March 5, 2022 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, With the June election coming up in a few months, D.A. Chesa Boudin's Anti-Recall Campaign is hosting its official campaign kickoff rally and field launch TODAY, March 5th, at Alamo Square Park (on the corner of Hayes St & Pierce St) at noon. Details below. There are also two events this weekend for the Green Party and Peace and Freedom Party's Left Unity Slate of statewide candidates. TODAY, there is a talk at 2:30 pm with three of the candiates entitled "How Socialist Women Would Run California". And TOMORROW, Green Gubernatorial candidate Luis Rodriguez will be in SF for a poetry reading to support his campaign. Details of both events are below. *===========================* What: 'No Recall' Field Campaign Launch Where: Alamo Square Park, corner of Hayes and Pierce St. When: Sat, March 5, 12:00 pm Chesa Boudin's Anti-Recall Campaign is hosting our official campaign kickoff rally and field launch on Saturday, March 5th at Alamo Square Park (on the corner of Hayes St & Pierce St). This event will be a chance for our community to stand together as we introduce our campaign to the city. Come by to meet Chesa, hear from our exciting lineup of speakers comprising community leaders & elected officials, and be part of this extraordinary launch event with other supporters! Our program will start promptly, so please arrive before 12pm. After the rally concludes, for those who are able to join us, we will mobilizing from the park to do our FIRST ever lit-drop. Some coffee and snacks will be provided. See you there! * For any questions or any ADA accommodations requests, please reach out to alvin.ch.lee@gmail.com *===========================* What: How Socialist Women Would Run California Where: Zoom When: Sat, March 5, 2:30-4:30 pm Celebrate International Women's Day early with three women running on the Left Unity Slate in the June 7, 2022 California primary election. * Meghann Adams – Peace and Freedom Party Candidate for State Treasurer * Laura Wells – Green Party Candidate for State Controller * Nathalie Hrizi – Peace and Freedom Party Candidate for Insurance Commissioner Join them as they share their ideas about how to ensure health care, housing, education, and a future for the planet instead of profits for the rich and their corporations. The Left Unity Slate is a cooperative effort by the Green Party of California and the Peace and Freedom Party to offer a clear choice to voters as an alternative to the two capitalist parties. Learn more at leftunityslate.org This event is sponsored by the Oakland Greens, Bay Area System Change Not Climate Change, and the Alameda County Peace and Freedom Party. Register in advance, here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqfu6spjkiHdfIW0PHHc-HFG1HG3ornLS... *===========================* What: Poets for Luis, 2022 CA Governor Candidate Where: Medicine for Nightmares, 3036 24th St, SF When: Sun, March 6, 5-8 pm Come for a poetry reading, live music, and a Q&A with Luis Rodriguez, Green Party candidate for Governor. Featuring poets: devorah major Michael Warr Adrian Arias Ramiro Rodriguez Josia Luis Alderete Mimi Tempest Ricardo Tavarez *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news@sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.