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7th Annual Walk to End Poverty

Date of the Event:

Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 9:00am - 1:00pm

On Saturday, May 19, at 10 am, the 7th annual walk to end poverty will take place at the Lake Merritt Bandstand, off Grand Avenue across from the Garden Center at 666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland. This free event includes entertainment, a community fair and hands on activities for children. Registration starts at 9am and includes snacks, water and lunch. Free t-shirt to the first 600 people who bring a non-perishable food donation. Free shuttle service every half hour from the Lake Merritt BART station from 8:30 am to l pm.

Date of the Event: Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 9am - Registration / 10am - Walk / 11am - Entertainment and Community Fair

For more information, visit www.OaklandCAP.org or call 510-238-2362

Evening with Jon Fromer

Date of the Event:

Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 7:30pm

On Saturday, May 19, at 7:30pm, the Social Justice Center of Marin invites you to an evening with Jon Fromer, musician and song writer. It is a benefit for Jon Fromer's medical treatment program. Doors open at 6:45pm. Admission is $10-$35, sliding scale. The concert will be in Angelico Hall, Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael.

For details, call 415-388-2018.

"The Community Advisor Board meeting will be held on May 20, 2012 at 11am. KPFA Studios - 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way at University Ave. This meeting is open to the public."

Date of the Event:

Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 11:00am - 1:00pm

"The Community Advisor Board meeting will be held on May 20, 2012 at 11am. KPFA Studios - 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way at University Ave. This meeting is open to the public."

OCCUPY BERKELEY COMMUNITY SOLIDARITY DAY

Date of the Event:

Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 1:00pm - 5:00pm

On Sunday, May 20, from 1-5pm, Occupy Berkeley will hold a community
solidarity event at San Pablo Park, between Ward Street and Russell,
near San Pablo Avenue, in Berkeley.

There'll be music, food, information on foreclosure prevention, and other
positive actions.

For more information, call 510-843-6233.

Jazz at the Chimes

Date of the Event:

Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 2:00pm

On Sunday, May 20, at 2pm, Grammy nominated Latin Jazz Leader John Santos brings his Sextet to “Jazz at the Chimes” to perform and discuss original music. Tickets are $15 general. Event will be at Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Ave, Oakland.

For details, call 510-654-0123.

Harvey Milk Day

Date of the Event:

Monday, May 21, 2012 - 5:30am

On Monday, May 21st at 5:30 PM Harvey Milk Day Planning Committee presents, “Not in Our Town: Staging a Response to Hate” A film about the death in 2003 of transgender teen Gwen Araujo by local youth in Newark, CA, and the response of residents, civic leaders and students. This free event will take place at Wood Middle School, 420 Grand St., in Alameda.

For details call (510) 864-9638.

Paul Krugman: End This Depression Now

Date of the Event:

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 6:00pm

On Tuesday, May 22nd at 6:00pm, The Commonwealth Club presents author Paul Krugman, End This Depression Now! Nobel Laureate economist Krugman will share his thoughts on what political leaders can and must to do enact a strong economic recovery in both U.S. and international economies.
Tickets are $20 members $35 non members $10 students. This event will take place at 222 Mason St. San Francisco.

For details, call (415)-597-6712 .

Devil's Tango: How I Learened the Fukushima

Date of the Event:

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 1:30pm

On Wednesday May 23rd at 1:30pm, Gray Panthers Presents Devil's Tango: How I Learened the Fukushima Step by Step. A reading by Cecile Pineda. The nuclear industry's Fukushima disaster and its consequences. This free event will take place at 1901 Hearst in Berkeley.

For details call (510) 548-9696.

Who's Counting?

Date of the Event:

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 7:30pm

On Wednesday, May 23rd at 7:30pm, a screening of “Who's Counting?,” a documentary which addresses the “invisiblity of women's work” within the U.N. System of National Account will take place at Humanist Hall, 390 - 27th Street in Oakland. Potluck refreshments and social hour begins at 6:30pm. $5 donations accepted.

For details call (510) 681-8699.

Mary Jo McConahay

Date of the Event:

Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 7:00pm

On Thursday, May 24th at 7pm, Mary Jo McConahay, author of Maya Roads, will discuss her three decades of traveling and living in Central America to create a fascinating chronicle of the people, politics, and archaeology of Maya civilization. $5 suggested donation.

For details, call (415) 924-3227.

7th Annual Walk to End Poverty

Evening with Jon Fromer

"The Community Advisor Board meeting will be held on May 20, 2012 at 11am. KPFA Studios - 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way at University Ave. This meeting is open to the public."

OCCUPY BERKELEY COMMUNITY SOLIDARITY DAY

Jazz at the Chimes

Harvey Milk Day

Paul Krugman: End This Depression Now

Devil's Tango: How I Learened the Fukushima

Who's Counting?

Mary Jo McConahay

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