[SFGP] Greenzine: Happy New Year!

Sun Jan 7 17:02:55 PST 2018

January 7
GREENZINE
SF Green Party Weekly News and Events

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Dear Greens,

    Happy New Year!

    Please join us for our first meeting of the new year, at our
regular meeting date of Jan 24.  We will host a little post-holiday
party, in conjunction with our regular meeting where we will begin to
consider endorsements for this year's elections.  See details below.

    We have some exciting news to report: a number of progressive San
Francisco political and neighborhood organizations are organizing a
new group modeled on the successful Richmond Progressive Alliance.
Greens are considering joining as an allied group, in order to
coordinate with like-minded groups on organizing events such as
candidate forums and endorsements.  We will send out an announcement of
their first public meeting, tentatively scheduled for Jan 21.

    There are a number of important events happening this month;
please see announcements below:

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What:  SFPA Press Conference on choosing an Interim Mayor
Where:  Outside City Hall, on the Civic Center side
When:  Tues, Jan 9, noon

The San Francisco Progressive Alliance (SFPA) has pointed out that
having one person (Acting Mayor London Breed) simultaneously in charge
of two branches of San Francisco's government is very problematic.  We
agree: if the same person is both in charge of proposing and approving
our City budget, it's a recipe for corruption.

Breed's supporters have claimed in an op-ed
(https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Women-stand-with-London-Breed-for-San-Francisco-12469275.php)
that "the women of San Francisco" support her.  A number of
progressive women will counter that claim on Tuesday.  Please join us!

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What:  Green post-Holiday Party and first Meeting of 2018
Where:  TBA
When:  Wed, Jan 24, starting at 7 pm

We will start of the new year with a post-holiday party, in
addition to starting to consider endorsements.  We may make some
early endorsements of Green candidates, and will consider some
local ballot measures, such as the one that guarantees the right
to a lawyer for any tenant facing eviction.

We are finalizing our venue, to be sure it is both accessible and
family-friendly.  Look for details in our next newsletter.

We don't plan to make endorsements for Mayor or Supervisor until we
have had a chance to get answers to our candidate questionnaires and
hold a public forum with all candidates who answer.  We hope to
co-host a forum with other progressive groups from the SFPA, either
in February or early March.

Our agenda will be finalized at our CC meeting on Jan 17.

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:  Green Senate candidate looking for a volunteer to be Treasurer
Where:  Anywhere
When:  ASAP

Cal Songmaker (aka as Michael Zeising), has begun his Green Party
campaign for U.S. Senate, against Dianne Feinstein!  His Facebook page
is here: https://www.facebook.com/ziesingforsenate/.  However, he
urgently needs one or more people to help out with Treasurer work, so
if you might possibly be able to help, please contact Greg Jan
(gregjan4 at yahoo.com) right away!  You don't need to have any previous
experience, and if you can balance a checkbook, and are a reasonably
quick learner, then you can be a huge help to the Green Party -- so
we'll be able to directly challenge Feinstein and the status-quo
Democrats!

(Note that SF Greens have not endorsed any statewide candidates yet,
but we are forwarding this message in order to help this campaign get
started.)

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What:  SF Berniecrats social meeting
Where:  Virgil's Sea Room, 3152 Mission St
When:  Jan 11, 6-8 pm

Join our friends from the Berniecrats at a social event on
Jan 11:
The agenda will be set the week before, at our CC meeting on Sep 20.

http://sanfrancisco.carpediem.cd/events/5524750-new-years-revolution-berniecrats-social-at-virgils-sea-room/

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What:  Fillmore Heritage Center March to City Hall
Where: 1330 Fillmore St, SF (former Yoshi's space)
When:  Jan 18, 1 pm start, 2 pm march to City Hall

Participants will meet up at the Fillmore Heritage Center at 1 pm and
march to City Hall starting at 1:30 pm to promote unity,
self-determination, culture, and economic opportunity for the Black
community.

http://dothebay.com/events/2018/1/18/fillmore-heritage-center-march-to-city-hall

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What:  Women's March 2018
Where:  SF Civic Center
When:  Jan 20, 11:30 am - 3:30 pm

Women’s March is a female-led movement providing intersectional
education on a range of issues and creating entry points for new
grassroots activists & organizers to engage with/in their local
communities through trainings, outreach programs and events.  The
focus on voter education, voter outreach, and voter empowerment are
encompassed in the actions’ theme, “Hear Our Vote!”

https://womensmarchbayarea.org/updates/2017/11/8/womens-march-bay-area-plans-actions-for-saturday-january-20th-2018

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What:  Fossil Fuel Divestment Vote
Where:  SFERS office, 1145 Market Street, 6th Floor, SF
When:  Jan 24, 1 pm

Greens have endorsed full divestment of San Francisco's funds
from banks and other institutions that invest in oil pipelines.
We want real divestment, not just talk!  Under Mayor Lee,
the SF Employees' Retirement System board kept postponing a vote
on the matter.  This time, it may finally happen.  Please show
up in support!

The Retirement Board will conduct a special meeting to hear the fossil
fuel divestment calendar item.  The meeting will be held at 1:00 pm on
January 24, 2018, at the Retirement System Office: 1145 Market Street,
6th Floor, San Francisco.

https://mysfers.org/important-notice-regarding-fossil-fuel-divestment-item-on-the-retirement-boards-meeting-agenda/

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What:  March for the Mission
Where:  Mission St at 20th St, SF
When:  Jan 25, noon - 3 pm

This is an important march against evictions in the Mission.
It was originally scheduled for last year, but postponed due
to the passing of Mayor Lee:

https://occupysf.net/index.php/event/march-save-mission-street/

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