Dear Greens, see our website for more details on these events: www.sfgreenparty.org 1. Rally 5 pm TODAY (2/7) 24th & Mission, SF to protest brutalization of Kevin Clark, 18-year-old college student by SFPD: nearly run over by motorcycle cops, then thrown to the ground/face mashed into a sewer grate for a few minutes while another 10-15 cops showed up. Why not simply handcuff him? more here: http://sfbayview.com/2013/sfpd-cant-stop-and-frisk-so-they-turn-to-hunting-a... ANSWER is lead organizer; endorsed by Justice 4 Alan Blueford, Kenneth Harding Foundation. Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/489746174393799/ 2. After the rally above, head over to nearby Arab Resource & Organizing Center 2/7 for a 6:30 pm forum on N. Africa/Libya. Hear current reports from people who have just been there. Connect the dots between US cops and violence against people of color, and the US military and African/Middle East people of color. 518 Valencia near 16th St. 3. Saturday, Feb 9th: 11 am-1 pm, Rally at Embarcadero and Market to protest genetically engineered salmon and raise awareness and encourage action among folks in San Francisco and beyond. This rally is being organized by the grassroots group working to pass Prop 37, Label GMOs. Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/127099870791582/ 4. Sunday, February 10th: Single Payer Now Annual Potluck Labor, Senior, & National Leaders Speak On Universal Healthcare Minus the Insurance Industry -- 3 to 5pm, St Mary's Cathedral in SF 5. Monday, February 11th: Rally for Single Payer Healthcare in Sacramento. Get on the bus to Sacramento. Rally with the Calif.Health Professional Student Alliance for single payer healthcare. Help deliver thousands of postcards asking Governor Brown to support California Universal Healthcare Act. Call 415-695-7891 to reserve seat on San Francisco or Berkeley bus and to get morning departure times. 6. No more weapons for SFPD: Monday 2/11-- meet with SF Police Commission in Bayview to discuss whether SFPD should carry tasers. Over $1000 each for taser and training equals $2 million expense. Tasers kill. Teach our cops restorative justice. Bayview Opera House 4705 3rd St. @ Oakdale, SF. Send your comments to sfpd.commission@sfgov.org www.alcu.org 7. Sunday February 17, 1:00 pm Rally on Keystone XL Pipe Line at One Market Place. We will encircle the State Dept. Part of national protests. www.forwardonclimate.org *===========================* The Green Party of California is seeking independent contractors for a variety of positions: fundraiser, organizer, and press secretary. To get more details, or to apply, see their web page: http://www.cagreens.org/ *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *=========================== Join our updated Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_62534706497&ap=1 *=========================== To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news@sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.