The Ybor City Stogie

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Howard Dean Sells Out Again

"I Am Proud to Give Gwen Graham

My Full Support."

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Now that he is employed by a Health Care Lobby Firm.
here
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He no longer has any credibility in the Progressive community. Don't be fooled. This endorsement means noting. There is only one Progressive running for governor of Florida and that is Mayor Andrew Gillum.
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The founder of this blog started this effort in 2003 in his honor, as you can see in the footer.
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Read Dr. Dean's history on this blog here

Local Bad Ass Pamela Gomez

It seems inadequate to have just one person talk about why Pamela is such a badass. Her friends, the people she has lifted and mentored into movement work, her niece and nephews, parents and grandparents and other family; any one of them could tell you what a deep and indelible impact Pamela has made and continues to make in their lives. She's a force and those of us who love her or get to work or spend time with her know this.

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She's shown me new, different ways of understanding things, and I think that's one of her gifts. She fights against my stubbornness to get me to see that care is important in justice work, that we must be willing to care for ourselves and each other and enjoy life and the world around us even as we also sacrifice and work hard to radically transform it. Pamela knows who she is and she is unwavering in this knowledge. She reaches deep into her roots to find her characteristic strength when she's organizing or leading a meeting or a rally: she is an Afro-Taina-Dominican warrior from Quisqueya.

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I'm always impressed at how she will fiercely yet constructively hold people accountable on their anti-Blackness and other oppressive ideas and attitudes, from her own close family members to casual acquaintances. She's a badass, caring individual with a huge, loving heart and I'm lucky to know and love her and we're all lucky to have her organizing and fighting alongside us.

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Marc Rodrigues

Ybor City Musicians

7th Ave

International Women's Day is a celebration of Immigrant Voices in Ybor City

Oaklawn Cemetery - Tampa

The first public burial ground in Tampa. The location was deeded in the mid-19th century and was described as the final resting place for "White and Slave, Rich and Poor" more

Tampa Hoods

Ybor City Relics

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Local Bad Ass Chardonnay Singleton

"Chardonnay Singleton, tireless leader, organizer, warrior, intent on leaving this world a better place than when she arrived. I salute you freedom fighter. Honored to know you."
Kelly Benjamin

Ybor City Artist

Juggler at The Bunker

Hang Out With Kim Overman At The Rialto Theatre

3.29 - 6 PM

Rialto Theatre - Tampa

info

Shit, Antidepressants And Viagra In Miami's Drinking Water

Miamians get nearly all of their drinking water from the Biscayne Aquifer, a clean source of natural H2O that stretches underground from the southern tip of the state north to Palm Beach County.

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The Florida state Legislature has decided to allow companies to dump "treated" sewage into drinking-water sources.

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here

Tampa Hoods

Ybor City

Monday, March 12, 2018

The Ybor City Saturday Market

Operating since 2000, The Ybor City Saturday Market continues to attract locals and visitors. The market, which is known as the largest continually operating outdoor market in the Tampa Bay area, is open every Saturday from 9AM to 3PM. This weekend Stogie TV stopped by to speak with some of the local merchants and artisans
about their wares.

Local Bad Ass Debbie King

Debbie is a bad ass activist on the front line Of Tampa Bay activism for years. Either healthcare to the environment, Debbie is never afraid to step up and speak truth to power. She is the mother of an incredible daughter, and A warrior for Justice on the front line of many actions and TampaBay.

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Debbie is the senior lead organizer with Organize Florida

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Tim Heberlein

Ybor City Musicians

7th Ave

Andrew Warren Wants To Know What You Think

Hillsborough County’s top state prosecutor announced that his office is creating a "community council" to seek feedback and engage in "candid discussion" about local crime and justice. The Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office is seeking applications from local residents interested in joining the
20-member group. here

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Anyone interested in applying can send an email to communications@sao13th.com. The application and council charter are available on the agency’s website,
sao13th.com

The application deadline is March 25

Tampa Hoods

Ybor City

NRA Sues Florida Over New Gun Laws

Sunday, March 11, 2018

Local Bad Ass Kara Rose Leigh

"I'll begin selfishly: when I met Kara I was on my parent's path- addiction, arrogance, incarceration. I had no hope before I met her. She showed me a life I'd yet to see, pure love and revolutionary empathy. Since then, I've witnessed Kara spread that beauty throughout communities; overcoming her own anxieties and desires for the good
of the people.
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I'll never truly know how to fully express my love for her, except to show her respect, admiration and work for revolution every day. The celebration of women is the celebration of liberation, we easily see cis men have imposed quite the opposite throughout history.
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So I celebrate Kara, who I love deeply, as well as every woman and oppressed person, by acknowledging all as living realities of what a better world can be. Power to women and the oppressed is inextricably linked with power to all people. Those of us who identify as male must acknowledge this, bow down, and give ourselves to the socialist
feminist future."

Justin Gazmask

Ybor City Homeless

Meet Steve

Andrew Gillum Registers New Voters in Broward County

The Merchants Of Ybor

Oopsy Daisy Sweets

Visit them here - Like them on Facebook

The best Guava and Cheese pasteles I have ever tasted!

Stanford's Jerky

Visit them here - Like them on Facebook

Ybor City Saturday Market

here

Saturday, March 10, 2018

Local Bad Ass Beth Eriksen-Shoup

Thanks to The Ybor City Stogie for providing me a platform to share a secret about "Team Shoup." That secret is my incredible and beautiful wife Beth Eriksen-Shoup. If you know Beth, you'll understand what I'm talking about.She is my political confidante who tells me honestly if my reaction to a political and cultural issue is sound or not. She is truly the intellectual spark behind Team Shoup.

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We've been married 19 years and I was truly a lost soul before we met. In addition to being my best friend and lover, she is an amazing mother, too. Just ask our daughter Shelby. So, the next time you see us at a political rally, you'll know the secret of Team Shoup.

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Scott Shoup