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[ December 1, 2007; 9:00 pm; ] Don’t Miss the 8th Annual
“MUSICAL NIGHT in AFRICA”
- A Dance for Peace -

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1
in BERKELEY
with Three Bands, featuring Master Musicians from
FELA KUTI, KING SUNNY ADE, and HUGH MASEKELA,
colorful costumes and compelling dance rhythms.
AN EVENT FOR ALL AGES
* * * * * * * *
The Original
WEST AFRICAN HIGHLIFE BAND
* * * * * * * [...]

“The images of Audre Lorde and Pat Parker as lesbian icons tend to be static. I wanted to show images of them as real people.”
Lisbet and Skyediver. Oakland, CA USATwo days after my return from Paris, Lisbet Tellefesen–a Sister Comrade co-producer and a long-time friend–dropped by my office for post event chitchat. Lisbet came [...]

[ November 18, 2007; 12:00 pm; ] MadCat Women’s International Film Festival co-presents
VIEW FROM A GRAIN OF SAND

12:00 noon, Sunday, November 18th, Roxie Theater, San Francisco
Admission: $9
Director: Meena Nanji
Country: USA (2006)
Running Time: 80 min, Color / B&W, DV
English, Dari, Pashto with English subtitles

Three remarkable Afghan refugee women (a doctor, a teacher and a women’s rights activist), consider the effects of the past [...]

My introduction to French feminist writers in the mid-1980s began as a personal search for alternative feminist perspectives to white American feminist writing. Interestingly, my quest led me to the metaphorical kitchen table of women of color feminist discourse and activism. This eventually led to my initiation into Black lesbian feminist activism.
The seemingly outrageousness of [...]

Being visible is about letting others see us. It is also about seeing ourselves, being aware of our strength and using it. We don’t have to ask for the right to exist if we are already here! We are what we show ourselves to be, alone or in a couple, in private places or public [...]

Initially, I was distressed to discover I had a schedule conflict that would prevent me from attending Sister Comrade a tribute to ancestors Pat Parker and Audre Lorde in Oakland. A nice consolation for me is that while in Paris I will attend the Cineaffable Festival. My festival pick is the Hommage à Prathiba Parmar.
Stay [...]

[ 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 [...]

[ 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 [...]

[ 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 [...]