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How to be an Ideal Woman Under the Patriarchy
Guest Post by Rebecca M. Farrar Between our current misogynist President and a GOP who thinks being a woman is a pre-existing condition, I thought it would be helpful to review the common agreements for women to obey to keep peace in society. While these understandings are often covert and
Things To Do While All the Dummies Are At Burning Man
If there was ever a weekend to do things that are normally TOO crowded with locals, this is the weekend. Here’s a big old list of fun, mostly free, outdoorsy things to do in SF & OAK with your non-burner friends, but also think about that thing you always wanted to do, but it was always way too full to do. Do that, this weekend. And I’ll see yas out there!
Anheuser-Busch & MillerCoors Can Drinking Water for Hurricane Victims
When big disasters strike in America, big beer stops beer production and instead cans drinking water for the Red Cross. Anheuser-Busch/InBev (owners of Budweiser/Stella/Shocktop etc.) are delivering over 155,000 cans of emergency drinking water to help communities in the Gulf Coast area in response to Hurricane Harvey. The water will
The Anti-Fascist Rallies in San Francisco Today & The Sad Alt-Right Showing at Crissy Field
It was a beautiful day to march around and squash fascist ideology in San Francisco. While the much touted white supremacists cowered in their hotel rooms, San Franciscans rallied and marched all over our city in the name of love, equality, and human rights. There were anti-fascist, pro-love rallies at Alamo
White Nationalists are Dumb, Weird, and Have No Style
By Hannah Harkness Obviously, the worst thing about white nationalists is their racism and spread of hatred and violence. Feel free to read all of the think pieces and literature that has been written about them from WWII to present in regards to that. Today, however, I want to focus
Feeding the Needy: Another Way to Say No to the Alt-Right
As the Bay Area braces itself for Saturday’s planned appearance by the alt-right, more and more people are coming up with creative ways to say a resounding NO! to hate. For musician Mark Joseph, an Outer Sunset resident, the key to stopping the alt-right’s message is to respond with love.
How to Protest Safely and Responsibly
We need to intelligently prepare ourselves by knowing our rights and restrictions as counter-protesters. The behavior of others is not under your control, but these tips will help you be as safe as you can be at a volatile protest
The Evolution of Art & Soul Festival in Oakland
August 19th and 20th was the 17th annual Art & Soul Festival in Oakland. I had not attended one in a few years and it was nice to get out and enjoy the music, performances, food, and most of all, the community. Before there was Art & Soul, there was