Independent Arts and Media: Shaping San Francisco's Fall Talks 2006

January 18, 2006

Shaping San Francisco's Fall Talks 2006
Respectful Conversations to Shape Our Future

2nd & last Wednesdays, Sept. 27-Dec. 13
At CounterPulse
1310 Mission St. (x 9th St.), SF
FREE -- All programs begin 8:00pm

It all started this past January, when the good folks at Shaping San Francisco contacted Indy Arts about a new speaker and conversation series. Each session of Spring Talks 2006 was been a revelation, bringing overflow audiences of intelligent, active folks who ask questions, raise points, expand the dialog, and help shatter the standard Q&A format of most speaker and panel events.

Next up is Fall Talks 2006, a new series of six dialogue events on topics ranging from Sexual Freedom and Trash & Toxics to Frog Restoration and the new South American left.

In a time when big decisions are often made without community input, Fall Talks 2007 aims to open doors and open the conversation about the issues that define life in the Bay Area and beyond.

Fall Talks 2006 is presented by Shaping San Francisco, CounterPulse, City Lights Foundation, Nature in the City and Independent Arts & Media.

History & Politics -- 2nd Wednesdays
Oct. 11: Bolivar, Zapata, & Sandino
Nov. 8: Sexual & Reproductive Freedom
Dec. 13: Tactical Evolution: Protest & Dissent

Nature in the City -- Last Wednesdays
Sep. 27: The Bay Ecosystem
Oct. 25: Trash & Toxics
Nov. 29: Frog Restoration in SF

Movie Nights (co-hosted by Film Arts Foundation)
Nov. 1: Short SF Documentaries.
Dec. 6: Replaying Lost Landscapes Ñ Film Fragments of San Francisco.

History & Politics -- 2nd Wednesdays

Oct. 11 Bolivar, Zapata and Sandino: Ghosts & Revolution in South America
A survey of indigenous movements, "Bolivarianism," and new leftist politics of the South. With: John Ross, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Aileen ÒChockieÓ Cottier.

Nov. 8 Sexual & Reproductive Freedom
Have sexual politics and abortion rights evolved with activism and behavior behind closed doors? With: Elizabeth Creely, Ruth Mahaney, TBA.

Dec. 13 Tactical Evolution: Protest Culture, Dissent and Radical Change
Vietnam, Central America, "No Nukes," the WTO, Iraq: Do protests work? With: David Solnit, Kate Raphael, TBA.

Nature in the City -- Last Wednesdays

September 27 The Bay Ecosystem
A historical look at San Francisco Bay, our regionÕs most impacted and threatened natural resource, from the colonial era to today.

October 25 Trash and Toxics
Garbage, poisoned ground water, toxic waste sites; We have our work cut out for us. Recycling and anti-toxics activists will discuss the politics of waste. With: Andy Pugni (HANC Recycling), Erica Swinney (Greenaction).

November 29 Frog Restoration in San Francisco
Learn about San Francisco's rich biological heritage, and a heroic effort to restore our native frogs. With: Jim McKissock, Chris Giorni, Josiah Clark.

For the full schedule, visit the CounterPulse calendar.

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