Political and Community Events 5/13 - 5/19
May 12, 2017 | By JayAnn Leyson
Every Friday, we post the Beacon’s Politics and Community Calendar - where you can find (almost) all the political and community events in San Francisco for the upcoming week. Have an event you want us to list? Email us at contact@baycitybeacon.com and we’ll be sure to include it.
SATURDAY MAY 13TH
Golden Gate Park Cleanup and Gardening
https://www.facebook.com/events/755795277933076/
United Democratic Club
10am-1pm
Sharon Art Studio 300 Bowling Green Drive, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco CA
Calling all park lovers and local gardeners, put your skills and passion to work. United Democratic Club is partnering with the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department to remove invasive plants and restore a perennial plant bed in Golden Gate Park. We recommend any folks coming wear comfortable clothing and closed toed shoes. Sunscreen and water recommended as well. Lunch will be provided.
Bocce Ball 2017
https://www.facebook.com/events/1306418986111339/
Coalition on Homelessness
10am-2pm
Aquatic Park Cove San Francisco, CA
On May 13th, 2017 we will be hosting our annual Bocce Ball fundraiser, an incredible bayside event that brings together community partners and homeless advocates for an afternoon game of bocce ball. We'll celebrate our work so far this year while raising funds for the year ahead. Kids welcome!
Register your team now!
A Bocce Ball team consists of four players, all competing for fantastic prizes! $100 per team or $25 per player.
Tenderloin Museum Turns Two
https://www.facebook.com/events/899825663493392/
Tenderloin Museum
4pm-9pm
Tenderloin Museum 398 Eddy Street San Francisco, CA
Free Community Day May 13th
Free Museum Admission: 10am-9pm
w/ Public Programming: 4-9pm
The Tenderloin Museum marks its 2nd anniversary in the midst of an important year in the history of San Francisco – it’s the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love and the 100th anniversary of the “anti-vice” Tenderloin neighborhood shutdown. On Saturday, May 13, the Tenderloin Museum is inviting its friends and neighbors to celebrate the Tenderloin’s unique contributions to San Francisco history with daylong free museum admission and free public programs from 4 pm to 9 pm, featuring accounts of the “Invisible Circus” from the Diggers, San Francisco Chronicle Columnist David Talbot, the first-ever reading of the new play "The Compton’s Cafeteria Riot," and a dynamic jazz night by SF Recovery Theater. We’re excited to show off the best the neighborhood has to offer and celebrate the 31 square blocks we call home.
District 8 Community Clean Team & Free Lunch
http://sf.funcheap.com/district-8-community-clean-team-free-lunch-sf/
Community Clean Team San Francisco Public Works
9am-1pm
Mission High School 3750 18th Street San Francisco, CA
Community Clean Team is San Francisco Public Works’ longest-running and largest volunteer program that keeps San Francisco beautiful through landscaping and gardening projects, graffiti removal and litter cleanup in the neighborhoods. Community Clean Team, in partnership with the Giant Sweep anti-litter campaign, needs your help to keep the city clean and green in 2017. Program: Registration/check-in: 8:30am – 9am Complimentary Lunch served at 12:30pm
Please wear closed-toe shoes and appropriate work clothes. Free but an RSVP is required.
2017 Taiwanese American Cultural Festival
http://sf.funcheap.com/taiwanese-american-cultural-festival-union-square-2/
10am-5pm
Union Square, San Francisco
This year’s festival will be held at Union Square in San Francisco on Saturday, May 13, 2017. They encourage all in the community to come and celebrate the best of Taiwanese American and Taiwanese culture.
Enjoy mouth-watering Taiwanese delicacies, rock out to live performances by world-renowned Taiwanese American performers, and learn more about Taiwanese history and Taiwanese Americans in the Bay Area. Plus, check out exhibits that showcase Taiwanese culture, arts and the latest in Taiwanese technology.
Filipino “Kodakan Photo Day”: Shades of San Francisco
http://sf.funcheap.com/filipino-kodakan-photo-day-shades-san-francisco-main-library/
10am-4pm
San Francisco Main Public Library 100 Larkin Street San Francisco CA 94102
What was it like growing up in the Filipino community in the San Francisco Bay Area? And how do they document and preserve these experiences for future generations? The San Francisco Public Library and SoMA Pilipinas are asking current and former Filipino residents to dust off their family photo albums and share their snapshots with the Library on Saturday, May 13 at the Main Library.
From 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. library staff and community volunteers will scan photographs that emphasize Filipino-American family and community celebrations, political and social organizations, and people at home, work and play. Photographs will be scanned that day and added to the San Francisco History Center’s Photograph Collection at the San Francisco Main Public Library. They will also be added to the department’s digital library for wide accessibility and viewing. The collected images will become an important primary resource for research and use by scholars, students and the general public.
“New Growth 2017” Arts Showcase
http://sf.funcheap.com/pop-block-party-art-djs-sf-mime-troupe-runway-show-sf/
Root Division
1:00pm-4:00pm
1131 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103
Root Division proudly presents New Growth 2017: EmPOWERing Peace, Justice & Love, the annual Youth Art Celebration & Exhibition, featuring hands-on family art-making activities alongside an exhibition of artwork made by students and instructors in Root Division’s free after school Youth Education Program. This year, they will also be displaying work made in their visual and performing arts programming.
This family-friendly event includes complimentary refreshments, a mobile printmaking station, t-shirt tie-dying, flower crown creating, and live performances by Youth Speaks, Destiny Arts, Youth Art Exchange and San Francisco Rock Project
SUNDAY MAY 14TH
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!!
Mother’s Day Rose Show
http://www.sfrosesociety.org/2016-mother-s-day-rose-show
http://sf.funcheap.com/free-golden-gate-rose-show-sf/
San Francisco Rose Society and Golden Gate Rose Society
12:30pm-4pm
County Fair Building Golden Gate Park 1199 Ninth Avenue San Francisco
Free to the Public
The San Francisco Rose Society continues its tradition with the annual Mother’s Day Rose Show at Golden Gate Park’s Hall of Flowers with a rose showcase in the exhibition hall.
Exhibitors show their judged and award-winning garden roses. It’s a wonderful opportunity to view the many types of roses, from hybrid teas, grandifloras, miniatures, David Austin roses, to old garden roses from the 19th Century.
Mother’s Day Special
San Francisco Zoo and Gardens
10am-5pm
Be sure to bring your mom to see the wonderful animals who recently mothered infants by stopping by the following exhibits: flamingo, François’ langur, giant anteater, giraffe, guanaco, and wallaroo. These fabulous females are the ultimate conservationists for their species, and we applaud their impeccable care and devotion to their offspring. Here's to all moms!
Mother’s Day Free Day
https://www.exploratorium.edu/visit/calendar/mothers-day-free-day-2017
Exploratorium
10am-5pm
Exploratorium Pier 15
Happy Mother's Day! All mothers—and especially Mamás latinas—and their families are invited to a free day of fun at the Exploratorium.
MONDAY MAY 15TH
Immigrant Day 2017 in Sacramento
https://www.facebook.com/events/458464174542574/
California Immigrant Policy Center
8:30am-4pm
Sacramento Capitol 1301 10th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Information about registration, transportation support, and how to engage in the planning will be posted soon. In the meantime, save the date and let your friends know about this important day! Consider donating to CIPC and bolstering our immigrant rights efforts. Your support will ensure that immigrant leaders from across the state are able to join important discussions and activities for immigrant rights. #ImmDay17
San Francisco Politics 101
https://www.facebook.com/events/1890533291232758/
United Democratic Club
6:30pm-8:30pm
I.B.E.W Local 6 55 Fillmore Street San Francisco, CA 94117
How are progressives different from moderates in San Francisco? Why is our city council called the Board of Supervisors and what powers do they have? What can I do to resist Trump's agenda?
The United Democratic Club is proud to present Politics 101! During this free event, we'll answer all of the above questions and so much more. Our presenters are intimately involved at the local, state, and federal levels of government and are ready to discuss government issues from first-hand experience.
Tech Resistance 101: Action for the Current Political Climate
https://www.facebook.com/events/212924859196464/
Blue Heart and TechEquity Collaborative
7pm-9pm
Twilio 548 Market Street San Francisco CA 94104
We teach tech workers how to show up as citizens, as change agents, as allies in the struggle for justice. At this event you will learn how frameworks for understanding how social change occurs and craft a personal action plan to support vetted grassroots organizations that are resisting the economic and social systems that disenfranchise them. We don’t care what or who you (don’t) know today; we care about how much you’re willing to learn. Yes, that means even knowitall VCs are welcome. Our participants will leave prepared to answer the question every dev or doer asks, “what can I do to actually make a difference?” The proceeds from this event will go towards grassroots organizations building community alternatives for a more just and equitable Bay Area.
TUESDAY MAY 16TH
Reboot: Running for Office / Election Tech
https://www.facebook.com/events/1503523849665795/
Chorus, Covo, and Reboot Democracy
6pm-10pm
Covo 981 Mission Street, San Francisco CA 94103
This month we’re teaming up with The Arena for our next event focused on Running for Office and Election Technology. Teams will share the projects they are working on, we’ll hear from a diverse group of speakers, and then we’ll open up the mic to anyone who wants to pitch an idea they are excited about before we break into networking.
Solving Homelessness in San Francisco: A Panel Discussion
https://www.facebook.com/events/287969271638086/
Matt Jones, Liz Mills, Nicole Gaetjens, Lauren Heller Berk, and Caitlin Paul
6pm-8pm
Clever 1263 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103
*** UPDATE: Please REGISTER for the free event here: https://tinyurl.com/mywb85g ***
Like many people in SF, we're often overwhelmed by the scale and complexity of the homelessness we see. We're aware that "something" is being done to help, but it can be hard to know what and even harder to grasp the impact of that work. This panel will equip you with a better understanding of what solutions are already in place and how to support those efforts moving forward, whether you have time, money, or brainpower to dedicate to the cause.
MEGA Make Contact Event
https://www.facebook.com/events/768709353285432/
Startout
6pm-8pm
San Francisco LGBT Community Center 1800 Market Street San Francisco, 94102
Join Golden Gate Business Association & partner organizations for the Largest LGBT Business Networking Event in the U.S. for National Small Business Week!
Meals on Wheels: Mobile Food in Oakland
http://www.spur.org/events/2017-05-16/meals-wheels-mobile-food-oakland
SPUR
12:30pm
SPUR Oakland 1544 Broadway Oakland, CA 94612
Oakland was one of the first cities to create a food vending program that permitted food trucks on private property and pushcarts on sidewalks, and the city later permitted mobile food for “group sites” to enable successful events like Bites Off Broadway and the renowned Off the Grid event at the Oakland Museum of California. Faced with increased demand, the city is again revising its regulations. Join us to hear how Oakland is making it easier to enjoy your favorite mobile food vendors across the city.
What PPPs Can do for Transportation: A Future of Urban Mobility
http://www.spur.org/events/2017-05-16/what-ppps-can-do-transportation-future-urban-mobility
SPUR
6pm
SPUR Urban Center 654 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
Private companies and public entities often work together to fund, construct and/or manage large civic construction projects, but what happens when they join forces on transportation? Join us as we explore the role of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in providing mobility options for urban dwellers. Hear from both large companies and small startups — as well as the policymakers guiding the processes — about how this unique collaboration can be successful. Co-presented by the Urban Innovation Fund.
WEDNESDAY MAY 17TH
Road to Convention Mixer with SFYD
https://www.facebook.com/events/2267319573493790/
San Francisco Young Democrats
6:30pm-9pm
Mars Bar San Francisco 798 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Whether you’re new to SFYD and want to learn more about how to make a difference with the Democratic party, or a seasoned politico attending the 2017 CDP Convention-- we want to see you at SFYD’s “Road to Convention” Mixer!
Do you have questions about the Democratic Party? What the heck is an Assembly Delegate or the Democratic County Central Committee anyway? And what do we do at the California Democratic Party Convention?
Join us at the “Road to Convention” on May 17 to get these answers, meet fellow young dems interested in getting involved, and build a community with our club!
The 2017 Mr. Marina Competition
https://www.facebook.com/events/416538005370280/
Mr. Marina Competition
7pm-11pm
Palace of Fine Arts Theater San Francisco, CA 94123
On Wednesday, May 17th the whos's-who of San Francisco's most northern region will venture to The Palace of Fine Arts to witness 10 of the district's favorite bros take the stage to compete for the title of Mr. Marina 2017.
The competition is first and foremost a fundraising event which has raised over $700,000 for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society since 2012. The goal is to get as close to $1 million as possible this year, so your donations and ticket purchases are part of that effort!
New Leaders Council Oakland Fundraiser Happy Hour
https://www.facebook.com/events/193067857871303/
New Leaders Council Oakland
6pm-8pm
Somar Bar 1727 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland California 94612
WHAT: Join the New Leaders Council Oakland Class of 2017 Fellows for a community event filled with food, drinks, friends, family and networking at SomaR Bar. 15% of bar proceeds from 6-8PM will go towards supporting NLC Oakland.
WHO: NLC Oakland, a rigorous program that brings together a dynamic and diverse cohort of 18 young professionals and prepares them to step into leadership roles in the public and private sector.
IMPACT: NLC Oakland isn't sitting back and waiting for something to change. Our fellows, board members, and supporters are working every day, developing the skills and policy knowledge of rising leaders who want to build a stronger progressive future for our community.
Managing MegaProjects
http://www.spur.org/events/2017-05-17/managing-megaprojects
SPUR
12:30pm
SPUR Urban Center 654 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
The Bay Bridge. The Big Dig. The Mixing Bowl. Some transportation projects are surrounded by so much financial and political furor that their very names have become synonymous with complications, drama and public debate. Can we do a better job of managing these so-called megaprojects? Join us for a discussion about what it will take to restore the public’s trust in our ability to build big things.
Drinks and Discourse: Christine Johnson
http://www.spur.org/events/2017-05-17/drinks-and-discourse-christine-johnson
SPUR
6:00pm
SPUR Urban Center 654 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
Come grab a drink and hear from the key people who are shaping the region’s future. In this installment of SPUR’s newest Young Urbanist series, we sit down with SPUR’s new San Francisco Director, and current San Francisco Planning Commissioner, Christine Johnson. Come learn about her career path, how her role drives SPUR’s policy work, her vision for the future of San Francisco and more.
People's Climate: US Food Sovereignty Alliance Members Report
https://www.facebook.com/events/1410355892358341/
Food First
6:30pm-8:30pm
Food First 398 60th Street Oakland California 946128
To address the root causes of hunger, we must address climate change. That’s why we were on the ground at the People’s Climate March this Saturday, April 29th with the US Food Sovereignty Alliance.
Join several western region US Food Sovereignty Alliance members for a report-back on the marches, analysis on the intersections of food, climate, and worker justice, and next steps regionally and beyond.
THURSDAY MAY 18TH
Men For Choice San Francisco
https://www.facebook.com/events/1544691742260942/
NARAL Pro-Choice America
6pm-8pm
Tank18 1345 Howard Street San Francisco CA 94103
Fathers, Brothers, Sons
NARAL Pro-Choice America is calling on you to be vocal and visible supporters of women and their decisions. Reproductive freedom is under attack like never before, and we need both men and women to stand together, stay involved, and keep fighting.
Mothers, Sisters, Daughters
Rally the men in your life who care about reproductive freedom to join for a night of great people and great cocktails.
FRIDAY MAY 19th
2017 California Democrats State Convention
https://www.facebook.com/events/116676962194576/
California Democratic Party
May 19th at 12am to May 21st at 12pm
Sacramento Convention Center Complex 1400 J Street, Sacramento California, 95814
No matter what happens in Washington, D.C., California Democrats are committed to fighting for our core values of truth, civility, and perseverance. With nearly 39 million people living within our borders, California will lead the nation in the fight to protect the dignity and basic human rights of all who live here. And our voices will be heard.
Coffee With a Wonk: Laura Tam
http://www.spur.org/events/2017-05-19/coffee-wonk-laura-tam
SPUR
9:00am
SPUR Urban Center 654 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
ot ideas or questions about your city? Thoughts on transportation or affordable housing? An interest in zoning or an obsession with BRT? Come to SPUR’s St. Clare café to discuss policy and planning with a crackerjack team of thinkers and planners. In May, join us as we discuss disaster resilience and environmental sustainability in the Bay Area with SPUR’s sustainable development policy director.
Maker Faire Bay Area 2017 - 12th Annual
https://www.facebook.com/events/1483693134982448/
Maker Faire
May19th-May21st 1pm-6pm
San Mateo County Event Center
2495 S Delaware Street San Mateo Event Center 94403
Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth—a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker Movement. It’s a place where people of all ages and backgrounds gather together to show what they are making, and share what they are learning.