SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 12/20/06-12/26/06 HAPPY WINTER SOLSTICE! NEWS: - Green Party Supports Rep. McKinney's Motion to Impeach President Bush http://tinyurl.com/yywkmo - Gayle Mclaughlin's Narrow Win in November A First for Her Party in California http://tinyurl.com/ydcjnx EVENTS: This week: - 12/20: SFGP Holiday Party - 12/20: Please Join John Rizzo to Celebrate Next week: - 12/28: Ralph Nader, Matt Gonzalez, Peter Camejo, and Gayle McLaughlin Discuss Progressive Populist Possibilities with a New Congress - 12/31: New Year's Eve Party with San Francisco Progressives! Save the date: - 1/8: Campaigns and Issues Working Group - 1/27: Workshop on Designing Leaflets - 2/17: San Francisco Green Party's Annual Celebration ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Volunteers Needed - and will GET IN FREE at - New Year's Eve Party with San Francisco Progressives. Sign up at: http://tinyurl.com/sp69x - Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan IN EVERY ISSUE: - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://tinyurl.com/y2j2gs) - 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: - Ebolaworld's Hannity & Colmes (http://tinyurl.com/yl7z8d) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 12/20: SFGP Holiday Party WHEN: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party, 1028A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco, CA 94103 DETAILS: Instead of our monthly meeting, we are hosting a holiday get together. Come and join us as we celebrate the 2006 elections. Potluck encouraged. --------- 12/20: Please Join John Rizzo to Celebrate WHEN: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 7:00PM-10:00PM WHERE: Woody Zips, 1609 Powell Street (near Green Street), San Francisco, CA 94133 DETAILS: There is an expensive parking garage next door on Powell Street between Green and Union Streets. You can also take the 15, 30, 41 or 45 buses or walk (for about 15 - 20 minutes) from the financial district. If you would like to make a campaign contribution (of up to $500 per individual) to help pay off John Rizzo's campaign debts, please mail a check, made out to JOHN RIZZO FOR COLLEGE BOARD, to: JOHN RIZZO FOR COLLEGE BOARD 1621 Waller Street, #2 San Francisco, CA 94117 Thank you for your support! --------- 12/28: Ralph Nader, Matt Gonzalez, Peter Camejo, and Gayle McLaughlin Discuss Progressive Populist Possibilities with a New Congress WHEN: Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:00 - 9:00 PM WHERE: The Roxy Theater, 3117 16th Street [at Valencia], San Francisco, CA TICKETS: Call Matt Zawisky (716) 479-2351 for tickets and further information. DETAILS: Building Progressive Populist Possibilities with a New Congress, with: +Ralph Nader +Peter Camejo +Matt Gonzalez +Newly Elected Green Mayor of Richmond, Gayle McLaughlin Followed by Question & Answer Limited Seating, tickets $5 at the door or in advance. --------- 12/31: New Year's Eve Party with San Francisco Progressives! WHEN: Sunday, December 31, 2006 8:00PM-1:00AM WHERE: Zeum Arts & Tech Museum, 221 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA TICKETS: $30 until December 20th $40 until December 31st $50 at the door $15 youth/students, kids under 12 free! Purchase your ticket online at www.codepinkalert.org Tickets also on sale at the Global Exchange stores in SF (4018 24th St) and Berkeley (2840 College Ave) and at 7th Heaven Yoga in Berkeley (2820 7th St) VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Volunteer and get in free by signing up at http://tinyurl.com/sp69x INFORMATION: Call 415-575-5555 or email outreach@codepinkalert.org DETAILS: Join Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, Medea Benjamin, Kevin Danaher, Dave Eggers, Daniel Ellsberg, Jodie Evans, Van Jones, Matt Gonzalez, Paul Hawken, Assemblyman Mark Leno, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, Belvie Rooks, Mark Sanchez, Cindy Sheehan, Jill Sobule, and Elizabeth De La Vega to ring in the new year with peace and festivities! Don’t miss an inspiring & unforgettable night of dancing, drinking, merrymaking and live performances with your favorite Bay Area progressives. Enjoy a magnificent view of the fireworks and become a star with karaoke, moviemaking and other interactive art installations at San Francisco’s whimsical & innovative Zeum Museum! Invite your friends and family (children welcome) Tickets are going fast so sign up today! Sponsored by CODEPINK and Global Exchange. Co-sponsors: AlterNet, Amazon Watch, American Muslim Voice, Amnesty International, Bay Area Coalition for Reproductive Rights, Bay View Reporter, Bioneers, Café Mediterraneo, Circle of Life, Drug Policy Alliance, Ella Baker Center, Equal Justice Society, Green Festivals, Harvey Milk Club, Idriss Stelley Foundation, International Forum on Globalization, KPFA, League of Young Voters, Media Alliance, Mother Jones Magazine, Mujeres Unidas & Activas, Music for Change, National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Bay Area, Natural Capital Institute, Network of Spiritual Progressives, 960 The Quake, Rainforest Action Network, Redefining Progress, Rockwood Leadership Program, SF Bay Guardian, SF Labor Council, 7th Heaven Yoga, Social Venture Network, Ti Couz Restaurant, Tides Foundation, 826 Valencia, Valencia Whole Foods, War Resisters League West Working Assets, and Youth Speaks. --------- 1/8: Campaigns and Issues Working Group WHEN: Monday, January 8, 2007 7:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party, 1028A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco, CA 94103 DETAILS: Please note the date is moved from the first Monday to the second, to accommodate the New Year's Day holiday. Feb meeting is on the first Monday, Feb 5. --------- 1/27: Workshop on Designing Leaflets WHEN: Saturday, January 27, 2007 2:00PM-6:00PM WHERE: 2940 – 16th St. Room 204 (between Mission and South Van Ness), San Francisco, CA INFORMATION: Call the San Francisco Living Wage Coalition at 513-5393 or email sflivingwage@riseup.net DETAILS: Workshop on Designing Leaflets with Russell Kilday-Hicks Russell is editor-in-chief of a statewide union paper for staff working on the 23 campuses of the California State University system, and production editor for “Green Focus,” the California Green Party newspaper. He has taught newspaper production at Laney and is a teaching assistant in Workplace Ethics and Environmental Ethics courses. He is statewide chair of the communication committee of CSEA Local 1000, SEIU, and chair of the City of Berkeley’s Commission on Labor. --------- 2/17: San Francisco Green Party's Annual Celebration WHEN: Saturday, February 17, 2007 7:00PM-10:00PM WHERE: Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th Street, San Francisco (across from 24th St BART) DETAILS: Join host Krissy Keefer as we welcome our elected Green and progressive representatives in our annual bash featuring music, guest speakers, performances and more! ============================== 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. ============================== 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! Three 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 end PG&E's monopoly and run the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power, and to stop corporations from taking private monopoly control of the new public internet and cable system being built for San Francisco. We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots organizers to help us win these campaigns. 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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