ALERTSBy Deborah Giattina› alerts@sfbg.com
Bush's marriage proposalsAttend "Pushed to the Altar: Marriage, Poverty, and Politics," a forum on Bush's welfare and marriage-incentive policies sponsored by the Women of Color Resource Center and other groups and featuring panelists Jean Hardisty, of Political Research Associates, Jeanine Hays, of Family Violence Prevention Fund, attorney Lena Ayoub, from the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and activist Renita Pitts, from the Welfare Radio Collaborative. 6–8 p.m. The Women's Building 3543 18th St., SF $5–$10 sliding scale (510) 444-2700
District 3 Dem Club meetingJoin the District 3 Democratic Club at their monthly membership meeting. This month the organization votes for its new executive board. 6:30 p.m. Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center 660 Lombard, SF d3dc@hotmail.com
Make changeSupport Change Makers Books and More for Women by attending this all-female benefit show. Listen to Afro-Cuban group Ojalá and the world beats of Evelie Posch and Deborah "DJ" Hamouris of Moonrise; have your future read to you by a tarot card specialist. 7 p.m. 6536 Telegraph, Oakl. $10-$100, sliding scale (510) 655-2405, www.ChangeMakersForWomen.com Precita Eyes benefitSupport the Precita Eyes Youth Arts program at a benefit with Brava's hip-hop theater act Colored-Ink, poet Alfonso Texidor, MCs, DJs, a graffiti art exhibit, and a live mural performance. 7-10 p.m. Precita Eyes Mural Arts Center 2981 24th St., SF $5–$20 sliding scale (415) 285-2287 Roof gardeningRestoration ecologist Paul Kephart shows how to turn your roof into a self-sustaining yard. Noon–1 p.m. City College of San Francisco, Ocean Campus Science Building, Room 300, SF (415) 239-3580 Ahmid Shawki lectureCome to a talk on African American antiracism movements in the US delivered by Ahmed Shawki, editor of the International Socialist Review and member of the National Council of Arabs. Shawki also appears in Berkeley at Black Oak Books, 1491 Shattuck, on Sun/26 at 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Modern Times Bookstore 888 Valencia, SF (415) 282-9246 Sister powerSister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking, talks about the death penalty in California at an event sponsored by California People of Faith Working Against the Death Penalty and other groups opposed to capital punishment. 7 p.m. Grace Cathedral 1100 California, SF $15 (415) 243-0143 Sweet charityEnjoy yummy chocolate martinis and desserts, along with nonchocolate dinner and hors d'oeuvres, at a fundraiser sponsored by local chocolatiers Scharffen Berger and Café Cacao. Money raised goes to a nonprofit working to clean the water supply of a Dominico-Haitian community in the Dominican Republic. 7–10 p.m. Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker 914 Heinz, Berk. $35–$60 (415) 577-7872
African American authorsCome to a reading of African American authors Brenda K., Itibari M. Zulu, Dexter Vizinau, Larry Ukali Johnson-Redd, and Rev. Cheryl Denise Ward at an event honoring Black History Month. 2–5 p.m. San Francisco Public Library Main Branch Koret Theater, lower level, SF Free (415) 557-4400 Campaign for human rightsSupport human and civil rights, especially for the young and poor, in the Bang4Change Festival, sponsored by the Idris Stelley Foundation. Listen to poets, artists, and musicians, enjoy a fashion show, ethnic market, and educate people about current civil rights problems. noon–5 p.m. Civic Center Plaza Free (415) 595-8251 Honor black historyCelebrate community and African American history by enjoying a multidimensional show including fashion, spoken word, and the Ben Oni Orchestra sponsored by the city of Berkeley's Young Adult Project and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Advisory Board. 1–4:30 p.m. South Berkeley Senior Center 2939 Ellis, Berk. Free (510) 981-6674 Immigration restrictionsListen to immigrant farm workers share the hardships they've endured, and speak out against HR 44347, which would make it a felony to employ undocumented workers, or to be one, at an event sponsored by the United Farm Workers and East Bay Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice. noon–2 p.m. St Elizabeth's Elementary School 1516 33rd Ave., Oakl. Free (510) 682-4302
Commemorate Japanese incarcerationLight a candle for the more than 120,000 Japanese civilians in US concentration camps during WWII and learn about their struggles by watching cultural presentations and films at the Bay Area Day of Remembrance Consortium's event. 2 p.m. AMC Kabuki 8 Theatres 1881 Post, SF $20 (415) 921-5007 www.dayofremembrance.org * Mail items for Alerts to the Guardian Building, 135 Mississippi St., SF, CA 94107; fax to (415) 255-8762; or e-mail alerts@sfbg.com. Please include a contact telephone number. Items must be received at least one week prior to the publication date.
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