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ALERTS By Deborah Giattina› alerts@sfbg.com WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 Meet the war resistersHear Pablo Paredes and Aiden Delgado, both conscientious objectors to the war in Iraq, speak about the growing movement of war resisters. Heller Lounge, UC Berkeley Student Union Telegraph at Bancroft, Berk. Free (415) 255-7331 Also Sat/4, noon–2 p.m., Vet's Building, Room 219, 401 Van Ness, SF Public education in SFEric Mar and Jill Wynns of the San Francisco Board of Education discuss the state of public education in the city at the next meeting of San Francisco for Democracy. 7–9 p.m. Schroeder's 240 Front, SF www.sf4democracy.com
Pet ballBring your dog to the 11th annual Bark and Whine Ball hosted by the San Francisco SPCA and Critter Lovers at Work. Dress is formal for this catered affair featuring a silent auction and music by the Dick Bright Orchestra. 7–10:30 p.m. San Francisco Gift Center Pavilion 888 Brannan, SF $75–$125; $20 for dogs (415) 522-3535 www.barkandwhine.org Women's rights worldwideCome to a five-day forum on global women's rights sponsored by the University of San Francisco Department of Media Studies, including lectures covering labor rights; migrant, transgendered sex workers; the international women's movement; and other issues affecting women around the world. Thurs/2 through March 9 6–8 p.m. Harney Hall, Room 127, and Xavier Hall, Maraschie Room University of San Francisco Golden Gate at Kittredge, SF (415) 422-6074 nasstromk@usfca.edu
Iraq war teach-inLearn about the far-reaching impact of the Iraq war and possible future US foreign policies in the Middle East at a teach-in put on by the International Act Now to Stop War and End Racism Coalition. 1–4 p.m. San Francisco Women's Building 3543 18th St., SF (415) 821-6545 www.internationalanswer.org
Oscar party and benefitHelp a good cause while watching the Oscars on a big screen and enjoying food and raffles at a benefit party for STAND! Against Domestic Violence. 4:30 p.m. Brenden Theatre 1985 Willow Pass Road, Concord $40–$50 (925) 603-0125 www.standaginstdv.org
Artist town hallHear Jeffery Vallance, an artist based in Los Angeles, speak about how he and the graduating class of the California College of the Arts MA in Curatorial Practice program are proposing a federal law that would create a benefit fund for visual artists by calling for a 1 percent tax on all art sales in the US. 6–8 p.m. California College of the Arts GC1 Graduate Center 1111 Eighth St., SF Free (415) 552-7288 jmartin4@cca.edu * 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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