ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008 Send Announcement items to news@sfgreens.org Please keep items brief; submissions may be edited for length and content. PLEASE NOTE: There will be no General Meeting in December; meetings will return to their usual dates/times (Fourth Wednesday of each Month), beginning in January 2009. See information on the SFGP December Holiday Party below -- http://www.sfgreenparty.org; 415-701-7090 **************************************************************************** EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) * KPFA Local Board Unoffical Meeting: Thursday, Dec. 11, 7-9 p.m. Humanist Hall, 390 27th St., Oakland Join members of KPFA's board and station programmers at a holiday mixer to chat and mingle. Food, drinks and an update on the state of the nation's 1st community radio station. * The Last Continent Québec Film Week: Dec. 12-14 Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinema http://www.sffs.org/events/index_series_quebec.html Filmmaker and marine biologist Jean Lemire (The White Planet) leads an intense 430-day expedition to Antarctica in this resonant documentary about a group of scientists investigating the effects of climate change. When the team arrives they discover that warmer temperatures causing upheavals in the ecosystem also threaten the safety of the crew members themselves. Awaiting the arrival of a desperately needed winter, they struggle to keep food supplies cold and the boat anchored against gale-force winds. The various challenges, coupled with only four hours of sunlight each day, would send most rushing home but the intrepid crew remains infectiously upbeat, playing hockey, kayaking, riding bicycles on the ice and studying a variety of other species whose deep-rooted habits have been disrupted by the warming trends. Cinematographers Martin Leclerc and Mario Cyr capture glorious shots of Antarctica's sublime landscapes as well as the marvelous and fascinating species that thrive in the crystal-clear water under the oceans icy surface. Donald Sutherland's deft voiceover narration weaves together ecological facts, historical accounts of Antarctica's perils, and details of Lemire's mission to create a richly textured profile of the continent. With compassion and urgency, the film makes a compelling case for action, suggesting that the effects of global warming on our fragile world run far deeper than we can see. Presented with support from the Goldman Environmental Prize. December 12, 2008, 6:15 pm, Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinema December 14, 2008, 3:30 pm, Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinema http://www.sffs.org/events/films/film_the_last_continent.html * SF Green Holiday Party: Wednesday, Dec. 17, 7-10 p.m. (No General Meeting in December) SFGP Headquarters, 1028A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.) Join us as we celebrate our many victories and close calls, with music, snacks and drinks. Please bring something to share, if you can. Info at http://www.sfgreenparty.org or 701-7090. SF Green Party General Meeting: December 24 -- Canceled _______________________ NEWS Stop PG&E's Corporate Welfare http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=7621&catid=4 Why the Right Will Oppose Getting Us Out of Recession http://www.alternet.org/blogs/workplace/109955/ Liberals To Keep Pressure On Obama For Results http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/nov/30/liberals-to-keep-pressure-on-oba... Tom Ammiano: The Man, The Myth, The Living Legend http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2008/12/04/tom-ammiano-the-man-the-m... Suit Claims Halliburton, KBR Sickened Base http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/12/military_kbr_lawsuit_121508w/ Battle for the Board's Helm http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2008/12/01/battle-for-the-boards-hel... Throwing Money at MUNI http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/politics/2008/12/throwing_money_at_muni.html Chevron in the White House http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2008/12/3/amy_goodmans_new_column_chevron_i... The Crackberry Chronicles: Progressive Victory Cups Runneth Over http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2008/11/24/the-crackberry-chronicles... David Campos Sworn in as Supervisor http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2008/12/04/newsom-appoints-campos-to...