June 4, 2013 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events NEWS: MANNING TRIAL: Bradley Manning's show trial begins this week--Democracy Now! has some good coverage: http://www.democracynow.org/ TWO CURRENT STATE BILLS: State legislators are weighing a pair of political-transparency bills that the San Francisco Green Party and individual Greens might consider supporting: -- Assembly Bill 400 (Paul Fong, D-Cupertino) would require that circulators of initiative, referendum and recall petitions have publicly viewable lists of their top five funding sources with them when they collect signatures. The bill has received the Assembly's approval and is scheduled to be heard by the Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee on June 4. -- Senate Bill 52 (Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, and Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo) would require that campaign organizations list their top funding sources on their web sites and in their advertisements. The bill has received the Senate's nod and awaits a committee assignment in the Assembly. These and other bills can be tracked at http://www.leginfo.ca.gov. JUNE EVENTS: 1. Wednesday June 5th, 8-10 am: Urgent! Please help SAVE CITY COLLEGE SF! Keep CCSF open and Accredited. Marriott Hotel, 1800 Old Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, California. Join students, teachers and workers from around the Bay Area to defend CCSF and all community colleges in California. Decisions being made today. Demand that the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges show cause for the "Show Cause" sanction placed on City College of San Francisco; use Prop A funds appropriately; restore CCSF to full accreditation; ACCJC be held accountable for conflicts of interest and wrongful sanctions placed on community colleges. For carpool: Email info@saveccsf.org and meet at MUB parking lot, 50 Phelan Avenue at 7am.For public transportation: Take BART to SFO and take Marriott Shuttle to the hotel. Please be discreet with banners if taking shuttle. More info: (415) 692-4897 2. Saturday and Sunday, June 8 & 9 FREE 37th Annual Folk Dance and Music Festival noon-10 pm. 100 workshops. 60 live concerts. Held in the Richmond Dist. of SF at Presidio Middle School, 450 30th Av. @ Geary Blvd. www.sffolkfest.org for schedules. $8 parking or street. Buses: #1 Calif; #2 Clement; #38 Geary & 38 L. 3. Sunday June 9, 11am-5:30 pm Haight Ashbury St. Fair. Join the SF Green Party at our booth on Haight St. between Cole and Broderick--closer to Cole St. Come see our 2nd new SFGP brochure. Help register voters, educate, sell buttons. Contact Rich to sign-up zentropical@gmail.com 4. Tuesday June 11, 7 pm: Hear a great Cuban Poet, Nancy Morejon---Cuba's National Literature Prize winner....the poet of the Havanna people. In English and Spanish. $5-$10 at the door. Sponsored by Nat'l Com. to Free the Cuban Five and ANSWER.2969 Mission St. 1/2 blk. from 24th St. BART. www.ANSWERsf.org 5. Saturday/Sunday June 22nd & 23rd Green Party of California General Assembly Napa Women's Club, 218 Franklin St., Napa. Registration $40 until 6/19; then $45 at the door--includes light breakfast and vegan or vegetarian lunch each day. Agenda: www.cagreens.org 6. Saturday/Sunday June 29th & 30th -- Gay Pride: "Embrace, Encourage,Empower". Join SFGP at our booth--help needed to set up Sat. am and take down Sun. pm; location TBA. Contact cc@sfgreens.org to sign up for a time slot. SFGP has endorsed Bradley Manning as Grand Marshall! Sunday Pride Parade begins 10:30 am at Market & Beale and goes to Market & 8th St. Pride events include the best of local musical talent & cultural performances in and around Civic Center. 24 stages! www.sfpride.org *===========================* The Green Party of California is seeking independent contractors for a variety of positions: fundraiser, organizer, and press secretary. To get more details, or to apply, see their web page: http://www.cagreens.org/ *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted =========================== To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news at sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.