November 2004 - announce

Join the Green Party for a Thanksgiving Potluck
by ErikaSF＠aol.com 24 Nov '04

24 Nov '04

Hello Fellow Greens, Looking for a spot to spend Thanksgiving? Come and be among friends, enjoy laughter, discussion of progressive politics and great food. Join us for a Green Party Thanksgiving Potluck on Thanksgiving evening at 5 PM. The location is at 770 Shotwell but you must RSVP and bring a food dish. Call Kim Knox at 290-2708 or email list(a)marksanchez.org. Happy Holidays from the San Francisco Green Party! Warm Regards, Erika McDonald To have an item included in our newsletter, send a message to erikasf(a)aol.com. No attachments please.

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San Francisco Green Party Weekly
by ErikaSF＠aol.com 22 Nov '04

22 Nov '04

Hello Fellow Greens, In this update: 1. News 2. Events NEWS: Green Party Presidential candidate David Cobb has teamed up with Libertarian candidate Michael Badnarik to demand a recound vote in Ohio. Cobb led a successful effort to raise the necessary funds for the recount. For more information about this exciting development, visit http://www.sfgreenparty.org and http://www.votecobb.org. There has also been some press coverage of the impending recount, including on Common Dreams. http://www.commondreams.org/views04/1120-25.htm Some members of the Green Party and other progressive activists are working to compile a list of issues and priorities for our San Francisco Board of Supervisors. A date to discuss our agenda has been set for December 1, time and place to be announced. The Green Party of California Plenary is taking place December 4th & 5th in Ventura. All Greens are welcome to attend. For more information, visit http://cagreens.org/plenary/. The Green Party of the United States has launched an excellent ad campaign! View a downloadable PDF copy of the ad: http://www.gp.org/ads/morningafter.pdf A full page ad ran in the New York Times on Tuesday, November 16. "Sick of cleaning up after other people's parties?" asks the ad, which depicts the back ends of a donkey and an elephant. "Join the party that won't make a mess of things." The ad encourages citizens to "Register Green. Vote Green. Give Green." For more information on this exciting ad campaign, visit http://www.gpus.org. More good election news! John Eder, a Green incumbent, won re-election to the Maine Legislature. This victory came in spite of a redistricting effort designed to get Eder out of office. The San Francisco Green Party sends its congratulations to John Eder! Matt Gonzalez wrote an article on majority elections. http://www.indybay.org/news/2004/11/1704184.php Hotel workers' lockout ends for now. Cooling off period begins. http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/11/21/HOTELS.TMP See more news on our web site, http://www.sfgreenparty.org EVENTS: Monday, November 22 Emergency Protest to Demand Fair and Accountable Elections and to Support the Recount in Ohio! Demonstration begins at 12 Noon at the Office Of Senator Diane Feinstein, located at One Post Street in San Francisco (Corner of Market and Montgomery). We insist that Senator Feinstein and our representatives take immediate action to safeguard the election process. For more information visit http://www.reignoferror.com or call 510-701-1787. Saturday, November 27 Go Matt Go! Book Party Here is your chance to get your hands on this season's hottest new political book! The book includes many essays, photos, artwork and more from the people involved in the legendary 2003 Matt Gonzalez for Mayor campaign. Party is being held from 7 - 10 PM at the San Francisco Green Party office, located at 1028 A Howard Street between 6th and 7th Streets. Wednesday, December 1 Meeting to discuss a local progressive agenda. Time and location to be announced. Thursday, December 2 Now that the elections are over and everyone has had time to reenergize, it's time to party the year away! To thank all of the amazing volunteers who came through and helped the Jane Kim for School Board campaign run the best field campaign in San Francisco, everyone is invited to a night of drinks, laughs and good music! Party begins at 8 PM at Club Lamia, located at 3910 Geary near 3rd Avenue. There will be a special performance by San Francisco's finest Bantercut Strategies. Saturday, December 11 Come to a seminar and holiday party with Matt Gonzalez and other community leaders to discuss the recent election results and how they may affect housing and land-use issues in 2005, sponsored by the Green Party Housing and Land Use working group. The event is being held from 6 - 9 PM at New College of California, 777 Valencia Street, near 19th Street. For more information contact David Wilbur at drwsf(a)sbcglobal.net. Tuesday, December 14 Celebrate the success of Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) while joining us for a post-election party and fundraiser for the San Francisco Green Party. If it were not for IRV, San Franciscans would be heading back to the polls on this date. Let's highlight the fact that we do not have a runoff election this year, thanks to IRV! Venue is tentatively set for the Canvass Gallery, located at 9th Avenue and Lincoln. Look for more details to be announced soon. Thanks to all of our members for your continued support! Warm Regards, Erika McDonald To have an item included in this newsletter, send a message to erikasf(a)aol.com. No attachments please.

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San Francisco Green Party Weekly
by ErikaSF＠aol.com 10 Nov '04

10 Nov '04

Hello Fellow Greens, Upset by the prospect of 4 more years of "The Yellow Rogue of Texas"? Don't worry, progressive politics are alive and well in San Francisco! In this update: 1. News 2. Events NEWS: Yes there are reasons to celebrate after the election! Locally, we Greens helped fight off a well-financed, machine-backed attack on progressive incumbents, keeping a progressive majority on the Board. Ross Mirkarimi has been officially declared the winner in the District 5 race for Supervisor. Congratulations to Ross! Our other Green Party candidates in the race, Lisa Feldstein and Susan King, also did well. Mark Sanchez won his bid for re-election to the school board! Eric Mar, a Democrat we had endorsed, also won re-election. Congratulations to Mark and Eric! Jane Kim did well, but did not win this time. We hope she considers another run. Renee Saucedo, our candidate in District 9, came in a strong second, and is poised to succeed Tom Ammiano in the next election. Jake McGoldrick, a Democrat we had endorsed in District 1, won his bid for re-election. Our Congressional candidates also did very well. Terry Baum got thousands of write-in votes. Pat Gray received nearly 20,000 votes, which was 10% of the overall vote in District 12. Pat's strong performance got the attention of the San Mateo County Times, who wrote about it. http://www.sanmateocountytimes.com/Stories/0,1413,87%257E11268%257E2518230,…. html Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) was implemented successfully in San Francisco. Thanks goes out to Steve Hill and our friends at the Center for Voting and Democracy for their work ensuring the success of IRV. The Green Party has long supported important electoral reform such as IRV, which has now allowed San Francisco to avoid a December runoff, saving the millions of dollars it would cost for the second election. We can now enjoy the holiday season without having to head back to the polls in December. For more news on the local victories, check out http://www.beyondchron.org and http://www.sfbg.com. H. Brown, columnist and District 5 candidate, ran into some trouble with the law on election night. Read his columns at http://www.sfbulldog.com. Nicole Walter received another shipment of "Go Matt Go!", the book about the Matt Gonzalez for Mayor campaign. A book party is being planned, which will likely be held at SFGP headquarters. Date and time to be announced. "The Political Edge", a new book published by City Lights, also includes writing about the Matt Gonzalez for Mayor campaign. Many of us were over at the Green Festival over the weekend, http://www.greenfestivals.org, where we enjoyed talks by Matt Gonzalez and Peter Camejo, among others. Green Party members and Global Exchange Co-Founders Medea Benjamin and Kevin Danaher also spoke. Medea talked about the movement for peace, and Kevin spoke about his latest project, Global Citizen Center, http://www.globalcitizencenter.org. EVENTS: Thursday, November 11 Come to a volunteer appreciation party and celebration for Ross Mirkarimi, Supervisor-elect in District 5. Party starts at 7 PM and takes place at Mad Dog in the Fog, which is on Haight Street between Fillmore and Steiner. Wednesday, November17 SFGP General Meeting at our headquarters, located at 1028 A Howard Street between 6th and 7th Streets. Meeting begins at 7:30 PM. We will be choosing delegates for the Green Party of California plenary, to be held December 4 & 5 in Ventura. Visit http://www.cagreens.org/plenary for more information about the upcoming GPCA meeting. Through November 21 Don't miss TWO FOOLS! Terry Baum's romantic comedy has opened at Theatre Rhinoceros to RAVE REVIEWS -- and runs through November 21! "TWO FOOLS finds gold at Theatre Rhino!" -- Bay Area Reporter. Terry Baum's romantic comedy has received rave reviews: "As timely as an alarm clock ... Quite touching..... Engagingly performed....As a reflection on two important political issues --- immigration as well as equal marriage rights --- it deserves to be seen." ------- San Francisco Chronicle "An unusual lesbian play.... Tightly written, with the lines between comedy and drama always shifting... The actresses are excellent, convincingly communicating the characters' steamy passions while revealing layers of strengths and weaknesses." ----- Bay Area Reporter Shows are Wednesday - Saturday at 8 PM and Sundays at 3 & 7 PM. Tickets are $15-$28. Performances are held at Theatre Rhinoceros, located at 2926 16th Street. Call for tickets: 415 861-5079. http://www.theRhino.org. Thanks to all of our members for your continued support! Warm Regards, Erika McDonald To have an item included in this newsletter, send email to erikasf(a)aol.com. No attachments please.

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