SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 8/4/06-8/10/06 NEWS: - UPDATE: 998 of the signatures collected by the Rizzo Campaign Confirmed - Rizzo Campaign Delivers Nearly 1200 Signatures (http:// www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1511) - Krissy Keefer, Green Party Congressional Candidate, Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in the Israel-Lebanon, Gaza Conflicts (http:// www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1510) - Local Hero Barry Hermanson (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/ newsitem-start.gem?idx=1509) - Barbara Becnel Switches to Green Party, Supports Camejo in Run for Governor (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1512) EVENTS: This week: - 8/3: Animal Advocacy Working Group - 8/3: Feminist Issues Group - 8/4: Baum for Peace: or How I Learned To Stop Worrying & Love Democracy Next week: - 8/05: Impeach George Bush! - 8/06: Green Party Candidate Michael Berg is Honored by World Forgiveness Alliance - 8/9: Ceremony and Nonviolent Action at Bechtel Headquarters Save the date: - 8/23: Krissy Keefer at the Bazaar - 9/10: Ready! Set! Go! Krissy Keefer Kicks Off Congressional Race ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan - Counter the Right-Wing "Walk for Life!" IN EVERY ISSUE: - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://www.dailykos.com/user/jim%20d) - 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: - Stephen Colbert Rips Today Show, Good Morning America (http:// www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/39555/) ************************************************************ NEWS: UPDATE: 998 of the signatures collected by the Rizzo Campaign Confirmed On Monday July 31, the Department of Elections announced that it has certified 998 of the signatures collected by the Rizzo Campaign. The department will allow the campaign to add two more signatures using a Supplemental Petition, to bring it up to the 1000 needed to eliminate the filing fee. Thanks to everyone who worked on this successful signature effort. ============================== EVENTS: 8/3: Animal Advocacy Working Group WHEN: Thursday, August 3, 2006 7:30PM-9:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: The Animal Advocacy Working Group is involved in animal issues in San Francisco. The Ten Key Values apply to protecting the welfare of non- human animals. Of course, all are welcome. For more information, email Rosalind Lord at rclord@seaserpent.com --------- 8/3: Feminist Issues Group WHEN: Thursday, August 3, 2006 6:30PM WHERE: Wild Awakenings Cafe, 142 McAllister, San Francisco, CA DETAILS: Meet our green women candidates and help with planning fundraising and outreach efforts to support them in the november election. We now have several fine women running for office-this is going to be a very exciting election. --------- 8/4: Baum for Peace: or How I Learned To Stop Worrying & Love Democracy WHEN: Friday, August 4, 2006 6:30PM WHERE: The Marsh 1062 Valencia Street, San Francisco BART: 24th Street Parking Garage: 21st Street TICKETS: General Admission: $7 -- with code word "peace" Phone: 800-838-3006 (Brown Paper Tickets) Online: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4755 INFORMATION: http://www.themarsh.org/baum.html About Terry Baum: www.terrybaum.com/Biography.html DETAILS: The Marsh presents Terry Baum's "Baum for Peace." This slightly world- renowned lesbian playwright ran as the Green candidate for Congress in 2004 in San Francisco. A peace candidate opposing the formidable Nancy Pelosi, Baum faced impossible odds with an absurd sense of humor and a passionate belief in democracy. With Scrumbly Koldewyn of Cockettes fame playing her campaign manager and the piano, Baum uses farce, song and self-mockery to tell the tale of her pursuit of the hearts, minds and votes of her fellow San Franciscans. Baum has been lauded as “the lesbian Woody Allen” by the San Francisco Chronicle, Critics have described “Baum for Peace” as “just the ticket for laughs” and “a compelling story told with warm-hearted wit by a charming/disarming woman.” --------- 8/05: Impeach George Bush! WHEN: Saturday, August 5, 2006 7:00PM-9:30PM WHERE: Dance Mission Theatre, 3316 24th Street at Mission, San Francisco, CA DETAILS: Impeach George Bush! Join candidates Krissy Keefer and Michael Berg in their call for the impeachment of Bush. Green Party congressional candidates Krissy Keefer and Michael Berg unite in their call for the impeachment of George W. Bush. With Ross Mirkarimi and others. Contact krissyforcongress for more information. --------- 8/06: Green Party Candidate Michael Berg is Honored by World Forgiveness Alliance WHEN: Sunday, August 6, 2006 7:00PM-10:00PM WHERE: Angelico Hall, Dominican College, 50 Acacia Street, San Rafael, CA INFORMATION: www.forgivenessday.org DETAILS: Michael Berg, Green Party candidate for Congress in Wilmington, Delaware, is honored by the World Forgiveness Alliance. Also honored are Nadia McCaffrey, Kai Harriot, and Tanya David. --------- 8/9: Ceremony and Nonviolent Action at Bechtel Headquarters Wednesday, August 9, 2006 10:00AM WHERE: Bechtel Corporate Headquarters, 50 Beale St, San Francisco, CA Half a block from Embarcadero BART DETAILS: Join us for a morning of protest and a ceremony led by Western Shoshone spiritual leader Corbin Harney at Bechtel’s Corporate Headquarters. Bechtel is one of the top profiteers of the war in Iraq, manages nearly every aspect of the nuclear weapons cycle, and is known by communities worldwide for its habitual violations of indigenous and human rights. The anniversary of the U.S. bombing of Nagasaki, August 9, is also the UN declared International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Since their earliest stages, nuclear weapons and the people who profit from them have caused untold suffering to indigenous peoples around the world. Come and act with us to voice our support for the sovereignty and dignity of indigenous peoples and call for an end to nuclear weapons and war! --------- 8/23: Krissy Keefer at the Bazaar WHEN: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: Bazaar Cafe, 5927 California Street, between 21st and 22nd avenues, San Francisco, CA ADMISSION: Free but a donation to Krissy's campaign is suggested. DETAILS: Congressional candidate Krissy Keefer, former congressional candidate Terry Baum with performer/musician Scrumbly Koldewyn, and singer/ songwriter Austin Willacy and more, rock the Bazaar Cafe. --------- 9/10: Ready! Set! Go! Krissy Keefer Kicks Off Congressional Race WHEN: Sunday, September 10, 2006 4:00PM WHERE: Medjool, 2522 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA INFORMATION: Contact krissyforcongress@yahoo.com or call (415) 835-4748. DETAILS: Hosted by Taiko drummers, Debbie Kajiyama, Jose Navarette, Amara Tabor Smith, Ramon Alayo, Afro Cuban Modern Word. ============================== 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. --------- Counter the Right-Wing "Walk for Life!" Come to a Community Meeting to discuss how we will counter the Right Wing "Walk for Life" coming to SF in January 2007. Please bring yourself and your ideas to participate in building a forceful resistance. Date and location to be announced. Please email the Bay Area Coalition for Reproductive Rigths at bacorrinfo@riseup.net for more information or call 415-864-1278. ============================== 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! Two 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 get rid of PG&E's monopoly on our electricity service, and start running the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power instead! We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots campaigners to help us win this fight. 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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