[SFGP] Greenzine - more endorsements and events this week

[Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly]

Dear Greens,

    We started making our Fall endorsements at our June monthly
meeting, and we'll continue for the next few months.  Please
join us at our monthly meeting this Wednesday:

Time:  Wednesday, Jul 25, 7-9 pm
Location:  El Cafetazo, 16th St between Mission and Valencia, 94110

Agenda:

This month, we'll continue making endorsements: 4 remaining state
propositions (props 30 and 38 - 2 education taxes, prop 35 - human
trafficking, and prop 31 - budget cycle), as well as local
propositions and candidates in partisan races.

Statewide measures are here:
http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/qualified-ballot-measures.htm

Local measures are here:
http://www.sfgov2.org/index.aspx?page=2969

    All our endorsements are made by our volunteers, so if you want to
have input, please join us by volunteering at any of our events listed
on the left side of our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/events2

    Our endorsements to date are listed here:
http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/39-november-2012-endorsements

    For those of us who are members of KPFA, we've already endorsed a
position of NO on the recall of Tracy Rosenberg.  We agree with the
Oakland Greens' statement on this issue.  More details are in the URL
above, and SF Green Party member Ann Garrison also published an article
about the situation:
http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/4749/why-does-the-kpfa-recall-election-matter-and-why-a-no-vote-is-recommended/

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Title:  Speaking Out for Healthier Food: The Truth about GMOs
When:  Thursday, July 26, 6-9 pm
Location:  First Unitarian Universalist Church - Starr King Room,
  1187 Franklin St (at Geary), San Francisco
  
(This is not a Green-sponsored event, but should be of interest to our
members.  The SF Green Party has endorsed Prop 37, which would require
GMO labeling).

Ever wondered what's in your food? Approximately 75% of processed
foods in the US contain GMOs - also known as genetically modified
organisms, or genetically engineered foods - and most of us us eat
these on a daily basis without even knowing it. Why does it matter?
Join us to find out about the growing evidence of safety concerns from
experts John Robbins, Jeffrey M. Smith, and Dr. Myrto Ashe.

6:00pm - Refreshments, networking, and information tables
6:30pm - Live music from Fair Oaks-based musical group Glowbox
7:00pm - Speaking program

$5-10 sliding scale donation; **no one turned away**

RVSP: http://www.labelgmos.org/labelgmossf/irt_tour_sf

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Event:  Move to Amend Regional Convergence
When:  Friday, July 27, 2012 - 6:30pm to Sunday, July 29, 2012 - 12:00pm
Location:  Oakland Peace Center (111 Fairmount Ave)

(This is not a Green-sponsored event, but should be of interest to our
members.)  Session audiences/topics vary. See link for more info:
http://movetoamend.org/events/oakland-ca-move-amend-nor-cal-regional-convergence

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Panel Discussion:  Our Vanishing Civil Liberties
When: Sunday, July 29, 1-3 pm
Location:  Unitarian Universalist Center, San Francisco, CA

(This is not a Green-sponsored event, but should be of interest to our
members.)  There will be a panel discussion on the erosion of civil
liberties and what to do. Renewal of the 2012 National Defense
Authorization Act, allowing indefinite detention without charge, is
being debated this summer.

Under the 2012 NDAA, the government can arrest you without charges,
hold you indefinitely without trial, deny you a lawyer, and send you
abroad to be imprisoned or tortured, based only on suspicion of
association with terrorist groups.

More info: http://sf99percent.org/

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Donate online!

We recently switched to a new payment processor, which makes it easier
to donate securely online, while keeping more of our donations going
to help our cause rather than ending up in the hands of Wall Street.

More info is on our website:
http://sfgreenparty.org/9-donations/34-donate-online

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Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator
(a part time independent contractor (1099) position):

http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted

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Join our updated Facebook Group:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_62534706497&ap=1

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news at sfgreens.org.  Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.