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THURSDAY, NOV. 25
Indigenous People’s Thanksgiving
Join this annual sunrise celebration on Alcatraz Island to honor Mother Earth, the spirit of popular resistance to exploitation, and generations past and future. Sponsored by the International Indian Treaty Council and American Indian Contemporary Arts and featuring guest speakers, drummers, dancers, and MC Lakota Harden.
4:45-6 a.m., $14 (for adult ferry ticket)
Pier 33, SF
(415) 981-7625
FRIDAY, NOV. 26
Malling of the Sacred
Join this Black Friday protest at Emeryville’s Bay Street Mall. The mall was built on top of an ancient Ohlone burial site, and even after years of protest actions by the local Native American community, the construction of the mall was completed after the human remains were unearthed.
11a.m.–3p.m., free
Shellmound and Ohlone, Emeryville
(510 )575-8408
Fur-free Friday
Thousands of animals are slaughtered for their fur each year. Join in a peaceful protest against the fur industry on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
Noon–2 p.m., free
Union Square, SF
(415) 448-0058
SATURDAY, NOV. 27
South of the Border
Director Oliver Stone journeys south to interview Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to investigate how the United States media has depicted him. He also speaks with several other South American presidents and creates an eye-opening documentary in the process.
1:30–4 p.m., free
Fremont Library
2400 Stevenson, Fremont
(510) 745-1400
TUESDAY, NOV. 30
Talking Trotsky
Join the Freedom Socialist Party for a screening of Sergei Eisenstein’s 1927 film The History of the Russian Revolution. The film is part of the Leon Trotsky discussion circle and encapsulates the world’s first socialist uprising.
7 p.m., $2–$5 sliding scale
New Valencia Hall
625 Larkin, Room 202, SF
(415) 864-1278
Death of Liberalism
Come hear journalist and author Chris Hedges discuss his latest book, The Death of the Liberal Class, which chronicles the gradual corruption and death of liberalism in the U.S., which was for decades a defense against the worst excesses of power.
6:30 p.m., $12
First Congregation Church
2345 Channing, Berk.
(510)967-4495
Green Film Festival
Enjoy a lively selection of short films including Matt Briggs; The Krill is Gone, which raises awareness of the growing threat to the world’s oceans, and Dive, in which filmmaker Jeremy Seifert and friends Dumpster dive in the back alleys and gated garbage receptacles of Los Angeles supermarkets. 6–9p.m., $10–$20 sliding scale
Ninth Street Independent Film Center
145 Ninth St., SF
www.sfgreenfilmfest2011launch.eventbrite.com
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