Dear Greens, See our website for more details on these events: www.sfgreenparty.org as well as our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_62534706497&ap=1 Please pass this newsletter on to others; we're looking for a large number of volunteers to help us out at the Earth Day events! 1. Howard Grayson LGBT Elder Life Conference When: Saturday, March 30, 1 pm-5 pm Where: SF LGBT Center 1800 Market St, SF Description: This is an LGBT Elders Conference created in memory of life-long LGBT and labor activist Howard Grayson. Hosted By Anna Conda and Sue Englander, there will be a speaking panel and entertainment. More info can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/430362660384798/ 2. President Obama is in SF Wednesday April 3rd. Meet at his $5,000 a plate dinner to protest Keystone XL pipeline, the $85 billion cuts/Sequester, drone killings and more. 5-6 pm at 2870 Broadway @ Baker. Sierra Club & other environmental groups are sponsoring this event. 3. Thursday April 11, 6-8 pm important Town Hall Meeting about the suspension of JR Valrey from his KPFA 8 am Wednesday Block Report program. Justice needs a wake-up call at KPFA. Laney College, 900 Fallon St., Student Center Rm. 401. Lake Merritt BART. SFGP has signed the petition in support of JR as well as many of our members. Add your name: editor@sfbayview.com 4. Saturday April 13 at Noon: Drones out of Africa, Middle East and here! Rally at Powell & Market. Sponsored by ANSWER. 5. Sunday April 14th, 11am-2pm: Join SFGP for tabling at Sunday Streets in the Mission 11am-2pm. Shotwell & 24th. Valencia will be shut down to car traffic for several miles. Call John-Marc 415-285-5696 if you can help. 6. SF Earth Day Celebration When: Sat, April 20, 10 am - 6 pm Where: Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco Description: Help us do outreach on Earth Day at the Civic Center! If you can help register and talk to potential Green voters, email cc@sfgreens.org or call us at 415-480-4773. 7. Sunday April 21, 10am-Noon: Earth Day clean-up Ocean Beach. Bring your own bags. Organizers will be on the beach just below the Cliff House off the Great Hwy. 8. Monday April 22, Earth Day: Stop Environmental Injustice! Protest the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada across the US. Noon at the US EPA Region 1X office, 75 Hawthorne St. between 2nd & 3rd St. and Howard & Folsom near the Mongomery BART. 9. SF Green Party Members meet every 4th Wednesday. Next meeting 4/27 at 7-9 pm. Speaker rescheduled on SF Public School planning/PEPS: Community process for envisioning the best public schools possible and making it happen; no Charter schools. El Cafetazo, 3087 16th St. near Valencia St and 16th St. BART. Everyone welcome. *===========================* The Green Party of California is seeking independent contractors for a variety of positions: fundraiser, organizer, and press secretary. To get more details, or to apply, see their web page: http://www.cagreens.org/ *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *=========================== Join our updated Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_62534706497&ap=1 *=========================== To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news@sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.