Bay Area political events: Bernie Sanders, no-hate march

Political events in the Bay Area

Bernie Sanders: Sen. Bernie Sanders, independent-Vt., speaks at a California Nurses Association-sponsored rally in favor of a single-payer health care system. The event begins at 1 p.m. Friday in the Yerba Buena Gardens esplanade, off Mission Street between Third and Fourth streets in San Francisco.

Peace in the Park: Features speakers, live music, poetry, visual artists, tai chi, hatha yoga and “meditation experiences where individuals can explore a variety of ways to unplug, unwind, tune in and connect in peace.” Free, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park. Information: https://peaceintheparksf.org

No-hate march: No Hate in the Bay march, protesting “fascists, the alt-right and all white supremacists.” Sponsors include the National Lawyers Guild and the Anti Police Terror Project. March starts at noon Saturday at 63rd and Adeline streets in Berkeley. Information: http://bit.ly/2ffI5E8

Indivisible Marin: Mill Valley Mayor and human rights attorney Jessica Jackson Sloan discusses criminal justice reform in California and nationally. Indivisible Marin’s meeting is from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin, 240 Channing Way in San Rafael. Information: http://bit.ly/2gZc9Ue.

Free Speech Week: Conservative-themed speeches at UC Berkeley, beginning at noon and at 5 p.m. Sunday on the steps of Sproul Hall.

Town hall: Assemblywoman Catharine Baker, R-San Ramon, holds a town hall meeting at the Orinda Library auditorium, 26 Orinda Way, Orinda, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday.

Free Speech Week: Conservative-themed speeches at UC Berkeley, beginning at noon and at 5 p.m. Monday on the steps of Sproul Hall.

Free Speech Week: Conservative-themed speeches at UC Berkeley, beginning at noon and at 5 p.m. Tuesday on the steps of Sproul Hall.

Free Speech Week: Conservative-themed speeches at UC Berkeley, beginning at noon and at 5 p.m. Wednesday on the steps of Sproul Hall.

D.A. candidates: Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley and 2018 challenger Pamela Price hold a town hall, sponsored by the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives and Starbucks. Event is from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Merritt College student lounge, 12500 Campus Drive in Oakland. Information: http://bit.ly/2xkrDvH

Food stamps: Alameda County Community Food Bank hosts an event to raise awareness about SNAP (food stamps) and urge Congress not to cut antihunger programs. Free, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at 7900 Edgewater Drive in Oakland. Information: www.accfb.org.

Conservation and cannabis: A discussion of the effects of legalized marijuana cultivation on Bay Area public and private lands, sponsored by the Bay Area Open Space Council. Event is from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way in Berkeley. Tickets are $30 for nonmembers. For information and tickets: http://bit.ly/2w3dTm4.

Veg fest: The 18th World Veg Fest promotes health, social justice and sustainability through vegetarian eating. Event is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 1 at the San Francisco County Fair Building, 1199 Ninth Ave. at Lincoln in Golden Gate Park. Tickets are $5 to $25, children 12 and under are free. Information: http://bit.ly/2xgD7A9.

Politics and media: Longtime San Francisco journalist Tim Redmond discusses media coverage and the Trump administration. Event begins at 2 p.m. Oct. 7 in the Richmond Meeting Room of the Sen. Milton Marks Branch Library, 351 Ninth Ave. in San Francisco. Information: http://bit.ly/2wJub72

Black Panther history: Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin Jr., authors of “Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party,” discuss their book at the San Francisco Main Library’s Koret Auditorium at 1 p.m. Oct. 29. Information about this event and others noting the book’s selection in the One City One Book program: http://bit.ly/2eTr1mz

To list an event, email Trapper Byrne at tbyrne@sfchronicle.com.