August 2013 - announce

Greenzine: Proposition Endorsement Meeting Tonight
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 28 Aug '13

28 Aug '13

August 26, 2013 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ It's election season again! Come hear about and decide our positions on the propositions on our local ballot at our monthly meeting this Wednesday Aug. 28th, 7-9pm and meet our very own Green Party Candidate for Dist. 4 Supervisor (see below). We will also invite some candidates for local office to our September monthly meeting to discuss issues with Green Party voters. Save the date to hear Jill Stein speak in San Francisco on Monday Sep 16th, 6-9 pm (see below). NEWS: 1. People are dying in the Prisoner Hunger Strike! Pick up the phone and call toll-free 855-468-2796 & demand that Gov. Brown negotiate with the prisoners and prison officials to end solitary confinement and other inhuman treatment. 2. Save Golden Gate Park! The lawyers on both sides presented their cases at the Beach Chalet/CEQA trial last Friday. The judge is deliberating on it and set another court date for September. Questions? Contact sfoceanedge(a)earthlink.net. 3. Save City College! City College is open and accredited and we need your help to save the school for good. Here are some things you can do: 1) Get involved: To volunteer, please contact info(a)saveccsf.org 2) Join a Save CCSF Committee 3) Inform yourself: www.saveccsf.org has a lot of great information, as do SF Green Party and City College Facebook pages. 4) Sign up for text updates by texting "follow saveccsfnow" to 404042. 4. Fall election Nov. 5, 2013. Only District 4 (the Sunset) will have an election for Supervisor this year. Also on the ballot are candidates for the offices of City Attorney, Assessor-Recorder and Treasurer - all are incumbents without any opposition. There will also be 4 ballot measures. Come to our next two monthly meetings to get more info and to have input into our endorsements! AUGUST-SEPTEMBER EVENTS: 1. Green Party Monthly Meeting, Wed Aug 28, 7-9 pm, Location: El CafeTazo, 3087 16th St. near Valencia Agenda: 1) Eric Brooks - 5 min updates on CEQA and CleanPowerSF 2) Eric - 10 min proposal to join anti-clearcutting campaign 3) Endorsements - 1 hr - Local Propositions A, SF Employees Retirement Trust Fund, with speakers for and against A 4) Barry Hermanson - 15+ minutes on organizing for this November & January 5) Announcements - 10 min (new events plus report-back from prior events). Green Party member Mike Murphy will announce his write-in candidacy for Dist. 4 Supervisor. 2. Wed. & Th. Aug. 28 & 29, noon-2pm. Here's an opportunity to stand against the company that did the National Security Administration's dirty work, right here in SF at the Moscone Center. Preserve the 4th Amendment. Join in direct action to boycott CSC (Computer Science Corporation), the company the NSA contracted to run its IT system and spy on us. CSC used its planes for the infamous CIA torture rendition flights. Read more at CSCsucks.com. 3. Monday September 2nd, 2 pm Closing day for SF Mime Troupe "Gas & Oil". free. Dolores Park. Live music starts at 1:30 pm. Donations needed. 4. Occupy Labor Day Monday September 2nd, 10 am--all day in Bradley Manning Plaza/Embarcaderro (aka Justin Herman Pl.) Potluck. Bring food to share if you can. www.occupysf.org 5. Mon 9/16, 6-9 pm The SF Green Party & Occupy SF Forum present: 2012 Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein Location: UNITE HERE Local 2 Action Room 209 Golden Gate Ave @ Leavenworth near Civic Ctr BART Free! Donations to Occupy SF and SF Green Party are welcome. Seats 150+, so invite anybody interested in building an alternative to the 2-party system. More info: http://sfgreenparty.org/11-news/56-jill-stein-in-sf 6. Wednesday, September 18th, the "eve" Obamacare insurance exchanges open, 2012 Green Party Presidential Candidate and long-time single payer advocate Dr. Jill Stein will speak at a fundraiser to support her work and Single Payer Now. Don Bechler from Single Payer Now will introduce Dr. Stein and MC the evening. The fundraiser will be held at the home of Barry Hermanson - 2467 28th Avernue from 7 to 8:30. Several volunteers are needed to build this event. Everyone else is expected to make a donation of at least $25. For more information, call Barry at 415-664-7754 *===========================* The Green Party of California is seeking independent contractors for a variety of positions: fundraiser, organizer, and press secretary. To get more details, or to apply, see their web page: http://www.cagreens.org/ *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news(a)sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.

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Greenzine: Endorsement meeting next Wednesday
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 22 Aug '13

22 Aug '13

August 21, 2013 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ It's election season again! Come hear about and decide our positions on the propositions on our local ballot at our monthly meeting next Wednesday (see below). We will also invite some candidates for local office to our September monthly meeting to discuss issues with Green Party voters. Also, save the date to hear Jill Stein speak in San Francisco on Monday Sep 16th (see below). NEWS: 1. People are dying in the Prisoner Hunger Strike! Pick up the phone and call toll-free 855-468-2796 & demand that Gov. Brown negotiate with the prisoners and prison officials to end solitary confinement and other inhuman treatment. BIG Rally this Sat. Aug. 24th in Oakland at 5 pm Oscar Grant Plaza 14th & Broadway. 2. Save Golden Gate Park! The lawyers on both sides presented their cases at the Beach Chalet/CEQA trial last Friday. The judge is deliberating on it and set another court date for Wednesday August 28. Questions? Contact sfoceanedge(a)earthlink.net. 3. Save City College! City College is open and accredited and we need your help to save the school for good. Here are some things you can do: 1) Get involved: To volunteer, please contact info(a)saveccsf.org 2) Join a Save CCSF Committee 3) Inform yourself: www.saveccsf.org has a lot of great information, as do SF Green Party and City College Facebook pages. 4) Sign up for text updates by texting "follow saveccsfnow" to 404042. 4. Fall election Nov. 5, 2013. Only District 4 (the Sunset) will have an election for Supervisor this year. Also on the ballot are candidates for the offices of City Attorney, Assessor-Recorder and Treasurer - all are incumbents without any opposition. There will also be 4 ballot measures. Come to our next two monthly meetings to get more info and to have input into our endorsements! AUGUST-SEPTEMBER EVENTS: 1. Green Party Monthly Meeting Date: Wed Aug 28, 7-9 pm Location: El CafeTazo, 3087 16th St. near Valencia Agenda: 1) Eric Brooks - 5 min updates on CEQA and CleanPowerSF 2) Eric - 10 min proposal to join anti-clearcutting campaign 3) Endorsements - 1 hr - Local Propositions A-D, w/ speakers for/against A 4) Barry Hermanson - 15+ minutes on organizing for this November & January 5) Announcements - 10 min (new events plus report-back from prior events) 2. Monday September 2nd, 2 pm Closing day for SF Mime Troupe "Gas & Oil". free. Dolores Park. Live music starts at 1:30 pm. Donations needed. 3. SF Green Party & Occupy SF Forum present: 2012 Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein Mon 9/16, 6-9 pm Location: UNITE HERE Local 2 Action Room 209 Golden Gate Ave @ Leavenworth near Civic Ctr BART Free! Donations to Occupy SF and SFGP welcome. Seats 150+, so invite anybody interested in building an alternative to the 2-party system. If you live in the North Bay and can't come to our event, Jill will also be speaking at the Petaluma Progressive Festival (http://www.progressivefestival.org/) on September 15. *===========================* The Green Party of California is seeking independent contractors for a variety of positions: fundraiser, organizer, and press secretary. To get more details, or to apply, see their web page: http://www.cagreens.org/ *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news(a)sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.

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Greenzine: Beach Chalet CEQA hearing! Save City College
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 14 Aug '13

14 Aug '13

August 13, 2013 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ NEWS: 1. SAVE GOLDEN GATE PARK! Come to the BEACH CHALET CEQA TRIAL/SF SUPERIOR COURT Friday, August 16. A lawsuit was filed last year by the SF Coalition for Children's Outdoor Play and other individuals, regarding the Beach Chalet EIR. This suit will finally be heard in court. See history in the making! See item #2, below. 2. We can each DO something to make sure we keep City College SF!! City College is open and accredited and we need your help to save the school for good! Here are some things you can do: 1) Attend and invite your friends to the Student Rally to Demand Mayor Lee Save CCSF, Tues. August 20, 4pm, Civic Center. 2) Get involved: To volunteer, please contact info(a)saveccsf.org 3) Join a Save CCSF Committee (Student, Outreach, Media, Lobby, Action): The meeting times/places can be found on our calender. 4) Please sign and share the petition to Save CCSF! 5) Inform yourself: www.saveccsf.org has a lot of great information, as does San Francisco Green Party and City College Facebook pages. 6) Sign up for text updates by texting "follow saveccsfnow" to 404042. 3. Fall election Nov. 5, 2013. Only District 4 (the Sunset) will have an election for Supervisor this year. Also on the ballot are candidates for the offices of City Attorney, Assessor-Recorder and Treasurer - all are incumbents without any opposition. There will also be 4 ballot measures. See http://www.sfelections.org or call 415-554-4375 for more information. Register online with the Green Party - http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_vr.htm. AUGUST-SEPTEMBER EVENTS: 1. Wednesday August 14, 7 pm see the film "Black August" about the 1971 Prison revolt. 2969 Mission between 25th & 26th St. 1/2 blk from 24th St. BART; #14 bus, 49 Muni. see www.sfgreenparty.org calendar for more details. 2. Friday Aug. 16, 9:45 am Golden Gate Park CEQA hearing to STOP the astro-turf/highly lit soccer field privatized development! Courtroom opens: 9:15 a.m. Come early to get a seat in the courtroom. Trial starts: 9:45 a.m. Length of trial: Unknown - 2 to 4 hours Building Location: SF Superior Court of Calif. 400 McAllister St.(Polk & McAllister), Room location: Room 503, Courtroom of Judge Teri L. Jackson (Dept 503). Attend and give silent witness to preserving Golden Gate Park Attorneys will present the case; NO public comment. Our presence will show the court how many people truly love Golden Gate Park and want to protect the Park from this unnatural development. Very important that we all dress well and act respectful to the court and to all parties at this hearing. WHAT YOU CAN DO: 1. Come to the court hearing! Wear your Save Golden Gate Park button! 2. Let us know that you will be there. Write to us at sfoceanedge(a)earthlink.net 3. View the beautiful new video:"Beach Chalet Fields Renovation" on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAhM4X8CPow 4. For litigation information go to: http://webaccess.sftc.org/Scripts/Magic94/mgrqispi94.dll?APPNAME=WEB&PRGNAM… (All Briefs are online---but difficult to open due to file size; keep trying) Questions? Contact us at sfoceanedge(a)earthlink.net. 3. Sunday August 18th 11am-4pm Sunday Streets in the Tenderloin. Come table with the SF Green Party. Register voters, hand out brochures and educate on current issues. We will be near the tables of our friends Jobs With Justice and Save City College - near the corner of Golden Gate and Leavenwort h. To volunteer, please call Barry at 415-664-7754 or 415-255-9494 on the day of the event. 4. Wednesday August 21st, 7:30-9pm SF Green Party County Council meeting at El Cafetazo, 3087 16th St. near Valencia; 1 1/2 blks from 16th/Mission BART. cc(a)sfgreens.org 5. Wednesday August 28th, 7-9 pm SF Green Party Member meeting at El Cafetazo, 3087 16th St. near Valencia. Everyone welcome. 6. Monday September 2nd, 2 pm Closing day for SF Mime Troupe "Gas & Oil". free. Dolores Park. Live music starts at 1:30 pm. Donations needed. 7. Monday September 16th, 6-9 pm. Save the date to hear Jill Stein in SF! Location TBA soon. Jill also speak at the Petaluma Progressive Festival 9/15 between noon & 5 pm, and in LA 9/21. www.sfgreenparty.org--click on Events in top left corner; click on date on google calendar to get more information. To have Jill speak at an event this same week, contact June Brashares, 415-425-3733. Historical Dates of interest: Aug. 1, 1976:1st civil disobedience action against US nuclear power,Seabrook,NH Aug. 3, 1905: Birth of Maggie Kahn, founder of Gray Panthers. Aug. 5, 1964:US War Sec. McNamara admits "20 classifications exist above "Top Secret". Aug. 6, Hiroshima Day--US needlessly drops 1st atomic weapon on large city/Japanese people knowing war was over and that there were over 100 US POWs held there. Aug. 8, 1860: Emiliano Zapata, Mexican revolutionary leader born. Aug. 8, 1976: Farmers block nuclear reactor equipment en route to Malville, France. 24 arrested; that evening, 300 people surround police paddy wagons forcing release. Aug. 9, Nagasaki Day--US needlessly drops 2nd atomic bomb on Japanese people. Aug. 9, Eidul-Fitr--Feast of the breaking of the fast/Ramadan. Islam. Aug. 10, Victims of Agent Orange Commemoration Day (brought to us by Monsanto.) Aug. 11, 1873 J.Rosamund Johnson born. Composer of Black National Anthem, "Lift Every Voice" Aug. 14, 1935 President F.D.Roosevelt signs Social Security Act to improve economic security of retirees & unemployed. Keep your Hands off our Social Security, Obama and Democrats!!! Aug. 16, 1914 3,000 anti-war socialists demonstrate against WWI, Buffalo, NY. Aug. 16, 1969 Woodstock, first mass counter-culture festival. Aug. 19, 1953 CIA-backed coup ousts Iranian Prime minister Muhammad Mossadegh after he begins to nationalize oil resources. Repressive Shah installed which leads to Islamic revolution of 1979 and understandable hostility towards US. Aug. 22, 1791 Slave revolt sparks Haitian revolution. And the struggle continues. Aug. 24, 1948 Edith Mae Irby becomes U. of Arkansas first Black student. Aug. 25, 1925 A. Randolph founds Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in Oakland. Aug. 25, 1945 One million Vietnamese demonstrate in Saigon/support Ho Chi Minh. Aug. 26, 1920 Equality Day. US white women win the vote. Aug. 28, Celebration of the birth of Krishna. Hinduism. Equally important to 12/25. Aug. 28, 1963 50th Anniversary of March on Washington-more than 250,000 people march for jobs & freedom. MLK Jr. gives "I have a Dream" speech. Coordinated by brilliant & closeted gay organizer, Bayard Rustin. Aug. 29, 1957 2,230 people watch nuclear blast at close range so military officers can watch how they are affected. Nevada Testing Grounds. Aug. 29, 2005 Hurrican Katrina kills 1500, slams New Orleans/Gulf Coast while Bush takes THREE days to respond at all. Makes clear racist priorites of Bush/Cheny pro-corporate regime. Would Obama have done differently? nope. --edited from 2013 Peace calendar by Syracuse Cultural Workers *===========================* The Green Party of California is seeking independent contractors for a variety of positions: fundraiser, organizer, and press secretary. To get more details, or to apply, see their web page: http://www.cagreens.org/ *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news(a)sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.

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Greenzine: Jill Stein in SF next month 9/16
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 08 Aug '13

08 Aug '13

August 7, 2013 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events https://www.sfgreenparty.org https://twitter.com/sfgreenparty https://www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ NEWS: 1. Hear Jill Stein speak in SF September 16th, 6-9pm! Stand by for location and details. Jill will also speak at the Petaluma Progressive Festival 9/15, Sonoma and in LA 9/21. To have Jill speak at an event this same week, contact June Brashares, 415-425-3733. 2. Laura Wells announces candidacy for State Controller! On June 3, 2014 we have a chance in the Calif. primary to vote for No Corporate Money Candidates. It’s a new primary system; voters can vote for any candidate for state/local office regardless of political party. 3. It is good to note that JR Valrey has recently been back on KPFA 94.1 FM doing a 2 part series. We need him back on his 8 am Wednesday time slot, full time and paid! He was suspended this past spring when he spoke truth to the powers that be. Many are still working to get him reinstated. We need his hard hitting interviews and truth on KPFA. Let's make this happen. AUGUST-SEPTEMBER EVENTS: 1. Wednesday August 7th: 7-9:30 pm. SF Mime Troupe FREE inside performance. Don't miss "Oil & Water". Troupe Studio Space Wed, Aug 7th @ 7:00 PM (Music 6:30) 855 Treat Ave, San Francisco Ticket Info: FREE (donation) 2. Sunday August 18th 11am-5pm Sunday Streets in the Tenderloin. 3. Wednesday August 21st, 7:30-9pm SF Green Party County Council meeting at El Cafetazo, 3087 16th St. near Valencia; 1 1/2 blks from 16th/Mission BART. Everyone welcome. 4. Wednesday August 28th, 7-9 pm SF Green Party Member meeting at El Cafetazo, 3087 16th St. Everyone welcome. 5. Monday September 16th, 6-9 pm. Save the date to hear Jill Stein in SF! Location TBA soon. *===========================* The Green Party of California is seeking independent contractors for a variety of positions: fundraiser, organizer, and press secretary. To get more details, or to apply, see their web page: http://www.cagreens.org/ *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news(a)sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.

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