January 2010 - announce

GPCA 20-Year Anniversary Event February 6; Howard Zinn, Rest in Peace
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 31 Jan '10

31 Jan '10

HelloFriends, TheSan Francisco Green Party mourns the loss of the man, the author, the legend:Howard Zinn. His contributions to our society were immeasurable. See just ashort list of tributes to this great dissident in NEWS. Itwas a busy week for the local Greens! Thanks to all who came out for our PeakOil Forum last Wednesday. It was engaging and informative. Additionally, localGreens Bruce Wolfe and Rich Stone had the honor of meeting with Internationalvisitors from Chile on Friday in a discussion hosted by the Institute forInternational Education (IIE). Somegreat events are coming up this week, including the Laura Wells campaignkick-off and the Green Party of California’s 20-Year Anniversary event inBerkeley. Please join us! NEWS: Democracy Now! on Howard Zinn http://www.democracynow.org/tags/howard_zinn Long Live “Zinn” http://www.zcommunications.org/znet/viewArticle/23744 HowardZinn: How I Want to Be Remembered... http://www.commondreams.org/video/2010/01/29-2 EVENTS: LauraWells for Governor Campaign Kickoff! Monday, February 1 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. LaEstrellita, 446 E 12th Street, (between 4th Ave & 5th Ave), Oakland, CA94606 (Lake Merritt BART station is the closest station.) Laura would be honored by your presence. Appetizers will be provided. No-hostbar. http://www.laurawells.org/ http://twitter.com/Wells4Gov http://www.facebook.com/#/pages/Laura-Wells-for-Governor-of-California/2327… Forum and Speakout on the Future ofKPFA:Whose station, whose news, whose stories and voices, produced by whom, to whatend? Wednesday,February 3 7p.m. 522Valencia Street near 16th Street SanFrancisco, CA InitialSpeakers: JackHeyman, ILWU Local 10 RivaEnteen, Past Chair KPFA Local Station Board AnnGarrison, Independent Journalist, Green Party activist DennisBernstein, Producer, KPFA Flashpoints For Information call (415)867-0628 Board of SupervisorsHaiti Event Friday, February 5 5 to 7 p.m. Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell Street near Van Ness Avenue Suggested donation: $20.00 200,000 dead. 3 million homeless.Thousands dying for lack of medical care and supplies. Here's how you can help.Join Supervisors John Avalos, Sophie Maxwell, David Campos, Bevan Dufty, SeanElsbernd, Chris Daly, Ross Mirkarimi, Carmen Chu, David Chiu, MichelaAlioto-Pier, and Eric Mar and open up your wallets in support of the people ofHaiti. Enjoy live music, fabulous drinks, and hear from the Haiti Action Committeeabout what is happening on the ground. We will have a raffle with some excitingprizes! All proceeds will benefit the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund, which hasbeen supporting grassroots, community-based organizations in Haiti for the pastsix years. Green Party of California 20thAnniversary Celebration http://www.cagreens.org/action/Anniversary.2010.php Green Party of California: 1990 to the present Celebrate Green History • Look Ahead • Green Politics • Fun Saturday, February 6 12to 9 p.m. Location: Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists 1924 Cedar Street, at Bonita Avenue, Berkeley(nearest BART station is Downtown Berkeley, about a 15 minute walk from theBerkeley Fellowship) Sliding scale donation $8-$25; space is limited Vegetarian dinner included w/$17 donation or more All Day: Make a video, tell your story of when and why you joined the Green Party Daytime: Workshop/Strategy/Press Conference • Noon: Socializing, bring your Green Party signs, banners, literature for display • 1:00 pm: Greening California 2010 Election Strategy/Media Open Session, featuring - present & past GPCA candidates for Statewide Constitutional Office - 2010 GPCA candidates for State Legislative Office - present & past California Green Officeholders - media training - ballot measures • 3:30pm: Press Conference Nightime: History/Party/Dinner/Story Telling/See old friends, make new ones • 4:30pm: Panels/discussions/recollections/videos of GPCA History,including - the pre-party years, 1985-1990 - founding and qualification ballot drive of the Green Party ofCalifornia - early statewide candidacies - Green city council majorities in Arcata and Sebastopol - Charlene Spretnak video interview, call-in - share your own stories Confirmed participants from the party's early days currently include Sara Amir, Barbara Blong, Hank Chapot, Regina Endrizzi, Mike Feinstein, Margaret Garcia, Dan Hamburg, Joe Louis Hoffman, Greg Jan, Mitra andothers SPACE LIMITED, RESERVATIONS ENCOURAGED PLEASE RSVP to strategyretreat(a)cagreens.org and please let us know if you'll be there for dinner, so we know how much food to order Join our Facebook group and invite your friends: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62534706497 http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ http://twitter.com/gpca Peace!

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Reminder: The End of Suburbia - Special SFGP Forum on Peak Oil & Clean Energy: Wed.6PM
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 27 Jan '10

27 Jan '10

*J**oin us tonight for a very special forum on Peak Oil and Green Energy!* *Peak Oil, Energy Issues & The End of Suburbia* *Screening followed by discussion and next steps* *Wednesday, January 27, 2010 6:00pm - 8:45pm Western Addition Library,* 1550 Scott Street - one block East of Divisadero and Geary. Look for us in a meeting room at the library. For this month's General Meeting, we'll be meeting at the Western Addition Library branch for a screening of the powerful film, The End of Suburbia followed by an hour-long presentation and discussion about energy issues and concrete steps we can take to move towards greener energy. One exciting development locally we'll discuss is Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) and "Clean Power SF" which will allow us to move away from PG&E's pollution-heavy energy generation to wind, solar and other clean sources. http://cleanpowersf.org/ Come find out how to make sure this materializes and how to keep PG&E from deceiving the voters once again into voting against their own interests! Schedule: 6 pm - 7:20: movie screening 7:20 - 7:30; announcements: signature gathering for Repeal Prop 8 campaign, signing forms to get statewide Green candidates on the ballot, county council recruitment, and other brief announcements 7:30-8:45: panel discussion with SF Peak Oil Task Force members Pat Gerber, Jeanne Rosenmeyer, and other experts Event on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=243964377219&index=1 ================ *Rain or shine, please join us for PARK(ing) Day For Partners, a special PARK(ing) Day event to raise money for the Haitian health organization, Partners in Health* (http://www.standwithhaiti.org/haiti) What: PARK(ing) Day for Partners When: Sunday, January 31, 2010 What time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (or later) Where: The Bazaar Cafe, 5927 California Street, between 21st and 22nd avenues Cost: Free, but we're asking for a donation of $10 to $20, no one denied invitation to sit with us beneath the tent at our own special PARK(ing) space on California for lack of funds ... Musicians will provide entertainment, but you are invited to bring your own musical instrument to help add to this fun-raiser or to bang away on the piano indoors. There will also be card readings by Ivette. We will set up outside in the parking spot in front of the cafe -- hopefully with a tent in the event of rain. Otherwise, we'll go inside the cafe ( http://www.bazaarcafe.com/) For more information, contact the Bazaar at (415) 831-5620 or lmw(a)bazaarcafe.com ================ *Laura Wells for Governor Campaign Kickoff!* We hope everyone can make it: When: Monday, February 1 What time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Where: La Estrellita, 446 E 12th St, (between 4th Ave & 5th Ave), Oakland, CA 94606 (Lake Merritt BART station is the closest station.) Laura would be honored by your presence. Appetizers will be provided. No-host bar. ================ * Join our Facebook group and invite your friends:* http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62534706497 http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ Peace!

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Bad Press; The End of Suburbia - Special SFGP Forum on Peak Oil & Clean Energy: Wed.6PM; Reproductive Justice: Sat.10am-1:30, & more...
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 23 Jan '10

23 Jan '10

*Hello friends,* *In case you stopped reading newspapers because they refuse to give the Greens fair coverage, we wanted you to know that they will in fact cover us if they sense a story about us struggling. Both the SF Bay Guardian and Wall Street Journal did stories on the local Party over the last couple of weeks focusing on how we were struggling to raise money and register Greens. The Guardian article especially upset a lot of people who felt that it was a hit piece intended to make people feel like there was no reason to remain in the Party, and there has been a robust discussion taking place in the comments section and Politics blog. Please share a piece of your mind if you believe there is still a need for a third party which doesn't take bribes in the form of corporate donations, and stands by it's values. Then prove them wrong by becoming even more active with the Party and join us Wednesday for a very special forum on Peak Oil and Energy!* *The Green Party's nadir* http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=9646&volume_id=452&issue_id=467&volu… *Don’t call it a comeback* http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/politics/2010/01/dont_call_it_a_comeback.html *San Francisco Green Party Sees Its Fortunes Sour* http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704586504574654582185942094.h… *Peak Oil, Energy Issues & The End of Suburbia* *Screening followed by discussion and next steps* *Wednesday, January 27, 2010 6:00pm - 8:45pm Western Addition Library,* 1550 Scott Street - one block East of Divisadero and Geary. Look for us in a meeting room at the library. For this month's General Meeting, we'll be meeting at the Western Addition Library branch for a screening of the powerful film, The End of Suburbia followed by an hour-long presentation and discussion about energy issues and concrete steps we can take to move towards greener energy. One exciting development locally we'll discuss is Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) and "Clean Power SF" which will allow us to move away from PG&E's pollution-heavy energy generation to wind, solar and other clean sources. http://cleanpowersf.org/ Come find out how to make sure this materializes and how to keep PG&E from deceiving the voters once again into voting against their own interests! Schedule: 6 pm - 7:20: movie screening 7:20 - 7:30; announcements: signature gathering for Repeal Prop 8 campaign, signing forms to get statewide Green candidates on the ballot, county council recruitment, and other brief announcements 7:30-8:45: panel discussion with SF Peak Oil Task Force members Pat Gerber, Jeanne Rosenmeyer, and other experts Event on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=243964377219&index=1 ================ *DAY OF ACTION FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSICE - Stop the War on Women* *Saturday, January 23, 2010* Time: *10:00am - 1:30pm* Location: Justin Herman Plaza [Music Concourse] - Market St & Steuart St RALLY & MARCH: Against the Right Wing "Walk for Life - West Coast" OUR DEMANDS: a. Affordable, accessible abortion without apology b. No insurance companies, no restrictions: universal healthcare now. c. An end to sexual violence and rightwing terrorism d. Protection for pro-choice doctors, our heroes. RIP Dr. Tiller e. Civil rights for queers, immigrants and women BACORR Bay Area Coalition for Our Reproductive Rights www.bacorr.org ================ *San Francisco - Day of Action Against Prop 8* *Date: Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 Time: 11:00 a.m.* Location: Jillian's at the Metreon, 101 4th Street (at Mission); Powell BART/MUNI Station San Francisco - Day of Action After Party Date: Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 Time: 3:00 p.m. Location: Jillian's at the Metreon (in the Martini Room)), 101 4th Street (at Mission); Powell BART/MUNI Station ================ *Rain or shine, please join us for PARK(ing) Day For Partners, a special PARK(ing) Day event to raise money for the Haitian health organization, Partners in Health* (http://www.standwithhaiti.org/haiti) What: PARK(ing) Day for Partners When: Sunday, January 31, 2010 What time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (or later) Where: The Bazaar Cafe, 5927 California Street, between 21st and 22nd avenues Cost: Free, but we're asking for a donation of $10 to $20, no one denied invitation to sit with us beneath the tent at our own special PARK(ing) space on California for lack of funds ... Musicians will provide entertainment, but you are invited to bring your own musical instrument to help add to this fun-raiser or to bang away on the piano indoors. There will also be card readings by Ivette. We will set up outside in the parking spot in front of the cafe -- hopefully with a tent in the event of rain. Otherwise, we'll go inside the cafe ( http://www.bazaarcafe.com/) For more information, contact the Bazaar at (415) 831-5620 or lmw(a)bazaarcafe.com ================ *Laura Wells for Governor Campaign Kickoff!* We hope everyone can make it: When: Monday, February 1 What time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Where: La Estrellita, 446 E 12th St, (between 4th Ave & 5th Ave), Oakland, CA 94606 (Lake Merritt BART station is the closest station.) Laura would be honored by your presence. Appetizers will be provided. No-host bar. ================ * Join our Facebook group and invite your friends:* http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62534706497 http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ Peace!

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