January 17, 2025 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty instagram.com/sfgreenparty mastodon.sfgreens.org/@sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Last weekend, Greens from around the country met on Zoom for "Rising Up Green, as Empire Falls Down," a talk and Q&A with former Presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein, hosted by the Alameda Greens. The recording is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP_3Sg3_dZ4 At our first meeting of 2025, on Wednesday January 22, we'll be planning on what to focus on this year, with a special meeting for new members in March. The agenda is below. And please join us this weekend at various MLK Day marches! Details and contact info are listed below. *===========================* What: Green Party members' meeting Where: 2973 16th St, #300, SF When: Wed, Jan 22, 7-9 pm Agenda: * Introductions * Report-back on Butch Ware 2026 planning meeting * Report-back on MLK marches * Planning for New Members Intro meeting in March * Planning - what should be our main focus this year? Every 4th Wednesday the SF Green Party meets to discuss issues of concern, listen to interesting speakers, endorse events, plan outreach and more! Everyone welcome. All meetings are wheelchair accessible. To make a presentation or gain the SFGP endorsement of events and issues, please contact our SFGP County Council at: cc@sfgreens.org Mask policy: Masks are currently optional indoors, for both vaccinated and non-vaccinated people. We provide the option for SF Green Party members and invited candidates to participate in our meetings via Zoom, so email cc@sfgreens.org for info on how you can join us virtually. *===========================* What: MLK Weekend Marches Where: various locations, see below When: Sat, Jan 18 - Mon, Jan 20 The People's March - Saturday at noon at 24th & Bryant Answer organized march on Sunday, 1 pm, Civic Center Annual MLK Day March - Monday, 11 am, Caltrain Station Anyone interested in attending, please contact Barry Hermanson at 415-255-9494. Barry has a small SFGP banner that can be carried in the marches. Details here: https://48hills.org/2025/01/10-uplifting-ways-to-honor-mlk-this-weekend/ *===========================* What: Call for Volunteers - Social and Economic Justice Fetival Where: Mission High, 3750 18th St, SF When: Sat, Jan 25 - Sun, Jan 26 The SF Green Party is part of the Social and Economic Justice Music Festival that showcases workshops and concerts with songs for the fight against poverty, militarism and racism. Along with a Congress of the People to develop a People's Platform, the festival helps build the resistance to Trump and defend democracy. Activities will be held at Mission High School in San Francisco on Saturday, January 25, and Sunday, January 26. We need volunteers. Register here for the music festival and choose that you are volunteering in lieu of paying a conference fee. https://www.csej.org/music-festival-registration-form/ Then please fill out this volunteer form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwJAVVthKg-CLTjzbCzXU8ePtG5SPUY3gQ... If you are available, please come to our office for a volunteer orientation meeting on Tuesday, January 21, at 6 p.m., or Friday, January 24, at 12 noon, reply to this email to confirm which date you can come. Our address is 2973 - 16th Street 3rd floor, next to the Victoria Theater near the 16th Street BART station. *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news@sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.