[SFGP] Announcement List for SF Green Party

[Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly]

ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY
Friday, Nov. 14, 2008 

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PLEASE NOTE: This month's Green Party General Meeting will be held a week early on Wednesday, Nov. 19, due to the Thanksgiving holiday (see below). The December GM date and time To Be Announced. 
Meetings will return to their usual dates/times on the Fourth Wednesday of the Month, beginning in January.

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EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted)

* Green Festival: Friday-Sunday, Nov. 14, 15, 16; several admission packages
Concourse Exhibition Center, 635 8th St. (415-490-5800)
A joint project of Global Exchange (http://www.globalexchange.org) and Co-op America (https://www.coopamerica.org), the Green Festival celebrates what's working in our communities for people, business and the environment. Here, green means safe, healthy communities and a strong local economy. Join us at the nation’s premier sustainability event, where you will see the best in green. Enjoy more than 125 authors, leaders and educators; great how-to workshops; cutting-edge films; fun activities for kids; organic beer and wine; delicious vegetarian cuisine and diverse live music. http://www.greenfestivals.org/

* "13 Peoples Defending Water, Air and Land," Saturday, Nov. 15, 6:15 p.m., $7; $5 seniors and students
International Latino Film Festival: Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, 2868 Mission St. 
The film festival presents, "13 Peoples Defending Water, Air and Land," a documentary about the 13 Pueblos Movement of Morelos, Mexico, where members fight the government and corporations against ecological destruction and work to preserve their natural resources, indigenous roots and the legacy of the historical heritage led by Emiliano Zapata. For information, call 415-513-5308, or visit www.latinofilmfestival.org/2008.

* How to Secure Land for Urban Agriculture: Saturday Nov. 15, 10am­5pm; $20 Members/$40 Non-Members
California Food and Justice Coalition, Alameda County Public Health Department, 1000 Broadway, Suite 500, Oakland.
Join us for a day of information, sharing and discussions on how we can secure land in the city to increase access to healthy food and create green-collar jobs, self reliance and other economic opportunities. Workshop topics include accessing public and private lands, zoning and planning laws, community-organizing strategies, easements and urban-agriculture policies. Register online at www.cafoodjustice.org, or for more information, contact Jessica Bell at jessicabell at cafoodjustice.org.

* Green Party General Meeting: Wednesday, Nov. 19, 7-9 p.m. 
1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) 
Meeting Minutes Archive: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/minutes.gem

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NEWS

Green City: PG&E spent a record-breaking $10.3 million against Prop H -- more than $53 per vote 
http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=7471&catid=&volume_id=398&issue_id=405&volume_num=43&issue_num=07

Prop 8 Aftermath: Newsom Biggest Loser, a Dire Need for Reform and the Chronicle’s Cluelessness 
http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=6270#more

Prop 8: Archbishop George Niederauer -- a symbol of bigotry right in our backyard 
http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=7467&catid=4&volume_id=398&issue_id=405&volume_num=43&issue_num=07

Clean Energy: The Next Moves 
http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=7475&catid=4&volume_id=398&issue_id=405&volume_num=43&issue_num=07

Busted: AIG Caught Living High on the Hog with Taxpayers' Money
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/106801

Is Obama Screwing His Base with the Rahm Emanuel Selection? 
http://www.alternet.org/audits/106189