Thursday, May 14 SF Green Party Endorsements for the May 19 Special Election! Don't forget to vote in this Tuesday's important but terrible election. In summary, we suggest voting no on everything except 1b, details are written up here: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/campaigns/campaigns.gem ______________________________________________________ EVENTS * Green Victory Party at Madrone Lounge! Tuesday, May 26th, 5-9 PM Celebrate the 2 most recent victories of the SF Green Party, Ross mirkarimi's appointment to the CA Coastal Commission, and Dave Snyder's appointment to the Golden Gate Bridge Commission! Garrin Benfield and more performing live!!! http://www.garrin.com Details TBA... http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1899 * Green Screen Free Thursday Theater: "The Wrestler" Thursday, May 21st, 7-10 PM Doors and happy half hour at 7:00, showtime 7:30 Stereo sound and a projector for the big screen feel. Organic vegan popcorn and snacks provided! Beer, cocktails, wine, and more available for a donation or feel free to bring your own! Mickey Rourke (in a Golden Globe-winning, Oscar-nominated role) stars as retired professional wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson, who returns to the ring and tries to work his way up the circuit for a final shot at defeating his longtime rival. Along the way, he tries to reconnect with his daughter, Stephanie (Evan Rachel Wood), while exploring a relationship with a stripper named Cassidy (Marisa Tomei, also nominated for a Golden Globe and Oscar). * The President is listening. Make your voice heard! Thursday, May 28th, 6 to 8 pm. Come to a roundtable discussion to talk about President Obama’s plan to refocus on the fight against HIV/AIDS in the United States. He has committed to developing a National AIDS Strategy – a set of targeted goals to respond to the epidemic. Come share your ideas so we can give input into this strategy! Quaker Meeting space, 65 Ninth Street between Market and Mission. For more information or to RSVP, email healthcarepolicy@projectinform.org. * Thursday, July 23 - Sunday July 26, 2009 Green Party Annual National Meeting The Green Party of the United States is pleased to announce that the 2009 Annual National Meeting will be held on the campus of North Carolina Central University in Durham, NC. Check it out if you're interested in this year's largest national gathering of Greens to make new friends, network, and help grow the Green Party nationally and in your community. http://www.gp.org/2009-ANM/ ______________________________________________________ NEWS Local Green, Regina Dick-Endrizzi Wins Small Business Advocate Award from Bay Guardian http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=8501&volume_id=398&issue_id=430&volum... DA Raids City College Offices In Money Laundering Investigation http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2009/05/da_raids_city_college_offices.ph... Making sunshine work http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=8489&catid=4&volume_id=398&issue_id=4... Ethics Commission Airs Dirty Laundry http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2009/05/07/ethics-commission-airs-di... Green Party endorses national Day of Action for Single-Payer health care on May 30 http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=212 The Clean Green Nuclear War Machine http://content.usatoday.com/topics/article/Places,+Geography/States,+Territo... Newsom for a Nuclear California http://www.examiner.com/x-8257-SF-Energy-Policy-Examiner~y2009m5d5-Arnold-Sc... USA Today: "Keeping Up with the Californians, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gavin Newsom" http://www.examiner.com/x-8257-SF-Energy-Policy-Examiner~y2009m5d7-Keeping-u... In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars (and half vote for Greens!) http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/science/earth/12suburb.html?_r=2&em ____________________________________________________ Join the new SF Green Party Facebook Group!: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62534706497 Send Announcements to news@sfgreens.org Please keep items brief; submissions may be edited for length and content. Green Party General Membership Meetings are scheduled 7-9pm every Fourth Wednesday of the Month 1028A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org/