Respondiendo a una reciente ofensiva contra los dispensarios de cannabis terapéutico, la Junta de Concejales de San Francisco adoptó una resolución apoyando el “acceso regulado y seguro de los pacientes” para la marihuana terapéutica el 1 de noviembre.
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Federal crackdown inspires protest
Responding to a recent federal crackdown on medicinal cannabis dispensaries, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution supporting “regulated and safe patient access” to medical marijuana, Nov. 1.
District 9 Supervisor David Campos, who introduced the resolution through a special meeting of the City Operations Committee, said that the federal government has no business interfering with dispensaries made legal under the 1996 Compassionate Use Act, also known as “Prop 215.”
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Creole Choir of Cuba
With soul to burn, each member of this rocking 10-person group is directly descended from Haitian immigrants. The choir energizes their singing with a variety of percussion instruments from congas to clave, and enriches their tunes with movement and costumes that reflect Caribbean and African sources.
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El Día de Muertos ilumina a SOMArts
Illuminations, una exhibición en honor del Día de Muertos, se inauguró el viernes 7 de octubre en la Galería SOMArts. Este año marca el 12 aniversario de la celebración en el museo. El evento, una noche de música, mostrando el trabajo de más de 80 artistas del Area de la Bahía, conmemora un día […]
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Procesión Ritual de Día de los Muertos
Wed., Nov. 2 • 6pm 2011 Procesión Ritual de Día de los Muertos The SF Mission District Day of the Dead Ritual Procession honors loved ones that have died. The ritual procession is a project of El Colectivo Del Rescate Cultural.The procession will assemble at 6pm at the corner of 22nd & Bryant St. It […]
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Modern Times Book Party
Sun., Oct. 30 • 5pm modern times book party Chicano writer Luis Rodriguez reads from his new memoir: “It Calls You Back: An Odyssey thru Love, Addiction, Revolutions & Healing”. He is an award-winning author of 14 books in memoir, fiction, nonfiction, children’s literature, and poetry, he is best known for his memoir of gang […]
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Zombie Battle Royal
Sun., Oct. 30 • 8pm • Tickets $5 zombie battle royale Colectivo Cinema Errante presents two low budget films: “Karate a Muerte en Torremolinos” (Dir. by Pedro Tamboury; Spain, 2003; 79 min.) and “Attack of the Zombie Luchadores” (Dir. by J.A. Bandera; USA, 2011; 11 min.) the film crew will be present at the screening. […]
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Dia de los Muertos en Jardin Secreto
Fri., Oct. 28 • 5:30pm – 8:30pm dia de los muertos en jardín secreto / secret garden ¡Poder! presenta celebración de la vida y la muerte para recordar a nuestros seres queridos difuntos, y para honrar a los antepasados y la madre tierra que sufren a mano de las injusticias y la explotación • Altares; […]
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Lorna Dee Cervantes Book Party
Thurs., Oct. 27 • 8 p.m. Lorna Dee Cervantes Book Party Mission poeta Lorna Dee Cervantes reads from her latest work, Ciento: 100 100-Word Love Poems (Wings Press) • Venue: Kaleidoscope Free Speech Zone, 3109 24th St, S.F. @ Folsom St.• http://www.facebook.com/lornadee.cervantes