March 2009 - announce

ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

Friday, March 27, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY Send Announcements to news(a)sfgreens.org Please keep items brief; submissions may be edited for length and content. Green Party General Membership Meetings are scheduled 7-9pm every Fourth Wednesday of the Month 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ _________________________________________________________ EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) * Organic Sounds-San Francisco: April 2, 7pm; Tickets in advance $25; at the door $35 Space Gallery, 1141 Polk St. Since 1991, Pesticide Watch Education Fund (PWEF) has worked side-by-side with communities to clean up and prevent pesticide pollution and pesticide exposure. On April 2, we will celebrate our efforts over the past two years, with local music, food and speakers. For more information, please contact 916-551-1883 or celebration(a)pesticidewatch.org . * "SUPER HIGH ME" : Thursday, April 2, 7pm, Free 1028A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) Green Screen Flicks: Doug smokes, eats and vaporizes medical marijuana for 30 consecutive days in order to get �Super High.� But there is a catch; first Doug must go 30 days without any marijuana and undertakes a number of tests, completing the same tests while medicated and while sober, in an effort to find out what marijuana does and how it really affects people. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/super_high_me/ We will be encouraging folks to send letters of support to the state Assembly in support of Ammiano's marijuana legalization legislation! Come join the SF Green Party for our weekly FREE movie screening! Doors open at 7 for socializing, showtime 7:30. Surround sound and projector for the big screen feel. Organic vegan popcorn and snacks provided free! Beer, kombucha and other drinks available for a donation. NEXT WEEK (4/9) - "SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE" http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events.gem * Rent Party with Barry's Homebrew! Saturday April 11, 4pm 2467 28 Ave. @ Taraval (off the L Muni line) Times are tough, and the SF Green Party is feeling the pinch as we are struggling to pay rent on our office. So as we work on finding new ways to bring in some extra money, help us out with some temporary support by coming to Barry Hermanson's "Rent Party" and enjoy some of Barry's famous homebrewed beer. Barry has brewed up some IPA and an ESB (English Style Bitter - that actually tastes like a brown ale) just for this occasion, so come on by and party with the Greens, and if you can donate any amount, large or small, we will come a little closer to making ends meet and holding on to the valuable resource that the office provides. Bring grillable items to share if you can! _______________________ NEWS PNN City Hall Beat: The Govenator's Surprise! http://www.poormagazine.org/index.cfm?L1=news&story=2211 The Real AIG Conspiracy http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=12784 http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=220572&title=the-noto… When Protesters Become "Terrorists" http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=8278&catid=&volume_id=398&issue_id=4… Going Legit: Following SF Weekly Story, Board of Supes Now Plans to Obey Law It Flouted For Years http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2009/03/going_legit_following_sf_weekl.… Senate Appoints Mirkarimi to the California Coastal Commission http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1734

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ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 21 Mar '09

21 Mar '09

Friday, March 20, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY Send Announcements to news(a)sfgreens.org Please keep items brief; submissions may be edited for length and content. Green Party General Membership Meetings are scheduled 7-9pm every Fourth Wednesday of the Month 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ _________________________________________________________ EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) * Pirate Cat Radio, 87.9 FM, Friday, March 20, 6-7pm Joe Lynn, Green Party Member and Good Government Advocate, will be interviewed on the state of the San Francisco Ethics Commission. http://www.piratecatradio.com/listen.php, * SF Peace Rally: Saturday, March 21, 11am March from Justin Herman Plaza to the Civic Center Plaza It's been SIX years since the Iraq occupation started. Time to let the new administration in Washington know what we want. SFGP is planning to set up a booth at the Civic Center, so you could tell folks to look for the Green Party booth at Civic Center and that we could use some volunteers http://www.actionsf.org/#local2 * SF Green Party General Membership Meeting: March 25, 7-9pm 1028A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org. * Green Screen, Free Flick Thursdays: March 26, 7pm Join the SF Greens for our weekly FREE movie screening! VOTE FOR THE NEXT MOVIES - el. Organic vegan popcorn provided! Beer, kombucha and other drinks available for a donation. Doors open at 7pm for socializing; showtime is7:30. 1028 A Howard St (between 6th and 7th St) For more info, visit: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events.gem. * Green Screen, Free Flick: Thursday, April 9, 7pm 1028A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) Join fellow Greens for the airing of "Slumdog Millionaire," a flick about 18-year-old Mumbai "slumdog" Jamal Malik who is arrested on suspicion of cheating, after coming within one question of winning 20-million rupees on the Indian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". Beer, kombucha and other drinks available for a donation. Doors open at 7pm for socializing; showtime 7:30pm. For more info, visit http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events.gem. In the spirit of democracy and to boost attendance we are using an IRV poll to pick the next movie; please only vote if you think you will attend a movie you have chosen, and vote just once ranking all 7 choices: Sicko, Maxed Out, Jesus Camp, Super High Me, Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Prices, Cadillac Records, and Changeling... http://www.demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=Mar26 Surround sound and projector for the big screen feel. _______________________ NEWS Greens Condemn President Obama's Stance on Single-Payer Medical Plan at White House Summit http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=188 Obama Calls AIG Bonuses 'Outrageous' http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/18/MNUT16IU25.DTL&… http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2009/03/obama-looking-revealing-names-aig-e… Daily vs Cramer http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/index.jhtml?episodeId=220533 Save the Chronicle! http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=8239&catid=4&volume_id=398&issue_id=… New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson Bans Death Penalty http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE52I0I820090319 Obama on Spot Over a Benefit to Gay Couples http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/us/politics/13benefits.html City Ethics Chief Also Refusing Budget Cuts? http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/cityinsider/detail?&entry_id=37148 E-Campaign to 'Save' Medjool's Rooftop Bar Kicks Off -- But Is it Grassroots or Astroturf? http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2009/03/e-campaign_to_save_medjools_ro.…

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Announcement List for SF Green Party
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

Friday, March 13, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY Send Announcements 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) http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ _________________________________________________________ EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) * James Madison Awards Banquet: Wednesday, March 18, 5:30pm; $50/members-students, $70/others New Delhi Restaurant, 160 Ellis St. The Society of Professional Journalists, NorCal Chapter, will honor champions of the First Amendment at its 24th Annual James Madison Freedom of Information Awards. A no-host reception at 5:30 p.m. will be followed by the dinner and awards ceremony at 6:30 p.m. For more information and the list of winners, go to www.spjchapters.org/norcal. * SF Green Party General Membership Meeting: March 25, 7-9pm 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org. _______________________ NEWS Newsom's State Secrets http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=8197&catid=4 Senate Appoints Mirkarimi to the California Coastal Commission http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1734 Coalition for Responsible Growth Less Responsible About Reporting Campaign Expenditures http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2009/03/coalition_for_responsible_grow.… Eric Jaye, Mayor�s Campaign Consultant, Is Firefighters� Lobbyist http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/07/BAS116ANB3.DTL&… 'Shamed' No More: On Same Day as Receiving Delinquent Notice Coalition for Responsible Growth Files Expenditure Reports http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2009/03/shamed_no_more_on_same_day_as.p… Restoring Science to Its Proper Place http://www.thenation.com/blogs/state_of_change/415700/restoring_science_to_… DC Voting Rights Debacle http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090323/kaufmann?rel=emailNation

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Announcement List For The San Francisco Green Party
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 06 Mar '09

06 Mar '09

Friday, March 6, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY 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) http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ _________________________________________________________ *** ALERT *** Save San Francisco's Clean Energy Project! Emergency Hearing, Friday, March 6, 2pm SF City Hall, Room 250 The SFPUC has been delaying Clean Power SF for five years! WHAT YOU CAN DO: Call LAFCo chairperson Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi today at 415-554-7630 with the following message: "Please stop accepting the SFPUC's delays, and immediately hire, through LAFCo, the best qualified contractor to rapidly complete a Request For Proposal for Clean Power SF." For more information, visit http://our-city.org/events/index.html. _________________________________________________________ EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) * San Francisco Ethics Commission Meeting: Monday, March 9, 5:30pm City Hall, Polk & Grove Streets, Room 408 The Commission will take up reform of the City's lobbying laws. For more information, see Former Ethics Commissioners Articulate Basis for Lobbyist Reform http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2009/03/02/former-ethics-commission… * SFGP Free Movie Night, "Milk": Thursday, March 12, 7pm 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1870 * James Madison Awards Banquet: Wednesday, March 18, 5:30pm; $50/members-students, $70/others New Delhi Restaurant, 160 Ellis St. The Society of Professional Journalists, NorCal Chapter, will honor champions of the First Amendment at its 24th Annual James Madison Freedom of Information Awards. A no-host reception at 5:30 p.m. will be followed by the dinner and awards ceremony at 6:30 p.m. For more information and the list of winners, go to www.spjchapters.org/norcal. * SF Green Party General Membership Meeting: March 25, 7-9pm 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org. _______________________ NEWS Three New SF Rent Laws in the Works http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/04/MNRL168EM8.DTL The Chronicle Death Watch http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=8162&catid=&volume_id=398&issue_id=4… http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/politics/2009/03/why_retired_chronicle_pressmen.h… A Call To Rewrite The State's Constitution Is Met With Support http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=8164&catid=&volume_id=398&issue_id=4… Greens Speak Out on Obama's Plans for Carbon-Emissions Trading, US Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2009/03/02/former-ethics-commission… N.D. House Votes To Outlaw Abortion http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/02/18/ND_House_votes_to_outlaw_abortion/UP… Google�s Big Idea: How Realistic is Google�s $4.4 Trillion Clean-Energy Plan? http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2008/10/02/googles-big-idea-how-r…

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Free Movie Night Tonight and Urgent Action Alert
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 06 Mar '09

06 Mar '09

* SFGP FREE Movie Night, "Religulous": TONIGHT, March 5, 7 p.m. Come join us at our headquarters for our weekly FREE movie screening! This week we'll be showing Bill Maher's provocative new film, "Religulous". We have stereo sound and a projector for the big screen feel. ?Organic vegan popcorn provided! ?Beer, kombucha and other drinks available for a donation. ?And don't miss "Milk" next Thursday! http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1884 PHONE CALL-IN DAY ALERT (Please forward this message to every San Franciscan you know who cares about ending the global climate crisis.) Save San Francisco's Clean Energy Project! Call Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi now! This Friday, March 6th, the San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) will vote on activating the Clean Power SF renewable energy project, which was passed in 2007 to give the City 50% clean electricity within the next decade. But alarmingly, the LAFCo is poised to let the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) delay and weaken the project, thereby killing large scale clean energy in San Francisco. We must demand that the LAFCo vote a strong Clean Power SF project forward immediately. WHAT YOU CAN DO: Call LAFCo chairperson Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi today at 415-554-7630 with the following message: "Please stop accepting the SFPUC's delays, and immediately hire, through the LAFCo, the best qualified lead contractor to rapidly complete a Request For Proposals for Clean Power SF." (If you get a recording, or you are calling after business hours, just leave your comment as a voice mail message.) THEN: SHOW UP AND SPEAK AT THE HEARING: FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2PM, SF CITY HALL, ROOM 250 Attend the hearing and speak at public comment to insist that Clean Power SF move forward now! DIRECTIONS: To get to the hearing, go to the San Francisco Civic Center transit station at 8th and Market Streets and cross United Nations Plaza to City Hall (on Polk Street between Grove and McAllister). PUBLIC COMMENT TALKING POINTS: - The SFPUC has been delaying Clean Power SF for five years! Enough is enough! - Access to Obama administration clean energy stimulus funds could be lost if we don't act now! - There are new reports every day that the global climate crisis is becoming far worse, far more rapidly than scientists previously believed. We cannot wait one more day to begin this project! - Clean Power SF will become the largest municipal clean energy project on Earth, setting a strong example for the rest of the world to get serious about the climate crisis! - 48 other California communities are waiting for San Francisco to take the lead on clean energy, and as California goes, so goes the world. Starting this project now is critical to leading the entire planet to take rapid action to end the climate crisis! - During the current drastic economic crisis and budget cuts, Clean Power SF will create a green economy boom in San Francisco providing hundreds of desperately need jobs to this community! For more information about Clean Power SF see http://our-city.org/campaigns/CleanPowerSF_e.html

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