[SFGP] ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY

Sat Dec 6 04:26:15 PST 2008

ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY
Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008 

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PLEASE NOTE: There will be no General Meeting in December; meetings will return to their usual dates/times (Fourth Wednesday of each Month), beginning in January 2009. See information on the SFGP December Holiday Party below -- http://www.sfgreenparty.org; 415-701-7090

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EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted)

* KPFA Local Board Unoffical Meeting: Thursday, Dec. 11, 7-9 p.m.
Humanist Hall, 390 27th St., Oakland
Join members of KPFA's board and station programmers at a holiday mixer to chat and mingle. Food, drinks and an update on the state of the nation's 1st community radio station.

* The Last Continent Québec Film Week: Dec. 12-14
Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinema
http://www.sffs.org/events/index_series_quebec.html

Filmmaker and marine biologist Jean Lemire (The White Planet) leads an 
intense 430-day expedition to Antarctica in this resonant documentary 
about a group of scientists investigating the effects of climate change. 
When the team arrives they discover that warmer temperatures causing 
upheavals in the ecosystem also threaten the safety of the crew members 
themselves. Awaiting the arrival of a desperately needed winter, they 
struggle to keep food supplies cold and the boat anchored against 
gale-force winds.

The various challenges, coupled with only four hours of sunlight each 
day, would send most rushing home˜ but the intrepid crew remains 
infectiously upbeat, playing hockey, kayaking, riding bicycles on the 
ice and studying a variety of other species whose deep-rooted habits 
have been disrupted by the warming trends.

Cinematographers Martin Leclerc and Mario Cyr capture glorious shots of 
Antarctica's sublime landscapes as well as the marvelous and fascinating 
species that thrive in the crystal-clear water under the ocean‚s icy 
surface. Donald Sutherland's deft voiceover narration weaves together 
ecological facts, historical accounts of Antarctica's perils, and 
details of Lemire's mission to create a richly textured profile of the 
continent. With compassion and urgency, the film makes a compelling case 
for action, suggesting that the effects of global warming on our fragile 
world run far deeper than we can see.

Presented with support from the Goldman Environmental Prize.

December 12, 2008, 6:15 pm, Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinema
December 14, 2008, 3:30 pm, Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinema

http://www.sffs.org/events/films/film_the_last_continent.html 

* SF Green Holiday Party: Wednesday, Dec. 17, 7-10 p.m. (No General Meeting in December)
SFGP Headquarters, 1028A Howard St (between 6th St. and 7th St.) 
Join us as we celebrate our many victories and close calls, with music, snacks and drinks. Please bring something to share, if you can. Info at http://www.sfgreenparty.org or 701-7090.

SF Green Party General Meeting: December 24 -- Canceled 

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NEWS

Stop PG&E's Corporate Welfare 
http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=7621&catid=4

Why the Right Will Oppose Getting Us Out of Recession 
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/workplace/109955/

Liberals To Keep Pressure On Obama For Results
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/nov/30/liberals-to-keep-pressure-on-obama-for-results

Tom Ammiano: The Man, The Myth, The Living Legend
http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2008/12/04/tom-ammiano-the-man-the-myth-the-living-legend/

Suit Claims Halliburton, KBR Sickened Base
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/12/military_kbr_lawsuit_121508w/

Battle for the Board's Helm
http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2008/12/01/battle-for-the-boards-helm/

Throwing Money at MUNI
http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/politics/2008/12/throwing_money_at_muni.html

Chevron in the White House
http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2008/12/3/amy_goodmans_new_column_chevron_in_the_white_house

The Crackberry Chronicles: Progressive Victory Cups Runneth Over
http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2008/11/24/the-crackberry-chronicles-progressive-victory-cups-runneth-over/

David Campos Sworn in as Supervisor
http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2008/12/04/newsom-appoints-campos-to-san-francisco-board-of-supervisors/