In 2010, UBEW hosted an epic fundraiser for Riseup, a service provider for the radical community, and UBEW. This was a steampunk-themed evening of entertainment complete with silent auction, including Geek Dates (think tour of Stanford Linear Accelerator), techno destruction (nuking of a cell phone and sledgehammering a fax), fabulous live period music, tremendous food, and a live for real pugilism match.
Stimulating music during the semi-silent auction 
Stimulating music during the semi-silent auction 
Stimulating music during the semi-silent auction 
Stimulating music during the semi-silent auction 
Auction items at the semi-silent auction 
Auction items at the semi-silent auction 
Auction items at the semi-silent auction 
Auction items at the semi-silent auction 
Auction items at the semi-silent auction 
Auction items at the semi-silent auction 
Auction items at the semi-silent auction 
An Evening of Extraordinary Proportions took place at the Pacific Cultural Center 
A three-course dinner was served 
A three-course dinner was served 
A three-course dinner was served
Join us for a spectacular & historic evening of unusual proportions. A costume benefit featuring an elegant three-course dinner, a semi-silent auction of most unusual items, stimulating music, and finally resolving the infamous “War of the Currents” after 100 years, an Exhibition Prizefighting Match between Electrical Engineering Heavyweights “Master of Lightning” Nikola Tesla and the “Wizard of Menlo Park” Tom Edison.
This is a benefit for tech collectives Riseup and UBEW. Historic Eveningwear (late 19th Century Formal Wear and SteamPunk) strongly suggested.
You are invited. It will, we believe, be quite an extraordinary affair.
Thomas Edison, the Wizard of Menlo Park versus Nikola Tesla, Master of Lightning 
Thomas Edison, the Wizard of Menlo Park 
Thomas Edison, the Wizard of Menlo Park 
Thomas Edison, the Wizard of Menlo Park 
Thomas Edison, the Wizard of Menlo Park 
Nikola Tesla, Master of Lightning 
Nikola Tesla, Master of Lightning 
A boxing exhibition conforming to the Uniform Boxing Code of 1904 
A boxing exhibition conforming to the Uniform Boxing Code of 1904 
A boxing exhibition conforming to the Uniform Boxing Code of 1904 
A boxing exhibition conforming to the Uniform Boxing Code of 1904 
A boxing exhibition conforming to the Uniform Boxing Code of 1904 
The crowd waits for the fight to begin 
The crowd waits for the fight to begin 
The crowd waits for the fight to begin 
The crowd waits for the fight to begin 
The crowd waits for the fight to begin 
Boxers to your corners 
Boxers to your corners 
We’ll have a fair fight according to the Uniform Boxing Code of 1904 
The judges observe the bout 
Despite Tesla being the crowd favorite, Tom Edison wins
This is an event that took months of planning and raised over $4000 for UBEW and Riseup.net.
