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DISCLOSURE DAY (2026) at AMC Metreon in Dolby - Fri June 12 at 7
Sat, Jun 13, 1:30 AMDISCLOSURE DAY (2026) is Steven Spielberg’s latest sci-fi adventure film. To attend this event, you have to BUY A TICKET (HERE: https://www.amctheatres.com/movie-theatres/san-francisco/amc-metreon-16) for the Friday, June 12, 2026 showing of DISCLOSURE DAY at 7pm at the AMC Metreon in Dolby. Then, come watch the movie. THEN, come out after to discuss the movie with us! (We’ll probably go to Tempest, Novela or Harlequin). Don’t sign up if you aren’t going to buy a ticket, watch the movie, and discuss it with us - save spots for those who are coming!
5th Sunday Event - Plant Trees in Oakland May 31st
Sun, May 31, 5:00 PMLooking for a small but impactful way to help in the fight against climate change, and green your community over a weekend? Volunteer to plant trees! Our Tree Team plants trees in sidewalks all around Oakland. As these trees grow, they help to improve air quality, sequester carbon, and improve the environmental conditions of our neighborhoods. Many of the beautiful large trees you see along sidewalks are a result of our volunteers, and we still have so much more to do. No experience is required, but volunteers should be ready to do some digging and get a bit dirty. What: Planting trees along sidewalks and streets in Oakland for homeowners. After the training, we will split into smaller groups and drive to the sites. Who: You! Bring your friends and/or make new ones. No experience is needed. You should be able to lift 30 pounds (half the weight of a new tree). What to Bring: Wear closed-toed shoes, clothes that you can get dirty, and a hat for sun protection; bring your own water, lunch and a snack. We'll provide the shovels, picks, brooms, and gloves, but if you have your own please bring them along as we are short on supplies these days. If you are bringing a minor, please let us know. How: Dig a hole, take the tree out of its pot and put it into the ground, backfill the soil around the roots, and sweep the sidewalk clean. (Don't worry; we'll teach you whatever you don't know -- or take a peek at the guide here: http://www.treesforoaklandflatlands.org/plant-a-tree.html) Where: Meet at our staging area (**5917 Whitney St., Oakland 94609)**. The trees will be in other places around town, so **please be on time** so we can meet before we disperse. We can plant in light rain, but if we decide to cancel because of heavier rain, we'll announce it here by 8am. For more information or to join our email list, contact us at treesforoakland.org Note: There is no bathroom on-site so make sure to go before you arrive! If you are lost or running late, call or text Bart at 510 917 4352
Bollywood Nights at Salesforce Park - Free
Sat, Jun 6, 12:30 AM**Bollywood Nights at Salesforce Park 🎉** Join Rang De Bollywood for some high-energy, outdoor, bollywood fun! This event is sure to leave you feeling loved, lighter, and delighted in excitement after every session. 🌈 Open to all ages, all levels, all backgrounds. ✨ Come casual or dressed, no pressure! 🎁 Free to attend – just bring your joy, your people, and your dancing feet! 🚶🏼♂️➡️Register for free so we can prepare at rang.eventbrite.com 🕔 5:30 – 7:00 PM – we’ll start with a beginner friendly dance lesson, followed by an open dance party! 💫 This is a repeating event, happening every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month, May through October and you can register for as many dates as you like. Register now: [rang.eventbrite.com](http://rang.eventbrite.com) **About Rang De Bollywood** Hailing from the dream dance city of Mumbai and Amritsar, which is also home to Bollywood and Holy Vibes, our energetic, charismatic, and fun dance instructors-performers-entertainers, Manpreet (Certified in Indian Folk by India's Best and also an author) and Amit (percussionist, actor, dancer), have spread Indian dance music and moves across the length and breadth of India, USA, and Europe. Their recent performances were at National Center of Performing Arts in Mumbai and Herbst Theater in San Francisco. **Important Notes:** * Enter through transit center building and take the elevator to rooftop. We will be close to the elevator. * No solicitors allowed. * Classes might be video taped for marketing purposes. * All choreographies are Copyrighted and Original Works of Manpreet Komal/Rang De Bollywood. *"I recently had the pleasure of attending Manpreet’s Bollywood dance class, and I must say, it was an absolute blast! Whether you're a complete beginner or an experienced dancer, this class caters to everyone's skill level. The highlight of the class was undoubtedly her teaching style. With a knack for breaking down complex steps into manageable chunks, even the most intricate routines felt attainable. The pacing was just right, ensuring that beginners didn't feel overwhelmed while keeping experts engaged. Highly recommend!" — Kavneet Bindra* **We can't wait to dance together, see you soon!**
Creating the Life You Want: Group for Women 40 and up
Tue, Jun 16, 2:00 AMMonthly Meeting. Specific topic posted 1-2 weeks in advance of date, with notification sent to members.
Profs & Pints San Francisco: The Arctic in Transition
Sat, Jun 13, 1:00 AM[Profs and Pints San Francisco](https://www.profsandpints.com/sfbayarea) presents: **“The Arctic in Transition,”** a look at the political, environmental, and technological forces reshaping Earth’s northernmost region, with Mia Bennett, associate professor of geography at the University of Washington-Seattle and co-author of *Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic.* [Tickets available only online, available at [https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/profsandpints/san-francisco-arctic-transition](https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/profsandpints/san-francisco-arctic-transition) .] In the Arctic, reliably frozen sea ice and thirty years of post-Cold War regional cooperation are ceding to the intertwined pressures of climate change and geopolitical competition. Melting ice, raging wildfires, and permafrost thaw are drastically reshaping the environment, while tensions between nations and peoples with a stake in the region’s future are heating up. Come gain a deep understanding of the change underway at the Arctic and of the various forces reshaping it with Mia Bennett, a scholar of the Arctic who has done years of fieldwork there. Situating the contemporary Arctic within a longer history of human habitation and migration and ecological change, she will show how the region is an arena of constant political, environmental, and technological transformation. What is happening there portends the future of global politics, resource competition, climate governance, and Earth as a whole. Dr. Bennett will set the stage by offering background on the Arctic’s 32,000 years of human habitation and its ecological transformations marked by the expansion and retreat of ice cover. She’ll trace how the region evolved from a sparsely connected frozen periphery into a central arena of global strategic interest. You’ll learn how the Arctic has been the site of twenty-first-century political experimentation producing governance mechanisms that incorporate Indigenous Peoples and giving rise to a farsighted superpower accord over fisheries. We’ll look at how today’s growing global attention to the Arctic reflects the region’s transition from a reliably frozen desert into an increasingly navigable ocean as it warms four times faster than the Earth as a whole. Such environmental change has intensified competition among manifold stakeholders seeking to intervene in the region’s governance and defense and having interests in shipping and resource extraction there. They include the eight nations with territory north of the Arctic Circle, Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, and non-Arctic nations such as China, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom. At the same time, efforts to maintain international cooperation over the region are being tested by growing tensions between Russia and the West, intensifying great power competition, and the Trump administration’s fixation with acquiring Greenland. Adding to the uncertainty there are technological transformations, including emerging geoengineering innovations, some of which seek to refreeze the Arctic ice cap. You’ll gain an appreciation of how what is happening in the Arctic affects all of us. (Advance tickets: $13.50 plus processing fees. Doors: $17, or $15 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. The talk starts 30 minutes later.) Image: The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent approaches the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy during a 2009 Arctic survey (U.S. Coast Guard Photo / Public Domain).
dAseIn Film Festival
Wed, Jun 10, 1:00 AM**Dasein AI Film Festival — The Continuum** Cinema at the Edge of Presence Tuesday\, June 9 \| 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM 📍 Upcider\, 1160 Polk St\, Floor 2\, San Francisco 🎟 $13 \| 50 spots — bring your friends *** The first Dasein AI Film Festival happened. 22 films screened. 7 awards presented. A full room, two parts, and conversations that kept going long after the lights came up. Now we continue. The Continuum is the next gathering in the Dasein series — built from submissions that didn't align with the first edition's specific theme. Not because they lacked strength, but because they existed beyond its frame. This is where they are seen. The theme this time opens wider. Not human. Not machine. But being itself — the condition of existing in relation to a world that is shifting faster than language can follow. Inspired by Heidegger's concept of Dasein — the awareness of presence, of being here, now, in this — the evening moves beyond categories and into the question underneath all of them. **Program Format** — 10 to 15 curated short films — Total runtime under 100 minutes — One award: Audience Award, voted live on the night — Post-screening conversation and connection **A Living Structure** Dasein now runs year-round. Every two months, a new theme. Every screening, a different entry point into the same question. This builds toward the second Dasein Film Festival in 2027 — a full-day event, expanded in every dimension. If you make films, submit. If you think about AI, consciousness, or cinema, come. If you just want to be in a room where the conversation is worth having — this is that room. Followed by connection and the continuation of the Dasein Creative Circle — a year-round space for filmmakers, artists, technologists, writers, and thinkers to meet and co-evolve. Sponsored by the Empathetic AI Institute. 🔗 [www.daseinfilmfestival.com](http://www.daseinfilmfestival.com) 🎬 Submit: filmfreeway.com/DaseinFilmFestival 📸 @daseinfilmfestival Limited capacity. Early arrival recommended.
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