December 20, 2020 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, After 2020, why be optimistic about 2021? Barry Hermanson wrote this article after learning about the passing of fellow SF Green, Don Bechler: https://sfbayview.com/2020/12/organizing-to-win/ As Barry points out in the article, we can win better health care for everyone in California. We expect that 2021 will be a great year for organizing! Our plans for a socially distanced, outdoor holiday gathering in mid-December were put on hold because of the latest shelter in place order, which bans outdoor gatherings, even with social distancing. However, we plan to reschedule this when it's legal again. We'll discuss the results of the election and ideas for organizing during the pandemic, and also celebrate our local victories in SF elections. We wish all of you a great holiday season! *===========================* What: SF Green Party Organizing When: All the time Where: Online Until the pandemic is under control, we will not be holding in-person meetings. Government will need to implement a widespread testing and contact tracing program in order to safely open things up. Unfortunately, a number of our active members do not have reliable internet access (especially with our public libraries closed), so holding general monthly meetings over Zoom is not an option. Instead, we have an email list for discussions between active members, and our county council (CC) meets by Zoom on the 3rd Wednesdays of every month. If you'd like to join our conversation online, or our CC meetings, please email cc@sfgreens.org with your name and contact info, and also please remind us if you've been to a meeting before. If you are unable to join us but still want to follow what's going on, you can call Barry Hermanson at 415-255-9494. *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news@sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.