October 3 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Early voting starts next week at City Hall! Look for our postcard in the mail in about a week, and our full Green Voter Guide to be posted on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/72-november-2015-endorsements If you can donate to help pay for our slate mailing, follow this link: http://sfgreenparty.org/donate Events for our endorsed candidates and campaigns are listed below, and there's also a panel discussion tonight featuring several Green Party speakers, on whether Socialists should support Bernie Sanders in next year's presidential election. *===========================* What: Precinct walks for Francisco Herrera for Mayor Where: Ocean Beach, Great Hightway and Lincoln, and La Playa Safeway When: Sat, October 3 This is an event for those who love to walk! Ocean Beach Promenade, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m: Meet at the foot of Lincoln Avenue of the beach side of the Great Highway Walk from Lincoln along the beach side of the parking lot to the La Playa Safeway. Stop for lunch at the bus stop across from Safeway with signs and postcards. Either walk or take bus back to starting point, or stay for the outreach at the Safeway parking lot at La Playa Safeway, La Playa between Fulton and Balboa, 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sign up to volunteer for Francisco at http://peoplescampaign.net *===========================* What: Precinct walks for Wendy Aragon for College Board Where: various locations When: Sat and Sunday, Oct 3-4 Saturday 10:00am to 1:00pm - Inner Sunset/Golden Gate Heights. Meet at Hidden Garden Steps on 16th and Kirkham). Point person is Kelly Groth, who will be providing delicious pastries and coffee from Arizmendi Bakery! Some of these precincts are flat, but others are hilly so be prepared to do some serious walking. Sunday 11:00am to 2:00pm - Park Merced and Ingleside. Meet at SFSU at the coffee shop in front of the HSS building on 19th Ave and Holloway. *===========================* What: Mobilization for Prop I Where: various locations When: Sat, Oct 3, 10 am Educate voters this Saturday, October 3rd at 10am at 1 of 3 locations: Castro/Noe/Mission Mobilization Campaign Office 2301 Mission @ 19th (1st floor Mercadito) Bernal Heights Mobilization Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center 515 Cortland Western Addition Mobilization West Bay Community Center 1286 Fillmore @ Eddy Come to the Rally for "Yes on Prop I" hosted by Our Mission No Eviction on Saturday, October 10th at 10am, 24th and S. Van Ness. - Get House signs/door hangers/lists of neighbors - Phone banking - Live music - Mural dedication Join the movement today! To learn of all "Yes on Prop I" volunteer opportunities, contact Gladys Soto at (415) 713-9424; holderg@sbcglobal.net *===========================* What: Should Socialists Support Bernie Sanders? Where: The Women's Building, 3543 18th St #8 When: Sat, Oct 3, 6-8 pm The Democratic primary campaign of Bernie Sanders has ignited a new enthusiasm among many who are fed up with the status-quo of politics in the United States. Tens of thousands have joined rallies to hear Sanders decry the billionaire class and call for an end to inequality. Many on the socialist left have embraced the campaign. Others have argued against support for Sanders, calling instead for socialists to organize independently of the Democratic Party. Join the International Socialist Organization in a panel discussion on the question of support for the Sanders campaign and socialist strategy during elections. Speakers will represent both support and opposition to supporting the Sanders primary campaign. Panelists include Alex Shantz, co-coordinator of the Green Party of California and a local elected official; Ragina Johnson, a coordinator of the Green Party's "Million Votes for Peace" campaign; and Steve Early, a Labor for Bernie voluneer and CWA organizer. *===========================* What: Save Midtown Takes City Hall Where: City Hall When: Tue, Oct 6, 11:45 am - afternoon Families Face An Average 120% Rent Increase, Forced Displacement + Eviction Threats from Mayor's Office of Housing Midtown is the only city owned apartment complex that is not public housing, the tenants have paid off the property mortgage in 2007. A lot of tenants lost their Fillmore based Victorians to eminent domain during the civic redevelopment and were promised equity ownership upon mortgage satisfaction. However that promise has been broken, instead we face the largest flight of Fillmore residents since the times of civic redevelopment. It's time for Midtown to take over the City Hall. Public officials have been deaf to our pleas asking them to stop willful destruction of our community. We've written letters and called. We came to Board of Supervisors hearing. We filed the largest rent control petition in San Francisco history and lost it. We launched the biggest rent strike in San Francisco since 1978. Now we must do what people who can't get their voices heard do - take our case directly to the people in charge. We'll be doing a large sit-in until we get our 30 minutes with the mayor, we've been asking for this opportunity for months - but were denied. Tuesday, October 6th 2015 11:45am event start 12pm-1pm press conference + public rally on City Hall Steps 1pm-1:45pm food break 2pm Board of Supervisors public comment 3pm Office of Mayor Ed Lee sit-in Facebook event: http://bit.ly/savemidtown *===========================* What: Let's Rock, party for Prop I Where: Roccapulco Dance Club, 3140 Mission Street When: Thu, Oct 8, 6 pm - midnight LATIN LEGENDS ROCK for LA MiSSiON The concert will feature an incredible line-up of talented legend artists from the Mission District who have recorded and toured around the world. The lineup includes: - Leo Rosales of Malo - John Calloway - John Santos - Marcus Lopez Mission Varrio Project - Dr. LOCO & DJ Bobby A All the proceeds will go toward Prop I. *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news@sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.