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Green Party of Sonoma County (GPSC) News for May
- Greens Support May 1 Strike for Immigrant Rights
- Cinco de Mayo Festival in Santa Rosa!
- New Location for the General Meeting
- The Progressive Festival Needs Your Help
- GPSC Peace T-Shirts for Sale!
- Featured OpEd: "Beating a Dead Horse"
- Calendar of Upcoming Meetings and Events
- Contact Information
- Internet Links of the Month
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GREENS SUPPORT MAY 1 STRIKE
FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS [top]
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The Green Party of the United States has approved a strongly worded
resolution in support of the rights of immigrants in the U.S. and
endorsing "El Gran Paro Americano 2006, the May 1 Great American
Boycott, honoring 'Un dia sin immigrante' 'A day without an immigrant'
with the pledge for No Work, No School, No Sales, and No Buying"
On Monday, May 1st an event sponsored by
the Coalition for Immigrant Rights of Sonoma County will take place
in Santa Rosa. For details on this
GPSC-endorsed event, please see our calendar
below for May 1.
For more on the announcement by the GPUS:
http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2006_04_26.shtml
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CINCO DE MAYO FESTIVAL IN SANTA
ROSA! [top]
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This May 5 festival will take place in Santa Rosa's Roseland district
on Sebastopol Road in the parking lot of the old Alpha Beta from
4 PM to 11 PM. The purpose is to celebrate the Battalla de Puebla
or Cinco de Mayo.
It is a family oriented, non-alcoholic event. There will be live
music with several bands and Mariachi groups. There will be Aztec
Dancers, Balet Folklorico and a special area for the children and
pinatas. The restaurant booths will be serving Mexican food, Soul
food, and barbecue ribs.
There will be a contest for Queen of Cinco de Mayo (La Reina de
Cinco de Mayo). This is not a beauty contest but a scholarship contest.
The contestant that sells the most tickets wins a scholarship for
her high school.
Non profits are invited to participate by tabling. The groups will
be allowed to raise money for their organizations by selling products,
holding raffles or selling food. Groups that wish to sell food must
pass health code requirements. Each group participating must complete
an application. There is a suggested donation of $25.00 for the
table space, but they are allowing groups that cannot afford this
to have the space for free.
The festival is endorsed by the GPSC and is being organized by
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the city of Santa Rosa, the sherriff's
office, various small businesses, local developers and corporations
like Kaiser-Permanente.
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NEW LOCATION FOR THE GENERAL MEETING
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Beginning in May, the monthly GPSC General Business meeting will
be held at the State Building at 50 "D" Street in Santa
Rosa (between 2nd Street and Sonoma Avenue) from 6:30 to 9 PM. The
exact meeting room is still being determined, so look for a sign
or a person at the door to direct you to the room.
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THE PROGRESSIVE FESTIVAL NEEDS
YOUR HELP! [top]
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The 9th Annual Progressive Festival is happening September 24th
this year. One of the main revenue sources for the $10,000 needed
to put on the Festival are two yearly garage sales. The first one
will be Saturday, May 20th, from 9am to 4pm at 915 "D" St., in Petaluma.
Stop by for some great bargains!
All donations of saleable items would be greatly appreciated. If
you can bring them to 915 "D" St. on Friday, May 19th, between 2
and 7 pm, that would be ideal. If that is not possible, please call
Steve Dyer to arrange to drop off your donations to him. His number
is 318-7548.
As always, cash donations are also much appreciated. If you can
help out, please send checks to The Petaluma Progressives, P.O.Box
445, Petaluma, CA 94953.
Our meetings are the 3rd Wednesday of each month, 7 pm in the basement
of Copperfields, and all are welcome to help plan this year's Festival.
Thanks!
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GPSC PEACE T-SHIRTS FOR SALE!
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Tim Morgan has a limited number of new GPSC t-shirts available
for a $15 donation (they are 100% cotton cold water wash sized s,
m, l, xl, xxl). If you would like one, please look for the GPSC
table at the May 1 or May 5 events or come to our next General Business
meeting. You can also contact Tim at blkcloud@sonic.net.
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FEATURED OPED: "BEATING A
DEAD HORSE" [top]
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March 17, 2006
By Blair Bobier
It's been said that the definition of insanity is doing the same
thing over and over again and expecting different results.
The only thing more depressing than watching the Democratic Party
cower cluelessly in a corner while the country goes to hell in a
hand-basket is reading the pathetic pleas of the liberal punditocracy
exhorting their party to grab the reins and forge ahead. I hate
to be the one to break the news to you, folks, but your horse is
dead. Flogging it is unlikely to lead to its revival.
What will it take for you to understand this?
How many golden opportunities can the Democrats blow before you
get a clue?
If your party can't make hay out of illegal wire-tapping and torture,
the bloody mess in Iraq, the Abramoff scandal and Hurricane Katrina,
then isn't it time to consider an alternative?
If you really care about your country and the future of the planet,
consider your options. But understand that trying to reform a stagnant,
out-of-touch, corporatized culture from within isn't one of them.
I pity you. I do. But I pity our country and the people suffering
in Iraq in more so. We need you. We need you to get a clue and jump
ship. The Democrats aren't going to change-at least not the way
you're going about it.
You know who you remind me of? Charlie Brown. Poor old Charlie
Brown. He really believed that Lucy was going to hold the football
still when he ran up to kick it. He believed it each and every time.
The next time, he told himself, will be different. You guys are
the same. You think the Democrats are going to change-they'll get
a spine, they'll stand up to Bush, they'll oppose the war, they'll
nominate a presidential candidate who doesn't mimic the Republicans.
Charlie Brown thought Lucy was going to change and that she wouldn't
yank the ball away at the last second. Yet all of you wind up flat
on your backs, looking like fools.
The best thing that could possibly happen to the Democrats would
be for all of you progressives and liberals to bolt from the party.
That's the only way the Democrats will change.
The Democratic Party isn't really the place for you anyway. They
don't share your values. Why try to reform a party that supports
the war in Iraq, the so-called Patriot Act and the corrupt, cash-drenched
culture of corporate-sponsored campaigns when you have a viable
alternative?
The Green Party is the place to be. Greens support Clean Elections,
publicly funded campaigns, universal health care and renewable energy.
The Green Party has consistently opposed the senseless slaughter
in Iraq and the evisceration of our civil rights at home. When the
Republicans stole the 2004 presidential election in Ohio and John
Kerry turned tail and ran before all the voters were counted, it
was the Greens who stayed behind to demand a recount and clean up
the mess.
The Greens have put hundreds of people in office from Hawaii to
Maine. Even with the decks stacked against us, we've elected mayors,
judges, city councilors and state legislators. As our country moves
towards genuine democracy, embracing voter-owned elections and instant
runoff voting among other essential electoral reforms, we'll see
more and more Greens elected to higher and higher offices.
Despite a track record of success, the Greens may still seem like
a long shot to some people. At least the Green Party is in the race
and running. That dead horse of yours isn't getting up anytime soon.
Blair Bobier is not now nor has he ever been a member of the Democratic
Party.
Original article and comments at
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_blair_bo_060317_beating_a_dead_horse.htm
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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING MEETINGS
AND EVENTS [top]
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NOTES:
- Some of the events listed below have not been officially endorsed
by the GPSC, but may be of interest to local Greens.
- To check for new events and schedule changes, visit our home page
at http://www.sonomagreenparty.org
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(Mon) "A Day Without Immigrants" Action
10 AM. Meet at 665 Sebastopol Road, Santa
Rosa. See item #1
The Coalition for Immigrant Rights of Sonoma County invites you
and your family to join us in this Economic Action! Legalization
for all Respect and Dignity for Immigrants Power of the Immigrant
as an Economic Force. In Solidarity, the Coalition: United Farmworkers
(UFW), Instituto Sanchez-Mendoza, MEChA, and el Comité de Jornaleros.
We Fight for Comprehensive Immigration
Reform: For more information please call: (707) 528-3039 and/or
(707) 318-2818 El Gran Paro Americano 2006 NO HR4437 El Gran Paro
Americano 2006. Endorsed by the GPSC.
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(Fri) Cinco de Mayo Festival in Santa Rosa!
4 PM - 11 PM, Parking lot of the old Alpha Beta Supermarket in Roseland,
Sebastopol Road, Santa Rosa.
See item #2
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(Sat) 15th Annual Cinco De Mayo Dinner/Dance
6:30 PM - 11 PM, Sebastopol Community Center
6:30 PM cocktails, 7 PM buffet dinner, 8 PM
dancing till 11 PM. $25 per person.
Call Chris at 707-829-7612
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(Tue) "The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community"
with author David Korten
7:30 PM, Andrews Hall, Sonoma Community Center,
276 E. Napa St., Sonoma
Author of When Corporations Rule the World
and his latest, The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community.
Details on Events page at Praxis website: http://www.praxispeace.org.
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(Wed) Deadline for GPSC Newsletter Submissions for June
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 editor@sonomagreenparty.org
by 5/17. If you email a draft, please submit the completed article
by Monday, 5/22.
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(Thu) General Business Meeting
6:30-9 PM, State Building, 50 D Street,
Santa Rosa (between 2nd Street & Sonoma Ave). The room number
will be posted at the door.
The general meeting is held every 3rd Thursday of the month.
All interested Greens are welcome to attend!
Info: info@sonomagreenparty.org
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(Fri) Donate Saleable Items for the Progressive Festival Garage
Sale
2 PM - 7 PM. 915 "D" Street,
Petaluma.
See item #4. If you are unable to make it at the
scheduled time, please call Steve Dyer to arrange to drop off your
donations to him. His number is 318-7548.
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(Sat) Progressive Festival Garage Sale
9 AM - 4 PM. 915 "D" Street,
Petaluma.
See item #4.
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INTERNET LINKS
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Join the Sonoma Greens Open Forum!
Thank you for subscribing to this newsletter to stay informed about
the GPSC. Would you like to receive more than one Green email per
month, and have discussions with other Sonoma Greens? The Sonoma
Greens Open Forum is a free-for-all discussion list for Greens and
the Green-curious in Sonoma County, for the purpose of advancing
Green politics, activism, and debate. You can join at https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/sonomagreens
(click on subscribe) or email JaredL@sbcglobal.net
for help or more information. Note: this list is not sponsored
or maintained by the GPSC.
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INTERNET LINKS OF THE MONTH |
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This article, "Living-Wage Law Does Combat Poverty,"
contains excerpts from a study done by Florida International University
researchers.
"The Rise of Fascism in America."
This article describes how election workers in Cuyahoga County,
Ohio, secretly skirted rules designed to make sure all votes were
counted correctly after the 2004 election.
Just for fun!
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