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SFGP Candidate Endorsement Forum / General Meeting, Wed 7pm, Goodbye Office details
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 22 Sep '09

22 Sep '09

*Green Greetings, SFGP Candidate Endorsement Forum / General Meeting* Wednesday 09/23/09 7:00PM-9:00PM 1028A Howard (bet. 6th & 7th) At this month's General Meeting, we will consider endorsements of candidates in local elections, including SF municipal candidates and KPFA Local Station Board candidates. Note that we've already endorsed on the propositions at the last GM (see minutes <http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/minutes.gem>for details), and a writeup on these will be posted soon. The forum is open to the public, but only active Green Party members can participate in the final endorsement decisions at the end. *Schedule:* *Energy / land use issues* (Eric Brooks) - 15 minutes *KPFA candidates Q&A* - 1 hr (starting at 7:15, but with a 10-15 minute break for Cisneros). Candidates who are confirmed to attend so far: Fest, Tanaka, Phelps, Cader, Zeltzer, Woods, Sanders. Please read candidate statements posted here: http://www.kpfa.org/kpfa-station-board-election-2009, and bring any additional questions to ask at the meeting. *Cisneros Q&A* - 10-15 minutes, starting at 7:30. Please read his answers to our questionnaire, posted on our website: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1746, and bring any additional questions to ask at the meeting. *Final endorsement decisions on KPFA, SF candidates* - 30 minutes. We will use straw polling to determine the endorsements most likely to reach consensus, then follow the consensus procedure to make endorsement. In case we don't reach consensus, there is a fallback voting threshold of 75% on candidate endorsement decisions. *These are some tentative dates for our moving out activities:* Both at 1028A Howard (bet. 6th & 7th) 10/10 - *Silent auction* / give-away for all of the remaining art, memorabilia, furniture and office supplies left in the office. 10/15 or 10/22 - *Moveout party* - One last big bash to mark the end of an era and a new start. Stay tuned for details on live entertainment, food & drink! *SF Peak Oil Preparedness Task Force Presents Report* Thursday 09/24/09, 1:00PM-4:00PM San Francisco Peak Oil Preparedness Task Force Will Present Report to Board of Supervisors Thursday *Where & When:* Task Force Members will present their findings to members of the Board of Supervisors’ Government Oversight and Audit Committee in the Legislative Chamber – Second Floor of City Hall at 1:00 PM on Thursday, September 24. *Who:* Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, who sponsored the resolution to create the Task Force; Task Force Members and supporters; Supervisors Eric Mar and Sophie Maxwell. *What:* The San Francisco Peak Oil Preparedness Task Force, a citizen advisory body formed by the Board of Supervisors in 2007, will deliver its final report to city leaders. The 125-page report<http://www.sfenvironment.org/our_policies/overview.html?ssi=20>analyzes the City’s vulnerabilities to shortages of petroleum and natural gas and warns about the dire consequences of inaction. Peak Oil is the point in time at which maximum global production of petroleum is reached, after which point production begins an inexorable decline, regardless of demand or price. With most of the planet's easily extractable (and therefore cheap) petroleum already used, geologists and oil industry insiders caution that reserves of petroleum and natural gas will soon begin that decline, if they haven’t already. The Task Force presentation will be followed by ample time for public comment. *Come and be part of this historic occasion.* San Francisco is the largest city in the country to formally consider the consequences of Peak Oil. The report's 91 recommendations need to be prioritized and implementation begun. Our actions are being watched from around the country and as far away as Germany.

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Movie Tonight at 9:00 after County Council Mtg at 7:00, Endorsements, Moving!
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 16 Sep '09

16 Sep '09

Hello Greens, If you've been reading our updates you know we have decided to give up our office in October. We will be having a big goodbye office party to mark the end of an era and beginning of a leaner, Greener era as we spend our money on more appropriate things. Stay tuned for the details and please, please, please help us out right now with a quick donation: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1714 *Events* *Tonight, Wed 9/16* *7:00* PM - *County Council Meeting* - Open to the public *9:00* PM - Join us for a screening of "*Flow: For Love of Water*" - From both local and global perspectives, this documentary examines the harsh realities behind the mounting water crisis. Learn how politics, pollution and human rights are intertwined in this important issue that affects every being on Earth. With water drying up around the world and the future of human lives at stake, the film urges a call to arms before more of our most precious natural resource evaporates. *Wed 9/23 7:00 PM* *Endorsement Meeting* (General Membership Meeting) - Join us to help us decide whether or not to endorse the 2 candidates running for City Attorney(Dennis Herrera) and Treasurer(Jose Cisneros). We will also be discussing plans for future meetings, the moving party *SFGP Endorsements for local Measures* (more details will be written up after next weeks endorsements are made) Yes on A (with a statement that we want something stronger, such as giving the supervisors the option of making line item spending mandatory). Yes on B (we've supported this for a long time; we also want to be sure this wouldn't result in an elimination of aides) No on C (we've always opposed corporate naming rights; e.g., Gonzalez' prop G on naming rights) No on D (many problems with this measure, with poor kids thrown in as window dressing. but we sympathize with Warfield owner's desire to restore his historic sign but with upgrades such as energy-efficient lighting and removal of defunct corporate logos) Yes on E (for same reasons we supported the advisory measure a year or two ago; plus, the SFGP basically wrote the original billboard ban, which we should complain about not being enforced by the Mayor. *KPFA Local Station Board Election:* http://kpfaelection2009.net/ *News* *Green Party Outraged that Obama threw Van under Bus* San Francisco - The SF Green Party is outraged over the resignation of Obama administration advisor Van Jones over the Labor Day Weekend. "Van Jones has always been an inspiring voice for social justice and the environment. That Obama and the Democrats would force him out proves just how low they can sink," said Erika McDonald, a local Green Party spokesperson, noting that Jones was one of only a few progressive voices that Obama has hired since taking office. "We have worked with Van Jones on several key local issues related to police reform and environmental racism," said Green Party County Council member John-Marc Chandonia. "Obama's surrender to Glenn Beck and his lunatic fringe followers only confirms that intelligent and competent progressive leaders have no home in the Democratic Party." *Power Plant Shell Game: San Franciscans Will Breathe Bad Air For Another Year, For Electricity That Isn’t Needed* http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2009/09/14/power-plant-shell-game-s… *In Spite of Siege, ‘Gaza Lives,’ Cynthia McKinney Says* People’s advocate Cynthia McKinney speaks on breaking the Gaza siege, Oscar Grant, killing in the Congo, single-payer and more http://www.sfbayview.com/2009/in-spite-of-siege-%E2%80%98gaza-lives%E2%80%9…

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Endorsement Meeting Tonight 7:00, Followed by Screening of Jesus Camp!
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 26 Aug '09

26 Aug '09

Green Greetings, * Please join us tonight at 7:00 for the Endorsement Meeting* for the upcoming election. We have invited pro and con speakers for the local props (measures) and active members are encouraged to come and vote. Details on the Measures are here: http://www.sfgov.org/site/elections_index.asp?id=108988 *Tonight at 9:00 (after the Endorsement Meeting) we'll be unwinding with a special screening of "Jesus Camp"*. Come for either one or both! This riveting Oscar-nominated documentary offers an unfiltered look at a revivalist subculture in which devout Christian youngsters are being primed to deliver the fundamentalist community's religious and political messages. Stereo sound and a projector for the big screen feel. Organic vegan popcorn provided! Beer, cocktails, wine, and more available in exchange for donations or feel free to bring your own! *UPDATE ON FINANCIAL SITUATION:* Since our fundraising email we have raised an additional $50, thank you very much if you have chipped in! We are still $550 short of what we need to pay the final 2 months rent at our office, please give what you can ASAP. We have put a fundraising thermometer on our homepage to monitor our progress... 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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SF Green Party Newsletter: Financial SOS!
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 11 Aug '09

11 Aug '09

Hello Fellow Greens, It has been a few weeks, but we want to thank everyone who came to the fundraiser for NYC Green Mayoral Candidate Rev. Billy! It was quite a fun and successful event! You can learn more about Reverend Billy here: http://www.revbilly.com/. *Financial SOS! Help us through the slump and help us improve our effectiveness, become a green party sustainer or send a crucial one-time donation today!* We are currently suffering a severe decline in donations since the onset of the recession and probably also due to the unrealistic widespread impression among much of the public that Obama will magically solve all of our problems. *As a result we can no longer afford to pay rent and will have to abandon our office.* We have exhausted our reserves and had to scrape together enough to cover the gap between donations and rent for the past few months, so when our lease is up in October we will be moving out, but we still need to raise the next couple months' rent. *We want to look at this as a positive step towards better things though.* The office has not been ideal for us for a long time due to its location which results in a lack of use most of the time. At this point we think we'll be better off without an office for a limited period while we look for a better fit and save the money we'd spend on rent more efficiently. We plan to use the limited level of continuing donations on efforts we hope will be more productive in building the party and increasing our political strength. *There has never been a better time to build a strong Green Party* because we have the opportunity to push a less hostile moderate administration (Obama) in a progressive direction while always being ready to provide concrete progressive solutions when neither major party has any to offer. Without this pressure he will be much more willing and able to do the bidding of special interests and corporate lobbyists. *Please show your support and give us the financial encouragement we need to improve on our past successes and become the true force for change the San Francisco Green Party will be in the years to come. The time is now!* *http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html* As you may already know, the SFGP is supported by our wonderful sustaining donors. We need to greatly increase the number of sustainers, and you can help us achieve our goal by signing up to make a regular contribution to the Green Party. As a sustainer, we will add you to our list of donors who make recurring credit/debit card contributions averaging $10 per person per month. Our sustainer program pays most of our basic monthly operating expenses including rent and utilities on the office, and drastically reduces the amount of work needed to raise money thereby *freeing us up to do what we're really here for - to pursue Green values through the democratic system.*Because of sustainers we were able to have our office, which hosted numerous campaigns' headquarters including the successful Prop A, Instant Runoff Voting initiative. You can become a sustaining member or call (415)-701-7090 for more info or to become a sustainer. *If you already are a sustainer, thank you very much*, you must realize how important your contributions are to us. Please consider increasing the amount of your donation so we can continue to achieve our goals and elect more thoughtful, independent and progressive leaders. If you would prefer, you can also make a one-time donation - every bit helps! *http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html* -------------------------------------- Happy be-lated Birthday to Green Party Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, who got a surprise party at City Hall on Tuesday! Ross was instrumental in organizing a huge rally on Saturday July 25 to support democracy and human rights in Iran. Special thanks to Rich Stone and Razzu Engen for their hard work doing outreach for the Green Party at the event. See coverage of the event, as well as Ross' article on the situation in Iran, in the news section. Our fellow Greens from across the bay are asking for urgent help with a campaign. See more information in Action Alerts below. Many Greens are also organizing through social networking. A good place for this is GreenChange.org, which is run with the help of Marin Green Marnie Glickman. You can find Green Change and Marnie Glickman on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/GreenChangeorg/108560305514?ref=nf. Our SFGP Facebook Group is here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62534706497 If you Twitter, you can follow the Green Party of the United States on Twitter at twitter.com/gpus. Feel free to submit any feedback or ideas to us at news(a)sfgreens.org. -------------------------------------- NEWS --------- Rally and Resolution Support Iran's Reformers http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/politics/2009/06/rally_and_resolution_support_i.h… Thousands Protest Iran Vote in San Francisco http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/26/BAES18V69H.DTL Reverend Billy Fundraiser http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2009/07/22/reverend-billy-talen-fun… Happy Birthday, Supervisor Mirkarimi http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2009/08/05/ruse-lures-mirkarimi-to-… Nader Was Right: Liberals are Going Nowhere With Obama http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/08/10-2 -------------------------------------- ACTION ALERT: We urgently need your help on a very short 3-week referendum campaign which affects all of us in the Berkeley-Oakland area, and beyond. The Berkeley City Council, on a 7-2 vote, recently approved a very inadequate Downtown Area Plan, which allows a number of very tall, dense buildings (some up to 225 feet, about 20 stories) to be built in the core downtown area. Appropriate mitigations and benefits, such as affordable housing, Green building standards, open space, and more, have incredibly been left undefined. And an intensive, comprehensive public process, over an almost two year period (with Council blessing and appointments), was entirely ignored by the City Council in their final vote and approval. For more info, please see: www.greendowntownberkeley.org We cannot allow for this corporate giveaway to the developers to go forward. Therefore, we need to hold a referendum to stop this flawed plan. By law, referendum campaigns are only 30 days long -- so we must now gather over 8,400 signatures in the remaining 3 weeks! (Per a recent court ruling, all California registered voters are now allowed to help gather signatures on local California referendum campaigns). The referendum has been endorsed by the Green Party of Alameda County and by local elected officials and community activists, including John Selawsky, Lisa Stephens, Jesse Arreguin, Kriss Worthington, Pam Webster, and Jesse Townley. We are currently coordinating the campaign out of the Green Party office at 2022 Blake St. (just west of Shattuck), and 8 blocks north of the Ashby BART station. Please volunteer as soon as possible, to help us gather signatures! In particular, we are hoping to have large mobilizations on Saturdays at 9:30 and 11:30 am (Aug. 8, 15 & 22), and on Sundays at 10:30 am (Aug. 9, 16, & 23) -- (although we'll be at the office from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm on those 3 Saturdays and from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm on those 3 Sundays). Please contact Mary Gomez at (707) 718-4297 (cell) as soon as you possibly can, to volunteer! Finally, if you can make a donation, please send it (ASAP) to: Alliance for a Green and Liveable Downtown ("AFGALD"), 1912 Blake St., Berkeley, CA 94704 (or you can use PayPal at: http://greendowntownberkeley.org/?page_id=5 ).

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SF Green Party Newsletter: Exciting Rev Billy News and Event Tonight 7pm!
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 21 Jul '09

21 Jul '09

One of the most exciting Green events this year in San Francisco is happening tonight for Rev. Billy, Green Mayoral candidate for NYC! To top it off the SF Board of Supervisors declared today, July, 21, Reverend Billy Day! Tuesday 07/21 7:00PM-10:00PM *ELECT-A-LUJAH! Vote Rev Billy Fundraiser * *Bay Area Supporters to Host Fundraiser for Reverend Billy Talen, Nyc Mayoral Candidate *from the Church of Life After Shopping & the documentary "What Would Jesus Buy?" * DNA Lounge 375 Eleventh Street* San Francisco, CA 94103 *WHO* Bill Talen, also known as Reverend Billy, is the Green Party candidate for Mayor of New York City. Talen lived and worked as a performance artist in the Bay area for twenty years. Moving to NYC in the early 90s, he started up the Life After Shopping Church, with a 40 voice choir. Casting himself as the anti-consumerist televangelists, his comic "retail interventions" got him outlawed from all the Starbucks in California. In NYC, the church membership grew after 9/11, as citizens looked for a kind of fellowship independent from organized religion. Now Talen’s mayoral campaign is leading the rise of the 500 neighborhoods. He has inspired many to embrace a life beyond corporate control. As Mayor, he would be a global leader for local rights, economic and social justice, the environment and the arts. http://www.voterevbilly.org *SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCES* Loyd Family Players DJ Smoove Miss Rosie and friends Esmerelda Strange Cheese Puffs The Bombshells Get advance tickets now! Suggested contribution: $10 and up No one turned away due to lack of funds. 21 and over * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *HOST COMMITTEE* (Affiliations listed for identification purposes only) Mayor of Richmond Gayle McLaughlin, Mayor of Marina Bruce Delgado, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi and Eliana Lopez, Supervisor Chris Daly, School Board Commissioner Jane Kim, Former School Board President Mark Sanchez, Peace Mom Cindy Sheehan, Former President of Board of Supervisors Matt Gonzalez, Medea Benjamin (Founder Code Pink / Global Exchange), Former SF Poet Laureate Jack Hirschman, Larry Harvey (Co-Founder Burning Man), Aimee Allison, Nick and Sloane Morgan, Chicken John, Filmmaker Barry Jenkins, Filmmaker Kevin Epps, Kevin Danaher (Co-Founder Global Exchange), Andy Blue, Marnie Glickman and Gary Ruskin, Mark Barnes, Ken Masters, Julian Davis, Alix Rosenthal, Sunny Angulo, Aimee Ellis, Heather Box (League of Pissed Off Voters), Jeremy Pollock (Pirate Cat Radio), Lafcadio Cortesi and JoAnne Welsch, Andre Carothers and Firuzeh Mahmoudi, Terry Gross and Mellissa Barron, Brian McConnell, Stacy Malkan, Annie Leonard, Erika McDonald and John-Marc Chandonia, Elaine Santore, Marc Caswell (SF Bike Coalition). *CONTACT* Marnie Glickman 503-313-7919, marnie(a)greenechange.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * **SF Green Party General Membership Meeting* Wednesday 7/22 7-9pm 1028A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) *NEWS* --------- *Happy Planet Index* An article on a different approach for valuing economies of countries around the world, called the Happy Planet Index that includes ecological footprint. Costa Rica is #1. US is #114 out of 143. Here's an article on it: Published on Sunday, July 5, 2009 by the Observer/UK by Ashley Seager *Costa Rica is World's Greenest, Happiest Country* Latin American nation tops index ranking countries by ecological footprint and happiness of their citizens http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/07/05-0 The original study is worth reading, and contains a plug for Green Parties: http://www.happyplanetindex.org/ -------------------------------------- *Gavin Newsom on Current TV: Silent on Offshore Drilling, Oil Severance Tax, Nuclear Power, and War * http://current.com/items/90389010_green-party-members-upset-at-current-gree… (Excerpt) "I just watched San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's June 11, 2009 interview on Al Gore's internet Current TV, about what Current called his "Green Ticket," with a capital "G," gubernatorial campaign, even though the San Francisco Green Party ran Matt Gonzalez against Newsom in the 2003 mayor's race, and, has not endorsed [Gavin Newsome], to say the least. -------------------------------------- *Alberto Torrico says "No more sequels, Arnold," as the Terminator holds a gun to California's head* http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-8257-SF-Energy-Policy-Examiner~y2009m7d4… -------------------------------------- *Alberto Torrico urges California Democrats to lead* http://coloredopinions.blogspot.com/2009/07/assembly-majority-leader-albert… -------------------------------------- Big oil too big for Arnold's "shared sacrifice" http://tinyurl.com/nvqrn7 -------------------------------------- * Join the new SF Green Party Facebook Group!:* http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62534706497 Send Announcements to news(a)sfgreens.org Please keep items brief; submissions may be edited for length and content. Green Party General Membership Meetings are scheduled 7-9pm every Fourth Wednesday of the Month 1028A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org/

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Rev Billy in SF on Tues. 7/21!
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 19 Jul '09

19 Jul '09

ELECT-A-LUJAH! Rev. Billy is coming SF on Tues. 7/21! >> GREEN PARTY CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR OF NYC >> >> JOIN US FOR A SERMON AND CELEBRATION WITH REV. BILLY TALEN from the >> Church of Life After Shopping & the documentary "What Would Jesus >> Buy?" >> >> Reverend Billy, performance artist and international activist, is >> running for Mayor of New York City. He has inspired many to >> embrace a life beyond corporate control. As Mayor, he would be a >> global leader for local rights, economic and social justice, the >> environment and the arts. http://www.voterevbilly.org >> >> MUSICAL GUESTS >> Samba-Hip-Hop-Funk-R&B from the Loyd Family Players! http://www.theloydfamilyplayers.com/ >> DJ Smoove! http://www.myspace.com/smoovethedirtypunk >> >> PERFORMANCES >> Miss Rosie and friends http://www.herohoops.com >> More TBA >> >> ELECT-A-LUJAH! >> Tuesday, July 21st >> 7 - 10 pm >> DNA Lounge >> 375 Eleventh Street, SF >> >> Buy your tickets online at http://www.tinyurl.com/revbillyca >> Suggested contribution: $10 and up >> No one turned away due to lack of funds. >> 21 and over >> >> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >> >> Monday, July 20th >> 6-9 pm >> Dinner with Reverend Billy in Berkeley >> Our volunteer chef is Leif Hedendal, formerly of Greens Restaurant, >> Citron and The Secret Cafe. Leif organizes supper clubs, benefit >> dinners, and culinary art pieces, specializing in farm to fork >> contemporary vegetarian cuisine. >> Suggested contribution: $100, $250 and up >> RSVP: Marnie Glickman, marnie(a)greenchange.org or 503.313.7919 >> >> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >> >> HOST COMMITTEE >> (Affiliations listed for identification purposes only) Mayor of >> Richmond Gayle McLaughlin, Mayor of Marina Bruce Delgado, >> Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi and Eliana Lopez, Supervisor Chris Daly, >> School Board Commissioner Jane Kim, Former School Board President >> Mark Sanchez, Peace Mom Cindy Sheehan, Former President of Board of >> Supervisors Matt Gonzalez, Medea Benjamin (Founder Code Pink / >> Global Exchange), Former SF Poet Laureate Jack Hirschman, Larry >> Harvey (Co-Founder Burning Man), Aimee Allison, Nick and Sloane >> Morgan, Chicken John, Filmmaker Barry Jenkins, Filmmaker Kevin >> Epps, Kevin Danaher (Co-Founder Global Exchange), Andy Blue, Marnie >> Glickman and Gary Ruskin, Mark Barnes, Ken Masters, Julian Davis, >> Alix Rosenthal, Sunny Angulo, Aimee Ellis, Heather Box (League of >> Pissed Off Voters), Jeremy Pollock (Pirate Cat Radio), Lafcadio >> Cortesi and JoAnne Welsch, Andre Carothers and Firuzeh Mahmoudi, >> Terry Gross and Mellissa Barron, Brian McConnell, Stacy Malkan, >> Annie Leonard, Erika McDonald and John-Marc Chandonia. >> >> CONTACTS >> Andy Blue, andyblue415(a)gmail.com or 415.533.4694 >> Marnie Glickman, marnie(a)greenchange.org or 503.313.7919 >> >> We are seeking enthusiastic volunteers and host committee members. >> >> SPREAD THE WORD >> Invite your friends on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=81883909132&ref=ts >> . >> >> CONNECT WITH REV. BILLY ONLINE >> >> Rev. Billy videos at http://reverendbilly.blip.tv >> >> Video podcast feed: http://reverendbilly.blip.tv/rss >> >> Website: http://www.voterevbilly.org >> >> Rev. Billy on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/RevBillyTalenRev. >> >> Billy campaign team on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/voterevbillyhq >> >> YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/reverendbillytalen >> >> MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/reverendbillytalen >> >> Digg: http://digg.com/users/revbillytalen >> >> <n99018080889_6320.jpg> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> San Francisco Green Party CC mailing list >> CC(a)sfgreens.org To unsubscribe or change options, go here: >> https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cc >

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SF Green Party Weekly Newsletter
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 03 Jul '09

03 Jul '09

Thanks to all who marched with us and volunteered at Pride last weekend! It was a very successful weekend, and we registered many new Greens and recruited new volunteers to help us repeal Prop 8. We received our warmest reception at any time we've tabled since 2003--it appears that voters' faith in the Democratic Party is finally being eroded by their actual policies. --------------------------------------------- * Upcoming volunteer opportunity:* Please join us at the SF Mime Troupe's opening weekend, July 4-5, in Dolores Park to help register Greens and recruit volunteers to gather signatures to repeal Prop 8! If you can join us, please email cc(a)sfgreens.org to confirm when you can volunteer. We are looking for volunteers from 1-4 pm both Saturday and Sunday, especially at the beginning to help set up. Meet us at the corner of Church and 18th at 1 pm both days. (Note that if we can't recruit enough volunteers, we will cancel tabling on Sunday and focus on Opening Day Saturday, so be sure to RSVP) --------------------------------------------- * Where are they now?* Former Green Mayoral candidate Matt Gonzalez has started a blog! Keep up with Matt's writings, here: http://themattgonzalezreader.wordpress.com/ Matt was also interviewed recently on the League of Pissed Off Voters radio show; an archived copy is here: http://www.nerdnetworks.org/pcr/KingsOfSF-20090612.mp3 The show also features a nice interview with some Mission street cart food vendors. --------------------------------------------- * SFGP Animal Advocacy Working Group meeting, Monday, July 6th, 7:30pm*Golden Era Vegetarian Restaurant, 572 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco (between Leavenworth & Jones near Union Square) http://www.goldeneravegetarian.com / Arrive at 7pm to order dinner if desired. The meeting begins at 7:30PM. To find the group, look for the table with the wolf photo displayed. The Group works for animal liberation and welfare in San Francisco, and helps influence City Hall and the public, to support human/animal equality. To locate us, or for more information, call 415-756-8844 --------------------------------------------- *NEWS* *Statement from Cynthia McKinney; Israel Holds 'Free Gaza 21' in a Prison in Ramla, Israel* <http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=232> ______________________________ *Join the new SF Green Party Facebook Group!:* http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62534706497 Send Announcements to news(a)sfgreens.org Please keep items brief; submissions may be edited for length and content. Green Party General Membership Meetings are scheduled 7-9pm every Fourth Wednesday of the Month 1028A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org/

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San Francisco Greens at Pride 2009
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 25 Jun '09

25 Jun '09

SF Pride is this weekend! Saturday and Sunday, June 27 - 28 10:00am - 6:00pm The SF Green Party will once again have a booth at Pride this year, Saturday and Sunday at our usual location on the east side of Larkin a couple booths down from the corner of Grove towards Market. View Map: http://tinyurl.com/n8v9s3 As in the past, this is a great outreach event for the Green Party and it would be awesome if folks would volunteer to help out with the tabling. Email the CC if you are interested cc(a)sfgreens.org . Also, for those who are interested in marching in the parade, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi will have a contingent that Greens are welcome to join. We need a couple folks to step up and go to a training - there is one last minute training: ** Friday June 26 7:00 PM Bill Graham Auditorium, Larkin Hall, 99 Grove Street, San Francisco If you are interested in participating in the parade please send a reply to the active list active(a)sfgreens.org . Let us know if you will be able to attend the training. Ross's contingent will be gathering at a location near Market Street at 10am on Sunday, June 28th. Please arrive by 10:25am at the latest. Typically, we are finished marching in the parade by 1pm. If you can't make the training, but still want to march in the parade, that will probably be fine as long as other folks step up. You should also reply to the active list, so we can gauge interest and email you back with the meeting location. This year's parade theme is: "In order to form a more perfect union..." Ross's contingent's theme will be: "colors of the rainbow" so please dress in colorful clothes. No ordinary/plain colored street clothes please. So if you are wearing regular jeans, PLEASE wear a bright, solid colored shirt. There is NO WAY to be too much at this parade. Please dress as festive as possible to make our contingent more grand. If this is your first year, be warned that the only thing that may make you feel out of place is NOT dressing flamboyant enough! Ross always wears a giant rainbow colored feather boa. Looking forward to seeing a lot of Greens out there, either in the parade or at the booth (or both)!

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SF Green Party Weekly Newsletter
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 04 Jun '09

04 Jun '09

Wednesday, June 3 Many thanks to everyone who came out to our victory party last week, despite competing with important widespread street protests against the disappointing Prop 8 ruling upholding discrimination, we had a good crowd and collected a number of signatures for the ballot measure aimed at overturning Prop 8 in 2010. We had a lot of fun and even raised enough money to hold on to the office for another month. Special thanks to everyone who gave what they could! We are still on the brink of having to let it go. If you would like to help us out of our dire financial situation, it's never too late to donate, and we especially need recurring monthly donations (sustainers) so that we can spend less time fundraising and more time organizing and focusing on things like collecting signatures to overturn Prop 8 and electing progressives to office: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html ______________________________________________________ *EVENTS* * Thursday, June 4 6:45-11 pm *Green Screen: "Changeling" & "Eagle vs. Shark" * FREE MOVIE NIGHT with the SF Green Party! *NOTE EARLIER START:* Doors at 6:45, showtime 7:00. Stereo sound and a projector for the big screen feel. Organic vegan popcorn and snacks provided! Beer, cocktails, wine, and more available in exchange for donations or feel free to bring your own! *7 pm* *Changeling*- Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie, in an Oscar-nominated role) is overjoyed when her young kidnapped son Walter is brought back home. But when Christine suspects that the Walter who was returned to her isn't her actual child, the police captain (Jeffrey Donovan) has her committed to an asylum. John Malkovich co-stars as the crusading reverend who comes to Christine's rescue in this gripping, 1920s-set drama helmed by ace director Clint Eastwood. *9:30 pm* *Eagle vs. Shark*- Lily (Loren Horsley) is reserved and awkward. Jarrod (Jemaine Clement) is an introspective oddball completely oblivious to Lily's affection for him. A celebration mixed with a strange plan to exact revenge on Jarrod's high school foe brings the two raging misfits together to face their mutual life challenges. Academy Award-nominated director Taika Cohen also penned this dark romantic comedy, a 2007 Sundance Film Festival entry. *RSVP and help spread the word:* http://sanfrancisco.going.com/event-615166;Green_Screen_Changeling_Eagle_vs… http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=83271337953 ____________________________ * Saturday, June 6 from 7:00 pm to 12:00 am *Rally the Troupes V!* A night of savvy political and sexy queer performance! SomArts, 934 Brannan St http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=108034326787 ____________________________ * Monday, July 20 from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm *Rev. Billy Campaign Event in San Francisco* http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=81883909132 ____________________________ * Thursday, July 23 - Sunday July 26 *2009 Green Party Annual National Meeting* The Green Party of the United States is pleased to announce that the 2009 Annual National Meeting will be held on the campus of North Carolina Central University in Durham, NC. Check it out if you're interested in this year's largest national gathering of Greens to make new friends, network, and help grow the Green Party nationally and in your community. http://www.gp.org/2009-ANM/ ______________________________________________________ *NEWS* *San Francisco Reacts to Prop 8 Decision* http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1739 *Obama Hasn't Been to the Mountaintop, Not in Appalachia* http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-8257-SF-Energy-Policy-Examiner~y2009m5d2… *Uranium Mining and Weapons Poisoning, on the Navajo Reservation* http://tinyurl.com/poazj4 *Bus Riders at the Back of the Stimulus Bus* http://www.examiner.com/x-8257-SF-Energy-Policy-Examiner~y2009m5d28-Mass-tr… ____________________________________________________ *Join the new SF Green Party Facebook Group!:* http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62534706497 Send Announcements to news(a)sfgreens.org Please keep items brief; submissions may be edited for length and content. Green Party General Membership Meetings are scheduled 7-9pm every Fourth Wednesday of the Month 1028A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org/

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TONIGHT: GREEN VICTORY PARTY w/ Mirkarimi, Snyder and Benfield!
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 26 May '09

26 May '09

*Tonight (TUESDAY) AT MADRONE FROM 5-9PM...* *Come celebrate the 2 most recent victories of the SF Green Party, Ross Mirkarimi's appointment to the CA Coastal Commission, and Dave Snyder's appointment to the Golden Gate Bridge Commission!* Two important bodies which have the power to influence important environmental decisions in our region. *Garrin Benfield and others performing live!!!* http://www.garrin.com *Live music, djs, specialty infused cocktails, a full bar with a great happy hour from 5-8pm, and a few inspirational words from some of our city's most dedicated political leaders!* * Help us buid the buzz by confirming at:* http://sanfrancisco.going.com/event-609123;Green_Victory_Party_at_Madrone_L… AND http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=97742743131 Then share it with your friends! Join us for a night of fun and celebration at Madrone, an art lounge featuring exhibits of emerging and established artists of all types including painting, photography, mixed media, sculpture, video, film, design, fashion, spoken word, and dance. Currently showing new art by: Dennis Mcnulty “So the city crawled out from its’ hiding place” - A large scale wall art piece. AND Alphonzo Solorzano “Dont Go Behind The Clouds” -A series of recent mixed media works & installation. So come on out for the fun and give these Greens a round of applause for their recent appointments! *Madrone Lounge is at 500 Divisadero St on the corner of Fell.* *NO COVER! * ========= *Also this week, no movie night, just the party and the GM...* * Wednesday, May 27 7-9 pm - General Membership Meeting Agenda: intro/accreditation - 5 min discuss recent GG Park privatization efforts, such as proposed $5 fee to go in arboretum (JMC, 15 min) discuss current status of Restore Hetch Hetchy (Max Szabo, 20 min) strategic planning - what do we want to accomplish over the next year? (1 hr) announcements (10 min) 1028A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org/

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