[SFGP] Greenzine: endorsement meetings start tonight

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August 22
GREENZINE
SF Green Party Weekly News and Events

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Dear Greens,

    Our endorsed candidate for D4 Supervisor, Mike Murphy, needs your
help to get public financing!  Please visit http://www.Murphy4Supe.org
to make online donations, and/or come to his fundraiser this Saturday
(info below).

    Endorsements of ballot measures start at tonight's monthly meeting
(see below), and we'll begin endorsing other candidates next week.

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What:  Green Party Monthly Meeting
Where:  Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness) #301, SF
When:  Wed, Aug 22, 7-9 pm

We'll make endorsements on ballot measures at this meeting, We'll
consider endorsing candidates (except for D4 Supe) at a special
meeting/forum the following week.  We'll schedule a special forum and
endorsement meeting in the Sunset in early September to consider
additional D4 Supe candidates.  See below for details on these.

Local Props (A-E):
Read the qualified measures here:
  http://sfgov.org/elections/measures

State Props (1-12):
Read them here:
  http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/qualified-ballot-measures/

Every 4th Wednesday the SF Green Party meets to discuss issues of
concern, listen to interesting speakers, endorse events, plan outreach
and more!  Everyone welcome.  All meetings are wheelchair accessible.
To make a presentation or gain the SFGP endorsement of events and
issues, please contact our SFGP County Council at: cc at sfgreens.org

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What:  Fundraiser for Mike Murphy for D4 Supervisor
Where:  1730 Great Highway, near Moraga, SF 94122
When:  Sat, Aug 25, noon - 4:30 pm

Help Green Party candidate Mike Murphy get matching funds so he can
run a competitive race for Supervisor in the Sunset!  His fundraiser
is at an art studio at 1730 Great Highway, and will feature music,
dancing, games and prizes.

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What:  Green Party Candidate Forum and Endorsement Meeting
Where:  Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness) 2nd Floor Theater
When:  Wed, Aug 29, 6-9 pm

The SF Green Party sent questionnaires to all the candidates
running for Supervisor, School Board, College Board, and BART Board.
We have already posted responses from all Supe candidates seeking
our endorsement on our website, here:
  http://sfgreenparty.org/11-news/86-questionnaires-posted-for-2018-candidate-forum

Answers to questionnaires from other candidates are due on Aug 24,
and will be posted the weekend before the forum.

Please come to ask questions to the candidates who returned
questionnaires, as well as invited candidates for Assessor and Public
Defender, at this forum!

Note that we will schedule a special forum and endorsement meeting in
the Sunset in early September (see below) to consider additional D4
Supe candidates.

Our active membership will make endorsements for all contests except for
D4 Supe following the forum.

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What:  Save the Date - Progressive D4 Supe Forum
Where:  Sunset District
When:  Thurs, Sep 6, evening

We will host a special forum / debate between D4 Supe candidates in
the Sunset on September 6.  Time and location are still being
finalized.  Other progressive organizations will also be invited to
co-sponsor this event.

We have already awarded an early endorsement to Mike Murphy for D4
Supe, and we will be considering endorsing additional candidates as
well, following this forum.

See http://www.Murphy4Supe.org for more details on Mike's campaign.

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What:  League of Women Voters / Coalition for SF Neighborhoods Forum
Where:  Saint Ignatius High School, 2001 37th Ave, SF (in Bannan Theater)
When:  Sat, Sep 8, starting at 10 am

The League of Women Voters of San Francisco/Sunset-Parkside
Education and Action Committee/Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods (CSFN)
are holding a D4 Supervisorial forum.

Come to support our endorsed D4 candidate, Mike Murphy, and listen
to what all the candidates have to say about the future of their
neighborhood and our City.

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What:  Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice
Where:  March from Embarcadero to the Civic Center, SF
When:  Sat, Sep 8

Greens have endorsed the demand for Real Climate Leadership, which
requires:

* Environmental, racial, and economic justice for all

* No new fossil fuel development and a managed decline of existing
  fossil fuel production

* A just transition to 100% renewable energy that protects workers,
  Indigenous peoples and frontline communities — both in these
  extractive industries and more broadly — and ensures
  family-sustaining jobs with the right to unionize, that are safe for
  people and the planet

* Just and equitable resiliency and recovery efforts led by the
  communities most impacted

By acting together, we can end the era of fossil fuels and save the
climate we all depend on.

More info on this march and rally:
https://ca.riseforclimate.org/

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