Blood Drives San Francisco

Join THE's 4th Annual Team St Jude's Walk/Run - In Loving Memory of Our Friend

Organic vegan food and live music on Fridays

> Enjoy organic Latin and international plant-based cooked and live food with live music. "in this magical place, a little island of the future where those who enter her doors are forever transformed by the spirit of the music and dance that takes them in. You’ll find it on a little side street in San Francisco’s old Latin Quarter somewhere between Chinatown, Fisherman’s Wharf and endless Italian late night cafes." > Robin Williams took to the stage here and said “This place is amazing, this is the kind of place that would make even the Amish dance” > To celebrate our 25th year in Peña Pachamama we have performances CARNAVAL SATURDAYS. Reserve a show https://www.penapachamama.com

B&B 1st THURSDAY for T1 Diabetes (at Drake's!)

Hi All, Hope you can come to the all-you-need-to-know about type 1 diabetes and all-the-type 1s-you-need-to-know meeting! And what better way with beer & pizza? Katie Craft from USCF Diabetes, Julia Philips from DYF, and I are co-hosting the E Bay Beer & Basals meeting. This is the former CarbDM "B&B" which we are continuing due to popular demand. Come to find out about the newest in diabetes technologies, devices, insulins, as well as practical tips and tricks for living our best lives. DIY Loop & DIY iAPS system users are welcome, although you don't have to be using any specific system or brand. All are welcome! It's a fun evening with other T1s, significant others, friends, and family. The meeting is a casual, 'gather-around' format. If specific topics are requested and can't be answered or given enough attention in the B&B meetings we can hold other ones as needed. Meetings are mostly on the 1st THURSDAY: 7-9:00 pm \*\*\*\*\*Drake's Dealership (pub/pizza)\*\*\* Upcoming meetings in 2026: 1st Thursday, NOV 5 1st Thursday, DEC 3 Look forward to seeing you! Thanks and take care, Jessica

Blood on the Clocktower in Berkeley!

Depending on runtime of games, we could be playing 2-4 games. It's beginner-friendly, so we can teach you how to play the game. We're likely to play Trouble Brewing and move to Base 3 and light customs as the group gets comfortable. There's space for one circle. We're playing at Tabletop Library, sign-up link will be provided later and we will be in the back!

Mission 5k fun run! | TBD

We host a weekly 5km run every Monday evening, starting and ending at a \*bar in or near the Mission District. We keep a moderate pace so no one runs alone – it's a fun run, not all-out. It is, however, recommended that you are able to run around 3 miles (5Km) consistently but if that's an issue, bring a buddy along or shorten the route to your liking. Join for a drink/snack/chat after the run -- we love to meet our neighbors!

Blood on the Clocktower in Mission Bay!

Our next Genentech Hall event will be on **Sunday** October 11th! We usually have 2-3 games going on, there will always be a circle for any newcomers! We expect about 30-40 people to RSVP on Discord. Let us know if there is any particular script you want to play or if you want to storytell! **Please review and be familiar with our [best practices](https://docs.google.com/document/d/15WL2Da0003h5V-5p_JRNxjJ_gLsl2KKFzkfxyNM7K6E/edit?usp=sharing).** Call 510-457-1355 or ping Felicia (@crimson_flowers), Lily (@lilyblep) or Jim/ddz (@ddz7137) on Discord in the event thread if you need to get in or are lost. Make sure to have us added as friends as we don't get notifications for friend requests. A good number of attendees arrive between 11:00-11:30, but people come and go throughout the day, so feel free to show up and leave whenever you like - no need to be there for the whole day. If you text or call us, please give your Meetup/Discord name (some people both call and message on Discord and it's unclear whether we've already picked them up or not). Please come to the side entrance (not the main entrance) when you search for 1705 Owens St on Google Maps. You need badge access to enter so contact us to get inside. See [these images](https://imgur.com/a/roVuZ3S) for entrance location and parking details. There will be snacks and drinks and feel free to order food. The area has free and paid parking. Free parking is around a 5 min walk from Genentech Hall (near Mississippi and 17th). Join the [California Clocktower discord](https://discord.gg/ACwrXxtWyY) for more events!

Meetup on Orient Express - Visit Paris Venice Prague Vienna Budapest Istanbul ..

WE WALK THE PRESIDIO FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH & BACK

We will visit next a part of the Presidio that we may have only visited once. This walk is very special because we will start at the Northern part of the Presidio as we usually do, but we will head South to see special things such as Redwood trees, great views at Inspiration Point and wild animals such as cyotes. Also, we will visit the historic Presidio Officers' Club, which is one of the 2 largest free museums in the Presidio. We will gather at 11:00 AM in front of the Presidio's Transit Center at 215 Graham Street. We will end back at our starting point a little before 4:00 PM. The only cost is $5 cash per adult, kids always free. The $5 is collected at the middle of the walk. Attendance Max = 60. One guest is allowed per member if put on the RSVP. For most attendees the best way to get there is to take the free PresidiGo bus. It will leave the bus stop on Drumm Street in front of the Hyatt Regency near Market Street at 10:32 AM and arrive at our starting point, a little before 11:00 AM. The bus will stop to pick up passengers at other stops along the way. Below is Saturday's schedule of the PresidiGo bus going from downtown SF to the Presidio, and be sure that you look at the Weekend schedule: [PresidiGo Downtown Shuttle Schedule | Presidio – San Francisco, CA](https://www.presidio.gov/transportation/presidigo/downtown-shuttle-schedule) Also, there are other ways to get there and return such as the SF Muni bus 43 Masonic, which also stops at our starting point. Here is a link: [43 Masonic | SFMTA](https://www.sfmta.com/routes/43-masonic) At 11:10 AM we will start walking around to look at nearby sites. Then at Noon we will eat our lunches outside, not far from our starting point. Attendees have the choice of either bringing a sack lunch or buying one at the many food trucks and booths there. We may have to sit on the grass for lunch because we don't know how crowded the area will be Saturday. After lunch we will explore other parts of the Presidio such as Inspiration Point. We will be sure to get back to the Presidio's Transit Center before 4:00 PM because the PresidiGo bus going back to downtown SF will be leaving at 4:00 PM. These buses leave exactly one hour apart on the hour. See the schedule below: [PresidiGo Downtown Shuttle Schedule | Presidio – San Francisco, CA](https://www.presidio.gov/transportation/presidigo/downtown-shuttle-schedule) This will be a relatively easy walk: we will be taking in the sights and not walking fast or far. This walking group is for humans only. No dogs or other animals allowed. Below are photos taken at the last time we walked there: [THE SF PRESIDIO'S 2 NEW TUNNEL TOPS PARK WALK - VERSION #3 (Sep 24, 2022) Photos](https://www.meetup.com/walking-in-sf/photos/32814071/507299672/)

Sputter night!

We're trying to bring an old Edwards sputtering machine back to life! Everyone has varying levels of experience with vacuum and deposition technologies from decades of work in industry to "I just read the wikipedia article and sputtering sounds neat" Come hang out and help us get to first plasma and then hopefully full sputtering soon after!

Discover SF, Hardly Strict Bluegrass Music Festival

Hardly strict bluegrass music festival place holder https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/ 500k+ attendance Friends Circle

Adventure SF -- Cracking Folsom Street Fair

**History walk • Group volunteering • Explore one of San Francisco's most unconventional festivals** You may have heard of SF's famous Folsom Street Fair, or you may have wanted to check it out one day but never made it. Here is a chance to do so, with a group, with an official role in the festival. Folsom Street Fair is a unique SF culture adventure experience, as **weird** as SF can get. It is the world's largest leather and kink event, having 250k to half a million visitors every year. Fairly dense in one day. Definitely 18+ adult theme. https://www.folsomstreet.org/ Its volunteer organizer is turnout.org, which we have cooperated in the Pride parade before. So we will do a history tour of the festival, then attend the festival as volunteers. The recommended shifts are: Safety Team Support 2-5pm There are also other shifts, like volunteer sign in, floaters, hospitality etc., you can check them out and sign up at below. Yes, you must sign up there to attend the group volunteering. https://turnoutinc.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=90549 The role of safety team support is to walk the festival ground in pairs or groups, under the instruction of the safety team. So you get this official role to wander the ground, watch all the actions, while doing good, as part of the festival organizing body. We think group volunteering after a history tour is the right way to crack this niche festival of SF. Of course the volunteering part is optional, you are also free to attend it as simply spectators. ## The day **12:00 — Sightglass Coffee, 270 7th St.** Coffee, introductions. Two floors, plenty of room, just outside the closure. **12:30 — Step off.** **12:45 — Ringold Alley.** One block south of Folsom, between 8th and 9th. It's a registered historical landmark and a public memorial to the leather community — bronze bootprints and granite markers set into the pavement, names of people who built this neighborhood. Almost nobody walking to the fair knows it's there. We're stopping here first on purpose: it makes today a history instead of a spectacle. **1:00 — West along Harrison.** One block parallel to the fair. You'll hear it for fifteen minutes before you see it. This is the stretch where our Friend Circle happens, so you go into your shift knowing the people you're working beside. **1:15 — Eagle Plaza, 398 12th St.** The public plaza built for the leather community next to the SF Eagle, with bronze stars set into the walkway and the leather pride flag overhead. Last stop. **1:25 — Volunteer HQ.** Check in, badge, coat check, grab something from the hospitality tent. They ask Folsom volunteers to arrive early because you have to cross the fair to get there. **2:00 — Shift starts.** **\~5:30/6:00 — Shift ends.** Back to HQ, food, and we regroup there. **6:30pm** Optional group coffee/dinner Folsom Street is a nonprofit that has given away more than $7 million to community organizations since 1984, almost entirely on the backs of volunteers. That's the machine we're spending an afternoon inside of. See you at Sightglass. Image credit: https://www.becksmotorlodge.com/events/folsom-street-fair **Join [TownFlame](http://www.townflame.org/), Make Life Happen.** **Liability Waiver:** Participation in TownFlame events is voluntary and involves social interaction in public spaces. Activities are designed to be inclusive and respectful. Participants assume all risks and release TownFlame, its organizers, volunteers, and affiliates from liability for injury, illness, or damages, except in cases of gross negligence or intentional misconduct. By attending, participants acknowledge that photographs, audio, and video recordings may be taken during events, and grant TownFlame the right to use such media for promotional and marketing purposes, in any format or platform, without further consent or compensation.

Save the Dogs: Novartis Protest and March to Abolish Animal Testing

Please join us for a protest of Novartis Lab in Emeryville. Novartis has tested on beagles, cats, sheep, mice, guinea pigs, rabbits, pigs and more and we want them to stop! We’ll have speakouts, chanting and a small march calling for an end to animal experimentation. **WHEN:** Saturday, September 19th, 1:30pm **WHERE:** 5959 Horton St, Emeryville, CA **WEAR:** Whatever you like **WHO:** Everyone is welcome. However, please do not come if you have or recently had symptoms of or exposure to COVID-19. **ACCESSIBILITY:** This event will involve standing for extended periods and some walking during the march portion. We will have a couple of chairs on hand for anyone who needs to rest. Please RSVP to let us know you can make it, and share this event to help us spread the word! — Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) is a grassroots network of animal rights activists. Through open rescue, demonstration, and disruption, we help build a world where every animal is safe, happy and free. DxE cultivates a welcoming and supportive community. We ask that all those who attend our events (online and offline) respect our Code of Conduct which can be reviewed at [dxe.io/conduct](https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fdxe.io%2Fconduct%3Ffbclid%3DIwcGRvZgFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF1MnJsUUZJZGw5aVV4Y3J0c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqffETqCifzYTP59bNk341R_fcOHa3g-ko_DSCZZCsKuCnS4gSJxiZ213Gel_aem_3_IEYq_cUFqJ9qfG8qNslg&h=AUBsvPEO867itnrODXZ-G0Ndshri-YlLrXI63uohjrHsrw1xC9bE52ut-6zQpU4kk45mG8yp8m5VPDSOT0kUuUCvXrJ5mAzcBhchE3-LvgkgV67Jxq9B6MN_24IrH5fx2aFnhORe3s3Lp2iFOxQpngMAbp1eAH8U&__tn__=q&c%5B0%5D=AUCwGcoTdMOuy4Wq27hPrwQb8250SM3w5HU9gzT1VZKK_s1RZNePX-RqjZQZyxVqnM_K771PrsP3IObeLiNpdATcrEnnPKCmPgPQXA0dR62dvHaCn3eReHuwGHkApLc17lJ7JFo1l-SX5etRmU6zKZ1NQ7YGw6geGtw). To learn about our vision, goals, strategy and more check out the San Francisco Bay Area chapter Activist Handbook here: [dxe.io/handbook](http://dxe.io/handbook?fbclid=IwcGRvZgFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF1MnJsUUZJZGw5aVV4Y3J0c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuQpBcvCgPyNZSgBU5AFMioqF_KhOvQ_PRgjSvFXbyh2M-PujqmmQbom-cHM_aem_juxZLrnYFjAILwTknvCTsA)