Political events in the Bay Area

SATURDAY

No Hatred in S.F.: Antiracist rally at Crissy Field, sponsored by Brown Lives Matter. Event is from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Information: www. facebook.com/events/8229 86844534064

Equality rally: March and rally in reaction to events in Charlottesville, Va., and to promote diversity and inclusivity. Event starts at noon Saturday at Harvey Milk Plaza, Castro and Market streets in San Francisco. Information: www.facebook.com/events/ 1461327617288267 Diversity rally: Featuring music performers including Michael Franti and Spearhead. Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco. Interfaith gathering: An interfaith gathering in response to now-canceled Patriot Prayer rally in San Francisco on Saturday and No Marxism in Berkeley rally on Sunday. The gathering takes place from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St. in San Francisco. Dance rally: Mobile dance rally to protest now-canceled Patriot Prayer rally. Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at Dolores Park, 19th and Dolores streets in San Francisco. Information: www. facebook.com/events/1946 489382274941

SUNDAY

Pride Parade: Rise Up contingent invites people to march with it in the Silicon Valley Pride Parade. Assemble at 8:30 a.m. Sunday at southwest corner of St. James Park, St. John and First streets, San Jose. Information: www.face book.com/groups/riseupfor justice No Marxism in Berkeley: Protest to “expose the plan of purging our nation from a free nation to a communist nation.” Event is from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park in Berkeley, at Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Allston Way. Information: www.facebook.com/ events/1356598631088305 Counterprotests to antiMarxism rally: One group of counterprotesters plans to gather at 11 a.m. Sunday at Ohlone Park, corner of Hearst Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Way, and march to Civic Center Park, site of antiMarxism rally. Information: www.facebook.com/events/ 1456134894478324. A counterprotest, organized by Communities Against Racism & Fascism, plans to gather at noon Sunday at Civic Center Park. Information: www. facebook.com/groups/196813 1480084978. A “rally against hate” will be held on the UC Berkeley crescent lawn on Oxford Street from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Information: www.facebook. com/events/1554573591 279582 Choral Majority: The Choral Majority, 100 singers led by Betsey Rose, will sing “for inclusion and unity” at the Downtown Berkeley BART Station. The group will meet at noon Sunday at the First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley.

WEDNESDAY

Information: www.facebook. com/choralmajority Climate change: Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Hillsborough, hosts a “conversation on climate change” with UC Berkeley Professor Daniel Kammen and Impossible Foods CEO Pat Brown. The event is from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the San Francisco Zoo, Sloat Boulevard and Great Highway. Tickets required; event will also be streamed on Speier’s Facebook page. Information and tickets: http://bit.ly/2uZ9ELJ

THURSDAY

Virginia candidate: The Sister District Project is raising funds for Kathy Tran, a candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates, by hosting a discussion with Rita Bosworth, the Sister District Project founder, and former Assemblyman Ted Lempert. 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Half Moon Bay Brewing Co., 390 Capistrano Road, Half Moon Bay. Information: www. goo.gl/d2KVLu Sexual minorities: Phillip Ayoub, assistant professor of politics at Drexel University, discusses the recent history of transnational movement in Europe and the reasons for states’ varying approaches to legal recognition for LGBT rights. His talk begins at 4 p.m. Thursday in Room 382 of the humanities building at San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave. at 19th Avenue. Admission is free. Information: https://lca.sfsu. edu/events/2017-08-31-231 500/817163.

SEPT. 1

Town hall: Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, hosts a town hall meeting at the Crockett Community Center, 850 Pomona St., from 10 to 11 a.m. Sept. 1. Information: www. facebook.com/events/ 336289353489096

SEPT. 7

Town hall: Town hall for students in West Contra Costa middle and high schools and Contra Costa College. Speakers include members of the Richmond and El Cerrito city councils and other government panels. The event, hosted by Contra Costa Young Democrats, is at 5 p.m. Sept. 7 at John F. Kennedy High School, 4300 Cutting Blvd., Richmond. Information: www. youngdems.org. Voter registration: Volunteers will help new U.S. citizens register to vote after swearingin ceremony. Sponsored by Democracy Action, which works to advance Democratic candidates. From 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 7 outside the Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland. Information: https://demaction.us

SEPT. 10

Picnic in the park: Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, hosts a picnic in Golden Gate Park’s Marx Meadow picnic area. RSVP at http://chiuassembly.ngpvan host.com/form/-10815660 39410473216

SEPT. 15

Town hall: Rep. Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, holds a town hall at 7 p.m. Sept. 15 at Dance Palace, 503 B St., Point Reyes Station. Information: http://bit.ly/2vpinSI To list an event, email Trapper Byrne at tbyrne@ sfchronicle.com