GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events https://twitter.com/sfgreenparty https://www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ NEWS: 1. SFGP is endorsing Summer Heat...a collaborative effort. No Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. No more life-threatening hazards. No refining of dirty crude. Refining high-sulfur, low-quality tar sands and fracked oil increases greenhouse gas emissions and toxic air pollutants. It also corrodes refinery machinery, which contributes to major industrial accidents. No more tax evasion. We need a just transition from dirty fossil fuels to union jobs in clean energy. Chevron needs to support Richmond’s long-term transition to a renewable energy-based economy that’s good for people and the planet. See details under events below for August 3rd. 2. Check out the Israeli Divestment Campaign protest at CalPERS and new campaign focusing on Caterpillar's complicity in Palestine and abuse of workers: www.israeldivestmentcampaign.org. 3. The Green Party Protests the Zimmerman Acquittal and a Justice System 'Stacked Against People of Color and the Poor' http://www.gp.org/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/details/4/632.html 4. City College SF: the Accreditation Committee (ACCJC) has ordered City College to close next year. State Assemblyman Tom Ammiano & SF Supervisor John Avalos are fighting to save it. See event below on July 18th. The ACCJC gets funds from the public but does not have to follow California laws? They have closed meetings, have silenced the board and intimidated teachers. None of the Committee sanctions have anything to do with education. In fact, the quality of education at City College is ranked very high. AFT 2121 (CCSF Faculty union) has filed a 280 page complaint with the Department of Education in Washington D.C. who can override the Commission. Also see City College Student meeting information below for 7/17. 5. Former Green and beloved activist Jazzie Collins passed away last week. Read about her contributions to our community. http://www.poormagazine.org/node/4844 http://www.anngarrison.com/audio/2013/07/13/448/trans-march-celebrates-life-... http://www.sfbg.com/politics/2013/07/12/jazzie-collins-forever-fighting-good... JULY-AUGUST EVENTS: 1. Wednesday July 17, 4:30 pm City College SF Student meeting to plan actions to Save City College from closure. Ocean Campus at Health Center, room 214 behind the Creative Arts Annex. Balboa BART Station. 2. July 17, 7:30 pm SF Green Party County Council monthly meeting at El Cafetazo, 3087 16th St. near Valencia. Short walk from 16th & Mission BART. cc@sfgreens.org 3. July 17, 7-9:30 pm People's Right to Know Forum held at ILWU Local Hall, 801 2nd Street next to AT&T Park. Great line-up of speakers including Larry Bush, Reese Erlich, Peter Phillips, Tracy Rosenberg and Josh Wolf. 4. Thursday July 18th, 5 pm JOIN COMMUNITY LEADERS TO DISCUSS STRATEGIES TO KEEP CITY COLLEGE SF OPEN. Sponsored by Tom Ammiano and held at the CA State Bldg.-Marks Conf. Center Auditorium, 455 Golden Gate. Also sponsored by John Avalos, SF Labor Council, AFT 2121. www.aft2121.org 415-585-2121. Everyone welcome and very much needed! 5. Sunday July 21, 10:30-11:30 am. Silent Protest at Pelosi Fund- raiser. 44 Woodward Avenue SF off Parnassus near Stanyan. #6 bus & N Judah. Demand protection and expansion of Social Security and Medicare; No chained CPI. Bring signs. Organized by SFGP Council member Denise D'Anne: Contact her at 415-431-4172. Rides for 4 people! 6.Wednesday July 24th, 7-9 pm SF Green Party member meeting at El Cafetazo, 3087 16th St. near Valencia. 16th & Mission BART. 7. Sunday July 28th Sunday Streets in the Mission. Table with the Green Party and help register voters, hand out SFGP brochures and educate on topics above. For location & to sign-up at cc@sfgreens.org 8. Saturday August 3rd, 10 am, Richmond BART station. Protest with Summer Heat! Bill McKibben and 350.org lead the march to Chevron. www.350.org ; SFGP is one of the endorsers. Huge crowd expected. 9. August & September SF Mime Troupe "Oil and Water" dates: Two on August 4th: 2 pm & 7 pm. Yerba Buena Garden 3rd & Mission. Aug. 7th, 7 pm 855 Treat Avenue. Closing day in Dolores Park 2 pm Sept. 2nd. SFGP may be tabling at these and welcomes Save City College and Ocean Edge to join us. **