Archive for the ‘Themes’ Category
Shrouded UC Role in Deaf-Blind Removal
Archive Entry Date: 11/30/79
The second part of an exposé of UC Berkeley's scheme to take over the land
UC Designs on Deaf-Blind Site Span 57 Years
Archive Entry Date: 11/29/1979
Part one of a two-part exposé of UC Berkeley's scheme to acquire the land
Gwen & Jerene Live at the Pacific Center
Archive Entry Date: 11/13/79
Gwen & Jerene were booked by Lenn Keller to play at the San Pablo location of the Pacific Center
Fremont Worse for Deaf/Blind?
Archive Entry Date: 11/07/79
A harsh irony: the new site, in Fremont, was more earthquake-unsafe than the old site bordering Cal
Mistake Behind Move of Deaf and Blind Schools
Archive Entry Date: 11/07/79
A month-long investigation revealed that the rationale for dispossessing the Schools was based on hearsay, not fact
Open House
Archive Entry Date: 10/5/79
Cause for celebration: Pacific Center concluded its move to its current location on Telegraph Ave
Recycling Board Game
Archive Entry Date: 09/15/1979
Cliff Humphrey suggested that you take your Monopoly board game and re-purpose it
Pacific Center Raps
Archive Entry Date: 7/1979
Trans folks from as far as Sacramento and San Jose attended rap groups at Pacific Center
Berkeley Women’s Music Collective
Archive Entry Date: 07/79
Debbie and Suzanne discuss the band's musicianship and songwriting process.
Tryin’ To Survive
Archive Entry Date: 07/79
The Collective's music unifies women and fuels their struggle for liberation.
Kathy Evans Reflects on the Ecology Center
Archive Entry Date: c.1979
Kathy served as its head for two decades, overseeing a huge transition
The Integral Urban Neighborhood
Archive Entry Date: c. 1979
From the visionaries behind the IUH: how to create an integral urban neighborhood
Christine Tayleur Background
Archive Entry Date: 1991
One trans woman finds other trans folks for the first time at the Pacific Center
Community School Children Display Talents in Spring Festival
Archive Entry Date: 04/30/79
The OCS Spring Festival included political commentary, a drill performance, and a student-choreographed dance
Pacific Center Is Moving To Telegraph
Archive Entry Date: 1979
Pacific Center hoped to move in April 1979 from San Pablo Ave to a more capacious Victorian house on Telegraph
Psycotic Pineapple Live at the Keystone Berkeley (VIDEO)
Archive Entry Date: 3/11/79
Psycotic Pineapple play No Hard Feelings
Community Pressure Wins Funding for Chicano School
Archive Entry Date: 2/19/1979
Solidarity--and the coalition building that came with it -- were integral to the OCS's philosophy
The Pacific Center Newsletter
Archive Entry Date: 2/1979
A newsletter from the Pacific Center with no mention of trans people
Do Bribes and Mobsters Make Good Neighbors?
Archive Entry Date: 1/18/1979
The scandal that doomed the West Berkeley Industrial Park project
Some Other Animals for Urban Backyards
Archive Entry Date: c. 1979
A book excerpt teaches the burgeoning homesteader how to raise bees and fish in their backyard
Introduction to The Integral Urban House
Archive Entry Date: c. 1979
Sim Van der Ryn's introduction to the instruction manual and guide to the Integral Urban House
Beginnings: why an integral urban house?
Archive Entry Date: c. 1979
Amidst a polluted and industrialized world, a new form of ecological living emerged
School Board Drops Film on Homosexuals
Archive Entry Date: 10/19/78
Pacific Center helped to get a homophobic film removed from school curricula
It’s a Teen-Age Thing to Do: Rocky Horror at Berkeley
Archive Entry Date: 9/29/1978
Crossdressing becomes hot in Berkeley.
United Way To Aid Gays
Archive Entry Date: 9/1/1977
In a coup for Pacific Center and gay rights, United Way decided to support the center with a grant
The Ultimate City Garden
Archive Entry Date: 1978
The Time-Life Gardening Yearbook covered daily life at the IUH in glowing color