SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 9/20/06-9/26/06 NEWS: - Krissy Keefer and Friends Kick it High at Medjool (http:// www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=3673#more) - Gala Event for Democracy Supports Gay Candidate (http:// www.outinsanfrancisco.com/home/news.asp?articleid=29979) - Green Party Set to Convene in Tahoe (http://www.tahoebonanza.com/ article/20060903/Region/109030059) - Gay Green Embraces His Silver Screen Namesake (http://www.ebar.com/ news/article.php?sec=news&article=1165) - Bi-sexual Tries to de-Fang BART board (http://www.ebar.com/news/ article.php?sec=news&article=1150) - Krissy on the Will and Willie Show (http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/ 1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/18227/podcast/SANFRANCISCO- CA/KQKE-AM/W&W%209-18%20KK%201945.mp3) EVENTS: This week: - 9/20: Final Endorsement meeting - 9/21: CODEPINK Peace Ribbon Quilt - 9/21: Support a Free Media! - 9/22: Autumnal Equinox Flashmob with Krissy Keefer Next week: - 9/25: No Room On The Ark? Eviscerating The Endangered Species Act - 9/29: Ningun Ser Humano Es Ilegal/No One Is Illegal Save the date: - 10/23: The Show of Shows: Musical Cabaret Benefit for Jane Kim & Kim-Shree Maufas ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Volunteer for Krissy Keefer's Campaign! - 9/21: Green Party Congressional Candidate Krissy Keefer Appears on Channel 29 7:30PM-8:30PM - 10/03: Green Party Congressional Candidate Krissy Keefer Appears on Channel 29 7:00PM-8:00PM - FILM: IRAQ FOR SALE in Bay Area September & October! For screenings, see http://iraqforsale.org/screenings.php - Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan IN EVERY ISSUE: - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://www.dailykos.com/user/jim%20d) - Take Action! - Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! - Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer JOKE OF THE WEEK: - Ocean Symphony with Jack Black (http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=tC5P7mBu_XY) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 9/20: Final Endorsement Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 7:30PM-9:30PM WHERE: 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco, CA DETAILS: See County Council meeting details. --------- 9/21: CODEPINK Peace Ribbon Quilt WHEN: Thursday, September 21, 2006 4:00PM-6:00PM 6:00PM-8:30PM Candlelight Interfaith Vigil to follow at Civic Center WHERE: Offices of Supervisor Chris Daly, 1 Carlton B Goodlett Place, San Francisco City Hall, San Francisco, CA INFORMATION, CONTACT: Supervisor Chris Daly 415-554-7970 CODEPINK 415-575-5555 http://www.codepink4peace.org/article.php?list=type&type=17 http://declarationofpeace.org/ **this event is free, open to the public, and wheelchair accessable** DETAILS: The CODEPINK Peace Ribbon Quilt is more than 150 2’x3’ handmade panels commemorating lives of U.S. soldiers and Iraqi civilians lost during the illegal occupation. It has traveled throughout the United States, to the World Peace Conference in Vancouver, Jordan, Lebanon, at Camp Casey outside Bush’s Crawford Ranch, and is in San Francisco for a month of showings and Peace Events, and full participation with the Declaration of Peace. San Francisco CODEPINK will spend the month with the Peace Ribbon Quilt bringing the message of End the War in Iraq, End the War on Our Streets, the affect of the war on all of us at home, and IMPEACHMENT. We are inviting the community to join these events, with banners, panels, and displays commemorating those lost from the wars on our streets, in our neighborhoods, and throughout many of our cities (particularly San Francisco and Oakland ) and to have the Peace Ribbon Quilt at events in the community DEMANDING PEACE AT HOME AND ABROAD. --------- 9/21: Support a Free Media! WHEN: Thursday, September 21, 2006 8:00PM-midnight WHERE: Crash (34 Mason Street near Market), San Francisco, CA DETAILS: Josh Wolf is free for now but his case and the larger cause of a free media persist. Josh has established the Rise Up Network (RUN) Legal Fund which will be used to grant money to independent media makers who find themselves in legal trouble and without money for representation. This event, featuring Josh Wolf, will benefit the RUN Legal Fund. The program will include speakers, a silent art auction, live music and/or DJ's. We will try to get as much media coverage as we can. Actual and potential speakers: Josh Wolf, Judith Miller, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, Supervisor Chris Daly, Supervisor Tom Ammianno, Bruce Brugman of the Bay Guardian, Jeff Perlstein of the Media Alliance, Rachel Gordon of the Chronicle, Rick Knee of the National Writers Union and Sunshine Taskforce, John Barlow of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Njeri Sims - filmaker, Rob Los Ricos – writer/former political prisonner (not all speakers are confirmed) Live Music of Magnetism and Gaviotas --------- 9/22: Autumnal Equinox Flashmob with Krissy Keefer WHEN: Friday, September 22, 2006 8:00PM WHERE: Dolores Park at 19th St (in front of steps into park), San Francisco, CA DETAILS: Surprise guests, performance art, dancing --------- 9/25: No Room On The Ark? Eviscerating The Endangered Species Act WHEN: Monday, September 25, 2006 5:30PM Reception 6:00PM Program WHERE: Commonwealth Club office, 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA ADMISSION: Free for Commonwealth Club Members, $8 for Center for Biological Diversity Members, $15 for Non-Members DETAILS: Is Congress turning its back on threatened species? The Endangered Species Act has been the safety net for fish, wildlife and plants facing extinction. But in 2005, the House of Representatives voted to weaken the statute, which could doom fragile ecosystems. Plater explains how we can protect otherwise defenseless species. Program Organizer: Arlene Gemmill Co-sponsored by the Center for Biological Diversity, the Sierra Club's National Wildlife and Endangered Species Committee, and Golden Gate University. --------- 9/29: Ningun Ser Humano Es Ilegal/No One Is Illegal WHEN: Friday, September 29, 2006 Viernes 29 Septiembre 2006 7:00PM WHERE: New College Theater, 777 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA ADMISSION/COLABORACION: $5-10, No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds DETAILS: In English: Join Tim Redmond of the SF Bay Guardian, with: - Justin Akers Chacon, author, No One Is Illegal (<http:// www.haymarketbooks.org/Merchant2/merchant.mv? Screen=PROD&Store_Code=Haymarket&Product_Code=UHPNOI>_) - Nativo Lopez, President, Mexican American Political Association - Renee Saucedo, Immigrant Rights Activist and Director, La Raza Centro Legal Day Labor Program In conversation about this important new book and the next steps for the immigrant rights movement. Since the historic demonstrations of May 1st, the topic of immigration has become one of the central questions in American politics. The release of No One Is Illegal by Mike Davis and Justin Akers Chacon couldn't come at a better time. Sponsored by: - Haymarket Books www.haymarketbooks.org <http:// www.haymarketbooks.org/> - Modern Times Bookstore www.mtbs.com <http://www.mtbs.com/> - New College of California www.newcollege.edu <http:// www.newcollege.edu/> En espanol: Un encuentro con: - TIM REDMOND, editor de SF Bay Guardian - JUSTIN AKERS CHACON, autor de No One Is Illegal (<http:// www.haymarketbooks.org/Merchant2/merchant.mv? Screen=PROD&Store_Code=Haymarket&Product_Code=UHPNOI>_) - NATIVO LOPEZ, Presidente, Mexican American Political Association - RENEE SAUCEDO, activista por los derechos inmigrante con La Raza Centro Legal En discurso sobre el tema del libro nuevo e importante y el futuro del movimiento por los derechos inmigrante. Las manifestaciones historicas del Primero del Mayo han llevado el tema de la inmigracion al discurso publico nacional. El libro nuevo de Justin Akers Chacon y Mike Davis no podria haber llegado en un momento mejor. Patrocinado por: - Haymarket Books www.haymarketbooks.org <http:// www.haymarketbooks.org/> - Modern Times Bookstore www.mtbs.com <http://www.mtbs.com/> - New College of California www.newcollege.edu <http:// www.newcollege.edu/> Acontecimiento en ingles, con traduccion al espanol / Accesible --------- 10/23: The Show of Shows: Musical Cabaret Benefit for Jane Kim & Kim- Shree Maufas WHEN: Monday, October 23, 2006 7:00PM-10:00PM WHERE: OctaviaLounge, 1772 Market Street, San Francisco, CA CONTACT: (415) 863-3516 INFORMATION: www.octavialounge.com ADMISSION/COLABORACION: $15.00 donation requested DETAILS: The Show of Shows, a night of Musical Cabaret to benefit the candidacies of Jane Kim & Kim-Shree Maufas for S.F.U.S.D. School Board, featuring: Maddaline Edstrom-Piano, David Seeman-Saxophone, and the hottest and coolest singers in the Bay Area. ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: Volunteer for Krissy Keefer's Campaign! Contact Julia to sign up: 415-835-4748 or krissyforcongress@yahoo.com Outreach at events around town- this week: - 9/21: International Day of Peace, press conference, vigils, all day, Civic Center - 9/23-24: Autumn Moon Festival in Chinatown - 9/23: Love Parade, Civic Center - 9/24: Folsom Street Fair, South of Market - 9/24: Cole Valley Street Fair, Upper Haight Phone banking: Every Tuesday and Thursday, 6-9pm, 1028 A Howard Street (SF Green Party office), snacks and beverages provided --------- 9/21: Green Party Congressional Candidate Krissy Keefer Appears on Channel 29 7:30PM-8:30PM With host Steve Zeltzer, Republican candidate Mike DeNunzio, Libertarian candidate Philip Berg, and an empty chair for Nancy Pelosi. --------- 10/03: Green Party Congressional Candidate Krissy Keefer Appears on Channel 29 7:00PM-8:00PM Call in from 7:30 to 8:00 -- phone number determined later --------- Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan Keep an eye out for "Car-Free Talk" on San Francisco's public access tv station, Channel 29. In the next show, David Fridley, staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley and member of San Francisco Oil Awareness, discusses the myth of biofuels. Date and time to be announced. ============================== IN EVERY ISSUE: 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 week in addition to our newsletter) telling you what you can do to help: https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ action --------- Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City! Two years ago, former organizers for the Matt Gonzalez for Mayor campaign decided it was time to stop getting 'close but not close enough' to progressive victories like public power and Matt as Mayor, and to begin a city wide, year round, grassroots campaign that would start helping us win such victories! So in January 2004, the organization Our City was born. Since then we have helped to: - Pass the ban on old polluting diesel buses - Pass Matt Gonzalez's anti chain store law - Get the downtown hotel workers back on the job, and - Get the Police and Planning Commissions put back on SF Government TV after the City tried to pull them off. Now we are campaigning to get rid of PG&E's monopoly on our electricity service, and start running the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power instead! We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots campaigners to help us win this fight. No experience necessary. Earn $280 to $400 each four day work week learning to be a strong progressive organizer. 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