St. Louis Activist Events for Nov. 30 - Dec. 6

This week's events:

Monday, Nov. 30, The LGBTQ Alliance and other groups at Webster are holding a talk titled Self Love by professor Donna White as part of World AIDS week. The talk will be at 6 PM in the Library Conference Room. #WORLD AIDS WEEK

Also Monday is the last meeting of the year for the St. Louis Young Democrats. It's at 6:30 at their 1922 Cherokee office. #POLITICS

Also Monday is a Community Gala at the Regional Arts Commission (6128 Delmar) at 7 PM. Profits raised at a silent auction will go to the LGBT Center of Metropolitan St. Louis. #COMMUNITY #LGBT

Also Monday is the Co-op Cafe at the WashU Co-op from 8:30 to 10 PM. #COMMUNITY

Tuesday, Dec. 1, Nobel Peace Prize Winner Elie Wiesel will be speaking at Saint Louis University, in the Wool Ballroom of the Busch Student Center, at 7 PM. Doors open at 6:30. For an challenging take on Wiesel's moral outlook, read Micheal's earlier post.

Also Tuesday, there will be a special World AIDS Day Service at Christ Church Cathedral at 6 PM and one at the Metropolitan Community Church of Greater St. Louis (1919 S. Broadway) at 7 PM. #WORLD AIDS WEEK

Wednesday, Dec. 2, there will be a protest of the Stupak amendment on the corner of Chestnut and N. Broadway from 8 AM to 9:30 AM.

Thursday, Dec. 3, there will be a Cocktails for a Cause happy hour at Miso on Meramec where donations go to the World Food Program from 5:30 to 6:30 PM.

Also Thursday, there will be a Drupal Meetup at the Foam Coffeehouse (3359 South Jefferson) from 7 to 10 PM. #COMMUNITY

Also Thursday will be the December edition of City Affair, with a theme of The Next Great Streets of St. Louis. City Affair will be at 3151 Cherokee at 7:30 PM. #COMMUNITY

Friday, Dec. 4, there will be a presentation at Eden Seminary on The Bible, Gender Difference, and Sexuality at Eden Seminary by Dr. Steve Patterson at 9 AM. #LGBT

Also Friday, a piece of performance art combatting student apathy will occur on the WashU campus, time TBA. It's called "Keep Moving" based on the commands issued by police during recent protests. The concept of the event is very interesting; you can read it here. #ARTS

Also Friday, a group of climate change activists will be meeting to plan at Kayak's (276 N. Skinker) at 4 PM. #ENVIRONMENTALISM

Also Friday is the annual happy hour for I-Squared, a young professionals group for the International Institute of St. Louis. The event will be at the Gramophone (4243 Manchester) from 6 to 8 PM. #COMMUNITY

Also Friday is the 6th Annual Working Class Media and Democracy Forum at the Operating Engineers Hall (2929 S. Jefferson) from 7 to 8:30 PM. #ECONOMICS

Also Friday, there's a concert at the Sunnen Lounge in the University Center at Webster at 8 PM as part of World AIDS Week. #WORLD AIDS WEEK #ARTS

Also Friday, a gathering has been organized at the Complex Nightclub against the hate crime that took place last weekend where three young gay men were assaulted. The rally will be start at 11 PM at 3511 Chouteau. #LGBT

Friday through Sunday is the Big Ass Indie Art and Craft Show at the Mad Art Gallery (2727 S. 12th). #ARTS

Saturday, Dec. 5, a new program called World Talks has organized an opportunity for students in St. Louis to speak with students in Uganda. The discussion will be in McMillan 149 on the WashU Campus.

Also Saturday, the Urban Studio Cafe (2815 N. 14th) will be hosting Northside for Sustainability, a community discussion of how we can get our political leaders to take action on climate change from 2 to 3:15 PM. Climate change is a social justice issue! #ENVIRONMENTALISM

Also Saturday, ReVitalize St. Louis is holding it's year end party at Rue Lafayette (2024 Lafayette Ave) from 5 to 7 PM. #COMMUNITY

Also Saturday, the Student Labor Action Project (SLAP) is hosting a Inter-Campus Progressive Student Potluck at the WashU Co-Op (6021 Pershing) from 6 to 9 PM.Y #CAMPUS ACTIVISM

Also Saturday, the ACLU of Eastern Missouri is holding the 38th Annual Celebration of the Bill of Rights at the Missouri History Museum from 6:30 to 9 PM. #CIVIL LIBERTIES

Also Saturday, Pride St. Louis is holding a Naughty or Nice Holiday Review at the Complex Nightclub from 11 PM to 2 AM. #LGBT

Sunday, Dec. 6, the Autonomy Alliance at SIUE is holding Left-Wing School from 9 AM to 4 PM at Peck Hall 2413 and 2414 in Edwardsville. #ECONOMICS #CAMPUS ACTIVISM

Also Sunday, there's a Book Fair Fundraiser for the Jewish Fund for Human Needs from 10 AM to 9 PM at the Borders in Creve Coeur (11745 Olive).

Also Sunday, there's a planning meeting for those wishing to commemorate the General Strike of 1877 from 4:30 to 7 PM at SIUE. #ECONOMICS