SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 10/4/06-10/10/06 NEWS: - San Francisco People's Organization to Hold its Second Annual Convention (http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=3732#more) - Ross Mirkarimi Advocates for Police Foot Patrols to Curb Crime (http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/03/ BAGD6LH1FS1.DTL, http://www.examiner.com/a-319392% 7ESupes_keep_up_heat_on_SFPD_foot_patrols.html) - San Francisco Peoples Organization Celebrates One Year Anniversary (http://www.fogcityjournal.com/news_in_brief/ catherine_rauschuber_061002.shtml) EVENTS: This week: - 10/4: Terry Baum Invites You to Meet Krissy Keefer - 10/4: John Rizzo Speaks at San Francisco for Democracy MeetUp Candidate Forum - 10/4: John Rizzo Speaks at SF5Together - 10/5: Animal Advocacy Working Group - 10/5: John Rizzo Speaks at League of Women Voters - 10/5-10/7: Faulty Intelligence, An Evening of Political Satire - 10/7-10/8: Mobilization For John Rizzo's College Board - 10/7: Hayes Valley Merchant Walk with Jane Kim and Ross Mirkarimi - 10/7: No on 85! Day of Action - 10/7: Krissy Keefer On A Mission Rally! - 10/7: San Francisco People's Organization Convention Next week: - 10/9: Learning about Science from Your Kitchen Sink - 10/11: County Council meeting - 10/11: Art and Education Discussion with Jane Kim and Jake McGoldrick - 10/15: Anti-Columbus Cultural Event for Krissy Keefer (Hugo Chavez Is Not a Thug!) Save the date: - 10/18: General Membership Meeting - 10/19: Commercial Alert Event with Matt Gonzalez, Etc - 10/20: Good Old Fashioned Square Dance with Krissy Keefer! - 10/23: The Show of Shows: Musical Cabaret Benefit for Jane Kim & Kim-Shree Maufas - 11/14: October Energy Working Group Meeting Cancelled, Will Meet 11/14 ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: - Volunteer for Krissy Keefer's Campaign! - Help The John Rizzo Visibility Campaign: Display A House Sign - 10/03: Green Party Congressional Candidate Krissy Keefer Appears on Channel 29 7:00PM-8:00PM - FILM: IRAQ FOR SALE in Bay Area September & October! For screenings, see http://iraqforsale.org/screenings.php - Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan IN EVERY ISSUE: - Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim Dorenkott's Blog (http://www.dailykos.com/user/jim%20d) - 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: - Heaven or Hell? A U.S. Senator's Choice ************************************************************ EVENTS: 10/4: Terry Baum Invites You to Meet Krissy Keefer WHEN: Wednesday, October 4, 2006 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: 547 Douglass St., (betw. 21st & 22nd St.), San Francisco Buses: 48, 24, 35 RSVP: Terry Baum 415 648-5244 It would be so very lovely if you RSVP’d, but please come even if you don’t. INFORMATION: www.keeferforcongress.com DETAILS: Wouldn’t it be nice to be represented by someone who actually represented you?? Krissy Keefer calls for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney, an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, and meaningful legislation to combat global warming. She supports same-sex marriage, electoral reform, and the end of the death penalty. I’m proud to support Krissy Keefer -- an artist, mother, business-woman, longtime peace activist – and a woman of courage and passion. The best thing we can do right now in San Francisco to make our voices heard, on issues like impeachment and the Iraq Occupation, is to campaign for, donate to, and vote for Krissy Keefer for Congress. Even if she doesn't win, if she gets a significant percentage of the vote (20%), that could have a strong effect on Pelosi. Please come and meet this great candidate. Food and drink provided. Donations joyfully accepted. --------- 10/4: John Rizzo Speaks at San Francisco for Democracy MeetUp Candidate Forum WHEN: Wednesday, October 4, 2006 7:00PM-8:00PM WHERE: Schroeder's, 240 Front Street, San Francisco DETAILS: San Francisco College Board candidate John Rizzo will speak at a forum of candidates endorsed by SF4Democracy, a Howard Dean-inspired grass-roots political group. --------- 10/4: John Rizzo Speaks at SF5Together WHEN: Wednesday, October 4, 2006 8:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: Fillmore/Turk, San Francisco DETAILS: San Francisco College Board candidate John Rizzo will speak at SF5Together, a District 5 neighborhood group at the community room of Northern Police Station. --------- 10/5: Animal Advocacy Working Group WHEN: Thursday, October 5, 2006 7:30PM-9:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: The Animal Advocacy Working Group is involved in animal issues in San Francisco. The Ten Key Values apply to protecting the welfare of non- human animals. Of course, all are welcome. For more information, email Rosalind Lord at rclord@seaserpent.com --------- 10/5: John Rizzo Speaks at League of Women Voters WHEN: Thursday, October 5, 2006 6:00PM-7:30PM WHERE: Community College District Office, 33 Gough Street, San Francisco DETAILS: A forum for all College Board candidates. --------- 10/5-10/7: Faulty Intelligence, An Evening of Political Satire WHEN: Thursday, October 5 to Saturday, October 7, 2006 8:00PM WHERE: The Marsh, 1062 Valencia, San Francisco INFORMATION: http://www.roysongs.com/ http://www.royzimmerman.com/ http://www.themarsh.org/ DETAILS: An evening of scathing satirical songs, written and performed by the man the Los Angeles Times calls "a latter-day Tom Lehrer." Armed only with a guitar, a strident baritone whine, and wicked sense of rhyme and ridicule, “FAULTY INTELLIGENCE” includes a love song to the sexiest man alive, "Dick Cheney," a lesson in "Creation Science 101," a portrait in song of "Jerry Falwell's God" and the bawk-along "Chickenhawk," already a Zimmerman classic. Written and Performed by Roy Zimmerman. "I congratulate Roy Zimmerman on reintroducing literacy to comedy songs. And the rhymes actually rhyme, they don't just 'rhyne.'" — Tom Lehrer "Roy's lyrics move beyond poetry and achieve perfection." — Joni Mitchell --------- 10/7-10/8: Mobilization For John Rizzo's College Board WHEN: Saturday, October 7th, 2006 Sunday, October 8th, 2006 10:30PM WHERE: 1621 Waller Street at Cole, San Francisco Accessable by MUNI lines 33, 37, 43, 71, N Judah DETAILS: Please join us in a mobilization for John Rizzo this weekend. We'll be talking to voters, distributing literature, and passing out house signs. --------- 10/7: Hayes Valley Merchant Walk with Jane Kim and Ross Mirkarimi WHEN: Saturday, October 7th, 2006 8:00PM WHERE: Corner of Laguna and Hayes, San Francisco DETAILS: Join SF School Board Candidate Kim and Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi in a district merchant walk through Hayes Valley. --------- 10/7: No on 85! Day of Action WHEN & WHERE: Saturday, October 7th, 2006 12 noon: Rally and the formation of the WORLD's LARGEST HUMAN NO on 85 SIGN at Dolores Park, SF - Dolores and 20th Street 1:00PM: Voter Outreach and Visibility in District 8 - Mission District, Noe Valley, and Castro 5:00PM: Celebration NO on 85 Happy Hour and Comedy Show at at Martuni's Martini bar, 4 Valencia at Market ($10 suggested donation - no one turned away for lack of funds) INFORMATION: See http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/pol/214278498.html DETAILS: Do you care about teen safety and protecting choice? The Bay Area is critical to the success of the NO on 85 campaign, and we need your help. The supporters of Proposition 85 - the same people who organize the annual "Walk for Life" in San Francisco - are going to be in San Francisco in October. Join us to demonstrate that the Bay Area is pro-choice and that we will not let anti-choice extremists threaten California's most vulnerable teens. If you care about defeating Prop 85, please let us know you're coming to the Day of Action by clicking here. Help us demonstrate that the Bay Area opposes Prop 85 by being part of our human "No on 85" sign. We'll take a picture and show everyone that Bay Area residents like you are voting NO on Prop 85! We need at least 300 volunteers to participate in the No on 85 sign - can you be one of them? To sign up to be part of the sign, please click here. Help increase opposition to Proposition 85 by canvassing District 8 with NO on 85 signs, flyers, and buttons! We need your help to post signs in store windows and talk to permanent absentee voters about why Prop 85 endangers California's most vulnerable teens. --------- 10/7: Krissy Keefer On A Mission Rally! WHEN: Saturday October 7th, 2006 10am Block Party and Brunch 11am Rally and Performances Noon Precinct Walking and Visibility 2pm Popsicles at Dolores Park WHERE: 24th and Mission, San Francisco, CA CONTACT: krissyforcongress@yahoo.com Call us and help: 415-835-4748 CHECK US OUT: www.keeferforcongress.com DETAILS: Brought to you by the Art Army and Krissy Keefer for Congress Hosted by Keith Hennessey, Joan Pinkvoss, Seth Eisen, Cindy Cleary and other artsy political types! Brunch courtesy Marc Powell nd Rainbow Grocery. Art Army Call to Arms! Calling artists, activists, freaks of all nature, political wonks and out of town ringers- SAVE THE DATE! Join us one month before the November 7th election for food, art, performances and inspiration! More details to come. Walk your talk- JOIN US! --------- 10/7: San Francisco People's Organization Convention WHEN: Saturday October 7th, 2006 7:00PM WHERE: 4760 Mission Street (between Russia and Persia), San Francisco, CA INFORMATION, CONTACT: 415-290-0722 510-333-7966 or 510-589-6820 ADMISSION: $5 to $25 donation/no one turned away for lack of funds wheel chair assessable, all ages welcome DETAILS: Campaign to End the Death Penalty National Tour * **"Witness to an Execution,"* featuring the voices of those who have lost a loved one to execution or faced the prospect of execution themselves. As the national debate about lethal injection continues, this tour will expose the barbarity of the death penalty. With these firsthand accounts and experiences of executions, we aim to show that capital punishment is "cruel and unusual" punishment. As witnesses to execution, the voices featured in this tour will share their stories of loss, struggle, and hope for an end to the death penalty. Speakers: - Barbara Becnel, who spearheaded the fight to save Stanley Tookie Williams from execution last fall, will be a featured speaker on the tour. As a witness to Stan's personal transformation on death row, his struggle for justice and his execution, Barbara's story is incredibly moving. In her own words, "On December 13, 2005, I stood and watched for 35 agonizing minutes while the state of California tortured my friend Stan Tookie Williams to death. I want people to know what I saw and to join the growing movement to end the death penalty in this country." - Billy Moore*, former death row prisoner who spent over 16 years on Georgia's death row and author or "I Shall Not Die." --------- 10/9: Learning about Science from Your Kitchen Sink WHEN: Monday, October 9, 2006 11:00AM-2:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: Kim Knox will be demonstrating science experiments that you can do from items found in your kitchen for students in grades K-5. The experiments will deal with capillary action (how trees get water to the very tips of their leaves), absorption (how those beach towels get dry) and surface tension (how bugs can walk across water). --------- 10/11: County Council meeting WHEN: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: The CC will meet to make business decisions and plan the GM agenda for the following week. --------- 10/11: Art and Education Discussion with Jane Kim and Jake McGoldrick WHEN: Wednesday October 11th, 2006 7:00PM-9:00PM WHERE: Bazaar Cafe, 5927 California Street (22nd Avenue), San Francisco, CA CONTACT: Call 290-2708 DETAILS: SF School Board Candidate Kim Knox and Supervisor Jake McGoldrick will have a discussion on art and education. --------- 10/15: Anti-Columbus Cultural Event for Krissy (Hugo Chavez Is Not a Thug!) WHEN: Sunday October 15th, 2006 Doors Open at 4pm / Show Starts at 5pm! WHERE: Dance Mission Theater (3316 24th Street, off Mission), San Francisco, CA CONTACT: krissyforcongress@yahoo.com Call us and help: 415-835-4748 CHECK US OUT: www.keeferforcongress.com DETAILS: Free performance event! --------- 10/18: General Membership Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 7:30PM-9:30PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: This is the regular monthly meeting of the SFGP. The agenda for this meeting will be planned at the CC meeting the week before. Watch this space for updates. --------- 10/19: Commercial Alert Event with Matt Gonzalez, Etc WHEN: Thursday, October 19, 2006 6:30PM-8:30PM WHERE: Catharine Clark Gallery, 49 Geary Street, 2nd floor, San Francisco, CA CONTACT: Marnie Glickman at marnie@commercialalert.org or 503-313-7919 INFORMATION: http://www.commercialalert.org SUGGESTED CONTRIBUTION: $30, $50, $100 or whatever you can afford DETAILS: Join us for vegetarian sushi, sake and conversation with: - Peggy O'Mara, editor and publisher of Mothering Magazine and chair of Commercial Alert's board of directors - Matt Gonzalez - John Stauber, executive director of the Center for Media and Democracy and co-author of many fabulous books including "The Best War Ever" - Gary Ruskin, executive director of Commercial Alert Commercial Alert's mission is to keep the commercial culture within its proper sphere, and to prevent it from exploiting children and subverting the higher values of family, community, environmental integrity and democracy. --------- 10/20: Good Old Fashioned Square Dance with Krissy Keefer! WHEN: Friday, October 20th, 2006 7:30PM-10:30PM WHERE: Dance Mission Theater (3316 24th Street, off Mission), San Francisco, CA CONTACT: krissyforcongress@yahoo.com Call us and help: 415-835-4748 CHECK US OUT: www.keeferforcongress.com DETAILS: Grab your partner and do se do - it's a Good Old Fashioned Square Dance! All dances taught, live bluegrass music and dance caller --------- 10/23: The Show of Shows: Musical Cabaret Benefit for Jane Kim & Kim- Shree Maufas WHEN: Monday, October 23, 2006 7:00PM-10:00PM WHERE: OctaviaLounge, 1772 Market Street, San Francisco, CA CONTACT: (415) 863-3516 INFORMATION: www.octavialounge.com ADMISSION/COLABORACION: $15.00 donation requested DETAILS: The Show of Shows, a night of Musical Cabaret to benefit the candidacies of Jane Kim & Kim-Shree Maufas for S.F.U.S.D. School Board, featuring: Maddaline Edstrom-Piano, David Seeman-Saxophone, and the hottest and coolest singers in the Bay Area. --------- 11/14: October Energy Working Group Meeting Cancelled, Will Meet 11/14 WHEN: Tuesday, November 11, 2006 7:30PM-9:00PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.), San Francisco DETAILS: The Energy Working Group has canceled our Oct meeting so people can focus on campaigns. The next meeting will be Tue, Nov 14, and we will discuss broadening the name and scope of the group beyond simple energy issues, potentially into the whole panorama of social ecology; i.e. looking at the environment, energy use, social systems and social justice in a more comprehensive holistic way that views the city as a full social/environmental ecosystem. Any who are interested in this new direction, please make plans show up on Nov 14 to help us bring forward good proposal to the County Council and GM. ============================== ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS: Volunteer for Krissy Keefer's Campaign! Contact Julia to sign up: 415-835-4748 or krissyforcongress@yahoo.com Phone banking: Every Tuesday and Thursday, 6-9pm, 1028 A Howard Street (SF Green Party office), snacks and beverages provided --------- Help The John Rizzo Visibility Campaign: Display A House Sign We are placing house signs in windows all over the city. Help us with visibility by placing a sign in your window. Contact us at 572-8497 and we'll have one delivered to you. --------- 10/03: Green Party Congressional Candidate Krissy Keefer Appears on Channel 29 7:00PM-8:00PM Call in from 7:30 to 8:00 -- phone number determined later --------- Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan Keep an eye out for "Car-Free Talk" on San Francisco's public access tv station, Channel 29. In the next show, David Fridley, staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley and member of San Francisco Oil Awareness, discusses the myth of biofuels. Date and time 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! Two 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 get rid of PG&E's monopoly on our electricity service, and start running the City on renewable energy like solar and wind power instead! We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots campaigners to help us win this fight. 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. For more information, please visit the MAKE A DONATION page on the website at http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html For questions about the sustaining member program contact treasurer@sfgreens.org To make a one-time donation by mail please send a check made out to “The San Francisco Green Party” to: San Francisco Green Party 1028A Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103 ============================== JOKE OF THE WEEK: Heaven or Hell? A U.S. Senator's Choice While walking down the street one day a US senator is tragically hit by a truck and dies. His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance. "Welcome to heaven," says St. Peter. "Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you. We'll have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity." "Really, I've made up my mind. I want to be in heaven," says the senator. "I'm sorry, but we have our rules." And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course, with a clubhouse in the distance. Standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him. Everyone is very happy and in evening dress. Mark Foley is there with his teenage boy lover. Condoleeza Rice and Ann Coulter are dressed up in dominatrix gear. Many of the men are in drag and/or leather. The guests all run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people. They play a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster, caviar and champagne. Also present is the devil, a very friendly guy who has a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a good time that before he realizes it, it is time to go. Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises...The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him. "Now it's time to visit heaven." So, 24 hours pass with the senator joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns. "Well, then, you've spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity." The senator reflects for a minute, then he answers: "Well, I would never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell." So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage. He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above. The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulder. "I don't understand," stammers the senator. "Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, and danced and had a great time. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable. What happened?" The devil looks at him, smiles and says: "Yesterday we were campaigning... today you voted." ************************************************************ For more info on our activities, please see our website, http://www.sfgreenparty.org. You can also email us questions at info@sfgreens.org. 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