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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 10
Protest a Mexican dam
Help keep a village in Mexico from being flooded. Come to the Mexican Consulate to protest construction of the El Zapotillo Dam, which would submerge the town of Temacapulín, Jalisco, and provide water to a neighboring state that already loses 40 percent of its water supply in transmission. Join families of Temacapulín in a musical and peaceful protest to stop the dam.
12 p.m.–1p.m., free
Mexican Consulate
532 Folsom, SF
www.internationalrivers.org/node/5908
THURSDAY, NOV. 11
SF Public Press party
Join the nonprofit SF Public Press for drinks and appetizers, pick up a free copy of its latest newspaper, and meet the people who pull it all together.
5:30 p.m., $20 general admission
The Mechanics’ Institute
57 Post, SF
Watch The Big One
Michael Moore’s hilarious cross-country road movie plumbs the depths of corporate America, asking the question: at a time when corporations are posting record profits, why are so many Americans still in danger of losing their jobs? Moore embarks on a one-man campaign to persuade Fortune 500 companies to reconsider their downsizing decisions.
7:30 p.m., $5 donation
Humanity Hall, 390
27th St., Oakl.
www.humanisthall.net/wp/2010/10/17/film-the-big-one-2/
Rally Against KPFA’s cuts
Union workers at America’s first listener-sponsored radio station, KPFA 94.1 FM, have mobilized to oppose imminent cuts to KPFA staffing by their parent organization, the Pacifica Foundation. The Morning Show, Against the Grain, Hard Knock Radio, and KPFA Evening News all appear slated for severe program changes and/or decimating cuts.
4:30–6:30a.m., free
1925-29 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berk.
SATURDAY, NOV. 13
Indybay’s 10th Anniversary Celebration
Indybay, a hub for independent progressive news and activism, has been thriving for a decade, along with SF Bay Area and Santa Cruz Independent Media Centers and other projects. To celebrate and honor its many contributors, come hear form a diverse lineup of speakers from across Northern California discussing independent media’s role in social and environmental justice movements.
12 p.m., $10 donation
Continental Club
1658 12th St., Oakl.
www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/09/11/18658427.php
SUNDAY, NOV. 14
Cultivating a Legacy of Hope
Be a part of the Filipino/American Coalition for Environmental Solidarity (FACES) first-ever community celebration, marking 10 years of building environmental justice and solidarity between the U.S. and the Philippines. Event features a palengke (market) of sustainable crafts, live performances from spoken word poet Aimee Suzara, Diwa Kulintang Ensemble, and guitarist Theresa Calpotura, along with delicious Filipino foods and more.
2–4:30 p.m., free
Bayanihan Community Center
1010 Mission St., SF
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