[SFGP] ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY

Wed Jan 23 23:31:33 PST 2008

ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY

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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/ 

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SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS, FEBRUARY 2008
http://www.sfgreenparty.org/campaigns/campaigns.gem

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EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) 

* SFGP Transportation and Sustainability Working Groups Meeting: Thursday Jan. 24, 6:30 p.m.
1028-A Howard St. (Between 6th & 7th, near Civic Center MUNI/BART) 
Likely Topics:
Transportation 
- Mayor's Ousting Of Leah Shahum From The MTA 
- McGoldrick's Charter Amendment For An Elected MTA Board 
- Free Muni 
Sustainability 
- Serious Mayoral/PG&E Attacks On Community Choice Renewable Energy
- Charter Amendment For Split Appointments To SFPUC 
- Very Important Update On Combustion Turbines 
- Lennar/Stadium/Treasure Island 
- Peak Oil Taskforce Update 

* Support the Troops Who Have the Courage to Resist: Vigil, 

Friday Jan. 25, 

Noon to 1 p.m.
Consulate General of Canada, 580 California St.
Info: <mailto:courage at riseup.net>courage at riseup.net or 510-488-3559
http://www.couragetoresist.org/x/ 

* SFSU Focus the Nation Teach-in:  Jan. 30-31
SFSU, 1600 Holloway Ave., Jack Adams Hall 
Across the country over 1000 campuses will take part in the largest teach-in on climate change in U.S. history. Keynote speakers include environmental-justice advocate and green-jobs pioneer Van Jones of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Michael Glantz, senior researcher at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and American Indian ecologist Dennis Martinez. For SFSU information:  http://bss.sfsu.edu/envstudies/climate.html 
For UC Berkeley information:  http://bie.berkeley.edu/ftn

* California Presidential Primary:  Tuesday, Feb. 5, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
SF Department of Elections:  www.sfgov.org/site/elections_index.asp

* WestSide Green Club:  Sunday, Feb. 10, 3-5 p.m. 
Home of Barry Hermanson, 2467 - 28th Avenue (between Taraval and Ulloa)
For information, call Barry at 664-7754 or Nancy Lewis at 661-5713.
Open to all progressives interested in political activity in the Sunset, Richmond and Parkside.

* The Art of Progressive Politics: Monday, Feb. 11, 7-9 p.m.
Bazaar Cafe, 5927 California St., between 21st and 22nd avenues
Join San Francisco Green Party members and candidates for local offices at a SFGP fundraiser/art opening. Enjoy the art of Heike Seefeldt (http://www.pintofpaint.com/artwork.htm) and Sue Vaughan (www.carfreetalk.org).  For more information, contact Sue at 415-668-3119. 

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

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NEWS

Green Party Presidential Debate in San Francisco
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/14/MNMOUEQ25.DTL

Video of Green Party Presidential Debate in San Francisco 
http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNGtJ_0vTgk

KPFA’s Broadcast of the Green Party Presidential Debate
http://www.kpfa.org/archives/index.php?arch=24319

Imagine San Francisco without rent control 
http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=5436&catid=4&volume_id=317&issue_id=335&volume_num=42&issue_num=16

Newsom's ouster of Leal and his attempt to ensure a PG&E-safe PUC are not acceptable 
http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=5492&catid=4&volume_id=317&issue_id=336&volume_num=42&issue_num=17

Congressman Wexler Joins Rep. Kucinich's Call to Impeach Vice President Dick Cheney 
http://www.wexlerforcongress.com/news.asp?ItemID=229
Rep. Kucinich Outlines Case for Impeachment of Puppetmaster Cheney
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJYbgouqlMw 
Kucinich Impeachment Transcript
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/21728 

Keith Olbermann & Rachel Maddow: 935 Proveable Lies Warrant Impeachment

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/22811475#22811475

N.J. Closes Death Row
http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3488/nj_closes_death_row/

Israel Metes Out Collective Punishment of Palestinians, Bush Yawns
http://www.progressive.org/mag_wx012108

The Trouble with Hillary, by Tom Tomorrow
http://action.credomobile.com/comics/2007/12/the_trouble_with_hillary.html
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ELECT A GREEN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE USING THE IRV MODEL
Electoral Reform Working Group (California Greens) is sponsoring an online ranked-ballot-voting demonstration -- called Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) -- using the Green Presidential Primary candidates.  The official election gives you just one choice with your vote.  But the Green Party advocates a ranked-ballot system where you can tell us how feel about all the candidates by ranking them in order of your preference. http://cagreens.org/erwg/irvdemo/pres08.html

See how a ranked-ballot election works by participating in our online demonstration! 
The results will be posted on the California Greens website after the primary. 

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BECOME A SUSTAINER FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY!  

The San Francisco Green Party is engaged in numerous financially intensive activities/events, including our first-ever election newspaper with the SFGP's candidate and proposition endorsements for the recent November election.  We distributed the paper to every registered Green in San Francisco, which set us back thousands of dollars in mailing, production and printing costs.   Please help in our fundraising efforts by becoming a Green Party sustainer, or making a one-time donation!  

Your generous contributions now will help us finish the year on strong financial footing and get a jump-start on the 2008 elections.  Please help us remain solvent by donating now!  http://www.sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html

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