December 2008 - announce

ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 20 Dec '08

20 Dec '08

ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008 Send Announcement items to news(a)sfgreens.org Please keep items brief; submissions may be edited for length and content. PLEASE NOTE: There will be no General Meeting in December; meetings will return to their usual dates/times in January 2009 (Fourth Wednesday of each Month). http://www.sfgreenparty.org _____________________________________________________ Events * CODEPINK Holiday Potluck: Saturday, Dec. 20, 3 p.m. Global Exchange. 2017 Mission Street, 2nd Floor CODEPINK and Global Exchange present a holiday potluck that includes a trip report from Rae Abileah, who recently returned from an interfaith peace delegation to Iran. * SF Green Party General Meeting: Dec. 24 - CANCELED http://www.sfgreenparty.org * James Madison Awards: Deadline for nominations is Friday, Jan. 9. Winners honoring/shielding freedom-of-information and First Amendment rights will be recognized at SPJ's annual dinner in mid-March; date, time and place TBA. Categories include professional journalist, citizen, legal counsel, nonprofit organization, public official, student journalist, source/whistle blower, educator, librarian, electronic access, cartoonist, career achievement and news media. http://www.spjchapters.org/norcal/ _______________________ NEWS Single-payer Health Care Will Boost The Economy http://us.mg203.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launch?.partner=sbc&.rand=6p5ct86vlmk38 Pastor Warren's Inauguration Invitation by Obama Mirrors the Clinton Administration's Approach To Gay Rights http://us.mg203.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launch?.partner=sbc&.rand=8a84lvosufng6

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Announcement List for SF Green Party
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 13 Dec '08

13 Dec '08

ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY Saturday, Dec. 12, 2008 Send Announcement items to news(a)sfgreens.org Please keep items brief; submissions may be edited for length and content. PLEASE NOTE: There will be no General Meeting in December; meetings will return to their usual dates/times (Fourth Wednesday of each Month), beginning in January 2009. http://www.sfgreenparty.org **************************************************************************** SF GREEN PARTY HOLIDAY PARTY: Wednesday, Dec. 17, 7-10 p.m. SFGP Headquarters, 1028A Howard St. (between 6th and 7th streets) Join us as we celebrate our many victories and close calls, with music, snacks and drinks. Please bring something to share, if you can. Live music from: DJ Daneekah (http://www.myspace.com/djdaneekah) Phantom Power (guitar, bass and vocals) DJ Platypus Info at http://www.sfgreenparty.org or 701-7090. RSVP on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/events.php?ref=sb#/event.php?eid=40728042749 **************************************************************************** Events * KPFA Crafts & Music Fair: Dec. 13 & 14, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., $7-$10 Concourse Exhibition Center, 635 8th St., at Brannan Northern Californias largest fine-crafts fair returns to San Francisco this weekend with eco-friendly Green Crafts, Fair Trade items and beautifully handcrafted work. Its the Bay Areas best opportunity to find one-of-a-kind gifts and to ring in the holidays with nonstop live performances, including jazz, hip hop, bluegrass, world music and blues. http://www.kpfa.org/craftsfair/ * The Last Continent Québec Film Week: Dec. 14, 3:30 p.m. Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinema Filmmaker and marine biologist Jean Lemire (The White Planet) leads an intense 430-day expedition to Antarctica in this resonant documentary about a group of scientists investigating the effects of climate change. When the team arrives they discover that warmer temperatures causing upheavals in the ecosystem also threaten the safety of the crew members themselves. Awaiting the arrival of a desperately needed winter, they struggle to keep food supplies cold and the boat anchored against gale-force winds. http://www.sffs.org/events/index_series_quebec.html * SF Green Party Holiday Party: Wednesday, Dec. 17 -- See details above . * SF Green Party General Meeting: Dec. 24 - Canceled * James Madison Awards: Deadline for nominations is Friday, Jan. 9. Winners honoring/shielding freedom-of-information and First Amendment rights will be recognized at SPJ's annual dinner in mid-March; date, time and place TBA. Categories include professional journalist, citizen, legal counsel, nonprofit organization, public official, student journalist, source/whistle blower, educator, librarian, electronic access, cartoonist, career achievement and news media. http://www.spjchapters.org/norcal/ _______________________ NEWS Who controls what we drink? Corporate water comes to (and from) San Francisco http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=7650&volume_id=398&issue_id=409&volu… Socialism for the Rich http://www.thenation.com/doc/20081222/scheer Green Party Calls for Carbon Tax, Higher Taxes for the Rich and Wall Street, to Resolve State Budget Crisis http://us.mg203.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launch?.partner=sbc&.rand=5t2m2lpgdaqgp While the Economy Burns, Bush Babbles On About Religion http://www.beyondchron.org/news/

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ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 06 Dec '08

06 Dec '08

ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008 Send Announcement items to news(a)sfgreens.org Please keep items brief; submissions may be edited for length and content. PLEASE NOTE: There will be no General Meeting in December; meetings will return to their usual dates/times (Fourth Wednesday of each Month), beginning in January 2009. See information on the SFGP December Holiday Party below -- http://www.sfgreenparty.org; 415-701-7090 **************************************************************************** EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) * KPFA Local Board Unoffical Meeting: Thursday, Dec. 11, 7-9 p.m. Humanist Hall, 390 27th St., Oakland Join members of KPFA's board and station programmers at a holiday mixer to chat and mingle. Food, drinks and an update on the state of the nation's 1st community radio station. * The Last Continent Québec Film Week: Dec. 12-14 Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinema http://www.sffs.org/events/index_series_quebec.html Filmmaker and marine biologist Jean Lemire (The White Planet) leads an intense 430-day expedition to Antarctica in this resonant documentary about a group of scientists investigating the effects of climate change. When the team arrives they discover that warmer temperatures causing upheavals in the ecosystem also threaten the safety of the crew members themselves. Awaiting the arrival of a desperately needed winter, they struggle to keep food supplies cold and the boat anchored against gale-force winds. The various challenges, coupled with only four hours of sunlight each day, would send most rushing home but the intrepid crew remains infectiously upbeat, playing hockey, kayaking, riding bicycles on the ice and studying a variety of other species whose deep-rooted habits have been disrupted by the warming trends. Cinematographers Martin Leclerc and Mario Cyr capture glorious shots of Antarctica's sublime landscapes as well as the marvelous and fascinating species that thrive in the crystal-clear water under the oceans icy surface. Donald Sutherland's deft voiceover narration weaves together ecological facts, historical accounts of Antarctica's perils, and details of Lemire's mission to create a richly textured profile of the continent. With compassion and urgency, the film makes a compelling case for action, suggesting that the effects of global warming on our fragile world run far deeper than we can see. Presented with support from the Goldman Environmental Prize. December 12, 2008, 6:15 pm, Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinema December 14, 2008, 3:30 pm, Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinema http://www.sffs.org/events/films/film_the_last_continent.html * SF Green Holiday Party: Wednesday, Dec. 17, 7-10 p.m. (No General Meeting in December) SFGP Headquarters, 1028A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.) Join us as we celebrate our many victories and close calls, with music, snacks and drinks. Please bring something to share, if you can. Info at http://www.sfgreenparty.org or 701-7090. SF Green Party General Meeting: December 24 -- Canceled _______________________ NEWS Stop PG&E's Corporate Welfare http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=7621&catid=4 Why the Right Will Oppose Getting Us Out of Recession http://www.alternet.org/blogs/workplace/109955/ Liberals To Keep Pressure On Obama For Results http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/nov/30/liberals-to-keep-pressure-on-ob… Tom Ammiano: The Man, The Myth, The Living Legend http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2008/12/04/tom-ammiano-the-man-the-… Suit Claims Halliburton, KBR Sickened Base http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/12/military_kbr_lawsuit_121508w/ Battle for the Board's Helm http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2008/12/01/battle-for-the-boards-he… Throwing Money at MUNI http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/politics/2008/12/throwing_money_at_muni.html Chevron in the White House http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2008/12/3/amy_goodmans_new_column_chevron_… The Crackberry Chronicles: Progressive Victory Cups Runneth Over http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2008/11/24/the-crackberry-chronicle… David Campos Sworn in as Supervisor http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2008/12/04/newsom-appoints-campos-t…

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