March 23 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, All our endorsements to date are now posted on our website. We will consider more endorsements at our monthly meeting on March 28. Come join us if you want to have a voice in the process! http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/85-june-2018-endorsements We will be out campaigning this weekend; see notices below. *===========================* What: Join Greens at March for Our Lives Where: Civic Center When: Sat, Mar 24, 1 pm Join Barry Hermanson (CD12 candidate for Congress) as we campaign against gun violence at March for Our Lives SF. Barry will be near the BART/Muni exit from the Civic Center, in UN Plaza. You can call his cell phone to find him: 415-255-9494. *===========================* What: Join Greens at Sunday Streets Excelsior Where: Corner of Mission and Cotter St, SF When: Sun, Mar 25, 11 am-4 pm Greens will be walking around Sunday Streets as a group, talking to voters and handing out literature. We will meet at 11 am at the corner of Mission and Cotter St, then walk up and down the route with signs, handing out campaign literature. Our contact person will be Barry Hermanson; call him at 415-255-9494 to find out where we are at any point. If you want us to bring you a sign, email cc@sfgreens.org in advance. *===========================* What: Green Party Monthly Meeting Where: Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness) #301, SF When: Wed, Mar 28, 7-9 pm Tentative Agenda: 1) intros 2) Ballot measure endorsements; see list below with links to text. (45 min) 3) Consider endorsements for judges and statewide offices. (45 min) 4) Various State Green Party decisions (20 min) - Eric will present Local Props: Read all of them here: http://sfgov.org/elections/measures We still need to make endorsements on Propositions A-F, and on Regional Measure 3. 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: Love Low-wage Workers on Maundy Thursday Where: Steps of San Francisco City Hall, Civic Center side When: Thurs, Mar 29, 10-11 am in observance of the Last Supper and Jesus washing the feet of the apostles “A new commandment that I give unto you: that you love one another, as I have loved you.” a “Maundy,” Mandate, to the Mayor and Board of Supervisors - raise the wage rate in the Minimum Compensation Ordinance that would lift out of poverty people who work on city service contracts, at the airport, as IHSS homecare workers and in CalWORKs. They take care of our elderly and disabled. They take care of the homeless so that they can transition off the streets. They mentor our youth so that they can pursue a productive role in our community. They provide counseling to families in need. They provide health care services. They provide security at our airport. These workers provide valuable services to the community Join faith leaders and the faith-based community in a symbolic ceremony of washing the feet of low-wage workers. Thursday, March 29 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. steps of San Francisco City Hall, Civic Center side sponsored by Church Women United and San Francisco Living Wage Coalition *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news@sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.