by Margine Quintanilla R.
Group deSol one of the band to perform during SF Carnaval (May 24-25) in SF
This June all Oaklanders vote for candidates for the At Large City Council seat. Come hear these candidates’ positions on issues important to working families.
All At Large candidates have been invited to participate. Join us in continuing this effort to Build Oakland for Everyone!
Sponsored by Oakland NetWork for Responsible Development (ONWRD), Oakland People’s Housing Coalition, and the League of Women Voters. Held at the East Bay Community Foundation. These organizations are nonpartisan organizations that neither support nor oppose any political party or candidate for office. Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at 6:30 p.m., at the East Bay Community Foundation, 200 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland.
Intergenerational meeting of salsa music and poetry
If you are a salsa music lover prepare for an unforgettable night where a group of salseros of recognized international trajectory, will have an artistic meeting seldom seen with so many new styles.
The experience of salseros of the category of Benito Cereno and Manny Martínez will join the energy of new values during a musical evening, which you will be able to enjoy big time.
Also a group of poets will put a romantic touch to this event which will take place on Wednesday, May 21, from 8:00 p.m at the la Peña Cultural Center, located at 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. $10 cover charge per person and $8 for students. For more info call 415.642.4784 or visit http://lapena.org.
Beyond asylum and jail: Protecting and treating people disabled by mental illness
The media frenzy that recently surrounded the involuntary psychiatric commitment of a certain celebrity singer at the UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital brought to the American consciousness the concept of a 72-hour hold–a legal requirement of the Lanterman-PetrisShort Act (LPS) for “mentally disordered persons.”
On May 27, mental health experts and legal scholars will discuss how to fix a law that has backfi red, as countless individuals suffering from mental illness have ended up as criminals in our legal system without justice or treatment.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., sponsored by the Commonwealth Club. UC Berkeley’s Wheeler Auditorium or UCLA’s Semel Institute Auditorium. For more info call 415/597-6734.
Presentation of Cristina Maura ballerina and choreographer
In the celebration of her V anniversary, the International Festival of Arts of San Francisco will present once more the famous Brazilian ballerina and choreographer Cristina Maura.
The event will take place on Thursday, may 29 from 7:00 p.m; on Saturday, May 31 at 9:30 p.m; and Sunday, June 1, from 4:30 p.m. at the Mission Theater Dance, located at 3316 24th and Mission streets. $20, and $15 for groups or studentes. For more info call 415-292-1850 or 800-838-3006.
