Political Activism
Thursday, September 24
Voting Rights Talk w/ Stanford Law Expert Nate Persily (SF)
America’s election system faces unprecedented challenges as we approach the midterms. An electoral environment already upended by mid-decade gerrymandering and Supreme Court decisions undermining the Voting Rights Act has been compounded by collapsing popular confidence in the system we use to choose our leaders. Never-before-seen ...
Friday, September 25
Solidarity Cinema: Short Films by Sudanese Filmmakers (SF)
See short films by Sudanese filmmakers at this screening & fundraiser, featuring special guest Hana Baba from KALW’s Solidarity Cinema
Come to KALW on Friday, September 25 at 8p for this month’s installment of Solidarity Cinema. We’re joined by Hana Baba for a night of Sudanese ...
Saturday, September 26
SF World Naked Bike Ride Autumn Equinox/FolsomSF (Fall 2026)
The 2026 Calendar of Sunny Seasonal San Francisco World Naked Bike Rides presents the funnest opportunity to ProTest to Save Our Planet — in #ThePureSuitOfHappiness ( pr #BareAsYouDare ). As the San Francisco Chronicle “covered” us in 2024 & noted: “Nudism is Freedom!” . All are welcome to ...
San Bruno Mountain Celebration & 1st Ever “Meet the Mountain” Fair (Brisbane)
On Saturday, September 26th, San Bruno Mountain Watch is excited to welcome you to the first “Meet the Mountain Fair” at the Mission Blue Center in Brisbane between 11am and 5pm!
This free community gathering will be a celebration of San Bruno Mountain, with opportunities for ...
We Will Not Be Silenced: San Francisco Shakespeare Festival
As our season of Empire concludes, lets join together in solidarity to dance, sing, and declare that the arts and creative freedom will not be silenced!
Join San Francisco Shakespeare Festival on Saturday, September 26 for an afternoon of Antony + Cleopatra, followed by a New ...
Free Community Forum on Crocker Amazon Park’s Future (Excelsior)
Keeping Crocker Real!
What will you miss about Crocker Amazon Park?
Poder Youth and Keep Crocker Real present a photo exhibit and discussion of the park and what the city has planned for it. An alternative plan will also be presented. Please join us in imagining what ...
2026 Banned Books Week: Letters for Prisoners of Conscience (SF)
We will discuss 7 specific cases around the world for Banned Books Week 2026 and then write letters together. You can find the details here:
https://www.amnestyusa.org/campaigns/banned-books/bbw2026/
We will reach out to authorities on behalf of these individuals. We can also write letters of solidarity directly to prisoners ...
Sunday, September 27
Orange Shirt Sunday: Free “Sugarcane” Film + Discussion (SF)
Join St. Mark’s for a free Sugarcane screening, followed by a community discussion on residential schools and their ongoing impact.
St. Mark’s Square invites you to a free community screening of Sugarcane, an acclaimed documentary that follows a groundbreaking investigation into abuse and missing children at St. Joseph’s ...
Hispanic Heritage Month Fashion Show w/ Ethical Designs (SF)
This is a fashion show in honor of Hispanic Heritage month, featuring ethical handmade designs by Joey Ehrenberg of J.Ehren. These shows happen monthly and are used to grow the SF fashion scene while also supporting meaningful messages around equity and equality within the fashion ...
Monday, September 28
Justice Film Night: 3 Shorts + Post-Screening Q&A (SF)
Three films. One powerful evening exploring what becomes possible when communities organize to bring their people home from women’s prisons.
Presented by the nonprofits UnCommon Law, the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP), and the UC Sentencing Project, the evening will feature three short films:
Sol in ...
Wednesday, September 30
Save the “Sixth Street Homeless Self-Help Center” Rally (SF City Hall)
Hospitality House is holding a rally on the steps of San Francisco City Hall opposing the proposed closure of the Sixth Street Self-Help Center. The center provides low-barrier peer support, case management, behavioral health resources, housing and employment referrals, therapy and support groups, and basic-needs ...
Saturday, October 3
Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair 2026 (Oakland)
The Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair is an annual event that brings together people interested and engaged in radical work to connect, learn, and discuss through books and information tables, workshops, panel discussions, skill sharing, and more! Dozens of publishers, micro-presses, and community organizations will ...
28th Annual Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair (Oakland)
The Bay 28th Annual Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair brings together dozens of publishers, micro-presses, and community organizations for a day of book and information tables, workshops, panel discussions and skill sharing
This year we ponder the Analog: In an age of mass collapse and rising ...
Monday, October 5
San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 10 Candidate Forum
Come meet the candidates running for San Francisco District 10 Supervisor and hear directly from the people who want to represent you! This forum is your chance to ask the questions that actually matter to you, size up the candidates side by side, and walk ...
Thursday, October 8
Free KPFA Event: “The People’s History” Dave Zirin’s New Howard Zinn Biography (Oakland)
KPFA co-presents this evening celebrating the publication of The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn, by Dave Zirin, a columnist at The Nation.
The new book examines the life and work of the iconic radical historian Howard Zinn, whose bestselling work, A People’s History of the United States, changed the ...
SF Election 2026: Big Donors, Power Grabs + What Voters Need to Know (SF)
Wealthy special interests are trying to grab more power in San Francisco — whether they succeed is up to voters.
At a time when public oversight is shrinking and power is being concentrated fewer hands, understanding the role of large campaign donors in our political process ...
Thursday, October 22
Free Panel: Bay Area Protest Photojournalists + Pop-Up Exhibit (SF Main Library)
Photojournalists on the Front Lines of Protest: A panel discussion hosted by Indivisible San Francisco and Pro Bono Photo.
Indivisible SF presents a panel of local photojournalists from Pro Bono Photo and other news organizations who will share selections from their portfolios and discuss the role ...
