District Six candidates forum

Thursday, June 27, District Six supervisorial candidates Chris Daly, Michael Sweet, Robert Power, Garrett Jenkins, Arthur Jackson, and possibly others address homelessness, billboards, South Beach development, and other issues at a candidates forum presented by the Brannan Neighborhood Committee. 7-9 p.m., Delancey Street Foundation Town Hall, Meeting Room, 600 Embarcadero, S.F. Free. (408) 390-8320.

District Three Democrats

Thursday, June 27, the District Three Democratic Club invites the public to join its regular meeting to talk about state propositions, Sup. Tony Hall's Home Ownership Program for Equity proposal, and airport expansion plans. 6-8:30 p.m., Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center, 660 Lombard, S.F. Free. (415) 928-4044.

Free Peltier!

Thursday, June 27, Leonard Peltier attorney Bruce Ellison gives an update on the legal struggle to free the Native American activist and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's attempt to thwart his clemency and parole efforts. Proceeds benefit Peltier. 7 p.m., La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck, Berk. $5-$15. (415) 648-8472.

'Ironies and Absurdities of Reproductive Rights'

Thursday, June 27, award-winning Bay Area filmmaker Tiffany Shlain presents "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness," a short film that ponders what would happen if reproductive rights were suddenly taken away. Dian Harrison of Planned Parenthood moderates a panel discussion with Shlain, cowriter-producer Xandra Castleton, and Maya Draisin afterward, with a "soiree" at 111 Minna Gallery to follow. The evening is sponsored by Inforum, a division of the Commonwealth Club of California. Check-in 6:15 p.m., screening and panel 7 p.m., Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater, 701 Mission, S.F.; reception 8:30 p.m., 111 Minna Gallery, 111 Minna, S.F. $15 for 29 and under, $20 for 30 and up. Reservations preferred. (415) 597-6705.

Socialists on Kashmir

Thursday, June 27, Todd Chretien of the International Socialist Organization discusses the heightened tensions along the India-Pakistan border and the effects of President George W. Bush's foreign policy at a general meeting of the ISO. 7 p.m., Walden Pond Bookstore, 3316 Grand, Oakl. Free. (510) 594-4081.

Workers unite (and eat)!

Thursday, June 27, support West Coast port workers – dockworkers, sailors, engineers, firefighters, maintenance workers, and mates – whose contracts expire in less than two weeks at a rally and barbecue featuring Teamster president Jimmy Hoffa Jr., Richard Trumka of the AFL-CIO, International Longshore and Warehouse Union president Jim Spinosa, and others. Shuttle 10 a.m., 100 Oak, Oakl.; rally 11 a.m., International Maritime Center, Port View Park, 4001 Seventh St., Oakl. Free. (415) 776-8100.

Gold rush revisited

Thursday, June 27-Friday, June 28, documentary filmmaker Pratap Chatterjee screens his film, "Gold, Greed, and Genocide: Unmasking the Myth of the 49ers," about the effects of the 1849 gold rush on native peoples and the environment. A panel discussion with northern California tribal representatives, cohosted by Chatterjee and the International Indian Treaty Council, follows. Thurs., 7 p.m., Mission Cultural Center, 2868 Mission, S.F.; Fri., 7 p.m., Center for Culture, Ecology, and Bayan, 1808 Fifth St., Berk. $5 donation requested. (415) 641-4482.

Grassroots resistance reports

Friday, June 28, Indymedia presents "News: It's Not Just for Corporations Anymore," video reports from grassroots resistance movements around the world, from San Francisco to the West Bank. 8 p.m., Artists' Television Access, 992 Valencia, S.F. $5 donation requested. (415) 824-3890.

Let the jury speak

Friday, June 28, Darryl Cherney asks supporters to pack the federal court hearings on his claim of false arrest and the San Francisco Chronicle and the Oakland Tribune's motion to remove the jury's gag order in the Bari v. FBI case. 10 a.m., Oakland Federal Courthouse, 1301 Clay, Oakl. Call (510) 663-6330 to verify time.

Protest the FBI

Friday, June 28, protest FBI attacks on civil rights and civil liberties, racial profiling, government union-busting, Bush's efforts to expand FBI powers, and more at a march and rally organized by the International Act Now to Stop War and End Racism Coalition. Rally 5 p.m., Powell and Market; march 6 p.m., protest 6:30 p.m., Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate, S.F. (415) 821-6545.

How to build 'green'

Saturday, June 29, the Ecology Center hosts a workshop on ecofriendly building alternatives, such as straw-bale construction and solar power for any size project, by Berkeley architects Mark Gorrell and Greg VanMechelen. 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo, Berk. $15, $10 members. (510) 548-2220, ext. 233. Reservations preferred.

'Labor and Democratic Rights'

Saturday, June 29, attend the Northern California Labor Conference on democratic rights during Bush's war on terrorism for forums and workshops on how racial profiling, the Maritime Security Act, and the USA PATRIOT Act affect workers, immigrants, and minorities. The conference has been endorsed by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 10, Executive Board and Strike Committee, the Labor Video Project, the Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee, the Bay Area Chapter-National Lawyers Guild and others. Registration 9:30-10 a.m., conference 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Valley Life Sciences Building, Room 2040, UC Berkeley, Berk. $10-$25. (415) 282-1908.

Confront conformity

Sunday, June 30, Gay Shame puts on a "festival of resistance" against "the consumerism, blind patriotism, and assimilationist agenda of the S.F. Pride Parade." Come dressed to dissent. 11 a.m., Ninth St. and Mission, S.F. Free. (415) 540-2947.

Make room for bikes

Tuesday, July 2, find out about the San Francisco Bike Coalition's campaign for more bike lanes by attending the Market Bike Committee's second meeting, where it will be showing off street maps and plans for its proposed bike lanes and paths along Market Street. 6 p.m., San Francisco LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market, Room Q35, S.F. Free. (415) 431-2453.

Support public records laws

Ongoing, tell your state legislators to put SCA 7, state senator John Burton's proposal to strengthen open-meeting and public record laws, on the November ballot. The June 27 deadline has been extended to July 18. Find your representatives at www.senate.ca.gov and www.assembly.ca.gov. For more details on SCA 7 go to www.cfac.org.

Take back the power

Ongoing, tell Burton to support A.B. 117, the "Community Choice" bill vetoed by Gov. Gray Davis last year. The bill gives municipalities the authority to contract out for electricity. Also ask Burton to restore the amendment for local control of the ratepayer-financed energy-efficiency fund that currently goes to PG&E. The time to act is now. Call Burton's local office at (415) 557-1300. For more information call (415) 451-1727 or go to www.local.org.