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Announcement List For The San Francisco Green Party
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 25 Jul '08

25 Jul '08

ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY Friday, July 25, 2008 Send Announcement items to news(a)sfgreens.org. Please keep items brief; submissions may be edited for length and content. Green Party General Membership Meetings are scheduled 7-9 p.m. every fourth Wednesday of the month. 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th Streets) Meeting Minutes Archive: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/minutes.gem **************************************************************************** EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) * WestSide Green Club Meeting: Sunday, July 27, 3-5 p.m. Home of Barry Hermanson, 2467 - 28th Ave., near Ulloa. Open to all progressives who want to work politically in the Sunset, Richmond and Parkside districts. For more information, call Barry at 415-664-7754 or Nancy Lewis at 415-661-5713. * The SF Living Wage Special: Sunday, July 27, 4 p.m., $5 522 Valencia, 3rd Floor Auditorium This half-hour documentary follows the successful campaign that brought wage increases to more than 15,000 low-wage workers in San Francisco in 2007. View the process, meet the workers, be inspired to organize and fight for economic justice. Dinner, film, raffle. For information, 415-863-1225, http://www.livingwage-sf.org * ACTION DAY AT CPUC: Thursday, July 31, 9 a.m. California Public Utilities Commission Building, 505 Van Ness Ave. (at McAllister Street) TURN (The Utility Reform Network) Call for action to protest At&T/Verizon's attempt to raise land-line phone rates in California. Attend the CPUC meeting to protest this attack on our communities! * Animal Advocacy Working Group Meeting: Thursday, Aug. 7, 7-9 p.m. Golden Era Vegetarian Restaurant (http://www.goldeneravegetarian.com) 572 O'Farrell St (between Leavenworth and Jones) AWG is involved in activities to protect animals and influence City Hall legislation. Look for the table with the greeting card or picture showing three wolf pups. At 7 p.m., arrive if you wish to order dinner. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. * California Green Party General Assembly: Aug. 23-24 Dana Point, Orange County Look for details at http://cagreens.org/plenary * Green Party General Membership Meeting: Wednesday, Aug. 27, 7-9 p.m. 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ * Open Government Assembly: Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17-18 UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism The event brings current First Amendment and freedom-of-information issues into focus and includes presentation of CFAC's Beacon Awards recognizing First Amendment and FOI champions. Program details TBA. http://www.cfac.org/content/index.php/cfac-assembly/index _______________________ NEWS Rally On The City Hall Steps Kicks Off Initiative For Public Power http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1683 http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/bruce/2008/07/public_power_rally_722.html Newsom Reiterates Opposition To Renewable Energy Measure http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/ I'll See Your Embarcadero And Raise You Market Street http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/politics/2008/07/ill_see_your_embarcadero_and_r.h… Greens Urge Quick Action On Ohio, Pennsylvania Election Crimes http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?Id=82 Bush Rejected EPA Advice On California Air-quality Waiver, Whistle-blower Says http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/1102194.html Nightmare On Wall Street: Washington Can't Bail Out The Sea Of Red Ink Http://www.alternet.org/workplace/92286

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Announcement List For The San Francisco Green Party
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 18 Jul '08

18 Jul '08

ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY Friday, July 18, 2008 Send Announcement items to news(a)sfgreens.org. Please keep items brief; submissions may be edited for length and content. Green Party General Membership Meeting is held 7:30 p.m. every Third Wednesday of the Month 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th Streets) Meeting Minutes Archive: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/minutes.gem **************************************************************************** FORMER GEORGIA CONGRESSPERSON CYNTHIA McKINNEY ACCEPTS USGP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY http://www.gp.org/index.php http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1682 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N14HYcopWEU http://www.newsweek.com/id/146263 **************************************************************************** EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) * Green Party General Membership Meeting: Wednesday, July 16, 7:30 p.m. 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ * "Dona Spring, Courage in Life and Politics": Friday, July 18, 7 p.m. Unitarian Church, Cedar and Bonita, North Berkeley The film, completed in July 2007, is about Dona Spring who is the longest elected Green Party member in the United States (over 16 years on the City Council of Berkeley). The film shows Dona on TV shows Oprah Winfrey, Bill O'Reilly and CNN debating the worst elements of the status-quo. Also, Dona is shown with Ralph Nader, Al Gore and Barbara Lee and many local activists. For more information, email LDP(a)igc.org . http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2008-07-10/article/30557?headline=… * 18th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act: Friday July 18, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. San Francisco City Hall, South Light Court All year long, we fight for our rights. Now, let�s celebrate our accomplishments so we can recharge and continue the fight! Please join Sup. Tom Ammiano, Mary Lou Breslin, CADA, MDC and MOD to honor members of our diverse community. Event is wheelchair accessible, captioned and ASL interpreted. For other accommodations, please contact MOD at mod(a)sfgov.org, 415-554-6789, or 554-6799 (TTY). * AIDS Walk 2008: Sunday, July 20, 9 a.m. Sharon Meadow, Golden Gate Park Join thousand of walkers for AIDS Walk San Francisco, an annual fundraiser that has helped Bay Area HIV/AIDS programs with over $65 million since 1987. The 10K walk will be followed by an afternoon of music and other entertainment. For information: http://aidswalk.net/sanfran/index.html; 415-615-WALK; or sfinfo(a)aidswalk.net . * Celebrate New Ballot Measure for 100% Clean Energy in SF: Tuesday July 22, 11 a.m. City Hall, Polk Street Steps (at Grove) Join Green Party elected officials Ross Mirkarimi and Mark Sanchez, among others, to rally in support of the San Francisco Clean Energy Act, which is headed for the November 2008 ballot. The Clean Energy Act will provide San Francisco with the means to take community control of its energy future, produce a comprehensive plan for providing clean, secure, cost-effective electricity for residents, businesses and local government. Passage would require the City to get or produce 51 percent of its energy from renewable and clean sources by 2017, 75 percent by 2030 and 100 percent by 2040. Learn more at http://www1.sfbg.com/printable_entry.php?entry_id=6736 * WestSide Green Club meeting: Sunday, July 27, 3-5 p.m. Home of Barry Hermanson, 2467 - 28th Ave., near Ulloa. Open to all progressives who want to work politically in the Sunset, Richmond and Parkside districts. For more information, call Barry at 415-664-7754 or Nancy Lewis at 415-661-5713. * The SF Living Wage Special: Sunday, July 27, 4 p.m., $5 522 Valencia, 3rd Floor Auditorium This half-hour documentary follows the successful campaign that brought wage increases to more than 15,000 low-wage workers in San Francisco in 2007. View the process, meet the workers, be inspired to organize and fight for economic justice. Dinner, film, raffle. For information, 415-863-1225, www.livingwage-sf.org * Green Party General Membership Meeting: Wednesday, Aug. 20, 7:30 p.m. 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ * California Green Party General Assembly: Aug. 23-24 Dana Point, Orange County Look for details at http://cagreens.org/plenary * Open Government Assembly: Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17-18 UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism The event brings current First Amendment and freedom-of-information issues into focus and includes presentation of CFAC's Beacon Awards recognizing First Amendment and FOI champions. Program details TBA. http://www.cfac.org/content/index.php/cfac-assembly/index _______________________ NEWS Who Voted for FISA and How Much $$$ Did They Pocket From Telecom Companies? http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/91233/ Let's Kick Nuclear Power out of the Climate Change Debate http://www.alternet.org/environment/91198/?page=1 Impeach Cheney for High Crimes & Misdemeanors http://www.capwiz.com/thenation/issues/alert/?alertid=11602941 Dona Spring -- Berkeley City Council & Green Party Member -- In Memoriam http://us.f833.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launch?.rand=613i4atai3k10 http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2008-07-10/article/30559?headline=… http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/14/BAT611OT04.DTL http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_9880677?source=rss http://www.beyondchron.org/articles/A_Tribute_to_Dona_Spring_5868.html http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2008-07-10/article/30565?headline=…

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Announcement List For The San Francisco Green Party - Final
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 11 Jul '08

11 Jul '08

ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY Friday, July 11, 2008 Send Announcement items to news(a)sfgreens.org. Please keep items brief; submissions may be edited for length and content. Green Party General Membership Meeting is held 7:30 p.m. every Third Wednesday of the Month 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th Streets) Meeting Minutes Archive: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/minutes.gem ========================================================= EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) * National Green Party Convention: July 10-13, Chicago, IL http://www.greenparty2008.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Pacifica Radio will be covering the Green Party Presidential Nominating Convention on Sunday, July 13, 9 a.m. to Noon. KPFA-FM 94.1 or http://kpfa.org/ * Ross Mirkarimi and John Rizzo on Sierra Club Radio, Green 960: Saturday, July 12. Green 960-AM or live streaming at <http://www.green960.com/main.html>http://www.green960.com/main.html * Green Party General Membership Meeting: Wednesday, July 16, 7:30 p.m. 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ * 18th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act: Friday July 18, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. San Francisco City Hall, South Light Court All year long, we fight for our rights. Now, let�s celebrate our accomplishments so we can recharge and continue the fight! Please join Sup. Tom Ammiano, Mary Lou Breslin, CADA, MDC and MOD to honor members of our diverse community. Event is wheelchair accessible, captioned and ASL interpreted. For other accommodations, please contact MOD at mod(a)sfgov.org, 415-554-6789, or 554-6799 (TTY). * California Green Party General Assembly: Aug. 23-24 Dana Point, Orange County Look for details at http://cagreens.org/plenary * Open Government Assembly: Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17-18 UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism The event brings current First Amendment and freedom-of-information issues into focus and includes presentation of CFAC's Beacon Awards recognizing First Amendment and FOI champions. Program details TBA. http://www.cfac.org/content/index.php/cfac-assembly/index _______________________ NEWS McKinney Expected to Get Green Party Nomination http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/dekalb/stories/20 Congress Buckles To Israeli Pressure to Impose Strict Sanctions Against Iran http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemi… Support SF's Clean Energy Act http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=6687&catid=4 ACLU Sues Over Unconstitutional Dragnet Wiretapping Law http://www.aclu.org/safefree/nsaspying/35942prs20080710.html Greens At The Chicago Convention, July 10-13, To Collect And Donate Items To Homeless Shelters http://www.gp.org/Press/Pr-national.php?Id=73 McGoldrick's privatization betrayal http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=6698&catid=408/07/09/mckinney_green_… Green Party Member Joe Lynn on Your Call Radio discussing the state of our democracy <http://yourcallradio.blogspot.com/2008/07/your-call-070708-is-our-democracy…>http://yourcallradio.blogspot.com/2008/07/your-call-070708-is-our-democracy… Greens Elated At News Of Colombian Green Party Leader Ingrid Betancourt's Rescue http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=76 Death Of 17-Year-Old Pregnant Farm Worker Incites Campaign Against Trader Joe's http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=6685&catid=4

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Announcement List For The San Francisco Green Party
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 04 Jul '08

04 Jul '08

ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY Friday, July 4, 2008 Send Announcement items to news(a)sfgreens.org. Please keep items brief; submissions may be edited for length and content. Green Party General Membership Meeting is held 7:30 p.m. every Third Wednesday of the Month 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th Streets) Meeting Minutes Archive: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/minutes.gem ========================================================= EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) * "Red State" San Francisco Mime Troupe's Satirical Summer Opening: July 4-6; 1:30 p.m., Free (donations) Dolores Park, 18th & Dolores Streets It's Election Day in America and, due to an Electoral College tie, the entire Presidential Election comes down to the one small town called Bluebird, Kansas, the one district that -- due to a voting machine glitch -- didn't report any results. For a complete schedule and more information, call 415.285.1717 or visit http://www.sfmt.org . Green volunteers will be there by 1 p.m. collecting signatures for candidates Mark Sanchez, Bruce Wolfe and Cindy Sheehan. Look for the Green Party and Mark Sanchez for Supervisor banners. * National Green Party Convention: July 10-13, Chicago, IL Palmer House Hilton, 7 East Monroe St. Chicago Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave. Most Workshops will be conducted at the Palmer House for a couple of days of give-and-take learning. The National Nominating Convention will select the Green Party candidate for the 2008 Presidential Election on Sunday, July 13. Follow link for more information: http://www.greenparty2008.org/ * Green Party General Membership Meeting: Wednesday, July 16, 7:30 p.m. 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ * California Green Party General Assembly: Aug. 23-24 Dana Point, Orange County Look for details at http://cagreens.org/plenary * Open Government Assembly: Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17-18 UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism The event brings current First Amendment and freedom-of-information issues into focus and includes presentation of CFAC's Beacon Awards recognizing First Amendment and FOI champions. Program details TBA. http://www.cfac.org/content/index.php/cfac-assembly/index _______________________ NEWS The Dirty Fight Over Clean Power http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=6654&catid=&volume_id=317&issue_id=3… In The Spotlight: Nancy Pelosi http://www.greenchange.org/display.php?modin=51&uid=27 The Carfree Challenge http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=6649&volume_id=317&issue_id=385&volu… What The New NSA Spying Decision Means for the Immunity Debate http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/07/new-decision-immunity-myths Sanders to Introduce Solar Roofing Act http://www.progressive.org/mag/wx070108 Supreme Court Shoots Down DC Gun Ban http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2008/06/8822_supreme_court_gun… Will Covert Operations Lead to Overt Military Attacks Against Iran? http://www.talkleft.com/story/2008/6/29/18920/5632 The New Snoops: Terrorism Liaison Officers, Some from Private Sector http://www.progressive.org/mag/mc070208 Google must divulge YouTube log http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7488009.stm White House Tried to Silence EPA Proposal on Car Emissions http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/25/AR200806250… Cheney Repeatedly Met With Auto Execs Before White House Killed California�s Emissions Law http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/21/cheney-epa-califronia/ Iceland is Whaling Again https://community.hsus.org/campaign/hsi_whaling_iceland The Whale Man http://www.newsweek.com/id/143406 Obama and the School of the Americas http://nacla.org/node/4777

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Join us July 4 at Dolores Park to gather signatures for our candidates
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 03 Jul '08

03 Jul '08

Hundreds of people will be gathering to enjoy the Mime Troupe performance, beginning at 2 PM at Dolores Park on Friday, July 4. Many people gather at the park earlier in the day to picnic and get a good spot for the show. Our volunteers will be there by 1 PM collecting signatures for candidates Mark Sanchez, Bruce Wolfe and Cindy Sheehan. Come and look for the Green Party and Mark Sanchez for Supervisor banners. Dolores Park is located between Dolores and Church Streets and 18th and 20th Streets in San Francisco. For more information about volunteering on these campaigns, visit http://www.marksanchez.org/ http://www.brucewolfe.net/citycollegeboard/ http://www.cindyforcongress.org/ http://www.sfgreenparty.org **************Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! (www.tourtracker.com ?NCID=aolmus00050000000112)

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