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Greenzine: early endorsements, Mayoral forum and other events
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 04 Feb '18

04 Feb '18

February 4 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, We had a great time at our first meeting of the year! Thanks to everybody who brought food for the potluck. We made an early endorsement in favor of the "right to counsel" initiative that gives tenants facing eviction the right to a publicly funded lawyer, and we endorsed in opposition to the police union's ballot initiative to buy Tasers for the SFPD. We also finalized the list of votes by the SF Board of Supervisors that we will include in our 2017 Legislative Report Card. We're writing up our opinions regarding these votes, and will publish it in the next couple of weeks. Spoiler alert: Interim Mayor Farrell ended his legislative career with a perfect 0-62 record in opposition to the Green Party on key votes. Congratulations??? We were thrilled to be joined at our potluck by two Green candidates running for office in 2018! We have already made an early endorsement of Barry Hermanson for Congress in District 8, against Nancy Pelosi. We have not yet endorsed any candidates for statewide office, because all these races currently have multiple Greens running. However, we're excited that one of the Green candidates for Governor is Veronika Fimbres, an activist from San Francisco! Her campaign has received some local media attention: http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=73231 https://brokeassstuart.com/blog/2018/01/25/veronika-fimbres-wants-californi… Because of California's "top two" primary system, Greens no longer get to have our own primary. All Greens running for office in the June primary must now turn in thousands of signatures by February 7, or pay exorbitant fees, in order to appear on the ballot. *===========================* What: OccupyForum on the Stopping Deportations Where: SEIU Local 2, 215 Golden Gate Avenue near Civic Center BART station When: Mon, Feb 5, 6:45-9 pm OccupyForum presents: Immigration Crisis in the Bay Area Meeting, Discussion and Planning with Gayle McLaughlin and All Groups Working to Stop Deportations We are witnessing a most serious threat to our immigrant communities. But it is important to realize that the attacks on immigrants have aroused widespread, diverse and potentially powerful opposition. Included are immigrant groups themselves, activist groups, churches and faith groups, labor unions, lawyers, and some progressive, especially local, politicians. Gayle McLaughlin is the former two-term mayor of Richmond, CA, Richmond’s first corporate-free elected official, and a co-founder of the Richmond Progressive Alliance. As Mayor, Gayle led Richmond to significant transformation into a progressive City establishing rent control, increasing minimum wage, forcing Chevron to pay over $100 million in taxes, reducing homicides, preventing foreclosures, and promoting green energy. She is currently running for Lt. Governor to seize this moment for real, people-focused change. Gayle will speak to us about her campaign and the RPA model, and then focus on her position in support of defending immigrant rights, and how we need to mobilize to address the crisis at hand. *===========================* What: Rally for Universal Health Care Where: UCSF Library, 530 Parnassus / 3rd Ave When: Wed, Feb 7, 12-1 pm On February 7th, the California Assembly Select Committee on Healthcare will meet in Sacramento. They are finally going to hear presentations from SB 562 proponents and other universal healthcare advocates. For those not going to Sacramento on Feb. 7th, show your support for SB 562 at a UCSF medical school rally organized by Students for a National Health Program. SNaHP is the student arm of Physicians for a National Health Program (pnhp.org) Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/275034859692815/ The N-Judah streetcar and the 6-Haight-Parnassus bus will get you there. The 43 Masonic bus also has two stops at UCSF. Public parking: http://campuslifeservices.ucsf.edu/transportation/services/parking/public_p… *===========================* What: Living Wage Pop-up Gallery, Art and Lit Mini-Gala Where: Redstone Labor Temple, 2940 – 16th Street #301, SF (our office) When: Sat, Feb 10, 2-4 pm Living Wage Pop-up Gallery Art and Lit Mini-Gala Book reading and signing by Joe Berry and Helena Worthen Joe Berry, a member of the Executive Board of the American Federation of Teachers Local 2121 at City College of San Francisco, wrote "Reclaiming the Ivory Tower: Organizing Adjuncts to Change Higher Education." His book describes the political-economic situation of the "new majority" of college teachers and outlines organizing strategies to improve pay, job security and working conditions of part-time faculty. Berry is a retired labor educator, history teacher and union organizer/staffer. He remains active in the contingent faculty movement as a leader of the New Faculty Majority and the Coalition of Contingent Academic Labor (COCAL). Helena Worthen is a writer and activist. Her most recent book, “What Did you Learn at Work Today?” explains how collective learning takes place in the midst of conflict. The book is based on her years of experience as a labor educator and is intended for use by organizers and activists. After retiring from the University of Illinois Labor Education Program, she and Joe Berry have been teaching in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, in the Faculty of Labor Relations and Trade Unions at Ton Duc Thang University. Silent auction of art works by Michelle Acosta, Carina Lomeli, Ana Colomo, Andrea Valencia, Talleres Populares 28J, Txutxo Perez, Doug Minkler, Debra Walker, Rodger Scott, John Weaver, Ramon Deanda, Sara Thustra, Romeo Osorio, David Duckworth, Nanci Reese, Adriana Madrigal. *===========================* What: Save the Date - Progressive Mayoral Forum Where: TBA When: Wed, Feb 14, evening On Valentine's Day, Wednesday February 14th, there's an apparent opening in the schedules of the mayoral candidates. A number of progressive organizations, acting under the umbrella of the "San Francisco Progressive Alliance," are organizing a town hall-style forum. Greens are co-sponsoring the event. We will send out another announcement when the location and time are finalized. Note that the SF Green Party has sent questionnaires to all the candidates running for Mayor and for D8 Supervisor (except for Lawrence Dagesse, who didn't provide any contact info to the DOE). The questionnaires are due on Feb 21, and we will consider endorsing all candidates who return our questionnares at a meeting at a later date (possibly our regular meeting on Feb 28). *===========================* What: Green Party Monthly Meeting Where: Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness) #301, SF When: Wed, Feb 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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Greenzine: meeting and post-holiday party Jan 24
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 19 Jan '18

19 Jan '18

January 19 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Please join us next week for our first meeting of the new year! We will host a little post-holiday party, in conjunction with our regular meeting where we will begin to consider endorsements for this year's elections: What: Green post-Holiday Party and first Meeting of 2018 Where: Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness) #301, SF When: Wed, Jan 24, starting at 7 pm We'll start of the new year with a post-holiday party, in addition to starting to consider endorsements. We will provide both vegan and non-vegan tamales, as well as some drinks. You're welcome to bring additional food and drinks to share! There's no charge for the event, or for the food/drinks that we and other people will bring. Agenda: Introductions Food & Drink Discussion of SF Progressive Alliance Early Endorsements - ballot propositions on eviction defense and tasers Legislative Report Card for 2017 Supervisors Announcements We don't plan to make endorsements for Mayor or Supervisor until we have had a chance to get answers to our candidate questionnaires and hold a public forum with all candidates who answer. We hope to co-host a forum with other progressive groups from the SFPA, either in February or early March. 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: Green Senate candidate looking for a volunteer to be Treasurer Where: Anywhere When: ASAP Cal Songmaker (aka as Michael Zeising), has begun his Green Party campaign for U.S. Senate, against Dianne Feinstein! His Facebook page is here: https://www.facebook.com/ziesingforsenate/. However, he urgently needs one or more people to help out with Treasurer work, so if you might possibly be able to help, please contact Greg Jan (gregjan4(a)yahoo.com) right away! You don't need to have any previous experience, and if you can balance a checkbook, and are a reasonably quick learner, then you can be a huge help to the Green Party -- so we'll be able to directly challenge Feinstein and the status-quo Democrats! (Note that SF Greens have not endorsed any statewide candidates yet, but we are forwarding this message in order to help this campaign get started.) *===========================* What: Women's March 2018 Where: SF Civic Center When: Sat, Jan 20, 11:30 am - 3:30 pm Women’s March is a female-led movement providing intersectional education on a range of issues and creating entry points for new grassroots activists & organizers to engage with/in their local communities through trainings, outreach programs and events. The focus on voter education, voter outreach, and voter empowerment are encompassed in the actions’ theme, “Hear Our Vote!” https://womensmarchbayarea.org/updates/2017/11/8/womens-march-bay-area-plan… *===========================* What: Fossil Fuel Divestment Vote Where: SFERS office, 1145 Market Street, 6th Floor, SF When: Wed, Jan 24, 1 pm Greens have endorsed full divestment of San Francisco's funds from banks and other institutions that invest in oil pipelines. We want real divestment, not just talk! Under Mayor Lee, the SF Employees' Retirement System board kept postponing a vote on the matter. This time, it may finally happen. Please show up in support! The Retirement Board will conduct a special meeting to hear the fossil fuel divestment calendar item. The meeting will be held at 1:00 pm on January 24, 2018, at the Retirement System Office: 1145 Market Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco. https://mysfers.org/important-notice-regarding-fossil-fuel-divestment-item-… *===========================* What: March for the Mission Where: Mission St at 20th St, SF When: Thurs, Jan 25, noon - 3 pm This is an important march against evictions in the Mission. It was originally scheduled for last year, but postponed due to the passing of Mayor Lee: https://occupysf.net/index.php/event/march-save-mission-street/ *===========================* 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 Martin Luther King Day!
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 15 Jan '18

15 Jan '18

January 14 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Please join us for our first meeting of the new year, at our regular meeting date of Jan 24. We will host a little post-holiday party, in conjunction with our regular meeting where we will begin to consider endorsements for this year's elections. See details below. Join Greens (and our Congressional Candidate Barry Hermanson) at the MLK Day Celebration tomorrow: What: Campaigning with Barry Hermanson at MLK Day Celebration Where: 4th and King, across from Caltrain Station When: Mon, Jan 15, 10:30 am - noon Join our Congressional Candidate Barry Hermanson as he gathers signatures to get on the June ballot for Congress. Barry is challenging Nancy Pelosi, who this week distinguished herself by lobbying her fellow Democrats to vote for Donald Trump's warrantless spying on all Americans. Thanks to Pelosi's support, Trump had the votes he needed to continue his illegal spy program, despite some Republican opposition. Look for Barry's sign across the street from Caltrain this Monday, and join him and other Greens on the march to Yerba Buena Gardens after the Celebration Caltrain arrives just before 11 am. If you have trouble finding Barry, you can reach him by cell at 415-255-9494. *===========================* What: Green post-Holiday Party and first Meeting of 2018 Where: TBA When: Wed, Jan 24, starting at 7 pm We will start of the new year with a post-holiday party, in addition to starting to consider endorsements. We may make some early endorsements of Green candidates, and will consider some local ballot measures, such as the one that guarantees the right to a lawyer for any tenant facing eviction. We are finalizing our venue, to be sure it is both accessible and family-friendly. Look for details in our next newsletter. We don't plan to make endorsements for Mayor or Supervisor until we have had a chance to get answers to our candidate questionnaires and hold a public forum with all candidates who answer. We hope to co-host a forum with other progressive groups from the SFPA, either in February or early March. Our agenda will be finalized at our CC meeting on Jan 17. 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: Green Senate candidate looking for a volunteer to be Treasurer Where: Anywhere When: ASAP Cal Songmaker (aka as Michael Zeising), has begun his Green Party campaign for U.S. Senate, against Dianne Feinstein! His Facebook page is here: https://www.facebook.com/ziesingforsenate/. However, he urgently needs one or more people to help out with Treasurer work, so if you might possibly be able to help, please contact Greg Jan (gregjan4(a)yahoo.com) right away! You don't need to have any previous experience, and if you can balance a checkbook, and are a reasonably quick learner, then you can be a huge help to the Green Party -- so we'll be able to directly challenge Feinstein and the status-quo Democrats! (Note that SF Greens have not endorsed any statewide candidates yet, but we are forwarding this message in order to help this campaign get started.) *===========================* What: Fillmore Heritage Center March to City Hall Where: 1330 Fillmore St, SF (former Yoshi's space) When: Jan 18, 1 pm start, 2 pm march to City Hall Participants will meet up at the Fillmore Heritage Center at 1 pm and march to City Hall starting at 1:30 pm to promote unity, self-determination, culture, and economic opportunity for the Black community. http://dothebay.com/events/2018/1/18/fillmore-heritage-center-march-to-city… *===========================* What: Women's March 2018 Where: SF Civic Center When: Jan 20, 11:30 am - 3:30 pm Women’s March is a female-led movement providing intersectional education on a range of issues and creating entry points for new grassroots activists & organizers to engage with/in their local communities through trainings, outreach programs and events. The focus on voter education, voter outreach, and voter empowerment are encompassed in the actions’ theme, “Hear Our Vote!” https://womensmarchbayarea.org/updates/2017/11/8/womens-march-bay-area-plan… *===========================* What: Fossil Fuel Divestment Vote Where: SFERS office, 1145 Market Street, 6th Floor, SF When: Jan 24, 1 pm Greens have endorsed full divestment of San Francisco's funds from banks and other institutions that invest in oil pipelines. We want real divestment, not just talk! Under Mayor Lee, the SF Employees' Retirement System board kept postponing a vote on the matter. This time, it may finally happen. Please show up in support! The Retirement Board will conduct a special meeting to hear the fossil fuel divestment calendar item. The meeting will be held at 1:00 pm on January 24, 2018, at the Retirement System Office: 1145 Market Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco. https://mysfers.org/important-notice-regarding-fossil-fuel-divestment-item-… *===========================* What: March for the Mission Where: Mission St at 20th St, SF When: Jan 25, noon - 3 pm This is an important march against evictions in the Mission. It was originally scheduled for last year, but postponed due to the passing of Mayor Lee: https://occupysf.net/index.php/event/march-save-mission-street/ *===========================* 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 08 Jan '18

08 Jan '18

January 7 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Happy New Year! Please join us for our first meeting of the new year, at our regular meeting date of Jan 24. We will host a little post-holiday party, in conjunction with our regular meeting where we will begin to consider endorsements for this year's elections. See details below. We have some exciting news to report: a number of progressive San Francisco political and neighborhood organizations are organizing a new group modeled on the successful Richmond Progressive Alliance. Greens are considering joining as an allied group, in order to coordinate with like-minded groups on organizing events such as candidate forums and endorsements. We will send out an announcement of their first public meeting, tentatively scheduled for Jan 21. There are a number of important events happening this month; please see announcements below: *===========================* What: SFPA Press Conference on choosing an Interim Mayor Where: Outside City Hall, on the Civic Center side When: Tues, Jan 9, noon The San Francisco Progressive Alliance (SFPA) has pointed out that having one person (Acting Mayor London Breed) simultaneously in charge of two branches of San Francisco's government is very problematic. We agree: if the same person is both in charge of proposing and approving our City budget, it's a recipe for corruption. Breed's supporters have claimed in an op-ed (https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Women-stand-with-Lond…) that "the women of San Francisco" support her. A number of progressive women will counter that claim on Tuesday. Please join us! *===========================* What: Green post-Holiday Party and first Meeting of 2018 Where: TBA When: Wed, Jan 24, starting at 7 pm We will start of the new year with a post-holiday party, in addition to starting to consider endorsements. We may make some early endorsements of Green candidates, and will consider some local ballot measures, such as the one that guarantees the right to a lawyer for any tenant facing eviction. We are finalizing our venue, to be sure it is both accessible and family-friendly. Look for details in our next newsletter. We don't plan to make endorsements for Mayor or Supervisor until we have had a chance to get answers to our candidate questionnaires and hold a public forum with all candidates who answer. We hope to co-host a forum with other progressive groups from the SFPA, either in February or early March. Our agenda will be finalized at our CC meeting on Jan 17. 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: Green Senate candidate looking for a volunteer to be Treasurer Where: Anywhere When: ASAP Cal Songmaker (aka as Michael Zeising), has begun his Green Party campaign for U.S. Senate, against Dianne Feinstein! His Facebook page is here: https://www.facebook.com/ziesingforsenate/. However, he urgently needs one or more people to help out with Treasurer work, so if you might possibly be able to help, please contact Greg Jan (gregjan4(a)yahoo.com) right away! You don't need to have any previous experience, and if you can balance a checkbook, and are a reasonably quick learner, then you can be a huge help to the Green Party -- so we'll be able to directly challenge Feinstein and the status-quo Democrats! (Note that SF Greens have not endorsed any statewide candidates yet, but we are forwarding this message in order to help this campaign get started.) *===========================* What: SF Berniecrats social meeting Where: Virgil's Sea Room, 3152 Mission St When: Jan 11, 6-8 pm Join our friends from the Berniecrats at a social event on Jan 11: The agenda will be set the week before, at our CC meeting on Sep 20. http://sanfrancisco.carpediem.cd/events/5524750-new-years-revolution-bernie… *===========================* What: Fillmore Heritage Center March to City Hall Where: 1330 Fillmore St, SF (former Yoshi's space) When: Jan 18, 1 pm start, 2 pm march to City Hall Participants will meet up at the Fillmore Heritage Center at 1 pm and march to City Hall starting at 1:30 pm to promote unity, self-determination, culture, and economic opportunity for the Black community. http://dothebay.com/events/2018/1/18/fillmore-heritage-center-march-to-city… *===========================* What: Women's March 2018 Where: SF Civic Center When: Jan 20, 11:30 am - 3:30 pm Women’s March is a female-led movement providing intersectional education on a range of issues and creating entry points for new grassroots activists & organizers to engage with/in their local communities through trainings, outreach programs and events. The focus on voter education, voter outreach, and voter empowerment are encompassed in the actions’ theme, “Hear Our Vote!” https://womensmarchbayarea.org/updates/2017/11/8/womens-march-bay-area-plan… *===========================* What: Fossil Fuel Divestment Vote Where: SFERS office, 1145 Market Street, 6th Floor, SF When: Jan 24, 1 pm Greens have endorsed full divestment of San Francisco's funds from banks and other institutions that invest in oil pipelines. We want real divestment, not just talk! Under Mayor Lee, the SF Employees' Retirement System board kept postponing a vote on the matter. This time, it may finally happen. Please show up in support! The Retirement Board will conduct a special meeting to hear the fossil fuel divestment calendar item. The meeting will be held at 1:00 pm on January 24, 2018, at the Retirement System Office: 1145 Market Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco. https://mysfers.org/important-notice-regarding-fossil-fuel-divestment-item-… *===========================* What: March for the Mission Where: Mission St at 20th St, SF When: Jan 25, noon - 3 pm This is an important march against evictions in the Mission. It was originally scheduled for last year, but postponed due to the passing of Mayor Lee: https://occupysf.net/index.php/event/march-save-mission-street/ *===========================* 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: housing and fair wages in December
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 05 Dec '17

05 Dec '17

December 5 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, As we move into winter, there are a number of housing-related events coming up. Please join us today at City Hall as we rally for real rent control! Barry Hermanson, Green candidate for Congress, wrote an article in the BayView newspaper about housing as a human right: http://sfbayview.com/2017/12/housing-is-a-human-right/ We're currently planning our Green Holiday Party in SF; email cc(a)sfgreens.org if you can help. *===========================* What: Fight for Real Rent Control Where: Front Steps SF City Hall, SF When: Tue, Dec 5, 11:30 am The time for real Rent Control is Now! Let's Repeal the Costa Hawkins Rental Law! Join tenants and tenant advocates for a rally followed by march to the State Building Costa Hawkins is the main state law that incentives landlords to harass and push out long-time tenants to spike the rents to rates most of us can't afford. AB 1506, the assembly bill calling for the repeal of Costa Hawkins, is in the Assembly Housing Committee, chaired by Assemblyman David Chiu. We need a vote on AB-1506 to get it out of committee and on to the full assembly. Rally is Sponsored by the San Francisco Anti-Displacement Coalition, Senior and Disability Action, Tenants Together and other groups. *===========================* What: Benefit concert for SF Living Wage Coalition Where: Redstone Labor Temple, 2940 16th St., #301 SF When: Fri, Dec 8, 7 pm On Friday, December 8, at 7 p.m., Living Wage will be hosting a benefit featuring guitarist and singer David Rovics. Click here (http://www.livingwage-sf.org/event/david-rovics-wages-immigrant-workers-and…) to be directed to our website, where you can buy tickets for $10. Be sure to click "going" on our Facebook event page (https://www.facebook.com/events/143011362984898/) . The proceeds for this event will go to: * Training and organizing leaders that will strategically resist ICE in the workplace * Stopping and preventing ICE from detaining people * Gaining freedom for those who have been detained The urgency to act is high. Protect immigrants and join the movement to change policies. With your help, we can fight for migrant justice. Find out more (http://www.livingwage-sf.org/event/david-rovics-wages-immigrant-workers-and…) *===========================* What: Alameda County Green Holiday Party Where: Niebyl-Proctor Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave at 65th in North Oakland When: Sunday, December 10th, 6:00 to 9:00 pm East Bay supporters should be interested in this event: Celebrate the Holiday Season with old friends and new. We’ll have good fun, yummy food, drink, and open dialogue at the 2017 Annual Potluck Holiday Party! Bring your choice of food or drink for the potluck table to share. https://acgreens.wordpress.com/2017/12/04/youre-invited-green-party-holiday… *===========================* 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: Help Save Midtown from Demolition this Wednesday
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 14 Nov '17

14 Nov '17

November 13 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, We will NOT be having our regular monthly meeting in November due to the Thanksgiving holiday. However, there's still a lot going on. We just published this statement in support of the fight to save the Midtown Park community: http://sfgreenparty.org/issues/82-resolution-in-support-of-midtown-tenants If you can, please come out to the rally in support of Midtown this Wednesday, 11/15. Details below. We are currently working on our endorsement questionnaires for next year's elections, and planning our holiday party in mid-December. We also printed a number of postcards opposing the bipartisan increases to the US military budget, and we're looking for volunteers to hand these out at anti-war events. You can see the design on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/issues/81-new-card-on-military-spending If you'd like to help with any of these activities, please contact us at cc(a)sfgreens.org. *===========================* What: Black Homes Matter! Save Midtown from Demolition Where: Gateway High School auditorium, 1430 Scott Street, SF When: Wed, Nov 15, 6 - 8 pm All hands on deck! Midtown needs your support now more than ever! Join us to demand that Midtown Park Apartments is not demolished! The Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development is bringing an architect to this meeting... meaning they are not hearing the tenants' demands – NO Demolition of Midtown Park Apartments! Show up from 6pm-8:00pm at Gateway High School auditorium at 1430 Scott Street (across from Midtown). Bring signs, and demand that the city not demolish Midtown. Black homes matter! We need to preserve rent-controlled housing, affordable housing, and Save Midtown! Share the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1851888051789661/ *===========================* 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 for our monthly meeting this Wednesday
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 21 Oct '17

21 Oct '17

October 21 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Please join us on Wednesday, October 25, for our monthly meeting. Details and agenda are below. *===========================* What: Green Party Monthly Meeting Where: Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness) #301, SF When: Wed, Oct 25, 7-9 pm Agenda: 1) Introductions - 5 minutes 2) Report-back from Save Midtown meeting - an event the residents of Midtown organized to get answers from their Supervisor, London Breed, who didn't show up. (see https://www.facebook.com/savemidtown/) 15-25 minutes 3) Delegate selection and decision making for the Green Party of California's General Assembly in Ventura (see details below) - 20 min 4) Work on new SFGP outreach materials on universal health care and on opposing military spending. Our card on military spending is near-final, and posted on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/issues/81-new-card-on-military-spending 15 min 5) Update our questionnaires to candidates running for office in 2018. We hope to work with other progressive groups such as the Democratic Socialists of America and the SF Berniecrats next year to hold joint candidate forums or ask candidates similar policy questions. Our questionnaires from last year are here: http://sfgreens.org/supe_q.txt - Supervisor http://sfgreens.org/boe_q.txt - School Board http://sfgreens.org/ccb_q.txt - College Board http://sfgreens.org/bart_q.txt - BART Board Please let us know if there's anything else you want to ask! 20-30 minutes 6) Preliminary planning for our Holiday Party in December/January 5-10 minutes Everyone welcome. All meetings are whelchair accessible. The SF Green Party County Council is our local leadership body that plans the agenda for our monthy meetings. If you want to get an item on the agenda, please contact us at cc(a)sfgreens.org. The CC has moved its in-person meetings to the 2nd Wednesdays of each month, two weeks prior to our monthly meetings. Monthly meetings (like the one above) will still be held on the 4th Wednesday of every month, although we usually reschedule them in November and December due to holidays. *===========================* What: Green Party of California General Assembly Where: Bell Arts Factory, 432 N Ventura Ave, Ventura, CA When: Sat-Sun, Nov 11-12, all day The next statewide Green Party meeting will be in Ventura. San Francisco can send up to 6 delegates to make decisions, as well as an unlimited number of observers or alternates. If you want to go, please attend the SFGP monthly meeting on 10/25, or email us at cc(a)sfgreens.org. More information, including a draft agenda, is posted here: http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2017-11 *===========================* What: Save the Date - next Save Midtown Meeting When: Wed, Nov 15, evening Residents of Midtown (a public housing complex in the Fillmore) are still fighting with the City to save their homes from demolition. It was announced at last week's meeting that the next meeting will be held on November 15. Details TBA, so watch the facebook page for updates: https://www.facebook.com/savemidtown/ *===========================* 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 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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