ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY Thursday, March 13, 2008 Send Announcement items to news@sfgreens.org. Please keep items brief; submissions may be edited for length and content. Green Party General Membership Meeting is held every Third Wednesday of the Month 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th Streets) More details about this months meeting in events section below. http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ ____________________ REGISTER FOR GREEN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING CONVENTION The convention is scheduled for July 10-13, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. Please visit the following link to register for the convention and to get the information about how to reserve your room at the 2008 headquarter hotel, the Palmer House Hilton. http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/index.shtml Email: office@gp.org Mailing Address: PO Box 57065, Washington, D.C. 20037 Office Phone: 202-319-7191 Toll-free (US): 866-41GREEN BE A DELEGATE AT THE GREEN PARTY OF CALIFORNIA PLENARY APRIL 4-6 IN BERKELEY To be considered as a delegate, come to the SF Green Party General Meeting on March 19, when delegates will be selected. ____________________ EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) * A Storm of Roses: Women Against War: Friday, March 14, 2008, 7:30 p.m., Tickets $20-$50 Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness Ave. Commemoration & Protest Against the 5th Anniversary of the War in Iraq -- Dance Brigade presents Holly Near, Ferron, Anne Bluenthenthal & Dancers, Vicki Noble, Grrrl Brigade, Las Que Son SOn, Melanie Demore & Mary Watkins, Al-Juthoor Palestinian Folk Dance. Honoring Code Pink, Barbara Lee, Carole Migden, Cindy Sheehan, and Grandmothers Against the War. For more information: http://www.dancemission.com/ Box Office: 415-392-4400; Tickets Online: http://www.cityboxoffice.com/ * Desaparecidos: Saturday, March 15, 6-9 pm, Donations at the Door; sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds; BAYANIHAN Community Center, 1010 Mission Street A Cultural Tribute to the hundreds of who have been abducted and disappeared in the Philippines. Featured speaker is Edith Burgos, mother of Jonas Burgos, missing Filipino land advocate. Please join the Filipino community of San Francisco and peace-loving citizens with a night of cultural performances, documentary film, discussion and Edith Burgos. Ms. Burgos will be kicking off her month-long national US speaking tour before addressing members of the U.S. Congress in Washington, D.C., and raising awareness of the American public about her son and all desparecidos (disappeared). * No More Pollution; No More War in Iraq!: Saturday, March 15, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Judge G. Carroll Park, W. Cutting Blvd & S. Garrard Blvd., Richmond On the eve of the 5th anniversary of the war in Iraq, join Richmond residents in a free rally and festival to decry Chevron’s links to the Iraq war and call for a transition to a green economy. The rally will feature musicians, performance artists, speakers, and a street-festival atmosphere. For more information: actagainstwar.net, 510-984-2566, or takedirectaction@riseup.net * Iraq: 5 Years Too Many: Sunday, March 16, 5-6:30 pm; donation $5-$10, but no one will be turned away. Unitarian Universalist Church, 1187 Franklin St. (at Geary) Vigil/Ritual Actor Sean Penn and Peace Activist Cindy Sheehan will headline the event marking the fifth anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. Also featured will be Reverend Gregory Stewart, Senior Minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church; Matt Gonzalez, VP presidential candidate and former President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors; and Justin Raimondo, editorial director of Antiwar.com. After the speakers finish, attendees will march to the War Memorial Auditorium on Van Ness Avenue carrying candles along with the names of Americans and Iraqis killed in the war. The program is sponsored by the Iraq Moratorium – SF Bay Area. Volunteers are also needed to help gather signatures for a ballot initiative about Fleet Week and the Blue Angels Air Show in San Francisco. Contact Anne Garrison for more information about the initiative at anniegarrison@mac.com. * Does Your Vote Count in California?: Tuesday, March 18, 7 p.m.; reception at 6:30; Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street@10th St, one block from the Lake Merritt BART station. This is a special launch event for VOTE DEMOCRACY!, Independent Television Service’s national campaign to encourage new and young voters to get involved in the democratic process. This panel discussion includes Derek Cressman, National Assistant Director of Elections Reform, Common Cause; Steven Hill, Director, Political Reform Program, New America Foundation; John Koza, Chairman, National Popular Vote and Kim Zetter, Journalist, Wired News. The panel will be moderated by Richard Gonzales, Correspondent, National Public Radio. Admission is free, reservations required. RSVP by Monday, March 17th to rsvp@itvs.org. For more information call 510-238-2200 or visit http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/votedemocracy/ * End the War Now!: Wednesday, March 19, actions all day beginning at 7:30 a.m. at Sansome & Market Streets Throughout the morning, groups will be sent out to war-profiteer and government sites for non-violent direct action; at noon, meet at Senator Feinstein's office at Post/Market/Montgomery Streets. At 5 p.m., rally at Civic Center Plaza across from City Hall. For more information visit DASW, http://www.actagainstwar.net/ or ANSWER, http://www.answersf.org/. * Green Party General Membership Meeting: Wednesday, March 19, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th Streets) Agenda items include selecting delegates to the Green Party of California April Plenary, endorsing Barry Hermanson for Congress, and proposed changes to our by-laws. Candidates for Judge are also being invited to speak at the meeting. See full agenda here: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1820 * "Stone Soup" Luncheon Lecture Featuring Daniel Ellsberg: Sunday, March 30, Noon until 2 p.m.; First Unitarian Church of San Francisco, 1187 Franklin Street (at Geary) Doors open at noon, lunch is served at 12:15 for a charge of $4.00 for light vegetarian lunch, but attendees may bring their own food or abstain from eating. Lecture starts at 12:45. Event is co-sponsored by the World Community Advocates of San Francisco Unitarians and the War and Law League (warandlaw.org), featuring Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg speaking on matters of war and peace to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the Iraq war. For more information contact Jeannette Hassberg, coordinator of WALL, at 415-738-8298, or Paul W. Lovinger, WALL founder and secretary) at 415-564-2083 or via e-mail: warandlaw@yahoo.com. * Kick-Off Party for Mark Sanchez for Supervisor: Sunday April 20, 4 – 7 p.m. Medjool Rooftop Bar & Restaurant, Mission Street near 22nd Street * Second Global Greens Congress in São Paulo Brazil: May 1-4 http://www.globalgreens.org/index.php * Chicago to Host 2008 National Green Party Convention: July 10-13 http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1601 _____________________ NEWS Matt Gonzalez Addresses the Spoiler Issue and Electoral Reform http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/11/EDBNVHRTB.DTL Gonzalez/Nader Hysteria http://www.sfweekly.com/2008-03-05/news/gonzalez-nader-hysteria KRON 4 Covers Matt Gonzalez Running for VP http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4647661261448417369&q=matt+gonzalez... otal=374&start=0&num=10&so=1&type=search&plindex=0 Z Magazine/ZNET Launches new web site http://www.zcommunications.org **************It's Tax Time! 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