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The Women’s Building
Calendar of Events
(Open to the Community at TWB)
Edificio de Mujeres
Calendario de Eventos

JULY 2008

Friday July 11
POWER Presents,
7/11 Summer Throwdown!
Benefit Dance & Drag King & Queen Show hosted by POWER. DJ’s Spinning Raggae, Hip Hop, Latin Beats, Old School R&B.
People Organized to Win Employment Rights (POWER) is a multi-racial organization of low-income workers and tenants that has been building economic and political power for working class people in San Francisco since 1997. POWER works to increase civic activism amongst working class people of color to advance economic and racial justice.
Over the past ten years POWER’s winning combination of community organizing, alliance-building, and leadership development has won significant benefits for our community. These accomplishments include winning free public transportation for all welfare recipients, creating a city-employment apprenticeship program and negotiating the nation’s most comprehensive living wage ordinance.
Auditorium 8p-12a $5-10
For more information 415.864.8043 or www.peopleorganized.org

Thursday July 17
Pacific Community Ventures Business ADVANCE Presents,
Fostering Ownership Attitudes: Creative Equity Compensation Plans for Your Employees
Presented by Anthony Mathews of UC San Diego’s Beyster Institute
Creating a stakeholder culture can be the key driver in helping your company reach its full potential. In this interactive workshop, you will learn how to develop and structure the right incentive plan for your company (including employee stock options, profit sharing, bonuses) that will help foster dedication and motivation at all levels within your company.
Audre Lorde Room 9am-3pm. Free for members and $75 for non-members
For more information call 415.442.4304 or www.pacificcommunityventures.org

Thursday July 31
Int’l ANSWER Coalition Presents,
ANSWER Coalition ForumTargeting Iran for Regime Change
Hear an eyewitness report and analysis from Iranian-American activists recently returned from Iran.
Audre Lorde Room 7pm $5-10 donation (no one turned away for lack of funds)
For more information call 415-821-6545 for more info or to reserve free childcare.
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@ Our Community Resource Room:
Low Cost Legal Advice Program! Annie Thorkelson, Attorney at Law, will offer one dollar per minute legal advice and referrals every Wednesday from 5-7pm. This service provides a creative, personal and non-litigation forum for getting informal answers and creative solutions to legal questions, problems, and conflicts on most kinds of legal matters and questions that arise every day for ordinary San Franciscans.

Los dias Lunes @ el Salón Audre Lorde:
Despensa de Comida Semanal para inmigrantes que viven en San Francisco
Familias e individuos registradas reciben frutas, verduras y comestibles cada lunes entre las 10:00-11:30am.
Para registrarse visiten el Salón de Recursos Comunitarios en El Edificio de Mujeres 415-431-1180 x11

On Mondays @ Audre Lorde Room:
Weekly Food Pantry for immigrants who live in San Francisco
Registered families and individuals can receive fruits, vegetables, and staples every Monday between 10:00-11:30am.
To register visit the Community Resource Room in The Women’s Building 415-431-1180 x11

Feature Events

Group Ear Acupuncture
A supportive Community Clinic for Women and Men who seek to heal their relationship to their body image and food.
Ear acupuncture is a very safe and effective way to treat a variety of physical and emotional medical problems. This technique has been shown in a variety of clinical settings to be beneficial in helping with emotional and psychological attributes involved addictions.
Room B. Thursdays: June 5, June 19, July 3, July 17, and July 31
7-8pm. Drop in between 7 and 7:30pm. No RSVP needed. $10-25 Sliding Scale.
For more information call 415.515.9668 or 415.446.1257

Acudetox Clinic with Erinn Terry
(Auricular EAR) Acupuncture Treatments using NADA protocol
* NADA (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association)- Substance abuse, depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), cancer support.
Tuesdays 6-7pm at Room B $10-25 Sliding Scale.
For more information email to: eterry@writeme.com

Rhythm and Motion Presents,
West African Dance Class
Thursdays 7:15-8:30pm
For more information please contact Rhythm and Motion www.rhythmandmotion.com or call 415.863.9830 ext 100

Meditation Mondays in July
@ Room A 7:30-8:30pm Free Classes
For more information email meditationmondays@gmail.com

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Did you miss the rafting trip? It was a total SPLASH! Still want to get OUTdoors and play with women in the water?? Here’s your chance!
http://www.lavenderevents.com/special/2008_08_02_kayak.shtml
For the first time we are offering a unique trip to Cannery Row in the Monterey Bay. Visit our website for full details and register soon.
WOMEN’S KAYAKING Saturday, August 2nd Cannery Row Views from the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Lavender Events is excited to announce a new kayak adventure to add to our outdoor adventure series exploring Cannery Row from the Monterey Bay National National Marine Sanctuary. This Sanctuary encompasses 5322 square miles of ocean and supports one of the planet’s most biologically diverse ecosystems.
From Cannery Row we’ll enter our scenic marine sanctuary. As we float above the flourishing kelp beds we’ll search for marine mammals such as sea otters, harbor seals and sea lions. The protected and historical cove that lines Cannery Row is an ideal site for those new to the sport of kayaking and who are comfortable being in ocean swell and/or chop (think seasickness).
We will stop for lunch and be back on shore by 2:30pm.

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Sunday August 3, 2008, 2-4pm The Marxist Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland
The ground floor, where we almost always meet, is wheelchair accessible. Once we had to meet upstairs, and there is no elevator.
If ASL interpretation is needed, please notify orientationofficer@theexiles.org at least one week before the event.
Want to know more about kinky sex? Interested in experimenting with BDSM and need some basic safety tips? Come to The Exiles’ New Member Orientation on Sunday, August 3.
The Exiles is the SF Bay Area’s premier women’s BDSM organization. We are open to all who are 18+, who don’t id as male, and who have an interest in risk-aware BDSM between women. Attending the Orientation is a requirement for Exiles Membership.
Our main focus is education and safety, so if you just want some good information and aren’t interested in joining The Exiles, that’s okay. In the Orientation, we’ll cover the basics of several different kinds of BDSM play. While this by no means will make you a BDSM expert, we want to emphasize that keeping you safe - and keeping those you play with safe - is an important goal of The Exiles.
We start on time and do not admit latecomers, so please plan accordingly. The orientation costs $10.00 to help with the rental cost for the room (no one turned away for lack of funds). In exchange, we’ll give you a free pass to an Exiles monthly program. To make things faster and easier on everyone, bring small bills if you can. You must bring a legal picture ID with you, for age verification.
You don’t have to be a member to attend our monthly educational program meetings, held every 3rd Friday at The Women’s Bldg in SF. Come to learn, cruise and have fun. To find out more about our organization, our BDSM Safety: from Top to Bottom workshop, and to get the scoop on our upcoming programs, please visit our website: www.theexiles.org

2008 HRC San Francisco Bay Area Gala Dinner
Sat 26 Jul 2008 06:00PM PT
Presented By: HRC
Please join Dinner Co-Chairs Tom Floyd and Jill Federico and 1000 beautiful people for the 2008 GALA DINNER, RACE FOR EQUALITY, which will be held at the historic Westin St. Francis Hotel on Union Square in San Francisco on July 26th, 2008.
Dress: Black Tie Optional/Festive
For more information please visit sfbayarea.hrc.org/dinner

OAW (Outdoor Adventures for Women) Hike Saturday, July 26 Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve (overlooking Half Moon Bay) 10:15 am: Meet for carpooling at the Edgewood Rd Park & Ride (Redwood City) on 280 11:00 am: Meet at trailhead
RSVP to Lenore by phone at 408-433-9677 or lenores93@hotmail.com. Be sure to leave name and contact number.
The hike is 9.1 miles. We plan to go up Whitmore Gulch to North Rim over to Soda Gulch and Purisima Creek trail back to parking lot. Estimated time will be at least 3.5 hrs. The hike is beautiful with coastal redwoods and views of the ocean. Bring lunch, liquids and layers as you never know on the coast. We’ll probably stop for coffee or desert at the Half Moon Bay Roasting Company afterwards.
Parking at the trailhead is limited, so carpooling is encouraged. If meeting at the trailhead, then from 280 take 92 west to Hwy 1. Turn left onto Hwy 1 and drive south 1.2 miles turning left onto Higgins Canyon Road (formerly Higgins-Purisima Road). Drive on this narrow road about 4.2 miles. Road ends at trailhead just over the little bridge.

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Did you miss the rafting trip? It was a total SPLASH! Still want to get OUTdoors and play with women in the water?? Here’s your chance!
http://www.lavenderevents.com/special/2008_08_02_kayak.shtml
For the first time we are offering a unique trip to Cannery Row in the Monterey Bay. Visit our website for full details and register soon.
WOMEN’S KAYAKING Saturday, August 2nd Cannery Row Views from the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Lavender Events is excited to announce a new kayak adventure to add to our outdoor adventure series exploring Cannery Row from the [LINK: http://montereybay.noaa.gov/] Monterey Bay National National Marine Sanctuary. This Sanctuary encompasses 5322 square miles of ocean and supports one of the planet’s most biologically diverse ecosystems.
From Cannery Row we’ll enter our scenic marine sanctuary. As we float above the flourishing kelp beds we’ll search for marine mammals such as sea otters, harbor seals and sea lions. The protected and historical cove that lines Cannery Row is an ideal site for those new to the sport of kayaking and who are comfortable being in ocean swell and/or chop (think seasickness).
We will stop for lunch and be back on shore by 2:30pm.

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Proposed schedule is:
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