SF VideoFest Thursday October 14, 7pm Mission Cultural Center, 2868 Mission St, SF SF VideoFest presents a video shorts program that showcases the work of emerging video artists who tell stories of people & communities in the Bay Area & throughout Latin America • Venue: Mission Cultural Center, 2868 Mission St, SF

Meet Leaders of the Honduran Resistance Movement Wednesday October 13, 7pm Mission cultural Center, 2868 Mission St, SF @ 25 St $5 – $20 donation requested Human rights activists from Honduras bring reports about the social, political and economic situation in Honduras. and their efforts to demand a constituent assembly to rewrite their current constitution, […]

Piano Colossus Tuesday October 12th, 7:30pm Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness Ave., SF @ McAllister Tickets: $30 / $50 / $75 One of the world’s great pianists & compsoers, Chucho Valdes [“Irakere”] is a virtuoso of limitless talents and a giant among Cuban musicians, who has recorded more than 20 albums, and won 7 Grammy […]

Patricia Isasa Monday October 11th, 7pm The Women’s Building, 3543 18 St. SF From Argentina, Patricia Isasa is a survivor of torture and imprisonment during the Argentine dictatorship in 1976 – from the age of 16 to 18.  In 2009 her case was finally tried in Argentina. Six perpetrators were found guilty of crimes against […]

“Cointelpro 101” Sunday October 10th, 4pm & 7pm Mission Cultural Center, 2868 Mission St, SF Suggested Donation: $10, $5 for youth A new documentary by Freedom Archives, about the U.S. government’s counter-intelligence program during the 60s & 70s. The film covers the history of the program and its impact on social justrice programs in the […]

We Are Family Saturday October 9th, 3-6pm Mission Cultural Center, 2868 Mission St, SF @ 25 St Mission Cultural Center presents a special closing celebration for the Celebrate SF exhibition. Performances by: Moving Beyond Productions • Dance  Generators • cali & co dance. An interactive dance piece follows the dance presentation. Arts & crafts for […]

Some Lost Tribes of SF Saturday October 9th, 8:30 pm Mission Cultural Center, 2868 Mission St, SF SF Litquake – the largest independent literay festival in the West Coast –presents stories of the Mission & SF • MC Guillermo Gomez-Peña. Featuring: Rebecca Solnit, author of Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas, Jaime Cortez, Adriana Camarena, […]

SF World Percussion Festival 2010 Sunday October 10, 6pm Dance Mission Theater, 3316 – 24th St, SF @ Mission St Tickets $22 adv. / $25 door Drums & Dance from Africa, Brazil, Middle East, India, Japan & more! Performances by: Jim Santi Owen • Duniya African Dance & Drum Company • Joe Venegoni • Maikaza […]

SF World Percussion 2010 Festival Friday and Saturday October 8-9th, 8pm Dance Mission Theater, 3316 – 24th St, SF @ Mission St Tickets $22 adv. / $25 door Drums & Dance from Africa, Brazil, Middle East, India, Japan & more! Performances by: Jim Santi Owen • Duniya African Dance & Drum Company • Joe Venegoni […]

Family Movie Night Under the Stars Friday, October 8th, 6:30-9:30pm Mission, Ocean, Persia Triangle in SF Free Hot Chocolate • Churos Calientes • Palomitas / Pop Corn • Bring a blanket & wear warm clothes • Where? Mission, Ocean, Persia Triangle in SF • Organized by ¡PODER! • (415) 431-4210