From tnharter at aceweb.com Thu Jan 1 20:25:05 2009 From: tnharter at aceweb.com (Tian Harter) Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:25:05 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Surprisingly big march in San Francisco last Tuesday Evening Message-ID: <495D9721.5090000@aceweb.com> I wish I could just say "Happy New Year", but the news out of the Israel Palestine thing has galvanized people to a surprising extent. Check out the pictures I took Tuesday evening in San Francisco: http://tian.greens.org/SanFrancisco/PeaceMarch/Dec08/index.html Judging by the news, it looks like there will be more action coming up. -- Tian http://tian.greens.org Cardmember Service sent me a letter saying they had closed #6036 because of two years of inactivity. I dumped that card because of its AOL logo. From wrolley at charter.net Fri Jan 2 12:06:05 2009 From: wrolley at charter.net (Wes Rolley) Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:06:05 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Alex Walker on Facebook Message-ID: <495E73AD.7080508@charter.net> For any of you who are on facebook, please join Senator Alex Walker's Group. The bigger the group, the more we can show people that Alex is the right person and has a following. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=41981043947 -- "Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, then you are wasting your time on this Earth" Roberto Clemente Wes Rolley 17211 Quail Court, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 http://www.refpub.com/ -- Tel: 408.778.3024 From andid at cagreens.org Fri Jan 2 12:16:50 2009 From: andid at cagreens.org (Andrea Dorey) Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 12:16:50 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Surprisingly big march in San Francisco last Tuesday Evening In-Reply-To: <495D9721.5090000@aceweb.com> References: <495D9721.5090000@aceweb.com> Message-ID: <19BE0BD6-E92E-4CD1-A019-BAA110B7DE03@cagreens.org> Tian, That is great to hear. I am also seeing a grassroots renewal of the desire to impeach and/or indict on charges various Bush administration folk. Good news. Maybe Obama WILL do something significant, despite his appointments so far. Andrea On Jan 1, 2009, at 8:25 PM, Tian Harter wrote: > I wish I could just say "Happy New Year", but the news out of the > Israel > Palestine thing has galvanized people to a surprising extent. Check > out > the pictures I took Tuesday evening in San Francisco: > > http://tian.greens.org/SanFrancisco/PeaceMarch/Dec08/index.html > > Judging by the news, it looks like there will be more action coming > up. > > -- > Tian > http://tian.greens.org > Cardmember Service sent me a letter saying they had closed #6036 > because > of two years of inactivity. I dumped that card because of its AOL > logo. > _______________________________________________ > sosfbay-discuss mailing list > sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org > http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss > From carolineyacoub at att.net Fri Jan 2 14:21:04 2009 From: carolineyacoub at att.net (Caroline Yacoub) Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 14:21:04 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Meeting Message-ID: <154753.10015.qm@web81208.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Happy New Year! We have a meeting next week. I was hoping to see the minutes, notes, whatever from the last meeting before trying to make an agenda for this one, but, oh, well. I will be more than happy to revise it, if anybody wants to give me some input, but since we didn't follow last month's. and we all survived, I'm sure this one doesn't really matter, either. Items included were suggested by people who attended the Holiday Party. ?????????????????????????????????????????????? Agenda, January 7, 2009 Selection of Facilitator, Notetaker, Timekeeper, Vibes Watcher. Treasurer's report, review of past year's fundraising, preview of coming year's fundraising, budget, hat passing CA Budget Crisis Overturn Prop. 8 Labor Party--common efforts MLK participation Possible candidates Meeting with San Mateo Can we put on an event before April 1? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fredd at freeshell.org Sat Jan 3 13:35:49 2009 From: fredd at freeshell.org (Fred Duperrault) Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:35:49 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Meeting Message-ID: <495FDA35.5020900@freeshell.org> Please, whoever writes messages on the GPSCC Discuss list, sign your name so we know who's talking. I can guess some of the times, but not all of the times. Wondering who, Fred D. Happy New Year! We have a meeting next week. I was hoping to see the minutes, notes, whatever from the last meeting before trying to make an agenda for this one, but, oh, well. I will be more than happy to revise it, if anybody wants to give me some input, but since we didn't follow last month's. and we all survived, I'm sure this one doesn't really matter, either. Items included were suggested by people who attended the Holiday Party. Agenda, January 7, 2009 Selection of Facilitator, Notetaker, Timekeeper, Vibes Watcher. Treasurer's report, review of past year's fundraising, preview of coming year's fundraising, budget, hat passing CA Budget Crisis Overturn Prop. 8 Labor Party--common efforts MLK participation Possible candidates Meeting with San Mateo Can we put on an event before April 1? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... 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Jeff came and spoke at several towns in Northern California two years ago about many of the issues that we see today in overdevelopment of retailing. It details many of the elements of the current collapse in retail spending and what that means for our cities and communities. Our own Cal HCN was listed as a resource for folks interested in planning issues. Both the State Green Party and Solano Greens were founding organizations of Cal HCN. The article can be viewed at http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/04/INA8150K55.DTL Joseph P. Feller -- Tian http://tian.greens.org Latest change: Added pictures and commentary from that SF peace march. -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... 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Don Edwards, who was characterized in a New York Times writeup as a "champion of civil liberties". (2) Zoe's campaign website employs phrases like: "the most serious erosions of civil liberties in the history of our country.... I have stood against all these attacks on the Constitution." (3) Edward's NYT article suggests an important difference between the two: Mr. Edwards has been chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights for more than two decades. He passed up opportunities to lead other committees so he could keep his position as monitor of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and as field marshal in the battles over civil rights. Mr. Edwards also turned down a seat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. "I thought I would be trapped by secrecy oaths, and it would interfere with my free speech," he said. Zoe serves on two subcommittess of the Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism and Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, Science and Technology. The current status of the Senate version of the Bill, SB 1959, is unclear. (1) http://ccrjustice.org/learn-more/faqs/factsheet%3A-violent-radicalization-and-homegrown-terrorism-prevention-act-2007 (2) http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03E2DF103FF930A35757C0A962958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all (3) http://www.lofgrenforcongress.com/node/46 _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail anywhere. No map, no compass. http://windowslive.com/oneline/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_anywhere_122008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cls at truffula.sj.ca.us Mon Jan 5 13:13:06 2009 From: cls at truffula.sj.ca.us (cls) Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 13:13:06 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Lofgren is Co-Sponsor to "Thought Crime Bill" HR 1955 Message-ID: <20090105211306.5AEAE6A910@truffula.sj.ca.us> >From: Brian Good >To: >Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:17:40 -0800 >Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Lofgren is Co-Sponsor to "Thought Crime Bill" HR > 1955 >What was Zoe thinking? She wasn't. Zoe Lofgren is a *moron*. Morons are installed in positions like hers, by the real rulers, because they're easy to manipulate. That's why she evades her constituents, and when we do get a response from her it doesn't make any sense. -Cameron From wrolley at charter.net Mon Jan 5 20:14:57 2009 From: wrolley at charter.net (Wes Rolley) Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:14:57 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Latest Column - Morgan Hill Times. Message-ID: <4962DAC1.6010008@charter.net> http://www.morganhilltimes.com/opinion/252310-global-warming-rhetoric-continues Having the opportunity to write one of the first columns of 2009 is a privilege. It gives me the mental stimulus to think seriously about what I have to accomplish during the next year. The result is something of a list of topics rather than a coherent statement, but at some level it should make sense. I spent much of Sunday moving a pineapple guava from a location where it got neither enough sun nor water to produce good fruit. By the time I finished, I was wondering why I even started the task. But then I came in and ate some roast beef with a pineapple guava chutney and I knew why. There is nothing quite as good as the food you grow yourself. You know it is fresh. You know it is organic. You know it was ripe when picked rather than being picked green, shipped halfway across the country and allowed to ripen enroute. My work with the EcoAction Committee of the Green Party this year has given me the impetus to spend more time than most on some issues, such as global warming. I guess that I was naive about just how much disinformation is promulgated by those in office. One source of much obvious mis-information is Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe who is the ranking member of the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee. He continues to proclaim that "More than 650 international scientists dissent over man-made global warming claims" even though many of the names on that list have publicly demanded that he take their names off of it. In other words, the man has no regard for truth or ethical conduct. It is embarrassing that he should have been re-elected. It is possible that global warming is the most serious problem facing the world today. I would certainly put it far ahead of most of what we see as news on television. Yet, we continue to get "on one hand or on the other hand" treatment of the issue, as if facts had two hands. We can choose to act in whatever way we can or we can choose to ignore the issue. We don't have to deal with the consequences now ? but our children and grandchildren will. I have also become convinced, mostly by hard facts, that there is not necessary antagonism between ecological sustainability and economic sustainability. According to a study published recently by McKinsey Global Institute, the net economic cost to stabilize our climate is near zero. The rhetoric to the contrary is always put forward by those who would rather sell you something than fix a problem. Having gone through all of the above; developing our orchard, investigating global warming, checking the facts on the economy, studying the water problems that California can not seem to resolve, I have become convinced that we must treat some resources as part of the commons, owned by all. I came to know of a man named Walt Bressette. A friend of mine knew him. Walt was a leader in the Chippewa spearing rights controversy in Wisconsin. My friend found him to be " ? a wise, humorous, visionary man who was able to see through political baloney and get to the heart of situations." Walt was also the head of a committee dedicated to enacting the 7th Generation Amendment to the Constitution. It makes a lot of sense to me. "The right of citizens of the United States to use and enjoy air, water, wildlife, and other renewable resources determined by the Congress to be common property shall not be impaired, nor shall such use impair their availability for the use of future generations." We use the the air every day ? We change it by that use and, in doing so, we endanger the very life we would pass on to our posterity. Our Constitution would "secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity." Somehow, we have forgotten that the blessings of our liberty includes the land in which we live, the air we breath, the water we use. During the coming year, members of the Green Party will work to make the 7th Generation Amendment a reality. I ask you to join us in this. My e-mail is wrolley at charter.net. -- "Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, then you are wasting your time on this Earth" Roberto Clemente Wes Rolley 17211 Quail Court, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 http://www.refpub.com/ -- Tel: 408.778.3024 From wrolley at charter.net Mon Jan 5 20:46:43 2009 From: wrolley at charter.net (Wes Rolley) Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:46:43 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Green Design Sustainability Workshops Message-ID: <4962E233.6040609@charter.net> The Weston Miles Architectural Firm of Morgan Hill will be giving a series of workshops on sustainable design for the rest of this month. Charles Weston is a LEEDS certified architect and has made innovative use of new ideas as he converted an old granary into offices and retail space. That building is LEEDS certified Gold. The schedule for various sessions: commercial or homeowner, etc. is published here. http://www.wmarchitects.com/sustainabledesign.html If anyone wants to come down, give me a call and we can have a cuppa or something. -- "Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, then you are wasting your time on this Earth" Roberto Clemente Wes Rolley 17211 Quail Court, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 http://www.refpub.com/ -- Tel: 408.778.3024 From alexcathy at aol.com Mon Jan 5 21:39:10 2009 From: alexcathy at aol.com (alexcathy at aol.com) Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:39:10 -0500 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Don't Take My Word For It -- 2 Articles on SD26 Message-ID: <8CB3DD83BEE964D-868-A3A@WEBMAIL-DC12.sysops.aol.com> Dear Green Friends, Don't take my word for it about the "careerism" of those two "ambitious" Democratic Assemblymen running for the 26th State Senate Seat. Follow Links Below: The Hutchinson L.A. Report ?http://hutchinsonlosangelesreport.blogspot.com/2009/01/no-free-pass-for-twenty-sixth-district.html Capitol Weekly http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?_adctlid=v|jq2q43wvsl855o|xnt1rpdvl4tkov&issueId=xnst4ml32a15ze&xid=xnswhs6qb6lbpq -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net Tue Jan 6 14:54:38 2009 From: j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net (j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net) Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 14:54:38 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: Seeking Candidates for Appointment to County Commissions Message-ID: <1B677DE8BDBB48E8B52B4FFCF7CFD4BB@JIMSDESKTOP> ----- Original Message ----- From: Supervisor Yeager Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 1:18 PM Subject: Seeking Candidates for Appointment to County Commissions Greetings - Santa Clara County is looking to fill openings on two of its commissions. The Commission on the Status of Women works with the Board of Supervisors and the Office of Women's policy to promote affirmative action in eliminating sex discrimination in the areas of housing, employment, education, community services, and related fields. This appointment will fill the remainder of a 3-year term that expires on June 30, 2011. General information about the Commission on the Status of Women can be found at: http://www.sccgov.org/portal/site/bnc/agencyarticle?path=%2Fv7%2FBoards%20and%20Commissions%20%28PRG%29%2FCommission%20on%20the%20Status%20of%20Women&contentId=2d74636fc9e22110VgnVCMP230004adc4a92____&cpsextcurrchannel=1 The Senior Care Commission advises the Board of Supervisors on issues, legislation, services and programs that promote independence, good health and quality of life for persons 60 and over. This appointment will fill the remainder of a 3-year term that expires on June 30, 2010. General information about the Senior Care Commission can be found at: http://www.sccgov.org/portal/site/bnc/agencyarticle?path=%2Fv7%2FBoards%20and%20Commissions%20%28PRG%29%2FSenior%20Care%20Commission&contentId=7f53aabce3230110VgnVCMP230004adc4a92____&cpsextcurrchannel=1 If you would like to learn more about these commissions and how to apply, please contact Megan Doyle at my office at 299-5040 or at megan.doyle at bos.sccgov.org. Ken -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrygras at earthlink.net Wed Jan 7 11:29:58 2009 From: gerrygras at earthlink.net (Gerry Gras) Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:29:58 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Good article about gov't and economy Message-ID: <496502B6.9030002@earthlink.net> FYI, .. I think this article talks about some fundamental truths about gov't and economy that don't get discussed much. A different way of framing... "Free Market Myth" "Regulation is everywhere. Let's choose who benefits." http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/07-4 Gerry From wrolley at charter.net Wed Jan 7 11:51:18 2009 From: wrolley at charter.net (Wes Rolley) Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:51:18 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Good article about gov't and economy In-Reply-To: <496502B6.9030002@earthlink.net> References: <496502B6.9030002@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <496507B6.7000909@charter.net> Gerry, Not only is that a good article, I would recommend reading the comments following and also the discussion of this article at David Roberts's blot on Gristmill. http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2009/1/5/125516/5334 Wes Gerry Gras wrote: > FYI, .. > > I think this article talks about some fundamental > truths about gov't and economy that don't get > discussed much. A different way of framing... > > "Free Market Myth" > "Regulation is everywhere. Let's choose who benefits." > > http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/07-4 > > Gerry -- "Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, then you are wasting your time on this Earth" Roberto Clemente Wes Rolley 17211 Quail Court, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 http://www.refpub.com/ -- Tel: 408.778.3024 From fredd at freeshell.org Wed Jan 7 14:52:50 2009 From: fredd at freeshell.org (Fred Duperrault) Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:52:50 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Jan.1. Meeting Message-ID: <49653242.5020202@freeshell.org> Dear CUNPA Board (Or Executive Committee? Or Steering Committee?) Friends, It was good to be with you all, on Monday, January 5, and share in the discussions on what will be the role and direction of the CUNPA. I think the consensus determined that the major focus of the organization will be centered on the development and implementation of strategies and actions to promote the establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly based on democratic representation. Although my proposal to grant $40,000 to the very successful KDUN was thought to be excessive, most of the group seemed to agree that a $5,000 grant would be more appropriate. We didn't, however, according to my recollection, put it to a vote to award the grant. (My position is that the funds that remain in the treasury should be appropriated to projects and programs that will bring the best possible results. Hence, if other organizations' projects and programs are proving to be much more successful, they should receive the funding necessary to enlarge upon their successes.) To meet the standards that will justify the continuation of the CUNPA, I think we agreed that: 1) The major focus will be on promoting the establishment of a UN Parliamentary Assembly that will empower the UN to represent the best interests of the whole global community, versus the self-interests of individual nations, corporations, cultures and religions. 2) The organization (KDUN) that is best demonstrating impressive successes in promoting the establishment of a U.N. Parliamentary Assembly should receive CUNPA moral, active and financial support. 3) CUNPA will develop a program - or project - that will solicit open support for a UN Parliament from current and past members of the U.S. House of Representative and Senate, as well as from students, academic scholars, lawyers, news media, nonprofit NGOs, etc. 4) The "Empower the U.N. " web site will make its major purpose the promotion for the establishment of a U.N. Parliamentary Assembly. 5) A portion of CUNPA resources should be used to target particularly appropriate audiences through various modes of the media. 6) The contracts of Sue Zipp and Linda Morrow will remain in effect through March 31 (or April 30?) 2009. 7) A plan should be developed to raise enough funds to become self-supporting. The potential the web site has for fund raising is something that should be exploited. 8) Enrolling volunteers to work with the "Executive Committee" in carrying out the above agenda ought to be a high priority. 9) A search for a treasurer to succeed our invaluable David Pleasants will have to be recruited if he resigns that service. All of the above will be a tall order. Please reply, if you wish, with any comments, corrections and additions you may have. With warm best wishes for all. Fred From fredd at freeshell.org Wed Jan 7 14:55:42 2009 From: fredd at freeshell.org (Fred Duperrault) Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:55:42 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Jan.5. Meeting (Corrcted Date) Message-ID: <496532EE.4010809@freeshell.org> Dear CUNPA Board (Or Executive Committee? Or Steering Committee?) Friends, It was good to be with you all, on Monday, January 5, and share in the discussions on what will be the role and direction of the CUNPA. I think the consensus determined that the major focus of the organization will be centered on the development and implementation of strategies and actions to promote the establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly based on democratic representation. Although my proposal to grant $40,000 to the very successful KDUN was thought to be excessive, most of the group seemed to agree that a $5,000 grant would be more appropriate. We didn't, however, according to my recollection, put it to a vote to award the grant. (My position is that the funds that remain in the treasury should be appropriated to projects and programs that will bring the best possible results. Hence, if other organizations' projects and programs are proving to be much more successful, they should receive the funding necessary to enlarge upon their successes.) To meet the standards that will justify the continuation of the CUNPA, I think we agreed that: 1) The major focus will be on promoting the establishment of a UN Parliamentary Assembly that will empower the UN to represent the best interests of the whole global community, versus the self-interests of individual nations, corporations, cultures and religions. 2) The organization (KDUN) that is best demonstrating impressive successes in promoting the establishment of a U.N. Parliamentary Assembly should receive CUNPA moral, active and financial support. 3) CUNPA will develop a program - or project - that will solicit open support for a UN Parliament from current and past members of the U.S. House of Representative and Senate, as well as from students, academic scholars, lawyers, news media, nonprofit NGOs, etc. 4) The "Empower the U.N. " web site will make its major purpose the promotion for the establishment of a U.N. Parliamentary Assembly. 5) A portion of CUNPA resources should be used to target particularly appropriate audiences through various modes of the media. 6) The contracts of Sue Zipp and Linda Morrow will remain in effect through March 31 (or April 30?) 2009. 7) A plan should be developed to raise enough funds to become self-supporting. The potential the web site has for fund raising is something that should be exploited. 8) Enrolling volunteers to work with the "Executive Committee" in carrying out the above agenda ought to be a high priority. 9) A search for a treasurer to succeed our invaluable David Pleasants will have to be recruited if he resigns that service. All of the above will be a tall order. Please reply, if you wish, with any comments, corrections and additions you may have. With warm best wishes for all. Fred From carolineyacoub at att.net Wed Jan 7 16:08:39 2009 From: carolineyacoub at att.net (Caroline Yacoub) Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 16:08:39 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Agenda Message-ID: <908859.24479.qm@web81208.mail.mud.yahoo.com> ? ?????????????????????????????????????????????? Agenda, January 7, 2009 Selection of Facilitator, Notetaker, Timekeeper, Vibes Watcher. 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URL: From tnharter at aceweb.com Wed Jan 7 18:14:09 2009 From: tnharter at aceweb.com (Tian Harter) Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:14:09 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] [Fwd: On-going Street Rally against Israeli massacre in Gaza] Message-ID: <49656171.9010908@aceweb.com> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: On-going Street Rally against Israeli massacre in Gaza Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:39:40 -0800 From: david ledesma To: david ledesma *STOP THE MASSACRE OF** PALESTINIANS IN GAZA!* *On-going Street Rally, Saturday & Sunday, January 10 & 11, 12noon corner of Stevens Creek Blvd. & Winchester Blvd. Please distribute widely on Facebook, MySpace, e-mail lists, Twitter, texting! * In San Jose' last Sunday over 1,200 people rallied and marched in support of Palestinians in Gaza. We must continue the demand for an immediate end to the murderous attacks carried out by the Israeli government through their military, using U.S. supplied weapons, against the people of Gaza. *End the Occupation of Palestine!* *Boycott ? Divest ? Sanctions ? Reparations* links:* _Boycott Israeli Products _ ? _Divest from Israel_ Bring your own sign or some limited signs will be provided * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Windows LiveTM Hotmail?: Chat. Store. Share. Do more with mail. See how it works. -- Tian http://tian.greens.org The tour guide for TheTech's Leonardo DaVinci exhibit said "he considered the human body to be a microcosm of nature." From fredd at freeshell.org Wed Jan 7 22:48:27 2009 From: fredd at freeshell.org (Fred Duperrault) Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:48:27 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Jan.5. Meeting (Corrcted Date) Message-ID: <4965A1BB.6000604@freeshell.org> Greens, I absentmindedly sent this to the GPSCC Discuss list. It was meant for the board members of the Citizens for a U.N. Peoples Assembly. I think this was the first time I made this kind of a blunder. Fred D. Dear CUNPA Board (Or Executive Committee? Or Steering Committee?) Friends, It was good to be with you all, on Monday, January 5, and share in the discussions on what will be the role and direction of the CUNPA. I think the consensus determined that the major focus of the organization will be centered on the development and implementation of strategies and actions to promote the establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly based on democratic representation. Although my proposal to grant $40,000 to the very successful KDUN was thought to be excessive, most of the group seemed to agree that a $5,000 grant would be more appropriate. We didn't, however, according to my recollection, put it to a vote to award the grant. (My position is that the funds that remain in the treasury should be appropriated to projects and programs that will bring the best possible results. Hence, if other organizations' projects and programs are proving to be much more successful, they should receive the funding necessary to enlarge upon their successes.) To meet the standards that will justify the continuation of the CUNPA, I think we agreed that: 1) The major focus will be on promoting the establishment of a UN Parliamentary Assembly that will empower the UN to represent the best interests of the whole global community, versus the self-interests of individual nations, corporations, cultures and religions. 2) The organization (KDUN) that is best demonstrating impressive successes in promoting the establishment of a U.N. Parliamentary Assembly should receive CUNPA moral, active and financial support. 3) CUNPA will develop a program - or project - that will solicit open support for a UN Parliament from current and past members of the U.S. House of Representative and Senate, as well as from students, academic scholars, lawyers, news media, nonprofit NGOs, etc. 4) The "Empower the U.N. " web site will make its major purpose the promotion for the establishment of a U.N. Parliamentary Assembly. 5) A portion of CUNPA resources should be used to target particularly appropriate audiences through various modes of the media. 6) The contracts of Sue Zipp and Linda Morrow will remain in effect through March 31 (or April 30?) 2009. 7) A plan should be developed to raise enough funds to become self-supporting. The potential the web site has for fund raising is something that should be exploited. 8) Enrolling volunteers to work with the "Executive Committee" in carrying out the above agenda ought to be a high priority. 9) A search for a treasurer to succeed our invaluable David Pleasants will have to be recruited if he resigns that service. All of the above will be a tall order. Please reply, if you wish, with any comments, corrections and additions you may have. With warm best wishes for all. Fred From JamBoi at Greens.org Thu Jan 8 02:02:23 2009 From: JamBoi at Greens.org (Drew Johnson) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 02:02:23 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Our 'Elected' Morons: Just So Many Uncle Toms and Aunt Jemimas sold out to Massa: Message-ID: <49545.24.6.229.93.1231408943.squirrel@www.greens.org> On Mon 5 Jan 2009 Brian Good wrote: >>Subject: Lofgren is Co-Sponsor to "Thought Crime Bill" HR 1955 >>What was Zoe thinking? > Cameron responded: > She wasn't. Zoe Lofgren is a *moron*. Morons are installed in positions > like hers, by the real rulers, because they're easy to manipulate. > That's why she evades her constituents, and when we do get a response > from her it doesn't make any sense. > > -Cameron Excellent point Cameron makes. I say lets start a new movement right here and now. Let's call these tools the spadeheads they truly are. I propose that instead of calling them by the honorific titles they love to be called but are entirely unworthy of, let's just designate them with the middle name-title 'Moron'. Simple and accurate. These people are morons. Dupes. Figureheads. 'Uncle Toms'. 'Aunt Jemima's' and really to call them 'morons' is the LEAST of it. Straight up these people are full on traitors to our country and to humanity. Morally deficient. Shuffling and scraping for the real rulers that pay for their prostitutional services. And sadly we are all the 'little Black Sambo's to the Corporate Ruler Class of the planet. Highered to satisfy the facade of American 'democracy' that is presented for us to consume. And these morons are accomplishing their job as long as the Duh-Rays eminating from DuhCity and (D.C.) into our T.V.s and iPods keep us so addicted we don't think about the horrors of reality. Horrific reality like the bald faced fact that the current evil empire is fronted by the good ole US of A. That means that you and I are fully guilty of aiding and abbeting this American Imperial monstrosity off the hook for (listed in order of severity according to international law) Crimes Against Humanity (something on the order of 1.5 MILLION people killed in our name in the past 8 years!!!) and War Crimes and finally and considered worst of all, Crimes Against Peace (ie. wars of aggression initiated against nonhostile nations), not to mention how we're backing Israel's plate in the Gaza/Palestine genocidal ethnic cleansing action. As a member of the House Judiciary Committee Zoe 'Moron' Lofgren has been in a responsible position to be able to impeach Bushler-Chimmler but has rejected every opportunity thus far. Moron for the Corporate Ruling Class. Yeah, and I'll assert that so-called 'Representative' Anna 'Moron' Eshoo is also a 'high functioning moron' -- when meeting with her I pointed out that we need to impeach Bush because he's been pushing Cheney's 'unitary executive' doctrine (eg. President as all-powerful dictator in time of 'war' -- claim a war and anything goes -- so much for the constitution) she said she didn't know what the 'unitary executive doctrine' is!?!? OMG!!! OMG!!! Where has she been all these dark days our light has been hidden under the Bushlre??? So instead of the constitutionally instituted remedy for tyranny -- impeachment she's mumbling her Pelosism tripe about 'documenting' the seemingly unending Bushler/CheneyHimmler high crimes and misdemeanors by holding low key pennyante hearings aroung the edges (if the CheneyBush crowd deign to answer any questions) Bushler is plundering the planet on behalf of the Ruling Class. This 'Moron' Eshoo continues to make excuse after excuse for the inexcusable crime that she is committing by refusing her oath of office to uphold and defend our constitution. Any time now Anna 'Moron Eshoo. Or will you just 'eshew' our constitional all together? Treason! I say she is a Traitor! I get particularly upset about Eshoo because I'm in the district she is prostituting away to the Military Industrial Complex, Pharmaceutical Industry, Real Estate Industry. Anyone seen Michael 'Moron' Honda in action in his 'town meetings'??? 'nuff said. Total Moron. How about Senator Diane 'Moron' 'Feinstein??? Anyone been reading about how Feinstein whined about how since P is untainted by not being a . This is the same person who has signed off on EVERYTHING Bushler/CHimmler proposed and even cosponsored the unPatriot Act!!! She is entirely complicit with Bush!!! These morons are entirely complict and all entirely unqualified to hold office!!! Appropriately the still-Resident still-unimpeach Bush was recently publically labeled a "high functioning moron": http://www.tvshark.com/read/?art=arc2440 Morons. Calling these tools the spades they are. And we are the bigger Morons for letting them rape our planet and humanity. We are responsible!!! We live in the heart of this evil empire and WE are the ones who MUST break free of the moronic Duh-Rays that have held this nation and the whole planet hostage much too long. Until now Its only been the few and far between that break with that cult called Congress like the truly-Reprentative and later Green Party candidate for President Cynthia McKinney and actually 'Speak Truth To Power'. But now... but now... the Green Tide this way comes. Green is Now! Drew From wrolley at charter.net Thu Jan 8 07:16:21 2009 From: wrolley at charter.net (Wes Rolley) Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:16:21 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Leon Panetta Message-ID: <496618C5.8010903@charter.net> he blog site calitics.com had a recent thread on DiFi's (That is Di "Moron" Fi to you, Drew) problems with the Panetta appointment. Apparently DiFi was miffed because Obama did not get the Queens blessing before anyone talked publicly. This entire episode triggered a friend of mine to send me a copy of a 2002 OpEd from the San Francisco Chronicle written by Pete McCloskey. It details the last days of a Republican Leo Panetta. The following was the comment I posted at Calitics. *Leon Panetta - A man with a conscience. * One of my personal political hero's has always been Pete McCloskey. I admired him for his integrity. I guess, after reading a 2002 McCloskey OpEd in the Chronicle, I will have to Panetta up on the same pedestal. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/12/19/ED66198.DTL In the spring, when Finch and Veneman were traveling outside of Washington, [Lew] Butler served briefly as acting Secretary of HEW. A call came from the White House. It was Bob Mardian, later to be indicted for his role in the Watergate coverup. He didn't mince words: Leon Panetta, who was then director of HEW's Office of Civil Rights, had to be fired. His offense, Mardian explained, was for enforcing the Civil Rights Act. "Doesn't he understand Nixon promised the Southern delegates he would stop enforcing the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts?" Upon their return to Washington, Finch and Veneman threatened to resign if forced to fire Panetta. Nixon, never one to relish confrontation, called off the dogs for the time being. Several weeks later, however, Panetta, seeing the handwriting on the wall, resigned, returned to California, switched to the Democratic Party and ran for Congress, unseating a long-term Monterey Republican, Burt Talcott. PS. The Lew Butler mentioned above was also once a law partner of McCloskey and, behind the scenes, a real player in the 2006 defeat of Richard Pombo and election of Jerry McNerney (CA-11) Once in a while you do find politicians with principle -- "Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, then you are wasting your time on this Earth" Roberto Clemente Wes Rolley 17211 Quail Court, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 http://www.refpub.com/ -- Tel: 408.778.3024 From carolineyacoub at att.net Thu Jan 8 10:07:17 2009 From: carolineyacoub at att.net (Caroline Yacoub) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 10:07:17 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Please, please, please read this! Message-ID: <386793.99149.qm@web81202.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Next Tuesday night a group of us are going to assemble tabling kits. We need ALL the tabling materials. If you have leaflets, pamphlets, papers, buttons, THE BUTTON MACHINE, button blanks, button artwork, or anything else that could be considered tabling materials: 1) e-mail me, telling me who you are, what you have, and where you live. 2) put the stuff on your front porch in a box or bag or envelope. I will come and get it. 3) Tell me if you want to HAVE a tabling kit. This should make it much easier for us to do spontaneous, casual tabling at farmer's markets, Earth Day events, etc. Thanks, Caroline -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wrolley at charter.net Thu Jan 8 10:17:35 2009 From: wrolley at charter.net (Wes Rolley) Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:17:35 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Please, please, please read this! In-Reply-To: <386793.99149.qm@web81202.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <386793.99149.qm@web81202.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4966433F.9040405@charter.net> Caroline Yacoub wrote: > Next Tuesday night a group of us are going to assemble tabling kits. > We need ALL the tabling materials. If you have leaflets, pamphlets, > papers, buttons, THE BUTTON MACHINE, button blanks, button artwork, or > anything else that could be considered tabling materials: > 1) e-mail me, telling me who you are, what you have, and where you live. > 2) put the stuff on your front porch in a box or bag or envelope. I > will come and get it. > 3) Tell me if you want to HAVE a tabling kit. > > This should make it much easier for us to do spontaneous, casual > tabling at farmer's markets, Earth Day events, etc. Great idea. I don't have anything to contribute, but would collect materials from anyone in South County and get them to Caroline. -- "Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, then you are wasting your time on this Earth" Roberto Clemente Wes Rolley 17211 Quail Court, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 http://www.refpub.com/ -- Tel: 408.778.3024 From alexcathy at aol.com Thu Jan 8 17:17:00 2009 From: alexcathy at aol.com (alexcathy at aol.com) Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:17:00 -0500 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Help Wanted! Cartoonists (with link to mock-up) Message-ID: <8CB400F1BAF9518-F84-1036@FWM-D08.sysops.aol.com> Help Wanted! Cartoonists I need a progressive cartoonist or graphics artist for a couple of cartoons for my Green Party campaign in Los Angeles. I can't draw worth of darn, but I was able to cut 'n paste little mock designs using stuff around the web.? Follow the hyperlink to the Web This Web Page:? http://alexwalker4california.com/blog/help-wanted-cartoonist/ If you or someone you know can help with this project it will be greatly appreciated.? E-Mail me at: awalker at alexwalker4california.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From JamBoi at Greens.org Thu Jan 8 23:20:32 2009 From: JamBoi at Greens.org (Drew Johnson) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 23:20:32 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] This Saturday Green Movie Night: "MILK" in Campbell Message-ID: <64237.76.126.222.234.1231485632.squirrel@greens.org> WHEN: Saturday 6:30PM Jan 10, 2009 WHAT: Sean Penn's excellent performance in the Movie MILK about Gay Civil Rights Hero and Martyr, Harvey Milk HOST: SV Lavender Green Alliance and the Green Party Mid Valley Local WHERE: Pruneyard Camera 7 Winchester and Campbell Avenue just off of Highway 17 WEB SITE: http://www.cameracinemas.com/c7.shtml MAP: http://www.cameracinemas.com/c7maps.shtml ---- Trailer: http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&id=1810041985&cf=pstills&intl=us ---- http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810041985/details His life changed history. His courage changed lives. In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into public office in America. His victory was not just a victory for gay rights; he forged coalitions across the political spectrum. From senior citizens to union workers, Harvey Milk changed the very nature of what it means to be a fighter for human rights and became, before his untimely death in 1978, a hero for all Americans. The story of Harvey Milk (1930-1978), the San Francisco supervisor and first openly gay elected official in the United States, who was assassinated along with Mayor George Moscone by Daniel White the year after he was voted to the city supervisors' board. Milk charts the last eight years of Harvey Milk's life. While living in New York City, he turns 40. Looking for more purpose, Milk and his lover Scott Smith relocate to San Francisco, where they found a small business, Castro Camera, in the heart of a working-class neighborhood. With his beloved Castro neighborhood and beautiful city empowering him, Milk surprises Scott and himself by becoming an outspoken agent for change. With vitalizing support from Scott and from new friends like young activist Cleve Jones, Milk plunges headfirst into the choppy waters of politics. Bolstering his public profile with humor, Milk's actions speak even louder than his gift-of-gab words. When Milk is elected supervisor for the newly zoned District 5, he tries to coordinate his efforts with those of another newly elected supervisor, Dan White. But as White and Milk's political agendas increasingly diverge, their personal destinies tragically converge. Milk's platform was and is one of hope--a hero's legacy that resonates in the here and now. From cbrouillet at igc.org Fri Jan 9 09:26:02 2009 From: cbrouillet at igc.org (Carol Brouillet) Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:26:02 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] American Citizens Summit Message-ID: (Here is a link and details about the Citizens' Summit which I'll be attending with members of the Northern California 9/11 Truth Alliance. We will also have a booth. I can help people get the $200 Registration rate- if anyone else is interested in attending.) Carol Brouillet I also got an email from the main organizer saying "one of the ideas that's gaining credibility from this is the potential as an outcome of an informal Transpartisan Sunshine Cabinet including Nader, Kucinich, Paul, McKinney, and Chuck Baldwin. " - I know that I was very moved by the Press Conference Ron Paul organized with excluded Presidential Candidates last September, who represented the majority of most Americans, and raised our issues- the issues the Dem and Republican candidates refused to address. http://www.transpartisan.net/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=Event%20Description_Web&category=American%20Citizens%20Summit American Citizens' Summit Wednesday, February 11, 2009 6:00 pm - Sunday, February 15, 2009 12:00 pm (Mountain Time) Sheraton Denver Hotel 1550 Court Place Denver, CO 80202 ATTENTION: * Inspired citizen leaders * Conservatives, Liberals, Greens, Independents, Libertarians * Innovators, visionaries and pioneers * Bridgebuilders, mediators, facilitators * Leaders of grassroots networks * Business and industry leaders Be a co-founder of the Transpartisan movement! The Transpartisan Alliance invites you to join us February 11-15, 2009, in Denver, CO. at the American Citizens' Summit to build bridges of trust, respect and communication across divides by engaging in small and large group facilitated processes about a) the values that unite us as Americans, b) issues of common concern to all and c) areas of potential transpartisan cooperation. [] Theme * "A house divided against itself cannot stand" Focalizing Topics * Citizen solutions for energy * Citizen solutions for the economy * Citizen solutions for accountable, transparent governance Process * Create a safe place to confront judgments that divide us and search for values that unite us. * Re-build bridges of trust, respect and communication and search for unlikely allies. * Create an opportunity for all agendas -- left, right, center -- to be heard, respected and valued. Who Should Be a Delegate? ? You are a concerned leader who is willing to start bridging across political divides. ? You are a concerned citizen who is willing to start bridging across political divides. ? You are willing to engage in facilitated dialogue about the judgments that divide us and the values that unite us as Americans. ? You have a voice to be heard and understand that you won?t be asked to set aside your firmly held values and beliefs. ? You want to experience leading edge ?deliberative democracy? techniques like keypad voting to sort through issues where transpartisan alignment can be found. Why Attend? ? You care about a polarizing topic/issue enough to use this opportunity to make progress. ? You want to be part of an effort to transform polarized partisan politics. ? You want to be part of the launch and refinement of the Transpartisan Alliance and movement. ? You want to be part of the ?learning lab? for innovating and integrating frameworks, tools, and processes for collaboration that work in the toughest situations. What you will receive: ? The chance to network with empowered citizens and leaders from all over the nation. ? The opportunity to honestly assess the state of our Union and the balance of power in America. ? The opportunity to speak truthfully and safely about what you think the real issues are. ? The opportunity to present your vision for where we want America to be in five years. ? The opportunity to co-create solutions that overwhelming majorities of Americans can say "Yes!" to. ? Online tools and support to go home and convene a local Transpartisan Alliance group. ? Online tools to connect your group to the emerging network of Transpartisan Alliance groups. Likely outcomes: ? You are stretched, refreshed and energized in your own work. ? Connect with others, find synergies, forge unlikely partnerships. ? We find breakthrough, transpartisan initiatives in energy, the economy, and governance which could not have been conceived without the mix of perspectives. ? We create a strategic plan for gaining broad support for our initiatives. ? We begin to shape a new and larger story for America that a new politcal culture is emerging that can creatively integrate seemingly conflicting perspectives on our most pressing national concerns. In the face of uncertainty, cooperation is our call to action! Register today! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cbrouillet at igc.org Fri Jan 9 10:23:39 2009 From: cbrouillet at igc.org (Carol Brouillet) Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:23:39 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Green Party on New Year's Eve BART shooting... Message-ID: FYI- In response to the issue of the BART Shooting raised at the last meeting, this link and article were written by a member of the Green Party Media Committee- although it doesn't overtly/vocally stress that this is a Green Party/rather than a human/moral response to the event... http://community.feministing.com/2009/01/update-on-fruitvale-bart-prote.html Justice for Oscar Grant: Update on Fruitvale BART Protest reposted from Racewire.org As I write this there are no less than 6 helicopters circling overhead in downtown Oakland. On the first day of the 10th year since Amadou Diallo was brutally gunned down by police in New York City, Oscar Grant was fatally shot in the back by a BART police officer, and the event was caught on video. As I write this, rumors are flying and media is fanning the riot flames - car and trash fires, police in riot gear and tanks, restaurant windows being smashed, tear gas and rubber bullets being used. We won't know the full picture till the night is over and the smoke clears, but the story of the successful nonviolent protest earlier this evening has been overshadowed by this angry chaos. What is absolutely clear is that folks are furious about the murder of Oscar Grant, furious that a week has passed with no statement or acknowledgment of what happened. What is clear is that we currently don't have community accountability over our police here in Oakland. In this bubble of progress we are hampered by the same brutal power dynamics that plague the rest of the nation. Racially driven policing that allows the use of lethal weapons in the pursuit of justice is a failed model. What we need: - we need police to be accountable when they participate in brutality against us. In this situation, BART police should have issued a statement acknowledging what we all saw, including an apology from Johannes Mehserle, the officer who pulled his gun and shot Grant in the back. There also needs to be a transparent process for the officers involved to be charged and held accountable for what happened. Otherwise, this is just another brick in the wall between police and the communities they are paid to protect. - we need community justice processes that allow us to address moments of tension and unrest without the lethal presence of police. In Detroit, Ron Scott and others are working actively on Peace Zones, where the community comes together to assess community crises and mete out restorative steps for the guilty party. They are not the only ones piloting this model. - In addition, if police hope to gain our respect and trust in their process, they need to commit to disarming themselves of lethal weapons immediately, and learn the skills of negotiation and community engagement. There is a BART board meeting TOMORROW Thursday, Jan. 8, 9 a.m., at the Kaiser Center, Third Floor - they need to hear our voices. - We need ongoing supported focus on police brutality and accountability, even as we develop our own peace zones. It's no longer sufficient to get furious when a civilian is killed by police, and maintain that fury until the officers are acquitted or resign. For the past 10 years it has been nearly impossible to get sustained support for this kind of work from the foundation world, so as organizers we have to sustain this work in other more community-based ways. I definitely want to shout out The Gathering , who have picked up this unpopular issue as it relates to juvenile justice, with the commitment of Harry Belafonte - they are joining the Oakland community for actions next week. I have also heard that Uhuru will be hosting a meeting tomorrow evening to discuss accountability and healing. - we need to express our gratitude to groups like Community Justice Network for Youth (CJNY) , who identified the gaping hole that exists in the non-profit and organizing community of Oakland in terms of police accountability work. CJNY stepped up in a major way for today's nonviolent action, but they can't maintain this effort on their own. Bay Area groups who focus their work on young people of color, this political moment needs you. - And I know I am biased by the perspective of working at The Ruckus Society , but we need to engage in the deep training and skill development around pulling off large scale strategic direct actions. There are ways to pull together mass actions in a short time period that gain media, build the power of our positions, and help the community to see and understand the situation and how they can get involved. Over the past few months organizers from directly impacted communities - Bay Area immigrant youth and a multi-racial LGBTQ coalition - have successfully shut down the ICE headquarters building and protested Prop 8 in downtown San Francisco using affinity groups, action teams, brilliant blockading tactics, and police and media liaisons. Those actions were planned and pulled off in VERY short amounts of time, and Ruckus is definitely not the only group that does this sort of skill building. Most importantly, in terms of tonight's events, there are also ways to de-escalate situations, even when people who aren't directly impacted by oppression start losing their composure. We know how to do this, and must apply that knowledge, or risk losing all credibility in terms of our demands for peace. At this moment, as Mayor Ron Dellums meets with protesters, and the Oakland Police Department hold a long overdue press conference, we must not sink to the reactive and chaotic level of Officer Mehserle. This is our moment to unite behind a nonviolent call for transparency, accountability and justice from Oakland Police Department. We must model the community we wish to be. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wrolley at charter.net Sat Jan 10 13:57:22 2009 From: wrolley at charter.net (Wes Rolley) Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:57:22 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Idea for growing the party. Message-ID: <496919C2.3040408@charter.net> Green Bill Holloway of Texas left the following as a post on Green Change back on Dec. 1, 2008. I think it is worth reposting here. __ I?m gonna lay out some ideas I?ve been having. David Cobb said long ago (and in Chicago during the ?08 pres. nominating convention), and Noam Chomsky recently reinforced the idea on Democracy Now!, that change rarely comes from ?above.? It comes from the street, from people?s movements. The abolitionist movement, women?s suffrage, labor rights, civil rights, women?s liberation, the environmental movement?these are some of the movements in this country that led to real reform. Some of these movements led to the formation of political parties that successfully drove the issues. My opinion and concern is that the US Green Party ? at least in the mind of the public (where it counts) ? has not been born of such a movement. The public, at least, believes we were created by middle-class white, liberal activists: Ralph Nader?s people, individuals from socialist groups, and disgruntled Democrats. We have had a difficult time connecting to and recruiting working-class people and people of color, as we all know. I believe there is a nacent, building movement for social justice. I believe that they will have a political party, but it will, IMHO, not likely be us unless we are careful and very dedicated. Of course, we have to assess for ourselves whether this is what we want! To become that party, I believe the Green Party needs to re-invent itself a little bit. I believe we need to become more than just a party and more than just activists. We need to become a community service organization as well, somewhat in the mold of Malik?s Common Ground Relief?taking groceries and prescriptions to the elderly at home, building/re-building houses and schools, providing relief and perhaps legal advocacy, whatever a community needs where a Green Party local is organized. We need to serve those whose support we want. We have to serve them directly, IMHO, not just as elected officials but on the street and in the home. __ I did not know Bill, but knowing of this post, it shocked me to learn that he passed away this week. Wes -- "Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, then you are wasting your time on this Earth" Roberto Clemente Wes Rolley 17211 Quail Court, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 http://www.refpub.com/ -- Tel: 408.778.3024 From tnharter at aceweb.com Sat Jan 10 22:19:00 2009 From: tnharter at aceweb.com (Tian Harter) Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:19:00 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Green Party Mailbox Report Message-ID: <49698F54.6060104@aceweb.com> This came in today: http://tian.greens.org/SantaClaraCounty/GreenParty/Mailbox/Jan9th09.html -- Tian http://tian.greens.org The tour guide for TheTech's Leonardo DaVinci exhibit said "he considered the human body to be a microcosm of nature." From carolineyacoub at att.net Sun Jan 11 09:22:59 2009 From: carolineyacoub at att.net (Caroline Yacoub) Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:22:59 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Green Party Mailbox Report Message-ID: <461983.44246.qm@web81205.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I hope we are sending somebody to this. ________________________________ From: Tian Harter To: Post South SF Bay discus Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 10:19:00 PM Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Green Party Mailbox Report This came in today: http://tian.greens.org/SantaClaraCounty/GreenParty/Mailbox/Jan9th09.html -- Tian http://tian.greens.org The tour guide for TheTech's Leonardo DaVinci exhibit said "he considered the human body to be a microcosm of nature." _______________________________________________ sosfbay-discuss mailing list sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This was also the district of the legendary antiwar Congressman Ron Dellums and his prot?g?, Congresswoman Barbara Lee -- the only one out of 535 senators and representatives in Congress to vote NO on Mr. Bush's first "blank check" for war a few days after 9/11. [FLAME ON] For these very reasons, many people of color among the California Greens regard Oakland, California as the "poster boy" for the failure of the liberal Democrats in the cities of America.? People all over the world hear about those world-famous "San Francisco Liberals" and assume the Bay Area is some kind of "Black Power Peoples Republic."? This is simply not true.? Over the past forty years, the big city Democratic Party Machines have simply co-opted all those "Black Power" slogans and woven them seamlessly into the Democratic Party Machine ?ethnic politics? liberalism. That is one reason why I, personally, have become a little ?crazy? in my rejection of ?ethnic politicsE2 as we have known it for too long. Despite the best intentions of the best African-American nationalists, the *effect* of racialist thinking has been to *strengthen* the worst of the Democratic Party Machines in places like Oakland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, D.C., and Baltimore (where the Democratic Party Machine mayor has just been indicted). In Sunday's paper here in Los Angeles there was a photo of President-Elect Barack Obama with D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty having lunch at ?Ben's Chilli Bowl? on U Street in Northwest D.C. See, we are suppose to take this meaningness symbolic non-event as ?proof? that Mr. Obama is ?down with the brothas?... blah, blah, blah. This is exactly like Hillary Rodham Clinton drinking straight shots in Pennsylvania or George Walker Bush clearing brush on his ?ranch.? Now is the time to heap ridicule and scorn on the ?Old Politics.?? I am planning to incorporate this issue in my campaign in Los Angeles where nobody knows the meaning of the word "accountability." [FLAME OFF] Alex Walker -----Original Message----- Distributed by the Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org News Advisory THE GREEN PARTY OF CALIFORNIA http://www.cagreens.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, January 9, 2009 Contact: Susan King, spokesperson, 415.823-5524 sking at cagreens.org Erika McDonald, San Francis co Green Party, 415-337-1499 erika at dolorespark.org Cres Vellucci, press secretary, 916.996-9170 cvellucci at cagreens.org Democrats blocked legislation holding police accountable for misconduct; political solution may have prevented shooting death of Oakland youth on New Year's Day, charges Green Party OAKLAND - Political remedies to hold police more accountable for outrageous acts such as the shooting death of an African-American youth here on New Year's Day have been blocked by even supposedly "sympathetic" Democratic Party politicians, charged Green Party of California spokespeople Friday. Greens said the killing of 22-year-old Oscar Grant by Oakland police should spark a renewed interest in police misconduct, transparency and accountability. "Elected officials, including lawmakers representing the Bay Area such as Democrat Assemblywoman Fiona Ma (D-SF), have been blocking police accountability for years in Sacramento, She helped kill police accountability legislation in 2007," said Erika McDonald, a spokesperson for the San Francisco Green Party. Ma was a member of the 2007 Assembly Public Safety Committee which refused to even bring to a vote two pieces of legislation, SB 1019 and AB 1648, which would have given the public access to police records about misconduct and discipline involving police officers, including excessive force, officer-involved shootings and dishonesty. "Another young man of color is dead. So much for change we can believe in, and an end to a practice of allowing law enforcement officials to act as a protected class. Suppose dly 'progressive' Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums, and the District Attorney, both Democrats, have not done what needs to be done," added McDonald. "Public access to police records about sustained police misconduct not only protects the public by helping deter police misconduct, but it generates public confidence in the police by holding police accountable," said Cres Vellucci, Green Party spokesperson and member of the ACLU Board of Directors in Sacramento. Prior to a relatively recent court decision, there was access to some discipline records of police with virtually no problems regarding the rights of police officers. Now police are protected from any real disclosure of discipline problems. -30- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From civillib at comcast.net Mon Jan 12 10:39:53 2009 From: civillib at comcast.net (civillib at comcast.net) Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:39:53 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] [GPCA-MediaComm] Calif. Green Party Release: Dems blocked bills that may have prevented Oakland youth shooting death In-Reply-To: <8CB42E5841B9609-A28-648@webmail-de13.sysops.aol.com> References: <496A80CD.2030504@comcast.net><743391AD-F87C-4AE6-96C0-20D7D8D5F637@igc.org><496AB99F.6000100@comcast.net> <8CB42E5841B9609-A28-648@webmail-de13.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <496B8E79.8040409@comcast.net> Erika discovered the vote by Fiona Ma - actually, it was a NON vote because upon further investigation I found that she and fellow Dems wouldn't even bring the bill up for a vote. Further, I also found that there were 2 bills, not just the Assembly measure but another that passed the Senate, that Ma and other Dems blocked votes on that would helped with police accountability. These are the kind of revelations and stories I did as a mainstream news reporter at the Capitol (yeah, yeah, I finally realized I was part of the problem and that's why I re-registered Green and left the news business). But MOST reporters simply don't have the time and often inclination to do more than parrot back what our "leaders" say. And, t his is why your campaign, Alex, and all our other campaigns must do heavy opposition research to call Dems for what they have NOT done. We are the true opposition party, and should educate the public generally, and unions and other social justice groups accordingly. Cres alexcathy at aol.com wrote: > > Dear > Friends, > > As a not-very-active member of the Green Party of California Media > Group, I just want to add that I really do appreciate the heavy research and hard work that went > into carefully crafting this important release. Erika McDonald is a > virtual scholar on this subject and ought to win a medal. > > I am sure you all know that > Oakland, California was the home of the Black Panther Party and the > San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley area was a hotbed of radicalism in the > 1960s and 1970s. This was also the district of the legendary > antiwar Congressman Ron Dellums and his prot?g?, > Congresswoman > Barbara Lee -- the only one out of 535 senators and representatives > in Congress to vote NO on Mr. Bush's first "blank check" > for war a few days after 9/11. > > > > > > [FLAME > ON] > > > > > For > these very reasons, many people of color among the California Greens > regard Oakland, California as the "poster boy" for the > failure of the liberal Democrats in the cities of America. > People all over the world hear about those world-famous "San > Francisco Liberals" and assume the Bay Area is some kind of > "Black Power Peoples Republic." This is simply not > true. Over the past forty years, the big city Democratic Party > Machines have simply co-opted all those "Black Power" > slogans and woven them seamlessly into the Democratic Party Machine > ?ethnic politics? liberalism. That is one reason why I, > personally, have become a little ?crazy? in my rejection of > ?ethnic politicsE2 as we have known it for too long. > > > > > > > > > Despite > the best intentions of the best African-American nationalists, the > *effect* of racialist thinking has been to *strengthen* the worst of > the Democratic Party Machines in places like Oakland, San Francisco, > Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, D.C., and Baltimore > (where the Democratic Party Machine mayor has just been indicted). > In Sunday's paper here in Los Angeles there was a photo of > President-Elect Barack Obama with D.C. Mayor > Adrian Fenty having > lunch at ?Ben's Chilli Bowl? on U Street in Northwest D.C. See, > we are suppose to take this meaningness symbolic non-event as ?proof? > that Mr. Obama is ?down with the brothas?... blah, blah, blah. > This is exactly like Hillary Rodham Clinton drinking straight shots > in Pennsylvania or George Walker Bush clearing brush on his ?ranch.? > > > > > > > > > > Now > is the time to heap ridicule and scorn on the ?Old Politics.? I am planning to incorporate this issue in my campaign in Los Angeles where nobody knows the meaning of the word "accountability." > > > > > > > > > [FLAME > OFF] > > > > > > > > > Alex > Walker > > > > > > > > > -----Original > Message----- > > > Distributed by the Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org > News Advisory > THE GREEN PARTY OF CALIFORNIA > http://www.cagreens.org > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > Friday, January 9, 2009 > > Contact: Susan King, spokesperson, 415.823-5524 sking at cagreens.org > Erika McDonald, San Francis > co Green Party, 415-337-1499 erika at dolorespark.org > Cres Vellucci, press secretary, 916.996-9170 cvellucci at cagreens.org > > Democrats blocked legislation holding police accountable for > misconduct; political solution may have prevented shooting death of > Oakland youth on New Year's Day, charges Green Party > > OAKLAND - Political remedies to hold police more accountable for > outrageous acts such as the shooting death of an African-American > youth here on New Year's Day have been blocked by even supposedly > "sympathetic" Democratic Party politicians, charged Green Party of > California spokespeople Friday. > > Greens said the killing of 22-year-old Oscar Grant by Oakland police > should spark a renewed interest in police misconduct, transparency and > accountability. > > "Elected officials, including lawmakers representing the Bay Area such > as Democrat Assemblywoman Fiona Ma (D-SF), have been blocking police > accountability for years in Sacramento, She helped kill police > accountability legislation in 2007," said Erika McDonald, a > spokesperson for the San Francisco Green Party. > > Ma was a member of the 2007 Assembly Public Safety Committee which > refused to even bring to a vote two pieces of legislation, SB 1019 and > AB 1648, which would have given the public access to police records > about misconduct and discipline involving police officers, including > excessive force, officer-involved shootings and dishonesty. > > "Another young man of color is dead. So much for change we can believe > in, and an end to a practice of allowing law enforcement officials to > act as a protected class. Suppose > dly 'progressive' Oakland Mayor Ron > Dellums, and the District Attorney, both Democrats, have not done what > needs to be done," added McDonald. > > "Public access to police records about sustained police misconduct not > only protects the public by helping deter police misconduct, but it > generates public confidence in the police by holding police > accountable," said Cres Vellucci, Green Party spokesperson and member > of the ACLU Board of Directors in Sacramento. > > Prior to a relatively recent court decision, there was access to some > discipline records of police with virtually no problems regarding the > rights of police officers. Now police are protected from any real > disclosure of discipline problems. > -30- > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > GPCA-MediaWG mailing list > GPCA-MediaWG at lists.cagreens.org > http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/gpca-mediawg From carolineyacoub at att.net Tue Jan 13 09:22:13 2009 From: carolineyacoub at att.net (Caroline Yacoub) Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:22:13 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: The new year in Palestine Message-ID: <281883.48074.qm@web81207.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 9:11:13 AM Subject: The new year in Palestine ?Dear Friends, I'm sorry to send you this message, but I can't keep silent - like all the world- and our neighbors in Palastine are being killed and erased every day, specially at the beginning of this new year. A very well armed country - Israel- is attacking civilians in Gaza killing and injuring more than 2500 in 5 days. How shameful!! I don't know why the world is keeping silent!!! and you ask why the Arabs really hate Israel? Look at the following pictures .... Asem ?Plzzzzzz Keep forwarding this e-mail. Let people know what happens there. Por favor reenvia ese mail. El mundo debe saber que pasa alla. ????? ????? ?? ????? ??? ???????? ???? ?????? ???? ???? ???? ????? ?? ?????? ? Making sure they get to school. Helping Ladies across the street.. Providing childcare. Allowing them a place to rest (permanently) Access to Health care. Construction projects (demolition) Respecting American and British pacifist resisters (such as American Rachel Corrie) And others. And if you are not satisfied, now, with the truth the following pictures are war crimes as defined by the UN, The Hague and the Geneva Convention. Using images of your enemy dead or alive (violation) Human shields (violation) Live Burial Torture (violation) And as a last resort, Execution (violation) ? These IDF soldiers have faces... I can clearly see them... Can't you? Why are they not being prosecuted? Because it is systematic process that is driven by the government designed to force the people of Palestine into exile so Israel can claim all the land and resources.. This where my American tax dollars are going, do you know where your tax dollars are at? TAKE THE TIME TO FIND THE TRUTH. So many lives depend on it. I, like so many Americans, am Caucasian, non-Arab, and religious. I can no longer sit back with good conscience and do nothing while my government is supporting the types of terrorist actions that we have condemned Muslim Fundamentalist for. 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Dear Comrades and Friends: We urgently need your endorsement of the Justice for Oscar Grant March and Rally, which will be held in West Oakland on January, 19, 2009 -- Martin Luther King Day. [See attached leaflet]. Here are the endorsers we have now: African People's Socialist Party, Boots Riley of The Coup, The Commemorator Newspaper, Haiti Action Network, International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement, Million Worker March Movement, The Organizer Newspaper. All endorsements should be sent asap to . Also, we need to raise some money to produce these rally leaflets in time for the big rally the following Wednesday. Folks can contact me for information about where to send financial donations for the leaflets. My cell number is 510-590-7985. This is very important, because this is an independent initiative to give the hip-hop generation a voice in this crisis situation. The Black Democrats and, as Brother Malcolm said, the "old Black preachers" are now dominating this movement. They are seeking to gain piecemeal concessions within the political structure, which means they are preparing a situation in which justice will not be served, and structural changes, even within the BART police, will become impossible. We need a real united front, both locally and nationally, to form now to spearhead a real fightback. Now is our chance in Oakland. Our communities are at stake. All the best. In unity and struggle, Brian W. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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You can read more and vote for the idea by clicking the following link: http://www.change.org/ideas/view/appoint_a_special_prosecutor_for_the_crimes_of_the_bush_administration The top 10 ideas are going to be presented to the Obama administration at an event at the National Press Club in Washington, DC next week and will be supported by a national lobbying campaign run by Change.org in partnership with leading nonprofits after the Presidential Inauguration. So each idea has a real chance at becoming policy. Green is Change! Drew From palmheaven at gmail.com Wed Jan 14 11:29:52 2009 From: palmheaven at gmail.com (Palm Haven Handyman) Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:29:52 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Red Alert - SJ Planning Commission to interview Roy Nordblom Message-ID: Red alert, red alert, bang on the gong! On Tuesday January 20th I will be watching the inauguration of Obama at San Jose City Hall. Immediately after the inauguration, between 10 and 12, in rooms 118 or 119 I will be interviewed by the SJ City Council as a candidate for Planning Commissioner. I would love to have the Green Party's help in securing the open seat. Or at least I would love to have my local friends in the Green Party help me from looking like a total idiot. Is the local GP meeting in any time soon, so that I might add an agenda item? Roy Nordblom III Greenbuilder / Consultant -- Greenbuilder CA General Contractor B #756438 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From JamBoi at Greens.org Wed Jan 14 12:06:35 2009 From: JamBoi at Greens.org (Drew Johnson) Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:06:35 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Thu: Green Games Night Hosted by North Valley Greens Message-ID: <53182.24.6.229.93.1231963595.squirrel@greens.org> What: Green games, discussion and frivolity When: Thursday Jan 15th (ie. regular N. Valley Greens 2nd Thu of month) 6:30pm Where: Drew's Place (near Maude & Mathilda, Maude & Fair Oaks/Wolfe, and near Caroline's Place) 202 W. Arbor Ave. Sunnyvale Phone: 408-469-6093 Map: http://tinyurl.com/DrewsPlace Come join us with your fav 'green' games (ie. that encourage community and environmental consciousness) sense of humor and snacks. Green is Fun! Drew From fredd at freeshell.org Wed Jan 14 14:20:22 2009 From: fredd at freeshell.org (Fred Duperrault) Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:20:22 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Red Alert - SJ Planning Commission to interview Roy Nordblom Message-ID: <496E6526.1050501@freeshell.org> Roy, Thanks for the notice. If I can reschedule a conflicting appointment, I'll try hard to be there. I'm hoping other GP members will too. Thanks for taking the initiative to apply to be placed on the Planning Commission. Fred Red alert, red alert, bang on the gong! On Tuesday January 20th I will be watching the inauguration of Obama at San Jose City Hall. 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The first call-in day on December 22 was a tremendous success, and thousands of calls were made. In fact, by 11:00 AM that morning, Senator Kennedy's office reported to have already received over 1,000 phone calls in support of HR 676 which calls for more than the Massachusetts-style healthcare reform. Now is the time to expand this effort. Everyone is being asked to make their calls to the Washington, D.C. offices of the House of Representatives. HR 676 has been reintroduced in the 111th Congress -- there are 86 cosponsors in the House from the 110th Congress who have been sworn into the 111th session. The goal set by the National Single Payer Coalition is to double those sponsors through this massive call-in on Thursday and other efforts. Here's how you can be part of this Call-In Day: 1. If you do not know who your Representative is or how to reach her/him, click on to congress.org -- and then enter your zip code on the upper right corner where it says "Find Your Officials". The Congressional call-in number is 202-224-3121. www.congress.org/congressorg/home/ 2. When you make the call, be sure to ask if your Representative is already a sponsor of HR 676. If they are, thank them and urge them to do all they can to help it pass. 3. If your Representative is not yet a sponsor, urge them to become one now. See below for Talking Points to help you make the case. They can also attend a briefing on HR 676 that will be held on Wednesday, January 28 from 3 to 5 pm in the Halls of Congress. 4. If you can make one more call, please call one or both of your Senators to support companion legislation to HR 676 in the Senate. UFPJ participation in actions like this is crucial to our building our "Beyond War, A New Economy is Possible: Yes We Can Campaign", linking the ending of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars to changing our government's focus from warfare and militarism to healthcare and other social programs and community needs. Check the UFPJ website for more information on this campaign. www.unitedforpeace.org Finally, we hope you will take a moment to make a financial contribution to UFPJ. Your donations make it possible for us to keep doing this important work -- we hope we can count on you! https://secure.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/ufpj/content.jsp?content_KEY=1553 ---------------------------- Talking Points 1) Former Sen. Tom Daschle, President-Elect Obama's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, called for "a government-run insurance program modeled after Medicare" in testimony before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions as part of the solution to our healthcare crisis. His plan also includes health insurance corporations. We already have a public-private system which doesn't work. 2) In August of 2005, The National Coalition on Health Care found in a fiscal analysis of health care reform that "the single payer model would reduce costs by over $1.1 trillion over the next decade while providing comprehensive benefits to all Americans." Single-payer is the only reform proposal that can claim cost savings and comprehensive health care for all. 3) I understand that only HR 676 would implement a sustainable, fair, and cost-efficient solution to the healthcare crisis. Reject for-profit health corporation-friendly bills, which put private profits over public health and will not and cannot solve our healthcare crisis. 4) Some argue that HR 676 is "not politically feasible," but that's a facile truism, not an acceptable position. We elect our Congress to serve the public interest, and the public overwhelmingly supports a national health plan. 5) HR 676 would help control costs by emphasizing prevention and universal access to basic care instead of reliance on emergency room care--the most costly and least efficient method of healthcare delivery. We can't afford not to adopt HR 676. 6) HR 676 would improve healthcare outcomes and eliminate racial, geographic and other disparities which currently plague our nation. 7) All the other advanced democracies adopted national healthcare, none have seriously considered eliminating these systems, and all enjoy better healthcare results than we do including: longer life expectancy, lower infant mortality rates, fewer work-days lost to illness, and many other measures of health and wellness. 8) It's time to stop funding the wars and occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan and start making sure the health care needs of our families are met!_______________________________________________ cal-forum mailing list cal-forum at cagreens.org http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/cal-forum -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Hasan?s documentary art exhibition, "Tracking Transience: The > Orwell Project," made all his personal information, from his current > location to his bank statements and telephone records available to the > public. > > Hasan will describe his experiences with the FBI, and with his > personal information tracking system in the context of his goals as an > artist using electronic forms of information as his media, to explore > the way humans interact with electronic information and to investigate > the acceptance of the use of this technology. > Hasan began his talk by saying he had been around here about 16 weeks at this point in time. Then he showed us slides of art he did before 9/11. One piece, titled "Water Table", was a limited edition of small tables with two inch deep clear plastic bowls of water with pictures of water printed into the bottoms as the tabletop. Another, titled "Eight Mile Road", features clever use of reflective materials and projected footage from the intersections of Eight Mile Road (AKA: the wall between rich and poor Detroit). He explained that while working on these pieces he developed an awareness of what he could do with video and electronics. Then on June 19th, 2002 Hasan was going through the Detroit Airport, and Homeland Security put a crimp in his plans. Going through customs, the guy behind the computer screen went white as a sheet when seeing what came up when "Hasan Elahi" was typed in. For the next six months the FBI was constantly asking him for more information about everything. They even gave him nine sequential identical lie detector (polygraph) tests. As an Artist, he found himself thinking about making something of the intrusion. He decided to put ALL his information on the web. This included bank records, flight records, pictures of every toilet and meal, the building he is currently in, and an assortment of other things. Visiting it, you will have no trouble finding where he is now from the Google map, and a picture of the building he is in. Also there are pictures of art installations he has made as part of the project, and many links to footage and articles about it in the mainstream media. Hasan has learned many things from this project and the awareness of the other stuff on the web that have popped up over the last decade or so. One thing is that there is so much information out there that raw info is more of a problem than a solution. He thinks because of this the culture of secrecy is slowly disintegrating. Another thing is that being on a show like The Colbert Report has a huge impact on visits to his website. During Q&A a number of interesting points were discussed: He thinks the guy that ran the storage place where he kept his bulky stuff he didn't need now turned him in after 9/11, when the paranoia was thickest. He had given the guy notice on 9/12, because he was going to be moving to Florida. It didn't help that he has brown skin and a Middle Eastern sounding name. The FBI people that interviewed him after he got busted at the airport were very competent and very scary. For more information please visit: http://elahi.org -- Tian http://tian.greens.org Latest change: Added pictures of Saturdays Peace March in San Francisco. From JamBoi at Greens.org Fri Jan 16 20:09:16 2009 From: JamBoi at Greens.org (Drew Johnson) Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:09:16 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Share the Dream: Join us 1/19 Greening The FREEDOM Train! Message-ID: <54488.24.6.229.93.1232165356.squirrel@www.greens.org> http://www.mlksantaclaravalley.com/ 1/19: The FREEDOM Train! Join Us (and bonus -- some of the 49ers too)! The Freedom Train, Monday, January 19th, 2001 and several members of the 49ers will be at the San Jose Rod Diridon Station too: We Greens will have bright, neon Green and black buttons saying "Share the Dream -- gp.org" buttons. (Please note there will be no march in San Francisco, but events and speakers will be at the Bill Graham Auditorium. Program begins at 10:45 am, and ends at 4pm. MUNI buses in San Fransisco will transport you to the Civic Auditorium.) The trains will leave promptly at 9:30 a.m, (NOT 10:00 am, as in past years!) from the Diridon Station in San Jose, from Sunnyvale at 9:45 am, from Palo Alto at 9:59 am, from San Mateo at 10:22 am, arriving at San Francisco at 10:55 am. PLEASE arrive 30 minutes prior to departure! Tickets are $5.00. You may purchase tickets at the train station or at the African American Community Service Agency in San Jose at 6th ands Julian. Pone number is : 408-292-3157. Or you can purchase them at Emmanuel Baptist Church at 467 N. White Road in San Jose. Phone number is: 408-272-1360. Ticket is good for round trip to San Francisco, and back. You may also go to www.mlksantaclaravalley.com and use Pay-Pal. From alexcathy at aol.com Sat Jan 17 07:30:11 2009 From: alexcathy at aol.com (alexcathy at aol.com) Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 10:30:11 -0500 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] GP's Clifford Thornton on Failed Drug War Message-ID: <8CB46CF9EECDB61-130-1DDB@WEBMAIL-DZ14.sysops.aol.com> I posted some quotes and a link to a video interview by Clifford Thornton to my campaign web site. Clifford Thornton of the Green Party of Connecticut is the founder of Efficacy, a non-profit organization that has been concentrating efforts on drug policy reform. Clifford was the Green Party candidate for Governor of Connecticut and an active member of the Green Party Black Caucus. "The War on Drugs has absolutely nothing to do with drugs - it?s about power, it?s about control, it?s about coercion, it?s about money. . . . Draconian drug laws, mandatory sentencing, zero tolerance, and ?three strikes? statutes have been used to lock away hundreds of thousands of young people, poor people, African Americans and other people of color in prisons and prevent them from living productive lives." http://alexwalker4california.com/blog/three-strikes-reform/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fredd at freeshell.org Sat Jan 17 17:29:31 2009 From: fredd at freeshell.org (Fred Duperrault) Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:29:31 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Gov, Blagojevich impeached, Pres. Bush, pardoned Message-ID: <497285FB.1070109@freeshell.org> Dear Green Party Friends, For your information, here is a "letter to the editor" that was sent to the SF Chronicle earlier in the week. Because it wasn't printed in the Chron., I have sent it to the Christian Science Monitor's "Readers Write" op ed section. Although it could appear in the Monitor next week, I doubt it will. fd C.S.M.Readers Write: Congratulations to the Illinois State Representatives for impeaching Governor Rod Blagojevich ("No clear rules for Illinois' Senate's first impeachment," C.S. Monitor 01/12/09) They lived up to their constitutional responsibility. However, as corrupt as the Illinois Governor's alleged violations were, the harmful results of his crimes and misdemeanors pale when compared with those of the President of the United States. Yet, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House of Representatives have allowed George W. Bush to finish his term with no accountability for his transgressions that led to the deaths of more than 100,000 Iraqi civilians, thousands of Americans and caused severe damages to the integrity of America's constitutional governance. And America is doing nothing about it. Have we, the proud citizens of our republic, lapsed into adoring the United States Presidency as a monarchical office with little or no limitations of power? While considering that George W. Bush has not been impeached, imagine how much his much revered successor, President-elect Obama, would be able to get away with if HE were to ignore the Constitution and betray the trust of the people. With the impeachment of Governor Blagojevich, Illinois has wisely set a critical constitutional precedent. On the national level, America has betrayed itself by not impeaching President Bush. Fred Duperrault 500 W. Middlefield Road, #45 Mountain View, CA 94043 (650)691-1215 fredd at freeshell.org From carolineyacoub at att.net Sun Jan 18 08:17:43 2009 From: carolineyacoub at att.net (Caroline Yacoub) Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:17:43 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: The Gaza Boomerang Message-ID: <847563.89626.qm@web81207.mail.mud.yahoo.com> January 8, 2009 Op-Ed Columnist The Gaza Boomerang By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF At a time when Israel is bombing Gaza to try to smash Hamas, it?s worth remembering that Israel itself helped nurture Hamas. When Hamas was founded in 1987, Israel was mostly concerned with Yasser Arafat?s Fatah movement and figured that a religious Palestinian organization would help undermine Fatah. Israel calculated that all those Muslim fundamentalists would spend their time praying in the mosques, so it cracked down on Fatah and allowed Hamas to rise as a counterforce. What we?re seeing in the Middle East is the Boomerang Syndrome. Arab terrorism built support for right-wing Israeli politicians, who took harsh actions against Palestinians, who responded with more terrorism, and so on. Extremists on each side sustain the other, and the excessive Israeli ground assault in Gaza is likely to create more terrorists in the long run. If this pattern continues, we may eventually see Hamas-style Palestinians facing off against hard-line Israelis, with each side making the others? lives wretched ? and political moderates in the Middle East politically eviscerated. I visited Gaza last summer and found many Palestinians ambivalent in a way that Americans and Israelis often don?t appreciate. Many Gazans scorn Fatah as corrupt and incompetent, and they dislike Hamas?s overzealousness and repression. But when they are suffering and humiliated, they find it emotionally satisfying to see Hamas fighting back. Granted, Israel was profoundly provoked in this case. Israel sought an extension of its cease-fire with Hamas, and Egypt offered to mediate one ? but Hamas refused. When it is shelled by its neighbor, Israel has to do something. But Israel?s right to do something doesn?t mean it has the right to do anything. Since the shelling from Gaza started in 2001, 20 Israeli civilians have been killed by rockets or mortars, according to a tabulation by Israeli human rights groups. That doesn?t justify an all-out ground invasion that has killed more than 660 people (it?s difficult to know how many are militants and how many are civilians). So what could Israel have reasonably done? Bombing the tunnels through which Gazans smuggle weapons would have been a proportionate response, if Israel had stopped there, and the same is true of airstrikes on certain Hamas targets. An even better approach would have been to ease the siege in Gaza, perhaps creating an environment in which Hamas would have extended the cease-fire. It was certainly worth trying ? and almost anything would be better than lashing out in a way that would create more boomerangs. ?This policy is not strengthening Israel,? notes Sari Bashi, the executive director of Gisha, an Israeli human rights group that works on Gaza issues. ?The trauma that 1.5 million people have been undergoing in Gaza is going to have long-term effects for our ability to live together. ?My colleague in Gaza works for an Israeli organization. She?s learning Hebrew, and she?s just the kind of person we can build a future with. And her 6-year-old nephew, every time a bomb drops from the air, is at first scared and then says ? hopefully ? maybe the Qassam Brigades will now fire rockets at the Israelis.? Israel?s strategy has been to make ordinary Palestinians suffer in hopes of creating ill will toward Hamas. That?s why, beginning in 2007, Israel cut back fuel shipments for Gaza utilities ? and why today, in the aftermath of the bombings, 800,000 Gaza residents lack running water, Ms. Bashi said. ?The Israeli policy on Gaza has been marketed as a policy against Hamas, but in reality it?s a policy against a million-and-a-half people in Gaza,? she said. We all know that the most plausible solution to the Middle East mess is a two-state solution along the lines that former President Bill Clinton has proposed. It?s difficult to tell how we get there from here, but a crucial step is to strengthen President Mahmoud Abbas and his Palestinian Authority. Instead, initial reports are that the assault on Gaza is focusing Arab anger on Mr. Abbas and moderate neighbors like Jordan, undermining the peacemakers. My courageous Times colleague in Gaza, Taghreed el-Khodary, quoted a 37-year-old father weeping over the corpse of his 11-year-old daughter: ?From now on, I am Hamas. I choose resistance.? Barack Obama has said relatively little about Gaza. At first, given the provocations by Hamas, that was understandable. But as the ground invasion costs more lives, he needs to join European leaders in calling for a new cease-fire on all sides ? and after he assumes the presidency, he must provide real leadership that the world craves. Aaron David Miller, a longtime Middle East peace negotiator for the United States, suggests in his excellent new book, ?The Much Too Promised Land,? that presidents should offer Israel ?love, but tough love.? So, Mr. Obama, find your voice. Fall in tough love with Israel. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Just 14 months ago, at his confirmation hearing, Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey frustrated and angered some senators by refusing to state that waterboarding, the near-drowning technique used on three prisoners by the Central Intelligence Agency, is in fact torture. Related Times Topics: Eric H. Holder Jr. Blog The Caucus The latest on the presidential transition and other news from Washington and around the nation. Join the discussion. Election Results | More Politics News This week, at his confirmation hearing, Eric H. Holder Jr., the attorney general-designate, did not hesitate to express a clear view. He noted that waterboarding had been used to torment prisoners during the Inquisition, by the Japanese in World War II and in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge. ?We prosecuted our own soldiers for using it in Vietnam,? Mr. Holder said. ?Waterboarding is torture.? In the view of many historians and legal authorities, Mr. Holder was merely admitting the obvious. He was agreeing with the clear position of his boss-to-be, President-elect Barack Obama, and he was giving an answer that almost certainly was necessary to win confirmation. Yet his statement, amounting to an admission that the United States may have committed war crimes, opens the door to an unpredictable train of legal and political consequences. It could potentially require a full-scale legal investigation, complicate prosecutions of individuals suspected of committing terrorism and mire the new administration in just the kind of backward look that Mr. Obama has said he would like to avoid. Mr. Holder?s statement came just two days after the Defense Department official in charge of military commissions at Guant?namo Bay, Cuba, said in an interview with The Washington Post that she had refused to permit a trial for one detainee there, Mohammed al-Qahtani, because she believed he had been tortured. Together the statements, from a current and an incoming legal official, cover both the Central Intelligence Agency, which has acknowledged waterboarding three captured operatives of Al Qaeda, and the military?s detention program. Legal experts across the political spectrum said the statements would make it difficult for the incoming administration to avoid a criminal investigation of torture, even as most also say a successful prosecution might well be impossible. Two obvious obstacles stand in the way of a prosecution: legal opinions from the Justice Department that declared even the harshest interrogation methods to be legal, and a provision in the Military Commissions Act of 2006 that grants strong legal protections to government employees who relied on such legal advice in counterterrorism programs. Still, Jennifer Daskal, senior counterterrorism counsel at Human Rights Watch, said, ?It would be contrary to the principles of the criminal justice system for the attorney general to say he believes a very serious crime has been committed and then to do nothing about it.? Charles D. Stimson, who served as the Defense Department?s top official on detainee affairs from 2004 to 2007 and is now a senior legal fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation, said the statements ?certainly will increase the pressure on Holder to mount some kind of investigation.? In addition to domestic political pressures, the United States appears to have a legal obligation as a party to the international Convention against Torture to follow up on the torture statements. That treaty requires signatory states to conduct a ?prompt and impartial investigation, wherever there is reasonable ground to believe that an act of torture has been committed in any territory under its jurisdiction.? The Bush administration placed its interrogation operations offshore, at the American base in Cuba and at secret C.I.A. sites, and officials have sometimes argued that they were not on territory under American jurisdiction. But that assertion has been eroded by court decisions concerning the Guant?namo detention center, and it is unlikely that the Obama administration would use such a loophole to avoid the torture convention?s effect. ?There?s a moral, legal and practical obligation of the United States to follow this allegation in good faith wherever it leads,? said Juan E. M?ndez, a veteran human rights lawyer who is president of the International Center for Transitional Justice in New York. Where such an inquiry might lead is an unsettling question for departing Bush administration officials, who have long worried that aggressive policies could make them vulnerable to civil or criminal liability. If rank-and-file interrogators are protected by the Justice Department?s assurance that their actions were legal, what about the lawyers who gave the assurances? What about the senior officials, including President Bush, who approved the use of waterboarding and other such tactics? Such questions are so legally daunting and politically complex that Mr. Obama has played down, while not ruling out, the possibility of a criminal investigation or a national commission to examine past policies. In an interview with ABC last Sunday, he said ?my orientation?s going to be to move forward? rather than looking back. In recent weeks, Mr. Bush, Vice President Cheney and other officials have strongly defended their counterterrorism methods and credited them with preventing attacks on the United States since 2001. Their implicit argument ? that the Obama administration should not question policies that protected Americans ? was made more explicit and personal by Michael V. Hayden, the departing C.I.A. director, in a session with reporters on Thursday. ?If I?m going to go to an officer and say, ?I?ve got a truth commission, or I want to post all your e-mails, or, well, we?ve got this guy from the bureau who wants to talk to you,? ? Mr. Hayden said, it would discourage such a C.I.A. officer from taking risks on behalf of the new president?s policies. ?We have no right to ask this guy to bet his kid?s college education on who?s going to win the off-year election,? Mr. Hayden said, alluding to legal fees that such a C.I.A. officer might face. At his confirmation hearing, Mr. Holder was asked by Senator Orrin G. Hatch, Republican of Utah, whether he would pursue a criminal investigation of the interrogation programs. Mr. Holder hedged his response, saying, ?Senator, no one?s above the law, and we will follow the evidence, the facts, the law, and let that take us where it should.? But he added, quoting Mr. Obama, that ?we don?t want to criminalize policy differences? and finally pleaded for time to study the matter. ?One of the things I think I?m going to have to do,? Mr. Holder said, ?is to become more familiar with what happened that led to the implementation of these policies.? From cls at truffula.sj.ca.us Sun Jan 18 14:38:04 2009 From: cls at truffula.sj.ca.us (cls) Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:38:04 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: Free Audio Lecture on Martin Luther King, Jr. Message-ID: <20090118223804.1F7B06A902@truffula.sj.ca.us> Decoding Caroline's message, I got a working URL http://www.teach12.com/ttcx/MLK09FreeLecture.aspx?ai=34001 From JamBoi at Greens.org Sun Jan 18 22:11:30 2009 From: JamBoi at Greens.org (Drew Johnson) Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:11:30 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fwd: Need 800 signers by Midnight, Demand Media Expose Israel's War Crimes Message-ID: <55832.24.6.229.93.1232345490.squirrel@www.greens.org> ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Fwd: Need 800 signers by Midnight, Demand Media Expose Israel's War Crimes From: "Randy Sandberg" Date: Sun, January 18, 2009 09:52 To: Undisclosed recipients:; -------------------------------------------------------------------------- FYI: --- "Just as the world has seen Nazi Hunters, so shall it see American Hunters" -- capUSAwc.org Begin forwarded message: > From: "Sarah Kamal, GazaJustice" > Date: January 18, 2009 6:27:30 AM PST > Subject: Need 800 signers by Midnight, Demand Media Expose Israel's > War Crimes > Reply-To: info at gazajustice.org > > > Randy- > > We're very close to our goal of 4000 signatures, we need your help > to get another 800 by midnight. Your letters got the attention of > the media and some have responded positively by running stories on > Gaza, but most have not done enough to expose Israel's war crimes. > > Ceasefire or not the world must know about Israel's war crimes in > GAZA. For weeks, big media censored the news out of Gaza allowing > more time for Israel to kill and destroy. Who will speak for the > thousands of Palestinian children who were killed and injured?? We > must pressure the media to report the atrocities that happened in > GAZA. GAZA NEEDS YOU, please ACT NOW, USING THE BELOW LINK. > > WE HAVE DESIGNED AN EASY TOOL TO HELP YOU INVITE everyone you know. > Simply click on the below link, upload your email address book OR > copy-paste the addresses you want to contact and click send. Our > software will do the rest > > CLICK HERE TO INVITE EVERYONE YOU KNOW , to sign and send their > letter to media executives and editors. > > When the media exposes Israel's war crimes in GAZA, politicians will > be forced to ACT. The media's silence on war crimes is not > acceptable, Israel must be accountable for its actions. > > > -Thank you and May God help the innocent > > Sarah Kamal > > Ps: For the original action alert page where you can sign the > letter, visit: http://gazajustice.org > > Contact Us: info at gazajustice.org > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From JamBoi at Greens.org Mon Jan 19 01:17:13 2009 From: JamBoi at Greens.org (Drew Johnson) Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:17:13 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Tuesday Evening 1/20 Black Community R&B Party @ Avalon in Santa Clara Message-ID: <56106.24.6.229.93.1232356633.squirrel@www.greens.org> (might be a great place to make connections and friends among the African-American community and influence them to becoming Green) FOR: 21 years old and older WHEN: Tuesday Jan 20, Doors open 7PM WHERE: the Avalon Night Club, 777 Lawrence Expressway (located just a few blocks N of 280), City of Santa Clara MAP: http://tinyurl.com/AvalonNightClub WHAT: an R&B "Celebration of Change Obama Presidential Inauguration Party" Live Rhythm & Blues, Reggae, Step Show & Comedy SPONSOR: Robert Warren Enterprise Presents (promoter from the black community) HOSTED By: BET (Black Entertainment Channel)'s Joey Well, DJ'd by DJ General Lee VIP Chef: Havon Butler of H. Butler's BBQ - KBLX radio personality, jazz guitarist and BBQ chef extraordinaire STARRING: LZ & Ezell, Vacano, Cali Cuz'nz Green is Celebration! Drew From alexcathy at aol.com Mon Jan 19 08:33:43 2009 From: alexcathy at aol.com (alexcathy at aol.com) Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:33:43 -0500 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Martin Luther King, April 1967 -- "Beyond Vietnam" Message-ID: <8CB486AD4048C53-B68-947@FWM-M10.sysops.aol.com> Forget the silly mainstream media hype about Obama "Fulfilling the Dream."? Follow this link for the real deal: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkatimetobreaksilence.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fredd at freeshell.org Mon Jan 19 13:44:38 2009 From: fredd at freeshell.org (Fred Duperrault) Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:44:38 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] [Fwd: [ufpj] Deadline for UFPJ National Coordinator Position Extended] Message-ID: <4974F446.80306@freeshell.org> If you think of any Green who might qualify and be interested in applying for the National Coordinator of the United For Peace and Justice (UFPJ) coalition position , please forward this to her/him. I think Cynthia McKinney and Peter Myers would be very good candidates. Fred (After having attended the UFPJ 4th Assembly early in December '08, I am impressed with the organization that has 1,400 peace and/or justice orgs. as members. The process to develop and enact three of the documents on which the UFPJ will base it's programs and other functions for the next year-and- a-half, seemed quite effective, especially because it involved more that 150 delegates from many, diverse NGOs. { Some of the familiar names participating were: Kathy Kelly, a national peace icon; David Swanson, of After #10 Downing Street; Michael McPherson, Ex. Dr. of VFP; Phyliss Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies fellow and author; Medea Benjamin, of Global Exchange & Code Pink; and Antonia Juhasz, author of "The BU$H AGENDA INVADING THE WORLD, One Economy at a Time, and other books regarding Oil-Middle East-U.S.A.}) -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ufpj] Deadline for UFPJ National Coordinator Position Extended Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:00:14 -0500 (EST) From: Michael McPhearson, UFPJ Co-Chair Reply-To: webmaster at unitedforpeace.org To: fredd at freeshell.org To ensure that we give enough time to find the best possible applicant for this critical position of UFPJ National Coordinator, the deadline to submit a cover letter and a resume has been extended to February 2, 2009. Please pass along this information and encourage qualified persons to apply. 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Drew From gerrygras at earthlink.net Wed Jan 21 12:02:31 2009 From: gerrygras at earthlink.net (Gerry Gras) Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:02:31 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Local currencies Message-ID: <49777F57.40606@earthlink.net> A short history of local currencies. "A Better Way to Make Money" http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/21-3 Gerry From cls at greens.org Wed Jan 21 11:35:45 2009 From: cls at greens.org (Cameron L Spitzer) Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:35:45 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] tabling event Feb 5 at DeAnza Message-ID: <20090121193545.CF675CED5F@mail.greens.org> Reply-To: From: "Julio Magalhaes" To: , Subject: Climate Action Campaign Volunteers Needed for De Anza Tabling (Feb. 5) Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:33:59 -0800 Organization: Sierra Club Hello All, Be part of our first tabling event in 2009 and take early action to help us in 2009! We need help with tabling at DeAnza College's "Global Warming Solutions" event on Thurs. Feb. 5. DETAILS: * Thurs. Feb. 5: "Global Warming Solutions" event at DeAnza College Location: Cupertino Time: 10AM - 2PM: Event Shifts: 9:30 AM - Noon, Noon-2 PM Duties: Staff a table to inform students about our Climate Action Campaign work. This opportunity is a great way to educate and engage students and staff interested in global warming and tell them about the great work being done by the Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter on this historic challenge. Help us increase awareness of the Cool Cities Campaign and other parts of our Global Warming Program such as Climate Action Teams. Have people sign our Cool Cities Letter and sign-up as new volunteers! Help us build new Cool Cities Teams! Please contact me if you can spare a few hours for one or more of the shifts at these tabling opportunities. Help us push for the decisive rapid action needed to address humanity's grand climate change/ clean energy challenge! Thanks, Julio Julio Magalhaes, Ph.D. Global Warming Program Coordinator Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter Palo Alto, CA Phone: 650-390-8441 / Fax: 650-390-8497 E-mail: julio.magalhaes at sierraclub.org Web: lomaprietaglobalwarming.sierraclub.org From wrolley at charter.net Wed Jan 21 19:34:38 2009 From: wrolley at charter.net (Wes Rolley) Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:34:38 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] tabling event Feb 5 at DeAnza In-Reply-To: <20090121193545.CF675CED5F@mail.greens.org> References: <20090121193545.CF675CED5F@mail.greens.org> Message-ID: <4977E94E.1090004@charter.net> Cameron, Are you suggesting that we table for the Sierra Club, or that we try to get a spot ourselves? I assume the latter, but it is not clear. There is a wealth of material available regarding Global Warming, including the First 100 Days document from EcoAction Committee. Is anyone in direct connection to this group? Drew, weren't you working with DeAnza last year? Wes Cameron L Spitzer wrote: > Reply-To: > From: "Julio Magalhaes" > To: , > > Subject: Climate Action Campaign Volunteers Needed for De Anza Tabling (Feb. 5) > Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:33:59 -0800 > Organization: Sierra Club > > Hello All, > > Be part of our first tabling event in 2009 and take early action to help us > in 2009! We need help with tabling at DeAnza College's "Global Warming > Solutions" event on Thurs. Feb. 5. -- "Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, then you are wasting your time on this Earth" Roberto Clemente Wes Rolley 17211 Quail Court, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 http://www.refpub.com/ -- Tel: 408.778.3024 From JamBoi at Greens.org Wed Jan 21 22:15:56 2009 From: JamBoi at Greens.org (Drew Johnson) Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:15:56 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] American Citizen's Summit & Sunshine Cabinet Message-ID: <49827.24.6.229.93.1232604956.squirrel@www.greens.org> Along with Carol Brouillet and quite a number of other Greens I will be attending this American Citizen's Summit detailed below. If you have any messages you'd like us to convey to the gathering, please reply to me and if you'd like to help support my participation at the event monetarily or in other ways please e-mail me. Green is Connection! Drew JamBoi at Greens.org Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] American Citizens Summit From: "Carol Brouillet" Date: Fri, January 9, 2009 09:26 (Here is a link and details about the Citizens' Summit which I'll be attending with members of the Northern California 9/11 Truth Alliance. We will also have a booth. I can help people get the $200 Registration rate- if anyone else is interested in attending.) Carol Brouillet I also got an email from the main organizer saying "one of the ideas that's gaining credibility from this is the potential as an outcome of an informal Transpartisan Sunshine Cabinet including Nader, Kucinich, Paul, McKinney, and Chuck Baldwin. " - I know that I was very moved by the Press Conference Ron Paul organized with excluded Presidential Candidates last September, who represented the majority of most Americans, and raised our issues- the issues the Dem and Republican candidates refused to address. http://www.transpartisan.net/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=Event%20Description_Web&category=American%20Citizens%20Summit American Citizens' Summit Wednesday, February 11, 2009 6:00 pm - Sunday, February 15, 2009 12:00 pm (Mountain Time) Sheraton Denver Hotel 1550 Court Place Denver, CO 80202 ATTENTION: Inspired citizen leaders Greens, Independents, Libertarians, Liberals, Conservatives Innovators, visionaries and pioneers Bridgebuilders, mediators, facilitators Leaders of grassroots networks Business and industry leaders Be a co-founder of the Transpartisan movement! The Transpartisan Alliance invites you to join us February 11-15, 2009, in Denver, CO. at the American Citizens' Summit to build bridges of trust, respect and communication across divides by engaging in small and large group facilitated processes about a) the values that unite us as Americans, b) issues of common concern to all and c) areas of potential transpartisan cooperation. Theme "A house divided against itself cannot stand" Focalizing Topics Citizen solutions for energy Citizen solutions for the economy Citizen solutions for accountable, transparent governance Process Create a safe place to confront judgments that divide us and search for values that unite us. Re-build bridges of trust, respect and communication and search for unlikely allies. Create an opportunity for all agendas -- left, right, center -- to be heard, respected and valued. Who Should Be a Delegate? ? You are a concerned leader who is willing to start bridging across political divides. ? You are a concerned citizen who is willing to start bridging across political divides. ? You are willing to engage in facilitated dialogue about the judgments that divide us and the values that unite us as Americans. ? You have a voice to be heard and understand that you won?t be asked to set aside your firmly held values and beliefs. ? You want to experience leading edge ?deliberative democracy? techniques like keypad voting to sort through issues where transpartisan alignment can be found. Why Attend? ? You care about a polarizing topic/issue enough to use this opportunity to make progress. ? You want to be part of an effort to transform polarized partisan politics. ? You want to be part of the launch and refinement of the Transpartisan Alliance and movement. ? You want to be part of the ?learning lab? for innovating and integrating frameworks, tools, and processes for collaboration that work in the toughest situations. What you will receive: ? The chance to network with empowered citizens and leaders from all over the nation. ? The opportunity to honestly assess the state of our Union and the balance of power in America. ? The opportunity to speak truthfully and safely about what you think the real issues are. ? The opportunity to present your vision for where we want America to be in five years. ? The opportunity to co-create solutions that overwhelming majorities of Americans can say "Yes!" to. ? Online tools and support to go home and convene a local Transpartisan Alliance group. ? Online tools to connect your group to the emerging network of Transpartisan Alliance groups. Likely outcomes: ? You are stretched, refreshed and energized in your own work. ? Connect with others, find synergies, forge unlikely partnerships. ? We find breakthrough, transpartisan initiatives in energy, the economy, and governance which could not have been conceived without the mix of perspectives. ? We create a strategic plan for gaining broad support for our initiatives. ? We begin to shape a new and larger story for America that a new politcal culture is emerging that can creatively integrate seemingly conflicting perspectives on our most pressing national concerns. In the face of uncertainty, cooperation is our call to action! Register today! http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=657345 ------ Invitation letter that went out to invitees to the Interim Transpartisan Sunshine Cabinet Dear [see list of invitees below] In recognition of your reputation as a bridge-builder and leader willing to thoughtfully consider other political points of view, you are invited to serve on the interim, national Transpartisan Cabinet. On the evening of Abraham Lincoln's Bicentennial, February 12, 2009 at the American Citizens' Summit in Denver, Colorado the Transpartisan Alliance will host the first public meeting of the interim Transpartisan Cabinet (the Cabinet will meet again the next morning along with the randomly selected 12 member National Citizens Council.) The role of this body is to serve as a spokes group for and re-presenters of the values, principles and transpartisan policy priorities created at and after the Summit. It is intended to symbolically represent a microcosm of American political points of view, spanning as many constituencies as possible. Since the inviting process for this first Cabinet has not been open to all members of the Alliance, please be aware that you will be serving initially on an interim basis. At the Summit participants will be empowered to create a process for choosing the final Cabinet by 2010. Thank you for considering the invitation to serve in this visionary capacity. At this time of national uncertainty, cooperation is our call to action. Sincerely, Joseph McCormick Co-founder Reuniting America jmccormick at transpartisan.net 541-535-5080 Invited, Interim Transpartisan Sunshine Cabinet Ron Paul, Founder, Campaign for Liberty Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform * Michael Ostrolenk, Founder, Liberty Coalition * Steve Bhaerman, Comedian, Department of Heartland Security Marianne Williamson, Author, Healing the Soul of America Barbara Marx Hubbard, President, Foundation for Conscious Evolution * Cynthia McKinney, former Presidential Candidate, Green Party Gary Johnson, former Governor, New Mexico Jackie Salit, Director, Committee for a Unified Independent Party Chuck Baldwin, former Presidential Candidate, Constitution Party Ralph Nader, former Independent Presidential Candidate Jodie Evans, Co-founder, CodePink Women for Peace * Fred Smith, President, Competitive Enterprise Institute * David Keating, Executive Director, Club for Growth * Bob Edgar, President, Common Cause Dennis Kucinich, Member, US Congress * Alumnus, transpartisan leadership retreat From JamBoi at Greens.org Wed Jan 21 23:19:22 2009 From: JamBoi at Greens.org (Drew Johnson) Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:19:22 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: URGENT! Peltier's Safety in Jeopardy! Message-ID: <49874.24.6.229.93.1232608762.squirrel@www.greens.org> ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: [G-C-F] Fw: [Tierra_y_Vida] URGENT! Peltier's Safety in Jeopardy! From: "Linda Piera-Avila" Date: Wed, January 21, 2009 15:02 To: gplac-forum at lists.cagreens.org Cc: cal-forum at cagreens.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let's show our Green Party support for Leonard and call, email or write to one or more of the addresses below. Thanks. Linda Piera-Avila Santa Monica Subject: [Tierra_y_Vida] URGENT! Peltier's Safety in Jeopardy! To: "radical politics people of color" , Tierra_y_Vida at yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 1:42 PM Forwarded on behalf of the Leonard Peltier Defense Offense Committee URGENT! Leonard Peltier's Safety in Jeopardy! Dear LP Supporters, I am so OUTRAGED! ?My brother Leonard was severely beaten upon his arrival at the Canaan Federal Penitentiary. ?When he went into population after his transfer, some inmates assaulted him. The severity of his injuries is that he suffered numerous blows to his head and body, receiving a large bump on his head, possibly a concussion, and numerous bruises. ?Also, one of his fingers is swollen and discolored and he has pain in his chest and ribcage. There was blood everywhere from his injuries. We feel that prison authorities at the prompting of the FBI orchestrated this attack and thus, we are greatly concerned about his safety. ?It may be that the attackers, whom Leonard did not even know, were offered reduced sentences for carrying out this heinous assault. ?Since Leonard is up for parole soon, this could be a conspiracy to discredit a model prisoner. He was placed in solitary confinement and only given one meal, this is generally done when you won't name your attackers; incidentally being only given one meal seriously jeopardizes his health because of his diabetes. Prison officials refuse to release any info to the family, but they need to hear from his supporters to protect his safety, as does President Obama. His attorneys are trying to get calls into him now. This attack on LP comes on the heels of the FBI's recent letter, prompting this attack by FBI supporters as an attempt to discredit LP as a model prisoner. Anyone who has been in the prison system knows well that if you refuse to name your attackers or file charges against them, then you lose your status as a victim and/or given points against your possible parole and labeled as a perpetrator.? Thank you Betty Peltier-Solano Executive Coordinator Leonard Peltier Defense Offense Committee Call and request Leonard be treated with dignity and respect. Canaan Federal Prison: 570-488-8000 ----- Chris Spotted Eagle wrote:> Pursuant to Betty Ann Peltier Solano's letter about her brother, > let the Bureau of Prisons know that the public will hold them > accountable for the safety and wellbeing of Leonard Peltier. > Warden Ronnie R. Holt, Warden > USP-Canaan > U.S. Penitentiary > 3057 Easton Turnpike > Waymart, PA 18472 > Phone: 570-488-8000 > Fax: 570-488-8130 > E-mail address: _CAA/EXECASSISTANT@ BOP.GOV > _ > D. Scott Dodrill, Director > Northeast Regional Office > Federal Bureau of Prisons > 2nd & Chesnut Streets., 7th Floor > Philadelphia, PA 19106 > Phone: 215-521-7301 > E-mail: _NERO/EXECASSISTANT @BOP.GOV > _ > Harley G. Lappin, Director > Bureau of Prisons > U.S. Department of Justice > 320 First Street, NW, Room 654 > Washington, DC 20534 > Phone: 202-307-3250 > Fax: 202-514-6878 > > Ask President Obama to investigate this incident: > > The Honorable Barack H. Obama > The White House > 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW > Washington, DC 20500 > Comments: 202-456-1111 > Switchboard: 202-456-1414 > Fax: 202-456-2461 > E-mail: _http://www.whitehou se.gov/contact/ > _ > ----- Time to set him free... Because it is the RIGHT thing to do. Friends of Peltier http://www.FreePelt ierNow.org ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---- To subscribe, ??send a blank message to freepeltiernow- on at mail-list. com To unsubscribe, send a blank message to freepeltiernow- off at mail- list.com To change your email address, send a message to freepeltiernow- change at mail- list.com ???with your old address in the Subject: line To contact the list owner, send your message to ???freepeltiernow- list-owner@ mail-list.com -------------- next part -------------- ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: [G-C-F] Fw: [Tierra_y_Vida] URGENT! Peltier's Safety in Jeopardy! From: "Linda Piera-Avila" Date: Wed, January 21, 2009 15:02 To: gplac-forum at lists.cagreens.org Cc: cal-forum at cagreens.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let's show our Green Party support for Leonard and call, email or write to one or more of the addresses below. Thanks. Linda Piera-Avila Santa Monica Subject: [Tierra_y_Vida] URGENT! Peltier's Safety in Jeopardy! To: "radical politics people of color" , Tierra_y_Vida at yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 1:42 PM Forwarded on behalf of the Leonard Peltier Defense Offense Committee URGENT! Leonard Peltier's Safety in Jeopardy! Dear LP Supporters, I am so OUTRAGED! ?My brother Leonard was severely beaten upon his arrival at the Canaan Federal Penitentiary. ?When he went into population after his transfer, some inmates assaulted him. The severity of his injuries is that he suffered numerous blows to his head and body, receiving a large bump on his head, possibly a concussion, and numerous bruises. ?Also, one of his fingers is swollen and discolored and he has pain in his chest and ribcage. There was blood everywhere from his injuries. We feel that prison authorities at the prompting of the FBI orchestrated this attack and thus, we are greatly concerned about his safety. ?It may be that the attackers, whom Leonard did not even know, were offered reduced sentences for carrying out this heinous assault. ?Since Leonard is up for parole soon, this could be a conspiracy to discredit a model prisoner. He was placed in solitary confinement and only given one meal, this is generally done when you won't name your attackers; incidentally being only given one meal seriously jeopardizes his health because of his diabetes. Prison officials refuse to release any info to the family, but they need to hear from his supporters to protect his safety, as does President Obama. His attorneys are trying to get calls into him now. This attack on LP comes on the heels of the FBI's recent letter, prompting this attack by FBI supporters as an attempt to discredit LP as a model prisoner. Anyone who has been in the prison system knows well that if you refuse to name your attackers or file charges against them, then you lose your status as a victim and/or given points against your possible parole and labeled as a perpetrator.? ? Thank you Betty Peltier-Solano Executive Coordinator Leonard Peltier Defense Offense Committee Call and request Leonard be treated with dignity and respect. Canaan Federal Prison: 570-488-8000 ----- ? Chris Spotted Eagle wrote:> Pursuant to Betty Ann Peltier Solano's letter about her brother, > let the Bureau of Prisons know that the public will hold them > accountable for the safety and wellbeing of Leonard Peltier. > Warden Ronnie R. Holt, Warden > USP-Canaan > U.S. Penitentiary > 3057 Easton Turnpike > Waymart, PA 18472 > Phone: 570-488-8000 > Fax: 570-488-8130 > E-mail address: _CAA/EXECASSISTANT@ BOP.GOV > _ > D. Scott Dodrill, Director > Northeast Regional Office > Federal Bureau of Prisons > 2nd & Chesnut Streets., 7th Floor > Philadelphia, PA 19106 > Phone: 215-521-7301 > E-mail: _NERO/EXECASSISTANT @BOP.GOV > _ > Harley G. Lappin, Director > Bureau of Prisons > U.S. Department of Justice > 320 First Street, NW, Room 654 > Washington, DC 20534 > Phone: 202-307-3250 > Fax: 202-514-6878 > > Ask President Obama to investigate this incident: > > The Honorable Barack H. Obama > The White House > 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW > Washington, DC 20500 > Comments: 202-456-1111 > Switchboard: 202-456-1414 > Fax: 202-456-2461 > E-mail: _http://www.whitehou se.gov/contact/ > _ > ----- Time to set him free... Because it is the RIGHT thing to do. Friends of Peltier http://www.FreePelt ierNow.org ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---- To subscribe, ??send a blank message to freepeltiernow- on at mail-list. com To unsubscribe, send a blank message to freepeltiernow- off at mail- list.com To change your email address, send a message to freepeltiernow- change at mail- list.com ???with your old address in the Subject: line To contact the list owner, send your message to ???freepeltiernow- list-owner@ mail-list. com ? _? Recent Activity ?3 New Members Visit Your Group Yahoo! Search Try a shortcut Get local weather faster. Group Charity One Economy Helping close the digital divide Yahoo! 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From JamBoi at Greens.org Thu Jan 22 06:21:22 2009 From: JamBoi at Greens.org (Drew Johnson) Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:21:22 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Green Party Meetings In-Reply-To: <49782A1F.5000103@aceweb.com> References: <49782A1F.5000103@aceweb.com> Message-ID: <50572.24.6.229.93.1232634082.squirrel@www.greens.org> On Thu, January 22, 2009 00:11, Tian Harter wrote: > I'm about to sign us up for them for this year. I just wanted to check. > We're meeting first Wednesdays of the month, right? > -- > Tian > http://tian.greens.org > Latest change: Added Mountain View Inauguration Event pictures. Yes, and thank you again Tian for providing the leadership to finally move the meeting to the first Wed of the month. I think that was a really good shift that needed to happen for the longest time. Thanks Tian. Green is Connection! Drew From carolineyacoub at att.net Thu Jan 22 10:01:08 2009 From: carolineyacoub at att.net (Caroline Yacoub) Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:01:08 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: tabling event Feb 5 at DeAnza Message-ID: <180901.86277.qm@web81206.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Since I have most of the tabling materials, inluding the canopy and the button machine (and a whole box of new button materials) I'd appreciate more info on this. Who's going? Who's going first? Who's going last? Does anybody want a tabling kit? Caroline ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Wes Rolley To: Green Discuss Cc: Cameron L Spitzer Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 7:34:38 PM Subject: Re: [Sosfbay-discuss] tabling event Feb 5 at DeAnza Cameron, Are you suggesting that we table for the Sierra Club, or that we try to get a spot ourselves?? I assume the latter, but it is not clear. There is a wealth of material available regarding Global Warming, including the First 100 Days document from EcoAction Committee. Is anyone in direct connection to this group?? Drew, weren't you working with DeAnza last year? Wes Cameron L Spitzer wrote: > Reply-To: > From: "Julio Magalhaes" > To: , > ??? > Subject: Climate Action Campaign Volunteers Needed for De Anza Tabling (Feb. 5) > Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:33:59 -0800 > Organization: Sierra Club > > Hello All, > > Be part of our first tabling event in 2009 and take early action to help us > in 2009! We need help with tabling at DeAnza College's "Global Warming > Solutions" event on Thurs. Feb. 5. -- "Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, then you are wasting your time on this Earth" Roberto Clemente Wes Rolley 17211 Quail Court, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 http://www.refpub.com/ -- Tel: 408.778.3024 _______________________________________________ sosfbay-discuss mailing list sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net Thu Jan 22 17:49:14 2009 From: j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net (Jim Doyle) Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:49:14 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] meetings and tabling Message-ID: <4979221A.4020405@sbcglobal.net> Greetings All, re meetings Tian wrote I'm about to sign us up for them for this year. I just wanted to check. We're meeting first Wednesdays of the month, right? then Drew wrote Yes, and thank you again Tian for providing the leadership to finally move the meeting to the first Wed of the month. I think that was a really good shift that needed to happen for the longest time. Thanks Tian. I am missing something. Of course, that comes from missing two consecutive meetings. My reference point comes form the web site: re meetings http://www.cagreens.org/sclara/ reveals *Monthly Meetings* * Effective Wednesday July 2-nd 2008 we will meet on the first Wednesday of the month at the San Jose Peace Center at 7:30 pm with informal discussions at 6:30 pm. The San Jose Peace Center is at 48 South 7-th Street in San Jose between Santa Clara and San Fernando Streets. Our next monthly meeting will be * Wednesday February 4th, 2009* *re tabling who has the contact info for the De Anza event? Was this discussed at the January meeting? Who is doing the organizing for the DeAnza event on Thursday February 5-th? From rob.means at electric-bikes.com Thu Jan 22 19:40:02 2009 From: rob.means at electric-bikes.com (Rob Means) Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:40:02 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) conference Message-ID: <041001c97d0c$50449040$6401a8c0@INTERBIKE06> The Advanced Transit Association (http://www.advancedtransit.org/) wants to facilitate a network of California city officials - both elected and administrative - who are at least open to PRT. If you know of any, please advise them of the upcoming PRT conference in Oakland on March 6. The conference is entitled Carbon-Free Mobility. Preliminary information is at: http://www.advancedtransit.org/doc.aspx?id=2109 The keynote address will be delivered by noted land use planner Peter Calthorpe. VTA has recently taken an interest in Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) as the technology for the Airport to LRT and BART connector. Here's a brief introductory video on what PRT is and how it works: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7hgipbHBK8 Rob Means, Secretary Sunnyhills Neighborhood Association P. O. Box 360581, Milpitas, CA 95036-0581 408-262-0420 rob.means at electric-bikes.com www.neighborhoodlink.com/milpitas/sunnyhills ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- From JamBoi at Greens.org Sat Jan 24 08:27:12 2009 From: JamBoi at Greens.org (Drew Johnson) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 08:27:12 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] meetings and tabling In-Reply-To: <4979221A.4020405@sbcglobal.net> References: <4979221A.4020405@sbcglobal.net> Message-ID: <51307.24.6.229.93.1232814432.squirrel@www.greens.org> Jim I'm not seeing any contradiction or issue here. First Wednesday of the month is what Tian succeeded in getting us to move to. I understand there is a Council Meeting. Details please. Green is Connection! Drew On Thu, January 22, 2009 17:49, Jim Doyle wrote: > Greetings All, > re meetings Tian wrote > I'm about to sign us up for them for this year. I just wanted to check. > We're meeting first Wednesdays of the month, right? > > then Drew wrote > Yes, and thank you again Tian for providing the leadership to finally move > the meeting to the first Wed of the month. I think that was a really good > shift that needed to happen for the longest time. Thanks Tian. > > I am missing something. Of course, that comes from missing two > consecutive meetings. > My reference point comes form the web site: > re meetings > http://www.cagreens.org/sclara/ > reveals > > > *Monthly Meetings* > > * Effective Wednesday July 2-nd 2008 we will meet on the first Wednesday > of the month > at the San Jose Peace Center at 7:30 pm with informal discussions at > 6:30 pm. > The San Jose Peace Center is at 48 South 7-th Street in San Jose between > Santa Clara and San Fernando Streets. > > Our next monthly meeting will be > * Wednesday February 4th, 2009* > > > *re tabling > who has the contact info for the De Anza event? > Was this discussed at the January meeting? > Who is doing the organizing for the DeAnza event on Thursday February > 5-th? > > _______________________________________________ > sosfbay-discuss mailing list > sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org > http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss > From cls at greens.org Sat Jan 24 11:15:19 2009 From: cls at greens.org (Cameron L Spitzer) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:15:19 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] tabling event Feb 5 at DeAnza Message-ID: <20090124191519.E5667CED52@mail.greens.org> >Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:34:38 -0800 >From: Wes Rolley >Reply-To: wrolley at charter.net Please don't do that. "Reply-To:" was a bad idea when it was invented, and it's still a bad idea. >To: Green Discuss >CC: Cameron L Spitzer >Subject: Re: [Sosfbay-discuss] tabling event Feb 5 at DeAnza >References: <20090121193545.CF675CED5F at mail.greens.org> >Cameron, >Are you suggesting that we table for the Sierra Club, or that we try to >get a spot ourselves? I assume the latter, but it is not clear. Try to get a spot ourselves. I've been sick for two weeks and I've gotten behind on everything, so I'm not going to be tabling soon. I know Caroline is interested in making tabling work better this year, but I don't know who else is. >> Reply-To: >> From: "Julio Magalhaes" >> To: , >> >> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:33:59 -0800 >> Organization: Sierra Club >> >> Hello All, >> >> Be part of our first tabling event in 2009 and take early action to help us >> in 2009! We need help with tabling at DeAnza College's "Global Warming >> Solutions" event on Thurs. Feb. 5. From JamBoi at Greens.org Sat Jan 24 14:27:36 2009 From: JamBoi at Greens.org (Drew Johnson) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:27:36 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] tabling event Feb 5 at DeAnza In-Reply-To: <20090124191519.E5667CED52@mail.greens.org> References: <20090124191519.E5667CED52@mail.greens.org> Message-ID: <51378.24.6.229.93.1232836056.squirrel@www.greens.org> Yes, and I'll be a part of it. We've worked on getting De Anza Campus Greens going (Kaisha and I are students there) so this will be great! Green is Now! Drew >>To: Green Discuss >>Subject: Re: [Sosfbay-discuss] tabling event Feb 5 at DeAnza >>References: <20090121193545.CF675CED5F at mail.greens.org> > >>Cameron, > >>Are you suggesting that we table for the Sierra Club, or that we try to >>get a spot ourselves? I assume the latter, but it is not clear. > > Try to get a spot ourselves. I've been sick for two weeks and I've > gotten behind on everything, so I'm not going to be tabling soon. > I know Caroline is interested in making tabling work better this > year, but I don't know who else is. > > >>> Reply-To: >>> From: "Julio Magalhaes" >>> To: , >>> >>> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:33:59 -0800 >>> Organization: Sierra Club >>> >>> Hello All, >>> >>> Be part of our first tabling event in 2009 and take early action to >>> help us >>> in 2009! We need help with tabling at DeAnza College's "Global Warming >>> Solutions" event on Thurs. Feb. 5. From kaisha_marie at comcast.net Sat Jan 24 14:31:51 2009 From: kaisha_marie at comcast.net (kaisha_marie at comcast.net) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:31:51 +0000 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] tabling event Feb 5 at DeAnza In-Reply-To: <51378.24.6.229.93.1232836056.squirrel@www.greens.org> References: <20090124191519.E5667CED52@mail.greens.org><51378.24.6.229.93.1232836056.squirrel@www.greens.org> Message-ID: <1269494620-1232836290-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-924565056-@bxe125.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Actually Drew, I graduated from DeAnza in June. I'm at SJSU now! Hope everyone else is well! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: "Drew Johnson" Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:27:36 To: Subject: Re: [Sosfbay-discuss] tabling event Feb 5 at DeAnza Yes, and I'll be a part of it. We've worked on getting De Anza Campus Greens going (Kaisha and I are students there) so this will be great! Green is Now! Drew >>To: Green Discuss >>Subject: Re: [Sosfbay-discuss] tabling event Feb 5 at DeAnza >>References: <20090121193545.CF675CED5F at mail.greens.org> > >>Cameron, > >>Are you suggesting that we table for the Sierra Club, or that we try to >>get a spot ourselves? I assume the latter, but it is not clear. > > Try to get a spot ourselves. I've been sick for two weeks and I've > gotten behind on everything, so I'm not going to be tabling soon. > I know Caroline is interested in making tabling work better this > year, but I don't know who else is. > > >>> Reply-To: >>> From: "Julio Magalhaes" >>> To: , >>> >>> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:33:59 -0800 >>> Organization: Sierra Club >>> >>> Hello All, >>> >>> Be part of our first tabling event in 2009 and take early action to >>> help us >>> in 2009! We need help with tabling at DeAnza College's "Global Warming >>> Solutions" event on Thurs. Feb. 5. _______________________________________________ sosfbay-discuss mailing list sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss From j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net Sat Jan 24 14:57:06 2009 From: j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net (Jim Doyle) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:57:06 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] county council meting Sunday Message-ID: <497B9CC2.3090708@sbcglobal.net> The county council will be meeting Sunday January 25-th from 3 pm to 5:30 pm at the home of Caroline Yacoub 323 N Murphy in Sunnyvale between Arques and Maude. From j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net Sat Jan 24 15:16:11 2009 From: j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net (Jim Doyle) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:16:11 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] six announcements Message-ID: <497BA13B.4010402@sbcglobal.net> Here are six items, some of which some of us might participate in. _ B. Latina Coalition ? January Newsletter_/_CIVIC ENGAGEMENT_/: **_Santa Clara_****_ _****_County_****_ is looking to fill openings on two of its commissions_**_:_ 1. _Commission on the Status of Women_: works with the Board of Supervisors and the Office of Women?s policy to promote affirmative action in eliminating sex discrimination in the areas of housing, employment, education, community services, and related fields. This appointment will fill the remainder of a 3-year term that expires on June 30, 2011. 2. _Senior Care Commission_: advises the Board of Supervisors on issues, legislation, services and programs that promote independence, good health and quality of life for persons 60 and over. This appointment will fill the remainder of a 3-year term that expires on June 30, 2010. If you would like to learn more about these commissions and how to apply, please call (408) 299-5001. **_The City of San Jose lists the following Volunteer Commission Openings_****. ** _Open Until Filled_: Advisory Commission on Rents, Civil Service Commission, Council Salary Setting Commission, Disability Advisory Commission, Small Business Development, Traffic Appeals Commission, the Mobile Home Advisory Commission. Unless otherwise stated, applicants must live within the City limits of San Jos? and cannot be City employees. Applications and information is available from the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 200 East Santa Clara Street, San Jose, CA 95113. You may also call (408) 535-1252 or visit http://www.sanjoseca.gov/clerk/vacancy.asp . **Vision New ****America****'s 2009 Youth Leadership & Civic Engagement (YLCE) Program** _For High School, College/Graduate Students and recent Grads! Over 60 Internship Positions Available!_ The YLCE Program places students in governmental and policy related offices in the Bay Area, Sacramento, and Washington D.C. YLCE Programs train students to be leaders in advocacy, policy, and service. Interns successfully completing the program and meeting all requirements are eligible to apply for a $1000 scholarship.// *Financial Assistance Available - Qualifying interns receive up to $450 in enrollment & tuition fees and up to $300 to cover transportation costs/// /**All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply! No prior experience necessary! *** **Download Applications Online: www.visionnewamerica.org ** **Application Due: *****February 13, 2008 ** */_LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES_/* **APALI Community Leadership Program** Made possible with support PG&E, Comcast, and the Institute for Community and Civic Engagement, the Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute (APALI) is pleased to announce that De Anza College's 3rd annual Community Civic Leadership Program will begin in January 2009. The 2009 Civic Leadership Program will bring together 20-25 individuals who are interested in increasing and elevating the level of civic participation, especially from the Latino and Asian American communities. The exciting themes include understanding and collaboration between the Latino American and Asian American communities, peer mentoring, and expanding our civic networks. Program will meet January 7 to March 25, Wednesday evenings, with a light dinner, 6:00 to 9:30 PM. Please contact Ruben Abrica for more info at rubenxl at aol.com VTA The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) would like to inform you of its upcoming public meetings regarding its Proposed Annual Transit Service Plan. To view a brochure that summarizes the proposed bus service changes that would be implemented beginning in July 2009, please go to http://www.vta.org/news/service_changes/annual_service_plan.html Telephone: (408) 321-2300, TTY: (408) 321-2330, Fax: (408) 321-7537 Email: customer.service at vta.org . Mail: 3331 North First Street , San Jose , CA 95134 Website: www.vta.org Dear Friend of* Mujer a Mujer*: Our 3rd Annual Mujer a Mujer Latina Leadership Conference is right around the corner - **Saturday, ***February 28***, 2009****.** We are expecting 300 participants at this all Spanish event. There is still time to register, secure a booth for our resource and vendor fair and/or cosponsor the event. We are also in need of volunteers - high school and college students are welcomed! Volunteers do not need to speak Spanish. Let us know if you have any questions and thanks in advance for passing on the information. Have a great week! In Service, Elizabeth Ramirez Sharpe, M.Ed. Founder - 408.561.5137 From j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net Sat Jan 24 15:18:37 2009 From: j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net (Jim Doyle) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:18:37 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] health care forum and report Message-ID: <497BA1CD.5030300@sbcglobal.net> *EVERYBODY IN, NOBODY OUT!* Health care in Santa Clara County, a report-back from the Jan. 10 St. Louis national meeting of the LABOR CAMPAIGN FOR SINGLE-PAYER HEALTH CARE and strategy discussion for organizing locally for HR 676 - single payer health care in 2009 *TUESDAY, JANUARY 27 at **7 P.M.* *CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION HALL* 1871 THE ALAMEDA #300, SAN JOSE *Panelists: Felix Alvarez, *Santa Clara Family Health Plan ** Greg Miller, R.N., ****California**** Nurses Association, Board of Directors** **Sponsored by ****San Jose**** Labor Party and Single Payer Coalition 408-347-8509** Health Care for All Californians-Silicon Valley Coalition http://www.onecarenow.org http://www.healthcareforall.org Health Care is a Human Right ********************************** From j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net Sat Jan 24 15:25:02 2009 From: j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net (Jim Doyle) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:25:02 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Paul Robeson performance Message-ID: <497BA34E.2090802@sbcglobal.net> * **SJSU and Tayo Aluko and Friends* Present: DISCOVERING ROBESON* * The notice below will inform you of an amazing presentation about the life of Paul Robeson, known as "The Great Forerunner" of the 1950s 60s civil rights movement. It will be shown at San Jose State University February 13 (details below). Nigerian born Tayo Aluko wrote, acts and sings this amazing piece of work. Friday February 13, 2009, 7.00 p.m. San Jose State University Morris Dailey Auditorium, Middle Campus Entrance on E. San Fernando & S. 6th Street Admission $5.00 (No one turned away for lack of funds) For information, Email: gvillagran at casa.sjsu.edu Event endorsed at SJSU by: Cesar Chavez Community Action Center, African American Studies Dept., Radio TV & Drama Dept., and by the South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council * * From j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net Sat Jan 24 15:34:52 2009 From: j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net (Jim Doyle) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:34:52 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] De Anza event Feb 5 Message-ID: <497BA59C.7010800@sbcglobal.net> *02/5/2009* *Global Warming Solutions Teach In When:** *Thursday, Feb. 5, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. *Where:* Campus Center Conference, Rooms A&B Join students, faculty and staff from more than 100 campuses across the nation to help make the world a cooler place. Tour the Kirsch Center for Environmental Studies at 8:30 a.m. and then enjoy speakers, conversations with policymakers, including staff for U.S. Representative Mike Honda as well as Cupertino Mayor Orrin Mahoney and workshops on taking action. Download a flyer Here is something that has a contact name: *A Call to Action on Climate Change * *01/16 & 01/23/2009* *Lead a workshop during the Global Warming Solutions event on Feb. 5. Take a 2-day class to learn how!** ** * *What:* 2-day (1 unit) internship class, ES95A-55 *When:* 2 Fridays ONLY on *January 16 and 23, 10:30 a.m. - 3:50 p.m.* *Why:* Preparation to participate in the Global Warming Solutions event *Where:* Kirsch Center for Environmental Studies, Room 201 *Who:* Students who want to lead or co-lead an action workshop discussion *How: *Contact Chris Lepe, christopher_lepe at yahoo.com , 408.425.4430, for an add number to register online or come to the first class session. From gerrygras at earthlink.net Sun Jan 25 19:09:43 2009 From: gerrygras at earthlink.net (Gerry Gras) Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:09:43 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Bay Area Housing Planning Mtg. tomorrow! Message-ID: <497D2977.9000308@earthlink.net> I was handed a flyer today about a workshop tomorrow at Mountain View City Hall tomorrow about housing plans for the Bay Area. The headline is "Housing Element Update Decisions Will Soon Shape Your City's Future." This meeting, including a speaker, is presented by the League of Women Voters. More info at: http://www.lwvlamv.org/calendar.html Gerry From palmheaven at gmail.com Sun Jan 25 21:10:31 2009 From: palmheaven at gmail.com (Palm Haven Handyman) Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:10:31 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Paul Robeson performance In-Reply-To: <497BA34E.2090802@sbcglobal.net> References: <497BA34E.2090802@sbcglobal.net> Message-ID: Howdy, you Green folks out there! Just a report back from my adventures trying out for the San Jose Planning Commission. It was pretty cool. It was on the 20th, and first we watched the Obama inauguration on the big screen in the Council Chamber, then we went to a meeting room and us Candidates got interviewed. I was *not *selected for the open position. BUT it was a great experience, and on my first try out I came within reach of an important City Commission. Now that I have done it, I think my chances will be *much* better next time. While waiting to be interviewed, we Candidates were all put into a sequester room. I took it upon myself to meet all of the others, and I "interviewed" them all while the City Council was interviewing each in the other room. (NOTE - A little bit of leadership goes a long way, I have discovered. Being a Sergeant in the Marines when I was a pup has turned out to be helpful all though my life... ) Anyways, I am pretty sure that I made a good leadership impression on all of the other candidates, for whatever that is worth down the road... The result of this backroom pre-interview schmoozing told me that I was with a pretty remarkable group, and it was a bit amazing that I was even there. Two of them had Masters Degrees in planning, for instance, and I got the idea that I was the least qualified person in the group. So my original plan was out the window, I realized that I was probably not going to get selected, and what I should do instead was make a good impression on the City Council to lay a framework for a future effort. So I did. When it was my turn, I made an effort to be light and fun and I got them all laughing. I tried to let my personality shine through, and not try too hard and be stiff. I was actually pretty relaxed, and it came across well. I told them straight out that other of the candidates were better qualified than me, and I just wanted to get on their radar for when they get around to creating a Sustainability Commission. An interesting side note - one of my old environmental friends, Peter Drekmeier, just a few weeks ago became the new Mayor of Palo Alto. He was one of my two references, so that may have helped get me to the finalist group... Anyway, while waiting to go in to be interviewed, I got a call from Peter, he was apologetic that he had never done the letter of recommendation (I had written it and emailed it to him, but he did not get it until the last minute - but it was too late, and I said never mind) It turns out that he had missed the Inauguration; he and his wife had been to do an ultrasound. Right away I knew what that meant, but I teased him anyway - "Well Peter, what did you need an ultrasound for?" Ha, ha, it was for his new wife and she is pregnant, and congratulations! Cool, I told him he will be a great dad, and I meant it, and I was the first to hear about the Mayor of Palo Alto having a bun in the oven... So that was kinda kool thing to happen while waiting to get interviewed by the City Council. So it was a neat thing, and I think I did well, you can listen to the transcript at http://sanjose.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=2 I think you can also watch, but my UBUNTU operating system does not have the requisite plugins and I never bothered. You microsoft users out there might be able to watch it... Another interesting thing happened later that day. I was at the San Jose Swim and Racquet Club (our gym) and I was in the hot tub, and an older lady got into the hot tub with me; it turns out she knows my wife. Me being who I am, I struck up a conversation with her, and I told her about my exciting morning. She was fun to talk to, and a very sympathetic ear to the "green" agenda that I am interested in promoting, and it turns out that SHE used to be on the Planning Commission, and SHE had been on the City Council, and had served on two different commissions with Mayor Reed long ago. She was great, she had great advice, and she urged me to pursue what I had started that day. Her name is Pat Dando, and she said I could use her name when I write to the mayor. I plan on talking to her some more... It was a pretty neat day for me, and I learned a lot, I got noticed, and it encourages me to pursue it. I have decided to start my own "Citizens Council on Sustainability" (until someone comes up with a better name), and try to get the greenest, most respectable folks I can find to populate it. We will start meeting once a month and try to be a really serious council; who knows, one day the City Council might co-opt us into being a real City Commission. Or some of us might get selected if the City decides to create a something similar. At the very least, I personally will be able to put on my resume that I was the founder of a Sustainability Commission (or council). At the least, it will be fun, and an opportunity for a group of "greenies" to get together once a month to talk serious issues and vote on them. At first it might be silly, but eventually it will be much, much more - we shall see... So that's my report. I stuck my neck out there and it did NOT get chopped off. In fact, I got motivated, and am excited to pursue it further. My next step is to write a letter to all of the City Council members and say "Hey, remember me, you interviewed me after the Obama Inauguration last week. Remember I urged you folks to create a Sustainability Commission? Well, I have decided to go ahead and get it started as a grass-roots effort. Are you interested in helping, do you have a recommendation for who might be interested in being on it? Can I come to your office one day and have a half an hour of your time? Whaddaya say? (Well, not exactly in those words...) Anybody out there in GreenPartyland interested in being part of this? Know of anyone who would? Oh, I would like to come to the next GP monthly meeting and give a pitch for this. How do I get on the agenda? That's enough for now. I love you guys. Let's make it happen! Peace, out. Roy Nordblom III -- Greenbuilder CA General Contractor B #756438 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kaisha_marie at comcast.net Mon Jan 26 07:19:18 2009 From: kaisha_marie at comcast.net (kaisha_marie at comcast.net) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:19:18 +0000 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Paul Robeson performance In-Reply-To: References: <497BA34E.2090802@sbcglobal.net> Message-ID: <1292418717-1232983130-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1729658156-@bxe125.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Well I certainly got your passion and enthusiasm in this email and it reminded me of how I felt when I first hooked up with the greens. And I sorta feel jaded and cynical now so it would certainly be great to have some of your excitement infect my political life. I will keep watching for your progress on the Sustainability council as that's definitely something I'd be into joining. I hope it is something I can be a part of. Congratulations on your efforts! Thanks so much for sharing!! Best, Kaisha Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Palm Haven Handyman Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:10:31 To: sosfbay discussion group Subject: Re: [Sosfbay-discuss] Paul Robeson performance _______________________________________________ sosfbay-discuss mailing list sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss From cbrouillet at igc.org Mon Jan 26 07:45:42 2009 From: cbrouillet at igc.org (Carol Brouillet) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:45:42 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fwd: Please endorse the Justice 4 Oscar Grant Campaign ! Message-ID: Return-path: From: ISARConelove at cs.com Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:24:39 EST Subject: Fwd: Please endorse the Justice 4 Oscar Grant Campaign ! Current National list of endorsers at the end of this message Please Forward Far & Wide _________________________________________________________________ Below are the demands if you consider endorsing the Justice4OscarGrant Campaign: 1) Jail BART police officer Johannes Mehserle, Tony Pirone and the other BART cops who assisted in the killing. 2) End the BART cover-up?open a public investigation of the murder. >3) Disarm the BART Police. 4) BART police out of Oakland. 5) Lock up and charge the killer cops, not the protesters. Drop all charges against the protesters now. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please take a few seconds to send a message of Love and Support to Oscar's courageous, grieving Family ! http://www.legacy.com/insidebayarea/GB/GuestbookView.aspx?PersonId=122109243 ________________________________________________________ Idriss Stelley Action & Resource Center Law Enforcement Accountability Direct Services 24HR Bilingual Spanish Hotline (415) 595-8251 ISARConelove at cs.com, isfonelove at yahoo.com http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeo9ewi/idrissstelleyfoundation/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/isf23/ __________________________________________________________________ 9-23-09 cc/ ISARC Board of Directors The Bart Police Murder of Black Youth Oscar Grant III on New Year's day, Oakland CA is NOT SOLVED ! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Justice4Oscar_GRANT/ Dear Friends, Freedom Activists & Allies, Oscar Grant III's killing in cold blood, one single shot in the back by Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) at Fruitvale Station on New Year's day at 2 am is NOT a solved murder... The arrest (1-13-09) of officer Johannes Mehserle who pulled the trigger on an innocent, unarmed young man, 22, (father of 4 yr. baby-girl Tatiana), handcuffed and face down on the pavement, virtually exonerates the 3 other officers too busy confiscating cell phones of horrified onlookers instead of applying CPR on a dying man. Although he was heard pleading: "Please don't shoot me !" "Please don't Tase me !" "I have a young daughter !" Officer Tony Pirone punched Oscar Grant and had his knee on Oscar's head when Mehserle shot Oscar in the back. Yet, the DA is not considering any charges on Pirone. Please take a few second to log onto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Justice4Oscar_GRANT/ Please forward the link to our allies and friends ! (282 members as of today, and over 300 endorsements of Justice4OscarGrant Campaign, locally and nationwide) and subscribe by emailing: Justice4Oscar_GRANTsubscribe at yahoogroups.com (to see the People's demands on Justice4OscarGrant Campaign, and daily updates on the case) Please send your personal or agency's endorsement by emailing: iolmisha at cs.com (ISARC) Thank you for your kind attention and intent to: End Police Terrorism, and win against the War AT HOME and ABROAD, NOW ! In Unity & Respect, mesha Monge-Irizarry director of ISARC and Education Not Incarceration, (SF_Chapter), SF MOOC City Commissioner " If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality " Bishop Desmond Tutu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PARTIAL LIST OF ENDORSERS JUSTICE 4 OSCAR GRANT (a living document, updated daily by Idriss Stelley Action & Resource Center ____________________________________________________________ 1-25-09 * Abla Harara- UC Davis Undergraduate * Al Sharpton * Alex Lyon, FABLE * Ambessa Negus/Cantave aka AmTheArt. Co-Founder, Co-Owner FIYAWATA-Grind 4 The Green (G4G) - Destined Nation Media * Afrikan milleniumn (editor Malaika Kambon,Kemet) * African People's Socialist Party * African People's Solidarity Committee * Agnes Johnson/Uthando Project, formally headed the Sean Bell Boycott Organizing Committee * Al Awda * Alan Blanes * Alice Huffman, CA state president of the NAACP * Alli Starr * Amrah Salomon Johnson *for ID purposes only: Director, Associated Students Women's Center, San Francisco State University * Anarchist Black cross of Thessaloniki-Greece * Angela Davis * Ankh Marketing, * Anisa Abd el Fattah, Chairwoman of the National Association of Muslim American Women (NAMAW). * Ann Garrison, SF activist * Applied Research Center (ARC) * Art Way,Racial Profiling and Biased Policing Hotline Coordinator Colorado Progressive Coalition art at progressivecoalition.org * AshEL Eldridge * Asian Law Alliance (San Jose) * Assistance for the Incarcerated Mentally Ill (Mary Neal, Atlanta GA) * Audrey Lautry (DisabledKPFA) * Bakari Olatunji, African People's Socialist Party * Barbara Lee, Congresswoman D-Oakland * Bay Area Anarchists * Bay Area Radical Women * Bay Area Revolution Club * Bay Area UFPJ (United For Peace & Justice) * Bertina Grant (Oscar's aunt) * Bishop Kane * Black Activist Writers Guild * Black&Brown Equitable Drug Policies Coalition (SF_BEDPC) * BlackBrownUnityCommunity * BlackLeftUnity * Black Panther Blvd * Block Report Radio * Brenda Onofre, circulating Justice4OscarGrabt petition at Skyline High Sch. * Bro. Kamel Bell * Brian Morgan (Courage Campaign) * Bryan Wiles, Peace & Freedom and Labor parties * Byron Hurt * Cathy Cade, photographer, personal historian * Campaign to End the Death Penalty * Carlos Antonio Rivas, Arlington VA losrivas at gmail.com * Carmen P. Saldivar Izsdan Itsa Ijii ~ Eagle Heart Woman (police murder /Grieving family member of Chila Amaya) * Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. * Charles Perez (for ID purpose only: SF Children System of Care) * CJA (Center for Justice & Accountability, Atty. Richard Konda, San Jose) * CLAER Program (Sharon Hewitt) * Charles Rosavelt Pitts (Poet, Homeless Advocate) * Charlie, moderator of PLAYAHATA.COM * Cheryl Onstad , Roger's Foundation, Prisonners Rights (Washington State) * Chimurenga Waller * Chokwe Lumumba * Christina Pelayo (Mothers of Murdered Children) * Cindy Sheehan * ClarenceThomas, Executive Board member of ILWU Local 10 in Oakland * Coalition Against Police Execution:(CAPE) * COALITION FOR JUSTICE AGAINST POLICE MURDER (LA) * Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration, and Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary (BAMN) * Cole Power. defense Atty * Communities United Against Police Brutality (CUAPB, Michelle Gross, Min.) * Colia Clark * Color of Change * COPWATCH: San Francisco, Berkeley, Petaluma, Redwood Curtain, and Seattle Chapters * Courage Campaign (Chair Rick Jacobs) * Critical Resistance * Cynthia McKinney * Dave and the whole LE crew * Dana Bellwether (*For Id. purposes only: Impact !) * Davey D, HipHop Journalist * David Bayer * Dereca Blackmon (CAPE) * Destined Nation Media * dignidadrebelde.com * DJ REVOLUTION aka LUMUMBA (Black August concerts) * Don Wiggins * Earl OFari Hutchinson * Eastside Arts Alliance * Eastside Cultural Center * Eddie Rosario * Education Not Incarceration, National Executive Board, + Oakland & San Francisco chapters: Azhi Shekarloo Chela Delgado Javier Reyes Jeremy Miller Jonathan Stribbling-uss Joseph Turner Linda Halperin Nancy Polin mesha Monge_Irizarry * Eden James * Elizabeth Terzakis, International Socialist Org/AFT 1493 * Ella Baker Center for Human Rights (Jakada Imani, Oakland) * Elmer Roldan (Community Coalition) * Estina Baker, new head of the NAACP IN NJ * "Everyone Who Cares" * FAMLE (Families Against Murder by Law Enforcement, president Danny Garcia) * Fight Imperialism Stand Together * F.I.S.T. (Fight Imperialism-Stand Together) * FIYAWATA * FOR THE PEOPLE * MAMA'S ARMY * MOTHERS OF BLACK & BROWN BABIES * Fran Boogie * Franceyez Jackson * Francisco Dacosta, SF Environmental Justice * Frank M. Sifuentes, Xicano Activist, Historian, Conzafos/Literature * Free Palestine Association * Free the SF8 * Freedom Archives * Freedom Socialist Party * Fuerza Mundial Collaborative * Gaza Action Committee. * Gene Pepi retired station agent, * For ID Pupose Only: retired member Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU),former Steward - former vice-president ATU LOCAL 1555 * Gina DeBaca, Mothers for Justice * Global Exchange * GHOST MACHINE GROUP AFFILIATED OBSIDIAN NATIONAL American Indian People's Resistance Movement of the 21st Century, Davis, California, Steve Jerome-Wyatt/Spokesman * GRAPHIC ARTISTS: ESAA Jesus Barraza Melanie Cervantes Refa One Tony Carranza Third World Tumis * Gregory A. Butler, * For ID Purposes Only: Westside, NYC, NY Carpenters local 608 shop steward & webmaster of the GANGBOX: CONSTRUCTION WORKERS NEWS SERVICE http://gangbox.wordpress.com [on behalf of his blog] * Green Party of California: Cres Vellucci Erika McDonald Susan King * Grind For The Green * Group of King Middle School Students. Berkeley * Guerilla Funk * Haiti Action Network * Hank Jones * Idriss Stelley Action & Resource Center (ISARC) * iLL-Literacy * Inkworks (Berkeley) * International Action Center Los Angeles (john Parker) * International Jewish Antizionist Network (IJAN) * International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement * International Socialist Organization * Ise Lyfe * Ismael AbduSalaam * Jack Bryson AKA Big Jack * Jack Heyman,executive board member of International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 10 * James Keys (for ID purpose only, Senior Action Center and secretary of SF City & County Board of Mental Health) * Jennifer Johns * Joanie Marquard (Workers World) * John Daniel * Jon * Jonah Zern (eninational) * Jordan Rustin Coalition,LA * Jovan, 16, Berkeley Studenr * Judy Grahn, author, poet, Lesbian Activist * Justice4AsaSullivan (Kathy Espinosa) * Justice4Elliot&LarryNobles (Venus Noble) * Justice4GaryKingJr. (Cathy Haber King) * Justice4Gus Rugley * Justice4KaylaEdwards (Theresa Edwards) * Justice4LouieArriaga, BlackGMC07 (Arizona) * Justice4SamuelMartinez (Janice Blanco) * Katrina Rita Diaspora Solidarity * Kazu (Global Peace) * Keith Clark, Word Assembly Baptist Church, Oakland * Keith Mohammed, NOI * Ken Epstein, reporter (Oakland Post) * Kenneth Johnson, Direct Access TV (Ch.29) Producer * KEV * Kev Choice * Kiilu Nyasha, Black Power Veteran, reporter * Kim Rohrbach, Student, Tenants counselor and ally of Human Rights groups * La Raza Centro Legal * Larry Hales (FIST) * Latrice Dixon (Here To Stay Coalition) * Leadership Excellence * Lee Siu Hin, National Immigrant Solidarity Network * Leonna A. Brandao, New Vision Organization, Inc. * , Letter Carrier's Union 214, San Francisco * Local 1200 * Mary Berg, KPFA Program Producer * Makani Themba-Nixon * Malachi Garza (organizer, Coalition Against Police Execution) * Malcolm X Grassroots Movement * Mandingo ' * Marcel Diallo, proprietor of the Black Dot Cafe, Oakland * Marjorie Alice (African Americans for Barack Obama) * Mark Curry * Marlon Crump (Poor Magazine Reporter) * Mary K. Moore: Bohemian Grove Action Network / Sonoma County Police Accountability Coalition * "M.E.Ch.A. de SJSU" (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan) * Melanie Metz, Marojuana Legalization Campaign, Ohama * mesha Monge-Irizarry, SF MOOC City Commissioner * Michael Novick, Anti-Racist Action-Los Angeles/People Against Racist Terror * Michigan Emergency Committee Against War & Injustice (MECAWI) www.mecawi.org * Million Worker March Movement * Minister Christopher Muhammad * Minister of Information JR Valrey * Mira Ingram, Disabled Advocate, SF MOOC City Commissioner * Movement for Unconditional Amnesty * NAFPR Members, National Alliance for Prisoners Rights * Nakhone Keodara (Gays United Network) * Nancy Lockhart, M.J., CLA * Nathaniel X Vance, The_Zetaheaven_Group * National Association of Muslim American Women (NAMAW) * National BLACK POWER PARTY: Brother Zayid Muhammad, national Minister of Culture Attorney At War Malik Zulu Shabazz,esq, national Chairman * National Council of Arab Americans * National Hip Hop Congress * National Lawyers Guild * NEApeaceandjusticecaucus * NoJusticeNoBART Task force * Norma J F Harrison, Peace and Freedom Party. * Oakland Leaf * October 22 Coalition to Stop Police Brutality * Olivet Institutional Missionary Baptist Church * Oscar Grant, grand father of police victim Oscar Grant III * Out_of_the_Frying_Pan (Jodda Mitchell) * PACH, Police Accountability Clinic and Helpline, ~ Elbert "Big Man" Howard and ~ his wife Carole Hyams * Pam Africa, (MOVE9, Free Mumia Abu Jamal) * Pastors Against Injustice (Pastor Wayne Jones I, Roanoke VA) * Pastor Humphrey * Patricia, FABLE, Freedom Archives * Penny Hess * Peoples' Action for Rights and Community (PARC, Redwood Curtain) * Peoples' Movement * Plan for a Safer Oakland * Playahata * Poor Magazine (Editor Tiny Gray Garcia) * Proyecto Common Touch (Tommie Escarzega, "Get Out The Jail Vote") * Racewire * RacialJusticeBrigade * Rap and other performing Artists, DJ's & Music Networks: Arab Summit Art in Action Avery Storm ft. Boots Riley of The Coup BUMP Records Colored Ink (Javier Reyes) Cov Records Deuce Eclipse DJ Twelve DJ Green Lantern Feat Emory Douglass F.A.B. Feat Jaziri X Jennifer Johns & Codany Mister FAB Ner City Paris Piper Sean Kennedy Sellessie Uncle Murda/Crazy World Weekend Wake-Up Youth Movement Records Youth Roots * Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist, "Rage, Fury & Healing" Justice4OscarGrant * Resource & Organizing Center * Rev. Daniel Buford,Vice President of the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute * Rev. Dr. J. Alfred Smith Sr. of Alan Temple Baptist Church * Rev. Edward Pinkney ~ BANCO * Rev. Larry Pinkney * Rev.(archbishop)Fanzo King, John Coltrane Church * Rev. Zachary Kerry * Revolution Books * Rich Grossmann * Richard Shapiro, police accountability activist, Sam Diego CA * Tochard Welsh, police accountability activist, Martinez CA * Riva Anteen, Peace Activist, END ROTC * Robert Cruickshank, historian, activist, teacher * Roberto Ariel Vargas,*for ID Purpose only: Coord. Community Partnership Resource Center / Dept. of Family & Community Medicine, UCSF * Ronald Cruz, UB Berkeley Law School student and BAMN organizer * Rosa Clemente * Ryan Peters * Salim * Scott Campbell Brooklyn, NY (just moved out from Oakland) NYU Grad student * Sean Dugar, President of the California NAACP Youth & College Division * Seattle Chapter * SEIU Local 721 Los Amgeles * SF Bayview Newspaper (Willie & Marie Ratcliff) * SF Green Party * SF Nation of Islam, 3rd Street SF (Mosque26b) * SF Peace & Freedom Party (Tom Lacey) * Shaka Atthinnin * Shamako Noble * Sharon Jones, Shareholders of MLK-Marcus Garvey Square Cooperative Apts. Inc. United to Retain Their Continued Ownership of King-Garvey Co-op * Sharon Martinas * Sis. Ameejill C. Whitlock, MSW Oct. 22 Coalition -Baltimore * Sis. Marpessa Kupendua, Afrikan Frontline Network * S.O.P.E. (Support Our People's Effort President Jamia Shepherd) * Socialist Viewpoint * Society of Spirit Menders/SOSM: Darwin Dias, Co-Chair Justin DeCastro, Co-Chair * Starchild, * for ID purposes only : Outreach Director, SF Libertarian Party * Starhawk, Author * Stop The Violence In Our Communities (Mothers of Murdered Children) * Tanisha West, junior, Oakland Technical High School & organizer w/BAMN * Tarikh Tehuti Bandele * Terry Howcott (terryhowcott.com) * The Cause Team * The Commemorator Newspaper * The Loverbirds * The Organizer Newspaper (Socialist Organizer) * The Palestine Right to Return Coalition * The Struggle Continuce Video Production * Todd Chretien (ISO, CEDP) * Tom Lacey, Peace & Freedom Party * Tommi Avicolli Mecca, longtime Queer Activist, Peacenik performing group * Tony Coleman * Too Short * Tracie Cooper * Trinidad * UC DAVIS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS: UC Davis- Students Organizing for Change UC Davis- Students for Justice in Palestine UC Davis- Muslim Student Association UC Davis- MESA Council * UC Santa Clara NAACP * UC Santa Cruz NAACP * UCLA BAMN, Los Angeles * Uhuru Solidarity Movement * United for Equality and Affirmative Action Legal Defense Fund * Vallerie Wagner (National Black Justice Coalition) * Van Hook * Vicki Leidner, Peace Activist * Vincent Jones (Jordan Rustin Coalition) * WakeUp Call Show (Augusta GA, Michelle Van) * Walter Ray Redmond, police brutality Survivor * Wendy Snyder, "white Uhuru support group" * WOMEWarriors * Warrior Woman, director of the RED WIND OYATE-NATION * Workers World ^ Yuri Kochiyama, * Zion -I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "demand explanations" *Atty John Burris (Grant Family Atty) * Audrine Gilbert, Oscar Grant;s Sister * Desley Brooks Oakland Council Member * Wanda Johnson, Oscar Grant's Mom -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From JamBoi at Greens.org Mon Jan 26 08:57:03 2009 From: JamBoi at Greens.org (Drew Johnson) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:57:03 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fwd: Please endorse the Justice 4 Oscar Grant Campaign ! Message-ID: <49230.24.6.229.93.1232989023.squirrel@www.greens.org> The Santa Clara Green's General Meeting expressed desire for the GPCA to come out with a release re: the Oscar Grant injustice (BART cop brutally shoots into the back of and kills an unarmed cooperating laying prone on ground black man). This is really a national issue and we could have our release forwarded nationally. Below is a note forwarded by one of our Council Members and Green Party Congressional candidate, Carol Brouillet from the organization that has formed to fight this injustice. Green Leads the Way! Drew ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fwd: Please endorse the Justice 4 Oscar Grant Campaign ! From: "Carol Brouillet" Date: Mon, January 26, 2009 07:45 To: sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return-path: From: ISARConelove at cs.com Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:24:39 EST Subject: Fwd: Please endorse the Justice 4 Oscar Grant Campaign ! Current National list of endorsers at the end of this message Please Forward Far & Wide _________________________________________________________________ Below are the demands if you consider endorsing the Justice4OscarGrant Campaign: 1) Jail BART police officer Johannes Mehserle, Tony Pirone and the other BART cops who assisted in the killing. 2) End the BART cover-up?open a public investigation of the murder. >3) Disarm the BART Police. 4) BART police out of Oakland. 5) Lock up and charge the killer cops, not the protesters. Drop all charges against the protesters now. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please take a few seconds to send a message of Love and Support to Oscar's courageous, grieving Family ! http://www.legacy.com/insidebayarea/GB/GuestbookView.aspx?PersonId=122109243 ________________________________________________________ Idriss Stelley Action & Resource Center Law Enforcement Accountability Direct Services 24HR Bilingual Spanish Hotline (415) 595-8251 ISARConelove at cs.com, isfonelove at yahoo.com http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeo9ewi/idrissstelleyfoundation/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/isf23/ __________________________________________________________________ 9-23-09 cc/ ISARC Board of Directors The Bart Police Murder of Black Youth Oscar Grant III on New Year's day, Oakland CA is NOT SOLVED ! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Justice4Oscar_GRANT/ Dear Friends, Freedom Activists & Allies, Oscar Grant III's killing in cold blood, one single shot in the back by Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) at Fruitvale Station on New Year's day at 2 am is NOT a solved murder... The arrest (1-13-09) of officer Johannes Mehserle who pulled the trigger on an innocent, unarmed young man, 22, (father of 4 yr. baby-girl Tatiana), handcuffed and face down on the pavement, virtually exonerates the 3 other officers too busy confiscating cell phones of horrified onlookers instead of applying CPR on a dying man. Although he was heard pleading: "Please don't shoot me !" "Please don't Tase me !" "I have a young daughter !" Officer Tony Pirone punched Oscar Grant and had his knee on Oscar's head when Mehserle shot Oscar in the back. Yet, the DA is not considering any charges on Pirone. Please take a few second to log onto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Justice4Oscar_GRANT/ Please forward the link to our allies and friends ! (282 members as of today, and over 300 endorsements of Justice4OscarGrant Campaign, locally and nationwide) and subscribe by emailing: Justice4Oscar_GRANTsubscribe at yahoogroups.com (to see the People's demands on Justice4OscarGrant Campaign, and daily updates on the case) Please send your personal or agency's endorsement by emailing: iolmisha at cs.com (ISARC) Thank you for your kind attention and intent to: End Police Terrorism, and win against the War AT HOME and ABROAD, NOW ! In Unity & Respect, mesha Monge-Irizarry director of ISARC and Education Not Incarceration, (SF_Chapter), SF MOOC City Commissioner " If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality " Bishop Desmond Tutu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PARTIAL LIST OF ENDORSERS JUSTICE 4 OSCAR GRANT (a living document, updated daily by Idriss Stelley Action & Resource Center ____________________________________________________________ 1-25-09 * Abla Harara- UC Davis Undergraduate * Al Sharpton * Alex Lyon, FABLE * Ambessa Negus/Cantave aka AmTheArt. Co-Founder, Co-Owner FIYAWATA-Grind 4 The Green (G4G) - Destined Nation Media * Afrikan milleniumn (editor Malaika Kambon,Kemet) * African People's Socialist Party * African People's Solidarity Committee * Agnes Johnson/Uthando Project, formally headed the Sean Bell Boycott Organizing Committee * Al Awda * Alan Blanes * Alice Huffman, CA state president of the NAACP * Alli Starr * Amrah Salomon Johnson *for ID purposes only: Director, Associated Students Women's Center, San Francisco State University * Anarchist Black cross of Thessaloniki-Greece * Angela Davis * Ankh Marketing, * Anisa Abd el Fattah, Chairwoman of the National Association of Muslim American Women (NAMAW). * Ann Garrison, SF activist * Applied Research Center (ARC) * Art Way,Racial Profiling and Biased Policing Hotline Coordinator Colorado Progressive Coalition art at progressivecoalition.org * AshEL Eldridge * Asian Law Alliance (San Jose) * Assistance for the Incarcerated Mentally Ill (Mary Neal, Atlanta GA) * Audrey Lautry (DisabledKPFA) * Bakari Olatunji, African People's Socialist Party * Barbara Lee, Congresswoman D-Oakland * Bay Area Anarchists * Bay Area Radical Women * Bay Area Revolution Club * Bay Area UFPJ (United For Peace & Justice) * Bertina Grant (Oscar's aunt) * Bishop Kane * Black Activist Writers Guild * Black&Brown Equitable Drug Policies Coalition (SF_BEDPC) * BlackBrownUnityCommunity * BlackLeftUnity * Black Panther Blvd * Block Report Radio * Brenda Onofre, circulating Justice4OscarGrabt petition at Skyline High Sch. * Bro. Kamel Bell * Brian Morgan (Courage Campaign) * Bryan Wiles, Peace & Freedom and Labor parties * Byron Hurt * Cathy Cade, photographer, personal historian * Campaign to End the Death Penalty * Carlos Antonio Rivas, Arlington VA losrivas at gmail.com * Carmen P. Saldivar Izsdan Itsa Ijii ~ Eagle Heart Woman (police murder /Grieving family member of Chila Amaya) * Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. * Charles Perez (for ID purpose only: SF Children System of Care) * CJA (Center for Justice & Accountability, Atty. Richard Konda, San Jose) * CLAER Program (Sharon Hewitt) * Charles Rosavelt Pitts (Poet, Homeless Advocate) * Charlie, moderator of PLAYAHATA.COM * Cheryl Onstad , Roger's Foundation, Prisonners Rights (Washington State) * Chimurenga Waller * Chokwe Lumumba * Christina Pelayo (Mothers of Murdered Children) * Cindy Sheehan * ClarenceThomas, Executive Board member of ILWU Local 10 in Oakland * Coalition Against Police Execution:(CAPE) * COALITION FOR JUSTICE AGAINST POLICE MURDER (LA) * Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration, and Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary (BAMN) * Cole Power. defense Atty * Communities United Against Police Brutality (CUAPB, Michelle Gross, Min.) * Colia Clark * Color of Change * COPWATCH: San Francisco, Berkeley, Petaluma, Redwood Curtain, and Seattle Chapters * Courage Campaign (Chair Rick Jacobs) * Critical Resistance * Cynthia McKinney * Dave and the whole LE crew * Dana Bellwether (*For Id. purposes only: Impact !) * Davey D, HipHop Journalist * David Bayer * Dereca Blackmon (CAPE) * Destined Nation Media * dignidadrebelde.com * DJ REVOLUTION aka LUMUMBA (Black August concerts) * Don Wiggins * Earl OFari Hutchinson * Eastside Arts Alliance * Eastside Cultural Center * Eddie Rosario * Education Not Incarceration, National Executive Board, + Oakland & San Francisco chapters: Azhi Shekarloo Chela Delgado Javier Reyes Jeremy Miller Jonathan Stribbling-uss Joseph Turner Linda Halperin Nancy Polin mesha Monge_Irizarry * Eden James * Elizabeth Terzakis, International Socialist Org/AFT 1493 * Ella Baker Center for Human Rights (Jakada Imani, Oakland) * Elmer Roldan (Community Coalition) * Estina Baker, new head of the NAACP IN NJ * "Everyone Who Cares" * FAMLE (Families Against Murder by Law Enforcement, president Danny Garcia) * Fight Imperialism Stand Together * F.I.S.T. (Fight Imperialism-Stand Together) * FIYAWATA * FOR THE PEOPLE * MAMA'S ARMY * MOTHERS OF BLACK & BROWN BABIES * Fran Boogie * Franceyez Jackson * Francisco Dacosta, SF Environmental Justice * Frank M. Sifuentes, Xicano Activist, Historian, Conzafos/Literature * Free Palestine Association * Free the SF8 * Freedom Archives * Freedom Socialist Party * Fuerza Mundial Collaborative * Gaza Action Committee. * Gene Pepi retired station agent, * For ID Pupose Only: retired member Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU),former Steward - former vice-president ATU LOCAL 1555 * Gina DeBaca, Mothers for Justice * Global Exchange * GHOST MACHINE GROUP AFFILIATED OBSIDIAN NATIONAL American Indian People's Resistance Movement of the 21st Century, Davis, California, Steve Jerome-Wyatt/Spokesman * GRAPHIC ARTISTS: ESAA Jesus Barraza Melanie Cervantes Refa One Tony Carranza Third World Tumis * Gregory A. Butler, * For ID Purposes Only: Westside, NYC, NY Carpenters local 608 shop steward & webmaster of the GANGBOX: CONSTRUCTION WORKERS NEWS SERVICE http://gangbox.wordpress.com [on behalf of his blog] * Green Party of California: Cres Vellucci Erika McDonald Susan King * Grind For The Green * Group of King Middle School Students. Berkeley * Guerilla Funk * Haiti Action Network * Hank Jones * Idriss Stelley Action & Resource Center (ISARC) * iLL-Literacy * Inkworks (Berkeley) * International Action Center Los Angeles (john Parker) * International Jewish Antizionist Network (IJAN) * International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement * International Socialist Organization * Ise Lyfe * Ismael AbduSalaam * Jack Bryson AKA Big Jack * Jack Heyman,executive board member of International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 10 * James Keys (for ID purpose only, Senior Action Center and secretary of SF City & County Board of Mental Health) * Jennifer Johns * Joanie Marquard (Workers World) * John Daniel * Jon * Jonah Zern (eninational) * Jordan Rustin Coalition,LA * Jovan, 16, Berkeley Studenr * Judy Grahn, author, poet, Lesbian Activist * Justice4AsaSullivan (Kathy Espinosa) * Justice4Elliot&LarryNobles (Venus Noble) * Justice4GaryKingJr. (Cathy Haber King) * Justice4Gus Rugley * Justice4KaylaEdwards (Theresa Edwards) * Justice4LouieArriaga, BlackGMC07 (Arizona) * Justice4SamuelMartinez (Janice Blanco) * Katrina Rita Diaspora Solidarity * Kazu (Global Peace) * Keith Clark, Word Assembly Baptist Church, Oakland * Keith Mohammed, NOI * Ken Epstein, reporter (Oakland Post) * Kenneth Johnson, Direct Access TV (Ch.29) Producer * KEV * Kev Choice * Kiilu Nyasha, Black Power Veteran, reporter * Kim Rohrbach, Student, Tenants counselor and ally of Human Rights groups * La Raza Centro Legal * Larry Hales (FIST) * Latrice Dixon (Here To Stay Coalition) * Leadership Excellence * Lee Siu Hin, National Immigrant Solidarity Network * Leonna A. Brandao, New Vision Organization, Inc. * , Letter Carrier's Union 214, San Francisco * Local 1200 * Mary Berg, KPFA Program Producer * Makani Themba-Nixon * Malachi Garza (organizer, Coalition Against Police Execution) * Malcolm X Grassroots Movement * Mandingo ' * Marcel Diallo, proprietor of the Black Dot Cafe, Oakland * Marjorie Alice (African Americans for Barack Obama) * Mark Curry * Marlon Crump (Poor Magazine Reporter) * Mary K. Moore: Bohemian Grove Action Network / Sonoma County Police Accountability Coalition * "M.E.Ch.A. de SJSU" (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan) * Melanie Metz, Marojuana Legalization Campaign, Ohama * mesha Monge-Irizarry, SF MOOC City Commissioner * Michael Novick, Anti-Racist Action-Los Angeles/People Against Racist Terror * Michigan Emergency Committee Against War & Injustice (MECAWI) www.mecawi.org * Million Worker March Movement * Minister Christopher Muhammad * Minister of Information JR Valrey * Mira Ingram, Disabled Advocate, SF MOOC City Commissioner * Movement for Unconditional Amnesty * NAFPR Members, National Alliance for Prisoners Rights * Nakhone Keodara (Gays United Network) * Nancy Lockhart, M.J., CLA * Nathaniel X Vance, The_Zetaheaven_Group * National Association of Muslim American Women (NAMAW) * National BLACK POWER PARTY: Brother Zayid Muhammad, national Minister of Culture Attorney At War Malik Zulu Shabazz,esq, national Chairman * National Council of Arab Americans * National Hip Hop Congress * National Lawyers Guild * NEApeaceandjusticecaucus * NoJusticeNoBART Task force * Norma J F Harrison, Peace and Freedom Party. * Oakland Leaf * October 22 Coalition to Stop Police Brutality * Olivet Institutional Missionary Baptist Church * Oscar Grant, grand father of police victim Oscar Grant III * Out_of_the_Frying_Pan (Jodda Mitchell) * PACH, Police Accountability Clinic and Helpline, ~ Elbert "Big Man" Howard and ~ his wife Carole Hyams * Pam Africa, (MOVE9, Free Mumia Abu Jamal) * Pastors Against Injustice (Pastor Wayne Jones I, Roanoke VA) * Pastor Humphrey * Patricia, FABLE, Freedom Archives * Penny Hess * Peoples' Action for Rights and Community (PARC, Redwood Curtain) * Peoples' Movement * Plan for a Safer Oakland * Playahata * Poor Magazine (Editor Tiny Gray Garcia) * Proyecto Common Touch (Tommie Escarzega, "Get Out The Jail Vote") * Racewire * RacialJusticeBrigade * Rap and other performing Artists, DJ's & Music Networks: Arab Summit Art in Action Avery Storm ft. Boots Riley of The Coup BUMP Records Colored Ink (Javier Reyes) Cov Records Deuce Eclipse DJ Twelve DJ Green Lantern Feat Emory Douglass F.A.B. Feat Jaziri X Jennifer Johns & Codany Mister FAB Ner City Paris Piper Sean Kennedy Sellessie Uncle Murda/Crazy World Weekend Wake-Up Youth Movement Records Youth Roots * Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist, "Rage, Fury & Healing" Justice4OscarGrant * Resource & Organizing Center * Rev. Daniel Buford,Vice President of the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute * Rev. Dr. J. Alfred Smith Sr. of Alan Temple Baptist Church * Rev. Edward Pinkney ~ BANCO * Rev. Larry Pinkney * Rev.(archbishop)Fanzo King, John Coltrane Church * Rev. Zachary Kerry * Revolution Books * Rich Grossmann * Richard Shapiro, police accountability activist, Sam Diego CA * Tochard Welsh, police accountability activist, Martinez CA * Riva Anteen, Peace Activist, END ROTC * Robert Cruickshank, historian, activist, teacher * Roberto Ariel Vargas,*for ID Purpose only: Coord. Community Partnership Resource Center / Dept. of Family & Community Medicine, UCSF * Ronald Cruz, UB Berkeley Law School student and BAMN organizer * Rosa Clemente * Ryan Peters * Salim * Scott Campbell Brooklyn, NY (just moved out from Oakland) NYU Grad student * Sean Dugar, President of the California NAACP Youth & College Division * Seattle Chapter * SEIU Local 721 Los Amgeles * SF Bayview Newspaper (Willie & Marie Ratcliff) * SF Green Party * SF Nation of Islam, 3rd Street SF (Mosque26b) * SF Peace & Freedom Party (Tom Lacey) * Shaka Atthinnin * Shamako Noble * Sharon Jones, Shareholders of MLK-Marcus Garvey Square Cooperative Apts. Inc. United to Retain Their Continued Ownership of King-Garvey Co-op * Sharon Martinas * Sis. Ameejill C. Whitlock, MSW Oct. 22 Coalition -Baltimore * Sis. Marpessa Kupendua, Afrikan Frontline Network * S.O.P.E. 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URL: From wrolley at charter.net Mon Jan 26 09:39:09 2009 From: wrolley at charter.net (Wes Rolley) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:39:09 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Citizens Council on Sustainability Message-ID: <497DF53D.3010803@charter.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From palmheaven at gmail.com Mon Jan 26 09:55:46 2009 From: palmheaven at gmail.com (Palm Haven Handyman) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:55:46 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] My Report on Planning Commission effort - and what it led to Message-ID: Sorry, I realize now that this got the wrong subject line initially....Here is my report again, with a more appropriate subject line ------------------------------------------------------ Howdy, you Green folks out there! Just a report back from my adventures trying out for the San Jose Planning Commission. It was pretty cool. It was on the 20th, and first we watched the Obama inauguration on the big screen in the Council Chamber, then we went to a meeting room and us Candidates got interviewed. I was *not *selected for the open position. BUT it was a great experience, and on my first try out I came within reach of an important City Commission. Now that I have done it, I think my chances will be *much* better next time. While waiting to be interviewed, we Candidates were all put into a sequester room. I took it upon myself to meet all of the others, and I "interviewed" them all while the City Council was interviewing each in the other room. (NOTE - A little bit of leadership goes a long way, I have discovered. Being a Sergeant in the Marines when I was a pup has turned out to be helpful all though my life... ) Anyways, I am pretty sure that I made a good leadership impression on all of the other candidates, for whatever that is worth down the road... The result of this backroom pre-interview schmoozing told me that I was with a pretty remarkable group, and it was a bit amazing that I was even there. Two of them had Masters Degrees in planning, for instance, and I got the idea that I was the least qualified person in the group. So my original plan was out the window, I realized that I was probably not going to get selected, and what I should do instead was make a good impression on the City Council to lay a framework for a future effort. So I did. When it was my turn, I made an effort to be light and fun and I got them all laughing. I tried to let my personality shine through, and not try too hard and be stiff. I was actually pretty relaxed, and it came across well. I told them straight out that other of the candidates were better qualified than me, and I just wanted to get on their radar for when they get around to creating a Sustainability Commission. An interesting side note - one of my old environmental friends, Peter Drekmeier, just a few weeks ago became the new Mayor of Palo Alto. He was one of my two references, so that may have helped get me to the finalist group... Anyway, while waiting to go in to be interviewed, I got a call from Peter, he was apologetic that he had never done the letter of recommendation (I had written it and emailed it to him, but he did not get it until the last minute - but it was too late, and I said never mind) It turns out that he had missed the Inauguration; he and his wife had been to do an ultrasound. Right away I knew what that meant, but I teased him anyway - "Well Peter, what did you need an ultrasound for?" Ha, ha, it was for his new wife and she is pregnant, and congratulations! Cool, I told him he will be a great dad, and I meant it, and I was the first to hear about the Mayor of Palo Alto having a bun in the oven... So that was kinda kool thing to happen while waiting to get interviewed by the City Council. So it was a neat thing, and I think I did well, you can listen to the transcript at http://sanjose.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=2 I think you can also watch, but my UBUNTU operating system does not have the requisite plugins and I never bothered. You microsoft users out there might be able to watch it... Another interesting thing happened later that day. I was at the San Jose Swim and Racquet Club (our gym) and I was in the hot tub, and an older lady got into the hot tub with me; it turns out she knows my wife. Me being who I am, I struck up a conversation with her, and I told her about my exciting morning. She was fun to talk to, and a very sympathetic ear to the "green" agenda that I am interested in promoting, and it turns out that SHE used to be on the Planning Commission, and SHE had been on the City Council, and had served on two different commissions with Mayor Reed long ago. She was great, she had great advice, and she urged me to pursue what I had started that day. Her name is Pat Dando, and she said I could use her name when I write to the mayor. I plan on talking to her some more... It was a pretty neat day for me, and I learned a lot, I got noticed, and it encourages me to pursue it. I have decided to start my own "Citizens Council on Sustainability" (until someone comes up with a better name), and try to get the greenest, most respectable folks I can find to populate it. We will start meeting once a month and try to be a really serious council; who knows, one day the City Council might co-opt us into being a real City Commission. Or some of us might get selected if the City decides to create a something similar. At the very least, I personally will be able to put on my resume that I was the founder of a Sustainability Commission (or council). At the least, it will be fun, and an opportunity for a group of "greenies" to get together once a month to talk serious issues and vote on them. At first it might be silly, but eventually it will be much, much more - we shall see... So that's my report. I stuck my neck out there and it did NOT get chopped off. In fact, I got motivated, and am excited to pursue it further. My next step is to write a letter to all of the City Council members and say "Hey, remember me, you interviewed me after the Obama Inauguration last week. Remember I urged you folks to create a Sustainability Commission? Well, I have decided to go ahead and get it started as a grass-roots effort. Are you interested in helping, do you have a recommendation for who might be interested in being on it? Can I come to your office one day and have a half an hour of your time? Whaddaya say? (Well, not exactly in those words...) Anybody out there in GreenPartyland interested in being part of this? Know of anyone who would? Oh, I would like to come to the next GP monthly meeting and give a pitch for this. How do I get on the agenda? That's enough for now. I love you guys. Let's make it happen! Peace, out. Roy Nordblom III -- Greenbuilder CA General Contractor B #756438 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carolineyacoub at att.net Mon Jan 26 12:23:02 2009 From: carolineyacoub at att.net (Caroline Yacoub) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:23:02 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Bay Area Housing Planning Mtg. tomorrow! References: <497D2977.9000308@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <538737.76553.qm@web81206.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Thanks, Gerry. I noticed on the calendar that there will be a meeting in Oakland on January 31 about water issues. I think we should try to have someone attend that, too. Caroline ________________________________ From: Gerry Gras To: Green Discuss Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 7:09:43 PM Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Bay Area Housing Planning Mtg. tomorrow! I was handed a flyer today about a workshop tomorrow at Mountain View City Hall tomorrow about housing plans for the Bay Area. The headline is "Housing Element Update Decisions Will Soon Shape Your City's Future." This meeting, including a speaker, is presented by the League of Women Voters. More info at: ? ? http://www.lwvlamv.org/calendar.html Gerry _______________________________________________ sosfbay-discuss mailing list sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pmengstrom at macreviewzone.com Mon Jan 26 13:51:11 2009 From: pmengstrom at macreviewzone.com (Paul & Mary Engstrom) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:51:11 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Paul Robeson performance In-Reply-To: <1292418717-1232983130-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1729658156-@bxe125.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> References: <497BA34E.2090802@sbcglobal.net> <1292418717-1232983130-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1729658156-@bxe125.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Message-ID: <63F9D1A4-CA7A-46CB-AFFE-E9C57BFAC71F@macreviewzone.com> I agree with Kaisha and also look forward to the development of a Sustainability Council For a Peaceful Green World Paul Engstrom On Jan 26, 2009, at 7:19 AM, kaisha_marie at comcast.net wrote: > Well I certainly got your passion and enthusiasm in this email and > it reminded me of how I felt when I first hooked up with the greens. > And I sorta feel jaded and cynical now so it would certainly be > great to have some of your excitement infect my political life. > > I will keep watching for your progress on the Sustainability council > as that's definitely something I'd be into joining. I hope it is > something I can be a part of. > > Congratulations on your efforts! Thanks so much for sharing!! > > Best, > Kaisha > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: Palm Haven Handyman > > Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:10:31 > To: sosfbay discussion group > Subject: Re: [Sosfbay-discuss] Paul Robeson performance > > > _______________________________________________ > sosfbay-discuss mailing list > sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org > http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss > > _______________________________________________ > sosfbay-discuss mailing list > sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org > http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss From snug.bug at hotmail.com Mon Jan 26 21:17:26 2009 From: snug.bug at hotmail.com (Brian Good) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:17:26 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Obama Bombs Pakistan Message-ID: Showing he can be just as unilateral and as contemptuous of int'l law as that other guy was. Where's the Peace Movement? I'm sure glad I voted for McKinney. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/24/pakistan-barack-obama-air-strike http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/23/AR2009012304189.html _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live? Hotmail??more than just e-mail. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_hm_justgotbetter_howitworks_012009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tnharter at aceweb.com Tue Jan 27 00:24:29 2009 From: tnharter at aceweb.com (Tian Harter) Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:24:29 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Obama Bombs Pakistan In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <497EC4BD.5090302@aceweb.com> I'm just shocked that the US Military would do that kind of thing. You know that old saying "the more things change the more they stay the same"? It's still true. The way I look at it, it's still okay to have harmless bushes in your life, but that truth is a bit less political than it was a week ago. At least I was sharing that joke with people when it was political. Now it's just harmless. You know that old thing about "first do no harm"? Wouldn't it be nice if that was part of respecting the Bill of Rights? Then orders to drop bombs on humans would clearly be wrong to soldiers that are supposed to disobey illegal orders but don't because they are too dumb to know right from wrong. Maybe even driving cars would be seen as bad because the CO2 from the exaust was damaging the climate. I know, I'm dreaming... Ethics in government? Do I have to smoke weed to think it's possible? What a world... Brian Good wrote: > > Showing he can be just as unilateral and as > contemptuous of int'l law as that other guy was. > > Where's the Peace Movement? > > I'm sure glad I voted for McKinney. > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/24/pakistan-barack-obama-air-strike > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/23/AR2009012304189.html > -- Tian http://tian.greens.org Latest change: Added Mountain View Inauguration Event pictures. From tnharter at aceweb.com Tue Jan 27 01:11:26 2009 From: tnharter at aceweb.com (Tian Harter) Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:11:26 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] A Poem for Barack Obama's Presidential Inauguration Message-ID: <497ECFBE.3040200@aceweb.com> I didn't really get the full impact of the poem that woman read at Obama's inauguration, so I went and looked it up on the web. To me about the most interesting set of lines were these: > > Some live by love thy neighbor as thyself, > others by first do no harm or take no more > than you need. What if the mightiest word is love? > It seems to clearly say that you don't need to be a bible based person to be okay. "First do no harm" or "take no more than you need" are both good first rules. I don't remember another inauguration that was clear on that kind of idea in a way that made my heart sing. The whole poem follows: A Poem for Barack Obama's Presidential Inauguration Each day we go about our business, walking past each other, catching each other's eyes or not, about to speak or speaking. All about us is noise. All about us is noise and bramble, thorn and din, each one of our ancestors on our tongues. Someone is stitching up a hem, darning a hole in a uniform, patching a tire, repairing the things in need of repair. Someone is trying to make music somewhere, with a pair of wooden spoons on an oil drum, with cello, boom box, harmonica, voice. A woman and her son wait for the bus. A farmer considers the changing sky. A teacher says, Take out your pencils. Begin. We encounter each other in words, words spiny or smooth, whispered or declaimed, words to consider, reconsider. We cross dirt roads and highways that mark the will of some one and then others, who said I need to see what's on the other side. I know there's something better down the road. We need to find a place where we are safe. We walk into that which we cannot yet see. Say it plain: that many have died for this day. Sing the names of the dead who brought us here, who laid the train tracks, raised the bridges, picked the cotton and the lettuce, built brick by brick the glittering edifices they would then keep clean and work inside of. Praise song for struggle, praise song for the day. Praise song for every hand-lettered sign, the figuring-it-out at kitchen tables. Some live by love thy neighbor as thyself, others by first do no harm or take no more than you need. What if the mightiest word is love? Love beyond marital, filial, national, love that casts a widening pool of light, love with no need to pre-empt grievance. In today's sharp sparkle, this winter air, any thing can be made, any sentence begun. On the brink, on the brim, on the cusp, praise song for walking forward in that light. -- Tian http://tian.greens.org Latest change: Added Mountain View Inauguration Event pictures. From carolineyacoub at att.net Tue Jan 27 08:57:29 2009 From: carolineyacoub at att.net (Caroline Yacoub) Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:57:29 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Obama Bombs Pakistan References: <497EC4BD.5090302@aceweb.com> Message-ID: <219827.91636.qm@web81205.mail.mud.yahoo.com> What a concept! Add "First do no harm" to the Constitution. There's a worthwhile project for us. Caroline ________________________________ From: Tian Harter To: sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 12:24:29 AM Subject: Re: [Sosfbay-discuss] Obama Bombs Pakistan I'm just shocked that the US Military would do that kind of thing. You know that old saying "the more things change the more they stay the same"? It's still true. The way I look at it, it's still okay to have harmless bushes in your life, but that truth is a bit less political than it was a week ago. At least I was sharing that joke with people when it was political. Now it's just harmless. You know that old thing about "first do no harm"? Wouldn't it be nice if that was part of respecting the Bill of Rights? Then orders to drop bombs on humans would clearly be wrong to soldiers that are supposed to disobey illegal orders but don't because they are too dumb to know right from wrong. Maybe even driving cars would be seen as bad because the CO2 from the exaust was damaging the climate. I know, I'm dreaming... Ethics in government? Do I have to smoke weed to think it's possible? What a world... Brian Good wrote: > > Showing he can be just as unilateral and as > contemptuous of int'l law as that other guy was. > > Where's the Peace Movement? > > I'm sure glad I voted for McKinney. > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/24/pakistan-barack-obama-air-strike > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/23/AR2009012304189.html > -- Tian http://tian.greens.org Latest change: Added Mountain View Inauguration Event pictures. _______________________________________________ sosfbay-discuss mailing list sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrygras at earthlink.net Tue Jan 27 10:27:46 2009 From: gerrygras at earthlink.net (Gerry Gras) Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:27:46 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] [Fwd: Urgent-Accountability Vote Today!] Message-ID: <497F5222.3070507@earthlink.net> FYI, Gerry -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Urgent-Accountability Vote Today! Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:45:27 -0500 (EST) From: Public Citizen Reply-To: publiccitizen at mail.democracyinaction.org To: gerrygras at earthlink.net January 27, 2009 Dear Gerald, President Obama has asked Congress for a federal spending bill to get the economy moving again. ?Billions of tax dollars are already being spent in the bailout and billions more are needed to begin to dig us out of this financial crisis. ?But before we agree to this massive spending bill, we must know that someone will be watching the store. ?We must ensure that federal employees can blow the whistle waste, fraud or abuse - without fear of retaliation or reprisals! ? We now have a chance to protect whistleblowers and make sure there is real accountability in the economic stimulus package! ?But we have to act quickly! Two champions of accountability, Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Representative Todd Platts (R-PA), have offered an amendment to the stimulus bill that would restore and strengthen protections for federal workers who blow the whistle. ?This is the same bill that we have long supported and that passed the House with overwhelming support in 2007. Congress is voting TODAY at 3:00 PM EST on whether the economic stimulus should include protections for federal workers who blow the whistle on waste, fraud and abuse. We need you to call your representative now and ask for support for federal government employees! ?You can find your member of the House here or simply call the Capitol switchboard (202) 224-3121and ask for your representative. Please tell your member of Congress to support federal employee whistleblower rights and vote yes on the Platts/Van Hollen Amendment today! We've been fighting for these whistleblower protections for a long time. ?Passing the stimulus bill passes with these protections in place would be an outstanding victory for all of us who have fought for government accountability over the years. Please call your member of Congress today. Thank you for all you do! Best, Angela, Eric, and the rest of the Congress Watch Action Team at Public Citizen P.S. Please let us know your thoughts and how your call went! Write to us at: action at citizen.org. Thanks! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For more information go to http://www.WhistleblowerAction.org If this message was forwarded to you, sign up to receive action alerts from Public Citizen: http://action.citizen.org/signUp.jsp?key=3568 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From wrolley at charter.net Tue Jan 27 15:42:03 2009 From: wrolley at charter.net (Wes Rolley) Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:42:03 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] [Fwd: SC Co Environmental Talk on Public Radio tomorrow KKUP 91.5 7 am] Message-ID: <497F9BCB.1020801@charter.net> For those who are not yet on their way to work, this should be good. I am not sure that I can clearly get KKUP, being behind a ridge and it comes and goes but hope some are able to tune in. I highlighted (bold) some of the topics that interest me. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: SC Co Environmental Talk on Public Radio tomorrow KKUP 91.5 7 am Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:42:35 -0800 From: Kathryn Mathewson To: BAREC Friends: Tomorrow morning, Wednesday January 27th, at 7 am I will be talking about some environmental Santa Clara County problems and solutions on public radio. Some of the issues I will be talking about are a BAREC update, the Fairgrounds and the way the County government selected "its" developer without community input, our County IPM Program, *San Jose and Obama's techie approach to green *and what is missing, the problems with recycled rubber for mulch and lawns in our public spaces, *carbon sequestration and soil health*, and *our County having more Superfund sites than any other county in the U.S. with no plan for cleaning them up and with our drinking water coming from our water table.* There is a lot to talk about and many issues which we need to address to become more sustainable. They are all inter-related. The station is KKUP 91.5 FM. Feel free to call with questions at 408-260-2999 or comments. I have been a guest speaker on this program speaking about environmental issues for many years. Kathryn Mathewson 408-292-9595 kmathewson at secretgardens.com -- "Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, then you are wasting your time on this Earth" Roberto Clemente Wes Rolley 17211 Quail Court, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 http://www.refpub.com/ -- Tel: 408.778.3024 From snug.bug at hotmail.com Tue Jan 27 20:54:19 2009 From: snug.bug at hotmail.com (Brian Good) Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:54:19 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Jonathan Turkley on Olbermann about Rule of Law Message-ID: Turley said Obama's silence is conspicuous. The easiest thing to say is that we must prosecute war crimes, because treaties obligate us, and that's the law. Nobody in the Obama camp is saying the magic words. Bush's underlings have an estoppel defense--they can say they were advised by John Yoo and others that their actions were legal. The President and his immediate subordinates can not use that. If they have committed war crimes and are not prosecuted, we will shred four treaties and four statutes. Bush's actions were unprecedented. He decided that he was beyond the law, and became a government unto himself. If Obama prevents the investigation of war crimes he will be not merely an apologist but an accessory. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONVwfuTj0pA _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail? goes where you go. On a PC, on the Web, on your phone. http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/learnmore/versatility.aspx#mobile?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_WL_HM_versatility_121208 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wrolley at charter.net Wed Jan 28 08:26:40 2009 From: wrolley at charter.net (Wes Rolley) Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:26:40 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Green Change and Climate Change Message-ID: <49808740.1040503@charter.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From pmyers42 at gmail.com Wed Jan 28 13:21:44 2009 From: pmyers42 at gmail.com (Peter Myers) Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:21:44 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Agenda Items for February 4th Meeting Message-ID: <814021b90901281321o1887d17bn49d88424737ca42b@mail.gmail.com> Time to plan out next month's meeting, February 4th. If there are any agenda items you'd like added, please e-mail me at pmyers42 at gmail.com. Here are the items I already have: - Treasury Report - Stop Recruiting Our Kids (David) - Oscar Grant (two separate issues presented by Carol and Drew) - Candidates for 2010 (Peter) - Sustainability Commission (Roy) Please let me know of anything else you'd like added by e-mailing pmyers42 at gmail.com. Thanks, Peter -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If they have committed war crimes and > are not prosecuted, we will shred four treaties and > four statutes. > I don't call calling for the closing of Guantanamo silence. Give it a bit of time to time to develop. Every President is entitled to 100 days of grace period. Relax. Watch. Listen. > > Bush's actions were unprecedented. He decided > that he was beyond the law, and became a > government unto himself. If Obama prevents the > investigation of war crimes he will be not merely > an apologist but an accessory. > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONVwfuTj0pA > When Bush was President I made a consistent effort to not break laws worth respecting. I'm still doing that. I still miss doing 85 in a 65 MPH zone every now and then.... Remember the days when you could get a ticket for "Wasting a finite resource" for going more than 55 MPH? -- Tian http://tian.greens.org Latest change: Added Mountain View Inauguration Event pictures. From JamBoi at Greens.org Thu Jan 29 08:33:05 2009 From: JamBoi at Greens.org (Drew Johnson) Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:33:05 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Jonathan Turley on Olbermann about Rule of Law In-Reply-To: <49816BF9.2010306@aceweb.com> References: <49816BF9.2010306@aceweb.com> Message-ID: <49419.24.6.229.93.1233246785.squirrel@www.greens.org> Nay, Its not 'hitting the panic button' to insist that justice is accomplished. NOW is the time we must push for the accountability of these war criminals. Impeachment, indictment, conviction, imprisonment, restitution. Now! Friday (if not prior) Obama joined the ranks of the impeachable war criminals by ordering the 'High Crime and Misdemeanors' of drone attacks (which killed innocent civilians) within the sovereign nation of Pakistan against the stated will of the Pakistani government. Its called a 'Crime against Peace' and an 'Act of Unprovoked and Aggressive War' and its the highest violation level of crimes under international law. Don't be fooled He's no progressive. Just like the other criminals in power He'll have to be pushed into pursuing justice and not fighting against it. The good news is IMO he'll be much, much, much easier to push into doing the right thing than the previous criminal regime. Impeach for Peace! Drew On Thu, January 29, 2009 00:42, Tian Harter wrote: > The news said Obama used his first Presidential phone call to call > Mahmoud Abas. To me that gives the Palestinians an unprecidented level > of legitimcacy. I'm just not ready to hit the panic button yet. > > Brian Good wrote: >> Turley said Obama's silence is conspicuous. The >> easiest thing to say is that we must prosecute war >> crimes, because treaties obligate us, and that's the >> law. Nobody in the Obama camp is saying the >> magic words. Bush's underlings have an estoppel >> defense--they can say they were advised by John >> Yoo and others that their actions were legal. The >> President and his immediate subordinates can not >> use that. If they have committed war crimes and >> are not prosecuted, we will shred four treaties and >> four statutes. >> > I don't call calling for the closing of Guantanamo silence. > Give it a bit of time to time to develop. Every President > is entitled to 100 days of grace period. Relax. Watch. Listen. >> >> Bush's actions were unprecedented. He decided >> that he was beyond the law, and became a >> government unto himself. If Obama prevents the >> investigation of war crimes he will be not merely >> an apologist but an accessory. >> >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONVwfuTj0pA >> > > When Bush was President I made a consistent effort to not break laws > worth respecting. I'm still doing that. I still miss doing 85 in a 65 > MPH zone every now and then.... > > Remember the days when you could get a ticket for "Wasting a finite > resource" for going more than 55 MPH? > -- > Tian > http://tian.greens.org > Latest change: Added Mountain View Inauguration Event pictures. > _______________________________________________ > sosfbay-discuss mailing list > sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org > http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss > From carolineyacoub at att.net Thu Jan 29 09:58:45 2009 From: carolineyacoub at att.net (Caroline Yacoub) Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:58:45 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: HALA meeting. "The Conscience of an Israeli" Sun. Feb. 8 - 11 am Message-ID: <790330.40968.qm@web81204.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Here's an idea: How about getting this fellow to give a talk? Yossi, I mean? ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Shane Que Hee Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 7:52:42 PM Subject: HALA meeting. "The Conscience of an Israeli" Sun. Feb. 8 - 11 am > Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:30:46 -0800 (PST) > From: Geraldo Cienmarcos > Subject: HALA meeting. "The Conscience of an Israeli" Sun. Feb. 8 - 11 am > > > Humanist Association of Los Angeles meets Sunday, February 8, 2009, from 11 am to 1 pm www.hala.org Yahoo Center Community Room (Colorado Center), 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica (near corner of 26th Avenue and Broadway). Yossi Khen "The Conscience of an Israeli" What is a 'refuse-nik?' Yossi Khen will tell us how he became one. Yossi was born in Israel, and served in the Israeli army. Yossi witnessed the daily abuse in the Occupied West Bank where he stayed as part of his service. In April 1973 Yossi refused to serve in the occupied West Bank as a reserve soldier. He spent some time in military jail. When he completed the military service, he joined activities for human rights and peace. In 1978, he moved to The Unites States. In 1981 Yossi joined the New Jewish Agenda (NJA) in LA, and was active on the Israeli Palestinian issue through this organization. In 1988 he represented NJA in building a coalition in LA that included NJA, Palestine Society of America, ADC, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), and Women???s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILF). He was one of the main speakers of the coalition, together with Palestinian friends. Yossi continues speaking on the Israeli Palestinian issue in different forums. Currently, Yossi is a member of "Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace" or "Brit-Zedek Veshalom," which supports a just peace based on 2 states of Israel and Palestine. HALA meetings are free and open to the public. LAT Larry A. Taylor 310-479-2236 1850 S. Colby Ave. Apt 8 Los Angeles, CA 90025 video from around 2004 or 2006 (preview of Yossi's thoughts at the time) Israel & Palestine: An Insider's Perspective conflict, peace, justice, Yossi Khen, Old Testament, Issac ... http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3486442791956431122 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carolineyacoub at att.net Thu Jan 29 10:02:02 2009 From: carolineyacoub at att.net (Caroline Yacoub) Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:02:02 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: The JESUS Machine Message-ID: <396760.42158.qm@web81206.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Anybody interested in starting a "Stop Exploiting Jesus" movement? ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Shane Que Hee Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 8:45:49 AM Subject: The JESUS Machine >Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:37:54 -0800 (PST) >From: Geraldo Cienmarcos >Subject: The JESUS Machine > > >http://www.jesusmachine.com/ > >Dan Gilgoff covers religion for U.S. News & World Report. 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For more information, or questions related to the topic of the posting, please do not hit reply. Follow the contact directions stated in the email. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Notice to all Greens: The party officers' terms are up effective with the next plenary [April or May]. The incumbents, Jane Rands, Secretary of State Liaison, and Jeanne Rosenmeier, Treasurer, are each willing to serve another term. Anyone else interested in being nominated by the CC to these jobs needs to submit a resume to the CC (gpca-cc at cagreens.org) by Friday, February 20, 2009. Thank you. Paz, Larry Mullen, Coordinating Committee _______________________________________________ Contacts2006 mailing list Contacts2006 at lists.cagreens.org http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/contacts2006 From JamBoi at Greens.org Thu Jan 29 10:13:38 2009 From: JamBoi at Greens.org (Drew Johnson) Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:13:38 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: The JESUS Machine In-Reply-To: <396760.42158.qm@web81206.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <396760.42158.qm@web81206.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <49453.24.6.229.93.1233252818.squirrel@www.greens.org> Count me in. Green is Real! Drew On Thu, January 29, 2009 10:02, Caroline Yacoub wrote: > Anybody interested in starting a "Stop Exploiting Jesus" movement? > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ---- > From: Shane Que Hee > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 8:45:49 AM > Subject: The JESUS Machine > > >>Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:37:54 -0800 (PST) >>From: Geraldo Cienmarcos >>Subject: The JESUS Machine >> >> >>http://www.jesusmachine.com/ >> >>Dan Gilgoff covers religion for U.S. News & World Report. He is the >>author of The Jesus Machine: How James Dobson, Focus on the Family, >>and Evangelical America are Winning the Culture War, and is a former >>politics editor at >> beliefnet._______________________________________________ > sosfbay-discuss mailing list > sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org > http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss > From tnharter at aceweb.com Thu Jan 29 16:25:45 2009 From: tnharter at aceweb.com (Tian Harter) Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:25:45 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: The JESUS Machine In-Reply-To: <49453.24.6.229.93.1233252818.squirrel@www.greens.org> References: <396760.42158.qm@web81206.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <49453.24.6.229.93.1233252818.squirrel@www.greens.org> Message-ID: <49824909.80402@aceweb.com> Back when I lived in Orange County I had a great girlfriend named Christina. She was a Latina from East LA. One Sunday we went over to her mother's house and had menudo with her mother and brother, a guy named Jesus. Since then I've enjoyed telling preachers telling me that Jesus would solve my problems "I've had menudo with Jesus. He has enough trouble with his own problems. He isn't going to solve mine." Yeah, I know, he prounced it "Jesse", but hey, it spells like Jesus, and I live in a world where I see a lot more names than I hear. Another time I knocked on her door and her son's girlfriend answered. She yelled out "Hey Chris, it's Tian!" Then she did a double take. When Christina got there she said "I just realized 'Chris'" pointing at Christina "Tian", pointing at me, "christian" saying the word for the religion grouping. I think we all laughed, but I'm not sure. At the time the guy in the cube across the hall from me had the last name Christian, and the guy two cubes down from me was so Christian I found him obnoxious. Not only that but the local baseball team was called the Angels. I was up to here in a super saturated "Christian" environment. I'm scared to visit the website. Might stir up memories. Tian That stuff is more than a decade behind me now. I'd like to forget the Christian fundamentalists. If only my sister and her family weren't part of it. Drew Johnson wrote: > Count me in. > > > Green is Real! > > Drew > > > > On Thu, January 29, 2009 10:02, Caroline Yacoub wrote: >> Anybody interested in starting a "Stop Exploiting Jesus" movement? >> >> >> >> ----- Forwarded Message ---- >> From: Shane Que Hee >> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 8:45:49 AM >> Subject: The JESUS Machine >> >> >>> Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:37:54 -0800 (PST) >>> From: Geraldo Cienmarcos >>> Subject: The JESUS Machine >>> >>> >>> http://www.jesusmachine.com/ >>> >>> Dan Gilgoff covers religion for U.S. News & World Report. He is the >>> author of The Jesus Machine: How James Dobson, Focus on the Family, >>> and Evangelical America are Winning the Culture War, and is a former >>> politics editor at >>> beliefnet._______________________________________________ >> sosfbay-discuss mailing list >> sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org >> http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss >> > > > _______________________________________________ > sosfbay-discuss mailing list > sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org > http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss > -- Tian http://tian.greens.org Latest change: Added Mountain View Inauguration Event pictures. From danasg at greens.org Thu Jan 29 19:30:13 2009 From: danasg at greens.org (Dana St. George) Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:30:13 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Letter re Oscar Grant murder Message-ID: <49827445.8010205@greens.org> Hi Greens, I wrote and sent letters stating that the GPSCC demanded that the BART policeman responsible for the death of Oscar Grant III be arrested and prosecuted. The letters were typed on plain bond paper and sent to: The District Attorney of Alameda County, BART Board of Directors BART Police Chief Gary Gee The letters were signed by me, for the Green Party of Sta. Clara County. Dana St. George From JamBoi at Greens.org Thu Jan 29 20:25:27 2009 From: JamBoi at Greens.org (Drew Johnson) Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:25:27 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] David Ledesma's 'Stop Recruiting Kids' event March 7th, independent of Green Party Message-ID: <50134.24.6.229.93.1233289527.squirrel@www.greens.org> David Ledesma's 'Stop Recruiting Kids' tour event will likely come off as planned on March 7th (details to come from David Ledesma) but it will not be hosted by the Green Party of Santa Clara County. David Ledesma dissolved any Green Party affiliation with his committee this evening and decided to do it independently of the party. Stop Recruiting Kids! Drew From JamBoi at Greens.org Thu Jan 29 20:27:34 2009 From: JamBoi at Greens.org (Drew Johnson) Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:27:34 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Letter re Oscar Grant murder Message-ID: <50141.24.6.229.93.1233289654.squirrel@www.greens.org> Awesome! Thanks Dana. Green is Go! Drew On Thu, January 29, 2009 19:30, Dana St. George wrote: > Hi Greens, > > I wrote and sent letters stating that the GPSCC demanded that the BART > policeman > responsible for the death of Oscar Grant III be arrested and prosecuted. > > The letters were typed on plain bond paper and sent to: > > The District Attorney of Alameda County, > BART Board of Directors > BART Police Chief Gary Gee > > The letters were signed by me, for the Green Party of Sta. Clara County. > > Dana St. George From wrolley at charter.net Fri Jan 30 08:06:07 2009 From: wrolley at charter.net (Wes Rolley) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:06:07 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] David Ledesma's 'Stop Recruiting Kids' event March 7th, independent of Green Party In-Reply-To: <50134.24.6.229.93.1233289527.squirrel@www.greens.org> References: <50134.24.6.229.93.1233289527.squirrel@www.greens.org> Message-ID: <4983256F.6080507@charter.net> Drew, Beyond the particulars of this situation, the fact that he decided to 'dissolve' the political party affiliation needs to be explored more. It could be instructional for how we approach such future collaborations. Do we know the rationale? When GPSCC proposes such colaberation, what is it that we offer... volunteers? attendees?, media coverage? funding? Is there something in the way that we do things that needs to be changed? In the one case that I have been involved in, the initial public meeting of a citizen's group called "Restore the Delta", the Green Party co-sponsorship was the key ingredient that made the meeting possible... we party funded the venue and it was announced that the meeting was CoSponsored by GPCA to the great surprise of Kalmran Alavi who attended. Now Restore the Delta is going great guns and I am in the middle of most of it's decision making because I supported their work at a critical time. (Funds requested from GIWG). Drew Johnson wrote: > David Ledesma's 'Stop Recruiting Kids' tour event will likely come off as planned on March 7th (details to come from David Ledesma) but it will not be hosted by the Green Party of Santa Clara County. David Ledesma dissolved any Green Party affiliation with his committee this evening and decided to do it independently of the party. > > Stop Recruiting Kids! > > Drew > -- "Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, then you are wasting your time on this Earth" Roberto Clemente Wes Rolley 17211 Quail Court, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 http://www.refpub.com/ -- Tel: 408.778.3024 From carolineyacoub at att.net Fri Jan 30 10:39:27 2009 From: carolineyacoub at att.net (Caroline Yacoub) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:39:27 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: GPLAC-Forum Digest, Registering Greens Message-ID: <737612.47334.qm@web81207.mail.mud.yahoo.com> --- On Fri, 1/30/09, Caroline Yacoub wrote: From: Caroline Yacoub Subject: Fw: GPLAC-Forum Digest, Registering Greens To: "Caroline Yacoub" Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 10:33 AM --- On Tue, 1/27/09, Shane Que Hee wrote: From: Shane Que Hee Subject: GPLAC-Forum Digest, Vol 39, Issue 79:Registering Greens To: Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 5:29 AM >From: gplac-forum-request at lists.cagreens.org >Subject: GPLAC-Forum Digest, Vol 39, Issue 79 >To: gplac-forum at lists.cagreens.org >Reply-To: gplac-forum at lists.cagreens.org >Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:24:14 -0800 > >List-Id: Green Party of Los Angeles County Discussion Forum > >List-Unsubscribe: , > >List-Archive: >List-Post: >List-Help: >List-Subscribe: , > >Sender: gplac-forum-bounces at lists.cagreens.org > >Send GPLAC-Forum mailing list submissions to > gplac-forum at lists.cagreens.org > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/gplac-forum >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > gplac-forum-request at lists.cagreens.org > >You can reach the person managing the list at > gplac-forum-owner at lists.cagreens.org > > > >From: Rioryon at aol.com > >Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:21:47 EST > >Subject: [GPCA-CCWG] Suggestions for Registering Greens > > > >During a recent non-green oriented petition campaign for Sacramento City > >voters i registered 27 voters... > > > >(Altho the petition is Non-Green, IMO it does improve GOVT accountability, > >making city executive authority accountable directly to the voters, as has > >similarly been done in SF, Oakland, LA, San Diego, and Fresno -- > so, however > >small, and despite Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, it is a structural step > >forward for Sacramento GOVT, IMO)... > > > > ...BUT what i most wanted to report to other California Greens is...: > > From the Sacramento citizens i talked with, i encountered a profound > >interest in and willingness to register "Green Party" when > >registering to vote, > >or even when changing one's party affiliation/registration... > > What makes it work for me, is ESPECIALLY when i can present > the options > >on the Registration Form as another way to VOTE, that the choice they make > >when they register is like another way to cast a > >ballot, increasing our voice > >as citizens and voters, by at least 33% every 2 years ( - ie > >barring special > >elections, there are currently 3 elections every 2 years, so changing your > >registration can increase your voting voice to 4 votes, or more, during this > >election cycle)... > > So we can increase Grassroots Democracy this way -- how we choose to > >register gives us another way to send a message about what we want, > >what values > >we support, and what values we want our candidates and office-holders to > >execute as public policy, whether it's for Peace, Better Wages, > >Equal Rights, > >whether it's for Environmental Protection, where Greens have > >written the book > >politically, so to speak, and all of the above (and here you can > insert your > >own preferred issue, policies, campaigns, etc, that are based on Green > >Values)... > > i find if i say, "Let me ask you about your political > values... Are you > >for PEACE ?"... The answer is "Yes" > > "Are you for BETTER WAGES?" The answer is almost always "Yes" > > "Are you for EQUAL RIGHTS ?" The answer is "Yes" > > "Are you for Protecting the ENVIRONMENT ?" The answer is "Yes", 95% of > >the time... > > > > "So you are a Green", i say... > > > > > >Some Common (initial) Resistance + Response Examples : > > > >A) - > >Voter says, But everyone wants Peace. > > > >Tabler says, Where there's the WILL for Peace, there WILL be Peace... and > >give examples such as Joschke Fischer, Green Foreign Minister for Germany, > >influencing Germany not to join the Iraq War... > > Make note of the fact that Democrat AND Republican > >politicians vote themselves hefty pay raises, while the minimum > >wage remains a > >POVERTY wage... (Now is a great time to emphasize Green economic > policies)... > > You might then mention, Republicans AND > Democrats are in > >the back pockets of the big wealthy corporations, while the average voter's > >policy preferences and needs, are bypassed and ignored... > >So registering Green is another way to try and make the > politicians work for > >us... > > i might say, "What if a Million Californians > registered > >Green...? Don't you think there'd be a political shake-up, or at > least some > >movement, for the good ?" > > Who knows where Critical Mass is for Real Change !? > > > >B) - > >Voter says, But i want to be able to vote in the Democratic Primaries. > > > >Tabler says, There is no Primary for over a year, between now and > then, over > >365 days, you can send a strong message for PEACE NOW (or whatever Green > >issue you want to emphasize, like EQUAL RIGHTS, especially if the > voter is a > >woman, or from a minority community)... > > So NOW we can vote, for __________ (insert Green > >Issue/Value), along with hundreds of thousands of other voters, all > >across this > >country, millions all around the world -- mention 18 Greens in the Swedish > >Parliament, 8 in New Zealand, State Legislators in Arkansas, Maine, > >and previously > >in California, plus Green Majorities in Sebastopol, and Arcata, and > >Mayors in > >Richmond, Fairfax, Moraga, Marina, etc etc, and almost in San Francisco, and > >so on and so forth... > > > >The Tabler can say, "So you (to the voter) can use your registration as a > >voice NOW, and you can use it strategically again, *ANYTIME* you want"... > > "That is, you can change your registration to > > Green NOW, > >then look at the candidates before the next Primary, Feb 2010, and decide > >then how you want to vote in that election"... > > Meanwhile you're sending a message for something you > >want your GOVT to do NOW about ___________________. (Insert Green Value, > >policy, issue, etc) > > > > > > Over the course of about 30 hours, from 1/4/9 to 1/9/9, in Sacramento > >despite the cold, at McKinley Park and a little at the nearby > >Safeway, also at > >the Long's across from BelAir Market on W. El Camino, across the American > >river on the north, Natomas side of town, and also at the Coop off > >Alhambra and > >S st and 29th, (Basically the pitch works at roughly the same rate, > >50% - 70% > >Green, +/-, all over the state)... > > At those locations in Sac, i registered 27 voters...: > > > >Total 27 Registrations > > > >19 Green (70.4%) > > 5 Democrats (18.1%) > > 2 Libertarians ( 7.4%) > > 1 Republican (3.7%) > > > >(NOTE - i always try to go over the whole registration form with the voter, > >helping them skip the parts they need not fill out - it only takes a couple > >minutes i point out, explaining where they must put something, such > >as CDL, if > >they have one... And then i can go over the choices section on the > >Registration Form WITH the voter -- i try to do this AFTER they've > >marked how they > >are currently registered so i can get a clue to where they're > >coming from... > > Look at a registration form now if you have one -- > > because the > >"previous registration" section is below the "party choices" section on the > >form, i say, when we get to the choices section, i say let's skip > the choices > >now and come back to it at the end, and then i can explain what American > >Independent, and what Libertarian stands for, or what the Peace and Freedom > >Party's history is, and go on from there, emphasizing and often > >giving examples, > >how IMO the Greens have the best choice of Values... > > - AND i remind the voter that HERE they are NOT voting for a > >person, not this time, but instead they are VOTING for a set of *VALUES*, > >values that they agree with, values that they want to see > >implemented. And i have > >little difficulty demonstrating, giving examples, how the Democrats and the > >Republicans consistently betray those values. > > For instance, when the voter marks what they WERE, in the > >"Previous Registration" section, you can ask, "Are you SATISFIED > >with the job the > >Democrats and the Repulicans are doing ? A vast majority of the time the > >voter will say "No !" And then you essentially have an > >open invitation to go > >over the other options, focusing where possible, on the Greens.) > > > >(Note #2 - a certain percentage of the Greens you register will be > >interested in further contact with local GP members and so be sure > >to have a "CONTACT > >SHEET" with space for Name, City, and Email, and/or phone, if desired - of > >the 19 Greens i registered in Sac, 5 said they were interested in > >some kind of > >future contact with other Greens)... > > > >Peace/Unity > > > >tim s > >Sonoma > >_rioryon at aol.com_ (mailto:rioryon at aol.com) >-------------- next part -------------- >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >URL: >http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/private/gplac-forum/attachments/20090127/c0ddd3a4/attachment-0001.html > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 3 >Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:24:45 -0800 >From: Shane Que Hee >Subject: [GPLAC-Forum] Go Green.. Green Party... DUH! NOT! >To: gplac-forum at lists.cagreens.org >Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20090127052324.04688830 at mail.ucla.edu> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > >From: Lisa Taylor > >Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:32:17 -0800 > >Subject: [GROW] Go Green.. Green Party... DUH! NOT! > > > >I posted this on the GPCA Media Committee list in reply to a post > >from Erika, and it seems appropriate to post on GROW as well. > > > >Cheers, > > > >Lisa Taylor > >LA City Greens Volunteer Coordinator > >http://losangelesgreens.org/ > > > >Begin forwarded message: > > > >>From: Lisa Taylor > >><lisa at losangelesgreens.org> > >>Date: January 26, 2009 11:05:57 PM PST > >>To: gpca-mediawg at marla.cagreens.org > >>Cc: ErikaSF at aol.com > >>Subject: Go Green.. Green Party... DUH! NOT! > >> > >>Erika, > >> > >>The Go Green thing has been everywhere and in and cool a few years > >>now and sadly, does not translate into Go Green Party or Join Green > >>Party, because > >>the vast majority does not frickin know that the Green Party > >>exists! For all the reasons we know all too well: almost > >>non-existent coverage of third parties by the corporate media, > >>blah, blah, etc. etc. > >> > >>it seems a no brainer to me, that's why I proposed the ad "Green... > >>Green Party... Duh!" to Warner and Cres when they were at UCLA for > >>a CCWG event, > >>but apparently not to the masses who do not know the Green Party exists. > >> > >>Guess how much a booth cost at the big Go Green Expo in L.A. this > >>past weekend? Two thousand bucks and NO rates for community or nonprofits > >>http://gogreenexpo.com/ > >>LA City Greens members Sasha Karlik and Lisa Green (who will run > >>for Assembly in 2010, yey!), attended and I was just looking at the > >>exhibitor list they gave me. > >>Of over 250 booths, only about 8 are nonprofit and only about 2 of > >>those are truly community groups--the LA County Bike Coalition > and Sierra Club. > >>(you could share a 10x10 booth between 4 groups and it would still > >>be cost prohibitive for us and we've run into this before that > >>nonprofits will not/cannot share a booth with us > >>because of the restrictions on them doing political work) > >> > >> sure, we'll continue to table at the farmers markets and > >> community events, but mostly we find we are increasingly being > >> priced out of participating in these "green" events. > >>Ditto when I looked into a booth at the LA County Fair several > >>years ago, they had what they called nonprofit/community booth > >>rates but they were exorbitant as well. > >> > >>Luckily LA City puts on a kick-ass Youth Enviro Convention with > >>over 5,000 attendees and free booths! I organized our LA City > >>Greens booth the last 2 years and here is > >>the article I wrote in 2008: > >> g-soon-to-be-voters/>http://greenpages.wordpress.com/2008/03/22/the-popular-party-among-soon-to-be-voters/ > >> > >>Cheers, sort of, > >> > >>Lisa Taylor > >> > >> > >> > >>From: Erika McDonald <erika at dolorespark.org> > >>Subject: [GPCA-MediaComm] It's easy to go Green > >>To: gpcamedia <gpca-mediawg at cagreens.org> > >>Message-ID: > >><497CC61F.8030208 at dolorespark.org> > >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > >> > >>The CW network is doing our job for us...telling everyone to go "Green". > >>They have several actors from various shows doing PSAs that air during > >>their programs and on the web: > >>http://www.cwtv.com/thecw/ > free2begreen > >> > >>This might make a good entry for our twitter feed. Corporate ads aside, > >>they do have good tips for saving energy...and they keep repeating the > >>line "Go Green"! > >> > >>Best, Erika >-------------- next part -------------- >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >URL: >http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/private/gplac-forum/attachments/20090127/b062bcdb/attachment.html > > >------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >GPLAC-Forum mailing list >GPLAC-Forum at lists.cagreens.org >http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/gplac-forum > > >End of GPLAC-Forum Digest, Vol 39, Issue 79 >******************************************* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From the_alliance47 at yahoo.com Fri Jan 30 11:30:13 2009 From: the_alliance47 at yahoo.com (Edward) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:30:13 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: The JESUS Machine Message-ID: <530067.98683.qm@web54305.mail.re2.yahoo.com> In the defence of Christians, Christianity is not a homogeneous group. There are many Christians who were against the War in Iraq (e.g. Pope John Paul II), defended the rights of those oppressed by American imperialism (e.g. Archbishop Oscar Romero), worked with the poor (e.g. Dorothy Day), and the list goes on. Christianity is about promoting all aspects of life, not just the issues that the Christian Right prioritise. In fact, the Catholic Church has been a big critic of capitalism and totalitarianism, first set forth in Pope Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum Novarum. There's a fairly good article on Wikipedia that gives an introduction to Catholic Social Teaching. -Edward -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From MLause at cinci.rr.com Fri Jan 30 12:25:51 2009 From: MLause at cinci.rr.com (Mark A. Lause) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:25:51 -0500 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: The JESUS Machine In-Reply-To: <530067.98683.qm@web54305.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <530067.98683.qm@web54305.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2BB660E3816743E98C3B9E6CB1BE4D14@PC> Wasn't that the encyclical threatening people who joined the Knights of Labor with excommunications? ML ----- Original Message ----- From: Edward To: sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 2:30 PM Subject: Re: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: The JESUS Machine In the defence of Christians, Christianity is not a homogeneous group. There are many Christians who were against the War in Iraq (e.g. Pope John Paul II), defended the rights of those oppressed by American imperialism (e.g. Archbishop Oscar Romero), worked with the poor (e.g. Dorothy Day), and the list goes on. Christianity is about promoting all aspects of life, not just the issues that the Christian Right prioritise. In fact, the Catholic Church has been a big critic of capitalism and totalitarianism, first set forth in Pope Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum Novarum. There's a fairly good article on Wikipedia that gives an introduction to Catholic Social Teaching. -Edward ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ sosfbay-discuss mailing list sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3813 (20090130) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From JamBoi at Greens.org Fri Jan 30 12:40:05 2009 From: JamBoi at Greens.org (Drew Johnson) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:40:05 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Building Coaltions (was Re: David Ledesma's 'Stop Recruiting Kids' event March 7th, independent of Green Party In-Reply-To: <4983256F.6080507@charter.net> References: <50134.24.6.229.93.1233289527.squirrel@www.greens.org> <4983256F.6080507@charter.net> Message-ID: <50598.24.6.229.93.1233348005.squirrel@www.greens.org> Well the gist of it is that there wasn't the common understanding that when we Greens do an event or an action we try to do in coalition. period. We inherently work with other ally groups. We don't do things in isolation. We don't form 'committees' that are somehow autonomous and empowered to make any old decision that will impact the party and incurr liability without checking back with the party, the Council, etc. There were legitimate concerns raise by Councilors over the ambiguous nature of the proposal, made by whom (is the person a Party Member? Did they have standing to make such a proposal?), what exactly was the proposal, would experienced Party Members coChair (gender balanced) the effort and the the enormous amount of time it took from our General meeting. Unfortunately at the December meeting we had few senior Greens present to keep quality assurance aspects front and center and some aspects of the meeting didn't go as smoothly as one one like. One unfortunate outcome was that different people ended up with different understandings of what had been agreed to and what it would entail, how it would be operated etc. IMO there needs to be more educating of what it means to be a Green and how we Greens operate. Many things we do and the manner in which we do them is not at all like the Grey Parties and so people approach us with misconceptions. If we do a better job of bringing folks up to speed with our SOPs then there will be common expectations and harmony. Green is Coalitional and Collective! Drew On Fri, January 30, 2009 08:06, Wes Rolley wrote: > Drew, > Beyond the particulars of this situation, the fact that he decided to > 'dissolve' the political party affiliation needs to be explored more. > It could be instructional for how we approach such future collaborations. > > Do we know the rationale? > When GPSCC proposes such colaberation, what is it that we offer... > volunteers? attendees?, media coverage? funding? > > Is there something in the way that we do things that needs to be changed? > > In the one case that I have been involved in, the initial public meeting > of a citizen's group called "Restore the Delta", the Green Party > co-sponsorship was the key ingredient that made the meeting possible... > we party funded the venue and it was announced that the meeting was > CoSponsored by GPCA to the great surprise of Kalmran Alavi who attended. > Now Restore the Delta is going great guns and I am in the middle of most > of it's decision making because I supported their work at a critical > time. (Funds requested from GIWG). > > > > > > > Drew Johnson wrote: >> David Ledesma's 'Stop Recruiting Kids' tour event will likely come off >> as planned on March 7th (details to come from David Ledesma) but it will >> not be hosted by the Green Party of Santa Clara County. David Ledesma >> dissolved any Green Party affiliation with his committee this evening >> and decided to do it independently of the party. >> >> Stop Recruiting Kids! >> >> Drew >> > > -- > "Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, then > you are wasting your time on this Earth" Roberto Clemente > > Wes Rolley > 17211 Quail Court, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 > http://www.refpub.com/ -- Tel: 408.778.3024 > > _______________________________________________ > sosfbay-discuss mailing list > sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org > http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss > From snug.bug at hotmail.com Fri Jan 30 12:57:04 2009 From: snug.bug at hotmail.com (Brian Good) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:57:04 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Krugman Letter to Obama in Rolling Stone Message-ID: Krugman recommends bold spending to restore employment and confidence, argues for immediate initiation of a universal health care program and policies strengthening the middle class, and calls for a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate Bush's crimes. He says it takes $200 billion a year in government spending to cut unemployment by one percent. Let's see, with 154 million in the labor force that's1.54 million jobs--I get $130,000 per job. Since the median wage is around $30,000 a year, I sense something rather inefficient about the job-creation process. Maybe we can think up something better than going into debt to restore the last gasps of the tailfin civilization to its former glory? Krugman's article is almost 5000 words. I think my 1500-word digest below got most of it without mashing its nuances up too bad. Brian Dear Mr. President: The economic outlook is worse than almost anyone imagined. We need a million new jobs a year just to keep up with population growth. Last year we lost 2 million, and today we're losing a half million a month. We may end the year 10 million jobs short, with real-world unemployment at 15 percent. Result: 10 million middle-class Americans pushed into poverty, 6 million in half poverty-level "deep poverty", many unemployed without health insurance, millions losing homes, state and local governments losing revenue and cutting services. When other presidents faced troubled economies, the Federal Reserve was really running the show. Reagan's economic boom of 1984 was the work of Fed chairman Paul Volcker. Reagan wore the flight suit, declaring "morning in America", but Volcker flew the plane: he "printed" dollars (credited the accounts of private banks) and used the dollars to buy up U.S. government debt. This drove interest rates down--Treasury bills went from 13 percent to eight. Cheap mortgages and business loans stimulated spending and the economy boomed. The "monetary transmission mechanism" worked. Now that mechanism is broken. Treasury bill interest rates are already 0.005 percent ? that is, zero. And only the government gets that rate. Fear rules Main Street and many businesses pay higher rates now than a year and a half ago--if they can get credit at all. A glut of unsold homes makes homebuilding unprofitable despite cheap mortgages. When office buildings stand empty, shopping malls beg for tenants, and factories sit idle what business will spend on new capacity, and what workers will buy new cars? The Fed has lost its mojo, and its alphabet soup of new "lending facilities" can't break the fear in the credit markets. Rescuing The Economy The last president to face such a mess was Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Like Bush with his $700 billion bailout, FDR provided troubled banks with cash. But where Bush gave the money without strings, FDR funded the banks by buying stock in them, and he demanded that the public's money serve the public good. By 1935 the U.S. government owned about a third of the banking system, and pressured banks to lend out the money and help the economy. The New Deal also lent money directly to businesses, to home buyers and to homeowners who needed to restructure their mortgages. As we bail out failing banks, we should demand that they lend the funds out. Let Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the home-lending agencies, pass the government's low borrowing costs on to qualified home buyers. (Fannie's and Freddie's borrowing costs remain high because Bush refused to declare that their bonds are backed by the full faith and credit of the taxpayer.) In the long run we don't want the government running financial institutions, but for now we must do whatever it takes. Besides getting credit flowing again, you must boost the real economy of work and wages. Though the WPA employed millions building roads, schools and dams, FDR was too cautious and New Deal job creation never restored employment to pre-Depression levels. Only the giant public works project, World War II, ended the Depression. Forget normal concerns about deficits. Create jobs boldly, spending enough to make up for the private sector's skittishness. The government must spend $200 billion a year to cut unemployment one percent. Full recovery will take $800 billion a year. A weak economy drives down tax collection, making scary deficits, but failure to spend is even scarier. The biggest problem will be finding quick-start jobs projects. Only $150 billion worth of WPA-type programs ? roads, government buildings, ports and other infrastructure ? is "shovel-ready" today. Spend for lasting value: upgrade internet infrastructure, the electrical grid, health care information technology; aid continued investment spending by state and local governments. Such spending does double duty, serving the future while providing present jobs and income. The hardest-hit Americans? long-term unemployed, families without health insurance ? will spend any aid they receive, so you should enhance unemployment insurance, food stamps, and health-insurance subsidies. Tax cuts to lower- and middle-income Americans will also boost spending, but less efficiently, since some consumers will save their tax cuts or rebates. 2009 will be bad, and we'll be lucky to keep unemployment under 8%. But by 2010 we should be on the road to recovery. How to prepare? Beyond the Crisis FDR rebuilt America not just by "getting by" but by instituting social-insurance programs, above all Social Security, and helping create a middle-class society that lasted for decades (until conservatives had their way). You can emulate FDR's achievements. The most important legacy you can leave will be what other advanced nations already have: health care for all citizens. The current crisis shows the vulnerabilities as health insurance disappears with lost jobs, and has made clear that our current system is bad for business too. The automakers would be stronger if they were free of the medical bills of their former employees and their current workers. Though a single-payer system ? Medicare for all -- would be fairest and most efficient, it's not politically achievable yet because those who have good coverage won't want to give it up. Start with a compromise plan establishing the principle of universal care. You should let people keep private insurance, subsidize lower-income families, require coverage for children, and give everyone the option to buy into a public plan ? which will probably be better and cheaper than private insurance. Ignore the naysayers who claim the costs of economic stimulation foreclose on health care reform. Reviving the economy may cost a trillion; Bush wasted twice that on his war and tax cuts for the wealthiest. The recovery plan puts little burden on future budgets. With low interest rates, a trillion in new debt will cost only $30 billion a year, about 1.2 percent of the current federal budget. The Iraq war costs about as much each year as the insurance subsidies needed for universal health care. Health care reform may save money in the long run by avoiding unproductive bureaucracies and treatments. Rising health care costs are the main source for grim long-run projections for the federal budget, so we can't afford not to reform. And consider the long-term political effects: in 1993 when the Clintons proposed universal health care, Republican strategists argued that showing that government programs can actually serve the public interest would shift American political attitudes in a progressive direction. You should be determined to make that happen. When universal health care is running by 2012 it can be for your administration what Social Security was for the New Deal, a permanent change for the better. Another New Deal achievement was what labor historians call "the Great Compression": America's society of rich and poor became one that was largely middle class. Union membership tripled between 1935 and 1945. Winning higher wages for their own members, unions furthered economic equality and enhanced workers' bargaining power throughout the economy. Defying conservatives' predictions that wage gains and union power would cripple employment and economic growth, the Great Compression was followed by a postwar boom that doubled American living standards in one generation. In the 1970s workers lost much of their bargaining power because of international competition and as Reagan and then Bush undermined workers' ability to organize. You can begin to reverse that by enhancing workers' rights. The Employee Free Choice Act would inhibit employers' ability to intimidate workers who want to join a union, and will help recapture the middle-class society we've lost. Truth & Reconciliation There are other issues. Environmental policy is paramount, and spending to enhance energy efficiency should be in the recovery plan. The Bush administration betrayed America's ideals, and only a full accounting will let us put that behind us. Beltway insiders will say "let bygones be bygones" just as they urged Bill Clinton to let the Reagan-Bush scandals (Iran-Contra) remain hidden. Missing the lesson, we were condemned to repeat the past as those who abused power in the name of national security under Reagan returned under Bush II to repeat it on a larger scale. We need a full accounting. Maybe not even prosecutions, maybe something like South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We need to know how we came to wage war to eliminate nonexistent weapons, how torture became U.S. policy, how the Justice Department became an instrument of political persecution, how brazen corruption flourished in Iraq and in Congress and the administration. It's not enough that "everybody knows" the White House created a climate of abuse. Soon enough that will be denied or forgotten, and the cycle of abuse will begin again. Best is for Congress to lead investigations, but your administration can encourage these and end Bush's stonewalling. Let Congress have access to records and witnesses, and let the truth be told. By enacting a recovery plan even bolder and more comprehensive than the New Deal, you can not only turn the economy around ? you can put America on a path toward greater equality for generations to come. ### _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live?: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_allup_howitworks_012009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From snug.bug at hotmail.com Fri Jan 30 13:26:57 2009 From: snug.bug at hotmail.com (Brian Good) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:26:57 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: The JESUS Machine In-Reply-To: <530067.98683.qm@web54305.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <530067.98683.qm@web54305.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Religious communities provided much of the steam behind the anti-Vietnam-war movement, the civil rights movement, and support of the Farmworkers' union. Common causes engendered cooperative projects among various doctrines. The Berrigan Brothers and the Maryknoll nuns, William Sloane Coffin, and Dr. Martin Luther King were influential activists. That was the day, when clergymen were known for pacifism instead of pederasty. B Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:30:13 -0800 From: the_alliance47 at yahoo.com To: sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org Subject: Re: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: The JESUS Machine In the defence of Christians, Christianity is not a homogeneous group. There are many Christians who were against the War in Iraq (e.g. Pope John Paul II), defended the rights of those oppressed by American imperialism (e.g. Archbishop Oscar Romero), worked with the poor (e.g. Dorothy Day), and the list goes on. Christianity is about promoting all aspects of life, not just the issues that the Christian Right prioritise. In fact, the Catholic Church has been a big critic of capitalism and totalitarianism, first set forth in Pope Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum Novarum. There's a fairly good article on Wikipedia that gives an introduction to Catholic Social Teaching. -Edward _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live? Hotmail?:?more than just e-mail. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_hm_justgotbetter_explore_012009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tnharter at aceweb.com Fri Jan 30 13:59:57 2009 From: tnharter at aceweb.com (Tian Harter) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:59:57 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: The JESUS Machine In-Reply-To: <530067.98683.qm@web54305.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <530067.98683.qm@web54305.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4983785D.8080004@aceweb.com> To my way of thinking discussion of religion starts when you get to words like "invoke". When somebody says "I'm going to eat carrots" they are talking about food. When somebody else says "I'm going to eat carrots like my friend [insert named invoked here]" they are talking about somebody else AND carrots. (pulls out dusty bible) The Bible starts with "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." That way the only name invoked at the beginning of the book is "God". They put a lot of thought into it. I've seen people get together and talk about friends that have died in the struggle. Somebody will say the name of a departed friend, and everybody will say "presente!" Maybe a drum is thumped for the hero. During the course of the ceremony you kind of learn something about who cares about what. Maybe somebody says a name you've never heard before and you get that uncomfortable "I don't know where they are coming from feeling." If you don't have your guard up maybe you get that "I'll trust that name to" feeling. Either way it's a bonding experience on some level, meaning those present end up on the same page, so to speak. In the course of human events lots of names have come around that are remembered for this or that. Some of them carry powerful baggage. I was reminded of this when I talked to a female doctor I know that vacationed in London, England so that she could visit the pump that the first epidemologist stole the handle from to stop a water borne epidemic. As luck would have it, I've forgotten his name. That "saying of the names" seems to me to be a good place to start with a better grade of freedom of religion. That's one reason I mentioned previously the difference between somebody named Christian and a Christian I knew. Anyhow, we did that invoking ceremony at a Green Party of California meeting not long after 9/11. The name I invoked was "J. William Fulbright." I did that partly because many people know him for the quote "If you don't like what your government is doing you have a sacred duty to do something about it", but also because I remember shaking his hand. The fact that he wrote The Arrogance of Power, a great book about the tragic arc of Imperialism and the US Government's role in it was icing on the cake. Edward wrote: > In the defence of Christians, Christianity is not a homogeneous group. > There are many Christians who were against the War in Iraq (e.g. Pope > John Paul II), defended the rights of those oppressed by American > imperialism (e.g. Archbishop Oscar Romero), worked with the poor (e.g. > Dorothy Day), and the list goes on. Christianity is about promoting all > aspects of life, not just the issues that the Christian Right prioritise. There are lots of religions that promise good sounding things. The Christians are not alone in that. > > In fact, the Catholic Church has been a big critic of capitalism and > totalitarianism, first set forth in Pope Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum > Novarum. There's a fairly good article on Wikipedia that gives an > introduction to Catholic Social Teaching. > I like quoting the previous Pope, who said G. W. Bush's war in Iraq was "stupid". It's sad that enough Catholics didn't take that seriously enough to do something about it. Of course I'd feel differently if I thought it was a good war, but that's politics. -- Tian http://tian.greens.org Last year in five State Assembly races the Green Party candidate got more votes than the Republican Party candidate. Four of them were in Maine and the other one was in Minnesota. From wrolley at charter.net Fri Jan 30 19:21:09 2009 From: wrolley at charter.net (Wes Rolley) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:21:09 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Final 2 Days to Vote for Green Farmer for White House Farmer] Message-ID: <4983C3A5.4010806@charter.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: