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Alameda County volunteers joined SF
Green Party in runoff effort
Greens' John Selawsky WINS for Berkeley School Board
(Two seats elected)
Wednesday,
Dec. 27
-- 6pm , 2225 Rosedale Ave, Oakland.
The Sunshine
Circle, formerly known as the Executive Circle, and may soon
be renamed, is having its first meeting at the home of Leslie
Bonett, in the Maxwell Park area. Cross street is Santa Rita.
It's a private home with tall birch trees in the front yard.
It's between High St and 38th Ave, between 580 and 880, a
few blocks uphill from Foothill Blvd. If anyone wishes to
take BART, Fruitvale Station. Hopefully someone attending
can pick you up. Call when you arrive at 534-2750.
The Sunshine
Circle was created by the County Council at our meeting Dec.
17 to "decide on Green Party business as necessary between
meetings" comprised of several cc members and nonvoting rights
to any GPAC members interested. Some councilors and others
feel there are decisions to be made more frequently, and our
previous process is slowing down our efforts as an effective
body. Main agenda topics are further defining the Sunshine
Circle and procedure for Hiring Staff for the GPAC.
Please RSVP
if possible. I'm just expecting 3-5 people. 534-2750
Please forward
this to interested and registered Greens of Alameda County.
With videotape showings of recent Nader
events. 641 Parkside Ct., Kensington. Free. R.S.V.P. The house
is near Spruce and Grizzly Peak Blvd. Call Jack Shonkwiler for
time. 524-1784
Sunday, August 20
All welcome. 7:00 pm, at our offices
at 2022 Blake St. (1/2 block west of Shattuck), in Berkeley,
(510) 644-2293.
Sunday, August 27
All welcome. 7:00 pm, at our offices
at 2022 Blake St. (1/2 block west of Shattuck), in Berkeley,
(510) 644-2293.
Sunday, Sept. 10
Voter Guide writeups deadline
before it goes to the printer.
Friday, July 28, 2000
Houseparty for Nader, with videotapes
of three recent Nader events. 641 Parkside Ct., Kensington.
Free. R.S.V.P. The house is near Spruce and Grizzly Peak
Blvd. Call Jack Shonkwiler for time. 524-1784
Thu., August 10
The City of Alameda Green Party
will be meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the Home of Truth's Garden
Room,1300 Grand Street in Alameda. For more information,
please contact Steve Gerstle at 510/864-8363.
Sunday, August 13
Green Party of Alameda County --
County Council Meeting. Our regular monthly general meeting.
2022 Blake St., Berkeley, 7:00 pm. Call us after Feb. 2
at 644-2293 for more details.
Sunday, August 13
All welcome. 7:00 pm, at our offices
at 2022 Blake St. (1/2 block west of Shattuck), in Berkeley,
(510) 644-2293.
Monday-Thursday August 14-17
Democrats' Convention 2000 in L.A.
Call (510) 644-2293 for more info. Several of us plan to
go down there.
Friday to Tuesday, June 30 - July
4
This is the FINAL weekend for gathering
signatures to put Nader on the ballot in Nevada! This is
our VERY LAST CHANCE! Please call Patti Marsh in Berkeley
if you can offer a ride, or if you need a ride, at (510)
841-8678. The Nevada Greens will put us up overnight, of
course. (If you can help out during the week, Mon. to Thu.,
June 26-29, it's the same deal -- help is needed then too!).
Full carpools can call the Nevada campaign coordinator,
Sandi Rizzo, directly for rendezvous and housing arrangements:
(775) 853-2935. Let's not let this one slip away! Call Patti
today to confirm you CAN help out!
Sunday, July 2 -- 7:00 pm,
at our offices at 2022 Blake St. (1/2 block west of Shattuck),
in Berkeley, (510) 644-2293
Green Party of Alameda County Endorsement
Concensus Building Meeting on Partisan Races: Should the
Green Party consider endorsing Republican or Democratic
candidates in partisan races? If time or interest permits,
we'll specifically discuss the 14th Assembly District (Dion
Aroner, incumbent), and the 9th and 10th Congressional Districts
(Barbara Lee and Ellen Tauscher, incumbents, respectively).
New Endorsement Process, a
work in progress:
http://homestead.juno.com/johnmuirgreens/Endorsements.html
Tuesday, July 4
The City of Alameda Green Party
will be participating in the Alameda Fourth of July Parade,
one of the largest parades held in California and the largest
Fourth of July parade in the State. Tens of thousands from
Alameda, Oakland and other parts of the Bay Area line the
parade route. This is an excellent opportunity to publicize
the Green Party and the candidacy of Ralph Nader and Medea
Benjamin.
Our
local Green Party is going all out for this event, including
the construction of a special custom made banner. Participants
will be carrying Nader/Medea signs and at least one member
is dressing in Revolutionary War costume.
We
want to have as big a contingent as possible. If you are interesting
in helping with planning, or just want to be in the parade,
please contact Mark Irons at: 510/521-8903
anncas@earthlink.net
We would *greatly*
appreciate your RSVP so that we know how many people to expect.
will be in Denver, June 23-25,
2000. If you can donate a Scholarships or Frequent-flyer
mileage to help more locals attend, please contact
us now! Phone number is 644-2293.
Sunday, July 9
Green Party of Alameda
County Endorsement Recommendation Meeting on Measure B (Transit
Sales Tax). 6:00 pm (one hour before our regular monthly County
Council meeting), at our offices at 2022 Blake St. (1/2 block
west of Shattuck), in Berkeley, (510) 644-2293.
Click to see the title
and summary of each initiative scheduled for discussion
Thursday, July 13 -- 7:00 p.m.
The next City of Alameda Green
Party meeting will be at the Garden Room of the Home of
Truth, 1300 Grand Street in Alameda.
For more information
please call Steve at 510/864-8363.
Proponent: Cliff Gardner
For further information, contact Dave Fratello at the Campaign
for New Drug Policies, (310) 394-2952 or see the website at
http://www.drugreform.com
Requires drug treatment
program and probation for certain non-violent drug possession
offenses and similar parole violations not including sale,
production or manufacture.
Permits court to impose
additional conditions of probation but not incarceration.
Specifies procedures for determining probation or parole violation
and consequences. Authorizes dismissal of charges upon successful
completion of treatment but requires disclosure of arrest
and conviction to law enforcement and as necessary for candidates,
peace officers, licensure, contracting with State Lottery,
jury service. Requires studies of this measure's effectiveness.
Appropriates state funds for drug treatment program through
2005-2006. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and
Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments:
This measure is likely to result in net savings to the state
that probably range between $100 million and $150 million
annually for lower costs for prison operations with a one-time
avoidance of capital outlay costs of between $475 million
and $575 million for prison construction. Counties would probably
experience net savings of $50 million annually due primarily
to a lower jail population. School Facilities. 55% Local Vote.
Bonds, Taxes. Accountability Requirements. Initiative Constitutional
Amendment and Statute. Proponent: Joseph Remcho (415) 398-6230
Authorizes bonds for construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation
or replacement of school facilities if approved by 55% vote
for projects evaluated by schools, community college districts,
county education offices for safety, class size, and information
technology needs. Accountability requirements include annual
performance and financial audits on use of bond proceeds.
Prohibits use of bond proceeds for salaries or school operating
expenses. Requires facilities for public charter schools.
Authorizes property taxes in excess of 1% limit by 55% vote,
rather than current two-thirds, as necessary to pay school
bonds. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director
of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments:
This measure would result in the following major fiscal effects:
- Increased debt costs for many
school districts, depending on local voter approval of
future school bond issues and varying by individual district.
Statewide, costs could be in the hundreds of millions
of dollars each year within a decade; and
- Unknown effect on state costs.
Potential longer-term state savings to the extent local
school districts assume greater responsibility for funding
school facilities.
Tuesday, June 27th -- 6:00pm, Rally
starts at the steps of City Hall, 14th and Broadway, Oakland.
The City Council and the Mayor
have the opportunity to pass the Just Cause for Eviction
ordinance. This ordinance will stop evictions for profit
and protect Oakland residents from unfair evictions. The
landlord lobby is out in force, making deals to block our
popular initiative, so we need everyone to turn out for
our protest at 6pm and the Council meeting at 7pm. DON'T
GET EVICTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR. DEMAND TENANT
RIGHTS! Join us for music and inspirational speakers.
OUR WEBSITE IS UPGRADED! We have
been planning for a while to add some dynamic features to
our website at http://www.justcauseoakland.org
We want to provide a resource for
East Bay tenants including news, legal info, links to organizations,
etc. These upgrades are now available and include: - Message
Boards: discuss Oakland tenant issues, post a gripe, get
in touch through our web-based message boards. - Open Link
Directory: as a resource to SF/East Bay renters, Just Cause
is hosting an open directory of tenant websites and links.
Come add your link or check out
other local websites focusing on tenant rights. - Tenant
Testimonials: Is the Oakland housing crisis affecting you,
your family or your friends? Anonymously post your story
and read other people's testimonies. - Online Donations:
You can contribute to Just Cause Oakland directly over secure
internet. Details are on our site.
Please stop by our site - http://www.justcauseoakland.org/
- and participate! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
We still need organizers, helpers, and anyone who wants
to take action to stop what's happening in Oakland. If you
can help, stop by our website or give us a call at (510)
452-0099.
Campaign activities
are booming these next three weeks!
Ralph Nader and Winona
LaDuke will of course be nominated this coming weekend (June
23-25) at our National Convention in Denver, CO. But locally,
we also have lots going on too!
This Thursday evening,
the elected Greens in Berkeley are holding a benefit reception
for Medea Benjamin and Rebecca Kaplan at the renown Latin
American cultural center, La Peña, in Berkeley -- don't
miss it -- this Thursday evening!
Then, the Nevada Greens
have asked our help in gathering signatures to put Nader on
the ballot there -- there's only this weekend and the 4th
of July weekend left, so please see below for the details
and volunteer!
Next, on Sunday, the
Alameda County Greens begin a weekly series of Endorsement
Recommendation Meetings, towards publishing the endorsements
in their Fall Voter Guide.
And then, this coming
Monday evening, June 26, Ralph Nader makes his first campaign
stop as the official nominee of the Green Party -- in Oakland!
Join Ralph, Medea Benjamin, Rebecca Kaplan, and local activists
at the rally!
On the next night, Tuesday,
June 27, the Just Cause Eviction campaign holds a rally on
the steps of Oakland City Hall, and then on Wednesday, June
28, Medea Benjamin will be speaking at the Kick-off East Bay
Campaign Organizing Meeting in Berkeley!
A benefit fundraiser
for Medea in San Francisco on Thursday evening, June 29, precedes
the final weekend for helping the Nevada Greens place Nader
on their ballot.
And to conclude the
four-day weekend, the City of Alameda Greens request that
we all join the Green contingent in their Fourth of July parade
-- the largest such parade in all of California!
Okay! That should keep
all of us busy!
See -- you -- soon!,
Greg Jan
Thursday, June 22 -- 7:00 pm,
at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck, Berkeley.
Reception in support
of two Green Party candidates: Medea Benjamin for U.S. Senate,
and Rebecca Kaplan for Oakland City Council. Our two elected
Berkeley Greens, City Councilmember Dona Spring and Rent Board
Commissioner Selma Spector, invite you to join Rebecca and
Medea for an evening of food, fun, interesting people and
a chance to meet the candidates. Campaign donations of $10
and up, please! Contact: Susan King, 415-386-5464.
Friday to Sunday, June 23-25
This is the next-to-last weekend
to gather signatures to put Nader on the ballot in Nevada!
We need to make a BIG push and make sure we get enough signatures!
Sunday, June 25 -- 7:00 pm, at our
offices at 2022 Blake St. (1/2 block west of Shattuck), in
Berkeley, (510) 644-2293.
Green Party of Alameda
County Endorsement Recommendation Meeting on Two Statewide
Initiatives:
- Drug treatment, not jails, for
non-violent drug offences, and
- Reduction of threshold for passing
school bonds to 55%.
There will be a lot
of propositions, candidates, and measures on this November's
ballot, so we need to start our discussion, recommendation,
and endorsement process now! The official "title and summary"
of the two initiatives is re-printed below.
Monday, June 26 -- Sweet's Ballroom, 1933 Broadway, Oakland
(at 19th St BART). Program 7pm &endash; 9pm, followed by
time for socializing, dancing, snacks, etc. (space closes
at 11pm) Sliding scale contribution of $5 - $50.
Ralph Nader's first
public appearance as the official presidential nominee of
the Green Party in Oakland. Green Party to hold post-convention
campaign rally in Oakland! RALPH NADER, (candidate for President)
MEDEA BENJAMIN (candidate for Senate), REBECCA KAPLAN (candidate
for Oakland City Council), along with local activists who
are working on campaign finance reform, tenants rights, and
environmental justice, to speak at this event.
This will be Ralph Nader's
main public event for northern California for this time period,
so please come, bring your friends, neighbors, and colleagues,
and come help us have a successful launch to campaign 2000!
For more info on this
event, visit http://www.rebeccakaplan.org/June26.htm
For more information
on the featured candidates, visit: http://www.VoteNader.com
http://www.medeaforsenate.org
http://www.rebeccakaplan.org
Sponsored by the Green
Party of San Francisco and Alameda County.
Tuesday, June 27, 2000 -- 6:00 pm,
at the steps of Oakland City Hall, 14th and Broadway, two
blocks from the 12th St. BART station, in Oakland. For more
info., see below, or call Just Cause Oakland at (510) 452-0099.
Help support tenant and housing rights!
Wednesday, June 28 -- 7:30 pm,
at the Berkeley Unitarian Fellowship, 1924 Cedar at Bonita,
in Berkeley (9 blocks NW of Berkeley BART, or 9 blocks E/NE
of North Berkeley BART).
Medea Benjamin speaks at the Kick-off
East Bay Campaign Organizing Meeting. It's time to get this
year's grassroots campaign underway! Come and hear Medea,
learn about the campaign, and get involved! Hosted by the
Green Party of Alameda County, (510) 644-2293.
Thursday, June 29 -- 6:30 - 8:30pm
at the San Francisco Pier Five Law Office of Tony Serra.
$25 and up; food, music, and dancing!
Pier Five North, off of Broadway and Embarcadero, S.F. Info.:
Marla Ruzicka, at Medea's campaign headquarters, (415) 864-VOTE
(864-8683).
Thursday, June 8 -- at 7:00 p.m.
The next City of Alameda Green
Party meeting will be at the Garden Room of the Home of
Truth, 1300 Grand Street in Alameda.
Sunday, June 11 -- 6pm.
Bud Dickinson will be giving his
version of the History of the National Green Party: Why
are there TWO? Discussion on Unity between Association of
State Green Parties (ASGP) and Green Party USA (GPUSA).
(He has been involved since the "beginning," 1985. He has
prepared a chart of the history, particularly the split
between GPUSA and ASGP. All are welcome to learn about the
upcoming National Convention! Pizza by donation; BYOB. If
possible, RSVP 644-2293, so we know how much pizza to order!
Then, if you wish, stay
for the Green Party of Alameda County -- County Council Meeting.
Our regular monthly general meeting. 2022 Blake St., Berkeley,
7:00 Thursday, July 13th -- at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 26 -- 7 pm.
To build local Green Party &
consensus process. Goal: "Green Talk" weekly meetings. (The
first meeting was Sunday, March 26, on Voter Guide Advocacy
Ads. Focus on issues --; public invited: Future topics include:
Budget--; Green Calendar (4year plan) --; Endorsement Process
--; Finances & Fund Raising - History of Green Party.
Wednesday,
May 10 -- 7-9pm, Home of Truth, 1300 Grand St., Alameda (corner
of Alameda Ave)
AN ALAMEDA GREENS ENDORSED EVENT
PUBLIC FORUM
FEATURING:
- MEDEA
BENJAMIN, GREEN PARTY CANDIDATE FOR US SENATE, CO-FOUNDER/DIRECTOR
OF GLOBAL EXCHANGE
- DENNIS
JENNINGS, PARTICIPANT IN WTO AND WORLD BANK EVENTS IN SEATTLE
AND WASHINGTON, DC; MEMBER GREEN PARTY USA, ALAMEDA RESIDENT
- SARAH
MUNRO, UC BERKELEY STUDENT, ALAMEDA RESIDENT, PARTICIPANT
IN WASHINGTON, DC PROTESTS
- AMANDA
KRUEGER, UC BERKELEY STUDENT, ALAMEDA RESIDENT, PARTICIPANT
IN WASHINGTON, DC PROTESTS
FREE
REFRESHMENTS
COME
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT GLOBAL JUSTICE AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT
IT IN ALAMEDA!
FOR
MORE INFORMATION CONTACT 510/814-9592
IF
YOU'RE GREEN, YOU SHOULD BE SEEN!!
Friday, April 28-30. U.C. Berkeley
Campus, 145 Dwinell
Bi-Annual State Green Party Plenary.
Alameda County Greens, Host. For agenda and to register,
click on Plenary above.
Saturday, April 22, 11 am to 5 pm,
Berkeley Civic Center Park (Milvia at Center Street)
Look for Green Party
Booth.
Ratify March 7 election
Oakland endorsements -- and plug into the final two months
of Rebecca Kaplan's campaign for Oakland City Council!
7:00 pm meeting, and
probably 6:00 pm potluck
Call us after Dec. 18
for meeting location, at: 44-GREEN (444-7336) (or just wait
for the next e-mailing, which should be going out around that
time).
Tuesday, March 7
Remember to Vote! And -- remind
your friends to vote! (Starting in early February, give
them a Green Voter Guide! Drop by our office at 2022 Blake
St., Berkeley anytime after Feb. 2 to pick up up to a couple
of dozen copies! For larger quantities, just call us several
days in advance at 644-2293 & be sure to leave your
telephone number!)
Thu., March 9 -- 7:00 p.m.
In the Garden Room of the Home of Truth
Spiritual Center,1300 Grand Street, Alameda. For more information,
please call Steve at 864-8363
Sun., Feb. 13
Green Party of Alameda County County
Council: Our regular monthly general meeting. 2022 Blake
St., Berkeley, 7:00 pm. Call us after Feb. 2 at 644-2293
for more details.
Wed., Feb. 9 --7:30 pm, location
to be determined.
Please contact Sean and Selina
Griffith at: (510) 232-2178, or griffithfamily@mindspring.com
for more info.
Thursday, Feb. 10 -- 7:00 p.m.
In the Garden Room of the Home
of Truth Spiritual Center,1300 Grand Street, Alameda. For
more information, please call Steve at 864-8363
Friday, January 28 -- 8:00 P.M.
Berkeley Unitarian Fellowship Cedar and Bonita Streets,
Berkeley
Carol Miller, of the New Mexico Greens,
speaks on, "Will America Be a Democracy in the 21st Century",
the Nader/LaDuke Campaign 2000 and activities of the Green
Party in New Mexico.
Phone 510-486-8010 for more
info. The event is free, however, donations are appreciated.
Carol Miller, of the New Mexico
Greens, in 1997 received the highest vote for a third party
Congressional candidate in 40 years. Carol Miller ran for
U.S. Congress as a member of the New Mexico Green Party and
received 17% of the vote.
She currently serves as the
Co-Chair of the Green Party of New Mexico and is the New Mexico
female delegate to the Association of State Green Parties.
In 1993, Miller served as a Presidential Appointee to the
White House Health Care Task Force headed by Hillary Clinton.
Miller has won numerous New
Mexico and national awards recognizing her accomplishments
in public health. BIO Carol Miller is a public health consultant
who has been living in a frontier mountain village in northern
New Mexico for the past 24 years.
Miller received a BA
in Art from Wheaton College in Massachusetts and a Masters
in Public Health in Health Education from the University of
California at Berkeley. She has post-graduate education in
Bioethics at Georgetown University and in Education and Anthropology
at the University of New Mexico.
Miller was an Emergency Medical
Technician for thirteen years, learning first hand about the
health crisis as it affects individuals, families, and communities.
Miller is a two term Past
President of the New Mexico Public Health Association, represented
the Frontier Constituency Group on the Board of the National
Rural Health Association for six years, a six-term Governing
Councilor of the American Public Health Association, and founder
and President of the Frontier Education Center.
Professionally, Carol works
as a health planner in New Mexico for La Clinica del Pueblo
a frontier community health center in Tierra Amarilla and
for the Picuris Pueblo Indian Tribe in Peñasco.
http://www.votenader.com/
http://www.greens.org/ny/kovel/
http://www.stephen2000.org
http://www.greens.org/jellobiafra/
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