January 27 2020
DAVID TALBOT
Between Heaven and Hell: The Story of My Stroke
Between Heaven and Hell is a Powerful reminder of how a major health crisis can positively alter one’s identity and shift one’s perspective on life itself.
Upcoming Events
January 29 2020
MONEY FOR AIDS, NOT WAR
Veterans of the “Money for AIDS, Not for War” movement invite you to a lecture to discuss direct action as well as connections between war spending and social crises. This Shaping San Francisco lecture takes place Wednesday, January 29th from 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM at the Eric Quezada Center, 518 Valencia Street in San Francisco....
February 1 2020
SICK PLANT CLINIC
The UC Berkeley Botanical Garden hosts its monthly Sick Plant Clinic, where entomologists will be available to identify the pests living in your plants. The event takes place Saturday, February 1st from 9AM–noon at 200 Centennial Drive in Berkeley. For details, call 510-643-2755.
February 1 2020
HEALTHY PARKS, HEALTHY PEOPLE
“Healthy Parks, Healthy People,” invites you to a nature walk to explore the city’s natural areas while socializing with new friends, feeling fit, and finding new inspiration in the city’s native plants and wildlife. The walk takes place Saturday, February 1st from 10 AM to 12 PM at Stow Lake by the Boathouse in Golden...
February 1 2020
BRAXTON IN THE BAY
Braxton in the Bay celebrates the music, life and enduring influence of visionary composer, bandleader, multi-instrumentalist and musical thinker Anthony Braxton in a concert of his music. The Concert is Saturday February 1st at 8:30PM at 511 48th Street in Oakland. For details, call 510-923-1074.
February 1 2020
ART & ARTIFACTS
Rua’h Community Outreach presents the 9th Annual Black History Art & Artifacts Exhibit. The exhibit takes place Saturday, February 1 through Wednesday, February 8. The opening reception on February 1 starts at 2pm. The exhibit happens at 3415 Oakley Road in Antioch. For details, call 925.787.4827.
February 2 2020
HOW WE WIN
Activist, sociologist, George Lakey, and author Kazu Haga, facilitate a workshop on, “How We Win,” to give details about how to achieve needed social change. The workshop takes place Sunday, February 2nd at 2:30 PM at 1924 Cedar Street in Berkeley. For details, call (510) 500-7853.
February 4 2020
PETER JAN HONIGSBERG
A Place Outside the Law: Forgotten Voices From Guantanamo
Peter Jan Honigsberg, offers the most comprehensive picture to date of the lives that were deeply and often traumatically transformed by Guantanamo.
February 22 2020
Community Advisory Board
Regular meeting.
February 27 2020
CODE RED: How Progressives & Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country
Will progressives and moderates feud while America burns? Or will they take advantage of the greatest opportunity since the New Deal Era to strengthen American democracy, foster social justice, and turn back the threats of the Trump Era?