BERKELEY TIMES

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Ross Todd Kerr with Miguel Siegal of Power On: LIVE! live-streamed at the recent Momentum Expo (Ed Roberts Campus, Berkeley)

RESILIENCY FAIR 15-minute Courses But that’s not all. To encourage exploration of the community, there will be a morning and afternoon session of 15-minute courses, demarked with the sounding of a GONG. The course list keeps growing, but so far, here’s the preliminary list of courses that will be offered in the name of resiliency: Pimp My Bug Out Bag... Intro to Tai Chi Intro to Mindfulness Meditation Intro to Cyber Security Intro to IRA Accounts Intro to Acupressure Sound Healings of all sorts Intro to Moving Qi Intro to Feldenkrais Intro to Exercising Your Memory Intro to Portuguese Electric Motorcycle demonstrations Duct Tape First Aide In addition, there will be "adults only" sessions in the Bouncy House, when the kids will have to defer to the silliness of their parents and guardians.

More about the FAIR This year’s FAIR combines a wide variety of activities provided by a wide variety of groups that were SMOKED OUT by the North Bay fires in October. The FAIR will open with a blessing offered by the Indigenous Peoples’ Day Powwow Committee. Later in the day, there will be a speech by Mayor Jesse Arreguín and poetry reading by City of Berkeley Poet Laureate Rafael Jesús González. Partial list of activities:... FOOD CONTEST, hosted by the BYA Youth Gardeners SEED SWAP, hosted by Transition Berkeley with support from Ecology Center CROP SWAP, hosted by Transition Berkeley DIY Garden Exhibition, hosted by Spiral Gardens CHIA, hosted by David Drummond Bilingual Health Fair (Spanish/English), hosted by Multicultural Institute; LifeLong Medical Care, & Berkeley Healthy Families Emergency Evacuation Prep, hosted by BFD and Berkeley Disaster Prep Neighborhood Network Family Preparedness, hosted by Octagon Consulting Innovations in Expedition Gear, by SlingFin People Growing Food Growing People, a free book of recipes will be distributed by the Berkeley Community Gardening Collaborative (while supplies last) KING MIDDLE SCHOOL Close-Up Trip fundraiser KIDS FUN ZONE, hosted by the Rec Division ADULT FUN ZONE, hosted by the event Committee Berkeley Folk Dancers, hosted by Melvin Mann Sound Healing Instrument Petting Zoo, hosted by Emile Janse & Jordan Blake Breath Experience, hosted by Gretchen Vandersice & Marty Barclay Cartoons for our Times, hosted by Damon Guthrie FRESH TACOS by familia Chavez

RESILIENCY FAIR schedule of the day Saturday, December 2, 2017, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Berkeley Adult School Multi-Purpose Room... 8 a.m.: doors open, set up begins 9:30 a.m.: Food Contest entries welcome 10 a.m.: Ceremonial blessing offered by the Indigenous Peoples’ Day Powwow Committee Welcoming Remarks by BAS Principal Tom Reid Note: the first hour will be left unstructured time to accommodate longer activities, like the CROP SWAP, FOOD CONTEST, etc. Also, this would be a good time for FAIR visitors to canvas the room, and figure out what 15-courses they may want to attend. Fresh tacos will be served by the Chavez family throughout the FAIR. Morning session 11 a.m.: (gong will sound) first 15-minute course session 11:15 a.m.: horn will sound ending first session 11:20 a.m.: (gong) 15-minute course II 11:35 a.m.: (horn) end 11:40 a.m.: (gong) 15-minute course III 11:55 a.m. (horn) end Noon: Comments by Mayor Jesse Arreguín Presentation by City of Berkeley Poet Laureate Rafael Jesus Gonzalez Announcement of Food Contest winners Afternoon session 12:45 p.m.: (gong) 15-minute course IV 1 p.m.: (horn) end 1:05 p.m.: (gong) 15-minute course V 1:20 p.m.: (horn) end 1:25 p.m.: (gong) 15-minute course VI 1:40 p.m.: (horn) end 1:55 p.m.: Closing Remarks and Gratitudes 2 p.m.: FAIR ends

INSIDE this week's edition cover: last call for Mythos Firehouse North (featuring the paintings of Jerome Carlin, and "Joy in Pool" (1982), a painting inspired by Joy Carlin (think Aurora Theatre) / Q & A with Sue Steel pg02: Berkeley Community Fund to honor Dr. Vicki Alexander with the Wheeler Medal on Saturday, Oct. 28... pg03: City Council update / Berkeley Adult School announces Resiliency Fair - December 2 / Linda Maio update on oil trains pg04: Tipitaka Chanting Ceremony (photo essay by Ella Newtown) / Combatants for Peace - Tuesday, Nov. 7 pg05: Berkeley Blue pg06: Community Calendar pg07: Stroller Brigade to save Alta Bates - Nov. 5 / Solano Ave. Parklet ribbon-cutting ceremony - Friday, Oct. 27 pg08: BUSD enrollment + TABLE (BUSD enrollment, 2008-2017) pg09: Jefferson Elementary send fire relief / Panther News pg10/pg11: Berkeley Video & Film Festival 2017 program + previews by Alex Senauke pg12: Features: "From the Garden" by Toni Martin / UC astronomers discover gold pg13: Telegraffiti pg14: A & E: Harris Guitar Foundation house concert / BVFF to premiere QUEST - Nov. 5 pg15: Thread Heads at Berkeley Art Center, photo essay + mini-review pg16: Last call for Mythos: "Sightings on Land," image essay pg17: Arts Calendar pg18: Real Estate: Regulation 1017 pg19: more Real Estate + jump pg20: Poem by Phyllis Henry-Jordan / Dedication