Monday, January 7, 2019

Asher’s Choice for Activist of the Year

I have two choices for Activist of the Year!

First I want to recognize Dayna Lazarus for her tireless efforts to advocate for equitable transit and social justice. Our community is stronger thanks to her work!

My second choice honors Glen Eich for his outstanding job in galvanizing the “Ybor 6” to oppose the Rays Stadium being built in Ybor — his efforts helped to save historic Ybor from becoming drowned in commercialist chaos. Thank you Dayna and Glen!

Ready To Vote Tampa?

Registering to Vote

Ybor Paparazzi

Merri and Johanna

Florida Banana Republicans Dennis Baxley and Rick Roth

Florida GOP once again to suppress direct democracy
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Over the past few decades, Floridians frustrated that the Legislature won’t advance important reforms have gone directly to the ballot box to pass amendments to the Florida Constitution. But that could get harder under a new proposal by two Republican legislators.

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Central Florida Republican Dennis Baxley has introduced a resolution in the Florida Senate that would increase the percentage needed to pass Florida Constitutional amendments from 60 percent to 66 and two-thirds percent. A companion bill has been filed by Palm Beach County Republican Rick Roth in the Florida House of Representatives. HERE

Tampa Hoods

Ybor City

In Memoriam | A Homeless Memorial in Tampa

6 p.m., Monday, Jan. 28 - The Portico

We will gather in memory of those who lost their lives in 2018 while living outside. This homeless memorial service honors the dignity and worth of people without shelter whom we've lost this year. They are the faceless names of those who many of us did not know, but we gather to honor their memory and give voice to the societal issue of homelessness. INFO

Sunday, January 6, 2019

HART Meeting Monday, featuring Jarrett Walker

Jarrett Walker (HumanTransit.org), the nation's transit system guru, will be at the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit facility on 7th Ave. Monday to talk about how we can move forward to transform transit in Hillsborough County. Jarrett did the redesigns for Seattle, Portland, Houston, Raleigh, Richmond, Columbus, now New York, to name a few.

Place: 1201 E. 7th Avenue 3rd floor
Time: 9:00 AM Monday January 7th

If you can't make it to the meeting, you can watch the video later at the HART YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/user/harttransit

Donna Davis on Sputnik

By Any Means Necessary hosts Eugene Puryear and Bob Schlehuber talk to Donna Davis Community Organizer in Tampa, Florida to talk about efforts and roadblocks to implementing Amendment 4 in Florida which would restore voting rights for those with felony convictions after the complete all terms of their sentence.

What Democrats can be learned from Andrew Gillum's gubernatorial loss in Florida, and the history of discontent between progressives and moderate centrists in the United States. here