[SFGP] SF Green Party Weekly 4/28-5/4
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SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 4/28/06-5/4/06
NEWS:
- 3/1: Congress tries to keep smaller parties down
(http://www.lp.org/lpnews/article_946.shtmlbb)
- 4/19: SF Green Party Statement on Senate Candiates
(http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1482)
- 4/20:The U.S. Nuclear Bunker Buster: 3 Million will die
(http://signs-of-the-times.org/signs/editorials/
signs20060420_TheUSNuclearBunkerBuster3Millionwilldie.php)
- 4/22: SF Green Party Announces Endorsements; Keefer, Hermanson, and
Drennen Top List of Local Candidates
(http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1480)
- 4/24: Matt Gonzalez Quelches Rumors About a Run for Congress;
Affirms Support for Krissy Keefer
(http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1481)
- 4/25: The Puzzle of Jack Abramoff is in the System, by Green Party
activist Steven Hill
(http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?itemid=20694)
- 4/25: Green Party Says Yes to Healthy Saturdays; Measure Expected to
Pass Board of Supervisors Today
(http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1483)
- 4/26: Oakland's 46th Homicide More Than A Statistic
(http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1484)
EVENTS:
This week:
- 4/27: Open Mike Under the Poem Dome with Diamond Dave
- 4/30: Come Hear Juan Melendez, Exoneree from Death Row
- 4/29-30: Volunteer for Aimee Allison, Green candidate for Oakland's
City Council
- 4/30: Rapture Interruptus Revival in San Francisco!
- 5/1: Immigrant Rally and International Workers Day
- 5/2: Rally Against Lethal Injection
- 5/2: Housing Land Use Working Group
- 5/4: Feminist Issues Group
- 5/4: Matt Gonzalez Fundraiser for Aimee Allison
Next week:
- 5/10: Green party county Council meeting
- 5/12: SKELETON KEY: Art Auction for the West Memphis Three, with
Damien Echols' Art. With Matt Gonzalez, Henry Rollins, Jello Biafra,
and Others
Save the date:
- 5/17: Green Party General Membership Meeting
- 5/15: Krissy Keefer for Congress
- 5/24: Something Fun at the Green Party Forum!!! Join the medley of
politics and performance
ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS:
- Calling White Activists to Support Immigrant Justice!
- Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group
IN EVERY ISSUE:
- Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim
Dorenkott's Blog (http://www.dailykos.com/user/jim%20d)
- Take Action!
- Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City!
- Become a Green Party Sustainer!
JOKE OF THE WEEK:
- The Making of BUSH: THE MUSICAL
(http://bushmusical.cf.huffingtonpost.com/)
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EVENTS:
4/27: Open Mike Under the Poem Dome with Diamond Dave
WHEN:
Thursday, April 27
5:30PM-8:30PM
WHERE:
San Francisco City Hall, 1 Carlton B Goodlett Place
INFORMATION:
http://www.poemdome.com
DETAILS:
Join Diamond Dave Whitaker, Charlie Getter, and E.K. Keith as they host
the very first poetry reading at City Hall! Come read a poem, or say
one of your own. Or just listen to some great poetry.
The sponsors include the Mayor's office, the San Francisco Board of
Supervisors, the San Francisco Public Library, the City Lights
Bookstore, Poetry Flash, and the Beat Museum.
Read your
favorite
poem or
one of
your own
under the
Dome!
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4/29-30: Volunteer for Aimee Allison, Green candidate for Oakland's
City Council
WHEN:
Saturday, April 29
11:00AM-4:00PM
WHERE:
3208 Grand Ave, Oakland, next to the Grand Lake Theater
*Car free Directions to the office: Take BART to 19th St, Walk/bike to
the left around the lake. Pass Fairyland, and then a few blocks of
storefronts along Grand Ave till you see the Grand Lake Theater sign.
Follow Grand Ave to the theater, 3208 is two doors down.
RSVP:
510-277-0182
Please confirm you can join us.
INFORMATION:
www.aimeeallison.org
DETAILS:
Join Aimee Allison, candidate for Oakland City Council, on April 29-30,
as we walk the neighborhoods to promote Aimee's candidacy to thousands
of voters! This is a grassroots campaign effort, so we need as many
volunteers as possible to get the word out about Aimee.
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4/30: Come Hear Juan Melendez, Exoneree from Death Row
WHEN:
Sunday, April 30
12:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church, 1259 Victoria Street, Costa
Mesa, California
INFORMATION:
http://www.voicesunited4justice.com/index.htm
DETAILS:
Juan Melendez will share his inspirational story of survival on death
row. As a young man, he migrated to the United States from Puerto Rico,
in search of a better life, and the "American dream." Instead, he lived
the American "nightmare" as an innocent man who spent almost eighteen
years on Florida's death row. But through his faith, the unwavering
support of his mother, and the compassion of his fellow death row
inmates who taught him to speak, read and write English, he survived.
Sadly, Mr. Melendez's story is far from unique. Since his release from
death row on January 3, 2002, he became the 99th death row inmate in
the country to be released on the basis of innocence since 1973. Ever
since his release, without hatred or bitterness, he has been sharing
his remarkable story with thousands of people throughout the country
and abroad. Although his story highlights the many problems of the
death penalty system (such as its high risk and inevitability of being
imposed on innocent people, its unfairness on the basis of race and
socio-economic status, and its exorbitant economic costs) it is also a
multi-dimensional story that educates, energizes and inspires at
multi-dimensional levels and profoundly impacts people all across the
political spectrum.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to meet Mr. Melendez and hear his
first-hand account of survival on death row!
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4/30: Rapture Interruptus Revival in San Francisco!
WHEN:
Sunday, April 30
8:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Victoria Theatre, San Francisco
INFORMATION:
http://revbilly.com/events
CONTACT:
Michael O'Neil
michael at revbilly.com
DETAILS:
Reverend Billy and The Church of Stop Shopping, performance activists
from New York City showing the impact of globalization and
commodification on society, human rights and the imagination, are
having a revival and you are invited!
The revival service includes a 5-piece band and a diverse voice choir.
The fundamentalist plan – "The Rapture" – is now in progress. People
are disappearing into SUV's, idling between super malls. They believe,
though, with the Playstations in their dashboards, that their Ford
Expeditions are climbing straight up cliffs and jumping fjords and
running with wolves. That's Heaven's final ad campaign: Consumers on
pixilated interstates up Mount Everest. Those of us left behind will
die in the Hell and rising Floods of the over-heating planet.
Children, welcome to the The Rapture Interruptus Revival - we shall hit
the Rapture right where it hurts. We shall slam the Rapture into
Reverse. We shall sing "Stop Shopping" between the consumer and the car
– catching them in the Parking Lot Of No Return. We plan a new kind of
performance art, a curving choreography designed for on-ramps.
Exorcisms of Bad Traffic are now being taught in 24 hour all-night
shifts at the Slow Consuming School of Divinity…
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5/1: Immigrant Rally and International Workers Day
WHEN and WHERE:
Monday, May 1
8:30am - Montgomery & Market (Montgomery BART)
11:00am - Embarcadero (Embarcadero BART)
3:00pm - San Francisco Civic Center (Civic Center BART)
5:00pm - Federal Building (450 Golden Gate)
INFORMATION:
maydayinthebay.dyndns.org
DETAILS:
El Gran Paro, San Francisco
No Work, No School, No Selling, No Buying!
Towards a World Without Borders, where No One is "Illegal".
Come prepared with pots and spoons to bang together (CACEROLAZO),
energy and creativity to drown out business in San Francisco! Wear
white and look for the flags with a pot and spoon on them.
We Demand:
* Full, unconditional and immediate "amnesty" for all immigrants.
* Free movement for all people.
* Freedom for all ICE detainees and the abolition of detention centers.
* De-militarization of the US-Mexico border.
* The repeal of NAFTA and all neoliberal trade agreements which create
economic conditions leading to the displacement of people.
We Pledge:
* Active resistance until we are all free to move!
* Active resistance against all attacks on immigrants, deportations and
detentions!
We Believe:
The increasing militarization along the US-Mexico border -- by now a
veritable war zone -- serves as a brutal reminder that all borders
operate as integral and deliberate parts of exploitative economic
systems, inseparable from capitalism and neoliberal globalization. The
US-Mexico border, and all other borders between nation-states and
governments, are reproduced in our minds and throughout society,
serving to enforce and legitimize the boundaries, disparities, and
exploitative relationships between people. The demand for full amnesty
and free movement of people, therefore, aims at justice for immigrants
at the same time as it aspires to a world free from all such
destructive divisions.
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5/2: Rally Against Lethal Injection
WHEN:
Tuesday, May 2
11:30AM
WHERE:
Federal Courthouse on the corner of 2nd Street near the corner of San
Carlos Street in San Jose.
The street address is: 280 South 1st Street - San Jose, CA 95113
DETAILS:
Federal Judge Jeremy Fogel will hold a hearing on the issue of lethal
injection.
The Stop Executions California Coalition will be holding a press
conference and rally to declare that all executions are cruel and
unusual, no matter how they are carried out.
If you want a ride or can give a ride, email
stopexecutionscalifornia at yahoogroups.com
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5/2: Housing and Land Use Working Group
WHEN:
Tuesday, May 2
7:00PM
WHERE:
San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and
7th St.), San Francisco
DETAILS:
This is a working group meeing to help develop a Housing and Land Use
platform for the San Francisco Green Party. Join an informal meeting
to discuss topics to include in the SF Green Party housing and land use
platform, propose draft submisisons, and debate the relative merits of
SFGP Housing and Land Use policy positions.
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5/4: Feminist Issues Group
WHEN:
Thursday, May 4
6:30PM-8:30PM
WHERE:
Wild Awakenings, 142 McAllister, San Francisco
DETAILS:
Feminist Issues Group meets the first thursday of every month. In
addition to lively discussions about pertinent issues, we are planning
several unique events in the coming months. Everyone welcome.
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5/4: Matt Gonzalez Fundraiser for Aimee Allison
WHEN:
Thursday, May 4
6:00PM-8:00PM
WHERE:
Gonzalez & Leigh, 2 Shaw Alley, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105;
between 1st and 2nd Streets off Mission.
(415) 512-2000
INFORMATION:
www.aimeealllison.org or call (510) 277-0182
DETAILS:
Join Matt Gonzalez, Whitney Leigh, Rita Hao, Nima Nami, Enrique Pearce
& Bryan Vereschagin (Gonzalez & Leigh LLP) at a fundraiser for Aimee
Allison, Green Party candidate for Oakland City Council at the office.
We hope you can make it.
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5/10: Green Party County Council meeting
WHEN:
Wednesday, May 10
7:30PM to 9:30PM
WHERE:
San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and
7th St.), San Francisco
DETAILS:
This is our monthly County Council meeting. We plan the General
Membership agenda, review finances and make business decisions for the
party. All are welcome, but the GM is more interesting for new
activists to attend.
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5/12: SKELETON KEY: Art Auction for the West Memphis Three, with Damien
Echols' Art. With Matt Gonzalez, Henry Rollins, Jello Biafra, and
Others
WHEN:
Friday, May 12
Gallery showing: 12 Noon
Reception: 6:00PM to 2:00AM
WHERE:
111 Minna Gallery, 111 Minna (Between New Montgomery & 2nd Streets) ,
San Francisco
TICKETS:
Advanced tickets will be available via TicketWeb (www.ticketweb.com)
You can search "111 Minna" or "Skeleton Key" for the listing of this
event.
ADMISSION TO RECEPTION:
$15 minimum donation
CONTACT:
415-974-1719
INFORMATION:
http://www.skeletonkeyart.com/
DETAILS:
Henry Rollins, Jello Biafra, Jonathan Richman, Matt Gonzalez, Penelope
Houston and Jacob Pitts will be speaking and reading Damien Echols'
poetry.
Michale Graves and Jacob Pitts will be providing acoustic sets.
Posters by Firehouse Kustom Rockart will be available for purchase at
the reception.
DJs: Justin McNeal and Marco Vega
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5/15: Krissy Keefer for Congress
WHEN:
Monday, May 15
7:00PM-9:30PM
WHERE:
Cafe La Boheme, 24th Street at Mission, San Francisco
DETAILS:
Join radical dancer and political activist Krissy Keefer, Green Party
candidate for the 8th Congressional District, at La Boheme Cafe, 3318
24th Street near Mission, from 7 to 9 p.m. Krissy will be joined by
singer/songwriter Holly Near, former Green Party Senate candidate
Barbara Blong, Green Party Planning Commissioner Cristina Olague and
more ...
Contact info at krissyforcongress.com for more information.
Contact Sue Vaughan at (415) 668-3119 if you are interested in helping
or have talent to offer.
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5/17: Green Party General Membership Meeting
WHEN:
Wednesday, May 17
7:30PM-9:30PM
WHERE:
San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St. and
7th St.), San Francisco
DETAILS:
Join radical dancer and political activist Krissy Keefer, Green Party
candidate for the 8th Congressional District, at La Boheme Cafe, 3318
24th Street near Mission, from 7 to 9 This is our monthy General
Membership meeting where we make decisions and discussions about the
party's direction, strategies, activities and endorsemenets. All are
welcome to attend. To suggest an agenda item, send it to the County
Council at: cc at sfgreens.org
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5/24: Something Fun at the Green Party Forum!!! Join the medley of
politics and performance
WHEN:
Wednesday, May 24
7:00PM-2:00AM
WHERE:
Studio Z, 314 11th Street @ Folsom, San Francisco
CONTACT:
(415) 252-7666
www.StudioZ.tv
ADMISSION:
$5 to $500 Must be 21+, with ID No one turned away for lack of funds
DETAILS:
Join the medley of politics and performance with: Barry Hermanson
(candidate for 12th Assembly district), Forrest Hill (candidate for
Secretary of State), Ross Mirkarimi (Supervisor, District 5), Mehul
Thakker (candidate for state treasurer), Medea Benjamin (Global
Exchange), Laura Wells (candidate for state controller), Diamond Dave
Whitaker (San Francisco icon of poetry and Greenism ...), Ubidube
Whitaker (Rocker and son of icon ...), Mike Wyman (candidate for state
Attorney General), Go Van Gogh (Indy rock band), Garrin Benfield (Indy
soloist) And more...(see
http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1521)
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ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS:
Calling White Activists to Support Immigrant Justice!
In the past month, five million people, mostly immigrants of color,
have mobilized for justice and are making history, flooding the streets
in unprecedented numbers. Meanwhile, the most visible participation by
white people is coming from the racist and right-wing leaders who are
defining and dominating the debate in the Federal government and in the
news, radio and opinion pages. Where are the voices of anti-racist
white people in this crucial moment, when the worst anti-immigrant
legislation in decades is still poised to drop?
We, white people who believe in justice and ending racism, have a
responsibility and a historic opportunity to stand with immigrant
communities and unite behind their demands. As white people, most of us
with U.S. citizenship, we call out to our white communities to take to
the streets for immigrant rights.We must demonstrate that the rightwing
racists, from the Minutemen to in the Congress, do not represent us!
Two Bay Area-based white anti-racist organizations, Catalyst Project
and the Heads Up Collective (a member organization of the Deporten a La
Migra Coalition primarily composed of organizations based in
working-class immigrant communities), ask you to act in solidarity with
the principles generated by the Deporten a La Migra Coalition,
Immigrants Fighting For Our Rights. They are:
. The land is for those who work it!
. No more displacement
. The border is hypocritical
. Unity makes us strong
. Demand dignity and equality for all immigrants
. In every neighborhood, organize!
Full text can be found at
http://www.liberationink.com/revised/navigator.php?s=2&a=deporten
If you agree with all these principles, please sign the petition at
http://www.petitiononline.com/mayday06/petition.htm
In struggle,
Catalyst Project and the Heads Up Collective
immigrantjusticesolidarity at gmail.com
Endorsed by:
Elizabeth "Betita" Martinez, Institute for Multiracial Justice
Maria Poblet, St Peters Housing Committee
Eric Mar
Eunice Cho
Sheila Chung, Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition
Renee Saucedo, Day Labor Program/La Raza Centro Legal
Kali Akuno, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement
(organizations for identification purposes only)
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Co-Chair Needed for GROW Working Group
Micheas Herman of the GROW Working Group (tabling and voter
registration) is seeking a new co-chair. Contact Micheas Herman at ...
or the County Council at cc at sfgreens.org for more information.
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Earn A Living Making San Francisco A More Green and Progressive City!
Two years ago, former organizers for the Matt Gonzalez for Mayor
campaign decided it was time to stop getting 'close but not close
enough' to progressive victories like public power and Matt as Mayor,
and to begin a city wide, year round, grassroots campaign that would
start helping us win such victories!
So in January 2004, the organization Our City was born. Since then we
have helped to:
- Pass the ban on old polluting diesel buses
- Pass Matt Gonzalez's anti chain store law
- Get the downtown hotel workers back on the job, and
- Get the Police and Planning Commissions put back on SF Government TV
after the City tried to pull them off.
Now we are campaigning to get rid of PG&E's monopoly on our electricity
service, and start running the City on renewable energy like solar and
wind power instead!
We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots campaigners to
help us win this fight.
No experience necessary.
Earn $280 to $400 each four day work week learning to be a strong
progressive organizer.
To apply, call Eric at 415-756-8844 from noon to 2pm any weekday, or
send an email to jobs at our-city.org
For more information, see our web site at http://our-city.org
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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
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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!
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