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  • Thursday, March 19, 2009

    Silicon Valley Area, CA Events and Food Co-ops

    I want to cover some events and Co-ops (below the events) in the greater Silicon Valley area. First here are some events (from the Silicon Valley Democracy for America calendar):

    DFA Campaign Training in Fresno
    Event Date: Mar 28, 2009
    Event Time: 9:00 AM PDT (12:00 PM EDT)

    Ten reasons to attend the DFA Campaign Academy training in Fresno this March 28th & 29th:

    1. Learn how to plan and run a winning grassroots campaign
    2. Meet and hear from local progressive candidates
    3. Learn from trainers with decades of experience
    4. Mingle with other local progressive activists at social events
    5. Get a copy of our 180 page Grassroots Campaign Training Manual
    6. Set goals and make plans to pass progressive legislation
    7. Re-connect with old friends from the campaign
    8. Help elect progressive mayors, city council members and other municipal
    offices in 2009
    9. Learn to organize your neighborhood or precinct
    10. Look for a new job or volunteer opportunity

    Click here to see the skills you'll learn at a DFA Campaign Training!

    All we ask is a small contribution of $60 to DFA to help us cover our costs. Don't worry if you can't afford it, you can always find someone to sponsor you through our training scholarship fund and we offer reduced tuition rates to those in need.

    Space is limited so reserve your seat today!

    For more info on our trainers, curriculum, and history visit our training homepage at: www.democracyforamerica.com/training.

    If you have questions you can email us at training(at)democracyforamerica.com or call our DFA Training hotline at: 802-651-3200.

    Can’t make it to the training that weekend but still want to help? You can contribute to a scholarship fund for this training and help send a local organizer in your place. Click here sponsor another attendee!

    Hotel Options
    We have secured a great deal on hotel rooms close to the training venue. In order to get the discounted rate, the rooms must be reserved by March 13th. Ask for the 'Democracy for America' rate.

    Comfort Suites
    102 Herndon Ave.
    Fresno, CA 93720
    559-435-5650
    www.comfortsuites.com

    Democracy For America April 1 get-together
    Event Date: Apr 1, 2009
    Event Time: 7:00 PM PDT (10:00 PM EDT)
    Venue Name: TBD
    State: CA
    Phone: 650-380-4112

    Agenda:

    Place TBD but probably a member's home in Palo Alto or Los Altos. One of our goal task forces will present the main topic.

    Linked to groups: Silicon Valley DFA, brought to you by Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley

    RSVP here

    Democracy For America May 6 get-together
    Event Date: May 6, 2009
    Event Time: 7:00 PM PDT (10:00 PM EDT)
    Venue Name: TBD
    State: CA

    Agenda:

    Place TBD but probably a member's home in Palo Alto or Los Altos. One of our goal task forces will present the main topic.

    Linked to groups: Silicon Valley DFA, brought to you by Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley

    RSVP here.

    California Statewide Special Election. Tuesday, May 19th. Measures include creating a state spending cap and rainy day fund, modifying the minimum funding guarantee for schools, changing the state lottery and shifting money from mental health and child-development programs. For a list of the ballot measures click HERE.


    SILICON VALLEY AREA FOOD CO-OPS: These are the only ones I could find near Silicon Valley, though they are all somewhat peripheral

    Kresge Food Co-op
    600 Kresge CT, Kresge College UCSC
    Santa Cruz, California 95064
    Phone: (831) 426-1506
    coop@dv8.org
    http://k9.dv8.org/~coop/

    The Kresge Food Coop is a student-run cooperative health food store located at Kresge College on the University of California, Santa Cruz campus. We currently consist of twelve Core Collective Members who own the coop and are responsible for its daily operations and for any number of working members. This page has been created in order to better serve our community. Through this page you can email the coop, learn about our Core Collective Members, sign up to be a working member, make suggestions, check sales, read and reread our newsletter, and browse our links to other coops and health food stores.

    The Cooperative Grocery (The CoG)
    1450 67th Street
    Emeryville, California 95616
    Phone: (510) 868-2883
    FAX: (510) 868-2893
    info@thecog.org
    http://www.thecog.org/

    The Cooperative Grocery—The CoG—is a non-profit, working members cooperative that offers high-quality groceries at an affordable price to individuals and families in our community.

    Members of The CoG work 2 1/2 hours every 4 weeks, performing jobs like stocking shelves, building orders and providing member services. By providing much of the labor for the store, our members keep our operating costs to a minimum. We then pass the savings onto our members in the form of lower prices. Our model is based on the successful Park Slope Food Co-Op in Brooklyn, NY, which serves 13,000 members.

    To further control costs and grow our co-op in a responsible manner, we launched the CoG as an online store that is served from a warehouse located in Emeryville, with easy access to communities in Berkeley and Oakland. Our long term plan is to build a retail business as finances allow.

    Bolinas Peoples Store
    P. O. Box 808
    Bolinas, California 94924
    Phone: (415) 868-1433
    FAX: (415) 868-1219

    Rainbow Grocery Co-op
    1745 Folsom
    San Francisco, California 94103
    Phone: (415) 863-0620
    FAX: (415) 863-8955
    comments@rainbowgrocery.coop
    http://www.rainbow.coop/

    We have been in San Francisco's Mission District since 1975. We strive to offer resources, education and a forum for informational exchange for many local communities and organizations.

    Rainbow Grocery is open every day from 9AM to 9PM

    We are located in San Francisco's Mission District at 1745 Folsom Street. Our cross street is 13th Street (also known as Duboce), which runs directly under the central freeway. Use the map below for directions by car. Click here for Public Transit directions. Click here for bicycling directions.

    Other Avenues Community Food Store
    3930 Judah Street
    San Francisco, California 94122
    Phone: (415) 661-7475
    FAX: (415) 661-0835
    info@otheravenues.org
    http://www.otheravenues.org/

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