Activities Archive

Thursday, March 22, 7:00pm
Radical Women Monthly Meeting
Discuss the political harmony of socialism and feminism in theory and action.
Dinner is served at 6:15pm for a $7.50 donation.

New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St. (at Ellis), San Francisco.
(7 blocks from Civic Center BART, on or near Muni lines #19, 31, 38, 47 & 49) Wheelchair accessible.

For more info, call 415-864-1278 or email baradicalwomen@earthlink.net
Everyone welcome.

Saturday, March 10, 3:00pm
Hit the Streets for International Women's Day!
March with Sisters United Front for Survival (SUFS) to oppose budget cuts that have hit poor women the hardest, at a march and rally sponsored by Occupy San Francisco Women's Alliance.

Gather at Justin Herman Plaza (Market & Embarcadero) at; 3:00pm, followed by a rally at Sue Bierman Park (Drumm & Embarcadero). Look for SUFS & Radical Women picket signs! (SUFS is a project of Radical Women).

For more info, call 415-864-1278 or email baradicalwomen@earthlink.net

Thursday, March 8, 7:00pm
Sign-making Party for International Women's Day
Radical Women is hosting a fun evening of creating feminist messages for the March 10 International Women's Day March and Rally called by Occupy SF. Dinner is served at 6:15pm for a $7.50 donation.

New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St. (at Ellis), San Francisco. (7 blocks from Civic Center BART, on or near Muni lines #19, 31, 38, 47 & 49) Wheelchair accessible.

For more info, call 415-864-1278 or email baradicalwomen@earthlink.net
Everyone welcome.

Tuesdays, beginning November 1, 7:00pm -8:30pm
10-week Feminist Discussion Circle
Engels' "Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State"
Why does sexism still thrive in this day and age? Have males always dominated? How will women's oppression be ended? Join a roundtable conversation that will explore these questions by going back to when it all started as described in Frederick Engels' classic analysis of the causes of gender inequality.

New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk Street, San Francisco
Seven blocks from Civic Center BART; near #19, 31, 38, 47, and 49 Muni bus lines.

$2.00 suggested donation per session.
Hearty snacks are served at 6:30pm for a $6 donation.

Sponsored by Radical Women.
For information, call 415-864-1278 or email baradicalwomen@earthlink.net

Thursday, February 9, 2012, 7:00pm
Black History Month Radical Women Meeting
Female Leadership in the Southern Civil Rights Struggle
Discuss a ground-breaking analysis, written at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, which examines the threefold nature of African American women's battle for equality—as women, as Blacks, and as workers. Draw lessons from their example to apply to today's liberation struggles. Bring your ideas on how to create a militant and multi-racial feminist movement.

A hearty dinner, with a vegetarian option, is served at 6:15pm for a $7.50 donation.

New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St. (at Ellis), San Francisco.
(7 blocks from Civic Center BART, on or near Muni lines #19, 31, 38, 47 & 49)

For more info, call 415-864-1278 or email baradicalwomen@earthlink.net

Everyone welcome. Wheelchair accessible.

Saturday, January 21, 1:00pm
Counter-Demonstrate against Anti-Abortion March
On Market Street at Justin Herman Plaza (cross-street Steuart St.)
January 22 marks the day that the Supreme Court legalized abortion in the historic Roe v. Wade decision. For the past several years, religious conservatives have paraded their misogyny in a march through downtown San Francisco to coincide with this occasion. For the first time, this year their procession will be on Market Street, not the Embarcadero.

Radical Women calls on all advocates of reproductive freedom to turn out in opposition to this rightwing event. Despite the advice of C.W. Nevius in the SF Chronicle (1/17/12), ignoring the ultra-right is the most dangerous response. Adherents, and those they hope to attract, need to know that there is a movement ready to fight for the rights of women. As the "anti"s stream by, we will be on the sidewalk expressing our support for reproductive rights.

Gather at 1:00pm on Market Street (cross-street Steuart St.) across from Justin Herman Plaza (their procession begins at 1:30pm at Civic Center heading to Justin Herman Plaza). Bring your chants and picket signs!

The Bay Area Coalition for Our Reproductive Rights is staging a rally at Justin Herman Plaza 11:00am-1:00pm. Radical Women will participate in this event and urges others to stay for the counter-demonstration which follows.

Work party to help make picket signs, pack literature etc.
Thursday, January 19, 6pm-8pm
New Valencia Hall: 747 Polk St. (at Ellis)
For more info, 415-864-1278, baradicalwomen@earthlink.net

Thursday, December 15, 2011, 5:00pm
Rally Against Budget Cuts
Stop MORE blood-letting of California's poor, students & workers!
December 15 is the deadline that will most likely trigger another round of devastating austerity measures to offset the state deficit. Governor Brown's plan, which earlier this year decimated social services and public education, now calls for $2.5 billion in additional take-backs from colleges, K-12 schools, in-home services and childcare.

Demonstrate to say:
-- NO to all cuts to jobs, services, and education!
-- Tax the rich!
-- Restore funding to CalWORKS & all slashed public services!
-- Quality public education for all!

California State Building, 455 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco
(between Polk St. & Larkin St., 5 blocks from Civic Center BART)

Sponsored by Sisters United Front for Survival, a grassroots campaign initiated by Radical Women. SUFS is fighting to reinstate funding to CalWORKS, a program for low-income parents.

To help make picket signs, endorse, or for more info, contact: SUFS at 415-864-1278 or baradicalwomen@earthlink.net

Thursday, December 8, 7pm
Radical Women Meeting
A Feminist Look at the Occupy Movement with Eyewitness Accounts from Occupy London & Occupy Bay Area
Young women, especially women of color, form a vibrant part of the 99% uprising. Yet, too many have had to deal with sexual harassment at encampments and struggle to be heard at general assemblies. Participants from Bay Area groups, plus a visitor to the London encampment, kick off a lively discussion on the leadership of women and multi-racial organizing in this movement.

Come early for a hearty dinner, with vegetarian option, available at 6:15pm for a $7.50 donation. Everyone welcome. Wheelchair accessible.

New Valencia Hall
747 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA94109
Seven blocks from the Civic Center BART station, and near the #19 and #31 Muni bus line
Call 415-864-1278 for information or email baradicalwomen@earthlink.net. www.RadicalWomen.org

Thursday, November 17, 7:00pm
Planning Meeting
Sisters United Front for Survival (SUFS) Fights to Save CalWORKS
SUFS, a campaign of Radical Women, is a grassroots organization formed to counter the devastating budget cuts in California, particularly the funding of CalWORKS, which supports poor parents. SUFS's demands include: Tax the rich, close corporate loopholes, institute an oil severance tax on Chevron, and more. Come bring your ideas for future organizing!

New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk Street, San Francisco.
(seven blocks from Civic Center BART and near #19, 31, 38, 47, and 49 Muni bus lines)
For information, call 415-864-1278 or email baradicalwomen@earthlink.net

Thursday, November 10, 7:00pm
Monthly Radical Women Meeting
The Fight for Immigrant Rights in Washington State
Stop the Checkpoints is a united front that Radical Women helped form, which is dedicated to the defense of immigrants on the Washington's Olympic Peninsula. Lessons from that work will be discussed.

Dinner is served at 6:15pm for a $7.50 donation as a fundraiser for RW.

New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk Street, San Francisco.
(seven blocks from Civic Center BART and near #19, 31, 38, 47, and 49 Muni bus lines)
For information, call 415-864-1278 or email baradicalwomen@earthlink.net

Thursday, October 13, 7:00pm
Radical Women Meeting:
The Color of an Unequal Recession
A look at the disproportionate impact of the economic crisis on people of color and women--whether the issue is jobs, homes or healthcare.

New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St., San Francisco (new location!)
Fall Supper is served at 6:15pm for a $7.50 donation.
For more info or directions, call 415-864-1278 or email baradicalwomen@earthlink.net.

Friday, September 16, 4:00 – 8:00pm
"Hall Warming Party"
Celebrate the opening of a new storefront organizing center and the home of Bay Area Radical Women and the Freedom Socialist Party in San Francisco's Polk Gulch neighborhood. Program and Toasts at 6 pm.

New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk Street, San Francisco (at Ellis St., seven blocks from Civic Center BART and on/near the #19, 31, 47, 48 & 49 Muni bus lines). Wheelchair accessible.

Hosted by Radical Women and the Freedom Socialist Party.

For more information or tips on gifts, call 415-864-1278 or email baradicalwomen@earthlink.net or bafsp@earthlink.net.

Friday, August 26, 7:00 PM
Women's Rights Day event
"Save Our Schools" Washington, D.C. protest reportback
An eyewitness account of the July 30 grassroots demonstration by teachers, parents and students demanding an end to the scapegoating of educators and unions and the preservation of quality public education.

New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk Street, San Francisco (note new address)
(Five blocks from Civic Center BART, near the #19, 31,38, 47 & 49 Muni bus lines) Wheelchair accessible.

Summer Buffet, with vegetarian option, served at 6:15pm for $8.50 donation.
Sponsored by Radical Women and Freedom Socialist Party. For information, call 415-864-1278 or email baradicalwomen@earthlink.net. For childcare, please call three days in advance.

Saturday, July 23 & 30, 11 am - 4 pm
Help us prepare to move to our new hall!
Radical Women is moving! At the end of July, Bay Area RW and our sister organization, the Freedom Socialist Party, will leave our current offices on Larkin Street for a new hall right around the corner at 747 Polk Street in San Francisco. It is just what we were looking for: a ground-floor storefront facing right onto the street, where people can easily check out our window displays and drop in to browse the bookstore or talk politics.

Having an organizing center to hold educational forums, study groups and events has been an important vehicle for RW to share socialist feminist ideas. It's also been invaluable in organizing Sisters United Front for Survival's campaign to rescind budget cuts to CalWORKs, the program that gives financial assistance to poor parents. Luckily, our new local is also in the Tenderloin, a neighborhood where we now have roots.

Like to help out? On Saturdays in July, we're holding volunteer parties to sort, pack and move from 11am to 4pm. We'll also need assistance with childcare, cooking and outreach. And of course, donations to keep our workingclass-funded budgets healthy are always appreciated (contributions can be made out to Radical Women and sent to 625 Larkin St. #202, San Francisco, CA 94109).

If you'd like to help, please contact baradicalwomen@earthlink.net or 415-864-1278. Leave a message with your availability and any special skills or materials you may be able to contribute. You can also just come by our current office space at 625 Larkin Street #202 between 11am and 4pm on the last two Saturdays in July. Everyone is welcome!

Saturday, July 2, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Feisty Feminist Backyard Barbeque
Relax in the sun, enjoy a cool libation and some tasty treats while supporting the Freedom Socialist newspaper, "Voice of Revolutionary Feminism." Games for kids and adults. Rain or shine!

BBQ Buffet $10.00 donation. 549 Chenery Street, San Francisco.

Sponsored by Radical Women. For more information or directions, call 415-864-1278 or email baradicalwomen@earthlink.net.

Thursday, June 23, 7:00 PM
Radical Women Meeting
"It Gets Better" When We MAKE It Better
A round-up of how LGBT organizers are working to improve their communities, taking the "It gets better" campaign from words into action, as reported in the Freedom Socialist newspaper.

A summer supper served at 6:15 pm for a $7.50 donation. For information, call 415-864-1278 or email baradicalwomen@earthlink.net. For childcare, please call three days in advance.

Thursday, April 28, 2011
Radical Women Meeting
Budget Cuts Imperil Women
Why Sacramento Ignores Life-Saving Alternatives
Women, especially women of color, are hardest hit by the social service reductions enacted by Democratic Governor Brown and the California Legislature in March. Better solutions exist, like closing corporate tax loopholes, increasing income tax on the wealthy and reducing prison expenditures. Speakers from Sisters United Front for Survival and These Cuts Won't Heal Coalition address why Sacramento ignores life-saving alternatives and how to prioritize need, not greed.

A Spring Supper is served at 6:15pm for a $7.50 donation. For information, call 415-864-1278 or email baradicalwomen@earthlink.net. For childcare, please call three days in advance.

Thursday, February 10, 7:00 PM
Black History Month Meeting:
Voices of Resistance Open Mic
Celebrate the courage and tenacity of African American women in the struggle for justice by reading your favorite poem, speech or prose piece—whether original or well-known. Everyone welcome!

Come early to partake in a Soul Food Dinner (with vegetarian option) served at 6:15pm for a $7.50 donation.

For more information or childcare, call 415-864-1278 or email baradicalwomen@earthlink.net

Thursday, January 13, 7:00pm
Feminists of Color Theory Series
The series continues with selections from Shout Out! Women of Color Respond to Violence. Readings that will be discussed include a social, political and economic analysis of the violence against Native American, South Asian, and Afghan women, and how these women organize for reforms. Copies of readings are available at New Valencia Hall (see address below).

The meeting will also feature strategizing for the coming year including the Sisters Organized for Public Education (SOPE) grassroots campaign. Bring your ideas. Come early for a hearty fundraising dinner, with vegetarian option, available at 6:15pm for a $7.50 donation. Work exchanges available. Wheelchair accessible.

The meeting will be held at New Valencia Hall, 625 Larkin St., Suite 202, San Francisco, CA 94109. Five blocks from the Civic Center BART station, and on the #19 and #31 Muni bus lines. For more information, to volunteer, or for childcare, phone 415-864-1278 or email baradicalwomen@earthlink.net.