Hello Fellow Greens, In this update: News Calendar NEWS: SF Politics did an interview with Green Party member and Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi. http://www.sfpolitics.com/ Ross is busy pursuing a 'Marshall Plan' to stem the tide of violence in District 5. http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/ Ross is also developing plans to regulate pot clubs in San Francisco. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/02/25/WBGJ0BETJ41.DTL Green Party member Pat Driscoll, who is running in a special election to replace the late Rep. Matsui in Sacramento, has been getting some good press coverage. http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/12451840p-13308042c.html http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/12462324p-13318413c.html Green Party County Council member Marc Salomon wrote about the Ethics Commission in BeyondChron.org. http://www.beyondchron.org/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=110&twindow=&mad=&sde... il=1553&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&re type=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname= Green Party candidate for Oakland City Council Aimee Allison has been profiled in the Oakland Tribune. http://www.insidebayarea.com/searchresults/ci_2578247 The Berkeley Daily Planet has published an editorial about the Green Party, "Steady but quiet, Greens…" http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/article.cfm?issue=02-22-05&storyID=20796 KQED-FM's Forum program hosted special guest Green Party leader Wangari Maathai, who recently won the Nobel Peace Prize. http://www.kqed.org/epArchive/R503020900 For a trip down memory lane, check out the California Report, a radio segment that airs on California NPR affiliates. They did a story on the 2003 Mayor's Race in San Francisco, focusing on the Democrat vs. Green sub text. http://www.californiareport.org/domains/californiareport/archive.jsp?date=20... 1130 CALENDAR: FRIDAY, MARCH 4 WHAT: Green Party candidate for Oakland City Council Aimee Allison debates her fellow candidates WHEN: Friday, March 4 at 6 PM WHERE: Oakland City Hall Hearing Room 1 DESCRIPTION: Aimee Allison is a Green who is running for Oakland City Council. For more information, please call the campaign hotline 510-594-7772 or visit http://www.AimeeAllison.org. SATURDAY, MARCH 5 WHAT: Press Conference in protest of gun show adjacent to crime-ridden neighborhood WHEN: Saturday, March 5 at 11 AM WHERE: 2145 Santo at Geneva (directly across from the Cow Palace) DESCRIPTION: The Community Leadership Academy and Emergency Response Program (C.L.A.E.R.) and Brothers Against Guns host a press conference denouncing the sighting of a gun show adjacent to the crime-ridden neighborhood of Visitacion Valley. The San Francisco Green Party has signed on as an endorser of the press conference. Green Party member Dr. Paul Quick, among others, will be speaking. Members of the community are welcome to attend this press conference. TUESDAY, MARCH 8 WHAT: International Women's Day Global Women's Strike WHEN: Tuesday, March 8 at 3 PM WHERE: Gather at San Francisco City Hall DESCRIPTION: Come and support payment for caring work including the justice work of mothers, daughters, partners; pay equity; implementation of City resolution prioritizing the protection of sex workers over prosecution and jail; shutting down Bechtel; refusing the military as an alternative to prison or destitution. March to San Francisco City Jail for a rally at 4 PM. Speak out and make noise against the criminalization of survival: locking up women for crimes of poverty where they lose child custody; rape and other torture in jails and prisons, prison sweat shop labor; unfair trials and uncaring lawyers; the death penalty; the use of ‘nuisance’ laws to arrest those who work and survive on the street, sex workers, homeless people, youth; ticketing and fines with no recourse to justice. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 WHAT: San Francisco Green Party County Council Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, March 9 from 7 – 9 PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, located at 1028 A Howard Street, between 6th and 7th Streets DESCRIPTION: This is our official monthly County Council meeting for the San Francisco Green Party. The County Council will be setting the agenda for the General Meeting the following week, as is standard procedure. Anyone wishing to put an item on the General Meeting agenda is encouraged to attend this meeting. WHAT: San Francisco Green Party Office Working Group meeting WHEN Wednesday March 9, 6 PM sharp! WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, located at 1028 A Howard Street, between 6th and 7th Streets DESCRIPTION: This meeting will precede the County Council meeting. The agenda will focus on office rearrangement, decoration, cleaning, and computer networking training and access. For more information or if you have ideas about the office, please contact Dave Snyder at dave@livablecity.org. SUNDAY, MARCH 13 WHAT: Meeting to discuss "Local Control" (tax/revenue) issues WHEN: Sunday, March 13 at 7 PM WHERE: Atlas Cafe, located at 20th Street and Alabama. DESCRIPTION: Everyone who is interested in joining or has an opinion or tho ughts to share is encouraged to attend this meeting of a newly forming working group. For more information, contact Vicki at vleidner@rcn.com. MONDAY, MARCH 14 WHAT: Campaigns and Issues Working Group Meeting WHEN: Monday, March 14 from 7 – 9 PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, located at 1028 A Howard Street, between 6th and 7th Streets DESCRIPTION: There will be a discussion of our work plan for the year and proposals for the political strategy for the party. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 WHAT: San Francisco Green Party General Membership meeting WHEN: Wednesday, March 16 from 7:30 - 9:30 PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, located at 1028 A Howard Street, between 6th and 7th Streets DESCRIPTION: This is the San Francisco Green Party's monthly meeting. All members are welcome. Please send suggested agenda items to funking@mindspring.com. We request a written proposal in advance of the County Council meeting on March 9 for decision items. MONDAY, MARCH 21 WHAT: Panel with women Green Party members who have run for office WHEN: Monday, March 21 at 6:30 PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party Office, located at 1028 A Howard Street, between 6th and 7th Streets DESCRIPTION: Join us for refreshments and a panel discussion on women running for elected office. Sarah Lipson has been confirmed as moderator, and the panelists are Susan King, Lisa Feldstein, Renee Saucedo and Jane Kim. Thanks to all of our members for your continued support! 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