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Should be a once-in-a-lifetime evening.
Message from Lisbet:
Hello all!
After working on this event for almost a year; Sister Comrade: A Celebration of Audre Lorde and Pat Parker takes place this Saturday, November 3rd. By far, this is the largest event I’ve ever produced and I’m extremely proud of the lineup Haley and I have pulled together [...]

[ November 1, 2007; 7:00 pm; ]
Mario Savio Memorial Lecture Fund

Angela Davis. “From Jim Crow to Guantanamo: Prisons, Democracy and Empire”

November 1, 2007 · 7:00 PM · Pauley Ballroom, Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union, UC Berkeley

Admission Free

THE LECTURES
This free public lecture is given each fall on the Berkeley campus of the University of California. It is rebroadcast nationally on public [...]

Mario Savio Memorial Lecture Fund
Angela Davis. “From Jim Crow to Guantanamo: Prisons, Democracy and Empire”
November 1, 2007 · 7:00 PM · Pauley Ballroom, Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union, UC Berkeley
Admission Free
THE LECTURES
This free public lecture is given each fall on the Berkeley campus of the University of California. It is rebroadcast nationally on public [...]

[ November 12, 2007; 7:30 pm; ]
Bette LaVette
R&B Vocalist

Nov. 12
Doors 7:30 PM | Show 8 PM
Tickets $23

The Independent
628 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
Box Office – 415.771.1422
http://www.theindependentsf.com/

[ November 8, 2007; 8:00 pm; 10:00 pm; November 9, 2007; 8:00 pm; 10:00 pm; November 10, 2007; 8:00 pm; 10:00 pm; November 11, 2007; 7:00 pm; 9:00 pm; ]

Dionne Farris
R&B Vocalist

Nov 8, 2007 – Nov 11, 2007
Thurs 8pm & 10pm $26
Fri & Sat 8pm & 10pm $30
Sun 7pm $30 & 9pm $22

Yoshis east bay jazz club and restaurant

Dionne Farris came to the attention of the music world with her vocal contributions to Arrested Development’s breakthrough hit single “Tennessee,” plus other tracks on the [...]

“Leda” by Jason Austin
African American Art and Culture Complex
Sargent Johnson Gallery and Hall of Culture
762 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Share in an artistic exploration into the complex splendor that forms the identities of an African American woman: her strengths, vulnerabilities, beauty, pain and peace.
Curated by: Samara Brown
Gallery hours: Monday thru Saturday 12pm-5pm
URL: www.aaacc.org

Big up the Zuna Institute and Francine Ramsey for organizing a superb evening out on the town in San Francisco. The evening was very special for me because my sister and niece traveled from Southern California to join in the festivities.
A small group of us opted for a pre-show dinner at the Market Street [...]

Below is an opportunity for fellow travelers to share your stories. Armchair travelers may want to take note of editors contact details so that you can stay informed about the anthology release date.
Cheers!
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BLACK WOMEN TRAVEL (edited volume)
Dear Colleagues
Travel writing traditionally has been a white male genre – white men writing about the rest of the [...]

The announcement below targets WOC therapist however bay area residents seeking local WOC therapists may want to take note too.
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The Multicultural Vision Committee at Women’s Therapy Center is pleased to announce that we are hosting a no-fee, monthly peer consultation and support group for therapists of color.
Trainees, interns, pre and post-licensed therapists are invited to [...]

[ November 28, 2007; 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm. ] When: November 28 12:15 p.m-1:15 pm.
Who: Angela Davis
(History of Consciousness, UC Santa Cruz)
What: UCSC Center for Cultural Studies Colloquium Series
Topic: The Prison: A Sign of U.S. Democracy?
Where: UCSC Humanities Bldg, Room 210

ANGELA DAVIS is Professor in the History of Consciousness Department at UCSC. She is the author of eight books, and most recently Abolition Democracy [...]