Bay Area Events

[GX LOGO] = Global Exchange event

San Francisco,
CA
June 5, 2013 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Join us on June 7th for an evening of intimate discussion and warm camraderie. Moderated by IDEX Executive Director Rajasvini Bhansali, the event will involve critical conversations from thought leaders working at the intersection of food justice and agroecology. Featured speakers:
Oakland,
CA
June 5, 2013 - 7:30pm
Part 1:  Empire by Scott Noble A gripping, deeply informative account of the plunder, hypocrisy, and mass violence of plutocracy and empire; insightful, historically grounded and highly relevant to the events of today. This documentary is about the foreign policy of the United States. It demonstrates the importance of the political economy, the Mafia principle, propaganda, ideology, violence and force.
San Francisco,
CA
June 7, 2013 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm
On June 7th at the San Francisco Film Centre in the Presidio, Food for Thought will involve critical conversations from thought leaders working at the intersection of food justice and agroecology. Moderated by IDEX Executive Director Rajasvini Bhansali, the event will feature Ocean Robbins, host of Food Revolution Summit, Founder of Yes! Magazine, Author, Professor, and visionary leader, along with other speakers including: Nikki Henderson of People’s Grocery, Y. Armando Nieto from Community Food & Justice Coalition, and Katherine Zavala of IDEX.
Sebastopol,
CA
June 7, 2013 - 7:00pm
White Lion Protection Trust founder Linda Tucker celebrates the launch of her new memoir, Saving the White Lions: One Woman's Battle for Africa's Most Sacred Animal (on sale May 7, available for preorder now, wherever books are sold!) with a presentation and lecture at Sophia's Sanctuary in Sebastopol, CA.
Palo Alto,
CA
June 7, 2013 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
How do you respond to people who say that “enhanced interrogation techniques” may be distasteful but are regrettably necessary, and cite the recent movie “Zero Dark Thirty” to claim that that is how we found Osama bin Laden? 
Berkeley,
CA
June 8, 2013 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
You’ve heard the news and read the stories and detected a difference. Now you’d like to find even more ways to get plastic out of your life. It’s easier (and more fun) than you may think! In this workshop, author and community activist Beth Terry will lay out pathways for replacing plastic with less harmful materials. From food containers to personal care items, clothing, and durable goods–all can have a better story for your body and the environment. Come learn how to do it!
San Rafael,
CA
June 9, 2013 - 1:30pm
Nancy Dobbs, President and CEO, KRCBWill Rogers, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Trust for Public LandNancy Kelly, Director, Rebels with a CauseAttorney from Earthjustice TBA
Berkeley,
CA
June 13, 2013 - 7:00pm
Fresh from Cuba, the celebrated poet and public intellectual Presented by AL YOUNG California Poet Laureate emeritus, novelist, essayist Kathleen Weaver, poet, biographer, translator
Oakland,
CA
June 15, 2013 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
We are living with the most extreme wealth disparity since the great depression. Systems of privilege and inequality cause the wealth gap to grow even more extreme, and come between us when we try to get together to make change. How do our own class backgrounds affect our work for social change? How can we build stronger alliances for justice? Join Class Action for an opportunity to explore our own class journeys, their intersections with race and gender, and their implications for our activism. .$30-0 sliding scale.
San Francisco,
CA
June 16, 2013 - 5:00am - 7:00pm
An evening with Abir Kopty, Palestinian social, feminist and political activist. Born in Nazareth, currently based in Ramallah. Former city council member in Nazareth. Works as media analyst and consultant. Holds a Master's in Political Communication from the City University of London. She blogs at www.abirkopty.wordpress.com