August 29 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Our endorsed candidate for D4 Supervisor, Mike Murphy, still needs your help to get public financing! Please visit http://www.Murphy4Supe.org to make online donations. We made endorsements on most of the ballot measures at last week's meeting; here are the results so far: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/87-november-2018-endorsements We'll be a hosting a candidate forum tonight, and a D4 Supe forum/debate in the Sunset next Wednesday evening. Members of the public are invited to come listen to the candidates and ask questions. Details on these events are below. CC member Barry Hermanson's latest column in the Bay View Newspaper: http://sfbayview.com/2018/08/medicare-and-medicaid-a-major-gift-of-the-civil... If you're interested in news about the rally at San Quentin last Saturday in support of the National Prison Strike, the Bay View has news you won't find in the corporate press. You can read and subscribe at http://sfbayview.com/ *===========================* What: Green Party Candidate Forum and Endorsement Meeting Where: Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness) 2nd Floor Theater When: Wed, Aug 29, 6-9 pm The SF Green Party sent questionnaires to all the candidates running for Supervisor, School Board, College Board, and BART Board. Responses are posted on our website, here: http://sfgreenparty.org/11-news/86-questionnaires-posted-for-2018-candidate-... Please come to ask questions to the candidates who returned questionnaires, as well as invited candidates for Assessor and Public Defender, at this forum! Note that we will schedule a special forum and endorsement meeting in the Sunset the following week, Sep 5, to consider additional D4 Supe candidates. Our active membership will make endorsements for all contests except for D4 Supe following the forum. *===========================* What: Progressive D4 Supe Forum/Debate Where: Ortega Library (3223 Ortega St at 39th Ave) When: Wed, Sep 5, 6:30-8:30 pm We will host a special forum / debate between D4 Supe candidates in the Sunset on September 5 (note date change). It will be held at the Ortega Library (3223 Ortega St at 39th Ave) from 6:30-8:30 pm. We have already awarded an early endorsement to Mike Murphy for D4 Supe, and we will be considering endorsing additional candidates as well, following this forum. See http://www.Murphy4Supe.org for more details on Mike's campaign. *===========================* What: League of Women Voters / Coalition for SF Neighborhoods Forum Where: Saint Ignatius High School, 2001 37th Ave, SF (in Bannan Theater) When: Sat, Sep 8, starting at 10 am The League of Women Voters of San Francisco/Sunset-Parkside Education and Action Committee/Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods (CSFN) are holding a D4 Supervisorial forum. Come to support our endorsed D4 candidate, Mike Murphy, and listen to what all the candidates have to say about the future of their neighborhood and our City. *===========================* What: Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice Where: March from Embarcadero to the Civic Center, SF When: Sat, Sep 8 Greens have endorsed the demand for Real Climate Leadership, which requires: * Environmental, racial, and economic justice for all * No new fossil fuel development and a managed decline of existing fossil fuel production * A just transition to 100% renewable energy that protects workers, Indigenous peoples and frontline communities — both in these extractive industries and more broadly — and ensures family-sustaining jobs with the right to unionize, that are safe for people and the planet * Just and equitable resiliency and recovery efforts led by the communities most impacted By acting together, we can end the era of fossil fuels and save the climate we all depend on. More info on this march and rally: https://ca.riseforclimate.org/ *===========================* What: Green outreach at Sunset Community Festival Where: West Sunset Playground, located at Ortega Street and 39th Avenue When: Sat, Sep 22, 11 am - 4 pm Come volunteer for Mike Murphy and our other endorsed candidates and ballot measures at the Sunset Community Festival! Please email cc@sfgreens.org if you can help. In its 24th year, the Sunset Community Festival is a great event for family, friends and neighbors. Hosted by Sunset Youth Services, this annual event brings the Sunset community together for a day of family fun where we showcase all that our neighborhood has to offer. Stop by anytime from 11:00am to 4:00pm to meet neighbors, eat delicious food, and watch spectacular performances. The Festival will be held on Saturday, September 22nd at West Sunset Playground, located at Ortega Street and 39th Avenue. *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news@sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.