Next Three Events:

Sunday, August 17, 2-3:30 pm

Rainbow Grocery Cooperative's Path Through Mission History

Walking Tour

Chris Carlsson and LisaRuth Elliott host an excursion through the various locations occupied by Rainbow Grocery and the People's Food System in the North Mission from the mid-1970s to the present. Hear about Rainbow's history, as well as the saga of the People's Food System, an unusual and complicated tale of left-wing politics, collectives, the earliest availability of organic and "international" food, the fight over white (sugar, flour, rice) vs. brown, and so much more!

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Wednesday, October 1, 7:30pm

Art & Politics: Eric Drooker’s—Naked City

Public Talk at 518 Valencia

The inimitable Eric Drooker presents his latest graphic novel Naked City in sound and compelling imagery as only he can do it. Political artist and cartoonist Eric Drooker, known for his New Yorker covers and animation for Howl, presents a cartoon concert based on his new graphic novel Naked City. First appearing in our Public Talks series in 2008, and again in 2011, Drooker’s visual and musical presentations are intimate journeys through his iconic graphic arts.

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On the edge of town, three bohemians struggle to answer the question: “Is it possible to survive as an artist in the 21st century?”

A young singer with no family hitchhikes to the city and sings her heart out. Late one night, she encounters a street dancer who inspires her to have faith in her music no matter the cost. Desperate for rent money, she poses for a painter who’s abandoned landscapes for nudes.

“Drooker’s comment on the sacrifices inherent to the pursuit of the arts feels both timeless and of-the-moment, thanks to his spot-on critique of late capitalism. Any creative to ever question their craft or purpose will find themselves reflected here.”
—Publishers Weekly

This is part of a series of solo artists giving a behind the scenes and in depth look at what inspires them in the interrelationship between art and politics.

Saturday, October 4, 12-3 pm

Freeway Plan Routes: Never Built—Panhandle

An Urban Walk & Talk

Join Shaping San Francisco and friends for a spirited hike and rambling conversation(s) as we traverse the Panhandle freeway route, seeing the hundreds of buildings that would have been destroyed, and imagining a world without the Panhandle Park, instead seeing a freeway interchange as it plunged into a tunnel beneath Golden Gate Park. A favorite theme for us to cover, the Freeway Revolt of the 1950s and 1960s, was one of the largest and most successful ongoing citizen protests in San Francisco’s history. The revolt against the California Division of Highways’ plan to extend freeways across the city became the first serious opposition in the nation to the post-WWII consensus on automobiles, freeways, and suburbanization.

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