SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 11/22/06-11/28/06 HAPPY THANKSGIVING NEWS: - Breakthrough for California Greens http://tinyurl.com/so6xe - Minor Parties Hang On http://tinyurl.com/yyfro4 - District Elections And Ranked-Choice Voting Really Work: http://tinyurl.com/ueyk7 - Foot Patrol Vote a Major Defeat for Newsom: http://tinyurl.com/yx2j8a - School Board Votes To Dump JROTC Program: http://tinyurl.com/yyrvxc EVENTS: This week: - 11/28: Transportation Working Group Next week: - 12/3: FIG Social and Election Wrap (Rap) Up - 12/4: Campaigns and Issues Working Group meeting - 12/7: Animal Advocacy Working Group Save the date: - 12/12: SF Green Party County Council meeting - 12/20: SFGP Holiday Party ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - On November 29, progressive women (Krissy Keefer, Sue Vaughan, and others) will do an election recap live call-in show on Channel 29 at 7 p.m. Call 621-4472 to participate. - Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan 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: - The media marches on, keeping us literate (http://tinyurl.com/y7jjo2) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 11/28: Transportation Working Group WHEN: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party, 1028A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco, CA 94103 DETAILS: Agenda: plan legislation and other organizing efforts for next year. --------- 12/3: FIG Social and Election Wrap (Rap) Up WHEN: Sunday, December 3, 2006 4:00PM-6:00PM WHERE: To be announced CONTACT: Please contact Vicki Leidner, Chairperson at vleidner@rcn.com for details and exact location or visit the FIG working group page: http://tinyurl.com/uk8a4 DETAILS: The next meeting will be the FIG social and election wrap up in the Mission district. We’ll be combining an informal FIG meeting with a more social gathering and debriefing. We'll also re-energize and strategize next steps, both individually and for FIG. Friends and guests welcome. If you would like to bring food or drink to share, please feel free to do so - it will be most welcome. --------- 12/4: Campaigns and Issues Working Group meeting WHEN: Monday, December 4, 2006 7:00PM-8:30PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party, 1028A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco, CA 94103 DETAILS: Join the Campaigns and Issues Working Group as we review the year's elections and start brainstorming for 2007. What's next: Priority legislation, 2007 mayor's race, 2 and 4 year planning for local campaigns, candidate recruitment. --------- 12/7: Animal Advocacy Working Group WHEN: Thursday, December 7, 2006 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: Golden Era Vegetarian Restaurant, 832 Clement Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues, 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 --------- 12/12: SF Green Party County Council meeting WHEN: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party, 1028A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco, CA 94103 DETAILS: Regular monthly meeting of the elected county council. Moved to Tuesdays before the San Francisco Green Party General Monthly Meeting to accommodate newly elected and appointed CC member's schedules. --------- 12/20: SFGP Holiday Party WHEN: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party, 1028A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco, CA 94103 DETAILS: Instead of our monthly meeting, we are hosting a holiday get together. Come and join us as we celebrate the 2006 elections. Potluck encouraged. ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: KPFA Local Station Board Ballots Due 11/15 10PM, SFGP Endorses Dave Heller The San Francisco Green Party's sole endorsement for the (94.1 FM) KPFA Local Station Board election goes to longtime dedicated Green Party activist, Dave Heller: http://tinyurl.com/y3vwx5 Ballots must be received (not postmarked) by KPFA by 10 PM Wednesday the 15th! They can be dropped off at the station. --------- 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. ============================== 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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