SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 3/24/06-3/30/06 NEWS: - 3/10: Green Party Of California Backs Measure To Reform ‘3 Strikes' Law (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1461) - 3/20: Green Party candidates call for change (http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060320/ NEWS/603200330/1033/NEWS01) - 3/21: Is Nancy Pelosi Wrong Leader for Dems? by Randy Shaw (http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=3065#more) - 3/21: Resolution Condemning Upcoming "Battlecry for a Generation" Rally by Tom Ammiano, co-sponsored by Supervisor Chris Daly - 3/22: Why spending taxpayer dollars on fancy dinners and hotel rooms is "volunteering" (http://www.sfbg.com/40/25/x_oped.html) EVENTS: - 3/24: Protest Christian Right Wing Organization "Battlecry for a Generation" - 3/26: Matt Gonzalez Hosts Green Party US Senate Candidate Todd Chretien Fundraiser - 3/27-28: FILM: Venezuela from Below! - 3/29: Green Party Bash at Studio Z - 3/30: SAVE THE DATE: San Francisco's Annual Political Trivia Contest - 4/1: Stand Up! Stand Out! Free Leadership Training Session for Women - 4/8: Auctioning Off Downtown! San Francisco People's Organization Art Auction & Party ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! IN EVERY ISSUE: - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://www.dailykos.com/user/jim%20d) - Take Action! - Become a Green Party Sustainer! JOKE OF THE WEEK: - Daily Show: Hackett Gets a DLC Makeover (file:///private/tmp/501/TemporaryItems/AOLTemp.html) ************************************************************ NEWS: 3/21: Resolution Condemning Upcoming "Battlecry for a Generation" Rally by Tom Ammiano, co-sponsored by Supervisor Chris Daly: WHEREAS, It is an act of provocation when a right-wing Christian fundamentalist group brings their anti-gay and anti-choice agenda of intolerance to the steps of San Francisco’s City Hall; and WHEREAS, It is unfortunate and alarming that those who are against reproductive and homosexual rights, and who are anti-gay as well as anti-choice, aim to negatively influence the politics of America’s most tolerant and progressive city; and, WHEREAS, The fact that the fringe group “Battlecry for a Generation” will rally on the front steps of City Hall should be taken by no one as an official or semi-official sanctioning of their rally nor of their message by the elected officials of San Francisco; and WHEREAS, We hope, nevertheless, that the out of town protesters will leave our fair city filled with slightly less hatred; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors condemns the upcoming rally to be held by anti-abortion groups in front of City Hall on Friday, March 24, 2006. ============================== EVENTS: 3/24: Protest Christian Right Wing Organization "Battlecry for a Generation" WHEN: Friday, March 24 2:30PM-5:00PM WHERE: San Francisco City Hall, 1 Carlton B Goodlett Place, next to Civic Center DETAILS: "Battlecry for a Generation," a Christian right-wing organization, will hold a rally at City Hall to show the religious right's stern disapproval of gay rights on the very steps where gay marriage was made legal in San Francisco from 2:30PM to 4:00PM. Then they will have a weekend of fun including speakers and music at AT&T Park from March 24, 2006 06:55PM to March 25, 2006 10:45PM (address:24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94107) Stop theocratic fascism, and the right-wing agenda to encourage homophobia, misogyny, blatant disregard for scientific knowledge, and dumbing minds down in teenagers! For more information, see www.battlecry.com/sanfrancisco.php --------- 3/26: Matt Gonzalez Hosts Green Party US Senate Candidate Todd Chretien Fundraiser WHEN: Sunday, March 26 6:00PM-8:00PM WHERE: The office of Gonzalez & Leigh LLP, 2 Shaw Alley, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105 PHONE: 415.512.2000 DETAILS: Matt Gonzalez cordially invites you to attend a fundraiser for Todd Chretien, Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate, who is challenging pro-war democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein. "Feinstein is not part of the movement against the war, she makes President Bush’s war possible. The Republican Party is so happy with Sen. Feinstein’s support of President Bush that they do not intend to run a serious candidate against her in November 2006. But if the pro-war Republican Party will not challenge Sen. Feinstein, then the anti-war Green Party will, and I will appeal to all people to turn this Senate election into a referendum on the war. If you want to stop the deaths of more young American soldiers, stop the killing of tens of thousands of Iraqis and transfer the $250 billion a year we are spending to occupy Iraq into a fund to rebuild New Orleans, refurbish our school system, and provide health insurance for every American, then you have no reason to vote for Sen. Feinstein and every reason to vote for me." - 15 December 2005, Campaign launch statement by Todd Chretien For more information about Tood Chretien, see http://www.todd4senate.org/ Editor's note: The SF Green Party has not made an endorsement in the US Senate Primary race. There are three candidates running for the Green Party's nomination: Tian Harter (http://tianharter.org), Todd Chretien (www.todd4senate.org) and Kent Mesplay. We will include outreach for all three candidates events in our newsletter. --------- 3/27: FILM: Venezuela from Below! WHEN and WHERE: Monday, March 27 Starts 7:00PM New College Theater, 777 Valencia Street, near 19th Ave, San Francisco Panelists will be available in San Francisco only Tuesday, March 28 Starts 7:00PM Fellowship of Humanity, 390 27th Street at Broadway, Oakland DONATION: $5.00 requested No one turned away due to a lack of funds INFORMATION: 510-642-0808 or www.bampfa.berkeley.edu UC Berkeley and Pacific Film Archive, 2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA DETAILS: The Labor Video Project and LaborFest will be screening " Venezuela from Below!" a film by Oliver Ressler and Dario Azzellini. People from Venezuelan grassroots organizations speak about building a new Venezuela, and their ideas and expectations in the search for a social and economic model beyond neo-liberalism. After movie, there will be a discussion of it and Azzellini and Ressler's new video project about the ongoing movement towards worker-controlled enterprises in Venezuela by these filmmakers and MATRIX Curator Chris Gilbert. --------- 3/29: Green Party Bash at Studio Z WHEN: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 8:00PM-2:00AM WHERE: Studio Z, 314 11th Street at Folsom, San Francisco DETAILS: Rock/Pop event. For more information see http://www.studioz.tv/events/green032906 --------- 4/1: Stand Up! Stand Out! Free Leadership Training Session for Women WHEN: Saturday, April 1st 10:00AM-2:00PM WHERE: Bayview Hunters Point YMCA, 1601 Lane Street, San Francisco, CA 94124 Bayview Hunters Point YMCA is wheelchair accessible COST: Free of charge, lunch & childcare provided LUNCH AND CHILDCARE: Will be provided to registered participants. RSVP: Open to Public via RSVP to nwpcsf@yahoo.com or 415-931-4364 CONTACT: Alix Rosenthal, President National Women’s Political Caucus - San Francisco Tel: 415-377-6722 nwpcsf@yahoo.com DETAILS: “Stand Up! Stand Out!” is a free leadership training program aimed at empowering women from Bayview Hunters Point by helping them effect change in their neighborhood and in their city. This one-day skill-building workshop is intended to begin teaching women how to organize around community issues and best approach local officials. As NWPC-SF President Alix Rosenthal said: “Our core mission is to get more women involved in politics. We can work towards this goal by helping to demystify the processes by which local governments make the decisions that most directly affect women and their communities.” The program will kick off with an introductory greeting from S.F. Supervisor Sophie Maxwell, followed by a panel of guest speakers including local commissioners Angelo King (Bayview Hunters Point Project Area Committee, Environmental Commission), and Willie Kennedy (Southeast Community Facilities Commission). The session will finish with smaller, interactive group discussions facilitated by grass roots organizers, which will focus on strategies and skill building. The National Women's Political Caucus is a multicultural, intergenerational, and multi-issue grassroots organization dedicated to increasing women’s participation in the political process. The San Francisco NWPC caucus has been in existence since 1973, working hard locally in support of the NWPC mission: to recruit, train and support pro-choice women candidates for elected and appointed offices at all levels of government. For more information about the San Francisco NWPC caucus, see http://www.nwpc-sf.org/ --------- 4/8: Auctioning Off Downtown! San Francisco People's Organization Art Auction & Party WHEN: Saturday, April 8th Doors open at 7:30 pm Silent Auction 7:30 – 10:00 pm Live Auction with Auctioneer Matt Gonzalez at 9:30 pm WHERE: 111 Minna, San Francisco TICKETS: $10-$20, or pay what you can Advance Tickets available at Ticketweb.com DETAILS: Music by Goh Nakamura, Dan Johnson, DJ VNA, Olga Salamanca, & judy b. Poetry reading by SF Poet Laureate Jack Hirschman Work-in-Progress Film screening of “For Real Bayview” by Markus Darkraven Artists: Chris Corales, Ben Baumgartner, Monique Deschaines, Mark Erlinger, Lawrence Ferlenghetti, Ana Fernandez, Pam Pam Gaddies, Albert Herter, Blake Herod, Jack Hirschman, Martha Hubert, Jamie Knight, Luna Media, Robin Margerin, Siri Margerin, Valerie Mih, Theresa Morris, Keady Phelan, Lucho Pozo, Michael Rauner, Jane Reed, Albert Reyes, Steve Richards, Janet Rosen, Augusta Talbot, Amy Trachtenberg, Debra Walker, Kelly Yount, Arngunnur Yr, & MORE… Curators: Bruno Mauro, Siri Margerin and Catherine Rauschuber Honorary Hosts: Chris Daly, Matt Gonzalez, Jack Hirschman, Mesha Irazarry, Krissy Keefer, Ross Mirkarimi, & Debra Walker ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group Micheas Herman of the GROW Working Group (tabling and voter registration) is seeking a new co-chair. Contact Micheas Herman at ... or the County Council at cc@sfgreens.org for more information. --------- Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! Two 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 get rid of PG&E's monopoly on our electricity service, and start running the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power instead! 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