ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR SF GREEN PARTY: December 27, 2007 Send Announcement items to news@sfgreens.org. Please keep items brief; submissions may be edited for length and content. ____________________ SPECIAL GREEN EVENTS: * SF Green Party Special Endorsement Meeting: Monday, Jan. 7, 7 p.m. 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) Help determine our position on February ballot initiatives. * Green Party Presidential Debate: Jan. 13, 2 p.m. Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness Ave (see Events below for more info) Debating the issues of the day are Green Party primary candidates Jared Ball, Elaine Brown, Cynthia McKinney, Kent Mesplay and Ralph Nader. For more information, contact John Morton, <mailto:jlm108@yahoo.com>greendebate2008@yahoo.com or visit <http://www.acgreens.org/debate>http://www.acgreens.org/debate. ____________________ EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) * Imagine Peace 2008 - New Year's Eve Party: Dec. 31, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Wax Museum, Fisherman's Wharf, 145 Jefferson St. Celebrate New Year's Eve with CODEPINK and Global Exchange. Tickets at www.globalexchange.org/imaginepeace2008. * Operation White Rose: Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, 7 a.m.- 9 p.m. Join members of the White Rose Coalition, and congressional candidate/antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan, as they call for the impeachment of George Bush and Dick Cheney during the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. http://www.bcimpeach.com/ * SF Green Party Special Endorsement Meeting: Monday, Jan. 7, 7 p.m. 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) Help determine our position on February ballot initiatives. * Green Party Presidential Debate, Northern California: Jan. 13, 2 p.m.; $10-$25 donation at the door (sliding scale) Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness Ave. (opposite City Hall) Debating the issues of the day are Green Party primary candidates Jared Ball, Elaine Brown, Cynthia McKinney, Kent Mesplay and Ralph Nader. For more information, contact John Morton, <mailto:jlm108@yahoo.com>greendebate2008@yahoo.com or visit <http://www.acgreens.org/debate>http://www.acgreens.org/debate. * Green Party General Membership Meeting: Wednesday, Jan. 16, 7:30-9:30 p.m. 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ * Reproductive Justice for All: Saturday, Jan. 19, 11 a.m. We have the permit for Justin Herman Plaza, the same day 10,000 right wingers from the far reaches of California slither into town for their annual �Walk for LifeWest Coast.� Let's give them a real Bay Area Welcome! We�re taking back our public space from the Religious Right! We need you to join us in sending the message that the Bay Area stands for reproductive rights, and that Roe v. Wade must be defended and expanded, especially on this, the 35th anniversary of Roe. For more info, email BACORR@gmail.com. * Conference on Global Warming: Wednesday, Jan. 30, 9 am to 9 pm & Thursday, Jan. 31, 9 am to 6 pm SFSU, 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, Jack Adams Hall This free, two-day event features world class speakers, such as Van Jones, expert panels, a roundtable discussion with elected representatives, and a live satellite webcast featuring Hunter Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute and many others. For more info: http://bss.sfsu.edu/envstudies/climate.html or call 415-405-0326. * SFSU Focus the Nation Teach-in: Jan. 30-31, Free. Across the country over 1000 campuses will take part in the largest teach-in on climate change in U.S. history. Keynote speakers include environmental-justice advocate and green-jobs pioneer Van Jones of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Michael Glantz, senior researcher at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and American Indian ecologist Dennis Martinez. For SFSU information: http://bss.sfsu.edu/envstudies/climate.html For UC Berkeley information: http://bie.berkeley.edu/ftn * Chicago to Host 2008 National Green Party Convention: July 10-13, 2008 www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1601 ____________________ NEWS Federal Judge Rules Against S.F. on Healthcare Plan http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/27/BA5AU50F2.DTL&ts... The Case for Kucinich <http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=5231&catid=4&volume_id=317&issue_id=330&volume_num=42&issue_num=12>http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=5231&catid=4&volume_id=317&issue_id=330&volume_num=42&issue_num=12 Energy Bill Not Good Enough (Pelosi says it�s �real change�) http://www.progressive.org/mag_wx121907 What Democrats Need is a Little Backbone http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=5221#more America to Congress: We're mad as hell and you're not listening! http://www.hightowerlowdown.org/node/1480 For Crack Offenders, Earlier Shot At Release <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/11/AR2007121101655.html>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/11/AR2007121101655.html Tom Hanks Tells Hollywood Whopper in �Charlie Wilson's War� <http://www.alternet.org/story/71286/>http://www.alternet.org/story/71286/ BP�s Biggest Environmental Crime in History http://environment.independent.co.uk/article3239364.ece Chronicle Begins Attack on Affordable Housing Measure http://www.beyondchron.org/articles/Chronicle_Begins_Attack_on_Affordable_Ho... ___________________ BECOME A SUSTAINER FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY! The San Francisco Green Party is engaged in numerous financially intensive activities/events, including our first-ever election newspaper with the SFGP's candidate and proposition endorsements for the recent November election. We distributed the paper to every registered Green in San Francisco, which set us back thousands of dollars in mailing, production and printing costs. Please help in our fundraising efforts by becoming a Green Party sustainer, or making a one-time donation! Your generous contributions now will help us finish the year on strong financial footing and get a jump- start on the 2008 elections. Please help us remain solvent by donating now! http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html ____________________ FCC new rules will unleash a flood of media consolidation across America: Sign the open letter to Congress to Stop the FCC <http://action.freepress.net/campaign/sbmopenletter>http://action.freepress.net/campaign/sbmopenletter Green Candidates for 2008 Presidential Primary <http://www.cagreens.org/elections/index.shtml#_prescand>http://www.cagreens.org/elections/index.shtml#_prescand Keep the DEA Out of California http://www.sanfranciscocannabisclubs.com/medical-marijuana/activism/californ... ____________________ Volunteers Needed: Contact cc@sfgreens.org or susan_e_vaughan@yahoo.com . Thank you for your on-going support! Go here to unsubscribe: http://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/announce