Chillum - Ybor In Solidarty With Black Lives Matter

For all you mediocre business owners that feel like giving me the advice to remain neutral on such matters for the sake of 

my business:

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Sometimes... remaining neutral means you're on the wrong side of a cause...
I'd rather do the right thing!

VISIT THEM HERE

Jae Ali on Elvis Piggot, Asher Edelson and the DEC

This is a response to address racism within the DEC, Elvis Piggot's recent claims, Angela Birdsong, and Asher Edelson assessment of it all. Ok so first out the gate let's address Asher's claims in response to Elvis. Asher took the position that the DEC isn't racist (a claim as a white man in America he has no authority to determine and only shows the tone deafness and white privilege rampant within the Democratic Party as a whole) He goes on to try to compare him having Tourette's and not being treated differently as the same as black members of the DEC, again completely of the mark. This country was built on white supremacy and patriarchy what that means is society and its structures were built to accommodate those systems of oppression. When white people with disabilities try to compare the fair treatment they get and discount discrimination against able bodied black and brown folks not only are they participating in the erasure of black and brown disabled folks, but they are complicit in white supremacy. So, Asher's stance on the DEC and racism was not only incorrect because he is not able to make the determination given his white privilege, but his stance inadvertently shows the real problem with race relations within the party. 

Angela Birdsong and her valid concerns with the DEC is troubling to say the least. For a great majority of her campaign Angela mostly floated on the fact that she was the only Dem on the ticket. She wasn't a dynamic speaker, very soft spoken at times. She didn't speak about her actual platform enough or even energize voters by speaking on the past of Ken Hagan enough. It was a weak campaign from the beginning but she did make strides more and more towards the end. 

Elvis' live Facebook videos and new persona as a political truth teller is not only a shock but comical. For months on his campaign trail Elvis became a political minstrel. At one time I was his opponent, not only did he try to paint me as the "Angry Black Lives Matter" candidate who hates white people, he tried to present himself as the better option. A calm, cool, collected alternative. Diet negro if you will. For some reason Pastor Piggot couldn't or wouldn't stop going around letting white democrats know, that not only am I too radical but he prefers the company of white people more than black people because they're more relatable. I was fed up with the slander (from a pastor at that!) and called Elvis to ask him why he would keep trying to manipulate racial issues, why is he lying about me saying he wasn't "black enough", and how he could call himself a pastor while doing it all. I don't think Elvis ever thought he would be confronted for his lies. He hung up flustered after acknowledging his lies, then followed up via text to wish me Merry Christmas. I responded to the text letting it be known if he were to continue to spread untruths about me in hopes of gaining support from white people I would show everyone the screenshots. Elvis is a manipulative opportunist. He's not wrong about the DEC being racist because he wanted to capitalize on it to ostracize me and present himself as the only viable candidate. All in all Elvis isn't wrong about the racism within the DEC and Democratic Party as a whole, but he cares nothing about the injustice or neglect Angela faced. His motives are to create enough buzz to mount another (failed) political run. 

The DEC is a political machine within America. For those who face oppression under white supremacy they understand what that means. For those who don't, black people and black candidates are not treated the same as white people. Also, it is not the job of black people to recruit more black people to the DEC to cut down on racism by providing more representation. The DEC needs to reach out to black led orgs and PAY THEM to give them classes on racial bias, systemic oppression, and white privilege. The DEC needs to do better.

 All in all like my granny says "A broke clock is right twice a day". Elvis is right about the DEC and racism. However, he is only "exposing" wrongdoing in this way to draw attention towards himself to further try to make a name for himself. All done.

Jae Ali

Challenge Plant City Police

Demand justice for Jesus Cervantes who was executed by Plant City cops Gerald Baker and Derek Hartmann at the  BP Gas Station on Park Road. here

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Black Lives Matter, SURJ Tampa, Out and Loud Florida, Food Not Bombs Tampa, Answer SUNCOAST and the Restorative Justice Coalition, have crafted a set of demands. They have given PCPD until July 28th to respond to those demands.

1 May Day Tampa March and Rally In Ybor

5.1 - 5 PM

Sociedad La  Union Marti Maceo Cuban Club

here

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Join Fight for 15, Black Lives Matter Tampa, Tampa for Justice, Community Protection Coalition, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Faith in Florida, local unions and many others groups as we celebrate International Workers Day

Coffee with Donna Davis

Donna L. Davis is a well-respected community organizer in the Tampa Bay area. She has spent her adult life engaged in the civic arena fighting for others while empowering communities to make a difference. 

Davis is the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Tampa chapter and has led the charge for the Tampa Civilian Review Board. As an active participant in the Community Protection Coalition, she has inspired Bay Area residents to stand up and heed the call to protect their liberties and freedoms.

Local Trump Deplorable Gordon Brown

According to his Facebook page. He went to Plant and USF and worked for the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. 

Some lady called him and gave him shit about the Trump signs in front of his business. 

Here is his response. 

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"So THIS woman just called my business and told me off due to my TRUMP SIGNS. Here is her cell number! 

Text AWAY your support for TRUMP! The Audacity of this woman to call and "tell me off" for exercising my freedom of speech! 

Liberal POS!"

Here is what he had to say about the Dems and Black Lives Matter.

Thankfully he didn't hurt any of us while he 

was protecting us.

And what he had to say about Pat Kemp 

and Kathy Castor.

Mr. Brown if you talk to your friends Ms. Murman and Mr. Schock tell them to come out of hiding. Voters have some questions they would like to ask them.

Visit him here

From all the Liberal POS at this blog!

Black Lives Matter Tampa Protest In Ybor City

Photography: Ruth Beltran

More here

Black Lives Matter Protest In Tampa

Tampa's finest blocking the path to I275

Kelly Benjamin

 Local Treasures Ashley, Tim, Dezeray and Jim

This young lady does not like her picture taken

Visit them here

More pics here

Black Lives Matter Protest In Ybor

Black Lives Matter - Tampa

Visit them here

Black Lives Matter Rally In Ybor Tonight

Centro Ybor - 5:30PM

info

Good Luck! Dezeray Lyn

"Tomorrow morning I begin the journey north for several weeks for an EMT intensive gaining skills to advance me on the volunteer street medic path and eventually towards dreams of joining Doctors Without Borders. I am only able to take this intensive due to comrades and friends donating and supporting me in numerous ways. That means everything. 

To all those engaged in revolutionary struggles and movements who have captured my heart and who have my blood, sweat and tears in our fight for a kind, fair and empowering world for all, you will have my skills too... Food not Bombs, Love Has No Borders, Black Lives Matter, Earth First!, International Solidarity Movement and many more. No Walls. No Borders." Dezeray Lyn

Tampa Bay Circles

List of circles in Tampa Bay

 Fight For 15 - Black Lives Matter

The Bernie Sanders Social Network

Tampa & St. Pete Food Not Bombs

Friends of the Hillsborough River
Central Florida NORML

Raíces en Tampa 
Sunshine Citizens

Slidarity Nlliance at USF

The Heights Collective - DFA Tampa Bay
Young American Dreamers
Hands Across the Sand
Code Pink Tampa Bay
Liberty Tampa Bay
Veterans for Peace Tampa
Tampa Bay Sierra Club
St. Pete for Peace
 Come together and work as 1! 

Represent your Circle this Sunday RSVP

Tampa Bay Freedom Fighters

Join them in this new year

 They are fighting for you!

Sunshine Citizens 
Raíces en Tampa - Black Lives Matter
Central Florida NORML 
Florida Consumer Action Network
The Heights Collective

Florida Voices for Animals

Friends of the Hillsborough River

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” MLK

Stogie's Guide To 2016

Join The Susan Smith Wing 

Of The Florida Democratic Party 

here

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Join a cause, you gotta believe in something? 

We recommend starting here

Sunshine Citizens

The Florida DOT wants to destroy Tampa,

these people are out to stop it.

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Central Florida NORML

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Black Lives Matter: Tampa
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Friends of the Hillsborough River
DFA Tampa Bay
Veterans for Peace Tampa
Solidarity Sunday
Raíces en Tampa
Food Not Bombs of Saint Petersburg
Tampa Food Not Bombs
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"This is the year of BIG change... let's aim high and make the difference our world deserves." 
Erin Brockovich

Black Lives Matter: Tampa Picnic Today

2pm @ Macfarlane Park, Tampa

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Who's to blame when Patrick Murphy gets crushed next year?

Patrick Murphy, the Florida New Dems Senate nomination
 has ZERO legislative accomplishments resulting from a Murphy authored bill signed into law by President Obama, 
is the largest recipient of Wall Street contributions of any Democrat that sits on the Financial Services committeewith regulating)
Wall Street 
voted FOR the Benghazi committee, 
FOR Keystone pipeline, 
:( FOR offshore drilling in Florida, 
FOR cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, 
and social security, 
FOR cutting taxes on the 1%
 while raising those on the middle and working classes,
 FOR delaying Obamacare, 
FOR delaying Elizabeth Warren's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and AGAINST All Aboard Florida commuter rail funding.
 He's been silent on raising the minimum wage to $15,
 the Black Lives Matter movement, 
and breaking up the banks. Why? Because that's what 
his big money Republican donors want. here 
Who the hell wants to vote for him?  We like the real Dems better! YCS

The story goes that he is the front runner, maybe theirs but not ours. 
Florida don't be fooled Poll says he is in 3rd place. 
 Join The Susan Smith Wing of The Florida Democratic Paty