SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 8/11/06-8/16/06 NEWS: - Green Party Candidate from Delaware Michael Berg Visits the Bay Area (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1515) - Green Party Calls for Immediate Cease-fire and Issues a Statement Addressing the Crisis in Israel and Lebanon (http:// www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1514) - Greens Respond to Democrats' Slurs Against Pennsylvania Candidate (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1513) EVENTS: This week: - 8/9: Ceremony and Nonviolent Action at Bechtel Headquarters Next week: - 8/18: Jane Kim for School Board Campaign Kick-Off Save the date: - 8/23: Krissy Keefer at the Bazaar - 9/10: Park Naming Ceremony, Memorial Service for Hayes Valley Activist Patricia Walkup - 9/10: Ready! Set! Go! Krissy Keefer Kicks Off Congressional Race ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan - Counter the Right-Wing "Walk for Life!" 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: - Stephen Colbert Rips Today Show, Good Morning America (http:// www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/39555/) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 8/9: Ceremony and Nonviolent Action at Bechtel Headquarters Wednesday, August 9, 2006 10:00 AM WHERE: Bechtel Corporate Headquarters, 50 Beale St, San Francisco, CA Half a block from Embarcadero BART DETAILS: Join us for a morning of protest and a ceremony led by Western Shoshone spiritual leader Corbin Harney at Bechtel’s Corporate Headquarters. Bechtel is one of the top profiteers of the war in Iraq, manages nearly every aspect of the nuclear weapons cycle, and is known by communities worldwide for its habitual violations of indigenous and human rights. The anniversary of the U.S. bombing of Nagasaki, August 9, is also the UN declared International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Since their earliest stages, nuclear weapons and the people who profit from them have caused untold suffering to indigenous peoples around the world. Come and act with us to voice our support for the sovereignty and dignity of indigenous peoples and call for an end to nuclear weapons and war! --------- 8/18: Jane Kim for School Board Campaign Kick-Off WHEN: Friday, August 18, 2006 6:00PM - 8:30PM WHERE: BOCA (Bar of Contemporary Art), 414 Jessie Street @ 5th, San Francisco, CA DETAILS: Get involved in getting Jane Kim on the school board. --------- 8/23: Krissy Keefer at the Bazaar WHEN: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: Bazaar Cafe, 5927 California Street, between 21st and 22nd avenues, San Francisco, CA ADMISSION: Free but a donation to Krissy's campaign is suggested. DETAILS: Congressional candidate Krissy Keefer, former congressional candidate Terry Baum with performer/musician Scrumbly Koldewyn, and singer/ songwriter Austin Willacy and more, rock the Bazaar Cafe. --------- 9/10: Park Naming Ceremony, Memorial Service for Hayes Valley Activist Patricia Walkup WHEN: Sunday, September 10, 2006 11:00AM WHERE: Hayes Green Park, Hayes and Octavia, San Francisco, CA DETAILS: The late Patricia Walkup, who passed away in June, was a tireless advocate for Hayes Valley. She played a big part in changing Hayes Valley from a crime-ridden urban blight to the delightful urban area it is today. Her vision, drive and persistence - despite many daunting setbacks, which she overcame - will not be forgotten. At this memorial service, organized by friends of Patricia Walkup, the City of San Francisco will officially name the Hayes Green Park for her. This park has not been officially named since it opened in the fall of 2005. There will also be a mariachi band; in honor of Patricia Walkup's love of the music, a Zen ceremony led by folks from the Zen Center on Page Street, and refreshments donated by Hayes Valley cafes and restaurants. --------- 9/10: Ready! Set! Go! Krissy Keefer Kicks Off Congressional Race WHEN: Sunday, September 10, 2006 4:00PM WHERE: Medjool, 2522 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA INFORMATION: Contact krissyforcongress@yahoo.com or call (415) 835-4748. DETAILS: Hosted by Taiko drummers, Debbie Kajiyama, Jose Navarette, Amara Tabor Smith, Ramon Alayo, Afro Cuban Modern Word. ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: 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. --------- Counter the Right-Wing "Walk for Life!" Come to a Community Meeting to discuss how we will counter the Right Wing "Walk for Life" coming to SF in January 2007. Please bring yourself and your ideas to participate in building a forceful resistance. Date and location to be announced. Please email the Bay Area Coalition for Reproductive Rigths at bacorrinfo@riseup.net for more information or call 415-864-1278. ============================== 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. To apply, call Eric at 415-756-8844 from noon to 2pm any weekday, or send an email to jobs@our-city.org For more information, see our web site at http://our-city.org --------- 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. 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