September 2019 - announce

Greenzine: volunteer opportunities this weekend
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 27 Sep '19

27 Sep '19

September 27 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, We had a great discussion this week with Howie Hawkins, who is campaigning for the Green Party's Presidential nomination in 2020. We discussed his platform, strategy, and potential Green New Deal legislation in SF in 2020. We've also finished making our endorsements, and are now writing up our voter guide with detailed explanations. Here's a quick summary of the people and ballot measures we support: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/90-november-2019-endorsements Let's help our endorsed candidates to win! Several upcoming volunteer events are below. We'll also need funds to mail our slate cards, so please donate to help with this effort: http://sfgreenparty.org/donate *===========================* What: Joint mobilization for Chesa Boudin for DA and Dean Preston for D5 Where: 9th Ave and Lincoln Way, SF When: Sat, Sep 28, 10 am Join Chesa Boudin's campaign at a joint mobilization with Dean Preston for D5 supervisor. We will be canvassing for both candidates @10am on the corner of Lincoln Way and 9th Ave. *===========================* What: Voter outreach for Chesa Boudin for DA Where: Duboce Park, Duboce and Noe, SF When: Sun, Sep 28, 11:30 am Join AFT 2121 and UESF, who are co-hosting a canvass for Chesa Boudin for DA. We will meet @11:30am at Duboce Park. *===========================* What: Phonebank and other volunteer opportunities for Chesa Boudin for DA Where: 1769 15th St (between Valencia and Guerrero), SF When: Tues, Oct 1, through the Nov election Every Tuesday Chesa Boudin's campaign phone banks out of their office located at 1769 15th Street. Greens can check out other events and debates here at: https://events.chesaboudin.com If none of those days work, Greens wanting to volunteer can reach out to Boudin's volunteer coordinator, Lali Mosqueda, directly at 949-482-5190 to schedule a day that works best for them! *===========================* What: Vote in KPFA elections Where: online When: through October 15 Greens who are KPFA members have asked us for recommendations for the Local Station Board elections. These elections are ongoing through October 15, and people who were already members before a couple of months ago should have gotten ballots by email. This is a ranked choice election in which voters can rank all the candidates. The SF Green Party has endorsed the entire Rescue Pacifica slate, which includes two Greens: Christine Pepin and Don Macleay. The other members of that slate are Marilyn Langlois, Mantra Helene Plonsey, Karina Stenquist, and Tom Voorhees. Finally, after ranking all members of Rescue Pacifica, we recommend that KPFA members also rank Aki Tanaka and Carol Wolfley on their ballots. *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news(a)sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected. _______________________________________________ San Francisco Green Party Announcement List To unsubscribe, go here: http://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/announce

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Greenzine: meet Green New Deal author Howie Hawkins this Wed
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 23 Sep '19

23 Sep '19

September 23 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 special endorsement meeting last week, we finished making all our endorsements for this November's election. New endorsements include Chesa Boudin for DA, Mano Raju for Public Defender, and a ranked endorsement of Dean Preston (#1) and Vallie Brown (#2) for District 5 Supe! All details of our endorsements to date, and the official argument we submitted to the Department of Elections in opposition to Prop D, are here on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/90-november-2019-endorsements We'll include events for all of our endorsed campaigns and candidates in future newsletters, so please show up to help them win! At our regular monthly meeting this Wed, we're excited to have Howie Hawkins, the original author of the Green New Deal, join us for the evening. Hawkins is one of several candidates running for the Green Party's presidential nomination in 2020. While we have not endorsed any candidate, we welcome all of them to join us to discuss their platform and how they plan to grow the Green Party! Please join us for what should be a fun and informative discussion, and bring any questions you would like to raise. The agenda for our meeting, and other upcoming events, are below: *===========================* What: SF Green Party Monthly Meeting Where: Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness) #301, SF When: Wed, Sep 25, 7-9 pm Agenda: * Introductions * Visit and Discussion with Howie Hawkins, who is campaigning for the Green Party's Presidential nomination in 2020. We'll discuss with Hawkins his proposals to address the climate crisis compared with other presidential candidates, plans for the 2020 campaign, and any other issues Greens wish to raise. * Various California Green Pary decisions: http://int-cagreens.nationbuilder.com/sga_vote_id_184_to_189 http://int-cagreens.nationbuilder.com/sga_vote_id_190 * Finalize our Green Voter Guide and plan campaign outreach and events through the November election. 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: Vote in KPFA elections Where: online When: through October 15 Greens who are KPFA members have asked us for recommendations for the Local Station Board elections. These elections are ongoing through October 15, and people who were already members before a couple of months ago should have gotten ballots by email. This is a ranked choice election in which voters can rank all the candidates. The SF Green Party has endorsed the entire Rescue Pacifica slate, which includes two Greens: Christine Pepin and Don Macleay. The other members of that slate are Marilyn Langlois, Mantra Helene Plonsey, Karina Stenquist, and Tom Voorhees. Finally, after ranking all members of Rescue Pacifica, we recommend that KPFA members also rank Aki Tanaka and Carol Wolfley on their ballots. *===========================* 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: candidate forum and endorsement meeting this Wed, 9/18
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 16 Sep '19

16 Sep '19

September 15 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 last month, we finished making endorsements on all ballot measures, and we endorsed Joel Ventresca for Mayor! All details of our endorsements to date, and the official argument we submitted to the Department of Elections in opposition to Prop D, are here on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/90-november-2019-endorsements We will finish making our endorsements for other contests this Wednesday. Please read the candidates' questionnaires linked below, so we don't ask questions we've already asked. Other events, including an important "close the camps" rally happening tomorrow, are detailed below. *===========================* What: SF Green Party Endorsement Meeting Where: Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness) SF When: Wed, Sep 18, 6:30-9 pm We will interview all remaining candidates at this meeting, and will finish making all our endorsement decisions (including D5 Supe, which we postponed from our August meeting). Please read the questionnaires below before the meeting: * D5 Supervisor: http://sfgreens.org/questionnaires/2019/brown_d5.html http://sfgreens.org/questionnaires/2019/preston_d5.html * Board of Education: http://sfgreens.org/questionnaires/2019/coleman_boe.html http://sfgreens.org/questionnaires/2019/lam_boe.html http://sfgreens.org/questionnaires/2019/strobel_boe.html * District Attorney: http://sfgreens.org/questionnaires/2019/boudin_da.html http://sfgreens.org/questionnaires/2019/dautch_da.html http://sfgreens.org/questionnaires/2019/tung_da.html * Public Defender: http://sfgreens.org/questionnaires/2019/raju_pd.html *===========================* What: Close the Camps - Free our Children Where: SF; See detailed schedule below When: Mon, Sep 16, 11 am - evening Close the Camps - Free Our Children is a Bay Area grassroots coalition drawn together by outrage at the horrific mistreatment of immigrants at our borders, particularly children. We are people of color, faith-based groups, community members, artists, citizens and non-citizens, attorneys, labor, activist, students, parents, allied organizations and concerned community members that are committed to closing the camps and freeing innocent children. Contact number - 415-206-0577 SCHEDULE OF ACTIONS: 11:00 AM RALLY at 24th & Mission Street 12:00 Noon MARCH to City Hall 1:00 PM RALLY at City Hall 3:00 PM Protest at ICE 3:00 PM Delegation to present DEMANDS to Congresswoman Pelosi 3:00 PM Delegation to present DEMANDS to Senator Feinstein 6:00 PM Mexican Independence Day Celebration & Rally at 24th & Mission St *===========================* What: SF Green Party Monthly Meeting Where: Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness) #301, SF When: Wed, Sep 25, 7-9 pm The detailed agenda will be set later. However, at this time, we have: * Visit and Discussion with Howie Hawkins, who is campaigning for the Green Party's Presidential nomination in 2020. Howie Hawkins is from NY, and is the original author of the Green New Deal. * Various California Green Pary decisions: http://int-cagreens.nationbuilder.com/sga_vote_id_184_to_189 http://int-cagreens.nationbuilder.com/sga_vote_id_190 * Finalize our Green Voter Guide and plan campaign outreach and events through the November election. 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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