[SFGP] SF Green Party Weekly 10/11-10/17
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SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 10/11/06-10/17/06
NEWS:
- Aimee Allison Gets Support in Council Race (http://
www.insidebayarea.com/localnews/ci_4469161)
- Ross for Mayor? (http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/
2006/10/09/BAGVOLLB4J1.DTL)
- Guardian Endorses 7 Greens! 86% of Greens in Local Races Win
Endorsement! (http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?
idx=1537)
- American Prison Camps Are on the Way (http://www.alternet.org/
rights/42458/)
EVENTS:
This week:
- 10/11: County Council meeting
- 10/11: Art and Education Discussion with Kim Knox and Jake McGoldrick
- 10/15: Anti-Columbus Cultural Event for Krissy Keefer (Hugo Chavez
Is Not a Thug!)
Next week:
- 10/16: Haunted Haight Tour-a Benefit for Kim Knox for SF School Board
- 10/18: General Membership Meeting
- 10/19: Matt Gonzalez and Nirvana's Krist Novoselic -- Support
Measure O/IRV in Oakland
- 10/19: Commercial Alert Event with Matt Gonzalez, Etc
- 10/20: Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi Hosts Art Opening Featuring the
Photography of Amy Auerbach and Ethel Mays
- 10/20: Good Old Fashioned Square Dance with Krissy Keefer!
Save the date:
- 10/23: The Show of Shows: Musical Cabaret Benefit for Jane Kim &
Kim-Shree Maufas
- 10/24: Fundraiser for Malachy McCourt, Green Party nominee for
Governor of New York
- 10/26: “Dress to Impress” with the NWPC-SF’s Masquerade
- 11/14: Energy Working Group Meeting
ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS:
- Energy Working Group Meeting on October 10th Cancelled, Will Meet
11/14
- Volunteer for Krissy Keefer's Campaign!
- Help The John Rizzo Visibility Campaign: Display A House Sign
- 10/03: Green Party Congressional Candidate Krissy Keefer Appears on
Channel 29 7:00PM-8:00PM
- FILM: IRAQ FOR SALE in Bay Area September & October! For
screenings, see http://iraqforsale.org/screenings.php
- 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://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:
- Saturday Night Live with Foley, Gibson, & alcoholism... (http://
www.alternet.org/blogs/video/42725/)
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EVENTS:
10/11: County Council meeting
WHEN:
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
7:00PM-9:00PM
WHERE:
San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St.
and 7th St.), San Francisco
DETAILS:
The CC will meet to make business decisions and plan the GM agenda
for the following week.
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10/11: Art and Education Discussion with Kim Knox and Jake McGoldrick
WHEN:
Wednesday October 11th, 2006
7:00PM-9:00PM
WHERE:
Bazaar Cafe, 5927 California Street (22nd Avenue), San Francisco, CA
CONTACT:
Call 290-2708
DETAILS:
SF School Board Candidate Kim Knox and Supervisor Jake McGoldrick
will have a discussion on art and education.
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10/15: Anti-Columbus Cultural Event for Krissy (Hugo Chavez Is Not a
Thug!)
WHEN:
Sunday October 15th, 2006
Doors Open at 4pm / Show Starts at 5pm!
WHERE:
Dance Mission Theater (3316 24th Street, off Mission), San Francisco, CA
CONTACT:
krissyforcongress at yahoo.com
Call us and help: 415-835-4748
CHECK US OUT:
www.keeferforcongress.com
DETAILS:
Free performance event!
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10/16: Haunted Haight Tour-a Benefit for Kim Knox for SF School Board
WHEN:
Monday October 16th, 2006
7:00PM
WHERE:
Coffee to the People!, 1206 Masonic, San Francisco, CA
DONATION:
$20 towards Kim Knox for SF School Board.
RSVP:
hauntedtour at kimknox.com or call 290-2708
DETAILS:
Take an award-winning tour of the haunted spots in the Haight.
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10/18: General Membership Meeting
WHEN:
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
7:30PM-9:30PM
WHERE:
San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St.
and 7th St.), San Francisco
DETAILS:
This is the regular monthly meeting of the SFGP. The agenda for this
meeting will be planned at the CC meeting the week before. Watch this
space for updates.
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10/19: Matt Gonzalez and Nirvana's Krist Novoselic -- Support Measure
O/IRV in Oakland
WHEN:
Thursday, October 19, 2006
5:30PM-8:00PM
WHERE:
Law office of Gonzalez & Leigh, Two Shaw Alley, San Francisco, CA
CONTACT:
415.512.2000
DETAILS:
This November, Oakland voters will vote on Measure O, which will
follow San Francisco's lead and establish instant runoff voting for
Oakland's local elections. This is a really important campaign. Not
only is Oakland important in and of itself, but also as part of the
overall effort to spread IRV to all of California. Another city
joining San Francisco, Burlington, VT, as well as the states of North
Carolina, Louisiana and Arkansas that are using IRV for certain
races, helps spread the word. In addition to Oakland, Instant Runoff
Voting is also on the ballot in Davis, CA, Minneapolis, and Pierce
County/Tacoma, WA. So Oakland is a MUST WIN situation.
The Measure O campaign has won the endorsement of progressive
Oakland, including elected officials like Assemblywoman Loni Hancock,
Board of Supervisors President Keith Carson, City Attorney John
Russo, Alameda County Central Labor Council, Sierra Club, Democratic
Party, Green Party, Peace and Freedom Party, Common Cause, League of
Women Voters, Oakland Tribune and many more. See the full list at
http://www.oaklandirv.org/endorsers.html.
But it takes a lot of money to reach all the voters in a city the
size of Oakland. So please come to this important fundraising event
with Matt Gonzalez and Nirvana’s bassist Krist Novoselic, kick back
and enjoy the vibe, and help us spread to Oakland what San Francisco
already knows -- that IRV is one of the keys to saving American
democracy!
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10/19: Commercial Alert Event with Matt Gonzalez, Etc
WHEN:
Thursday, October 19, 2006
6:30PM-8:30PM
WHERE:
Catharine Clark Gallery, 49 Geary Street, 2nd floor, San Francisco, CA
CONTACT:
Marnie Glickman at marnie at commercialalert.org or 503-313-7919
INFORMATION:
http://www.commercialalert.org
SUGGESTED CONTRIBUTION:
$30, $50, $100 or whatever you can afford
DETAILS:
Join us for vegetarian sushi, sake and conversation with:
- Peggy O'Mara, editor and publisher of Mothering Magazine and chair
of Commercial Alert's board of directors
- Matt Gonzalez
- John Stauber, executive director of the Center for Media and
Democracy and co-author of many fabulous books including "The Best
War Ever"
- Gary Ruskin, executive director of Commercial Alert
Commercial Alert's mission is to keep the commercial culture within
its proper sphere, and to prevent it from exploiting children and
subverting the higher values of family, community, environmental
integrity and democracy.
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10/20: Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi Hosts Art Opening Featuring the
Photography of Amy Auerbach and Ethel Mays
WHEN:
Friday, October 20th, 2006
5:00PM-8:00PM
Exhibit runs through November 15, 2006
WHERE:
San Francisco City Hall, 1 Carlton B Goodlett Place, Room 282, San
Francisco, CA
ADMISSION:
Free
DETAILS:
Amy Auerbach is showing photographs from the series Vanishing
Waterfront and Other Destinations, a collection of dreamlike-toned
gelatin silver prints. The series features dilapidated areas of San
Francisco’s China Basin and Hunters Point which, when seen through
the veil of water and light, become fading souvenirs—landscapes upon
which the shutter silently tells time like the tick of a clock.
Amy’s photographs have been exhibited locally at SF Camerawork,
SFMOMA Artists Gallery, and nationally in commercial and non-profit
venues such as the Society for Contemporary Photography in Kansas
City where she received a Fellowship award, Seattle’s Photographic
Center Northwest and at Galerie bmg in Woodstock, NY
Ethel Mays will exhibit Waterwork, a series of photographic images
which address the idea of public water compositions as abstract art.
Her images have been shown by the San Francisco Public Library, the
San Francisco Photography Center, and are privately owned by
residents of the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Ethel Mays is a California
native from Eastern Tulare County. She currently resides in San
Francisco.
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10/20: Good Old Fashioned Square Dance with Krissy Keefer!
WHEN:
Friday, October 20th, 2006
7:30PM-10:30PM
WHERE:
Dance Mission Theater (3316 24th Street, off Mission), San Francisco, CA
CONTACT:
krissyforcongress at yahoo.com
Call us and help: 415-835-4748
CHECK US OUT:
www.keeferforcongress.com
DETAILS:
Grab your partner and do se do - it's a Good Old Fashioned Square
Dance! All dances taught, live bluegrass music and dance caller.
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10/23: The Show of Shows: Musical Cabaret Benefit for Jane Kim & Kim-
Shree Maufas
WHEN:
Monday, October 23, 2006
7:00PM-10:00PM
WHERE:
OctaviaLounge, 1772 Market Street, San Francisco, CA
CONTACT:
(415) 863-3516
INFORMATION:
www.octavialounge.com
ADMISSION/COLABORACION:
$15.00 donation requested
DETAILS:
The Show of Shows, a night of Musical Cabaret to benefit the
candidacies of Jane Kim & Kim-Shree Maufas for S.F.U.S.D. School
Board, featuring:
Maddaline Edstrom-Piano, David Seeman-Saxophone, and the hottest and
coolest singers in the Bay Area.
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10/24: Fundraiser for Malachy McCourt, Green Party nominee for
Governor of New York
WHEN:
Tuesday, October 24
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
WHERE:
Washington Square Bar & Grill in San Francisco
INFORMATION:
votemalachymccourt.org
DONATION:
$25 and up, no one turned away for lack of funds
DETAILS:
This is a cocktail party and fundraiser for Malachy McCourt, Green
Party nominee for Governor of New York. This election is critical to
the NY Green Party - Malachy needs a minmum of 50,000 votes to regain
automatic ballot status for the party in future elections. Malachy is
a well-known actor and best-selling author.
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10/26: “Dress to Impress” with the NWPC-SF’s Masquerade
WHEN:
Thursday, October 26, 2006
7:00PM-10:00PM
WHERE:
The Cellar, 685 Sutter Street at Taylor, San Francisco, CA
CONTACT:
Melissa Dodd, Communications Director
National Women’s Political Caucus - San Francisco
Tel: 415-286-3777
nwpcsf at yahoo.com
INFORMATION:
http://www.nwpc-sf.org/
ADMISSION/COLABORACION:
$20 advance, $25 at the door, $35 without a mask
DETAILS:
The National Women’s Political Caucus, San Francisco, presents
“Masquerade,” a Fall Fundraising event for its Women’s Leadership Fund.
"Masquerade" features a mask contest judged by prominent local
politicos. It promises to be a unique and fun political event with a
serious mission – to raise money for the NWPC-SF’s Women’s Leadership
Fund.
“Our primary goal is to elect more women to public office,” states
NWPC-SF President Alix Rosenthal, “but in order to do this we must
first get more women in the pipeline, by involving them in politics
at all levels: through grassroots organizing, through contacting
elected officials, and through an ongoing series of training sessions
from City Hall to Noe Valley to the Bayview. The Women’s Leadership
Fund makes these free and low-cost community events possible.
Masquerade is a fun way to show support for getting more women
plugged into local politics."
Open to political and party animals of all stripes, genders, and
generations, Masquerade will feature top local DJ talent, politically
minded drink specials, and gourmet eats courtesy of Faz Restaurant.
Local artists such famed spray-can master Vulcan will be on hand with
original art representing Masquerade themes. Dress up or dress down,
but dress to impress and don’t forget your mask! Tickets are limited
in quantity, and available for purchase at www.nwpc-sf.org.
Discounted party masks are available at: www.maskitalia.com.
The National Women's Political Caucus is a multicultural,
intergenerational, and multi-issue grassroots organization dedicated
to increasing women’s participation in the political process. The San
Francisco NWPC caucus has been in existence since 1973, working hard
locally in support of the NWPC mission: to recruit, train and support
pro-choice women candidates for elected and appointed offices at all
levels of government.
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11/14: Energy Working Group Meeting
WHEN:
Tuesday, November 11, 2006
7:30PM-9:00PM
WHERE:
San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St.
and 7th St.), San Francisco
DETAILS:
The Energy Working Group has canceled our Oct meeting so people can
focus on campaigns.
The next meeting will be Tue, Nov 14, and we will discuss broadening
the name and scope of the group beyond simple energy issues,
potentially into the whole panorama of social ecology; i.e. looking
at the environment, energy use, social systems and social justice in
a more comprehensive holistic way that views the city as a full
social/environmental ecosystem.
Any who are interested in this new direction, please make plans show
up on Nov 14 to help us bring forward good proposal to the County
Council and GM.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS:
Volunteer for Krissy Keefer's Campaign!
Contact Julia to sign up: 415-835-4748 or krissyforcongress at yahoo.com
Phone banking: Every Tuesday and Thursday, 6-9pm, 1028 A Howard
Street (SF Green Party office), snacks and beverages provided
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Help The John Rizzo Visibility Campaign: Display A House Sign
We are placing house signs in windows all over the city. Help us with
visibility by placing a sign in your window. Contact us at 572-8497
and we'll have one delivered to you.
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10/03: Green Party Congressional Candidate Krissy Keefer Appears on
Channel 29 7:00PM-8:00PM
Call in from 7:30 to 8:00 -- phone number determined later
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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
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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
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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