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ALERTS By Deborah Giattina› alerts@sfbg.com WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15 Achieve health care reformSupport a healthcare system that provides a single standard of care for everyone. Listen to nurses talk about volunteering in New Orleans, State Senator Keuhel, and former US representative and Oakland mayoral candidate Ronald Dellums talk about a need for healthcare reform. 11 a.m. Marriott, Yerba Buena Ballroom, Salon 10 55 Fourth St., SF Call for price. (510) 273-2200 www.calnurses.org "Dunk a Republican"What better way to find a cure for breast cancer than by raising money for the American Cancer Society? And how better to get your revenge on the GOP than by attending this college fundraiser in which campus Republicans take their turn in the dunking booth? 10 a.m.–2 p.m. MLK Student Union, UC Berkeley Telegraph and Bancroft $2 for one ball, $5 for three balls Racism interviewsContemplate the causes and effects of racism at a session of the James Byrd Jr. Oral History Project. During this workshop, Lani Silver, the project's director, interviews participants Bill Hoskins, Doris Ward, and Jonee Levy about their experiences and records them for posterity. 6–8 p.m. 320 West Portal, SF Free (415) 485-4208
Environmental controlFind out how corporations and the government construct the landscape to control our thoughts and how individuals can undermine their authority by creating a visual dialogue on the street at a lecture and slide show lead by Josh MacPhee, author of Stencil Pirates. 7 p.m. New College Cultural Center 766 Valencia, SF $5 (510) 208-1700
Party with anarchistsCome to the Eighth Annual Anarchist Café, this year benefiting Critical Resistance New Orleans, and enjoy a vegan dinner and live performers. 6 p.m.–midnight The Kitchen 225 Potrero, SF $5–$20 jimhabersf@yahoo.com
LGBT Center galaCelebrate the fourth anniversary of the LGBT Center at its annual gala, featuring a performance by Martha Wash, singer of the hit song "It's Raining Men." 7–11 p.m. Terra Art Gallery 511 Harrison, SF $150 and up (415) 252-7239 Q&A with mayoral candidatesListen to and learn about mayoral candidates Ignacio De La Fuente, Ron Dellums, and Nancy Nadel in a forum where students and residents ask presubmitted questions at a District 4 sponsored event. 11:30 a.m–1 p.m. Lawrence O'Toole Church 3825 High, Oakl. Free (415) 509-9970, dist4questions@gmail.com Stop US invasionJoin the youth coalition of International ANSWER in the third annual protest against the Iraq war. Rally with community members and high school and college students to oppose US control in Iraq. 11 a.m. Civic Center, SF McAllister between Polk and Larkin Free (415) 821-6545, www.answercoalition.org
Immigration rights eventHelp immigration rights leaders raise money to lobby against the anti-immigrant bill HR 4437 soon to be voted on in the US Senate. Sup. Chris Daly and Sheila Chung of the Bay Area Immigration Rights Center host a fundraiser with spoken word, live music, and tango dancing. The bill makes it illegal for anyone, possibly including social service workers, to help an undocumented worker remain in the country and allows for immigration officials to deport noncitizens without due process. 7 p.m.–2 a.m. Red Ink Studios 1035 Market, SF $10–$50 sliding scale (510) 839-7598
Improve workers rightsDiscuss how domineering capitalist beliefs can affect different aspects of society, including the conditions of low-income workers, in a talk led by Steve Williams, executive director of People Organized to Win Employment Rights (POWER). 12:30 p.m. Fireside Room, Universalist Center 1187 Franklin (at Geary), SF Free www.fairwork.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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