Golden Gate University (GGU) was established in downtown San Francisco in 1901 and now has teaching sites throughout the West coast and an award winning online campus for learning anywhere, at your own pace. For more information, visit www.ggu.edu.
As the leading source for training, staffing, and career transitions, we foster a flourishing community of professionals pursuing careers they love. What began as a co-working space in 2011 has since grown into a global learning experience with campuses in 20 cities and over 35,000 graduates worldwide. As individuals and companies struggle to compete in an increasingly technological economy, General Assembly provides award-winning, dynamic training to close the global skills gap.
We offer shows every Thursday and Friday night, classes for improvisers of all levels, and frequent workshops featuring out-of-town teachers and experts in the field.
San Francisco's premier bartending school offering the best hands-on certification program. Our small classes are a mix of real ingredients, top shelf instructors, and a real bar setting.
10,000 hours of audio and video recordings documenting social justice movements locally, nationally, and internationally from the 1960s to the present. The Archives features speeches of movement leaders and community activists, protests and demonstrations, cultural currents of rebellion and resistance. This oral history is in a searchable database. You can download programs and clips. Internships and training programs are available. www.freedomarchives.org. Search our holdings www.search.freedomarchives.org
CPR Education & Seminars has been teaching people to be confident emergency first responders since 1995. We offer doctors, nurses, healthcare professionals, teachers, airline attendants, fitness trainers, and the general public continuing education and training in ACLS, PALS, BCLS, emergency preparedness, first aid, EKG, and IVs. We offer diverse programs for American Safety and Health Institute and American Heart Association, as well as our newest National Safety Counsel programs. Our educational programs make our world a safer place by teaching people to become confident responders in emergency situations. Contact us today for more information!
Oasis For Girls programming * RISE Life Skills Education Program creates a safe space to talk about and get information on physical, emotional, and mental health needs of young women including anti-oppression, self-esteem, body image, stress management, healthy relationships, safer sex, educational options, career planning, mental health, nutrition, sexual harassment, self-defense, and more! * CREATE Arts Education Program is a collaboration with Writers Corp that teaches creative writing skills to support healthy self expression and exploration of issues facing young women in San Francisco. * ENVISION College & Career Program prepares young women for advanced education and careers through computer training and leadership development opportunities.
West Bay’s mission is to provide social, health, education, and economic services to children, youth, and their families in the South of Market District of San Francisco and the greater Bay Area with emphasis on the newly arrived immigrant population through a comprehensive social service delivery system, as well as to advocate for the continuation of needed services in the community.
Alonzo King LINES Ballet nurtures dynamic artistry and the development of authentic, creative expression through dance. Dedicated to exploring the possibilities of movement from a global perspective, the company performs original works of contemporary ballet created by choreographer Alonzo King. LINES Ballet is unique, not only because of the way it transcends and renews traditional ballet, but also because it is an American ballet company whose choreographer actively develops new work with other artists from diverse disciplines and cultures. Alonzo King understands ballet as a science — founded on universal, geometric principles of energy and evolution — and develops a new language of movement from its classical forms and techniques. LINES Ballet shares its vision of transformative, revelatory dance through performances and outreach activities worldwide, as well as by cultivating the gifts of developing dancers through the joint BFA Program with Dominican University of California, the two year Training Program, and the Alonzo King LINES Dance Center. "The term LINES alludes to all that is visible in the phenomenal world. There is nothing that is made or formed without a line. Straight and Circle encompass all that we see. Whatever can be seen is formed by a line. In mathematics it is a straight or curved continuous extent of length without breadth. Lines are in our fingerprints, the shapes of our bodies, constellations, geometry. It implies genealogical connection, progeny and spoken word. It marks the starting point and finish. It addresses direction, communication, and design. A line of thought. A boundary or eternity. A melodic line. The equator. From vibration or dot to dot it is the visible organization of what we see." - Alonzo King
UP’s violence prevention and youth leadership programs provide services to youth from all SF neighborhoods living in vulnerable environments, with high truancy and low academic performance, or have been involved in the juvenile justice system.
The programming: Programming is directed by Yannis Adoniou and Kathleen Hermesdorf, incorporating a fusion of ideas and ideals found in KUNST-STOFF's educational offerings and La ALTERNATIVA's Alternative Conservatory. Our faculty represents the best of San Francisco and the national and international scenes. With dedication to focus and quality, the program reaches out to a broad spectrum of interests, experiences and abilities. Our offerings: Monday-Saturday training for professional dancers and devoted practitioners with dedicated master teachers, as well as evening and weekend workshops, KUNST-STOFF's Summer Choreography Intensive, and the Alternative Conservatory New Years & Spring Intensives and Spring & Fall 3-month Sessions. Classical and contemporary dance techniques Somatic practices Movement research Embodiment theories Improvisation Media-technology Cross-disciplinary training & experiments
Community Housing Partnership's mission is to help homeless people secure housing and become self-sufficient. We are an outcome focused nonprofit that fulfills its mission by developing and managing high-quality supportive housing and providing services to homeless individuals, seniors and families to help them rebuild their lives and break the cycle of homelessness. Our comprehensive services include case management, employment training, employment through our social enterprise, family and youth programs, community organizing, and resident engagement.
Taja Gabrielle de Jesus was a beautiful soul who was unapologetically unafraid to always be herself. She had an infectious energy that, combined with her sweet nature, made her a delight to everyone whose path she crossed. And when she did cross your path, she always had a story to share. It might have made you laugh or it might have made you cry, but it was always truly, authentically her. She was well loved by everyone for her kind heart, inspirational spirit and impeccable style–she loved to rock those flashy outfits. On Sunday, February 1, Taja was brutally stabbed and became the 5th trans woman to be murdered in the US in 2015. That’s more than one murder a week. And all of them were women of color. She is also the fourth trans woman of color in California to be murdered in the last four months. We must put an end to this continual dynamic. It saddens and angers us every time someone from our community is taken from us. It devastates us when it’s someone we know and love. The Trans* Activists for Justice and Accountability Coalition (“TAJA”) is united in anger and outrage over her murder. TAJA’s Coalition includes leadership from: TGI Justice Project, El/La Para Translatinas, Trans March, Community United Against Violence, Transgender Law Center, St. James Infirmary, The SF LGBT Center, Trans Employment Program (TEEI), TRANS:THRIVE at the API Wellness Center, Dimensions Clinic, Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, and Trans Life at the SF AIDS Foundation.
A Roadie is a person who volunteers their time for the full week of AIDS/LifeCycle working on the event. Roadies are selfless, dedicated, and unbelievably committed as the all-volunteer workforce of AIDS/LifeCycle. For 7 days, these folks will dedicate their time, energy, and hearts to waking up very early, going to sleep very late and being in charge of pretty much all the work that happens on the event. This includes, but is definitely not limited to, setting up and breaking down campsites and Rest Stops, serving meals, pouring water, making electrolyte drink, picking up trash, parking bicycles, fixing bicycles, picking up exhausted riders, wrapping sore knees, giving massages, leading cheers, giving directions, hanging signs, marking the route, and just about anything else you can think of! In addition to all this work, Roadies are known for giving hugs, making us laugh, and generally keeping us all openhearted and on our toes. Oh yes, and Roadies Rock!