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Kitchen Table
Founded in San Francisco in 2022, Kitchen Table is a reading series centered around poetry and literature, food and drink, and culture and politics. The core of the events are the …
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Founded in San Francisco in 2022, Kitchen Table is a reading series centered around poetry and literature, food and drink, and culture and politics. The core of the events are the questions: What feeds your body? What feeds your mind? Writers share their work as we all share a local pop-up's food or drink. Featured readers for this evening are Dāshaun Washington, Jeanne Powell, and Cecilia Lei.
Pop-up collaborator: Half Baked Hapa
Dāshaun Washington is a poet from Pittsfield, Massachusetts. His work has received support from Yaddo, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Lighthouse Works, Ucross Foundation, Millay Arts, and beyond. His poems have appeared in Poetry, Poem-a-Day, New England Review, The Nation, American Poetry Review, and elsewhere. He currently lives in San Francisco and is a Jones Lecturer at Stanford University, where he was previously a Wallace Stegner Fellow.
Cecilia Lei is a reporter, producer and podcast host based in the East Bay. She covers immigration, the criminal legal system, AAPI issues, as well as other local communities. Her work has appeared in KQED, Apple News, SF Chronicle, NPR and Vox Media. Cecilia is also a co-founder of COYOTE Media Collective, a worker-owned newsroom in the Bay Area that launched in 2025.
Jeanne is a published poet and essayist. She holds degrees from Wayne State University and the University of San Francisco. Jeanne has taught in the CS, UB and OLLI programs at universities in the City. Her books in print include MY OWN SILENCE and WORD DANCING from Taurean Horn Press. Her poems have appeared in several print and online journals, including Essence Magazine, Haight Ashbury Literary Journal and the tenth anniversary issue of Drumvoices Revue from SIU-E. Jeanne Powell's poem, "Next Time" won first prize from the Detroit Writers Guild in 2002.
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Thu, Sep 3 · 7:00 PM
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Nikita Malinin & Rainbow Eclipse
Other Dimensions in Sound is our Friday music series curated and hosted by Boohaabian multi reed player extraordinare David Boyce. Each week David will be inviting different musica…
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Other Dimensions in Sound is our Friday music series curated and hosted by Boohaabian multi reed player extraordinare David Boyce. Each week David will be inviting different musical guests to join him in our galeria for a night of musical medicina.
Tonight we have a double dose of sonic sustenance featuring Nikita Malinin on clarinet(1st set) and Rainbow Eclipse(Nader-modular synthesizer and David Boyce-saxes and efx) playing the 2nd set.
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Fri, Sep 4 · 7:00 PM
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Your a Fat Suckr Bich Book Event
Richard Villegas Jr. reads from his irreverent new memoir, Your a Fat Suckr Bich: Notes on the Merry but Perilous Work of Schoolteaching in Los Angeles — a twenty-year veteran's un…
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Richard Villegas Jr. reads from his irreverent new memoir, Your a Fat Suckr Bich: Notes on the Merry but Perilous Work of Schoolteaching in Los Angeles — a twenty-year veteran's unfiltered account of life on the front lines of the public school system.
Based in East Los Angeles, Richard Villegas Jr. is a writer whose work spans television, theater, fiction, poetry, and cultural criticism. He was the originator and consulting producer of the half-hour drama series Vida for Starz, contributing to the show’s development from 2015 to 2020. His essays and articles have appeared in The Los Angeles Times, Playboy.com, and New American Media. His ten-minute plays Cochino and La Tina Duty were presented at Casa 0101 as part of the Brown and Out Play Festival IV and VI, respectively. He is the author of La Música Romántica (CreateSpace, 2014), a collection of short fiction, and I Heart Babylon, Tenochtitlan, and Ysteléi(CreateSpace, 2011), a hybrid work of short fiction, poetry, and essays. His writings on teaching and queer identity in the classroom are published on his Substack, The Alphabet People: The LGBTQ’s of Teaching Kindergarten.
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Sat, Sep 5 · 7:00 PM
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No Kings No Queens Chess Club
No Kings, No Queens Chess Club is the super-chill community chess club that gathers the 1st Sunday of every month in the galeria. Hosted by Danny Cao, all ages and skill levels are…
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No Kings, No Queens Chess Club is the super-chill community chess club that gathers the 1st Sunday of every month in the galeria. Hosted by Danny Cao, all ages and skill levels are encouraged to come. Never played chess? We'll teach you! Come hang out, talk chess and play a few games.
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Sun, Sep 6 · 4:00 PM
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Shades of Brown Fundraiser
Shades of Brown is a Nuestra Causa fundraiser and the official launch of our first apparel collection, Brown Brilliance. The collection was created as an extension of our organizin…
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Shades of Brown is a Nuestra Causa fundraiser and the official launch of our first apparel collection, Brown Brilliance. The collection was created as an extension of our organizing work, celebrating the identity, creativity, resilience, and brilliance of the communities we come from and serve. Proceeds from the drop will directly support Nuestra Causa’s community programs and organizing.
The evening would include a reception featuring food from street vendors we organize alongside; the debut of our Brown Brilliance T-shirt collection, a report-back on our work, poetry from formerly incarcerated poets, recognition of program participants/fellow organizers, and a short panel highlighting the story and creative process behind the Brown Brilliance project. We’d close with remarks and time for everyone to connect and mingle.
Nuestra Causa is a community-based organization rooted in San Francisco’s Mission District. Our work centers on violence prevention, youth leadership, support for currently/formerly incarcerated people and their families, street vendor rights, food justice, and community-led advocacy.
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Tue, Sep 8 · 7:00 PM
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Block Printing Workshop
Block printing workshop for community activists. We'll have tools, paper, tinta, and small blocks, and start off with a conversation about printmaking as cultural and political exp…
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Block printing workshop for community activists. We'll have tools, paper, tinta, and small blocks, and start off with a conversation about printmaking as cultural and political expression. Second Wednesdays in March, April, and May. Suggested donation $20 for artist and book store.
Clase de grabado para activistas de la comunidad / Tendremos herramientas, papel, tinta, y pequeños bloques, y empezamos con una conversación sobre el grabado como expresión cultural y política. Segundo Miercoles en marzo, abril, y mayo. Donación sugerida $20 para artista y librería.
Fernando Martí (he/him) is an artist, poet, community architect and housing activist, originally from Ecuador, based in San Francisco, Ramaytush Ohlone land.
Fernando Martí (el) es un artista, poeta, arquitecto comunitario y activista de vivienda, originario del Ecuador, y basado en San Francisco, tierra Ramaytush Ohlone.
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Wed, Sep 9 · 6:00 PM
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Grabado Comunal
An invitation for community to shared and stamp their stories and their community trhough a carving session hosted by Oaxacan printmaker Pavel Acevado. Pavel and community will…
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An invitation for community to shared and stamp their stories and their community trhough a carving session hosted by Oaxacan printmaker Pavel Acevado. Pavel and community will carve in collaboration a 6 feet Humpback carving whale, an ancient mammal that thrives to this oceans. This evento is FREE to the public, no experience necessary all materials are provide by the artists.
Pavel Acevedo, originally from Oaxaca, Mexico, is a contemporary relief printmaker whose work explores themes of migration, identity, and cultural hybridity. Moving to California in 2010, Acevedo has built a practice rooted in both his Oaxacan heritage and his lived experiences as an immigrant in the United States. His art reflects a dialogue that is neither strictly Mexican nor American, but instead a layered, contemporary reality shaped by crossing borders and adapting to new environments.
Working primarily in relief printmaking, Acevedo employs plywood and linoleum blocks to create powerful portraits and images that draw upon the pre-Hispanic codex as well as contemporary urban life. His subjects often include friends, community members, and symbolic figures that embody the diverse populations of California. By weaving together references to ancient visual traditions and modern narratives, he constructs imagery that speaks to continuity, resilience, and transformation within migrant experiences.
Acevedo’s educational foundation was formed at the School of Fine Arts Oaxaca (Escuela de Bellas Artes), complemented by workshops at the Rufino Tamayo Workshop, where he deepened his knowledge of printmaking techniques. After relocating to California, he established himself within the artistic communities of Riverside and East Los Angeles. His studio, Urge Palette Art Supplies in Riverside, serves as both a workplace and a hub for creative engagement. His prints and murals can be found throughout the region, including significant displays at the Riverside Art Museum and in public spaces across the city.
Among his notable projects are his contributions to the Utopia/Dystopia portfolio, curated by artist Miyo Stevens-Gandara. For this series, Acevedo created prints that juxtapose portraits of a solitary woman and two men, symbolizing the multiplicity of narratives that shape the Los Angeles experience. Through such works, Acevedo affirms his role as both an artist and storyteller, chronicling the intersections of culture, migration, and community in contemporary life.
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Thu, Sep 10 · 6:00 PM
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Ochs / Johnston / Mezzacappa / Davis
Other Dimensions in Sound is our Friday music series curated and hosted by Boohaabian multi reed player extraordinare David Boyce. Each week David will be inviting different musica…
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Other Dimensions in Sound is our Friday music series curated and hosted by Boohaabian multi reed player extraordinare David Boyce. Each week David will be inviting different musical guests to join him in our galeria for a night of musical medicina.
Tonight’s dose of musical medicina is being provided by Ochs/Johnston/Mezzacappa/Davis.
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Fri, Sep 11 · 7:00 PM
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Drumming Up Resistance
Drumming Up Resistance is an engaging presentation by anthropologist, musician, and author Umi Vaughan based on his latest book, Silencing the Drum: Religious Racism and Afro-Brazi…
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Drumming Up Resistance is an engaging presentation by anthropologist, musician, and author Umi Vaughan based on his latest book, Silencing the Drum: Religious Racism and Afro-Brazilian Sacred Music. Drawing on years of conversations with religious leaders, musicians, and community activists across Brazil, Vaughan explores the resilience of Afro-Brazilian sacred traditions in the face of religious intolerance and cultural erasure. The program features rare audio recordings made with master musicians in Brazil and concludes with an opportunity for audience discussion—and perhaps even a little communal music-making. Don't miss it!
Umi Vaughan is an artist-scholar who reimagines life and celebrates culture through a Black diasporic lens. His training includes a B.A. in Fine Art and Spanish Language from Morehouse College, a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Michigan, and music making in communities across the African diaspora, especially the Bay Area, Peru, Colombia, Cuba, and Brazil. He is the co-author of Silencing the Drum: Religious Racism and Afro-Brazilian Sacred Music, author of Carlos Aldama’s Life in Batá: Cuba, Diaspora, and the Drum and Rebel Dance, Renegade Stance: Timba Music and Black Identity in Cuba. To learn more visit UMIART.ART.
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Sat, Sep 12 · 7:00 PM
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Birth Language Book Launch
Celebrate the new book by Aimee Suzara, Birth Language, which centers a Filipina-American time traveling through her history, twisted and haunted like the roots of a balete tree. T…
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Celebrate the new book by Aimee Suzara, Birth Language, which centers a Filipina-American time traveling through her history, twisted and haunted like the roots of a balete tree. The book fuses English, Spanish, and Tagalog. It employs archival texts from as early as the 1500s when European conquistadors and explorers encountered the pre-colonial Philippine islands. Guided by the babaylan (shaman) and populated by mythical creatures like the mananngangal, kapre, and sireno, the collection celebrates a history of resistance, reclaiming and redefining the self despite colonization, assimilation, and cultural loss.
Aimee will share poetry from her book and converse with guest poets Yaccaira Salvatierra and David Maduli about shared themes in their work.
Aimee Suzara is a Filipino-American poet, playwright, performer, and educator Aimee Suzara is the author of the poetry book BIRTH LANGUAGE (Tia Chucha Press, Aug 2026), SOUVENIR (Wordtech Editions 2014), which was Willa Award Finalist, and two chapbooks, Finding the Bones and The Space Between. Her poems, prose and plays have appeared in Kartika Review, California Language Association Journal, Orion Magazine, Raising Mothers, Poets.org, Mom Egg Review, and Women Re-Creating Classics (Bloomsbury 2025), among others. Her commissioned play THE REAL SAPPHO was supported by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation New Works program and the National Endowment for the Arts. Suzara was a 2025 San Francisco Foundation / Nomadic Press Literary Award winner, and has been been awarded fellowships and residencies by Poetry and the Senses at UC Berkeley, Mesa Refuge, the Key West Literary Seminar, A Room of Her Own Foundation, Hedgebrook and the Atlantic Center for the Arts. As a multidisciplinary performer, she has collaborated with dance theater and music ensembles such as Deep Waters Dance Theater and the Grammy-Award-winning Kronos Quartet. She holds degrees from UC Berkeley and Mills College. Based in Oakland, California, she teaches writing at Bay Area colleges and universities and through her coaching business Wild Tongues.
David Maduli is a father, educator, and author of Alemany Bay Window/Redwood Coast Record Crate (Sampaguita Press, 2024). His work, often inflected by many years as a DJ and school teacher, received the Joy Harjo Poetry Prize. Born in San Francisco, he resides in Oakland, where he completed his MFA at Mills College with a fellowship in Community Poetics.
Yaccaira Salvatierra is a California-based poet, translator, mother and dedicated educator. She is the author of the poetry collection Sons of Salt (BOA Editions, 2024), which explores themes of maternal resistance, structural violence, and absent fathers. It was named one of the "Best Books for Adults" by the New York Public Library. She is currently translating Estancias de Emilia Tangoa by Peruvian poet, Ana Varela Tafur. She lives and teaches in Oakland.
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Sun, Sep 13 · 7:00 PM
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Speaking Axolotl
TONIGHT come hear decolonized verses, spanglish poesia, Latine spokenword, Pocho poemas and neighborhood chisme at Speaking Axolotl, the Bay Area’s long running monthly Latine Read…
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TONIGHT come hear decolonized verses, spanglish poesia, Latine spokenword, Pocho poemas and neighborhood chisme at Speaking Axolotl, the Bay Area’s long running monthly Latine Reading series. 10 slot open mic goes up a las 6:50PM. Open mic poets have 5 minutes to read.
!This month’s Speaking Axolotl is being guest curated by Yen La Poeta
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Thu, Sep 17 · 7:00 PM
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Noise Witch
Other Dimensions in Sound is our Friday music series curated and hosted by Boohaabian multi reed player extraordinare David Boyce. Each week David will be inviting different musica…
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Other Dimensions in Sound is our Friday music series curated and hosted by Boohaabian multi reed player extraordinare David Boyce. Each week David will be inviting different musical guests to join him in our galeria for a night of musical medicina.
Tonight’s sonic sustenance is being brought to you by Noise Witch(David Boyce-reeds&efxs, Brian Rodvien-drums, and Bryan Dean-bass)
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Fri, Sep 18 · 7:00 PM
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SF Bay Area Tatreez Circle
Join us for an afternoon of tatreez, Palestinian embroidery, as we come together in community to stitch. A tatreez circle is a gathering of tatreez artists who stitch together whil…
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Join us for an afternoon of tatreez, Palestinian embroidery, as we come together in community to stitch. A tatreez circle is a gathering of tatreez artists who stitch together while sharing stories and learning from each other. All levels of experience are welcome but this is not meant to be a workshop. We will not be teaching tatreez but are happy to help guide you on what you need to get started before the event. **Bring your own projects and your own supplies.**
What is Tatreez? Tatreez is the art of Palestinian embroidery that has been practiced in Palestine for centuries. A practice passed down generationally from mother to daughter. Taking inspiration from the land and everyday life, Palestinian women hand stitched motifs and patterns directly onto their thobe that represented their social status, the villages/regions from which they hailed and their individuality.
Can I join if I'm not Palestinian? YES! This is a space for Palestinians and non-Palestinians who share a love of tatreez. Regardless of who practices tatreez, it is important to always remember the history of this beautiful art and the role it plays today in the Palestinian resistance movement, both in Palestine and within the diaspora. These circles are a safe space for Palestinians and our allies.
If you’re new to tatreez and have questions please reach out to sfbaytatreez@gmail.com.
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Sat, Sep 19 · 1:00 PM
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Spanish Punk
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Sat, Sep 19 · 7:00 PM
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Watermelon Woman
Noche de Movies is back! Our monthly movie series returns just in time for those chilly San Francisco summer nights. This month we are over la luna excited to be screening Cheryl D…
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Noche de Movies is back! Our monthly movie series returns just in time for those chilly San Francisco summer nights. This month we are over la luna excited to be screening Cheryl Dunye’s Watermelon Woman. The film will be introduced by Lourdes Figueroa.
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes. Cheryl is young, Black, and lesbian, working in Philadelphia with her best friend Tamara and consumed by a film project: to make a video about her search for a Black actress from Philly who appeared in films in the 30s and was known as the Watermelon Woman. Following various leads, Cheryl discovers the Watermelon Woman's stage name and real name and surmises that the actress had a long affair with Martha Page, a White woman and one of Hollywood's few female directors. As she's discovering these things, Cheryl becomes involved with Diana, who's also White. The affair strains Cheryl's friendship with Tamara. More discoveries bring Cheryl (and us, her audience) to new realizations.
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Thu, Sep 24 · 7:00 PM
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Red Fast Triple Luck
Other Dimensions in Sound is our Friday music series curated and hosted by Boohaabian multi reed player extraordinare David Boyce. Each week David will be inviting different musica…
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Other Dimensions in Sound is our Friday music series curated and hosted by Boohaabian multi reed player extraordinare David Boyce. Each week David will be inviting different musical guests to join him in our galeria for a night of musical medicina.
Tonight’s heavy dose of musical medicina is being provided by Red Fast Triple Luck(David Boyce-reeds&efxs, PC Munoz-percussion,boom stick, and flying hookrug, Francis Wong-saxophone, and Chris Trinidad-bass)
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Fri, Sep 25 · 7:00 PM
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Visual Histories Workshop
Share stories with people outside your generation and create a visual representation of what you learn. This inter-generational program encourages children to share their stories w…
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Share stories with people outside your generation and create a visual representation of what you learn. This inter-generational program encourages children to share their stories with their grandparents, uncles, aunts or other family members. Or share stories between friends who are of different generations. Local artist Zefania will help participants shape their stories. Supplies provided.
Zefania is a native-born San Franciscan, Latina artist, and lifelong believer in the power of creativity to connect us. For more than 20 years, she has made, explored, learned, and grown through the arts—with curiosity as my compass and community at the heart of it all. Zefania’s work is rooted in place, culture, color, and the beautiful unpredictability of making. Zefania believe art can open doors, spark conversation, build bridges, and remind us that we belong to something bigger than ourselves. Still curious. Still creating. Still finding magic in the unexpected.Bring your curiosity there’s always room at the table.
This event is hosted by the Mission branch of the SFPL
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Sat, Sep 26 · 3:00 PM
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Crate To Canvas Closing Night
Closing night of the Crate to Canvas art show that is currently on exhibit in our galeria!
The Big Leagues Rare Soul Collective (TBL) and El Filmero Productions present a unique a…
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Closing night of the Crate to Canvas art show that is currently on exhibit in our galeria!
The Big Leagues Rare Soul Collective (TBL) and El Filmero Productions present a unique art installation inspired by the rare soul record collecting scene, celebrating vinyl crate digging culture through a combination of art, music, and film. Experience original artwork and photography from TBL members, and vinyl sets spun from their personal collections.
Featuring vinyl music sets and/or artwork by: Aveets · TUFF · Discos Olvidados · Space Cholo · Xaztecra · Joshua De Leon · Pisto · Jose Niño · Laughing Boy
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Sat, Sep 26 · 7:00 PM
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Bay Area Queer Open Mic
A welcoming space for queer musicians and songwriters to share their work, connect, and build community. Performers can sign up online in advance, join as walk-ins, or be featured …
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A welcoming space for queer musicians and songwriters to share their work, connect, and build community. Performers can sign up online in advance, join as walk-ins, or be featured as a monthly Featured Artist.
Toan is an independent musician and songwriter whose work blends evocative lyricism with genre-fluid soundscapes. With a growing discography that spans introspective singles, lush demos, and collaborative tracks, Toan crafts music that invites listeners into emotional and sonic depth — balancing intimacy with expansive production.
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Sun, Sep 27 · 6:00 PM
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Reclaiming Democracy and Economy from AI
Join moderator Supervisor Jackie Fielder for an evening exploring how we, as everyday people, can take back our economy and democracy from artificial intelligence. We will explore …
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Join moderator Supervisor Jackie Fielder for an evening exploring how we, as everyday people, can take back our economy and democracy from artificial intelligence. We will explore what we even mean when we talk about “AI,” whether we’re in an AI bubble, the impacts of AI, whether we should be afraid of AI, and who’s behind the AI hype. This panel is jam-packed with women authors whose books have inspired critical conversations about AI and the tech sector at large: Dr. Alex Hanna, co-author of The AI Con, Wendy Liu, author of Abolish Silicon Valley, and Tamara Kneese, author of Notes Toward a Digital Workers’ Inquiry.
Wendy Liu made a career switch from software engineer to writer, a move that was sparked by reading lots of books at a time when her startup was tanking. Now she mostly writes about the horrors of Silicon Valley and why tech workers need to organise. She is the author of Abolish Silicon Valley.
Dr. Alex Hanna is a writer and sociologist of technology, labor, and politics. She is the Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR). Her work examines how new computational technologies--such as AI and machine learning--exacerbate racial, gender, and class inequality through their data practices and effects on labor. With Emily M. Bender, Dr. Hanna is the co-author of The AI Con (Harper, 2025), a book about AI and the hype around it. They also run the Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 series, playfully and wickedly tearing apart AI hype on their livestream and podcast. She also works in the area of social movements, focusing on the dynamics of anti-racist campus protest in the US and Canada. She holds a BS in Computer Science and Mathematics and a BA in Sociology from Purdue University, and an MS and a PhD in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Dr. Tamara Kneese is a Senior Research Scientist at Partnership on AI and a Practitioner Fellow at the University of Virginia's Environmental Institute. She is the author of Death Glitch: How Techno-Solutionism Fails Us in The Life and Beyond (Yale University Press 2023) and co-author (with Capacitor Collective) of Notes Toward a Digital Workers' Inquiry (Common Notions 2025).
Supervisor Jackie Fielder is a Mission renter, public bank organizer, former city commissioner and educator, and climate and environmental justice advocate. Jackie got her start in the #NoDAPL movement by organizing for divestment from the Wall Street banks financing the Dakota Access Pipeline. In 2017, she co-founded the San Francisco Defund DAPL Coalition and the San Francisco Public Bank Coalition to start the nation’s first city-owned bank to support small businesses, affordable housing, and renewable energy. She’s the proud granddaughter of Mexican immigrants and Native American grandparents and a citizen of the Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota, with Two Kettle Lakota and Hidatsa descent. She graduated from Stanford University in 2016 with a Bachelors of Arts in Public Policy and a Masters of Arts in Sociology.
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Wed, Sep 30 · 7:00 PM
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