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ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY<br>
Feb. 28, 2008<br>
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Send Announcement items to news@sfgreens.org.<br>
Please keep items brief; submissions may be edited for length and
content. <br>
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Green Party General Membership Meeting is held every Third Wednesday of
the Month <br>
1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets)<br>
<a href="http://www.sfgreenparty.org">http://www.sfgreenparty.org</a><br>
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RUN FOR THE SF GREEN PARTY COUNTY COUNCIL<br>
The SFGP County Council is up for election in June 2008. Yes,
members of our County Council, like all political parties, are
elected. If more than nine <br>
people run, the election will be contested and candidates will have their
names on the ballot! The deadline is March 7. Those
interested must pick up <br>
nomination papers at the Department of Elections office. Please see
the guide for further details. The Department of Elections is located at
City Hall and is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday.<br>
<a href="http://www.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/elections/candidates/CentralCommitteeGuide2008final.pdf">
http://www.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/elections/candidates/CentralCommitteeGuide2008final.pdf</a>
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REGISTER FOR GREEN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING CONVENTION<br>
The convention is scheduled for July 10-13, 2008, in Chicago,
Illinois. Please visit the following link to register for the
convention and to get the <br>
information about how to reserve your room at the 2008 headquarter hotel,
the Palmer House Hilton.
<a href="http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/index.shtml">
http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/index.shtml</a><br>
Email: <a href="mailto:office@gp.org">office@gp.org</a><br>
Mailing Address: PO Box 57065, Washington, D.C. 20037 <br>
Office Phone: 202-319-7191<br>
Toll-free (US): 866-41GREEN<br>
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EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) <br>
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* California Food and Justice Coalition: Monday-Tuesday, March 3-4, 9
am-4 pm<br>
Preservation Park/Ginn House, 660 13th St., Oakland<br>
Directions at
<a href="http://www.preservationpark.com/maps/index.html"><u>
http://www.preservationpark.com/maps/index.html</a></u>.<br>
<u><a href="http://www.foodsecurity.org/california" eudora="autourl">
http://www.foodsecurity.org/california<br>
</a></u> <br>
* Animal Advocacy Working Group Meeting: Thursday, March 6, 7
pm<br>
Golden Era Vegetarian Restaurant, 572 O'Farrell St.<br>
The Animal Advocacy Working Group of the San Francisco Green Party (AWG)
is involved in animal issues and enables animal activists to influence
City Hall into passing animal-protection legislation. At 7 pm,
people will arrive to order dinner if they need it, and the official
meeting will start at 7:30 pm. To find us, look for the table with
the greeting card or picture showing three wolf pups.<br>
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* Second Global Greens Congress in São Paulo Brazil: May 1-4<br>
<a href="http://www.globalgreens.org/index.php">
http://www.globalgreens.org/index.php<br>
</a> <br>
* Chicago to Host 2008 National Green Party Convention: July 10-13<br>
<a href="http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1601">
http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1601</a> <br>
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NEWS<br><br>
Why I'm Running, by RALPH NADER<i> (Meet the Press)<br>
</i><a href="http://www.counterpunch.org/nader02252008.html">
http://www.counterpunch.org/nader02252008.html</a><br>
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Former S.F. Supervisor Matt Gonzalez to run with Nader<br>
<a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/28/BAO5VAQFG.DTL&tsp=1" eudora="autourl">
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/28/BAO5VAQFG.DTL&tsp=1<br>
</a> <br>
Obama's Line on Lobbyists Is Misleading<br>
<a href="http://www.alternet.org/election08/77492/">
http://www.alternet.org/election08/77492/</a><br>
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New High In U.S. Prison Numbers<br>
<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/28/AR2008022801704.html?hpid=topnews" eudora="autourl">
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/28/AR2008022801704.html?hpid=topnews<br>
</a> <br>
Pelosi Wants Bush Aides Investigated<br>
<a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/02/28/national/w131102S16.DTL" eudora="autourl">
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/02/28/national/w131102S16.DTL<br>
</a> <br>
Newspaper journalism in the Bay Area is about to take another big
hit<br>
<a href="http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=5772&catid=4&volume_id=317&issue_id=341&volume_num=42&issue_num=22">
http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=5772&catid=4&volume_id=317&issue_id=341&volume_num=42&issue_num=22</a>
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Hell Hath No Fury Like a Modern Liberal<br>
<a href="http://www.counterpunch.org/colby02262008.html">
http://www.counterpunch.org/colby02262008.html</a><br>
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Kucinich Goes Down<br>
<a href="http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1647">
http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1647</a><br>
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Rights Groups Seek Court OK to Intervene in Wikileaks Case<br>
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_002570DE00740E18002573FD005AB476.html?ref=technology">
http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_002570DE00740E18002573FD005AB476.html?ref=technology</a>
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National Mall Redesign Could Seriously Restrict Free Speech<br>
<a href="http://www.alternet.org/rights/77799/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.alternet.org/rights/77799/<br>
</a> <br>
The Onion: Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results of '08 Election<br>
<a href="http://www.alternet.org/blogs/election08/78077/">
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/election08/78077/</a><br>
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