CANCELED Regrets: All March and April Events have been cancelled due to public health concerns. RUSSELL JACOBY “On Diversity” The Eclipse of the Individual in a Global Era With Kevin Cartwright Thursday, March 26, 2020, 7:30 PM Hillside Club 2286 Cedar Street Berkeley tickets: $12 advance tickets: brownpapertickets.com T:800.838.3006, or Marcus Books, or East…
IAN HANEY LÓPEZ MERGE LEFT: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America With Davey D Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 7:30 pm Kehilla Synagogue 1300 Grand Avenue Oakand/Piedmont CA tickets: $12 advance tickets: brownpapertickets.com T:800.838.3006, East Bay Books, Books Inc. (Berkeley), Pegasus Books (3 shops), Moe’s, Mrs. Dalloway’s, Walden Pond Books $15 door,…
BLAIR IMANI MAKING OUR WAY HOME: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream With Davey D Wednesday, January 15, 2020, 7:30 pm St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 114 Montecito Avenue Oakland, CA tickets: $12 advance tickets: brownpapertickets.com T:800.838.3006, Marcus Books, East Bay Books, Books Inc. (Berkeley), Pegasus Books (3 shops), Moe’s, Mrs. Dalloway’s, Walden…
CANCELED Regrets: All March and April Events have been cancelled due to public health concerns. DRIVING WHILE BLACK GRETCHEN SORIN How African American Life was Profoundly Changed by the Automobile Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 7:30 PM Kehilla Synagogue 1300 Grand Ave Oakland, CA tickets: $12 advance tickets: brownpapertickets.com T:800.838.3006, or Marcus Books, or East…
DAVID TALBOT Between Heaven and Hell: The Story of My Stroke With Quincy McCoy Wednesday, January 27, 2020, 7:30 pm Hillside Club 2286 Cedar Street Berkeley tickets: $12 advance tickets: brownpapertickets.com T:800.838.3006, East Bay Books, Books Inc. (Berkeley), Pegasus Books (3 shops), Moe’s, Mrs. Dalloway’s, Walden Pond Books $15 door, KPFA 94.1FM benefit Information:…
MICHAEL ERIC DYSON discusses JAY-Z: Made in America hosted by Sabrina Jacobs Wednesday, December 11, 7:30 PM First Congregational Church 2345 Channing Way Berkeley tickets: $12 advance tickets: brownpapertickets.com T:800.838.3006, or Books Inc. (Berkeley), or Pegasus Books (3 shops), or Moe’s, or Mrs. Dalloway’s, or Walden Pond Bookstore $15 door, KPFA benefit Information: kpfa.org/events…
SILVIA FEDERICI FEMINIST – WRITER – TEACHER – ACTIVIST WITCHES, WITCH-HUNTING & WOMEN with SASHA LILLEY Thursday, December 5, 7:30 PM St. John’s Presbyterian Church 2727 College Ave Berkeley CA tickets: $12 advance tickets: brownpapertickets.com T:800.838.3006, or Books Inc. (Berkeley), or Pegasus Books (3 shops), or Moe’s, or Mrs. Dalloway’s, or Walden Pond Bookstore…
FIVE OCEANS IN A TEASPOON poems by dennis j. bernsteinvisualizations by warren lehrer PLUS S.F. POET LAUREATE KIM SHUCK Wednesday, November 13, 2019, 7:30 pm Hillside Club 2286 Cedar St Berkeley tickets: $12 advance tickets: brownpapertickets.com T:800.838.3006, or Books Inc. (Berkeley), or Pegasus Books (3 shops), or Moe’s, or Mrs. Dalloway’s, or Walden Pond…
AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND LATINX HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES Paul Ortiz Speaking Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs Tuesday, November 12, 2019, 7:30 pm St. John’s Presbyterian Church 2727 College Ave Berkeley CA tickets: $12 advance tickets: brownpapertickets.com T:800.838.3006, or Books Inc. (Berkeley), or Pegasus Books (3 shops), or Moe’s, or Mrs. Dalloway’s, or Walden Pond…
AARON GLANTZ HOMEWRECKERS! How a Gang of Wall Street Kingpins, Hedge Fund Magnates, Crooked Banks, & Vulture Capitalists Suckered Millions Out of Their Homes & Demolished the American Dream With Kris Welch THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7, 7:30 PM St. John’s Presbyterian Church 2727 College Ave Berkeley CA tickets: $12 advance tickets: brownpapertickets.com T:800.838.3006, or Books…
MATT TAIBBI HATE, INC: Why Today’s Media Makes Us Despise One Another Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 7:30 pm First Congregational Church 2345 Channing Way Berkeley tickets: $12 advance tickets: brownpapertickets.com T:800.838.3006, or Books Inc. (Berkeley), or Pegasus Books (3 shops), or Moe’s, or Mrs. Dalloway’s, or Walden Pond Bookstore $15 door, KPFA benefit Information:…
MICHAEL LERNER REVOLUTIONARY LOVE A POLITICAL MANIFESTO TO HEAL AND TRANSFORM THE WORLD with CAT ZAVIS Thursday, October 24, 2019, 7:30 pm The Hillside Club 2286 Cedar St Berkeley tickets: $12 advance tickets: brownpapertickets.com T:800.838.3006, or Books Inc. (Berkeley), or Pegasus Books (3 shops), or Moe’s, or Mrs. Dalloway’s, or Walden Pond Bookstore $15…
KPFA Radio 94.1 FM with Project Censored & City Lights presents: “UNITED STATES OF DISTRACTION” MEDIA MANIPULATION INPOST-TRUTH AMERICA AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT NOLAN HIGDON & MICKEY HUFF Tuesday, October 22, 2019, 7:30 pm The Hillside Club 2286 Cedar St Berkeley co-sponsored by City Lights & Project Censored tickets: $12 advance…
AMITAV GHOSH GUN ISLAND with VIJAYA NAGARAJAN Tuesday, September 17, 2019, 7:30 pm First Congregational Church 2345 Channing Way Berkeley tickets: $12 advance tickets: brownpapertickets.com T:800.838.3006, or Books Inc. (Berkeley), or Pegasus Books (3 shops), or Moe’s, or Mrs. Dalloway’s, or Walden Pond Bookstore $15 door, KPFA benefit Information: kpfa.org/events Gun Island is a…
RANDALL MUNROE HOW TO: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems Hosted by Brian Edwards-Tiekert TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 7:30 PM First Congregational Church of Berkeley 2345 Channing Way Berkeley tickets: $12 advance tickets: brownpapertickets.com T:800.838.3006, or Books Inc. (Berkeley), or Pegasus Books (3 shops), or Moe’s, or Mrs. Dalloway’s, or Walden Pond Bookstore, or…
P.E. MOSKOWITZ author of How to Kill a City, writer for the Guardian, Slate, New York Times, Al Jazeera America, Wired, Buzzfeed “THE CASE AGAINST FREE SPEECH” THE FIRST AMENDMENT, FASCISM & THE FUTURE OF DISSENT Hosted by PHILIP MALDARI WEDNESDAY AUGUST 28, 7:30 PM First Congregational Church of Berkeley 2345 Channing Way Berkeley…
DAN KOVALIK THE PLOT TO OVERTHROW VENEZUELA HOW THE U.S. IS ORCHESTRATING A COUP FOR OIL Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs WEDNESDAY AUGUST 14, 7:30 PM Hillside Club 2286 Cedar St Berkeley tickets: $12 advance tickets: brownpapertickets.com T:800.838.3006, or Books Inc. (Berkeley), or Pegasus Books (3 shops), or Moe’s, or Mrs. Dalloway’s, or Walden Pond…
DANIEL ELLSBERG+JEFFREY STERLING TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES With Norman Solomon Hosted by Kevin Cartwright WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 20, 7:30 PM First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley (NOTE VENUE CHANGE) 2407 Dana Way Berkeley tickets: $12 advance tickets: brownpapertickets.com T:800.838.3006, or Books Inc. (Berkeley), or Pegasus Books (3 shops), or Moe’s, or Mrs. Dalloway’s, or Walden Pond Bookstore,…
JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER& SAMIN NOSRAT (“Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat”) “We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast” with Sherry Gendelman Tuesday, September 24, 2019, 7:30 pm First Congregational Church 2345 Channing Way Berkeley tickets: $12 advance tickets: brownpapertickets.com T:800.838.3006, or Books Inc. (Berkeley), or Pegasus Books (3 shops), or Moe’s, or Mrs….
RICHARD WOLFF “Save Capitalism? Why? We Can Do Better” Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 7:30 pm First Congregational Church 2345 Channing Way Berkeley tickets: $12 advance tickets: brownpapertickets.com T:800.838.3006, or Books Inc. (Berkeley), or Pegasus Books (3 shops), or Moe’s, or Mrs. Dalloway’s, or Walden Pond Bookstore $15 door, KPFA benefit…