WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22
Police graft
This event, part of the Shaping SF Public Talk series, will focus on the 1937 Atherton Report that blew the lid off San Francisco police corruption in that era. Speakers Hank Chapot and Chris Agee will address their research, on the report and on SF policing and crime in the 1950s, respectively.
7:30pm, free
CounterPULSE
1310 Mission, SF
www.counterpulse.org/?tribe_events=shaping-sf-public-talk-police-graft-in-san-francisco/
THURSDAY, FEB. 23
Eviction community forum
A panel discussion and chance to access resources for those affected by and interested in the epidemic of foreclosures and evictions in our neighborhoods. Hear from community organizers, foreclosure lawyers, and affected homeowners and tenants. This is organized by Occupy Bernal and will feature Spanish translation and childcare.
7pm, free
Bernal Heights Community Center
515 Cortland, SF
415-821-7617
Garden for the environment
Enjoy live music, food from Haight Street Market, a raffle, and a celebration of urban permaculture at the fundraiser. The Haight Ashbury Neighborhood Center celebrates the achievements of Garden for the Environment, a group that maintains a one-acre garden in the Sunset demonstrating the educational, environmental and food-security possibilities of permaculture.
6pm, $5
111 Minna, SF
www.hanc-sf.org/urban-farming-fundraiser-and-party.html
FRIDAY, FEB. 24
History of porn
Join author Sam Benjamin and golden age porn star Richard Pacheco for a lively presentation chronicling how porn emerged in its present form by looking back over past decades. The presentation will use non-explicit clips but promises to be funny and informative. Benjamin is the author of American Gangbang: A Love Story.
8pm, $10-30 suggested donation
Center for Sex and Culture
1349 Mission, SF
SATURDAY, FEB. 25
Foreclose on Wells Fargo CEO
A demonstration, complete with street theater and education, as activists attempt to foreclose on and evict Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf. According to Occupy Bernal, this fun community event will feature “street theater to foreclose, auction home, and evict the CEO, music, Pride at Work dance mob, and special surprise bidders.”
1pm, free
1090 Chestnut, SF
www.occupybernal.org/wordpress
Deep Green Resistance
Have you ever felt that to continue to live on the planet, people must actively dismantle industrial systems which are destroying the earth, perhaps by any means necessary? If so, you should hear author Aric McBay speak about his book Deep Green Resistance: Strategy to Save the Planet. In the book, also by Derrick Jensen and Lierre Keith, the authors discuss the philosophies, tactics and implications of this brand of radical environmental activism.
7:30pm, free
Unite HERE Local 2
209 Golden Gate, SF