January 11, 2022 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty instagram.com/sfgreenparty mastodon.sfgreens.org/@sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Happy New Year! Please join us on MLK weekend, Sunday, Jan 16, for an outdoor post-holiday celebration. We will gather outside at the picnic area at McNab Lake in McLaren Park, starting at noon on Sunday. McNab Lake is near Woolsey St and University St, on the north side of the park. We will be grilling some vegan burgers and sausages, and also provide other snacks and drinks. Look forward to seeing you there! Voting will begin soon in the School Board recall election, with Election Day on Feb 15. The Green Party has endorsed NO on this recall. Our statement explaining our reasoning is online, so please share this information with others: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/99-school-board-recall-2022-endorsement... At our post-holiday celebration, we will also be kicking off signature gathering for our slate of statewide candidates. We'll have the opportunity to eliminate $25,000 in fees for them -- just by getting people to sign our candidates' forms! If you can't come to the party, please contact us at cc@sfgreens.org and we'll get you the forms. As you may have heard, the Green Party and the Peace and Freedom Party are jointly fielding a "Left Unity Slate" for the 2022 statewide races. This cooperative strategy increases the likelihood that both parties will be able to reach 2% of the vote in at least one statewide race, which is the minimum threshold needed to retain ballot status. These groundbreaking Left Unity Slate candidates are listed below, starting with Luis Rodriguez, the author of 16 books, a former Poet Laureate of Los Angeles, and our 2014 Governor candidate. For 5 weeks, starting in early January, YOU can help our candidates gather signatures for their campaigns! These "signatures-in-lieu of the filing fee" will help eliminate those fees, which range from $3,278 to $4,371 per candidate, depending on the office. Each voter can sign forms for all 7 of the candidates below: Luis Rodriguez (Green), CA Governor Gary Blenner (Green), CA Secretary of State Laura Wells (Green), CA Controller Dan Kapelovitz (Green), CA Attorney General Meghann Adams (Peace and Freedom), CA Treasurer Nathalie Hrizi (Peace and Freedom), CA Insurance Commissioner John Parker (Peace and Freedom), US Senate *===========================* What: Save the date - Green Party Monthly meeting Where: Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness) #301, SF When: Wed, Jan 26, 7-9 pm We will set the agenda at next Wed's CC meeting. We now provide the option for SF Green Party members to participate in our meetings via Zoom, so email cc@sfgreens.org for info on how you can join us virtually. 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 *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news@sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.