[SFGP] ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY- final

[Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly]

ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY
Friday, May 16, 2008 

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Green Party General Membership Meeting is held 7:30 p.m. every Third Wednesday of the Month 
1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th Streets)  
http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ 
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2008 PRIMARY ELECTION -- SF GREEN PARTY ENDORSEMENTS 
http://www.sfgreenparty.org/campaigns/campaigns.gem
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EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) 

*  Special Animal Advocacy Working Group Meeting: Thursday, May 15, 7-9 p.m. (At 7 p.m. arrive if you wish to order dinner.)
Golden Era Vegetarian Restaurant, 572 O'Farrell St. (between Leavenworth and Jones)
Look for the table with the greeting card with three wolf pups.  Agenda: Farm Animal Protection Act, Zoo Transition Legislation Update, Identifying Vegan Beers and Wines.  http://www.goldeneravegetarian.com

* Cynthia McKinney Fundraiser: Sunday, May 18, 6-8 p.m.
Brava Theater, 2781 24 St. (between Florida and Treat)
Green Party Presidential candidate and former Georgia congresswoman will give a brief presentation to and Q & A session for Bay Area supporters.  Please join us at this important gathering and bring your checkbook. We'd like to raise a considerable amount of money for her campaign.  For more information, visit http://RunCynthiaRun.org or http://allthingscynthiamckinney.org.

* Green Party General Membership Meeting: Wednesday, May 21, 7:30 p.m. 
1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th Streets)  
http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1833

* California Primary Election: Tuesday, June 3, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sf Green Party Endorsements: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/campaigns/campaigns.gem
SF Department of Elections: http://www.sfgov.org/site/elections_index.asp
Find Your Polling Place: http://gispubweb.sfgov.org/website/pollingplace

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

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NEWS

Lesbian and Gay Couples Win Freedom to Marry in California
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/15/BAGAVNC5K.DTL
http://action.aclunc.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=5821.0&dlv_id=9281
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/california-ban-on-gay-marriage-thrown-out-829323.html
http://www.letcaliforniaring.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=ltJTJ6MQIuE&b=3554233&ct=4601297

Peaker Plant Has Deep Economic/Environmental Flaw
http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2008/05/13/peaker-project-has-deep-economicenvironmental-flaw/#more-430

More Than Just Mirkarimi's Kick-Off
http://leftinsf.com/blog/index.php/archives/2655
http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2008/05/12/the-crackberry-chronicles-8
http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/politics/2008/05/more_than_just_mirkarimis_kick.html#more

Stop Big Media's Assault on our Democracy! 
http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/stop_big_media/

Hillary's Gift to Women
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/barbara-ehrenreich/hillarys-gift-to-women_b_101310.html

San Francisco Pushing Fossil Fuels Over Green Energy
http://www.beyondchron.org/articles/San_Francisco_Pushing_Fossil_Fuels_Over_Green_Energy_5660.html

Ralph Nader and Cynthia McKinney interviewed on KALW's Your Call Radio
http://yourcallradio.blogspot.com/2008/05/your-call-051208-candidates-ralph-nader.html

Racial Disparities Found to Persist as Drug Arrests Rise
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/06/us/05cnd-disparities.html?_r=2&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin