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Greenzine - help us spread the word about our endorsements!
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 24 Oct '12

24 Oct '12

Dear Greens, We've finished making all our endorsements--full explanations of all our local, state, and national endorsements are posted on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/39-november-2012-endorsements We're mailing our Voter Guide this week; if you can make a contribution to help with printing and mailing, please go to the URL below to donate: http://sfgreenparty.org/9-donations/34-donate-online If you can help pass out copies of our Voter Guide (just a slate card; full explanations are online), please come to our monthly meeting this Wednesday evening, Oct 24, at El Cafetazo, 3087 16th St @ Valencia, from 7-9 pm. This is less than 1 block from the 16th St BART station. More details are posted on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/events2/event/Z3FwbzBsdnJwdDRibWNwcDc1NHBvdGNudGsgO… *===========================* URGENT ALERT FOR THOSE WHO CARE ABOUT THIRD PARTY BALLOT ACCESS IN CALIFORNIA: San Francisco Superior Court Judge Curtis Karnow has issued a tentative ruling denying the "motion for reconsideration" of the quarter million dollars in attorneys' fees he ordered six Third Party ballot access activists to pay. They and their lawyer request supportive presence at SF Superior Court, Room 302, 455 McCallister this Wednesday morning (Oct 24) at 9:30 am. They say the packed courtroom helped a lot the last time they were there. *===========================* Open Letter to the DCCC Denise D'Anne, a SF Green Party county council member, has written an open letter to the San Francisco Democratic Party Central Committee, about the recent arrest and detainment of Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein at the 2nd Presidential Debate. Her full statement is posted on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/2-uncategorised/46-open-letter-to-the-dccc *===========================* Watch the expanded Presidential debates on our website: Jill Stein has been included in two more debates this last week; all the expanded debates are linked from our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/10-campaigns/44-watch-the-expanded-presidential-deb… *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *=========================== Join our updated Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_62534706497&ap=1 *=========================== 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 - full SF endorsements, Expanded Presidential Debates
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 19 Oct '12

19 Oct '12

Dear Greens, We've finished making all our endorsements--full explanations of all our local, state, and national endorsements are posted on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/39-november-2012-endorsements We are mailing our Voter Guide next week; if you can make a contribution to help with printing and mailing, please go to the URL below to donate: http://sfgreenparty.org/9-donations/34-donate-online *===========================* Watch the expanded Presidential debates on our website: Although Greens and other non-corporate parties have been shut out of the presidential debates this year, Democracy Now! has been expanding the debates to include Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala, along with other smaller party candidates. Jill Stein was especially impressive in the second debate after having been arrested (along with Cheri Honkala) and handcuffed to a chair for 8 hours the night before by thugs hired by the Democratic and Republican parties! Jill Stein also debated Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party (who skipped the first 2 debates on Democracy Now!) one on one, in a forum sponsored by the Independent Voter Network. All the expanded debates are linked here: http://sfgreenparty.org/10-campaigns/44-watch-the-expanded-presidential-deb… *===========================* Congratulations to the four Supervisors who thwarted the City Family's attempt to illegally fire Sheriff Mirkarimi: Christina Olague (D5), David Campos (D9), John Avalos (D11), and Jane Kim (D6). A cartoon (authored by Joe Luby, republished with permission from CitiReport.com) on our website illustrates a small part of the web of corruption within our City government. Is this what Democracy looks like? http://sfgreenparty.org/11-news/45-is-this-what-democracy-looks-like *===========================* California voters can now register Green online, without mailing anything in! https://rtv.sos.ca.gov/elections/register-to-vote/ People can register online up until October 22 for the upcoming election. *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *=========================== Join our updated Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_62534706497&ap=1 *=========================== 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 - anti-war rally TODAY at noon, expanded debates, and more
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 06 Oct '12

06 Oct '12

Dear Greens, Please join us today for the anti-war rally at the Civic Center at noon! Sandra Decker and Barry Hermanson will have a Green Party banner and will meet by the top of the BART escalator at Market and Powell. U.S. death toll passes 2,000 as 11th anniversary of longest war in U.S. history nears, hundreds of thousands of Afghans killed & wounded, millions displaced. San Francisco Rally: Sat. Oct. 6, 12 Noon, Powell & Market Sts. March: 1 pm to Grand Hyatt Hotel, Sutter & Stockton Sts. in solidarity with Local 2 workers. Following the march: Join the Arab Community & Cultural Center Festival in Union Square. *===========================* We've finished making all our endorsements--local, state, and national endorsements are all posted here: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/39-november-2012-endorsements Look for full text of our endorsements in about a week. *===========================* Watch the expanded Presidential debate on our website: The Democratic and Republican parties have conspired for years to shut all other voices out of their Budweiser sponsored-Presidential debates. This year, Democracy Now expanded the debate by splicing in real-time footage of the Green Party's Jill Stein and Justice Party's Rocky Anderson as they responded to the same questions as the two Wall Street candidates. The Libertarian candidate was also invited to participate, but declined. Watch the complete debate on our website, as Jill Stein demolishes Romney for a second time in her political career: http://sfgreenparty.org/10-campaigns/44-watch-the-expanded-presidential-deb… *===========================* The Commonwealth Club is sponsoring two events that may be of interest to Green Party members. The first, called "Energy and the Election<http://bit.ly/Q174bt>," will take place on Tuesday, October 9th at 6pm. We will explore the important energy issues in this election and the political and energy choices facing the country. The second event, called "Tear Down That Dam?<http://bit.ly/Nt1dMg>" will take place on Monday, October 15th at 6pm. A measure on the San Francisco ballot will ask voters to consider a plan that could result in the draining of the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. Climate One will host panelists on both sides of the debate to discuss this and other regional water issues. (Note that the Green Party did not reach consensus on supporting or opposing Prop F, the ballot measure discussed above) *===========================* California voters can now register Green online, without mailing anything in! https://rtv.sos.ca.gov/elections/register-to-vote/ People can register online up until October 22 for the upcoming election. *===========================* Donate online! We recently switched to a new payment processor, which makes it easier to donate securely online, while keeping more of our donations going to help our cause rather than ending up in the hands of Wall Street. More info is on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/9-donations/34-donate-online *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *=========================== Join our updated Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_62534706497&ap=1 *=========================== 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 - Local endorsements, Jill Stein visiting Bay Area
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 21 Sep '12

21 Sep '12

Dear Greens, We've finished making (almost) all our endorsements--local, state, and national endorsements are all posted here: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/39-november-2012-endorsements *===========================* Meet Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein in Berkeley! Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 6:30 PM Kahlil for Mayor of Berkeley Community Campaign Headquarters in Berkeley, CA 1551 University Ave Berkeley, CA 94703 Jill Stein will start her California trip with Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi, Green Party Candidate for Mayor in Berkeley. Kahlil is a teacher, free speech and community activist who has worked to energize and empower youth in California. The event will take place at the Kahlil for Mayor headquarters from 6:30-8:30 and all are welcome. The event will serve as a fundraiser for the Stein campaign to help cover the costs of our California campus tour. Jill Stein's visit follows the previous night's opening kick-off of the Kahlil for Mayor Community Campaign's New Headquarters and Green Party Endorsement Celebration with speakers, djs and music from 5pm-9pm Friday. Jill Stein will be speaking at several other places in Northern California over the next few days: http://www.jillstein.org/events *===========================* California voters can now register Green online, without mailing anything in! https://rtv.sos.ca.gov/elections/register-to-vote/ People can register online up until October 22 for the upcoming election. *===========================* Donate online! We recently switched to a new payment processor, which makes it easier to donate securely online, while keeping more of our donations going to help our cause rather than ending up in the hands of Wall Street. More info is on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/9-donations/34-donate-online *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *=========================== Join our updated Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_62534706497&ap=1 *=========================== 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 - 2nd candidate forum this Thursday
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 18 Sep '12

18 Sep '12

Dear Greens, Because of a scheduling conflict with some candidates, we are holding a second forum this Thursday to interview more candidates who are seeking our endorsement: Location: El Cafetazo (3087 16th Street, @ Valencia) (we'll meet in the large space in the back of the cafe) Date: Thursday, Sep 20 Time: 7-9 pm The forum is mainly intended for Greens to ask questions of the candidates, but everybody is welcome to attend regardless of party affiliation. Completed questionnaires returned by local candidates seeking our endorsement are posted on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/11-news/42-questionnaires-posted-for-912-candidate-… Note that there are a few more posted or updated over the weekend. More info on the forum is here: http://sfgreenparty.org/events2/event/bGszbHVuZGliYWtzdmxpbXJ0NG8xOHI1MmMgO… Our endorsements to date are posted here: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/39-november-2012-endorsements For the Supervisorial races, we may issue ranked endorsements. For both the College Board and Board of Education races, there are 4 seats open in this election, so we may endorse multiple candidates. *===========================* Contact SF City Hall Today To Support CleanPowerSF & Forward This Alert Widely! CleanPowerSF Will Hire Thousands Of Workers To Bring 50% Clean Electricity To San Francisco By The End Of This Decade Supervisors Will Vote This Tue Sep 18, So Contact Them Today! To urge their support of this groundbreaking program, go to: http://tinyurl.com/8sv3fw4 DETAILS: On Tuesday, September 18, after 8 years of struggle, study, and preparation to bring CleanPowerSF online, the Board of Supervisors will at last be voting on starting the program. Worsening extreme weather conditions and wildfires, and continuing high unemployment rates in California and nationwide, have made clear the need for San Francisco to take a strong lead in hiring the new workforce necessary to replace outdated fossil fuel energy sources, with locally installed clean power, as rapidly as possible. Contact San Francisco's Supervisors and Mayor today to urge their support of this vital step forward, for our economy and the planet. See: http://tinyurl.com/8sv3fw4 *===========================* Donate online! We recently switched to a new payment processor, which makes it easier to donate securely online, while keeping more of our donations going to help our cause rather than ending up in the hands of Wall Street. More info is on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/9-donations/34-donate-online *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *=========================== Join our updated Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_62534706497&ap=1 *=========================== 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 tonight!
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

Dear Greens, We are holding a forum tonight to interview the remaining candidates who are seeking our endorsement: Location: Park Branch Library meeting room, 1833 Page Street, Upper Haight (the meeting room is in the basement) Date: Wed, Sep 12 (tonight!) Time: 6:30-8:45 pm The forum is mainly intended for Greens to ask questions of the candidates, but everybody is welcome to attend regardless of party affiliation. If you are a candidate seeking our endorsement but are unable to make this time, please be in touch with us at cc(a)sfgreens.org. Completed questionnaires returned by local candidates seeking our endorsement are posted on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/11-news/42-questionnaires-posted-for-912-candidate-… Note that there are a few more posted than last week. More info on the forum is here: http://sfgreenparty.org/events2/event/MWVkdTZpZDYzcjk0bGxrc2dqY2E3cGJmMnMgO… We are attempting to schedule an additional time for D5 supervisorial candidates who are unable to make this date. Our endorsements to date are posted here: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/39-november-2012-endorsements For the Supervisorial races, we may issue ranked endorsements. For both the College Board and Board of Education races, there are 4 seats open in this election, so we may endorse multiple candidates. *===========================* The Truth about GMOs . . . A Case for Labeling September 15, 2012 Laney College The Forum 3:00 pm - 5:15 pm ... $5-10 suggested donation Students FREE! Alarmed by the pervasive health risks of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the American diet, leading consumer GMO advocate Jeffrey Smith, and well-known author and environmentalist John Robbins have joined forces to present, Truth about GMOs. Highlights include: a sneak preview of Smith's new movie (Genetic Roulette) and a Q & A with both presenters making a compelling case for voting YES on Prop 37 (Mandatory Labeling of GMOs). Please share with your East Bay (and SF) friends, neighbors, email lists, etc! Prop 37 to label genetically engineered foods is on the ballot in November, and this event will be a great way to learn about it! Laney College is a short walk from the Lake Merritt BART. RVSP on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/279948228776070/ *===========================* Donate online! We recently switched to a new payment processor, which makes it easier to donate securely online, while keeping more of our donations going to help our cause rather than ending up in the hands of Wall Street. More info is on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/9-donations/34-donate-online *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *=========================== Join our updated Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_62534706497&ap=1 *=========================== 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 next week, questionnaires posted
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 07 Sep '12

07 Sep '12

Dear Greens, We are holding a forum on September 12 to interview the remaining candidates who are seeking our endorsement: Location: Park Branch Library meeting room, 1833 Page Street, Upper Haight (the meeting room is in the basement) Date: Wed, Sep 12 Time: 6:30-8:45 pm The forum is mainly intended for Greens to ask questions of the candidates, but everybody is welcome to attend regardless of party affiliation. If you are a candidate seeking our endorsement but are unable to make this time, please be in touch with us at cc(a)sfgreens.org. Completed questionnaires returned by local candidates seeking our endorsement are posted on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/11-news/42-questionnaires-posted-for-912-candidate-… More info on the forum is here: http://sfgreenparty.org/events2/event/MWVkdTZpZDYzcjk0bGxrc2dqY2E3cGJmMnMgO… We are attempting to schedule an additional time for D5 supervisorial candidates who are unable to make this date. Our endorsements to date are posted here: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/39-november-2012-endorsements For the Supervisorial races, we may issue ranked endorsements. For both the College Board and Board of Education races, there are 4 seats open in this election, so we may endorse multiple candidates. *===========================* The Truth about GMOs . . . A Case for Labeling September 15, 2012 Laney College The Forum 3:00 pm - 5:15 pm ... $5-10 suggested donation Students FREE! Alarmed by the pervasive health risks of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the American diet, leading consumer GMO advocate Jeffrey Smith, and well-known author and environmentalist John Robbins have joined forces to present, Truth about GMOs. Highlights include: a sneak preview of Smith's new movie (Genetic Roulette) and a Q & A with both presenters making a compelling case for voting YES on Prop 37 (Mandatory Labeling of GMOs). Please share with your East Bay (and SF) friends, neighbors, email lists, etc! Prop 37 to label genetically engineered foods is on the ballot in November, and this event will be a great way to learn about it! Laney College is a short walk from the Lake Merritt BART. RVSP on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/279948228776070/ *===========================* Donate online! We recently switched to a new payment processor, which makes it easier to donate securely online, while keeping more of our donations going to help our cause rather than ending up in the hands of Wall Street. More info is on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/9-donations/34-donate-online *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *=========================== Join our updated Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_62534706497&ap=1 *=========================== 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 scheduled for September 12
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 27 Aug '12

27 Aug '12

Dear Greens, We continued making our Fall endorsements at our August monthly meeting. Our endorsements to date are listed here: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/39-november-2012-endorsements All our endorsements are made by our volunteers, so if you want to have input, please join us by volunteering at any of our events listed on the left side of our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/events2 We have emailed questionnaires to all candidates for Supervisor, Board of Education, College Board, and BART Board who provided contact info to the department of elections. Completed questionnaires are due on September 5. We will invite candidates who return completed questionnaires on time to attend our endorsement meeting and candidate forum. If you are a candidate and didn't get our questionnaire, email us at cc(a)sfgreens.org for a copy. *===========================* Candidate Forum We will hear from the remaining candidates for local office who are seeking our endorsement at our forum on September 12: Location: Park Branch Library meeting room, 1833 Page Street, Upper Haight (the meeting room is in the basement) Date: Wed, Sep 12 Time: 6:30-8:45 pm The forum is mainly intended for Greens to ask questions of the candidates, but everybody is welcome to attend regardless of party affiliation. If you are a candidate seeking our endorsement but are unable to make this time, please be in touch with us at cc(a)sfgreens.org. We will try to complete our endorsements that night if possible. Completed questionnaires returned by the candidates will be posted on our website, http://sfgreenparty.org. More info is here: http://sfgreenparty.org/events2/event/MWVkdTZpZDYzcjk0bGxrc2dqY2E3cGJmMnMgO… *===========================* Donate online! We recently switched to a new payment processor, which makes it easier to donate securely online, while keeping more of our donations going to help our cause rather than ending up in the hands of Wall Street. More info is on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/9-donations/34-donate-online *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *=========================== Join our updated Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_62534706497&ap=1 *=========================== 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 - more endorsements and events this week
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 24 Jul '12

24 Jul '12

Dear Greens, We started making our Fall endorsements at our June monthly meeting, and we'll continue for the next few months. Please join us at our monthly meeting this Wednesday: Time: Wednesday, Jul 25, 7-9 pm Location: El Cafetazo, 16th St between Mission and Valencia, 94110 Agenda: This month, we'll continue making endorsements: 4 remaining state propositions (props 30 and 38 - 2 education taxes, prop 35 - human trafficking, and prop 31 - budget cycle), as well as local propositions and candidates in partisan races. Statewide measures are here: http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/qualified-ballot-measures.h… Local measures are here: http://www.sfgov2.org/index.aspx?page=2969 All our endorsements are made by our volunteers, so if you want to have input, please join us by volunteering at any of our events listed on the left side of our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/events2 Our endorsements to date are listed here: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/39-november-2012-endorsements For those of us who are members of KPFA, we've already endorsed a position of NO on the recall of Tracy Rosenberg. We agree with the Oakland Greens' statement on this issue. More details are in the URL above, and SF Green Party member Ann Garrison also published an article about the situation: http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/4749/why-does-the-kpfa-recall-elect… *===========================* Title: Speaking Out for Healthier Food: The Truth about GMOs When: Thursday, July 26, 6-9 pm Location: First Unitarian Universalist Church - Starr King Room, 1187 Franklin St (at Geary), San Francisco (This is not a Green-sponsored event, but should be of interest to our members. The SF Green Party has endorsed Prop 37, which would require GMO labeling). Ever wondered what's in your food? Approximately 75% of processed foods in the US contain GMOs - also known as genetically modified organisms, or genetically engineered foods - and most of us us eat these on a daily basis without even knowing it. Why does it matter? Join us to find out about the growing evidence of safety concerns from experts John Robbins, Jeffrey M. Smith, and Dr. Myrto Ashe. 6:00pm - Refreshments, networking, and information tables 6:30pm - Live music from Fair Oaks-based musical group Glowbox 7:00pm - Speaking program $5-10 sliding scale donation; **no one turned away** RVSP: http://www.labelgmos.org/labelgmossf/irt_tour_sf *===========================* Event: Move to Amend Regional Convergence When: Friday, July 27, 2012 - 6:30pm to Sunday, July 29, 2012 - 12:00pm Location: Oakland Peace Center (111 Fairmount Ave) (This is not a Green-sponsored event, but should be of interest to our members.) Session audiences/topics vary. See link for more info: http://movetoamend.org/events/oakland-ca-move-amend-nor-cal-regional-conver… *===========================* Panel Discussion: Our Vanishing Civil Liberties When: Sunday, July 29, 1-3 pm Location: Unitarian Universalist Center, San Francisco, CA (This is not a Green-sponsored event, but should be of interest to our members.) There will be a panel discussion on the erosion of civil liberties and what to do. Renewal of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, allowing indefinite detention without charge, is being debated this summer. Under the 2012 NDAA, the government can arrest you without charges, hold you indefinitely without trial, deny you a lawyer, and send you abroad to be imprisoned or tortured, based only on suspicion of association with terrorist groups. More info: http://sf99percent.org/ *===========================* Donate online! We recently switched to a new payment processor, which makes it easier to donate securely online, while keeping more of our donations going to help our cause rather than ending up in the hands of Wall Street. More info is on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/9-donations/34-donate-online *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *=========================== Join our updated Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_62534706497&ap=1 *=========================== 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 - volunteer events and endorsements
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 04 Jul '12

04 Jul '12

Dear Greens, We'll be celebrating Independence Day in our usual fashion, by campaigning and registering voters at the SF Mime Troupe's opening week in Dolores Park! Join us Wednesday July 4, as well as Saturday and Sunday (July 7-8). If you want to help, meet us at 18th and Church at 12:30 pm on all 3 days. We'll set up a sign and table on the hill overlooking the event, and stay through the end of each performance (around 4 pm). We'll have petitions and information on important November campaigns, including the GMO labeling initative, a veto of the Board of Supervisors' decision to build more housing for millionaires, and Jill Stein for President. Please feel free to join us even if you can't stay for the entire event. *===========================* Jill Stein campaign makes history! The Green Party's presidential nominee, Dr. Jill Stein, has become the first Green Party candidate in history to qualify for federal matching funds, and the first non-duopoly candidate to do so since Ross Perot: http://sfgreenparty.org/10-campaigns/40-jill-stein-campaign-makes-history *===========================* Mayor Ed Lee makes history! Just a week after awarding former Mayor Wille Brown a "lifetime achievement award" (for corruption?), Mayor Lee called on his police chief to implement New York City's racist "stop and frisk" policy: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Stop-and-frisk-policy-might-cut-viole… Apparently realizing that the elected Sheriff might have something to say about this, Mayor Lee became flustered and appeared to commit felony perjury in his testimony about his decision to suspend Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi. In order to give the Mayor time to get his story straight, his allies interrupted his testimony by claiming there was a bomb threat! After 6 straight months of Mirkarimi coverage, the Mayor's friends at the Chronicle were uncharacteristically quiet, but the incident did receive some local coverage: http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2012/07/san-francisco-officials-quiet-after… KPFA host Davey D. also made the connection between Mayor Lee's desire to implement more authoritarian policies in SF and his political witch hunt against SF's most prominent progressive law enforcement officer: http://www.kpfa.org/archive/id/82054 (Credit also goes to Davey D. for bringing up Ross Mirkarimi's history with the Green Party, which is often swept under the rug even by other "progressive" media.) *===========================* We started making our Fall endorsements at our June monthly meeting, and we'll continue for the next few months. All our endorsements are made by our volunteers, so if you want to have input, please join us by volunteering at any of our events listed on the left side of our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/events2 Our endorsements to date are listed here: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/39-november-2012-endorsements For those of us who are members of KPFA, we've already endorsed a position of NO on the recall of Tracy Rosenberg. We agree with the Oakland Greens' statement on this issue. More details are in the URL above, and SF Green Party member Ann Garrison also published an article about the situation: http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/4749/why-does-the-kpfa-recall-elect… *===========================* Donate online! We recently switched to a new payment processor, which makes it easier to donate securely online, while keeping more of our donations going to help our cause rather than ending up in the hands of Wall Street. More info is on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/9-donations/34-donate-online *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *=========================== Join our updated Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_62534706497&ap=1 *=========================== 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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