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May 22, 2013
  • Bookstore Open Hours
    Starts: 4:00 pm
    Ends: May 22, 2013 - 7:00 pm
  • Anarchists of Color, Reading and Discussion Group
    Starts: 6:30 pm
    Ends: May 22, 2013 - 8:30 pm
    Location: Weekly gathering for, and focused on, people of color and radical social justice. This is a supportive space- pro- feminist, queer friendly all levels of involvement and knowledge of anarchism are welcome. (loren, kristal and pati bl-ing)
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May 23, 2013
  • Getaway Bikeshop
    Starts: 3:00 pm
    Ends: May 23, 2013 - 6:00 pm
    Location: downstairs
  • Bookstore Open
    Starts: 3:00 pm
    Ends: May 23, 2013 - 6:00 pm
    Location: Bookstore
  • Radical history speaker series
    Starts: 7:30 pm
    Ends: May 23, 2013 - 9:30 pm
    Location: An ongoing series of talks on recent San Francisco Bay Area Radical History, covering 1980 to the present. This one is about 1990 Redwood Summer / Earth First / Forest Defense organized by Karen Pickett
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May 24, 2013
  • Needle Exchange
    Starts: 11:30 am
    Ends: May 24, 2013 - 1:30 pm
    Location: syringe exchange with HEPPAC
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May 25, 2013
  • Reading Rainbow: Early Reader Book Lending
    Starts: 10:00 am
    Ends: May 25, 2013 - 12:00 pm
    Location: breakfast, book lending and activities for young children and their parents/ families
  • Getaway Bikeshop
    Starts: 12:00 pm
    Ends: May 25, 2013 - 4:00 pm
    Location: Downstairs
  • Bookstore Open!
    Starts: 12:00 pm
    Ends: May 25, 2013 - 4:30 pm
    Location: Bookstore
  • Spanish for beginners
    Starts: 1:00 pm
    Ends: May 25, 2013 - 3:00 pm
    Location: in the bookstore: A simple beginning Spanish class that involves engaging with art and culture from Spanish speaking places as a way to facilitate discussion and build vocabulary and grammatical concepts
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May 26, 2013
  • Bookstore Open!
    Starts: 12:00 pm
    Ends: May 26, 2013 - 4:30 pm
    Location: Bookstore
  • offensive feminist self defense training
    Starts: 2:00 pm
    Ends: May 26, 2013 - 3:30 pm
    Location: downstairs: self defense training for women, trans people, genderqueer people, and queer people
  • Squatter and Renter's Skill-Share/Clinic
    Starts: 4:00 pm
    Ends: May 26, 2013 - 6:00 pm
    Location: Monthly Skill-Share and Clinic for Squatters and Renters! a unique housing skill-share, where folks who view property as theft, have researched and applied various strategies and tactics and want to share this knowledge in an open and supportive space. one-on-one help will be available, spanish speakers and children are welcome! (wheel chair accessible). bring documents that may be relevant to your situation, such as an eviction notice, lease, etc, and any resources that may be helpful to others, thanks. topics: eviction and squat defense, building squatter and renter mutual-aid groups, repairs, rent increases, renter vs renter/squatter vs squatter issues and more. donations for the center are appreciated but not required. this skill-share/clinic will take place every last sunday of the month, but please check for updates, www.theholdout.org and check out the squatting hot-line: 510.338.7933
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May 27, 2013
  • Bookstore Open
    Starts: 3:00 pm
    Ends: May 27, 2013 - 10:00 pm
    Location: Bookstore
  • Getaway Bikeshop
    Starts: 3:00 pm
    Ends: May 27, 2013 - 6:00 pm
    Location: downstairs
  • Print Shop Open Hours
    Starts: 5:00 pm
    Ends: May 27, 2013 - 10:00 pm
    Location: downstairs...learn how to screen print and design!
  • ESL Skillshare
    Starts: 5:00 pm
    Ends: May 27, 2013 - 6:00 pm
    Location: pati bl-ing, in bookstore
  • Narcotics Anonymous
    Starts: 7:00 pm
    Ends: May 27, 2013 - 8:30 pm
    Location: upstairs: NA "downtowner's" group
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May 28, 2013
  • Bagua martial arts training
    Starts: 11:00 am
    Ends: May 28, 2013 - 12:00 pm
    Location: Bagua is a Chinese internal martial art with health, meditation and fighting applications. It is notable for its circular movement and continuous posture changes. Because of its focus on solo practice, Bagua is well-suited for people with chronic injuries and other health limitations. 11-noon Tuesdays (new people may start any time). Fee- passing a hat for donations to the Holdout. contact: spence.melisa@gmail.com upstairs, Syd bl-ing
  • Bookstore Open Hours
    Starts: 4:00 pm
    Ends: May 28, 2013 - 7:00 pm
  • conversational spanish skillshare
    Starts: 6:00 pm
    Ends: May 28, 2013 - 7:00 pm
    Location: (upstairs, pati bl-ing). intermediate-advanced spanish group with use of news clips, films, translation/interpreting exercises, dinners, outings and more! this group is open to everyone- if you have some understanding of spanish but don't speak it much, or maybe you feel awkward about it, especially around yr abuelita o vecin@s, then come to this workshop, ¡practique su pinchi español! this class is part of the spanish/english collective, find out more at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/SpanishEnglish-Collective-at-The-Holdout-Oakland/171236526291633
  • Computer Literacy for Beginners
    Starts: 6:00 pm
    Ends: May 28, 2013 - 7:00 pm
    Location: For those with little to no computer experience who would like to acquire basic skills.
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May 29, 2013
  • Bookstore Open Hours
    Starts: 4:00 pm
    Ends: May 29, 2013 - 7:00 pm
  • Anarchists of Color, Reading and Discussion Group
    Starts: 6:30 pm
    Ends: May 29, 2013 - 8:30 pm
    Location: Weekly gathering for, and focused on, people of color and radical social justice. This is a supportive space- pro- feminist, queer friendly all levels of involvement and knowledge of anarchism are welcome. (loren, kristal and pati bl-ing)
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May 30, 2013
  • Getaway Bikeshop
    Starts: 3:00 pm
    Ends: May 30, 2013 - 6:00 pm
    Location: downstairs
  • Bookstore Open
    Starts: 3:00 pm
    Ends: May 30, 2013 - 6:00 pm
    Location: Bookstore
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May 31, 2013
  • Needle Exchange
    Starts: 11:30 am
    Ends: May 31, 2013 - 1:30 pm
    Location: syringe exchange with HEPPAC
  • Letter Writing to Prisoners with East Bay Prisoner Support
    Starts: 5:00 pm
    Ends: May 31, 2013 - 7:00 pm
    Location: upstairs
 
  • May 22, 2013
    Bookstore Open Hours
    Starts: 4:00 pm
    Ends: May 22, 2013 - 7:00 pm
  • May 22, 2013
    Anarchists of Color, Reading and Discussion Group
    Starts: 6:30 pm
    Ends: May 22, 2013 - 8:30 pm
    Location: Weekly gathering for, and focused on, people of color and radical social justice. This is a supportive space- pro- feminist, queer friendly all levels of involvement and knowledge of anarchism are welcome. (loren, kristal and pati bl-ing)
  • May 23, 2013
    Getaway Bikeshop
    Starts: 3:00 pm
    Ends: May 23, 2013 - 6:00 pm
    Location: downstairs
  • May 23, 2013
    Bookstore Open
    Starts: 3:00 pm
    Ends: May 23, 2013 - 6:00 pm
    Location: Bookstore
  • May 23, 2013
    Radical history speaker series
    Starts: 7:30 pm
    Ends: May 23, 2013 - 9:30 pm
    Location: An ongoing series of talks on recent San Francisco Bay Area Radical History, covering 1980 to the present. This one is about 1990 Redwood Summer / Earth First / Forest Defense organized by Karen Pickett
  • May 24, 2013
    Needle Exchange
    Starts: 11:30 am
    Ends: May 24, 2013 - 1:30 pm
    Location: syringe exchange with HEPPAC
  • May 25, 2013
    Reading Rainbow: Early Reader Book Lending
    Starts: 10:00 am
    Ends: May 25, 2013 - 12:00 pm
    Location: breakfast, book lending and activities for young children and their parents/ families
  • May 25, 2013
    Getaway Bikeshop
    Starts: 12:00 pm
    Ends: May 25, 2013 - 4:00 pm
    Location: Downstairs
  • May 25, 2013
    Bookstore Open!
    Starts: 12:00 pm
    Ends: May 25, 2013 - 4:30 pm
    Location: Bookstore
  • May 25, 2013
    Spanish for beginners
    Starts: 1:00 pm
    Ends: May 25, 2013 - 3:00 pm
    Location: in the bookstore: A simple beginning Spanish class that involves engaging with art and culture from Spanish speaking places as a way to facilitate discussion and build vocabulary and grammatical concepts