ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY Friday, July 11, 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 7:30 p.m. every Third Wednesday of the Month 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th Streets) Meeting Minutes Archive: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/minutes.gem ========================================================= EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) * National Green Party Convention: July 10-13, Chicago, IL http://www.greenparty2008.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Pacifica Radio will be covering the Green Party Presidential Nominating Convention on Sunday, July 13, 9 a.m. to Noon. KPFA-FM 94.1 or http://kpfa.org/ * Ross Mirkarimi and John Rizzo on Sierra Club Radio, Green 960: Saturday, July 12. Green 960-AM or live streaming at <http://www.green960.com/main.html>http://www.green960.com/main.html * Green Party General Membership Meeting: Wednesday, July 16, 7:30 p.m. 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ * 18th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act: Friday July 18, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. San Francisco City Hall, South Light Court All year long, we fight for our rights. Now, let�s celebrate our accomplishments so we can recharge and continue the fight! Please join Sup. Tom Ammiano, Mary Lou Breslin, CADA, MDC and MOD to honor members of our diverse community. Event is wheelchair accessible, captioned and ASL interpreted. For other accommodations, please contact MOD at mod@sfgov.org, 415-554-6789, or 554-6799 (TTY). * California Green Party General Assembly: Aug. 23-24 Dana Point, Orange County Look for details at http://cagreens.org/plenary * Open Government Assembly: Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17-18 UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism The event brings current First Amendment and freedom-of-information issues into focus and includes presentation of CFAC's Beacon Awards recognizing First Amendment and FOI champions. Program details TBA. http://www.cfac.org/content/index.php/cfac-assembly/index _______________________ NEWS McKinney Expected to Get Green Party Nomination http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/dekalb/stories/20 Congress Buckles To Israeli Pressure to Impose Strict Sanctions Against Iran http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid... Support SF's Clean Energy Act http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=6687&catid=4 ACLU Sues Over Unconstitutional Dragnet Wiretapping Law http://www.aclu.org/safefree/nsaspying/35942prs20080710.html Greens At The Chicago Convention, July 10-13, To Collect And Donate Items To Homeless Shelters http://www.gp.org/Press/Pr-national.php?Id=73 McGoldrick's privatization betrayal http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=6698&catid=408/07/09/mckinney_green_p... Green Party Member Joe Lynn on Your Call Radio discussing the state of our democracy <http://yourcallradio.blogspot.com/2008/07/your-call-070708-is-our-democracy.ht>http://yourcallradio.blogspot.com/2008/07/your-call-070708-is-our-democracy.html Greens Elated At News Of Colombian Green Party Leader Ingrid Betancourt's Rescue http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=76 Death Of 17-Year-Old Pregnant Farm Worker Incites Campaign Against Trader Joe's http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=6685&catid=4