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

Ybor City (Never Let It Go)

Local Artist Christine Eckerfield

Visit her here

Stop TBX: Downtown Tampa

On Tuesday January 5th at 9 am the MPO Board will have their first meeting of 2016. As always, it's at the County Center at 601 E Kennedy Blvd. info

Tourist Discovers Tracks In Ybor City

Tourist finds barely used train tracks in Ybor, leading downtown and out of town.

Someone buy a train. Brandon commuters hop on board, no need for the Selmon. here

STOP TBX

Alan Grayson: Justice For Andrew Joseph III

In February of 2014, 14-year-old Andrew Joseph III from Riverview was killed as he tired to cross Interstate 4 on foot after he was ejected from the Florida State Fair
 in Tampa. 

Alan Grayson met with Andrew’s parents  in Tampa and said he would pursue the Justice Department to investigate the tragic loss of life. On Thursday, Grayson followed up on his promise, penning a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch calling for both 
a Justice and FBI investigation. here
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Grayson notes that this is the same Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office that provided security for the 2012 Republican National Convention and the 2009 Super Bowl. “It seems unfortunate that the same force could not provide adequate security for ‘Student Day. “I’m going to be honest with you – the idea of taking a 14-year-old boy, dropping him off out of a car from where he was, with no practical way to get back in touch with people, to get to any place of safety, seems like inappropriate conduct,” Grayson told reporters inside the Bricks of Ybor. 

Ybor Paparazzi

Bryn and Robeto of Mobile Apps Media

And Manny of Mace Multi Media
@ Cristino's Restaurant

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

The Real Ybor City, Florida

Visit Ybor City, the real one!

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Tony

Homeless 6 years, from Alabama 

George Martorano On The Hope the Cannabis Movement Brings Those in Prison

Tampa Bay Buy The Damn Trains

The CSX presentation in September has fired up rail proponents, who see a gift-wrapped system that could move people from downtown Tampa through downtown Clearwater into downtown St. Petersburg, north through Pasco County as far as Brooksville in Hernando, with connections to the University of South Florida and Tampa International Airport. here

So what's the hold up?

"Without a better transportation system, tourism in the Tampa area is likely to shrink from its current record levels and the region will lose its capacity to draw businesses to the urban core, according to two groups that promote economic development." Visit Tampa Bay and the Tampa Downtown Partnership. Maybe we need Jan Platt's solution!

Andrew Joseph Foundation

"While the rest of the world engages in celebratory interactions, we continue to stand at the threshold of the unknown. We stand within a story of a little boy who was killed when he engaged in a school sponsored fair day and suffered a tragic death. Andrew Joseph, III will never see or celebrate days or seasons such as today. As parents to this child, before us lies a new year, and we are going forward to take possession of it. Who knows what we will find? What new experiences or changes will come our way? What new needs will arise? In spite of the uncertainty before us, we are fully engaged and committed to execute the plan for Justice and Accountability for our 14 year old son Andrew Joseph, III killed in Tampa, Florida on 2/7/14. From the beginning of the year to its end it will forever be our mission to improve the conditions of life for our children, no child should die a senseless death."

Deanna Hardy-Joseph

Please visit website 

AndrewJosephFoundation.org

 and offer your support. 

The Merchants Of Ybor

Centro Ybor

Visit them here

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Wings with Salad

@ Slice of Life in Spring Hill

Visit them here

Eat Local!

Rally to End Violence Against Muslims & Refugees

1.13.2016 - 6pm

Corner of 56th and Fowler Ave

Temple Terrace

info

Florida Speak Up For Monkeys Used for Experiments!

1.12.2016 - 4pm

Clewiston City Hall

info

PETA recently conducted an investigation into Primate Products, Inc. (PPI), and an eyewitness observed that workers violently handled monkeys—terrorizing them—and systemically neglected them. The notorious Hendry County, Florida, primate dealer imports, warehouses, and sells monkeys destined for experiments. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspectors confirmed PETA's findings, citing PPI for at least 25 violations of nine animal-welfare regulations.

Bradenton Mother Wants Justice

Elias Guadarrama Foundation

here

Running from Manatee County deputies, he  apparently shot himself in the head as he was about to be arrested. Deputies say. here

Tampa Food Not Bombs - Gaslight Park

 Gaslight Park - Tampa

Visit them here

Miami Protest To Shut Down Guantanamo Bay!

1.9.2016 - 2pm

U.S. Southern Command - Miami

info

Fourteen Years of Torture. Fourteen Years of Shame.

Ybor Space

Ybor City, Florida

Local Treasures: Shane and Emily

Voter Registration Training In Temple Terrace

1.9.2016 - 2pm

Temple Terrace Library

info

artLOUD In Ybor City

Visit them here

Florida: The Bermuda Triangle of Justice

Chelsea Clinton In St. Pete

Chelsea Clinton will attend a fundraiser for her mother in 
St. Petersburg on Jan. 29, according to the campaign. $1,000 to co-host and get a photo. here

Pat Kemp: Susan Smith Wing Of The Florida Democratic Party

Visit her here

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Bacalao with Rice

@ Supersaver Supermarket in Suitcase City

Rotation Live From Ybor City

Listen here

The Susan Smith Wing Of The Florida Democratic Party

Join the good side!

Patricia Kemp - Tim Heberlein - Mary Mulhern

Darden Rice - Michael Fox - Yolie Capin

Vernon E Williams Sr. - Edwin Enciso - Joe Kreps

Tom Tito - Laila Abdelaziz - Mike Reedy

Jasmina Forcan - Ashley Green - Mitch Mallett

Susan Clary - Faith Olivia Babis - Thomas Conboy

Diane Lebedeff - MaryJo Pezzi - Rick Kriseman

Kofi Hunt - Pam Keith - Sara Romeo

Carlos Guillermo Smith - Nicole Sandler

Farid Khavari - William Guerra - Bill Bucolo

Join us here

Ybor Paparazzi

Kim and Carlos @ Tequilas 

January Solidarity Sunday In Tampa Heights

1.10.2016 - 6PM

Mad Mirth, Long Eating, Hard Drinking, Rude Revelling: 

Solidarity Sunday - Tampa's Monthly Worker Meetup! 

INFO

Tampa Bay Supports Medical Marijuana

According to a Tampa Bay Times/WTSP poll poll, nearly three-quarters of Tampa Bay residents support legalizing marijuana for medical uses. here

Ybor Paparazzi

Keith @ Liquid

Dixie Chicks In Tampa

MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre Tix

Christmas Eve With George Martorano 2015

How the GOP is killing Florida

Florida is disappearing. For those who think of the state only as a swampy backwater populated by alligators and meth heads, this may seem like a good thing. But it’s not a joke. the daily high-water mark in the Miami area has been racing up at the rate of almost an inch a year, nearly ten times the rate of average global sea-level rise. here

Poll: Support For Transit Strong

A passenger rail system was identified as the most pressing need by a third of respondents, top among five choices, according to the Dec. 3-10 Tampa Bay Times/10News WTSP poll. here

Launch Party - Tampa Bay Women Grow Networking Event!

Saturday, January 16, 2016 - 6:00 PM  

St. Pete

info

Kim Edwards, Chairwoman

Contact info: kim@marijinc.com or(727) 420-8008.

End Of Florida's Right Wing Infestation

Judge George Reynolds rejected boundaries for Senate districts drawn up by a top Republican. Reynolds instead signed off on a map drawn by a coalition of voting rights groups that could shift control away from the GOP. here

Tampa Food Not Bombs - Macfarlane Park

Macfarlane Park
visit them here

Miami Troublemakers School

January 23, 2016, 9:00 am

The Miami Troublemakers School will be a one-day crash course in rabble rousing for union members, worker center activists, students, and community organizers. The day will feature trainings such as “Beating Apathy,” "Building Strong Labor-Community Coalitions," "Secrets of a Successful Organizer," and "Using Your Rights on the Job." We’ll also have a chance to network and share strategies so that we can build a stronger movement for workers and communities 

in South Florida. here

arah McLachlan - World On Fire

Shane & Emily In Brandon

Jan 9 @ World Of Beer - Brandon

RSVP