Our big outreach events in June will be the Haight St Fair and Pride. For both of these, we need a new flyer that briefly explains what the Green Party is, and how to get involved. For Pride, we should have a piece that specifically focuses on LGBTIQ rights. I'm thinking that we should make 4x6 full color postcards for each of these. For general info about the party, we should summarize some general platform things that distinguish us from other parties: 1) Oppose war / drone bombing / close US bases overseas 2) End the death penalty 3) Improved Medicare for all 4) Support civil rights for all people 5) End the drug war - legalize drugs and treat addiction 6) Demilitarize police and close private prisons 7) End spying on US residents w/o a warrant 8) Switch to renewable energy sources 9) Publicly financed elections and proportional representation 10) End corporate owned politicians / stronger ethics laws 11) Free public education / abolish student debt 12) Break up big banks This flyer is somewhat relevant: https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/402720391659794504/ For LGBTIQ rights, we should include: 1) Marriage equality has been part of the Green Party platform since we were founded. A strong challenge in the 2003 Mayor's race from Matt Gonzalez prompted Gavin Newsom to join the fight in 2004. Jason West, a Green Party Mayor in upstate NY, was charged with 19 misdemeanors for performing same-sex marriage ceremonies. 2) The Green Party is the only party to recognize equal rights for all LGBTIQ people with regards to housing, jobs, medical benefits, child custody, and all other areas of life. 3) The Green Party affirms the right of all persons to self-determination with regard to gender identity and sex. We affirm the right of access to medical and surgical treatment for assignment or reassignment of gender or sex, based on informed consent. JMC -- John-Marc Chandonia (jmc@sfgreens.org) http://sfgreens.org/