Monthly Archives: February 2008

13 Feb, 2008

Political & Community Spaces

2008-02-13T20:00:40-08:00By |Categories: Free Events (donations welcomed), Podcast, Talks|

February 13 Community based public art spaces are stuck between business-like survival and serving their communities. Hear veterans of San Francisco’s Space Wars discuss how they’ve navigated the repressive dynamics of real estate, money, and power to hold open spaces for diverse communities to meet, talk, make art, and shape life. Jonathan Youtt (Cellspace), Robin Balliger (Komotion), Michael Med-o Whitson (848 and CounterPULSE). podcast: http://diva.sfsu.edu/users/Chris.Carlsson/ssf_talks?podcast=31

27 Feb, 2008

The Birds Once Filled the Skies

2008-02-27T20:00:54-08:00By |Categories: Talks|

February 27 The Spanish explorers reported a deafening din from the millions of birds that would ascend into the air from the bayside. Most historic wetlands and riparian areas have been destroyed or severely altered, but San Francisco remains a birdwatcher’s bonanza. 250 species can be seen in the city throughout the year! In the Presidio’s Tennessee Hollow and Crissy Marsh we see what is severely imperiled, and what is possible for the future of ecological restoration of wildlife habitat.

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