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SF Green Party Weekly 6/21-6/29
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 21 Jun '07

21 Jun '07

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 6/21/07-6/29/07 NEWS: - Daly Declines Mayoral Run: http://tinyurl.com/2lualm - Green Party Denounces Plan for Prison Expansion: http://tinyurl.com/2rlwcc - Is Bottled Water Better? http://tinyurl.com/2q2354 - Mirkarimi Blasts City Over Western Addition Violence http://tinyurl.com/2o9od2 - Greens Oppose Anti-Gay Surgeon General Nominee http://tinyurl.com/37lhm4 EVENTS: This week: - 6/22: Transgender March and Rally - 6/23-24: LGBT Pride Rally - 6/24: LGBT Pride Parade - 6/27: Transportation Working Group - 7/01: Campaigns and Candidates Working Group 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: - Tommy Chong Exposes Absurdity of Paris Hilton Coverage (http:// tinyurl.com/333wu3) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 6/22: Transgender March and Rally WHERE: Dolores Park WHEN: 3:30 PM for the rally; 7 PM for the march DETAILS: The San Francisco Green Party is happy to once again be participating in annual LGBT Pride events this year! Join us this weekend as we celebrate in San Francisco. The transgender community will have its third annual transgender march and rally. Come and look for the Green Party banner. --------- 6/23-24: LGBT Pride Rally WHERE: Civic Center WHEN: 10:00AM-5:00PM DETAILS: The Green Party will have a booth at Civic Center, so feel free to come and do outreach with us. Look for the Green Party booth on Larkin Street between Hayes and Grove. --------- 6/24: LGBT Pride Parade WHEN: Sunday June 24, 10:30 AM WHERE: The Green Party contingent willgather at Beale Street around Howard or Folsom DETAILS: We will follow the parade route up Market street from the Embarcadero to Civic Center. All Green Party members are welcome to join our contingent. We will have our Green Party banner, but feel free to bring your own signs, costumes and creative ideas. The parade lasts for several hours, so bring your sunscreen. The Green Party has always supported full equality for the LGBT community, and looks forward to participating in these fun events in 2007! --------- 6/27: Transportation Working Group WHEN: Wednesday, 6/27/07, 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: SFGP Office, 1028A Howard St, between 6th & 7th Streets We will discuss the McGoldrick and Peskin charter ammendments regarding MTA/MUNI reform, and determine whether to recommend an endorsement of each to the GM (along with proposed endorsement language). We'll also propose formal opposition to the parking legislation that's currently in the signature gathering phase. --------- 7/1: Campaigns and Candidates Working Group WHEN: Monday, 7/1/07, 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: SFGP Office, 1028A Howard St, between 6th & 7th Streets We'll start on activities for this campaign season, including electing new co-chairs, planning our endorsement schedule for this November's election, and inviting elected and appointed Green Party officials to monthly meetings with the general membership. ============================== 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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