Front Page News:
Out & About Calendar
– Compiled by Guy Poole
Friday October 26, 2001
Give to the
Fund for Local Reporting!
Friday, Oct. 26
Listen to James Joyce’s
Ulysses
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
Hulse Rauh leads a group listening. All are welcome.
American Political History
Seminar
noon
Institute of Governmental Studies
UC Berkeley
119 Moses Hall
Jean Edward Smith, Marshall University, will talk about his book, "Grant." 642-4608
Raising the Bar: Latino and
Latina Presence
in the Judiciary and the Struggle for Representation
5 - 7:30 p.m.
UC Berkeley, Boalt Hall
Steinhart Courtyard
Reception honoring Latino Pioneers. 643-8010
U.S. Relations in the Middle
East
12:30 p.m.
Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Ave.
Hatem Bazian, Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at UC Berkeley, will give a lecture. $1
Environmental Ethics
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Graduate Theological Union
2400 Ridge Rd.
A forum led by James Donahue. trees@gtu.edu
Saturday, Oct. 27
Bay Area Coalition to End the
Sanctions on Iraq
5 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program
Berkeley Friends Church
1600 Sacramento
Speakers Hans Von Sponeck, former United Nations Assistant Secretary General, who resigned his position as humanitarian coordinator for Iraq to protest U.N. policies, and Kathy Kelly, founder of Voices in the Wilderness, who has taken 39 humanitarian aid trips to Iraq, call for an end to the U.S. led bombing and sanctions on Iraq. 538-0209 www.endthesanctions. org
Greening Our City Centers
9 a.m. - 10 p.m.
The Gaia Building
2116 Allston Way
The Second Heart of the City Seminar celebrating the opening of Berkeley’s new showcase ecological building and the Gaia Cultural Center. Discussions will focus on strategies and tactics for generating awareness and implementing greener city centers. 649-1817 www.ecocitybuilders.org
Saturday Morning Children’s
Program
10:30 a.m.
La Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave.
Charlie Chin presents traditional Chinese folk tales told in the “tea house” style. $4 adult, $3 children
Berkeley Child Safety Seat
Check-Up
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. (drop-in)
Kittredge Street Parking Facility
2020 Kittredge Street (the old Hinks Parking lot), 2nd Floor
Trained child passenger safety technicians will inspect your safety seatinstallation, inform you of any recalls, and assist you in using your child safety seat properly. Free, sponsored by the Berkeley Public Health and Police Departments, 665-6839, dquan@ci.berkeley.ca. us.
Targeting Civilians
7 p.m.
Berkeley Friends Church
1600 Sacramento St.
Former UN official Hans von Sponeck and Voices in the Wilderness’ Kathy Kelly will discuss the war on Iraq and the current bombing of Afghanistan. $10 Benefits Voices in the Wilderness.
Raising the Bar: Latino and
Latina Presence
in the Judiciary and the Struggle for Representation
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
UC Berkeley, Boalt Hall
Booth Auditorium
An unprecedented gathering of Latino judges from across the country to celebrate and critically examine the contributions of Latinos on the bench. 643-8010
Low-cost Hatha Yoga Classes
9:30 - 11 a.m.
James Kenney Rec. Center
1720 Eighth St.
The City is offering low- cost Hatha Yoga classes for adults. Taught by certified instructor. Drop-ins are welcome. Bring a mat or towel. $6. 981-6650
Medical Mystery Festival
1 - 4 p.m.
Hall of Health
2230 Shattuck Ave.
A Halloween celebration that introduces children to the field of medical science and health-related issues. 549-1564
Disaster First Aid
9 a.m. - noon
Office of Emergency Services
997 Cedar St.
Free classes in Community Emergency Response Training (CERT). 981-5605 www.ci.berkeley.ca.us
Help Cerrito Creek
10 a.m.
Meet at El Cerrito's Creekside Park (south end of Belmont Street).
Join Friends of Five Creeks in removing invasive non-natives to improve habitat on lower Cerrito Creek. Bring shovels and work gloves if you have them. 848 9358, www.fivecreeks.org
Sunday, Oct. 28
Archaeological Institute of
America
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Shorb House
2547 Channing Way
AIA Sunday Symposium: Reports from the Field — Dr. Ian Morris on the 6th century BCE site of Monte Polizzo in Sicily; Dr. Marian Feldman on prestige goods of the Late Bronze Age in the eastern Mediterranean; Dr. Christine Hastorf on early architecture at Chiripa in the Titicaca Basin of the Bolivian Andes. 415-338-1537 barbaram@sfsu.edu
Our Visual Heritage
1 - 4 p.m.
Ashkenaz
1613 San Pablo Ave.
Deaf and Hearing Project of Berkeley presents an ASL (American Sign Language) accessible event, in recognition of World and Domestic Violence Prevention Disability Awareness Month featuring, music, dance, information and more. $10, Children under 12 free. 644-2003, 644-2000 (TTY)
– Compiled by Guy Poole
