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August 2005 Newsletter
Green Party of Sonoma County (GPSC) News for August:
1. Tracking Green Growth
2. Statewide Gathering of California Greens - 9/17 to 9/18
3. Green Party Northern California Strategy Session - 8/13
4. Oakland Greens Campaign School, Summer 2005 - 7/30
5. The 6th Annual Northern California Green Campout 7/29 to 7/31
6. Conflict Transformation Workshop - 7/30
7. GE-Free Sonoma Update
8. Major Rally and March to the Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab - 8/6
9. The GPSC Needs Your Input on Proposed Revised Bylaws
10. Calendar of Upcoming Meetings and Events
11. Contact Information
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TRACKING GREEN GROWTH
Green Party Voter Registration & Ballot Status History
If you have been curious about the growth of the Green Party in the
United States, you will want to visit a new web site that shows Green
Party ballot status and voter registration totals in the U.S. from
1986 to the present. The detailed information and analysis, compiled
by Mike Feinstein of the Green Party of California, is available at
http://web.greens.org/stats. reporting tools on the page make it
easy to summarize data in hundreds of ways at the click of a few
buttons. An example report:
Green Voter Registration in California by Year (viewed vertically):
Date Total Percent
1986 24 0.00
1988 109 0.00
1990 9,515 0.07
1991 100,897 0.00
1992 98,724 0.67
1993 91,342 0.63
1994 86,198 0.59
1995 79,825 0.56
1996 95,090 0.61
1997 89,769 0.62
1998 98,443 0.66
1999 103,227 0.70
2000 138,734 0.88
2001 144,033 0.94
2002 155,952 1.02
2003 166,740 1.08
2004 160,579 0.97
2005 157,565 0.95
For background on the creation and release of this site, please visit
http://www.feinstein.org/greenparty/registergreentrends.html
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STATEWIDE GATHERING OF CALIFORNIA GREENS - 9/17 TO 9/18
The next Statewide Event of the Green Party of California (GPCA) will
be a "gathering", to be held in Alameda County on September 17-18,
2005.
A Gathering is a time for workshops and seminars, and it is a great
opportunity for Greens to get to know one another. Counties will not
be required to send delegates, but all counties are warmly invited to
bring tables and workshop ideas.
TABLING reservations will be handled through the Host Committee.
Please check the next GPSC newsletter for information on reservation
deadlines and Gathering details. You can also check
http://www.cagreens.org/plenary periodically for updates.
Please submit your WORKSHOP ideas through the appropriate GPCA
Standing Committee or Working Group. You can find contact info at
http://www.cagreens.org/structure (note: please scroll down the page
and click on "Standing Committees and Working Groups.")
The GPCA wants to give all workshops the best publicity possible, so
please submit your ideas to the appropriate Standing Committee or
Working Group by MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2005. This way they can get your
item, if approved, into the Gathering Packet in plenty of time for
folks to see it.
The next PLENARY will be held in Yolo County in November or December.
Submission dates will be coming soon. Please stay tuned for more
messages, and/or check out http://www.cagreens.org/plenary .
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GREEN PARTY NORTHERN CALIFORNIA STRATEGY SESSION - 8/13
Saturday, 8/13/05 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Join Green Party activists from northern California as we discuss
strategies for the 2006 election cycle. Session will include
discussions on: local races (Supervisors, City Council, School Board,
etc.), Assembly, State Senate, US Congress, US Senate and statewide
constitutional offices (Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State,
Attorney General, Controller, Treasurer).
Location: SF Green Party offices, 1028 A Howard Street, between 6th
and 7th. Lunch will be provided, donations are requested but not
required. for more info call: 415-386-5464.
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OAKLAND GREENS CAMPAIGN SCHOOL, SUMMER 2005 - 7/30
Learn the Secrets of Running a Successful Progressive Campaign -
Attend the Summer 2005 Oakland Greens Campaign School on Saturday,
July 30.
You may have already walked precincts and made phone calls; perhaps,
you've tabled and networked - but what is the secret to WINNING
progressive campaigns? The time is right to prepare for progressive
wins across Oakland and the East Bay and to bring grassroots democracy
to our communities.
To help make this happen, the Oakland Greens are sponsoring a day-long
campaign school!
Learn from campaign experts - such as San Francisco Supervisor Ross
Mirkarimi and former Oakland City Council Candidate Aimee Allison -
about how to organize a successful grassroots campaign and how to use
your talents to effectively help progressive candidates win.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Date: Saturday, July 30
Time: 9 AM - 5:30 PM
Place: Room # B-260, Laney College (across from Lake Merritt BART station)
Oakland, CA
Suggested Donation (all are welcome): $50-$10 (includes lunch and
continental breakfast)
Please RSVP (ASAP) to either Cathy (cgreen@netwiz.net) or
Michael-David (510) 532-4917. Greens and allies from outside of
Oakland are also welcome to attend.
Program Schedule:
9:00 AM Continental Breakfast and Registration
9:30 AM Welcome, Introductions and Orientation
10:00 AM Effective Grassroots Campaign Overview: How and Why
Presentation: Ross Mirkarimi (45 minutes)
General Discussion and Q&A (60 minutes)
Respondents: Aimee Allison and Wilson Riles (10 minutes each)
12:15 PM Lunch provided.
1:00 PM Messaging (printed materials, website, media,
research, budgeting - most efficient use of funds)
Presentation: Enrique Pearce -- Campaign Manager for Matt
Gonzalez, Jane Kim, etc.
2:30 PM Break
2:45 PM Fundraising
Presentation: Forrest Hill
3:45 PM Break
4:00 PM Field Campaign and Volunteer Management
Presentation: Micheas Herman - Field Campaign Organizer for
Matt Gonzalez and Aimee Allison
5:30 PM Farewells
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THE 6TH ANNUAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GREEN CAMPOUT
[This message is from the Green Party of El Dorado County]
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Dear Greens, green friends and campout alumni:
The sixth annual northern California green campout has gone underground.
Are you the type that loves to share a secret? Here's your big chance.
We barely achieved our agenda last year, so be careful whom you share
this with. Perhaps only to select green party people, deep green
leaning friends, light green relatives, closet greens, and the
children.
This year's agenda is also top secret, it is one question:
Can 60+ greens be together for 3 days in the forest and not have a
meeting? Difficult, yes, but there's strength in numbers. You can help
Please HELP us NOT have a meeting...You are invited to participate...
- The 6th Annual Northern California Green Campout is inviting you
for the weekend of July 29, 30 & 31th. Or any portion thereof.
- One may arrive as early as 'bout noon Friday, and stay until 'bout
sometime Sunday afternoon. Or come for the afternoon and/or evening.
[note: last year's agenda was narrowly saved by the good folks that
have the habit of telling allot of very colorful, and sometimes good
jokes around the campfire on Saturday night]
- Come to 'Dogwood camp', Jenkinson Lake in the Sly Park Recreation
Area, Pollock Pines, CA. (up hwy. 50 in El Dorado County)
If the following Green Campout info is not enough, call us at:
530.620.6659, (thebor@cagreens.org) (email if you must, but phone
calls are preferred) Sly Park info: 530.644.2545, www.eid.org,
slypark@eid.org
No reservations needed, room for almost 100. Just arrive at main gate,
tell'em you're with the party (Green) at Dogwood camp, pay $9.00 per
car/per day. (if you just say/pay for Friday night, it remains to be
seen if you will be charged again for Saturday night) Dogs are $2.00
ea, per day for any size dog (They're not for sale, you must bring
your own)
Where's this main gate??? & Whatsa Dogwood camp???
To find the main gate, which closes at midnight -take Hwy. 50 from
Sacramento east to & through Placerville (38 miles) -Go forward
through the three stoplights on Hwy. 50 in Placerville.
- Continue east about 13 miles on 50 to the Sly Park exit (in Pollock
Pines).
- Take exit, turn right (south) onto Sly Park Road.
- Continue 4.3 miles to the Park entrance on your left.
- Dogwood camp is 3.4 (3.8?) miles into the park from the Park
entrance. (go slow, this 3.4 mils has 234 sharp turns) -The site has
a sign: 'Dogwood'. Something green will be on the sign.
- This is a large campsite at the back of a large lake (9.5 miles
around) --We'll be a couple a hundred yards from the lake.
- You'll be in a tall pine forest at 3518.2 feet elevation.
- This site is bordered on the back by only the El Dorado National Forest.
[which stretches from our site to the Nevada border]
---This is car camping at its best::
- The paved road goes almost right to the campsites.
- Great dirt, pine needles, soft forest floor to sleep on.
- Picnic tables, fire rings, BBQ's, plenty FRESH water await us.
- Fire wood can be purchased or scrounged or each car bring 2 pieces...
- Lovely wooden outhouses w/ locking doors, cement floors, and vault
toilets. (vault toilets? it's a secret too)
FYI-- At Hwy. 50 & Sly Park Rd. at left is a Safeway if you need
supplies.
- There is also a small store opposite the Park entrance.
FYI-- along with attempting the no meeting thing, the park also has NO
showers. So bring bathing suit, & if we must, we'll hose you off
[bring hose].
To expect: swimming, hiking, tree sitting (under not in), GREAT
weather, boating/canoeing-BYO boat or canoe, fireside joke fest
[voluntary] a great group of the most fun loving greens, the secret
tunnel... (really!!, it's very long, very straight and very cool), and
the no meeting challenge beckons you.
You may bring: your food/beverage, tents, personal recreation stuff,
Kids of any age, dogs ON LEASH, acoustic instruments, Marshmallows
etc...
GP El Dorado Co. will accept a $10 donation per each adult staying
overnight (one or two nights just 10 bucks). This donation covers the
cost of the site rental. Any extra moneys will be donated back to the
county, region or GPCA, or we can have a meeting to decide...Boo
-Large family? Brother-in-law not paying the rent? Outa work? Try our
sliding scale. GP of EDC takes pride in our slide.
Please take a break and join us, thanks,
Your hosts, Green Party of El Dorado Co.
530.620.6659
Thanks and really hope y'all can make it, Green Party of El Dorado Co,
no meeting campout committee... 530.620.6659
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CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION WORKSHOP - JULY 30th
Date: Saturday, July 30, 2005
Place: Sonoma (location to be announced)
Sponsor: Praxis Peace Institute, P.O. Box 523, Sonoma, CA 95476
Tel: 707-939-2973 - www.praxispeace.org
Co-sponsor: The Institute for Peacebuilding
Fee: $100 ($90 for Praxis members)
"Conflict Transformation: Innovative Tools for Communicating and
Resolving Conflicts in Everyday Life."
The workshop will include
- Practical tools for clear and non-threatening communication
- Active listening skills
- Examination of conflict tendencies and reactive patterns
- Role play and practice exercises in communication and conflict
situations
- Conflict and negotiation skills
- Material for post-workshop study
Participants may also bring a conflict that they would like to work on
in the group.
Facilitators of this workshop are Kim Weichel and Georgia Kelly.
Kim Weichel has done Peacebuilding work in Africa, Europe, and the
former Soviet Union, United States and with the United Nations. She
worked 5 years as a conflict facilitator in South Africa under
apartheid and 5 years fostering citizen diplomacy with Russia. She is
also a radio and cable TV producer and host, author, and trainer.
Georgia Kelly is the founder and director of Praxis Peace Institute.
She completed a certificate program in conflict resolution from Sonoma
State University and has mediated disputes in Small Claims court. She
developed and produced two international peacebuilding conferences in
Dubrovnik, Croatia, and has organized cross-cultural dialogues in the
Balkans.
For more information or to sign up for this workshop, call
707-939-2972 or visit our website on the Events page and register
online at www.praxispeace.org. You may also fax the online form.
If you are interested in participating in this workshop, please sign
up as soon as possible so that we can confirm our meeting place.
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GE-FREE SONOMA UPDATE
The GE-Free Sonoma initiative will go to the voters on November 8,
2005. Our task is to reach every voter before then with the truth
about GMOs. GE-Free Sonoma needs your help - hosting house parties &
film showings, tabling at events, gathering endorsements, getting
campaign speakers in front of groups and organizations, and more. To
volunteer, go to the following website:
http://www.gefreesonoma.org/get_involved.htm
The Green Party of Sonoma County Endorses and Supports GE-Free Sonoma.
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MAJOR RALLY AND MARCH TO THE LIVERMORE NUCLEAR WEAPONS LAB - 8/6
SEEDS OF CHANGE (download PDF flier from: www.trivalleycares.org)
On the 60th anniversary of Hiroshima... ACT to abolish nuclear weapons
and war PROTEST new, earth-penetrating nuclear weapons at Livermore
Lab CELEBRATE your vision of a just and nuclear-free world.
Livermore Lab is one of the world's primary sites for the creation
of nuclear weapons. There will be music, a dinner rally, peace
playground and candlelight march.
When: Saturday, August 6, 2005 at 5 PM.
Where: William Payne Park, 5800 Patterson Pass Rd., Livermore, CA
(BART shuttles provided by the Peace and Freedom Party)
Why:
* Commemorate the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; vow
"never again!"
* End the war in Iraq and bring our troops home; invest in
people's lives, not death
* Create jobs for peace and support civilian science and human
rights.
For information:
(925) 443-7148 Tri-Valley CARES, www.trivalleycares.org,
(510) 839-5877 Western States Legal Foundation www.wslfweb.org
(510) 663-8065 Livermore Conversion Project
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THE GPSC NEEDS YOUR INPUT ON PROPOSED REVISED BYLAWS
Please review our proposed revised bylaws at:
http://www.sonomagreenparty.org/pages/gi_bylaws.shtml
The Bylaws Working Group wants your input by August 2nd. Send comments
to bylaws@sonomagreenparty.org.
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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS
*NOTE* To check for new events and schedule changes, visit our home
page at http://www.sonomagreenparty.org
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29-31 (Fri-Sun) THE 6TH ANNUAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GREEN CAMPOUT
See item #5
30 (Sat) OAKLAND GREENS CAMPAIGN SCHOOL, SUMMER 2005
See item #4
30 (Sat) CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION WORKSHOP
See item #6
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2 (Tue) BYLAWS WORKING GROUP MEETING
7-9 PM. Contact: bylaws@sonomagreenparty.org or 542-3037
6 (Sat) MAJOR RALLY AND MARCH TO THE LIVERMORE NUCLEAR WEAPONS LAB
See item #8
8 (Mon) GREEN TALKS/OUTREACH WORKING GROUP MEETING
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM; Contact: greentalk@sonomagreenparty.org
13 (Sat) GREEN PARTY NORTHERN CALIFORNIA STRATEGY SESSION
See item #3
17 (Wed) DEADLINE FOR GPSC NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS FOR AUGUST
If you have a Green-related article or event that you want
included in the next GPSC e-newsletter, email your draft or
completed submission to pc@sonomagreenparty.org by 8/17. If you
email a draft, please submit the completed article by Monday,
8/22.
18 (Thu) GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING
7-9 PM, Environmental Center, 404A Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa The
general meeting is held every 3rd Thursday of the month. All
interested Greens are welcome to attend! This month we will have a
one half hour social gathering, potluck snacks.
Info: info@sonomagreenparty.org
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17-18 (Sat-Sun) STATEWIDE GATHERING OF CALIFORNIA GREENS
See item #2
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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WORKING GROUPS (WG)
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Bill of Rights Defense WG
Info: http://www.sonomagreenparty.org/pages/gi_bordc.shtml
Contact: bordc@sonomagreenparty.org
Bylaws WG
Info: http://www.sonomagreenparty.org/pages/gi_bylaws.shtml
Contact: bylaws@sonomagreenparty.org or 542-3037
Campaigns and Candidates WG
Info: billpatterson@earthlink.net
Green Talk and Outreach WG
We need volunteers to table at the Wednesday night market. Please
contact Susan through the greentalk email address.
Info: http://www.sonomagreenparty.org/pages/gi_greentalk.shtml
Contact: greentalk@sonomagreenparty.org or 542-3037
IT (Information Technologies) WG
Info: http://www.sonomagreenparty.org/pages/gi_it.shtml
Contact: it@sonomagreenparty.org
PC (Public Communications) WG
Info: http://www.sonomagreenparty.org/pages/gi_pc.shtml
Contact: pc@sonomagreenparty.org
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Campus Greens - Sonoma State University Chapter
Contact: jaredl@sbcglobal.net
Listserve: http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/sonomacampusgreens
(Interested in starting a SRJC chapter? Email
jswingaling@hotmail.com)
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http://www.sonomagreenparty.org
PO Box 15073 Santa Rosa, CA 95402
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