Man filming Immokalee farmworkers' protest in Sarasota Works for Publix
Submitted by Andrea Ortiz on October 24, 2009 - 8:11pm.From the Coalition of Immokalee Workers website:
Unsettling experience at last weekend's Publix actions becomes issue in Publix campaign...
Florida Youth Power!
Submitted by Andrea Ortiz on October 16, 2009 - 12:22am.It is imperative that we take an ethical stand and change the way that we treat and live with undocumented immigrants. The time has come where all of us must understand how personal ignorance, political misrepresentations, and social misconceptions are pivotal parts of the everyday injustices displaced people, immigrants, and refuges must bear.
Nevertheless, we must also recognize that youth-led initiatives are fundamental to the solution: for example, students across Florida and the United states are organizing to end the oppressive and dehumanizing conditions faced by immigrants and to extend educational accessibility for ALL, including undocumented and/or underprivileged youth.
Free Speech Activists Battle Baywalk
Submitted by Anonymous on October 10, 2009 - 10:02pm.
The line has been drawn in St. Petersburg between free speech activists and corporate interests. At issue is a sidewalk in front of baywalk, a downtown entertainment complex. Baywalk’s owners, CW Capital, have lobbied the city of St. Petersburg to privatize the sidewalk for the expressed purpose of stopping protests.
African People's Solidarity Day!
Submitted by Anonymous on October 7, 2009 - 9:22pm.Date/Time:
Sunday, October 11, 2009 - 1:00pm
Location(s)
Studio@620
620 1st Ave. S.
St. PetersburgUnited States
Don't miss the event of the year - African People's Solidarity Day!
Mark your calendars now - tickets can be purchased by contacting the
Uhuru Solidarity Movement at 727-683-9949, stpete@apscuhuru.org.
African People's Solidarity Day
Benefit • Speakers • Workshops • Dinner
$20 - 50 donation includes dinner
Sunday, October 11th • 1:00 pm
Studio@620
620 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg
A call to the white community:
No solution to the economic crisis at the expense of African people!
• The U.S. attempts to solve the deep economic crisis through colonial wars from Afghanistan & Iraq to the streets of St. Petersburg.
Amaizing Victory: Coalition of Immokalee Members-Compass Group Accord
Submitted by Andrea Ortiz on September 26, 2009 - 7:35pm.Eric Schlosser, author of "Fast Food Nation" and award-winning journalist, said: "There's no question that this is the greatest victory for farmworkers since Cesar Chavez in the 1970s"Vi
Raytheon Protest
Submitted by agsweeting on August 26, 2009 - 9:12pm.Date/Time:
Monday, September 21, 2009 - 4:00pm - Monday, September 21, 2009 - 7:00pm
Location(s)
Raytheon - Tampa
7887 Bryan Dairy Road
LargoUnited States
Swamp Defender Takes On Energy Giant's Claims To Barley Barber Swamp
Submitted by marlon on July 27, 2009 - 4:00pm.Stuart, FL—Today’s victory against Florida Power & Light (FPL) was bittersweet for Stevie Lynn Lowe. The jury returned a ‘not-guilty’ verdict for the charge of Trespassing on the Barley Barber swamp, indicating that State Prosecutors, Maria Zamora were unable to establish clear property boundaries for the old-growth swamp claimed as private property by FPL . Yet, in a confusing twist of events, a verdict of ‘guilty’ was returned for the charge of Resisting Without Violence (a charge which rarely stands on its own.)
Important Court Ruling in Orlando Food Not Bombs Case
Submitted by Anonymous on July 4, 2009 - 12:31pm.
"This is the first time anywhere in the U.S. a judge has ruled that sharing food with hungry and homeless people in public spaces is expressive conduct protected by the First Amendment," said Jacqueline Dowd, the lawyer representing OFNB and founder of Legal Advocacy at Work, a non-profit law firm that provides free legal help to poor and homeless people in Central Florida. (The area's homeless population is estimated to be 9,000, with about 2,000 shelter beds available on any given night. For news on poverty and homelessness issues, please visit Dowd's blog, The 13th Juror.)
Culture Clash: The Observer's Slanderous Portrayal of Sarasota Food not Bombs
Submitted by Anonymous on May 15, 2009 - 1:37pm.
A few weeks ago the Sarasota Observer
published a grossly inaccurate article about the local Food not Bombs
chapter titled, "Culture Clash." Just like the last
article the Observer published about us, we believe this one was
published in order to misrepresent our group and to support the
interests of the rich and powerful in Sarasota. The Five Points
Neighborhood Association has been increasingly hostile to the fact
that homeless people sometimes gather in a public park near their
multi-million dollar condominiums. Police have also stepped up
harassment of both homeless people and Food Not Bombs volunteers in
Five Points Park. The message is clear: Poor people and groups which
aid the poor are not welcome in downtown Sarasota.Stadium Update - Call to E-mail Commissioners!
Submitted by Anonymous on May 12, 2009 - 9:39am.On Wednesday, May 13, the Sarasota County Commission will once again discuss funding a renovation of Ed Smith stadium to satisfy the demands of another professional baseball team. Your input is needed! But first….
Good News! Last week the city wisely decided against bonding stadium debt for the county, as it would expose the city to significant legal and financial risk. As we have shared with you all before, our Sarasota County charter requires a public referendum on any bond issue over twenty million. The county and city were planning to sidestep the referendum requirement by having the city issue the stadium bonds over twenty million, and executing an interlocal agreement that would have had the county promise the city Sarasota County Tourist Development Tax revenue.
