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S.F's Dirty Secret Exposed

by lori hurlebaus,Campaign to Shut Down P.G.&E. (shutdownpge [at] riseup.net)
Activists from the Campaign to Shut Down P.G.&E. Hunters Point Power Plant display banners exposing the hypocrisy of San Francisco city officials.
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As San Francisco City officials prepared for the official World Environment Day and Mayors from around the world entered the city, the Campaign to Shut Down the PG&E Hunters Point Power Plant welcomed the mayors with a series of banner drops. The banners displayed messages such as “San Francisco’s Dirty Secret” and “Shut Down the PG&E Hunters Point Power Plant”

"We are seizing this opportunity to raise awareness of environmental injustice in Bayview Hunters Point and highlight the hypocrisy of San Francisco posing as a leading "Green City" while we have one of the oldest, dirtiest, fossil fuel power plants in the country".


Demand Environmental Justice Now!
during UN World Environment Day Events


For more info or to volunteer contact:
(unless otherwise noted)

Greenaction for Health & Environmental Justice
http://www.greenaction.org
415-248-5010
info [at] greenaction.org


THURSDAY JUNE 2nd:

For Our Children's Sake; Shut down the PG&E Hunters Point Power Plant!

1 of 6 children in Bayview Hunters Point suffers from asthma. Show your
solidarity with the children of Bayview Hunters Point and help display the
baby clothes project with mothers from Bayview Hunters Point at City Hall
and throughout San Francisco!

Meet at Hayes and MacAllister at 11am!

For more info contact: shutdownpge [at] riseup.net


FRIDAY JUNE 3rd:

Bayview Hunters Point Toxic Tour for Mayors
4pm

Greenaction community organizers and community members will tour the
mayors into Bayview Hunters Point- a community over burdened by toxic
industry including superfund sites, PG&E Hunters Point Power Plant and
more.



The Campaign to Shut Down P.G.&E. will display banners at
the Hunters Point Power Plant such as "This is What Environmental Racism
Looks Like" and more!
For more info: shutdownpge [at] riseup.net



Film Screening:
HOMELAND: FOUR PORTRAITS OF NATIVE ACTION:
7pm
Castro Theater
429 Castro Street, at Market Street
S.F.

The theatre is accessible by:

* MUNI Metro lines K, L, & M
* F Market streetcar
* Buslines 33, 35, 37 and 24


The new, award-winning documentary will be screening as part of the
Green
Screen Film Festival. Co-presented by the Mill Valley Film Festival,
HOMELAND will be introduced by noted Native American activist, Gail Small,
and award-winning filmmaker Roberta Grossman. Evon Peter of Native
Movement, represented in the film, will be present. The film features
leaders from four Native American communities passionately engaged in
struggles to preserve sovereignty and save their lands from environmental
degradation. HOMELAND won the Santa Barbara Fund for Social Justice Award
and the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2005 Santa Barbara
Int'l Film


Contact: Katahdin Foundation 510-666-0866 Borshay [at] mindspring.com


SATURDAY JUNE 4th:

Rally for Environmental Justice
S.F. City Hall
11 am SHARP!

Environmental Justice grassroots community groups, organizations and
individuals from Bayview Hunters Point to communities around the world-the
people demand environmental justice! Sponsored by over 40 Environmental
Justice Grassroots Community Groups and Organizations-Street Theater by
the
Coalition to Evict PG&E

Download the flyer and distribute!!!
http://greenaction.org/hunterspoint/documents/CommunitiesDemandEnvironmentalJusticeRally060405.pdf



Chester Street Block Club Associations
Annual Environmental Health & Justice Block Party
12-5 PM
5th & Chester Streets,
West Oakland
(next to West Oakland BART Station)

Chester Street Block Club Association's Environmental Health and Justice
Block Party- BBQ lunch fundraiser, kids activities, games, toxic tours and
entertainment!



A Night of Culture & Celebration of Environmental Justice-
7pm-10:30pm
St. Bonafice Church
133 Golden Gate Ave (off Civic Center Bart)
S.F.


A celebration of struggles & victories for Environmental Justice- Malcolm
X Polynesian Dancers, Mohave Bird Singers from Colorado River Indian
Tribes, Bayview Childrens Choir and special guest speaker-Sarah James-
From the Gwich'in Nation in Alaska.

$5-500
no one turned away for lack of funds

Your Continued Support is needed!
Recieve future ACTION ALERTS from the Campaign to Shut Down P.G.&E.
Hunters Point Power Plant:
https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/shutdownpge







































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