February 2006 - announce

SF Green Party Weekly 2/25-3/1
by announce＠sfgreens.org 24 Feb '06

24 Feb '06

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 2/25/06-3/1/06 NEWS: - 2/14: Green Senate Candidates Only Real Option For Voters Opposed To War (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1453) - 2/15: Democrats Push Bill That Would Bar Third Parties in Races for Congress (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1452) - 2/22: Controversy May End California Executions, Including Michael Morales' (http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/022306N.shtml) EVENTS: - 2/25: BANG4CHANGE 2006, SF Human & Civil Rights Revival Festival - 2/25: KAISAHAN/UNITY: An Evening of Resistance - 2/28: Transportation Working Group - 3/1: Support Living Wage in San Francisco - 3/2: NEW TIME: Feminist Issues Group - 3/4: 21st Annual Empowering Women of Color Conference - 3/17: SAVE THE DATE: San Francisco Party for Aimee Allison - 3/30: SAVE THE DATE: San Francisco's Annual Political Trivia Contest ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Thanks to All Who Made A Green Party for Peace @Studio Z a Success! - Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group - Filing Period for County Council Candidates 2/13-3/10 (for details, see http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1435) - 2006 General Membership Survey - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Become a Green Party Sustainer! JOKE OF THE WEEK: - Daily Show: Cheney Shooting (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1490) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 2/25: BANG4CHANGE 2006, SF Human & Civil Rights Revival Festival WHEN: Saturday, February 25 12:00PM-5:00PM WHERE: Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco INFO, SPEAKER ENGAGEMENTS/TABLING Call Mesha at 415-595-8251 or email iolmisha(a)cs.com. For booking performances and vendors space, call Barry Eisenberg, Website Manager http//groups.yahoo.com/group/BANG4CHANGE/ at 415-731-2939 or email barryeisenberg(a)comcast.net DETAILS: Come and join the Idriss Stelley Foudation (ISF) and emcee Pam Pam for an event that is dedicated to poor youth of color, their families, teachers and elders. The festival seeks to educate them about human and civil rights violations affecting their present and future, and to lay out clear demands & concrete solutions at the government and street level. The festival will include music, spoken words, a Revolution Fashion Show, speakers, ethnic market & Bang4Change Art Exhibit! --------- 2/25: KAISAHAN/UNITY: An Evening of Resistance WHEN: Saturday, February 25 Starts 8:00PM WHERE: SPACE180, located at 180 Capp Street (at 17th Street), 3rd Floor in San Francisco DETAILS: Come and see hard-hitting documentaries in celebration of Philippine Solidarity Month. Plus literary artists, punk/hip hop bands and more! Suggested donation is $5 – 7. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Sponsored by BAYAN USA and Locus Arts, this event features these films: "Sa Ngalan ng Tubo" (In the Name of Sugar Profit) - a film on the Hacienda Luisita massacre in Tarlac Philippines of sugarcane plantation farmers and workers. "People's Verdict: 2005 International Solidarity Mission for Human Rights in the Philippines" - This recent documentary highlights the fact findings of 90 international delegates to the Philippines from 16 countries to bring international attention to end political repression and state terror in the Philippines under the Arroyo regime's undeclared and deadly state of martial law. This event also features the following musical artists: - Power Struggle (Nomi and DJ Deetalx of the now defunct Oddjobs). Power Struggle has completed their debut record Arson at the Petting Factory, released in Fall 2005. - Echo of Bullets. What began as a simple conversation between friends, (including Rupert Estanislao, Def Poetry Jam artist, Suicide Kings), developed into a vehicle to bring to the forefront a positive representation of Asian Americans in punk rock and a sharp alternative to American mainstream culture and politics. For more information about this event, visit http://www.locusarts.org/calendar.html?date=25+1+2006 --------- 2/28: Transportation Working Group WHEN: Tuesday, February 28 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: SF Green Party Headquarters, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco, CA 94103 DETAILS: Agenda so far: 1) Howard Strassner's $5 per gallon gas tax proposal, with rebates of update to $600 (monthly?) per household, including those without cars; 2) Proposals for legislation we would like to work on for the year -- parking permits for parking in front of driveways (JMC); 3) Greg Hayes would like to discuss the Bicycle Plan Update (he is to bring a proposal); 4) BRT on Geary and Van Ness boulevards; 5) Proposed underground garage for Haight and Stanyan. 6) Other items. --------- 3/2: NEW TIME: Feminist Issues Group WHEN: Thursday, March 3 6:00PM-8:00PM WHERE: SF Green Party Headquarters, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco, CA 94103 DETAILS: The Feminist Issues Group of the San Francisco Green Party strives to define why feminism is important to Greens and to promote Green feminism in all realms of Green Party activities and in our lives. The goals of FIG are to: - Create linkages with other Green women and progressive women; - Build progressive coalitions; - Promote the need for, and develop, female leadership and candidates; - Educate Party members and the community about feminist values - Expand the notion of women's rights/women's issues to include social justice, economic justice and environmental justice issues; - Work to broaden the debate and understanding of the wholesale attack taking place against women's rights and sexual politics in the world today; including attacks on womes health and reproductive rights, gay and lesbian rights, Title IX, public assistance and other issues. FIG advocates for stronger local, state and national policy initiatives affecting women's rights; increasing the visibility and leadership of progressive women; and helping to secure electoral victories and political appointments for progressive women. FIG also endorses and actively participates in local organizing efforts, public mobilizations and coalition-building efforts to improve the status of women. And finally, FIG produces educational and awareness raising events designed to build bridges among political women and encourage their active participation in local politics. For more information, please contact: Vicki Leidner, Co-Chair, vleidner(a)rcn.com --------- 3/1: Support Living Wage in San Francisco WHEN and WHERE: Wednesday, March 1 12 noon – Rally, City Hall Steps – Civic Center Side 1PM – Hearing, City Hall, room 263 Take MUNI lines #49 or 47 to McAllister or Grove, #5 or #21 to Van Ness Avenue DETAILS: Support the Ammiano/McGoldrick Amendments to the Living Wage Law. Non-profit and homecare workers should not be treated as second-class and should be paid the same as for-profit workers on city contracts. The City should commit to funding non-profits to create more living wage jobs. CalWORKs mothers in the welfare-to-work transition should get a living wage. The government should not subsidize employers to pay poverty wages. The City should treat workfare workers with respect and base their grant on the living wage. --------- 3/4: 21st Annual Empowering Women of Color Conference WHEN: Saturday, March 4 Registration 8:30-9:30AM Conference starts 9:30 AM WHERE: UC Berkeley campus in Barrows Hall. Barrows Hall is accessible from Bancroft Way between Telegraph Ave and Bowditch St, northeast from Sproul Hall. Wheelchair accessible. INFORMATION, HOW TO REGISTER: Pre-register online at http://ewocc.berkeley.edu starting February 5th or in-person on the day of the event beginning at 8 a.m in Barrows Hall. DETAILS: This year marks the 21st anniversary of the Empowering Women of Color Conference (EWOCC), which is acknowledged to be the longest running women of color conference in the country. Past speakers have included Nikki Giovanni, bell hooks, Angela Davis, Alice Walker, and Sonia Sanchez, among many others. This year's theme will be Nourishing Mother E.A.R.T.H, or environmental justice. Featured will be Dr. Beverly Wright, Founder and Director of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice at Xavier University located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and a panel of five amazing environmental justice women of color activists: - Enei Begaye, Diné (Navajo) with the Black Mesa Water Coalition, Native Movement Collective, and Indigenous Environmental Network - Dr. Jenice View, Education and Train! ing Director of Just Transition Alliance - Sarah James, Board Member of the Gwich’in Institute - Dr. Ann Aurelia López, Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management - Carla M. Perez, Community Organizer for Contra Costa Communities for a Better Environment. There will also be workshops, cultural performances, and much, much more. --------- 3/17: SAVE THE DATE: San Francisco Party for Aimee Allison WHEN: Friday, March 17th (St. Patrick's Day) Wear your Green! 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: The home of Vicki Leidner and John Radogno 770 Shotwell St/22nd St San Francisco, CA 94110 RSVP: Vicki at 415-648-5050 vleidner(a)rcn.com DETAILS: Hosted by: - Mark Sanchez, San Francisco School Board Commissioner* - Nancy Mancias, CODEPINK San Francisco Coordinator* - Vicki Leidner, counter-recruitment activist with CODEPINK*, committee for College Not Combat*, FIG Co-hosts include: - Tom Ammiano, San Francisco Supervisor* - Carol Brouillet, Deception Dollars, 9-11 Truth activist* - David Campos, San Francisco Police Commissioner* - Elizabeth Creely, BACORR* - Chris Daly, San Francisco Supervisor* - Marie Harrison, Greenaction* - Krissy Keifer, Mission Dance - Jane Kim, CCDC* - Whitney Leigh, Gonzalez and Leigh LLP - Sarah Lipson, San Francisco School Board Commissioner* - Christina Olague, San Francisco Planning Commision* Photography Exhibit Courtesy Happy/L.A. Hyder evite and more details to follow very soon *for identification purposes only --------- 3/30: SAVE THE DATE: San Francisco's Annual Political Trivia Contest WHEN: Thursday, March 30th 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: Cafe Royale, 800 Post Street, San Francisco DETAILS: With invited guests Supervisors Ross Mirkarimi Jake McGoldrick, Tom Ammiano and Chris Daly as well as School Board Commissioners Mark Sanchez and Eric Mar. This is a fundraiser for the Harvey Milk LBGT Democratic Club, one of only two Democratic clubs who will endorse Greens in nonpartisan races and who recently had its charter threatened for endorsing Matt Gonzalez for Mayor and other elected Greens. $5 per person or $20 for a team of four or more. ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: Thanks to All Who Made A Green Party for Peace @Studio Z a Success! Dear Fellow Greens and Green-Identifiers: We had a very enjoyable and successful event on January 26 at Studio Z. We look forward to doing more events there and elsewhere and hope that you continue to participate in our efforts to spread the Green message. Thanks for your support! --------- Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group Micheas Hermn 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(a)sfgreens.org for more information. --------- 2006 General Membership Survey The County Council is conducting a survey of San Francisco Green Party members to get your opinion on several issues to help us plan and set goals for the party in 2006. Results will be discussed at a future General Meeting. You can get a copy of the survey online at the following link, and respond to us by email: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1464 --------- 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(a)our-city.org For more information, see our web site at http://our-city.org --------- 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 ************************************************************ For more info on our activities, please see our website, http://www.sfgreenparty.org. You can also email us questions at info(a)sfgreens.org. To send us news items (short blurb please, plain text only) for possible inclusion in the newsletter, email news(a)sfgreens.org. Please don't put these addresses on mailing lists; messages not specifically addressed to us won't go through.

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SF Green Party Weekly 2/18-2/24
by announce＠sfgreens.org 16 Feb '06

16 Feb '06

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 2/18/06-2/24/06 NEWS: - 2/3: Sarah Lipson Requests Expense Records of Arlene Ackerman, Who Claims Harassment - 2/8: Ackerman's Hefty Expense Account (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1450) - 2/8: Supervisors OK Public Financing For Mayoral Races! (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1449) - 2/13: Green Party Activists Help Shut Down Bid By Wal-Mart To Build ‘Supercenter' In A Small Community Near San Francisco (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1451) EVENTS: - 2/17: Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi Hosts Art Opening of Malik Seneferu - 2/17: Victory Party for Public Campaign Financing! - 2/19: John Russo & Matt Gonzalez Screening - 2/20: Protest the execution of Michael Morales - 2/21: Housing and Land Use Platform Meeting - 2/22: SFGP FILM SALON: Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary - 3/1: Support Living Wage in San Francisco - 3/4: 21st Annual Empowering Women of Color Conference ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Stand Up for Our Right to Know How Our Tax Dollars Are Being Spent (Re: Arlene Ackerman) - Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group - Filing Period for County Council Candidates 2/13-3/10 (for details, see http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1435) - 2006 General Membership Survey - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Become a Green Party Sustainer! JOKE OF THE WEEK: - Old Gutshot '78 (http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blpic- cheneygutshot.htm) ************************************************************ NEWS: 2/3: Sarah Lipson Requests Expense Records of Arlene Ackerman, Who Claims Harassment School Board Commissioner and Green Party member Sarah Lipson has requested expense report records for Superintendent Arlene Ackerman. By law, such expense reports are a matter of public record, but that didn't stop Dr. Ackerman from claiming harassment: http://www.sfbg.com/40/19/news_expenses.html http://www.sfbg.com/40/19/news_ed_ackerman.html http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/09/ BAGQHH57611.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/09/ BAGQHH57611.DTL ============================== EVENTS: 2/17: Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi Hosts Art Opening of Malik Seneferu WHEN: Friday, February 17 5:00PM-8:00PM WHERE: San Francisco City Hall, 1 Carlton B Goodlett Place, Room 282 DETAILS: This month's featured artist is Malik Seneferu, Black/African American painter, draughtsman, muralist, and book illustrator, employs self-taught technique and style. Seneferu has lived, worked, mentored, and curated throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Seneferu's work has traveled to Durban South Afrika’s “War against Racism” in 2001; it has also gone to Haiti and Kenya. His artistry, which contains intense hues, are reminiscent of the ancient African Diaspora, along with confident and eloquent messages of empowerment. His work ranges political, social and spiritual issues within Black communities worldwide. --------- 2/17: Victory Party for Public Campaign Financing! WHEN: Friday, February 17 8:00PM - 10:00PM: Live music -- the Botticellis, and more... 10:00PM - 2:00AM: DJs spinning hip-hop and dance classics WHERE: Tongue & Groove, 2513 Van Ness @ Union, San Francisco, CA INFO: www.voterownedelections.org DETAILS: Now that the hard work is done -- now that Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi's legislation to bring public campaign financing to the mayoral race has passed -- its time to celebrate. All we'll be asking from you is a donation of $7 or more. What you'll be getting is a tremendously inspiring evening of celebration over having changed the face of democracy in San Francisco. We'll have hours of dancing with great DJs and bands, TBA. We'll have short inspiring speeches where we'll get the crowd riled up over our amazing victory. We'll meet and reconnect with friends who are concerned with the future of our world. --------- 2/19: John Russo & Matt Gonzalez Screening WHEN: Sunday, February 19 Starts 8:00PM WHERE: Parkway Speakeasy Theater, 1834 Park Avenue, Oakland, CA DETAILS: Matt Gonzalez (former SF Supervisor & Green pty candidate for mayor) and John Russo (Oakland City attorney) will be screening the film “Inherit the Wind,” a 1960 classic starring Spenser Tracy and discussing Intelligent Design theory. “Inherit the Wind” is about the contested origins of life, and particularly timely as schools around the country begin to teach Intelligent Design theory versus Evolution. John and Matt will discuss the current state of Creationism vs. Evolution Theory and a range of other important social issues live on stage after the screening, with a special introduction before the commentary. --------- 2/20: Protest the execution of Michael Morales WHEN and WHERE: Monday, February 20 Walk of Abolition 7am Rally at San Quntin 6:00 pm Sceduled state sponsored murder 12:01 midnight, Feb 21 Rallying Points: 6:45am Palace of the Legion of Honor, in Lincoln Park, 100 34th Ave, San Francisco, 94122. Walk leaves promptly at 7am. 8:00am South End of Golden Gate Bridge. 8:55am North End of Golden Gate Bridge. 10:40am Head of Bay Trail in Sausalito leading to Mill Valley 11:45am Miller Avenue and Camino Alto for lunch and demonstration. 2:30pm St. Sebastian Church, 373 Bon Air Road, Greenbrae. Rest Stop. Drinks provided. 3:15pm St. Paul’s Church, 1123 Court Street, San Rafael. Rest Stop. Refreshments provided. 6:00pm East Gate of San Quentin State Prison. INFO, CONTACT: Lyle Grosjean (510) 895-8203 or wejustwalk(a)aol.com. To find out the exact location and progress of the Walk, please call (510) 368-3368. DETAILS: Be part of a statewide protest against Michael Morales being executed! The Green Party unequivocally opposes the Death Penalty under any circumstance; we support a moratorium on the Death Penalty. San Francisco to Marin – 25 Mile Walk for Abolition The 25 Mile Walk For Abolition begins promptly at 7am rain or shine at the Palace of the Legion of Honor, in Lincoln Park, 100 -34th Avenue, San Francisco, 94122. We walk peacefully as a large group over the Golden Gate Bridge, proceed through Sausalito, Mill Valley, Larkspur, Greenbrae, into San Rafael and end at the main east gate of San Quentin at 6 pm. You can join the Walk at designated rallying points. Escort vehicles accompany the walk. You will need comfortable shoes, warm layered colorful clothing, flashlight. Back pack with a change of socks, shoes, extra clothing etc. We stop for refreshments. Escort cars carry back packs and walkers in need of rest. 2/21: Housing and Land Use Platform Meeting WHEN: Tuesday, February 21 W7:00PM-12:00AM WHERE: SF Green Party Headquarters, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco, CA 94103 DETAILS: Discuss issues and topics to include in the SFGP housing and land use platform, propose draft submisisons, and debate the relative merits of HLU policy positions. --------- 2/22: SFGP FILM SALON: Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary WHEN: Every 4th Wednesday of the month Wednesday, February 22 Previews 6:30PM Feature film 7:00 PM Discussion after this film WHERE: SF Green Party Headquarters, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco, CA 94103 PLEASE BRING: Potluck. We'll supply the popcorn. CONTACT, INFORMATION: bruce(a)brucewolfe.net DETAILS: This month we are featuring the Ironweed Films release of "Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary", a film by Arturo Perez Torres, tells the real story of immigration to the United States. Filmmaker Arturo Perez Torres follows the footsteps of the two friends traveling over land from Nicaragua, across multiple borders to the US. On their journeys, they encounter merciless gangs and vigilantes, as well as border patrol. But these immigrants navigate the real-life nightmares with uncanny calm, grace and even humor. Stay after the film for discussion with the filmmaker Arturo Perez Torres and Ironweed Films founder Adam Werbach. --------- 3/1: Support Living Wage in San Francisco WHEN and WHERE: Wednesday, March 1 12 noon – Rally, City Hall Steps – Civic Center Side 1PM – Hearing, City Hall, room 263 Take MUNI lines #49 or 47 to McAllister or Grove, #5 or #21 to Van Ness Avenue DETAILS: Support the Ammiano/McGoldrick Amendments to the Living Wage Law. Non-profit and homecare workers should not be treated as second-class and should be paid the same as for-profit workers on city contracts. The City should commit to funding non-profits to create more living wage jobs. CalWORKs mothers in the welfare-to-work transition should get a living wage. The government should not subsidize employers to pay poverty wages. The City should treat workfare workers with respect and base their grant on the living wage. --------- 21st Annual Empowering Women of Color Conference WHEN: Saturday, March 4 Registration 8:30-9:30AM Conference starts 9:30 AM WHERE: UC Berkeley campus in Barrows Hall. Barrows Hall is accessible from Bancroft Way between Telegraph Ave and Bowditch St, northeast from Sproul Hall. Wheelchair accessible. INFORMATION, HOW TO REGISTER: Pre-register online at http://ewocc.berkeley.edu starting February 5th or in-person on the day of the event beginning at 8 a.m in Barrows Hall. DETAILS: This year marks the 21st anniversary of the Empowering Women of Color Conference (EWOCC), which is acknowledged to be the longest running women of color conference in the country. Past speakers have included Nikki Giovanni, bell hooks, Angela Davis, Alice Walker, and Sonia Sanchez, among many others. This year's theme will be Nourishing Mother E.A.R.T.H, or environmental justice. Featured will be Dr. Beverly Wright, Founder and Director of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice at Xavier University located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and a panel of five amazing environmental justice women of color activists: - Enei Begaye, Diné (Navajo) with the Black Mesa Water Coalition, Native Movement Collective, and Indigenous Environmental Network - Dr. Jenice View, Education and Train! ing Director of Just Transition Alliance - Sarah James, Board Member of the Gwich’in Institute - Dr. Ann Aurelia López, Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management - Carla M. Perez, Community Organizer for Contra Costa Communities for a Better Environment. There will also be workshops, cultural performances, and much, much more. ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: Stand Up for Our Right to Know How Our Tax Dollars Are Being Spent (Re: Arlene Ackerman) Thank Sarah Lipson for requesting Arlene Ackerman's expense report records and keeping an eye on the public purse: slipson(a)sfusd.edu Tell School Board Commissioner Jill Wynns, who called the request for records "vicious", that the public has the right to know how our tax dollars are being spent, and that money is desperately needed for public schools in San Francisco and should not be wasted by school district staff: jwynns(a)sfusd.edu. Write letters to the editor saying the public deserves to know how our money is being spent: letters(a)sfchronicle.com letters(a)examiner.com letters(a)sfbg.com --------- Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group Micheas Hermn 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(a)sfgreens.org for more information. --------- 2006 General Membership Survey The County Council is conducting a survey of San Francisco Green Party members to get your opinion on several issues to help us plan and set goals for the party in 2006. Results will be discussed at a future General Meeting. You can get a copy of the survey online at the following link, and respond to us by email: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1464 --------- 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(a)our-city.org For more information, see our web site at http://our-city.org --------- 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 ************************************************************ For more info on our activities, please see our website, http://www.sfgreenparty.org. You can also email us questions at info(a)sfgreens.org. To send us news items (short blurb please, plain text only) for possible inclusion in the newsletter, email news(a)sfgreens.org. Please don't put these addresses on mailing lists; messages not specifically addressed to us won't go through.

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SF Green Party Weekly 2/11-2/17
by announce＠sfgreens.org 10 Feb '06

10 Feb '06

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 2/11/06-2/17/06 - 2/3: Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan Launches "Car-Free Talk" (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1447) - 2/6: Public financing Measure Designed to Level Playing Field (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/ 2006/02/06/MNGVOH3G821.DTL) - 2/8: Sue Vaughan Profiled in BeyondChron! (http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=2922) - 2/8: SF Supervisors Approve Public Financing for Mayoral Races (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/08/ BAG3SH4R6R1.DTL, http://sfexaminer.com/articles/2006/02/08/news/20060208_ne03_board.txt) - 2/8: SF Chronicle's Police Brutality Stories (http://www.sfusualsuspects.com/, scroll to Wednesday's Headlines: Chron Police Series) - 2/9: Mark Crispin Miller Connects the Dots on Election Problems (http://www.buzzflash.com/interviews/06/02/int06005.html) - 2/9: Cindy Sheehan Decides Not to Run Against Diane Feinstein (http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020906Y.shtml) EVENTS: - 2/10: Celebrate the 55th birthday of Barry Hermanson - 2/13: Media Committee Meeting - 2/15: SFGP General Membership Meeting - 2/16: Animal Advocacy Working Group - 3/4: 21st Annual Empowering Women of Color Conference ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Thank SF Chronicle for Good Coverage of SF Police Brutality! - Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group - Filing Period for County Council Candidates 2/13-3/10 (for details, see http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1435) - 2006 General Membership Survey - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Become a Green Party Sustainer! JOKE OF THE WEEK: - Expose Exxon (http://www.exxposeexxon.com/movie/) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 2/10: Celebrate the 55th birthday of Barry Hermanson WHEN: Friday, February 10 6:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: 2467 28th Avenue, (south of Taraval), San Francisco DETAILS: Barry was a leader in the successful local minimum wage campaign of 2003, and now he is spearheading the drive for a statewide raise in the minimum wage plus COLA. Barry is also running for the 12th Assembly District. --------- 2/13: Media Committee Meeting WHEN: Monday, February 13 Starts 7PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: All Green Party members are welcome to attend. For more information, contact Erika McDonald at erikasf(a)aol.com. --------- 2/15: SFGP General Membership Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, February 15 7:30PM-9:30PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: So far, agenda items inlcude a decision about SFGP chartered Neighborhood Groups making their own endorsements in elections. Please email agenda item suggestions to: cc(a)sfgreens.org --------- 2/16: Animal Advocacy Working Group WHEN: Thursday, February 16 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: Monthly meeting of the Animal Working Group. We will discuss animal issues in San Francisco. For more information, email Rosalind Lord at rclord(a)seaserpent.com --------- 21st Annual Empowering Women of Color Conference WHEN: Saturday, March 4 Registration 8:30-9:30AM Conference starts 9:30 AM WHERE: UC Berkeley campus in Barrows Hall. Barrows Hall is accessible from Bancroft Way between Telegraph Ave and Bowditch St, northeast from Sproul Hall. Wheelchair accessible. INFORMATION, HOW TO REGISTER: Pre-register online at http://ewocc.berkeley.edu starting February 5th or in-person on the day of the event beginning at 8 a.m in Barrows Hall. DETAILS: This year marks the 21st anniversary of the Empowering Women of Color Conference (EWOCC), which is acknowledged to be the longest running women of color conference in the country. Past speakers have included Nikki Giovanni, bell hooks, Angela Davis, Alice Walker, and Sonia Sanchez, among many others. This year's theme will be Nourishing Mother E.A.R.T.H, or environmental justice. Featured will be Dr. Beverly Wright, Founder and Director of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice at Xavier University located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and a panel of five amazing environmental justice women of color activists: - Enei Begaye, Diné (Navajo) with the Black Mesa Water Coalition, Native Movement Collective, and Indigenous Environmental Network - Dr. Jenice View, Education and Train! ing Director of Just Transition Alliance - Sarah James, Board Member of the Gwich’in Institute - Dr. Ann Aurelia López, Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management - Carla M. Perez, Community Organizer for Contra Costa Communities for a Better Environment. There will also be workshops, cultural performances, and much, much more. ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: Thank SF Chronicle for Good Coverage of SF Police Brutality! The police misconduct detailed in the Chronicle stories were no surprise to local activists, who have heard about many of these incidents before. The SF stories (see "SF Chronicle's Police Brutality Stories") show how in a "liberal" and "progressive" San Francisco, many residents, particularly people-of-color, have endured abuse at the hands of local officials without ever getting justice. Send letters thanking the Chronicle to letters(a)sfchronicle.com. --------- Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group Micheas Hermn 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(a)sfgreens.org for more information. --------- 2006 General Membership Survey The County Council is conducting a survey of San Francisco Green Party members to get your opinion on several issues to help us plan and set goals for the party in 2006. Results will be discussed at a future General Meeting. You can get a copy of the survey online at the following link, and respond to us by email: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1464 --------- 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(a)our-city.org For more information, see our web site at http://our-city.org --------- 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 ************************************************************ For more info on our activities, please see our website, http://www.sfgreenparty.org. You can also email us questions at info(a)sfgreens.org. To send us news items (short blurb please, plain text only) for possible inclusion in the newsletter, email news(a)sfgreens.org. 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SF Green Party Weekly 2/4-2/10
by announce＠sfgreens.org 03 Feb '06

03 Feb '06

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 2/4/06-2/10/06 NEWS: - 1/31: Cindy Sheehan Arrested at Capitol - 1/31: Cindy Sheehan and Lesser-Evil Politics (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1445) - 1/31: Green Party Candidates to Speak at UC Davis (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1446) - 1/31: Clean Money Act Includes Input from Susan King and Other Greens (http://www.berkeleydaily.org/article.cfm?issue=01-06-06&storyID=23139) - 2/1: Public Financing for Mayoral Election Approved by Committee (http://www.sfexaminer.com/articles/2006/02/02/news/ 20060202_ne07_public.txt) - 2/1: VIDEOS: Greens' Rebuttals to Bush and Dems on State of the Union Address (http://gp.org/video/2006stateofunion/) EVENTS: - 2/4: Senator Feinstein Must Go! Todd Chretien Discusses - 2/6: Campaigns and Candidates Working Group - 2/8: SFGP County Council - 2/9: FIG Open House-Pot Luck, All Green Women Invited - 2/9: FILM: Waging a Living - 2/13: Media Committee Meeting - 2/15: SFGP General Membership Meeting - 2/16: Animal Advocacy Working Group ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Filing Period for County Council Candidates 2/13-3/10 (for details, see http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1435) - 2006 General Membership Survey - Public Financing for the Mayor's Race: We Need Your Help! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Become a Green Party Sustainer! JOKE OF THE WEEK: - State of the Union Address Quicktime: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/presaddress2.shtml Windows Media Player: http://jaypenguin150.podomatic.com/entry/2006-01-31T21_15_08-08_00 ************************************************************ NEWS: 1/31: Cindy Sheehan Arrested at Capitol Cindy Sheehan went to the Capitol to see the State of the Union Address. She was arrested just after she took her seat, by the same officer who helped her there after she showed her ticket. His name was Mike Weight. He yelled "Protestor," then hauled her out of Congress and handcuffed her after he saw her T-shirt when she was taking off her jacket, which said: 2245 Dead. How many more? Cindy spent the next four hours in two jails, then was released. She said that she was never told she couldn't wear that T-shirt in Congress. ============================== EVENTS: 2/4: Senator Feinstein Must Go! Todd Chretien Discusses WHEN: Saturday, February 4 5:00PM-7:30PM WHERE: Women's Building 3543 18th Street, San Francisco DETAILS: As many know, Cindy Sheehan spoke about running against Diane Feinstein at the World Social Forum in Venezuela. Unlike Sheehan, Feinstein supports the Patriot Act, the death penalty, and the Iraq war; and is against gay marriage, silently condones the attack on women's rights, and blames immigrant workers for California's problem. Come hear Todd Chretien, Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate, explain how he will represent us and join the Million Votes for Peace campaign. This will bring enormous attention to the Senate Campaign in California. Speakers include: - Peter Camejo, Green Party - Vice Presidential Candidate 2004 - Barbara Becnel, Save Tookie Coalition, Co-author with Stanley Tookie Williams - Nativo Lopez, President - Mexican American Political Association (MAPA) --------- 2/6: Campaigns and Candidates Working Group WHEN: Monday, February 6 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: This meeting will focus on developing candidate questionnaires for Green candidates on the June 6, 2006 ballot: Governor, Lt. Governor, Treasurer, Controller, Attorney General, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Insurance Commissioner, US Senate, US Congress District 8, Assembly District 12. --------- 2/8: SFGP County Council WHEN: Wednesday, February 8 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: We will discuss business items, finalize the active membership roster for 2006 and set the agenda for the Feb. General Membership. Please email agenda items to : cc(a)sfgreens.org --------- 2/9: FIG Open House-Pot Luck, All Green Women Invited WHEN: Thursday, February 9 Starts 7:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: Bring your favorite munchie to share and join with the Women of the Green Party to set our goals, speak our minds, and work together. This year is critical for us to have a strong, cohesive working group. Whether you have worked in the Feminist Interest Group (FIG) before or not, take this opportunity to meet other Green Women and set the agenda for what promises to be a challenging time ahead. --------- 2/9: Waging a Living WHEN: Thursday, February 9 7:00PM-9:30PM WHERE: Bayanihan House 1010 Mission Street (at 6th Street), San Francisco COST: FREE FOR SOMA RESIDENTS! $5-20 sliding scale proceeds to benefit SOMCAN. www.somcan.org CONTACT: call SOMCAN: 415/348-1945 Or see: http://www.pppdocs.com/walsynopsis.html DETAILS: Please join SOMCAN at this special community screening and discussion of the documentay "Waging a Living." This film exposes the truth about America’s working poor and their daily struggle to wage a living. Jerry Longoria, a graduate of somcan's organzing internship, is featured in this film and will lead a discussion following the screening. --------- 2/13: Media Committee Meeting WHEN: Monday, February 13 Starts 7PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: All Green Party members are welcome to attend. For more information, contact Erika McDonald at erikasf(a)aol.com. --------- 2/15: SFGP General Membership Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, February 15 7:30PM-9:30PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: So far, agenda items inlcude a decision about SFGP chartered Neighborhood Groups making their own endorsements in elections. Please email agenda item suggestions to: cc(a)sfgreens.org --------- 2/16: Animal Advocacy Working Group WHEN: Thursday, February 16 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: Monthly meeting of the Animal Working Group. We will discuss animal issues in San Francisco. For more information, email Rosalind Lord at rclord(a)seaserpent.com ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: 2006 General Membership Survey The County Council is conducting a survey of San Francisco Green Party members to get your opinion on several issues to help us plan and set goals for the party in 2006. Results will be discussed at a future General Meeting. You can get a copy of the survey online at the following link, and respond to us by email: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1464 --------- Public Financing for the Mayor's Race: We Need Your Help! On Tuesday October 25, Green Party Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, representing a broad-based coalition, introduced legislation that could forever change the way politics is done in San Francisco: With public financing, the public helps fund the campaigns of candidates who can demonstrate a wide base of community support by collecting a large number of small donations. In exchange candidates agree to a strict spending cap, and to limit their private fundraising. The idea is to make politicians accountable only to the public, rather than private campaign donors, and to ensure that all serious candidates, regardless of access to money, have enough resources to get their message out to the voters. To make this legislation happen, please do two things: 1. Write or call the Supervisors to encourage their support (they need hear this from as many people as possible); and 2. Ask your friends to do the same. Sample letters and contact information for the Supervisors can be found at http://www.voterownedelections.org/contact_supervisors.html To learn more about the campaign visit www.voterownedelections.org or call 415-596-5808. --------- 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(a)our-city.org For more information, see our web site at http://our-city.org --------- 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 ************************************************************ For more info on our activities, please see our website, http://www.sfgreenparty.org. You can also email us questions at info(a)sfgreens.org. To send us news items (short blurb please, plain text only) for possible inclusion in the newsletter, email news(a)sfgreens.org. Please don't put these addresses on mailing lists; messages not specifically addressed to us won't go through.

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