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Greenzine: Join us tonight for an Earth Day livestream
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 22 Apr '20

22 Apr '20

April 22 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty instagram.com/sfgreenparty mastodon.sfgreens.org/@sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Happy Earth Day! Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day tonight with the SF Green Party! Join us on Instagram Live from 6:30 - 8 pm for conversation, readings and musical interludes with Mcstravick. Green Party Presidential candidates may drop in after the Presidential Debate hosted by the Green Party of Alaska. Stick around for the sunset at Ocean Beach. Send prayers for the planet, questions, and affirmations for the future. Join us on our new Instagram account, @sfgreenparty Today, Greens around the United States are calling on every progressive, grassroots activist, Bernie Sanders supporter, and independent to reveal your true colors and #RegisterGreen! By joining the Green Party, you send a powerful message to your local, state and federal representatives, that it's time to put people, peace, and the planet over profit! In CA, it's easy to register Green Party online, and you can vote for whoever you want to in November: http://registertovote.ca.gov/ Be sure to register "permanent absentee" so you don't have to risk your health to vote - you can always drop off your "vote by mail" ballot in person if it is safe to do so. Other Earth Week events are below. *===========================* What: SF Green Party Organizing When: All the time Where: Online Until the pandemic is under control, we will not be holding in-person meetings. Government will need to implement a widespread testing and contact tracing program in order to safely open things up. Unfortunately, a number of our active members do not have reliable internet access (especially with our public libraries closed), so holding general monthly meetings over Zoom is not an option. Instead, we have an email list for discussions between active members, and our county council (CC) meets by Zoom on the 3rd Wednesdays of every month. If you'd like to join our conversation online, or our CC meetings, please email cc(a)sfgreens.org with your name and contact info, and also please remind us if you've been to a meeting before. If you are unable to join us but still want to follow what's going on, you can call Barry Hermanson at 415-255-9494. *===========================* What: Organizing for a Rent/Mortgage moratorium When: Now Where: Online At the end of last month, Greens organized online to join the call for a rent and mortgage moratorium. Read our statement here: http://sfgreenparty.org/issues/93-greens-call-for-rent-mortgage-moratorium *===========================* What: Vote16SF Organizing When: Now through November Where: Online Lowering the voting age to 16 has long been part of many Green Party platforms, and is a key part of our Green New Deal for SF: http://sfgreenparty.org/issues/92-a-green-new-deal-for-san-francisco This week, the SF Green Party enthusiastically endorsed the Vote16SF Campaign, which will be back on the ballot this November. Although in-person campaign events are on hold, we'll bring you any organizing opportunities we hear about! *===========================* What: Santa Clara Greens speaking at Youth Climate Strike When: Thurs, 4/23, 12 pm - 3:30 pm Where: https://earthweekca.wixsite.com/mysite/earth-week Our friends in the Green Party of Santa Clara County has partnered with the Silicon Valley chapter of the California Youth Climate Strike to conduct teach-ins, fireside chats and Q&A panels, all virtual of course, at https://earthweekca.wixsite.com/mysite/earth-week On Earth Day, the focus will be on the climate crisis itself and will give voice to Indigenous and POC leaders. On Day Two, divestment (and how capitalism got us into this mess) will be the main themes. San Jose City Council for District 6 candidate Jake Tonkel (Green Party) and SCC Green Party councilmember Christine Pepin will participate in the teach-in on Capitalism and the Climate Crisis (12-1 pm). SCC Green Party councilmembers Michele Mashburn and Nassim Nouri will be panelists on the teach-in about COVID-19 and the Climate Crisis (2-3:30 pm). On Day Three, the focus will be on political engagement and how voting rights are linked to environmental justice. Check out the complete list of events at the URL above, and don't forget to RSVP. *===========================* What: Earth Day Live When: All Week Where: https://www.earthdaylive2020.org/ A number of allied organizations are organizing online via the Earth Day Live website, https://www.earthdaylive2020.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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