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Women in Black Vigil, held every Friday from noon to 1 p.m. at UC Berkeley, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave. wibberkeley@yahoo.com 

548-6310, 845-1143. 

Singing for Peace at BART, 

A chance to voice your protest and prayers for peace, all voices and ages welcome. Bring friends, signs, drums and songs. From 4:45 to 6:30 p.m. at the North Berkeley BART station. For more information call Betsy Rose at 525-7082 or e-mail betsy@betsyrosemusic.org. 

Meditation, Peace Vigil and Dialogue, held Fridays at noon. Sponsored by members of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. Meet on the grass close to the west entrance to UC Berkeley, on Oxford St. near University Ave. People of all traditions are welcome. Buddhist Peace Fellowship bpf@bpf.org. 496-6000, ext.135.  

Books Not Bombs, sponsored by UC Campus Anti-War network. Meet at 10 a.m. for a rally at Sproul Plaza; leave at 11 a.m. for a march down Telegraph Ave. 

Affordable Housing Rally 

For UC Berkeley Families begins at 11 a.m. at University Village Plaza. Family activities; speakers at noon, including State Assemblywoman Loni Hancock; Albany Mayor Jewel Okawachi; Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates. For information call Peter Brownell 525-0408 or Brent Ducker 610-2495. 

Sick Plant Clinic held from 9 a.m. to noon. UC Botanical Garden experts diagnose plant woes the first Saturday of every month. Service is free; held at the UC Botanical Garden, 200 Centennial Dr. 643-2755. 

www.mip.berkeley.edu/garden 

Creating An Ecological House, with author Skip Wenz. A discussion of modeling houses on ecosystems, natural building materials, solar design and alternative construction methods. Held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Building Education Center, 312 Page St. Cost is $75. 

525-7610. 

Kids’ Garden Club: Pollinators, held from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Tilden Nature Area, Tilden Park. 525-2233. 

Spring Ponds, an exploration of ponds to learn about spring life cycles. Participants will capture and release naiads, nymphs and maybe some newts. Held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the Tilden Nature Area, Tilden Park. 525-2233. 

Soap party with surprises! A special party introducing new and unique hand-crafted soaps and home-spa products, with free brunch, networking, music, belly dancer. From 10 a.m. to noon at 1208 Peralta Ave. To RSVP or get more information, call Sonja 848-7305. 

Block Captains’ Workshop on Disaster Preparedness, held at 6 p.m. at the Public Safety Building, 2100 MLK Way. This annual event is designed to encourage contact between neighborhood block organizers. Comunity Services Bureau, 981-5808. 

Palma Soriano: Berkeley’s Cuban Sister City. Come see the video of the Berkeley delegation’s visit to Palma Soriano during the Week of Culture last December. Held from noon to 1 p.m., in the third floor meeting room of Berkeley Central Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6100. 

In Our Own Hands: Reducing the Impacts of Climate Change in Berkeley, a discussion with Nathan E. Hultman (UC Berkeley Energy and Resources Group) on local, practical steps to reduce global warming. Begins at 7 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave. For reservations: 981-5435. 

energy@ci.berkeley.ca.us 

Community Dances in Berkeley, traditional English and American dances, at 8 p.m. every Wednesday. Cost is $9. Also the first Sunday of the month at 7 p.m. for $10. Held at Grace North Church,  

2138 Cedar St. Mary 233-5065.  

www.bacds.org 

Amnesty International Berkeley Community Group 

meets the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 7 p.m. Join human rights activists to promote social justice. Held at Berkeley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1606 Bonita Ave., at Cedar St. 872-0768. 

Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik. Cash prizes. Begins at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $7 at the door; $5 with student i.d. 841-2082. 

Berkeley Liberation Radio 104.1 FM holds public meetings for all interested people on the first and third 

Thursdays of the month. Meet at 7 p.m. at Long Haul Info Shop, 3124 Shattuck Ave. 595-0190. 

Disaster Preparedness Meeting, for community-based organizations, faith-based organizations and neighborhood associations, will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the Erna P. Harris Court, 1330 University Ave. Reservations required. Please call 451-3140. Sponsored by Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disaster of Alameda County and BOSS.  

Town Hall Meeting on  

Neighborhood Disaster Resistance and Community Sustainability. Sponsored by Berkeley Fire Department and the city of Berkeley. Held from 7 to 9 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 

2727 College Ave. Contact 

Carol Lopes, 981-5514. 

Residential Green Building, a workshop for homeowners. Learn to reduce utility bills and use building materials that are healthier for family and the environment. From 6 to 8 p.m. at The Building Education Center, 812 Page St. at 6th St. Sponsored by Alameda County Waste Management Authority and Recycling Board. For information call Wes Sullens 614-1699 or e-mail wsullens@stopwaste.org. 

Residential Energy Conservation Contest, deadline April 10. If you are a Berkeley resident who has reduced your electrical energy use and has lived in the same location for at least one year you are eligible to enter the Berkeley Unplugged II contest and win one of several prizes. Winners will be announced at Berkeley Earth Day, April 19. For information and registration: Energy@ci.berkeley.ca.us, telephone 981-5435, or TDD 981-6903. 

Free Disaster Preparedness Classes, offered by the Berkeley Office of Emergency Services. Topics include basic personal preparedness, disaster first aid, light search and rescue, fire suppression, disaster mental health, shelter operations  

and earthquake retrofitting. 

Register online at www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/fire/oes.html or call 981-5605. 

Theater of the Oppressed 

with Julie Sparling, M.Ed. 

Theater of the Oppressed uses movement, storytelling and tableauz to explore how images of one’s personal experience reflect universal issues of power and change. At the YWCA, 2600 Bancroft Way, on Sundays April 6 through May 4 (excluding April 20), from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost varies from $90 to $140. UC Berkeley Racial Justice program. 594-1377. 

Spring Break Theater Lab 

for middle school students, session one from April 7 to 11; session two from April 14 to 18. Runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Curriculum includes clowning/acrobatics, acting, improv, musical theater and hip hop. Cost is $250. 647-2978. 

school@berkeleyrep.org 

jseelig@berkeleyrep.org 

A Taste of Judaism, free classes on the basic tenets of Judaism. Sponsored by the Jewish Community Federation of the Greater East Bay. Registration required, classes through mid-May. 839-2900 ext. 347. 

Berkeley Camera Club meets every Tuesday at Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda. Share your slides and prints and learn what other photographers are doing. Begins at 7:30 p.m. Call Don, 525-3565. 

www.berkeleycameraclub.org 

City Council Special Meeting on Tuesday, April 8, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in City Council chambers, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Sherry M. Kelly, city clerk. 981-6900. 

www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/citycouncil/default.htm 

City Council meets Tuesday, April 8, at 7 p.m. in City Council chambers, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Sherry M. Kelly, city clerk. 

981-6900. 

www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/citycouncil/default.htm 

Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board meets Monday, April 7 at 7 p.m. in City Council chambers, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Pam Wyche 644-6128, ext. 113. 

www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/rent/  

Landmarks Preservation Commission meets Monday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave. Gisele Sorensen, 981-7419. 

www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/landmarks/default.htm  

Peace and Justice Commission meets Monday, April 7, at 7 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave. Manuel Hector, 981-5510. 

www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/peaceandjustice/default.htm 

Youth Commission meets Monday, April 7 at 6:30 p.m. 

at 1730 Oregon St. Philip Harper-Cotton, 981-6670. 

www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/youth/default.htm  

Commission on Disability meets Wednesday, April 9, at 

6:30 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave. Paul Church, 981-6342.        www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/disability/default.htm 

Homeless Commission meets 

Wednesday, April 9, at 7 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave. Jane Micallef, 981-5426. 

www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/homeless/default.htm  

Planning Commission meets 

Wednesday, April 9, at 7 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave. Ruth Grimes, 981-7481. 

www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/planning/default.htm  

Police Review Commission meets Wednesday, April 9, at 

7:30 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave. Barbara Attard, 981-4950. 

www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/policereview/default.htm  

Waterfront Commission meets Wednesday, April 9, at 

7 p.m. at 201 University Ave. 

Cliff Marchetti, 644-6376, ext. 224. 

www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/waterfront/default.htm  

Community Health Commission meets Thursday, April 10, from 6:45 to 9:30 p.m. at the South Berkeley Senior Center, 2939 Ellis St. William Rogers, 981-5344. 

www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/health/default.htm  

Commission on Early Childhood Education meets Thursday, April 10, at 7 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave. Marianne Graham, 981-5416. 

www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/earlychildhoodeducation/default.htm  

Zoning Adjustments Board meets Thursday, April 10, at 

7 p.m. in City Council chambers, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Mark Rhoades, 981-7410. 

www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/zoning/default.htm 

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