Announcement List for SF Green Party: November 7, 2007 Send items to news@sfgreens.org. _______________ Green Party General Membership Meeting: Wednesday, Nov. 21, 7:30-9:30 p.m. 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th Streets) The General Meeting is held every third Wednesday of the month. _______________ EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) * The Board Match, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Free Yerba Buena Center For The Arts, 701 Mission St. Over 70 diverse Bay Area nonprofits will be available to give information about serving on a nonprofit board of directors. You may also join a free information session before The Board Match to learn more about its services. http://www.thevolunteercenter.net * Animal Advocacy Working Group: Thursday, Nov. 8, 7-9 p.m. Golden Era Vegetarian Restaurant, 572 O'Farrell St. (between Jones and Leavenworth) Arrive at 7 p.m. to order food; meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. Our table will display a greeting card with three-wolf pups on it. For more information, email Rosalind Lord at rclord@seaserpent.com. * Green Festival, Nov. 9-11, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center, 635 8th St, at Brannan Street (between 7th and 8th streets) Enjoy more than 200 visionary speakers and 400 green businesses in the Bay Area, great how-to workshops, green films, yoga and movement classes, green-career sessions, organic beer and wine, delicious organic cuisine and live music. * SFGP Green Festival Tabling, Saturday & Sunday, Nov 10-11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center, 635 8th St, at Brannan Street (between 7th and 8th streets) Contact Sue Vaughan at 415-668-3119, 415-601-9297, info@sfgreenparty.org -- or just show up. * March and Protest Against Chevron Pollution, Saturday, Nov. 10, Noon Rally at the Richmond BART station; march to the Chevron refinery. Join residents of Richmond, African-American and Latino ministers, community organizations and neighbors. * Rally To Save Rent Control, Wednesday, Nov. 14, Noon State Building, Van Ness & McAllister Help save rent control from being repealed in California! Contact SF Tenants Union for more information. http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=4921 * Public Talk on Humboldt County's Measure T: Wednesday, Nov 14, 7.30 p.m. Counter Pulse, 1310 Mission St. (near 9th Street); free; donations welcomed. A pro-democracy success, Democracy Unlimited (DUHC), based in Humboldt County, Calif., helped pass Measure T that limited the power of corporations, such as WalMart and Pacific Lumber. Hear DUHC's story and discuss campaign possibilities to limit corporate power in the Bay Area. For more information, contact Jess Bell at jessicambell@gmail.com or 415-425-8837. * Mark Schapiro in Conversation with Michael Pollan: Wednesday, Nov. 28, 7:30 p.m. First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way (at Dana), Berkeley A look at Schaprio's book, "Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What’s at Stake for American Power," sponsored by Global Exchange, KPFA Radio and Cody’s Books. * Welcome Mark Sanchez, Candidate for District 9 Supervisor: - Law Office of Gonzalez and Leigh, 2 Shaw Alley, between 1st and 2nd streets, Friday, Nov. 30, 7-9 p.m. - New Year's Eve" Imagine Peace 2008" Party; 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Wax Museum, Fisherman's Wharf; sponsored by global exchange and codepink * Chicago to Host 2008 National Green Party Convention http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1601 _______________ NEWS Rent Control Under Attack, by Steven T Jones and Sarah Phelan, SFBG Eminent domain reform measure on June ballot could kill San Francisco's rent-control and affordable-housing laws. http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=4921 Kucinich Offers Bill to Impeach Cheney , NY Times www.nytimes.com/2007/11/07/washington/07cheney.html?ei=5070&en=3fa2d1b17f05813f&ex=1195102800&adxnnl=1&emc=eta1&adxnnlx=1194499164-Ju6GTL36CH7htuQLP6I+jQKucinich Kucinich Gains Support for Cheney Impeachment, ABC News http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/05/kucinich_gains_.html A Story of Surveillance: Former SF Technician 'Turning In' AT&T Over NSA Program, Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/07/AR2007110700006.html?nav=hcmodule Bush-Cheney really is planning to attack Iran! http://www.hightowerlowdown.org/node/1428 Attacking Iran for Israel? by Ray McGovern, Consortium News http://alternet.org/waroniraq/66607/ Dianne Feinstein caves-in on torture and snuggles up to this administration www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=4912&catid=4&volume_id=317&issue_id=324&volume_num=42&issue_num=06 _______________ BECOME A SUSTAINER FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY! The San Francisco Green Party has been hard at work interviewing candidates, poring over ballot initiatives, deliberating over endorsements and drafting statements regarding the November 2007 election. All of this work is being done exclusively by volunteers. Also this year, for the first time, the SFGP drafted a newspaper with statements explaining the positions and endorsements for the November election. We have distributed this newspaper to every registered Green in San Francisco. Mailing and printing this newspaper costs us thousands of dollars. Please help in this effort by becoming a Green Party sustainer, or making a one time donation! Your generous contributions now will help us finish the year on strong financial footing and get a jump-start on the 2008 elections. Several SF Green Party candidates will need our support in November 2008, including Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, who is up for re-election in District 5. Please help us remain solvent by donating now! http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html Volunteers Needed - Contact cc@sfgreens.org or susan_e_vaughan@yahoo.com City Hall is seeking members for: Peak Oil Preparedness Task Force, http://www.sfgov.org/site/bdsupvrs_page.asp?id=64788 LAFCo: http://www.sfgov.org/site/bdsupvrs_page.asp?id=36743 Thank you for your on-going support! _________________________________________ San Francisco Green Party Announcement List To unsubscribe, go here: http://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/announce _______________________________________________ San Francisco Green Party Announcement List To unsubscribe, go here: http://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/announce