Citizen Hope’s 2nd Annual Holiday Love Party | X-Mas Night | Manor West
Join us for our 2nd Annual “HOLIDAY LOVE” Party and the One Year Anniversary of CITIZEN HOPE with DJ SAKE-1 and DJ PROCESS! Event benefits All of Us or None’s “Annual Community Giveback!”
There’s nothing like a good party on Xmas night. We know from experience, last year’s party at 330 Ritch was not just the best thing going on in SF on XMAS night, it was one of the better parties of the year.
This year the party will be at MANOR WEST, a beautiful newly remodeled venue in SOMA. It’s only been open for a few weeks, so come check out this new spot before everyone else has.
We’ll be raising money for All of Us or None’s “ANNUAL COMMUNITY GIVEBACK” which gives away BICYCLES and other toys to the children of incarcerated people. Every $60 we raise, gets a kid a bike. Not a bad deal. They really need our help this year, so come show some love, and dance off all that holiday food. Everyone wins.
We’ve got one of the Bay Area’s best DJs, Sake-One, holding it down, along with DJ Process, with us all the way from NYC. Old school hip hop, funk, soul, only that GOOD STUFF.
We know it’s XMAS NIGHT. But the party starts at 9pm, so you’ll have plenty of time before hand to see the fam. Heck, even bring your family along! Bring your cousins, your friends, all are welcome! Old, young, whoever. And this year, Xmas is on a FRIDAY night–you don’t work the next day–how could you not come out?
$10-$20 sliding scale door donation to ALL OF US OR NONE’S “Annual Community Giveback.”
CITIZEN HOPE BUTTONS will be given to the first 75 people that arrive!
What are the holidays really about? LOVE. Come get some.
Citizen Hope Co-Hosts “San Francisco United for Maine Equality”–”To Maine: From San Francisco, With Love”
Guest speakers include State Senator Mark Leno, City Attorney Dennis Herrera and Supervisor Bevan Dufty
*Suggested donation: $25*
Please donate at the door or online:
http://www.actblue.com/page/alicemaine
The campaign website:
http://www.protectmaineequality.org/
The election is “too close to call.” We can make a difference from San Francisco by providing the funds directly to the campaign against Question 1. We hope you can be there.
With love and in unity,
Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club & Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club | Citizen Hope | African American Democratic Club | API Equality | San Francisco Young Democrats | One Struggle, One Fight (OSOF)
Read more about the campaign here:
From the AP:
“Maine voters face historic choice on gay marriage”
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i6M_ZwwPV0sIz13340GC6xs9lFlwD9B7MTM00
From San Francisco’s own Paul Hogarth, who traveled to Maine recently:
“Why I’m Optimistic About Maine”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-hogarth/why-im-optimistic-about-m_b_322320.html
Citizen Hope Co-Hosts 9500 Liberty Premiere and Cocktail Reception
Citizen Hope co-hosts the Bay Area premiere of 9500 Liberty, the award-winning feature documentary that chronicles the immigration culture war that tore apart a wealthy suburb of Washington, DC.
Before the screening, there is a cocktail reception attended by VIPs and filmmakers to raise funds for the completion of the film. Markos Moulitsas, Founder of DailyKos, will introduce the film.
6pm-7pm Cocktail Reception w/ VIPs & Filmmakers
7pm-9pm Screening followed by Q&A
Screening only – $10
Screening & Reception – $25
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/85868
TO SEE THE TRAILER: http://9500liberty.com/
____________________________________________________________
“A powerful political film with a surprise ending. ”
–Desson Thomson (Washington Post)
“One of the best documentary films I’ve ever seen.”
–Simon Rosenberg (President, NDN)
“Brilliant.” –Markos Moulitsas (Founder, DailyKos)
About the Film
9500 Liberty chronicles the immigration culture war that tore apart a wealthy suburb of Washington DC. The filmmakers capture the escalating conflict as it unfolds in the streets, in online forums, and in the halls of county government. The film provides a cautionary tale of the devastation that may unfold at a national level and a blueprint for how to avoid the same tragic social and economic consequences.
Hosting organizations: Citizen Hope, NDN, & Netroots Nation.
Friends of “9500 Liberty”: Chinese for Affirmative Action, Korean American Coalition-SF, David Miller
Participating organizations: Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, Asian Business League of SF, Asia Society, CAAM, Equal Justice Society, Hammering the Issues, Hyphen Magazine, Kearny Street Workshop, Presente and Screening Liberally.
If your organization is interested in hosting or participating, email us 9500Liberty@gmail.com or call Chris Rigopulos (617)283-9740.
Proceeds benefit 9500 Liberty and are tax-deductible (consult your tax professional). To donate online, http://9500liberty.com/donate.html
May 1 with State Controller John Chiang
Citizen Hope + Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) + SEIU Local 1000 + Netroots Nation + San Francisco Young Democrats + The San Francisco Democratic Party . . .
All invite you to join us to celebrate International Workers’ Day and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with special guest State Controller John Chiang.
The DEETS:
Friday, May 1, 2009 (Intl Workers Day)
5:30pm – 8pm
330 Ritch
San Francisco, CA
Speech + Q&A + Mixer
21+
Come hear the State Controller talk about the battle over the California Budget and the fight to protect working families. During the heat of the budget negotiations, Governor Schwarzenegger directed Controller Chiang to slash the pay of 136,000 state workers down to the minimum wage of $6.55 an hour. John Chiang stood up against the governor and refused to allow state workers to become pawns in the budget battle. Come hear why he took this stance and what he thinks about the current state of California’s budget and politics.
A $5 cover will benefit student outreach and leadership development for the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) to support the growth of young and emerging leaders in the labor movement.
About APALA:
Asian Pacific Americans represent 14 percent of California’s population. Almost half of all APA workers are employed in occupations that are actively targeted by organized labor. The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) was created in 1992 to educate APA workers; promote political education and voter registration programs among APAs; and increase training, empowerment, and leadership of APAs within the labor movement and APA community.
A Conversation on Reentry with Kamala Harris, Jakada Imani, Jessica Flintoft, and Lateefah Simon
California has a recidivism rate of 70%, the highest rate in the nation. What are we doing to reduce this rate of recidivism? What are the costs of mass imprisonment to our society and to our communities? What are we doing for people when they are in prison/jail and when they are released? What are some of the innovative approaches to reentry and rehabilitation that are currently being implemented?
Please join us for a discussion on the critical issues of rehabilitation and reentry. We will be joined by some of California’s most outspoken leaders and advocates on this issue.
All are welcome.
Keynote: San Francisco DA Kamala Harris
————————————-
Panelists:
Jakada Imani, Executive Director, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
Jessica Flintoft, Program Coordinator, Safe Communities Reentry Council
Lateefah Simon, Executive Director, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights
————————————-
Moderator: Steve Ngo, San Francisco Community College Board Trustee
————————————-
EVENT: Tuesday, April 7th, 6pm-8pm
WHERE: UC Hastings Alumni Reception Room (200 McCallister)
RECEPTION: Soluna Cafe, 8pm-9:30pm. Join the hosts and panelists for a mixer after the event!
————————————-
Hosted by Citizen Hope (citizenhope.org), Black Law Students Association, La Raza Law Students Association, Philipino Law Students Association, Race and Poverty Law Journal, SALSA, LEOP.
Citizen Hope Film Screening: Medicine for Melancholy
Citizen Hope (citizenhope.org) and the Osiris Coalition (http://www.sfhdc.org/osiris.html) are proud to host a special screening of Medicine for Melancholy THIS SUNDAY AT 7:20pm at Landmark Embarcadero Cinemas. We will be joined by the Director and a SF native, Barry Jenkins, for a dialogue and Q and A following the film. He will talk to us specifically about the social and political issues the film raises. We’ll also all be heading out for drinks afterwards to continue the discussion.
“Medicine for Melancholy is a love story of bikes and one-night stands told through two African-American twenty-somethings dealing with issues of class, identity, and the evolving conundrum of being a minority in rapidly gentrifying San Francisco—a city with the smallest proportional black population of any other major American city.”
This film is getting incredible reviews and we have this awesome opportunity to support an San Francisco director and dialogue with him about his work. The film is set to show in San Francisco for one week only–but if it gets a great turnout this weekend, it could be here for longer. So even if you can’t make our screening, please go out and see it this weekend.
To be sure to get a ticket for the film, purchase your ticket NOW at: https://tickets.landmarktheatres.com/Landmark.aspx?TheatreID=224
Select, Sunday, March 8th, 7:20 showing.
For more information about the film: http://www.strikeanywherefilms.com/
To watch a trailer of the film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID51kpZ9iK4
Photos from NAACP 100 Year Anniversary Party
Citizen Hope celebrated with the NAACP for their 100 year anniversary at Mighty on Wednesday February 25th! Hip hop artist Zion-I performed music from their brand new album “The Takeover.”
We were also joined by City Attorney Dennis Herrera, Equal Justice Society President Eva Paterson, San Francisco School Board President Kim-Shree Maufas, and filmmaker Kevin Epps. DJs Manny Black, Proof, and King Most held it down!
Thank you to everyone who made the event such a success!
Check out the photos from the event: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2436692&id=1204619&ref=mf
Citizen Hope Presents…Party for a Century…NAACP 100 Year Anniversary Celebration
NAACP, one of the nation’s oldest and most prominent civil rights organizations, is celebrating it’s 100th anniversary this month. Citizen Hope is a new group that empowers people to bring about change through social networking, community service, and political activism.
Together, these organizations are coming together to celebrate the “Party for the Century.” We’ll be celebrating the victories of the last 100 years, with a recognition that the struggle must continue.
Proceeds from the event will go to the NAACP Youth and College Division, which organizes young people for community service, voter registration, and political activism.
Highly acclaimed Bay Area Hip Hop artist ZION-I will be our special guest for the event, performing music from their brand new album, “The Take Over.” http://zionicrew.com.
We will also be joined by honored guests, civil rights and elected leaders, including City Attorney DENNIS HERRERA, Equal Justice Society President EVA PATERSON, and San Francisco School Board President KIM-SHREE MAUFAS.
DJs Manny Black, Proof and King Most will be keeping the party moving as well. The event is at Mighty in Potrero, one of the best clubs in San Francisco.
The event will be $10 from 7pm-8:30pm, and $15 after. Proceeds will be donated to the NAACP.
You won’t want to miss this one.
Photos from Mercury Lounge Event
Last night’s Citizen Hope event at Mercury Lounge was an incredible success! See photos on Facebook. The event was the effort of Matt Haney and other Citizen Hopers. And special thanks to Rich Pio Roda and all the staff at Mercury Lounge!
An incredible number of elected officials attended, including: District Attorney Kamala Harris, San Francisco Assessor Phil Ting, Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, Supervisor Chris Daly, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, Board of Education Commissioner Hydra Mendoza, City College Trustee John Rizzo and City College Trustee Steve Ngo.
And we had another very special guest last night — Tony West, appointed by President Obama to be assistant attorney general for the civil division of the Department of Justice. Tony is Citizen Hope co-founder Meena Harris’ dad.
