Guest guest Posted June 13, 2002 Report Share Posted June 13, 2002 Thursday June 13, 7:00 p.m. PAUL HAWKEN REDEFINES ENVIRONMENTALISM Urban Ecology presents " Redefining Environmentalism, " an evening with Paul Hawken ( " Ecology of Commerce " and " Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution " ) exploring the increasingly complex challenges to environmentalism. Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco. $17. For more information call 415/345-7575. Thursday June 13, 7:30 p.m. CAN CAPITALISM BE SAVED? Author Joel Kovel discusses " The Enemy of Nature: The End of Capitalism or the End of the World?, " an indictment of capitalism's " unrelenting pressure to expand, " that offers " a visionary program of practical political action. " Black Oak Books, 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. Free. For more information call 510/486-0698. 2ND ANNUAL SMALL FARM FIESTA Celebrate local food, organic farms and the Central Coast community at a " small organic farm extravaganza. " The day includes fresh produce tasting, tortilla making, arts and crafts, games, a petting zoo, farm tours, and more. Sponsors include Community Alliance with Family Farmers, Live Earth Farm, High Ground Organics, Homeless Garden Project, UCSC Farm & Garden and many more. High Ground Organic Farm, 521 Harkins Slough Rd., Watsonville. Free. For more information call 831/457-1007. Sunday June 16, 7:00 p.m. MEDIA ALLIANCE/FREE SPEECH RADIO BENEFIT Greg Palast, award winning BBC investigative journalist and author of the " The Best Democracy Money Can Buy " discusses globalization, corporate cons, and high finance. Also speaking will be former Bush administration official turned whistle-blower Catherine Austin Fitts, and reporter Robert Knight of New York's WBAI. All proceeds benefit Media Alliance and Friends of Free Speech Radio. Mission High School, Mission and Dolores Sts., San Francisco. $12. For more information call 415/546-6334. onday June 17, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 'THE PATH TO RENEWABLE ENERGY' Learn about the possibility of replacing San Francisco's dependence on two aging power plants with solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources at " Solving San Francisco's Power Crisis: The Path to a Renewable Energy Future, " a forum presented by the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. Advance registration is highly recommended. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission, S.F. $35. 415/781-8726, ext. 110; www.spur.org. Tuesday June 18, 7:30 p.m. GRAY WHALES AT RISK Sue Arnold of Australians for Animals talks about the drastic drop in the California gray whale population and why their survival is at risk. Fort Mason Center, Room C-370, Marina and Laguna, San Francisco. Free. For more information call 650/556-0464. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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