[SFGP] Greenzine: Pride weekend events

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June 21
GREENZINE
SF Green Party Weekly News and Events

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Dear Greens,

    Happy Fathers' Day!  We're meeting this Wednesday (non-Greens are
welcome to come and ask questions, but only active SF Green Party
members can decide on our endorsements), and we still need volunteers
for next weekend at Pride (see below).

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EVENT: Green Party Monthly Meeting
WHEN: Jun 24, 7-9 pm
WHERE: Redstone Building, 2940 16th Street #302

Agenda:

1) Interview Ross Mirkarimi and decide on endorsement for Sheriff (45
   min)

2) Update on Francisco Herrera's mayoral campaign and upcoming
   events; we still need volunteers for Pride! (5 min)

3) Go over our last endorsement questionnaires for Mayor/Supe/College
   Board, to see if we want to add or remove any questions before
   sending to candidates (30 min)

   Our questionnaires from last time are posted online:
   http://www.sfgreenparty.org/11-news/65-questionnaires-posted-for-827-candidate-forum

   If you want to get the candidates' positions on record on any
   issue of interest to Greens, come to the meeting or send us
   your proposed questions in writing.

4) Decide whether to formally endorse the new Airbnb regulations being
   circulated (10 min)

5) Presentation on new development near Rincon Park (15 min)

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EVENT: Pride!
WHEN: Jun 26-27
WHERE: Civic Center

We'll have a booth both days at the Pride Celebration! We still need
volunteers to staff the booth in order to help register new Greens and
let people know about Francisco Herrera's Mayoral campaign!  If you
can help, please email cc at sfgreens.org.  We have a slightly better
booth location this year, on Grove Street near Larkin.

On Sunday, June 28th, Greens will join Courage To Resist and the
Chelsea Manning Support Network (Free whistleblower PVT Chelsea
Manning) in the San Francisco Pride Parade!

You're invited to march for our heroic WikiLeaks whistle-blower
Chelsea Manning and show your support for Chelsea, whistle-blowers,
and government transparency.

* Be a contingent safety monitor (more info below) 
* Help lead the Chelsea Manning parade contingent by holding our lead banner!
* Wave from the motorized cable car! 
* Cheer on our Flash Mob Dancers!
* Help staff the Chelsea Manning booth at the TransMarch

In 2013, the Chelsea Manning contingent was awarded the highest honor,
"The Absolutely Fabulous Overall Contingent." That contingent was the
largest non-corporate group with well over 1,000 people! And last
year, Chelsea Manning was honored as an official Parade Grand Marshal!
With Chelsea's legal appeals beginning soon, she needs your support
more than ever!

Volunteers are urgently needed to attend a one hour contingent monitor
training prior to parade day. Contingent monitors walk (or ride) along
with us during the parade to double-check everyone is following the
parade rules and being safe. SF Pride requires each contingent to
provide their own monitors to participate, and we'll need about 20
monitors to participate.

Organized by the Chelsea Manning Support Network and Courage to
Resist, and endorsed by the SF Green Party.

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EVENT: US Social Forum and Green Party of California Plenary
WHEN: Jun 24-28
WHERE: San Jose

Greens from around the state will be participating in the US Social
Forum in San Jose, which also coincides with the Green Party of California's
plenary.  For more info, see http://www.ussfsanjose.com/

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