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WEDNESDAY 26
San Francisco’s budget crisis
Youth from the Bay Area Urban Debate League opine on solving the budget crisis in San Francisco. These electrifying young orators seek to engage the community in conversation and share their research about the current economic atmosphere.
6 p.m., free
SFUSD Board Room
555 Franklin St, 1st Floor
THURSDAY 27
Progressive prospects in fall election
Bay Guardian Executive Editor Tim Redmond holds a talk on how the upcoming election will effect the progressive community. Join in discussion, sponsored by Progressive Democrats of America, and ask questions regarding mayoral candidates and city politics.
7-9pm, free
Unitarian Universalist Center, Martin Luther King Room
1187 Franklin, SF
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FRIDAY 28
White Picket Fences Reception
This multi-media visual and performance art exhibit highlights queer perspectives on the family unit and reflections of contemporary marriage and relationships. Artists like Midori, Monica Canilao, Harrison Bartlett, Mev Luna, Amelia Reiff Hill and Madison Young conjure dialogue in and out of the LGBT community on the dynamics of progressive life. This family oriented event is open to all ages and will be catered with food, wine and performances of featured artists.
7:30-10 p.m.
Michelle O’Connor Gallery
2111 Mission, SF
SUNDAY 30
Organize and fight back
The Party for Socialism and Revolution is holding its NorCal Regional Conference, with discussions on how big corporations avoid taxes, endless U.S. Wars, the cost of higher education, the prospects for capitalism and socialism, and other topics.
10 a.m.-5 p.m., $7-10
2969 Mission, SF
(415) 821-6171
sf@pwlweb.org
Making Democracy Work
Celebrate 17 years of social justice service with keynote speakers Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN) and Imam Siraj Wahhaj, religious director of At-Taqwa Mosque in NY, at a dinner banquet. This fundraiser supports the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Islamic grassroots civil rights and advocacy group in the country.
5-10 p.m.
Santa Clara Marriott
2700 Mission College, Santa Clara
(408) 986-9874
www.ca.cair.com/sfba/event/17thannualbanquet
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