Dear Greens, We started making our Fall endorsements at our June monthly meeting, and we'll continue for the next few months. Please join us at our monthly meeting this Wednesday: Time: Wednesday, Jul 25, 7-9 pm Location: El Cafetazo, 16th St between Mission and Valencia, 94110 Agenda: This month, we'll continue making endorsements: 4 remaining state propositions (props 30 and 38 - 2 education taxes, prop 35 - human trafficking, and prop 31 - budget cycle), as well as local propositions and candidates in partisan races. Statewide measures are here: http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/qualified-ballot-measures.ht... Local measures are here: http://www.sfgov2.org/index.aspx?page=2969 All our endorsements are made by our volunteers, so if you want to have input, please join us by volunteering at any of our events listed on the left side of our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/events2 Our endorsements to date are listed here: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/39-november-2012-endorsements For those of us who are members of KPFA, we've already endorsed a position of NO on the recall of Tracy Rosenberg. We agree with the Oakland Greens' statement on this issue. More details are in the URL above, and SF Green Party member Ann Garrison also published an article about the situation: http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/4749/why-does-the-kpfa-recall-electi... *===========================* Title: Speaking Out for Healthier Food: The Truth about GMOs When: Thursday, July 26, 6-9 pm Location: First Unitarian Universalist Church - Starr King Room, 1187 Franklin St (at Geary), San Francisco (This is not a Green-sponsored event, but should be of interest to our members. The SF Green Party has endorsed Prop 37, which would require GMO labeling). Ever wondered what's in your food? Approximately 75% of processed foods in the US contain GMOs - also known as genetically modified organisms, or genetically engineered foods - and most of us us eat these on a daily basis without even knowing it. Why does it matter? Join us to find out about the growing evidence of safety concerns from experts John Robbins, Jeffrey M. Smith, and Dr. Myrto Ashe. 6:00pm - Refreshments, networking, and information tables 6:30pm - Live music from Fair Oaks-based musical group Glowbox 7:00pm - Speaking program $5-10 sliding scale donation; **no one turned away** RVSP: http://www.labelgmos.org/labelgmossf/irt_tour_sf *===========================* Event: Move to Amend Regional Convergence When: Friday, July 27, 2012 - 6:30pm to Sunday, July 29, 2012 - 12:00pm Location: Oakland Peace Center (111 Fairmount Ave) (This is not a Green-sponsored event, but should be of interest to our members.) Session audiences/topics vary. See link for more info: http://movetoamend.org/events/oakland-ca-move-amend-nor-cal-regional-converg... *===========================* Panel Discussion: Our Vanishing Civil Liberties When: Sunday, July 29, 1-3 pm Location: Unitarian Universalist Center, San Francisco, CA (This is not a Green-sponsored event, but should be of interest to our members.) There will be a panel discussion on the erosion of civil liberties and what to do. Renewal of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, allowing indefinite detention without charge, is being debated this summer. Under the 2012 NDAA, the government can arrest you without charges, hold you indefinitely without trial, deny you a lawyer, and send you abroad to be imprisoned or tortured, based only on suspicion of association with terrorist groups. More info: http://sf99percent.org/ *===========================* Donate online! We recently switched to a new payment processor, which makes it easier to donate securely online, while keeping more of our donations going to help our cause rather than ending up in the hands of Wall Street. More info is on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/9-donations/34-donate-online *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *=========================== Join our updated Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_62534706497&ap=1 *=========================== To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news@sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.