January 2019 - announce

Greenzine: upcoming events and KPFA endorsements
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 25 Jan '19

25 Jan '19

January 25 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty mastodon.sfgreens.org/@sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, At our meeting this week, we discussed the efforts to save the Redstone Building, where our office is located, from redevelopment. Details of an upcoming fundraiser are below. We also list upcoming events for the SF Public Banking coalition. As our former congressional candidate, Ellen Brown, writes in an article this week, public banking will be an important component of a Green New Deal: https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/01/25/financial-secret-behind-germa… If you are a KPFA member, see below for our endorsements for the KPFA Board elections. Finally, we have endorsed today's ANSWER rally opposing the Trump regime's attempted coup in Venezuela: What: ANSWER rally against the Venezuela Coup Where: 24th & Mission Street BART Station, SF When: Fri, Jan 25, 5-7 pm Whether or not you support the current government in Venezuela, it's clear that a Trump-led coup in that country would be a major disaster! Come out to protest our government's actions. More info here: http://www.answercoalition.org/ *===========================* What: Vote for Greens in KPFA Board Elections Where: Online, for KPFA members When: Now through March 5 Three Bay Area Green Party members are running for KPFA's "Local Station Board" election which begins this week! They are: Don Macleay, James McFadden, and Daniel Borgstrom. In addition, Noni Session (who has attended a number of Oakland Greens meetings, and who served as moderator for the Green Party of Alameda County's January 13 "Green Sunday" program), is also a candidate. The SF Green Party has endorsed this entire slate, as have several other Green Party chapters. In addition, they have been endorsed by Cindy Sheehan, Michael Parenti, Peter Phillips, Laura Wells, Jack Heyman, Larry Shoup, Gar Smith, Andres Soto, Joy Moore, Mickey Huff, and many others. The local group "Rescue Pacifica" is keeping track of endorsements, and also has the candidates' statements on their website (along with other election info), here: https://rescuepacifica.net/ Look for recent email with voting instructions from the Pacifica Foundation (sent by simplyvoting.com) if you are a KPFA member. *===========================* What: SF Public Bank Coalition day of action Where: SF City Hall, Civic Center When: Tues, Feb 5, 2-5 pm Save the date for a SF Public Bank day of action on Feb 5. This was postponed one week from the original date of Jan 29. Join us as we rally in front of City Hall and then pack the Board of Supervisors meeting to demand they put a charter amendment on the November 2019 ballot that would move SF to create a public bank! *===========================* What: Save the Date - Redstone Labor Temple fundraiser Where: Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness), SF When: Wed, Feb 27 Save this date, the 104th anniversary of the opening of the Redstone Labor Temple, for a fundraiser to save the building. More details will be posted on the group's Facebook page and in our newsletter: https://www.facebook.com/savetheredstonelabortemple *===========================* 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: meeting this Wednesday
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 20 Jan '19

20 Jan '19

January 20 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty mastodon.sfgreens.org/@sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Thanks to everybody who came to our holiday party last weekend! It was great to meet so many of you in person. Please join us for our first meeting of the year this Wednesday. The agenda is below: What: Green Party monthly meeting Where: Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness) #301, SF When: Wed, Jan 23, 7-9 pm Agenda: * Intro - 5 min * Public Bank report-back (JM) - 5 min * Redstone building update (Karl) - 5 min * PG&E update / outlook for Community Choice and Public Power - 5 min * CASA housing scheme (Mike) - 5 min * Supe report card (JM) - 20 min * Nov 2019 Mayoral race planning - 10 min London Breed still has no opponent for the November ballot. Progressive Democrats seem to be sitting this one out. What are the issues a Green candidate for mayor should raise? * March 2020 primary planning - 10 min * Announcements - 5 min 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 wheelchair 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: SF Public Bank Coalition general meeting Where: SF Main Library, Civic Center When: Thurs, Jan 24, 5-7:30 pm Many Greens attended the "People vs Wall St" public banking kickoff last Thursday. Come to the first SF Public Bank Coalition meeting of the new year, where we'll recap #ThePeopleVsWallSt + talk about the working committees + plan for the 1/29 day of action! *===========================* What: SF Public Bank Coalition day of action Where: SF City Hall, Civic Center When: Tues, Jan 29, 2-5 pm Save the date for a SF Public Bank day of action on the 29th. Join us as we rally in front of City Hall and then pack the Board of Supervisors meeting to demand they put a charter amendment on the November 2019 ballot that would move SF to create a public bank! *===========================* 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: post-holiday party today
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 12 Jan '19

12 Jan '19

January 12 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty mastodon.sfgreens.org/@sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, You're invited to our post-holiday party this afternoon, as well as our first meeting of the year, on Jan 23rd. Greens are also active in the SF Public Bank Coalition, and several of the group's upcoming meetings and events are listed below. County Council member Barry Hermanson wrote an article in the SF Bayview newspaper about the Green New Deal and the importance of growing the Green Party: https://sfbayview.com/2019/01/welcome-to-paradise/ *===========================* What: Green Holiday Party Where: Far Out Gallery, 3004 Taraval, SF When: Sat, Jan 12, 4-6 pm Celebrate the New Year with us at our Green post-holiday party! We'll provide beer, wine, non-alcoholic beverages, and a variety of snacks including some homemade treats. There's no charge for the event, but donations are welcome! The Far Out Gallery is located on the L-Taraval Muni Metro line, very close to the 40th Ave stop in the Outer Sunset. Everybody is invited: people of all ages and political affiliations are welcome. The event is wheelchair accessible. *===========================* What: SF Community Housing Act planning meeting Where: 3511 16th St, SF When: Thurs, Jan 17, 6:30-8:30 pm Greens are continuing our efforts to build social housing in SF! Here's information about the next meeting of the SF Community Housing Act coalition, which is being spearheaded by the Berniecrats: 2019 will be a pivotal year for our fight for universal social housing, as we finalize the new version of the SFCHA, grow the Coalition for Universal Social Housing, and ramp up our outreach and organizing efforts even more. Our first meeting of this year will be *next Thursday January 17, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM, at 3511 16th St (Simone's home — thank you Simone for hosting). See https://www.facebook.com/sfcommunityhousingact/ for more info on this group. *===========================* What: Save the date - Green Party Monthly Meeting Where: Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness) #301, SF When: Wed, Jan 23, 7-9 pm The agenda will be set at the CC meeting the week before. 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 wheelchair 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: SF Public Bank Coalition general meeting Where: SF Main Library, Civic Center When: Thurs, Jan 24, 5-7:30 pm Many Greens attended the "People vs Wall St" public banking kickoff last Thursday. Come to the first SF Public Bank Coalition meeting of the new year, where we'll recap #ThePeopleVsWallSt + talk about the working committees + plan for the 1/29 day of action! *===========================* What: SF Public Bank Coalition day of action Where: SF City Hall, Civic Center When: Tues, Jan 29, 2-5 pm Save the date for a SF Public Bank day of action on the 29th. Join us as we rally in front of City Hall and then pack the Board of Supervisors meeting to demand they put a charter amendment on the November 2019 ballot that would move SF to create a public bank! *===========================* 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: Happy New Year!
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 07 Jan '19

07 Jan '19

January 6 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty mastodon.sfgreens.org/@sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Please join us for our post-holiday party on January 12! And come to the public banking kickoff on January 10. Details on all our upcoming events are below. *===========================* What: Green Holiday Party Where: Far Out Gallery, 3004 Taraval, SF When: Sat, Jan 12, 4-6 pm Celebrate the New Year with us at our Green post-holiday party! We'll provide beer, wine, non-alcoholic beverages, and a variety of snacks including some homemade treats. There's no charge for the event, but donations are welcome! The Far Out Gallery is located on the L-Taraval Muni Metro line, very close to the 40th Ave stop in the Outer Sunset. Everybody is invited: people of all ages and political affiliations are welcome. The event is wheelchair accessible. *===========================* What: The People vs Wall St: SF Public Bank Coalition Launch Where: The Women's Building, 3543 18th St, SF When: Thurs, Jan 10, 6-8 pm For decades, Greens have made public banking a central focus of our platform and our electoral campaigns in SF. A number of Democratic Party-affiliated organizations and nonprofits have come on board, and are launching a campaign for a SF public bank this week! Join us for food, music, community, speakers, and break out sessions. - LEARN how a city-owned public bank can bring San Francisco's $11 billion budget "From Wall Street to Our Streets!" - EAT good food surrounded by good people from a wide range of divestment, racial justice, economic justice, and environmental justice movements across San Francisco! - DANCE to old and new jams! - STRATEGIZE with working groups on student debt, affordable housing, green energy, or something else! https://sfpublicbank.squarespace.com/calendar/thepeoplevswallstreet *===========================* What: Save the date - Green Party Monthly Meeting Where: Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness) #301, SF When: Wed, Jan 23, 7-9 pm The agenda will be set at the CC meeting the week before. 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 wheelchair 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 *===========================* 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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