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This Bay Area Events Calendar is compiled by Global Exchange and updated daily at www.globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.php. Not all events are endorsed by Global Exchange. If you know of an event that is related to Global Exchange's work and is not yet posted, please email the information to events@globalexchange.org Featured Event  The True Cost of Oil - Film Shorts and Panel Discussion Thu, Oct 16, 2008   7:15 PM - 9:15 PM Brava Theater 2781 24th Street(@ York Street) San Francisco  Join: Justice in Nigeria Now, Amazon Watch and the CounterCorp Film Festival for a night of film shorts related to the true cost of oil in Nigeria and the Amazon. Cost: $10 ($5 with student id) Films clips include: The Naked Option: A Last Resort A work in progress by Candace Schermerhorn - A film about 600 Nigerian women who peacefully protested Chevron's human rights and environmental abuses with only the threat of publicly stripping naked - a culturally unacceptable taboo. Sweet Crude: A documentary now in post-production, tells the story of Nigeria's oil rich Niger Delta. The region is seething and the global stakes are high. But in this moment, there's an opportunity to find solutions. What if the world paid attention before it was too late? Justicia Now! A documentary about Chevron's toxic legacy in the Ecuadorian Amazon and a courageous group of people called Los Afectados (The Affected Ones) who are seeking justice for the ensuing cancer, sickness and death in the largest environmental class action lawsuit in history. The films will be followed by a panel discussion! Panelists include: Cindy Cohn, attorney in the upcoming litigation happening this fall in San Francisco against Chevron in Nigeria - Bowoto v. Chevron, Mitch Anderson, Corporate Accountability Campaigner at Amazon Watch, Nigerian activist Ayo Ajisebutu and others. For more information contact: info@justiceinnigerianow.org click [view] to view event Wednesday, October 15th Wed, Oct 15, 2008 - Sun, Oct 19, 2008      9:00 AM - 9:00 PM [view] Speaking Events and Display by Doctors without Borders Little Marina Green Park Wed, Oct 15, 2008 - Fri, Oct 17, 2008      7:00 PM - 11:00 PM [view] CounterCorp Anti-Corporate Film Festival Brava Theater Center 2781 24th Street San Francisco Wed, Oct 15, 2008      7:00 PM - 12:00 AM [view] San Francisco Anti-War Candidate Forum SF Women's Building 3543 - 18th St. San Francisco, CA Wed, Oct 15, 2008      7:30 PM [view] THE FOURTH WORLD WAR 390 27th Street, Uptown Oakland between Telegraph and Broadway Wed, Oct 15, 2008      10:00 PM - 4:00 PM [view] Evolutionary Leadership for Sustainability: A learning conversation among practitioners Saybrook Graduate School 747 Front St., 3rd Floor Wed, Oct 15, 2008      10:00 PM - 1:00 PM [view] Redwood Creek Native Plant Nursery Habitat Restoration and Stewardship Program Mill Valley Wed, Oct 15, 2008 - Tue, Oct 28, 2008      7:30 PM - 12:00 PM [view] The Tyranny of Oil: the World's Most Powerful Industry, and What We Must do to Stop It San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland and Santa Cruz Thursday, October 16th Thu, Oct 16, 2008      9:00 AM - 5:00 PM [view] "ECOSCHOOLS: EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES" San Rafael , CA Thu, Oct 16, 2008 - Fri, Oct 17, 2008      12:00 PM - 12:00 AM [view] Reviving the New Deal San Francisco Thu, Oct 16, 2008      6:30 PM - 12:00 AM [view] The Center for Political Education Third Thursday discussion group... 522 Valencia St. (between 16th & 17th) San Francisco Thu, Oct 16, 2008      7:15 PM - 9:15 PM [view] The True Cost of Oil - Film Shorts and Panel Discussion Brava Theater 2781 24th Street(@ York Street) San Francisco Thu, Oct 16, 2008      7:15 PM - 9:15 PM [view] Justice in Nigeria Now 2781 24th Street(@ York Street San Francisco Thu, Oct 16, 2008      7:30 PM - 12:00 AM [view] DISASTER CAPITALISM AND THE RISE OF DEMOCRATIC RECONSTRUCTION NAOMI KLEIN with TERRY KARL Standford University Thu, Oct 16, 2008      9:00 PM - 12:00 PM [view] Independent Artists Unite & Get Out and Vote - Hip Hop for H Club 6 60 6th Street San Francisco Friday, October 17th Fri, Oct 17, 2008 - Sun, Oct 19, 2008      12:00 PM - 12:00 AM [view] Bioneers Annual Conference Marin Center San Rafael Fri, Oct 17, 2008      6:00 PM - 8:00 PM [view] Love, Loss, and Longing Oakland City Hall 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza Oakland - Santiago de Cuba Sister City Fri, Oct 17, 2008      6:30 PM - 10:00 PM [view] Hamilton's Halloween Evening - raising money to end poverty and homelessness The Merchants Exchange Building 465 California Street San Francisco, California Saturday, October 18th Sat, Oct 18, 2008 - Fri, Nov 14, 2008      12:00 AM [view] Red Highways: A Liberal's Journey into the Heartland by San Francisco Radio Host Rose Aguilar Petaluma, San Francisco, Berkeley, Hayward, Capitola, and Sebastopol Sat, Oct 18, 2008      12:00 PM - 5:00 PM [view] Uprising in the Park: World Reggae Benefit for the Children of Ethiopia San Lorenzo Park Duck Pond Stage, 137 Dakota St Santa Cruz, CA Sat, Oct 18, 2008      4:00 PM - 7:30 PM [view] Women's Environmental Network: Sunset Sail on the San Francisco Bay Marina Plaza Harbor Sausalito, CA Sat, Oct 18, 2008      11:00 PM - 12:00 AM [view] Town Hall Meeting with Congressman Keith Ellison Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, 55 Eckley Lane Walnut Creek Sunday, October 19th Sun, Oct 19, 2008      11:00 AM - 12:30 PM [view] Living Wage Jobs for Non-profit Workers! Services to Our Communities! Make Downtown Pay Their Fair Share of Taxes!March and Rally 11 a.m. - gather at 16th and Mission San Francisco, CA Sun, Oct 19, 2008      3:00 PM - 12:00 AM [view] NO WALL ST. BAILOUT! Bailout the Workers, Not the Rich! Sun, Oct 19, 2008 - Mon, Oct 20, 2008      3:00 PM - 12:00 AM [view] NO WALL ST. BAILOUT! Bailout the Workers, Not the Rich! Moscone West 4th and Howard Sts. San Francisco, CA Sun, Oct 19, 2008      7:30 PM - 10:00 PM [view] Considering Democracy Fellowship Hall, First Baptist Church 305 North California Avenue Palo Alto, CA Monday, October 20th Mon, Oct 20, 2008 - Tue, Oct 21, 2008      7:00 PM - 9:00 PM [view] Bay Area speaking tour of Camilo Mejia Santa Cruz, Berkeley and San Francisco Tuesday, October 21st Tue, Oct 21, 2008      7:00 PM - 10:00 PM [view]   Elliott Yamin of American Idol performs at 2008 Brower Youth Awards Herbst Theatre 401 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, Tue, Oct 21, 2008      7:00 PM - 12:00 AM [view] "Financial Hurricane Batters World Capitalism: System Failure and the Need for Revolution" Revolution Books 2425 Channing Way Berkeley, CA, 94704 Tue, Oct 21, 2008      7:30 PM - 12:00 AM [view] TEACHING REBELLION TOUR at UC DAVIS 2016 Haring Hall UC DAVIS Wednesday, October 22nd Wed, Oct 22, 2008      7:00 PM - 12:00 AM [view] Screening of Stealing America: Vote by Vote Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center 55 Eckley Lane Walnut Creek Wed, Oct 22, 2008      7:30 PM [view] THE TAKE 390  27th  Street Oakland between Telegraph and Broadway Thursday, October 23rd Thu, Oct 23, 2008      5:30 PM - 9:00 PM [view] United Nations Day program War Memorial Building across from City Hall San Francisco, Thu, Oct 23, 2008      5:30 PM - 9:00 PM [view] UNITED NATIONS DAY 2008 CELEBRATION 401 Van Ness Avenue 2nd floor San Francisco, Thu, Oct 23, 2008      7:00 PM - 12:00 AM [view] Young Women Organize to Stop Bigoted Ballot Measures! New Valencia Hall, 625 Larkin St., Ste. 202, San Francisco Thu, Oct 23, 2008      8:00 PM - 10:00 PM [view] Struggle: Trying to Vote in Ohio Global Exchange 2017 Mission Street, 2nd Floor (across from 16th St BART) San Francisco, Ca 94110 Friday, October 24th Fri, Oct 24, 2008 - Sun, Oct 26, 2008      12:00 PM [view] Join Global Exchange for The Daniel Pennock Democracy School The Presidio 1009 General Kennedy Avenue San Francisco Fri, Oct 24, 2008      8:00 PM - 10:00 PM [view] Struggle: Trying to vote in Ohio Women's Center 3543 18th Street, #8 San Francisco, Ca 94110 Saturday, October 25th Sat, Oct 25, 2008      1:00 PM - 5:00 PM [view] El Balazo Workers Defense Fund BBQ Fundraiser Stop the Raids! St. Martha and St. Mary's Lutheran Church 1050 S. VanNess San Francisco Sat, Oct 25, 2008      7:30 PM - 12:00 PM [view] An evening of Musical Wit and Wisdom with singers/songwriters  Betsy Rose and Judy Fjell 1924 Cedar Street (@ Bonita) Berkeley	Global Exchange is an international human rights group that relies on its members - tens of thousands of people like you - to work with us to create social, political and environmental justice. Please become a Global Exchange member today. Your tax-deductible donation helps keep our programs running.
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