February
February 9-12 • noon
United Students Against Sweatshops annual conference. San Francisco Pre-register. (202) 667-9328 www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org
February 15-20
Earth First! Organizers’ Conference/Winter Rendezvous. Palm Beach County, South Florida, Everglades Youth Camp at the J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area. See pg. 7.
February 19 • 5 p.m.
Slingshot new volunteer meeting – help brainstorm for issue #90 – 3124 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
February 26 • 7:30 p.m.
Dinner / benefit for The Match, long-running anarchist zine. Donation. 3124 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
February 28
Mardi Gras in New Orleans and in Berkeley. In Berkeley, link up with the parade at People’s Park at 2 p.m.
March
March 5 • Sunday • 7:30 p.m.
Dinner / benefit for Anarchy: a Journal of Desire Armed Donation. 3124 Shattuck, Berkeley
March 10 • 8 p.m.
Celebrate Slingshot Collective’s 18th birthday. Party, dancing, vegan chocolate cake after East Bay Critical Mass bike ride. Free. 3124 Shattuck, Berkeley
March 18 • 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
11th Annual San Francisco Anarchist Bookfaire! County Fair Building, 9th and Lincoln in Golden Gate Park. Speakers, tables, kid space, valet bike parking. Free.
March 18
Global protests to Stop the War in Iraq on the anniversary of the invasion scheduled in numerous cities. In SF, gather at 11 a.m. at Civic Center. Sponsored by ANSWER. www.answercoalition.org
March 19 • 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Bay Area Anarchist Conference sponsored by Bay Area Students Toward Anarchist Research and Development (BASTARD). www.sfbay-anarchists.org
March 20
Youth & student day of resistance to imperialism – walk out, sit-in, conduct an event – www.answercoalition.org
March 25 • 3 p.m.
Deadline for Slingshot #90. 3124 Shattuck, Berkeley
April
April 13-15
International Anarchist Academics and Activists Conference – culture jamming, music, film, art, discussions and demonstrations. Pitzer College, Claremont, Calif (near LA).
April 20 • 4:20 p.m.
Light one up! In Berkeley @ People’s Park.
April 23 • 11 – 5 p.m.
Celebrate the 37th anniversary of People’s Park in Berkeley – music & fun!
May
May 1
May Day – celebration and protests around the globe.
June
June 2-4
Midwest Anarchist Conference – Kansas City Tentative. More info TBA.
June 23-25
8th annual Allied Media Conference – Bowling Green, Ohio – alliedmediaconference.com.
June 23-27
Anarchist Librarians events at the annual meeting of the American Library Association – New Orleans