This is part of a weekly email I send out on the facebook group “Activists in St. Louis for Summer ’08”.  It takes a decent chunk of time to compile all of the events, so I thought I’d start posting it here as well, as long as there are no objections.  

Events below the fold….

Hi everyone, hope your summer is going great! The good news is that there are a lot of cool events this week; the bad news is that half of them are on Thursday evening! Oh well, at least there should be something within walking distance. So, with no further ado, here are some of this week’s events:

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Tonight (June 16): Berkeley Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics George Lakoff will be discussing his new book The Political Mind: Why You Can’t Understand 21st-Century Politics with an 18th-Century Brain at the central branch of the St. Louis Library. More info at http://www.insteadofwar.org/si… .

Tuesday (June 17)

I-squared, the Young Friends Network of the International Institute of St. Louis, is having their monthly dinner club at the Maya Cafe at 7 PM. I-squared “supports the International Institute in its efforts to promote the value of ethnic diversity in St. Louis and the region.” More info can be found down the page at http://www.iistl.org/young_fri… .

Wednesday (June 18) Wasn’t sure what to put here, but there is a Hike it, Bike it, or Cave it” event sponsored by St. Louis Trailnets. For this and other Trailnets group bike rides, check out http://www.trailnet.org/calend… . Or, for the more wild at heart, Wednesday is also a full moon and hence the date of the FBCs next ride: http://www.fuckingbikeclub.blo… . The FBC ride appears to have the dual theme of “Flag Day” and “The Summertime Underwear Pool Party Of Destiny 2008”.

Thursday the 19th events (in no particular order):

Potluck at the WashU Coop at 7:30 (6036 Pershing Avenue). Contact Jerome Bauer (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=593555791) for more details.

St. Louis Vegetarian Society June Picnic: 6:30 PM at Blackburn Park in Webster Groves. You can contact them at thestlvs@yahoo.com .

Night of 1000 Conversations (on immigration), sponsored by the Interfaith Committee on Latin America. See a description at http://www.ifcla.net/comments…. .

Erica Irwin will lead a group at the Hartford Coffee House on Hartford and Rogers (south of Tower Grove Park) at 7:00 pm.

The Webster Film Series is screening a documentary on the the founder of the modern art car movement, Harrod Blank; details at http://www.webster.edu/filmser… . 8 PM.

CAMP fundraiser: The Community Arts and Media Project is hosting a “Super Summer Salad Fundraiser + movie” starting at 6 PM. The movies will be “The Future of Food” by Deborah Koons and “Activist Nation: Food Not Bombs” by SourceCode. Facebook group at: http://www.facebook.com/event…. .

Friday (June 20), 9 PM (doors open at 8). “No Shelter” a benefit for the International Institute St. Louis Refugee Resettlement Program will be held at the Duck Room of Blueberry Hill. More info at http://www.iistl.org/young_fri… .

Friday the 20th through Sunday the 22st. The Black Radical Congress is having a conference for their 10th Anniversary. The full schedule is at http://www.obs-onthemove.org/S… , but note that there will be poetry, drumming, and speakers Friday night at 7 PM: http://www.obs-onthemove.org/ and a Reggae party on Saturday.

Saturday (June 21) A blogger’s picnic for all St. Louis area bloggers! The netroots movement has dramatically changed national politics in only a few short years, and we’re building a movement that will do the same in St. Louis and Missouri. Check it out at http://www.facebook.com/event…. .

Saturday evening (starting at 10 PM):

Sunday (June 22). Justice and Peace Shares Evening at McGurk’s Garden. Justice and Peace Shares (JPS) is a revolutionary system developed to help St. Louis peace groups not have to spend all of their time fundraising. You can find out more about the group and the event at http://www.facebook.com/event…. .

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Finally, some of you might be interested to know that there is a call for documentary film submissions on healthcare for this year’s Bread and Roses exhibition. You can find out more info at http://www.stl-jwj.org/bread-a… . I believe there will also be a workshop in early July for people who have not made documentaries before; I’ll post the details when I get them.

Have an enjoyable and meaningful week,

Adam