- announce - list.sfgreens.org

San Francisco Green Party Weekly Newsletter July 25 – August 1, 2007
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 25 Jul '07

25 Jul '07

San Francisco Green Party Weekly Newsletter July 25 – August 1, 2007 NEWS: Community Leaders Organize to Address Asbestos Exposure _http://www.fogcityjournal.com/news_in_brief/jh_asbestos_health_complaints_… 719.shtml_ (http://www.fogcityjournal.com/news_in_brief/jh_asbestos_health_complaints_0…) Who Will Lead the SF Redevelopment Agency Now that Marcia Rosen is History? _http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/07/21/18436738.php_ (http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/07/21/18436738.php) At the Crossroads: Ethics Commission Chief Admits to Knowing of Alleged Money Laundering at City College _http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=4076_ (http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=4076) Fight to Take Back Richmond: The city's Green Party Mayor Gayle McLaughlin and a cadre of residents fight to take back the shoreline for public use _http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/22/CMGB5QTIDG1.DT… (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/22/CMGB5QTIDG1.DTL) EVENTS: The Sustainability Working Group Meeting Thursday, July 26 7:30 PM Green Party office, 1028 A Howard Street between 6th and 7th Streets in San Francisco Topics include: joining the efforts of East side residents to halt Redevelopment gentrification and Lennar Corporation's abuses/toxic emissions, update on the campaign to stop the Williams natural gas turbines from being installed in the Bayview, update on Peak Oil Taskforce, update on the Community Choice renewable energy project, update on Liquid Natural Gas Terminal projects in California, Oregon, and elsewhere, adoption of an anti-biofuels/bioplastics policy and proposed actions to the Board of Supervisors. Testify at Board of Supervisors Meeting Tuesday, July 31 Public comment will likely begin at 3 PM, and may last for a few hours. City Hall, Board Chambers Supervisor Chris Daly is introducing legislation to temporarily halt Lennar Corporation construction in Bayview until the health affects of the community can be properly assessed. See articles in news section above for more information about this issue. Transportation Working Group Meeting Tuesday, July 31 7 PM until 9 PM Green Party office, 1028 A Howard Street between 6th and 7th Streets in San Francisco Join us to discuss the MTA charter amendments, and decide on whether to recommend endorsement. Live Call-in Show Featuring Dave Snyder and Sue Vaughan on Car-Free Talk Tuesday, July 31 7 PM to 7:30 PM Tune in to Channel 29 at 7 p.m. and call in to 621-4472 to ask your questions about transportation in San Francisco and specific transportation-related ballot measures. Feminist Issues Group (FIG) Meeting Thursday, August 2 7 PM Home of Chair Vicki Leidner, 770 Shotwell Street near 22nd Street Topics include: elections 2007 and 2008, Lennar/BVHP and upcoming actions, Impeachment of Bush and Cheney. Campaigns and Issues Working Group Meeting Monday, August 6 7 PM Green Party office, 1028 A Howard Street between 6th and 7th Streets in San Francisco This will be a working meeting to finalize candidate questionnaires and plan the endorsement process for the fall 2007 campaign season. Meeting with Green Party Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi Monday, August 13 7 PM until 9 PM Green Party office, 1028 A Howard Street between 6th and 7th Streets in San Francisco This will be an Open discussion with Green SF District 5 Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi. SAVE THE DATE: August 25: Candidate Training Sessions at UCLA; August 26 Strategy Meetings September 20: City Arts and Lectures Presents Wangari Maathai at Herbst Theatre ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter Editor needed Thanks to Rosalind Lord for her long service as Newsletter Editor! If you're a San Francisco Green Party member who's interested in editing our weekly newsletter (this one), please contact the County Council at cc(a)sfgreens.org. --------- New County Council Members Needed The San Francisco Green Party County Council is looking to nominate new members. Individuals of all walks of life that wish to help build the Green Party should email cc(a)sfgreens.org to seek a nomination. Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and young adults are currently under represented and are particularly encouraged to seek a nomination. The County Council meets one Tuesday a month and is charged with overseeing the workings of the local Green Party. --------- Take Action! Find out about opportunities to help our elected Greens (writing letters, attending hearings, etc) -- subscribe to the SF Green Party Action list! The Action list is a low-traffic list (approximately one message per month in addition to our newsletter) telling you what you can do to help: https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/action --------- Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer The San Francisco Green Party needs donations for rent on the office, mailings, signs, and many other expenditures in order to wage effective political campaigns. We are especially interested in building up our base of "sustaining members," those who agree to contribute a certain amount each month by credit card. By becoming a sustaining member you save us money and time that we can then devote to our political work. It is a method of donation that is perfect for a grassroots organization like the Green Party as it allows us to thrive off of many, many small and medium size donations instead of depending on a few large donors. For more information, please visit the MAKE A DONATION page on the website at http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html For questions about the sustaining member program contact treasurer(a)sfgreens.org To make a one-time donation by mail please send a check made out to The San Francisco Green Party to: San Francisco Green Party 1028A Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103 ************************************************************ For more info on our activities, please see our website, http://www.sfgreenparty.org. You can also email us questions at info(a)sfgreens.org. To send us news items (short blurb please, plain text only) for possible inclusion in the newsletter, email news(a)sfgreens.org. Please don't put these addresses on mailing lists; messages not specifically addressed to us won't go through. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

1 0

SF Green Party Weekly Newsletter, July 15 2007
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 16 Jul '07

16 Jul '07

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NEWS: - Steve Hill, long-time Green Party advocate for electoral reform, explains how Ed Jew got elected: http://tinyurl.com/yv5bj7 - SF Green Party Sustainability Working Group co-chair Eric Brooks writes about the connection between Neighborhood-based Electricity and Neighborhood-based Democracy: http://tinyurl.com/3bs6td - Green Party Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi promotes gun control: http://tinyurl.com/27cq74 - Green Party College Board member John Rizzo introduces fiscal oversight at City College: Part 1: http://www.sfbg.com/printable_entry.php?entry_id=3978 Part 2: http://www.sfbg.com/printable_entry.php?entry_id=4034 - Former Green Party supervisorial candidate Renee Saucedo fights for affordable housing and a day labor center. Congratulations to Planning Commissioner (and Green County Council member) Christina Olague for her support for neighborhood priorities on the project: http://tinyurl.com/2cl24h - Green Party good-government advocate Joe Lynn explains what's wrong with the SF Ethics Commission and how to fix it: Part 1: http://www.sfbg.com/printable_entry.php?entry_id=3982 Part 2: http://www.sfbg.com/printable_entry.php?entry_id=4050 ************************************************************ EVENTS: 7/18 - General Membership Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, July 18 7:30PM-9:30PM WHERE: SFGP Office, 1028A Howard St DETAILS: This is the monthly general meeting of the SF Green Party. First-time attendees are welcome! This month, we will have a report-back from the US Social Forum in Atlanta from several people who attended, including Supervisor Chris Daly. We will also decide on several resolutions, and make our first endorsement of the 2007 campaign season. Please read the text of all proposals online before coming to the meeting; to save paper, we usually don't make many printed copies. The full meeting agenda (including proposals) is posted on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1751 --------- 7/22 - Westside Green Club Meeting WHEN: Sunday, July 22 3-5 PM WHERE: At the home of Barry Hermanson, 2467 28th Ave, near Ulloa. For more information, call Barry at 415-664-7754, or Nancy Lewis at 415-661-5713. ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter Editor needed Thanks to Rosalind Lord for her long service as Newsletter Editor! If you're a San Francisco Green Party member who's interested in editing our weekly newsletter (this one), please contact the County Council at cc(a)sfgreens.org. --------- New County Council Members Needed The San Francisco Green Party County Council is looking to nominate new members. Individuals of all walks of life that wish to help build the Green Party should email cc(a)sfgreens.org to seek a nomination. Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and young adults are currently under represented and are particularly encouraged to seek a nomination. The County Council meets one Tuesday a month and is charged with overseeing the workings of the local Green Party. --------- Take Action! Find out about opportunities to help our elected Greens (writing letters, attending hearings, etc) -- subscribe to the SF Green Party Action list! The Action list is a low-traffic list (approximately one message per month in addition to our newsletter) telling you what you can do to help: https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/action --------- Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer The San Francisco Green Party needs donations for rent on the office, mailings, signs, and many other expenditures in order to wage effective political campaigns. We are especially interested in building up our base of "sustaining members," those who agree to contribute a certain amount each month by credit card. By becoming a sustaining member you save us money and time that we can then devote to our political work. It is a method of donation that is perfect for a grassroots organization like the Green Party as it allows us to thrive off of many, many small and medium size donations instead of depending on a few large donors. For more information, please visit the MAKE A DONATION page on the website at http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html For questions about the sustaining member program contact treasurer(a)sfgreens.org To make a one-time donation by mail please send a check made out to The San Francisco Green Party to: San Francisco Green Party 1028A Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103 ************************************************************ For more info on our activities, please see our website, http://www.sfgreenparty.org. You can also email us questions at info(a)sfgreens.org. To send us news items (short blurb please, plain text only) for possible inclusion in the newsletter, email news(a)sfgreens.org. Please don't put these addresses on mailing lists; messages not specifically addressed to us won't go through.

1 0

SF Green Party Weekly 6/21-6/29
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 21 Jun '07

21 Jun '07

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 6/21/07-6/29/07 NEWS: - Daly Declines Mayoral Run: http://tinyurl.com/2lualm - Green Party Denounces Plan for Prison Expansion: http://tinyurl.com/2rlwcc - Is Bottled Water Better? http://tinyurl.com/2q2354 - Mirkarimi Blasts City Over Western Addition Violence http://tinyurl.com/2o9od2 - Greens Oppose Anti-Gay Surgeon General Nominee http://tinyurl.com/37lhm4 EVENTS: This week: - 6/22: Transgender March and Rally - 6/23-24: LGBT Pride Rally - 6/24: LGBT Pride Parade - 6/27: Transportation Working Group - 7/01: Campaigns and Candidates Working Group ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - New County Council Members Needed - Stop Peabody and Save Black Mesa! (http://www.stoppeabody.org/) IN EVERY ISSUE: - Nancy Pelosi Watch, newly designed by Micheas Herman! (www.pelosiwatch.us) - Gavin Newsom Watch (http://tinyurl.com/23v3gp) - Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://tinyurl.com/y2j2gs) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer JOKE OF THE WEEK: - Tommy Chong Exposes Absurdity of Paris Hilton Coverage (http:// tinyurl.com/333wu3) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 6/22: Transgender March and Rally WHERE: Dolores Park WHEN: 3:30 PM for the rally; 7 PM for the march DETAILS: The San Francisco Green Party is happy to once again be participating in annual LGBT Pride events this year! Join us this weekend as we celebrate in San Francisco. The transgender community will have its third annual transgender march and rally. Come and look for the Green Party banner. --------- 6/23-24: LGBT Pride Rally WHERE: Civic Center WHEN: 10:00AM-5:00PM DETAILS: The Green Party will have a booth at Civic Center, so feel free to come and do outreach with us. Look for the Green Party booth on Larkin Street between Hayes and Grove. --------- 6/24: LGBT Pride Parade WHEN: Sunday June 24, 10:30 AM WHERE: The Green Party contingent willgather at Beale Street around Howard or Folsom DETAILS: We will follow the parade route up Market street from the Embarcadero to Civic Center. All Green Party members are welcome to join our contingent. We will have our Green Party banner, but feel free to bring your own signs, costumes and creative ideas. The parade lasts for several hours, so bring your sunscreen. The Green Party has always supported full equality for the LGBT community, and looks forward to participating in these fun events in 2007! --------- 6/27: Transportation Working Group WHEN: Wednesday, 6/27/07, 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: SFGP Office, 1028A Howard St, between 6th & 7th Streets We will discuss the McGoldrick and Peskin charter ammendments regarding MTA/MUNI reform, and determine whether to recommend an endorsement of each to the GM (along with proposed endorsement language). We'll also propose formal opposition to the parking legislation that's currently in the signature gathering phase. --------- 7/1: Campaigns and Candidates Working Group WHEN: Monday, 7/1/07, 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: SFGP Office, 1028A Howard St, between 6th & 7th Streets We'll start on activities for this campaign season, including electing new co-chairs, planning our endorsement schedule for this November's election, and inviting elected and appointed Green Party officials to monthly meetings with the general membership. ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS: New County Council Members Needed The San Francisco Green Party County Council is looking to nominate new members. Individuals of all walks of life that wish to help build the Green Party should email cc(a)sfgreens.org to seek a nomination. Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and young adults are currently under represented and are particularly encouraged to seek a nomination. The County Council meets one Tuesday a month and is charged with overseeing the workings of the local Green Party. --------- IN EVERY ISSUE: Take Action! Find out about opportunities to help our elected Greens (writing letters, attending hearings, etc) -- subscribe to the SF Green Party Action list! The Action list is a low-traffic list (approximately one message per week in addition to our newsletter) telling you what you can do to help: https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ action --------- Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! Three years ago, former organizers for the Matt Gonzalez for Mayor campaign decided it was time to stop getting 'close but not close enough' to progressive victories like public power and Matt as Mayor, and to begin a city wide, year round, grassroots campaign that would start helping us win such victories! So in January 2004, the organization Our City was born. Since then we have helped to: - Pass the ban on old polluting diesel buses - Pass Matt Gonzalez's anti chain store law - Get the downtown hotel workers back on the job, and - Get the Police and Planning Commissions put back on SF Government TV after the City tried to pull them off. Now we are campaigning to end PG&E's monopoly and run the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power, and to stop corporations from taking private monopoly control of the new public internet and cable system being built for San Francisco. We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots organizers to help us win these campaigns. No experience necessary. Earn $280 to $400 each four day work week learning to be a strong progressive organizer. To apply, call Eric at 415-756-8844 from noon to 2pm any weekday, or send an email to jobs(a)our-city.org For more information, see our web site at http://our-city.org --------- Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer The San Francisco Green Party needs donations for rent on the office, mailings, signs, and many other expenditures in order to wage effective political campaigns. We are especially interested in building up our base of "sustaining members," those who agree to contribute a certain amount each month by credit card. By becoming a sustaining member you save us money and time that we can then devote to our political work. It is a method of donation that is perfect for a grassroots organization like the Green Party as it allows us to thrive off of many, many small and medium size donations instead of depending on a few large donors. For more information, please visit the MAKE A DONATION page on the website at http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html For questions about the sustaining member program contact treasurer(a)sfgreens.org To make a one-time donation by mail please send a check made out to The San Francisco Green Party to: San Francisco Green Party 1028A Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103 ************************************************************ For more info on our activities, please see our website, http://www.sfgreenparty.org. You can also email us questions at info(a)sfgreens.org. To send us news items (short blurb please, plain text only) for possible inclusion in the newsletter, email news(a)sfgreens.org. Please don't put these addresses on mailing lists; messages not specifically addressed to us won't go through.

1 0

SF Green Party Weekly 6/1-6/7
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 31 May '07

31 May '07

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 6/1/07-6/7/07 NEWS: - 5/26: Cindy Sheehan Leaves Democratic Party http://tinyurl.com/2ml9jp EVENTS: This week: - 6/1: Immigrant Rights Press Conference & Direct Action - 6/2: Progressive Convention - 6/7: FILM: Posada Carriles: Made in USA - 6/14: Animal Advocacy Working Group ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Stand Up for the Burrup! (http://standupfortheburrup.com/) - New County Council Members Needed - Stop Peabody and Save Black Mesa! (http://www.stoppeabody.org/) IN EVERY ISSUE: - Nancy Pelosi Watch, newly designed by Micheas Herman! (www.pelosiwatch.us) - Gavin Newsom Watch (http://tinyurl.com/23v3gp) - Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://tinyurl.com/y2j2gs) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer JOKE OF THE WEEK: - How many mainstream-media journalists does it take to change a light bulb? Two: a reporter to screw in the new bulb and an editor to turn it back halfway for "balance." ************************************************************ EVENTS: 6/1: Immigrant Rights Press Conference & Direct Action WHEN and WHERE: Friday, June 1 11:00PM - 1:00PM Direct Action at Sen. Feinstein's Office, 1 Post St. (At Montgomery BART) Saturday, June 2 7:00AM-10:00AM Rally and vigil at Sen. Feinstein's house 30 Presidio Terrace (@ Lyon and Washington) INFORMATION: Contact Renee Saucedo at (415) 553-3404 or renee(a)lrcl.org, or the Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition (BAIRC) at (510) 839-7598. --------- 6/2: Progressive Convention WHEN: Saturday, June 2 10:00PM - 5:00PM WHERE: Tenderloin Community School 627 Turk Street (Van Ness) San Francisco INFORMATION: http://www.progressiveconvention.org DETAILS: Attention progressives: come to the most important progressive gathering of the year. To set the stage for our progressive campaigning this summer and fall, we will be convening to consolidate our platform, train in the nuts and bolts of electioneering, launch our candidate(s) for Mayor of San Francisco, and have lots of fun! --------- 6/7: FILM: Posada Carriles: Made in USA WHEN: Thursday, June 7 7:30PM WHERE: Artists' Television Access 992 Valencia Street (at 21st) San Francisco, CA 94110 INFORMATION: ata(a)atasite.org CONTACT: (415)824-3890 ADMISSION: $6.00 DETAILS: Luis Posada Carriles was recently judged by a U.S. court for violating immigration laws, instead of being prosecuted for the numerous terrorist acts for which he is responsible. Twenty years ago, he escaped from a Venezuelan prison where he was being tried for his involvement in the bombing of Cubana airplane killing all 73 passengers on board. The Venezuelan government has filed a petition before U.S. authorities asking for his extradition. However, the Bush adminstration has failed to respond to this demand for justice. The Venezuelan documentary film “Posada Carriles: Made in USA”, a Telesur and PanaFilms co-production. It is the result of two years of meticulous research of an investigative team that examined declassified documents and criminal files, and interviewed witnesses and survivors from several Latin American countries.90 minutes, 2007 --------- 6/14: Animal Advocacy Working Group WHEN: Thursday, June 14, 2007 7:00PM - order dinner, if you're hungry 7:30PM-9:00PM - meeting WHERE: Golden Era Vegetarian Restaurant, 832 Clement Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues, San Francisco DETAILS: The Animal Advocacy Working Group is involved in animal issues in San Francisco. The Ten Key Values apply to protecting the welfare of non- human animals. Of course, all are welcome. For more information, email Rosalind Lord at rclord(a)seaserpent.com ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS: New County Council Members Needed The San Francisco Green Party County Council is looking to nominate new members. Individuals of all walks of life that wish to help build the Green Party should email cc(a)sfgreens.org to seek a nomination. Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and young adults are currently under represented and are particularly encouraged to seek a nomination. The County Council meets one Tuesday a month and is charged with overseeing the workings of the local Green Party. --------- IN EVERY ISSUE: Take Action! Find out about opportunities to help our elected Greens (writing letters, attending hearings, etc) -- subscribe to the SF Green Party Action list! The Action list is a low-traffic list (approximately one message per week in addition to our newsletter) telling you what you can do to help: https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ action --------- Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! Three years ago, former organizers for the Matt Gonzalez for Mayor campaign decided it was time to stop getting 'close but not close enough' to progressive victories like public power and Matt as Mayor, and to begin a city wide, year round, grassroots campaign that would start helping us win such victories! So in January 2004, the organization Our City was born. Since then we have helped to: - Pass the ban on old polluting diesel buses - Pass Matt Gonzalez's anti chain store law - Get the downtown hotel workers back on the job, and - Get the Police and Planning Commissions put back on SF Government TV after the City tried to pull them off. Now we are campaigning to end PG&E's monopoly and run the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power, and to stop corporations from taking private monopoly control of the new public internet and cable system being built for San Francisco. We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots organizers to help us win these campaigns. No experience necessary. Earn $280 to $400 each four day work week learning to be a strong progressive organizer. To apply, call Eric at 415-756-8844 from noon to 2pm any weekday, or send an email to jobs(a)our-city.org For more information, see our web site at http://our-city.org --------- Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer The San Francisco Green Party needs donations for rent on the office, mailings, signs, and many other expenditures in order to wage effective political campaigns. We are especially interested in building up our base of "sustaining members," those who agree to contribute a certain amount each month by credit card. By becoming a sustaining member you save us money and time that we can then devote to our political work. It is a method of donation that is perfect for a grassroots organization like the Green Party as it allows us to thrive off of many, many small and medium size donations instead of depending on a few large donors. For more information, please visit the MAKE A DONATION page on the website at http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html For questions about the sustaining member program contact treasurer(a)sfgreens.org To make a one-time donation by mail please send a check made out to The San Francisco Green Party to: San Francisco Green Party 1028A Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103 ************************************************************ For more info on our activities, please see our website, http://www.sfgreenparty.org. You can also email us questions at info(a)sfgreens.org. To send us news items (short blurb please, plain text only) for possible inclusion in the newsletter, email news(a)sfgreens.org. Please don't put these addresses on mailing lists; messages not specifically addressed to us won't go through.

1 0

SF Green Party Weekly 5/25-5/31
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 23 May '07

23 May '07

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 5/25/07-5/31/07 NEWS: - 5/16: War On Drugs Is A War On Youth, People Of Color http://tinyurl.com/ytcnan EVENTS: This week: - 5/24,26,27: Pelosi Watch on Channel 29! - 5/26-27: California State Green Party Meeting - 5/28: Bay Area Green Party Outing ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - New County Council Members Needed - Stop Peabody and Save Black Mesa! (http://www.stoppeabody.org/) IN EVERY ISSUE: - Nancy Pelosi Watch, newly designed by Micheas Herman! (www.pelosiwatch.us) - Gavin Newsom Watch (http://tinyurl.com/23v3gp) - Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://tinyurl.com/y2j2gs) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer JOKE OF THE WEEK: - Republican Family Values (http://tinyurl.com/25qlxc) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 5/24,26,27: Catch the first episode of Pelosi Watch on Channel 29, with host Sue Vaughan and guests Krissy Keefer, Nancy Mancias, and Toby Blome. 6 p.m. Repeating on May 26 at 2 p.m., and May 27, at 10:30 a.m. For more information, go to www.pelosiwatch.us. --------- 5/26-27: California State Green Party Meetings WHEN: Saturday, May 26 Sunday, May 27 Registration starts at 8, program at 9, goes till 6 on Saturday and 5 on Sunday WHERE: CA State Building 455 Golden Gate Ave SF, CA (in the Civic Center) CONTACT: Susan King for details: funking(a)mindspring.com INFORMATION: http://cagreens.org/plenary/ DETAILS: Monday: Post meeting Green Party outing: Muir woods hike --------- 5/28: Bay Area Green Party Outing WHEN: Monday, May 28 TIME: To be announced WHERE: To be announced ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS: New County Council Members Needed The San Francisco Green Party County Council is looking to nominate new members. Individuals of all walks of life that wish to help build the Green Party should email cc(a)sfgreens.org to seek a nomination. Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and young adults are currently under represented and are particularly encouraged to seek a nomination. The County Council meets one Tuesday a month and is charged with overseeing the workings of the local Green Party. --------- IN EVERY ISSUE: Take Action! Find out about opportunities to help our elected Greens (writing letters, attending hearings, etc) -- subscribe to the SF Green Party Action list! The Action list is a low-traffic list (approximately one message per week in addition to our newsletter) telling you what you can do to help: https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ action --------- Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! Three years ago, former organizers for the Matt Gonzalez for Mayor campaign decided it was time to stop getting 'close but not close enough' to progressive victories like public power and Matt as Mayor, and to begin a city wide, year round, grassroots campaign that would start helping us win such victories! So in January 2004, the organization Our City was born. Since then we have helped to: - Pass the ban on old polluting diesel buses - Pass Matt Gonzalez's anti chain store law - Get the downtown hotel workers back on the job, and - Get the Police and Planning Commissions put back on SF Government TV after the City tried to pull them off. Now we are campaigning to end PG&E's monopoly and run the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power, and to stop corporations from taking private monopoly control of the new public internet and cable system being built for San Francisco. We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots organizers to help us win these campaigns. No experience necessary. Earn $280 to $400 each four day work week learning to be a strong progressive organizer. To apply, call Eric at 415-756-8844 from noon to 2pm any weekday, or send an email to jobs(a)our-city.org For more information, see our web site at http://our-city.org --------- Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer The San Francisco Green Party needs donations for rent on the office, mailings, signs, and many other expenditures in order to wage effective political campaigns. We are especially interested in building up our base of "sustaining members," those who agree to contribute a certain amount each month by credit card. By becoming a sustaining member you save us money and time that we can then devote to our political work. It is a method of donation that is perfect for a grassroots organization like the Green Party as it allows us to thrive off of many, many small and medium size donations instead of depending on a few large donors. For more information, please visit the MAKE A DONATION page on the website at http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html For questions about the sustaining member program contact treasurer(a)sfgreens.org To make a one-time donation by mail please send a check made out to The San Francisco Green Party to: San Francisco Green Party 1028A Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103 ************************************************************ For more info on our activities, please see our website, http://www.sfgreenparty.org. You can also email us questions at info(a)sfgreens.org. To send us news items (short blurb please, plain text only) for possible inclusion in the newsletter, email news(a)sfgreens.org. Please don't put these addresses on mailing lists; messages not specifically addressed to us won't go through.

1 0

SF Green Party Weekly 5/16-5/24
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 16 May '07

16 May '07

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 5/16/07-5/24/07 NEWS: - 5/8: Green Party Responds to Democrat Retreat on Troop Withdrawal From Iraq http://tinyurl.com/22mc8e - 5/3: Greens Condemn 'brazen Brutality' By Police At Immigration Rights March http://tinyurl.com/yptjd5 EVENTS: This week: - 5/16: General Membership Meeting - 5/19: Asian Heritage Street Celebration - 5/20: WestSide Green Club Forum with Mark Sanchez - 5/21: A Dialogue on the Criminalization of Poverty and Poor Communities of Color Save the date: - 5/25-26: California State Green Party Meeting - 5/28: Bay Area Green Party Outing ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Stop Peabody and Save Black Mesa! (http://www.stoppeabody.org/) IN EVERY ISSUE: - Nancy Pelosi Watch, newly designed by Micheas Herman! (www.pelosiwatch.us) - Gavin Newsom Watch (http://tinyurl.com/23v3gp) - Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://tinyurl.com/y2j2gs) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer JOKE OF THE WEEK: - Happy Springtime (http://tinyurl.com/2aqb56) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 5/16: General Membership Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, May 16 7:30PM-9:30PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco 94103 DETAILS: All Green Party members and members of the general public are invited to participate in our monthly business meetings. At these meetings we take care of party logistical matters and discuss legislative items and candidates. Active members of the Green Party (you need not be a citizen with voting rights) may participate in the decision-making. Our agenda for May 16 follows: Facilitators: SK and JMC Note taker: Sue Vaughan Timekeeper: Introductions/Accreditation I. Renee Saucedo - immigration discussion (45 min) II. Endorsement of Anti-Ellis Act Bill/Sheila Kuhl III. Second reading of bylaw change (GM quorum from 5 to 9) IV. Endorse letter opposing recall of Jake McGoldrick, to be drafted by Sue Vaughan, open letter to the people of the Richmond District V. Plenary delegate alternates VI. Working Group reports VII. Announcements --------- 5/19: Asian Heritage Street Celebration WHEN: Saturday, May 19 11:00AM-6:00PM WHERE: Green Party Tabling in front of office (1028A Howard, SF). Celebration on Howard Street between Fifth and Seventh streets, San Francisco CONTACT: If you want to help table, contact Sue at (415) 668-3119. INFORMATION: www.asianfairsf.com DETAILS: More than 200 organizations participate in this festival, which features Asian cooking demonstrations, beer and sake, arts and crafts, a variety of food, and live entertainment. --------- 5/20: WestSide Green Club Forum with Mark Sanchez WHEN: Sunday, May 20 3:00PM - 5:00PM WHERE: 1339 - 27th Avenue, between Irving and Judah, San Francisco ADMISSION: Free INFORMATION: Call Barry Hermanson at 415-664-7754 or Nancy Lewis at 415-661-5713 DETAILS: Meet Mark Sanchez, new President of the San Francisco School Board, and Green Party member. Hear about the new School Board's plans to help the public schools. Ask questions and express concerns about the schools. Find out what you can do to help the schools. Invite your friends who are parents, teachers, or students. Sponsored by the WestSide Green Club. Refreshments served. --------- 5/21: A Dialogue on the Criminalization of Poverty and Poor Communities of Color WHEN: Monday, May 21 7:00AM - 10:00PM WHERE: Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St, San Francisco ADMISSION: $5.00-$10.00 donation requested; no one turned away for lack of funds (limited seating). INFORMATION: Contact: info(a)sfgreenparty.org DETAILS: Co-sponsored by POOR Magazine and the People of Color Caucus of the Green Party With Renee Saucedo –LAWYER AND IMMIGRATION SCHOLAR WITH LA RAZA CENTRO LEGAL Jeff Adachi –SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC DEFENDER Ross Mirikarimi –Member, SAN FRANCISCO BOARD SUPERVISORS Lisa Gray-Garcia –welfareQUEEN, POVERTY SCHOLAR, CO-FOUNDER OF POORMAGAZINE AND AUTHOR OF CRIMINAL OF POVERTY; GROWING UP HOMELESS IN AMERICA Leroy Moore –RACE AND DISABILTY SCHOLAR AND POOR MAGAZINE COLUMNIST James Garrett –FORMER BLACK PANTHER, DEAN OF INSTRUCTION AND DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR INT'L TRADE DEVELOPMENT AT BERKELEY CITY COLLEGE Juan Prada –EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS WITH A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY POVERTY SCHOLARS AND CULTURAL WORKERS The welfareQUEENS Moderated By Judy B. --------- 5/25-26: California State Green Party Meetings WHEN: Saturday, May 25 Sunday, May 26 Meeting starts at 9:00AM Lunch 12:30PM-1:30PM w/keynote speakers WHERE: To be announced DETAILS: Registration begins at 8:00 am both days --------- 5/28: Bay Area Green Party Outing WHEN: Monday, May 28 TIME: To be announced WHERE: To be announced ============================== IN EVERY ISSUE: Take Action! Find out about opportunities to help our elected Greens (writing letters, attending hearings, etc) -- subscribe to the SF Green Party Action list! The Action list is a low-traffic list (approximately one message per week in addition to our newsletter) telling you what you can do to help: https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ action --------- Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! Three years ago, former organizers for the Matt Gonzalez for Mayor campaign decided it was time to stop getting 'close but not close enough' to progressive victories like public power and Matt as Mayor, and to begin a city wide, year round, grassroots campaign that would start helping us win such victories! So in January 2004, the organization Our City was born. Since then we have helped to: - Pass the ban on old polluting diesel buses - Pass Matt Gonzalez's anti chain store law - Get the downtown hotel workers back on the job, and - Get the Police and Planning Commissions put back on SF Government TV after the City tried to pull them off. Now we are campaigning to end PG&E's monopoly and run the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power, and to stop corporations from taking private monopoly control of the new public internet and cable system being built for San Francisco. We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots organizers to help us win these campaigns. No experience necessary. Earn $280 to $400 each four day work week learning to be a strong progressive organizer. To apply, call Eric at 415-756-8844 from noon to 2pm any weekday, or send an email to jobs(a)our-city.org For more information, see our web site at http://our-city.org --------- Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer The San Francisco Green Party needs donations for rent on the office, mailings, signs, and many other expenditures in order to wage effective political campaigns. We are especially interested in building up our base of "sustaining members," those who agree to contribute a certain amount each month by credit card. By becoming a sustaining member you save us money and time that we can then devote to our political work. It is a method of donation that is perfect for a grassroots organization like the Green Party as it allows us to thrive off of many, many small and medium size donations instead of depending on a few large donors. For more information, please visit the MAKE A DONATION page on the website at http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html For questions about the sustaining member program contact treasurer(a)sfgreens.org To make a one-time donation by mail please send a check made out to The San Francisco Green Party to: San Francisco Green Party 1028A Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103 ************************************************************ For more info on our activities, please see our website, http://www.sfgreenparty.org. You can also email us questions at info(a)sfgreens.org. To send us news items (short blurb please, plain text only) for possible inclusion in the newsletter, email news(a)sfgreens.org. Please don't put these addresses on mailing lists; messages not specifically addressed to us won't go through.

1 0

SF Green Party Weekly 5/9-5/15
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 09 May '07

09 May '07

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 5/9/07-5/15/07 NEWS: - 5/2: Green Mayor Jason West, Who Conducted New York State's First Gay Marriages, Defeated In Re-Election Bid http://tinyurl.com/3af3hc - 4/30: Feminists Say Impeach Bush and Cheney Now: Act on Bush's War on Women http://tinyurl.com/2vdz9j - 4/20: Green Party Condemns Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion http://tinyurl.com/2spxlg - 4/20: Green Party Lawmaker Leads Fight To Provide Half Of Power To San Francisco From Solar, Wind http://tinyurl.com/2t6k3x - 4/3: It's time to quit being a Democrat, and start being a democrat! http://tinyurl.com/2pejs4 - 4/3: Josh Wolf Freed! http://tinyurl.com/3885aq - 4/3: My First Public Statement as a Free Wolf http://tinyurl.com/2jsdm8 EVENTS: This week: - 5/20: WestSide Green Club Forum with Mark Sanchez - 5/21: A Dialogue on the Criminalization of Poverty and Poor Communities of Color Save the date: - 5/25-26: California State Green Party Meeting - 5/28: Bay Area Green Party Outing ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Stop Peabody and Save Black Mesa! (http://www.stoppeabody.org/) - URGENT: Help Get Conscientious Objector Agustin Aguayo Out of Jail! See www.aguayodefense.org for details. For details on how to write to Agustin, and donate to his legal defense fund, see Helga Aguayo's letter below IN EVERY ISSUE: - Nancy Pelosi Watch, newly designed by Micheas Herman! (www.pelosiwatch.us) - Gavin Newsom Watch (http://tinyurl.com/23v3gp) - Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://tinyurl.com/y2j2gs) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer JOKE OF THE WEEK: - Happy Springtime (http://tinyurl.com/2aqb56) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 5/20: WestSide Green Club Forum with Mark Sanchez WHEN: Sunday, May 20 3:00PM - 5:00PM WHERE: 1339 - 27th Avenue, between Irving and Judah, San Francisco ADMISSION: Free INFORMATION: Call Barry Hermanson at 415-664-7754 or Nancy Lewis at 415-661-5713 DETAILS: Meet Mark Sanchez, new President of the San Francisco School Board, and Green Party member. Hear about the new School Board's plans to help the public schools. Ask questions and express concerns about the schools. Find out what you can do to help the schools. Invite your friends who are parents, teachers, or students. Sponsored by the WestSide Green Club. Refreshments served. --------- 5/21: A Dialogue on the Criminalization of Poverty and Poor Communities of Color WHEN: Monday, May 21 7:00AM - 10:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco 94103 ADMISSION: $5.00-$10.00 donation requested; no one turned away for lack of funds (limited seating). INFORMATION: Contact: info(a)sfgreenparty.org DETAILS: Co-sponsored by POOR Magazine and the People of Color Caucus of the Green Party With Renee Saucedo –LAWYER AND IMMIGRATION SCHOLAR WITH LA RAZA CENTRO LEGAL Jeff Adachi –SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC DEFENDER Ross Mirikarimi –Member, SAN FRANCISCO BOARD SUPERVISORS Lisa Gray-Garcia –welfareQUEEN, POVERTY SCHOLAR, CO-FOUNDER OF POORMAGAZINE AND AUTHOR OF CRIMINAL OF POVERTY; GROWING UP HOMELESS IN AMERICA Leroy Moore –RACE AND DISABILTY SCHOLAR AND POOR MAGAZINE COLUMNIST James Garrett –FORMER BLACK PANTHER, DEAN OF INSTRUCTION AND DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR INT'L TRADE DEVELOPMENT AT BERKELEY CITY COLLEGE Juan Prada –EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS WITH A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY POVERTY SCHOLARS AND CULTURAL WORKERS The welfareQUEENS Moderated By Judy B. --------- 5/25-26: California State Green Party Meetings WHEN: Saturday, May 25 Sunday, May 26 Meeting starts at 9:00AM Lunch 12:30PM-1:30PM w/keynote speakers WHERE: To be announced DETAILS: Registration begins at 8:00 am both days --------- 5/28: Bay Area Green Party Outing WHEN: Monday, May 28 TIME: To be announced WHERE: To be announced ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: URGENT: Help Get Conscientious Objector Agustin Aguayo Out of Jail! See letter from Helga Aguayo: Dear Friends, Some important dates for us: January 13th, 2007 was Augie’s, original ETS (end term of service) date. But instead he was stop-lossed ( "STOP LOSS" means preventing a soldier leaving the military, even though the required term of service is completed). December 17th was Augie's 35th birthday, spent of course in military prison. THANK YOU to everyone who sent him a card. On December 12th, Augie had his Article 32 hearing (a formal military hearing that determines if there is enough evidence to conduct a court martial, similar to a grand jury investigation). His arraignment is currently scheduled for January 22nd; according to Dave Court, our new lawyer in Germany, this is "merely to establish dates for trial, motions, exchange of witness lists, etc." Nothing substantive will occur. Augie will be formally charged with desertion and missing movement in a General Court Martial set to occur in late February or March. A General Court-Martial is the most serious criminal proceeding that can be brought against a member of the military. A conviction by this Court is considered a federal felony and creates a criminal record for life. FOR WHAT?! Not wanting to kill, not wanting to contribute to the missions that kill, for being against war! I feel SO SAD! Meanwhile our case in civilian court is still pending. On November 21st, 2006 the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard Augie’s petition. The ruling can take between 6 weeks to 6 months. There is still hope that he might get exonerated! Please keep Augie in your prayers. Should the court martial go ahead, I wish to testify. I want the court to realize that his family mourns Augie's absence every second of every day. I hope the courtroom will be filled with supporters so the Army will know the world is watching. For those of you based in Europe, please consider attending if you can! Whatever happens, I will carry your strength, support, and solidarity with me in my heart. Our voices will unite. WE WILL BE HEARD! Here in L.A., our twin daughters, Raquel and Rebecca have seen better days. They are struggling in school and may not pass 6th grade. Last year at the U.S. base school in Germany, the girls were on the honor role! The turmoil has been hard on them. I tell them every day, “this will pass”. Money issues -- I just sent our German-based lawyer, David Court, the next installment on his fees: 1000 €. I had to borrow some of it. The next installment of 2000€ is due two weeks before the court- martial. Tax deductible donations to the Legal Defense Fund can be made via <www.couragetoresist.org>. More direct donations (without a tax deduction) can be made via <www.aguayodefense.org>. I need funds to travel to Germany for the court martial too. Right now I am fund-raising with Courage to Resist and Iraq Veteran's Against the War. I hope to see results soon. I continue to do interviews with various news organizations, including one today for National Public Radio. I think it went well. Next week I start speaking at California high schools about the OTHER SIDE of enlisting in the military. It's called "counter- recruitment". As far as I understand, California is the only state that MANDATES high school seniors hear both sides of military recruitment. This is a project that is dear to my heart! Los Angeles is the Number ONE recruitment city of high school seniors. I want to work to change that. Meanwhile I attend rallies to publicize Augie's situation. Many of Augie's family members take part. Some good news: I have struggled to keep up the website: <www.aguayodefense.org>. Now a PROFESSIONAL web designer has volunteered to take over. Hurrah! Improvements should be visible soon. I THANK YOU all for working so hard and diligently to support Augie and the family! With all my love, Helga P. Aguayo 36838 57th Street East Palmdale, CA 93552 USA To write to Agustin: SPC Agustín Aguayo Unit 29723 Box LL APO, AE 09028-3810 USA --------- Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan Keep an eye out for "Car-Free Talk" on San Francisco's public access tv station, Channel 29. In the next show, David Fridley, staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley and member of San Francisco Oil Awareness, discusses the myth of biofuels. Date and time to be announced. ============================== IN EVERY ISSUE: Take Action! Find out about opportunities to help our elected Greens (writing letters, attending hearings, etc) -- subscribe to the SF Green Party Action list! The Action list is a low-traffic list (approximately one message per week in addition to our newsletter) telling you what you can do to help: https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ action --------- Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! Three years ago, former organizers for the Matt Gonzalez for Mayor campaign decided it was time to stop getting 'close but not close enough' to progressive victories like public power and Matt as Mayor, and to begin a city wide, year round, grassroots campaign that would start helping us win such victories! So in January 2004, the organization Our City was born. Since then we have helped to: - Pass the ban on old polluting diesel buses - Pass Matt Gonzalez's anti chain store law - Get the downtown hotel workers back on the job, and - Get the Police and Planning Commissions put back on SF Government TV after the City tried to pull them off. Now we are campaigning to end PG&E's monopoly and run the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power, and to stop corporations from taking private monopoly control of the new public internet and cable system being built for San Francisco. We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots organizers to help us win these campaigns. No experience necessary. Earn $280 to $400 each four day work week learning to be a strong progressive organizer. To apply, call Eric at 415-756-8844 from noon to 2pm any weekday, or send an email to jobs(a)our-city.org For more information, see our web site at http://our-city.org --------- Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer The San Francisco Green Party needs donations for rent on the office, mailings, signs, and many other expenditures in order to wage effective political campaigns. We are especially interested in building up our base of "sustaining members," those who agree to contribute a certain amount each month by credit card. By becoming a sustaining member you save us money and time that we can then devote to our political work. It is a method of donation that is perfect for a grassroots organization like the Green Party as it allows us to thrive off of many, many small and medium size donations instead of depending on a few large donors. For more information, please visit the MAKE A DONATION page on the website at http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html For questions about the sustaining member program contact treasurer(a)sfgreens.org To make a one-time donation by mail please send a check made out to The San Francisco Green Party to: San Francisco Green Party 1028A Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103 ************************************************************ For more info on our activities, please see our website, http://www.sfgreenparty.org. You can also email us questions at info(a)sfgreens.org. To send us news items (short blurb please, plain text only) for possible inclusion in the newsletter, email news(a)sfgreens.org. Please don't put these addresses on mailing lists; messages not specifically addressed to us won't go through.

1 0

SF Green Party Weekly 4/11-4/17
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 11 Apr '07

11 Apr '07

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 4/11/07-4/17/07 NEWS: - 4/10: College Trustees Call for Inquiry Chronicle, prominently mentions College Board Trustee John Rizzo http://tinyurl.com/2r8465 - 4/2: 100 Billion Reasons for Ban, By Ross Mirkarimi http://tinyurl.com/2jjulp http://tinyurl.com/36vxtf - 4/2: Where the "Invisible Hand" Doesn't Work, by Green Party activist Marc Salomon, BeyondChron.org http://tinyurl.com/2vlftz - 3/29: Plastics of Evil, The Economist, UK http://tinyurl.com/332c9n - 3/29: SF Votes to ban plastic bags, Gulf Times, Qatar http://tinyurl.com/2sl32s - 3/28: Big Housing Lie, Guardian, mentions Marc Salomon http://tinyurl.com/2fyfqp - 3/28: SF to Ban Plastic Grocery Bags, Reuters via CNN, pictures Ross http://tinyurl.com/29h3qr - 3/28: SF Bans Traditional Plastic grocery bags, CBC News, Canada http://tinyurl.com/yp94lo - 3/28: SF Board Votes to Ban Some Plastic Bags, NY Times http://tinyurl.com/2fsrgs - 3/27: Plastic Bags are Suffocating Us, FogCityJournal, by Charles Kalish http://tinyurl.com/yre8mc - 3/27: SF Leaders OK Plastic Grocery bag ban, AP via ABC News (Pictures Ross handing out bags) http://tinyurl.com/yvdzlx - 3/14: SF Nears Ban on Plastic Grocery Bags, NPR Morning Edition http://tinyurl.com/yo7g7t EVENTS: This week: - 4/14: Protest No Child Left Behind with the Feminist Issues Group - 4/15: Camp Pelosi Potluck, Discussion - 4/15: WestSide Green Club Meeting - 4/18: CA Green Party meeting planning - 4/18: SF Green Party General Membership Meeting - 4/22: Celebrate Earth Day at Green Apple Music and Arts Festival Save the date: - 5/25-26: California State Green Party Meeting - 5/28: Bay Area Green Party Outing ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Stop Peabody and Save Black Mesa! (http://www.stoppeabody.org/) - URGENT: Help Get Conscientious Objector Agustin Aguayo Out of Jail! See www.aguayodefense.org for details. For details on how to write to Agustin, and donate to his legal defense fund, see Helga Aguayo's letter below IN EVERY ISSUE: - Nancy Pelosi Watch, newly designed by Micheas Herman! (www.pelosiwatch.us) - Gavin Newsom Watch (http://tinyurl.com/23v3gp) - Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://tinyurl.com/y2j2gs) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer NOT SO MUCH OF A JOKE OF THE WEEK: - Toy Soldiers: A PSA by Code Pink (http://www.bushflash.com/yt111.html) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 4/14: Protest No Child Left Behind with the Feminist Issues Group WHEN: Saturday, April 14 10:00AM - noon WHERE: National School Boards Association Meeting, Moscone Center North and South DETAILS: No Child Left Behind is dismantling public education by forcing standardized testing and myriad obstacles to academic development in the absence of adequate education funding. Gather outside the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Join teachers, parents, administrators, school board members and students from the south valley, the peninsula, Oakland, San Francisco and elsewhere protesting the impact No Child Left Behind is having on education. Information picket outside the National School Boards Association annual meeting. --------- 4/15: Camp Pelosi Potluck, Discussion WHEN: Sunday, April 15 10:00AM-noon WHERE: Camp Pelosi, 2640 Broadway at Scott and Divisadero, Pacific Heights, San Francisco DETAILS: Sanaz Meshkinpour, who will speak about Pelosi's visit to the Middle East, the release of the British soldiers, the status of women in Iran, and actions to prevent an attack on Iran. Bring food (bagels, salad, cream cheese, quiche, crepes etc), bring drinks but most importantly bring yourself for this morning talk. Sanaz is an Iranian American activist of Jewish and Muslim parents. She believes that sanctions or military intervention in Iran would bring about dangerous consequences to the Iranian civil society and populace, as well as for ongoing conflicts within the region. She has family in Iran, Israel and the US - she regularly visits friends and family in Iran. --------- 4/15: WestSide Green Club Meeting WHEN: Sunday, April 15 3:00AM-5:000PM WHERE: Home of Barry Hermanson, 2467 - 28th Avenue, between Taraval and Ulloa, San Francisco CONTACT: Call Barry at 415-664-7754 or Nancy Lewis at 415-661-5713 --------- 4/18: CA Green Party meeting planning WHEN: Wednesday, April 18 6:00PM-7:30PM, prior to General Membership Meeting WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco 94103 DETAILS: Discuss the roles and tasks for producing the statewide meeting in SF. Tasks include outreach, workshop and presentation planning, logistics, catering, lodging, Saturday night entertainment, keynote speakers, press conference, press outreach, tabling coordination, volunteers. --------- 4/18: SF Green Party General Membership Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, April 18, 7:30-9:30 WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco 94103 DETAILS: Regular monthly meeting of the SFGP. This month: discussion on Immigration with Renee Saucedo. Full agenda posted at www.sfgreenparty.org --------- 4/22: Celebrate Earth Day at Green Apple Music and Arts Festival WHEN: Sunday, April 22 10:00AM-4:30PM WHERE: Golden Gate Park, San Francisco CONTACT: Call Sue at (415) 668-3119 if you want to help table DETAILS: Celebrate Earth Day with a day of tabling in Golden Gate Park. Promoters are expecting 30,000 people. --------- 5/25-26: California State Green Party Meetings WHEN: Saturday, May 25 Sunday, May 26 Meeting starts at 9:00AM Lunch 12:30PM-1:30PM w/keynote speakers WHERE: To be announced DETAILS: Registration begins at 8:00 am both days --------- 5/28: Bay Area Green Party Outing WHEN: Monday, May 28 TIME: To be announced WHERE: To be announced ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: URGENT: Help Get Conscientious Objector Agustin Aguayo Out of Jail! See letter from Helga Aguayo: Dear Friends, Some important dates for us: January 13th, 2007 was Augie’s, original ETS (end term of service) date. But instead he was stop-lossed ( "STOP LOSS" means preventing a soldier leaving the military, even though the required term of service is completed). December 17th was Augie's 35th birthday, spent of course in military prison. THANK YOU to everyone who sent him a card. On December 12th, Augie had his Article 32 hearing (a formal military hearing that determines if there is enough evidence to conduct a court martial, similar to a grand jury investigation). His arraignment is currently scheduled for January 22nd; according to Dave Court, our new lawyer in Germany, this is "merely to establish dates for trial, motions, exchange of witness lists, etc." Nothing substantive will occur. Augie will be formally charged with desertion and missing movement in a General Court Martial set to occur in late February or March. A General Court-Martial is the most serious criminal proceeding that can be brought against a member of the military. A conviction by this Court is considered a federal felony and creates a criminal record for life. FOR WHAT?! Not wanting to kill, not wanting to contribute to the missions that kill, for being against war! I feel SO SAD! Meanwhile our case in civilian court is still pending. On November 21st, 2006 the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard Augie’s petition. The ruling can take between 6 weeks to 6 months. There is still hope that he might get exonerated! Please keep Augie in your prayers. Should the court martial go ahead, I wish to testify. I want the court to realize that his family mourns Augie's absence every second of every day. I hope the courtroom will be filled with supporters so the Army will know the world is watching. For those of you based in Europe, please consider attending if you can! Whatever happens, I will carry your strength, support, and solidarity with me in my heart. Our voices will unite. WE WILL BE HEARD! Here in L.A., our twin daughters, Raquel and Rebecca have seen better days. They are struggling in school and may not pass 6th grade. Last year at the U.S. base school in Germany, the girls were on the honor role! The turmoil has been hard on them. I tell them every day, “this will pass”. Money issues -- I just sent our German-based lawyer, David Court, the next installment on his fees: 1000 €. I had to borrow some of it. The next installment of 2000€ is due two weeks before the court- martial. Tax deductible donations to the Legal Defense Fund can be made via <www.couragetoresist.org>. More direct donations (without a tax deduction) can be made via <www.aguayodefense.org>. I need funds to travel to Germany for the court martial too. Right now I am fund-raising with Courage to Resist and Iraq Veteran's Against the War. I hope to see results soon. I continue to do interviews with various news organizations, including one today for National Public Radio. I think it went well. Next week I start speaking at California high schools about the OTHER SIDE of enlisting in the military. It's called "counter- recruitment". As far as I understand, California is the only state that MANDATES high school seniors hear both sides of military recruitment. This is a project that is dear to my heart! Los Angeles is the Number ONE recruitment city of high school seniors. I want to work to change that. Meanwhile I attend rallies to publicize Augie's situation. Many of Augie's family members take part. Some good news: I have struggled to keep up the website: <www.aguayodefense.org>. Now a PROFESSIONAL web designer has volunteered to take over. Hurrah! Improvements should be visible soon. I THANK YOU all for working so hard and diligently to support Augie and the family! With all my love, Helga P. Aguayo 36838 57th Street East Palmdale, CA 93552 USA To write to Agustin: SPC Agustín Aguayo Unit 29723 Box LL APO, AE 09028-3810 USA --------- Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan Keep an eye out for "Car-Free Talk" on San Francisco's public access tv station, Channel 29. In the next show, David Fridley, staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley and member of San Francisco Oil Awareness, discusses the myth of biofuels. Date and time to be announced. ============================== IN EVERY ISSUE: Take Action! Find out about opportunities to help our elected Greens (writing letters, attending hearings, etc) -- subscribe to the SF Green Party Action list! The Action list is a low-traffic list (approximately one message per week in addition to our newsletter) telling you what you can do to help: https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ action --------- Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! Three years ago, former organizers for the Matt Gonzalez for Mayor campaign decided it was time to stop getting 'close but not close enough' to progressive victories like public power and Matt as Mayor, and to begin a city wide, year round, grassroots campaign that would start helping us win such victories! So in January 2004, the organization Our City was born. Since then we have helped to: - Pass the ban on old polluting diesel buses - Pass Matt Gonzalez's anti chain store law - Get the downtown hotel workers back on the job, and - Get the Police and Planning Commissions put back on SF Government TV after the City tried to pull them off. Now we are campaigning to end PG&E's monopoly and run the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power, and to stop corporations from taking private monopoly control of the new public internet and cable system being built for San Francisco. We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots organizers to help us win these campaigns. No experience necessary. Earn $280 to $400 each four day work week learning to be a strong progressive organizer. To apply, call Eric at 415-756-8844 from noon to 2pm any weekday, or send an email to jobs(a)our-city.org For more information, see our web site at http://our-city.org --------- Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer The San Francisco Green Party needs donations for rent on the office, mailings, signs, and many other expenditures in order to wage effective political campaigns. We are especially interested in building up our base of "sustaining members," those who agree to contribute a certain amount each month by credit card. By becoming a sustaining member you save us money and time that we can then devote to our political work. It is a method of donation that is perfect for a grassroots organization like the Green Party as it allows us to thrive off of many, many small and medium size donations instead of depending on a few large donors. For more information, please visit the MAKE A DONATION page on the website at http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html For questions about the sustaining member program contact treasurer(a)sfgreens.org To make a one-time donation by mail please send a check made out to The San Francisco Green Party to: San Francisco Green Party 1028A Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103 ************************************************************ For more info on our activities, please see our website, http://www.sfgreenparty.org. You can also email us questions at info(a)sfgreens.org. To send us news items (short blurb please, plain text only) for possible inclusion in the newsletter, email news(a)sfgreens.org. Please don't put these addresses on mailing lists; messages not specifically addressed to us won't go through.

1 0

SF Green Party Weekly 4/4-4/10
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 04 Apr '07

04 Apr '07

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 4/4/07-4/10/07 NEWS: - San Francisco Bans Plastic Bags - Green Supervisor Leads Charge http://tinyurl.com/2vbrwd EVENTS: This week: - 4/5: Animal Advocacy Working Group - 4/5: Feminist Issues Group - 4/9: Picnic for Peace Chez Pelosi - 4/15: WestSide Green Club Meeting - 4/22: Celebrate Earth Day at Green Apple Music and Arts Festival ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - URGENT: Help Get Conscientious Objector Agustin Aguayo Out of Jail! See www.aguayodefense.org for details. For details on how to write to Agustin, and donate to his legal defense fund, see Helga Aguayo's letter below IN EVERY ISSUE: - Nancy Pelosi Watch, newly designed by Micheas Herman! (www.pelosiwatch.us) - Gavin Newsom Watch (http://tinyurl.com/23v3gp) - Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://tinyurl.com/y2j2gs) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer NOT SO MUCH OF A JOKE OF THE WEEK: - Philip Zimbardo on the Lucifer Effect: When Good People Turn Bad http://tinyurl.com/32qdv9, RealOne Player required. Download RealOne Player at www.real.com ************************************************************ EVENTS: 4/5: Animal Advocacy Working Group WHEN: Thursday, April 5, 2007 7:00PM - order dinner, if you're hungry 7:30PM-9:00PM - meeting WHERE: Golden Era Vegetarian Restaurant, 832 Clement Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues, San Francisco DETAILS: The Animal Advocacy Working Group is involved in animal issues in San Francisco. The Ten Key Values apply to protecting the welfare of non- human animals. Of course, all are welcome. For more information, email Rosalind Lord at rclord(a)seaserpent.com --------- 4/5: Feminist Issues Group WHEN: Thursday, April 5, 2007 6:30PM-8:00PM WHERE: Soluna , 272 McAllister, San Francisco DETAILS: Spring Social plus meeting. Everyone welcome. --------- 4/9: Picnic for Peace Chez Pelosi WHEN: Monday, April 9, 2007 12 noon - 1:30PM WHERE: Phillip R. Burton Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate, San Francisco DETAILS: Join Krissy Keefer and other pro-peace activists for a brown-bag lunchtime picnic. Bring your pro-peace signs and send Nancy Pelosi a message that you want her to get American troops out of the Middle East as soon as possible. Contact: pelosilobbyproject(a)yahoo.com. --------- 4/15: WestSide Green Club Meeting WHEN: Sunday, April 15 3:00AM-5:000PM WHERE: Home of Barry Hermanson, 2467 - 28th Avenue, between Taraval and Ulloa, San Francisco CONTACT: Call Barry at 415-664-7754 or Nancy Lewis at 415-661-5713 --------- 4/22: Celebrate Earth Day at Green Apple Music and Arts Festival WHEN: Sunday, April 22 10:00AM-4:30PM WHERE: Golden Gate Park, San Francisco CONTACT: Call Sue at (415) 668-3119 if you want to help table DETAILS: Celebrate Earth Day with a day of tabling in Golden Gate Park. Promoters are expecting 30,000 people. ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: URGENT: Help Get Conscientious Objector Agustin Aguayo Out of Jail! See letter from Helga Aguayo: Dear Friends, Some important dates for us: January 13th, 2007 was Augie’s, original ETS (end term of service) date. But instead he was stop-lossed ( "STOP LOSS" means preventing a soldier leaving the military, even though the required term of service is completed). December 17th was Augie's 35th birthday, spent of course in military prison. THANK YOU to everyone who sent him a card. On December 12th, Augie had his Article 32 hearing (a formal military hearing that determines if there is enough evidence to conduct a court martial, similar to a grand jury investigation). His arraignment is currently scheduled for January 22nd; according to Dave Court, our new lawyer in Germany, this is "merely to establish dates for trial, motions, exchange of witness lists, etc." Nothing substantive will occur. Augie will be formally charged with desertion and missing movement in a General Court Martial set to occur in late February or March. A General Court-Martial is the most serious criminal proceeding that can be brought against a member of the military. A conviction by this Court is considered a federal felony and creates a criminal record for life. FOR WHAT?! Not wanting to kill, not wanting to contribute to the missions that kill, for being against war! I feel SO SAD! Meanwhile our case in civilian court is still pending. On November 21st, 2006 the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard Augie’s petition. The ruling can take between 6 weeks to 6 months. There is still hope that he might get exonerated! Please keep Augie in your prayers. Should the court martial go ahead, I wish to testify. I want the court to realize that his family mourns Augie's absence every second of every day. I hope the courtroom will be filled with supporters so the Army will know the world is watching. For those of you based in Europe, please consider attending if you can! Whatever happens, I will carry your strength, support, and solidarity with me in my heart. Our voices will unite. WE WILL BE HEARD! Here in L.A., our twin daughters, Raquel and Rebecca have seen better days. They are struggling in school and may not pass 6th grade. Last year at the U.S. base school in Germany, the girls were on the honor role! The turmoil has been hard on them. I tell them every day, “this will pass”. Money issues -- I just sent our German-based lawyer, David Court, the next installment on his fees: 1000 €. I had to borrow some of it. The next installment of 2000€ is due two weeks before the court- martial. Tax deductible donations to the Legal Defense Fund can be made via <www.couragetoresist.org>. More direct donations (without a tax deduction) can be made via <www.aguayodefense.org>. I need funds to travel to Germany for the court martial too. Right now I am fund-raising with Courage to Resist and Iraq Veteran's Against the War. I hope to see results soon. I continue to do interviews with various news organizations, including one today for National Public Radio. I think it went well. Next week I start speaking at California high schools about the OTHER SIDE of enlisting in the military. It's called "counter- recruitment". As far as I understand, California is the only state that MANDATES high school seniors hear both sides of military recruitment. This is a project that is dear to my heart! Los Angeles is the Number ONE recruitment city of high school seniors. I want to work to change that. Meanwhile I attend rallies to publicize Augie's situation. Many of Augie's family members take part. Some good news: I have struggled to keep up the website: <www.aguayodefense.org>. Now a PROFESSIONAL web designer has volunteered to take over. Hurrah! Improvements should be visible soon. I THANK YOU all for working so hard and diligently to support Augie and the family! With all my love, Helga P. Aguayo 36838 57th Street East Palmdale, CA 93552 USA To write to Agustin: SPC Agustín Aguayo Unit 29723 Box LL APO, AE 09028-3810 USA --------- Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan Keep an eye out for "Car-Free Talk" on San Francisco's public access tv station, Channel 29. In the next show, David Fridley, staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley and member of San Francisco Oil Awareness, discusses the myth of biofuels. Date and time to be announced. ============================== IN EVERY ISSUE: Take Action! Find out about opportunities to help our elected Greens (writing letters, attending hearings, etc) -- subscribe to the SF Green Party Action list! The Action list is a low-traffic list (approximately one message per week in addition to our newsletter) telling you what you can do to help: https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ action --------- Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! Three years ago, former organizers for the Matt Gonzalez for Mayor campaign decided it was time to stop getting 'close but not close enough' to progressive victories like public power and Matt as Mayor, and to begin a city wide, year round, grassroots campaign that would start helping us win such victories! So in January 2004, the organization Our City was born. Since then we have helped to: - Pass the ban on old polluting diesel buses - Pass Matt Gonzalez's anti chain store law - Get the downtown hotel workers back on the job, and - Get the Police and Planning Commissions put back on SF Government TV after the City tried to pull them off. Now we are campaigning to end PG&E's monopoly and run the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power, and to stop corporations from taking private monopoly control of the new public internet and cable system being built for San Francisco. We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots organizers to help us win these campaigns. No experience necessary. Earn $280 to $400 each four day work week learning to be a strong progressive organizer. To apply, call Eric at 415-756-8844 from noon to 2pm any weekday, or send an email to jobs(a)our-city.org For more information, see our web site at http://our-city.org --------- Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer The San Francisco Green Party needs donations for rent on the office, mailings, signs, and many other expenditures in order to wage effective political campaigns. We are especially interested in building up our base of "sustaining members," those who agree to contribute a certain amount each month by credit card. By becoming a sustaining member you save us money and time that we can then devote to our political work. It is a method of donation that is perfect for a grassroots organization like the Green Party as it allows us to thrive off of many, many small and medium size donations instead of depending on a few large donors. For more information, please visit the MAKE A DONATION page on the website at http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html For questions about the sustaining member program contact treasurer(a)sfgreens.org To make a one-time donation by mail please send a check made out to The San Francisco Green Party to: San Francisco Green Party 1028A Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103 ************************************************************ For more info on our activities, please see our website, http://www.sfgreenparty.org. You can also email us questions at info(a)sfgreens.org. To send us news items (short blurb please, plain text only) for possible inclusion in the newsletter, email news(a)sfgreens.org. Please don't put these addresses on mailing lists; messages not specifically addressed to us won't go through.

1 0

SF Green Party Weekly 3/28-4/4
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 3/28/07-4/4/07 NEWS: - MoveOn Claims 84% of its Members Support Pelosi's Iraq Proposal. But Do They? http://tinyurl.com/ynv96u - Another reason to vote Green: The Democrats continue to ignore the racist Drug War! http://tinyurl.com/2pnbdq EVENTS: This week: - 4/5: Animal Advocacy Working Group - 4/22: Celebrate Earth Day at Green Apple Music and Arts Festival ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - URGENT: Help Get Conscientious Objector Agustin Aguayo Out of Jail! See www.aguayodefense.org for details. For details on how to write to Agustin, and donate to his legal defense fund, see Helga Aguayo's letter below IN EVERY ISSUE: - Nancy Pelosi Watch, newly designed by Micheas Herman! (www.pelosiwatch.us) - Gavin Newsom Watch (http://tinyurl.com/23v3gp) - Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://tinyurl.com/y2j2gs) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer NOT SO MUCH OF A JOKE OF THE WEEK: - Stop the Clash of Civilizations (http://tinyurl.com/26a882) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 4/5: Animal Advocacy Working Group WHEN: Thursday, April 5, 2007 7:00PM - order dinner, if you're hungry 7:30PM-9:00PM - meeting WHERE: Golden Era Vegetarian Restaurant, 832 Clement Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues, San Francisco DETAILS: The Animal Advocacy Working Group is involved in animal issues in San Francisco. The Ten Key Values apply to protecting the welfare of non- human animals. Of course, all are welcome. For more information, email Rosalind Lord at rclord(a)seaserpent.com --------- 4/22: Celebrate Earth Day at Green Apple Music and Arts Festival WHEN: Sunday, April 22 10:00AM-4:30PM WHERE: Golden Gate Park, San Francisco CONTACT: Call Sue at (415) 668-3119 if you want to help table DETAILS: Celebrate Earth Day with a day of tabling in Golden Gate Park. Promoters are expecting 30,000 people. ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: URGENT: Help Get Conscientious Objector Agustin Aguayo Out of Jail! See letter from Helga Aguayo: Dear Friends, Some important dates for us: January 13th, 2007 was Augie’s, original ETS (end term of service) date. But instead he was stop-lossed ( "STOP LOSS" means preventing a soldier leaving the military, even though the required term of service is completed). December 17th was Augie's 35th birthday, spent of course in military prison. THANK YOU to everyone who sent him a card. On December 12th, Augie had his Article 32 hearing (a formal military hearing that determines if there is enough evidence to conduct a court martial, similar to a grand jury investigation). His arraignment is currently scheduled for January 22nd; according to Dave Court, our new lawyer in Germany, this is "merely to establish dates for trial, motions, exchange of witness lists, etc." Nothing substantive will occur. Augie will be formally charged with desertion and missing movement in a General Court Martial set to occur in late February or March. A General Court-Martial is the most serious criminal proceeding that can be brought against a member of the military. A conviction by this Court is considered a federal felony and creates a criminal record for life. FOR WHAT?! Not wanting to kill, not wanting to contribute to the missions that kill, for being against war! I feel SO SAD! Meanwhile our case in civilian court is still pending. On November 21st, 2006 the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard Augie’s petition. The ruling can take between 6 weeks to 6 months. There is still hope that he might get exonerated! Please keep Augie in your prayers. Should the court martial go ahead, I wish to testify. I want the court to realize that his family mourns Augie's absence every second of every day. I hope the courtroom will be filled with supporters so the Army will know the world is watching. For those of you based in Europe, please consider attending if you can! Whatever happens, I will carry your strength, support, and solidarity with me in my heart. Our voices will unite. WE WILL BE HEARD! Here in L.A., our twin daughters, Raquel and Rebecca have seen better days. They are struggling in school and may not pass 6th grade. Last year at the U.S. base school in Germany, the girls were on the honor role! The turmoil has been hard on them. I tell them every day, “this will pass”. Money issues -- I just sent our German-based lawyer, David Court, the next installment on his fees: 1000 €. I had to borrow some of it. The next installment of 2000€ is due two weeks before the court- martial. Tax deductible donations to the Legal Defense Fund can be made via <www.couragetoresist.org>. More direct donations (without a tax deduction) can be made via <www.aguayodefense.org>. I need funds to travel to Germany for the court martial too. Right now I am fund-raising with Courage to Resist and Iraq Veteran's Against the War. I hope to see results soon. I continue to do interviews with various news organizations, including one today for National Public Radio. I think it went well. Next week I start speaking at California high schools about the OTHER SIDE of enlisting in the military. It's called "counter- recruitment". As far as I understand, California is the only state that MANDATES high school seniors hear both sides of military recruitment. This is a project that is dear to my heart! Los Angeles is the Number ONE recruitment city of high school seniors. I want to work to change that. Meanwhile I attend rallies to publicize Augie's situation. Many of Augie's family members take part. Some good news: I have struggled to keep up the website: <www.aguayodefense.org>. Now a PROFESSIONAL web designer has volunteered to take over. Hurrah! Improvements should be visible soon. I THANK YOU all for working so hard and diligently to support Augie and the family! With all my love, Helga P. Aguayo 36838 57th Street East Palmdale, CA 93552 USA To write to Agustin: SPC Agustín Aguayo Unit 29723 Box LL APO, AE 09028-3810 USA --------- Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan Keep an eye out for "Car-Free Talk" on San Francisco's public access tv station, Channel 29. In the next show, David Fridley, staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley and member of San Francisco Oil Awareness, discusses the myth of biofuels. Date and time to be announced. ============================== IN EVERY ISSUE: Take Action! Find out about opportunities to help our elected Greens (writing letters, attending hearings, etc) -- subscribe to the SF Green Party Action list! The Action list is a low-traffic list (approximately one message per week in addition to our newsletter) telling you what you can do to help: https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ action --------- Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! Three years ago, former organizers for the Matt Gonzalez for Mayor campaign decided it was time to stop getting 'close but not close enough' to progressive victories like public power and Matt as Mayor, and to begin a city wide, year round, grassroots campaign that would start helping us win such victories! So in January 2004, the organization Our City was born. Since then we have helped to: - Pass the ban on old polluting diesel buses - Pass Matt Gonzalez's anti chain store law - Get the downtown hotel workers back on the job, and - Get the Police and Planning Commissions put back on SF Government TV after the City tried to pull them off. Now we are campaigning to end PG&E's monopoly and run the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power, and to stop corporations from taking private monopoly control of the new public internet and cable system being built for San Francisco. We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots organizers to help us win these campaigns. No experience necessary. Earn $280 to $400 each four day work week learning to be a strong progressive organizer. To apply, call Eric at 415-756-8844 from noon to 2pm any weekday, or send an email to jobs(a)our-city.org For more information, see our web site at http://our-city.org --------- Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer The San Francisco Green Party needs donations for rent on the office, mailings, signs, and many other expenditures in order to wage effective political campaigns. We are especially interested in building up our base of "sustaining members," those who agree to contribute a certain amount each month by credit card. By becoming a sustaining member you save us money and time that we can then devote to our political work. It is a method of donation that is perfect for a grassroots organization like the Green Party as it allows us to thrive off of many, many small and medium size donations instead of depending on a few large donors. For more information, please visit the MAKE A DONATION page on the website at http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html For questions about the sustaining member program contact treasurer(a)sfgreens.org To make a one-time donation by mail please send a check made out to The San Francisco Green Party to: San Francisco Green Party 1028A Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103 ************************************************************ For more info on our activities, please see our website, http://www.sfgreenparty.org. You can also email us questions at info(a)sfgreens.org. To send us news items (short blurb please, plain text only) for possible inclusion in the newsletter, email news(a)sfgreens.org. Please don't put these addresses on mailing lists; messages not specifically addressed to us won't go through.

1 0