SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 7/6/06-7/12/06 Happy Fourth of July! NEWS: - Pictures of the San Francisco Green Party from Pride, Mime Troupe (http://www.dolorespark.org/pics/4July2006/, http:// www.dolorespark.org/pics/Pride06/) - Green LGBTI activist responds to "Green" leader of "pro-life" contingent at SF Pride (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem- start.gem?idx=1505) EVENTS: This week: - 7/6-7/12: Troops Home Fast - 7/6: Feminist Issues Group Meeting Cancelled - 7/6: Peter Camejo Read His New Book: California Under Corporate Rule - 7/8: Join Mission District Activists for a Z.O.N.K. Concert - 7/14: Art and Designer Fashion Auction, With Spoken Word Performances - 7/22: Protest at Bohemian Grove! - 7/25: DJ Superchill Hosts Krissy Keefer - 8/6, 9/17, 10/15, 11/5, 12/17: West Side Green meetings ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Boycott ExxonMobil, Protect Arctic Refuge! Tell your friends by sending them this animated cartoon: http://www.care2.com/ecards/build/ 1/6234 IN EVERY ISSUE: - Left Talk with Diamond Dave! - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://www.dailykos.com/user/jim%20d) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! JOKE OF THE WEEK: - Stephen Colbert: NY Times Want You and Your Family Dead (http:// www.alternet.org/blogs/video/38313/) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 7/6-7/12: Troops Home Fast WHEN: Thursday, July 6th Wednesday, July 12th, 2006 8am-8pm Rolling Fast WHERE: Senator Dianne Feinsteins Office One Post Street (@ Market St.) San Francisco, CA 94104 DETAILS: * Bring the Troops Home Fast * Join CODEPINK, Green Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, Public Defender Jeff Adachi and many others calling for the withdrawal of our children, brothers, sisters, partners, parents, friends, and lovers from Iraq . Senator Dianne Feinstein recently voted against John Kerrys amendment calling for the troops to come home. Lets make sure she doesnt disappoint her constituents again. Gather with us, as we encourage her to co-sponsor the Harkin bill (S. CON. RES 93) no permanent military presence or military bases in Iraq; no attempt to control the flow of Iraqi oil; and Armed Forces should be redeployed from Iraq as soon as practicable after the completion of Iraq's constitution-making process or December 31, 2006. To RSVP and sign-up for the rolling fast contact: codepinkbayarea@riseup.net or call 415.575-5555. For more info www.troopshomefast.org --------- 7/6: Feminist Issues Group Meeting Cancelled DETAILS: We will meet the first thursday in august for a very important meeting. Agenda to include heavy duty planning for the two upcoming events: - Fundraiser for green women candidates - Panel for San Francisco School Board Candidates --------- 7/6: Peter Camejo Read His New Book: California Under Corporate Rule WHEN: Thursday, July 6, 2006 7:30PM WHERE: Modern Times Bookstore, 888 Valencia Street, San Francisco CONTACT, INFORMATION: Modern Times Bookstore can be reached by phone at 415-282-9246. For a complete listing of events visit Modern Times Bookstore online at moderntimesbookstore.com DETAILS: Peter Camejo, longtime social justice advocate, financial analyst, and Green Party gubernatorial candidate has gone where no other candidate for political office has gone before: he's written a book outlining the major policy changes he would make as California's next governor, and has done the research to back it up. Hear Camejo's plan for challenging the stranglehold of money over the political system as he discusses California Under Corporate Rule. --------- 7/8: Join Mission District Activists for a Z.O.N.K. Concert WHEN: July 8, 2006 Doors open 7:00PM Show starts 7:30PM WHERE: Balazo Gallery is located at 2183 Mission Street, San Francisco and is wheelchair accessible. CONTACT, INFORMATION: Go to http://www.balazogallery.com for location details. ADMISSSION: The show is $5 - $25 sliding scale and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. DETAILS: Rock your support for social justice in Mexico this Saturday night at Balazo Gallery, the Missions premier space for latin, punk, rock and art shows. Enjoy a Vegetarian Mexican buffet dinner for $5-$10 sliding scale. Singer-songwriter Valerie Orth (http://www.myspace.com/vlomusic) kicks off the night of amor de Mexico. She is well known for her role in organizing the Bay Area Sweat Free Coalition that has won anti-sweatshop legislation victories in San Francisco and Berkeley. But Orth is also emerging as a leading presence in the SF music scene for her innovative acoustic style and passionate performances. Her strong, sultry voice and witty songs tell of a wry visionary with world-weary experience in love and struggle. Following Orth will be The Genie (http://www.thegeniemusic.com), another local favorite with an intensely loyal following for his brilliant experimental guitar techniques. Genie has even coined his own performance art musical genre, called Scratch Guitar, where he blends blues, hip hop, reggae, drum n bass, middle eastern rhythms, bossa nova, and jazz via slide guitar, live-sampling, beat boxing, and unconventional syncopation to create a visually stunning and soulful performance. Headlining the evening will be Z.O.N.K., who describe their unique sound as Portisehead meets Beck meets Bjork meets Gorillaz. Most fans refer to them though as trip-hop, but the most important thing to know about Z.O.N.K.s sound is that it is infectiously danceable. Z.O.N.K. have toured with such diverse acts as Concrete Blonde, the B-52's, De La Soul, Lyrics Born, Lady Kier of Deee-Lite and The Pharcyde. (http://www.zonkaholics.com) Filling the blank spaces between bands will be DJ Eric Quezeda who may have the best salsa, soul and old skool LP collection east of Valencia Street. Quezeda is a long-time affordable housing and social justice activist who has run for District 9 supervisor and is involved in more progressive Mission District non-profits than seems humanly possible. This concert will raise funds to send a Mission District social justice activist and SFSU student, Amrah Salomón Johnson, on the MSN study abroad tour to Mexico from September to December, 2006. She will document the social justice movement in Mexico after the presidential election in El Tecolote (http://www.eltecolote.org) and hold report-backs in the spring at San Francisco State University on the Zapatista movement, the femicides in Chihuahua and Juarez, and the Mexican perspective on immigration to the United States. She is still accepting requests for journalism, research and lectures and can be contacted at bmoviequeen@hotmail.com. For more information about the Mexico Solidarity Network (MSN) see http://www.mexicosolidarity.org --------- 7/14: Art and Designer Fashion Auction, With Spoken Word Performances WHEN: July 14, 2006 Starts 7:00PM WHERE: 522 Valencia Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco ADMISSSION: The show is $5 - $20 sliding scale and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. DETAILS: Join the Bay Areas hottest up and coming visual artists, fashion designers and writers for an evening of art, fashion and wordplay. Visual Artists Include: Andy Blue Darren Villegas Francisco Domingez Fernando Marti Michelle Gutierrez Mirishae McDonald Patrick Piazzo of the SF Print Collective Rob Arnow and more Fashion and jewelry by: Jennifer Noland Lee-Anne Early Paulina Flint de Castro Why Not? Vintage and more Words / Performances by: Alfonso Texidor Amrah Salomon Johnson Carolina Morales Doria Robinson Sandra Miller and more Enjoy a Vegetarian Mexican buffet dinner for $5-$10 sliding scale. Wine, beer, soda and water will be offered, suggested donation is $3 for beverages. This concert will raise funds to send a Mission District social justice activist and SFSU student, Amrah Salomón Johnson, on the MSN study abroad tour to Mexico from September to December, 2006. She will document the social justice movement in Mexico after the presidential election in El Tecolote (http://www.eltecolote.org) and hold report-backs in the spring at San Francisco State University on the Zapatista movement, the femicides in Chihuahua and Juarez, and the Mexican perspective on immigration to the United States. She is still accepting requests for journalism, research and lectures and can be contacted at bmoviequeen@hotmail.com. For more information about the Mexico Solidarity Network (MSN) see http://www.mexicosolidarity.org --------- 7/22: Protest at Bohemian Grove! WHEN: July 22, 2006 8:00PM WHERE: Monte Rio on the Russian River, Sonoma County, CA CONTACT, INFORMATION: http://www.sonomacountyfreepress.com and click on Bohemian Grove, or call 707-874-2248 or 415-567-4577 RIDES: Call 415-821-6545 for ride information from San Francisco. DETAILS: Protest the Ruling Elite- Impeach the Bohemians! Join Bohemian Grove Action Network, ANSWER Coalition, SF, Green Party of California, International Indian Treaty Council, United Farm Workers and many others who will demonstrate at Bohemian Grove, the annual summer retreat for the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world. Bohemian Grove revelers include those who prosper from war, and keep labor costs low by ruling some workers "illegal." Yes, they are who you think they are. Join the call: End the War for Oil abroad, Justice for Immigrants at home and immediately Impeach the President and All his Men, many of whom are regular grove guests and members. 1 P.M.- Rally, speakers, music 2 P.M.- March to the Bohemian Grove Gate 4-10 P.M.- Dinner and evening event at Monte Rio Amphitheater (not confirmed at this writing) --------- 7/25: DJ Superchill Hosts Krissy Keefer WHEN: July 25, 2006 8:00PM - midnight WHERE: Lazlo's, 2534 Mission Street, San Francisco CONTACT, INFORMATION: For more information, contact krissyforcongress@yahoo.com. DETAILS: DJ Superchill (AKA Chuck Gonzalez) hosts congressional candidate Krissy Keefer at the Lazlo's. Meet Krissy and find out why she is running for Congress as if her life depended on it. --------- 8/6, 9/17, 10/15, 11/5, 12/17: West Side Green meetings WHEN: August 6, 2006 September 17, 2006 October 15, 2006 November 5, 2006 (Get out the vote) December 17, 2006 (Party and next year's planning) 3:00PM-5:00PM WHERE: 1339 27th Avenue between Irving and Judah,San Francisco Accessible by N-Judah Muni line CONTACT, INFORMATION: For more information, about our Club, please call: 415) 661-5713 or (415) 664-7754. E-Mail lucretiam2000@yahoo.com DETAILS: SF Westside Green Club will be hosting regular monthly Sunday meetings. All are welcome. Refreshments/childcare provided. Greens and progressives living in the Sunset/Richmond district are encouraged to attend. ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: Aimee Allison Campaign Update: Allison To Face Kernighan in 11/7 Runoff Unofficial results with 100% of precincts reporting. Patricia Kernighan 4,694 46.1% Aimee Allison 4,000 39.3% Shirley Gee 1,471 14.5% Aimee Allison will face Patricia Kernighan in a runoff on November 7th. --------- 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. ============================== IN EVERY ISSUE: Left Talk with Diamond Dave! Tune in to a round table discussion of progressive issues from the Green perspective (represented by Diamond Dave Whitaker) and the ISO perspective. 88.1 FM or 880 AM, every Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Spencer the Speaker. --------- Take Action! Find out about opportunities to help our elected Greens (writing letters, attending hearings, etc) -- subscribe to the SF Green Party Action list! The Action list is a low-traffic list (approximately one message per week in addition to our newsletter) telling you what you can do to help: https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ action --------- 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! We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots campaigners to help us win this fight. No experience necessary. Earn $280 to $400 each four day work week learning to be a strong progressive organizer. To apply, call Eric at 415-756-8844 from noon to 2pm any weekday, or send an email to jobs@our-city.org For more information, see our web site at http://our-city.org ************************************************************ For more info on our activities, please see our website, http://www.sfgreenparty.org. You can also email us questions at info@sfgreens.org. To send us news items (short blurb please, plain text only) for possible inclusion in the newsletter, email news@sfgreens.org. Please don't put these addresses on mailing lists; messages not specifically addressed to us won't go through.