SFWAR

02/24/2026

1 week away! FREE Self-Defense Class next Tuesday March 3rd, 5:30-7:30pm in The Women's Building. Register by emailing [email protected]. We hope to see you there!

02/06/2026

Join us for this free self-defense offering on March 3rd 5:30-7:30pm in the women's building! Register for a space.

01/22/2026

*Sunday, March 22nd*
Join us at a benefit for SFWAR featuring an after-show discussion between Amy Oppenheimer and Executive Director Janelle White about transformative justice for survivors

08/26/2025

Couldn’t make it to San Francisco in June? QWOCFF 2025 is coming to you!

The Encore Screening brings all QWOCFF’s programming online—every film, every discussion, plus NEW films making their QWOCMAP debut. Free worldwide access with full captions and audio description.

Because the best stories deserve the biggest possible audience. 🎬🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🎉

Sept 10-16 | Register for FREE: qwocff.org

***rcinema ***rfilmmakers

ID: QWOCFF Encore Screening promo with two Black elders in white clothing sitting outdoors, holding hands. White text on orange background: ‘Free, Online, Sep 10-16, qwocff.org’

07/03/2025

06/18/2025

Join SFWAR in celebrating the amazing🙌🏽Shawna Virago❤️ at Fresh Meat Festival! Sean Dorsey Dance Fresh Meat Productions Shawna Virago

🎶🔥 Shawna Virago is taking the stage at the Fresh Meat Festival THIS WEEK — and we could not be more ready!

✨A trailblazing singer-songwriter and one of the first openly trans women to tour nationally, Shawna brings her signature blend of punk spirit + country soul to Z Space, SF. Her music is raw, resonant, and revolutionary — a voice that’s paved the way for generations.

💫 Come witness this living legend LIVE, alongside a stacked lineup of trans and q***r brilliance.

📅 June 19–21 at 8PM
📍 Z Space, San Francisco
🎟️ Tickets + info: @ FreshMeatProductions.org
♿ KN95s required, ASL provided, wheelchair accessible, assistive listening devices available

Image Description:
A promotional graphic for the Fresh Meat Festival featuring musician Shawna Virago (she/her). She sits against a tufted gray chair, wearing a red patterned wrap top with bold red lipstick and a confident gaze. The photo is framed by sparkling gold circles on a starry navy background with gold curtains and sunflowers. Text reads: Shawna Virago – Fresh Meat Festival – June 19–21 | Z Space, SF | FreshMeatProductions.org. Icons indicate KN95 masks, wheelchair access, ASL, and assistive listening devices.

06/10/2025

SFWAR is a community partner on Sunday June 15th for the 21st annual QWOCMAP International Film Festival. Get your FREE Ticket and join us for a weekend of amazing films in community!

See you there! June 13-15 | Free Admission | qwocff.org

06/07/2025

We're excited to support FIERCE DETERMINATION at ! This year's festival explores Black liberatory stories, Indigenous perseverance, and unwavering commitment to q***r and gender expansive love. From the protection of Mauna Kea by Native Hawaiian culture bearers to Black Southern liberation stories with roots to the Underground Railroad, these films catalog LBTQIA+ BIPOC resistance and power.

Join us this Pride Month!

June 13-15 | Presidio Theatre | FREE Reserve Tickets: qwocff.org

12/12/2024

Don't forget to join us for the FREE Self Defense Class Tuesday Dec 17th from 5-7pm in the Women's Building. Space available, just RSVP to let us know you're coming!

Image Description: A flyer in neutral tones - depicting a circular black and white image of instructor Janet Gee teaching in a defensive stance with hands out in front of her body, focused forward gaze, wearing a black polo shirt and hair tied back. The background of the flyer is beige with brown linear, star, and dot elements, and text that reads: Self defense with Janet Gee, hosted by SF Women Against R**e. Adults and youth welcome. Spanish translation available. Free! Learn and practice skills in physical and psychological aspects of self defense. Tuesday December 17th from 5-7pm. 3543 18th Street, SF, CA 94110. 1st floor auditorium. To register email [email protected].

12/04/2024

Join us for the FREE Self Defense Class Tuesday Dec 17th from 5-7pm in the Women's Building!

Image Description: A flyer in neutral tones - depicting a circular black and white image of instructor Janet Gee teaching in a defensive stance with hands out in front of her body, focused forward gaze, wearing a black polo shirt and hair tied back. The background of the flyer is beige with brown linear, star, and dot elements, and text that reads: Self defense with Janet Gee, hosted by SF Women Against R**e. Adults and youth welcome. Spanish translation available. Free! Learn and practice skills in physical and psychological aspects of self defense. Tuesday December 17th from 5-7pm. 3543 18th Street, SF, CA 94110. 1st floor auditorium. To register email [email protected].

11/05/2024

Please join and support our AMAZING ✨ partner .org ❤️Shawna Virago ❤️

We are thrilled to announce our 2024 Dream Commissions to 5 BIPOC trans, transgender, gender-nonconforming, Indigenous Two-Spirit, non-binary, gender-expansive and genderq***r filmmakers.