[SFGP] ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY

Thu Feb 28 22:56:17 PST 2008

ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY
Feb. 28, 2008

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Green Party General Membership Meeting is held every Third Wednesday of the Month 
1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets)
<http://www.sfgreenparty.org>http://www.sfgreenparty.org

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RUN FOR THE SF GREEN PARTY COUNTY COUNCIL
The SFGP County Council is up for election in June 2008.  Yes, members of our County Council, like all political parties, are elected.  If more than nine 
people run, the election will be contested and candidates will have their names on the ballot!  The deadline is March 7.  Those interested must pick up 
nomination papers at the Department of Elections office.  Please see the guide for further details. The Department of Elections is located at City Hall and is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday.
<http://www.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/elections/candidates/CentralCommitteeGuide2008final.pdf>http://www.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/elections/candidates/CentralCommitteeGuide2008final.pdf

REGISTER FOR GREEN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING CONVENTION
The convention is scheduled for July 10-13, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois.  Please visit the following link to register for the convention and to get the 
information about how to reserve your room at the 2008 headquarter hotel, the Palmer House Hilton.  <http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/index.shtml>http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/index.shtml
Email: <mailto:office at gp.org>office at gp.org
Mailing Address: PO Box 57065, Washington, D.C. 20037 
Office Phone:  202-319-7191
Toll-free (US): 866-41GREEN

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EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) 

* California Food and Justice Coalition: Monday-Tuesday, March 3-4, 9 am-4 pm
Preservation Park/Ginn House, 660 13th St., Oakland
Directions at <http://www.preservationpark.com/maps/index.html>http://www.preservationpark.com/maps/index.html.
http://www.foodsecurity.org/california

* Animal Advocacy Working Group Meeting:  Thursday, March 6, 7 pm
Golden Era Vegetarian Restaurant, 572 O'Farrell St.
The Animal Advocacy Working Group of the San Francisco Green Party (AWG) is involved in animal issues and enables animal activists to influence City Hall into passing animal-protection legislation.  At 7 pm, people will arrive to order dinner if they need it, and the official meeting will start at 7:30 pm.  To find us, look for the table with the greeting card or picture showing three wolf pups.

* Second Global Greens Congress in São Paulo Brazil:  May 1-4
<http://www.globalgreens.org/index.php>http://www.globalgreens.org/index.php

* Chicago to Host 2008 National Green Party Convention: July 10-13
<http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1601>http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1601 
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NEWS

Why I'm Running, by RALPH NADER (Meet the Press)
<http://www.counterpunch.org/nader02252008.html>http://www.counterpunch.org/nader02252008.html

Former S.F. Supervisor Matt Gonzalez to run with Nader
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/28/BAO5VAQFG.DTL&tsp=1

Obama's Line on Lobbyists Is Misleading
<http://www.alternet.org/election08/77492/>http://www.alternet.org/election08/77492/

New High In U.S. Prison Numbers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/28/AR2008022801704.html?hpid=topnews

Pelosi Wants Bush Aides Investigated
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/02/28/national/w131102S16.DTL

Newspaper journalism in the Bay Area is about to take another big hit
<http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=5772&catid=4&volume_id=317&issue_id=341&volume_num=42&issue_num=22>http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=5772&catid=4&volume_id=317&issue_id=341&volume_num=42&issue_num=22

Hell Hath No Fury Like a Modern Liberal
 <http://www.counterpunch.org/colby02262008.html>http://www.counterpunch.org/colby02262008.html

Kucinich Goes Down
<http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1647>http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1647

Rights Groups Seek Court OK to Intervene in Wikileaks Case
<http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_002570DE00740E18002573FD005AB476.html?ref=technology>http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_002570DE00740E18002573FD005AB476.html?ref=technology

National Mall Redesign Could Seriously Restrict Free Speech
http://www.alternet.org/rights/77799/

The Onion: Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results of '08 Election
<http://www.alternet.org/blogs/election08/78077/>http://www.alternet.org/blogs/election08/78077/

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