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SFGP Greenzine: Monthly Meeting (AKA General Mtg.) Wed 5/26 - 7pm / Endorsements
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 26 May '10

26 May '10

Just a couple of quick reminders in this issue, but first a thought. The 2-party system makes it really tough for a 3rd party to establish itself and grow. We have been lucky in San Francisco and CA to have gone through a period of fairly rapid growth over the last decade. Some may look at a loss of an elected leader here and there or a slight dip in our registration numbers and feel like our time has come and gone. But this experiment in building a true progressive challenge to the establishment is a much longer endeavor and we are part of a much bigger coalition around the world! Just this month the *Green party elected it's first member to Parliament* in the UK and in less than a week Colombia will be voting for a new president, and the Green candidate is poised to move on to the runoff round where polls show *he will likely WIN!* So don't give up just because we didn't get everything we wanted right away, we're still here, we have a lot of work to do and we need your help to reach our common goals. Send us an email if you'd like to get more involved and of course you can always help us out with a donation through our website. ============================ The SF Green Party's endorsements are now posted on our website: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/campaigns/campaigns.psp -Full explanations are posted there, but the most important propositions to pay attention to (and work on, if you have time) are: *NO *on* 14! NO *on* 16!** YES *on* 15!* ============================ * Wednesday, May 26 7:00 - 9:00pm* *SFGP Monthly Meeting *In an effort to better convey what our meetings are for, we are changing the name from "General Membership Meeting" to simply "Monthly Meeting" meaning it's the SFGP's regular monthly meeting. Our *May Monthly Meeting* will be held at: *El Cafetazo 3087 16th St* (between Mission & Valencia St) Agenda: Facilitator: Barry Welcome/Introductions (5 min) Park Merced (Eric B, 10-15 min) Local Hiring Mandate Legislation (Erik B, Joshua Arce, 20-30 min) Community Choice Clean Energy Update (Erik B, 5 min) Tabling Schedule for Summer 2010 (20 min) Announcements (5-10 min) ============================ SFGP's Eric Brooks was the featured guest on the Green 960 AM radio program 'Go Vegan With Bob Linden' talking about the monstrous proposed Darling International animal biofuels project. Both he and the host also get in some good shots against Obama and the two party system. http://www.goveganradio.com:8484/shows/128kbps/go-vegan-with-bob-linden-201… ============================ Find us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62534706497 http://www.sfgreenparty.org

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SF Green Party endorsements
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 17 May '10

17 May '10

Hi, This is just a quick announcement that the SF Green Party's endorsements are now posted on our website: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/campaigns/campaigns.psp Full explanations are posted there, but the most important propositions to pay attention to (and work on, if you have time) are NO on 14 and 16, and YES on 15. Also, although we usually don't make endorsements in contested Green Party primaries, we do carry announcements for all candidates. We have a contested primary race for Governor, and for those of you interested in statewide races, Laura Wells' volunteer kickoff is tonight in Oakland: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.psp?idx=1942

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Greenzine: Endorsement Meeting tomorrow, Wed 4/28- 7pm / Plus More Fun against Sit/Lie!
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 27 Apr '10

27 Apr '10

* Wednesday 04/28* 7:00-9:00PM *Endorsement Meeting* Our April meeting will be used to discuss SFGP endorsements for local ballot measures and Judges on the *June 8 ballot.* Several campaigns will be there to speak and take questions. *Open to the public, please join us!* We'll be meeting at: *The Women's Building* *3543 18th Street (between Dolores and Valencia) * *Room B* ==================================== * SIDEWALKS ARE FOR PEOPLE PART II SATURDAY, APRIL 24 ALL-DAY / CITYWIDE www.StandAgainstSitLie.org Do something fun on a sidewalk near you and take stand against Sit-Lie. San Francisco’s mayor and police chief are pushing for a law that would make it illegal to sit or lie on the sidewalk anywhere in the city. We think it’s an awful idea to criminalize the harmless act of sitting in public space. We are responding by celebrating San Francisco’s public space, it’s diverse and vibrant culture, and its tradition of tolerance and compassion. Our first Sidewalks are for People event on March 27 was a HUGE success! You can check out lots of photos here<http://www.flickr.com/groups/1342563@N25/pool/> and cool videos here<http://www.standagainstsitlie.org/2010/04/10/viral-media-continues/> and here <http://www.youtube.com/user/SidewalksR4People>. Once again, on April 24, people all over San Francisco will be doing what they love on the city’s sidewalks and they will be inviting family, friends, and neighbors to join them. What can you do for SIDEWALKS ARE FOR PEOPLE<http://www.standagainstsitlie.org/2010/04/09/93/>? Anything! Play music, barbecue, yoga, lemonade stand, read, relax, art, sidewalk sale, talk, sunbathe, knit, play chess, meditate, tai chi, eat, dance, paint, write, sing, DJ, play drums, sit — Anything! Find planned events throughout the city and add your own event to the interactive map at our website <http://www.standagainstsitlie.org/map424>. We can provide you with signs and flyers. Take pictures of your event and add them to our photo pool <http://www.flickr.com/groups/1342563@N25/pool/>! Contact info(a)StandAgainstSitLie.org to get involved or for more information. * ============================ Find us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62534706497 http://www.sfgreenparty.org

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Newsletter:
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 26 Mar '10

26 Mar '10

Green Greetings, Thanks to everyone who made it to the meeting Wednesday, our attendance has been up significantly since we gave up the office, go figure. This week we took a groundbreaking step by hiring our first paid staff member! We are hoping this long-awaited move will be a big step towards improving our organization and effectiveness, and expanding the party. A warm welcome goes out to Michelle Monares, our new part-time fundraiser/volunteer coordinator, please be nice to her if she gives you a call. ;) Friday, March 26, 7pm *Arundhati Roy, Alice Walker and David Barsamian - All together for one night only!* Join world-renowned Indian author, global justice activist, and Booker Prize winning novelist Arundhati Roy for a discussion from her latest collection of essays, Field Notes on Democracy: Listening to Grasshoppers, followed by a conversation with David Barsamian of Alternative Radio, and Alice Walker! Mission High School Auditorium, 3750 18th St. Tickets available at the door or: http://www.haymarketbooks.org $35 general admission, $15 students & $100 VIP. Expected to sell-out, buy tix in advance to guarantee seat. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=361997826702&ref=mf Saturday 10am-1pm *Stand Against Sit/Lie!* - Citywide day of action to celebrate our city’s public space, vibrant culture, and tradition of tolerance. *The Board of Supervisors will soon be voting on a law that would make it illegal to sit or lie on any sidewalk in SF! * Join the SF Green's demonstration at 22nd & Mission where Vicki & John are hosting "Doggies & Donuts." We'll have water, dog treats, donuts, and, of course, dogs. We'll also be collecting signatures to repeal Prop 8 and registering voters. Everyone is welcome, human, canine, or whatever to have a seat and stand up for your rights! Then join the end of the day celebration at 4 PM at Castro & Market! http://www.standagainstsitlie.org/ *Two weeks left to collect signatures for Gay Marriage!!* Exciting and timely news! According to the latest Public Policy Institute of California poll, 50% of respondents support gay marriage while opposition has dropped to 45%. This is the first time the PPIC polls have recorded majority support in California!! Contact us at cc(a)sfgreens.org to get involved in making history! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=195366991209&ref=mf *Green activist, Dave Snyder is starting a Transit Rider's Union, get into it: * http://muniriders.org April 10 & 11 *Green Festival tabling, * http://www.greenfestivals.org/san-francisco-spring/ Tabling is one of the best ways for us to build the party and volunteers become eligible to vote on our endorsements. If you can help, we'd love your company, contact the County Council at cc(a)sfgreens.org * Buying Power How PG&E and Mercury Insurance are spending millions to try to trick Californians into voting for corporate interests* http://www.sfbg.com/2010/03/16/buying-power *Green Gubernatorial candidate Laura Wells was on KPFA*, check it: http://www.kpfa.org/archive/id/59361 *San Francisco, Municipalities, Sue to Strike Prop 16 from June Ballot* http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2010/03/18/san-francisco-municipali… Peace!

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SFGP Newsletter: Peace Rally Saturday; General Meeting March 24
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 19 Mar '10

19 Mar '10

Hello Fellow Greens, We need volunteers to help with voter registration and outreach at the peace rally March 20. The San Francisco Green Party will have a booth at Civic Center Plaza for the rally at 11 AM. If you can help, please email our county council at cc(a)sfgreens.org or just show up. Volunteers who help us table may become "active" members within the SF Green Party, and become eligible to vote on our endorsements. EVENTS: Peace Rally Saturday, March 20 11 AM Civic Center Plaza Join us to show your support for peace and help register voters at our booth. SF Green Party March General Meeting Wednesday, March 24 7-9 PM Cafe Tazo, located at 3090 16th Street between Mission and Valencia Streets Agenda includes discussion on organizing to fix MUNI, planning for the anti-sit/lie event on March 27, opposition to big box stores, and a decision on endorsement for or against Proposition 13 (the new one, on the June 2010 ballot). Stand Against Sit/Lie Sidewalk Event Saturday, March 27 10 AM The SF Green Party will be participating in this city-wide celebration of public space. We are looking for ideas for fun sidewalk actions. Please come to our general meeting next Wednesday, or email our county council at cc(a)sfgreens.org with your ideas. For more information about this event, visit http://www.standagainstsitlie.org/. April 10 and 11 Green Festival http://www.greenfestivals.org/san-francisco-spring/ NEWS: Obama tries to fire Mark Sanchez! It's not personal, but draconian federal education policy leaves Principal Sanchez with few good options in his efforts to turn around Horace Mann Middle School: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/09/MNSC1CCPHU.DTL SF Green Party endorses campaign to repeal Proposition 8 http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-20225-SF-LGBT-Issues-Examiner~y2010m2d25… Stop PG&E's Power Grab (3 parts) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX7oeEzpkRU The 'Public Option': Democrats' Scam Becomes More Transparent http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/03/12-5 The SFPUC has been giving away toxic sewage sludge as free 'organic compost' since 2007 http://cbs5.com/video/?id=62619@kpix.dayport.com http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/The-Citys-free-compost-causes-stink-8649469… Locally Owned Utilities Sue to Disqualify Proposition 16, PG&E's Misleading Bid to Lock In Its Monopoly http://www.sfcityattorney.org/index.aspx?page=285 http://www.sfcityattorney.org/index.aspx?page=1 http://www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/GPCA *END

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Tonight: Gay Marriage / June Election Endorsement Meeting!
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 24 Feb '10

24 Feb '10

*Join us tonight, 7-9pm at the LGBT Community Center for a discussion about our participation in the ballot drive to overturn Prop 8 and restore equality to all, as well as other important items. Please spread the word...* http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=298325049710&index=1 *Agenda**:* *-Sign for Equality* - 30 min. Presentation and Q&A about efforts to put an initiative on the ballot to overturn Prop 8 and legalize Gay Marriage. Guest Speakers: Wendy Aragon and others; *-Endorsements* - 30 min. Some state props on the June ballot: top-2 primary, PG&E's anti-public power, and insurance; * -A State party update* - 25 min. Discussion of agenda & choosing delegates to San Jose Plenary on March 6th and 7th. *-California Democracy Act (Lakoff Initiative)* - 5 min. *-Saturday Voting* - 10 min. *-March 4th Educational Rally* - 3 min. *-Planning Dept's Discretionary Review changes* - 6 min. Despite Eric Mar's amendments it is still bad. *-Announcements* - 4 min. ========================== *Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/volunteer coordinator* Part time independent contractor (1099) position Approximately 10 hrs/week, working from your home Earn $10-20/hr, based on commission http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1932 ========================== *Run for Green County Council* Join the elected leadership of the SF Green Party! Anybody who wants to help us out on the CC for the next 2 years has until March 12 to gather 20+ signatures from SF Green Party registered voters. http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1933 ========================== *PG&E's Attack On Clean Energy* Here are some key sites that you can link to, join and share to help fight PG&E's Prop 16 attack on Community Choice and public power. Please join and share/post them so that we can light up California with a million points of opposition to the attack. - Stop The PG&E Power Grab http://powergrab.info/ http://twitter.com/Powergrabinfo - No On Prop 16 (FaceBook) http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=331641877109&ref=nf - Our City http://our-city.org/campaigns/index.html http://www.facebook.com/pages/OurCitySF/95953018269 http://twitter.com/OurCitySF - StopProp16 (twitter) http://twitter.com/StopProp16 ========================== *Event! Getting 50 Percent Local Clean Energy In 10 Years!* Next Tuesday! Learn how San Francisco (as well as Berkeley, Oakland, Marin and Sonoma) can be powered on 50% clean electricity within the next decade; and at the same or lower rates than PG&E! WHAT: Harvey Milk Club Clean Energy Forum WHEN: Tuesday March 2nd, 6:45pm WHERE: SF LGBT Community Center 1800 Market St @ Octavia (4th Floor Ceremonial Room) TRANSIT: From SF Civic Center take historic 'F Line' street car to Market & Octavia WHO: Former State Senator Carole Migden, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, Supervisor David Campos, Sierra Club's John Rizzo, and others COST: FREE! BACKGROUND: In July 2007 the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an ordinance establishing the Clean Power SF project in San Francisco. Clean Power SF will gather San Francisco electricity consumers together in a cooperative that will use our collective buying power to build enough solar, wind and efficiency projects to run the City on 50% clean, renewable energy within the next decade. And because renewables and efficiency save money compared to fossil fuel power, our electricity rates will be kept low and stable. Similar projects in the East Bay, Marin and Sonoma are also getting underway and need a strong San Francisco program to anchor Bay Area clean energy efforts. But the private monopoly PG&E corporation wants to kill this new clean energy program and force us all to stay addicted to its dirty and expensive fossil and nuclear power. PG&E is attacking Clean Power SF with millions of dollars of negative advertising and ballot campaigns. Over the next weeks and months, PG&E will be using these deceptive campaigns to try to trick San Francisco electricity consumers into opting out of Clean Power SF. Come to the Clean Energy Forum next Tuesday to learn about this groundbreaking new program and how you and fellow Bay Area residents can stay in it and keep it strong! For more information call: 415-756-8844 ========================== *A great photo journal of the kickoff party for Green candidate for Governor, Laura Wells*<http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2048141&id=1018942421&ref=mf> ========================== Election Rwanda 2010: Who will be allowed to run? (Includes interview)<http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.digitaljournal.com%2…> The Rwanda Greens need international support, as do all the Rwandan opposition parties, now in coalition. Amnesty International has joined Human Rights Watch in calling for an end to attacks on the opposition. ========================== http://www.sfgreenparty.org *Join the SF Greens on Facebook*: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62534706497 Feel free to submit any feedback or ideas to us at news(a)sfgreens.org.

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Greens Now Hiring! / Legalize Gay / Endorsement Meeting Wed, Feb 24 / Run for Green County Council! / RIP Joe
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 19 Feb '10

19 Feb '10

Green Greetings, In this edition of the SFGP Newsletter: *-Legalize Gay Marriage / Endorsement Meeting - Wed, Feb 24 -Greens Now Hiring- help us grow and get paid! -Run for Green County Council! -Remembering Joe Lynn - Sat, Feb 20* *Legalize Gay Marriage/ Endorsement Meeting ** Wed, Feb 24* Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: SF LGBT Community Center (The Center) Street: 1800 Market St View Map<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=1800+Market+St%2C+San+Francisco%2C+…> Join us at the SF LGBT Community Center (The Center) for a discussion about our participation in the ballot drive to overturn Prop 8 and restore equality to all! *Agenda* Sign for Equality - 30 min. - Presentation and Q&A about efforts to put an initiative on the ballot to overturn Prop 8 and legalize Gay Marriage once again! Guest Speakers: Wendy Aragon and others. Endorsements - 30 min. - Some state party props on June ballot: top-2 primary, anti-public power, and insurance. Barry Hermanson on State Plenary - 30 min. - State party update; discussion of agenda and choosing delegates to San Jose Plenary on March 6th and 7th. *==========================* *Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/volunteer coordinator* Part time independent contractor (1099) position Approximately 10 hrs/week, working from your home Earn $10-20/hr, based on commission The SF Green Party (SFGP) is seeking a part-time contractor to help us raise money for voter outreach (primarily, booth fees and costs of our voter guide), as well as to help coordinate volunteers. *Duties*: * Raise funds for the SFGP by calling registered Green Party members in SF. This will include "cold calling" as well as contacting our previous donors. Lists will be provided. * Update the SFGP's database with phonebanking results, including people who wish to volunteer, have moved or changed phone numbers. * Provide information to members about current SFGP activities, including volunteer opportunities, events, and meetings. Coordinate members wishing to volunteer via follow-up phone calls and/or email. *Requirements*: * Prior phone canvassing experience (e.g., either volunteer or paid progressive work for a progressive campaign). * Knowledge of SFGP activities. The contractor must remain aware of upcoming tabling opportunities and meetings, as well as party strategy, in order to answer questions from members. * Professional and discreet with sensitive personal and financial information. Enthusiasm and strong personal communication skills are also necessary. * Personal values consistent with the Green Party's 10 Key Values: http://www.gp.org/tenkey.shtml The contractor will use their own telephone to contact SFGP members from the voter file, and will solicit donations by credit card or check. The contractor will also coordinate members wishing to volunteer for SFGP activities. Results of phonebanking will be entered into an online database. The initial contract will be for 100 hrs of work (approximately 10 weeks), and may be extended depending on how successful the fundraising is. Pay will be commission-based: 50% of donations received, with a minimum rate of $10/hr and a maximum rate of $20/hr. The contractor will be responsible for all federal and state income and employment taxes, including self-employment taxes. This position is available immediately and will remain open until filled. Women, people of color, LGBT persons, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. We will interview qualified applicants starting in mid-February. Please submit cover letter and CV to the SF Green Party county council, cc(a)sfgreens.org. *==========================* *Run for Green County Council* The nomination period for CC candidates started Tues, Feb 16. Anybody who wants to help us out on the CC for the next 2 years should go to the Department of Elections (in the basement of City Hall) to pick up the required paperwork. You then have until March 12 to gather 20+ signatures from SF Green Party registered voters and return the forms to City Hall. You will also have to file paperwork with the Ethics Commission--this is explained in more detail in the guides below, and people at the DOE can also answer questions. For more info, see: http://www.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/elections/candidates/CentralComm201… http://www.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/elections/candidates/Final3JunePrim… *========================== **Celebrate Joe Lynn's Life* Saturday, February 20th, 2010 3-5:30 PM, Celebration, The San Francisco LGBT Center, 1800 Market Street Dance - Drums - Food - Friends - Words - Drink - Smoke 5:30 - 6:30, After the Memorial, Disgruntled Villagers, Latter Day Citizens United, March to Ethics Commission HQ, 25 Van Ness * Pitchforks - Torches - Progressive Populist Outrage - Joe Lynn's Agenda* Joseph Michael Lynn died at 5:45PM on Wednesday, December 9th, after a six month fight against acute leukemia against the backdrop of a longer struggle with HIV, in the care of his boys at Maitri hospice in San Francisco. Joe is best known in San Francisco for his later life's work at the San Francisco Ethics Commission, first as the Campaign Finance Officer from 1998 to 2003, and then as an Ethics Commissioner from 2003 to 2006. Deeply committed to the values of democracy, Joe fought unflinchingly for open government, campaign finance disclosure, public campaign financing, and the public's right to know what interests were spending money to influence the outcomes of the public process. Always ready to help any member of the political community or public, be them highly-paid advisers to the powerful development and tourism lobbies or grassroots activists seeking to know who was funding a particular campaign, he took his charge as a public servant seriously and fought consciously against the stereotype of the unhelpful, disinterested bureaucrat. Indeed, the vigor with which he served the public brought him into conflict with his superiors, who in their roles managing the government agency charged with fostering public trust all too often found themselves persuaded by private interests to drop complaints, rewrite rules, and hide "smoking guns" in window-office desk drawers. When, for example, Joe discovered an illegal, $800,000 campaign contribution made by PG & E, his superiors ordered him to suppress the discovery. Unswayed by the potential for reprisal, Joe released the information and initiated a process that would result in the largest fine ever levied by the Ethics Commission. For this and other exemplary service as a staff member, he was honored by the Society of Professional Journalists, then-president of the Board of Supervisors Matt Gonzalez, then-Supervisor Gavin Newsom, and other local media. Despite his excellent professional reputation, the work environment became increasingly hostile, and Joe left his position on staff when then-District Attorney Terrence Hallinan appointed him to become a Commissioner in 2003. After serving three productive years in which he helped to usher in mayoral public financing, expand supervisorial public financing, and strengthen the Campaign Finance Reform Act, he resigned in order to take a job as a Consumer Rights Advocate for the HIV Health Services Planning Council. There, he was charged with making a vast and often-difficult bureaucracy of social service providers work for marginalized people living with HIV and AIDS. He performed with the same passion for public service and rejoiced in the many meaningful victories he won. And, freed from the priestly abstinence from politics required by his work at the Ethics Commission, Joewas able to embrace more fully the activist in him. The fundamental belief in the ability of ordinary folks to govern themselves, the commitment to treating everyone with dignity and grace, and the impassioned pursuit of progressive causes embodied a hard-won wisdom for a man now so easily regarded as a sage. Born to a mother who did not much like being one and a father who abandoned the family when Joe was four, Joeoften moved from one house to another, carried through places of relative privilege upon the strength of his mother's charms. Always regarded as brilliant scholastically, he won a scholarship to the University of Redlands in southern California, where he gained the start of the classical education that would later allow him to hold forth with a quotation from the Bible, translate the works of the Roman poet Catellus from the original Latin, and answer a pressing question from a friend by telling a long story about the ancient Greeks. He was drafted into the military during the Vietnam War, but was spared the battlefront and served as a medic in San Francisco while also earning his law degree from Hastings. At the same time, his youth was marked by an internalized shame and hatred for his homosexuality. He married Martha Drexler, whom he loved, but the marriage ended amicably after seven years as Joe eventually came to favorable terms with his sexuality and came out in 1978, at the age of 32. Joe was fortunate to come out as a gay man at a moment that was unique both for San Francisco and for gay men nationwide, and he was determined to make up for lost time, as so many have. In 1980 he met the first of his male loves, Dana, whose strikingly beautiful body would form the basis of comparison for 30 years of trysts. They stayed together until 1983 and Dana died in 1997 of HIV/AIDS. But the last real love of his life was Bruce, a hospital architect with a thick Alabaman accent who called Joe "sweeeeetie", whom he met in 1988 and remained with until Bruce's death from HIV/AIDS in 1991. Right around the same time, the number of Joe's acquaintances who died of HIV/AIDS reached 500, and he decided to stop counting. Distraught, Joeturned to more and more crystal methamphetamine to fill the void, again like so many other gay men have and do. Quite the tweaker party animal in the early 1990s, as Joe's taste for decadent epicurean indulgence rose along with his newly seroconverted viral load, his attention to his legal practice declined, culminating in his disbarment in 1997 for abandoning a client while on a speed binge. By 1997, Joe had lost almost everything and was sharing space with a growing pile of rat feces while living in a drug house with splintered wooden floors. Tired of the monotony of his life and shamed by the waste of his privileges, he turned his enormous will towards the redemptive second act of life so often spoken of in America. As part of his recovery, Joe was referred to the San Francisco Ethics Commission, where an appointment as an intern turned into a job and an outlet for his passion to give something to a world from which he felt he had mostly taken. Joe had learned something of compassion, and he would live the rest of his life nurturing his capacity to care for others. Possessing a remarkable eye for talent, he befriended and mentored a cadre of younger men who would form his latter day family. With them he shared his rare accumulation of knowledge, interests, and talents, inviting them to dine luxuriously with food exquisitely prepared on a prohibited 2-burner stove in his tiny SRO, reading them poetry, playing them pieces of classical music that made him cry, visiting the SF Opera or SF-MOMA, indulging in the varied cuisine of the City's restaurants and his innovative chef friends, seeking thoughts on the newest film from Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami, listening to ideas of his own filmmaking and artist friends, or strategizing about the latest turn in Ethics happenings and SF politics. Thus, it was befitting that, in the last week of life, he said goodbye with Strauss's (Richard, certainly not Johann) Four Last Songs, a meal of Dungeness crab cracked with his own teeth, and the company of his beloved boys. Death was an unpredictably late visitor, as Joe was, in this case, an uncharacteristically unwelcoming host. Two years ago, Joe survived anal cancer. This time around, he wrung several more months than expected from the leukemia. And, predating all this, Joe had lived with HIV for well over a decade, outliving most of his peers, becoming a poster-boy for meds, and inventing a spirited way of life for an older gay man. Emotionally, he found nurturing relationships as a wizened elder, older brother, and surrogate father. Physically, he trained his body into the best shape of his life. Sexually, he "fucked everything that moved" as long as he could. And, politically, he battled the current fixation on same-sex marriage, seeing the drive to "be like the straights" as a negation of the benefits of being a gay male, a repudiation of distinguished gay male history, a perpetuation of self-hate, and a loss of a set of values that challenge those of the consumeristic, patriarchal, and inequitable mainstream. He did not want to see his culture subsumed. Thus gifted with exceptional talents and a rather lucky star, yet having lived such widely shared stories, Joe learned the talents of the shaman. He would travel through time to harvest lessons from sources long forgotten, as the botanist seeks to recapture older strains of maize to fit changing growing conditions. He would bend reality to reveal doors through walls that, to normal eyes, had none. He would walk the streets of the City and see ghosts in buildings no longer standing and alleys filled with stories unwritten. And, he would treat the wounds of our all-too-mortal souls with incantations of a sacred, Franciscan gentleness. Joe was survived by Eileen Hansen, Ethics Commissioner, and his boys, Kevin De Liban, j.d, mentee, currently of Cochabamba, Bolivia, Oliver Luby, j.d. former colleague at the Ethics Commission, David Waggoner, attorney at law, Tae-Wol Stanley, Nurse Practitioner, Dr. Bill Hsu, professor of Computer Science at SFSU, Joe Graham, filmmaker, Larry Bush, HUD spokesperson, Ben Rosenfeld, attorney at law, Marc Powell, chef, and Marc Salomon and George Aluska, Joe's prophet and the prophet's husband, respectively. Much of Joe's Ethics advocacy, sadly, remains undone, although over the past few years, he helped us find a path towards success. The best memorial we might offer for Joe is to organize to bring Joe's ideas to bear on public policy instead of allowing business as usual to continue. In addition to your company, you are welcome to share your various libations respectfully, along with those provided. Friends of Joe Lynn will meet the day before the celebration to prepare gastronomic delights. Please contact Marc Salomon marc [at] cybre [dot] net for more information. *==========================* * *http://www.sfgreenparty.org http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62534706497 Feel free to submit any feedback or ideas to us at news(a)sfgreens.org.

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another important event this Saturday
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 03 Feb '10

03 Feb '10

One more event this Saturday: for those not attending the CA Green Party's 20th anniversary event in Berkeley, here's another important opportunity to help out: Statewide Day of Action to Repeal Prop 8 Date: Saturday, February 6, 2010 Time: 10:30am - 4:00pm Location: Oakland and San Francisco Join grassroot political leaders, gay activists, soccer moms, Joe Sixpacks, and other Bay Area residents in Oakland and San Francisco for a statewide day of action to repeal Proposition 8. We have two goals for the day. The first is to create a visible support for the marriage equality movement. The second goal is to collect 100,000 signatures, statewide, to help qualify language for the November ballot to repeal Proposition 8 this year. Our visibility will show support and resolve for a movement that includes the federal court case, and supports a ballot repeal effort regardless of whether that's in 2010, 2012, or beyond. We need your help to secure equality for our friends and our selves, and give California the opportunity to show that it is better than Prop 8 Oakland: Rockridge BART Station Parking Lot, 10:30 a.m. San Francisco: Justin Herman Plaza, 1 Market Street (@ Embarcadero), 11 a.m. All-ages afterparty at Americano, 8 Mission St (@ Embarcadero), 4 p.m. For more information on local events, call 510-847-1981. For other California events, go to www.restoreequality2010.com

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GPCA 20-Year Anniversary Event February 6; Howard Zinn, Rest in Peace
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 31 Jan '10

31 Jan '10

HelloFriends, TheSan Francisco Green Party mourns the loss of the man, the author, the legend:Howard Zinn. His contributions to our society were immeasurable. See just ashort list of tributes to this great dissident in NEWS. Itwas a busy week for the local Greens! Thanks to all who came out for our PeakOil Forum last Wednesday. It was engaging and informative. Additionally, localGreens Bruce Wolfe and Rich Stone had the honor of meeting with Internationalvisitors from Chile on Friday in a discussion hosted by the Institute forInternational Education (IIE). Somegreat events are coming up this week, including the Laura Wells campaignkick-off and the Green Party of California’s 20-Year Anniversary event inBerkeley. Please join us! NEWS: Democracy Now! on Howard Zinn http://www.democracynow.org/tags/howard_zinn Long Live “Zinn” http://www.zcommunications.org/znet/viewArticle/23744 HowardZinn: How I Want to Be Remembered... http://www.commondreams.org/video/2010/01/29-2 EVENTS: LauraWells for Governor Campaign Kickoff! Monday, February 1 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. LaEstrellita, 446 E 12th Street, (between 4th Ave & 5th Ave), Oakland, CA94606 (Lake Merritt BART station is the closest station.) Laura would be honored by your presence. Appetizers will be provided. No-hostbar. http://www.laurawells.org/ http://twitter.com/Wells4Gov http://www.facebook.com/#/pages/Laura-Wells-for-Governor-of-California/2327… Forum and Speakout on the Future ofKPFA:Whose station, whose news, whose stories and voices, produced by whom, to whatend? Wednesday,February 3 7p.m. 522Valencia Street near 16th Street SanFrancisco, CA InitialSpeakers: JackHeyman, ILWU Local 10 RivaEnteen, Past Chair KPFA Local Station Board AnnGarrison, Independent Journalist, Green Party activist DennisBernstein, Producer, KPFA Flashpoints For Information call (415)867-0628 Board of SupervisorsHaiti Event Friday, February 5 5 to 7 p.m. Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell Street near Van Ness Avenue Suggested donation: $20.00 200,000 dead. 3 million homeless.Thousands dying for lack of medical care and supplies. Here's how you can help.Join Supervisors John Avalos, Sophie Maxwell, David Campos, Bevan Dufty, SeanElsbernd, Chris Daly, Ross Mirkarimi, Carmen Chu, David Chiu, MichelaAlioto-Pier, and Eric Mar and open up your wallets in support of the people ofHaiti. Enjoy live music, fabulous drinks, and hear from the Haiti Action Committeeabout what is happening on the ground. We will have a raffle with some excitingprizes! All proceeds will benefit the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund, which hasbeen supporting grassroots, community-based organizations in Haiti for the pastsix years. Green Party of California 20thAnniversary Celebration http://www.cagreens.org/action/Anniversary.2010.php Green Party of California: 1990 to the present Celebrate Green History • Look Ahead • Green Politics • Fun Saturday, February 6 12to 9 p.m. Location: Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists 1924 Cedar Street, at Bonita Avenue, Berkeley(nearest BART station is Downtown Berkeley, about a 15 minute walk from theBerkeley Fellowship) Sliding scale donation $8-$25; space is limited Vegetarian dinner included w/$17 donation or more All Day: Make a video, tell your story of when and why you joined the Green Party Daytime: Workshop/Strategy/Press Conference • Noon: Socializing, bring your Green Party signs, banners, literature for display • 1:00 pm: Greening California 2010 Election Strategy/Media Open Session, featuring - present & past GPCA candidates for Statewide Constitutional Office - 2010 GPCA candidates for State Legislative Office - present & past California Green Officeholders - media training - ballot measures • 3:30pm: Press Conference Nightime: History/Party/Dinner/Story Telling/See old friends, make new ones • 4:30pm: Panels/discussions/recollections/videos of GPCA History,including - the pre-party years, 1985-1990 - founding and qualification ballot drive of the Green Party ofCalifornia - early statewide candidacies - Green city council majorities in Arcata and Sebastopol - Charlene Spretnak video interview, call-in - share your own stories Confirmed participants from the party's early days currently include Sara Amir, Barbara Blong, Hank Chapot, Regina Endrizzi, Mike Feinstein, Margaret Garcia, Dan Hamburg, Joe Louis Hoffman, Greg Jan, Mitra andothers SPACE LIMITED, RESERVATIONS ENCOURAGED PLEASE RSVP to strategyretreat(a)cagreens.org and please let us know if you'll be there for dinner, so we know how much food to order Join our Facebook group and invite your friends: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62534706497 http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ http://twitter.com/gpca Peace!

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Reminder: The End of Suburbia - Special SFGP Forum on Peak Oil & Clean Energy: Wed.6PM
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 27 Jan '10

27 Jan '10

*J**oin us tonight for a very special forum on Peak Oil and Green Energy!* *Peak Oil, Energy Issues & The End of Suburbia* *Screening followed by discussion and next steps* *Wednesday, January 27, 2010 6:00pm - 8:45pm Western Addition Library,* 1550 Scott Street - one block East of Divisadero and Geary. Look for us in a meeting room at the library. For this month's General Meeting, we'll be meeting at the Western Addition Library branch for a screening of the powerful film, The End of Suburbia followed by an hour-long presentation and discussion about energy issues and concrete steps we can take to move towards greener energy. One exciting development locally we'll discuss is Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) and "Clean Power SF" which will allow us to move away from PG&E's pollution-heavy energy generation to wind, solar and other clean sources. http://cleanpowersf.org/ Come find out how to make sure this materializes and how to keep PG&E from deceiving the voters once again into voting against their own interests! Schedule: 6 pm - 7:20: movie screening 7:20 - 7:30; announcements: signature gathering for Repeal Prop 8 campaign, signing forms to get statewide Green candidates on the ballot, county council recruitment, and other brief announcements 7:30-8:45: panel discussion with SF Peak Oil Task Force members Pat Gerber, Jeanne Rosenmeyer, and other experts Event on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=243964377219&index=1 ================ *Rain or shine, please join us for PARK(ing) Day For Partners, a special PARK(ing) Day event to raise money for the Haitian health organization, Partners in Health* (http://www.standwithhaiti.org/haiti) What: PARK(ing) Day for Partners When: Sunday, January 31, 2010 What time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (or later) Where: The Bazaar Cafe, 5927 California Street, between 21st and 22nd avenues Cost: Free, but we're asking for a donation of $10 to $20, no one denied invitation to sit with us beneath the tent at our own special PARK(ing) space on California for lack of funds ... Musicians will provide entertainment, but you are invited to bring your own musical instrument to help add to this fun-raiser or to bang away on the piano indoors. There will also be card readings by Ivette. We will set up outside in the parking spot in front of the cafe -- hopefully with a tent in the event of rain. Otherwise, we'll go inside the cafe ( http://www.bazaarcafe.com/) For more information, contact the Bazaar at (415) 831-5620 or lmw(a)bazaarcafe.com ================ *Laura Wells for Governor Campaign Kickoff!* We hope everyone can make it: When: Monday, February 1 What time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Where: La Estrellita, 446 E 12th St, (between 4th Ave & 5th Ave), Oakland, CA 94606 (Lake Merritt BART station is the closest station.) Laura would be honored by your presence. Appetizers will be provided. No-host bar. ================ * Join our Facebook group and invite your friends:* http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62534706497 http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ Peace!

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