The
San Francisco Green Party mourns the loss of the man, the author, the legend:
Howard Zinn. His contributions to our society were immeasurable. See just a
short list of tributes to this great dissident in NEWS.
It
was a busy week for the local Greens! Thanks to all who came out for our Peak
Oil Forum last Wednesday. It was engaging and informative. Additionally, local
Greens Bruce Wolfe and Rich Stone had the honor of meeting with International
visitors from Chile on Friday in a discussion hosted by the Institute for
International Education (IIE).
Some
great events are coming up this week, including the Laura Wells campaign
kick-off and the Green Party of California’s 20-Year Anniversary event in
Berkeley. Please join us!
NEWS:
EVENTS:
Laura
Wells for Governor Campaign Kickoff!
Monday, February 1
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
La
Estrellita, 446 E 12th Street, (between 4th Ave & 5th Ave), Oakland, CA
94606 (Lake Merritt BART station is the closest station.)
Laura would be honored by your presence. Appetizers will be provided. No-host
bar.
Forum and Speakout on the Future of
KPFA:
Whose station, whose news, whose stories and voices, produced by whom, to what
end?
Wednesday,
February 3
7
p.m.
522
Valencia Street near 16th Street
San
Francisco, CA
Initial
Speakers:
Jack
Heyman, ILWU Local 10
Riva
Enteen, Past Chair KPFA Local Station Board
Ann
Garrison, Independent Journalist, Green Party activist
Dennis
Bernstein, Producer, KPFA Flashpoints
For Information call (415)867-0628
Board of Supervisors
Haiti Event
Friday, February 5
5 to 7 p.m.
Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell Street near Van Ness Avenue
Suggested donation: $20.00
200,000 dead. 3 million homeless.
Thousands dying for lack of medical care and supplies. Here's how you can help.
Join Supervisors John Avalos, Sophie Maxwell, David Campos, Bevan Dufty, Sean
Elsbernd, Chris Daly, Ross Mirkarimi, Carmen Chu, David Chiu, Michela
Alioto-Pier, and Eric Mar and open up your wallets in support of the people of
Haiti.
Enjoy live music, fabulous drinks, and hear from the Haiti Action Committee
about what is happening on the ground. We will have a raffle with some exciting
prizes! All proceeds will benefit the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund, which has
been supporting grassroots, community-based organizations in Haiti for the past
six years.
12
to 9 p.m.
Location: Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
1924 Cedar Street, at Bonita Avenue, Berkeley
(nearest BART station is Downtown Berkeley, about a 15 minute walk from the
Berkeley Fellowship)
Sliding scale donation $8-$25; space is limited
Vegetarian dinner included w/$17 donation or more
All Day: Make a video, tell your story of when and why you joined the
Green Party
Daytime: Workshop/Strategy/Press Conference
• Noon: Socializing, bring your Green Party signs, banners, literature
for display
• 1:00 pm: Greening California 2010 Election Strategy/Media Open
Session, featuring
- present & past GPCA candidates for Statewide Constitutional Office
- 2010 GPCA candidates for State Legislative Office
- present & past California Green Officeholders
- media training
- ballot measures
• 3:30pm: Press Conference
Nightime: History/Party/Dinner/Story Telling/See old friends, make new ones
• 4:30pm: Panels/discussions/recollections/videos of GPCA History,
including
- the pre-party years, 1985-1990
- founding and qualification ballot drive of the Green Party of
California
- early statewide candidacies
- Green city council majorities in Arcata and Sebastopol
- Charlene Spretnak video interview, call-in
- share your own stories
Confirmed participants from the party's early days currently include
Sara Amir, Barbara Blong, Hank Chapot, Regina Endrizzi, Mike Feinstein,
Margaret Garcia, Dan Hamburg, Joe Louis Hoffman, Greg Jan, Mitra and
others
SPACE LIMITED, RESERVATIONS ENCOURAGED
PLEASE RSVP to strategyretreat@cagreens.org
and please let us know if you'll be there for dinner, so we know how
much food to order
Peace!