Dear Greens, We are holding a forum on September 12 to interview the remaining candidates who are seeking our endorsement: Location: Park Branch Library meeting room, 1833 Page Street, Upper Haight (the meeting room is in the basement) Date: Wed, Sep 12 Time: 6:30-8:45 pm The forum is mainly intended for Greens to ask questions of the candidates, but everybody is welcome to attend regardless of party affiliation. If you are a candidate seeking our endorsement but are unable to make this time, please be in touch with us at cc@sfgreens.org. Completed questionnaires returned by local candidates seeking our endorsement are posted on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/11-news/42-questionnaires-posted-for-912-candidate-f... More info on the forum is here: http://sfgreenparty.org/events2/event/MWVkdTZpZDYzcjk0bGxrc2dqY2E3cGJmMnMgOG... We are attempting to schedule an additional time for D5 supervisorial candidates who are unable to make this date. Our endorsements to date are posted here: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/39-november-2012-endorsements For the Supervisorial races, we may issue ranked endorsements. For both the College Board and Board of Education races, there are 4 seats open in this election, so we may endorse multiple candidates. *===========================* The Truth about GMOs . . . A Case for Labeling September 15, 2012 Laney College The Forum 3:00 pm - 5:15 pm ... $5-10 suggested donation Students FREE! Alarmed by the pervasive health risks of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the American diet, leading consumer GMO advocate Jeffrey Smith, and well-known author and environmentalist John Robbins have joined forces to present, Truth about GMOs. Highlights include: a sneak preview of Smith's new movie (Genetic Roulette) and a Q & A with both presenters making a compelling case for voting YES on Prop 37 (Mandatory Labeling of GMOs). Please share with your East Bay (and SF) friends, neighbors, email lists, etc! Prop 37 to label genetically engineered foods is on the ballot in November, and this event will be a great way to learn about it! Laney College is a short walk from the Lake Merritt BART. RVSP on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/279948228776070/ *===========================* Donate online! We recently switched to a new payment processor, which makes it easier to donate securely online, while keeping more of our donations going to help our cause rather than ending up in the hands of Wall Street. More info is on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/9-donations/34-donate-online *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *=========================== Join our updated Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_62534706497&ap=1 *=========================== To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news@sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.