November 6, 2002

Animal liberation

Thursday, Nov. 7, attend a slide show presentation titled "Animal Liberation through an Eco-Feminist Lens," which explores parallels between the objectification, exploitation, and abuse of women and animals in everything from pornography to animal testing. 8 p.m., San Francisco Women's Building, 3543 18th St. S.F. $5-$15 sliding scale. (415) 364-3053.

Fight corporate greed

Thursday, Nov. 7, join the Coalition for Workers Rights, made up of workers and activists from environmental, labor, community, and global trade groups, at the "Connect the Dots" march and rally against corporate greed. 11:30 a.m., Federal Building, 1301 Clay, Oakl. (510) 632-4242.

True costs of petroleum

Thursday, Nov. 7, attend a kickoff event for "True Costs of Petroleum," a series of panel discussions with leading activists on the problems with petroleum dependency and the movements for sustainable alternatives. 9 p.m., Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo, Berk. Free. (510) 548-2220, ext. 233.

Alexander Cockburn

Friday, Nov. 8, come hear muckraker Alexander Cockburn speak on the U.S. attack on Iraq, nuclear danger, and his new spoken word CD, Beating the Devil. 7 p.m., AK Press Warehouse, 674A 23rd St., Oakl. Free. (510) 208-1700.

New federalism

Friday, Nov. 8, Ruben Barrales, director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and deputy assistant to President George W. Bush, gives a talk titled "Federalism in the 21st Century," at the first Victor Jones Memorial Lecture on Metropolitan Governance. 2-4 p.m., UC Berkeley, Barrows Hall, Lipman Room, Berk. Free. (510) 642-1474.

Green Festival

Saturday, Nov. 9-Sunday, Nov. 10, attend workshops, lectures, and product demonstrations on topics such as renewable energy, shareholder activism, and organic farming at this expo of socially and environmentally responsible businesses and nonprofits. Sat., 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-7 p.m., San Francisco Concourse, 635 Eighth St., S.F. $10. (415) 558-9490.

Defend a defender

Sunday, Nov. 10, help Lynne Stewart, the New York criminal defense attorney facing 40 years in prison for representing a client convicted for terrorism, at a benefit sponsored by the National Lawyers Guild. Stewart has been charged with criminal conspiracy for defending Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, who was convicted in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. 7-9 p.m., San Francisco Women's Building, 3543 18th St. S.F. Donations accepted. (415) 825-1055.

Health care?

Sunday, Nov. 10, join those concerned with the state of our nation's health care system for Jennifer Lovewell's lecture titled "Death Squad Medicine: The Collapsing Medical Profession," on the lack of available health care and the ethics of the medical profession. Noon, Fellowship of Humanity, 390 27th St., Oakl. Free. (510) 393-5685.

Revolution

Monday, Nov. 11, attend the "Stop the World, Start the Revolution!" speaking tour at its stop in Oakland and find out how the war on terrorism, the prison industrial complex, economic exploitation, environmental destruction, and police brutality are connected and affect us all. 7 p.m., Humanist Hall, 390 27th St., Oakl. Donations accepted. (510) 836-4321.

Zionist theory

Monday, Nov. 11, come to a presentation by Joel Beinin titled "The 1967 War," part of a continuing lecture series sponsored by A Jewish Voice for Peace. 7:30 p.m., Geary Theater, 415 Geary, fifth floor, S.F. $10-$20 sliding scale, $5 students. (415) 789-8279.

Technology and activism

Tuesday, Nov. 12, learn about how technology can help street demonstrators and activists when Howard Rheingold, founding executive editor of HotWired, discusses his new book, Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution. Program 6:15 p.m., reception, 7:30 p.m., Commonwealth Club, 595 Market, second floor, S.F. $18, $10 members. (415) 597-6705 or (415) 597-6706.

Sustainable development

Tuesday, Nov. 12, find out what's going on in the antiglobalization movement following the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development. Josh Karliner of CorpWatch reads from his new book, earthsummit.biz: The Corporate Takeover of Sustainable Development, and Anuradha Mittal of Food First gives a full report from the summit in Johannesburg. 7:30 p.m., Modern Times Bookstore, 888 Valencia, S.F. Free (510) 654-4400, ext. 225.

Israeli militarism

Wednesday, Nov. 13, Israeli activist and organizer Dorothy Noar gives a presentation titled "Merkavas to Plowshares: Transforming Israeli Militarism," sponsored by the International Solidarity Movement, followed by a screening of No One Need Cry, a documentary film about the Jenin refugee camp massacre as told by survivors. 7-9 p.m., Walden Pond Bookstore, 3316 Grand, Oakl. $5-$15 sliding scale. (510) 364-5248.