Upcoming Events at BFUU
Benefit for Food Not Bombs Honoring Filmmaker Clare Burch
Dinner at 6 pm
Clare's Film James Baldwin Anthology at 7 pm.
Tuesday, March 24 7 pm
Conscientious Projector Film Series presents "Sophie Scholl"
Riveting film on young German Resistance leader in WW II
Friday, March 27, 7 pm - our Berkeley Fellowship invites you to Country Joe McDonald's Open Mic Night. Joe likes to hear new talent and will do a few songs himself. Featured acts this month are High Hat Bill and Annie and the Vets. For more information call (510) 841-4824.
Saturday March 28 7 pm
9/11: Blueprint for Truth/The Architecture of Destruction
Presentation by Richard Gage.
Half of America questions the "official" story. Find out why. Shocking scientific evidence.
Sponsors: Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth. & BFUU SJC Info: AE911TRUTH.org 495-5132. Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth.
Tuesdsay, March 31 7 pm
Conscientious Projector Film Series presents "Unrepentant" The true story of Kevin Annett and Canadian indigenous human rights abuses.
Kevin will be present.
Tuesdays in March, April, and May, 7 PM.
Seminar on the new Presidency, Race & Politics with writer & lecturer Steve Martinot.
Beginning Tuesday March 3, 17 & 31.
April 14 & 28, May 5
Benjy Room, Upstairs 1606 Bonita entrance.
Thursday April 9: Country Joe's Open Mic Night
our Berkeley Fellowship invites you to Country Joe McDonald's Open Mic Night. Joe likes to hear new talent and will do a few songs himself. For more information call (510) 841-4824.
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Dinner at 6 pm
Clare's Film James Baldwin Anthology at 7 pm.
Tuesday, March 24 7 pm
Conscientious Projector Film Series presents "Sophie Scholl"
Riveting film on young German Resistance leader in WW II
Friday, March 27, 7 pm - our Berkeley Fellowship invites you to Country Joe McDonald's Open Mic Night. Joe likes to hear new talent and will do a few songs himself. Featured acts this month are High Hat Bill and Annie and the Vets. For more information call (510) 841-4824.
Saturday March 28 7 pm
9/11: Blueprint for Truth/The Architecture of Destruction
Presentation by Richard Gage.
Half of America questions the "official" story. Find out why. Shocking scientific evidence.
Sponsors: Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth. & BFUU SJC Info: AE911TRUTH.org 495-5132. Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth.
Tuesdsay, March 31 7 pm
Conscientious Projector Film Series presents "Unrepentant" The true story of Kevin Annett and Canadian indigenous human rights abuses.
Kevin will be present.
Tuesdays in March, April, and May, 7 PM.
Seminar on the new Presidency, Race & Politics with writer & lecturer Steve Martinot.
Beginning Tuesday March 3, 17 & 31.
April 14 & 28, May 5
Benjy Room, Upstairs 1606 Bonita entrance.
Thursday April 9: Country Joe's Open Mic Night
our Berkeley Fellowship invites you to Country Joe McDonald's Open Mic Night. Joe likes to hear new talent and will do a few songs himself. For more information call (510) 841-4824.
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PAST EVENTS
Sunday, March 15th, 7 pm: Young Adult Spiritual Circle
In the Fireside Room at 1606 Bonita Ave.
Come together to create a sacred space for sharing and community
building among young adults.
Bring something edible to share and feel invited to bring music,
poetry, readings, or other food for the soul!
Monday, March 16th, 7 pm
Monday, March 9th, 7 pm
Sunday, March 15th, 7 pm: Young Adult Spiritual Circle
In the Fireside Room at 1606 Bonita Ave.
Come together to create a sacred space for sharing and community
building among young adults.
Bring something edible to share and feel invited to bring music,
poetry, readings, or other food for the soul!
Monday, March 16th, 7 pm
Rachel Corrie Remembrance
Gaza Report Back
With Donna and Darlene Wallack of the International Solidarity MovementMonday, March 9th, 7 pm
Human Rights Leader Patricia Isassa speaks
Friday, March 13th, 7 pm
Conscientious Projector Film Series: "9/11 Press for Truth"
the inspiring story of the "JERSEY GIRLS" who demanded truth.
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE
Friday, March 6, 7:00 pm
COUNTRY JOE MCDONALD'S TRIBUTE TO FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE & NURSING
Benefit for the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
1924 Cedar St. @ Bonita, a block above MLK Jr. Way, Berkeley 94709
510-841-4824
wheelchair accessible
$10 - $20
Country Joe plus 2 Opening Acts: Evilie Delfino Sales and Hali Hammer
Evelie Delfino Sles Posch is a Sacred Song Singer/Writer; recording artist; multi-instrumentalist; choral director; music educator; and magical activist whose talents have flourished for many moons, spanning the traditions of her ancestors and the progressive edge of ethnic/tribal, folkloric world music today. Evelie sings with 13 ensembles and directs 3 of them.
Hali Hammer is an award-winning singer/songwriter, a special education teacher at Oxford Elementary School in Berkeley, California, and is thrilled not to have to write a protest song at the onset of a presidential administration!
Country Joe McDonald presents a compelling one man show of spoken word and song. Highlighting the story of the "Lady with the Lamp," her connection with professional nursing as we know it today, her birth and family, and her Crimean War experiences. Country Joe, inspired by Vietnam War nurse Lynda Van Devanter, has been studying the life of Florence Nightingale for 30 years. He has put together his original songs, prose in his words and others,' and the words of Florence Nightingale herself to tell her amazing story.
Refreshments including wine will be for sale.
Sponsored by the BFUU Social Justice Committee for Women's History Month
Benefit for the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
Online registration ends Thursday, March 5 at 12 noon.
$10 - $20
Register in advance at BrownPaperTickets
Tickets available at the door for $15 to $25 if space is available.
Friday Feb. 27 7pm Country Joe's Open Mic and Music Hall.
Country Joe's Open Mic & Music Hall
Now in the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Hall!
1924 Cedar St. @ Bonita, a block above MLK Jr. Way, Berkeley 94709
COUNTRY JOE MCDONALD WI7LL HOST, with Max Newton.
http://www.countryjoe.com/
$5 - $10 donation
Sponsored by the BFUU Social Justice Committee
All Welcome--Wheelchair Accessible
ROGER BROWN featured
Guest . Sign Ups at5:30pm.
Saturday February 28 , 12:30-3pm "AFGHANISTAN: THE NEXT QUAQMIRE" Free presentation with CONN HALLINAN, writer & analyst for FOREIGN POLICY IN FOCUS of the IPS, Daily Planet.
Sat. Feb. 28 7-9p MEXICAN FOLKLORE DANCE. Benefit SF AIDS Foundation. Connie Barbour Rm.
Sunday March 1 "Toxic Sunset" about the toxic waste at Subic Bay in the Philippines. Amazing film on the horrific impact of U.S. military bases around the world. Especially Subic Bay in the Phillipines. Discussion to follow with Environmental Activist Merle Maldanado.
Saturday Feb. 21 7p-Films on Torture
"Road to Guantanamo"
Acclaimed docudrama by Mat Whitecross & Michael Wintterbottom /About 3 Young British Muslim Men Who Spent Years in Guantanamo
nfo www.bfuu.org or Cynthia at 510-495-5132
Discussion & Refreshments follow the film. We dedicate this evening to all those who have worked to end torture and uphold The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on Torture, the Geneva Convention, International Law & the dignity and worth of all, a Unitarian Universalist principle
Conscientious Projector Series
Monday Feb. 23 7 p.m. "Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist"
narrated by Morgan Freeman, on a troubled time in American History
Features Harry Belafonte, Ossie Davis, Rosetta Lenoire who tell a powerful tale which should not be forgotten by any American- a time of blacklists, loyalty oaths and slandered reputations- the "Red Scare." These are the stories of people like Paul Robeson, Hazel Scott, and Jackie Robinson - whose loyalties were questioned, whose careers were shattered, and whose struggles for social justice were subverted.
Monday Feb. 9 7pm Coalition for a Democratic Pacifica Fellowship Hall
Co-sponsored by Social Justice Committee
Saturday Feb. 14 7pm V
Valentine's Day Hip Hop Lovefest
Benefit for the Campaign for GI Suicide Awareness
Featuring Kne-J, Brian Theiralt, more.
Music, food and dancing. Come enjoy a night of merriment, share love, and show
concern about the 18 veterans who commit suicide every day.
Doors open at 6 p.m.; show starts at 7pm.
$15 at the door requested donation (no one turned away for lack of funds).
Sunday Feb. 15 7pm Fellowship Hall
"The Underground Railroad" an acclaimed documentary on the long
struggle for freedom led by amazing women like Harriet Tubman, free black
people, and abolitionists.
$10 suggested donation
Brought to you by the BFUU Social Justice Committee
Conscientious Projector Series for Black History month
Thursday Feb. 5 7:30 pm Israeli Peace Activist Israeli peace activist discusses the situation in Israel and Palestine.
Schachaf Polakow from the Israeli group Anarchists Against the Wall will speak
and present films on their struggle against the separation wall that Israel is
building on Palestinian land. Working with Palestinians, the group has put
their personal safety on the line by non-violently opposing the bulldozers.
Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear about the unique partnership between
Israeli and Palestinian activists.
$5-20 donation requested, no one turned away
Social Justice Committee co-sponsored with Jewish Voice for Peace
http://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/publish/sanfrancisco.shtml
Sunday Feb. 8 7pm Fellowship Hall
"Aristide and the Endless Revolution"
A film about the struggle of the courageous Haitian people.
$10 suggested donation
Brought to you by the BFUU Social Justice Committee
Conscientious Projector Series for Black History month
Friday-January 30 7pm CODE PINK Follies/Talent Show
BFUU Fellowship Hall.
Friday, January 16, 7 pm, PROJECT CENSORED 2009
Come and hear Dr. Peter Phillips, longtime Director of Sonoma State University's Project Censored, and PC Assistant Director Mickey Huff detail the last year's most important and unreported news stories and social issues, and the unique process~ for-credit college course-work~ that produces this crucial investigative work as we celebrate and promote the most recent publication of "Censored: Media Democracy in Action." Books will be for sale. Haitian great Diego Jameau, "The Whistler," will offer music. Audience Q & A with Professors Phillips and Huff will follow the presentation.$10-20 requested donation (no one turned away); wheelchair accessible; information: (510) 527-7543
Friday Jan. 23 - 7:00 pm
Country Joe's Music Hall
and Open Mic now at the
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
Country Joe McDonald will host!
1924 Cedar St. at Bonita, 2 blocks below Shattuck
$5 to $10 donation
wheelchair access
510-841-4824
www.BFUU.org
Sponsored by BFUU's Social Justice Committee
Saturday, January 24 7:30-10 p.m. Post-inaugural celebration
Featuring The Fantastic Fabulous
Bay Area Blues Society Caravan of Allstars
Sunday-Jan. 25 10:45am Worship Service with Wes "Scoop" Nisker
"Joys & Sorrows of Living in the Modern Age" & evolving vast perspectives.
Monday January 26, 7pm
Emergency Town Hall Meeting on Gaza
Voices of Conscience Speak Out/A Call to Act
Dr. Hisham Ahmed, Cindy Sheehan, Larry Everest, Rev. Dorsey Blake,
Wilson Riles, Jr. and others.
Sponsored by BFUU Social Justice Committee.
-Friday Jan. 9 7pm Book Party with ANN FAGAN GINGER
music by ELIOT KENIN
"UNDOING THE BUSH-CHENEY LEGACY: A TOOL KIT FOR ACTIVISTS" & "UNIVERSAL
DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IS THE LAW"
-Saturday January 10,11am at SF CIVIC CENTER-Protest Gaza Attacks by US- ISRAELI Govts.- Cease Fire Immediately. Stop the atrocities. Uphold International Hall.
BFUU SJC has endorsed Peace Actions for Middle East.
-Saturday, January 10 "REMEMBERING FATHER BILL" Salvadoran Buffet
at 5:30pm at St. Joseph's Educational Bldg (back of Sanctuary)
1640 Addison St. Berkeley w/c access
Folowed by program at 6:45pm with DOLORES HUERTA awarding the Father Bill
Peace Award to our fellow Oakland UUer SHERRY LARSEN-BEVILLE.
HAL CARLSTAD got the 1st Father Bill Social Justice Award-Bill always stood with the ordinary folk. Mary O'Donnell will read from the new book
"THE WIT AND WISDOM of FATHER BILL."
SUNDAY JANUARY 11 @ 1pm at POWELL & MARKET (may have said Civic Center before)
CLOSE GUANTANAMO & END U.S. TORTURE POLICIES EVERYWHERE!
1-3:30PM at Powell & Market
On the 7th Anniversary of Opening Guantanamo say No to Torture!
The U.S. Policies went back to Spanish inquisition & gulag & we
must act that Guantanamo and black sites are closed.
There will be an orange jumpsuit march (bring your own if possible) and street theater & a speak-out on these intolerable policies. Repeal the Military Commissions
Act which legalizes torture. co-sponsored by our sjc & other groups.
Rumsfeld, Addington, Cheney, Bush, Yoo must be held accountable for their
atrocities.
Thursday- January 15 7:30 GREAT CONCERT with ANNE FEENEY
Nationally known Labor & Folk Singer from Pittsburg, PA will
perform with local satirical comedian singer ROY ZIMMERMAN.
Co-sponsored by BFUU Social Justice Committee. Fellowship Hall.
Roy was a big hit at the last Pacific Central District Assembly.
Sat. Jan. 3 - 7pm: film "JOYEAUX NOEL" on World War I Armistice
Tuesday Dec. 16 7pm Fellowship Hall
"WEAPONS OF THE SPIRIT" an incredible extraordinary/
ordinary story of a community of goodness in Nazi-occupied France. While war
raged and 75,000 were sent to death camps, the small village of Le Chambon
saved 5,000 in their midst. Bill Moyers interviews filmmaker Pierre Sauvage who
was born in Le Chambon in 1944. An unforgetable film NOT TO BE MISSED .
Free Safe Santa Toy Clinic Dec. 21 from 12:30 to 3 pm Fellowship Hall
Free lead testing by Center for Environmental Health
Children with their parents or caregivers may bring 1 to 3 recently purchased toys and have them tested for lead. Old toys will not be tested.
And in 2009...
Friday, October 31 at 8 pm
Fellowship Hall, 1924 Bonita @ Cedar streets
A concert to bid "Farewell to the Thief"--the end of the Bush years! "A night of powerful music and stories about the state of our nation..."
By Jon Fromer, Francisco Herrera, George Mann, Faith Petric, Pat Wynne and Bernard Gilbert. Folk music,labor songs and others.
Suggested donation $10. For more info:www.georgeandjulius.com
Tuesday, October 28 at 7 pm
Fellowship Hall, 1924 Bonita @ Cedar streets
Dr. Marc Sapir will speak about "The Political Geography of the Jewish State--Zionism's 'facts on the ground'". This is a report back from a Middle East Children's Alliance delegation trip to Israel and the Occupied Territories in July, 2008.
Saturday, October 25 (2 events)
Community Gathering:
Say “Yes!” to Peace in the World & Social Services at Home
Saturday October 25, Noon - 4:30 PM
Civic Center Park on Martin Luther King, Jr. Way.Berkeley
(Near the Civic Center Peace Wall designed by Carolyn Marks - between Center & Allston, next to the Farmer’s Market, close to Shattuck BART station)
Daniel Ellsberg, Cindy Sheehan, Barbara Becnel, Tree Sitters for Mother Earth, Berkeley Mental Health Services, Iraqi Veterans and lots of people who have had enough and want to stand up and reclaim our Democracy are holding an old fashioned rally to bring the community together in these troubled times
For info: 510-841-4824 or 510-495-5132 or Contact: Stephenie Hendricks 415-258-9151 stephdh@earthlink.net. Sponsored by the Social Justice Committee, Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, Cedar & Bonita Streets, near MLK, Jr. Way, Berkeley
Followed by October 25 evening event:
Betsy Rose and Judy Fjell
at Fellowship Hall, 1924 Bonita @ Cedar streets at 7:30 pm
Inspiring singers and activists will present "An Evening of Musical Wit and Wisdom". Reflections on the hopes, visions and values that sustain us through the elections and national turmoil.
Suggested donation $15-20 at the door
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Friday, October 24, 2008
7 to 9 p.m.
Fellowship Hall
1924 Cedar at Bonita, Berkeley
wheelchair accessible
Suggested donation $5 to defray the cost of using the hall
CONSCIENTIOUS PROJECTOR: DEMOCRACY
"ENGAGE HER, a documentary" by Mabel Yee and Mina Wilson
Why do the vast majority of African American, Latina, and Asian American Pacific Islander women in the U.S. fail to vote? And why doesn't anyone seem to care?
In the 2004 elections, over 26 million eligible minority women could have voted, yet 70% of Asian American Pacific Islanders, 69% of Latinas and 40% of African American failed to turn out to vote according to the U.S. Census Bureau. For local resident Mabel Yee, who has spent years as an executive and CEO surrounded by white male decision makers, this was a stunning discovery. When she volunteered in non-profits oftentimes decision makers and teams were primarily made up of non-minority females. She was always silently asking the question--Where were the minority women decision makers?
In this powerful documentary, individuals share their personal histories and reasons for avoiding the political process, as well as their struggles and triumphs. Hear the voices of those busy raising families, working multiple jobs, and constrained by time, culture, family, history, language, and fear of political engagement.
This is your story, your parents' story, and the story of millions of women who do not yet participate in our political process. Join Mabel Yee and moderator Barbara Chan for a thought-provoking conversation and take action to change the statistics.
Bring your family, bring your friends and coworkers!
Friday, October 10
Fellowship Hall, 1924 Bonita @ Cedar streets
CONSCIENTIOUS PROJECTOR FILM SERIES
6:00 pm-- Potluck
7:30 pm-- Film: "Uncounted"
Can we have a democracy if we do not have honest elections?
Discussion follows film led by Dr. Jay Bunker.
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Sunday, October 12-- 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Fellowship Hall, 1924 Bonita @ Cedar streets
BFUU SEMI-ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
Reports by Trustees, Committees and Consulting Minister
Elect 2008-09 Nominating Committee & Delegates to the District and UUA Assemblies
Be sure to participate and vote as a BFUU member
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Friday, September 19, 7:30 pm
Fellowship Hall, 1924 Bonita @ Cedar streets
CONSCIENTIOUS PROJECTOR FILM SERIES
Presents in conjunction with East Bay Gray Panthers
the Evening Kickoff to the NEW DEAL FILM SERIES-Evening Premiere
“THE NEW DEAL” at this moment government transformed
and began to serve the people-join us to look at a vital turning
point in U.S history.
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Saturday, September 6th
MARCH AND RALLY ON GI SUICIDE
Begins 5 pm on Frontage Road and University Avenue
co-sponsored by BFUU and GI Suicide Awareness Coalition.
An astonishing 18 to 20 veterans of Occupation and Invasion kill themselves every day on returning from the Middle East and we intend to shine the light on this hidden story.
Speakers include SJC member Jim Weber and Max Ventura will sing
Program at 7 pm at the Fellowship Hall co-sponsored by an array of organizations.
Friday Sept. 5, 2008 7:30pm
"NOT SO DEPLETED URANIUM-U-238"
Researcher, writer "R" Addison and surprise guest will discuss so-called depleted uranium is doing to the world, in particular the occupation zones of Iraq and Afghanistan. Since 1991, U-238 has devastated our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan and the millions of civilians in those countries. Addison awakens us to the 27,000 nuclear weapons in the world, plus so-called DU which he calls a nuclear weapon as well.
Friday August 15, 7:30pm
Film: "Swing Kids"
The inspiring story of young people in Nazi Germany who resisted Hitler and danced swing.
Friday, July 25th, 7:30 pm
Film: "The Good War"," about the Conscientious Objectors of World War II and the difference they made. The award-winning film by Judith Erlich, who will be with us, shows the wide-ranging contributions to social change that resistance offers. Richard Challacombe, a World War II CO, will lead our circle discussion, our premise being that war impacts both victims and perpetrators, and plants the seeds for further war. Donations requested.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 7:30-9:30pm
Support the Global Marshall Plan-Bay Area Action
According to the proposed Global Marshall Plan, the U.S. dedicates 1%-2% of the GDP each year for the next 20 years toward eliminating domestic and global poverty, homelessness, hunger, inadequate education, inadequate health care, and repairing the environment of the planet. We want our local representatives and city councils to endorse this plan. Please come strategize about how to do this and bring your questions about the Global Marshall Plan.
Sponsored by the Network of Spiritual Progressives and BFUU's Social Justice Committee
dlapedis@tikkun.org
www.spiritualprogressives.org
510.644.1200
Friday, July 18th, 7:30 pm
FILM & DISCUSSION (70 Minute Film)
"Courage in Life and Politics" on Dona Spring
A film by Valerie Trost & Lindsey Vurek
with acclaimed author & speaker DR. MICHAEL PARENTI
& local filmmaker LINDSEY VUREK
As the conscience of our community and the Berkeley City
Council, Dona Spring exemplified what an elected official can be.
Growing up in Montana with a deep love of the earth, she always championed human, disability and animal rights, public transportation, sustainability and peace. In spite of physical challenges she did all she could to defend the Oak Grove tree sitters for whom this evening is also a benefit -- for those brave young tree sitters who take a stand to save our earth. After the film, internationally-known
author and analyst Michael Parenti will lead discussion.
$10 Donation requested. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Saturday, Jul 19, 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Non-violent Civil Disobedience training against the LBAM
(Light Brown Apple Moth) Trapping & Eradication program in Berkeley.
Saturday, July 19th, 7 pm
A report-back on the recent delegation to Nicaragua, cosponsored, with
NICCA. Information: Diana Bohn, 510-525-5497.
WORKSHOP: Undoing the Silence: Writing for Social Change
Saturday, February 9 from 12 noon to 6 p.m.
Fireside Room
1606 Bonita Ave., Berkeley
What can you write to defend the earth and promote world peace and social justice? Each of us has a piece of the solution, and now is the time to make our voices heard. Bring notes, drafts, or dreams for letters, columns, blogs, articles or public testimony. Liberate old projects from your drawers or write something new (rough writing is fine!) Well share tools for speaking from the heart and reaching out to those who need to hear. We'll write, strategize, try non-judgmental feedback, and leave with tools to shape the public dialogue.
Louise Dunlap, author of "Undoing the Silence: Six Tools for Social Change Writing" published by New Village Press, has taught writing since the Berkeley Free Speech Movement. She offers courses and workshops from Boston to South Africa especially for people who want their voices to make a difference. Read more at http://www.undoingsilence.org and http://www.newvillagepress.org.
Suitable for ages 15 and older
SPACE IS LIMITED to 18 PARTICIPANTS
FEE:
Register online by February 4: $49 per person includes organic tea
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/25968
Registration at the door only if seats are available--$59 cash only
OPTIONAL:
Copies of "Undoing the Silence" will be available at the workshop for $20 inclusive
WHAT TO BRING:
Notebook or paper, pen or pencil
Bag lunch and a favorite snack to share during our afternoon tea-break.
SPONSORED BY:
Social Justice Committee
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
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Sunday, February 10, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Fellowship Hall
1924 Cedar St. at Bonita, Berkeley
Progressive Perspectives & The Task Force on the Americas
Presents
Mark Weisbrot
Latin America's New Political and Economic Independence:
Implications for a Multi-Polar World
Latin America, often referred to as the United States' "backyard," has undergone epoch-making changes over the last decade. Most of South America is now more independent of the United States than Europe. Although this is viewed with concern in U.S. media and foreign policy circles, most people in countries such as Bolivia, Venezuela, Argentina, and Ecuador have benefited from this increased political and economic independence. These new democracies are often misrepresented in the media, but they represent some of the brightest spots in the world today for progressive economic and social change.
Mark Weisbrot is co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, in Washington, D.C. http://www.cepr.net. He is also President and founder of Just Foreign Policy http://www.justforeignpolicy.org, an organization dedicated to achieving a just foreign policy based on cooperation, law, and democracy.
"Mark Weisbrot's lucid, informed, and incisive commentary and analysis have been an invaluable source for understanding the truth about the exciting developments in Latin America, for unveiling the reality that lies behind conventional fairy tales about the miracles of the market in this hemisphere and the world generally."
--Noam Chomsky
Co-sponsored by the Social Justice Committee
Suggested Donation $10 - $20. No one turned away for lack of funds.
For further information:progressivepersp@aol.com or (415) 924-3227.
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PREVIOUS EVENTS
Maxine Hong Kingston and 10 veterans will be reading from "Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace"
Sunday, January 13 at 3 p.m.
Fellowship Hall
Benefit for the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
Tickets cost $20.
For reservations, call (510) 658-2432.
For more information about the Veterans Writing
Group, contact http://www.vowvop.org.
MRS. SANTA CLAUS, Sunday December 23rd
1:00 p.m.
Fellowship Hall
Mrs. Santa Claus; in person and on film! Children of all ages may tell Mrs. Claus what gifts they want for the winter holidays, including World Peace.
Then we'll pull down the shades and screen the 90-minute feature film, "Mrs. Santa Claus," a wonderful multicultural musical starring Angel Lansbury.
FREE (donations accepted) WELCOME ALL!!
Monday, December 17 - 7pm
"Burma's Struggle Continues"
An Evening with Burmese Monk leader and former monk political prisoner,
A benefit event to help the monks and nuns of Burma!
Recently, led by Buddhist monks, hundreds of thousands of peaceful people
are taking to the streets to cry out for an end to the long-standing military
dictatorship in Burma yet again. However, holding Buddhist Sassana flags and
reciting prayers of love on the street is now a crime punishable by beating and
death. Many monks have been disrobed, beaten, humiliated, tortured, and killed,
and there are reports of a massacre in the jungle. The military junta is
raiding monasteries and private homes in the middle of the night and dragging
away those they suspect of involvement. Over 4,000 Buddhist monks and
protesters have been arrested and the Burmese population is living in fear.
Join us at the event to learn more, discuss actions, and sign petitions and letters.
SPEAKER
Masoeyein Sayadaw: the head of the International Burmese Monks
Organization (Sassana Moli) founded after recent protests in Burma
to help the monks and nuns of Burma as well as to save the Buddhism from
the destructive Burma's Junta.
VIDEO
Burma: State of Fear
by Frontline/World, 25 minutes, in color
After more than 40 years in power, Burma's junta has amassed one of the
largest armies in Southeast Asia and wages wars against its own people.
This video will shed great light on why the recent protests in Burma took place.
Program: Video + Speaker + Q&A/Discussion until 9:30 pm
Donation accepted.
All proceeds go to International Burmese Monks Organization, Inc. (Sassana Moli)
Contact: 510-220-1323; 707-360-8452; www.badasf.org; www.bpf.org;
Organized by Burmese American Democratic Alliance;
Sponsored by International Burmese Monk Organization, Buddhist Peace Fellowship and Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Social Justice Committee
CONSCIENTIOUS PROJECTOR SERIES:
Suggested Donation $5-$10. No one turned away.
FRIDAY December 14, 7PM, Berkeley Fellowship Hall
Film showing: "LIFE IN OCCUPIED PALESTINE"
by and with ANNA BALTZER, the author of
Witness in Palestine: A Jewish American Woman
in the Occupied Territories
61 minutes
Discussion with filmmaker/author follows.
Anna Baltzer, a 28-year-old Jewish American Columbia graduate,
Fulbright scholar, and the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, is a
three-time volunteer with the International Women’s Peace Service,
where she documented human rights abuses in the West Bank and
supported the nonviolent movement against the Occupation.
She has spent most of the past few years in Palestine or on tour
with her book, Witness in Palestine:
A Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories.
At this Season of Light we as U.S. Citizens are called
upon to deal with what is happening in Gaza and the
West Bank. The govt. of Israel with U.S. support is cutting off
electricity and water in violation of international law.
Primo Levi, the late, great writer and survivor of the
European Holocaust said "The Palestinians are the new
Jews."
Please join us for a moving and informative evening to
meet this wonderful young woman and see the film she made.
Refreshments.
Donations Appreciated. Doors open 6pm. Info: 510-528-5403
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Sunday, December 9th 2007
3 to 6 pm (reception at 3, presentations start at 3:30)
In Berkeley Fellowship Hall, 1924 Cedar St. at Bonita, wheelchair accessible
Book launch party
and celebration of community activists Karl Linn and Louise Dunlap
Join us in launching two important new books from New Village Press:
Building Commons and Community by the late Karl Linn and
Undoing the Silence: Six Tools for Social Change Writing by Louise Dunlap.
Together we will honor the process of community building and social action with short
inspirational talks by Louise Dunlap and by Carl Anthony, Linn's friend and co-founder
of Urban Habitat. Enjoy live music, refreshments and, of course, each other’s company!
FREE
3:00 music, refreshments, socializing
3:30 program including comments by Karl's longtime friend and colleague Carl
Anthony who wrote the epilogue for the book, Building Commons and Community.
In this beautiful hardcover book, lavishly illustrated with 379 photos, Karl
Linn shares experience and practical wisdom to help people use the resources
they find in their own surroundings to create welcoming shared spaces. As Karl
observed, when people work together to build commons, they also grow community.
Foreword by Joanna Macy. The book closes with an afterword by Karl's wife,
Nicole Milner.
Copies can be purchased at the event or ordered at
http://www.newvillagepress.net,
http://www.KarlLinn.org for info about Karl's life and work, table of contents,
sample text.
"Karl Linn's compassion, humanity and insight into what makes good community
design--and what, in fact, makes community itself--is exactly what much of the
world needs to develop if we are to evolve beyond our current frightful state
of affairs. He saw the need for space and safety, beauty and joy in people's
lives--especially the lives of poor children--and he filled it by the
truckload. His was a quietly heroic life, lived close to the root of what
really matters: an understanding that the happiness and peace we create for
others is, delightfully, our own." --Alice Walker, author, The Color Purple
http://www.newvillagepress.org/launch-party-linn-dunlap.html
CONSCIENTIOUS PROJECTOR SERIES:
Suggested Donation $10. No one turned away.
Friday, Nov. 9, 7pm "Lt. Watada Stands Up"
Lt. Ehren Watada was the first Commisioned Officer
to refuse deployment to Iraq based on constitutional
and Nuremberg laws. His second Court Martial has
just been postponed while the legal issue of double
jeopardy is decided. Discussion follows after the film.
Friday, Nov. 16, 7pm "When the Levees Broke"
A documentary film by Spike Lee
We showed the first two parts in September and now
the equally powerful last half, followed by discussion.
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REPORT-BACK FROM HAITI
Saturday November 10, 2007
7 pm in Fellowship Hall
Building Democracy from the Grassroots
PROGRAM INCLUDES:
Akinyele Umoja - Associate Professor of African-American
Studies at Georgia State University in Atlanta; Activist-Scholar
who has participated over 35 years in the Black liberation struggle.
Founding member: New Afrikan Peoples Organization and the
Malcolm X Grassroots Movement.
Richard Brown - Black Panther Party Veteran / San Francisco 8
Slide presentation from the recent delegation to Haiti
$5 -$10 donation requested, no one turned away
www.MXGM.org www.HaitiSolidarity.net
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ART SHOW & Middle East Children's Alliance Benefit
Honoring the Life and Work of Suzanne Fiering (1934-2007)
Sunday, November 18, 2:30-5:30pm in Fellowship Hall
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BFUU ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DINNER
Thursday, November 22, 2007
4-7 pm, Fellowship Hall, corner of Cedar and Bonita
(1924 Cedar Street)
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3-4 pm Set up and arrange tables, chairs, decorations, potluck contributions
4-5 pm Social Hour, Appetizers, Beverages
5-7 pm Traditional & Vegan Potluck (bring a vegetable dish, dessert, or beverage)
Music and Informal Program
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Sign up at a Sunday service, or call Marianne Robinson, 510-540-0898, or email pubsol@pacbell.net, to find out how you can help.
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7 pm every Monday, Fireside Room
Beginning Meditation. No fee, donations accepted
For information contact Jean-Paul at jp@jpconsults.com
7 pm every Wednesday, Fellowship Hall
Dance with Core Connection, alone or with partners, to music from many genres and discover the magic of mindful and connected movement.
OCTOBER at THE FELLOWSHIP HALL: FOCUS ON THE EARTH
SERVICE Sunday, October 7 at 10:30 am
Reverend Kurt Kuhwald speaks about Deep Democracy and The Path to Earth Community
Rev. Kurt A. Kuhwald will lead us in an exploration of the meaning and practice of Deep Democracy and how it is the underpinning of building Another World, a world many name as Earth Community. The first eight words of BFUU's Vision Statement create a focus for our Sunday Celebration: "Living in a time of great planetary challenge. . . ." Join us as we share another joyous step toward claiming our true spiritual-activist home in the heart of Democracy.
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WORKSHOP Sunday, October 7 from 2 - 6:00 pm
THE CONVENIENT TRUTH: COOL THE EARTH—HOW TO LOSE 5000 POUNDS (of carbon) IN 30 DAYS!
The average American generates 55,000 pounds of CO2 annually, whereas typical Swedes emit only about 15,000 pounds of CO2 while maintaining an equal standard of living.
Join us for an engaging Cool World Café, a powerful, new social change technology that enables us to experience the power of community. Interact with friends and neighbors in frank and open conversation that helps us reflect deeply on what global warming means to each of us as individuals and a community.
Learn about the Low Carbon Diet, which is grounded in over two decades of environmental behavior change research. This program offers much more than a list of eco-friendly actions. It walks you through every step of the process, from calculating your current CO2 footprint to tracking your progress. By making simple changes to actions you take every day, you can learn how to reduce your annual household CO2 output by at least 15 percent. If you’re really dedicated, you can also become carbon neutral.
With the Low Carbon Diet you will learn how to:
• Calculate your CO2 footprint with a carbon calculator
• Create cool household systems that save the Earth while saving you money
• Take on cool lifestyle practices that reduce CO2 emissions without cramping your style
• Purchase carbon offsets to become carbon neutral
• Form a Low Carbon Diet EcoTeam with friends, colleagues, co-workers or neighbors to reduce and offset CO2 output
$25 per person include book and workshop materials. Register for this workshop at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/19176
BFUU members $15 sign up with SJC and pay by September 30
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Conscientious Projector Series October 12, 2007 at 7 pm "Planet Earth: Mountains and Deep Oceans"
Suggested Donation: $10
SOLANO STROLL "Going Green—It's Easy!" Sunday, September 9, 2007
Meet us a the Stroll starting at 10 a.m.
Learn about the 7 UU Principles and how the 7th Principle supports the Earth!
Register for our Cool the Earth Workshop—How to Lose 5000 Pounds of Carbon in 30 Days
Friday, August 17 at 7 pm
Conscientious Projector Series: "Shut Up and Sing"
Activist Series August 12, 2007:
Robert Bryan, Chief Legal Counsel for Mumia Abu-Jamal, and Bay Area Writer Jeff Mackler speak about the current status of Mumia's case
Conscientious Projector Series July 28, 2007: The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Activist Series May 11, 2007: Riane Eisler on "Creating a Caring Economy"
World as Cafe Conversation March 29, 2007: Barbara Chan on “What’s the highest leverage action you or anyone could take towards a just, peaceful, and sustainable world by 2025?”
Workshop February 4, 2007: Joanna Macy on "Doing the Work that Reconnects - Taking Heart in Tough Times"
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE
Friday, March 6, 7:00 pm
COUNTRY JOE MCDONALD'S TRIBUTE TO FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE & NURSING
Benefit for the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
1924 Cedar St. @ Bonita, a block above MLK Jr. Way, Berkeley 94709
510-841-4824
wheelchair accessible
$10 - $20
Country Joe plus 2 Opening Acts: Evilie Delfino Sales and Hali Hammer
Evelie Delfino Sles Posch is a Sacred Song Singer/Writer; recording artist; multi-instrumentalist; choral director; music educator; and magical activist whose talents have flourished for many moons, spanning the traditions of her ancestors and the progressive edge of ethnic/tribal, folkloric world music today. Evelie sings with 13 ensembles and directs 3 of them.
Hali Hammer is an award-winning singer/songwriter, a special education teacher at Oxford Elementary School in Berkeley, California, and is thrilled not to have to write a protest song at the onset of a presidential administration!
Country Joe McDonald presents a compelling one man show of spoken word and song. Highlighting the story of the "Lady with the Lamp," her connection with professional nursing as we know it today, her birth and family, and her Crimean War experiences. Country Joe, inspired by Vietnam War nurse Lynda Van Devanter, has been studying the life of Florence Nightingale for 30 years. He has put together his original songs, prose in his words and others,' and the words of Florence Nightingale herself to tell her amazing story.
Refreshments including wine will be for sale.
Sponsored by the BFUU Social Justice Committee for Women's History Month
Benefit for the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
Online registration ends Thursday, March 5 at 12 noon.
$10 - $20
Register in advance at BrownPaperTicketsTickets available at the door for $15 to $25 if space is available.
Saturday, March 7, 7:30 pm
Max Dashu presents: "Rebel Shamans: Indigenous Women Confront Empire"
This visual presentation looks at how priestesses, diviners and medicine women stand out as leaders of aboriginal liberation movements against conquest, empire and cultural colonization. These indigenous women draw on their cultural traditions and personal access to direct, transformative power to resist colonization.
$5-$20
Friday Feb. 27 7pm Country Joe's Open Mic and Music Hall.
Country Joe's Open Mic & Music Hall
Now in the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Hall!
1924 Cedar St. @ Bonita, a block above MLK Jr. Way, Berkeley 94709
COUNTRY JOE MCDONALD WI7LL HOST, with Max Newton.
http://www.countryjoe.com/
$5 - $10 donation
Sponsored by the BFUU Social Justice Committee
All Welcome--Wheelchair Accessible
ROGER BROWN featured
Guest . Sign Ups at5:30pm.
Saturday February 28 , 12:30-3pm "AFGHANISTAN: THE NEXT QUAQMIRE" Free presentation with CONN HALLINAN, writer & analyst for FOREIGN POLICY IN FOCUS of the IPS, Daily Planet.
Sat. Feb. 28 7-9p MEXICAN FOLKLORE DANCE. Benefit SF AIDS Foundation. Connie Barbour Rm.
Sunday March 1 "Toxic Sunset" about the toxic waste at Subic Bay in the Philippines. Amazing film on the horrific impact of U.S. military bases around the world. Especially Subic Bay in the Phillipines. Discussion to follow with Environmental Activist Merle Maldanado.
Saturday Feb. 21 7p-Films on Torture
"Road to Guantanamo"
Acclaimed docudrama by Mat Whitecross & Michael Wintterbottom /About 3 Young British Muslim Men Who Spent Years in Guantanamo
nfo www.bfuu.org or Cynthia at 510-495-5132
Discussion & Refreshments follow the film. We dedicate this evening to all those who have worked to end torture and uphold The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on Torture, the Geneva Convention, International Law & the dignity and worth of all, a Unitarian Universalist principle
Conscientious Projector Series
Monday Feb. 23 7 p.m. "Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist"
narrated by Morgan Freeman, on a troubled time in American History
Features Harry Belafonte, Ossie Davis, Rosetta Lenoire who tell a powerful tale which should not be forgotten by any American- a time of blacklists, loyalty oaths and slandered reputations- the "Red Scare." These are the stories of people like Paul Robeson, Hazel Scott, and Jackie Robinson - whose loyalties were questioned, whose careers were shattered, and whose struggles for social justice were subverted.
Monday Feb. 9 7pm Coalition for a Democratic Pacifica Fellowship Hall
Co-sponsored by Social Justice Committee
Saturday Feb. 14 7pm V
Valentine's Day Hip Hop Lovefest
Benefit for the Campaign for GI Suicide Awareness
Featuring Kne-J, Brian Theiralt, more.
Music, food and dancing. Come enjoy a night of merriment, share love, and show
concern about the 18 veterans who commit suicide every day.
Doors open at 6 p.m.; show starts at 7pm.
$15 at the door requested donation (no one turned away for lack of funds).
Sunday Feb. 15 7pm Fellowship Hall
"The Underground Railroad" an acclaimed documentary on the long
struggle for freedom led by amazing women like Harriet Tubman, free black
people, and abolitionists.
$10 suggested donation
Brought to you by the BFUU Social Justice Committee
Conscientious Projector Series for Black History month
Thursday Feb. 5 7:30 pm Israeli Peace Activist Israeli peace activist discusses the situation in Israel and Palestine.
Schachaf Polakow from the Israeli group Anarchists Against the Wall will speak
and present films on their struggle against the separation wall that Israel is
building on Palestinian land. Working with Palestinians, the group has put
their personal safety on the line by non-violently opposing the bulldozers.
Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear about the unique partnership between
Israeli and Palestinian activists.
$5-20 donation requested, no one turned away
Social Justice Committee co-sponsored with Jewish Voice for Peace
http://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/publish/sanfrancisco.shtml
Sunday Feb. 8 7pm Fellowship Hall
"Aristide and the Endless Revolution"
A film about the struggle of the courageous Haitian people.
$10 suggested donation
Brought to you by the BFUU Social Justice Committee
Conscientious Projector Series for Black History month
Friday-January 30 7pm CODE PINK Follies/Talent Show
BFUU Fellowship Hall.
Friday, January 16, 7 pm, PROJECT CENSORED 2009
Come and hear Dr. Peter Phillips, longtime Director of Sonoma State University's Project Censored, and PC Assistant Director Mickey Huff detail the last year's most important and unreported news stories and social issues, and the unique process~ for-credit college course-work~ that produces this crucial investigative work as we celebrate and promote the most recent publication of "Censored: Media Democracy in Action." Books will be for sale. Haitian great Diego Jameau, "The Whistler," will offer music. Audience Q & A with Professors Phillips and Huff will follow the presentation.$10-20 requested donation (no one turned away); wheelchair accessible; information: (510) 527-7543
Friday Jan. 23 - 7:00 pm
Country Joe's Music Hall
and Open Mic now at the
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
Country Joe McDonald will host!
1924 Cedar St. at Bonita, 2 blocks below Shattuck
$5 to $10 donation
wheelchair access
510-841-4824
www.BFUU.org
Sponsored by BFUU's Social Justice Committee
Saturday, January 24 7:30-10 p.m. Post-inaugural celebration
Featuring The Fantastic Fabulous
Bay Area Blues Society Caravan of Allstars
Sunday-Jan. 25 10:45am Worship Service with Wes "Scoop" Nisker
"Joys & Sorrows of Living in the Modern Age" & evolving vast perspectives.
Monday January 26, 7pm
Emergency Town Hall Meeting on Gaza
Voices of Conscience Speak Out/A Call to Act
Dr. Hisham Ahmed, Cindy Sheehan, Larry Everest, Rev. Dorsey Blake,
Wilson Riles, Jr. and others.
Sponsored by BFUU Social Justice Committee.
-Friday Jan. 9 7pm Book Party with ANN FAGAN GINGER
music by ELIOT KENIN
"UNDOING THE BUSH-CHENEY LEGACY: A TOOL KIT FOR ACTIVISTS" & "UNIVERSAL
DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IS THE LAW"
-Saturday January 10,11am at SF CIVIC CENTER-Protest Gaza Attacks by US- ISRAELI Govts.- Cease Fire Immediately. Stop the atrocities. Uphold International Hall.
BFUU SJC has endorsed Peace Actions for Middle East.
-Saturday, January 10 "REMEMBERING FATHER BILL" Salvadoran Buffet
at 5:30pm at St. Joseph's Educational Bldg (back of Sanctuary)
1640 Addison St. Berkeley w/c access
Folowed by program at 6:45pm with DOLORES HUERTA awarding the Father Bill
Peace Award to our fellow Oakland UUer SHERRY LARSEN-BEVILLE.
HAL CARLSTAD got the 1st Father Bill Social Justice Award-Bill always stood with the ordinary folk. Mary O'Donnell will read from the new book
"THE WIT AND WISDOM of FATHER BILL."
SUNDAY JANUARY 11 @ 1pm at POWELL & MARKET (may have said Civic Center before)
CLOSE GUANTANAMO & END U.S. TORTURE POLICIES EVERYWHERE!
1-3:30PM at Powell & Market
On the 7th Anniversary of Opening Guantanamo say No to Torture!
The U.S. Policies went back to Spanish inquisition & gulag & we
must act that Guantanamo and black sites are closed.
There will be an orange jumpsuit march (bring your own if possible) and street theater & a speak-out on these intolerable policies. Repeal the Military Commissions
Act which legalizes torture. co-sponsored by our sjc & other groups.
Rumsfeld, Addington, Cheney, Bush, Yoo must be held accountable for their
atrocities.
Thursday- January 15 7:30 GREAT CONCERT with ANNE FEENEY
Nationally known Labor & Folk Singer from Pittsburg, PA will
perform with local satirical comedian singer ROY ZIMMERMAN.
Co-sponsored by BFUU Social Justice Committee. Fellowship Hall.
Roy was a big hit at the last Pacific Central District Assembly.
Sat. Jan. 3 - 7pm: film "JOYEAUX NOEL" on World War I Armistice
Tuesday Dec. 16 7pm Fellowship Hall
"WEAPONS OF THE SPIRIT" an incredible extraordinary/
ordinary story of a community of goodness in Nazi-occupied France. While war
raged and 75,000 were sent to death camps, the small village of Le Chambon
saved 5,000 in their midst. Bill Moyers interviews filmmaker Pierre Sauvage who
was born in Le Chambon in 1944. An unforgetable film NOT TO BE MISSED .
Free Safe Santa Toy Clinic Dec. 21 from 12:30 to 3 pm Fellowship Hall
Free lead testing by Center for Environmental Health
Children with their parents or caregivers may bring 1 to 3 recently purchased toys and have them tested for lead. Old toys will not be tested.
And in 2009...
Friday, October 31 at 8 pm
Fellowship Hall, 1924 Bonita @ Cedar streets
A concert to bid "Farewell to the Thief"--the end of the Bush years! "A night of powerful music and stories about the state of our nation..."
By Jon Fromer, Francisco Herrera, George Mann, Faith Petric, Pat Wynne and Bernard Gilbert. Folk music,labor songs and others.
Suggested donation $10. For more info:www.georgeandjulius.com
Tuesday, October 28 at 7 pm
Fellowship Hall, 1924 Bonita @ Cedar streets
Dr. Marc Sapir will speak about "The Political Geography of the Jewish State--Zionism's 'facts on the ground'". This is a report back from a Middle East Children's Alliance delegation trip to Israel and the Occupied Territories in July, 2008.
Saturday, October 25 (2 events)
Community Gathering:
Say “Yes!” to Peace in the World & Social Services at Home
Saturday October 25, Noon - 4:30 PM
Civic Center Park on Martin Luther King, Jr. Way.Berkeley
(Near the Civic Center Peace Wall designed by Carolyn Marks - between Center & Allston, next to the Farmer’s Market, close to Shattuck BART station)
Daniel Ellsberg, Cindy Sheehan, Barbara Becnel, Tree Sitters for Mother Earth, Berkeley Mental Health Services, Iraqi Veterans and lots of people who have had enough and want to stand up and reclaim our Democracy are holding an old fashioned rally to bring the community together in these troubled times
For info: 510-841-4824 or 510-495-5132 or Contact: Stephenie Hendricks 415-258-9151 stephdh@earthlink.net. Sponsored by the Social Justice Committee, Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, Cedar & Bonita Streets, near MLK, Jr. Way, Berkeley
Followed by October 25 evening event:
Betsy Rose and Judy Fjell
at Fellowship Hall, 1924 Bonita @ Cedar streets at 7:30 pm
Inspiring singers and activists will present "An Evening of Musical Wit and Wisdom". Reflections on the hopes, visions and values that sustain us through the elections and national turmoil.
Suggested donation $15-20 at the door
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Friday, October 24, 2008
7 to 9 p.m.
Fellowship Hall
1924 Cedar at Bonita, Berkeley
wheelchair accessible
Suggested donation $5 to defray the cost of using the hall
CONSCIENTIOUS PROJECTOR: DEMOCRACY
"ENGAGE HER, a documentary" by Mabel Yee and Mina Wilson
Why do the vast majority of African American, Latina, and Asian American Pacific Islander women in the U.S. fail to vote? And why doesn't anyone seem to care?
In the 2004 elections, over 26 million eligible minority women could have voted, yet 70% of Asian American Pacific Islanders, 69% of Latinas and 40% of African American failed to turn out to vote according to the U.S. Census Bureau. For local resident Mabel Yee, who has spent years as an executive and CEO surrounded by white male decision makers, this was a stunning discovery. When she volunteered in non-profits oftentimes decision makers and teams were primarily made up of non-minority females. She was always silently asking the question--Where were the minority women decision makers?
In this powerful documentary, individuals share their personal histories and reasons for avoiding the political process, as well as their struggles and triumphs. Hear the voices of those busy raising families, working multiple jobs, and constrained by time, culture, family, history, language, and fear of political engagement.
This is your story, your parents' story, and the story of millions of women who do not yet participate in our political process. Join Mabel Yee and moderator Barbara Chan for a thought-provoking conversation and take action to change the statistics.
Bring your family, bring your friends and coworkers!
Friday, October 10
Fellowship Hall, 1924 Bonita @ Cedar streets
CONSCIENTIOUS PROJECTOR FILM SERIES
6:00 pm-- Potluck
7:30 pm-- Film: "Uncounted"
Can we have a democracy if we do not have honest elections?
Discussion follows film led by Dr. Jay Bunker.
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Sunday, October 12-- 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Fellowship Hall, 1924 Bonita @ Cedar streets
BFUU SEMI-ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
Reports by Trustees, Committees and Consulting Minister
Elect 2008-09 Nominating Committee & Delegates to the District and UUA Assemblies
Be sure to participate and vote as a BFUU member
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Friday, September 19, 7:30 pm
Fellowship Hall, 1924 Bonita @ Cedar streets
CONSCIENTIOUS PROJECTOR FILM SERIES
Presents in conjunction with East Bay Gray Panthers
the Evening Kickoff to the NEW DEAL FILM SERIES-Evening Premiere
“THE NEW DEAL” at this moment government transformed
and began to serve the people-join us to look at a vital turning
point in U.S history.
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Saturday, September 6th
MARCH AND RALLY ON GI SUICIDE
Begins 5 pm on Frontage Road and University Avenue
co-sponsored by BFUU and GI Suicide Awareness Coalition.
An astonishing 18 to 20 veterans of Occupation and Invasion kill themselves every day on returning from the Middle East and we intend to shine the light on this hidden story.
Speakers include SJC member Jim Weber and Max Ventura will sing
Program at 7 pm at the Fellowship Hall co-sponsored by an array of organizations.
Friday Sept. 5, 2008 7:30pm
"NOT SO DEPLETED URANIUM-U-238"
Researcher, writer "R" Addison and surprise guest will discuss so-called depleted uranium is doing to the world, in particular the occupation zones of Iraq and Afghanistan. Since 1991, U-238 has devastated our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan and the millions of civilians in those countries. Addison awakens us to the 27,000 nuclear weapons in the world, plus so-called DU which he calls a nuclear weapon as well.
Friday August 15, 7:30pm
Film: "Swing Kids"
The inspiring story of young people in Nazi Germany who resisted Hitler and danced swing.
Friday, July 25th, 7:30 pm
Film: "The Good War"," about the Conscientious Objectors of World War II and the difference they made. The award-winning film by Judith Erlich, who will be with us, shows the wide-ranging contributions to social change that resistance offers. Richard Challacombe, a World War II CO, will lead our circle discussion, our premise being that war impacts both victims and perpetrators, and plants the seeds for further war. Donations requested.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 7:30-9:30pm
Support the Global Marshall Plan-Bay Area Action
According to the proposed Global Marshall Plan, the U.S. dedicates 1%-2% of the GDP each year for the next 20 years toward eliminating domestic and global poverty, homelessness, hunger, inadequate education, inadequate health care, and repairing the environment of the planet. We want our local representatives and city councils to endorse this plan. Please come strategize about how to do this and bring your questions about the Global Marshall Plan.
Sponsored by the Network of Spiritual Progressives and BFUU's Social Justice Committee
dlapedis@tikkun.org
www.spiritualprogressives.org
510.644.1200
Friday, July 18th, 7:30 pm
FILM & DISCUSSION (70 Minute Film)
"Courage in Life and Politics" on Dona Spring
A film by Valerie Trost & Lindsey Vurek
with acclaimed author & speaker DR. MICHAEL PARENTI
& local filmmaker LINDSEY VUREK
As the conscience of our community and the Berkeley City
Council, Dona Spring exemplified what an elected official can be.
Growing up in Montana with a deep love of the earth, she always championed human, disability and animal rights, public transportation, sustainability and peace. In spite of physical challenges she did all she could to defend the Oak Grove tree sitters for whom this evening is also a benefit -- for those brave young tree sitters who take a stand to save our earth. After the film, internationally-known
author and analyst Michael Parenti will lead discussion.
$10 Donation requested. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Saturday, Jul 19, 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Non-violent Civil Disobedience training against the LBAM
(Light Brown Apple Moth) Trapping & Eradication program in Berkeley.
Saturday, July 19th, 7 pm
A report-back on the recent delegation to Nicaragua, cosponsored, with
NICCA. Information: Diana Bohn, 510-525-5497.
WORKSHOP: Undoing the Silence: Writing for Social ChangeSaturday, February 9 from 12 noon to 6 p.m.
Fireside Room
1606 Bonita Ave., Berkeley
What can you write to defend the earth and promote world peace and social justice? Each of us has a piece of the solution, and now is the time to make our voices heard. Bring notes, drafts, or dreams for letters, columns, blogs, articles or public testimony. Liberate old projects from your drawers or write something new (rough writing is fine!) Well share tools for speaking from the heart and reaching out to those who need to hear. We'll write, strategize, try non-judgmental feedback, and leave with tools to shape the public dialogue.
Louise Dunlap, author of "Undoing the Silence: Six Tools for Social Change Writing" published by New Village Press, has taught writing since the Berkeley Free Speech Movement. She offers courses and workshops from Boston to South Africa especially for people who want their voices to make a difference. Read more at http://www.undoingsilence.org and http://www.newvillagepress.org.
Suitable for ages 15 and older
SPACE IS LIMITED to 18 PARTICIPANTS
FEE:
Register online by February 4: $49 per person includes organic tea
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/25968
Registration at the door only if seats are available--$59 cash only
OPTIONAL:
Copies of "Undoing the Silence" will be available at the workshop for $20 inclusive
WHAT TO BRING:
Notebook or paper, pen or pencil
Bag lunch and a favorite snack to share during our afternoon tea-break.
SPONSORED BY:
Social Justice Committee
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
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Sunday, February 10, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Fellowship Hall
1924 Cedar St. at Bonita, Berkeley
Progressive Perspectives & The Task Force on the Americas
Presents
Mark Weisbrot
Latin America's New Political and Economic Independence:
Implications for a Multi-Polar World
Latin America, often referred to as the United States' "backyard," has undergone epoch-making changes over the last decade. Most of South America is now more independent of the United States than Europe. Although this is viewed with concern in U.S. media and foreign policy circles, most people in countries such as Bolivia, Venezuela, Argentina, and Ecuador have benefited from this increased political and economic independence. These new democracies are often misrepresented in the media, but they represent some of the brightest spots in the world today for progressive economic and social change.
Mark Weisbrot is co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, in Washington, D.C. http://www.cepr.net. He is also President and founder of Just Foreign Policy http://www.justforeignpolicy.org, an organization dedicated to achieving a just foreign policy based on cooperation, law, and democracy.
"Mark Weisbrot's lucid, informed, and incisive commentary and analysis have been an invaluable source for understanding the truth about the exciting developments in Latin America, for unveiling the reality that lies behind conventional fairy tales about the miracles of the market in this hemisphere and the world generally."
--Noam Chomsky
Co-sponsored by the Social Justice Committee
Suggested Donation $10 - $20. No one turned away for lack of funds.
For further information:
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PREVIOUS EVENTS
Maxine Hong Kingston and 10 veterans will be reading from "Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace"
Sunday, January 13 at 3 p.m.
Fellowship Hall
Benefit for the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
Tickets cost $20.
For reservations, call (510) 658-2432.
For more information about the Veterans Writing
Group, contact http://www.vowvop.org.
MRS. SANTA CLAUS, Sunday December 23rd
1:00 p.m.
Fellowship Hall
Mrs. Santa Claus; in person and on film! Children of all ages may tell Mrs. Claus what gifts they want for the winter holidays, including World Peace.
Then we'll pull down the shades and screen the 90-minute feature film, "Mrs. Santa Claus," a wonderful multicultural musical starring Angel Lansbury.
FREE (donations accepted) WELCOME ALL!!
Monday, December 17 - 7pm
"Burma's Struggle Continues"
An Evening with Burmese Monk leader and former monk political prisoner,
A benefit event to help the monks and nuns of Burma!
Recently, led by Buddhist monks, hundreds of thousands of peaceful people
are taking to the streets to cry out for an end to the long-standing military
dictatorship in Burma yet again. However, holding Buddhist Sassana flags and
reciting prayers of love on the street is now a crime punishable by beating and
death. Many monks have been disrobed, beaten, humiliated, tortured, and killed,
and there are reports of a massacre in the jungle. The military junta is
raiding monasteries and private homes in the middle of the night and dragging
away those they suspect of involvement. Over 4,000 Buddhist monks and
protesters have been arrested and the Burmese population is living in fear.
Join us at the event to learn more, discuss actions, and sign petitions and letters.
SPEAKER
Masoeyein Sayadaw: the head of the International Burmese Monks
Organization (Sassana Moli) founded after recent protests in Burma
to help the monks and nuns of Burma as well as to save the Buddhism from
the destructive Burma's Junta.
VIDEO
Burma: State of Fear
by Frontline/World, 25 minutes, in color
After more than 40 years in power, Burma's junta has amassed one of the
largest armies in Southeast Asia and wages wars against its own people.
This video will shed great light on why the recent protests in Burma took place.
Program: Video + Speaker + Q&A/Discussion until 9:30 pm
Donation accepted.
All proceeds go to International Burmese Monks Organization, Inc. (Sassana Moli)
Contact: 510-220-1323; 707-360-8452; www.badasf.org; www.bpf.org;
Organized by Burmese American Democratic Alliance;
Sponsored by International Burmese Monk Organization, Buddhist Peace Fellowship and Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Social Justice Committee
CONSCIENTIOUS PROJECTOR SERIES:
Suggested Donation $5-$10. No one turned away.
FRIDAY December 14, 7PM, Berkeley Fellowship Hall
Film showing: "LIFE IN OCCUPIED PALESTINE"
by and with ANNA BALTZER, the author of
Witness in Palestine: A Jewish American Woman
in the Occupied Territories
61 minutes
Discussion with filmmaker/author follows.
Anna Baltzer, a 28-year-old Jewish American Columbia graduate,
Fulbright scholar, and the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, is a
three-time volunteer with the International Women’s Peace Service,
where she documented human rights abuses in the West Bank and
supported the nonviolent movement against the Occupation.
She has spent most of the past few years in Palestine or on tour
with her book, Witness in Palestine:
A Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories.
At this Season of Light we as U.S. Citizens are called
upon to deal with what is happening in Gaza and the
West Bank. The govt. of Israel with U.S. support is cutting off
electricity and water in violation of international law.
Primo Levi, the late, great writer and survivor of the
European Holocaust said "The Palestinians are the new
Jews."
Please join us for a moving and informative evening to
meet this wonderful young woman and see the film she made.
Refreshments.
Donations Appreciated. Doors open 6pm. Info: 510-528-5403
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Sunday, December 9th 2007
3 to 6 pm (reception at 3, presentations start at 3:30)
In Berkeley Fellowship Hall, 1924 Cedar St. at Bonita, wheelchair accessible
Book launch party
and celebration of community activists Karl Linn and Louise Dunlap
Join us in launching two important new books from New Village Press:
Building Commons and Community by the late Karl Linn and
Undoing the Silence: Six Tools for Social Change Writing by Louise Dunlap.
Together we will honor the process of community building and social action with short
inspirational talks by Louise Dunlap and by Carl Anthony, Linn's friend and co-founder
of Urban Habitat. Enjoy live music, refreshments and, of course, each other’s company!
FREE
3:00 music, refreshments, socializing
3:30 program including comments by Karl's longtime friend and colleague Carl
Anthony who wrote the epilogue for the book, Building Commons and Community.
In this beautiful hardcover book, lavishly illustrated with 379 photos, Karl
Linn shares experience and practical wisdom to help people use the resources
they find in their own surroundings to create welcoming shared spaces. As Karl
observed, when people work together to build commons, they also grow community.
Foreword by Joanna Macy. The book closes with an afterword by Karl's wife,
Nicole Milner.
Copies can be purchased at the event or ordered at
http://www.newvillagepress.net,
http://www.KarlLinn.org for info about Karl's life and work, table of contents,
sample text.
"Karl Linn's compassion, humanity and insight into what makes good community
design--and what, in fact, makes community itself--is exactly what much of the
world needs to develop if we are to evolve beyond our current frightful state
of affairs. He saw the need for space and safety, beauty and joy in people's
lives--especially the lives of poor children--and he filled it by the
truckload. His was a quietly heroic life, lived close to the root of what
really matters: an understanding that the happiness and peace we create for
others is, delightfully, our own." --Alice Walker, author, The Color Purple
http://www.newvillagepress.org/launch-party-linn-dunlap.html
CONSCIENTIOUS PROJECTOR SERIES:
Suggested Donation $10. No one turned away.
Friday, Nov. 9, 7pm "Lt. Watada Stands Up"
Lt. Ehren Watada was the first Commisioned Officer
to refuse deployment to Iraq based on constitutional
and Nuremberg laws. His second Court Martial has
just been postponed while the legal issue of double
jeopardy is decided. Discussion follows after the film.
Friday, Nov. 16, 7pm "When the Levees Broke"
A documentary film by Spike Lee
We showed the first two parts in September and now
the equally powerful last half, followed by discussion.
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REPORT-BACK FROM HAITI
Saturday November 10, 2007
7 pm in Fellowship Hall
Building Democracy from the Grassroots
PROGRAM INCLUDES:
Akinyele Umoja - Associate Professor of African-American
Studies at Georgia State University in Atlanta; Activist-Scholar
who has participated over 35 years in the Black liberation struggle.
Founding member: New Afrikan Peoples Organization and the
Malcolm X Grassroots Movement.
Richard Brown - Black Panther Party Veteran / San Francisco 8
Slide presentation from the recent delegation to Haiti
$5 -$10 donation requested, no one turned away
www.MXGM.org www.HaitiSolidarity.net
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ART SHOW & Middle East Children's Alliance Benefit
Honoring the Life and Work of Suzanne Fiering (1934-2007)
Sunday, November 18, 2:30-5:30pm in Fellowship Hall
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BFUU ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DINNER
Thursday, November 22, 2007
4-7 pm, Fellowship Hall, corner of Cedar and Bonita
(1924 Cedar Street)
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3-4 pm Set up and arrange tables, chairs, decorations, potluck contributions
4-5 pm Social Hour, Appetizers, Beverages
5-7 pm Traditional & Vegan Potluck (bring a vegetable dish, dessert, or beverage)
Music and Informal Program
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Sign up at a Sunday service, or call Marianne Robinson, 510-540-0898, or email pubsol@pacbell.net, to find out how you can help.
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7 pm every Monday, Fireside Room
Beginning Meditation. No fee, donations accepted
For information contact Jean-Paul at jp@jpconsults.com
7 pm every Wednesday, Fellowship Hall
Dance with Core Connection, alone or with partners, to music from many genres and discover the magic of mindful and connected movement.
OCTOBER at THE FELLOWSHIP HALL: FOCUS ON THE EARTH
SERVICE Sunday, October 7 at 10:30 am
Reverend Kurt Kuhwald speaks about Deep Democracy and The Path to Earth Community
Rev. Kurt A. Kuhwald will lead us in an exploration of the meaning and practice of Deep Democracy and how it is the underpinning of building Another World, a world many name as Earth Community. The first eight words of BFUU's Vision Statement create a focus for our Sunday Celebration: "Living in a time of great planetary challenge. . . ." Join us as we share another joyous step toward claiming our true spiritual-activist home in the heart of Democracy.
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WORKSHOP Sunday, October 7 from 2 - 6:00 pm
THE CONVENIENT TRUTH: COOL THE EARTH—HOW TO LOSE 5000 POUNDS (of carbon) IN 30 DAYS!
The average American generates 55,000 pounds of CO2 annually, whereas typical Swedes emit only about 15,000 pounds of CO2 while maintaining an equal standard of living.
Join us for an engaging Cool World Café, a powerful, new social change technology that enables us to experience the power of community. Interact with friends and neighbors in frank and open conversation that helps us reflect deeply on what global warming means to each of us as individuals and a community.
Learn about the Low Carbon Diet, which is grounded in over two decades of environmental behavior change research. This program offers much more than a list of eco-friendly actions. It walks you through every step of the process, from calculating your current CO2 footprint to tracking your progress. By making simple changes to actions you take every day, you can learn how to reduce your annual household CO2 output by at least 15 percent. If you’re really dedicated, you can also become carbon neutral.
With the Low Carbon Diet you will learn how to:
• Calculate your CO2 footprint with a carbon calculator
• Create cool household systems that save the Earth while saving you money
• Take on cool lifestyle practices that reduce CO2 emissions without cramping your style
• Purchase carbon offsets to become carbon neutral
• Form a Low Carbon Diet EcoTeam with friends, colleagues, co-workers or neighbors to reduce and offset CO2 output
$25 per person include book and workshop materials. Register for this workshop at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/19176
BFUU members $15 sign up with SJC and pay by September 30
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Conscientious Projector Series October 12, 2007 at 7 pm "Planet Earth: Mountains and Deep Oceans"
Suggested Donation: $10
SOLANO STROLL "Going Green—It's Easy!" Sunday, September 9, 2007
Meet us a the Stroll starting at 10 a.m.
Learn about the 7 UU Principles and how the 7th Principle supports the Earth!
Register for our Cool the Earth Workshop—How to Lose 5000 Pounds of Carbon in 30 Days
Friday, August 17 at 7 pm
Conscientious Projector Series: "Shut Up and Sing"
Activist Series August 12, 2007:
Robert Bryan, Chief Legal Counsel for Mumia Abu-Jamal, and Bay Area Writer Jeff Mackler speak about the current status of Mumia's case
Conscientious Projector Series July 28, 2007: The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Activist Series May 11, 2007: Riane Eisler on "Creating a Caring Economy"
World as Cafe Conversation March 29, 2007: Barbara Chan on “What’s the highest leverage action you or anyone could take towards a just, peaceful, and sustainable world by 2025?”
Workshop February 4, 2007: Joanna Macy on "Doing the Work that Reconnects - Taking Heart in Tough Times"
