September 2009 - announce

One more thing - Movie after Wed Meeting 9:00pm
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 22 Sep '09

22 Sep '09

One addition to the newsletter: *After the Endorsement Forum we'll be screening what will likely be the final movie night!* Wed 9/23, 9:00 PM * *This Film Is Not Yet Rated<http://www.netflix.com/Movie/This_Film_Is_Not_Yet_Rated/70043954?trkid=2268…> Kirby Dick <http://www.netflix.com/RoleDisplay/Kirby_Dick/20036660>'s provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates films, revealing the organization's underhanded efforts to control culture. Dick questions whether certain studios get preferential treatment and exposes the discrepancies in how the MPAA views sex and violence. Interviewees include John Waters <http://www.netflix.com/RoleDisplay/John_Waters/97576>, Darren Aronofsky <http://www.netflix.com/RoleDisplay/Darren_Aronofsky/196232>, Maria Bello <http://www.netflix.com/RoleDisplay/Maria_Bello/20002630>, Atom Egoyan<http://www.netflix.com/RoleDisplay/Atom_Egoyan/27287>and more. 90 min 1028A Howard (bet. 6th & 7th)

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SFGP Candidate Endorsement Forum / General Meeting, Wed 7pm, Goodbye Office details
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 22 Sep '09

22 Sep '09

*Green Greetings, SFGP Candidate Endorsement Forum / General Meeting* Wednesday 09/23/09 7:00PM-9:00PM 1028A Howard (bet. 6th & 7th) At this month's General Meeting, we will consider endorsements of candidates in local elections, including SF municipal candidates and KPFA Local Station Board candidates. Note that we've already endorsed on the propositions at the last GM (see minutes <http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/minutes.gem>for details), and a writeup on these will be posted soon. The forum is open to the public, but only active Green Party members can participate in the final endorsement decisions at the end. *Schedule:* *Energy / land use issues* (Eric Brooks) - 15 minutes *KPFA candidates Q&A* - 1 hr (starting at 7:15, but with a 10-15 minute break for Cisneros). Candidates who are confirmed to attend so far: Fest, Tanaka, Phelps, Cader, Zeltzer, Woods, Sanders. Please read candidate statements posted here: http://www.kpfa.org/kpfa-station-board-election-2009, and bring any additional questions to ask at the meeting. *Cisneros Q&A* - 10-15 minutes, starting at 7:30. Please read his answers to our questionnaire, posted on our website: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1746, and bring any additional questions to ask at the meeting. *Final endorsement decisions on KPFA, SF candidates* - 30 minutes. We will use straw polling to determine the endorsements most likely to reach consensus, then follow the consensus procedure to make endorsement. In case we don't reach consensus, there is a fallback voting threshold of 75% on candidate endorsement decisions. *These are some tentative dates for our moving out activities:* Both at 1028A Howard (bet. 6th & 7th) 10/10 - *Silent auction* / give-away for all of the remaining art, memorabilia, furniture and office supplies left in the office. 10/15 or 10/22 - *Moveout party* - One last big bash to mark the end of an era and a new start. Stay tuned for details on live entertainment, food & drink! *SF Peak Oil Preparedness Task Force Presents Report* Thursday 09/24/09, 1:00PM-4:00PM San Francisco Peak Oil Preparedness Task Force Will Present Report to Board of Supervisors Thursday *Where & When:* Task Force Members will present their findings to members of the Board of Supervisors’ Government Oversight and Audit Committee in the Legislative Chamber – Second Floor of City Hall at 1:00 PM on Thursday, September 24. *Who:* Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, who sponsored the resolution to create the Task Force; Task Force Members and supporters; Supervisors Eric Mar and Sophie Maxwell. *What:* The San Francisco Peak Oil Preparedness Task Force, a citizen advisory body formed by the Board of Supervisors in 2007, will deliver its final report to city leaders. The 125-page report<http://www.sfenvironment.org/our_policies/overview.html?ssi=20>analyzes the City’s vulnerabilities to shortages of petroleum and natural gas and warns about the dire consequences of inaction. Peak Oil is the point in time at which maximum global production of petroleum is reached, after which point production begins an inexorable decline, regardless of demand or price. With most of the planet's easily extractable (and therefore cheap) petroleum already used, geologists and oil industry insiders caution that reserves of petroleum and natural gas will soon begin that decline, if they haven’t already. The Task Force presentation will be followed by ample time for public comment. *Come and be part of this historic occasion.* San Francisco is the largest city in the country to formally consider the consequences of Peak Oil. The report's 91 recommendations need to be prioritized and implementation begun. Our actions are being watched from around the country and as far away as Germany.

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Movie Tonight at 9:00 after County Council Mtg at 7:00, Endorsements, Moving!
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 16 Sep '09

16 Sep '09

Hello Greens, If you've been reading our updates you know we have decided to give up our office in October. We will be having a big goodbye office party to mark the end of an era and beginning of a leaner, Greener era as we spend our money on more appropriate things. Stay tuned for the details and please, please, please help us out right now with a quick donation: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1714 *Events* *Tonight, Wed 9/16* *7:00* PM - *County Council Meeting* - Open to the public *9:00* PM - Join us for a screening of "*Flow: For Love of Water*" - From both local and global perspectives, this documentary examines the harsh realities behind the mounting water crisis. Learn how politics, pollution and human rights are intertwined in this important issue that affects every being on Earth. With water drying up around the world and the future of human lives at stake, the film urges a call to arms before more of our most precious natural resource evaporates. *Wed 9/23 7:00 PM* *Endorsement Meeting* (General Membership Meeting) - Join us to help us decide whether or not to endorse the 2 candidates running for City Attorney(Dennis Herrera) and Treasurer(Jose Cisneros). We will also be discussing plans for future meetings, the moving party *SFGP Endorsements for local Measures* (more details will be written up after next weeks endorsements are made) Yes on A (with a statement that we want something stronger, such as giving the supervisors the option of making line item spending mandatory). Yes on B (we've supported this for a long time; we also want to be sure this wouldn't result in an elimination of aides) No on C (we've always opposed corporate naming rights; e.g., Gonzalez' prop G on naming rights) No on D (many problems with this measure, with poor kids thrown in as window dressing. but we sympathize with Warfield owner's desire to restore his historic sign but with upgrades such as energy-efficient lighting and removal of defunct corporate logos) Yes on E (for same reasons we supported the advisory measure a year or two ago; plus, the SFGP basically wrote the original billboard ban, which we should complain about not being enforced by the Mayor. *KPFA Local Station Board Election:* http://kpfaelection2009.net/ *News* *Green Party Outraged that Obama threw Van under Bus* San Francisco - The SF Green Party is outraged over the resignation of Obama administration advisor Van Jones over the Labor Day Weekend. "Van Jones has always been an inspiring voice for social justice and the environment. That Obama and the Democrats would force him out proves just how low they can sink," said Erika McDonald, a local Green Party spokesperson, noting that Jones was one of only a few progressive voices that Obama has hired since taking office. "We have worked with Van Jones on several key local issues related to police reform and environmental racism," said Green Party County Council member John-Marc Chandonia. "Obama's surrender to Glenn Beck and his lunatic fringe followers only confirms that intelligent and competent progressive leaders have no home in the Democratic Party." *Power Plant Shell Game: San Franciscans Will Breathe Bad Air For Another Year, For Electricity That Isn’t Needed* http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2009/09/14/power-plant-shell-game-s… *In Spite of Siege, ‘Gaza Lives,’ Cynthia McKinney Says* People’s advocate Cynthia McKinney speaks on breaking the Gaza siege, Oscar Grant, killing in the Congo, single-payer and more http://www.sfbayview.com/2009/in-spite-of-siege-%E2%80%98gaza-lives%E2%80%9…

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