[SFGP] San Francisco Green Party Weekly
ErikaSF at aol.com
ErikaSF at aol.com
Tue Jul 20 17:58:45 PDT 2004
Hello Fellow Greens,
In this update:
1. National Women's Caucus Is Seeking Women to Run for Office in the Caucus
2. News
3. Events
NATIONAL WOMEN'S CAUCUS IS SEEKING WOMEN TO RUN FOR OFFICE IN THE CAUCUS:
If you have been waiting for a chance to shine as a woman leader, wait no
longer. The National Women's Caucus of the Green Party of the United States is
seeking women to run for office in the Caucus.
2 Co-chairs (1 year/2 year)
Secretary
Treasurer
2 Spokespeople (1 year/2 year).
Delegate to GP-US CC
Alternate to GP-US CC
All terms are 2 years unless noted otherwise for this election only. The
Committee will be made up of these 8 positions and the delegates to the Diversity
Committee (up to 3). Nominations are open now through July 30th. Please
consider running or nominating someone you think will be a good for the position.
Only nominees who affirm they are running will be placed on the ballot. You
may run for more than one office with the intention
of filling only one, please state your preference. If there are too few
nominees to fill all positions 1 person may fill 2 positions, with the exception
of multiple seats within the following offices: Co-chair, secretary, and
treasurer.
The By-laws task the caucus with electing a diverse leadership. Please
include in your bio the characteristics that you think add to the package you bring
to the table.
Job Descriptions*
Co-chairs: The Co-Chairs shall be responsible for coordinating the day-to-day
affairs of the caucus. The two co-chairs shall direct the activities of the
caucus, make sure that caucus projects are being carried out, and convene
Committee meetings and other caucus meetings. Their responsibilities shall also
include financial oversight and acting as Spokesperson when necessary.
Secretary: The Secretary shall be responsible for managing necessary
communication with the membership, all documentation and records of the Caucus,
including meeting minutes and votes. Minutes will be published in a timely fashion.
Treasurer: The Treasurer shall be responsible for the fiscal management of
the Caucus including regular financial statements to officers and members and
budget work. The Treasurer shall follow all GP-US necessary financial procedures.
Spokespeople: The Spokespeople are responsible for representing the Caucus to
the media and work to promote the Caucus and the GP outside of the party.
Delegate to GPUS Coordinating Committee: The Delegate shall be responsible
for representing the interests, ideas, proposals, needs, actions, achievements
grievances and other elements, reports and updates of the Caucus to the GP-US
Coordinating Committee. The Delegate shall also be responsible for casting
votes and participating in GP-US Coordinating Committee business, as well as
travel to the yearly conference and submitting regular reports to the Caucus. The
delegate is also required to participate in two email lists; the National
Committee Votes and National Committee Discussion lists. Alternate to GPUS CC: The
Alternate Delegate shall be responsible for assisting the Delegate in their
duties and to serve in the Delegate's place, including as a voting Delegate,
when the Delegate is unable to perform her duties. The alternate is an observer
on the 2 GP-US email lists: Votes and Discussion.
*These duties and responsibilities may be further defined in the Operating
Rules adopted by the Caucus. Please email your bios including name, address,
phone, email, qualifications/talents/diversity to: Katey Culver
newtribe at direcway.com or Maya O'Connor oconnorm1975 at starpower.net by July 30, 2004 . The
Women's Caucus is accepting new members! Any woman joining by July 9, 2004 will
be eligible to vote in this election.
NEWS:
Terry Baum had her day in court, but the judge has yet to deliver his final
decision. The judge promised to rule on this case within 10 days of the July 15
court date. Read the story at
http://www.sfexaminer.com/article/index.cfm/i/071604n_baum. Terry is the Green Party candidate for Congressional District
8. For more information on Terry's campaign, visit www.terrybaum.com.
Visit www.sfgreenparty.org to read other important news, such as Chirsitna
Olague's profile in BeyondChron, and an editorial by Matt Gonzalez that was
published in the San Francisco Chronicle.
You can read Matt's latest newsletter at www.sfprogressives.com.
EVENTS:
Wednesday, July 21
San Francisco Green Party General Meeting
The meeting will be held at the SFGP office at 1028 A Howard Street, between
6th and 7th Streets in San Francisco, from 7:30 - 9:30 PM. The agenda will
include a decision on adoption of a Transportation plank for our local platform
(a draft can be found at http://sfgreens.org/transpo10.txt). Also on the
agenda is a Housing and Land Use discussion on pending ballot initiatives such as
the Anti Demolition Ordinance, Housing Bond, and Rent Board reform; and a
Nader/Camejo endorsement discussion and vote.
Friday - Sunday, July 23, 24, and 25
The Annual Northern California Green Campout
All Greens are invited to join us for our annual social gathering in the Sly
Park Recreation Area, Pollock Pines, California (up hwy 50 in El Dorado
County). You can join us for all three days or any portion thereof. No reservations
needed. Arrive at main gate, and tell them you're with the Green Party at
Dogwood camp. This is a large campsite at the back of a large lake (9.5 miles
around). The campsite is in a tall pine forest at 4000 feet elevation, and is
bordered on the back by only the El Dorado National Forest.
Activities include swimming, hiking, boating/canoeing-BYO boat or canoe, and
a voluntary fireside joke-fest.
Sound like fun? For more information, send a request to Erikasf at aol.com with
"Green Campout" in the subject line, and you will be sent the full detailed
announcement.
Sunday, July 25
Come to Yerba Buean Gardens (3rd Street and Mission) at 11:20 AM to see our
very own candidate/playwright Terry Baum perform excerpts from her solo farce,
"ONE FOOL", as part of the San Francisco Theater Festival. This is a fabulous
free event where you can sample the work of 50 theaters in one day! Terry
will be representing Ark Theater and performing on the East Garden Stage. "ONE
FOOL", or "HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE DUTCH", or "THE
ASTONISHING & TERRIFYING ADVENTURES OF A YANKEE DYKE IN AMSTERDAM", or "HOW SHE FOUND
LOVE & LOST LOVE & FOUND LOVE & LOST LOVE, ETC." has received critical raves.
"Baum is a lesbian Woody Allen." -- San Francisco Chronicle
"She made me weep with delight." -- Boston Phoenix
"Hilarious, insightful and raunchy." -- San Francisco Bay Guardian
"ONE FOOL" was chosen one of the 10 Best plays of 1988. Don't miss it!
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Jim Hightower will be appearing at 8 PM at the Women's Building, located at
3543 18th Street, between Valencia and Guerrero in San Francisco. Known as
America's Number 1 populist, Hightower can be heard daily on the radio on KALW,
91.7 FM in San Francisco. Hightower's most recent book is entitled "Let's Stop
Beating Around the Bush". Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Sliding
scale available. Proceeds benefit the humans rights organization Global
Exchange and New Voters are Rising, a program which trains and employs high school
students in low-income and communities of color to register and mobilize
voters in some of the hardest to reach underrepresented communities. For more
information and advance tickets call Global Exchange at (415)-255-7296, ext. 253.
Thursday, July 29
Join us for this month's Housing and Land Use seminar, when the topic will be
Housing Development, Gentrification, and Displacement: Can We Strike a
Balance that Works? Presenters include the San Francisco Green Party's own
Christina Olague, who is now on the San Francisco Planning Commission, Kate White from
Housing Action Coalition (HAC), and Oscar Grande from Mission
Anti-Displacement Coalition (MAC). If you have any questions you'd like the panelists to
address about the political dynamics of housing development, neighborhood
concerns about building housing, or any other issues related to this month's topic,
please send a message via email to the address listed below and we'll try to
incorporate them.
This is the sixth seminar in a monthly series on housing and land use issues
sponsored by the San Francisco Green Party and hosted at New College of
California. The seminar is being held from 7 - 9 PM at the New College of
California, located at 777 Valencia Street in San Francisco. Contact David Wilbur at
drwsf at sbcglobal.net for additional seminar details, to suggest speaker
recommendations for future workshops or to get on the mailing list.
SAVE THE DATE:
Saturday, July 31 - Green Campaign Training in Los Angeles from 10 AM to 4 PM
at Loyola Law School, 919 South Albany Street in Los Angeles.
Thanks to all of our members for your continued support!
Warm Regards,
Erika McDonald
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