From: Arab World and Islamic Resources Date: 27 Sep 92 22:15 PDT Subject: Bay Area Resistance 500 Calendar Message-ID: <1563600210@igc.apc.org> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * OCTOBER 1992 - 500 YEARS OF RESISTANCE * * * SF BAY AREA CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES * * ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Commemorating 500 Years of Resistance to Colonialism and Genocide in the Americas By the San Francisco Bay Area Resistance 500 Coalition. For more information about how to obtain or distribute the beautiful hardcopy edition, call (510) 548-1992. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THURSDAY OCTOBER 1 An Evening with Indians of the Americas. 7:30 pm. La Pena Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley. Call SAIIC (510) 834-4263 Organized by the South & Meso American Indian Information Center. A meeting of Native leaders from South, Meso and North America. The evening includes traditional dancing, music and food. The SAIIC resource guide, 1992 International Directory & Resource Guide for 500 Years of Resistance ($10+$1.75p&h) can also be ordered from this number. SAIIC is a founding member of the Co-ordinating body of Indigenous Nations of the Continent (CONIC). FRIDAY 2 - SUNDAY 4 International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the USA. Mission High School (18th & Dolores Streets, SF) Friday: 7:30 pm Cultural Event, $8-25 sliding scale. Saturday: 10am-10pm Testimony on Genocide, Human Rights, POWs/Political Prisoners. Sunday: 10am-3pm 500 Years of Resistance as Seen Through Women's Eyes (Panel) and Workshops. Call (415) 552-1992. The panel will hear evidence developed from an indictment according to international law, charging the US government and its historical predecessors with genocide, colonialism and racism as a result of the imposition of a eurocentric model of development that includes standards and norms for culture, politics, government, economy and language. The indictment will be based on the denial of human rights to groups primarily defined by race, nationality and class, and will also examine cases of prisoners in the context of human rights violations against political movements, particularly those for self-determination by oppressed nationalities. In this context, the plight of Native American prisoners such as Leonard Peltier take on strategic importance. Among the invited judges are Ramsey Clark, former US Attorney General, Tilman Zurich, co-founder of the Society for Threatened Peoples (from Germany), and a number of other well-known international human rights advocates. Organized by the American Indian Movement and the Leonard Peltier Support Group. FRIDAY 2 - SATURDAY 3 The Appearance of Civilization. By Antenna Theater. Also Fridays and Saturdays through October. 8:00 pm. Rodeo Beach, Marin Headlands (9-10, 16-17) Ocean Beach, SF (23-24, 29-30) Tickets: $14.92 Call (415) 332-4862 for reservations. A site specific performance on the beach, with Antenna's signature mix of masks, original music, historic texts, contemporary interviews and innovative audio landscape. The Appearance of Civilization is based on the writings of Bartholemew de Las Casas, a contemporary of Columbus who advocated Indigenous rights at a time when such a stance was considered heresy. SATURDAY 3 A Video Screening of Autodescubrimiento 1492-1992. At 12 noon at The Roxie, 3117 16th St, SF. Benefit Preview. Video by Rodrigo Betancur. Call (415) 824-6112. Focuses on the continuing resistance of Indigenous peoples by highlighting the struggle of the Dineh People of Big Mountain and past Columbus celebrations/counter celebrations in San Francisco. Also on October 10, 4 pm at the Mission Cultural Center (Premiere and reception.) SATURDAY 3 - SUNDAY 4 Beyond 1992. Discovering American Culture. 10am-4pm, The Magic Theater, Building D, Fort Mason, SF. Call (415) 441-0445. SUNDAY 4 The 3rd Chasky of Auto Descubrimiento. Dolores Park proceeding through the Mission to La Raza Park. Noon to 6pm. Call (415) 885- 4749. The Chasky is a performance/procession held annually in San Francisco's Mission District to commemorate and honor 500 years of continued resistance to the European invasion of the Americas. Performers will include The Wise Fool Puppet Intervention, Buena Vista School, The Pearl Ubungen Dancers, Aztlan Nation, Roots Against War, Comite de Unidad Guatemalteca, Teatro ng Tanan, GELAAM, Comite Trabajadores Generales, Earth Circus, Enrique Ramirez & Francisco Alarcon. MONDAY 5 - FRIDAY 9 The Student Kouncil of Intertribal Nations. Cultural/Educational Festival at SF State University Student Union, 1650 Holloway, SF. Call (415) 338-1929. MONDAY 5 - FRIDAY 9 14th International Indian Treaty Conference IITC Site and Times to be announced. Call (415) 566-0521. One of a number of events organized by the International Indian Treaty Council, the conference agenda will focus on the current struggles for tribal recognition and land rights of California Indigenous Nations as well as the 500 years of Indigenous resistance. Also included will be "Commissions" that address issues regarding human rights, sexual equality, hunting and fishing, land and water rights, treaty rights, religious freedom, desecration of sacred sites, environmental protection, militarism, healthcare and political prisoners. WEDNESDAY 7 - SATURDAY 10 Watershed, A Dramatization of the Oral Histories of the Salmon Wars. By Turtle Island Ensemble & Talespinners Theater. Julia Morgan Theater, 2640 College Ave, Berkeley, 7:00 pm. Call (415) 383-7818. A play based on the experience of a Yurok family who live at the mouth of the Klamath River. It focuses on the Salmon Wars of 1978 when the Federal Government challenged the right of the people to fish salmon. WEDNESDAY 7 Reception for Art in Chains: 500 Years of Resistance - The Art of Leonard Peltier and Native American Prisoner Artists. Mission Cultural Center, 2868 Mission St, SF 7:00 pm. Call (415) 821-1155. An exhibit of being held by the US Government. Contributing artists include: Allen Benton, Fernando Caro, Bobby Garcia, Ronald Ray Jacobs, Michael Marcus, Dixon Martinez, Bob Robideau, Abel Ruiz, Scott Seelye, Luis Talamantez, Glenn West and others. Gallery hours are Wed-Fri 1-6pm. Sat-Sun 11am-4pm. Check other listings for events happening in tandem with this exhibition. THURSDAY 8 Four Directions: Women Honor Native Lands. Pro Arts, 461 9th St, Oakland. 7:00 pm. Call (510) 763-4361. THURSDAY 8 - WEDNESDAY 14 The Myth of Discovery. Paper Tiger TV. SF Art Institute, 800 Chestnut, SF. Call (415) 771-7020 for general info and gallery hours. A week of independent video screenings at the SF Art Institute under the auspices of Paper Tiger Television. Including: Women of the First Nations, and Puro Party: Celebrating A Genocide. Opening and reception 5:30-7:30pm, October 8. FRIDAY 9 Chasky World Beat Party in support of Aquatic Park Demonstration (On October 11th). Club nZinga, 3158 Mission St, SF 10pm. Call (415) 885-4749. SATURDAY 10 A Video Screening of Autodescubrimiento 1492-1992. Mission Cultural Center, 2868 Mission St, SF, 4pm. Call (415) 824-6112. SATURDAY 10 The City of Berkeley Resistance 500 Task Force Indigenous Peoples Day Sunrise Ceremony. Berkeley Waterfront. Call (510) 548-1992. At dawn this historic day will be greeted at a sunrise ceremony on the waterfront. The City of Berkeley has declared this day Indigenous Peoples Day. This is a historic acknowledgement. Columbus did not recognize the Native peoples as anything more than a commodity, the Vatican still does not recognize Native nations. The world sees Native nations only by the identity imposed on them by the eventual colonial winners, the United States of America. The City of Berkeley's recognition of Native nations is the starting point for a historical Quincentenary weekend. SATURDAY 10 Turtle Island Monument Dedication and Time Capsule Project. Martin Luther King Park, Allston & MLK Way, Berkeley. 11am-2pm. Call (510) 548-1992. A dedication of the Turtle Island Monument to the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island. It is a symbol of our dedication, as peoples of the four colors, to uncover the truths that have been hidden by 500 years of colonialism and occupation; to commemorate the Indigenous patriots and martyrs who stood for the values of Indigenous Peoples and to address the genocidal genesis of the United States. As a symbol it is an important first step in the recognition of Indigenous peoples as full and equal partners of the human family. We must all embrace this concept so we can move together into the next 500 years. SATURDAY 10 Berkeley Resistance 500 Task Force Indigenous Peoples Day Cultural Afternoon. Shattuck Ave, (@ Allston Way) 2pm to 4pm. Call (510) 548-1992. After the monument is dedicated, there will be a full afternoon of music, speakers, poetry, street theatre, informational tables and crafts booths on Shattuck Avenue between Allston and MLK Way. The afternoon will culminate in a Parade. Part of this will include a motorcade to take many of the elders and dignitaries who participated in the earlier ceremonies to Oakland in a show of solidarity and support with the native gatherings and events that are being organized by the Bay Area Regional Indian Alliance. For more info on the parade call (510) 569-2834. SATURDAY 10 Indigenous Peoples Parade Linking Indigenous Peoples Day in Berkeley & the 1st Nations Intertribal Gathering in Oakland. Call (510) 569-2834. SATURDAY 10 Truth in History. 1st Nations Intertribal Gathering. Noon. Intertribal Friendship House, 523 E. 14th St, Oakland & Clinton Park. Call (510) 452-1235. The Bay Area Regional Indian Alliance and the Ohlone Nation (upon whose land the City of Oakland is situated) extend an invitation for the public to join them for a day of cultural solidarity, where we will bring together our strengths and integrity in a bond of continued resistance. The event runs from Noon until sundown. There will be a wide ranging exhibit of Native American artwork, including a chance for artists from other communities to take part in creating large scale memorial paintings. Further exhibits will draw attention to Indian education and child welfare programmes, tribal law and systems of government. Traditional music will accompany the proceedings along with performance and speakers. A reception for the Indian nations representatives to the Berkeley Turtle Island monument dedication will be at 4pm. SATURDAY 10 The 509 Cultural Center presents the Tenderloin Communities response to Columbus in Boeddeker Park, at Eddy & Jones Sts, SF. 1pm. Call (415) 346-1308. SATURDAY 10 All Our Colors: The Good Road Concert. Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View. Call (415) 566-0251. A benefit for the traditional circle of Elders and Youth, organized by the International Indian Treaty Council. Starring Carlos Santana, Jackson Browne, Mickey Hart & Friends, John Lee Hooker, John Trudell, Red Thunder and White Boy & The Wagon Burners. SUNDAY 11 Healing the Sacred Hoop. Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View. Call (415) 566-0251. By IITC. Performers to be announced. SUNDAY 11 Sunrise Tobacco Ceremony, sponsored by the American Indian Movement (AIM). Dolores Park, SF. 6am. Call (415) 552-1992. SUNDAY 11 Demonstration/Civil Disobedience and March Rally to Protest the Re- Enactment of Columbus' Landing. Aquatic Park, SF. 9:00am Call (415) 552-1992. The Peace Navy, comprising over 150 boats (a San Francisco tradition) have vowed satirical action this year to mark 500 years since the invasion of Columbus. October 10th will see them offering a critical alternative to the US Navy's Fleet Week, and on Sunday 11th they will be in the vicinity of Aquatic Park to cast a welcome shadow over the re-enactment of Columbus's landing. Interested parties and would-be volunteers should call (415) 398-1201. MONDAY 12 Sunrise Tobacco Ceremony at Alcatraz Island. Call (415) 566-0251 for info on ferries to and from Alcatraz. October 12th will begin with the regular spiritual gathering at Alcatraz Island to pray for the healing of Mother Earth and her children. The event will be facilitated by the International Indian Treaty Council. MONDAY 12 International Day of Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples Concert, at Crissy Field, Presidio, SF. IITC. Call (415) 566-0251. MONDAY 12 The Ecumenical Peace Institute. Interfaith Worship and Start of Fast for Original Justice at Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill, 10:00 am. Call (510) 444-5701. MONDAY 12 Press Conference at Sproul Plaza, University of California at Berkeley. Teach-in organized by Bay Area Regional Indian Alliance and Berkeley Resistance 500. Noon. Call (510) 548-1992. TUESDAY 13 UNPLUG MOTHER EARTH DAY. Do not participate in any dominant culture activities, ie. driving, shopping, watching television. Do not spend money today. TUESDAY 13 Candlelight Speech by Elders of the Navaho (via interpreter) 7:30pm Gathering Tribes, 1309 -F Solano Ave, Albany. Call (510) 528-9038. WEDNESDAY 14 Poetry by June Jordan and Joy Harjo. Department of Afro-American Studies, UC Berkeley. Call (510) 642-7084. WEDNESDAY 14 Heartbeat of the Earth - Poetry and Percussion by Francisco Alarcon and the Rhythmagics. 7:30 pm Mission Cultural Center, 2868 Mission St, SF. Call (415) 821-1155. FRIDAY 16 The Turtle Island Ensemble. A Circle of Indigenous People. 7:00 pm. SF Art Institute, Lecture Hall, 800 Chestnut St, SF. Call (415) 495- 7600. Presented by the Turtle Island Ensemble and American Indian Contemporary Arts. An evening of song, music and dance by the Bay Area's emerging Native American Theatre ensemble. Turtle Island Ensemble is a new cultural performance arts group which presents a dynamic montage of poetry, music and theatre that reflects their Indigenous perspectives. $5 ($3 students, seniors and members). SATURDAY 17 Hopi Prophecies film directed by Miyati. At Gathering Tribes, 1309-F Solano Ave, Albany. Call (510) 528-9038. SATURDAY 17 Student Kouncil of Intertribal Nations Conference & Indigenous Concert. SF State University Student Union. 1650 Holloway. Call (415) 338- 1929. SUNDAY 18 1492 and Our World: A Multicultural Perspective. Panel discussion at the San Francisco Book Festival. Concourse Exhibition Center. 11:00am. Call the San Francisco Book Festival. A panel hosted discussion which will look at rethinking 1492 in a global context will be part of this year's SF Book Festival. Panelists will include Malcolm Margolin, Jack Forbes, Francisco Alarcon, Jonathan Sidel, and Audrey Shabbas. For more information on the discussion and on the latest curriculum edited by Audrey Shabbas and published by AWAIR (Arab World and Islamic Resources and School Services) called A Medieval Banquet in the Alhambra Palace, call (510) 704-0517. SUNDAY 18 Peace Resistance. The Bay Area Regional Indian Alliance. Call (510) 452-1235. WEDNESDAY 21 An Evening with Alexander Cockburn. A fund raising evening for the Middle East Children's Alliance. Call (510) 548-0542. SATURDAY 24 Who Are the Victims of Hate Crimes? Unified Against Genocide. 1st Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison St. 9am-6pm. Call (415) 338-6187. ONGOING EXHIBITS AND ACTIVITIES After Columbus Landed Exhibit of Native American Art. SF State University. Call (415) 338- 2580 Quincentennial Arts Show Oakland Arts Council, 475 14th St. (11th floor), Oakland. Call (510) 238-2103. Art in Chains (Sept. 15 - Oct. 15) Mission Cultural Center, 2868 Mission St, SF. Call (415) 821-1155. The Chicano Codices Encountering Art of the Americas. Sept. 23 - Nov. 29. The Mexican Museum, Building D, Fort Mason, SF. Call (415) 445-0445. Translating Indian Memory September 11th to October 31st. American Indian Contemporary Arts. 685 Market St. #250, SF. Call (415) 495-7600. Mexico City & Ocotopec - The Peace & Dignity Journey's arrival in Mexico City at the beginning of the month will start off four weeks of ongoing events and ceremonies hosted by The Encuentro Cultural Mexicano-Chicano and Instituto Nahuatl. Participating groups include Dac-Tey, Hi-Tec Aztec Productions, National Chicano Human Rights council and the Chicano Moratorium Committee. Call (510) 676-6241 for a timetable of events, general information and updates on the Peace & Dignity run. FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION It has not been possible to include all details due to time and space constraints. We encourage anyone wanting to attend any of these events to telephone the numbers given beforehand. For continually updated information about a whole myriad of progressive activities happening in the Bay Area and beyond send SASE to Ken Cheetham at PO Box 11232, Berkeley, CA 94701. Rock Against Racism (415) 267-3171, will list their plans for October as they come in. CONTRIBUTING GROUPS Chicano Moratorium Coalition, National Chicano Human Rights Council, The Guatemalan News & Information Bureau, Life on the Water, The Peace Navy, International Indian Treaty Council, The Art in Chains Exhibition, AWAIR: Arab World and Islamic Resources and School Services, The Chasky, South and Meso American Indian Information Center (SAIIC), Middle East Children's Alliance, American Indian Movement (AIM), Gathering Tribes, Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, Berkeley Resistance 500 Task Force, the Turtle Island Project, Bay Area Regional Indian Alliance (BARIA), Ecumenical Peace Institute, Student Kouncil of Inter-Tribal Nations (SFSU) SPECIAL THANKS The Vanguard Foundation's Bill Wahpepah quincentennial Fund; Life on the Water; Alejandro Molina from the National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of War and Political Prisoners for the graphic design and to all the folks who donated the extra dollar on Sunday evenings at the Kennel Club, without whom this publication would not have been possible. The hardcopy edition of this calendar has been put together with donated equipment, labor, funds and goodwill. It has cost a tiny fraction of what the Jubilee Committee will waste on promoting Columbus as a pioneer and founding father of the free world. But there are still large expenses involved in this project. If you would like to make a donation please send it to the Bay Area Resistance 500 Coalition c/o: Life on the Water, Building B, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA 94123.