A San Francisco Bay Area Progressive Directory Saturday 9 Jul ...

around the world who make our clothes, the people who care how their clothes are made and
the multinational corporations behind the labels. Web: http://www.behindthelabel.org/
[21 Jun 2008]
Ben Lomond Quaker Center A self-service conference and retreat center with simple,
comfortable accommodations, modestly priced. It is a sacred place for friends to gather,
offering group rentals; personal retreats; our own schedule of Quaker Center Programs
focused on Quakerism, spiritual growth, and social justice; a residential internship in nonprofit
administration; and a permanent outdoor labyrinth available to the public. Quaker
Center extends a special hand of support to low-income community groups working for peace,
social justice, race and gender equity, and care and reclamation of the environment.
Address: POBox 686, Ben Lomond CA 95005 Voice: (831) 336-8333 Fax: (831) 336-0218
Email: mail(at)quakercenter.org Web: http://www.quakercenter.org/
http://www.quakercenter.org/Pages/GroupRentalPages/SpecialSupport.html [20 Apr 2008]
berberworld.com A web site covering the Berber (Amazigh) people and culture. Berbers
are the indigenous people of Northern Africa (Tamazgha), and continue to comprise a
substantial portion of the population of Morocco and Algeria and elsewhere, yet their culture
and language (Tamazight) are being actively repressed.
Web: http://www.mondeberbere.com/ [24 Apr 2011]
Berkeley Adult School (BAS) A remarkable community asset. We teach immigrants and
non-English speakers English. We teach older adults how to read and solve math problems.
We provide the means for adults to complete high school credits, obtain a GED, graduate and
pas the exit exam. We help older adults learn and grow and contribute to their quality of life.
We also provide career and technical education so that our most needy adults can find
meaningful work and a living wage. Located on the corner of San Pablo Avenue and Virginia
Streets. You do not have to be a resident of Berkeley and all of the classes that we offer are
either free or at the lowest cost possible. Address: 1701 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley CA
94702 Voice: (510) 644-6130 Email: BASinfo@berkeley.k12.ca.us
Web: http://bas.berkeley.net/ [31 Oct 2009]
Berkeley Community Gardening Collaborative (BCGC) BCGC is composed of diverse
community garden members who share a common commitment to organic, urban agriculture
and access to healthy food for all residents of Berkeley. By providing a forum for mutual
support and the sharing of common resources, BCGC assists and protects existing gardens,
facilitates the formation of new gardens, and advocates food security initiatives in our local
schools and city. Address: Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Avenue, Suite H, Berkeley CA
94702 Voice: (510) 548-2220 Fax: (510) 548-2240 Web: http://ecologycenter.org/bcgc
[28 Dec 2010]
Berkeley Community Media (BCM) Dedicated to community access to the media by and
for Berkeley residents. Many people know us through B-TV Channel 28, the community access
television station run by BCM and by B-TV Channel 33 that airs City Council and other
government meetings. We also provide low-cost classes, access to video equipment, editing
suites and studios, a popular internship program, and ongoing advocacy with the City and
Comcast to protect and enhance these resources for Berkeley residents. Our mission is to build
an electronic free speech forum in order to encourage democratic involvement and build
community. Address: 2239 Martin Luther King Jr. Way (between Bancroft and Allston),
Berkeley CA 94704 Voice: (510) 848-2288 Fax: (510) 848-0265 Email: info@betv.org
Web: http://www.betv.org/ [21 Jun 2008]
Berkeley Cooperative Grocery (The CoG) A non-profit, working members cooperative
that offers high-quality groceries at an affordable price to individuals and families in our
community. Members of The CoG work 2 1/2 hours every 4 weeks, performing jobs like
stocking shelves, building orders and providing member services. By providing much of the
labor for the store, our members keep our operating costs to a minimum. To further control
costs and grow our co-op in a responsible manner, we launched the CoG as an online store that