Green Sunday, August 14th, 5:00 – 6:30 pm
Berners, Greens, Leftists, Progressives, and Socialists, Let’s grow & unify the political revolution! What should we do now? THE GREEN PARTY of Alameda County invites you to come TALK ABOUT IT on Sunday 8/14, 5 pm (sharp) to 7 pm, in North Oakland.
Our topics may include:
— Which groups are here?
— Report-back from Philadelphia:
Were Bernie’s goals achieved at the convention?
Did the street actions achieve their goals?
— How to break the power of the Establishment-DNC Dems
How can we build the movement?
Why party registration may be our best tool to make real change
— Voting for Stein and/or building the Green Party
— Jill Stein’s platform is Bernie’s platform
— Will writing-in Bernie help or hurt the political revolution?
Which states will throw out write-ins?
— Safe States vs. Swing State Strategy?
— How much of a threat is Donald Trump?
— Running & supporting congressional and local candidates
— Funding – How third party votes cost voters less ($13.50, not $27.00)
— How can all the pro-Bernie groups CO-OPERATE, or at least keep each other informed?
A FaceBook Page? Further meetings?
What do YOU want to talk about?
Laura Wells is a political activist who ran as a Green Party candidate for State Controller, and for Governor of California 2010. She ran on a platform of State Banks, fixing Prop 13, taxing the rich, and advancing No Corporate Money candidates and voters. She resides in Oakland.
David Cobb is a non-violent revolutionary who has sued corporate polluters, lobbied elected officials, and been arrested for non-violent civil-disobedience. He was active with the Jesse Jackson for President campaigns in ’84 and ’88, and Jerry Brown in ’92. Bill Clinton turned him into a Green in ’96, and he believes Hillary Clinton will create many more this year. He was the Green Party nominee for President in 2004, and currently serves as the Outreach & Engagement Director for Move To Amend, the campaign to abolish corporate constitutional rights.
Tom Gallagher is chair of the SF chapter of Progressive Democrats of America and served as an elected Bernie Sanders delegate to the Democratic National Convention. He is a past member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and author of “The Primary Route” which argues that the route to building an American electoral left lies in running candidates in the presidential primaries.
Wyatt Ratliff is on the Bay Area Socialist Alternative leadership body. During 2015 he helped campaign for the re-election of our city councillor, Kshama Sawant, in Seattle. This year he was the lead San Francisco organizer for Movement4bernie and helped organize the March4bernie2 and several actions, including the widely covered protest at the Clinton-Clooney Fundraising Dinner. In June, Wyatt was an elected delegate at SA’s national convention in Denver.
Patrick DeTemple is a long time political activist who most recently was involved with the Bernie Sanders campaign in Wisconsin and California where he was brought on by the state director to be a senior advisor and run the northern California office through early May. He had worked for two years as a senior field staff member on the first Obama campaign, and has worked in various capacities for other electoral campaigns over the years.***************************************************************
Green Sunday, July 10th, 5:00 – 6:30 pm
Stop CO2 Poisoning! Our Fight Against Fossil Fuels in Alameda County
Bay area climate justice activists have a victory to celebrate: the Oakland City Council’s unanimous June 27, 2016 vote to ban large coal shipments from a new Oakland marine export terminal. The grassroots organizing that made this possible will be highlighted with a report back by Margaret Rossoff of No Coal in Oakland. Ella Teevan of Food and Water Watch will present on and contextualize the emerging campaign to ban fracking in Alameda County. Then both speakers will reflect on the state of the movement to stop global warming to prevent catastrophic sea level rise and offer their perspectives about where do we go from here. We will conclude with a vigorous, thoughtful conversation about next steps for the Climate Justice Movement in Alameda County and the Bay.
Margaret Rossoff is active in the Sunflower Alliance and a participant in No Coal in Oakland. She facilitated Occupy Oakland meetings and was a founder of the Occupy Oakland Environmental Justice Committee.
Ella Teevan is Northern California Regional Organizer for Food and Water Watch. She is leading the campaign to ban fracking in Alameda County. As a student activist at U.C. Berkeley 2011-2014, she participated in Occupy Cal.
Homework Assignment: Oakland Votes to Block Large Shipments of Coal
WHEN: Sunday, July 10th, 5:00 pm
LOCATION: Niebyl-Proctor Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave. at 65th in North Oakland
DIRECTIONS: One block north of Alcatraz on the West side of Telegraph, wheelchair accessible. Buses pass by regularly. Ashby BART is approximately 7 blocks away.
SPONSOR: Green Sundays are a series of free programs & discussions sponsored by the Green Party of Alameda County. They are held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. The monthly business meeting of the County Council of the Green Party of Alameda County normally follows at 7 pm, but we will not have a Council meeting on April 10th. Council meetings are always open to anyone who is interested. Please visit our website https://acgreens.wordpress.com/
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