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Sunday, October 22, 2017
Celebrating Leaders in Our Community Today In St. Pete
10:30 AM
Allendale UMC - St. Petersburg
Allendale UMC - St. Petersburg
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All are welcome! The people of Allendale are taking a Sunday to celebrate the relationships with groups in our community who do justice work, many of which hold meetings at Allendale. This interfaith celebration will include songs from the movement, prayers for justice, and many relections from community organizer leaders in our community. Please come and celebrate the work we are doing together!
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Same Old Shit Democratic Party
Officials loyal to Keith Ellison
Four long-serving DNC officials who had backed Ellison’s bid to be DNC chair were removed from their positions. Ray Buckley, James Zogby, and Barbra Casbar Siperstein were bounced from the executive committee, and Buckley was also taken off the rules committee, on which he served as well. Alice Germond lost her at-large appointment.
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To be replaced by:
Harold Ickes, a lobbyist for a nuclear energy company; Manny Ortiz, a lobbyist for Citigroup; Joanne Dowdell, a lobbyist for News Corporation, the parent company of Fox News; and Jaime Harrison, a former lobbyist for coal companies, big banks, and tobacco companies."
Harold Ickes, a lobbyist for a nuclear energy company; Manny Ortiz, a lobbyist for Citigroup; Joanne Dowdell, a lobbyist for News Corporation, the parent company of Fox News; and Jaime Harrison, a former lobbyist for coal companies, big banks, and tobacco companies."
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This has been in the works for a very long time. With local party officials, especially here in Florida looking away or pretending like nothing is wrong, they know they can get away with it. There is no difference in the parties any more. It is only an illusion, to make us think that we actually have a choice, we don't. The pigs all eat at the same trough. Change will not come from the top, it will come from the bottom.
There is hope. The newly formed Democratic Progressive Caucus of Tampa Bay has strong progressive leadership and are committed in taking the party in the right direction. The same can be said about The Tampa Democratic Socialists Of America. The rest are just social clubs, They have their meetings once a month and pretend they are making a differance, they're not. They are status quo and are the reason we are here.
No Poop In The Little Manatee River
Local environmentalist Mariella Smith has added new information on our struggle to keep local plummer "Chris's plumbing" from dumping 100,000 gallons per day of sewage in the Little Manatee River. here
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NEW hearing date: 11.20, 6:00 p.m.
Friday, October 20, 2017
Neo-Nazis Protest In Gainesville
Kelly and Dayna
Julie
Justin
Ricky
Sean
Bruce and comrades
Tampa Democratic Socialists Of America
University of Florida Performing Arts Center
Gainesville, Florida
Thursday, October 19, 2017
New Walmart On Endangered Florida Forest
The Miami Pine Rocklands Coalition has filed a lawsuit against Miami-Dade County for improper notice of a massive rezoning of South Florida’s most endangered forest into a Walmart anchored mixed-use development. here
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Democratic Progressive Caucus of Tampa Bay: Understanding The Power of Local Government
October 26 @7 pm
Seminole Heights Library
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As part of our educational mission, our meeting this month is all about Civics! In order for us to influence local government, we have to know more about it.
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The special election for their empty Board of Directors position will occur at this upcoming meeting.
These 3 wonderful people have stepped up.
Michelle Kenoyer
Rebecca Fiore
and Marcus Klebe
High Speed Ferry Project Threatened!
After 5 years, $150,000 and 2 exhaustive site selection studies only one site was ever found to be either environmentally acceptable or economically feasible. But now the future of the Schultz Ferry Park is very much in doubt. And as a key component of south Hillsborough transit plans, losing the ferry project jeopardizes the future of public transportation plans.
County Commission Chair Stacy White has expressed doubt about public support for the ferry project. He told us that he would like to hear from environmentalists about the Tampa Bay Ferry Project and the proposed Schultz Ferry Park.
County Commission Chair Stacy White has expressed doubt about public support for the ferry project. He told us that he would like to hear from environmentalists about the Tampa Bay Ferry Project and the proposed Schultz Ferry Park.
Commissioner White's phone number: 813-272-5740 His email: whites@hillsboroughcounty.org
The Merchants Of Ybor: Reservoir Bar
On 7th Ave
They donate their aluminum cans to children charities
and the tabs to the Ronald McDonald House
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Florida GOP Politicians Who Only Defend Certain Parts Of The Constitution
Take the Second Amendment:
"He has waged war on the Constitution," Sen. Marco Rubio said when President Barack Obama proposed background checks for guns bought online or at gun shows.
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"We have seen yet again that we have a president who does not think the law, or the Constitution, applies to him," Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera said of Obama's background checks.
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"Our right to bear arms is enshrined in our U.S. Constitution," Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam felt the need to point out in a news release following Obama's proposal.
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"Some on the left believe the Second Amendment is negotiable, flexible — even forgettable. I don't," Panhandle congressman Matt Gaetz once wrote in an opinion piece. "Our founders understood that America's strength comes from empowering citizens, not government."
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Nice stuff gentlemen, but what about the
First Amendment? here
Florida Fight For 15 Get 15 Cents
Floridian employees who make minimum wage can expect a bump in their paychecks come Jan. 1. The minimum wage for 2018 will be $8.25 per hour, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity announced Friday. That's up from $8.10 this year.here
Florida GOP David Rivera: Catch Me If You Can
Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera avoided criminal charges in an unlawful campaign-finance scheme he was suspected of masterminding. Now he’s evading the feds again — this time, U.S. marshals trying to serve him with a civil lawsuit. here
Florida GOP Wants To Punish Left-Wing Cities
Rep. Paul Renner of Palm Coast is set to become House Speaker in 2022. He thinks cities are too liberal, have gone "rogue" and need to be stripped of home rule power. here
Monday, October 16, 2017
Shady Ken Hagan's Phone Records (Must See Video)
Nearly two years after a unanimous vote to use county-owned cell phones as a way to preserve their text messages and other public records, most Hillsborough County commissioners are still choosing to use their personal phones for government business. here
All Hillsborough County commissioners answered questions about the phones, except Florida GOP Commissioner
Ken Hagan.
Ken Hagan.
LHNB Oct Care Package Delivery In Tampa
10.22 - 3 PM
Key Vista Apt
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We will be distro-ing dozens of care packs of food/hygiene products to Refugee folks and families in the Tampa community.
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Culinary Heights: A Lee Elementary Benefit Dinner
Monday, Oct. 23rd at 6 p.m.
Ella's Americana Folk Art Cafe
Ella's Americana Folk Art Cafe
Join the community supporting Lee Elementary rebuild after it suffered a devastating fire.
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Enjoy a creative and exquisitely delicious dinner prepared by six talented, acclaimed, and generous chefs from The Heights. Each chef presents a course of reimagined and elevated classic Kids' meals. Don't be fooled! This definitely won't be chicken fingers and ketchup. Each of the six courses will be paired with a local beer or drink.
JASON CLINE - Poke Rose
BRIAN LAMPE - Rooster & the Till
SUZ - Ella's Americana Folk Art Cafe
Puerto Ricans Coming To Save Florida
I am not very politically savvy, but that could mean we are 90 days away from the Florida Legislature going from Republican to Democratic for a long, long time.
And that’s because Puerto Ricans will vote — and they will likely vote most Republicans out of office. here
Poverty Reduction in the City of St. Petersburg
For the second year in a row, the annual September data release by the U.S. Census showed a large reduction in the number of African Americans in poverty in St. Petersburg
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