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Global Exchange maintains the listing below of events for the San Francisco Bay Area region. These events are listed as an informational service -- not all events are sponsored or endorsed by Global Exchange. An email summary of upcoming events is sent once per week to subscribers. (See our List Management page to subscribe or unsubscribe).

If you know of an event that is related to Global Exchange's work and is not yet posted, please email the information to events@globalexchange.org

For a listing of upcoming events all over the US visit our Speakers Bureau Nationwide Schedule of Events.

Featured Event
  Use Less. Save More. Energy Efficiency Webinar
Thu, Mar 18, 2010   12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
 Virtual Event. Everywhere
San Francisco

Energy reduction is imperative in this time of climate change and economic crisis. Please join Green Festival co-Founder Dr. Kevin Danaher and Recurve President Matt Golden for a 60-minute webinar conversation and Q&A about energy efficiency.

Learn how to minimize your home energy consumption, where to go to find financing options, and what is the current condition of federal energy policies. Hear from energy expert Matt Golden who has grown his successful green business helping people to save money.

Don’t miss this interactive webinar and invite your friends to participate. Please, prepare your questions!

To attend please register at the webpage

Cost: Only $10.


What people said about the past webinar with Dr. Kevin Danaher:
"A force multiplier"
"An excellent webinar filled with useful information"

Dr. Kevin Danaher is co-founder of Global Exchange (1988), founder and Executive Co-Producer of the Green Festivals (2001), and Executive Director of the Global Citizen Center (2004). Dr. Danaher has spoken at universities and for community organizations throughout the U.S. on issues ranging from the dynamics of the global economy to how we can replace the power of transnational corporations with local green economy networks. Dr. Danaher has published numerous articles and is the author and/or editor of twelve books, including his latest, "Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grass Roots". If you would like to know more about Dr. Kevin Danaher's background, visit: www.globalexchange.org/getInvolved/speakers/56.html

Matt Golden is the co-founder and president of Recurve. Prior to founding the company in 2004, Matt worked as an Energy Consultant, helping homeowners and businesses develop solar power systems. Matt was recently recognized by the Building Performance Institute as the first ever recipient of the Tony Woods Award for Excellence in Advancing the Home Performance Industry. He speaks extensively on building science and integrated green design to groups such as the AIA (American Institute of Architects), West Coast Green, Build It Green, and others. Matt holds a bachelors degree in foreign relations from Georgetown University. If you would like to know more about Matt Golden, visit: www.recurve.com/about/executive-team/


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Thursday, March 18th

Thu, Mar 18, 2010      12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
[view]Use Less. Save More. Energy Efficiency Webinar
Virtual Event. Everywhere
San Francisco

Thu, Mar 18, 2010      6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
[view]Free Documentary Screening: 'Speaking in Tongues'
Wildwood Elementary School Auditorium
301 Wildwood Avenue
Piedmont

Thu, Mar 18, 2010      6:30 PM
[view]Resisting Racism on California Campuses
Dolores Street Community Services
938 Valencia Street [between 20th and 21st St.]
San Francisco

Thu, Mar 18, 2010      7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
[view] Author Event: "A Different Kind of Luxury"
Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave, near Dwight Way
Berkeley

Thu, Mar 18, 2010      7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
[view]Eyewitness Afghanistan
522 Valencia St.
San Francisco

Thu, Mar 18, 2010      7:00 PM
[view]Kathy Kelly: Recent Stories from Pakistan and Gaza
Hillcrest Congregational Church
404 Gregory Lane
Pleasant Hill

Thu, Mar 18, 2010 - Sun, Apr 11, 2010      12:00 PM
[view] Volunteer for the Spring 2010 San Francisco Green Festival!
SF Concourse and Exhibition Center
San Francisco

Thu, Mar 18, 2010      6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
[view]SHOUT! Art by Women Veterans
Salle Pianos & Events
1632 C Market Street
San Francisco
 
Friday, March 19th

Fri, Mar 19, 2010      6:30 PM
[view]"Violence in the Congo: Western Exploitation and Human Rights Abuse"
California Institute of Integral Studies [room 306, 3rd floor]
1453 Mission Street (between 10th and 11th in the SOMA district of San Francisco
San Francisco

Fri, Mar 19, 2010      7:00 PM
[view]"Awakening From Sorrow" Film on Buenos Aires, Argentina
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Fellowship Hall
1924 Cedar Street
Berkeley

Fri, Mar 19, 2010      8:00 PM
[view]Ise Lyfe performs, "Pistols and Prayers" - World Premiere Show!
The Berkeley Repertory Thrust Theatre
2025 Addison Street
Berkeley
 
Sunday, March 21st

Sun, Mar 21, 2010      10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
[view]FreeSchool Open House
5801 McBryde Ave. (across from Wildcat Regional Park)
Richmond

Sun, Mar 21, 2010      12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
[view]“Luchando Por El Pueblo (Fighting for the Town)”
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalist Hall
1924 Cedar Street
Berkeley

Sun, Mar 21, 2010      5:00 PM
[view]Remembering Archbishop Oscar Romero
Front steps of St. Joseph the Worker Church
1640 Addison St.
Berkeley
 
Monday, March 22nd

Mon, Mar 22, 2010      3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
[view]Green Employee Engagement
SPUR
654 Mission Street
San Francisco

Mon, Mar 22, 2010      6:00 PM
[view]Documentary "Crude" Potluck
First United Methodist Church [Basement]
9 Ross Valley Drive (at Fourth Street)
San Rafael
 
Tuesday, March 23rd

Tue, Mar 23, 2010      2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
[view]Berkeley Farmers' Market: César Chávez Commemoration
Derby St. @ Martin Luther King, Jr. Way
Berkeley

Tue, Mar 23, 2010      6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
[view]Meet the Change
Zebulon Bar and Restaurant
83 Natoma St (between 1st and 2nd)
San Francisco

Tue, Mar 23, 2010      7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
[view]Stop U.S. Colonial Wars Here and Abroad!
Humanist Hall
390 - 27th St.
Oakland

Tue, Mar 23, 2010      7:30 PM
[view]Antonia Juhasz Speaks on 'The Tyranny of Oil'
Carpenter's Hall
1153 Chess Drive
Foster City

Tue, Mar 23, 2010      8:30 PM - 4:30 PM
[view] Register Today! NCRA RECYCLING UPDATE 2010 Conference
1515 Clay Street
Oakland
 
Wednesday, March 24th

Wed, Mar 24, 2010      5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
[view]Live Haitian Music :: Fundraiser Soirée
The Green Zebra Environmental Action Center
50 Post Street (Promenade level)
San Francisco

Wed, Mar 24, 2010      7:00 PM
[view]"Emotional Capitalism and the American Dream"
First Unitarian Universalist Church
1187 Franklin St. at Geary
San Francisco
 
Friday, March 26th

Fri, Mar 26, 2010      7:00 PM
[view]Corazon del Tiempo: A Zapatista Film Screening
Eastside Arts Alliance
2277 International Blvd.
Oakland

Fri, Mar 26, 2010      7:00 PM
[view]Arundhati Roy will read from her new book, "Field Notes on Democracy"
Mission High School Auditorium
3750 18th St. (between Dolores and Church Streets)
San Francisco

Fri, Mar 26, 2010      8:00 PM
[view]Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Disaster
CounterPULSE
1310 Mission Street @9th
San Francisco
 
Saturday, March 27th

Sat, Mar 27, 2010      10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
[view]A Celebration of Women's History Month, in collaboration with the SF Gray Panthers
Flood Building
870 Market Street, Room 975
San Francisco

Sat, Mar 27, 2010      10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
[view] Sidewalks are for People!
A San Francisco sidewalk near you
San Francisco

Sat, Mar 27, 2010      2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
[view]Art as Propaganda Workshop: Photography as Social Activism
New Valencia Hall
625 Larkin Street,Suite 202
San Francisco

Sat, Mar 27, 2010      3:00 PM
[view]Two Showings of: "Corner Store", Q&A with Director and Protagonist
Victoria Theater
16th and Capp St.
San Francisco

Sat, Mar 27, 2010      5:00 PM
[view]"Yes Men Fix Bhopal": 25th Anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Disaster
India Community Center (ICC)
525 Los Coches St
Milpitas
 
Wednesday, April 21st

Wed, Apr 21, 2010      7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
[view]Earth Day, 2010 - Creating a Healthy Future
David Brower Center
2150 Allston Way
Berkeley

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