January 12 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty mastodon.sfgreens.org/@sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, You're invited to our post-holiday party this afternoon, as well as our first meeting of the year, on Jan 23rd. Greens are also active in the SF Public Bank Coalition, and several of the group's upcoming meetings and events are listed below. County Council member Barry Hermanson wrote an article in the SF Bayview newspaper about the Green New Deal and the importance of growing the Green Party: https://sfbayview.com/2019/01/welcome-to-paradise/ *===========================* What: Green Holiday Party Where: Far Out Gallery, 3004 Taraval, SF When: Sat, Jan 12, 4-6 pm Celebrate the New Year with us at our Green post-holiday party! We'll provide beer, wine, non-alcoholic beverages, and a variety of snacks including some homemade treats. There's no charge for the event, but donations are welcome! The Far Out Gallery is located on the L-Taraval Muni Metro line, very close to the 40th Ave stop in the Outer Sunset. Everybody is invited: people of all ages and political affiliations are welcome. The event is wheelchair accessible. *===========================* What: SF Community Housing Act planning meeting Where: 3511 16th St, SF When: Thurs, Jan 17, 6:30-8:30 pm Greens are continuing our efforts to build social housing in SF! Here's information about the next meeting of the SF Community Housing Act coalition, which is being spearheaded by the Berniecrats: 2019 will be a pivotal year for our fight for universal social housing, as we finalize the new version of the SFCHA, grow the Coalition for Universal Social Housing, and ramp up our outreach and organizing efforts even more. Our first meeting of this year will be *next Thursday January 17, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM, at 3511 16th St (Simone's home — thank you Simone for hosting). See https://www.facebook.com/sfcommunityhousingact/ for more info on this group. *===========================* What: Save the date - Green Party Monthly Meeting Where: Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness) #301, SF When: Wed, Jan 23, 7-9 pm The agenda will be set at the CC meeting the week before. Every 4th Wednesday the SF Green Party meets to discuss issues of concern, listen to interesting speakers, endorse events, plan outreach and more! Everyone welcome. All meetings are wheelchair accessible. To make a presentation or gain the SFGP endorsement of events and issues, please contact our SFGP County Council at: cc@sfgreens.org *===========================* What: SF Public Bank Coalition general meeting Where: SF Main Library, Civic Center When: Thurs, Jan 24, 5-7:30 pm Many Greens attended the "People vs Wall St" public banking kickoff last Thursday. Come to the first SF Public Bank Coalition meeting of the new year, where we'll recap #ThePeopleVsWallSt + talk about the working committees + plan for the 1/29 day of action! *===========================* What: SF Public Bank Coalition day of action Where: SF City Hall, Civic Center When: Tues, Jan 29, 2-5 pm Save the date for a SF Public Bank day of action on the 29th. Join us as we rally in front of City Hall and then pack the Board of Supervisors meeting to demand they put a charter amendment on the November 2019 ballot that would move SF to create a public bank! *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news@sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.