[SFGP] San Francisco Green Party Weekly Newsletter September 17 - 24

Mon Sep 17 20:26:37 PDT 2007

San Francisco Green Party Weekly Newsletter September 17 - 24

NEWS: 
Former Green Party candidate for Oakland City Council Aimee Allison has taken 
the reins as co-host of the Mornign Show on KPFA-FM 94.1.  Aimee is an 
acclaimed activist and author who came close to winning a seat on the Oakland City 
Council in 2006.  
Listen for her on the KPFA Morning Show, a two-hour mix of news, current 
affairs, 
analysis, and cultural programming that can be heard from 7 to 9 AM on 94.1 
FM in the Bay Area and 88.1 FM on KFCF in Fresno.

Ross Mirkarimi Garners Worldwide BBC Audience for His Plastic Bag Legislation
http://www.fogcityjournal.com/news_in_brief/lt_mikrarimi_bbc_plastic_ban_07091
6.shtml

EVENTS:
SF GREEN PARTY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Wednesday, September 19
7:30 until 9:30 PM
SFGP Office at 1028 A Howard Street between 6th and 7th Streets in San 
Francisco
AGENDA: 
a. Introductions, accreditation, agenda review
b. Discussion of Gang Injuctions 
c. Election newspaper status - fundraising and distribution update 
d. Name change for mailing purposes update 
e. Report on Bay View - discussion of possible action items such as Toxic Tour
f. Green Party of California plenary report back 
g. Announcements 

PROTEST TO FREE THE JENA 6
Thursday, September 20
4PM
Powell and Market Streets in San Francisco
Come to a speak out and protest to free the Jena 6.  Attendees are encouraged 
to wear orange armbands that read "Free the Jena 6".  The “Jena 6” are six 
Black students in Jena, Louisiana, who could go to prison for decades because 
they stood up against deeply entrenched racism.  Read about the Jena 6 here 
http://www.colorofchange.org/jena/message.html.

WANGARI MAATHAI PRESENTS CITY ARTS AND LECTURES 
Thursday, September 20
8 PM
Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue
Wangari Maathai will be in conversation with Michael Krasny (of KQED-FM’s 
Forum program).  Wangari Maathai founded the Mazingira Green Party of Kenya 
in 2003 and was awarded the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.
Tickets $19.00; Box Office: City Box Office http://www.cityboxoffice.com/  
415-392-4400.

SOMAFEST 2007
Saturday, September 22
9 AM to 4 PM
Victoria Manalo Draves Park (7th Street and Folsom)
Activities include a high school B-ball tournament from 9 to 11 AM.  From 
noon until 4 PM come and enjoy activities for all SoMa residents and friends, 
including cultural entertainment, food, music, service provider information 
booths, as well as games for kids, youth, adults and seniors.  For more 
information, please contact Angelica Cabande with SOMCAN at 415-348-1945 or email 
awake3eye at yahoo.com.

REESE ERLICH DISCUSSES THE IRAN AGENDA
Saturday, September 22
2:30 to 4:30 PM
Auditorium (Room 109), CCSF Mission Campus
1125 Valencia (near 24th Street in San Francisco)
Admission is free
Come and hear a talk from Reese Erlich, award-winning journalist and author, 
discussing the Iran Agenda, the Real Story of U.S. Policy and the Middle East 
Crisis.  
Erlich talks about U.S. policy toward Iran and what’s behind the Bush 
Administration drive to widen its war in the Middle East. Erlich is the co-author 
with Norman Solomon of Target Iraq: What the News Media Didn’t Tell You, which 
was a best-seller in 2003.

CASTRO STREET FAIR
Sunday, October 7
If you want to help table, call Sue at (415) 601-9297 -- or just show up. 
Look for us under the big SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY banner.

WELCOME TO OUR NEW NEWSLETTER EDITOR!
The San Francisco Green Party welcomes our new newsletter editor, Bill Adams. 
Please make sure to send all newsletter items to news at sfgreens.org.  Please 
make event announcements brief.  No attachments please.  News items are also 
welcome.

BECOME A SUSTAINER FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY! 
The San Francisco Green Party has been hard at work interviewing candidates, 
poring over ballot initiatives, deliberating over endorsements and drafting 
statements regarding the November 2007 election.  All of this work is being 
done exclusively by volunteers.

Also this year, for the first time, the SFGP is drafting a newspaper with 
statements explaining the positions and endorsements we are taking for the 
November election.  Our hope is to mail this newspaper to every registered 
Green in San Francisco.  Reaching every Green with this newspaper will help 
guarantee a high voter turnout among Green Party members for this important 
election.  
Mailing and printing this newspaper will cost thousands of dollars.

Please help us out in this effort by becoming a Green Party sustainer, or 
making a one time donation!

Your generous contribution now will help us finish the year on strong 
financial footing and get a jump start on the 2008 elections.  There will be 
several SF Green Party candidates to support in November 2008.  Ross 
Mirkarimi, for example, will be up for re-election as District 5 Supervisor.

Please help us remain solvent by donating now!
http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html

Thank you for your ongoing support!

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