[SFGP] Greenzine: Mayoral forum details, help Greens get on the ballot

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February 9
GREENZINE
SF Green Party Weekly News and Events

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Dear Greens,

    Please join us this Valentine's Day as we co-host a Mayoral Forum
with other SF Progressive groups.  Details are in the first event
listing, below.  Greens are also participating in events in the next
week to organize against war and in support of living wages.

    Because of California's "top two" primary system, Greens no longer
get to have our own primary.  All Greens running for office in the
June primary must turn in thousands of signatures, or pay exorbitant
fees, in order to appear on the ballot.

    We have not endorsed any candidate for Governor.  However, we
know of at least two Greens raising funds to try to get ballot access:

    Veronika Fimbres is an activist from SF who has been receiving
great coverage in local media:
    http://ielightsf.com/2018/02/05/sunnyside-resident-veronika-fimbres-vying-to-be-first-african-american-transgender-california-governor/
    Her campaign website, where you can find a donation link, is
    http://www.veronikafimbres.com/

    Josh Jones is a former President of the Berniecrats of Yolo
County.  He was a grassroots organizer for Bernie Sanders' 2016
campaign, who then returned to the Green Party after recognizing the
corruption in the Democratic Party, from the national, to the state,
to the county level.  You can find out more about him, as well
as a donation link, on his website:
    http://www.josh4gov.org/

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What:  Progressive Mayoral Forum
Where:  Women's Building, main auditorium, 3543 18th St, SF
When:  Wed, Feb 14, 6-9 pm

Nothing is more romantic than trying to save the ❤️‍ of San Francisco,
so this Valentine's Day, bring a date, bring some 🌹🌹, and give a
Valentine's card to your favorite Mayoral candidate!

The San Francisco Progressive Mayoral Forum is an opportunity to unite
progressives around our shared vision for our city, and to ask each
candidate IF and HOW they plan to achieve OUR goals.  Each candidate
will have 30 minutes to answer questions from a panel of the sponsor
organizations, and questions from the audience if time permits.

The event is co-organized by a coalition of SF progressive
organizations – The SF Progressive Alliance, The SF Latino Democratic
Club, The Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club, San Francisco Tomorrow,
Latin@ Young Democrats of San Francisco, The SF Berniecrats, The SF
Green Party, Progressive Democrats of America SF, South Beach D6
Democratic Club, SF For Democracy, and more.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1988009061213489/

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What:  Living Wage Pop-up Gallery, Art and Lit Mini-Gala
Where:  Redstone Labor Temple, 2940 – 16th Street #301, SF (our office)
When:  Sat, Feb 10, 2-4 pm

Living Wage Pop-up Gallery
Art and Lit Mini-Gala

Book reading and signing by Joe Berry and Helena Worthen

Joe Berry, a member of the Executive Board of the American Federation of
Teachers Local 2121 at City College of San Francisco, wrote "Reclaiming
the Ivory Tower: Organizing Adjuncts to Change Higher Education." His
book describes  the political-economic situation of the "new majority"
of college teachers and outlines organizing strategies to improve pay,
job security and working conditions of part-time faculty. Berry is a
retired labor educator, history teacher and union organizer/staffer. He
remains active in the contingent faculty movement as a leader of the New
Faculty Majority and the Coalition of Contingent Academic Labor (COCAL).

Helena Worthen is a writer and activist. Her most recent book, “What Did
you Learn at Work Today?” explains how collective learning takes place
in the midst of conflict. The book is based on her years of experience
as a labor educator and is intended for use by organizers and activists.
After retiring from the University of Illinois Labor Education Program,
she and Joe Berry have been teaching in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, in
the Faculty of Labor Relations and Trade Unions at Ton Duc Thang
University.

Silent auction of art works by Michelle Acosta, Carina Lomeli, Ana
Colomo, Andrea Valencia, Talleres Populares 28J, Txutxo Perez, Doug
Minkler, Debra Walker, Rodger Scott, John Weaver, Ramon Deanda, Sara
Thustra, Romeo Osorio, David Duckworth, Nanci Reese, Adriana Madrigal.

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What:  Bay Area Spring Mobilization Against the Wars at Home and Abroad
Where:  Niebyl Proctor Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland
When:  Mon, Feb 12, 7-9 pm

The sole objective of the meeting is to constitute a new Bay Area
coalition for the purpose of organizing a Bay Area April 14 or April
15 regional antiwar mobilization, as part of coordinated national
actions on those days. (See http://www.springaction2018.org for
details.)

Please make every effort to attend and join in on the ground floor as
we mobilize against the U.S. wars at home and abroad.

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What:  Lobby Day for a Living Wage
Where:  SF City Hall. Meet on the Polk Street steps
When:  Tues, Feb 13, noon

Call your Board of Supervisors TODAY and tell them to support raising
the Minimum Compensation Ordinance: (415) 554-5184.

We – SF Homecare workers, Non-profit workers, and Airport workers--
are urging the SF Board of Supervisors to adopt a new Minimum
Compensation Ordinance that will help raise wages for hundreds of low
wage workers providing public services to seniors, children, people
with disabilities and the homeless.

Come express your views and ask SF Supervisors where they stand on
supporting raising wages for low-income families.  Supervisors could be
voting on a Minimum Compensation Ordinance measure that will raise
wages to $ 1.86 above the minimum wage.

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What:  Green Party Monthly Meeting
Where:  Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness) #301, SF
When:  Wed, Feb 28, 7-9 pm

Endorsement update:

The SF Green Party has sent questionnaires to all the candidates
running for Mayor and for D8 Supervisor (except for Lawrence Dagesse,
who didn't provide any contact info to the DOE).  The questionnaires
are due on Feb 21, and we will consider endorsing all candidates who
return our questionnares at a meeting at a later date (possibly our
regular meeting on Feb 28).

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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