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Out and About

Staff

Thursday June 06, 2002

Thursday, June 6

War Without End –

Not in Our Name

6 to 7 p.m.

Martin Luther King Street at Center Street

A national protest of the war on terrorism. An evening of art, unity, and protest to entertain, inspire and resist . Performers: Loco Bloco, Mystic Family Circus, others.

Spoken Word Artist

Paul Flores

(510) 594-4076

bayareapledge@yahoo.com

Big Brother is Watching

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The Independent Institute

100 Swan Way, Oakland

Speaker James Bamford, author of “Body of Secrets, anatomy of Ultra-Secret National Security Agency”

RSVP 632-1366

Cost: $35 includes the book, $14 lecture only, $10 members.

Wilderness Press 35th Anniversary Celebration

5 to 8 p.m.

1200 Fifth St. Berkeley

A short presentation honoring Tom Winnett and unveiling 8th edition of Sierra North

1-800-443-7227 www.wildernesspress.com

Friday, June 7

Judaism Workshop

7 to 8:30 p.m.

The Ecology Center,

2530 SanPablo Ave

Earth Traditions: Judaism Rooted in the Earth. Healing the World in Jewish Thought and Practice

(510) 548-3402

$10 Ecology Center members, $15 others, but no one turned

away for lack of funds.

Fundraiser for

Common Ground

7 p.m.

St. Joseph The Worker School

On the corner of Addison, (California and McGee)

Featuring Julia Butterfly Hill, a renowned and inspirational environmental activist

CGJuliaEvent@hotmail.com

$7 students, $12 everyone else

What Does It Mean

To Be Human?

10 Tenth Street, Oakland

Debate between Princeton Professor and author Peter Singer and Chairman for Center for Bioethics & Culture, Nigel M. de S. Cameron. Moderated by host of KQED Forum, Michael Krasny

Calvin Simmons Theater / Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium

$25 in advance, $45 at the door

Navigating the

Investment Waters

11:45 a.m. for lunch, Speaker starts 12:30

Berkeley City Club,

2315 Durrant

Geetha Kumar from Charles Schwab & Co.

$11.00/$12.25, students free

Saturday, June 8

African Peace

and Justice Tour

7 p.m.

Allen Temple Baptist Church, 8501 International Blvd., Oakland.

A discussion of issues concerning Africa, with speakers including Dr. Molefe Samuel Tsele

Call (415) 565-0201, ext. 15

Free

Saturday & Sunday

June 8-9

Live Oak Park Fair

11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Live Oak Park Shattuck & Berryman

Crafts & art, food, live entertainment with M.C. Wavy Gravy. Benefit for Camp Winnarainbow.

(510) 898-3282

Free

Sunday, June 9

Authors Susan Griffin and Margot Duxler

converse

3 to 5 p.m.

Montclair Women's Cultural Arts Club,1650 Mountain Blvd. Oakland

Susan Griffin "The Book of the Courtesans: A

Catalogue of Their Virtues" in conversation with Margot Duxler "Seduction:

A Portrait of Anais Nin". Join in with your questions and thoughts.

Free

The Deep Politics of 9/11

Noon

The Fellowship of Humanity, 390 27th St. Oakland

Edward Rippy leads a discussion of the role of engineered attacks in maintaining a permanent

state of war.

(510) 451-5818 or HumanistHall@yahoo.com

Matthew Fox Lecture

11 a.m.

New Spirit Community Church Pacific School of Religion chapel, 1798 Scenic Ave.

Spiritual innovator, theologian, author and founder of

University Creation

Spirituality

(510) 849-8280

admin@newspiritchurch.org.

Free

“Creativity and Emotion”

6 p.m.

Tibetan Nyingma Institute, 1815 Highland Place

Psychology, Buddhism, Creativity, with speakers Erika Rosenberg and Abbe Blum

510-843-6812.

Free

“Listening to Her Voice”

1 to 5 p.m.

Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut Street

Join Miki Raver in Sacred Circle to study Scripture, pray, dance, meditate and write for the soul's delight, and to connect with your foremothers and the feminine divine within.

848-0237 x127

$30/public, $25 BRJCC and members of co-sponsoring organizations

Tibetan Nyingma Institute Open House

Introduction to Tibetan Buddhist Culture

3 to 5 p.m.

Tibetan Nyingma Institute,1815 Highland Place

Erika Rosenberg and Abbe Blum on "Creativity and Emotion"

6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

(510) 843-6812

Free

Traditional Persian

Music Concert