• October 24, 2007

    New Green City Politics

    By Published On: 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

  • October 21, 2007

    Slow Food: Feast of Fools and Friends

    By Published On: 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.

  • October 17, 2007

    Art & Politics: Hugh D’Andrade

    By Published On: 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

  • October 10, 2007

    The Trouble With Voting

    By Published On: 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

  • September 26, 2007

    Wet Infrastructure: How and Where Should San Francisco Get Water?

    By Published On: September 26th, 2007

    Sept. 26 We’ll look the possibilities of a radically different relationship to our local water supplies, including our aquifer, creeks and rainfall. But most of San Francisco’s water is supplied by the Tuolumne River, which flows through a series of reservoirs, aqueducts and tunnels to our taps. These facilities are being rebuilt now, along with

  • September 19, 2007

    Art & Politics: Mona Caron

    By Published On: September 19th, 2007

    Sept. 19 Inaugurating a new “third Wednesdays” series at CounterPULSE, Mona Caron will present a slide show of her famous murals and many other works, talking about the politics of her art, and her ideas about the relationship of art and politics. podcast: http://diva.sfsu.edu/users/Chris.Carlsson/ssf_talks?podcast=10

  • September 12, 2007

    “$56 million a year and Where’s The Art?”

    By Published On: September 12th, 2007

    Sept. 12 From city arts entitlements to grantmaking by private foundations, big money is spent on the arts in San Francisco. Funders struggle to be fair, while local artists and arts organizations are torn between their creative mission and market forces. This event is co-sponsored by Independent Arts & Media as part of the annual

  • April 30, 2007

    Talks: “Local to Global”

    By Published On: April 30th, 2007

    Wednesday, April 30, 7:30pm, Free Local rarity in the Franciscan bioregion: Who cares? Charismatic butterflies, delicate lilies, and Still Wild at Heart, a film about nature & wildlife in the city. With Liam O'Brien, Margo Bors and Melissa Peabody

  • November 4, 2006

    group A: Works

    By Published On: November 4th, 2006

    Tabi, Tabi group A performs Tabi, Tabi Choreographed by Alyssa Lee Performed by group A dancers: Tiffany Barbaraash, Tara Fagan, Susannah Ricther, Dawn Urista November, 2006     Leo's Momentary Leo's Momentary was created in collaboration between the artistic directors of group A - alyssa lee + cenk ergün. choreography: alyssa lee music: cenk ergün