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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 11
Anarchists Salon
Join this monthly discussion, sponsored by Bay Area anarchists, aimed at encouraging constructive dialogue and debate about strategies for social transformation. People from diverse anarchist perspectives are welcome to help brainstorm projects and organizing efforts. Proceeds benefit the Oakland 100.
7 p.m., $3–$5 suggested
Station 40
3030B 16th St., SF
Bay Area Timebank
Learn how you can exchange services, save money, and build a stronger community using this new timebank website that allows you to earn one "time dollar" for every hour you spend doing something for another member. Time dollars can then be traded for something you need, like goods and services. Half the bar tips from this informal luncheon will be donated to the project.
9 p.m., free
Elixir
3200 16th St., SF
THURSDAY, AUG. 12
"Problema 1070"
Poet and MC Yoshimar Reyes leads a night of creative expression by Bay Area performers, spoken word artists, poets, and artists "reflecting on an Arizona state of mind." The event is intended to heighten awareness and broaden perspective on recently enacted xenophobic laws as well as ongoing attacks on the Latino immigrant communities in Arizona, Utah, and California.
7 p.m., $7 suggested donation
Mission Cultural Center Theater
2868 Mission, SF
(415) 821-1155
Women of Color Theory
Join radical feminists for a discussion from the feminist anthology, This Bridge Called My Back. The event features excerpts from Racism in the Women’s Movement, including writers Judit Moschkovich, Rosario Morales, Audre Lorde, and Doris Davenport. A summer buffet will be available beforehand for $7.50.
7 p.m., free
New Valencia Hall
625 Larkin, SF
(415) 864-1278
SATURDAY, AUG. 14
Conspiracy Tour 2010
This nationwide tour aims to raise awareness for the political activists from Minneapolis who are facing felony charges under the Patriot Act for conspiracy to commit riot and criminal damage during the 2008 Republican National Convention. Featuring performances and presentations. Proceeds benefit the RNC 8 legal defense fund.
7 p.m., donations encouraged
Station 40
3030B 16th St., SF
www. conspiracytour.wordpress.com
Defend Social Security
Join the California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA) and the San Francisco Central Labor Council to celebrate and defend Social Security, on it’s 75th anniversary. The protest aims to raise awareness for the negative impacts that cuts to Social Security programs will have on seniors, people with disabilities, kids, and low-income families.
11 a.m., free
New Federal Building Plaza
Mission at Seventh, SF
(415) 215-7575
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