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Interfaith Council of Greater Sacramento announces the Interfaith Statewide Conference in Sacramento October 16 & 17 2012. Twelve sessions will include such topics as Homelessness Still, Hate Crimes Among Us, Single Parent Families, A Place for Organized Religion, Sex Slavery in California, Our Environment, Drugs Are Killing Us, Strengthening Interfaith and more.

LaHitz Media reminds you to get your tickets before its too late:The San Francisco Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (SFNAACP) will host its "Annual Freedom Fund Dinner and Gala" on Saturday, November 5, 2011, Reception 6:00 p.m., Dinner 7:00 p.m., at the Hilton San Francisco, 333 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, California. The San Francisco NAACP is pleased to announce that our Keynote Speaker is Dr. Leslie B. McLemore, Chair of the National Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Mississippi Freedom Riders, Interim President of Jackson State University and Director of the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute.

Northern California Interreligious Conference "All Pastors Interreligious Thanksgiving Breakfast" is a call to action for leaders of all faiths to pray and take action for the good of all. The violence against protestors at Occupy Oakland who were assembled lawfully and who were exercising their "right to freedom of speech" has created a sense of urgency for clergy to perform their role to "call for justice."

Check out Asian Week's Community Calendar--Events, Community Service, Films and More! Read all about it here!

RICHES- The 7 Secrets of Wealth You Were Never Told." A Film based on the book "RICHES" by Gill Fielding, featuring some of the world's leading authors, speakers, and wealth creators.WHAT: Bay Area Premiere "RICHES" The Film (Reception+Screening). San Francisco Bay Area's Dr. Brenda Wade is featured in the film and she invited you to attend. WHEN: November 4th, 2011 TIME: 6pm-9pm WHERE: San Francisco's Historic Fillmore District West Bay Conference Center,Main Ballroom 1290 Fillmore St. San Francisco, Ca 94115

Night with the Divas - Four stars will light up the evening sky on November 6th when local singing divas take center stage in a benefit concert for San Francisco's Black Coalition on AIDS (BCA). Stellar vocalists Paula West, Faye Carol, Denise Perrier and Jennifer Bryce will appear in the concert titled "Night with the Divas" and will be will be accompanied by San Francisco's internationally-acclaimed Marcus Shelby Trio. Read More!

In honor of the growing movement towards empowerment, KCCEB's 35th Annual Gala recognizes and celebrates "Philanthropy in the Korean American community," November 30, 2011. KCCEB's Annual Gala is the premier gathering of the Bay Area's Korean American civic and social leaders. Meet representatives from every Korean American sectors, from 1st generation to 3rd generation, from small business leaders to corporate leaders, from Korean American young professionals to established first generation leaders, from various interest associations to main Korean associations, from community partners to prominent civic leaders of the Bay Area, and from Buddhist to Christian leaders, all to celebrate advancement in community empowerment through Philanthropy in the Korean American Community.

Jackie Wright of Wright Enterprises comments on the report "State of the African American Consumer" from Nielsen in collaboration with the National Newspaper Publishers' Association. Bottom line of the report, if you're not doing business with Black America, you're missing out on doing business with a force that is equivalent to being 16th largest country in the world.

Californians of Color have announced their endorsement of the California Cancer Research Act. If passed by voters, the CCRA will add $1.00 to each pack of cigarettes sold in California and generate over $855 million in its first year. It would provide more than $500 million a year to find new ways to detect, treat, prevent, and cure cancer and other tobacco-related illnesses. It would also provide over $156 million dollars for California's underfunded tobacco control and prevention program. Read More.