CALENDAR

Join East Bay DSA’s Socialist Night School every 1st and 3rd Tuesday at EBCS!

See the readings here: https://www.eastbaydsa.org/night-school/

Accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible entrance and restrooms

Try a Super Soccer Stars class on Thursday, February 20th!

East Bay Community Space | 507 55th St, Oakland, CA 94609

Schedule:
Ages 2 to 3 years | 10:10 AM – 10:50 AM
Ages 11 months to 2 years | 11:00 AM – 11:40 AM

Whether you’re brand new to Super Soccer Stars, or you’ve been with us for many seasons, take advantage of this unique opportunity to join a free class at our brand new location, East Bay Community Space on Thursday, February 20th. Our coaches will be there to put on our fun, educational and non-competitive classes for your soccer stars!

For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/2O72MDI

At Super Soccer Stars, it is our goal to teach soccer skills in a fun, non-competitive, educational environment. Our philosophy is to use soccer to nurture, to build self-confidence, and to develop teamwork in every class. Our specially designed curricula use positive reinforcement, and a low child-to-coach ratio, to ensure that each child improves at his or her own rate, while having endless fun!

Healing Love: Seeing & Loving Our Authentic Selves is about demystifying status quo notions of love, exploring pathways to healthy attachment & authentic relating. ♥

ft.
*vegan dinner (@ 6)
*conversation w/ Zakiya Oyadolu Harris & Maryam Hasnaa
*yoni meditation w/ Yoni Adore | reiki by Wrien Judge | somatic movement w/ Consciously Connected
*performance by Marisha Murphy & Minkah Taharkah

Calling all SF Bay Area women longing for a sacred space to gather — a place where you can be held and challenged to be personally whole and on purpose in the world. Selfistry is medicine for these times… a sanctuary for women weaving ritual, ceremony, and play into transformational experiences. Join us for a day of self inquiry and community building.

As a scattered and busy woman, chronically overextended in work, family and service, how often do you dismiss the need for self care oriented towards feeding and growing you to the depths of who you are — which is different than getting a massage or a pedicure?

If you’re like most of the women I talk to, you neglect your self all the time.

But at what cost?

Recently, Shana reached out to me and shared this same longing — to find a way to meet this call in the context of the times we live in. So, together we began to dream into manifesting a local sisterhood suited to the reality of our schedules and the depth of our need.

We imagine…

A sacred space to check in with one’s self and be held and gently guided in a container that has depth and wisdom without dogma or rules.

A consistent experience that can easily fit into our schedules so we can settle into a long view of our personal development while building a purposeful community.

A no pressure sisterhood experience where we can each relax into a rhythm of self & other that isn’t forced.

A meeting with self that is spiritual in nature, in that it provides the conditions for tapping into our deepest core, but also provides the freedom to source that connection our unique way.

A powerful encounter that will leave us centered in our inner knowing with reliability and strength.

A way to engage with the global situation without needing to know exactly how or when we will show up — supported in the truth that our wise personal care and development is integral to being of service in the world in good and impactful ways.

Feeling like this might be your dream, too?

Watch this video to hear me and Shana talk about how important it is for women who already lead and serve to continue to grow, and how hard it is for us to find places to do this:

https://zoom.us/recording/play/A6dAlUHK-b0qlWIvZaz6NccBViGZ3Mk75rJL59LroDfjJf-Jlh9oxtYq8NGgJSyw?startTime=1564075094000

Watch this What is Selfistry video if you aren’t sure what Selfistry is really all about:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=BfJFUF5MnrU

Interested?

Join us for a day-long experience of Selfistry on October 22nd in Oakland. 6-9pm.

Tickets are $15. Space is limited.

Register here:
https://selfistry.com/program/bay-area-selfistry-experience/

Let’s harness this growing inspiration to gather in a new way — innovative, embodied, personal, universal, and fun.

We hope you’ll choose to join us.

With love,
Sarah

Did you know that Angel Cakes makes more than 120 flavors? Now’s your chance to try some of our most unusual flavors as well as our top sellers – PLUS give feedback on some of our new experimental flavors! For the price of one ticket you’ll be able to sample an unlimited number of mini cupcakes while at the event.

We will feature at least 20 flavors. Flavors will be posted in the Facebook event as it gets closer. Our full menu of flavors is available here: http://www.angelcakes510.com/flavors

Complimentary coffee, tea, and milk will be served, or BYOB a beverage of your choice.

Cupcakes will be available from 1 pm to 4 pm. Tickets are either for 1 to 2:30 pm or 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm, and are good for cupcakes at the event only. During the first hour of each time slot, guests are asked to sample one cupcake per flavor. During the last half hour, guests may sample any remaining cupcakes (we have never run out in the past!). Guests are not permitted to take home cupcakes.

Tickets are $30 each. Everyone who attends the event and samples cupcakes must have their own ticket. Tickets are refundable up to 7 days in advance of the event, after which no refunds will be given.

Space is limited, and this event will sell out!

Sugar Rush will take place at the East Bay Community Space, 507 55th Street, Oakland (On the corner of Telegraph Ave). Street parking is available. The East Bay Community Space is wheelchair accessible, and there are no stairs into the space or the restrooms.

Allergen information: All flavors will include a list of ingredients. All cupcakes are made at the Angel Cakes Cupcake bakery. We have allergens such as milk, soy, wheat, eggs, and nuts in our kitchen. All ingredients are kept in closed containers and precautions to prevent contamination are taken, however, we can make no guarantee that our products are allergen-free.

Join East Bay DSA’s Socialist Night School every 1st and 3rd Tuesday at EBCS!

See the readings here: https://www.eastbaydsa.org/night-school/

Accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible entrance and restrooms

Yes! It’s going to be awesome! Save the date — more details to come.

We’re coming together with love and music to support safe and healing dance spaces for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.

Music by BrightSide Blue and Heather Normandale Music! More fun and surprises to be announced!

OUR CAUSE

During this time of immense social and environmental upheaval, it is vital that embodiment education be accessible to ALL communities, especially those most impacted by systemic oppression.

For two decades Valerie Chafograck, founder of Dance Sanctuary, has offered conscious dance education and created a vibrant cross-cultural community of movers in the Bay Area. The path forward for Dance Sanctuary™ includes a new focus on Movement Liberation by creating embodied and somatic healing workshops and retreats for people of color. Through mindfulness, somatic and Soul Motion™ dance practices, social and racial justice education, and connection with nature, we offer safe spaces in which BIPOC can regenerate their very roots, and cultivate wellbeing and resiliency within a supportive community.

This project has the power to bring about radical healing and guide the way into a new global and racial paradigm, not just on the dance floor but in every aspect of its operations and partnerships, including fundraising.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/movement-liberation-scholarship-fund

BRIGHTSIDE BLUE is a duo from Nevada City that combines heart and soul filled vocals with virtuosic guitar-work and live looping to create brilliantly colored musical portraits. Ananda and Lindsay carry a powerful yet sensitive approach to their songwriting and performances, creating a healing sound current that leaves audiences feeling uplifted and inspired.

Sometimes bluesy and rocking, sometimes soft and ethereal, the sounds never fail to provide us with powerful medicine for the moment.

www.brightsideblue.com

HEATHER NORMANDALE: From Melodic & rootsy mermaid folk to dreamy psychedelic pop, Heather’s emotive vocals, syncopated banjo rhythms and afropop inspired electric guitar are met with a solid and driving rhythm section with upright bass, drums and marimba. Lyrics playfully celebrate the inner compass that seeks models in nature.

www.heathernormandale.com

Bring your friends and your games for a night of nerdy fun!

Friendly folks on hand to help explain games and join in on the action.

Snacks and drinks provided. $5 Suggested Donation. NOTAFLOF

You can bring beer/wine.

Enter at 5447 Telegraph Ave.

Are you interested in learning more about nutrition policy?

Join us in the Bay Area for a regional Nutrition Advocacy Summit (formerly known as Public Policy Workshop) on Saturday, March 7th.

The Public Policy Council is taking on a new approach to advocacy that will focus more on local grassroots efforts. This year, the Bay Area District will be hosting an Advocacy Summit at which attendees will participate in a two-hour legislative session led by CAND public policy representatives. Attendees will learn about current dietetics-related policies of interest and how to connect with legislators and local leaders within their own districts before May 31, 2019.

The annual legislative session in Sacramento on March 9th will be open to a maximum of 50 public policy advocates, so do not miss your chance to learn about our current legislative efforts.

This event will be free but please REGISTER AT THIS LINK to attend. We will send a confirmation email according to space available near the conference date for you to get a FREE ticket

[𝑁𝑂𝑇𝐸: 𝐹𝑜𝑙𝑘𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑎 𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝐸𝑋𝑇𝑅𝐸𝑀𝐸𝐿𝑌 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒. 𝑊𝑒’𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 ‘𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒’ 𝑖𝑠, ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 (𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑡 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑒). 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦, 𝐴𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦, 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑂𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑅𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐴𝑟𝑡𝑠, 𝑒𝑡𝑐 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑.]

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𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

This is a reclamation of Truth-Seeking.

While Black, Brown, Queer, and Trans folk have taken the Truth-Seeking of poetry, art, and music by force and have shaped its direction in the world, we are still excluded from the type of Truth-Seeking considered “science-y.”

This conference is for us to share, redefine, and enjoy “STEM” (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) through a non-colonial lens. This means two things:

– Sharing: There are beautiful truths our community does not get to see often. This is a space where we can share “STEM” topics with each other and enjoy this social activity of Truth-Seeking without the fears of colonial beliefs of meritocracy and ‘aptitudes’ that have traumatized much of our community. This is a space without the capitalist and exceptionalism lens that sucks the fun and art out of these truths and forces us to view our worth through elitist standards.

– Reclaiming: “STEM” has been siloed off from the Humanities and from the society is affects. This is all while STEM researchers in Academia claim to be ‘apolitical’ while creating technologies that discriminate and gentrify our communities and support capitalistic ideals and corporations. This is because the voices in STEM are cishet and White. This will be a space for us to reimagine a “STEM” that is aware of the society it is born out of and affects. This is a space for us to reclaim “STEM” through a QTPOC lens and envision a “STEM” that arises from our values and concerns.

Mostly, though, this is our community celebrating ourselves and using our voices. The Truth-Seeking found in “STEM” areas both has profound things to say that we should no longer be excluded from hearing while also increasingly structuring our capitalist country and affecting our communities to the point that our voices can no longer be left unheard on how ‘science’ should exist in our world.

We will celebrate our voices here and spend the rest of the night in a dance party!!!

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𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥?

This is for non-scientists as much as it is for scientists.

We want to redefine “STEM.” A large part of that is breaking science out of the silo that shelters it from the Humanities and having to think about its impact on society. We want perspectives from Sociology, Anthropology, Community Organizing, Race and Gender Studies, Performance Arts, etc just as much as we want scientists here.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐫, 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝/𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐎𝐂 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲. It will not be POC-only but will be POC-centered by its majority-POC organizers by giving priority to POC voices in conference discussions, giving priority to POC attendees when space is limited, using POC catering and DJ work whenever possible, addressing micro-aggressions and any anti-POC sentiment immediately and erring on the side of believing POC voices, and having feedback forms to address any incidents and curating our attendees, topics, and explicit politics to prioritize POC comfort in creating this community and its voice and perspectives on “STEM” to be POC-centric.

𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢-𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢-𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐬.

This event is not for cishet White folks. However, Queer or Trans white folks are welcome, and cishet POC folks are welcome. QTPOC will be centered though in the ways described above.

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𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗧

The conference will be shaped by 𝑦𝑜𝑢!!

You don’t need to come prepared with anything or the sort, but the conference’s topics and formats will shape as you all fill out the registration form (and we might have a program nearer the date).

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐐𝐓𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒@𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥.𝐜𝐨𝐦

The conference will have two focuses and they will sometimes overlap and we won’t try to always make clear distinctions:

𝟏) 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 “𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌”-𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲

Example topics:
– Presenting a beautiful piece of math that our community isn’t allowed to appreciate because of math trauma
– A skill-share of engineering a DIY home project
– Sharing stories of good or bad experiences in STEM/academia
– Sharing info and advice on navigating STEM/academia

𝟐) 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬 “𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌” 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚 𝐐𝐓𝐏𝐎𝐂 𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬

Example topics:
– A discussion of what the 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑒 of STEM should be in enriching human experience (versus its use in capitalism)
– An anthropological discussion of how scientists do research that benefits the dominant class and concentrates power
– Algorithms’ effect of upholding systemic discrimination
– Queer and Feminist theories to provide a framework to build a vision of QTPOC STEM on
– Strategizing discussions for the direction of the conference and what we want to accomplish with it

These are all just examples though and we invite you to put forth anything you feel is relevant to the conference description!!

We will have microphones, movable tables, projectors, pencil and paper, a whiteboard, a sound system, etc
Feel free to present in 𝑎𝑛𝑦 format you want:

– Discussion session
– Lecture
– Storytelling
– Visual performance
– Interactive activity
– Zines
– Any creative way of engaging and/or educating you can think of!

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𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬

– The East Bay Community Space is fully ADA compliant and all spaces we will be using are wheelchair accessible.
– This is a low scent space. Please come to the event as scent free as possible to help protect those of us with scent allergies and scent sensitivities.
– There are currently no interpreters for this event.
– If there is enough interest we will provide childcare during the conference. We are looking into this now.
– Since this event is advertised publicly the East Bay Community Space asks that this is a sober event (including the dance party)

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𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗟𝗘

This is tentative and may change slightly.

6pm: Doors open and setup
7pm: Conference starts
8:30pm: Break and snacks
8:45pm: Conference
10:15pm: Conference close-out
10:30pm: DANCE PARTY!!
1:30am: Party over

Join East Bay DSA’s Socialist Night School every 1st and 3rd Tuesday at EBCS!

See the readings here: https://www.eastbaydsa.org/night-school/

Accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible entrance and restrooms

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Are you a white woman (or white man) that considers yourself to be an ally to Black Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC)?

It’s imperative that white people identifying as “feminist,” “progressive,” “liberal,” or helping professionals do their work to move beyond allyship into co-conspired action that builds in-roads to true solidarity. White Feminism is rooted in White Supremacy and continues to leave out the voices and experience of Black Indigenous Women of Color (BIWoC) by centering white women. This negatively impacts the mental health of BIWoC in big and small ways that many white women cannot easily see and do not recognize.

This Check Your Privilege workshop is an opportunity for you to:

• Unpack and Own your Bias
• Understand the impact your unacknowledged Racism e has on the mental and emotional health of BIWoC
• Identify behaviors that negatively impact BIWOC and learn to react beyond getting caught up in White Guilt, White Fragility and White Exceptionalism.
• Practice potentially awkward or racially charged conversations you’ve been nervous to have and receive feedback
• Learn how to continue educating yourself, become a resource to other white people and find ways to integrate anti-racism work into your daily life

There are 2 work/trade scholarships available for this event. Inquire at [email protected]

A portion of proceeds benefit the Brown Sister’s Speak Therapy Fund

I’ve created this Check Your Privilege workshop as a tool to inspire, support and educate you as you take your anti-racism work to the next level. Many well-meaning white allies have had the intent to help, save, give back and fight to end racism. In order for your efforts to truly be effective and intersectional, there is deep inner work that needs to be done in order to uncover, make conscious, and own the insidious ways that racism exists inside of you, as it does in all of us.

Bring your friends and your games for a night of nerdy fun!

Friendly folks on hand to help explain games and join in on the action.

Snacks and drinks provided. $5 Suggested Donation. NOTAFLOF

You can bring beer/wine.

Enter at 5447 Telegraph Ave.

Join East Bay DSA’s Socialist Night School every 1st and 3rd Tuesday at EBCS!

See the readings here: https://www.eastbaydsa.org/night-school/

Accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible entrance and restrooms

Welcome to Erratic Dance! It’s a dance party where you can be free to express yourself, erratically. Get up, get down, fall on the floor. Weirdos and clowns are WELCOME. Non-consensual behavior is NOT WELCOME. No Creepers.

Sliding scale $15-$25 to cover the space.

Awesome musicians/ DJs providing the beats –

tbd!!!

This is NOT Erotic Dance. This is NOT Ecstatic Dance. This is Erratic Dance.

Rules of Erratic Dance:
1. Dance – It’s called “Erratic Dance,” NOT “Erratic Stand Around and Talk to Your Friend in the Middle of the Dance Floor.”

2. Ask First – Ask before you dance with someone. Maybe if they don’t look at you, don’t even ask. Some people don’t even want to be asked. If you don’t know, let them be. Some people want to dance alone.

3. Share the Space – Yes. Your dance moves are DOPE. Leave room for other people’s DOPE dance moves. Don’t let your dance thing take over the space.

Thanks for helping to make this a great event!

Tired of swiping? Tantra Speed Date is the only dating event with a 95% match rate! Meet mindful singles in up to 24 fun, facilitated dates. See why singles say it’s like “Yoga for your Love Life!”

Now in 25+ cities, this Yoga-inspired workshop is more than dating, it’s “Yoga for your Love Life!” Combination relationship skills class + speed date, you’ll share a moment of guided connection with up to 24 dates in a traditional Puja circle. Exercises are fun, PG-rated (think light partner yoga, actor’s improv, eye-gazing, dance), and are infused with positive relating skills. You’ll walk away not only with matches, but with a refreshing perspective on what relationships can be!

*In only two years, over 8,500 singles have gone on 65,000+ dates in 25+ cities worldwide. 95% have matched with one or more dates. If you don’t match, your next event is on us!

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* “I met the love of my life! I was hesitant to go but I’m SO glad I did!” -Catherine B. (Denver)

* “Unquestionably the best dating event I have ever attended. It’s transformative.” -John N.

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For all dates in San Francisco, CA visit:
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Join East Bay DSA’s Socialist Night School every 1st and 3rd Tuesday at EBCS!

See the readings here: https://www.eastbaydsa.org/night-school/

Accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible entrance and restrooms

Join East Bay DSA’s Socialist Night School every 1st and 3rd Tuesday at EBCS!

See the readings here: https://www.eastbaydsa.org/night-school/

Accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible entrance and restrooms

Bring your friends and your games for a night of nerdy fun!

Friendly folks on hand to help explain games and join in on the action.

Snacks and drinks provided. $5 Suggested Donation. NOTAFLOF

You can bring beer/wine.

Enter at 5447 Telegraph Ave.

* * Play in a band or just watch & enjoy * *

Instant Band Night is a party where musicians who’ve just met form bands on the spot. Come play or come watch: either way, it’ll be the best night of your week.

(1) The first rule of Instant Band Night is: 👏 YOU 👏 DON’T 👏 HAVE 👏 TO 👏 PLAY 👏 AN 👏 INSTRUMENT 👏 TO 👏 ATTEND 👏

(2) The second rule of Instant Band Night is: We guarantee you (the audience) an astonishingly excellent time.

(3) The third rule of Instant Band Night is: Bring a friend or three!

In case you’ve never been to Instant Band Night, here’s the deal:

1. The stage has a drum kit, guitar, bass, keyboard, and mics.
2. We draw names out of hats to make instant bands that get 5 minutes in the green room to plan a 5-minute set.*
3. A hat-drawn artist will also take the stage alongside each band to draw their gig poster on a meeting room easel pad.

* If you’ve brought a friend (or friends) you want to play with and you’ve already worked something out, just put your whole group into the DUETS/GROUPS hat and we’ll slot you into the order.

HOWEVER! No show is complete without an audience: if you don’t play an instrument or sing, COME ANYWAY and just watch; you’ve never seen anything like it.

Creativity!! Courage!! Music!!

$10/person
BYOB
There will be cookies

* * * w e ‘ l l * s e e * y o u * t h e r e * * *

F.A.Q.

Q: Do I need to be a musician to show up?
A: No. Absolutely not. Hell no. Come see the show and have a good time; you don’t have to get onstage.

Q: I’m a musician; am I guaranteed a slot in a band?
A: We literally draw names written on slips of paper out of coffee cans, so there’s a chance you may not be called; in a purely mathematical sense, it’s a function of how many musicians of each type show up that night (there are five musician cans (DRUMS, GUITAR, BASS, VOX, MISC) and one can for artists who’ll be picked to draw the bands’ gig posters, plus the DUETS/GROUPS can for people who showed up with at least one friend and already have something in mind. We say: surrender to the spirit of random chance, or maybe slip the MC a bribe of some sort.

Q: Do I have to be an amazing musician to throw my name in a can?
A: Probably not. Your band’s only gonna be onstage for 5 minutes, anyway; how bad can you possibly be?

Q: I play an instrument other than what’ll be onstage, like the sax or trumpet. Can I bring it?
A: Hhhheeeeeelll yyyeeeessssss you can bring it. PLEASE DO. We had a guy bring a bassoon once, and he rocked the living shit out of it — and, by extension, us. Woodwinds and brass, which tend not to need extra amplification for a space of this size beyond being pointed vaguely at a mic, are most welcome. If your instrument requires an amp, that’s cool, but you should get in touch with Jon about showing up early for setup.

Q: Do I have to pick my cover tunes beforehand?
A: Listen. You and your band (who you’ve JUST MET) have 5 minutes onstage to do whatever the hell you can think of in the 5 minutes prior to walking up there. You wanna try to pick a cover everyone can agree on? Great. You wanna try writing something new? Fantastic; it can definitely be done. You wanna pick a key and tell each other to just fuckin’ wing it up there? You are a RAGING PSYCHOPATH and we love it. We’ll see you in 5; get in the green room!!!!

Q: I showed up with a friend (or two or three or four) and we already have something in mind. Can we play together?
A: We made a whole other coffee can just for you: it’s the one labeled DUETS/GROUPS! Put all your names (plus your band name) on one of the big paper entry slips and throw it right in there!

Q: What does BYOB stand for?
A: We don’t sell drinks at Instant Band Night, so you gotta bring your own. Get a cheap sixpack of something. Maybe a bottle and some cups. We’re not here to godmod how you get down.

Q: Does this mean it’s 21+?
A: That it does.

Q: Is this in the East Bay?
A: It is. Do not be alarmed: it’s within walking distance of MacArthur BART, and as a bonus, you get to tour the delightful, scenic Temescal district on your way over. Or you could just take a Lyft from SF (or the BART station if you fancy). Got a car? Drive on over; parking around the East Bay Community Space is pretty simple. You can do this. We believe in you.

Q: I can’t make it, and I feel a little bad about it. Am I good?
A: The only cure is to think of a few friends of yours who live in the Bay and enjoy fun, then invite them to this.

Q: You got any other rules?
A: For some reason, almost every Instant Band Night sees a group do a rendition of “Creep” by Radiohead, so this song is now outlawed until at least Instant Band Night 16

🌸🌺🌼Spring BAAM 🌸🌺🌼

The Bay Area Arts Mixer, is a recurring live Music & Art event which aims to bring together artists across many platforms with the intention of support and collaboration.

Rock out to local musicians booked back-to-back alongside local artists displaying their work. Indulge in refreshments, build your network and revel in community art making!

BAAM was created to bring local artists and musicians together across many platforms for collaboration, creative practice development, and live interaction. Whether you are an artist or an arts supporter, come spend your Sunday afternoon with us!

May 17th, 2:30-8pm
East Bay Community Space
507 55th street, Oakland, California 94609
Suggested Donation $5-20 at door.

🎶Schedule and Performers! 🎶 (subject to change)

3:00-3:20 –
3:30-3:50 –
4:05-4:35 –
4:50-5:20 –
5:30-5:50 –
6:00-6:15 –
6:25-6:45 –
6:55-7:15 –
7:25-7:55 –

✨Artists! ✨

Live painting by:

Writer in Residence:

Live Video/Photography:

Don’t forget cash for:

—> Local artists handmade gifts and artwork
—> *BAAM!* supporting food, and popcorn bar

Come support artists and musicians in the Bay Area!

Interested in volunteering?
Fill out this form: https://bit.ly/2LoR7QF

Join East Bay DSA’s Socialist Night School every 1st and 3rd Tuesday at EBCS!

See the readings here: https://www.eastbaydsa.org/night-school/

Accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible entrance and restrooms