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by deborah giattina

Riot-Folk anniversary

Wednesday, Nov. 23 through Friday, Nov. 25, join Riot-Folk, an antiprofit collective of eight radical activists who perform folk music, as they celebrate their one-year anniversary with three days of free music, food, and fun. Wed/23, concert, 6:30-10:30 p.m., Station 40, 3030 16th St., SF. Free. Thurs/23, vegetarian potluck, 6-9 p.m., Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo, Berk. Fri/25, street party, 12-2 p.m., corner of Powell and Market, SF. $10 suggested donation. www.riot-folk.org.

Thanksgiving for homeless

Through Thursday, Nov. 24, homeless people can get a free meal voucher for Thanksgiving dinner at Zahid Salimi's Indus Village restaurant. The menu includes turkey tikka masala, vegetable curry, basmati rice, naan bread, and chai. Pick up vouchers Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m., KPFA Radio, 1929 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berk., or 5 p.m., Mon.-Fri., Bay Medical Drop-In Clinic, 3706 Telegraph, Oakl.

Sacred walk

Friday, Nov. 25, congratulate the Native American group on the completion of their peace walk covering sacred sites around the bay beginning at Sogorea-Te' Shellmound at Glen Cove in Vallejo and ending at the Emeryville Huchiun Shellmound, or the Bay Street Mall, as it is known to Whitey. 7 p.m., Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Hall, 1924 Cedar, Berk. $10 suggested donation. (510) 528-5403.

Crafty women

Saturday, Nov. 26, attend San Francisco's largest holiday retail fine-crafts fair, Celebration of Craftswomen, hosted by and benefiting the Women's Building. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Fort Mason Festival Pavilion, entrance at intersection of Marina and Buchanan. $8, $6 students and seniors, free for children under 12. (510) 843-4233, www.womensbuilding.org.

Happy un-Thanksgiving

Saturday, Nov. 26, learn more about the Winnemem Wintu tribe during the dedication of an "un-Thanksgiving" mural honoring the tribe's struggle against cultural extinction after losing their homeland to the Shasta Dam in 1945. The event includes a screening of In the Light of Reverence and a presentation by the tribal chief, Caleen Sisk-Franco. 1-2 p.m., Clarion Alley at Valencia, SF. Free. (415) 821-7282, sfpc@missionartist.net.

Political prisoner week

Monday, Nov. 28 through Thursday, Dec. 1, show your solidarity with people who have been incarcerated for their political beliefs and actions. Events in the Bay Area include screenings by New College's Activism and Social Change Program of The Real Eco-Terrorists and Call Me Nuh on Monday and Beyond the Walls and Hambre de Justicia on Tuesday. Club Knowledge cosponsors a screening of All Power to the People and Mission Against Terror on Wednesday and Women in Struggle and Repatriation (excerpts) on Thursday. Mon/28 and Tues/29, 6:30-9:30 p.m., New College of California Cultural Center, 766 Valencia, SF; Wed/30 and Thurs/1, 6-9 p.m., Laney Community College, Student Center, Irma Walker Conference Room, suite 401, 900 Fallon, Oakl. Call for price. (415) 869-8087, intdaysolpp@yahoo.com

Girl gamers

Tuesday, Nov. 29, attend a talk on the strides women have made in the Olympics given by International Olympic Committee member Anita L. DeFrantz in conversation with the San Francisco Chronicle's Joan Ryan at an event sponsored by the International Museum of Women. 6 p.m., Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 222 Sansome, SF. $25, $20 nonmembers. (415) 487-6447, www.imow.org.

Native American documentary

Tuesday, Nov. 29, put down Rock Star's latest video-game release and check out Warriors of Wounded Knee 1973, which documents the 71 days that members of the American Indian Movement occupied the famed site of a Native massacre in 1890 with nothing more than hunting rifles, fake guns, and an AK-47. Can you keep your hand on the joystick for even 71 hours? 8 p.m., El Rio, 3158 Mission, SF. Donations accepted. (415) 282-3325, www.elriosf.com.

Fighting a dam

Wednesday, Nov. 30, see a documentary about Berta Quintreman, an 88-year-old native of the Mapuche Pewenche community who lead a group to oppose the Ralco Project, a dam that would flood their centuries-old village. Director Jeanette Paillán answers questions after the screening. 7 p.m., Humanist Hall, 390 27th St., Oakl. Free, $5 donations accepted. (510) 559-2981.

Populist science

Wednesday, Nov. 30, come to a signing and talk given by Clifford D. Conner, author of A People's History of Science, on how regular people – not just Galileo, Newton, and Einstein – have contributed to scientific discovery and understanding. 7:30 p.m., Socialist Action Bookstore, 298 Valencia, SF. $3-$5. (415) 255-1080, markostapiak@yahoo.com.

Women's health crusaders

Wednesday, Nov. 30, hear health advocates Victoria Hale, founder of Institute for One World Health, Celeste Robb-Nicholson, editor-in-chief of Harvard Women's Health Watch, and Dr. Anne L. Taylor from the University of Minnesota's medical school discuss what the medical industry needs to do to meet women's health needs around the world at all income levels. 5:30 p.m. reception, 6 p.m. program, Commonwealth Club of California, 595 Market, second floor, SF. $18, free for members. (415) 597-6712.

Research assistance by Scott O'Leary.

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