Newsletter for August 22, 2007 Events: 1. Wednesday, August 22 Special General Membership Meeting. We will be considering the SF Green Party position on all local ballot measures. 7:30 to about 10 p.m., 1028a Howard Street, between 6th and 7th streets, closer to the 6th Street. 2. Thursday, August 23: Tenant Outreach in CitiApartments. August 23rd , 5:30, starting near the Civic Center Tenant Outreach to stop CitiApartments (the largest landlord in the city) from kicking out section 8 and rent-control tenants by using coercive tactics and intimidation! Visit: Citistop.org 3. Friday, August 24 Stop the raids and deportations! Rapid Response Network Rally Friday Aug. 24 at 12 noon Immigration Building 630 Sansome St. @ Washington St. (Montgomery BART) For more info: noalamigra@gmail.com 510-866-4170" 4. Saturday, August 25 12:00PM BAYVIEW HUNTERS POINT MARCH FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE! Meet at the PG&E Power Plant at Evans and Middlepoint roads. 5. The SFGP Sustainability Working Group has canceled its August meeting to accommodate the SFGP August endorsement meeting schedule. 6. Thursday, August 30 6:30PM-9:00PM, Army of None Book Launch: Strategies to Counter Military Recruitment, End the War, and Build a Better World by Aimee Allison and David Solnit BOOK RELEASE & PROJECT KICK-OFF CELEBRATION Join Army vet Aimee Allison and global justice organizer and puppeteer David Solnit in celebrating their book release and launching a 40-city tour to support local counter recruitment and antiwar efforts. Club Oasis 135 12th St., @ Madison, Oakland (6 blocks E. of Broadway/12th St. BART) 6. Sunday, September 8 Power to the Peaceful Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park. Please join us under the big SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY banner. 7. Saturday, September 15 Beach Impeach Flashmob at Crissy Field, before 2 p.m., time yet to be determined. For more info, go to: http://volunteerforchange.org/go/signup/7886+c5f2d829fa1caa414f703f6228d3423... 8. Saturday, September 22 SOMAFEST 2007 in South of Market. More details to come. In the News: S.F. public housing cameras no help in homicide arrests http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/08/14/MNIPRHRPE.DTL PAC raises money for the benefit of fundraisers http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/12/AR2007081201... topnews Newsom lacks serious challengers, but lineup is full of characters http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/08/11/MNVVRFQM6.DTL Feds will check on Bayview asbestos Neighbors' complaints prompt examination of airborne dust http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/08/03/BA01RC80O2.DTL Camelot came, now Lost? Newsom fundraising is down http://www.fogcityjournal.com/news_in_brief/lynn_070804.shtml; They're Back: Ethics Resumes Meltdowns http://www.fogcityjournal.com/news_in_brief/lynn_070807.shtml Part II: An Insiders Evaluation of the Players http://www.fogcityjournal.com/news_in_brief/lynn_070808.shtml Harm Reduction in the Park http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=4227&catid=4&volume_id=254&issue_id=3... We are seeking: 1) A treasurer contact cc@sfgreens.org 2) A newsletter editor contact cc@sfgreens.org 3) Volunteers for other activities, you name it contact cc@sfgreens.org or susan_e_vaughan@yahoo.com City Hall is seeking members for: Peak Oil Preparedness Task Force: http://www.sfgov.org/site/bdsupvrs_page.asp?id=64788 And LAFCo: http://www.sfgov.org/site/bdsupvrs_page.asp?id=36743 --------------------------------- Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games.