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MLK Day Actions: Haiti Solidarity Rally AND Reclaim MLK’s Radical Legacy March!

The Green Party of Alameda County has endorsed, and encourages you to attend, two of the Monday, January 16th events:

Haiti Solidarity Rally
10:00 am
Oakland Federal Building
1301 Clay Street, Oakland

March to Oscar Grant Plaza for MLK Day March. Stand with the valiant people of Haiti as they resist US occupation and foreign exploitation. Heed the call for solidarity from 68 Haitian grassroots organizations!

Reclaiming King’s Radical Legacy March
11:00 am
Oscar Grant Plaza
14th Street and Broadway, Oakland

The third annual march to #ReclaimMLK, also launches #120Hours of direct actions of protest and resistance leading up to the January 20th inauguration of Donald Trump.

More info is here:
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/01/02/18795059.php
https://www.facebook.com/events/1717763311842240/
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=68pdcjhtndvmg3f3c31r90cooc@group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles

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Green Sunday (1/8): Moving Forward — Projects for Strengthening the Green Party

Green Sunday, January 8, 2017, 5:00 – 6:45 pm

Moving Forward: Projects for Strengthening the Green Party

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You are invited to take part in the first Green Sunday of the new year, on January 8, 2017. It will take place at the Niebyl-Proctor Library (more info below) at the regular time of 5:00 pm, and end about 6:45 pm. (Then, you are encouraged to attend the monthly County Council meeting, which will begin at 7 pm and go until 9 pm. The County Council is a decision-making leadership body of the Green Party of Alameda County.)

At our Green Sundays in November and December we focused on how we can welcome people into the Green Party, and on how we can create what Jill Stein has called “the future we deserve!.” On January 8 we will meet as a big group, and then break up into project groups so we can figure out how to activate our many great ideas:

1. VISIBILITY PROJECT
How do we make the Green Party a political party with high visibility?
POSSIBLE TASKS: create a Green presence at events demonstrations, etc; organize in neighborhoods; create chapters at colleges

2. SOCIAL MEDIA PROJECT
How do we use social media effectively to help the other Green Party projects succeed?
POSSIBLE TASKS: encourage/coach Greens to use and promote various GPAC social media (Facebook, Twitter); hold workshops on the use of social media, explore other social media outreach opportunities such as Nextdoor, Indymedia, Berkeley Ecology Center’s calendar, EventBrite

3. WELCOME PROJECT
Welcome people of all “walks of life.”
POSSIBLE TASKS: Make sure that new people sign in at every gathering; identify new Greens and send an introductory letter or make a phone call. Talk with new Greens to learn their interests and share info about GPAC, including Green Party history, structure, program, etc..

4. OUTREACH/LIAISON PROJECT
How do Greens build relationships with people active in organizations/coalitions/alliances working for social justice? How do we build the Green Party to serve as the electoral arm of the social justice, environmental, and worker movements?
POSSIBLE TASKS: Compile info about community events, demos, issues, and actions for GPAC announcements. Form coalitions and establish liaisons with the many groups with which the Green Party is aligned.

5. ELECTORAL PROJECT
How do we make the Green Party the place to go, for people who want to vote, run for office, and support ballot initiatives.
POSSIBLE TASKS: Recruit, train, and run strong candidates; organize precincts; raise funds for campaigns; work on electoral reform; continue producing the Voter Guide; consider “endorse” rather than “recommend – see write up,” assure that the Green Party stays on the CA ballot line (it’s OK for now); continue fielding a surplus of GPAC County Council candidates so they appear on the June Primary ballot.

6. GREEN SUNDAY PLANNING PROJECT
How do we make the Green Party a place where discussion is important and leads to action?
POSSIBLE TOPICS: Philosophy, ideology, eco-socialism; distinguishing the Green Party from corporate-funded political parties; identify the dirty tricks of the Titanic Parties; “safe states strategy”; relationship of activism to electoral work

7. HELP TO BUILD THE GP in outlying areas
How can we support Greens in other parts of Alameda County and in Northern California to start or renew Green chapters.
POSSIBLE TASKS: Continue the mentoring and other support work that has been done recently by GPAC; improving the certification process at the state level.

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WHEN: Sunday, January 8, 5:00-6:45 pm. Doors open at 4:55.
County Council meeting 7-9 pm. Open to all.

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 normally 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; council meetings are always open to anyone who is interested. Please visit our website: https://acgreens.wordpress.com/

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This Thursday (12/15), 7pm: Eyewitness Aleppo: Journalist Eva Bartlett reports from her experience on the ground

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We’ve been asked to inform you about the event described below.  This is a complicated issue — the Green Party of Alameda County has not taken a position on the content of the event — we will leave it to you to form your own opinion.
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Eyewitness Aleppo: Journalist Eva Bartlett reports from her experience on the ground
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Thursday December 15, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Humanist Hall, 390 27th St., Oakland, CA
(between Broadway and Telegraph, 19th St. BART)
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Independent Canadian journalist Eva Bartlett, newly arrived from Syria, will report on her experiences in Aleppo and elsewhere in Syria, as will Gerry Condon, US Veterans for Peace VP and member of the US Peace Council Delegation to Syria. You will definitely hear much that you have not heard elsewhere, and perhaps question what you think you know about Syria. Eva lived in Gaza for three years and was one of the few western reporters present during the Israeli attacks that killed thousands of Palestinians.

Thursday, Dec. 15, 7 PM
Humanist Hall, 390 27th St., Oakland, CA (between Broadway and Telegraph, 19th St. BART)

Friday, Dec. 16, 7 PM
Eric Quezada Center, 518 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA (16th & Mission BART)

Admission: $10-20 sliding scale. No one turned away for lack of funds.

Organizers, sponsors and co-sponsors: International Action Center (IAC), United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC), US Peace Council, Syria Solidarity Movement, Socialist Action, Workers World Party, Resource Center for Non Violence Palestine/Israel Action Committee, ANSWER – SF Bay Area, Cindy Sheehan Soapbox, Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center, Peace and Freedom Party (Marin), Peace and Freedom Party (San Francisco), Project Censored, Media Freedom Foundation, Veterans for Peace East Bay Chapter 162

To add your group, or for more info: solidarity@ syriasolidaritymovement.org or (925) 324-3358.
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You’re Invited! Green Party Holiday Party, Sunday Dec. 11, 6:00 – 9:00 pm

*****Green Party Holiday Party*****

Hello everyone!

Celebrate the Holiday Season with old friends and new. We’ll have good fun, yummy food, and open dialogue at the 2016 Annual Potluck Holiday Party. Music? Bring some, CDs or instruments.

When:
Sunday, December 11th, 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Where:
Niebyl-Proctor Library
6501 Telegraph Ave at 65th in North Oakland

Bring your choice of food or drink for the potluck table to share.

**See you there – party on!”

(There will be no regular Green Sunday program or Green County Council meeting in December. We’ll party instead! The next regular Green Sunday program will be the second Sunday in January, 2017, followed as usual by the Alameda Green Party County Council. All members are welcome to participate.)

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. Call 510-644-2293 if you have questions.

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Green Sunday: Welcoming the Next Generation of Greens – Rebranding the Green Party?

Green Sunday, November 13th, 5:00 – 6:45 pm

Welcoming the Next Generation of Greens – Rebranding the Green Party?

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Join us at our next Green Sunday! It will happen on November 13 in North Oakland, 5:00 – 6:45pm, and will be a “Let’s get going” roundtable discussion.

One of the most anticipated elections in our lifetime will be over, and it will be time for the “real political revolution” to begin.

This was the year Bernie Sanders popularized terms like “democratic socialism” and “billionaire class.” After the betrayal of the primaries and Philadelphia, many millennials participated in DemExit and registered Green, activating and reactivating Green Party locals in counties around California.

The new young Greens — and not-so-young Greens — are working together to create what Jill Stein has called “the future we deserve.” The ideas include:

* Reaching out to high schools and colleges to expand political education for the future
* Movement schools as well as campaign schools
* Organizing around pressing issues: Black Lives Matter, environmental sanity, student debt, organic not corporate marijuana, economic justice
* Creating the Green Party to be the clear and obvious electoral arm of the social justice and environmental movements
* “People funding” — possibly the idea of dues as proposed at the Green convention in Houston
* Gathering people in engaging ways to work toward that better world we know is possible

Join us for an evening with no long speeches, and much forward movement!

FACILITATORS:

— Laura Wells (former Green Party candidate for CA governor and state controller) will facilitate the roundtable discussion.
— A.J. Hill will tell us about the newly reactivated UC Berkeley Greens.
— Ben Emery (former congressional candidate from Nevada County) will share his experience in high school AP classes.
— Invited guests include other Green activists from the Bay Area as well as from counties such as Yolo and Sacramento.

WHEN: Sunday, November 13th, 5:00-6:45 pm. Doors open at 4:45
(SAVE THE DATE for the next Green Sunday on December 11 — our annual holiday party!)

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. (Please submit suggestions for future topics.) The monthly business meeting of the County Council of the Green Party of Alameda County follows at 7 pm; council meetings are always open to anyone who is interested. Please visit our website https://acgreens.wordpress.com.

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Tomm (Sat, 10/22) 6 pm: Jill Stein’s final Bay Area Rally (in Berkeley!)

On Saturday, October 22nd at 6 pm, You Are Invited to Attend:

Jill Stein’s Final Bay Area Rally!

The Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Ave, Berkeley, California 94704

Please join us for Jill’s last Bay Area Rally for 2016! Come dressed in your favorite Stein/Baraka gear & get ready to celebrate!!

SPEAKERS: 

Dr. Jill Stein, Ramy Khalil, David Cobb, Kor Element, YahNe Ndgo, A.J. Hill, and Erik Rydberg

BART: We encourage everyone to take Bart if possible. Downtown Berkeley Station is 10 short minutes away from the venue by foot.

CAR: Limited street parking & fee lots are available in the area.

DIRECTIONS: Only 1 block from campus, Berkeley City Club serves UC Berkeley for events and hotel. It has a buzzer at the door — proceed to the Second Floor, turn left for the event room, ballroom door on right hand side. This building has a downstairs theater and there will be a play in progress during our rally, so we ask attendees to be respectful with noise while entering and exiting the building. No outside food permitted at the venue. Berkeley City Club (BCC) was built in 1929 and served as a Women’s Club for 36 years.

ADA compliant entrance available. Elevator on premises.

We recommend people start arriving around 5:30 pm-5:45 pm. Event starts at 6 pm.