Archive for March, 2008

Twin Peaks Bioregion and the Natural Areas Program

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

March 26
The Franciscan Bioregion is the unique ecological area of Planet Earth and the area of our keen interest, north of the San Francisco airport, from San Bruno Mountain to the Golden Gate. In the heart of the city is a series of hilltops, e.g., Mt. Davidson, Tank Hill, Corona Heights, as well as Glen [...]

Art & Politics: Favianna Rodriguez

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

March 19
Favianna Rodriguez has been making art to make change for years. She will present remarkable posters, illustrations, stickers and more, and talk about art and politics, in the concluding event of our solo artist shows this season.
podcast: http://diva.sfsu.edu/users/Chris.Carlsson/ssf_talks?podcast=44

Arab San Francisco

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

March 12
Peoples from the Arab World have been migrating to San Francisco for over a hundred years. The earliest were mostly from the Levant: Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine; and also Yemen. Most recent immigrants coming from North Africa’s Magrib region (Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia) and Iraq since the first Gulf War. Why did they [...]