[SFGP] San Francisco Green Party Weekly Newsletter September 26 - October 3

Wed Sep 26 21:17:19 PDT 2007

San Francisco Green Party Weekly Newsletter September 26 - October 3
Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly.
Send items to news at sfgreens.org.

EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted)

* Green Party General Membership Meeting: Wednesday, Oct. 17, 7:30 to 9:30 
p.m. 
1028 A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th Streets)
The General Meeting is every third Wednesday of the month.  Agenda to be 
announced.

* Green Party Sustainability Working Group Meeting: Thursday, Sept. 27, 7:30 
p.m. 
1028 A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th Streets)
Three action items will be considered, including:
- Stopping another polluting power plant in Bayview Hunters Point.
- Supporting SF School Board efforts for a toxic moratorium.
- Lennar construction projects in Bayview Hunters Point.
- Convincing SFGP to take a strong stand against biofuels.

* Global Exchange Open House and Book Launch: Thursday, Sept. 27, 6-10 p.m.
2017 Mission Street, 2nd Floor (near corner of 16th & Mission Street BART) 
Get your tickets at the event or online at: 
https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=2312
"Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grass Roots," by Kevin 
Danaher, Shannon Biggs and Jason Mark
Food, Prizes, Live Music; Win prizes, including the grand prize of A Reality 
Tour in Nicaragua, or $1,000 toward a Reality Tour of choice!

* Friday, Sept. 28, 12-2 p.m., 1121 Oakdale
The Minister Christopher Mohammed, active in the Bayview, and Alicia from 
POWER, a Bayview resident active in displacement and environmental racism, 
will 
meet with Mission activists to talk about how to build an alliance for mutual 
defense of our communities.  

* The Peaceniks in Concert: Friday, Sept. 28, 7 p.m., Free
Martin de Porres, 225 Potrero (at 16th Street)
Fun songs of peace and social justice with Tommi Avicolli Mecca and Diana 
Hartman.
All of your favorites: "Yuppie Yuppie stole my pad," "Don't get sick in 
America," "do wopping WOPs", “Redistribute the wealth." 

* The People's Reception: Sunday Sept. 30, 1:30 p.m.
Lyon and Vallejo streets (location subject to change)
Join CODEPINK outside of Senator Dianne Feinstein's mansion in Pacific 
Heights for the People's Reception during Senator Hillary Clinton's 
high-roller 2008 
Presidential election reception. Bring food and drinks, music and songs. 
Let's tell Dianne to Stop Funding the War, and Hillary to Quit Blaming Iraqis for 
the US Occupation!  People want funding for health care, education, housing, 
social and environmental justice.  Fund the People! End the Occupation!  No 
Attack on Iran! 
Endorsed by the SF Green Party, California Nurses Association, 
SF_Village_Voice Community Radio, Education Not Incarceration, and the Idriss Stelley 
Foundation.

* Animal Advocacy Working Group meeting: Thursday, Oct. 4
Golden Era Chinese Restaurant (vegan) 572 O'Farrell Street (between Jones and 
Leavenworth - off the 38 Geary MUNI bus line)
Arrive at 7pm if you want to order food, meeting begins at 7:30pm
Look for the table displaying a greeting card with three wolf pups on it.
Agenda includes adopting a proposal to prevent the shooting of coyotes and 
other wildlife when they come into conflict with humans, and discussion of next 
steps to get vegan lunches in San Francisco schools.  For more information 
call 415-756-8844.

* Castro Street Fair: Sunday, Oct. 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.

NEWS 
An article by Green Party member Bruce Mirken, on the failed
War on Drugs:
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/09/24/4056/

A profile of Diane Feinstein as the quintessential Bush-enabling Democrat:
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/09/23/4035/

Former Green Party candidate for Oakland City Council Aimee Allison has taken 
the reins as co-host of the Morning 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.

Greens Label Senator Clinton's Health Care Mandate a "Fraudulent, Cynical, 
Cruel" Affront to Americans Who Need Coverage
http://www.commondreams.org/news2007/0924-01.htm

Take the SFPD online survey to evaluate foot patrols and how the police could 
be more effective.
http://www.sfpolicereview.org/

Audio Interview - Meet Mayoral Candidates: 
Ahimsa Sumchai
http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/politics/2007/09/meet_the_candidates_ahimsa_sum.html
Josh Wolf 
http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/politics/2007/09/meet_the_candidates_josh_wolf.html 
Lonnie Holmes 
http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/politics/2007/09/meet_the_candidates_lonnie_hol.html

Quintin Mecke 
http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/politics/2007/09/meet_the_candidates_quintin_me.html

Democratic Fundraiser Hsu Charged in $60 Million Fraud Scheme
http://www.fogcityjournal.com/news_in_brief/bcn_hsu_charged_070920.shtml 

Democratic Party Budget Sell-Out
http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1600

S.F. Public Housing Cameras No Help in Homicide Arrests
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/08/14/MNIPRHRPE.DTL 

PAC Raises Money for the Benefit of Fundraisers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/12/AR200708120137
1.html?hpid= 

The Guardian Calls a Plan by Marc Salomon “Brilliant.” 
http://www.sfbg.com/printable_entry.php?entry_id=4567

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

Volunteers Needed &shy;- Contact cc at sfgreens.org or susan_e_vaughan at yahoo.com
City Hall is seeking members for Peak Oil Preparedness Task Force: 
http://www.sfgov.org/site/bdsupvrs_page.asp?id=64788
And LAFCo: http://www.sfgov.org/site/bdsupvrs_page.asp?id=36743

Thank you for your on-going support!

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