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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23
Remembering torture victims
Commemorate U.N.-enacted International Day in Support of Victims of Torture at this screening of The Response, a courtroom drama based on the transcripts of the Guantanamo Bay military tribunals. Featuring guest speakers from UCSF and SF State, members of Survivors International, Amnesty International, and Health Professionals Against Torture.
6 p.m., free
Amnesty International SF Office, Suite 210
350 Sansome, SF
(415) 546-2080
Water bond happy hour
Join the Food and Water Watch team in helping to get voters to reject the California water bond on the November ballot. Meet others who care about the issues and discuss a sustainable water future for California and how water issues effect us all. Raffles of stainless steel water bottles benefit Food and Water Watch, a local nonprofit corporate accountability organization.
6 p.m., free
Elixir Bar
3200 16th St., SF
THURSDAY, JUNE 24
Radically queer
Radical Women celebrates LGBTIQ month with a panel discussion titled "Queer Radicals: Strategies for Our Movement." Queer and transgender activists will discuss how to build a militant movement for LGBT liberation. Pre-discussion buffet with vegetarian options available at 6:15 p.m. for $7.50. Call for information about childcare.
7 p.m., free
New Valencia Hall
Suite 202
625 Larkin, SF
(415) 864-1278
SATURDAY, JUNE 26
Protest Big Oil
Join thousands for a beach lie-in to create a "slash oil" image that will be photographed from a helicopter. Arrive no later than 10:30 a.m. to participate. Attendees will receive an overhead postcard of the event. Then at noon, join Hands Across the Sand, an international statement on protecting coastlines from oil pollution. Carpooling, biking, or taking public transit to the events is highly encouraged.
10 a.m.; free, donations accepted
Ocean Beach
1000 Great Highway, SF
SUNDAY, JUNE 27
Have a good cry
Attend this "cry-in" against the commercialization and corporate sponsorship of the Gay Pride festival. Wear your most morbidly gothic clothing, bring your favorite sad songs, and share your best morose attitude with other queer people and allies eulogizing the demise of the grassroots queer community.
2 p.m., free
San Francisco LGBT Center
1800 Market, SF
MONDAY, JUNE 28
Honduras resistance
Watch three videos presented by the Bay Area Latin America Solidarity Coalition (BALASC) on the 2009 military coup in Honduras. Proceeds benefit the Popular Resistance in Honduras.
8 p.m., $6
Artists’ Television Access
992 Valencia, SF
A tale of animal liberation
Hear activist and former prisoner Andy Stepanian tell how he stood up to one of the world’s largest contract animal testing labs, was charged with terrorism, and served three years in federal prison.
7 p.m., free
Station 40
3030B 16th St., SF
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