ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY Friday, June 13, 2008 Send Announcement items to news@sfgreens.org. Please keep items brief; submissions may be edited for length and content. Green Party General Membership Meeting is held 7:30 p.m. every Third Wednesday of the Month 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th Streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ ============================================================ EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) * Green Party General Membership Meeting: Wednesday, June 18, 7:30 p.m. 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th Streets) Peace Mom Cindy Sheehan will join us, and we will discuss endorsement of her candidacy for the 8th Congressional District. Other agenda items include an update on San Francisco energy policy and discussion of various petitions for the November ballot. http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ * Rally for Single-Payer Universal Healthcare: Thursday, June 19, Noon-1 p.m. Moscone Center West, Mission & 4th Streets Rally for Single-Payer Universal Healthcare ( http://singlepayernow.net) at the trade organization America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) Conference at the Moscone West. Show your support for single-payer universal healthcare by supporting Sheila Kuehl's SB 840 and John Conyers' HR 676 at the AHIP Convention, which runs from June 18-20. http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events.gem * 2008 Awards Ceremony for Those Responsible for Destroying SF Neighborhoods: June 21, 8 p.m. Harvey Milk Plaza at Castro and Market Streets. Mock, outdoor public awards ceremony to "honor" greedy landlord speculators mostly responsible for the gentrification and destruction of San Francisco's communities. Local individuals and groups concerned with and affected by the gentrification of our neighborhoods may submit a candidate by completing a nomination form and attending the planning meeting June 7 at 2:30 p.m. at 584A Castro Street. We will be discuss details of the event, including the nominations and how your organization may participate. For more information, visit http://www.worstofsf.org/. * WestSide Green Club meeting, Sunday, June 22, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. At the home of Barry Hermanson, located at 2467 - 28th Avenue, near Taraval. For more information, call Barry at 415-664-7754 or Nancy Lewis at 415-661-5713. * Fourth Annual Transgender March and Rally: June 27 at Dolores Park. For more information visit www.transmarch.org. To march with your fellow Greens, contact Jazzie Collins at jlc92458@yahoo.com . *38th Annual LGBT Pride Festival: Saturday June 28 and Sunday June 29. Join us at the Green Party booth as we promote our candidates and outreach to voters. To volunteer at our booth, contact Sue Vaughan at susan_e_vaughan@yahoo.com or just show up. The Green Party will not have a contingent in this year's LGBT Pride Parade, but many of use will be walking with our elected officials. For information about marching with Green Party officials contact Erika McDonald at erikasf@aol.com. http://www.sfpride.org/ * National Green Party Convention: July 10-13, Chicago, IL Palmer House Hilton, 7 East Monroe St. Chicago Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave. Most Workshops will be conducted at the Palmer House for a couple of days of give-and-take learning. The National Nominating Convention will select the Green Party candidate for the 2008 Presidential Election on Sunday, July 13. Follow link for more information: http://www.greenparty2008.org/ * California Green Party General Assembly: Aug. 23-24 Dana Point, Orange County (Details will be posted at http://cagreens.org/plenary as they become available.) To become a GPCA Delegate (member or alternate) to the Green Party of the United States National Committee, see information at bottom of the page. mailing list: Contacts2006@lists.cagreens.org; http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/contacts2006 gpca-cocos mailing list: gpca-cocos@lists.cagreens.org; http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/gpca-cocos * Open Government Assembly: Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17-18 UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism The event brings current First Amendment and freedom-of-information issues into focus and includes presentation of CFAC's Beacon Awards recognizing First Amendment and FOI champions. Program details TBA. http://www.cfac.org/content/index.php/cfac-assembly/index/ _____________________ NEWS Check out Green Party Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi's Newsletters http://www.sfgov.org/site/bdsupvrs_index.asp?id=49258 Cindy Sheehan writes about Dennis Kucinich introducing articles of impeachment. http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2008/06/09/music-to-my-ears/ _____________________ Open Position: GROW Chair The GROW Chair organizes Green Party booths at street fairs/festivals/events. This is an important working group because it is through this group that we do much of our outreach, visibility and voter registration. We also raise moeny when we table. Let the County Council know at cc@sfgreens.org if you are interested in chairing GROW. _______________________ Announcement/Open for application: Position of GPCA Delegation (member or alternate) to the Green Party of United States National Committee Election at August 23-24 GPCA General Assembly Applications due June 24, 2008; send to applications@cagreens.org Dear GPCA Members: The Green Party of California is always looking for interested members to serve at the national level of the Green Party, particularly those who self-identify as a minority, whether by gender, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, or disability. Currently, the GPCA has been allocated 42 Delegate seats and 42 Alternate seats. Though all delegation seats were filled at the April General Assembly in Berkeley, one delegate has resigned and others may follow suit, and some may choose to change from delegate to alternate. Plus, one delegate's term is up. To fill any openings, there will be elections by the General Assembly at the GPCA Plenary in Orange County on August 23-24. There are also 27 open seats for alternates. The job description for these positions is at www.cagreens.org/cc/co-cos/job_gpus_delegation.php More information on delegate expectations can be found at http://www.cagreens.org/delegates/delegate_guidelines.shtml To apply, you must send your biography/applications in at least 60 days in advance of the August General Assembly, as is specified in our state party bylaws, and for possible inclusion in the plenary packet. An editable application (including space for an optional campaign statement) can be found at www.cagreens.org/cc/co-cos/application_gpus_delegation.rtf . Applications/bios will be posted at http://www.cagreens.org/cc/co-cos/applications_2008_02/gpus_delegation http://www.cagreens.org/cc/co-cos/applications_2007_02/gpus_delegation/ (Past applications are available for review from the delegation website) www.cagreens.org/delegates; http://www.cagreens.org/cc/co-cos/applications_2007/gpus_delegation PLEASE SEND YOUR APPLICATION BY JUNE 24 to applications@cagreens.org . It will then go onto a website to be viewed by all. Because the GPUS delegation often makes its own recommendations to GPCA General Assembly delegates about who to choose as National Committee members, we in the GPUS delegation also want to know more about you. So please send a copy of your application to one or both of the delegation co-chairs listed below. We also prefer those who have already been involved on the state and/or county party level. (If you think we may not be familiar with your Green Party activity, please send a referral from a state or county representative.) For more information about the GPCA's delegation to the GPUS, including a roster of current members, you can go to www.cagreens.org/delegates; http://www.votegreen.org/gpus-ca Feel free to contact the Co-Chairs with your questions. We look forward tohearing from you. Thank you. Sincerely, Sanda Everette - sanda@greens.org Greg Jan - gregjan4@yahoo.com GPCA California Delegation to GPUS, Co-Chairs **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102)