[SFGP] SFGP NEWSLETTER

Thu Mar 27 22:42:32 PDT 2008

ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY 
Thursday, March 27, 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/ 
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EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) 

* Eco-feminist Workshop: Saturday, March 29, 7-9 p.m.
SF Green Party Office, 1028A Howard St.
Representatives of the Portland Animal Defense League, Rising Tide North America and Stumptown Earth First! will present a two-hour workshop on radical eco-feminism and environmental ethics. Eco-feminism is the social movement that regards the oppression of women and nature as interconnected.  The presentation is interactive and provides plenty of time for discussion. 

* "Stone Soup" Luncheon Lecture Featuring Daniel Ellsberg: Sunday, March 30, Noon until 2 p.m.
First Unitarian Church of San Francisco, 1187 Franklin St. (at Geary) 
Doors open at noon; if hungry, bring a snack or purchase a light vegetarian lunch at 12:15 for $4. Lecture starts at 12:45.  Event is co-sponsored by the World Community Advocates of San Francisco Unitarians and the War and Law League (warandlaw.org), featuring Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, speaking on war and peace to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the Iraqi invasion.  For more information contact Jeannette Hassberg at 415-738-8298, or Paul W. Lovinger, at 415-564-2083, or via e-mail: warandlaw at yahoo.com. 

* Animal Advocacy Working Group Meeting:  Thursday, April 3, 7 p.m. (meeting starts at 7:30)
Golden Era Vegetarian Restaurant, 572 O'Farrell St. (<http://www.goldeneravegetarian.com/>http://www.goldeneravegetarian.com)
The Animal Advocacy Working Group of the San Francisco Green Party (AWG) is involved in animal issues in San Francisco, enables animal activists to make the legislature at City Hall aware of these issues and influences them to pass laws that protect animals.  All activists are welcome.  Arrive at 7 p.m. to order dinner, or 7:30 p.m. for the official meeting.  To find us, look for the table with the greeting card or picture showing three wolf pups.

* KPFA/Pacifica News & Views Crisis Forum: Sunday, April 6, 12-4 p.m., Free (donations welcomed)
North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave. @ MLK, (close to downtown Berkeley BART, ACTransit buses 15, 43, 51)
Wheelchair Accessible; Food available at the forum.
The Fair Elections Committee presents a program that offers listeners, staff and YOU to join in small-group discussions on the divisive issues confronting KPFA/Pacifica.  

* Green Party General Membership Meeting:  Wednesday, April 16, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
1028-A Howard St. (between 6th and 7th streets)  
http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ 

* Green Apple Earth Day Event in GGP:  Sunday, April 20, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Join us for tabling at the Green Apple Earth Day event in Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park. We will be setting up about 10 a.m. and breaking down anywhere from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. If you can spend any time with us, that would be wonderful. Just show up (look for the big SF Green Party banner), or contact Sue at (415) 601-9297. 

* Kick-Off Party for Mark Sanchez for Supervisor: Sunday April 20, 47 p.m. 
Medjool Restaurant on the Sky Terrace, Mission Street near 22nd Street
* Second Global Greens Congress in Paulo Brazil: May 1-4 
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 
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NEWS

Yes on 98 Group Insults Tenants; Calls Elected Officials “Terrorists”
<http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1665>http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1665

4,000 Americans Died -- And More Iraqis by a factor of 50 or 100 or 250 -- and for What?
<http://www.progressive.org/mag_wx032408>http://www.progressive.org/mag_wx032408

Migden sues the FPPC
<http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=5936&catid=&volume_id=317&issue_id=345&volume_num=42&issue_num=25>http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=5936&catid=&volume_id=317&issue_id=345&volume_num=42&issue_num=25

Vermont House, Senate Approve IRV for Federal Races
<http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1666>http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1666

Cautionary Healthcare Tales from California and Massachusetts
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080407/lieberman

Pentagon Holds Thousands of Americans Prisoners of War
http://www.alternet.org/asoldierspeaks/80461

FBI Calls Progressive Magazine's "infraGard" Story Patently False:  Author Responds
http://www.progressive.org/mag_wx030108

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