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SF Green Party Weekly 7/20-7/26
by announce＠sfgreens.org 19 Jul '06

19 Jul '06

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 7/20/06-7/26/06 NEWS: - Krissy Keefer challenges House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to a Debate (http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=3467#more) - YouTube Users Go Political (http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/ topnews/wpn-60-20060711YouTubeUsersGoPolitical.html) - Ammiano's Health Care Plan is Fair; Editorial by Green Party Candidate for Assembly District 12 Barry Hermanson (http:// www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=1077&catid=4) - Big Oil lobbyists stall bills in Legislature that industry opposes (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1506) EVENTS: This week: - 6/29-7/22: Terry Baum in “BAUM FOR PEACE or How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love Democracy” - 7/19: General Membership Meeting - 7/21: Protest US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales! - 7/21: Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi's July Art Opening - 7/22: Protest at Bohemian Grove! Next week: - 7/25: DJ Superchill Hosts Krissy Keefer - 7/26: MOVIE NIGHT: WalMart - the High Cost of Low Price - 7/28: Peak Oil Hearing - 7/28: Bay Area Coalition for Reproductive Rights Meeting - 7/28: Krissy for Congress House Party Save the date: - 7/28-30: 7th Annual Northern California Green Campout - 7/29: Geary BRT Town Hall Meeting - 8/05: Impeach George Bush! - 8/06: Green Party Candidate Michael Berg is Honored by World Forgiveness Alliance ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan - Counter the Right-Wing "Walk for Life!" IN EVERY ISSUE: - Left Talk with Diamond Dave! - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://www.dailykos.com/user/jim%20d) - 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: - Absolutely No Accountability (http://www.bushflash.com/yt12.html) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 6/29-7/22: Terry Baum in “BAUM FOR PEACE or How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love Democracy” WHEN: June 29-7/22, 2006 8:00PM WHERE: The Marsh 1062 Valencia Street San Francisco, CA 94110 ADMISSION: $15 - $22 sliding scale, $10 student rush on Thursday at the door "Baum for Peace" Special for Bay Area peace activists! When you call for tickets, just use the codeword "peace," and get tickets half-price -- $7.00! CONTACT, INFORMATION Tel. 415 826 5750 DETAILS: The Marsh presents slightly world-renowned lesbian playwright Terry Baum in “BAUM FOR PEACE or How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love Democracy.” This new comedy describes Baum’s adventures as the Green candidate for U.S. Congress in San Francisco in 2004 during which she received the highest percentage of the vote of any small-party write- in candidate for Congress in history: 2.9%! Inspired to run because she believed that San Franciscans deserved a peace candidate, Baum faced impossible odds, beginning with a fight to get her name on the ballot. Accompanied by Scrumbly Koldewyn on the piano, she uses farce, song and self-mockery to take the audience on a wild journey through electoral politics that is up-close and personal, hilarious, infuriating and always surprising. “BAUM FOR PEACE” is directed by Bobbi Ausubel, with songs by David Hyman and Scrumbly Koldewyn. Lauded as “the lesbian Woody Allen” by the San Francisco Chronicle, Terry Baum has had her plays produced in 11 countries and five languages. When “BAUM FOR PEACE” played in Ashland, Oregon, reviews described it as “Just the ticket for laughs” and “A compelling story told with warm-hearted wit.” Critics have compared Baum to Norman Mailer, Lily Tomlin, Spalding Gray, Eve Arden, Hunter Thompson, and Godzilla – although never in the same review. --------- 7/19: General Membership Meeting WHEN: Wednesday July 19, 2006 7:30PM-9:30PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th Streets), San Francisco, CA DETAILS: For agenda go to: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1582 --------- 7/21: Protest US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales! WHEN: Friday July 21, 2006 7:00AM WHERE: In front of the restaurant Medjool, 2522 Mission Street, between 20th and 21st Streets, San Francisco DETAILS: Bring your signs and some coffee! U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, a champion of torture and civil rights violations, is coming to San Francisco on Friday morning (July 21, 2006) to promote President Bush's inhumane immigration reform proposal - a plan that promises to increase the humanitarian crisis at the border and create abusive temporary jobs for migrants. Gonzales will be speaking to the San Francisco Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and its partner organizations at Medjool, before speaking at the Santa Clara Marriott at an event hosted by the Commonwealth Club. Join us this Friday to say no to the inhumane treatment of immigrants and to demand that Gonzales and Bush administration begin listening to immigrant communities. We want legalization with rights, not more deaths at the border and programs that lead to workplace abuse! For more information, contact the Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition at 510-839-7598. --------- 7/21: Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi July Art Opening WHEN: Friday July 21, 2006 5:00PM-8:00PM Show runs through August 16th, 2006 WHERE: San Francisco City Hall, 1 Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 282 DETAILS: Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi hosts art opening featuring the photography James Sanbonmatsu to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Code Enforcement Outreach Program (CEOP). James Sanbonmatsu, Code Enforcement Outreach Program Coordinator, documents the often startlingly unsafe conditions of some rental units in San Francisco, and illustrates the CEOP’s work of ensuring safe housing in our city through code enforcement. Many of James’ photographs were featured in the Gallery of Social and Political Art in the City of Boston, a gallery whose mission it is to showcase concerns about social justice. Please join Supervisor Mirkarimi in congratulating the City Departments and non-profit agencies comprising the CEOP on their first 10 years of excellent service to San Francisco’s tenants and rental property owners. Free and Open to all Members of the Public. --------- 7/22: Protest at Bohemian Grove! WHEN: July 22, 2006 8:00PM WHERE: Monte Rio on the Russian River, Sonoma County, CA CONTACT, INFORMATION: http://www.sonomacountyfreepress.com and click on Bohemian Grove, or call 707-874-2248 or 415-567-4577 RIDES: BUS RIDES AVAILABLE FOR $25 ROUND TRIP FROM SAN FRANCISCO WHILE THEY LAST!! CALL 415-821-6545 DETAILS: Green Party is joining with ANSWER Coalition, Bohemian Grove Action Network, United Farm Workers and many others to Greet the Elite at Bohemian Grove Give them the message: End the Occupation of Iraq and military intervention in the Middle East Justice for Immigrants End Corporate Energy Policy which supports oil and nuclear and works against renewable energy Impeach the Bohemians! ((Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and many others are members or regular guests) Saturday, July 22, in Monte Rio, Sonoma County Hwy 116 West of Guerneville. 1 P.M. Rally at parking lot across from the Rio Theater 2 P.M. March to grove gate 3-9 P.M.- Food, Speakers, entertainment, networking at Monte Rio Amphitheater, off the main street of town across from Bartlett's Deli and behind the Pink Elephant Bar- Hosted by Sonoma County Green Party --------- 7/25: DJ Superchill Hosts Krissy Keefer WHEN: July 25, 2006 8:00PM - midnight WHERE: Lazlo's, 2534 Mission Street, San Francisco CONTACT, INFORMATION: For more information, contact krissyforcongress(a)yahoo.com. DETAILS: DJ Superchill (AKA Chuck Gonzalez) hosts congressional candidate Krissy Keefer at the Lazlo's. Meet Krissy and find out why she is running for Congress as if her life depended on it. --------- 7/26: MOVIE NIGHT: WalMart - the High Cost of Low Price WHEN: July 26, 2006 7:00PM - 9:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th Streets), San Francisco, CA DETAILS: Please join us for our monthly (free) movie screening of "Wal-Mart: The high cost of low price." --------- 7/28: Peak Oil Hearing WHEN: Friday, July 28, 2006 2:00PM WHERE: LAFCo, City Hall, Room 250, San Francisco, CA DETAILS: Sponsored by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi. RIchard Heinberg, author of "The Party's Over" and "Powerdown," will be testifying for 30 minutes, followed by questions. --------- 7/28: Bay Area Coalition for Reproductive Rights Meeting WHEN: Friday, July 28, 2006 6:30PM WHERE: 369 15th Street, between Franklin & Webster, Oakland, CA DETAILS: Discuss how to fight pro-life forces. --------- 7/28: Krissy for Congress House Party WHEN: Friday, July 28, 2006 8:00PM-12:00AM WHERE: 37 Alpha Street, San Francisco, CA DETAILS: Food, drinks, great conversation and dynamic political spoken word by the candidate and her spiritual twin and political advisor, Guillermo Gomez Pena. Friends and allies come together to support Krissy's run for Congress. Hosted by: Tim Keefe, Liz Lerma, Roxana Bowerman, Caroline Wallace, Guillermo Gomez Pena, Jeff Jones, and 8th Congressional District Candidate Krissy Keefer. Krissy Keefer for Congress! Krissy's in the house! A party! We want you there! Find out more about Krissy and her campaign at www.krissyforcongress.com --------- 7/28-30: 7th Annual Northern California Green Campout WHEN: July 28/29/30, Fri/Sat/Sun. One may arrive as early as 'bout noon Friday, and stay until 'bout sometime Sunday afternoon. Or come for the afternoon and/or evening. WHERE: 'Dogwood camp' at Jenkinson Lake in the Sly Park Recreation Area, Pollock Pines, CA How to get there: To find the main gate at Dogwood Camp, which closes at midnight: - Take HWY. 50 from Sacramento east to & through Placerville (38 miles) - Go forward through the three stoplights on HWY. 50 in Placerville. - Continue east about 13 miles on 50 to the Sly Park exit (in Pollock Pines). - Take exit, turn right (south) onto Sly Park Road. - Continue 4.3 miles to the Park entrance on your left. - Dogwood camp is 3.4 (3.8?) miles straight into the park from the Park entrance (go slow, this 3.4 miles has 234 sharp turns). - The site (on left) has a sign: 'Dogwood'. Something green will be on the sign. INFORMATION: Call us at: 530.620.6659, <thebor(a)cagreens.org> (email is OK, but phone calls get answered quicker). Sly Park info: 530.644.2545, 530.644.2792 <www.eid.org>, <slypark(a)eid.org> ADMISSION: No reservations needed, room for almost 100. Just arrive at main gate, tell'em you're with the Green Party at Dogwood camp, pay $9.00 per car/per day. (if you come Friday & just pay for Friday night, it remains unclear that you will be charged again for Saturday night) Dogs are $2.00 ea., per day for any size dog. DONATION: GP El Dorado Co. will also accept a $10 donation per each adult staying overnight (one or two nights just 10 bucks). This donation covers the cost of the site rental. Any extra moneys can be donated back to the counties or region, or expended on good beer. If you need to save money, you can try our sliding scale. DETAILS: The 7th Annual Northern California Green Campout invites you to spend the last weekend of July camping out next to beautiful El Dorado National Forest, Northern California. This campout is not just for Green Party folks, but also deep-green- leaning friends, light green relatives, closet greens, and kids. Come spend three days (or any portion of this time-frame) swimming, hiking, tree sitting (under not in), boating/canoeing (bring your own boat or canoe), fireside joke/song fest (voluntary), great fun-loving greens, and...The Secret Tunnel (really!). GREAT weather guaranteed. You may bring: Your food/beverage, tents, personal recreation stuff, Kids of any age, dogs ON LEASH, acoustic instruments, Marshmallows etc... Dogwood Camp is a large campsite at the back of a large lake (9.5 miles around), and is bordered on the back by only the El Dorado National Forest, which stretches from our site to the Nevada border. We're a couple a hundred yards from the lake. You'll be in a tall pine forest at 3518.2 feet elevation. Car camping: - The paved road goes almost right to the campsites. - Great dirt, pine needles, soft forest floor to sleep on. - Picnic tables, fire rings, BBQ's, plenty FRESH water await you. - Fire wood can be purchased or scounged or each car bring 2 pieces... - Lovely wooden outhouses w/ locking doors, cement floors, and vault toilets. FYIs: - At HWY.50 & Sly Park Rd. at left (north) is a Safeway if you need supplies. There is also a small store opposite the Park entrance. - Along with NO meetings, the park also has NO showers. So bring bathing suit, & if we must, we'll hose you off [bring hose]. Please join us. Your hosts, Green Party of El Dorado Co. --------- 7/29: Geary BRT Town Hall Meeting WHEN: Saturday, July 29, 2006 12:00PM-2:00PM WHERE: Geary Boulevard, 450 30th Avenue, between Clement and Geary, San Francisco, CA DETAILS: Join Supervisor Jake McGoldrick and Mayor Gavin Newsom at the Presidio Middles School to discuss Bus Rapid Transit. The Green Party supports BRT on Geary and encourages people to turn out to speak up in favor of it. --------- 8/05: Impeach George Bush! WHEN: Saturday, August 5, 2006 7:00PM-9:30PM WHERE: Dance Mission Theatre, 3316 24th Street at Mission, San Francisco, CA DETAILS: Green Party congressional candidates Krissy Keefer and Michael Berg unite in their call for the impeachment of George W. Bush. With Ross Mirkarimi and others. Contact krissyforcongress for more information. --------- 8/06: Green Party Candidate Michael Berg is Honored by World Forgiveness Alliance WHEN: Sunday, August 6, 2006 7:00PM-10:00PM WHERE: Angelico Hall, Dominican College, 50 Acacia Street, San Rafael, CA INFORMATION: www.forgivenessday.org DETAILS: Michael Berg, Green Party candidate for Congress in Wilmington, Delaware, is honored by the World Forgiveness Alliance. Also honored are Nadia McCaffrey, Kai Harriot, and Tanya David. ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: 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. --------- Counter the Right-Wing "Walk for Life!" Come to a Community Meeting to discuss how we will counter the Right Wing "Walk for Life" coming to SF in January 2007. Please bring yourself and your ideas to participate in building a forceful resistance. Date and location to be announced. Please email the Bay Area Coalition for Reproductive Rigths at bacorrinfo(a)riseup.net for more information or call 415-864-1278. ============================== IN EVERY ISSUE: Left Talk with Diamond Dave! Tune in to a round table discussion of progressive issues from the Green perspective (represented by Diamond Dave Whitaker) and the ISO perspective. 88.1 FM or 880 AM, every Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Spencer the Speaker. --------- 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! Two 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 get rid of PG&E's monopoly on our electricity service, and start running the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power instead! We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots campaigners to help us win this fight. 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.

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SF Green Party Weekly 7/13-7/19
by announce＠sfgreens.org 12 Jul '06

12 Jul '06

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 7/13/06-7/19/06 NEWS: - Green Party District 5 Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi Scores a Victory for Tenants (http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=3467#more) - Green Party Endorses Voters for Peace Pledge (http://www.gp.org/ press/pr_2006_07_07.shtml) - Green Party Decries Defeat of Public Financing Bill (http:// www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1504) - Green Party/Code Pink Activist Medea Benjamin Leads Rally "Troops Home Fast: Nationwide Hunger Strike Protest Against Iraq War"(http:// www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/10/1356240, http:// www.voanews.com/english/2006-07-03-voa52.cfm, http://www.zmag.org/ content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=1&ItemID=10546) EVENTS: This week: - 6/29-7/22: Terry Baum in “BAUM FOR PEACE or How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love Democracy” - 7/6-7/12: Troops Home Fast - 7/12: County Council Meeting - 7/12-13: Venezuela's New Economy: Hosted by Peter Camejo - 7/15: SFGP Tables at the SF Mime Troupe - 7/16: Reproductive Rights Film Festival - 7/19: General Membership Meeting Next week: - 7/22: Protest at Bohemian Grove! - 7/25: DJ Superchill Hosts Krissy Keefer - 7/26: MOVIE NIGHT: WalMart - the High Cost of Low Price - 7/28: Bay Area Coalition for Reproductive Rights Meeting ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Counter the Right-Wing "Walk for Life!" IN EVERY ISSUE: - Left Talk with Diamond Dave! - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://www.dailykos.com/user/jim%20d) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! JOKE OF THE WEEK: - George Bush, Hu Jintao and Chen Shui-bian in a Plane ************************************************************ EVENTS: 6/29-7/22: Terry Baum in “BAUM FOR PEACE or How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love Democracy” WHEN: June 29-7/22, 2006 8:00PM WHERE: The Marsh 1062 Valencia Street San Francisco, CA 94110 ADMISSION: $15 - $22 sliding scale, $10 student rush on Thursday at the door CONTACT, INFORMATION Tel. 415 826 5750 DETAILS: The Marsh presents slightly world-renowned lesbian playwright Terry Baum in “BAUM FOR PEACE or How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love Democracy.” This new comedy describes Baum’s adventures as the Green candidate for U.S. Congress in San Francisco in 2004 during which she received the highest percentage of the vote of any small-party write- in candidate for Congress in history: 2.9%! Inspired to run because she believed that San Franciscans deserved a peace candidate, Baum faced impossible odds, beginning with a fight to get her name on the ballot. Accompanied by Scrumbly Koldewyn on the piano, she uses farce, song and self-mockery to take the audience on a wild journey through electoral politics that is up-close and personal, hilarious, infuriating and always surprising. “BAUM FOR PEACE” is directed by Bobbi Ausubel, with songs by David Hyman and Scrumbly Koldewyn. Lauded as “the lesbian Woody Allen” by the San Francisco Chronicle, Terry Baum has had her plays produced in 11 countries and five languages. When “BAUM FOR PEACE” played in Ashland, Oregon, reviews described it as “Just the ticket for laughs” and “A compelling story told with warm-hearted wit.” Critics have compared Baum to Norman Mailer, Lily Tomlin, Spalding Gray, Eve Arden, Hunter Thompson, and Godzilla – although never in the same review. --------- 7/6-7/12: Troops Home Fast WHEN: Thursday, July 6th – Wednesday, July 12th, 2006 8am-8pm Rolling Fast WHERE: Senator Dianne Feinstein’s Office One Post Street (@ Market St.) San Francisco, CA 94104 DETAILS: * Bring the Troops Home Fast * Join CODEPINK, Green Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, Public Defender Jeff Adachi and many others calling for the withdrawal of our children, brothers, sisters, partners, parents, friends, and lovers from Iraq . Senator Dianne Feinstein recently voted against John Kerry’s amendment calling for the troops to come home. Let’s make sure she doesn’t disappoint her constituents again. Gather with us, as we encourage her to co-sponsor the Harkin bill (S. CON. RES 93) – no permanent military presence or military bases in Iraq; no attempt to control the flow of Iraqi oil; and Armed Forces should be redeployed from Iraq as soon as practicable after the completion of Iraq's constitution-making process or December 31, 2006. To RSVP and sign-up for the rolling fast contact: codepinkbayarea(a)riseup.net or call 415.575-5555. For more info www.troopshomefast.org --------- 7/12: County Council Meeting WHEN: Wednesday July 12, 2006 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th Streets), San Francisco, CA DETAILS: This is the first meeting of the new CC elected in 2006. We will make business decisions and plan the agenda for the general meeting on the following Wednesday. --------- 7/12-13: Venezuela's New Economy: Hosted by Peter Camejo WHEN * WHERE: Wednesday July 12, 2006 7:00PM-9:00PM Holiday Inn Golden Gateway, 1500 Van Ness Ave San Francisco, CA Thursday, July 13, 2006 7:00 - 9:00 PM Doubletree Hotel Berkeley Marina 200 Marina Blvd (Berkeley Marina) Berkeley, CA ADMISSION: Free for both dates INFORMATION: Call Carlos Martinez, Venezuela Program Coordinator Camejo Group (510) 587-0800 See http://www.camejogroup.com, http://www.progressive-asset.com DETAILS: The Camejo Group and Progressive Asset Management, Inc. invite the socially responsible investment community to hear Jose Soto Reyes, Venezuelan Embassy Chief Economic Affairs Officer. --------- 7/15: SFGP Tables at the SF Mime Troupe WHEN: Saturday July 15, 2006 12:30PM-5:00PM WHERE: Peacock Meadow, Golden Park, San Francisco, CA DETAILS: GROW will be tabling at the SF Mime Troupe production of GODFELLAS. Enjoy the performance, a rousing satire on the erosion the separation of church and state and the dangers of blind faith-based democracy (what convinces the Democrats not to challenge the results of elections!). Then help us register new voters and collect signatures for our Green Party candidates for local office. Contact Sue Vaughan at susan_e_vaughan(a)yahoo.com for more information. --------- 7/16: Reproductive Rights Film Festival WHEN: Sunday, July 16, 2006 12:00 noon WHERE: Roxie Theatre, 16th Street between Valencia and Guerrero, San Francisco, CA DETAILS: Stop the Right-Wing Takeover of Women's Bodies! "The Last Abortion Clinic" and other movies to benefit the Jackson, Mississippi abortion clinic coming under fire in July by the Right Wing. Please come out to help raise funds for the last abortion clinic left in Mississippi. Please email bacorrinfo(a)riseup.net for more information or call 415-864-1278. --------- 7/19: General Membership Meeting WHEN: Wednesday July 19, 2006 7:30PM-9:30PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th Streets), San Francisco, CA DETAILS: The agenda for the general meeting will be set the previous Wednesday, and should be posted here shortly afterwards. --------- 7/22: Protest at Bohemian Grove! WHEN: July 22, 2006 8:00PM WHERE: Monte Rio on the Russian River, Sonoma County, CA CONTACT, INFORMATION: http://www.sonomacountyfreepress.com and click on Bohemian Grove, or call 707-874-2248 or 415-567-4577 RIDES: Call 415-821-6545 for ride information from San Francisco. DETAILS: Protest the Ruling Elite- Impeach the Bohemians! Join Bohemian Grove Action Network, ANSWER Coalition, SF, Green Party of California, International Indian Treaty Council, United Farm Workers and many others who will demonstrate at Bohemian Grove, the annual summer retreat for the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world. Bohemian Grove revelers include those who prosper from war, and keep labor costs low by ruling some workers "illegal." Yes, they are who you think they are. Join the call: End the War for Oil abroad, Justice for Immigrants at home and immediately Impeach the President and All his Men, many of whom are regular grove guests and members. 1 P.M.- Rally, speakers, music 2 P.M.- March to the Bohemian Grove Gate 4-10 P.M.- Dinner and evening event at Monte Rio Amphitheater (not confirmed at this writing) --------- 7/25: DJ Superchill Hosts Krissy Keefer WHEN: July 25, 2006 8:00PM - midnight WHERE: Lazlo's, 2534 Mission Street, San Francisco CONTACT, INFORMATION: For more information, contact krissyforcongress(a)yahoo.com. DETAILS: DJ Superchill (AKA Chuck Gonzalez) hosts congressional candidate Krissy Keefer at the Lazlo's. Meet Krissy and find out why she is running for Congress as if her life depended on it. --------- 7/26: MOVIE NIGHT: WalMart - the High Cost of Low Price WHEN: July 26, 2006 7:00PM - 9:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th Streets), San Francisco, CA DETAILS: Please join us for our monthly (free) movie screening of "Wal-Mart: The high cost of low price." --------- 7/28: Bay Area Coalition for Reproductive Rights Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, July 28, 2006 6:30PM WHERE: 369 15th Street, between Franklin & Webster, Oakland, CA DETAILS: Please join us for our monthly (free) movie screening of "Wal-Mart: The high cost of low price." ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: Counter the Right-Wing "Walk for Life!" Come to a Community Meeting to discuss how we will counter the Right Wing "Walk for Life" coming to SF in January 2007. Please bring yourself and your ideas to participate in building a forceful resistance. Date and location to be announced. Please email the Bay Area Coalition for Reproductive Rigths at bacorrinfo(a)riseup.net for more information or call 415-864-1278. ============================== IN EVERY ISSUE: Left Talk with Diamond Dave! Tune in to a round table discussion of progressive issues from the Green perspective (represented by Diamond Dave Whitaker) and the ISO perspective. 88.1 FM or 880 AM, every Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Spencer the Speaker. --------- 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! Two 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 get rid of PG&E's monopoly on our electricity service, and start running the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power instead! We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots campaigners to help us win this fight. 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 ============================== JOKE OF THE WEEK: George Bush, Hu Jintao and Chen Shui-bian were flying in a small plane over the Formosa Strait, and the aircraft's engines began to sputter. There was only one parachute, which Hu declared he should have since his country was the world's most populous and economically the world's fastest-rising. Chen objected, saying the true leaders of China resided on Taiwan. "Gentlemen," said Dubya, "why don't we decide this democratically, by secret ballot? We'll just make our choices electronically, on this Diebold voting equipment, and we'll have the results back in a jiffy." Hu and Chen agreed this was a fair solution, and each man registered his choice. The tally: Hu 1 Chen 1 Bush 347 ************************************************************ 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.

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SF Green Party Weekly 7/6-7/12
by announce＠sfgreens.org 06 Jul '06

06 Jul '06

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 7/6/06-7/12/06 Happy Fourth of July! NEWS: - Pictures of the San Francisco Green Party from Pride, Mime Troupe (http://www.dolorespark.org/pics/4July2006/, http:// www.dolorespark.org/pics/Pride06/) - Green LGBTI activist responds to "Green" leader of "pro-life" contingent at SF Pride (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem- start.gem?idx=1505) EVENTS: This week: - 7/6-7/12: Troops Home Fast - 7/6: Feminist Issues Group Meeting Cancelled - 7/6: Peter Camejo Read His New Book: California Under Corporate Rule - 7/8: Join Mission District Activists for a Z.O.N.K. Concert - 7/14: Art and Designer Fashion Auction, With Spoken Word Performances - 7/22: Protest at Bohemian Grove! - 7/25: DJ Superchill Hosts Krissy Keefer - 8/6, 9/17, 10/15, 11/5, 12/17: West Side Green meetings ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Boycott ExxonMobil, Protect Arctic Refuge! Tell your friends by sending them this animated cartoon: http://www.care2.com/ecards/build/ 1/6234 IN EVERY ISSUE: - Left Talk with Diamond Dave! - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://www.dailykos.com/user/jim%20d) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! JOKE OF THE WEEK: - Stephen Colbert: NY Times Want You and Your Family Dead (http:// www.alternet.org/blogs/video/38313/) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 7/6-7/12: Troops Home Fast WHEN: Thursday, July 6th Wednesday, July 12th, 2006 8am-8pm Rolling Fast WHERE: Senator Dianne Feinsteins Office One Post Street (@ Market St.) San Francisco, CA 94104 DETAILS: * Bring the Troops Home Fast * Join CODEPINK, Green Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, Public Defender Jeff Adachi and many others calling for the withdrawal of our children, brothers, sisters, partners, parents, friends, and lovers from Iraq . Senator Dianne Feinstein recently voted against John Kerrys amendment calling for the troops to come home. Lets make sure she doesnt disappoint her constituents again. Gather with us, as we encourage her to co-sponsor the Harkin bill (S. CON. RES 93) no permanent military presence or military bases in Iraq; no attempt to control the flow of Iraqi oil; and Armed Forces should be redeployed from Iraq as soon as practicable after the completion of Iraq's constitution-making process or December 31, 2006. To RSVP and sign-up for the rolling fast contact: codepinkbayarea(a)riseup.net or call 415.575-5555. For more info www.troopshomefast.org --------- 7/6: Feminist Issues Group Meeting Cancelled DETAILS: We will meet the first thursday in august for a very important meeting. Agenda to include heavy duty planning for the two upcoming events: - Fundraiser for green women candidates - Panel for San Francisco School Board Candidates --------- 7/6: Peter Camejo Read His New Book: California Under Corporate Rule WHEN: Thursday, July 6, 2006 7:30PM WHERE: Modern Times Bookstore, 888 Valencia Street, San Francisco CONTACT, INFORMATION: Modern Times Bookstore can be reached by phone at 415-282-9246. For a complete listing of events visit Modern Times Bookstore online at moderntimesbookstore.com DETAILS: Peter Camejo, longtime social justice advocate, financial analyst, and Green Party gubernatorial candidate has gone where no other candidate for political office has gone before: he's written a book outlining the major policy changes he would make as California's next governor, and has done the research to back it up. Hear Camejo's plan for challenging the stranglehold of money over the political system as he discusses California Under Corporate Rule. --------- 7/8: Join Mission District Activists for a Z.O.N.K. Concert WHEN: July 8, 2006 Doors open 7:00PM Show starts 7:30PM WHERE: Balazo Gallery is located at 2183 Mission Street, San Francisco and is wheelchair accessible. CONTACT, INFORMATION: Go to http://www.balazogallery.com for location details. ADMISSSION: The show is $5 - $25 sliding scale and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. DETAILS: Rock your support for social justice in Mexico this Saturday night at Balazo Gallery, the Missions premier space for latin, punk, rock and art shows. Enjoy a Vegetarian Mexican buffet dinner for $5-$10 sliding scale. Singer-songwriter Valerie Orth (http://www.myspace.com/vlomusic) kicks off the night of amor de Mexico. She is well known for her role in organizing the Bay Area Sweat Free Coalition that has won anti-sweatshop legislation victories in San Francisco and Berkeley. But Orth is also emerging as a leading presence in the SF music scene for her innovative acoustic style and passionate performances. Her strong, sultry voice and witty songs tell of a wry visionary with world-weary experience in love and struggle. Following Orth will be The Genie (http://www.thegeniemusic.com) another local favorite with an intensely loyal following for his brilliant experimental guitar techniques. Genie has even coined his own performance art musical genre, called Scratch Guitar, where he blends blues, hip hop, reggae, drum n bass, middle eastern rhythms, bossa nova, and jazz via slide guitar, live-sampling, beat boxing, and unconventional syncopation to create a visually stunning and soulful performance. Headlining the evening will be Z.O.N.K., who describe their unique sound as Portisehead meets Beck meets Bjork meets Gorillaz. Most fans refer to them though as trip-hop, but the most important thing to know about Z.O.N.K.s sound is that it is infectiously danceable. Z.O.N.K. have toured with such diverse acts as Concrete Blonde, the B-52's, De La Soul, Lyrics Born, Lady Kier of Deee-Lite and The Pharcyde. (http://www.zonkaholics.com) Filling the blank spaces between bands will be DJ Eric Quezeda who may have the best salsa, soul and old skool LP collection east of Valencia Street. Quezeda is a long-time affordable housing and social justice activist who has run for District 9 supervisor and is involved in more progressive Mission District non-profits than seems humanly possible. This concert will raise funds to send a Mission District social justice activist and SFSU student, Amrah Salomón Johnson, on the MSN study abroad tour to Mexico from September to December, 2006. She will document the social justice movement in Mexico after the presidential election in El Tecolote (http://www.eltecolote.org) and hold report-backs in the spring at San Francisco State University on the Zapatista movement, the femicides in Chihuahua and Juarez, and the Mexican perspective on immigration to the United States. She is still accepting requests for journalism, research and lectures and can be contacted at bmoviequeen(a)hotmail.com. For more information about the Mexico Solidarity Network (MSN) see http://www.mexicosolidarity.org --------- 7/14: Art and Designer Fashion Auction, With Spoken Word Performances WHEN: July 14, 2006 Starts 7:00PM WHERE: 522 Valencia Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco ADMISSSION: The show is $5 - $20 sliding scale and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. DETAILS: Join the Bay Areas hottest up and coming visual artists, fashion designers and writers for an evening of art, fashion and wordplay. Visual Artists Include: Andy Blue Darren Villegas Francisco Domingez Fernando Marti Michelle Gutierrez Mirishae McDonald Patrick Piazzo of the SF Print Collective Rob Arnow and more Fashion and jewelry by: Jennifer Noland Lee-Anne Early Paulina Flint de Castro Why Not? Vintage and more Words / Performances by: Alfonso Texidor Amrah Salomon Johnson Carolina Morales Doria Robinson Sandra Miller and more Enjoy a Vegetarian Mexican buffet dinner for $5-$10 sliding scale. Wine, beer, soda and water will be offered, suggested donation is $3 for beverages. This concert will raise funds to send a Mission District social justice activist and SFSU student, Amrah Salomón Johnson, on the MSN study abroad tour to Mexico from September to December, 2006. She will document the social justice movement in Mexico after the presidential election in El Tecolote (http://www.eltecolote.org) and hold report-backs in the spring at San Francisco State University on the Zapatista movement, the femicides in Chihuahua and Juarez, and the Mexican perspective on immigration to the United States. She is still accepting requests for journalism, research and lectures and can be contacted at bmoviequeen(a)hotmail.com. For more information about the Mexico Solidarity Network (MSN) see http://www.mexicosolidarity.org --------- 7/22: Protest at Bohemian Grove! WHEN: July 22, 2006 8:00PM WHERE: Monte Rio on the Russian River, Sonoma County, CA CONTACT, INFORMATION: http://www.sonomacountyfreepress.com and click on Bohemian Grove, or call 707-874-2248 or 415-567-4577 RIDES: Call 415-821-6545 for ride information from San Francisco. DETAILS: Protest the Ruling Elite- Impeach the Bohemians! Join Bohemian Grove Action Network, ANSWER Coalition, SF, Green Party of California, International Indian Treaty Council, United Farm Workers and many others who will demonstrate at Bohemian Grove, the annual summer retreat for the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world. Bohemian Grove revelers include those who prosper from war, and keep labor costs low by ruling some workers "illegal." Yes, they are who you think they are. Join the call: End the War for Oil abroad, Justice for Immigrants at home and immediately Impeach the President and All his Men, many of whom are regular grove guests and members. 1 P.M.- Rally, speakers, music 2 P.M.- March to the Bohemian Grove Gate 4-10 P.M.- Dinner and evening event at Monte Rio Amphitheater (not confirmed at this writing) --------- 7/25: DJ Superchill Hosts Krissy Keefer WHEN: July 25, 2006 8:00PM - midnight WHERE: Lazlo's, 2534 Mission Street, San Francisco CONTACT, INFORMATION: For more information, contact krissyforcongress(a)yahoo.com. DETAILS: DJ Superchill (AKA Chuck Gonzalez) hosts congressional candidate Krissy Keefer at the Lazlo's. Meet Krissy and find out why she is running for Congress as if her life depended on it. --------- 8/6, 9/17, 10/15, 11/5, 12/17: West Side Green meetings WHEN: August 6, 2006 September 17, 2006 October 15, 2006 November 5, 2006 (Get out the vote) December 17, 2006 (Party and next year's planning) 3:00PM-5:00PM WHERE: 1339 27th Avenue between Irving and Judah,San Francisco Accessible by N-Judah Muni line CONTACT, INFORMATION: For more information, about our Club, please call: 415) 661-5713 or (415) 664-7754. E-Mail lucretiam2000(a)yahoo.com DETAILS: SF Westside Green Club will be hosting regular monthly Sunday meetings. All are welcome. Refreshments/childcare provided. Greens and progressives living in the Sunset/Richmond district are encouraged to attend. ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: Aimee Allison Campaign Update: Allison To Face Kernighan in 11/7 Runoff Unofficial results with 100% of precincts reporting. Patricia Kernighan 4,694 46.1% Aimee Allison 4,000 39.3% Shirley Gee 1,471 14.5% Aimee Allison will face Patricia Kernighan in a runoff on November 7th. --------- Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group Micheas Herman of the GROW Working Group (tabling and voter registration) is seeking a new co-chair. Contact Micheas Herman at ... or the County Council at cc(a)sfgreens.org for more information. ============================== IN EVERY ISSUE: Left Talk with Diamond Dave! Tune in to a round table discussion of progressive issues from the Green perspective (represented by Diamond Dave Whitaker) and the ISO perspective. 88.1 FM or 880 AM, every Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Spencer the Speaker. --------- 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! Two 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 get rid of PG&E's monopoly on our electricity service, and start running the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power instead! We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots campaigners to help us win this fight. 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 ************************************************************ 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.

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SF Green Party Weekly 6/30-7/5
by announce＠sfgreens.org 29 Jun '06

29 Jun '06

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 6/30/06-7/5/06 Happy Fourth of July! NEWS: - Pictures of the San Francisco Green Party at the Haight Street Fair (http://www.dolorespark.org/pics/Haight06/) - Green Party Says Impeach Bush! (http://www.sfprogressive.com/, click More under article) - Latest Results in Aimee Allison's Race! (http://www.acgov.org/rov/ current_election/index.htm, click City, Oakland, Councilmember, District No. 2) - Green Party Decries Defeat of Public Financing Bill (http:// www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1504) - John Rizzo Announces Candidacy for City College Board (http:// www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1503) EVENTS: This week: - 6/29-7/22: Terry Baum in “BAUM FOR PEACE or How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love Democracy” - 6/30: Krissy Keefer Joins Critical Mass Next week: - 7/1-7/4: Outreach for Krissy Keefer for Congress campaign at the Mime Troupe performances - 7/5: Rules Committee Meeting - 7/5-7/6: Troops Home Fast - 7/6: Feminist Issues Group Meeting Cancelled Save the date: - 7/22: Protest at Bohemian Grove! - 7/25: DJ Superchill Hosts Krissy Keefer ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Boycott ExxonMobil, Protect Arctic Refuge! Tell your friends by sending them this animated cartoon: http://www.care2.com/ecards/build/ 1/6234 IN EVERY ISSUE: - Left Talk with Diamond Dave! - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://www.dailykos.com/user/jim%20d) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! JOKE OF THE WEEK: - Jay Leno Rips Bush & Cheney with New York Times, and Rush Limbaugh's Vices (http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/38276/) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 6/29-7/22: Terry Baum in “BAUM FOR PEACE or How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love Democracy” WHEN: June 29-7/22, 2006 8:00PM WHERE: The Marsh 1062 Valencia Street San Francisco, CA 94110 ADMISSION: $15 - $22 sliding scale, $10 student rush on Thursday at the door CONTACT, INFORMATION Tel. 415 826 5750 DETAILS: The Marsh presents slightly world-renowned lesbian playwright Terry Baum in “BAUM FOR PEACE or How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love Democracy.” This new comedy describes Baum’s adventures as the Green candidate for U.S. Congress in San Francisco in 2004 during which she received the highest percentage of the vote of any small-party write- in candidate for Congress in history: 2.9%! Inspired to run because she believed that San Franciscans deserved a peace candidate, Baum faced impossible odds, beginning with a fight to get her name on the ballot. Accompanied by Scrumbly Koldewyn on the piano, she uses farce, song and self-mockery to take the audience on a wild journey through electoral politics that is up-close and personal, hilarious, infuriating and always surprising. “BAUM FOR PEACE” is directed by Bobbi Ausubel, with songs by David Hyman and Scrumbly Koldewyn. Lauded as “the lesbian Woody Allen” by the San Francisco Chronicle, Terry Baum has had her plays produced in 11 countries and five languages. When “BAUM FOR PEACE” played in Ashland, Oregon, reviews described it as “Just the ticket for laughs” and “A compelling story told with warm-hearted wit.” Critics have compared Baum to Norman Mailer, Lily Tomlin, Spalding Gray, Eve Arden, Hunter Thompson, and Godzilla – although never in the same review. --------- 6/30: Krissy Keefer Joins Critical Mass WHEN: June 30, 2006 5:30PM WHERE: Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco CONTACT, INFORMATION Contact krissyforcongress(a)yahoo.com for more information. DETAILS: Join Krissy Keefer, the official Green Party candidate of peace and gender equality, as she bicycle rides for Congress as if her life depended on it. --------- 7/1-7/4: Outreach for Krissy Keefer for Congress campaign at the Mime Troupe performances WHEN & WHERE: July 1: PRECITA PARK (Sat) - Preview Precita & Harrison - San Francisco Music 1:30pm, Show 2:00pm July 2 and 4: DOLORES PARK - Preview (Sun) and World Premier/Opening Day (Tues) 18th & Dolores - San Francisco The San Francisco Green Party tables 12 noon Music 1:30pm, Show 2:00pm Meet with Krissy Keefer campaign at 1:00PM at both shows DETAILS: Join the Krissy for Congress campaign to hand out literature, register voters and recruit volunteers at the latest SF Mime Troupe show: GODFELLAS Imagine a nation where religious fervor runs hot, and faith rhetoric runs hotter. Where belief has replaced reason, and where Liberty and Justice play a broken second fiddle to an all powerful, omniscient and omnipresent military-industrial God complex. That's the nation Reverend C.B. De Love wants. And that's also the nation where shy civics teacher Angela Franklin finds herself. But in her struggle to stop the coming Theocracy will Angela go too far? In her zeal to destroy the opiate of the masses, will she make a religion out of her anti-religion, and join the ranks of the Gangsters for God? Or will she see the folly of blind faith in anything - even the Constitution - and return to Reason? There will be no fundraising. This is a Mime Troupe free event and they need the cash from the crowd --------- 7/5: Rules Committee Meeting WHEN: Wednesday July 5, 2006 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th Streets), San Francisco, CA DETAILS: Please join us as we discuss potential rules on certifying new local chapters of the Green Party within San Francisco. --------- 7/5-7/6: Troops Home Fast WHEN: Wednesday July 5, 2006 5:15pm Vigil 6:30pm Last Hurrah! Party’s Over! 7:00pm Press Conference & Rally Camp DiFi – 24 hour hunger strike Bring your sleeping bags & tents Thursday, July 6th – 12th, 2006 Senator Diane Feinstein’s Office One Post Street (@ Market St.) San Francisco, CA 94104 8am-8pm Rolling Fast WHERE: Lyon & Vallejo Streets San Francisco, CA DETAILS: Welcome Home Diane Now Bring the Troops Home Fast Join CODEPINK, Green Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, Public Defender Jeff Adachi and many others calling for the withdrawal of our children, brothers, sisters, partners, parents, friends, and lovers from Iraq at a house warming party for Senator Diane Feinstein. Meet outside of Lyon & Vallejo Streets as we encourage her to bring the troops home fast. Senator Diane Feinstein recently voted against John Kerry’s amendment calling for the troops to come home. Let’s make sure she doesn’t disappoint her constituents again. Gather with us, as we encourage her to co-sponsor the Harkin bill (S. CON. RES 93) – no permanent military presence or military bases in Iraq; no attempt to control the flow of Iraqi oil; and Armed Forces should be redeployed from Iraq as soon as practicable after the completion of Iraq's constitution-making process or December 31, 2006. To RSVP and sign-up for the rolling fast contact: codepinkbayarea(a)riseup.net or call 415.575-5555. For more info www.troopshomefast.org --------- 7/6: Feminist Issues Group Meeting Cancelled DETAILS: We will meet the first thursday in august for a very important meeting. Agenda to include heavy duty planning for the two upcoming events: - Fundraiser for green women candidates - Panel for San Francisco School Board Candidates --------- 7/22: Protest at Bohemian Grove! WHEN: July 22, 2006 8:00PM WHERE: Monte Rio on the Russian River, Sonoma County, CA CONTACT, INFORMATION: http://www.sonomacountyfreepress.com and click on Bohemian Grove, or call 707-874-2248 or 415-567-4577 RIDES: Call 415-821-6545 for ride information from San Francisco. DETAILS: Protest the Ruling Elite- Impeach the Bohemians! Join Bohemian Grove Action Network, ANSWER Coalition, SF, Green Party of California, International Indian Treaty Council, United Farm Workers and many others who will demonstrate at Bohemian Grove, the annual summer retreat for the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world. Bohemian Grove revelers include those who prosper from war, and keep labor costs low by ruling some workers "illegal." Yes, they are who you think they are. Join the call: End the War for Oil abroad, Justice for Immigrants at home and immediately Impeach the President and All his Men, many of whom are regular grove guests and members. 1 P.M.- Rally, speakers, music 2 P.M.- March to the Bohemian Grove Gate 4-10 P.M.- Dinner and evening event at Monte Rio Amphitheater (not confirmed at this writing) --------- 7/25: DJ Superchill Hosts Krissy Keefer WHEN: July 25, 2006 8:00PM - midnight WHERE: Lazlo's, 2534 Mission Street, San Francisco CONTACT, INFORMATION: For more information, contact krissyforcongress(a)yahoo.com. DETAILS: DJ Superchill (AKA Chuck Gonzalez) hosts congressional candidate Krissy Keefer at the Lazlo's. Meet Krissy and find out why she is running for Congress as if her life depended on it. ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: Aimee Allison Campaign Update: Allison To Face Kernighan in 11/7 Runoff Unofficial results with 100% of precincts reporting. Patricia Kernighan 4,694 46.1% Aimee Allison 4,000 39.3% Shirley Gee 1,471 14.5% Aimee Allison will face Patricia Kernighan in a runoff on November 7th. --------- Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group Micheas Herman of the GROW Working Group (tabling and voter registration) is seeking a new co-chair. Contact Micheas Herman at ... or the County Council at cc(a)sfgreens.org for more information. ============================== IN EVERY ISSUE: Left Talk with Diamond Dave! Tune in to a round table discussion of progressive issues from the Green perspective (represented by Diamond Dave Whitaker) and the ISO perspective. 88.1 FM or 880 AM, every Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Spencer the Speaker. --------- 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! Two 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 get rid of PG&E's monopoly on our electricity service, and start running the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power instead! We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots campaigners to help us win this fight. 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 ************************************************************ 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.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: California Green Party General Assembly
by announce＠sfgreens.org 22 Jun '06

22 Jun '06

(Editor's note: Sorry, I forgot to include this in the newsletter.) 6/24-25: California Green Party General Assembly WHEN: Friday, June 24, 2006 Saturday, June 25, 2006 WHERE: Ventura County, California DETAILS, INFORMATION: The Green Party of California is holding a general assembly in Ventura County this weekend. For details on the agenda and discussion of the issues, please see the following website: http://spr06ga.cagreens.org/

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SF Green Party Weekly 6/23-6/29
by announce＠sfgreens.org 22 Jun '06

22 Jun '06

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 6/23/06-6/29/06 NEWS: - Latest Results in Aimee Allison's Race! (http://www.acgov.org/rov/ current_election/index.htm, click City, Oakland, Councilmember, District No. 2) - John Rizzo Announces Candidacy for City College Board (http:// www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1503) EVENTS: This week: - 6/24: Krissy Keefer Joins the Dyke March - 6/25: San Francisco Pride Parade: contact Sue Vaughan at susan_e_vaughan(a)yahoo.com to help Next week: - 6/29-7/22: Terry Baum in “BAUM FOR PEACE or How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love Democracy” Save the date: - 7/22: Protest at Bohemian Grove! ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group IN EVERY ISSUE: - Left Talk with Diamond Dave! - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://www.dailykos.com/user/jim%20d) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! JOKE OF THE WEEK: - NSA Wiretapping (http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-wh- nsawiretapping,0,1906650.flash) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 6/24: Krissy Keefer Joins the Dyke March WHEN: Friday, June 24, 2006 3:00 PM WHERE: Dolores Park, San Francisco CONTACT, INFORMATION: Contact Sue Vaughan at susan_e_vaughan(a)yahoo.com to help DETAILS: Join Krissy on Dolores at the corner of 18th Street at 3 p.m. Krissy Keefer for Congress Campaign joins the 14th annual San Francisco Dyke March. Supporters will meet at 3 p.m. at Dolores Park to carry signs and distribute literature and celebrate feminist freedom. --------- 6/25: San Francisco Pride Parade WHEN: Sunday, June 25, 2006 Starts 10:30AM WHERE: Howard and Beale Streets, San Francisco DETAILS: The San Francisco Green Party will be participating in the parade this year as usual. John-Marc Chandonia and Sue Vaughan will be the monitors. Our contingent number is 173. We are supposed to depart by 11:30 -- maybe later, maybe earlier. See you there. --------- 6/29-7/22: Terry Baum in “BAUM FOR PEACE or How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love Democracy” WHEN: June 29-7/22, 2006 8:00PM WHERE: The Marsh 1062 Valencia Street San Francisco, CA 94110 ADMISSION: $15 - $22 sliding scale, $10 student rush on Thursday at the door CONTACT, INFORMATION Tel. 415 826 5750 DETAILS: The Marsh presents slightly world-renowned lesbian playwright Terry Baum in “BAUM FOR PEACE or How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love Democracy.” This new comedy describes Baum’s adventures as the Green candidate for U.S. Congress in San Francisco in 2004 during which she received the highest percentage of the vote of any small-party write- in candidate for Congress in history: 2.9%! Inspired to run because she believed that San Franciscans deserved a peace candidate, Baum faced impossible odds, beginning with a fight to get her name on the ballot. Accompanied by Scrumbly Koldewyn on the piano, she uses farce, song and self-mockery to take the audience on a wild journey through electoral politics that is up-close and personal, hilarious, infuriating and always surprising. “BAUM FOR PEACE” is directed by Bobbi Ausubel, with songs by David Hyman and Scrumbly Koldewyn. Lauded as “the lesbian Woody Allen” by the San Francisco Chronicle, Terry Baum has had her plays produced in 11 countries and five languages. When “BAUM FOR PEACE” played in Ashland, Oregon, reviews described it as “Just the ticket for laughs” and “A compelling story told with warm-hearted wit.” Critics have compared Baum to Norman Mailer, Lily Tomlin, Spalding Gray, Eve Arden, Hunter Thompson, and Godzilla – although never in the same review. --------- 7/22: Protest at Bohemian Grove! WHEN: July 22, 2006 8:00PM WHERE: Monte Rio on the Russian River, Sonoma County, CA CONTACT, INFORMATION: http://www.sonomacountyfreepress.com and click on Bohemian Grove, or call 707-874-2248 or 415-567-4577 RIDES: Call 415-821-6545 for ride information from San Francisco. DETAILS: Protest the Ruling Elite- Impeach the Bohemians! Join Bohemian Grove Action Network, ANSWER Coalition, SF, Green Party of California, International Indian Treaty Council, United Farm Workers and many others who will demonstrate at Bohemian Grove, the annual summer retreat for the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world. Bohemian Grove revelers include those who prosper from war, and keep labor costs low by ruling some workers "illegal." Yes, they are who you think they are. Join the call: End the War for Oil abroad, Justice for Immigrants at home and immediately Impeach the President and All his Men, many of whom are regular grove guests and members. 1 P.M.- Rally, speakers, music 2 P.M.- March to the Bohemian Grove Gate 4-10 P.M.- Dinner and evening event at Monte Rio Amphitheater (not confirmed at this writing) ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: Aimee Allison Campaign Update: Allison To Face Kernighan in 11/7 Runoff Unofficial results with 100% of precincts reporting. Patricia Kernighan 3,429 47.3% Aimee Allison 2,700 37.2% Shirley Gee 1,115 15.4% Aimee Allison will face Patricia Kernighan in a runoff on November 7th. --------- Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group Micheas Herman of the GROW Working Group (tabling and voter registration) is seeking a new co-chair. Contact Micheas Herman at ... or the County Council at cc(a)sfgreens.org for more information. ============================== IN EVERY ISSUE: Left Talk with Diamond Dave! Tune in to a round table discussion of progressive issues from the Green perspective (represented by Diamond Dave Whitaker) and the ISO perspective. 88.1 FM or 880 AM, every Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Spencer the Speaker. --------- 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! Two 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 get rid of PG&E's monopoly on our electricity service, and start running the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power instead! We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots campaigners to help us win this fight. 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 ************************************************************ 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.

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SF Green Party Weekly 6/15-6/22
by announce＠sfgreens.org 15 Jun '06

15 Jun '06

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 6/16/06-6/22/06 NEWS: - 6/8: Aimee Allison in November run-off with Patricia Kernighan, Kernighan Not Taking Allison's Success Very Well (http:// www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1502) - 6/7: Citizens 1, Corporations 0; Green-Backed Measure T Wins in Humboldt! (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1500) - 6/7: Green Party Primary Results! (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1501) EVENTS: This week: - 6/16: "Let's Put Harvey Milk Back in City Hall!" Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi Hosts Art Opening Celebrating SF LGBT Pride Month - 6/17: Defend Immigrant Rights and Civil Rights! - 6/17-18: Juneteenth: contact Sue Vaughan at susan_e_vaughan(a)yahoo.com to help - 6/18: Campaign Training for Women, Sponsored by FIG - 6/18: Women on the Frontlines Next week: - 6/25: San Francisco Pride Parade: contact Sue Vaughan at susan_e_vaughan(a)yahoo.com to help ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Aimee Allison Campaign Update: Allison To Face Kernighan in 11/7 Runoff - Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group IN EVERY ISSUE: - Left Talk with Diamond Dave! - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://www.dailykos.com/user/jim%20d) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Become a Green Party Sustainer! JOKE OF THE WEEK: - "I stand by all the misstatements that I've made." George W. Bush ************************************************************ EVENTS: 6/16: "Let's Put Harvey Milk Back in City Hall!" Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi Hosts Art Opening Celebrating SF LGBT Pride Month WHEN: Friday, June 16, 2006, 5-8 pm Show runs through July 19, 2006 WHERE: San Francisco City Hall, 1 Carlton B Goodlett, Room 282 DETAILS: This art party and show, hosted by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, features Harvey Milk related photographs and memorabilia contributed by: the San Francisco Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Historical Society; San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum; and the Harvey Milk City Hall Memorial Committee (photographer Daniel Nicoletta, Nancy McNally, San Francisco artist and founder of the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park, and Rick Hauptman.) Harvey Milk, one of nationÅ0Ç8s first openly gay elected officials in the nation, became a hero to the LGBT civil rights movement. He was assassinated at SF City Hall in 1978. To honor his achievements, the Harvey Milk City Hall Memorial Committee, a non-profit organization, was formed to commission a sculpture of Supervisor Harvey Milk to be placed in City Hall. For more information, go to http://www.milkmemorial.org/. Please join Supervisor Mirkarimi in celebrating SF LGBT Pride Month, and in taking another step toward putting Harvey Milk back in City Hall. --------- 6/17: Defend Immigrant Rights and Civil Rights! WHEN: Saturday, June 17, 2006 1:00 PM WHERE: Unitarian Universalist Church, 1187 Franklin Street at Geary, San Francisco INFORMATION, CONTACT: For more information on the event call 415-821- 9683. For information on the Daniel and Shanti Defense Campaign, visit www.nomoredeaths.org DETAILS: Last summer the U.S. Border Patrol arrested Shanti Sellz and Daniel Strauss, both 23-year-old volunteers assisting immigrants on the border, for medically evacuating 3 people in critical condition from the Arizona desert. Criminalization for aiding undocumented immigrants already exists on the books in the state of Arizona. Daniel and Shanti are targeted to be its first victims. /Their arrest and subsequent prosecution for providing humanitarian aid could result in a 15-year prison sentence. /Any Congressional compromise with the Sensenbrenner bill (HR 4437) may include these harmful criminalization provisions. Fight back NOW! Help stop the criminalization of undocumented immigrants and those who support them! Co-sponsored by: La Raza Centro Legal, SF Living Wage Coalition, No More Deaths, Socialist Organizer, San Francisco Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Ministry and Bay Area Labor Committee for Peace & Justice, East Bay Jobs With Justice, San Francisco Labor Council --------- 6/17-18: Juneteenth WHEN: Saturday, June 17, 2006 Sunday, June 18, 2006 WHERE: Fillmore and Eddy Streets, San Francisco DETAILS: The San Francisco Green Party will be tabling at this enjoyable event on Fillmore at Eddie in the heart of San Francisco's historic Jazz District. Contact Sue Vaughan at 668-3119 if you can help haul the booth and other materials to and from the office or if you can table. --------- 6/18: FIG's Campaign Training for Women WHEN: Sunday, June 18, 2006 1:00PM-4:00PM WHERE: Brava Theatre, 2781 24th Street, San Francisco ADMISSION: $5 for SF Green Party Members and $10 for All Others DETAILS: Interested in learning about how to run a campaign? Then join us for a FIG-sponsored campaign training. Here's our schedule: 1:15-1:45 Tools for Activists with Joe Lynn 1:45-2:15 Fundraising with Darcy Brown and Melanie Nutter 2:15-2:45 Filing Your Paperwork with the Ethics Commission with Oliver Luby 2:45-3:15 Organizing a Grassroots Campaign with Sue Vaughan, Boris Delepine and Kim Knox 3:15-4:00 Being a Woman Candidate with Barbara Blong, Terry Baum and Jane Kim --------- 6/18: Women on the Frontlines WHEN: Sunday, June 18, 2006 2:00 PM WHERE: Church of Divine Man, 2018 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704 ADMISSION: $10 Donation Requested $5 Students CONTACT, INFORMATION: For more information, contact: Elana Auerbach at era(a)peacexpeace.org Please visit: www.peacexpeace.org DETAILS: We are hosting an event where we will be screening our eye-opening and inspirational documentary film: "Women on the Frontlines." Focusing on two women in each country, this documentary takes viewers into the lives of women who are engaged in often-ignored aspects of peace building. This emotionally charged feature provides an exclusive view of the world through the eyes of ten strong, determined, and compassionate women, who are transforming both their communities and themselves into a new culture of peace. Screening followed by Circle discussion Women, Men and Children are all invited to attend. From Peace x Peace, Bay Area Hub Circle --------- 6/25: San Francisco Pride Parade WHEN: Sunday, June 25, 2006 10:00AM-12:00AM WHERE: Fillmore and Eddy Streets, San Francisco DETAILS: The San Francisco Green Party will be participating in the parade this year as usual. We need a minimum of two contigent monitors. You must go to the hour-long workshop at the Women's Building (or elsewhere) in order to be certified as a contigent monitor. Let Sue Vaughan know if you are willing to be a contigent monitor. 668-3119. ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: Aimee Allison Campaign Update: Allison To Face Kernighan in 11/7 Runoff Unofficial results with 100% of precincts reporting. Patricia Kernighan 3,429 47.3% Aimee Allison 2,700 37.2% Shirley Gee 1,115 15.4% Aimee Allison will face Patricia Kernighan in a runoff on November 7th. --------- Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group Micheas Herman of the GROW Working Group (tabling and voter registration) is seeking a new co-chair. Contact Micheas Herman at ... or the County Council at cc(a)sfgreens.org for more information. ============================== IN EVERY ISSUE: Left Talk with Diamond Dave! Tune in to a round table discussion of progressive issues from the Green perspective (represented by Diamond Dave Whitaker) and the ISO perspective. 88.1 FM or 880 AM, every Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Spencer the Speaker. --------- 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! Two 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 get rid of PG&E's monopoly on our electricity service, and start running the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power instead! We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots campaigners to help us win this fight. 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 --------- Become a Green Party Sustainer! As you may know, the SFGP is supported by our wonderful sustaining donors -- 175 and growing. In the next 12 months we hope to double that figure, and you can help us achieve our goal by signing up to make a regular contribution to the Green Party. Our sustainer program nearly pays all of our basic monthly operating expenses, including rent and utilities on the office, and drastically reduces the amount of work needed to raise money. Our sustainers free us up to do what we're really here for - to pursue Green values through the democratic system. Sustainers also ensure that we are able to keep our office, which has hosted numerous campaigns' headquarters including the successful Prop A, Instant Runoff Voting initiative. Becoming a Green Party sustainer is easy, fun, and secure! For more information, see http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/ makeadonation.html ************************************************************ 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.

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SF Green Party Weekly 6/9-6/15
by announce＠sfgreens.org 08 Jun '06

08 Jun '06

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 6/9/06-6/15/06 NEWS: - 6/7: Aimee Allison makes November run-off against incumbent (http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/ci_3908606) - 6/7: Keefer campaign makes a splash on the streets of San Francisco (http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/news_in_brief/ keefer_cookies_060607.shtml) - 6/7: Green Party Chooses State, Federal Slate (http://www.cagreens.org/press/pr060607.shtml) - 5/30: California Assembly Votes Yes to National Popular Vote Plan (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1499) EVENTS: This week: - 6/8: Animal Advocacy Working Group Meeting - 6/10: Sixth Street Fair: contact Sue Vaughan at susan_e_vaughan(a)yahoo.com to help - 6/11: Haight Ashbury Festival: contact Sue Vaughan at susan_e_vaughan(a)yahoo.com to help Next week: - 6/16: "Let’s Put Harvey Milk Back in City Hall!" Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi Hosts Art Opening Celebrating SF LGBT Pride Month - 6/17-18: Juneteenth: contact Sue Vaughan at susan_e_vaughan(a)yahoo.com to help Save the date: - 6/18: Campaign Training for Women, Sponsored by FIG - 6/18: Women on the Frontlines - 6/25: San Francisco Pride Parade: contact Sue Vaughan at susan_e_vaughan(a)yahoo.com to help ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Aimee Allison Campaign Update: Allison To Face Kernighan in 11/7 Runoff - Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group IN EVERY ISSUE: - Left Talk with Diamond Dave! - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://www.dailykos.com/user/jim%20d) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Become a Green Party Sustainer! JOKE OF THE WEEK: - Red State Rabbit (http://www.bushflash.com/yt03.html) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 6/8: Animal Advocacy Working Group Meeting WHEN: Thursday, June 8 7:30PM-9:15PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: The Animal Advocacy Working Group is involved in animal issues of 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 --------- 6/10: Sixth Street Fair WHEN: Saturday, June 10, 2006 8:00AM-3:00PM WHERE: Sixth Street, San Francisco DETAILS: The San Francisco Green Party will be tabling at the Sixth Street Fair. Contact Sue Vaughan at 668-3119 if you can help table. --------- 6/11: Haight Ashbury Festival WHEN: Sunday, June 11, 2006 11:00AM-5:00PM WHERE: Haight Ashbury Street, San Francisco DETAILS: The SFGP will be tabling at this fun annual event. Contact Sue Vaughan at 668-3119 if you can help haul our booth and other supplies to and from this event or of you want to help table. --------- 6/16: "Lets Put Harvey Milk Back in City Hall!" Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi Hosts Art Opening Celebrating SF LGBT Pride Month WHEN: Friday, June 16, 2006, 5-8 pm Show runs through July 19, 2006 WHERE: San Francisco City Hall, 1 Carlton B Goodlett, Room 282 DETAILS: This art party and show, hosted by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, features Harvey Milk related photographs and memorabilia contributed by: the San Francisco Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Historical Society; San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum; and the Harvey Milk City Hall Memorial Committee (photographer Daniel Nicoletta, Nancy McNally, San Francisco artist and founder of the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park, and Rick Hauptman.) Harvey Milk, one of nations first openly gay elected officials in the nation, became a hero to the LGBT civil rights movement. He was assassinated at SF City Hall in 1978. To honor his achievements, the Harvey Milk City Hall Memorial Committee, a non-profit organization, was formed to commission a sculpture of Supervisor Harvey Milk to be placed in City Hall. For more information, go to http://www.milkmemorial.org/. Please join Supervisor Mirkarimi in celebrating SF LGBT Pride Month, and in taking another step toward putting Harvey Milk back in City Hall. --------- 6/17-18: Juneteenth WHEN: Saturday, June 17, 2006 Sunday, June 18, 2006 WHERE: Fillmore and Eddy Streets, San Francisco DETAILS: The San Francisco Green Party will be tabling at this enjoyable event on Fillmore at Eddie in the heart of San Francisco's historic Jazz District. Contact Sue Vaughan at 668-3119 if you can help haul the booth and other materials to and from the office or if you can table. --------- 6/18: FIG's Campaign Training for Women WHEN: Sunday, June 18, 2006 1:00PM-4:00PM WHERE: Brava Theatre, 2781 24th Street, San Francisco ADMISSION: $5 for SF Green Party Members and $10 for All Others DETAILS: Learn about organizing a grassroots campaign, including fundraising, campaign filings and publicity, from a very diverse panel of experts. --------- 6/18: Women on the Frontlines WHEN: Sunday, June 18, 2006 2:00 PM WHERE: Church of Divine Man, 2018 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704 ADMISSION: $10 Donation Requested $5 Students CONTACT, INFORMATION: For more information, contact: Elana Auerbach at era(a)peacexpeace.org Please visit: www.peacexpeace.org DETAILS: We are hosting an event where we will be screening our eye-opening and inspirational documentary film: "Women on the Frontlines." Focusing on two women in each country, this documentary takes viewers into the lives of women who are engaged in often-ignored aspects of peace building. This emotionally charged feature provides an exclusive view of the world through the eyes of ten strong, determined, and compassionate women, who are transforming both their communities and themselves into a new culture of peace. Screening followed by Circle discussion Women, Men and Children are all invited to attend. From Peace x Peace, Bay Area Hub Circle --------- 6/25: San Francisco Pride Parade WHEN: Sunday, June 25, 2006 10:00AM-12:00AM WHERE: Fillmore and Eddy Streets, San Francisco DETAILS: The San Francisco Green Party will be participating in the parade this year as usual. We need a minimum of two contigent monitors. You must go to the hour-long workshop at the Women's Building (or elsewhere) in order to be certified as a contigent monitor. Let Sue Vaughan know if you are willing to be a contigent monitor. 668-3119. ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: Aimee Allison Campaign Update: Allison To Face Kernighan in 11/7 Runoff Unofficial results with 100% of precincts reporting. Patricia Kernighan 3,429 47.3% Aimee Allison 2,700 37.2% Shirley Gee 1,115 15.4% Aimee Allison will face Patricia Kernighan in a runoff on November 7th. --------- Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group Micheas Herman of the GROW Working Group (tabling and voter registration) is seeking a new co-chair. Contact Micheas Herman at ... or the County Council at cc(a)sfgreens.org for more information. ============================== IN EVERY ISSUE: Left Talk with Diamond Dave! Tune in to a round table discussion of progressive issues from the Green perspective (represented by Diamond Dave Whitaker) and the ISO perspective. 88.1 FM or 880 AM, every Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Spencer the Speaker. --------- 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! Two 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 get rid of PG&E's monopoly on our electricity service, and start running the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power instead! We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots campaigners to help us win this fight. 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 --------- Become a Green Party Sustainer! As you may know, the SFGP is supported by our wonderful sustaining donors -- 175 and growing. In the next 12 months we hope to double that figure, and you can help us achieve our goal by signing up to make a regular contribution to the Green Party. Our sustainer program nearly pays all of our basic monthly operating expenses, including rent and utilities on the office, and drastically reduces the amount of work needed to raise money. Our sustainers free us up to do what we're really here for - to pursue Green values through the democratic system. Sustainers also ensure that we are able to keep our office, which has hosted numerous campaigns' headquarters including the successful Prop A, Instant Runoff Voting initiative. Becoming a Green Party sustainer is easy, fun, and secure! For more information, see http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html ************************************************************ 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.

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SFGP ANNOUNCEMENT: Art for Politics Sake w Matt Gonzalez for Kevin Zeese 6/7
by announce＠sfgreens.org 06 Jun '06

06 Jun '06

6/7: Art for Politics Sake w Matt Gonzalez WHEN: Wednesday, June 7, 2006 7:00pm-12:00pm (Doors 7, Event 8) WHERE: Studio Z, 314 11th St. @ Folsom, (415) 252-7100 DETAILS: With a host of political speakers including Ed Rosenthall Medical Marijuana Advocate, Kevin Zeese, Linda Schade, Aimee Allison; and music by 14 Mission and Happily Everafter and Chuck Gonzalez The event is Free with proceeds from the art auction benefitting Green Party candidate Kevin Zeese's campaign for US Senate in Md. He is co-founder of www.votersforpeace.us, Downing Street Memo, Commonsense for Drug Policy; more at www.kevinzeese.com . His campaign stands out because he is a very strong anti-war, anti-Patriot Act, anti-death penalty Green Party candidate running for an open seat, and both Democratic and Republican candidates are pro-war. Art can be previewed at http://camus.akapo.com/zeese Event info: http://www.studioz.tv/events/gonzalez060706

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SF Green Party Weekly 6/2-6/8
by announce＠sfgreens.org 01 Jun '06

01 Jun '06

SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 6/2/06-6/8/06 NEWS: - 5/30: Aimee Allison is a Rising Star in Oakland's Time of Darkness (http://www.berkeleydaily.org/text/article.cfm?issue=05-30 -06&storyID=24281) - 5/25: Allison's Strategy Involves Fighting For The Little Guy (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1495) - 5/25: Krissy Keefer Officially Launches Campaign Bid for Congress (http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/news_in_brief/ keefer_launches_campaign_060525.shtml) - 5/24: Endorsements: The Greens (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1493) - 5/24: Democratizing the Legislature – Proportional Representation, by Green Candidate Forrest Hill (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1496) - 5/24: San Fernando Green Byron De Lear Joins Daryl Hannah, Julia Butterfly Hill, Joan Baez to Save South Central Farm (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1497) - 5/24: Vote To Overturn Golden Gate Park Carmageddon Veto Fails (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1498) - 5/19: Gavin Newson Invokes the Will of the Voters – But Only If Convenient, by Matt Gonzalez (http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=3296) EVENTS: This week: - 6/1: Feminist Issues Group Meeting - 6/5: Monday Mobilization for Aimee Allison - 6/6: Housing and Land Use Working Group meeting - 6/6: Victory Party for Aimee Allison! - 6/7: Rules Committee Meeting - 6/8: Animal Advocacy Working Group Meeting Next week: - 6/10: Sixth Street Fair: contact Sue Vaughan at susan_e_vaughan(a)yahoo.com to help - 6/11: Haight Ashbury Festival: contact Sue Vaughan at susan_e_vaughan(a)yahoo.com to help Save the date: - 6/16: "Let’s Put Harvey Milk Back in City Hall!" Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi Hosts Art Opening Celebrating SF LGBT Pride Month - 6/17-18: Juneteenth: contact Sue Vaughan at susan_e_vaughan(a)yahoo.com to help - 6/18: Women on the Frontlines - 6/18: Campaign Training for Women, Sponsored by FIG - 6/25: San Francisco Pride Parade: contact Sue Vaughan at susan_e_vaughan(a)yahoo.com to help ACTION ALERTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS: - Volunteer for Aimee Allison From Now to June 6; Victory is Possible! - Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group IN EVERY ISSUE: - Left Talk with Diamond Dave! - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://www.dailykos.com/user/jim%20d) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Become a Green Party Sustainer! JOKE OF THE WEEK: - Move George Bush Screensaver (http://www.planetdan.net/pics/misc/georgie.htm) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 6/1: Feminist Issues Group Meeting WHEN: Thursday, June 1 Starts 6:30PM WHERE: Wild Awakenings, 142 McAllister, San Francisco DETAILS: Feminist Issues Group meets the first Thursday of every month. In addition to lively discussions about pertinent issues, we are planning an event at *Brava Theatre on June 18 and an "INDEPENDENCE from republicans and democrats" film marathon for 4th of July weekend. Everyone welcome. There will also be "FIG's Campaign Training for Women" at the Brava Theater on June 18 (see further down). --------- 6/5: Monday Mobilization for Aimee Allison WHEN: Monday, June 5 Meet at office 4:30-5:30 p.m. Enjoy some snacks and help out as we gather for Mobilization at 5:30 PM After 5:30PM: Overpass action: 30 foot banner is ready for us. Grand Lake Theater: plenty of signs available. WHERE: 3208 Grand Ave, next to the Grand Lake Theater, Oakland Directions: By transit: BART to the 19th BART station. AC Transit bus #12 picks up at Grand Ave, and drops off at the Grand Lake Theater; the NL Bus picks up at Broadway and 20th and goes to Lake Park Ave, across the street from the Grand Lake Theater. (transit runs about every 30 minutes on each line on the weekends, go to http://www.actransit.org for the schedule). BART and biking/walking: BART to the 19th Street station. Walk/bike up 20th Ave towards Lake Merritt, go left around the lake (look for the colorful Fairyland sign on the hill above the lake) and continue East around the lake on Grand Ave, past several blocks of storefronts and back along the lake until you see the Grand Lake Theater sign. The walk takes about 20-25 minutes and about 10 minutes by bike. Driving : Take the 580 Fwy East to the Grand Ave/Lakeview St. exit. Turn Left on Grand Ave. (From East Oakland and south of Oakland take 580 West). If possible, please try to carpool if you are driving! Parking is available on Grand Ave, under the freeway and in the parking lot off Grand Ave, meters are active until 6 pm Monday-Saturday, but is free on Sundays. CONTACT, INFORMATION: Call the Aimee Allision Campaign Headquarters (510-277-0182) to get involved to be a part of this important victory! Susan King can also be reached on her cell at 415-823-5524 to arrange for transportation from BART DETAILS: "Pink and Green" Women and Allies Visibility Mobilization for Aimee Allison Election Eve. Please join Medea Benjamin, volunteers from CODEPINK and Green Party Women and Supporters at the campaign headquarters for Aimee. Meet at office 4:30-5:30 p.m. at the end of this message). All volunteers, donors, and supporters are invited to the Election Night Party on June 6th at Oasis Bar and Restaurant in downtown Oakland beginning at 8pm at 135 12th St, Oakland, CA. --------- 6/6: Housing and Land Use Working Group meeting WHEN: Tuesday, June 6 7:30PM-9:30AM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: Tuesday's agenda includes: Most of the evening will be spent working on the Housing platform for San Francisco, along with discussion of the Mayor Newsome's plan to add 15,000 housing units in 5 years; Currents Events and Legislation; Any other topics you want to discuss; Announcements Everyone welcomed, Green Party member or not. --------- 6/6: Victory Party for Aimee Allison! WHEN: Tuesday, June 6 Starts 8:00PM WHERE: Oasis Bar and Restaurant in Downtown Oakland, 2101 Webster St, Oakland, CA DETAILS: A Better World Begins in Oakland!All volunteers, donors, and supporters are invited to this Election Night Party. Aimee Allison, Green Party candidate for Oakland's City Council is proud to invite you to our victory party on June 6th. Thanks to the hard work of many dedicated activists from around the Bay, Aimee is poised for a grassroots victory this June. We hope that you join us in our final push to win this important race (see previous post) and then join us as we celebrate our hard work at our victory party. --------- 6/7: Rules Committee Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, June 7 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: The Rules Cmte will hold our regularly scheduled meeting (1st Wednesday of the month) to discuss new bylaws amendments and other potential clarifications to the bylaws. --------- 6/8: Animal Advocacy Working Group Meeting WHEN: Thursday, June 8 7:30PM-9:15PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: The Animal Advocacy Working Group is involved in animal issues of 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 --------- 6/10: Sixth Street Fair WHEN: Saturday, June 10, 2006 WHERE: Sixth Street, San Francisco DETAILS: The San Francisco Green Party will be tabling at the Sixth Street Fair. Contact Sue Vaughan at 668-3119 if you can help table. --------- 6/11: Haight Ashbury Festival WHEN: Sunday, June 11, 2006 WHERE: Haight Ashbury Street, San Francisco DETAILS: The SFGP will be tabling at this fun annual event. Contact Sue Vaughan at 668-3119 if you can help haul our booth and other supplies to and from this event or of you want to help table. --------- 6/16: "Let’s Put Harvey Milk Back in City Hall!" Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi Hosts Art Opening Celebrating SF LGBT Pride Month WHEN: Friday, June 16, 2006, 5-8 pm Show runs through July 19, 2006 WHERE: San Francisco City Hall, 1 Carlton B Goodlett, Room 282 DETAILS: This art party and show, hosted by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, features Harvey Milk related photographs and memorabilia contributed by: the San Francisco Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Historical Society; San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum; and the Harvey Milk City Hall Memorial Committee (photographer Daniel Nicoletta, Nancy McNally, San Francisco artist and founder of the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park, and Rick Hauptman.) Harvey Milk, one of nation’s first openly gay elected officials in the nation, became a hero to the LGBT civil rights movement. He was assassinated at SF City Hall in 1978. To honor his achievements, the Harvey Milk City Hall Memorial Committee, a non-profit organization, was formed to commission a sculpture of Supervisor Harvey Milk to be placed in City Hall. For more information, go to http://www.milkmemorial.org/. Please join Supervisor Mirkarimi in celebrating SF LGBT Pride Month, and in taking another step toward putting Harvey Milk back in City Hall. --------- 6/17-18: Juneteenth WHEN: Saturday, June 17, 2006 Sunday, June 18, 2006 WHERE: Fillmore and Eddy Streets, San Francisco DETAILS: The San Francisco Green Party will be tabling at this enjoyable event on Fillmore at Eddie in the heart of San Francisco's historic Jazz District. Contact Sue Vaughan at 668-3119 if you can help haul the booth and other materials to and from the office or if you can table. --------- 6/18: Women on the Frontlines WHEN: Sunday, June 18, 2006 2:00 PM WHERE: Church of Divine Man, 2018 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704 ADMISSION: $10 Donation Requested $5 Students CONTACT, INFORMATION: For more information, contact: Elana Auerbach at era(a)peacexpeace.org Please visit: www.peacexpeace.org DETAILS: We are hosting an event where we will be screening our eye-opening and inspirational documentary film: "Women on the Frontlines." Focusing on two women in each country, this documentary takes viewers into the lives of women who are engaged in often-ignored aspects of peace building. This emotionally charged feature provides an exclusive view of the world through the eyes of ten strong, determined, and compassionate women, who are transforming both their communities and themselves into a new culture of peace. Screening followed by Circle discussion Women, Men and Children are all invited to attend. From Peace x Peace, Bay Area Hub Circle --------- 6/18: Campaign Training for Women, Sponsored by FIG WHEN: Sunday, June 18, 2006 1:00PM-4:00PM WHERE: Brava Theatre, 2781 24th Street, San Francisco ADMISSION: Admission is $5 for SF Greens and $10 for all others. DETAILS: Learn about organizing a grassroots campaign, including fundraising, campaign filings and publicity, from a very diverse panel of experts. Full schedule: 1:15-1:45-"Tools for Activists" with Joe Lynn 1:45-2:15-Fundraising with Darcy Brown 2:15-2:45-Ethics and Campaign Filing with Oliver Luby 2:45-3:15-Grassroots Campaigns with Sue Vaughan, Boris Delepine and Kim Knox 3:15-4:00-How to Shine as a Candidate-Barbara Blong, Terry Baum, Jane Kim and Renee Saucedo (invited) --------- 6/25: San Francisco Pride Parade WHEN: Sunday, June 25, 2006 WHERE: Fillmore and Eddy Streets, San Francisco DETAILS: The San Francisco Green Party will be participating in the parade this year as usual. We need a minimum of two contigent monitors. You must go to the hour-long workshop at the Women's Building (or elsewhere) in order to be certified as a contigent monitor. Let Sue Vaughan know if you are willing to be a contigent monitor. 668-3119. ============================== ACTION ALERTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS: Volunteer for Aimee Allison From Now to June 6; Victory is Possible! We are down to the final two weeks of the June election season, and Aimee Allison is close to becoming the first Green Party member elected to Oakland's City Council. Recent polling indicates that Aimee is running virtually neck-to-neck with her main opponent, incumbent Pat Kernighan, so we have a real shot at victory this June. In order to win, however, we need strong volunteer turnout these last two weeks of the campaign. This means that we need every active Green to commit to working at least one volunteer shift between now and the final weekend of the campaign, and an additional few hours Sun, Mon, Tues, June 4-6 to help put us over the top. We really need as many volunteers and as much presence as possible! Please take a look at the schedule below and contact the campaign to let us know when you are coming. The campaign phone is 510-277-0182; we are located at 3208 Grand Ave next to the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland (car free and driving directions are at the end of this post). VOLUNTEER SHIFTS: WEEKDAY VISIBILITY: 7-9 am. We need at least one volunteer every morning to both accompany Aimee and work in volunteer teams to meet voters in high traffic pedestrian areas. We need volunteers for May 30, 31, June 1,2, 5 and 6. WEEKDAY VISIBILITY: 5-7 PM. Volunteers are needed to both accompany Aimee and work in volunteer teams at high visibility locations and to do sign waving and visibility at busy intersections. We need volunteers the following days: May 24, 25, 26 (Grand Lake Theater visibility on Friday night), 29, 30, 31, June 1, 4, 5 and 6. WEEKDAY CALLING: 12-8:30 pm daily (Mon-Thurs). We are calling District 2 voters to identify support and persuade undecided voters. Calling begins at 12 each day (to seniors) and continues until 8:30 each night. Callers are needed every day and evening. Meals and yummy snacks are provided. WEEKEND MOBILIZATIONS: Beginning 10 am Saturday and 12:00 noon on Sundays. We will be phone banking and dispatching volunteers to lit drop and do visibility the last two weekends, May 27-29 (Memorial Day Weekend) and June 3-4 (Get Out The Vote Weekend). We need as many volunteers as possible all day on both weekends. GOTV- Get Out The Vote: June 5-6. We will be doing GOTV activities the final weekend AND Monday and Tuesday, June 5 and 6th. We need volunteers who can commit to 6 hour shifts on Monday and Tuesday- election day- to help make sure our supporters make it to the polls. Please consider taking some time off work to help on either or both of these days if you can. All volunteers, donors, and supporters are invited to the Election Night Party on June 6th at Oasis Bar and Restaurant in downtown Oakland beginning at 7pm at 2101 Webster St, Oakland, CA. PLEASE PLAN TO COMMIT TO AT LEAST ONE SHIFT THIS ELECTION! Call the campaign today to get involved to be a part of this important Green victory. DIRECTIONS TO THE AIMEE ALLISON HEADQUARTERS: By Transit: BART to the 19th BART station. AC Transit bus #12 picks up at Grand Ave, and drops off at the Grand Lake Theater; the NL Bus picks up at Broadway and 20th and goes to Lake Park Ave, across the street from the Grand Lake Theater. (transit runs about every 30 minutes on each line on the weekends, go to http://www.actransit.org for the schedule). BART and biking/walking: BART to the 19th Street station. Walk/bike up 20th Ave towards Lake Merritt, go left around the lake (look for the colorful Fairyland sign on the hill above the lake) and continue East around the lake on Grand Ave, past several blocks of storefronts and back along the lake until you see the Grand Lake Theater sign. The walk takes about 20-25 minutes and about 10 minutes by bike. Driving: Take the 580 Fwy East to the Grand Ave/Lakeview St. exit. Turn Left on Grand Ave. Please try to carpool if you are driving. Parking is available on Grand Ave, under the freeway and in the parking lot off Grand Ave, meters are active Monday-Saturday, and is free on Sundays. --------- Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group Micheas Herman of the GROW Working Group (tabling and voter registration) is seeking a new co-chair. Contact Micheas Herman at ... or the County Council at cc(a)sfgreens.org for more information. ============================== IN EVERY ISSUE: Left Talk with Diamond Dave! Tune in to a round table discussion of progressive issues from the Green perspective (represented by Diamond Dave Whitaker) and the ISO perspective. 88.1 FM or 880 AM, every Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Spencer the Speaker. --------- 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! Two 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 get rid of PG&E's monopoly on our electricity service, and start running the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power instead! We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots campaigners to help us win this fight. 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 --------- Become a Green Party Sustainer! As you may know, the SFGP is supported by our wonderful sustaining donors -- 175 and growing. In the next 12 months we hope to double that figure, and you can help us achieve our goal by signing up to make a regular contribution to the Green Party. Our sustainer program nearly pays all of our basic monthly operating expenses, including rent and utilities on the office, and drastically reduces the amount of work needed to raise money. Our sustainers free us up to do what we're really here for - to pursue Green values through the democratic system. Sustainers also ensure that we are able to keep our office, which has hosted numerous campaigns' headquarters including the successful Prop A, Instant Runoff Voting initiative. Becoming a Green Party sustainer is easy, fun, and secure! For more information, see http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html ************************************************************ 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. 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