[SFGP] SF Green Party Weekly 1/24-1/30
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SF GREEN PARTY WEEKLY 1/24/07-1/30/07
NEWS:
- Ross Mirkarimi pushes Farmer's Market legislation
http://tinyurl.com/3exxhe
- John Rizzo’s Speech at the Swearing in Ceremony
http://tinyurl.com/2rty8d
- Green Party Congratulates New School Board President Mark Sanchez
http://tinyurl.com/2uhztg
- Greens Take Part in Rally to Support Reproductive Rights
http://tinyurl.com/3depoy
- The Green Party's own Sue Vaughan launches Car Free Talk blog
http://carfreetalk.blogspot.com/
- Will Matt Run for Mayor?
http://tinyurl.com/3ygss4
EVENTS:
This week:
- 1/27: Rally and March To End The War On Iraq
- 1/27-28: FILM: Little Birds
Next week:
- 2/5: Campaigns and Issues Working Group meeting
- 2/8: Animal Advocacy Working Group
Save the date:
- 2/13: County Council Meeting
- 2/17: San Francisco Green Party's Annual Celebration
- 2/21: SF Green Party General Membership Meeting
- 2/24: Workshop on Designing Leaflets
ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS:
- URGENT: Help Get Conscientious Objector Agustin Aguayo Out of Jail!
See www.aguayodefense.org for details.
For details on how to write to Agustin, and donate to his legal
defense fund, see Helga Aguayo's letter below
- Check out Nancy Pelosi Watch site (www.pelosiwatch.us)
- Check out Gavin Newsom Watch site (http://gavinwatch.blogspot.com/
2007/01/wheres-gavin.html)
- 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:
- State of the Union Address (http://tinyurl.com/2ak349)
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EVENTS:
1/27: Rally and March To End The War On Iraq
WHEN:
Saturday, January 37, 2007
7:00PM-9:00PM
WHERE:
Powell and Market Streets, San Francisco, CA
Meeting location for SF Green Party: 12:00 Noon, in front of Old Navy
(LOVE the irony!)
DETAILS:
Over 3,000 dead American soldiers, hundreds of thousands of dead
Iraqis. It's time to put a stop to the war machine. Millions of
people voted to get the Republicans out and end the war, but we can't
leave it up to the Democrats to do the only reasonable thing: Bring
All The Troops Home Now From Iraq!
President Bush just announced his intent to escalate the number of
troops in Iraq by over 20,000 more troops. It's time to get the anti-
war movement back in the streets! On January 27, hundreds of
thousands of people will march in Washington, DC to demand an end to
the war.
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1/27-28: FILM: Little Birds
WHEN & WHERE:
Saturday, January 37, 2007
7:00PM
Humanist Hall
390 27th Street
Oakland, CA
Sunday, January 28, 2007
7:00PM
Women's Building
3543 18th Street
San Francisco, CA
INFORMATION:
Call (415) 822-4732
www.littlebirds.net
Arab Film Festival: www.aff.org
DETAILS:
Come to the screening of "Little Birds" and talk with Carolyn Ho,
mother of Lieutenant Ehren Watada.
A prize-winning Japanese independent journalist, Takeharu Watai, has
produced a film depicting the daily lives of Iraqi people following
the launch of the U.S.-led war on the country in March 2003. In
Baghdad, Samawa, Falluja, and at Abu Ghraib, Watai listened to the
voices of the Iraqi people and succeeded in catching glimpses of the
truth about the Iraq war that mainstream media have failed to
capture. To capture the true essence of the situation in Iraq, the
filmmaker purposely left out narration and background music. He
simply allowed the daily sounds of air bombardments, helicopters, and
approaching armored vehicles to tell the story. Watai has published
various articles on Iraq and made frequent live news reports on
Japanese mainstream television during the Baghdad air raids.
After the screening, we will have a panel discussion with the
filmmaker and Carolyn Ho (Mother of Lt. Ehren Watada*).
Endorsed by Lt.Watada Support Committee & APIs Resist:
www.thankyoult.org
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2/5: Campaigns and Issues Working Group meeting
WHEN:
Monday, February 5, 2007
7:00PM-9:00PM
WHERE:
San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St.
and 7th St.), San Francisco, CA 94103
DETAILS:
Regular monthly meeting of the Campaigns and Issues Working Group. If
you have an issue that you think the SFGP should be working on,
please come to this meeting to share your thoughts.
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2/8: Animal Advocacy Working Group
WHEN:
Thursday, February 8, 2007
7:00PM-9:00PM
WHERE:
Golden Era Vegetarian Restaurant, 832 Clement Street, between 9th and
10th Avenues, San Francisco
DETAILS:
The Animal Advocacy Working Group is involved in animal issues in San
Francisco. The Ten Key Values apply to protecting the welfare of non-
human animals. Of course, all are welcome.
For more information, email Rosalind Lord at rclord at seaserpent.com
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2/13: County Council Meeting
WHEN:
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
7:00PM-9:00PM
WHERE:
San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St.
and 7th St.), San Francisco, CA 94103
DETAILS:
Join us to plan the agenda for the following Wednesday's General
Meeting.
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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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2/21: SF Green Party General Membership Meeting
WHEN:
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
7:30PM-9:30PM
WHERE:
San Francisco Green Party office, 1028 A Howard St (between 6th St.
and 7th St.), San Francisco, CA 94103
DETAILS:
The General Membership meeting is on the third Wednesday of each
month. This is where all policy decisions, endorsements and ideas for
the party are discussed and decided upon. We will be ratifying our
active membership list for 2007 at this meeting.
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2/24: Workshop on Designing Leaflets
WHEN:
Saturday, February 24, 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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ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTION ALERTS:
URGENT: Help Get Conscientious Objector Agustin Aguayo Out of Jail!
See letter from Helga Aguayo:
Dear Friends,
Some important dates for us:
January 13th, 2007 was Augie’s, original ETS (end term of service)
date. But instead he was stop-lossed ( "STOP LOSS" means preventing
a soldier leaving the military, even though the required term of
service is completed).
December 17th was Augie's 35th birthday, spent of course in military
prison. THANK YOU to everyone who sent him a card.
On December 12th, Augie had his Article 32 hearing (a formal
military hearing that determines if there is enough evidence to
conduct a court martial, similar to a grand jury investigation).
His arraignment is currently scheduled for January 22nd; according
to Dave Court, our new lawyer in Germany, this is "merely to
establish dates for trial, motions, exchange of witness lists, etc."
Nothing substantive will occur. Augie will be formally charged with
desertion and missing movement in a General Court Martial set to
occur in late February or March. A General Court-Martial is the most
serious criminal proceeding that can be brought against a member of
the military. A conviction by this Court is considered a federal
felony and creates a criminal record for life. FOR WHAT?! Not
wanting to kill, not wanting to contribute to the missions that kill,
for being against war! I feel SO SAD!
Meanwhile our case in civilian court is still pending. On November
21st, 2006 the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard Augie’s petition.
The ruling can take between 6 weeks to 6 months. There is still hope
that he might get exonerated! Please keep Augie in your prayers.
Should the court martial go ahead, I wish to testify. I want the
court to realize that his family mourns Augie's absence every second
of every day. I hope the courtroom will be filled with supporters so
the Army will know the world is watching. For those of you based in
Europe, please consider attending if you can! Whatever happens, I
will carry your strength, support, and solidarity with me in my
heart. Our voices will unite. WE WILL BE HEARD!
Here in L.A., our twin daughters, Raquel and Rebecca have seen better
days. They are struggling in school and may not pass 6th grade.
Last year at the U.S. base school in Germany, the girls were on the
honor role! The turmoil has been hard on them. I tell them every
day, “this will pass”.
Money issues -- I just sent our German-based lawyer, David Court,
the next installment on his fees: 1000 €. I had to borrow some of
it. The next installment of 2000€ is due two weeks before the court-
martial.
Tax deductible donations to the Legal Defense Fund can be made via
<www.couragetoresist.org>. More direct donations (without a tax
deduction) can be made via <www.aguayodefense.org>. I need funds to
travel to Germany for the court martial too.
Right now I am fund-raising with Courage to Resist and Iraq Veteran's
Against the War. I hope to see results soon. I continue to do
interviews with various news organizations, including one today for
National Public Radio. I think it went well.
Next week I start speaking at California high schools about the OTHER
SIDE of enlisting in the military. It's called "counter-
recruitment". As far as I understand, California is the only state
that MANDATES high school seniors hear both sides of military
recruitment. This is a project that is dear to my heart! Los
Angeles is the Number ONE recruitment city of high school seniors. I
want to work to change that.
Meanwhile I attend rallies to publicize Augie's situation. Many of
Augie's family members take part.
Some good news: I have struggled to keep up the website:
<www.aguayodefense.org>. Now a PROFESSIONAL web designer has
volunteered to take over. Hurrah! Improvements should be visible soon.
I THANK YOU all for working so hard and diligently to support Augie
and the family!
With all my love,
Helga P. Aguayo
36838 57th Street East
Palmdale, CA 93552
USA
To write to Agustin:
SPC Agustín Aguayo
Unit 29723
Box LL
APO, AE 09028-3810
USA
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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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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
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No experience necessary.
Earn $280 to $400 each four day work week learning to be a strong
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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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