Archive for October, 2007

New Green City Politics

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

October 24
What are the historic roots of our current ecological politics, how have they shaped today’s environment and the questions we face now? Open space, biodiversity, global warming, fresh water, street design and transit choices, urban farming… local historian Dick Walker (“The City in the Country”), Kearstin Krehbiel (SF Parks Trust), Peter Brastow (Nature in [...]

Slow Food: Feast of Fools and Friends

Sunday, October 21st, 2007

October 21
Come to our biannual feast of locally produced delicacies; join a community gathering with speakers, video clips, performances and a meal you’ll never forget! $50-100 sliding scale to benefit CounterPULSE.

Art & Politics: Hugh D’Andrade

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

October 17
Hugh will present a slideshow of his diverse body of work, ranging from rock posters to anti-war flyers to original paintings, and talk about the ways his politics have informed his art—and vice versa. (http://www.hughillustration.com/)
podcast: http://diva.sfsu.edu/users/Chris.Carlsson/ssf_talks?podcast=12

The Trouble With Voting

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

October 10
Does voting matter? Do you urge everyone around you to vote? What kinds of power do we gain or lose by participating in elections? What else can we do? We’ll hear from folks who believe in representative democracy, those who propose reforms, and those who reject it outright. Michael Med-o Whitson, Natasha Marsh (Calif [...]