From indyarts at lists.artsandmedia.net Tue Nov 13 09:32:16 2007 From: indyarts at lists.artsandmedia.net (indyarts@lists.artsandmedia.net) Date: Tue Nov 13 09:34:43 2007 Subject: Fwd: Talk tomorrow, Nov. 14, 7:30 pm Public Commons vs. Corporate Privatization Message-ID: Here's the latest in Shaping San Francisco's Fall Talks 2007 series. Indy Arts is honored to support this effort. Get down to CounterPulse at 1310 Mission Street x 9th St. for the latest in this stimulating and insightful conversation series! -- The Indy Arts Volunteers --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- >Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:29:24 -0800 >From: "Chris Carlsson" >To: shapingsf-talks@lists.artsandmedia.net >Subject: Talk tomorrow, Nov. 14, 7:30 pm Public Commons vs. >Corporate Privatization > >Please join us! > >At CounterPULSE, Nov. 14, Wednesday evening 7:30 pm til 10... > >Public Commons vs. Corporate Privatization > >November 14 > >With Mayor Newsom trying to give away the city's wi-fi space to a >corporate consortium, efforts by Bechtel and other private >contractors to take over our public water system, the ongoing >scandal of PG&E selling us our own "public" power and their current >efforts to take over alternative power, incessant pressure to >privatize the public schools, a national culture that blindly >accepts corporate interests as preferable to public interests, we'll >talk about how the San Francisco Bay Area can begin a concerted push >back. Ted Nace ("The Rise of Corporate Power and the Disabling of >Democracy"), Aliza Wasserman, Jessica Bell, Matt Leonard... just >added: David Cobb and Shannon Tracey from Democracy Unlimited of >Humboldt County will be talking about their successful measure T in >2006 to eliminate corporations from local politics... > > >Then, after Thanksgiving, don't miss this fantastic panel: > >Food Security & Urban Agriculture > >November 28 > >Our food system is being refashioned by new urban farmers, farmers >markets and community-supported agriculture, and importantly, by >savvy shoppers who demand local, organic and safe food. Still, food >security is tenuous for too many of our neighbors. Amy Franceschini >(Victory Gardens, past and present), Willow Rosenthal (City Slicker >Farms), Jason Mark (Alemany Farm, and editor of Earth Island >Journal). > > > >-- >www.chriscarlsson.com >Fall-Winter Talks 2007-08: > >www.counterpulse.org/fall-winter-talks.shtml >The Nowtopian (my blog): >http://www.lipmagazine.org/ccarlsson/ > www.shapingsf.org >www.processedworld.com >www.fullenjoymentbooks.com -- "I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book." -- Groucho Marx -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://gdc.groupd.com/pipermail/indyarts/attachments/20071113/2a212451/attachment-0001.html From indyarts at lists.artsandmedia.net Wed Nov 28 11:04:34 2007 From: indyarts at lists.artsandmedia.net (indyarts@lists.artsandmedia.net) Date: Wed Nov 28 11:05:35 2007 Subject: Nov. 28: Food Security and Urban Agriculture Message-ID: Dear folks, In keeping with Indy Arts' mission to "expand civic dialogue by increasing access to independent voices," we'd like to let you know about another great conversation from our friends at Shaping San Francisco, this time on urban agriculture and food security. See below for details. And stay tuned for updates our own Shaping SF Talks event coming up on Dec. 12, "Save the News!" -- The Indy Arts Volunteers --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Wed., Nov. 28, 7:30 p.m. at CounterPULSE, 1310 Mission at 9th: Food Security & Urban Agriculture November 28 Our food system is being refashioned by new urban farmers, farmers markets and community-supported agriculture, and importantly, by savvy shoppers who demand local, organic and safe food. Still, food security is tenuous for too many of our neighbors. Amy Franceschini (Victory Gardens, past and present), Willow Rosenthal (City Slicker Farms), Jason Mark (Alemany Farm, and editor of Earth Island Journal). MORE FALL TALKS: http://counterpulse.org/fall-winter-talks.shtml _______________________________________________ ShapingSF-Talks mailing list ShapingSF-Talks@lists.artsandmedia.net http://lists.artsandmedia.net/mailman/listinfo/shapingsf-talks -- ++ Independent Arts & Media ++ + http://artsandmedia.net/ + Indy Arts strengthens public dialogue by increasing access to independent voices. Newsdesk.org / News You Might Have Missed + http://newsdesk.org/ + The Expo for the Artist & Musician -- Eight Years in 2007 + http://artsandmedia.net/expo/ + Fiscal Sponsorship & Services + http://artsandmedia.net/cgi-bin/dc/iam/pages/fiscal_sponsorship + -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://gdc.groupd.com/pipermail/indyarts/attachments/20071128/45968a12/attachment.html