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Greenzine - monthly meeting agenda for July 28
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 24 Jul '21

24 Jul '21

July 24, 2021 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, One of our members, Ann Garrison, was just on Redacted Tonight this last week. The subject of the show was some of what she's been reporting on KPFA and Pacifica for the past 12 years: This Is Where The US Might Invade Next (w/ Ann Garrison) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiUuvwctdXM&t=1s Thanks to all Greens who urged the MTA to restore full Muni service, and keep private vehicles out of transit lanes. Follow us on Twitter for updates on this fight. Next week, we're happy to welcome back members to our second month of in-person meetings! See the agenda, below: What: SF Green Party Monthly Meeting Where: Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness) #301, SF When: Wed, July 28, 7-9 pm Agenda: * Mask protocol - see below * Intros * Gubernatorial recall endorsements. We need to decide on whether to make endorsements on two separate questions: 1) A yes/no vote on recalling Newsom, and 2) if the recall vote gets 50%+1, who will replace him. Voters will vote on both questions on September 14. The candidates on the ballot for the second question are listed here, and include two LA Greens (we are not sure if either is active): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_California_gubernatorial_recall_election We will be deciding on endorsements both on behalf of the SFGP, as well as determining how our four votes at the GPCA will be cast as the state party makes its endorsement decisions. * Tabling feedback. Several Greens are going out and doing voter outreach at farmers markets during the summer. They wanted feedback on literature and other aspects of their outreach. * KPFA updates. We will hear the latest news on bylaws election results and on the new slate of board candidates who are running, including several Greens. * Discussion of state bills SB9 and SB10, housing bills which would have far-reaching effects. Both SB9 and SB10 would continue the move to centralize land use decisions in Sacramento: SB9 would eliminate single family zoning statewide by allowing for additional housing units to be built in existing parcels without hearings or environmental review. SB10 will allow city councils to overturn ballot measures put in place to protect open space and approve by-right 10 unit developments regardless of existing zoning laws. Mask protocol: since we don't know in advance who might be coming to the meetings, the CC's suggested protocol will be to ask at the beginning if everybody present is fully vaccinated, and if so, masks would be optional. If anybody is not vaccinated, we would all wear masks during the meeting. 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: National Green Party, elders caucus Where: online When: by Monday, July 26 The national Green Party is now in the process of forming an Elders Caucus. Among other things, the Elders Caucus "strives to bring the many years of Green Party activism and life experiences of its members to bear on the critical struggles facing us today in our party, our nation, and our world. We have lived the history of our Party. We believe that our institutional knowledge and experiences, combined with our continuing efforts and actions can empower Greens of all ages to engage in collaborative forward thinking to influence policies and incorporate actions that liberate, honor and empower us all". So if you're 55 or older, please consider joining! More info is here: https://greenpartyelderscaucus.wordpress.com/ And the registration form to join is also on that same website, under "Membership Criteria---> Register". (Note: Please be sure to join no later than by this coming Monday, July 26, if you'd possibly like to participate in the discussion of the caucus's bylaws, which are also on the website). *===========================* Below are some more online events of interest to Greens -- as before, almost all of them are free. (The listed times are the local Pacific time zone times). Sat, 7/24, 5 pm -- People’s Park, UC and Privatization -- The ongoing battle to prevent the development of People’s Park in Berkeley by the millionaire UC Regents continues unabated. This panel will talk about this history and how the corporatization and privatization of UC is pushing to privatize the University for the profiteers -- With Harvey Smith, President, National New Deal Preservation Association and Michael Delacour, Boilermaker Local 6 and Organizer of Fight To Defend People’s Park: https://laborfest.net/event/world-poets/ Fri, 8/6, 8 am thru Sat, 8/7, 5 pm -- 7th Soil Not Oil Virtual Conference "Our Food Our Medicine": This conference will focus on practical solutions to the various problems that impact us all -- From the four crises humanity currently faces --on public health, job loss, climate instability and extensive food insecurity-- a local, sustainable, organic production of food following key agroecological principles can serve as a holistic solution that can easily be implemented planet wide -- Organized by the Soil Not Oil Coalition -- We are part of a global-growing movement leaded by scientists, environmental organizations and citizens who share concerns and collect data that proves the decline in soil health, which is the result of the use of fossil fuels since the 1800's and the extended use of agro-chemicals in industrial agriculture since the 1960's. Those factors, along with deforestation, acidification of the ocean and disruption of ecological cycles, have created a problem that only can be solved with educating on tools available to sequester carbon back into the soils. We believe that restructuring land management practices is key to combating climate change, restoring water cycles, reducing global environmental pollution, stopping ocean acidification, re-establishing biodiversity, improving food production and revitalizing local economies across the planet. The Soil Not Oil Coalition promotes research and further understanding to optimize soil carbon sequestration and sustainability, to aid in the development of adequate food production for future generations and to help reverse the effects of global warming: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/7th-soil-not-oil-virtual-conference-our-food-o… *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news(a)sfgreens.org. 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Greenzine - Join us in Dolores Park on July 4 for voter outreach
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 03 Jul '21

03 Jul '21

July 2, 2021 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, Join us this Sunday, July 4 as we do voter outreach in Dolores Park! Although this is traditionally the SF Mime Troupe's season- opening show, they are continuing to do podcasts instead of live shows this year. However, many fans are still planning to gather to picnic in Dolores Park to celebrate the Troupe's podcast debut. Greens will bring our sign and table to the park at 1:30 pm. If you're a KPFA member, please remember to vote in the online election that's currently taking place through July 7. See details below. Finally, thanks to the high vaccination rates and low COVID prevalence in SF, we are once again having in-person meetings! As with pre-COVID, we'll be meeting at our office in the Redstone Building in the Mission on the 4th Wed of every month. *===========================* What: Voter outreach at Mime Troupe Event Where: 19th Street and Dolores St When: Sun, July 4 from 1:30-4 pm Help us register new Greens and do voter outreach! We'll be tabling at the Mime Troupe's podcast debut and picnic in Dolores Park, July 4; email if you can help out cc(a)sfgreens.org. *===========================* What: KPFA election Where: online, for KPFA members When: now through July 7 For Greens who are members of our local Pacifica radio station, KPFA, we've endorsed a NO vote on the proposed new Pacifica bylaws. If you are KPFA member, you should have gotten a ballot by email on June 7, or a postcard in the mail. More info is on our website: https://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/96-endorsement-against-new-kpfa-bylaws and here is the article on Greenbaiting that we linked to: https://sfbayview.com/2021/05/march-madness-mccarthyism-at-kpfa/ *===========================* What: Save the date - SF Green Party Monthly Meeting Where: Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness) #301, SF When: Wed, July 28, 7-9 pm 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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