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Out & About Calendar
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 seat installation, 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)
Berkeley, Where Is It Going
8 p.m.
BTVU ch. 25
Notable Berkeley neighborhood supporters give important informa
tion about the General Plan that will be before the Council in Public Hearings on Oct. 30 and Nov. 6.
Spirit Day at the West
Berkeley Market
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
University Avenue, between 3rd and 4th sreets
Spirit Day will host an outdoor community alter to honor our elders and the people who have lost their lives since Sept. 11. Family-oriented weekly market. Crafts, music, produce, and specialty foods. 654-6346
Vespers of St. Demetrios
4 p.m.
PAOI
2311 Hearst Ave.
A prayer service celebrating St. Demetrios, patron saint of the chapel of Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute. 649-2450
Monday, Oct. 29
Franciscanism, Understanding
the Vision
1 - 2 p.m.
Franciscan School of Theology
1712 Euclid Ave.
Graduate Theological Union presents seminar exploring the lives, times and writings of and about Francis and Clare of Assisi. 848-5232
Lecture - Discovery of Quilting
7:30 p.m.
First Unitarian Church
1 Lawson Road, Kensington
This is Dianne Hire’s own story, her personal expression of the intimate desires to create, to imagine and to express through the medium of quilting. $3 834-3706 www.hirealternatives.com
Affordable Housing Advocacy
Project
3 - 5 p.m.
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis St.
Learn about the latest changes in affordable housing at the state and federal level. 800-773-2110
Race, Immigration and
American Politics Speaker
Series
noon
Institute of Governmental Studies
UC Berkeley, 119 Moses Hall
David Sears, UCLA, “Race, Religion, and Sectional Conflict in Contemporary Partisanship.” 642-4608
– compiled by Guy Poole