Last Friday Lunch

Friday, April 28th, 2023 - 12pm Arlene Blum not only led the first American and all-woman ascent of Annapurna I – one of the world's most difficult and dangerous mountains – in 1978, she is now leading environmental health policy work to eliminate "forever chemicals," thousands of harmful PFAS that can contaminate our water, food, and everyday products. A Reed College alum (that's where we met), with a Ph.D. in biophysical chemistry from UC Berkeley, Arlene leads the Green Sc

Karen Folger Jacobs , Berkeley filmmaker and Third World Film educator, will talk about the making of Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81 , a book reissued in 2008 that Karen coauthored with renowned photographer Mary Ellen Mark in 1975, about the making of Milos Forman's film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", shot on location at the Oregon State Hospital, a mental institution. While on set, Mary Ellen and Karen met the women of Ward 81, the only locked hospital security ward for women

The Last Friday Lunch, Friday, May 27, noon-1:30 p.m., features Sally Newson, founder, Wellify Teen , a Marin County nonprofit dedicated to teen mental health care solutions. A serious entrepreneur as well as a mother, Sally is also an active philanthropist focusing on mental health, autism education, and youth active living. She also is involved with JAMBAR, a Marin energy bar company that vies half of its net proceeds to music and active living nonprofits. We'll have Cheese

Join us as we greet local author/creator/ sisterhood activator Rozella (Rozie) Kennedy, founder of Brave Sis Project. Brave Sis is a lifestyle brand created by Rozie, and her 2022 Brave Sis Journey-Journal is the world's only guided journal/day planner featuring over 400 BIPOC women in U.S. history, and part of the project's goals which are to promote wellness and history so that BIPOC women will better know and celebrate themselves and each other, and that white women can ha

Friday, October 28th, 2022 - 12pm Join us Friday, October 28, for the Last Friday Lunch at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St., in Berkeley. We’ll get a chance to meet three folks – Jenna Gaarde, Ariel Cohen, and Xavier Morales -- from the Oakland chapter of the (recently Mackenzie Scott-funded) Praxis Project, a nonprofit with a different approach to helping communities achieve health equity and justice. Think of them as community consultants, helping to drive local initiativ

Join us for a return to our Last Friday Lunch at noon, September 30. Our speaker is Laura Turbow, a local photographer and founder of Still Life Stories , which helps you tell stories about the objects in your family's lives that connect you to your past. Turbow photographs those treasures and captures your stories for future generations...sort of like a space capsule delivering our human culture to another planet.

The January 31, 2025 “Last Friday Lunch” is a Clothing Exchange, one of the most fun ways to refresh your wardrobe and make new friends. Any leftovers go to charity (and we welcome volunteers to deliver donations). Everyone is welcome: Neighbors, friends and club members. No food will be served, however you’re welcome to bring your own snacks. How to participate: Bring a few pieces you have loved and think others will love: Women and men’s clothing, jewelry, hats, scarves,

The Last Friday Lunch, Friday, March 29 from noon to 1:30 p.m., features an interview with Mable Yee titled Detours and Opportunities…What a Third Grade Teacher Can Do. Born in Berkeley, a graduate of Berkeley High, Mable Yee started as a third-grade teacher, switched into high tech sales, then launched and ran a tech company, developed and hosted a leadership conference for young women in the Bay Area with speakers Gloria Steinem and Dolores Huerta, bought an apartment in Pa

On Smart City Diaries, Deborah and Anna Acosta host conversations with diverse experts, creating a safe space for innovators around the world. - all in the pursuit of the fundamental question: What is a Smart City? Everyone is welcome to join us and share experiences of your community action, whether it’s setting up a food collection drive or organizing a protest march. Lunch is $5 for vegetarian or pescatarian pizza from North Star Pizza, and you’re always welcome to bring y

Our Last Friday Lunch resumes Friday, March 25, at noon with featured speaker Elizabeth Rynecki, who wrote a book and made a documentary,...

WELCOME BACK FRIENDS! Friday, June 25 Last Friday Lunch, from noon to 1:15 Ladies (and Gents), Emily Winston, the founder and owner of...

Friday, May 31, noon to 1:30, join our potluck Last Friday Ladies (and Gents) Lunch, which features BlogHer cofounder and coauthor of the...

Friday, April 26th from noon to 1:30 Lecture and Potluck Lunch You and your friends are invited April 26, from noon to 1:30 p.m. to hear...