August 2016 - announce

Greenzine: Endorsements, upcoming events for Jill Stein and Francisco Herrera
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 25 Aug '16

25 Aug '16

August 25 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ We've made endorsement decisions on all propositions on this November's ballot. Those are posted on our website, and we will post a complete voter guide with longer explanations as the election gets closer: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/75-november-2016-endorsements Some events for our endorsed candidates, including Jill Stein and Francisco Herrera, are listed below. Please volunteer! We've also sent out endorsement questionnaires to all candidates for Supervisor, School Board, College Board, and BART Board. If you support a candidate for those offices and want them to receive the Green endorsement, please contact them to ask them to return their questionnaire by Aug 31. We will post questionnaires on our website and continue making enorsements next week and at a candidate forum on September 6 (see below). All our meetings are open to the public, and new members are welcome! *===========================* What: Meetup for Jill Stein supporters Where: Lost & Found Bar, Oakland (address below) When: Fri, Aug 26, 6 pm Given the enthusiasm that our Town Hall Watch Party attracted, both in the number of people who showed up and others who messaged the organizer wanting more events, wanting to get involved, there is a clear demand for getting active. As such, the purpose of this event is twofold: 1) Organizing Locally, Nationally, Digitally & Analog for Jill Stein AND Local Candidates across the Bay, discussing ways in which we can help up the ballot & down! 2) A Social Mixer for Progressives to just kick back It is posted on Jill's site and better details can be found here, on the Sanders Supporters for Stein Meetup Page <https://www.meetup.com/Bay4JillStein/events/233450367/> Lost & Found is at 2040 Telegraph Ave in Oakland, near the 19th Street BART station. *===========================* What: Merchant Walk with Francisco Herrera Where: Meet at Excelsior Library, 4400 Mission St (near Excelsior) When: Sat, Aug 27, 12:30 pm Francisco Herrera and volunteers for his campaign will be walking up and down the Mission Street business corridor in the Excelsior, putting up signs for his Supervisorial candidacy. If you can help, meet at the Excelsior library between 12:30 and 1 pm; the walk up and down Mission Street will begin promptly at 1 pm. For more info about Francisco's campaign, or to donate "11 dollars for Distrct 11" please visit his website: http://www.francisco4supe.org/ *===========================* What: Green Party Candidate Forum and Endorsements Where: Mojo Theater, in Redstone Building, 2940 16th Street, 2nd floor When: Tues, September 6, 6-9 pm We've sent out endorsement questionnaires to candidates for Supervisor, School Board, College Board, and BART Board. We invite all candidates who return completed questionnaires on time to speak and answer questions at our candidate forum and endorsement meeting (scheduled for Tues, September 6 from 6-9 pm). Our forum and endorsement meeting will take place in the Mojo Theater, on the 2nd floor of the Redstone Building, located at 2940 16th Street (between Mission and South Van Ness, 1 block from 16th St BART). Completed questionnaires will be posted on our website, http://sfgreenparty.org. All our meetings are open to the public, and new members are welcome! *===========================* What: Save the Date, Super-rally with Jill Stein and Francisco Herrera When: Monday, October 3 We are organizing a super rally with Jill Stein and local Green Party candiates, featuring Francisco Herrera, our candidate for District 11 Supervisor. Locations and times for events are still being finalized, so please save the date! *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted

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Greenzine: endorsements and events this week
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 20 Aug '16

20 Aug '16

August 20 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka, the Green Party candidates for President and Vice President, were on a prime-time Town Hall forum on CNN last week. You can watch it online, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIPu31PHIHo For people who get up really early on Sunday morning, ABC News will have a live Q&A with Jill Stein on Facebook, at 7 AM on Sunday the 21st, at facebook.com/ThisWeekABC We've received a number of requests for Stein signs and buttons. We don't have official signs yet, but will announce it here when we do. We have Stein buttons that we made at all our events (below). If you want to help the Green Party build locally, Francisco Herrera is running for Supervisor in District 11. Find out more about his campaign, here: http://www.francisco4supe.org/ We are planning a large rally to support all our candidates, to be held in mid-September. Francisco is also looking for more people to walk precincts and to phone bank. If you can help organize, walk, or call people, email us at cc(a)sfgreens.org. We've also sent out endorsement questionnaires to all candidates for Supervisor, School Board, College Board, and BART Board. If you support a candidate for those offices and want them to receive the Green endorsement, please contact them to ask them to return their questionnaire by Aug 31. We will post questionnaires on our website and continue making enorsements next week and at a candidate forum on September 6 (see below). All our meetings are open to the public, and new members are welcome! *===========================* What: Voter Outreach at Sunday Streets Where: On Valencia Street between 16th and 17th (call for details) When: Sunday, Aug 21, 11 am - 4 pm Barry Hermanson and others will set up a table for the SFGP at Sunday Streets, to distribute slate cards and do voter outreach. Call Barry at 415-255-9494 for details on the location if you are planning on stopping by. *===========================* What: Green Party Monthly meeting, endorsements Where: Redstone Building, 2940 16th Street #301 (near South Van Ness) When: Wed, August 24, 7-9 pm Agenda for this month, so far: 1) Discussion and endorsements of propositions and candidates for the November election 2) Campaign updates and volunteer opportunities Every 4th Wednesday the SF Green Party meets to discuss issues of concern, listen to interesting speakers, endorse events, plan outreach and more! Everyone welcome. To make a presentation or gain the SFGP endorsement of events and issues, please contact our SFGP County Council at: cc(a)sfgreens.org *===========================* What: Green Party Candidate Forum and Endorsements Where: Mojo Theater, in Redstone Building, 2940 16th Street, 2nd floor When: Tues, September 6, 6-9 pm We've sent out endorsement questionnaires to candidates for Supervisor, School Board, College Board, and BART Board. We invite all candidates who return completed questionnaires on time to speak and answer questions at our candidate forum and endorsement meeting (scheduled for Tues, September 6 from 6-9 pm). Our forum and endorsement meeting will take place in the Mojo Theater, on the 2nd floor of the Redstone Building, located at 2940 16th Street (between Mission and South Van Ness, 1 block from 16th St BART). Completed questionnaires will be posted on our website, http://sfgreenparty.org. All our meetings are open to the public, and new members are welcome! *===========================* 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: organizing for Jill Stein and Francisco Herrera
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 13 Aug '16

13 Aug '16

August 13 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Jill Stein was officially nominated as the Green Party candidate for President, along with her running mate, human rights activist Ajamu Baraka, at the Green Party national convention last weekend! For those who want to help the Green Party build locally, Francisco Herrera is running for Supervisor in District 11. Find out more about his campaign, here: http://www.francisco4supe.org/ We are planning a large rally to support both candidates, to be held in mid-September. Francisco is also looking for more people to walk precincts and to phone bank. If you can help organize, walk, or call people, email us at cc(a)sfgreens.org. We'll continue making endorsements over the next two weeks, and are planning a candidate forum / endorsement meeting in early September. Candidate questionnaires are being sent out this weekend. All our endorsement meetings are open to the public. *===========================* What: Voter Outreach at the SF Mime Troupe show Where: Glen Park, Bosworth & O'Shaughnessy, SF When: Saturday, August 13, 1 pm The SF Mime Troupe (sfmt.org) is performing today in Glen Park. The show will start at 2 (with music at 1:30), but we'll get there early to do voter outreach. Greens will talk to voters about our Fall campaigns, including Francisco Herrera's campaign for Supervisor in D11! If you can volunteer, please look for Francisco and campaign volunteers there. *===========================* What: Voter Outreach at Jerry Day Where: Jerry Garcia Amphitheater, McLaren Park When: Sunday, August 14, 11 am - 4 pm Join us in McLaren Park in San Francisco on August 14 for the free Jerry Day festival, honoring the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia in the Excelsior District where he was raised. Greens will register voters and talk to people about our Fall campaigns, including Francisco Herrera's campaign for Supervisor in D11! If you can volunteer, please email cc(a)sfgreens.org or look for our Green Party table at the event. *===========================* What: Green Party special endorsement meeting Where: El CafeTazo, 3087 16th St, near Valencia When: Wed, August 17, 7-9 pm We've made the majority of our endorsements on propositions for November, but we still have many more to go! New members and non-Greens are welcome to discuss and ask questions about the propositions, and we'll decide on as many endorsements as we can. *===========================* What: Green Party Monthly meeting, endorsements Where: Redstone Building, 2940 16th Street #301 (near South Van Ness) When: Wed, August 24, 7-9 pm Agenda for this month, so far: 1) Discussion and endorsements of propositions and candidates for the November election 2) Campaign updates and volunteer opportunities Every 4th Wednesday the SF Green Party meets to discuss issues of concern, listen to interesting speakers, endorse events, plan outreach and more! Everyone welcome. To make a presentation or gain the SFGP endorsement of events and issues, please contact our SFGP County Council at: cc(a)sfgreens.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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