SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NEWS: - Steve Hill, long-time Green Party advocate for electoral reform, explains how Ed Jew got elected: http://tinyurl.com/yv5bj7 - SF Green Party Sustainability Working Group co-chair Eric Brooks writes about the connection between Neighborhood-based Electricity and Neighborhood-based Democracy: http://tinyurl.com/3bs6td - Green Party Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi promotes gun control: http://tinyurl.com/27cq74 - Green Party College Board member John Rizzo introduces fiscal oversight at City College: Part 1: http://www.sfbg.com/printable_entry.php?entry_id=3978 Part 2: http://www.sfbg.com/printable_entry.php?entry_id=4034 - Former Green Party supervisorial candidate Renee Saucedo fights for affordable housing and a day labor center. Congratulations to Planning Commissioner (and Green County Council member) Christina Olague for her support for neighborhood priorities on the project: http://tinyurl.com/2cl24h - Green Party good-government advocate Joe Lynn explains what's wrong with the SF Ethics Commission and how to fix it: Part 1: http://www.sfbg.com/printable_entry.php?entry_id=3982 Part 2: http://www.sfbg.com/printable_entry.php?entry_id=4050 ************************************************************ EVENTS: 7/18 - General Membership Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, July 18 7:30PM-9:30PM WHERE: SFGP Office, 1028A Howard St DETAILS: This is the monthly general meeting of the SF Green Party. First-time attendees are welcome! This month, we will have a report-back from the US Social Forum in Atlanta from several people who attended, including Supervisor Chris Daly. We will also decide on several resolutions, and make our first endorsement of the 2007 campaign season. Please read the text of all proposals online before coming to the meeting; to save paper, we usually don't make many printed copies. The full meeting agenda (including proposals) is posted on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1751 --------- 7/22 - Westside Green Club Meeting WHEN: Sunday, July 22 3-5 PM WHERE: At the home of Barry Hermanson, 2467 28th Ave, near Ulloa. For more information, call Barry at 415-664-7754, or Nancy Lewis at 415-661-5713. ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter Editor needed Thanks to Rosalind Lord for her long service as Newsletter Editor! If you're a San Francisco Green Party member who's interested in editing our weekly newsletter (this one), please contact the County Council at cc@sfgreens.org. --------- New County Council Members Needed The San Francisco Green Party County Council is looking to nominate new members. Individuals of all walks of life that wish to help build the Green Party should email cc@sfgreens.org to seek a nomination. Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and young adults are currently under represented and are particularly encouraged to seek a nomination. The County Council meets one Tuesday a month and is charged with overseeing the workings of the local Green Party. --------- Take Action! Find out about opportunities to help our elected Greens (writing letters, attending hearings, etc) -- subscribe to the SF Green Party Action list! The Action list is a low-traffic list (approximately one message per month in addition to our newsletter) telling you what you can do to help: https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/action --------- Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer The San Francisco Green Party needs donations for rent on the office, mailings, signs, and many other expenditures in order to wage effective political campaigns. We are especially interested in building up our base of "sustaining members," those who agree to contribute a certain amount each month by credit card. By becoming a sustaining member you save us money and time that we can then devote to our political work. It is a method of donation that is perfect for a grassroots organization like the Green Party as it allows us to thrive off of many, many small and medium size donations instead of depending on a few large donors. For more information, please visit the MAKE A DONATION page on the website at http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html For questions about the sustaining member program contact treasurer@sfgreens.org To make a one-time donation by mail please send a check made out to The San Francisco Green Party to: San Francisco Green Party 1028A Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103 ************************************************************ For more info on our activities, please see our website, http://www.sfgreenparty.org. You can also email us questions at info@sfgreens.org. To send us news items (short blurb please, plain text only) for possible inclusion in the newsletter, email news@sfgreens.org. Please don't put these addresses on mailing lists; messages not specifically addressed to us won't go through.