Hi folks, Please check out this release. I want to send it out today. Best, Erika San Francisco Green Party http://www.sfgreenparty.org Thursday, June 29, 2006 Contact: Erika McDonald, 415-337-1499, Erika@dolorespark.org Play Based on Green Party Candidate's Congressional Campaign Opens Tonight SAN FRANCISCO—Based on her spirited attempt to challenge the most powerful woman in Congress with a Green Party candidacy, pioneering lesbian playwright Terry Baum will be performing the story of her campaign in a play called "Baum for Peace or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Democracy." Opening tonight at the Marsh Theater, the play combines the worlds of art and politics in a humorous portrayal that brings contemporary American democracy to life. Driven by protest against the invasion and ongoing occupation of Iraq, Baum's 2004 campaign to challenge House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was plagued with ballot problems that led to her filing a case with the Supreme Court. Despite receiving slightly more than the required 1,500 write-in votes to appear on the November 2004 ballot, some votes failed to be counted due to write-in voters not connecting the arrows next to her name. Pressing ahead nevertheless, Terry did receive a record number of write-in votes in November 2004. A recent court case suggests Baum was incorrectly denied the right to meet Pelosi in the 2004 General Election. Baum has been writing plays since 1972. Some of her most recent works to be performed in San Francisco include "Two Fools, or Love Conquers All - Not!" about a romance between two women who can't legally live in the same country, and "Waiting for the Podiatrist” in which Baum played an entire family caught up in the melodrama and absurdities of life in the Intensive Care Unit. -30- San Francisco Green Party http://www.sfgreenparty.org Thursday, June 29, 2006 Contact: Erika McDonald, 415-337-1499, Erika@dolorespark.org Play Based on Green Party Candidate's Congressional Campaign Opens Tonight SAN FRANCISCO—Based on her spirited attempt to challenge the most powerful woman in Congress with a Green Party candidacy, pioneering lesbian playwright Terry Baum will be performing the story of her campaign in a play called "Baum for Peace or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Democracy." Opening tonight at the Marsh Theater, the play combines the worlds of art and politics in a humorous portrayal that brings contemporary American democracy to life. Driven by protest against the invasion and ongoing occupation of Iraq, Baum's 2004 campaign to challenge House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was plagued with ballot problems that led to her filing a case with the Supreme Court. Despite receiving slightly more than the required 1,500 write-in votes to appear on the November 2004 ballot, some votes failed to be counted due to write-in voters not connecting the arrows next to her name. Pressing ahead nevertheless, Terry did receive a record number of write-in votes in November 2004. A recent court case suggests Baum was incorrectly denied the right to meet Pelosi in the 2004 General Election. Baum has been writing plays since 1972. Some of her most recent works to be performed in San Francisco include "Two Fools, or Love Conquers All - Not!" about a romance between two women who can't legally live in the same country, and "Waiting for the Podiatrist” in which Baum played an entire family caught up in the melodrama and absurdities of life in the Intensive Care Unit. -30-