[SFGP] SF Green Party Weekly 12/20-12/26
Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly
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Wed Dec 20 00:29:42 PST 2006
SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 12/20/06-12/26/06 HAPPY WINTER SOLSTICE!
NEWS:
- Green Party Supports Rep. McKinney's Motion to Impeach President Bush
http://tinyurl.com/yywkmo
- Gayle Mclaughlin's Narrow Win in November A First for Her Party in
California
http://tinyurl.com/ydcjnx
EVENTS:
This week:
- 12/20: SFGP Holiday Party
- 12/20: Please Join John Rizzo to Celebrate
Next week:
- 12/28: Ralph Nader, Matt Gonzalez, Peter Camejo, and Gayle
McLaughlin Discuss Progressive Populist Possibilities with a New
Congress
- 12/31: New Year's Eve Party with San Francisco Progressives!
Save the date:
- 1/8: Campaigns and Issues Working Group
- 1/27: Workshop on Designing Leaflets
- 2/17: San Francisco Green Party's Annual Celebration
ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS:
- Volunteers Needed - and will GET IN FREE at - New Year's Eve Party
with San Francisco Progressives. Sign up at:
http://tinyurl.com/sp69x
- Car-Free Talk with Green Party Activist Sue Vaughan
IN EVERY ISSUE:
- Discuss Instant Runoff Voting in Green Party Activist Jim
Dorenkott's Blog (http://tinyurl.com/y2j2gs)
- 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:
- Ebolaworld's Hannity & Colmes (http://tinyurl.com/yl7z8d)
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EVENTS:
12/20: SFGP Holiday Party
WHEN:
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
7:00PM-9:00PM
WHERE:
San Francisco Green Party, 1028A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th
St.), San Francisco, CA 94103
DETAILS:
Instead of our monthly meeting, we are hosting a holiday get
together. Come and join us as we celebrate the 2006 elections.
Potluck encouraged.
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12/20: Please Join John Rizzo to Celebrate
WHEN:
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
7:00PM-10:00PM
WHERE:
Woody Zips, 1609 Powell Street (near Green Street), San Francisco, CA
94133
DETAILS:
There is an expensive parking garage next door on Powell Street
between Green and Union Streets. You can also take the 15, 30, 41 or
45 buses or walk (for about 15 - 20 minutes) from the financial
district.
If you would like to make a campaign contribution (of up to $500 per
individual) to help pay off John Rizzo's campaign debts, please mail a
check, made out to JOHN RIZZO FOR COLLEGE BOARD, to:
JOHN RIZZO FOR COLLEGE BOARD
1621 Waller Street, #2
San Francisco, CA 94117
Thank you for your support!
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12/28: Ralph Nader, Matt Gonzalez, Peter Camejo, and Gayle McLaughlin
Discuss Progressive Populist Possibilities with a New Congress
WHEN:
Thursday, December 28, 2006
7:00 - 9:00 PM
WHERE:
The Roxy Theater, 3117 16th Street [at Valencia], San Francisco, CA
TICKETS:
Call Matt Zawisky (716) 479-2351 for tickets and further information.
DETAILS:
Building Progressive Populist Possibilities with a New Congress, with:
+Ralph Nader
+Peter Camejo
+Matt Gonzalez
+Newly Elected Green Mayor of Richmond, Gayle McLaughlin
Followed by Question & Answer
Limited Seating, tickets $5 at the door or in advance.
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12/31: New Year's Eve Party with San Francisco Progressives!
WHEN:
Sunday, December 31, 2006
8:00PM-1:00AM
WHERE:
Zeum Arts & Tech Museum, 221 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA
TICKETS:
$30 until December 20th
$40 until December 31st
$50 at the door
$15 youth/students, kids under 12 free!
Purchase your ticket online at www.codepinkalert.org
Tickets also on sale at the Global Exchange stores in SF (4018 24th
St) and Berkeley (2840 College Ave) and at 7th Heaven Yoga in
Berkeley (2820 7th St)
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
Volunteer and get in free by signing up at http://tinyurl.com/sp69x
INFORMATION:
Call 415-575-5555 or email outreach at codepinkalert.org
DETAILS:
Join Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, Medea
Benjamin, Kevin Danaher, Dave Eggers, Daniel Ellsberg, Jodie Evans,
Van Jones, Matt Gonzalez, Paul Hawken, Assemblyman Mark Leno,
Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, Belvie Rooks, Mark Sanchez, Cindy Sheehan,
Jill Sobule, and Elizabeth De La Vega to ring in the new year with
peace and festivities!
Don’t miss an inspiring & unforgettable night of dancing, drinking,
merrymaking and live performances with your favorite Bay Area
progressives. Enjoy a magnificent view of the fireworks and become a
star with karaoke, moviemaking and other interactive art
installations at San Francisco’s whimsical & innovative Zeum Museum!
Invite your friends and family (children welcome) Tickets are going
fast so sign up today!
Sponsored by CODEPINK and Global Exchange. Co-sponsors: AlterNet,
Amazon Watch, American Muslim Voice, Amnesty International, Bay Area
Coalition for Reproductive Rights, Bay View Reporter, Bioneers, Café
Mediterraneo, Circle of Life, Drug Policy Alliance, Ella Baker
Center, Equal Justice Society, Green Festivals, Harvey Milk Club,
Idriss Stelley Foundation, International Forum on Globalization,
KPFA, League of Young Voters, Media Alliance, Mother Jones Magazine,
Mujeres Unidas & Activas, Music for Change, National Lawyers Guild
San Francisco Bay Area, Natural Capital Institute, Network of
Spiritual Progressives, 960 The Quake, Rainforest Action Network,
Redefining Progress, Rockwood Leadership Program, SF Bay Guardian, SF
Labor Council, 7th Heaven Yoga, Social Venture Network, Ti Couz
Restaurant, Tides Foundation, 826 Valencia, Valencia Whole Foods, War
Resisters League West Working Assets, and Youth Speaks.
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1/8: Campaigns and Issues Working Group
WHEN:
Monday, January 8, 2007
7:00PM
WHERE:
San Francisco Green Party, 1028A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th
St.), San Francisco, CA 94103
DETAILS:
Please note the date is moved from the first Monday to the second, to
accommodate the New Year's Day holiday. Feb meeting is on the first
Monday, Feb 5.
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1/27: Workshop on Designing Leaflets
WHEN:
Saturday, January 27, 2007
2:00PM-6:00PM
WHERE:
2940 – 16th St. Room 204 (between Mission and South Van Ness), San
Francisco, CA
INFORMATION:
Call the San Francisco Living Wage Coalition at 513-5393 or email
sflivingwage at riseup.net
DETAILS:
Workshop on Designing Leaflets with Russell Kilday-Hicks Russell is
editor-in-chief of a statewide union paper for staff working on the
23 campuses of the California State University system, and production
editor for “Green Focus,” the California Green Party newspaper. He
has taught newspaper production at Laney and is a teaching assistant
in Workplace Ethics and Environmental Ethics courses. He is statewide
chair of the communication committee of CSEA Local 1000, SEIU, and
chair of the City of Berkeley’s Commission on Labor.
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2/17: San Francisco Green Party's Annual Celebration
WHEN:
Saturday, February 17, 2007
7:00PM-10:00PM
WHERE:
Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th Street, San Francisco (across from
24th St BART)
DETAILS:
Join host Krissy Keefer as we welcome our elected Green and
progressive representatives in our annual bash featuring music, guest
speakers, performances and more!
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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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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!
Three 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 end PG&E's monopoly and run the City on
renewable energy like solar and wind power, and to stop corporations
from taking private monopoly control of the new public internet and
cable system being built for San Francisco.
We have just begun hiring and training new grassroots organizers to
help us win these campaigns.
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
members," those who agree to contribute a certain amount each month
by credit card. By becoming a sustaining member you save us money and
time that we can then devote to our political work. It is a method of
donation that is perfect for a grassroots organization like the Green
Party as it allows us to thrive off of many, many small and medium
size donations instead of depending on a few large donors.
For more information, please visit the MAKE A DONATION page on the
website at http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html
For questions about the sustaining member program contact
treasurer at sfgreens.org
To make a one-time donation by mail please send a check made out to
The San Francisco Green Party to:
San Francisco Green Party
1028A Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94103
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