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SFGP WEEKLY
For The Week of 6/23/05 - 6/30/05
Welcome to All Our New Subscribers From the Juneteenth Fair!

Happy Gay Pride Weekend!!

This Week:
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SFGP Weekly Staff Presents:
Joke of The Week
When It's Time To Get A New Life:

Your job requires you to wear a paper hat.
You consider professional wrestling a sport.
You know all the words to the Brady Bunch theme.
You don't buy National Enquirer at the checkout....you subscribe.
You get unnecessary haircuts, just to have someone run their fingers through 
your hair.
You believe Oswald acted alone, except for the aliens behind the grassy 
knoll.
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News:
6/16: Green Party of California Applauds Passage of Universal Health Care 
Bill
6/17: Record House Vote for Medical Marijuana 161-264 Vote to Stop Raids
6/20: Republican National Convention Protester Goes to Trial
6/21: SF Green Party Election Timeline
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Events:
- 6/23: Seminar For Activists
- 6/25: Sign-Making Party
- 6/26: San Francisco Pride Weekend
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More Events:
- 6/25: Budget Town Hall Meeting

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Announcements:
- Become A Sustainer!

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News:
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6/16: Green Party of California Applauds Passage of Universal Health Care 
Bill

06/16/05
Source: http://www.cagreens.org
Urges Assembly, Governor to Ignore Special Iinterests
SACRAMENTO (June 1, 2005) – The Green Party of California today urged the 
state Assembly and governor to ignore the influence of special interests, 
and approve legislation to create a universal health care system to provide 
health care coverage for all Californians.
SB840, authored by Sen. Sheila Kuehl (D-Los Angeles) was passed in the upper 
house late Tuesday on a 24-14 vote and now moves to the Assembly.
The only question now, said a GPCA spokesperson, is whether the Assembly and 
governor have enough compassion to follow the Senate's vote.
"As Greens, and as Californians, we have urged for many years that the state 
adopt such a measure to relieve our citizens of the worry over whether they 
will receive the medical treatment they deserve as a right," said Larry 
Cafiero, GPCA liaison to the Secretary of State's office.

Get the full story at 
http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1346
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06/17: Record House Vote for Medical Marijuana 161-264 Vote to Stop Raids
Source: Common Dreams.org & MPP
Patients, Allies Vow to Fight On
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. House of Representatives today voted down an 
amendment that would have placed a one-year moratorium on federal raids 
against medical marijuana patients, but patients and their supporters were 
cheered by an all-time record vote in support of the proposal. The 
amendment, supported by a broad array of organizations, including the 
American Nurses Association and the United Methodist Church, was defeated 
161-264, receiving 13 more votes than an identical proposal received last 
year.
The bipartisan amendment, introduced by U.S. Reps. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) 
and Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), sought to prohibit the U.S. Justice Department 
-- which includes the Drug Enforcement Administration -- from spending 
taxpayer money to arrest or prosecute medical marijuana patients in the 10 
states where medical marijuana is legal: Alaska, California, Colorado, 
Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington.

Get the full story at 
http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1347
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6/20: Republican National Convention Protester Goes to Trial
By: daryl Khan
Source: NY Newsday
Opening statements are expected Tuesday in the trial of a protester arrested 
after unfurling an anti-Bush banner at last summer's Republican National 
Convention.
On the evening of Sept. 2, during President George W. Bush's acceptance 
speech, June Brashares, 41, stood on top of a chair in the California 
delegation and held up a banner that read, "Bush Lies, People Die."
In response she was escorted out of Madison Square Garden by security to a 
chorus of "Four more years," forcing Bush to stop his speech.
She is charged with kicking one of the guards, Shawn Flannigan, while she 
was dragged out, causing a cut to his shin. "It's a fabrication," said 
Brashares' lawyer, Robert Gottlieb. "It's a made up lie. They grabbed her 
and removed her."

Get the full story at 
http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1349
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SF Green Party Election Timeline
By: Campaigns and Issues Working Group
Source: SF Green Party
Here is the timeline for the SF Green Party's election endorsements.
If you are a candidate or are promoting an issue that will appear on the SF 
November ballot, please contact Campaigns and Issues co-chairs to request 
time on our agenda.
Marc Salomon: marc at cybre.net
Susan King: funking at mindspring.com
Charlene Smythe- leave msg at 701-7090

Get the full schedule at 
http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1350
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Events
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Tools For Activists Seminar
Thursday, June 23
7-9pm.

Come and learn about how you can use the "Tools for Activists"-the Freedom 
of Information and Sunshine Ordinance with Tim Redmond, editor of the Bay 
Guardian; School Board Commissioner Sarah Lipson; David Greene of the First 
Amendment Project; Rick Knee, Sunshine Ordinance Comissioner and Oliver 
Luby, specialist on the city's campaign laws.
This free seminar will be on Thursday, June 23 from 7-9 p.m. at Northern 
Police Station, 1125 Fillmore. For more information, call (415) 290-2708.

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Sing-Making Party
Saturday, June 25th
10am- noon
1028A Howard St. (SFGP office)

Come and help us make signs for the Gay Pride Parade!  Bring balloons, 
paints, sing-making tools, or just your creativity!  Then join our 
contingent the next day at the Pride Parade to show off our creations.  
Reminder:  Green Party pride contingent meets at 11 am on Beale between 
Folsom on Harrison, on Sunday.  See you there!


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San Francisco Pride 2005
Sunday, June 26th
11:00AM- 8:00PM
The Lavender Greens and The San Francisco Green Party will be marching in 
the SF Pride 2005 parade and will have a booth at the celebration 
afterwards. The Green Party has never waivered in its support of equal 
rights for queers: domestic partner rights, same-sex marriage, fighting 
discrimination against queers in the military, equal rights for 
transgendered and intersexed people, and immigration rights for queers and 
their partners. Green parties around the world have made this an 
international effort.
Please join our contingent and march proudly with us and visit our booth.
Parade: Our contingent assembles no later than 11:00 a.m. on Beale Street 
between Folsom St. and Harrison St., Area M. We will begin marching after 
noon. Look for the Green Party banner. All are invited to march and help 
with creative ideas for the contingent.
Parade Contingent Contact: Terry Baum lilitheater at hotmail.com
Booth (10:00am-7:00pm): Our booth will be located on Larkin Street between 
McAllister Street and Golden Gate Avenue. Volunteers needed to staff the 
booth -- this is probably the most fun volunteer event of the year. Food and 
beverages provided for volunteers.
Contact Mark Barnes mwbsf at riseup.net
See you there!

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More Events!
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Budget Town Hall Meeting
Saturday, June 25th
10am, City Hall, room 250

Come share your concerns about this year's budget with the Budget
Committee of the Board of Supervisors and representatives of other
various city departments and the Mayor's Office. The meeting will take
place at City Hall in the Board Chambers.

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Announcements:
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Become a Green Party sustainer!

As you may know, the SFGP is supported by our wonderful sustaining donors --
175 and growing.  In the next 12 months we hope to double that figure, and
you can help us achieve our goal by signing up to make a regular
contribution to the Green Party.

Our sustainer program nearly pays all of our basic monthly operating
expenses, including rent and utilities on the office, and drastically
reduces the amount of work needed to raise money.  Our sustainers free us up
to do what we're really here for - to pursue Green values through the
democratic system. Sustainers also ensure that we are able to keep our
office, which has hosted numerous campaigns' headquarters including the
successful Prop A, Instant Runoff Voting initiative.

Becoming a Green Party sustainer is easy, fun, and secure!

Online: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html

Phone: 415-701-7090

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