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SF Green Party Weekly 6/1-6/7
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 31 May '07

31 May '07

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 6/1/07-6/7/07 NEWS: - 5/26: Cindy Sheehan Leaves Democratic Party http://tinyurl.com/2ml9jp EVENTS: This week: - 6/1: Immigrant Rights Press Conference & Direct Action - 6/2: Progressive Convention - 6/7: FILM: Posada Carriles: Made in USA - 6/14: Animal Advocacy Working Group ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Stand Up for the Burrup! (http://standupfortheburrup.com/) - New County Council Members Needed - Stop Peabody and Save Black Mesa! (http://www.stoppeabody.org/) IN EVERY ISSUE: - Nancy Pelosi Watch, newly designed by Micheas Herman! (www.pelosiwatch.us) - Gavin Newsom Watch (http://tinyurl.com/23v3gp) - Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://tinyurl.com/y2j2gs) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer JOKE OF THE WEEK: - How many mainstream-media journalists does it take to change a light bulb? Two: a reporter to screw in the new bulb and an editor to turn it back halfway for "balance." ************************************************************ EVENTS: 6/1: Immigrant Rights Press Conference & Direct Action WHEN and WHERE: Friday, June 1 11:00PM - 1:00PM Direct Action at Sen. Feinstein's Office, 1 Post St. (At Montgomery BART) Saturday, June 2 7:00AM-10:00AM Rally and vigil at Sen. Feinstein's house 30 Presidio Terrace (@ Lyon and Washington) INFORMATION: Contact Renee Saucedo at (415) 553-3404 or renee(a)lrcl.org, or the Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition (BAIRC) at (510) 839-7598. --------- 6/2: Progressive Convention WHEN: Saturday, June 2 10:00PM - 5:00PM WHERE: Tenderloin Community School 627 Turk Street (Van Ness) San Francisco INFORMATION: http://www.progressiveconvention.org DETAILS: Attention progressives: come to the most important progressive gathering of the year. To set the stage for our progressive campaigning this summer and fall, we will be convening to consolidate our platform, train in the nuts and bolts of electioneering, launch our candidate(s) for Mayor of San Francisco, and have lots of fun! --------- 6/7: FILM: Posada Carriles: Made in USA WHEN: Thursday, June 7 7:30PM WHERE: Artists' Television Access 992 Valencia Street (at 21st) San Francisco, CA 94110 INFORMATION: ata(a)atasite.org CONTACT: (415)824-3890 ADMISSION: $6.00 DETAILS: Luis Posada Carriles was recently judged by a U.S. court for violating immigration laws, instead of being prosecuted for the numerous terrorist acts for which he is responsible. Twenty years ago, he escaped from a Venezuelan prison where he was being tried for his involvement in the bombing of Cubana airplane killing all 73 passengers on board. The Venezuelan government has filed a petition before U.S. authorities asking for his extradition. However, the Bush adminstration has failed to respond to this demand for justice. The Venezuelan documentary film “Posada Carriles: Made in USA”, a Telesur and PanaFilms co-production. It is the result of two years of meticulous research of an investigative team that examined declassified documents and criminal files, and interviewed witnesses and survivors from several Latin American countries.90 minutes, 2007 --------- 6/14: Animal Advocacy Working Group WHEN: Thursday, June 14, 2007 7:00PM - order dinner, if you're hungry 7:30PM-9:00PM - meeting WHERE: Golden Era Vegetarian Restaurant, 832 Clement Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues, 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 ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS: New County Council Members Needed The San Francisco Green Party County Council is looking to nominate new members. Individuals of all walks of life that wish to help build the Green Party should email cc(a)sfgreens.org to seek a nomination. Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and young adults are currently under represented and are particularly encouraged to seek a nomination. The County Council meets one Tuesday a month and is charged with overseeing the workings of the local Green Party. --------- 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! Three 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 end PG&E's monopoly and run the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power, and to stop corporations from taking private monopoly control of the new public internet and cable system being built for San Francisco. We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots organizers to help us win these campaigns. 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 --------- Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer The San Francisco Green Party needs donations for rent on the office, mailings, signs, and many other expenditures in order to wage effective political campaigns. We are especially interested in building up our base of "sustaining members," those who agree to contribute a certain amount each month by credit card. By becoming a sustaining member you save us money and time that we can then devote to our political work. It is a method of donation that is perfect for a grassroots organization like the Green Party as it allows us to thrive off of many, many small and medium size donations instead of depending on a few large donors. For more information, please visit the MAKE A DONATION page on the website at http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html For questions about the sustaining member program contact treasurer(a)sfgreens.org To make a one-time donation by mail please send a check made out to The San Francisco Green Party to: San Francisco Green Party 1028A Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103 ************************************************************ 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 5/25-5/31
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 23 May '07

23 May '07

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 5/25/07-5/31/07 NEWS: - 5/16: War On Drugs Is A War On Youth, People Of Color http://tinyurl.com/ytcnan EVENTS: This week: - 5/24,26,27: Pelosi Watch on Channel 29! - 5/26-27: California State Green Party Meeting - 5/28: Bay Area Green Party Outing ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - New County Council Members Needed - Stop Peabody and Save Black Mesa! (http://www.stoppeabody.org/) IN EVERY ISSUE: - Nancy Pelosi Watch, newly designed by Micheas Herman! (www.pelosiwatch.us) - Gavin Newsom Watch (http://tinyurl.com/23v3gp) - Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://tinyurl.com/y2j2gs) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer JOKE OF THE WEEK: - Republican Family Values (http://tinyurl.com/25qlxc) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 5/24,26,27: Catch the first episode of Pelosi Watch on Channel 29, with host Sue Vaughan and guests Krissy Keefer, Nancy Mancias, and Toby Blome. 6 p.m. Repeating on May 26 at 2 p.m., and May 27, at 10:30 a.m. For more information, go to www.pelosiwatch.us. --------- 5/26-27: California State Green Party Meetings WHEN: Saturday, May 26 Sunday, May 27 Registration starts at 8, program at 9, goes till 6 on Saturday and 5 on Sunday WHERE: CA State Building 455 Golden Gate Ave SF, CA (in the Civic Center) CONTACT: Susan King for details: funking(a)mindspring.com INFORMATION: http://cagreens.org/plenary/ DETAILS: Monday: Post meeting Green Party outing: Muir woods hike --------- 5/28: Bay Area Green Party Outing WHEN: Monday, May 28 TIME: To be announced WHERE: To be announced ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS: New County Council Members Needed The San Francisco Green Party County Council is looking to nominate new members. Individuals of all walks of life that wish to help build the Green Party should email cc(a)sfgreens.org to seek a nomination. Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and young adults are currently under represented and are particularly encouraged to seek a nomination. The County Council meets one Tuesday a month and is charged with overseeing the workings of the local Green Party. --------- 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! Three 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 end PG&E's monopoly and run the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power, and to stop corporations from taking private monopoly control of the new public internet and cable system being built for San Francisco. We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots organizers to help us win these campaigns. 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 --------- Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer The San Francisco Green Party needs donations for rent on the office, mailings, signs, and many other expenditures in order to wage effective political campaigns. We are especially interested in building up our base of "sustaining members," those who agree to contribute a certain amount each month by credit card. By becoming a sustaining member you save us money and time that we can then devote to our political work. It is a method of donation that is perfect for a grassroots organization like the Green Party as it allows us to thrive off of many, many small and medium size donations instead of depending on a few large donors. For more information, please visit the MAKE A DONATION page on the website at http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html For questions about the sustaining member program contact treasurer(a)sfgreens.org To make a one-time donation by mail please send a check made out to The San Francisco Green Party to: San Francisco Green Party 1028A Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103 ************************************************************ 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 5/16-5/24
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 16 May '07

16 May '07

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 5/16/07-5/24/07 NEWS: - 5/8: Green Party Responds to Democrat Retreat on Troop Withdrawal From Iraq http://tinyurl.com/22mc8e - 5/3: Greens Condemn 'brazen Brutality' By Police At Immigration Rights March http://tinyurl.com/yptjd5 EVENTS: This week: - 5/16: General Membership Meeting - 5/19: Asian Heritage Street Celebration - 5/20: WestSide Green Club Forum with Mark Sanchez - 5/21: A Dialogue on the Criminalization of Poverty and Poor Communities of Color Save the date: - 5/25-26: California State Green Party Meeting - 5/28: Bay Area Green Party Outing ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Stop Peabody and Save Black Mesa! (http://www.stoppeabody.org/) IN EVERY ISSUE: - Nancy Pelosi Watch, newly designed by Micheas Herman! (www.pelosiwatch.us) - Gavin Newsom Watch (http://tinyurl.com/23v3gp) - Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://tinyurl.com/y2j2gs) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer JOKE OF THE WEEK: - Happy Springtime (http://tinyurl.com/2aqb56) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 5/16: General Membership Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, May 16 7:30PM-9:30PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco 94103 DETAILS: All Green Party members and members of the general public are invited to participate in our monthly business meetings. At these meetings we take care of party logistical matters and discuss legislative items and candidates. Active members of the Green Party (you need not be a citizen with voting rights) may participate in the decision-making. Our agenda for May 16 follows: Facilitators: SK and JMC Note taker: Sue Vaughan Timekeeper: Introductions/Accreditation I. Renee Saucedo - immigration discussion (45 min) II. Endorsement of Anti-Ellis Act Bill/Sheila Kuhl III. Second reading of bylaw change (GM quorum from 5 to 9) IV. Endorse letter opposing recall of Jake McGoldrick, to be drafted by Sue Vaughan, open letter to the people of the Richmond District V. Plenary delegate alternates VI. Working Group reports VII. Announcements --------- 5/19: Asian Heritage Street Celebration WHEN: Saturday, May 19 11:00AM-6:00PM WHERE: Green Party Tabling in front of office (1028A Howard, SF). Celebration on Howard Street between Fifth and Seventh streets, San Francisco CONTACT: If you want to help table, contact Sue at (415) 668-3119. INFORMATION: www.asianfairsf.com DETAILS: More than 200 organizations participate in this festival, which features Asian cooking demonstrations, beer and sake, arts and crafts, a variety of food, and live entertainment. --------- 5/20: WestSide Green Club Forum with Mark Sanchez WHEN: Sunday, May 20 3:00PM - 5:00PM WHERE: 1339 - 27th Avenue, between Irving and Judah, San Francisco ADMISSION: Free INFORMATION: Call Barry Hermanson at 415-664-7754 or Nancy Lewis at 415-661-5713 DETAILS: Meet Mark Sanchez, new President of the San Francisco School Board, and Green Party member. Hear about the new School Board's plans to help the public schools. Ask questions and express concerns about the schools. Find out what you can do to help the schools. Invite your friends who are parents, teachers, or students. Sponsored by the WestSide Green Club. Refreshments served. --------- 5/21: A Dialogue on the Criminalization of Poverty and Poor Communities of Color WHEN: Monday, May 21 7:00AM - 10:00PM WHERE: Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St, San Francisco ADMISSION: $5.00-$10.00 donation requested; no one turned away for lack of funds (limited seating). INFORMATION: Contact: info(a)sfgreenparty.org DETAILS: Co-sponsored by POOR Magazine and the People of Color Caucus of the Green Party With Renee Saucedo –LAWYER AND IMMIGRATION SCHOLAR WITH LA RAZA CENTRO LEGAL Jeff Adachi –SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC DEFENDER Ross Mirikarimi –Member, SAN FRANCISCO BOARD SUPERVISORS Lisa Gray-Garcia –welfareQUEEN, POVERTY SCHOLAR, CO-FOUNDER OF POORMAGAZINE AND AUTHOR OF CRIMINAL OF POVERTY; GROWING UP HOMELESS IN AMERICA Leroy Moore –RACE AND DISABILTY SCHOLAR AND POOR MAGAZINE COLUMNIST James Garrett –FORMER BLACK PANTHER, DEAN OF INSTRUCTION AND DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR INT'L TRADE DEVELOPMENT AT BERKELEY CITY COLLEGE Juan Prada –EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS WITH A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY POVERTY SCHOLARS AND CULTURAL WORKERS The welfareQUEENS Moderated By Judy B. --------- 5/25-26: California State Green Party Meetings WHEN: Saturday, May 25 Sunday, May 26 Meeting starts at 9:00AM Lunch 12:30PM-1:30PM w/keynote speakers WHERE: To be announced DETAILS: Registration begins at 8:00 am both days --------- 5/28: Bay Area Green Party Outing WHEN: Monday, May 28 TIME: To be announced WHERE: To be announced ============================== 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! Three 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 end PG&E's monopoly and run the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power, and to stop corporations from taking private monopoly control of the new public internet and cable system being built for San Francisco. We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots organizers to help us win these campaigns. 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 --------- Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer The San Francisco Green Party needs donations for rent on the office, mailings, signs, and many other expenditures in order to wage effective political campaigns. We are especially interested in building up our base of "sustaining members," those who agree to contribute a certain amount each month by credit card. By becoming a sustaining member you save us money and time that we can then devote to our political work. It is a method of donation that is perfect for a grassroots organization like the Green Party as it allows us to thrive off of many, many small and medium size donations instead of depending on a few large donors. For more information, please visit the MAKE A DONATION page on the website at http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html For questions about the sustaining member program contact treasurer(a)sfgreens.org To make a one-time donation by mail please send a check made out to The San Francisco Green Party to: San Francisco Green Party 1028A Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103 ************************************************************ 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 5/9-5/15
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 09 May '07

09 May '07

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 5/9/07-5/15/07 NEWS: - 5/2: Green Mayor Jason West, Who Conducted New York State's First Gay Marriages, Defeated In Re-Election Bid http://tinyurl.com/3af3hc - 4/30: Feminists Say Impeach Bush and Cheney Now: Act on Bush's War on Women http://tinyurl.com/2vdz9j - 4/20: Green Party Condemns Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion http://tinyurl.com/2spxlg - 4/20: Green Party Lawmaker Leads Fight To Provide Half Of Power To San Francisco From Solar, Wind http://tinyurl.com/2t6k3x - 4/3: It's time to quit being a Democrat, and start being a democrat! http://tinyurl.com/2pejs4 - 4/3: Josh Wolf Freed! http://tinyurl.com/3885aq - 4/3: My First Public Statement as a Free Wolf http://tinyurl.com/2jsdm8 EVENTS: This week: - 5/20: WestSide Green Club Forum with Mark Sanchez - 5/21: A Dialogue on the Criminalization of Poverty and Poor Communities of Color Save the date: - 5/25-26: California State Green Party Meeting - 5/28: Bay Area Green Party Outing ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Stop Peabody and Save Black Mesa! (http://www.stoppeabody.org/) - URGENT: Help Get Conscientious Objector Agustin Aguayo Out of Jail! See www.aguayodefense.org for details. For details on how to write to Agustin, and donate to his legal defense fund, see Helga Aguayo's letter below IN EVERY ISSUE: - Nancy Pelosi Watch, newly designed by Micheas Herman! (www.pelosiwatch.us) - Gavin Newsom Watch (http://tinyurl.com/23v3gp) - Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://tinyurl.com/y2j2gs) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer JOKE OF THE WEEK: - Happy Springtime (http://tinyurl.com/2aqb56) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 5/20: WestSide Green Club Forum with Mark Sanchez WHEN: Sunday, May 20 3:00PM - 5:00PM WHERE: 1339 - 27th Avenue, between Irving and Judah, San Francisco ADMISSION: Free INFORMATION: Call Barry Hermanson at 415-664-7754 or Nancy Lewis at 415-661-5713 DETAILS: Meet Mark Sanchez, new President of the San Francisco School Board, and Green Party member. Hear about the new School Board's plans to help the public schools. Ask questions and express concerns about the schools. Find out what you can do to help the schools. Invite your friends who are parents, teachers, or students. Sponsored by the WestSide Green Club. Refreshments served. --------- 5/21: A Dialogue on the Criminalization of Poverty and Poor Communities of Color WHEN: Monday, May 21 7:00AM - 10:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco 94103 ADMISSION: $5.00-$10.00 donation requested; no one turned away for lack of funds (limited seating). INFORMATION: Contact: info(a)sfgreenparty.org DETAILS: Co-sponsored by POOR Magazine and the People of Color Caucus of the Green Party With Renee Saucedo –LAWYER AND IMMIGRATION SCHOLAR WITH LA RAZA CENTRO LEGAL Jeff Adachi –SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC DEFENDER Ross Mirikarimi –Member, SAN FRANCISCO BOARD SUPERVISORS Lisa Gray-Garcia –welfareQUEEN, POVERTY SCHOLAR, CO-FOUNDER OF POORMAGAZINE AND AUTHOR OF CRIMINAL OF POVERTY; GROWING UP HOMELESS IN AMERICA Leroy Moore –RACE AND DISABILTY SCHOLAR AND POOR MAGAZINE COLUMNIST James Garrett –FORMER BLACK PANTHER, DEAN OF INSTRUCTION AND DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR INT'L TRADE DEVELOPMENT AT BERKELEY CITY COLLEGE Juan Prada –EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS WITH A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY POVERTY SCHOLARS AND CULTURAL WORKERS The welfareQUEENS Moderated By Judy B. --------- 5/25-26: California State Green Party Meetings WHEN: Saturday, May 25 Sunday, May 26 Meeting starts at 9:00AM Lunch 12:30PM-1:30PM w/keynote speakers WHERE: To be announced DETAILS: Registration begins at 8:00 am both days --------- 5/28: Bay Area Green Party Outing WHEN: Monday, May 28 TIME: To be announced WHERE: To be announced ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: URGENT: Help Get Conscientious Objector Agustin Aguayo Out of Jail! See letter from Helga Aguayo: Dear Friends, Some important dates for us: January 13th, 2007 was Augie’s, original ETS (end term of service) date. But instead he was stop-lossed ( "STOP LOSS" means preventing a soldier leaving the military, even though the required term of service is completed). December 17th was Augie's 35th birthday, spent of course in military prison. THANK YOU to everyone who sent him a card. On December 12th, Augie had his Article 32 hearing (a formal military hearing that determines if there is enough evidence to conduct a court martial, similar to a grand jury investigation). His arraignment is currently scheduled for January 22nd; according to Dave Court, our new lawyer in Germany, this is "merely to establish dates for trial, motions, exchange of witness lists, etc." Nothing substantive will occur. Augie will be formally charged with desertion and missing movement in a General Court Martial set to occur in late February or March. A General Court-Martial is the most serious criminal proceeding that can be brought against a member of the military. A conviction by this Court is considered a federal felony and creates a criminal record for life. FOR WHAT?! Not wanting to kill, not wanting to contribute to the missions that kill, for being against war! I feel SO SAD! Meanwhile our case in civilian court is still pending. On November 21st, 2006 the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard Augie’s petition. The ruling can take between 6 weeks to 6 months. There is still hope that he might get exonerated! Please keep Augie in your prayers. Should the court martial go ahead, I wish to testify. I want the court to realize that his family mourns Augie's absence every second of every day. I hope the courtroom will be filled with supporters so the Army will know the world is watching. For those of you based in Europe, please consider attending if you can! Whatever happens, I will carry your strength, support, and solidarity with me in my heart. Our voices will unite. WE WILL BE HEARD! Here in L.A., our twin daughters, Raquel and Rebecca have seen better days. They are struggling in school and may not pass 6th grade. Last year at the U.S. base school in Germany, the girls were on the honor role! The turmoil has been hard on them. I tell them every day, “this will pass”. Money issues -- I just sent our German-based lawyer, David Court, the next installment on his fees: 1000 €. I had to borrow some of it. The next installment of 2000€ is due two weeks before the court- martial. Tax deductible donations to the Legal Defense Fund can be made via <www.couragetoresist.org>. More direct donations (without a tax deduction) can be made via <www.aguayodefense.org>. I need funds to travel to Germany for the court martial too. Right now I am fund-raising with Courage to Resist and Iraq Veteran's Against the War. I hope to see results soon. I continue to do interviews with various news organizations, including one today for National Public Radio. I think it went well. Next week I start speaking at California high schools about the OTHER SIDE of enlisting in the military. It's called "counter- recruitment". As far as I understand, California is the only state that MANDATES high school seniors hear both sides of military recruitment. This is a project that is dear to my heart! Los Angeles is the Number ONE recruitment city of high school seniors. I want to work to change that. Meanwhile I attend rallies to publicize Augie's situation. Many of Augie's family members take part. Some good news: I have struggled to keep up the website: <www.aguayodefense.org>. Now a PROFESSIONAL web designer has volunteered to take over. Hurrah! Improvements should be visible soon. I THANK YOU all for working so hard and diligently to support Augie and the family! With all my love, Helga P. Aguayo 36838 57th Street East Palmdale, CA 93552 USA To write to Agustin: SPC Agustín Aguayo Unit 29723 Box LL APO, AE 09028-3810 USA --------- Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan Keep an eye out for "Car-Free Talk" on San Francisco's public access tv station, Channel 29. In the next show, David Fridley, staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley and member of San Francisco Oil Awareness, discusses the myth of biofuels. Date and time to be announced. ============================== 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! Three 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 end PG&E's monopoly and run the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power, and to stop corporations from taking private monopoly control of the new public internet and cable system being built for San Francisco. We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots organizers to help us win these campaigns. 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 --------- Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer The San Francisco Green Party needs donations for rent on the office, mailings, signs, and many other expenditures in order to wage effective political campaigns. We are especially interested in building up our base of "sustaining members," those who agree to contribute a certain amount each month by credit card. By becoming a sustaining member you save us money and time that we can then devote to our political work. It is a method of donation that is perfect for a grassroots organization like the Green Party as it allows us to thrive off of many, many small and medium size donations instead of depending on a few large donors. For more information, please visit the MAKE A DONATION page on the website at http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html For questions about the sustaining member program contact treasurer(a)sfgreens.org To make a one-time donation by mail please send a check made out to The San Francisco Green Party to: San Francisco Green Party 1028A Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103 ************************************************************ 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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