October 16 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, We're mailing out our slate card today, so look for it in the mail early next week. Our complete Voter Guide (with long explanations for all our endorsements) is now posted online: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/64-november-2014-endorsements Please share with others, especially our arguments regarding NO on Prop A, and YES on H / NO on I. With the Bay Guardian being shut down, spreading the word about our Voter Guide is more important than ever! We have a meeting next Wednesday night from 7-9 (see below) at the Redstone Building. We have 5,000 more copies of our slate card to hand out, and we'll be planning events for the last weeks of the campaigns, as well as having a presentation and discussion about the Natural Areas Program and eucalyptus trees with Dee Seligman. *===========================* Town Hall Meeting with Senator Bernie Sanders Where: Unitarian Universalist Church, 1187 Franklin St, SF When: Friday, 10/17, 7-9 pm Join U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders & local community leaders for a Town Hall meeting to discuss how we can: * Overturn Citizens United * Deal with obscene wealth & income inequality * Combat Climate Change * Win Medicare for All Single Payer Healthcare * Create Democracy, not Oligarchy Greens will be handing out our slate cards prior to the meeting. *===========================* Voter outreach at Potrero Hill Festival Where: 20th St between Wisconsin and Missouri, SF When: Saturday, 10/18, 11 am-4 pm We will be talking with voters and handing out voter guides at the Potrero Hill Festival. Email cc@sfgreens.org or call Barry Hermanson at 255-9494 if you can help. *===========================* Voter outreach at Sunday Streets Where: Valencia St between 16th and 17th, SF When: Sunday, 10/19, 11 am-4 pm We will be handing out slate cards and talking with voters at Sunday Streets. We will have a table set up on Valencia St between 16th and 17th St. If you can help out, email cc@sfgreens.org, or call Barry at 255-9494. *===========================* Dennis Kucinich talk Where: The Women's Building Auditorium, 3543 18th St, SF When: Sunday, 10/19, 3-5 pm Bay Area Coalition against Unconstitutional and Unlawful Wars presents... An Urgent meeting of peace-makers Featuring the former 8-term Congressman Dennis Kucinich speaking on * Challenging lawless new wars in Iraq and Syria and the scourge of endless presidential war-making. * Remembering 1914 and "War to end War." * Weighing what we the people can do for peace. *===========================* Single Payer Now! protest at Clinton/Pelosi fundraiser Where: Outside the Fairmont Hotel, 950 Mason St, SF When: Monday, 10/20, 10 am-noon Hillary Clinton and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will headline "the ultimate women's power lunch" Oct 20 to raise money for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Poor people are not welcome, as tickets are $500+ Single Payer Now! will protest outside the Fairmont Hotel. *===========================* Monthly Green Party Meeting Where: Redstone Building Rm 302, 2940 16th Street, SF When: Wednesday, 10/22, 7-9 pm This month, our agenda is: 1) A presentation from Dee Seligman on the City's Natural Areas Program, particularly on the subject of eucalyptus trees (20-30 min, starting at 7:30) 2) Planning for the last two weeks of campaigning. Come with a list of events you know about, want to plan, or know days you can volunteer. We still have thousands of our slate cards to walk and hand out. Every 4th Wednesday the SF Green Party meets to discuss issues of concern, listen to interesting speakers, endorse events, plan outreach and more! Everyone welcome. To make a presentation or gain the SFGP endorsement of events and issues, please contact our SFGP County Council at: cc@sfgreens.org *===========================* Campaign events with our endorsed D2 Supervisorial Candidate Juan-Antonio Carballo: Candidate "meet and greet" events at parks (with snacks/drinks): * MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK - Picnic Area @Play Area @12th Ave:1 table - Sun Oct 19 11AM. * ALLYNE PARK - Lawns - Sat Oct 25, 10 AM * MOSCONE RECREATION CENTER - Picnic Area at Diamond 1 - Sat Nov 1 10AM. Bike with the Candidate Events (with coffee): * CORNER OF FILBERT AND FILLMORE (potential change) - Sun Oct 19, 9AM * CORNER OF FILBERT AND FILLMORE (potential change) - Sun Oct 26, 9AM * CORNER OF FILBERT AND FILLMORE (potential change) - Sun Nov 2, 9AM Look for updates on his Facebook page: www.facebook.com/CarballoForD2Supervisor *===========================* The Yes on H / No on I campaign stilll needs volunteers for events between now and the election! Look for updates on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/SF-Ocean-Edge/111836095502755 or website: http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoceanedge/ *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news@sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.