Hello Fellow Greens,
As 2004 draws to a close, we can be proud as ever to be Green. Nationally,
Green Party Presidential candidate David Cobb has been leading the charge to
make sure every vote is counted. Locally, we continue to prove our strength by
electing great candidates to office and pushing forward a positive progressive
agenda. Let's keep it up, and be better and stronger than ever in 2005!
In this update:
1. News
2. Events
NEWS:
Congratulations to Micheas Herman, who was added to our San Francisco Green
Party County Council.
The Ohio recount controversy continues. To clarify from last week's
newsletter, the Congressional "hearing" in which Green Party Presidential candidate
David Cobb and others testified was not an official Congressional hearing. This
is because, despite the issuing of invitations by the Democratic Minority
members to their GOP Majority brethren on the Judiciary Committee, not one
Republican congressman bothered to show up or give their blessing to the proceedings.
Read more about the Ohio recount at http://www.votecobb.org.
A slide show about potential election fraud has been posted on the Web at
http://www.ElectionFraud2004.org This is an easy way to get up to speed on
concerns about election irregularities.
The Green Party of California has officially endorsed a boycott of gasoline
purchases on Mondays to protest the denial of driver's licenses to millions of
immigrants in the state, and urged the more than 160,000 registered Green
voters and all Californians to honor the boycott immediately. Other organizations
participating in the MAPA coalition include the California Coalition for
Immigrant's Rights and Against Raids, Centro Azteca de Informacion, the Council of
Mexican Federations, Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana, Centro CSO and MAPA
Youth Leadership.
Chris Daly sported his Matt for Mayor necktie at a recent Board meeting. Daly
credited Matt with making it "popular in San Francisco to be progressive."
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/12/17/WBGLBAB2FB1.DTL
Matt's last TV show on Comcast Cable channel 11 and 32 is with Jonathan
Richman. Show times are Tuesday, 12/21 at 7 PM, Wednesday, 12/22 at 8 PM,
Saturday, 12/25 at 7 PM, and Sunday, 12/26 at 8 PM.
Matt was also interviewed in the San Francisco Examiner.
http://www.sfexaminer.com/article/index.cfm/i/121504n_gonzalez
Matt did some interviewing himself when he spoke with Walter Wong.
http://www.sfcall.com/issues%202004/12.13.04/12.14.04%20wong%20gonzalez.htm
Our own Kimberley Knox also had an article recently in SF Call.
The Courage to Risk Everything
http://www.sfcall.com/issues%202004/12.13.04/12.14.04%20knox.htm
The SF Bay Guardian explains how Newsom's "Care, Not Cash" program is just a
public relations gimmick:
http://www.sfbg.com/39/11/news_homeless.html
The Democrats are considering getting into bed with anti-choice movement.
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/1219-03.htm
EVENTS:
Monday, December 20
Join us Monday at noon on the Polk Street steps of City Hall for the Grinch
Gavin rally. Come around 11:30 to help set up and put Green face paint and
Santa hats on people. Mayor Gavin Newsom has a drastic plan to cut $97 million in
city services just after the holidays. These devastating cuts will hurt
seniors, families and kids, as well as poor and working people. This rally is being
sponsored by the new SAN FRANCISCO PEOPLES ORGANIZATION, and is endorsed by
Senior Action Network, Senior Housing Action Collaborative, Planning for Elders,
SF Gray Panthers & DisabledCommunity.org, Coalition for Public Health,
Religious Witness, and former Supervisor Harry Britt.
Monday, December 20
Come to a meeting to help plan our Inaugration Party, scheduled for January
22. Planning meeting will be from 7 - 9 PM at the San Francisco Green Party
office, located at 1028 A Howard Street in San Francisco.
Tuesday, January 4
This date marks the last meeting of the Board of Supervisors with Board
President Matt Gonzalez, and we plan to give him a big send-off! Come to the Board
meeting at City Hall at 2 PM, and wear any Matt for Mayor t-shirts, buttons
etc., you have. More details on this to come later.
Thanks to all of our members for your continued support! This will be our
last newsletter for 2004. Have a safe and happy holiday season.
Warm Regards,
Erika McDonald
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Hello Fellow Greens,
Are we enjoying having our November and December back? We can thank Instant
Runoff Voting (IRV), the gift that keeps on giving! Contact Steven Hill at
the Center for Voting & Democracy for more of the latest news on IRV,
shill(a)fairvote.org.
Don't forget the party with Matt Gonzalez this Saturday, December 11 and our
General Membership Meeting on December 15.
In this update:
1. News
2. Events
3. Application for National Women's Caucus of the Green Party of the United
States
NEWS:
Matt Gonzalez has sponsored a resolution at the Board of Supervisors honoring
Green Party Presidential candidate in Colombia, Ingrid Betancourt. Marking
1000 days of captivity, Ingrid is being honored for her commitment to a
peaceful resolution of the conflict, calling on the government to negotiate the
release of her and 3000 other captives, and enumerating the cost of the "war on
drugs".
http://www.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/bdsupvrs/resolutions04/r0729-04.pdf
The Green Party's 2004 Presidential Candidate David Cobb took part in an
important and dramatic Congressional hearing about voting irregularities and
disenfranchisement in Ohio. The hearings aired live on KPFA-FM and C-Span, but
didn't get much coverage in the mainstream press. Read more about the hearings
at: http://www.Votecobb.orghttp://newstandardnews.net/content/index.cfm/items/1293http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/120904W.shtmlNewsdesk.org published the article "A Very American Voter Education", which
quotes our own Micheas Herman. http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/000029.phpNewsdesk.org also has an article on the Ohio Recount from Savannah Blackwell,
who recently wrote about Matt Gonzalez's advice to his successor, Ross
Mirkarimi, at http://www.sfprogressive.com
Medea Benjamin was interviewed in the December issue of The Progressive
magazine.
http://www.progressive.org/dec04/intv1204.html
EVENTS:
Friday, December 10
Renee Saucedo for Supervisor Campaign is hosting a gathering to consider next
steps for universal health care, living wage jobs, affordable housing and
better options for youth. Join us for a lively post-election discussion and party
to retire the campaign debt, celebrate our achievements and continue the
movement for social and economic justice. Pot luck - bring a dish if you can, but
bring your appetite. Live music. Time is 7 - 10 PM, location is 187 Bocana,
off Cortland. For more information, call 415-248-1620, email
Renee4Supe(a)riseup.net or http://www.reneesaucedo.com.
Friday, December 10
Join Rainforest Action Network, The Ruckus Society, Global Exchange, and the
SF Department of the Environment for their 5th Annual Holiday for Hellraisers
Extravaganza. Come and enjoy drinks, music, entertainment, and snacks. This
event is being held from 6:30 PM until midnight at the Women's Building,
located at 3543 18th Street in San Francisco.
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.
CANCELLED! Tuesday, December 14
A party to celebrate the success of Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) has been
cancelled. The SFGP will be having an event on January 22 to celebrate our local
victories. Details to be announced.
Wednesday, December 15
San Francisco Green Party General Meeting will begin at 7:30 PM at the SFGP
office, located at 1028 A Howard Street.
Agenda:
1. Second reading of the GCC quorum bylaws change
2. Elect Micheas Herman to the GCC
3. Progressive Inauguration event - Susan and Kim will bring suggestions for
venue and program. Venue will be a straw poll by IRV to select location
4. Working Group policy
5. Announcements - announce strategy meetings for January General Meeting
6. Independence Proposal
7. Grassroots Democracy Proposal.
Thursday, December 16
The National Women's Political Caucus, San Francisco is welcoming the public
to its first annual holiday party, which will feature local politicos of all
stripes, genders, and ages. The event begins at 7 PM at Mission District
hotspot The Make Out Room, located at 3225 22nd Street in San Francisco. A $5
donation is requested.
http://www.nwpc-sf.org/
Saturday, December 18
StudioZ Gallery and Create Space present an exhibit of contemporary and
politically charged art "BUSH SUCKS!" An opening reception for this show will be
held at StudioZ Gallery, located at 1515 Folsom Street near 11th Street in San
Francisco. Reception is from 9 PM - 3 AM, 21 and over only please. The exhibit,
which includes 20 top San Francisco artists, runs through December 28.
APPLICATION for NATIONAL WOMEN'S CAUCUS of the GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED
STATES
The National Women's Caucus is now a full, accredited Caucus!
The GPUS Women's Caucus requires verification from your state that you are a
Green Party member.
You may forward your application to Leslie Bonett to verify your GPCA
membership: Leslie Bonett, a GPUS Delegation Alternate: lesliebe(a)greens.org.
1. To join, please fill out Part I of this form.
2. Forward this message to your state Green Party chair or co-chairs,
national Green Party delegates, or membership
secretary, and ask them to complete Part II, and forward to:
natlwomens-caucus(a)greens.org.
3. Forward your completed application Part I to: natlwomens-caucus(a)greens.org.
GPUS Delegates are automatically verified, but we still need your reply with
the information requested below
in Part I of the form.
Sincerely,
Holly Hart
GPUS Women's Caucus List Administrator
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APPLICATION for MEMBERSHIP in the NATIONAL WOMEN'S
CAUCUS of the GREEN PARTY of the UNITED STATES
Part I - To be filled out by applicant
Name:
Address:
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City:
State, Zip Code:
Phone #:
E-mail address:
Please list membership in any other Green Party Caucuses:
Please list any local, state or national Green Party offices you currently
hold, if any:
Because we want the Caucus to be as diverse and inclusive as possible in
membership, leadership, participation,
candidates for public office, media inclusion, speakers, etc., please provide
the following information to help us comply with the Caucus mission, by-laws
and the GPUS key value of diversity and inclusion. You are not required to
provide this information to be a member, but it would be very helpful in
enabling us to ensure diversity and inclusion.
Please list all that apply:
a Elder
b) Youth
c) Disabled
d) GLBTIQ
e) American Indian
f) Black
g) African American
h) Latino
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Part II - to be completed by state Green Party chair/co-chairs (or national
GPUS delegates or membership secretary) and forwarded to:
natlwomens-caucus(a)greens.org
"We certify that the applicant named above is a member of the State Green
Party listed on the application, and
that the information included is, to the best of our knowledge, accurate."
Name:
Office (chair, co-chair, membership secretary, or
national GPUS delegate):
State Party:
E-mail address:
Telephone:
Address:
Thanks to all of our members for your continued support!
Warm Regards,
Erika McDonald
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Hello Fellow Greens,
In this update:
1. News
2. Events
NEWS:
The Supreme Court of the United States declined to hear Terry Baum's case,
Baum v. Arntz. This may negatively impact a mayor's race in San Diego, where a
similar controversy erupted over write-in candidate Donna Frye. The
controversies reflect Kevin Shelly's misnamed "Every Vote Counts" amendment to the
state constitution, which was the basis for tossing out thousands of votes in San
Francisco and San Diego. The issue is being looked into by the Green Party of
California's Electoral Reform Working Group. The San Francisco Examiner
briefly covered Terry's case.
http://www.sfexaminer.com/article/index.cfm/i/113004n_taxdollars
District 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin is likely to be the next Board President,
and District 6 Supervisor Daly easily escaped a censure motion. Some 70
supporters, Greens among them, spoke in support of Daly during the extensive public
comment on November 23.
http://www.sfexaminer.com/article/index.cfm/i/113004c_bodypolitic
Check out http://www.Beyondchron.org for a profile on activist and Green
Party member Richard Marquez. They also reported on a plan to widen MLK as part
of an effort to build a parking garage in Golden Gate Park.
Check out http://www.sfusualsuspects.com for more news on the proposed
parking garage and the failed attempt to censure Supervisor Daly.
Counterpunch has an article on the Mayor: "Gavin Newsom: Man or Machine?"
http://www.counterpunch.org/feng11262004.html
For the latest on the Ohio Recount efforts, visit http://www.votecobb.org.
EVENTS:
Wednesday, December 1
Come and join us at a Volunteer Thank-You Party for all of the volunteers
that worked on Mark Sanchez's and Eric Mar's successful re-election campaigns at
the Tangerine Cafe, located at 3499 16th Street, from 5 - 7:30 PM.
Wednesday, December 1
Join us for an open gathering to discuss a local progressive agenda. This
meeting is open to Greens and non-Greens alike. Location is the SFGP office,
located at 1028 A Howard Street between 6th and 7th Streets. Meeting begins at
7 PM. For more information on this ongoing project of designing and pushing a
local progressive agenda, contact Charles Kalish at chkalish(a)ix.netcom.com.
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.
Wednesday, December 8
SFGP County Council meeting will be held from 7:30 - 9:30PM. Proposed agenda
items include nomination of additional CC member(s). There are currently 3
slots open out of 12.
Friday, December 10
Renee Saucedo for Supervisor Campaign is hosting a gathering to consider next
steps for universal health care, living wage jobs, affordable housing and
better options for youth. Join us for a lively post-election discussion and
party to retire the campaign debt, celebrate our achievements and continue the
movement for social and economic justice. Pot luck - bring a dish if you can,
but bring your appetite. Live music. Time is 7 - 10 PM, location is 187 Bocana,
off Cortland. For more information, call 415-248-1620, email
Renee4Supe(a)riseup.net or http://www.reneesaucedo.com.
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.
CANCELLED! Tuesday, December 14
A party to celebrate the success of Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) has been
cancelled. The SFGP will be having an event on January 22 to celebrate our local
victories. Details to be announced.
Wednesday, December 15
SFGP General Meeting - Agenda to be announced.
Saturday, December 18
StudioZ Gallery and Create Space present an exhibit of contemporary and
politically charged art "BUSH SUCKS!" An opening reception for this show will be
held at StudioZ Gallery, located at 1515 Folsom Street near 11th Street in San
Francisco. Reception is from 9 PM - 3 AM, 21 and over only please. The
exhibit, which includes 20 top San Francisco artists, runs through December 28.
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.
