[SFGP] SF Green Party Weekly 6/15-6/22

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Thu Jun 15 01:43:12 PDT 2006


SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 6/16/06-6/22/06

NEWS:
  - 6/8: Aimee Allison in November run-off with Patricia Kernighan,  
Kernighan Not Taking Allison's Success Very Well (http:// 
www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1502)
  - 6/7: Citizens 1, Corporations 0; Green-Backed Measure T Wins in  
Humboldt! (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1500)
  - 6/7: Green Party Primary Results! (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ 
news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1501)

EVENTS:
This week:
  - 6/16: "Let's Put Harvey Milk Back in City Hall!" Supervisor Ross  
Mirkarimi Hosts Art Opening Celebrating SF LGBT Pride Month
  - 6/17: Defend Immigrant Rights and Civil Rights!
  - 6/17-18: Juneteenth: contact Sue Vaughan at  
susan_e_vaughan at yahoo.com to help
  - 6/18: Campaign Training for Women, Sponsored by FIG
  - 6/18: Women on the Frontlines
Next week:
  - 6/25: San Francisco Pride Parade: contact Sue Vaughan at  
susan_e_vaughan at yahoo.com to help

ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS:
  - Aimee Allison Campaign Update: Allison To Face Kernighan in 11/7  
Runoff
  - Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group

IN EVERY ISSUE:
  - Left Talk with Diamond Dave!
  - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim  
Dorenkott's Blog (http://www.dailykos.com/user/jim%20d)
  - Take Action!
  - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive  
City!
  - Become a Green Party Sustainer!

JOKE OF THE WEEK:
  - "I stand by all the misstatements that I've made." George W. Bush


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EVENTS:

6/16: "Let's Put Harvey Milk Back in City Hall!" Supervisor Ross
Mirkarimi Hosts Art Opening Celebrating SF LGBT Pride Month

WHEN:
Friday, June 16, 2006, 5-8 pm
Show runs through July 19, 2006

WHERE:
San Francisco City Hall, 1 Carlton B Goodlett, Room 282

DETAILS:

This art party and show, hosted by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, features
Harvey Milk related photographs and memorabilia contributed by: the San
Francisco Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Historical Society;
San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum; and the Harvey Milk
City Hall Memorial Committee (photographer Daniel Nicoletta, Nancy
McNally, San Francisco artist and founder of the National AIDS Memorial
Grove in Golden Gate Park, and Rick Hauptman.)

Harvey Milk, one of nationÅ0Ç8s first openly gay elected officials in  
the
nation, became a hero to the LGBT civil rights movement. He was
assassinated at SF City Hall in 1978. To honor his achievements, the
Harvey Milk City Hall Memorial Committee, a non-profit organization,
was formed to commission a sculpture of Supervisor Harvey Milk to be
placed in City Hall.

For more information, go to http://www.milkmemorial.org/.

Please join Supervisor Mirkarimi in celebrating SF LGBT Pride Month,
and in taking another step toward putting Harvey Milk back in City
Hall.

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6/17: Defend Immigrant Rights and Civil Rights!

WHEN:
Saturday, June 17, 2006
1:00 PM

WHERE:
Unitarian Universalist Church, 1187 Franklin Street at Geary, San  
Francisco

INFORMATION, CONTACT:
For more information on the event call 415-821- 9683. For information  
on the Daniel and Shanti Defense Campaign, visit www.nomoredeaths.org

DETAILS:

Last summer the U.S. Border Patrol arrested Shanti Sellz and Daniel  
Strauss, both 23-year-old volunteers assisting immigrants on the  
border, for medically evacuating 3 people in critical condition from  
the Arizona desert.

Criminalization for aiding undocumented immigrants already exists on  
the books in the state of Arizona. Daniel and Shanti are targeted to  
be its first victims. /Their arrest and subsequent prosecution for  
providing humanitarian aid could result in a 15-year prison  
sentence. /Any Congressional compromise with the Sensenbrenner bill  
(HR 4437) may include these harmful criminalization provisions. Fight  
back NOW!

Help stop the criminalization of undocumented immigrants and those  
who support them!

Co-sponsored by: La Raza Centro Legal, SF Living Wage Coalition, No  
More Deaths, Socialist Organizer, San Francisco Unitarian  
Universalist Social Justice Ministry and Bay Area Labor Committee for  
Peace & Justice, East Bay Jobs With Justice, San Francisco Labor Council

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6/17-18: Juneteenth

WHEN:
Saturday, June 17, 2006
Sunday, June 18, 2006

WHERE:
Fillmore and Eddy Streets, San Francisco

DETAILS:

The San Francisco Green Party will be tabling at this enjoyable event
on Fillmore at Eddie in the heart of San Francisco's historic Jazz
District. Contact Sue Vaughan at 668-3119 if you can help haul the
booth and other materials to and from the office or if you can table.

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6/18: FIG's Campaign Training for Women

WHEN:
Sunday, June 18, 2006
1:00PM-4:00PM

WHERE:
Brava Theatre, 2781 24th Street, San Francisco

ADMISSION:
$5 for SF Green Party Members and $10 for All Others

DETAILS:
Interested in learning about how to run a campaign?  Then join us for  
a FIG-sponsored campaign training. Here's our schedule:

1:15-1:45 Tools for Activists with Joe Lynn
1:45-2:15  Fundraising with Darcy Brown and Melanie Nutter
2:15-2:45  Filing Your Paperwork with the Ethics Commission with  
Oliver Luby
2:45-3:15  Organizing a Grassroots Campaign with Sue Vaughan, Boris  
Delepine
and Kim Knox
3:15-4:00  Being a Woman Candidate with Barbara Blong, Terry Baum and  
Jane
Kim

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6/18: Women on the Frontlines

WHEN:
Sunday, June 18, 2006
2:00 PM

WHERE:
Church of Divine Man, 2018 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704

ADMISSION:
$10 Donation Requested
$5 Students

CONTACT, INFORMATION:
For more information, contact: Elana Auerbach at era at peacexpeace.org
Please visit: www.peacexpeace.org

DETAILS:

We are hosting an event where we will be screening our eye-opening and
inspirational documentary film: "Women on the Frontlines."

Focusing on two women in each country, this documentary takes viewers
into the lives of women who are engaged in often-ignored aspects of
peace building. This emotionally charged feature provides an exclusive
view of the world through the eyes of ten strong, determined, and
compassionate women, who are transforming both their communities and
themselves into a new culture of peace.

Screening followed by Circle discussion
Women, Men and Children are all invited to attend.

  From Peace x Peace, Bay Area Hub Circle

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6/25: San Francisco Pride Parade

WHEN:
Sunday, June 25, 2006
10:00AM-12:00AM

WHERE:
Fillmore and Eddy Streets, San Francisco

DETAILS:
The San Francisco Green Party will be participating in the parade this
year as usual. We need a minimum of two contigent monitors. You must go
to the hour-long workshop at the Women's Building (or elsewhere) in
order to be certified as a contigent monitor. Let Sue Vaughan know if
you are willing to be a contigent monitor. 668-3119.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS:

Aimee Allison Campaign Update: Allison To Face Kernighan in 11/7 Runoff

Unofficial results with 100% of precincts reporting.
Patricia Kernighan  3,429    47.3%
Aimee Allison       2,700    37.2%
Shirley Gee         1,115    15.4%
Aimee Allison will face Patricia Kernighan in a runoff on November 7th.

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Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group

Micheas Herman of the GROW Working Group (tabling and voter  
registration) is seeking a new co-chair.  Contact Micheas Herman  
at ... or the County Council at cc at sfgreens.org for more information.

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IN EVERY ISSUE:

Left Talk with Diamond Dave!

Tune in to a round table discussion of progressive issues from the  
Green perspective (represented by Diamond Dave Whitaker) and the ISO  
perspective. 88.1 FM or 880 AM, every Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30  
p.m. Hosted by Spencer the Speaker.

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Take Action!

Find out about opportunities to help our elected Greens (writing  
letters, attending hearings, etc) -- subscribe to the SF Green Party  
Action list! The Action list is a low-traffic list (approximately one  
message per week in addition to our newsletter) telling you what you  
can do to help:  https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ 
action

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Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City!

Two years ago, former organizers for the Matt Gonzalez for Mayor
campaign decided it was time to stop getting 'close but not close
enough' to progressive victories like public power and Matt as Mayor,
and to begin a city wide, year round, grassroots campaign that would  
start helping us win such victories!

So in January 2004, the organization Our City was born. Since then we
have helped to:

- Pass the ban on old polluting diesel buses
- Pass Matt Gonzalez's anti chain store law
- Get the downtown hotel workers back on the job, and
- Get the Police and Planning Commissions put back on SF Government TV
after the City tried to pull them off.

Now we are campaigning to get rid of PG&E's monopoly on our electricity
service, and start running the City on renewable energy like solar and
wind power instead!

We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots campaigners to
help us win this fight.
No experience necessary.
Earn $280 to $400 each four day work week learning to be a strong
progressive organizer.
To apply, call Eric at 415-756-8844 from noon to 2pm any weekday, or
send an email to jobs at our-city.org

For more information, see our web site at http://our-city.org

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Become a Green Party Sustainer!

As you may know, the SFGP is supported by our wonderful sustaining  
donors -- 175 and growing.  In the next 12 months we hope to double  
that figure, and you can help us achieve our goal by signing up to  
make a regular contribution to the Green Party.

Our sustainer program nearly pays all of our basic monthly operating  
expenses, including rent and utilities on the office, and drastically
reduces the amount of work needed to raise money.  Our sustainers  
free us up to do what we're really here for - to pursue Green values  
through the democratic system. Sustainers also ensure that we are  
able to keep our office, which has hosted numerous campaigns'  
headquarters including the successful Prop A, Instant Runoff Voting  
initiative.

Becoming a Green Party sustainer is easy, fun, and secure!

For more information, see http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/ 
makeadonation.html

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