From iam at lists.artsandmedia.net Thu Feb 1 10:44:16 2007 From: iam at lists.artsandmedia.net (iam@lists.artsandmedia.net) Date: Thu Feb 1 10:48:25 2007 Subject: Indy Arts: February 2007 update Message-ID: Indy Arts wants you to know about a host of activities coming up in February that support free speech, freedom of information and civic participation. Thanks for your support of independent culture and community! INDEPENDENT ARTS & MEDIA: FEBRUARY 2007 EVENTS (Free activities supporting independent cultural and community.) -= Tonight, February 1: "Getting it done ... getting it in" An Indy Filmmaker Workshop 6-8:30 p.m., Amnesia, 853 Valencia St., San Francisco FREE Renowned local filmmaker Daniel Plotnick, "American Scary" producer Sandy Clark and SF Indie Fest's Alicia Rene talk about financing your movie and getting it in film festivals. Produced by Indy Arts/Expo for the Artist & Musician. -= Tonight, February 1: Shaping San Francisco on KUSF-FM Every Thursday at 10:30 pm; 90.3 FM, or www.kusf.org Our three-part series "Can San Francisco Feed Itself?" concludes with tonight's episode on urban food foraging in the Bay Area. -= Saturday, February 3: ArtSF presents, "The Balkans Party" 110 Capp St. x 16th St., SF; http://artsf.org -= DIY Arts & Events Calendar Produced by Expo for the Artist & Musician, our new calendar is open to submissions from the Indy Arts community: http://artsandmedia.net/calendar/events/ IDEAS & DIALOGUE (The following good works are produced by other organizations.) -= Planet Drum Foundation's Eco-Ecuador Diaries The local "bioregionalist" advocates at Planet Drum Foundation have been putting their regional-sustainability philosophy into practice for eight years in Ecuador. You can read first- hand accounts of restoration work in the "eco-city" of Bahia de Caraquez: http://www.planetdrum.org/reports_2007.htm -= Shaping San Francisco's Winter Talks 2007 Second and last Thursdays, 8 pm CounterPulse, 1310 Mission St. x 9th St., SF FREE Feb. 14: Land Grabs ... a history of San Francisco on the ground. Feb. 28: The Green City .. integrating local life with nature, biodiversity and sustainability. March 7: Learnin' & Teachin' ... the future of education. SPONSORSHIP & SUPPORT -= Advertise or sponsor The Messenger, Issue 2 messenger@artsandmedia.net (415) 861-5302 Indy Arts' free newspaper, The Messenger, is gearing up for issue two, which will go deep on the topic of democracy and civic participation in San Francisco. We welcome your appropriate advertising and sponsorship. Please call or send an email for details. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://gdc.groupd.com/pipermail/iam/attachments/20070201/196c27a6/attachment-0001.html From iam at lists.artsandmedia.net Wed Feb 14 10:27:32 2007 From: iam at lists.artsandmedia.net (iam@lists.artsandmedia.net) Date: Wed Feb 14 10:30:17 2007 Subject: Weds, Feb. 14: "Land Grabs in San Francisco"; free, 8:00 p.m. Message-ID: Indy Arts wants you to know about tonight's Winter Talks 2007 event, at CounterPulse, 1310 Mission St. x 9th St., SF, 8:00 p.m., FREE. The speakers will be addressing the topic of "Land Grabs" and San Francisco/Bay Area history. It's sure to be a revelation. Audience interaction encouraged and expected! Also, on Thursday at 10:30p.m. on KUSF at 90.3 FM, tune in for part two of Shaping San Francisco's exploration of "San Francisco and the Philippines," with more dialogue about the Philippine-American War, recorded at CounterPulse as part of Spring Talks 2006. Shaping SF's Talks series is sponsored by Shaping San Francisco, the City Lights Foundation, Independent Arts & Media and Nature in the City. Indy Arts is honored to support this important, ongoing inquiry into the lost history and potential futures of the Bay Area. If you want to subscribe to the Shaping SF listserv, go here: http://lists.artsandmedia.net/mailman/listinfo/shapingsf-talks Details on tonight's event are below from Chris Carlsson, Mr. Shaping SF himself. --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- >Hi everyone, >sorry for the late reminder! Wednesday night at 8 pm we're having an >extremely romantic Talk on the topic of Land Grabs in San Francisco! >Yes, I'll be giving an overview of the long(er) history of >implanting boundaries on the local landscape, while Erick Lyle will >report on some counter-Land Grabs in recent years, and James Tracy >will talk about the quasi-institutional effort to move land from the >private market to public control via the SF Land Trust... then on >Sunday, I'll be conducting a 4-hour tour on the topic of >"Dissent"... meet at 12 at CounterPULSE and bring water and snack, >be ready for rain (hard rain cancels, occasional drizzle won't stop >us...).. >hope to see you at one or both... and don't forget, our Talks are on >KUSF 90.3 FM on Thursday nights at 10:30... >--Chris > >-- >All my mail is going through this gmail account now. > www.chriscarlsson.com >My blog: www.lipmagazine.org/ccarlsson >Fall/Winter Talks: >http://www.counterpulse.org/fall-winter-talks.shtml >www.shapingsf.org >www.processedworld.com >www.fullenjoymentbooks.com > >This is an announcement-only email list for Shaping San Francisco's >Spring, Fall and Winter Talks. > >In a time when big decisions are often made without community input, >Shaping SF Talks aim to open doors and open the conversation about >the issues that define life in the Bay Area and beyond. > >ShapingSF Talks listserv provided courtesy of Independent Arts & >Media, www.artsandmedia.net. >_______________________________________________ >ShapingSF-talks mailing list >ShapingSF-talks@lists.artsandmedia.net >http://lists.artsandmedia.net/mailman/listinfo/shapingsf-talks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://gdc.groupd.com/pipermail/iam/attachments/20070214/14eefe58/attachment.html From iam at lists.artsandmedia.net Thu Feb 22 15:47:18 2007 From: iam at lists.artsandmedia.net (iam@lists.artsandmedia.net) Date: Thu Feb 22 16:10:34 2007 Subject: [IndyArts] Tonight on KUSF: "The Health Epidemic" Message-ID: Hey folks! Here's an update on the radio show Indy Arts is producing for Shaping San Francisco. This is the beginning of a new three-part series on "The Health Epidemic" ... investigating the health industry, and what exactly it does, or does not, have to do with health. Details below. Thanks for your interest! Independent Arts & Media http://artsandmedia.net/ -- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Shaping San Francisco presents: "The Health Epidemic: Life in the Therapy Society" -- Part One Featuring: Adrienne Pine (California Nurse's Association) AIR DATE: Thursday, Feb. 22, 10:30 p.m. On-air 90.3 FM, KUSF San Francisco Online at http://www.kusf.org/ DETAILS: This new radio series was originally recorded in January 2007 at CounterPulse in San Francisco, and tackles a host of issues related to life and health in America today, including: -- What's the deal with Governor Schwarzenegger's universal health plan? -- Why should you be concerned about the rush to implement Health Information Technology? -- Why do insurance rates keep going up when the industry is making billions? -- What is the human cost of this health-care system? Shaping San Francisco's Talks series is produced by Shaping SF, the City Lights Foundation, Nature in the City and Independent Arts & Media. Radio version produced by Independent Arts & Media. Shaping San Francisco on KUSF Thursdays at 10:30 p.m. 90.3 FM, KUSF San Francisco (www.kusf.org)