[SFGP] SF Green Party Weekly Newsletter

[Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly]

Thursday, May 14


SF Green Party Endorsements for the May 19 Special Election!  Don't forget
to vote in this Tuesday's important but terrible election.  In summary, we
suggest voting no on everything except 1b, details are written up here:
http://www.sfgreenparty.org/campaigns/campaigns.gem

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EVENTS

* Green Victory Party at Madrone Lounge!  Tuesday, May 26th, 5-9 PM
Celebrate the 2 most recent victories of the SF Green Party, Ross
mirkarimi's appointment to the CA Coastal Commission, and Dave Snyder's
appointment to the Golden Gate Bridge Commission!
Garrin Benfield and more performing live!!! http://www.garrin.com
Details TBA...
http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1899

* Green Screen Free Thursday Theater: "The Wrestler" Thursday, May 21st,
7-10 PM
Doors and happy half hour at 7:00, showtime 7:30
Stereo sound and a projector for the big screen feel.  Organic vegan popcorn
and snacks provided! Beer, cocktails, wine, and more available for a
donation or feel free to bring your own!
Mickey Rourke (in a Golden Globe-winning, Oscar-nominated role) stars as
retired professional wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson, who returns to the
ring and tries to work his way up the circuit for a final shot at defeating
his longtime rival. Along the way, he tries to reconnect with his daughter,
Stephanie (Evan Rachel Wood), while exploring a relationship with a stripper
named Cassidy (Marisa Tomei, also nominated for a Golden Globe and Oscar).

* The President is listening. Make your voice heard!  Thursday, May 28th, 6
to 8 pm.
Come to a roundtable discussion to talk about President Obama’s plan to
refocus on the fight against HIV/AIDS in the United States. He has committed
to developing a National AIDS Strategy – a set of targeted goals to respond
to the epidemic. Come share your ideas so we can give input into this
strategy!
Quaker Meeting space, 65 Ninth Street between Market and Mission. For more
information or to RSVP, email healthcarepolicy at projectinform.org.

* Thursday, July 23 - Sunday July 26, 2009 Green Party Annual National
Meeting
The Green Party of the United States is pleased to announce that the 2009
Annual National Meeting will be held on the campus of North Carolina Central
University in Durham, NC. Check it out if you're interested in this year's
largest national gathering of Greens to make new friends, network, and help
grow the Green Party nationally and in your community.
http://www.gp.org/2009-ANM/

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NEWS

Local Green, Regina Dick-Endrizzi Wins Small Business Advocate Award from
Bay Guardian
http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=8501&volume_id=398&issue_id=430&volume_num=43&issue_num=32

DA Raids City College Offices In Money Laundering Investigation
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2009/05/da_raids_city_college_offices.php

Making sunshine work
http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=8489&catid=4&volume_id=398&issue_id=430&volume_num=43&issue_num=32

Ethics Commission Airs Dirty Laundry
http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2009/05/07/ethics-commission-airs-dirty-laundry/

Green Party endorses national Day of Action for Single-Payer health care on
May 30
http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=212

The Clean Green Nuclear War Machine
http://content.usatoday.com/topics/article/Places,+Geography/States,+Territories,+Provinces,+Islands/California/0dsn7eB48X68F/1

Newsom for a Nuclear California
http://www.examiner.com/x-8257-SF-Energy-Policy-Examiner~y2009m5d5-Arnold-Schwarzenegger-Gavin-Newsom-PGE-and-Nuclear-Power

USA Today: "Keeping Up with the Californians, Arnold Schwarzenegger and
Gavin Newsom"
http://www.examiner.com/x-8257-SF-Energy-Policy-Examiner~y2009m5d7-Keeping-up-with-the-Californians-Governor-Arnold-Schwarzenegger-and-Mayor-Gavin-Newsom

In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars (and half vote for Greens!)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/science/earth/12suburb.html?_r=2&em

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