SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 5/16/07-5/24/07 NEWS: - 5/8: Green Party Responds to Democrat Retreat on Troop Withdrawal From Iraq http://tinyurl.com/22mc8e - 5/3: Greens Condemn 'brazen Brutality' By Police At Immigration Rights March http://tinyurl.com/yptjd5 EVENTS: This week: - 5/16: General Membership Meeting - 5/19: Asian Heritage Street Celebration - 5/20: WestSide Green Club Forum with Mark Sanchez - 5/21: A Dialogue on the Criminalization of Poverty and Poor Communities of Color Save the date: - 5/25-26: California State Green Party Meeting - 5/28: Bay Area Green Party Outing ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Stop Peabody and Save Black Mesa! (http://www.stoppeabody.org/) IN EVERY ISSUE: - Nancy Pelosi Watch, newly designed by Micheas Herman! (www.pelosiwatch.us) - Gavin Newsom Watch (http://tinyurl.com/23v3gp) - Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://tinyurl.com/y2j2gs) - 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: - Happy Springtime (http://tinyurl.com/2aqb56) ************************************************************ EVENTS: 5/16: General Membership Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, May 16 7:30PM-9:30PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco 94103 DETAILS: All Green Party members and members of the general public are invited to participate in our monthly business meetings. At these meetings we take care of party logistical matters and discuss legislative items and candidates. Active members of the Green Party (you need not be a citizen with voting rights) may participate in the decision-making. Our agenda for May 16 follows: Facilitators: SK and JMC Note taker: Sue Vaughan Timekeeper: Introductions/Accreditation I. Renee Saucedo - immigration discussion (45 min) II. Endorsement of Anti-Ellis Act Bill/Sheila Kuhl III. Second reading of bylaw change (GM quorum from 5 to 9) IV. Endorse letter opposing recall of Jake McGoldrick, to be drafted by Sue Vaughan, open letter to the people of the Richmond District V. Plenary delegate alternates VI. Working Group reports VII. Announcements --------- 5/19: Asian Heritage Street Celebration WHEN: Saturday, May 19 11:00AM-6:00PM WHERE: Green Party Tabling in front of office (1028A Howard, SF). Celebration on Howard Street between Fifth and Seventh streets, San Francisco CONTACT: If you want to help table, contact Sue at (415) 668-3119. INFORMATION: www.asianfairsf.com DETAILS: More than 200 organizations participate in this festival, which features Asian cooking demonstrations, beer and sake, arts and crafts, a variety of food, and live entertainment. --------- 5/20: WestSide Green Club Forum with Mark Sanchez WHEN: Sunday, May 20 3:00PM - 5:00PM WHERE: 1339 - 27th Avenue, between Irving and Judah, San Francisco ADMISSION: Free INFORMATION: Call Barry Hermanson at 415-664-7754 or Nancy Lewis at 415-661-5713 DETAILS: Meet Mark Sanchez, new President of the San Francisco School Board, and Green Party member. Hear about the new School Board's plans to help the public schools. Ask questions and express concerns about the schools. Find out what you can do to help the schools. Invite your friends who are parents, teachers, or students. Sponsored by the WestSide Green Club. Refreshments served. --------- 5/21: A Dialogue on the Criminalization of Poverty and Poor Communities of Color WHEN: Monday, May 21 7:00AM - 10:00PM WHERE: Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St, San Francisco ADMISSION: $5.00-$10.00 donation requested; no one turned away for lack of funds (limited seating). INFORMATION: Contact: info@sfgreenparty.org DETAILS: Co-sponsored by POOR Magazine and the People of Color Caucus of the Green Party With Renee Saucedo –LAWYER AND IMMIGRATION SCHOLAR WITH LA RAZA CENTRO LEGAL Jeff Adachi –SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC DEFENDER Ross Mirikarimi –Member, SAN FRANCISCO BOARD SUPERVISORS Lisa Gray-Garcia –welfareQUEEN, POVERTY SCHOLAR, CO-FOUNDER OF POORMAGAZINE AND AUTHOR OF CRIMINAL OF POVERTY; GROWING UP HOMELESS IN AMERICA Leroy Moore –RACE AND DISABILTY SCHOLAR AND POOR MAGAZINE COLUMNIST James Garrett –FORMER BLACK PANTHER, DEAN OF INSTRUCTION AND DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR INT'L TRADE DEVELOPMENT AT BERKELEY CITY COLLEGE Juan Prada –EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS WITH A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY POVERTY SCHOLARS AND CULTURAL WORKERS The welfareQUEENS Moderated By Judy B. --------- 5/25-26: California State Green Party Meetings WHEN: Saturday, May 25 Sunday, May 26 Meeting starts at 9:00AM Lunch 12:30PM-1:30PM w/keynote speakers WHERE: To be announced DETAILS: Registration begins at 8:00 am both days --------- 5/28: Bay Area Green Party Outing WHEN: Monday, May 28 TIME: To be announced WHERE: 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! Three 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 end PG&E's monopoly and run the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power, and to stop corporations from taking private monopoly control of the new public internet and cable system being built for San Francisco. We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots organizers to help us win these campaigns. 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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