April 20 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty mastodon.sfgreens.org/@sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Happy holidays! There's a talk on single payer healthcare today, and we'll also be holding our monthly meeting next Wednesday. Come hear a report-back on Venezuela from long-time Green Party member and former candidate, Laura Wells! We'll also be choosing delegates to our statewide plenary, which will be held in SF in May. *===========================* What: Talk on "Medicare for All - Fake News vs the Real Deal" Where: 518 Valencia St, SF When: Sat, April 20, 3 pm Hear from Mark Dudzic, national coordinator for the Labor Campaign for Single Payer Healthcare. Learn how the defenders of the status quo are distorting "Medicare for All." Sponsored by Single Payer Now! *===========================* What: Green Party Monthly Meeting Where: Redstone Bldg #301 (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness), SF When: Wed, April 24, 7 - 9 pm Agenda 5 min - Intros 1 hour - Venezuela report-back by Laura Wells: Venezuela is facing significant difficulties, and one of the worst is the widespread misinformation spread by governments and media. Green Party member (and candidate) Laura Wells just returned from an "End Venezuela Sanctions" delegation. She'll report back on what she found, and take questions. 10 min - Julian Assange/ Chelsea Manning update - Rich 15 min - Nuts and bolts of membership outreach; how can we contact our members and get them involved? Use of voter maps / precinct captains, etc. 20 min - Update on GPCA meeting in SF on May 18 and 19 / choose our delegates 5 min - Announcements 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 *===========================* What: Save the Date - Green Party of California meeting in SF! Where: Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness), SF When: Sat-Sun, May 18-19, 2019 The Green Party of California's next General Assembly (GA) will be held on May 18 & 19, 2019, at the Redstone Building, 2490 16th St., San Francisco, CA 94103 If you want to be a delegate, come to our meeting on April 24, where we will choose delegates, or email cc@sfgreens.org before that meeting so we know you're interested. Thank you to the Green Party of Alameda County for hosting. A draft agenda and other details are posted here: http://www.cagreens.org/ga/2019-05 *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news@sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.