Just a couple of quick reminders in this issue, but first a thought. The 2-party system makes it really tough for a 3rd party to establish itself and grow. We have been lucky in San Francisco and CA to have gone through a period of fairly rapid growth over the last decade. Some may look at a loss of an elected leader here and there or a slight dip in our registration numbers and feel like our time has come and gone. But this experiment in building a true progressive challenge to the establishment is a much longer endeavor and we are part of a much bigger coalition around the world! Just this month the *Green party elected it's first member to Parliament* in the UK and in less than a week Colombia will be voting for a new president, and the Green candidate is poised to move on to the runoff round where polls show *he will likely WIN!* So don't give up just because we didn't get everything we wanted right away, we're still here, we have a lot of work to do and we need your help to reach our common goals. Send us an email if you'd like to get more involved and of course you can always help us out with a donation through our website. ============================ The SF Green Party's endorsements are now posted on our website: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/campaigns/campaigns.psp -Full explanations are posted there, but the most important propositions to pay attention to (and work on, if you have time) are: *NO *on* 14! NO *on* 16!** YES *on* 15!* ============================ * Wednesday, May 26 7:00 - 9:00pm* *SFGP Monthly Meeting *In an effort to better convey what our meetings are for, we are changing the name from "General Membership Meeting" to simply "Monthly Meeting" meaning it's the SFGP's regular monthly meeting. Our *May Monthly Meeting* will be held at: *El Cafetazo 3087 16th St* (between Mission & Valencia St) Agenda: Facilitator: Barry Welcome/Introductions (5 min) Park Merced (Eric B, 10-15 min) Local Hiring Mandate Legislation (Erik B, Joshua Arce, 20-30 min) Community Choice Clean Energy Update (Erik B, 5 min) Tabling Schedule for Summer 2010 (20 min) Announcements (5-10 min) ============================ SFGP's Eric Brooks was the featured guest on the Green 960 AM radio program 'Go Vegan With Bob Linden' talking about the monstrous proposed Darling International animal biofuels project. Both he and the host also get in some good shots against Obama and the two party system. http://www.goveganradio.com:8484/shows/128kbps/go-vegan-with-bob-linden-2010... ============================ Find us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62534706497 http://www.sfgreenparty.org