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SUMMARY:The Heart of the Goddess: Art\, Myth and Meditations on the World’s Sacred Feminine
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at Green Apple Books on Clement street on Thursday\, November 8th at 7:00 p.m. as we welcome Hallie Iglehart Austen to discuss her newest book (from Monkfish Publishing) The Heart Of The Goddess: Art\, Myth and Meditations of the World’s Sacred Feminine.  \nPraise for The Heart of the Goddess. \nThis extraordinary compilation of the art\, values and living lessons of Goddess culture dating from 30\,000 years ago to the present\, from Africa to Hawaii\, Siberia to North America\, is a multicultural tapestry of artwork\, historical background\, and meditations organized by the themes of creation\, transformation and celebration\, bringing focus and expression to the myth and spirituality of the feminine. \n“A collection of more than 70 Goddess figures from cultures throughout the world. Each is a treasure…inspiring us to embody the Goddess’s virtues in our lives.”–Yoga Journal \n  \n“A beautiful book…an excellent resource for information and inspiration from many cultures.”–Starhawk\, author of The Spiritual Dance and \n  \n“…a mythical journey to every corner of the Earth…a delightful book of life-affirming legends\, rituals\, and images that help us envision a more balanced and creative world.”–Riane Eisler\, author of The Chalice and the Blade \n  \n“What a treasure! Decades of scholarship and oceans of love have been poured into gathering this exquisite collection of goddesses from all the world’s wisdom traditions. By gazing at the images and contemplating their stories\, I felt myself joyously reclaiming the feminine face of the Holy One…. I love love love this book.”–Mirabai Starr\, author of God of Love: A Guide to the Heart of Judaism\, Christianity & Islam \n  \n  \nHallie Iglehart Austen grew up on a farm and has lived close to the earth most of her life. After graduating from Brown University\, she drove from England to Nepal and back again over the course of a year. This journey\, described in her first book “Womanspirit” led to a synthesis of spirituality and feminism\, which she began teaching in the 1970s. Since then\, she has led workshops\, rituals and conferences at universities\, the United Nations\, and theological schools among other places. Hallie Iglehart Austen is cofounder of Seaflow: Protect Our Living Oceans\, which educates the public about the dangers of active sonars and other ocean noise to whales\, dolphins\, and all sea life. She also initiated All One Oceans\, establishing over fifty beach cleanup stations in California\, Hawai’i\, Iowa\, and Alabama and is starting a pilot project for grade school students on ocean plastic pollution. Hallie lives in the San Francisco Bay Area\, and gives classes and private consultations on dream work\, life transition rituals\, and Wisdom Healing Qigong.
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LOCATION:Green Apple Books\, 506 Clement St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:L.A. Kauffman
DESCRIPTION:L.A. Kauffman \n\n\n\ndiscussing the subject of her new book \nHow to Read a Protest: The Art of Organizing and Resistance \npublished by University of California Press \nWhen millions of people took to the streets for the 2017 women’s marches\, there was an unmistakable air of uprising\, a sense that these marches were launching a movement. But the enduring work that protests do often can’t be seen in the moment. It feels powerful to march\, but when and how does marching matter? \nIn this original and richly illustrated account\, activist and organizer L.A. Kauffman delves into the history of America’s major demonstrations\, beginning with the legendary 1963 March on Washington\, to reveal what protests accomplish and how their character has shifted over time. Using the signs that demonstrators carry as clues to how protests are organized\, Kauffman explores the nuanced relationship between the way movements are made and the impact they have. How to Read a Protest sheds new light on the catalytic power of collective action and the bottom-up\, women-led model for organizing that’s transforming what movements look like and what they can win. \nL.A. Kauffman has been a grassroots organizer for more than thirty years and was the mobilizing coordinator for the massive Iraq antiwar protests of 2003–2004. She has covered social movement history and activism for The Guardian\, n+1\, and numerous other publications and is the author of Direct Action: Protest and the Reinvention of American Radicalism. \nCritical praise for the work of L.A. Kauffman: \nffman is one of the people I look to most for the big picture about American activism—where it’s been\, where it’s going\, what works\, who’s doing the work\, and why. For How to Read a Protest\, you could paraphrase George Orwell to say that those who remember the past understand the present\, and those who understand the present (sometimes) shape the future. This swift-moving book equips us all to do exactly that\, as it revises and deepens and corrects what we know about past social movements in America and appraises what has made the women-led\, grassroots resistance to Trump unlike any movement that came before. The next chapter is something we will all write together if and when we rise to the promise and the legacy of the radical past that Kauffman so ably describes.”—Rebecca Solnit\, author of Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories\, Wild Possibilities \n“Kauffman’s new book offers critical historical analysis and strategic insights\, raising provocative and complex questions about the relationship between protests and movement building. Every organizer and social movement historian should read it.”—Barbara Ransby\, author of Making All Black Lives Matter: Reimagining Freedom in the Twenty-First Century \n“How to Read a Protest is an incredible tool for understanding collective action: who is involved\, how it unfolds\, and what makes it successful\, with special emphasis on the often-overlooked role of women in making movements and how ideas of organization and leadership have shifted. L.A. Kauffman helps us understand and interpret the reasons behind\, and meanings of\, protest in our time\, giving us a valuable gift of insight and research.”—Marina Sitrin\, coauthor of They Can’t Represent Us! Reinventing Democracy from Greece to Occupy \n“L.A. Kauffman is a marvelous combination of mobilization-insider and historical commentator. No one else could bring so much fruitful commentary to bear on mass protests. The illustrations here are fascinating in themselves\, wonderful to observe and ponder. This is a splendid and much-needed book.”—Paul Buhle\, coeditor of the Encyclopedia of the American Left \n\n\n\n\n\n 
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LOCATION:City Lights Bookstore\, 261 Columbus Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:BINDERY: The Fight for a Free Press: Book Launch and Panel
DESCRIPTION:The Bindery hosts Alison Littman for the launch of her debut novel\, Radio Underground. Littman will join New York Times journalist Sheera Frenkel\, cybersecurity expert Bill Marczak (Larry King\, Washington Post\, Vanity Fair) and Camille Fischer from the Electronic Frontier Foundation to discuss the fight for a free press. \n  \nFrom combating fake news and censorship on social media to protecting journalists and activists abroad\, panelists will discuss the threats to our freedom online and in the press in a high-stakes political environment. Schmooze and booze with panelists and the author after the discussion. \n  \nRadio Underground follows a journalist in Budapest during the Cold War who manipulates news on Radio Free Europe to spark the 1956 Hungarian Revolution against the Soviets. In Cold War Hungary\, journalism was used to ignite uprisings\, help people escape the country and persuade the masses to take action. The launch event will also include a short reading and Q&A with the author and panelists. \n  \n\n  \nAbout Radio Underground \n  \nEszter Turján is a mother and a fanatical underground journalist living in Budapest at the height of the Cold War. After years of suffering under the communist regime\, she’d sacrifice anything\, and anyone\, to see the government fall. When she manipulates news broadcasts on Radio Free Europe\, she ignites the vicious revolution\, commits a calamitous murder\, and is dragged away screaming to a secret underground prison as her teenage daughter Dora watches in horror. \n  \nHaunted and hurt\, Dora vows to work against everything Eszter believes in. But\, it’s not that simple. After nine years\, Dora is unwittingly drawn back into Eszter’s circle when she falls hopelessly in love with a fan of The Beatles – and Radio Free Europe. At the same time\, she discovers Eszter\, driven mad by years of torture\, is headed toward a death sentence. To save her mother\, Dora will have to defy a vindictive and lethal regime\, and confront family ties she’s spent years denying. On the brink of losing Eszter again\, Dora must make a choice: to risk her life for the mother who discarded her—or leave it all to fate. \n  \nRadio Underground is a beautiful\, relevant novel that explores the lengths and limits of love\, family\, and the power of expression. \n  \n\n  \nAbout the Panelists \n  \nSheera Frenkel is a cybersecurity reporter at the New York Times. She spent over a decade in the Middle East as a foreign correspondent\, reporting for BuzzFeed\, NPR\, The Times of London and McClatchy Newspapers. \n  \nBill Marczak has appeared on Politicking with Larry King and in the Washington Post\, New York Times\, Vanity Fair and other major outlets for his work rooting out spyware used to stifle activists\, dissidents\, journalists and others speaking out against dictatorial regimes. A Senior Research Fellow at Citizen Lab\, a co-founder of Bahrain Watch\, and a Postdoctoral Researcher at UC Berkeley\, Bill focuses on novel technological threats to Internet freedom\, including new censorship and surveillance tools. \n  \nCamille Fischer at the Electronic Frontier Foundation works on the organization’s free speech and government transparency projects. Previously\, Camille worked in the Obama White House and in the Department of Commerce advocating for civil\, human rights\, and due process protections in national security and law enforcement policies. \n  \n\n  \nAlison Littman is an author by day and stand up comedian by night. A former journalist\, she covered politics and education while also contributing articles on John F. Kennedy and The Beatles to various specialty magazines. Her feature stories focus on listening to rock ‘n’ roll behind the Iron Curtain and Cold War politics. Radio Undergroundis her first novel. \n  \n\n  \nPlease note: This event will be at The Bindery\, 1727 Haight. \n  \nThis is an all ages event. The bar opens at 7\, event begins at 7:30pm. \n  \nRSVP appreciated but not required. \n  \nIf you cannot attend the event but would like to requeset a signed copy of Radio Underground and/or any of the authors’ books\, order below and put your request in the comments field.
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LOCATION:The Bindery\, 1727 Haight St\, San Francisco \, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:BOOKSMITH: Jonathan Lethem / The Feral Detective
DESCRIPTION:Booksmith hosts Jonathan Lethem for The Feral Detective\, his first detective novel since Motherless Brooklyn. With him in conversation is Michael Chabon. Please join us! \n  \nPhoebe Siegler first meets Charles Heist in a shabby trailer on the eastern edge of Los Angeles. She’s looking for her friend’s missing daughter\, Arabella\, and hires Heist to help. A laconic loner who keeps his pet opossum in a desk drawer\, Heist intrigues the sarcastic and garrulous Phoebe. Reluctantly\, he agrees to help. The unlikely pair navigate the enclaves of desert-dwelling vagabonds and find that Arabella is in serious trouble—caught in the middle of a violent standoff that only Heist\, mysteriously\, can end. Phoebe’s trip to the desert was always going to be strange\, but it was never supposed to be dangerous… \n  \n\n  \nJonathan Lethem is the New York Times bestselling author of ten novels\, including The Fortress of Solitude\, Dissident Gardens\, Chronic City\, andMotherless Brooklyn\, winner of National Book Critics Circle Award.  A recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship\, Lethem has been published in The New Yorker\, Harper’s Magazine\, Rolling Stone\, Esquire\, and The New York Times\, among others. He currently teaches creative writing at Pomona College in California. Author photo by Amy Maloof. \n  \nMichael Chabon is the bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Mysteries of Pittsburgh\, A Model World\, Wonder Boys\, Werewolves in their Youth\, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay\, Summerland\, The Final Solution\, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union\, Maps & Legends\, Gentlemen of the Road\, Manhood for Amateurs\, Telegraph Avenue\, Moonglow\, and the picture book The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man. He lives in Berkeley\, California with his wife\, novelist Ayelet Waldman\, and their children. Author photo by Sarah Lee. \n  \n\n  \nThis event is free and all ages\, with mature themes. \n  \nRSVP appreciated but not required. \n  \nIf you’d like a signed copy of The Feral Detectives\, and/or any of the authors’ books\, order below and be sure to include your request in the special field.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/booksmith-jonathan-lethem-the-feral-detective/
LOCATION:The Booksmith\, 1644 Haight St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Endangered Species\, Enduring Values: An Anthology Of San Francisco Area Writers & Artists of Color
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a night of readings from Endangered Species\, Enduring Values: An Anthology of San Francisco Area Writers and Artists of Color with contributors Shizue Seigel\, Francee Covington\, Jennifer Hasegawa\, Gail Mitchell\, Tony Robles\, and Dr. Sriram Shamasunder. \n\nAbout Endangered Species\, Enduring Values \n\nAn Anthology of prose\, poetry and artwork by San Francisco Area Writers & Artists of Color ENDANGERED SPECIES\, ENDURING VALUES is a guide to the real San Francisco-the seldom-heard 58% of the population that brings color and diversity to the city in every sense of the word. Includes than 150 pieces by more than 70 creatives of color with roots in Native America\, Africa\, Asia\, Latin America\, the Caribbean\, the Middle East\, and Europe. Contributors include current SF Poet Laureate Kim Shuck\, and artists\, curators\, physicians\, educators\, poets\, performers\, and activists for unions\, LGBT\, mental health\, housing and more. \n\nAbout The Contributors \n\nShizue Seigel\, editor of Enduring Species; Enduring Values\, is a Japanese American writer and visual artist. Her five books include Standing Strong! Fillmore & Japantown and In Good Conscience: Supporting Japanese Americans during the Internment. Her prose and poetry have been published in All the Women in My Family Sing\, Your Golden Sun Still Shines\, Cheers to Muses\, InVasian and other anthologies\, and in Eleven Eleven\, Away Journal\, Persimmon Tree\, Whirlwind Magazine\, among others. She leads monthly Write Now! Writing workshops at the San Francisco Public Library\, and  is a two-time recipient of the San Francisco Art Commission Individual Artist Commission and a VONA Fellow\, Her artwork has been exhibited at SOMArts Cultural Center\, Arts at CIIS\, the Thoreau Center\, UC Santa Barbara\, the Kinsey Institute and other venues. \nFrancee Covington. During a successful TV career as a producer\, director and writer of news\, documentaries\, public affairs and magazine shows\, Francee Covington worked at television stations WCBS in New York\, WBZ Boston and in San Francisco at KGO\, KPIX\, and KQED.  She later formed her own video production company and led it for more than twenty years.  Her clients included numerous Fortune 500 companies\, The Oprah Show\, and city and state agencies.  Active in the community\, she currently serves on the San Francisco Fire Commission.  She’s retired\, lives in San Francisco and is working on a collection of short stories. \nJennifer Hasegawa is a poet and information architect. She grew up in Hilo HI and has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for 25 years. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in Tule Review\, Standing Strong! Fillmore & Japantown: An Anthology\, and the San Francisco Bay Guardian. Her poetry manuscript\, La Chica’s Field Guide to Banzai Living\, was awarded the San Francisco Foundation’s Joseph Henry Jackson literary award in 2014. She is currently engaged in the study of several paranormal phenomena\, including alien encounters\, Marian apparitions\, Sinéad O’Connor\, and Bitcoin. \n  \nGail Mitchell\, author of Bone Songs\, received her MFA from San Francisco State University. She is a native San Franciscan who draws from her Black and Muskogee\, Creole and Italian heritage. In the beginning was the word and I’ve drawn on it\, to map the internal terrain and make sense of the external world\, to investigate life and death\, traversing a language that leaves me spellbound.  I pick words like gems to make the right necklace to go out into the world. I think of jewelry as amulets to protect and of course as adornment to help one shine. I am a jeweler and a poet. I am a maker. It is a must a desire that runs as deep as breath. \nTony Robles was born and raised in San Francisco of Filipino and African American heritage. His books  Cool Don’t Live Here No More—A Letter to San Francisco (2015) and Fingerprints of a Hunger Strike (2017) were published by Ithuriel’s Spear Press.  He is the author of 2 children’s books\, Lakas and the Manilatown Fish and Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel\, published by Children’s Book Press. In 2017\, he was awarded a San Francisco Art Commission Individual Artist Commission and short-listed for poet laureate of San Francisco. He carries on the legacy of his late uncles\, Al Robles\, activist poet and scholar\, and Russell Robles\, co-founder of SOMArts Cultural Center\, by serving as board president of the Manilatown Heritage Foundation and working for housing and senior rights. \nDr. Sriram Shamasunder\, a poet and doctor at UCSF\, has spent the better part of the last 10 years working in Burundi\, Haiti\, Rwanda and India. He is interested in health equity and narrative equity\, working towards a world where lives are of equal value both the health care we deliver and the stories we highlight.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/endangered-species-enduring-values-an-anthology-of-san-francisco-area-writers-artists-of-color/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books on the Park\, 1231 9th Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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