September 2017 - announce

Greenzine: join us at Sunday Streets Oct 1st
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 30 Sep '17

30 Sep '17

September 30 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Please join us this Sunday, Oct 1, at Sunday Streets in the Excelsior! Details are below. Also, please keep up the pressure on the Police Commission to oppose giving SFPD Tasers. They may be voting soon on the issue. Here are contacts: Police Commission Office San Francisco Police Headquarters 1245 3rd Street, San Francisco, California 94158 Voice: (415) 837-7070 Fax: (415) 575-6083 Email: sfpd.commission(a)sfgov.org *===========================* What: Voter outreach at Sunday Streets Where: Excelsior; meet at 4400 Mission St, near Avalon When: Sunday, Oct 1, from 12 noon - 3 pm Greens will be walking around Sunday Streets as a group, talking to voters and handing out literature. We will meet at noon near the north end of the route on Mission Street, in front of the Excelsior branch of the library (4400 Mission St, between Avalon and Excelsior Ave), then walk up and down the route with signs. The route goes all the way south along Mission St to Geneva. Wear a Green Party shirt or other green clothing. Our contact person will be Barry Hermanson; call him at 415-255-9494 to find out where we are at any point. If you want us to bring you a sign, email cc(a)sfgreens.org in advance. *===========================* What: Life of Luis Commemoration and Thank You Picnic Where: The altar at Shotwell & 19th Streets, SF When: Saturday, Oct 7, from 10 am - 5 pm Saturday October 7th, 2017 will mark the one year and a half date of Luís Góngora Pat's murder by police. Luis's family would like to mark this important date with a thank you picnic for supporters. Whether you came to the altar one day, walked with us, helped with our homeless outreach Rosca de Reyes, brought your students, you took interest in Luis's life, helped make the One Year Anniversary Commemoration of Luis's stolen life significant, donated funds to the family, you were his friend, and the countless other community efforts with which you have accompanied us. Join us! Details forthcoming, but we will meet at the altar as always at 10am on Shotwell and 19th, and will likely march like we did the very first time we marched with the family of Luis to Dolores Park to enjoy homemade cochinita pibil and other delicious Mayan Yucatecan food. Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/188511985024893/ *===========================* What: Band Together Vigil: #NoMuslimBanEver Where: Civic Center Plaza, SF When: Monday, Oct 9, 6 pm - 8 pm A relatively major event is being organized for Monday, October 9th at Civic Center Plaza in S.F. It's called "Band Together Vigil: #NoMuslimBanEver", and is being organized by groups such as AROC, CAIR Bay Area, Asian Law Caucus, etc. The main purpose of the event is to demonstrate against the most recent Muslim ban (which now also includes North Korea and Venezuela!), as well as racism, etc. Current endorsers include Media Alliance, Jobs with Justice SF, Greenlining Institute, S.F. Living Wage Coalition, S.F. State Faculty Association, and many other groups. More info is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1427286337385134/ East Bay and SF Greens will both be coming to this event; please join us! *===========================* 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: upcoming meetings and events
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 22 Sep '17

22 Sep '17

September 22 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, If you're in the South Bay, please join the Santa Clara Greens tonight at their Meet and Greet social; our congressional candidate Barry Hermanson will be there! Our own monthly meeting will be next Wednesday. The agenda is below; come get involved with us! Since Senate Democrats just joined Republicans in boosting the military budget by $80 Billion, we will be campaigning to show the public that Greens represent the only viable Peace party. And for those interesting in joining a larger Green gathering, the olo County Green Party would like to invite you to attend a Regional Gathering in Davis, CA (Yolo County) on Saturday, September 23rd. See below for details. Finally, thanks to all who are fighting back against giving SF Police Tasers: http://sfbayview.com/2017/09/san-franciscans-push-back-on-tasers/ *===========================* What: Santa Clara Greens Meet and Greet Where: Congregational Church of Sunnyvale, 1112 S. Bernardo Avenue, Shepherd Room When: Fri, Sep 22, 6:30-8:30 pm * Meet your Santa Clara County Green Party County Council and other active members. * Hear from Barry Hermanson, Green Party Candidate running against Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco's 12th Congressional District. * Learn what we are doing to organize, grow, and expand the Green Party in our county. * Hear about our campaigns, issues and policies we fight for. * Make your voice heard about the needs in our community. * Share your ideas and perspective on our Party. * Enjoy a delicious variety of nutritious, organic and vegetarian dishes *===========================* What: Yolo County Green Party Regional Gathering Where: 2222 Muir Woods Place [Muir Commons], Davis CA 95616 When: Sat, Sep 23, all day The Yolo County Green Party would like to invite you to attend a Regional Gathering in Davis, CA (Yolo County) on Saturday, September 23rd, 2017. At this informal gathering, we hope all Central Region Greens (and other interested CA Greens) can come together to meet, share ideas, and work toward rebuilding the Green Party in the Central Region. We hope this Gathering will facilitate a serious discussion about how to circumvent and break through the many obstacles the current GPCA party structure places in front of real grassroots party-building and organizing. We would like to explore radical, grassroots, small-d democratic alternatives that focus on strategies for organizing and building the Green Party in its rural context. This will include an assessment of internal obstacles to effective organization and an exploration of alternative structural models. SCHEDULE Central Regional Gathering 23 September 2017 2222 Muir Woods Place [Muir Commons]* Davis CA 95616 Parking at Patwin Elementary across the street: 2222 Shasta Drive Please RSVP to yolocogp(a)gmail.com Volunteers for helping feed attendees welcome! Contact Deatra Cohen [artaed(a)gmail.com] 8:30 Registration, coffee, etc. 9:00 Welcome 9:15 Plenary 10:00 The State of the Central Region 10:30 Discussion509 11:00 Breakout Sessions Planning 11:45 Working Lunch 12:30 Breakout Sessions 2:00 Reconvene - Recap - Review 3:00 Resolutions 4:00 Closing Plenary 4:30 Adjournment 5:00 - 9:00 Social This is an informal gathering; there are no delegates or registration fees. All CA Greens are welcome. Those of you who serve on your county councils, please share this invitation with registered Greens in your counties. However, if you do plan to attend, please RSVP so we can coordinate seating, food, accommodation recommendations, etc. *===========================* What: SF Green Party Monthly Meeting Where: Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness) #301, SF When: Wed, Sep 27, 7-9 pm Agenda: Guest update on "Save Midtown" campaign Report-backs from: Bayview Hunters Point/Southeast San Francisco Environmental Justice Response Task Force. Regional Green Party Meeting in Sacramento Santa Clara Green Party Meeting Sunday Streets on Oct 1 New anti-war Green Party cards 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. All meetings are whelchair accessible. 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: Voter outreach at Sunday Streets Where: Excelsior When: Sunday, Oct 1, from 12-4 pm Greens will be walking around Sunday Streets as a group, handing out literature. Our contact person will be Barry Hermanson; call him at 415-255-9494 if you are meeting up with us, or email cc(a)sfgreens.org. *===========================* 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: join us at Sunday Streets today
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 10 Sep '17

10 Sep '17

September 10 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Thanks to all who came out to the #DefendDACA rally on September 5! Please join us at Sunday Streets today in the Western Addition, and again in the Excelsior on October 1. Details on those events are below. Barry Hermanson, our candidate for Congress, wrote a nice article on US budget priorities for the SF Bay View newspaper: http://sfbayview.com/2017/08/u-s-budget-priorities/ Barry is also looking for a volunteer to help with social media. If you're interested, contact us at cc(a)sfgreens.org. *===========================* What: Voter outreach at Sunday Streets Where: Western Addition (details TBA) When: Sunday, Sep 10, from 11-4 pm Greens will be walking around Sunday Streets as a group today, handing out literature. We'll start near Baker and Hayes this morning, then walk the route towards Fillmore and Geary. Our contact person will be Barry Hermanson; call him at 415-255-9494 if you are meeting up with us and want to know exactly where we are. *===========================* What: Final WILPF Peace Talk of 2017: Maxine Hong Kingston Where: Ed Roberts Campus, 3075 Adeline Street, Berkeley (at Ashby BART) When: Sunday, Sep 17, 3-5pm Event is free, wheelchair accessible, refreshments served, all are welcome The East Bay-San Francisco branches of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom are honored to have Maxine Hong Kingston, celebrated author and professor of creative writing at UC Berkeley, as the final speaker in our 2017 Peace Talks series. She will reflect on her life and writing, on immigration, war, peace, and activism. She will be in conversation with Kate Raphael, author and producer of KPFA's Women's Magazine. Kingston's first book, a memoir entitled The Woman Warrior, was published in 1976 and won the National Book Critic's Circle Award, making her a literary celebrity at age thirty-six. Her second book, China Men, earned the National Book Award. Both books are still widely taught in literature and other classes. Kingston has earned additional awards, including the PEN West Award for Fiction for Tripmaster Monkey, the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature, and the National Humanities Medal, which was conferred by President Clinton. Her most recent books are The Fifth Book of Peace and I Love a Broad Margin to My Life. Kingston is Senior Lecturer Emerita for Creative Writing at the University of California, Berkeley. In July 2014, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Obama. For more information contact wilpf(a)wilpfeastbay.org *===========================* What: Save the date - Green Party Monthly Meeting Where: Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness) #301, SF When: Wed, Sep 27, 7-9 pm The agenda will be set the week before, at our CC meeting on Sep 20. 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. All meetings are whelchair accessible. 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: Voter outreach at Sunday Streets Where: Excelsior (details TBA) When: Sunday, Oct 1, from 12-4 pm Save the date for voter outreach at Sunday Streets in the Excelsior! Email us if you can help out cc(a)sfgreens.org. *===========================* 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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