics and Save the Working Class
Mike ‘Dr. Detroit’ Whitty
- Sunday, May 4
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Discover ways to empower yourself and your communities for economic justice.
Global futurist, UCSF School of Management professor, and author of Work and Spirit discusses how the melting middle class may finally wake up and join the working class in birthing a new New Deal and a new economics as if people really matter.
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500 Years of Chicana Women’s History
Elizabeth ‘Betita’ Martinez
- Monday, May 5
- 7:00 PM
In her newest book, this renowned Chicana writer, activist, and lecturer offers a powerful antidote to the omission of Chicanas from U.S. history with a vivid, pictorial account of struggle and survival, resilience and achievement, discrimination and identity. The bilingual text, along with hundreds of photos and other images, ranges from female-centered stories of pre-Columbian Mexico to profiles of contemporary social justice activists, labor leaders, youth organizers, artists, and environmentalists.
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CELL/SELF: a reading of freedom from the prison industrial complex and the health industrial complex
Margo Perin & Multi-Generational Writers & Spoken Word Poets
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Thursday, May 8
- 7:00 PM
Join us as Margo Perin brings together writers of all generations to share their life experiences. Perin is the founder and director of Write & Rise, an organization that provides free writing and publishing programs for adults and youth working towards freedom from incarceration in jail and prison, for the formerly incarcerated upon reentering society, and for at-risk youth at group homes and substance treatment centers.
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Busy Dying
Hilton Obenzinger
- Tuesday, May 13
- 7:00 PM
In his new autobiographical novel, this poet, historian, critic, long-time Middle East peace activist, and recipient of the American Book Award recounts his heritage of Polish Jewish Holocaust survivors, his coming of age as a student radical in Columbia 1968, and the journey up to his current career teaching at Stanford University and his continued participation in activist causes.
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Capitalism and Socialism in China today: A discussion with staff of Socialism and Liberation magazine
Gloria La Riva, Richard Becker, Nathalie Hrizi
- Wednesday, May 14
- 7:00 PM
China poses many important questions for working-class socialist thinkers. From Tibet to ‘market socialism’ to socialism’s potential, join regular Socialism and Liberation contributors along with 2008 presidential candidate of the Party for Socialism and Liberation for a discussion of capitalism and socialism in China today.
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On the Lower Frequencies
Erick Lyle
- Wednesday, May 21
- 7:30 PM
At once a manual, memoir, and history of creative resistance in a world awash with war and poverty, Lyle gives the reader inspiration for living defiantly in these times. An icon on the 1990s zine scene, Lyle (formerly known as Iggy Scam) traces not only the evolution of cities, but of his own thinking, from his early focus on more outré forms of resistance through more contemplative times as he becomes preoccupied with the need for a more affirmative vision of the future.
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Shades of Power: A panel discussion
Phil Hutchings and Elizabeth ‘Betita’ Martinez
- Thursday, May 22
- 7:00 PM
Originally published from 1995-2001 by the Institute for MultiRacial Justice as unique newsletters addressing history, conflicts, and alliances between U.S. communities of color, the past issues of Shades of Power have now been independently published into a single collection. Join Institute co-founders Martinez and Hutchings for a discussion on the current state of multi-racial alliance-building and the continuing relevance of these articles for activism today.
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Third Annual Street Skills Bicycle Safety Course
League of American Bicyclists’ certified instructor Bert Hill
- Sunday, May 25
- 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
This four hour course teaches the basics of safe and enjoyable cycling, including riding in traffic, necessary equipment, crash avoidance, and legal rights and responsibilities. Open to adults 14 and over. Bicycle not required. Note—last year, this course filled up quick, so come early to get a seat! The course is funded by the City of San Francisco MTA.
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Spanish Book Group / Círculo de Lectores de Literatura en Español
- Tuesday, May 27
- 7:00 PM
Join us for our Spanish language book group on the fourth Tuesday of each month. A mix of native speakers and advanced level hablantes, the group has been meeting in the Mission District on a monthly basis for eight years. We will discuss La Velocidad de La Luz by Javier Cercas in May. Books are available for 10% off at the store.
Synopsis:
"After the traditional bestseller Soldiers of Salamis, Cercas returns with a fascinating novel about the force of evil and the corruption of success.
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No-cost Dialogshop
Elizabeth Stark
- Thursday, May 29
- 6:00 PM
Want your dialog to jump off the page? Make every scene unforgettable? Grab your readers with each line? This free two-hour writing workshop will teach you how to write compelling dialog that moves your story and your readers. Come with pen and paper, prepared to write and create the best work of your life. Stark is the author of the novel Shy Girl, finalist for the Lambda Literary and Ferro-Grumely Awards, and a former editor for The Paris Review.
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