Tuesday, November 6th
5:30-8:30pm
John Colins - 138 Minna St, San Francisco, 94105
FREE EVENT
Celebrate making your voice heard – celebrate Voting Day!
Wear your “I VOTED” sticker to SF Green Drinks’ Nov 6th event and receive $1 off your first round. We will be giving out Nov 10th-11th SF Green Festival passes to some very lucky Green Drinks attendees!
March 1, 2012 – AmpedStatus celebrates its relaunch today, March 1st, reaffirming a commitment to end the corrupting influence of money in the political system.
From Ampedstatus.com:
As you have noticed, we have not been making many posts to our site over the past several months. We have been fully dedicated to organizing and networking offline. Given our role in building the 99% Movement, A99 and Occupy, we have had several offers from people who are interested in buying the site from us. While we believe some of the people making offers have the best intentions and want to help keep our “readers” engaged, selling the site would ultimately make us feel like sellouts. So… we are going back to our roots and will start posting here on a regular basis again.
The past six months have been an intense battle and wild ride, to say the least. We have been hard at work launching many projects and campaigns. We have built up a large network and formed alliances with incredibly talented people. As we resume featuring the most hard-hitting news and extensive investigative reports, we will also amplify the work that our partners are doing.
Looking back over the past three years, it’s inspiring to see how far we’ve come. As we have done since March 2009, we will continue to provide the in-depth information that engaged citizens need to understand the complex economic and political environment. And, as we have done since February 2010, we will use that information to grow the 99% Movement as a force for economic justice.
Knowing that we still have far to go, we are now focusing our efforts on ONE GOAL and launching a new 100% United campaign:
The 99% Are Not For Sale – AmpedStatus Stays True to Its Roots, 100% United to Get Money Out, March 1 Relaunch via AmpedStatus
*Investigative journalist and AmpedStatus founder David Degraw will be speaking at New York Green Festival Sunday April 22 at 3pm on the Main Stage. David will be joining fellow keynotes, Russell Simmons, Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Dylan Ratigan, and Josh Silver for a panel discussion entitled, “Occupy The Dream presents: Corporations are not people, Money is not speech!”
“Below are the top ten most popular green business nominations. See what other Green Americans are saying about the businesses, check out their Web sites, and vote for your favorite before October 6.
Then, join us at the Green Festival in San Francisco in November to find out who won this year’s award, orsign up for our e-mail newsletter to receive the announcement of the winner.
MEET THE TOP 10 NOMINEES
(Listed in alphabetical order.)
1. Bella Luna Toys
Rockland, ME | www.bellalunatoys.com
“They have a wonderful selection of homemade toys made from natural, organic materials. They reuse and recycle and use clean and renewable energy sources. I LOVE Bella Luna Toys!”
—Patricia K., Chesterton, IN
2. Diva Cup
Kitchener, ON | www.divacup.com
“The Diva Cup is a wonderful solution for all women, with the possibility to eliminate huge amounts of landfill waste while promoting sustainability and health.”
—Maya C., Gaylordsville, CT
3. Divine Chocolate
Washington, DC | www.divinechocolateusa.com
“Sales of their chocolate benefit African cocoa grower cooperatives and USA nonprofit fundraising activities. They’ve made a lot of people aware of what Fair Trade is all about.”
—Dawn B., Cornville, AZ
4. Earth Kind
Bismarck, ND | www.earth-kind.com
“They offer a product that keeps mice out of vehicles, houses, campers, or just about anywhere you don’t want them without being harmful to the mouse, or any other pets or animals.”
—Lynn W., Phillipsburg, KS
5. Faerie’s Dance
Harbor City, CA | www.faeriesdance.com
“This one-woman company offers affordable, beautiful, sustainable organic clothing, all beneficial for the consumer and environment (with the widest range of eco-intimates I’ve ever seen!)”
—Trisha F., Raleigh, NC
6. Hazelnut Kids
Traverse City, MI | www.hazelnutkids.com
“This is by far my favorite green toy store: incredible customer service and a great selection. Easy- to-navigate site, divided for browsing by age, brand, category. Eco-friendly and a tree planted for every toy sold. ”
—Mare D., Sag Harbor, NY
7. Purple Dragon Food Co-op
Glen Ridge, NJ | www.purpledragon.com
“Purple Dragon supports local farmers, while providing high quality organic produce. The co-op also saves energy by coordinating delivery for hundreds of customers who would otherwise drive long distances.”
—Paula R., Berkeley Heights, NJ
8. Reach and Teach
San Mateo, CA | www.reachandteach.com
“They support/find/distribute/popularize/invent fun stuff that teaches kids about environmental and social responsibility while expanding their brains generally, and do everything in as sustainable a way as possible.”
—Julia B., San Francisco, CA
9. Seven Hopes United
San Francisco, CA | www.sevenhopesunited.com
“Seven Hopes United carries goods that give back: sustainable, eco-gifts handmade with love by artisans around the globe. Products are handmade, all-natural materials that are biodegradable, nontoxic, organic, recycled, recyclable, or repurposed.”
—Hunter R., San Diego, CA
10. Sustainable NYC
New York, NY | www.sustainable-nyc.com
“Wonderful supporter of my school and environmental clubs, as well as a fully green business selling sustainable and locally made products. It is more than a store, it is more like a community center..”
—Lynn T., New York, NY
Vote for your favorite Green Business to win the 2011 Green America People’s Choice Award – via Green America
“Kucinich would be legally eligible to run in Washington state in 2012 as long as he moved here and registered to vote before the filing period that spring.
Odds are, local voters will be seeing more of him between now and then.
In addition to the Woodinville appearance, Kucinich participated in a bank protest in Seattle on Saturday, and he was scheduled to speak to student groups at the University of Washington in the evening.
On Sunday, Kucinich is to speak at a pancake-brunch fundraiser in Shoreline for the 32nd Legislative District Democrats before heading to Qwest Field, where he is a featured speaker at the ongoing Seattle Green Festival.”
Kucinich’s return to state fuels talk he may relocate here via Jim Brunner – Seattle Times