SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 12/13/06-12/20/06 HAPPY WINTER SOLSTICE! NEWS: - Protesters Urge Pelosi to Back Impeachment http://tinyurl.com/vsqmd - Richmond's Green Mayor http://tinyurl.com/uwkqc - Few Want to Share Stage with Newsom http://tinyurl.com/y855u7 - Pelosi Hews to Middle Ground http://tinyurl.com/w33d5 - Cindy Sheehan and Medea Benjamin Convicted of Trespassing http://tinyurl.com/ww996 EVENTS: This week: - 12/15: Bringing forth Light from Darkness - 12/16: Holiday Party at Barry Hermanson's for Progressives - 12/17: WestSide Green Club Holiday Party Next week: - 12/20: SFGP Holiday Party - 12/20: Please Join John Rizzo to Celebrate ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan IN EVERY ISSUE: - 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: - Lil' Bush (http://tinyurl.com/zy3po) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 12/15: Bringing forth Light from Darkness WHEN: Friday, December 15, 2006 6:00PM-8:00PM WHERE: Sunnydale and Persia streets, San Francisco, CA DETAILS: On this day, in San Francisco's largest public housing site, we will be marching to call attention to the burgeoning issue of violence in our city and region, beyond. The march will be a statement asking for redierection in federal, state, and local policies as we stand with mothers that children have been murdered on our streets. "Bringing Forth Light From Darkness" is intended to bring women, men and children from the Bay Area and nation who have been adversely affected by violence and the abandonment of federal, state and local resources to curb violence here at home. In addition, this march will bring awareness to the current war in Iraq in an effort to bring our American troops home. We look forward to to your support with this major city changing event. --------- 12/16: Holiday Party at Barry Hermanson's for Progressives WHEN: Saturday, December 16, 2006 7:00PM WHERE: 2467 28th Avenue, between Taraval and Ulloa, San Francisco, CA INFORMATION: Call Barry Hermanson at 664-7754 DETAILS: Holiday Party at Barry Hermanson's for Progressives, and especially to thank supporters in his race for State Assembly. Homemade beer! --------- 12/17: WestSide Green Club Holiday Party WHEN: Sunday, December 17, 2006 3:00PM-5:00PM WHERE: 1339 - 27th Avenue, between Irving and Judah, San Francisco, CA INFORMATION: Call Barry Hermanson at 664-7754 or Nancy Lewis at 661-5713. DETAILS: Venture out to the Sunset to party with the WestSide Green Club. --------- 12/20: SFGP Holiday Party WHEN: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party, 1028A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco, CA 94103 DETAILS: Instead of our monthly meeting, we are hosting a holiday get together. Come and join us as we celebrate the 2006 elections. Potluck encouraged. --------- 12/20: Please Join John Rizzo to Celebrate WHEN: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 7:00PM-10:00PM WHERE: Woody Zips, 1609 Powell Street (near Green Street), San Francisco, CA 94133 DETAILS: There is an expensive parking garage next door on Powell Street between Green and Union Streets. You can also take the 15, 30, 41 or 45 buses or walk (for about 15 - 20 minutes) from the financial district. If you would like to make a campaign contribution (of up to $500 per individual) to help pay off John Rizzo's campaign debts, please mail a check, made out to JOHN RIZZO FOR COLLEGE BOARD, to: JOHN RIZZO FOR COLLEGE BOARD 1621 Waller Street, #2 San Francisco, CA 94117 Thank you for your support! ============================== 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. ============================== IN EVERY ISSUE: Take Action! Find out about opportunities to help our elected Greens (writing letters, attending hearings, etc) -- subscribe to the SF Green Party Action list! The Action list is a low-traffic list (approximately one message per week in addition to our newsletter) telling you what you can do to help: https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ action --------- Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! Three years ago, former organizers for the Matt Gonzalez for Mayor campaign decided it was time to stop getting 'close but not close enough' to progressive victories like public power and Matt as Mayor, and to begin a city wide, year round, grassroots campaign that would start helping us win such victories! So in January 2004, the organization Our City was born. Since then we have helped to: - Pass the ban on old polluting diesel buses - Pass Matt Gonzalez's anti chain store law - Get the downtown hotel workers back on the job, and - Get the Police and Planning Commissions put back on SF Government TV after the City tried to pull them off. Now we are campaigning to end PG&E's monopoly and run the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power, and to stop corporations from taking private monopoly control of the new public internet and cable system being built for San Francisco. We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots organizers to help us win these campaigns. No experience necessary. Earn $280 to $400 each four day work week learning to be a strong progressive organizer. To apply, call Eric at 415-756-8844 from noon to 2pm any weekday, or send an email to jobs@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. 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