ICE Protest In Ybor City

Anna Marie

Sadie Dean

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Dayna Lazarus

Jae Passmore

Topher Morrison

Trump fan and Glen Eich

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The guy in the white van who needed 

to get to work.

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Ybor City, Florida

Tampa Activist Life 2018: September

Farewell To A Fallen Comrade 

In Ybor City

Bands & Ballots in Tampa

Central Florida NORML in Ybor City

BLACK BUSINESS BUS TOUR REUNION 2018

Tampa Heroes and Zeros

A Tampa media entity suffered amnesia last week, denying three city mayoral candidates the opportunity to participate in a Jan. 9 debate it is sponsoring. Spectrum Bay News 9 forgot its major responsibility of fully informing the public and its viewership, not to mention any notion of fair play. ---

HEROES

David Straz

Bill Carlson

 John Godwin

 and Joe Citro 

ZEROS

Spectrum

Mike Suarez

The city councilman, with an undistinguished record and no real base, played “ every man for himself.” He twisted arms at Spectrum and was allowed to participate in a debate that still excluded two candidates. His basic philosophy: the hell with King and Morrison..I’ve got mine. Zero.

Ed Turanchik

who never met a mirror that he didn’t fall in love with, bragged that he was one of the “chosen” people declaring that limiting the debate was the right thing to do. Turanchik’s social media post (which appears to have been since deleted) speaks for itself. n Turanchik’s mind, the original chosen four are the “leading candidates.” A Tampa Bay Business Journal poll, taken a few weeks ago, begs to differ:

Jim Bleyer

Tampa Activist Life: August 2018

Tampa Rally To Denounce DeSantis

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Call For Justice In Clearwater

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Andrew Gillum 2018 Bus Tour

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Andrew Gillum Visits Ybor City

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Bernie Visits Tampa

The Merchants Of Ybor

Check them out here

2018 Tampa Activist Of The Year: Scott Shoup's Picks

Selecting an activist of the year is no easy task. There are so many socially conscious people doing good works that it's hard to choose. Here are my choices: I want to mention Allen Bray, Austin Willis, Sydney Eastwin, Torrie Grogan, Jen Derlis, Dezeray Lyn.  These individuals recognized the immorality and plain evil of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's policy of separating children from their parents. These individuals  actually chained themselves to an I.C.E Facility and were arrested. By doing this courageous act of civil disobedience they put their lives on the line and should be recognized along with other important individuals acts of civil disobedience in this Nation's long history like the Freedom Riders, the Keystone Pipeline, and John Brown's raid on the Federal Armory to mention a few.  

Ybor Paparazzi

Candy Lowe

2018 Tampa Activist Of The Year: Ana Lamb

For the hardest working volunteer...Ana Lamb. No question. Al though she is affiliated with LULAC, she works her magic for people without pay. I cannot begin to record all of the difference she has made.....starting with Luis Blanco and his family. She has appeared in attorneys' offices, atHomeland Security, at jails and other institutions dramatically effecting the lives of immigrants and refugees. But there are other things that make her a 
shero in my eyes also. 

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She has included new immigrants in social and political events. She has organized teenagers (!) to begin political work on campaigns and causes. She also performs weddings! She is responsive to the needs of others and offers guidance and support. Ihave no idea where she finds the time while raising four children, but she is a remarkable volunteer, a kind and thoughtful woman, and a truly good friend to many. Thank you, Ana, 
for all that you do.

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Jodi Cohen

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For us....The voluntary time that you devote to covering Tampa is without precedent. And you've done it for, what, fifteen years!!  The Stogie is one place where we get ideas and information about local politics that is not available anywhere else.  It serves as a place to unite us and educate us.  You've stood up to divisive controversy and taken brave stances on issues.  You've taken photos that many of us have used without thanking you appropriately.  Many of those photos are iconic. One of Syd comes immediately to mind.   Tampa is a far better place with you and your work. Thank you for all that you do.

Thank you! Jodi.

Josè Marti and Tampa

2018 Tampa Activist Of The Year: Sadie Dean

She is a Florida activist who constantly shows up for marginalized groups. From canvassing all day everyday for weeks in low-income communities of color, to marching for sex workers, she never forgets those first and worst affected by injustice. Despite the loss of her close friend and organizer, Syd Eastman, she continued to advocate for and with prisoners, non-men, and people of color.

TheZulema Ramos

Ybor Paparazzi

Ybor Art Colony

Tampa Front Lines 2018

Tampa, Florida

YBOR ROB: First Amendment Audit (County Center)