[SFGP] Greenzine: Butch Ware Launches Campaign for CA Governor!

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February 15, 2025
GREENZINE
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Dear Greens,

    Our 2024 Vice-Presidential candidate, Dr. Butch Ware, is running
for Governor of California!  In his campaign announcement, he wrote:

  "We are reaching out broadly across the political spectrum, to
  Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and all who are fed up with
  dysfunctional politics.

  We have an unprecedented opportunity in front of us to create a
  state government that works for everyone, not just the wealthy and
  well-connected."

    Here's more of his announcement, as well as more info about how
you can get involved:
  https://butchware4gov.com/media/dr-butch-ware-green-party-launches-campaign-for-california-governor-2026

    Dr. Ware was also recently on KPFK (KPFA's sister station in LA)
to discuss universal healthcare for California.  Here's a link to
listen to the archive of the broadcast, from 7:30 am yesterday:
  https://archive.kpfk.org/_pa_dodown.php?id=124754

    At our first meeting of 2025, Greens discussed things we'd like
to focus on this year. Some of the topics our members are working
on include:
  * Muni Now, Muni Forever (saving public transit)
  * Public grocery stores and pharmacies, to replace corporate
    branches that are closing
  * Working with organized labor (particularly Workers Strike Back)
  * Starting a Green think tank like SPUR
  * Clean Energy
  * Environmental justice in the Bayview and Treasure Island
  * Social Housing
  
    We'll continue this planning at our February meeting (see below)
and our March meeting, which will have a special focus on new members.
Other upcoming events of interest to Greens are below:

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What:  Workers Strike Back organizing conference with Jill Stein,
       Chris Hedges, and Kshama Sawant
Where:  Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, Seattle, WA, and online
When:  Sat, Feb 22, 10 am - 5 pm

We need to use our momentum from getting out the vote for Jill Stein's
antiwar pro-worker campaign to fight the rich and their two
parties.  To end the wars and the genocide in Gaza.  To fight against
racism, sexism, and all forms of oppression.  To organize protests and
strike actions to win a $25/hour minimum wage, Medicare for All,
quality affordable housing, and good union jobs for all.

Both Democrats and Republicans are a dead end for workers, the union
movement, and the antiwar struggle.  We urgently need a new,
independent, antiwar, working-class party that can take on the
billionaires & warmongers and BREAK the two-party system.

Register here:
https://www.workersstrikeback.org/events/feb-2025-organizing-conference

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What:  Save the Date - Green Party members' meeting
Where:  2973 16th St, #300, SF
When:  Wed, Feb 26, 7-9 pm

The agenda will be set at the County Council meeting the week before;
if you have items to suggest, please email cc at sfgreens.org.

Every 4th Wednesday the SF Green Party meets to discuss issues of
concern, listen to interesting speakers, endorse events, plan outreach
and more!  Everyone welcome.  All meetings are wheelchair accessible.
To make a presentation or gain the SFGP endorsement of events and
issues, please contact our SFGP County Council at: cc at sfgreens.org

Mask policy: Masks are currently optional indoors, for both vaccinated
and non-vaccinated people.  We provide the option for SF Green Party
members and invited candidates to participate in our meetings via
Zoom, so email cc at sfgreens.org for info on how you can join us
virtually.

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