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Out & About Calendar

Compiled By Guy Poole

Monday March 25, 2002

Monday, Mar. 25

Free Legal Workshop

“Too Sick to Work: Cash

Assistance and Health

Insurance if Cancer Prevents

You From Working”

12:30 - 2 p.m.

Highland Hospital

1411 E. 31st St., Oakland

Classroom B

This workshop will provide information about State and Federal disability programs that provide cash benefits and health insurance for people unable to work due to a serious health condition. 601-4040 x302, www.wcrc.org.

Transportation and the

Environment in Berkeley

7 - 8:30 p.m.

Berkeley Adult School Room 7

1222 University Ave.

Matt Nichols of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District will discuss the impacts of your transportation decisions, and the resulting impacts on local pollution and our health. 981-5435, energy@ci.berkeley.ca.us.

Tuesday, Mar. 26

Tuesday Tea Party

6 - 8 p.m.

First Congregational Church

Harrison and 27th St., Oakland

Open gatherings to build a new peace movement. 839-5877.

Wed., Mar. 27

City Commons Club,

Great Decisions Program

10 a.m. - noon

Berkeley City Club

2315 Durant Ave.

Dan Kammen, professor of Energy and Resources Group and director of Energy and Science, UC Berkeley; “Energy and the Environment.”

$5. 848-3533.

Prose Writers’ Workshop

7 - 9 p.m.

Berkeley/Richmond Jewish

Community Center Library

1414 Walnut St.

From Op-ed to fiction, memoir to the feature article. Workshop format. Free. 524-3034.

Berkeley Gray Panthers

General Meeting

1:30 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

The Clean Money Campaign and the League of Women Voters will talk about Clean Money, Clean Politics: Campaign Finance Reform in a Democracy. 548-9696, graypanthers@hotmail.com.

Thursday, Mar. 28

Seed Swap

7 - 9 p.m.

Ecology Center

2530 San Pablo Ave.

Bay Area Seed Interchange Library's annual Seed Swap. Bring seed and envelopes. A raffle for live plants. 823-4769.

Friday, March 29

City Commons Club

12:30 p.m.

Berkeley City Club

2315 Durant Ave.

Peter Hillier, assistant city manager, transportation; “Bringing About a Paradigm Shift.” $1. 848-3533.

Berkeley Women in Black

noon - 1 p.m.

Bancroft and Telegraph Ave.

Standing in solidarity with Israeli and Palestinian women to urge an end to the occupation and push the peace process forward. 548-6310, wibberkeley.org.