[SFGP] SF Green Party Weekly 5/12-5/18
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SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 5/12/06-5/18/06
NEWS:
- 5/4: Flower Farmers in Mexico Fight Repression
(http://www.narconews.com/Issue41/article1761.html)
- 5/5: Reclaiming Cinco de Mayo, by Matt Gonzalez
(http://meshsf.com//newpage/meshsf/article.php?id=330§ion_id=6)
EVENTS:
This week:
- 5/12: Freedom from Theocracy
- 5/12: SKELETON KEY: Art Auction for the West Memphis Three, with
Damien Echols' Art. With Matt Gonzalez, Henry Rollins, Jello Biafra,
and Others
- 5/13: Groveling for Peace in the Middle East
- 5/15: Krissy Keefer for Congress
- 5/16: Housing and Land Use Platform meeting
- 5/17: Green Party General Membership Meeting
This week:
- 5/19: Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi Hosts Art Opening Featuring
Photography of Senior PhotoShop Students
Save the date:
- 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:
- VIDEO: CIA-ya Later! (http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/,
http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/latenight/2006/05/09/cia/index.html,
click ad to view)
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EVENTS:
5/12: Freedom from Theocracy
WHEN:
Friday, May 12
3:30PM
WHERE:
Civic Center, San Francisco
INFORMATION, CONTACT:
More info next week or contact Vicki at vleidner at rcn.com.
DETAILS:
Ron Luce's Battlecry for a New Generation returns to City Hall steps on
May 12 to be greeted by a coalition of San Francisco progressive
ministers, joined by various cultural and diverse San Francisco
communities. Picnic (lots of breaking breads), singing (Raging
Grannies), and a call to San Franciscans to reaffirm separation of
church and state.
Free to all. Tabling welcome.
Bring "bread" and accoustic instruments, too. Family friendly event.
Co-sponsors include: Bay Area Coalition of Progressive Clergy, BACORR,
Raging Grannies, Not in Our Name, World Can't Wait, CODEPINK.
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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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5/13: Groveling for Peace in the Middle East
WHEN and WHERE:
Saturday, May 13
"A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books" at 601 Van Ness Avenue, San
Francisco
4:00PM to 6:00PM
Followed by a party at Medjool at 2522 Mission St. (off 21st) to mingle
with the writers.
SUGGESTED DONATION:
$20
If you cannot attend the event but would like to support Helem, please
mail your check to:
Helem, PO Box 1862, Cleveland, OH 44106
INFORMATION:
For questions, please feel free to contact the treasurer of Helem San
Francisco Chapter at bassamlebnan at yahoo.com
Contact Helem San Francisco
Email: sfo at helem.net
http://www.helem.net/
DETAILS:
A book reading and signing in San Francisco to benefit Helem, an
organization which "leads a peaceful struggle for the liberation of the
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community in Lebanon from
all sorts of legal, social and cultural discrimination."
Ayelet Waldman, ZZ Packer, Andrew Sean Greer, K. M. Soehnlein, Susanne
Pari, Po Bronson, Justin Chin, Stephen Elliott, Dorothy Allison, Kathi
Goldmark, Amy Tan, Elizabeth Stark, Beth Lisick, Kay Ryan, and Rabih
Alameddine.
Donations to Helem (the LGBT Center in Beirut) in the form of cash or
checks are tax deductible.
Please write the check to: Al-Fatiha Foundation (and write "Helem Fund"
in the memo).
Al-Fatiha Foundation is the fiscal sponsor of Helem San Francisco
Chapter.
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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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5/16: Housing and Land Use Platform meeting
WHEN:
Tuesday, May 16
Starts 7:30PM
WHERE:
Muddy Waters cafe (Valencia St snd 16th St), San Francisco
DETAILS:
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.
Proposed topics for tonight's discussion groups include:
Increasing public resources for construction and financing of new
housing development; and
Designing housing developments that meet the needs of entire range of
household types and income levels.
Show up and get your ideas into the Green Party's housing and land use
platfrom, and help start a dialogue with others intersted in these
issues.
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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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5/19: Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi Hosts Art Opening Featuring Photography
of Senior PhotoShop Students
WHEN:
Friday, May 19
5:00PM-8:00PM
WHERE:
San Francisco City Hall, 1 Carlton B Goodlett Place, Room 282
DETAILS:
Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi hosts the monthly Third FridayÅ0Ç8s Art
Reception in his City Hall office, Room 282.
In honor of Older Americans Month, Supervisor Mirkarimi pays tribute to
the PhotoShop students of the Western Addition Community Technology
Center (WACTC). WACTC is a non-profit organization.
Through their art and photography, Mr. Felton CogellÅ0Ç8s PhotoShop
senior students share their talent and experience for the first time
with the greater Community of San Francisco.
Please join Supervisor Mirkarimi in celebrating the artistic
contributions of these seniors during Older Americans Month.
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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
MigraÅ0Ñ2 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 MigraÅ0Ñ2 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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Becoming a Green Party sustainer is easy, fun, and secure!
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