[SFGP] SF Green Party Weekly 8/11-8/16
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SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 8/11/06-8/16/06
NEWS:
- Green Party Candidate from Delaware Michael Berg Visits the Bay
Area (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1515)
- Green Party Calls for Immediate Cease-fire and Issues a Statement
Addressing the Crisis in Israel and Lebanon (http://
www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1514)
- Greens Respond to Democrats' Slurs Against Pennsylvania Candidate
(http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1513)
EVENTS:
This week:
- 8/9: Ceremony and Nonviolent Action at Bechtel Headquarters
Next week:
- 8/18: Jane Kim for School Board Campaign Kick-Off
Save the date:
- 8/23: Krissy Keefer at the Bazaar
- 9/10: Park Naming Ceremony, Memorial Service for Hayes Valley
Activist Patricia Walkup
- 9/10: Ready! Set! Go! Krissy Keefer Kicks Off Congressional Race
ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS:
- Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan
- Counter the Right-Wing "Walk for Life!"
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!
- Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer
JOKE OF THE WEEK:
- Stephen Colbert Rips Today Show, Good Morning America (http://
www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/39555/)
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EVENTS:
8/9: Ceremony and Nonviolent Action at Bechtel Headquarters
Wednesday, August 9, 2006
10:00 AM
WHERE:
Bechtel Corporate Headquarters, 50 Beale St, San Francisco, CA
Half a block from Embarcadero BART
DETAILS:
Join us for a morning of protest and a ceremony led by Western
Shoshone spiritual leader Corbin Harney at Bechtel’s Corporate
Headquarters. Bechtel is one of the top profiteers of the war in
Iraq, manages nearly every aspect of the nuclear weapons cycle, and
is known by communities worldwide for its habitual violations of
indigenous and human rights.
The anniversary of the U.S. bombing of Nagasaki, August 9, is also
the UN declared International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.
Since their earliest stages, nuclear weapons and the people who
profit from them have caused untold suffering to indigenous peoples
around the world. Come and act with us to voice our support for the
sovereignty and dignity of indigenous peoples and call for an end to
nuclear weapons and war!
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8/18: Jane Kim for School Board Campaign Kick-Off
WHEN:
Friday, August 18, 2006
6:00PM - 8:30PM
WHERE:
BOCA (Bar of Contemporary Art), 414 Jessie Street @ 5th, San
Francisco, CA
DETAILS:
Get involved in getting Jane Kim on the school board.
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8/23: Krissy Keefer at the Bazaar
WHEN:
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
7:00PM-9:00PM
WHERE:
Bazaar Cafe, 5927 California Street, between 21st and 22nd avenues,
San Francisco, CA
ADMISSION:
Free but a donation to Krissy's campaign is suggested.
DETAILS:
Congressional candidate Krissy Keefer, former congressional candidate
Terry Baum with performer/musician Scrumbly Koldewyn, and singer/
songwriter Austin Willacy and more, rock the Bazaar Cafe.
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9/10: Park Naming Ceremony, Memorial Service for Hayes Valley
Activist Patricia Walkup
WHEN:
Sunday, September 10, 2006
11:00AM
WHERE:
Hayes Green Park, Hayes and Octavia, San Francisco, CA
DETAILS:
The late Patricia Walkup, who passed away in June, was a tireless
advocate for Hayes Valley. She played a big part in changing Hayes
Valley from a crime-ridden urban blight to the delightful urban area
it is today. Her vision, drive and persistence - despite many
daunting setbacks, which she overcame - will not be forgotten.
At this memorial service, organized by friends of Patricia Walkup,
the City of San Francisco will officially name the Hayes Green Park
for her. This park has not been officially named since it opened in
the fall of 2005.
There will also be a mariachi band; in honor of Patricia Walkup's
love of the music, a Zen ceremony led by folks from the Zen Center on
Page Street, and refreshments donated by Hayes Valley cafes and
restaurants.
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9/10: Ready! Set! Go! Krissy Keefer Kicks Off Congressional Race
WHEN:
Sunday, September 10, 2006
4:00PM
WHERE:
Medjool, 2522 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA
INFORMATION:
Contact krissyforcongress at yahoo.com or call (415) 835-4748.
DETAILS:
Hosted by Taiko drummers, Debbie Kajiyama, Jose Navarette, Amara
Tabor Smith, Ramon Alayo, Afro Cuban Modern Word.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS:
Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan
Keep an eye out for "Car-Free Talk" on San Francisco's public access
tv station,
Channel 29. In the next show, David Fridley, staff scientist at
Lawrence Berkeley and member
of San Francisco Oil Awareness, discusses the myth of biofuels.
Date and time to be announced.
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Counter the Right-Wing "Walk for Life!"
Come to a Community Meeting to discuss how we will counter the Right
Wing "Walk for Life" coming to SF in January 2007. Please bring
yourself and your ideas to participate in building a forceful
resistance.
Date and location to be announced.
Please email the Bay Area Coalition for Reproductive Rigths at
bacorrinfo at riseup.net for more information or call 415-864-1278.
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IN EVERY ISSUE:
Take Action!
Find out about opportunities to help our elected Greens (writing
letters, attending hearings, etc) -- subscribe to the SF Green Party
Action list! The Action list is a low-traffic list (approximately one
message per week in addition to our newsletter) telling you what you
can do to help: https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/
action
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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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Support the San Francisco Green Party by Becoming a Sustainer
The San Francisco Green Party needs donations for rent on the office,
mailings, signs, and many other expenditures in order to wage
effective political campaigns.
We are especially interested in building up our base of "sustaining
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For more information, please visit the MAKE A DONATION page on the
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