SF PoliticsPosted by Robert at 19 Jun 2008 09:48 am
Campaign Kick-Off Celebration for Eric Mar
Eric Mar for Supervisor
Saturday, June 28th
1:00 - 3:00pm
Argonne Elementary School
680 18th Avenue (at Cabrillo)
Richmond District, San Francisco
Public Transit: MUNI #5, 28, 31, 38
Food • Entertainment • Children’s Activities
RSVP: ericmar08@gmail.com or (415) 505-2961
Please support Eric’s grassroots campaign for the Board of Supervisors by sending a financial contribution (up to $500) to Eric Mar for Supervisor, 790 7th Avenue #101, San Francisco, CA 94118. Please note occupation and employer. You may also donate online at:
www.ericmar.com
June 21st, 2008 at 6:06 am
It’s unfortunate that Eric and John Avalos are having their kickoffs at the same time and day. I wonder if it would have been a bad thing if they were to have a joint kickoff.
June 21st, 2008 at 6:56 am
By the way, while I was gathering signatures for John Avalos yesterday, a fellow signature gatherer made an interesting point: due to the intense progressive battle in district 9, there will be a significant brain and manpower drain on other districts. It is especially unfortunate and wasteful because any one of the three progressive candidates in district 9 would be good and one of them is going to win anyway. I think that this is why candidates who support each other should pool their resources and networks so that it becomes more balanced — especially in the districts that are up for grabs, like 3, 11 and 1.
June 21st, 2008 at 8:08 am
Hey Matt, I couldn’t agree more about the concern that District 9 will draw off people power from other districts. That said, they are having their kickoffs on different days. John is today and Eric is next week.
Best,
Robert
June 27th, 2008 at 10:49 am
Maybe Eric would like to discuss his vote on JROTC? Funny but I haven’t seen any posts on Left in SF on the subject.
August 17th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Eric Mar was right on to vote against JROTC.
Forty years ago, I graduated from Galileo High School as a 1st Lieutenant in Army JROTC. Of my five closest friends in JROTC - four of whom were Chinese, all of whom were either cadet officers or sergeants - four went into the military after high school. Three went to Viet Nam. One saw heavy combat and came back suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. One was lucky enough to be stationed at a large base and saw occasional shelling but came back more or less OK. One I never heard from again, and I don’t know if he’s even dead or alive. One never went to Viet Nam and is OK. The fifth friend tried to join the Army but was rejected because of a physical condition. So don’t believe it when they tell you that JROTC “is not a recruiting program.”
Yes, JROTC may be majority Asian; it certainly was in my time, too. But that just means our minority group gets majority brainwashing and exploitation, big time. Would you support a form of exploitation of Asians or anyone else? Not if you recognized it for what it is.
As for JROTC teaching leadership, well…OK, I am now a leader in the anti-war movement. But I have met many movement leaders who have never been in JROTC or the military, and they are as good or better activists than me. There’s a lot of better places to learn leadership and discipline. Don’t fall for exploitation to learn it.
Sincerely yours,
Michael Wong
Veterans for Peace