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SF Green Party Weekly 5/26-6/1
by announce＠sfgreens.org 24 May '06

24 May '06

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 5/26/06-6/1/06 NEWS: - 5/10: Louisiana And California Committees Pass Bill For Nationwide Election Of The President (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1485) - 5/12: A Democrat-Controlled House Wouldn't Impeach, Pelosi Says (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1490) - 5/12: Wacky Doodle Politics and Common Sense: Where does the Green Party fit in? (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1491) - 5/18: Granting Immigrants the Right to Vote (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1489) - 5/23: A New Populist Uprising, by David Cobb (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1492) EVENTS: This week: - 5/24: Sing Out for a Living Wage, Cantando para un Salario Digno - 5/24: Something Fun at the Green Party Forum!!! Join the medley of politics and performance - 5/30: Madonna Thunder Hawk, Lakota Elder Save the date: - 6/6: Housing and Land Use Working Group meeting - 6/6: Victory Party for Aimee Allison! - 6/16: "Let’s Put Harvey Milk Back in City Hall!" Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi Hosts Art Opening Celebrating SF LGBT Pride Month ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Volunteer for Aimee Allison From Now to June 6; Victory is Possible! - Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group IN EVERY ISSUE: - Left Talk with Diamond Dave! - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://www.dailykos.com/user/jim%20d) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Become a Green Party Sustainer! JOKE OF THE WEEK: - Saturday Night Live: If Gore Were President (http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/05/14.html#a8280) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 5/24: Sing Out for a Living Wage, Cantando para un Salario Digno WHEN: Wednesday, May 24 Mi®¶rcoles, 24 de mayo 12:00 noon - 1:00PM WHERE: Civic Center side of City Hall, 1 Carlton B Goodlett Place, San Francisco Nos reuniremos en la Alcaldia en el lado del Civic Center Lineas de MUNI #49 o 47 a McAllister o Grove, #5 o #21 a Van Ness Ave. CONTACT, INFORMATION: Call the Living Wage Coalition at: Para mas informaci®Æn, llame al Living Wage Coalition a: 513-5393 e-mail sflivingwage(a)riseup.net DETAILS: Help raise wages for 15,000 home healthcare aides, non-profit workers, homeless shelter workers and CalWORKs parents Please join us in singing outside the offices of Mayor Gavin Newsom and Board President Aaron Peskin to urge them to support the Ammiano/McGoldrick Amendments to the Living Wage Law Ayude a aumentar el sueldo de 15,000 trabajadores Å0É2 empleados de hospicio, empleados de instituciones de no-lucro, CalWORKs madres en asistencia p®≤blica en transici®Æn de empleo Por favor nos reuniremos cantar afuera la oficinas de Alcalde Gavin Newsom y Board President Aaron Peskin para exigir que apoyen las enmiendas Ammiano/McGoldrick para la ley de sueldos justos --------- 5/24: Something Fun at the Green Party Forum!!! Join the medley of politics and performance WHEN: Wednesday, May 24 7:00PM-2:00AM WHERE: Studio Z, 314 11th Street @ Folsom, San Francisco CONTACT: (415) 252-7666 www.StudioZ.tv ADMISSION: $5 to $500 Must be 21+, with ID No one turned away for lack of funds DETAILS: Join the medley of politics and performance with: Barry Hermanson (candidate for 12th Assembly district), Forrest Hill (candidate for Secretary of State), Ross Mirkarimi (Supervisor, District 5), Mehul Thakker (candidate for state treasurer), Medea Benjamin (Global Exchange), Laura Wells (candidate for state controller), Diamond Dave Whitaker (San Francisco icon of poetry and Greenism ...), Ubidube Whitaker (Rocker and son of icon ...), Mike Wyman (candidate for state Attorney General), Go Van Gogh (Indy rock band), Garrin Benfield (Indy soloist) And more...(see http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1521) --------- 5/30: Madonna Thunder Hawk, Lakota Elder WHEN: Tuesday, May 30 6:30PM WHERE: New College of San Francisco, Valencia Street (between 19th and 20th), San Francisco CONTACT: BACORR at bacorr(a)riseup.net DETAILS: Madonna is a veteran of every modern Native American struggle from the occupation of Alcatraz to the 1973 siege of Wounded Knee. She is also a long-time community organizer with a range of experience in American Indian rights protection, cultural preservation, economic development, environmental justice and Lakota social reclamation. Thunder Hawk helped organize the Black Hills Protection Committee (later the HeSapa Institute) whose goal is to protect the many sacred sites within the region’s treaty lands. Madonna will speak to ongoing efforts in South Dakota to secure women’s reproductive rights. Her work serves as an inspiring model for committed reproductive rights/justice activists in the aftermath of South Dakota’s disastrous decision to ban abortion and in the face of ongoing attacks on ourselves, our rights and our bodies. --------- 6/6: Housing and Land Use Working Group meeting WHEN: Tuesday, June 6 7:30PM-9:30AM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: Tuesday's agenda includes: Most of the evening will be spent working on the Housing platform for San Francisco, along with discussion of the Mayor Newsome's plan to add 15,000 housing units in 5 years; Currents Events and Legislation; Any other topics you want to discuss; Announcements Everyone welcomed, Green Party member or not. --------- 6/6: Victory Party for Aimee Allison! WHEN: Tuesday, June 6 Starts 8:00PM WHERE: Oasis Bar and Restaurant in Downtown Oakland, 2101 Webster St, Oakland, CA DETAILS: A Better World Begins in Oakland!All volunteers, donors, and supporters are invited to this Election Night Party. Aimee Allison, Green Party candidate for Oakland's City Council is proud to invite you to our victory party on June 6th. Thanks to the hard work of many dedicated activists from around the Bay, Aimee is poised for a grassroots victory this June. We hope that you join us in our final push to win this important race (see previous post) and then join us as we celebrate our hard work at our victory party. --------- 6/16: "Let’s Put Harvey Milk Back in City Hall!" Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi Hosts Art Opening Celebrating SF LGBT Pride Month WHEN: Friday, June 16, 2006, 5-8 pm Show runs through July 19, 2006 WHERE: San Francisco City Hall, 1 Carlton B Goodlett, Room 282 DETAILS: This art party and show, hosted by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, features Harvey Milk related photographs and memorabilia contributed by: the San Francisco Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Historical Society; San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum; and the Harvey Milk City Hall Memorial Committee (photographer Daniel Nicoletta, Nancy McNally, San Francisco artist and founder of the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park, and Rick Hauptman.) Harvey Milk, one of nation’s first openly gay elected officials in the nation, became a hero to the LGBT civil rights movement. He was assassinated at SF City Hall in 1978. To honor his achievements, the Harvey Milk City Hall Memorial Committee, a non-profit organization, was formed to commission a sculpture of Supervisor Harvey Milk to be placed in City Hall. For more information, go to http://www.milkmemorial.org/. Please join Supervisor Mirkarimi in celebrating SF LGBT Pride Month, and in taking another step toward putting Harvey Milk back in City Hall. ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: Volunteer for Aimee Allison From Now to June 6; Victory is Possible! We are down to the final two weeks of the June election season, and Aimee Allison is close to becoming the first Green Party member elected to Oakland's City Council. Recent polling indicates that Aimee is running virtually neck-to-neck with her main opponent, incumbent Pat Kernighan, so we have a real shot at victory this June. In order to win, however, we need strong volunteer turnout these last two weeks of the campaign. This means that we need every active Green to commit to working at least one volunteer shift between now and the final weekend of the campaign, and an additional few hours Sun, Mon, Tues, June 4-6 to help put us over the top. We really need as many volunteers and as much presence as possible! Please take a look at the schedule below and contact the campaign to let us know when you are coming. The campaign phone is 510-277-0182; we are located at 3208 Grand Ave next to the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland (car free and driving directions are at the end of this post). VOLUNTEER SHIFTS: WEEKDAY VISIBILITY: 7-9 am. We need at least one volunteer every morning to both accompany Aimee and work in volunteer teams to meet voters in high traffic pedestrian areas. We need volunteers for May 30, 31, June 1,2, 5 and 6. WEEKDAY VISIBILITY: 5-7 PM. Volunteers are needed to both accompany Aimee and work in volunteer teams at high visibility locations and to do sign waving and visibility at busy intersections. We need volunteers the following days: May 24, 25, 26 (Grand Lake Theater visibility on Friday night), 29, 30, 31, June 1, 4, 5 and 6. WEEKDAY CALLING: 12-8:30 pm daily (Mon-Thurs). We are calling District 2 voters to identify support and persuade undecided voters. Calling begins at 12 each day (to seniors) and continues until 8:30 each night. Callers are needed every day and evening. Meals and yummy snacks are provided. WEEKEND MOBILIZATIONS: Beginning 10 am Saturday and 12:00 noon on Sundays. We will be phone banking and dispatching volunteers to lit drop and do visibility the last two weekends, May 27-29 (Memorial Day Weekend) and June 3-4 (Get Out The Vote Weekend). We need as many volunteers as possible all day on both weekends. GOTV- Get Out The Vote: June 5-6. We will be doing GOTV activities the final weekend AND Monday and Tuesday, June 5 and 6th. We need volunteers who can commit to 6 hour shifts on Monday and Tuesday- election day- to help make sure our supporters make it to the polls. Please consider taking some time off work to help on either or both of these days if you can. All volunteers, donors, and supporters are invited to the Election Night Party on June 6th at Oasis Bar and Restaurant in downtown Oakland beginning at 7pm at 2101 Webster St, Oakland, CA. PLEASE PLAN TO COMMIT TO AT LEAST ONE SHIFT THIS ELECTION! Call the campaign today to get involved to be a part of this important Green victory. DIRECTIONS TO THE AIMEE ALLISON HEADQUARTERS: By Transit: BART to the 19th BART station. AC Transit bus #12 picks up at Grand Ave, and drops off at the Grand Lake Theater; the NL Bus picks up at Broadway and 20th and goes to Lake Park Ave, across the street from the Grand Lake Theater. (transit runs about every 30 minutes on each line on the weekends, go to http://www.actransit.org for the schedule). BART and biking/walking: BART to the 19th Street station. Walk/bike up 20th Ave towards Lake Merritt, go left around the lake (look for the colorful Fairyland sign on the hill above the lake) and continue East around the lake on Grand Ave, past several blocks of storefronts and back along the lake until you see the Grand Lake Theater sign. The walk takes about 20-25 minutes and about 10 minutes by bike. Driving: Take the 580 Fwy East to the Grand Ave/Lakeview St. exit. Turn Left on Grand Ave. Please try to carpool if you are driving. Parking is available on Grand Ave, under the freeway and in the parking lot off Grand Ave, meters are active Monday-Saturday, and is free on Sundays. --------- Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group Micheas Herman 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. ============================== IN EVERY ISSUE: Left Talk with Diamond Dave! Tune in to a round table discussion of progressive issues from the Green perspective (represented by Diamond Dave Whitaker) and the ISO perspective. 88.1 FM or 880 AM, every Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Spencer the Speaker. --------- Take Action! Find out about opportunities to help our elected Greens (writing letters, attending hearings, etc) -- subscribe to the SF Green Party Action list! The Action list is a low-traffic list (approximately one message per week in addition to our newsletter) telling you what you can do to help: https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/action --------- 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 5/19-5/25
by announce＠sfgreens.org 18 May '06

18 May '06

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 5/19/06-5/25/06 NEWS: - 5/17: Krissy Keefer Speaks! (http://youtube.com/watch?v=PHcOsU_hFbY) - 5/17: SF Bay Guardian Endorses Aimee Allison! (http://www.sfbg.com/endorsements/33end-oakland.html) - 5/17: SFBG endorses Aimee Allison For District two (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1487) - 5/5: Louisiana And California Committees Pass Bill For Nationwide Election Of The President (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1485) EVENTS: This week: - 5/19: Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi Hosts Art Opening Featuring Photography of Senior PhotoShop Students Next week: - 5/24: Sing Out for a Living Wage, Cantando para un Salario Digno - 5/24: Something Fun at the Green Party Forum!!! Join the medley of politics and performance Save the dateL - 6/6: Housing and Land Use Working Group meeting ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Calling White Activists to Support Immigrant Justice! - Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group IN EVERY ISSUE: - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://www.dailykos.com/user/jim%20d) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Become a Green Party Sustainer! JOKE OF THE WEEK: - Billion Dollar Cheney (http://billiondollarcheney.cf.huffingtonpost.com/) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 5/19: Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi Hosts Art Opening Featuring Photography of Senior PhotoShop Students WHEN: Friday, May 19 5:00PM-8:00PM WHERE: San Francisco City Hall, 1 Carlton B Goodlett Place, Room 282 DETAILS: Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi hosts the monthly Third Friday's Art Reception in his City Hall office, Room 282. In honor of Older Americans Month, Supervisor Mirkarimi pays tribute to the PhotoShop students of the Western Addition Community Technology Center (WACTC). WACTC is a non-profit organization. Through their art and photography, Mr. Felton Cogell's PhotoShop senior students share their talent and experience for the first time with the greater Community of San Francisco. --------- 5/24: Sing Out for a Living Wage, Cantando para un Salario Digno WHEN: Wednesday, May 24 Miércoles, 24 de mayo 12:00 noon - 1:00PM WHERE: Civic Center side of City Hall, 1 Carlton B Goodlett Place, San Francisco Nos reuniremos en la Alcaldia en el lado del Civic Center Lineas de MUNI #49 o 47 a McAllister o Grove, #5 o #21 a Van Ness Ave. CONTACT, INFORMATION: Call the Living Wage Coalition at: Para mas información, llame al Living Wage Coalition a: 513-5393 e-mail sflivingwage(a)riseup.net DETAILS: Help raise wages for 15,000 home healthcare aides, non-profit workers, homeless shelter workers and CalWORKs parents Please join us in singing outside the offices of Mayor Gavin Newsom and Board President Aaron Peskin to urge them to support the Ammiano/McGoldrick Amendments to the Living Wage Law Ayude a aumentar el sueldo de 15,000 trabajadores empleados de hospicio, empleados de instituciones de no-lucro, CalWORKs madres en asistencia pública en transición de empleo Por favor nos reuniremos cantar afuera la oficinas de Alcalde Gavin Newsom y Board President Aaron Peskin para exigir que apoyen las enmiendas Ammiano/McGoldrick para la ley de sueldos justos --------- 5/24: Something Fun at the Green Party Forum!!! Join the medley of politics and performance WHEN: Wednesday, May 24 7:00PM-2:00AM WHERE: Studio Z, 314 11th Street @ Folsom, San Francisco CONTACT: (415) 252-7666 www.StudioZ.tv ADMISSION: $5 to $500 Must be 21+, with ID No one turned away for lack of funds DETAILS: Join the medley of politics and performance with: Barry Hermanson (candidate for 12th Assembly district), Forrest Hill (candidate for Secretary of State), Ross Mirkarimi (Supervisor, District 5), Mehul Thakker (candidate for state treasurer), Medea Benjamin (Global Exchange), Laura Wells (candidate for state controller), Diamond Dave Whitaker (San Francisco icon of poetry and Greenism ...), Ubidube Whitaker (Rocker and son of icon ...), Mike Wyman (candidate for state Attorney General), Go Van Gogh (Indy rock band), Garrin Benfield (Indy soloist) And more...(see http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1521) --------- 6/6: Housing and Land Use Working Group meeting WHEN: Tuesday, June 6 7:30PM-9:30AM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: Tuesday's agenda includes: Most of the evening will be spent working on the Housing platform for San Francisco, along with discussion of the Mayor Newsome's plan to add 15,000 housing units in 5 years; Currents Events and Legislation; Any other topics you want to discuss; Announcements Everyone welcomed, Green Party member or not. ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: Calling White Activists to Support Immigrant Justice! In the past month, five million people, mostly immigrants of color, have mobilized for justice and are making history, flooding the streets in unprecedented numbers. Meanwhile, the most visible participation by white people is coming from the racist and right-wing leaders who are defining and dominating the debate in the Federal government and in the news, radio and opinion pages. Where are the voices of anti-racist white people in this crucial moment, when the worst anti-immigrant legislation in decades is still poised to drop? We, white people who believe in justice and ending racism, have a responsibility and a historic opportunity to stand with immigrant communities and unite behind their demands. As white people, most of us with U.S. citizenship, we call out to our white communities to take to the streets for immigrant rights.We must demonstrate that the rightwing racists, from the Minutemen to in the Congress, do not represent us! Two Bay Area-based white anti-racist organizations, Catalyst Project and the Heads Up Collective (a member organization of the Deporten a La MigraÅ0Ñ2 Coalition primarily composed of organizations based in working-class immigrant communities), ask you to act in solidarity with the principles generated by the Deporten a La MigraÅ0Ñ2 Coalition, Immigrants Fighting For Our Rights. They are: . The land is for those who work it! . No more displacement . The border is hypocritical . Unity makes us strong . Demand dignity and equality for all immigrants . In every neighborhood, organize! Full text can be found at http://www.liberationink.com/revised/navigator.php?s=2&a=deporten If you agree with all these principles, please sign the petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/mayday06/petition.htm In struggle, Catalyst Project and the Heads Up Collective immigrantjusticesolidarity(a)gmail.com Endorsed by: Elizabeth "Betita" Martinez, Institute for Multiracial Justice Maria Poblet, St Peters Housing Committee Eric Mar Eunice Cho Sheila Chung, Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition Renee Saucedo, Day Labor Program/La Raza Centro Legal Kali Akuno, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement (organizations for identification purposes only) --------- Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group Micheas Herman 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. ============================== IN EVERY ISSUE: Take Action! Find out about opportunities to help our elected Greens (writing letters, attending hearings, etc) -- subscribe to the SF Green Party Action list! The Action list is a low-traffic list (approximately one message per week in addition to our newsletter) telling you what you can do to help: https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/action --------- 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 5/12-5/18
by announce＠sfgreens.org 11 May '06

11 May '06

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 5/12/06-5/18/06 NEWS: - 5/4: Flower Farmers in Mexico Fight Repression (http://www.narconews.com/Issue41/article1761.html) - 5/5: Reclaiming Cinco de Mayo, by Matt Gonzalez (http://meshsf.com//newpage/meshsf/article.php?id=330&section_id=6) EVENTS: This week: - 5/12: Freedom from Theocracy - 5/12: SKELETON KEY: Art Auction for the West Memphis Three, with Damien Echols' Art. With Matt Gonzalez, Henry Rollins, Jello Biafra, and Others - 5/13: Groveling for Peace in the Middle East - 5/15: Krissy Keefer for Congress - 5/16: Housing and Land Use Platform meeting - 5/17: Green Party General Membership Meeting This week: - 5/19: Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi Hosts Art Opening Featuring Photography of Senior PhotoShop Students Save the date: - 5/24: Something Fun at the Green Party Forum!!! Join the medley of politics and performance ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Calling White Activists to Support Immigrant Justice! - Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group IN EVERY ISSUE: - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://www.dailykos.com/user/jim%20d) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Become a Green Party Sustainer! JOKE OF THE WEEK: - VIDEO: CIA-ya Later! (http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/, http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/latenight/2006/05/09/cia/index.html, click ad to view) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 5/12: Freedom from Theocracy WHEN: Friday, May 12 3:30PM WHERE: Civic Center, San Francisco INFORMATION, CONTACT: More info next week or contact Vicki at vleidner(a)rcn.com. DETAILS: Ron Luce's Battlecry for a New Generation returns to City Hall steps on May 12 to be greeted by a coalition of San Francisco progressive ministers, joined by various cultural and diverse San Francisco communities. Picnic (lots of breaking breads), singing (Raging Grannies), and a call to San Franciscans to reaffirm separation of church and state. Free to all. Tabling welcome. Bring "bread" and accoustic instruments, too. Family friendly event. Co-sponsors include: Bay Area Coalition of Progressive Clergy, BACORR, Raging Grannies, Not in Our Name, World Can't Wait, CODEPINK. --------- 5/12: SKELETON KEY: Art Auction for the West Memphis Three, with Damien Echols' Art. With Matt Gonzalez, Henry Rollins, Jello Biafra, and Others WHEN: Friday, May 12 Gallery showing: 12 Noon Reception: 6:00PM to 2:00AM WHERE: 111 Minna Gallery, 111 Minna (Between New Montgomery & 2nd Streets), San Francisco TICKETS: Advanced tickets will be available via TicketWeb (www.ticketweb.com) You can search "111 Minna" or "Skeleton Key" for the listing of this event. ADMISSION TO RECEPTION: $15 minimum donation CONTACT: 415-974-1719 INFORMATION: http://www.skeletonkeyart.com/ DETAILS: Henry Rollins, Jello Biafra, Jonathan Richman, Matt Gonzalez, Penelope Houston and Jacob Pitts will be speaking and reading Damien Echols' poetry. Michale Graves and Jacob Pitts will be providing acoustic sets. Posters by Firehouse Kustom Rockart will be available for purchase at the reception. DJs: Justin McNeal and Marco Vega --------- 5/13: Groveling for Peace in the Middle East WHEN and WHERE: Saturday, May 13 "A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books" at 601 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco 4:00PM to 6:00PM Followed by a party at Medjool at 2522 Mission St. (off 21st) to mingle with the writers. SUGGESTED DONATION: $20 If you cannot attend the event but would like to support Helem, please mail your check to: Helem, PO Box 1862, Cleveland, OH 44106 INFORMATION: For questions, please feel free to contact the treasurer of Helem San Francisco Chapter at bassamlebnan(a)yahoo.com Contact Helem San Francisco Email: sfo(a)helem.net http://www.helem.net/ DETAILS: A book reading and signing in San Francisco to benefit Helem, an organization which "leads a peaceful struggle for the liberation of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community in Lebanon from all sorts of legal, social and cultural discrimination." Ayelet Waldman, ZZ Packer, Andrew Sean Greer, K. M. Soehnlein, Susanne Pari, Po Bronson, Justin Chin, Stephen Elliott, Dorothy Allison, Kathi Goldmark, Amy Tan, Elizabeth Stark, Beth Lisick, Kay Ryan, and Rabih Alameddine. Donations to Helem (the LGBT Center in Beirut) in the form of cash or checks are tax deductible. Please write the check to: Al-Fatiha Foundation (and write "Helem Fund" in the memo). Al-Fatiha Foundation is the fiscal sponsor of Helem San Francisco Chapter. --------- 5/15: Krissy Keefer for Congress WHEN: Monday, May 15 7:00PM-9:30PM WHERE: Cafe La Boheme, 24th Street at Mission, San Francisco DETAILS: Join radical dancer and political activist Krissy Keefer, Green Party candidate for the 8th Congressional District, at La Boheme Cafe, 3318 24th Street near Mission, from 7 to 9 p.m. Krissy will be joined by singer/songwriter Holly Near, former Green Party Senate candidate Barbara Blong, Green Party Planning Commissioner Cristina Olague and more ... Contact info(a)krissyforcongress.com for more information. Contact Sue Vaughan at (415) 668-3119 if you are interested in helping or have talent to offer. --------- 5/16: Housing and Land Use Platform meeting WHEN: Tuesday, May 16 Starts 7:30PM WHERE: Muddy Waters cafe (Valencia St snd 16th St), San Francisco DETAILS: Join an informal meeting to discuss topics to include in the SF Green Party housing and land use platform, propose draft submisisons, and debate the relative merits of SFGP Housing and Land Use policy positions. Proposed topics for tonight's discussion groups include: Increasing public resources for construction and financing of new housing development; and Designing housing developments that meet the needs of entire range of household types and income levels. Show up and get your ideas into the Green Party's housing and land use platfrom, and help start a dialogue with others intersted in these issues. --------- 5/17: Green Party General Membership Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, May 17 7:30PM-9:30PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: Join radical dancer and political activist Krissy Keefer, Green Party candidate for the 8th Congressional District, at La Boheme Cafe, 3318 24th Street near Mission, from 7 to 9 This is our monthy General Membership meeting where we make decisions and discussions about the party's direction, strategies, activities and endorsemenets. All are welcome to attend. To suggest an agenda item, send it to the County Council at: cc(a)sfgreens.org --------- 5/19: Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi Hosts Art Opening Featuring Photography of Senior PhotoShop Students WHEN: Friday, May 19 5:00PM-8:00PM WHERE: San Francisco City Hall, 1 Carlton B Goodlett Place, Room 282 DETAILS: Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi hosts the monthly Third FridayÅ0Ç8s Art Reception in his City Hall office, Room 282. In honor of Older Americans Month, Supervisor Mirkarimi pays tribute to the PhotoShop students of the Western Addition Community Technology Center (WACTC). WACTC is a non-profit organization. Through their art and photography, Mr. Felton CogellÅ0Ç8s PhotoShop senior students share their talent and experience for the first time with the greater Community of San Francisco. Please join Supervisor Mirkarimi in celebrating the artistic contributions of these seniors during Older Americans Month. --------- 5/24: Something Fun at the Green Party Forum!!! Join the medley of politics and performance WHEN: Wednesday, May 24 7:00PM-2:00AM WHERE: Studio Z, 314 11th Street @ Folsom, San Francisco CONTACT: (415) 252-7666 www.StudioZ.tv ADMISSION: $5 to $500 Must be 21+, with ID No one turned away for lack of funds DETAILS: Join the medley of politics and performance with: Barry Hermanson (candidate for 12th Assembly district), Forrest Hill (candidate for Secretary of State), Ross Mirkarimi (Supervisor, District 5), Mehul Thakker (candidate for state treasurer), Medea Benjamin (Global Exchange), Laura Wells (candidate for state controller), Diamond Dave Whitaker (San Francisco icon of poetry and Greenism ...), Ubidube Whitaker (Rocker and son of icon ...), Mike Wyman (candidate for state Attorney General), Go Van Gogh (Indy rock band), Garrin Benfield (Indy soloist) And more...(see http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1521) ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: Calling White Activists to Support Immigrant Justice! In the past month, five million people, mostly immigrants of color, have mobilized for justice and are making history, flooding the streets in unprecedented numbers. Meanwhile, the most visible participation by white people is coming from the racist and right-wing leaders who are defining and dominating the debate in the Federal government and in the news, radio and opinion pages. Where are the voices of anti-racist white people in this crucial moment, when the worst anti-immigrant legislation in decades is still poised to drop? We, white people who believe in justice and ending racism, have a responsibility and a historic opportunity to stand with immigrant communities and unite behind their demands. As white people, most of us with U.S. citizenship, we call out to our white communities to take to the streets for immigrant rights.We must demonstrate that the rightwing racists, from the Minutemen to in the Congress, do not represent us! Two Bay Area-based white anti-racist organizations, Catalyst Project and the Heads Up Collective (a member organization of the Deporten a La MigraÅ0Ñ2 Coalition primarily composed of organizations based in working-class immigrant communities), ask you to act in solidarity with the principles generated by the Deporten a La MigraÅ0Ñ2 Coalition, Immigrants Fighting For Our Rights. They are: . The land is for those who work it! . No more displacement . The border is hypocritical . Unity makes us strong . Demand dignity and equality for all immigrants . In every neighborhood, organize! Full text can be found at http://www.liberationink.com/revised/navigator.php?s=2&a=deporten If you agree with all these principles, please sign the petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/mayday06/petition.htm In struggle, Catalyst Project and the Heads Up Collective immigrantjusticesolidarity(a)gmail.com Endorsed by: Elizabeth "Betita" Martinez, Institute for Multiracial Justice Maria Poblet, St Peters Housing Committee Eric Mar Eunice Cho Sheila Chung, Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition Renee Saucedo, Day Labor Program/La Raza Centro Legal Kali Akuno, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement (organizations for identification purposes only) --------- Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group Micheas Herman 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. ============================== IN EVERY ISSUE: Take Action! Find out about opportunities to help our elected Greens (writing letters, attending hearings, etc) -- subscribe to the SF Green Party Action list! The Action list is a low-traffic list (approximately one message per week in addition to our newsletter) telling you what you can do to help: https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/action --------- 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 5/5-5/11
by announce＠sfgreens.org 04 May '06

04 May '06

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 5/5/06-5/11/06 NEWS: - 4/30: Green Party of California Endorses Immigrant Rights and Boycott; Democrats Don't (http://www.cagreens.org/press/pr060430.shtml) - 5/2: No More Bogus School Budgets (http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=479) EVENTS: This week: - 5/4: Matt Gonzalez Fundraiser for Aimee Allison - 5/5: Give a "Hoot" About Vanishing Owls! Volunteers Needed to Spread the Word Where This Movie is Playing - 5/7: Party with Todd Chretien (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1540) - 5/10: Green party county Council meeting - 5/11: Animal Advocacy Working Group Next week: - 5/12: Freedom from Theocracy - 5/12: SKELETON KEY: Art Auction for the West Memphis Three, with Damien Echols' Art. With Matt Gonzalez, Henry Rollins, Jello Biafra, and Others - 5/13: Groveling for Peace in the Middle East - 5/15: Krissy Keefer for Congress - 5/17: Green Party General Membership Meeting Save the date: - 5/24: Something Fun at the Green Party Forum!!! Join the medley of politics and performance ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Calling White Activists to Support Immigrant Justice! - Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group IN EVERY ISSUE: - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://www.dailykos.com/user/jim%20d) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Become a Green Party Sustainer! JOKE OF THE WEEK: - VIDEO: Comedian Stephen Colbert, Formerly of Daily Show, Lambasts George Bush (http://thankyoustephencolbert.org/, http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/03/145234, http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/politics/2006/04/30/colbert_press/ index.html) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 5/4: Matt Gonzalez Fundraiser for Aimee Allison WHEN: Thursday, May 4 6:00PM-8:00PM WHERE: Gonzalez & Leigh, 2 Shaw Alley, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105; between 1st and 2nd Streets off Mission. (415) 512-2000 INFORMATION: www.aimeealllison.org or call (510) 277-0182 DETAILS: Join Matt Gonzalez, Whitney Leigh, Rita Hao, Nima Nami, Enrique Pearce & Bryan Vereschagin (Gonzalez & Leigh LLP) at a fundraiser for Aimee Allison, Green Party candidate for Oakland City Council at the office. We hope you can make it. --------- 5/5: Give a "Hoot" About Vanishing Owls! Volunteers Needed to Spread the Word Where This Movie is Playing WHEN: Friday, May 5 6:00 PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco INFORMATION: To find out more about our Give a Hoot program and the Center’s work to protect imperiled species including owls, see www.hoot4owls.org or our main web page www.biologicaldiversity.org CONTACT: Keri Dixon, Membership Director & Kelli Shields, Office Manager kshields(a)biologicaldiversity.org DETAILS: Hoot, the “eco-thriller” based on the award winning novel by Carl Hiaasen, opens in theaters nationwide. Hoot is about a group of teenagers who take on Florida developers that are destroying habitat for burrowing owls. Join the Center for Biological Diversity’s Bay Area staff in front of the Metreon as we hand out information to interested movie-goers and collect signatures supporting protection of imperiled owls and their habitats. The release of Hoot is an excellent opportunity to educate the public about the plight of vanishing owl species and to take action to protect their last habitat. The Center needs you, our members, to be part of our nationwide network of volunteers for the opening weekend and beyond! We’ll have volunteers in other Bay Area locations as well, so if you can’t meet us in San Francisco, no problem! Whether you're in San Francisco or another Bay Area location, contact Kelli at kshields(a)biologicaldiversity.org and we’ll make sure you get everything you’ll need to help us protect imperiled owls! --------- 5/10: Green Party County Council meeting WHEN: Wednesday, May 10 7:30PM to 9:30PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: This is our monthly County Council meeting. We plan the General Membership agenda, review finances and make business decisions for the party. All are welcome, but the GM is more interesting for new activists to attend. --------- 5/11: Animal Advocacy Working Group WHEN: Thursday, April 20 7:30PM-9:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: The Animal Advocacy Working Group is involved in animal issues in San Francisco. The Ten Key Values apply to protecting the welfare of non-human animals. Of course, all are welcome. For more information, email Rosalind Lord at rclord(a)seaserpent.com --------- 5/12: Freedom from Theocracy WHEN: Friday, May 12 3:30PM WHERE: Civic Center, San Francisco INFORMATION, CONTACT: More info next week or contact Vicki at vleidner(a)rcn.com. DETAILS: Ron Luce's Battlecry for a New Generation returns to City Hall steps on May 12 to be greeted by a coalition of San Francisco progressive ministers, joined by various cultural and diverse San Francisco communities. Picnic (lots of breaking breads), singing (Raging Grannies), and a call to San Franciscans to reaffirm separation of church and state. Free to all. Tabling welcome. Bring "bread" and accoustic instruments, too. Family friendly event. Co-sponsors include: Bay Area Coalition of Progressive Clergy, BACORR, Raging Grannies, Not in Our Name, World Can't Wait, CODEPINK. --------- 5/12: SKELETON KEY: Art Auction for the West Memphis Three, with Damien Echols' Art. With Matt Gonzalez, Henry Rollins, Jello Biafra, and Others WHEN: Friday, May 12 Gallery showing: 12 Noon Reception: 6:00PM to 2:00AM WHERE: 111 Minna Gallery, 111 Minna (Between New Montgomery & 2nd Streets), San Francisco TICKETS: Advanced tickets will be available via TicketWeb (www.ticketweb.com) You can search "111 Minna" or "Skeleton Key" for the listing of this event. ADMISSION TO RECEPTION: $15 minimum donation CONTACT: 415-974-1719 INFORMATION: http://www.skeletonkeyart.com/ DETAILS: Henry Rollins, Jello Biafra, Jonathan Richman, Matt Gonzalez, Penelope Houston and Jacob Pitts will be speaking and reading Damien Echols' poetry. Michale Graves and Jacob Pitts will be providing acoustic sets. Posters by Firehouse Kustom Rockart will be available for purchase at the reception. DJs: Justin McNeal and Marco Vega --------- 5/13: Groveling for Peace in the Middle East WHEN and WHERE: Saturday, May 13 "A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books" at 601 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco 4:00PM to 6:00PM Followed by a party at Medjool at 2522 Mission St. (off 21st) to mingle with the writers. SUGGESTED DONATION: $20 If you cannot attend the event but would like to support Helem, please mail your check to: Helem, PO Box 1862, Cleveland, OH 44106 INFORMATION: For questions, please feel free to contact the treasurer of Helem San Francisco Chapter at bassamlebnan(a)yahoo.com Contact Helem San Francisco Email: sfo(a)helem.net http://www.helem.net/ DETAILS: A book reading and signing in San Francisco to benefit Helem, an organization which "leads a peaceful struggle for the liberation of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community in Lebanon from all sorts of legal, social and cultural discrimination." Ayelet Waldman, ZZ Packer, Andrew Sean Greer, K. M. Soehnlein, Susanne Pari, Po Bronson, Justin Chin, Stephen Elliott, Dorothy Allison, Kathi Goldmark, Amy Tan, Elizabeth Stark, Beth Lisick, Kay Ryan, and Rabih Alameddine. Donations to Helem (the LGBT Center in Beirut) in the form of cash or checks are tax deductible. Please write the check to: Al-Fatiha Foundation (and write "Helem Fund" in the memo). Al-Fatiha Foundation is the fiscal sponsor of Helem San Francisco Chapter. --------- 5/15: Krissy Keefer for Congress WHEN: Monday, May 15 7:00PM-9:30PM WHERE: Cafe La Boheme, 24th Street at Mission, San Francisco DETAILS: Join radical dancer and political activist Krissy Keefer, Green Party candidate for the 8th Congressional District, at La Boheme Cafe, 3318 24th Street near Mission, from 7 to 9 p.m. Krissy will be joined by singer/songwriter Holly Near, former Green Party Senate candidate Barbara Blong, Green Party Planning Commissioner Cristina Olague and more ... Contact info(a)krissyforcongress.com for more information. Contact Sue Vaughan at (415) 668-3119 if you are interested in helping or have talent to offer. --------- 5/17: Green Party General Membership Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, May 17 7:30PM-9:30PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: Join radical dancer and political activist Krissy Keefer, Green Party candidate for the 8th Congressional District, at La Boheme Cafe, 3318 24th Street near Mission, from 7 to 9 This is our monthy General Membership meeting where we make decisions and discussions about the party's direction, strategies, activities and endorsemenets. All are welcome to attend. To suggest an agenda item, send it to the County Council at: cc(a)sfgreens.org --------- 5/24: Something Fun at the Green Party Forum!!! Join the medley of politics and performance WHEN: Wednesday, May 24 7:00PM-2:00AM WHERE: Studio Z, 314 11th Street @ Folsom, San Francisco CONTACT: (415) 252-7666 www.StudioZ.tv ADMISSION: $5 to $500 Must be 21+, with ID No one turned away for lack of funds DETAILS: Join the medley of politics and performance with: Barry Hermanson (candidate for 12th Assembly district), Forrest Hill (candidate for Secretary of State), Ross Mirkarimi (Supervisor, District 5), Mehul Thakker (candidate for state treasurer), Medea Benjamin (Global Exchange), Laura Wells (candidate for state controller), Diamond Dave Whitaker (San Francisco icon of poetry and Greenism ...), Ubidube Whitaker (Rocker and son of icon ...), Mike Wyman (candidate for state Attorney General), Go Van Gogh (Indy rock band), Garrin Benfield (Indy soloist) And more...(see http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1521) ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: Calling White Activists to Support Immigrant Justice! In the past month, five million people, mostly immigrants of color, have mobilized for justice and are making history, flooding the streets in unprecedented numbers. Meanwhile, the most visible participation by white people is coming from the racist and right-wing leaders who are defining and dominating the debate in the Federal government and in the news, radio and opinion pages. Where are the voices of anti-racist white people in this crucial moment, when the worst anti-immigrant legislation in decades is still poised to drop? We, white people who believe in justice and ending racism, have a responsibility and a historic opportunity to stand with immigrant communities and unite behind their demands. As white people, most of us with U.S. citizenship, we call out to our white communities to take to the streets for immigrant rights.We must demonstrate that the rightwing racists, from the Minutemen to in the Congress, do not represent us! Two Bay Area-based white anti-racist organizations, Catalyst Project and the Heads Up Collective (a member organization of the Deporten a La Migra Coalition primarily composed of organizations based in working-class immigrant communities), ask you to act in solidarity with the principles generated by the Deporten a La Migra Coalition, Immigrants Fighting For Our Rights. They are: . The land is for those who work it! . No more displacement . The border is hypocritical . Unity makes us strong . Demand dignity and equality for all immigrants . In every neighborhood, organize! Full text can be found at http://www.liberationink.com/revised/navigator.php?s=2&a=deporten If you agree with all these principles, please sign the petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/mayday06/petition.htm In struggle, Catalyst Project and the Heads Up Collective immigrantjusticesolidarity(a)gmail.com Endorsed by: Elizabeth "Betita" Martinez, Institute for Multiracial Justice Maria Poblet, St Peters Housing Committee Eric Mar Eunice Cho Sheila Chung, Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition Renee Saucedo, Day Labor Program/La Raza Centro Legal Kali Akuno, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement (organizations for identification purposes only) --------- Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group Micheas Herman 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. ============================== IN EVERY ISSUE: Take Action! Find out about opportunities to help our elected Greens (writing letters, attending hearings, etc) -- subscribe to the SF Green Party Action list! The Action list is a low-traffic list (approximately one message per week in addition to our newsletter) telling you what you can do to help: https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/action --------- 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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