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@yahoo.com to help - 6/11: Haight Ashbury Festival: contact Sue Vaughan at susan_e_vaughan@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@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@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@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@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@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@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@sfgreens.org. 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