Showing posts with label Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida. Show all posts

Saturday, April 8, 2023

Nina Tatlock for Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida Vice President


I am excited to announce my candidacy for Vice President of the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida. This is an organization that I feel strongly about and, if you are a voting member of DPCF, I would like to ask for your support and vote. 

Here's my bio:

Nina Tatlock (she/her) began her journey as an organizational volunteer in the year 2000 as a Founding Board member and Vice President for Art IN Hand Gallery, an Artist Cooperative Gallery in Zionsville, Indiana, which she is happy to report is still in existence today. After moving to Florida, Nina was elected to the South Shore Arts Council in 2008, serving terms, off and on, multiple times, in positions of Secretary, Vice President, and Treasurer (currently).  In 2010, she served as a Founding Board member of the Firehouse Cultural Center in Ruskin, FL and served on that Board for several years. Nina has also served off and on for her Homeowners Association in Apollo Beach as Secretary, Vice President, and President during the 2017-2018 two year term. Nina has a Bachelor of Science from Purdue University in Consumer and Family Sciences and an Associate of Science from Indiana University in Optometric Technology. She has spent a number of years working as a Fiber Artist, exhibiting and teaching fiber art techniques. Nina is a political activist, an elected Precinct Committee Woman in Hillsborough County, and serves on the Steering Committee of her DEC as Chair of the Platform Committee.  Nina was one of the founding members of the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Tampa Bay in 2017 serving in leadership early on and as President for a two year term, from March 2019 to March 2021. She currently holds a board member position, continues to do committee work, and as Co-Chair of the Outreach Committee of DPCTB is working to maintain and foster relationships in the community. Nina was a Florida PLEO Delegate for Bernie Sanders to the Democratic National Convention in 2020.  She has been a member of DPCF since 2015, actively participating on the campaign committee since 2017, a contributing member of the Chapter Development Ad Hoc Committee, and was elected to the DPCF Board in 2021.

Nina was following politics and Bernie Sanders before he became a Presidential Candidate. As a curious individual she started doing personal research as to why Corporations usually seemed to win in Supreme Court cases and found that bad SCOTUS decisions went way back, but an especially egregious decision in 1886 was the one that allowed corporate personhood by legal fiction and that this was because of an insertion from a court reporter and not even by a Supreme Court Justice. Nina started following various progressive organizations such as Progressive Democrats of America and followed the push for Bernie to run for President.  She volunteered to knock on Doors in 2010 to help get a Democrat elected as Governor of Florida and as Senator. This coincided with the rise of the tea party culminating in the election of Rick Scott and Marco Rubio. She decided that even though politics were bad in Indiana, where she came from, things were much worse in Florida.  Nina's goals are to continue to push the Democratic party leftward; to work on reform within the party; to engage with community members; to engage voters; to engage with various progressive organizations; to continue to work on getting more candidates, who will abide by the Progressive Platform, elected locally, statewide, and nationally; and to continue to push for progressive legislation that will work for the people who are not corporations. Nina feels that we need to get business out of our governments, that we ultimately need a new Constitution that is not built on racism or property ownership/rights, and that will include the rights of nature. In the meantime, there is a lot of work that can be done through DPCF, our local Progressive Caucus Chapters and in our County DECs.

~ Nina Tatlock ~

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

VICTORY FOR PROGRESSIVES PRIMARIES 2022

William Sanchez – Danielle Hawk 
Maxwell Frost – Eddie Geller 
Ben Sorensen – Aramis Ayala 
Dr. Olysha Magruder – Rishi Bagga
Deborah Poulalion – Jennifer “Rita” Harris
Anthony Nieves – Michele Rayner
Saima Farooqui – Gabriel Gonzalez
 
We Are So Proud Of All Of You!
Moving To General Elections

Sunday, September 19, 2021

Saturday, August 21, 2021

The Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida stands with our Courageous School Board Members throughout the State

The Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida (DPCF) stands with all of the Board Members of School Boards throughout the state of Florida who voted in favor of following the medical community’s advice to reinstate mandatory masking in their local School Districts. We acknowledge and admire the courage it took to ignore the threats of Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Board of Education to make this decision. These critical decisions protect the lives of the children of Florida 
 and their families. more

Saturday, February 22, 2020

The Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida endorse Bernie Sanders

The Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida is proud to announce its endorsement of Senator Bernie Sanders in the 2020 presidential race.  Sanders earned the endorsement with a super-majority (>66%) vote of the membership.
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Statement from Michael Calderin, Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida President, on today's endorsement of Bernie
 Sanders for President:

"It's increasingly clear that one candidate above all others is winning the hearts and minds of progressives, not just in Florida, but throughout America.   By speaking truth to power and consistently setting ambitious policy goals that would benefit everyday working people, Bernie Sanders has inspired our members to take action -- empowering many to get politically involved for the first time.

Bernie's campaign focuses on issues that our membership holds dear , not least of which include addressing the consolidation of power in the ultra-wealthy, healthcare as a human right, institutional racism, and the unbalanced power of money in politics.  And he's done so in a way that explains what we intrinsically know -- that real change only comes when we correct these structural issues.

With today's endorsement, the DPCF is again joining Bernie's political revolution to win the presidency and elect progressive candidates in races throughout Florida.
We are committed to a positive campaign in support of Bernie Sanders and we look forward to working with the rest of the Democratic Party to win the White House in November."

Friday, January 12, 2018

Florida Democratic Progressive Caucus Responds to Trump's Racist Comment

Coral Springs - Michael Calderin, Vice-President of the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida, has released the following statement:
It may come as some surprise that the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida understands President Trump's recent inflammatory comment.
Let us provide some context. After all, as Floridians, we have been living in the presence of a shithole for years. And the disgust has grown exponentially over the last year, particularly as it was occupied for nearly a quarter of 2017 by the most rancid, foul-mouthed person known around the world.
We urge the residents of Palm Beach County to strongly object to the shitholes that are Mar-a-Lago, its owner, and his guests. With the irreversible damage being caused, we can only hope there are grounds for legal action to rid this blight from our otherwise beautiful land.

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

The Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida in Orlando

Pulling the party leftward
"This took an insane amount of negotiation" Jessica Vaughn

Resolutions
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Supporting Economic Justice & Prosperity for all Floridians
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Supporting the Right to Free, Accessible, Equitable, and Quality Public Education, Investment in Trade and Technical Schools, and the end of the For-Profit Education Industry that takes funds away from Public Education
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Safeguarding the Equal Rights, Inclusion and Protection of All People
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Supporting Equity & Reform in the Criminal Justice System
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 Environmental Justice for All Floridians
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 Ending Felon Disenfranchisement in Florida
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Supporting Voting Rights for all Citizens and Expanding Voter Participation
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 Supporting Home Rule & Opposing Big Money in Politics
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  Supporting Immigration and Immigrant Rights
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Supporting Health Care as a Human Right
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Keep Florida's Public Land and Beaches Publicly Owned
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Promoting Responsible Gun Ownership and Common Sense Gun Safety
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 Identify and Advocate for Florida Veterans and Military Families
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Supporting Greater Youth Engagement in the Florida Democratic Party
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 Supporting Patient Centered Treatment for Drug Addiction Recovery
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Honoring Diane Glasser and  Bernie “Bunny” Steinman

Our Leaders

Beth Eriksen Shoup, Marcus Klebe, Marina Welch,
 Kent Bailey, Andrew Davis and Scott Shoup


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Images by Jessica Vaughn