House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler AND activist icon Gloria Steinem will be joining us for the next Mueller Book Club discussion -- taking place via Zoom webinar -- TONIGHT at 8:30pm ET (7:30 Central / 6:30 Mountain / 5:30 Pacific
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
End of Session Action Alert
Kay,
The following bills have passed both the House and Senate and are on the Governor’s desk awaiting his signature or veto. He must act by June 6 or they become law without his signature.
Contact the Governor
Executive Office of Governor Ron DeSantis
End of Session Action Alert
The following bills have passed both the House and Senate and are on the Governor’s desk awaiting his signature or veto. He must act by June 6 or they become law without his signature.
Contact the Governor
Executive Office of Governor Ron DeSantis
Call (850) 488-7146 or Email or Text via Resistbot (Text ‘State’ to 50409 and follow the prompts).
and urge him to APPROVE the following:
HB19/SB1528 Prescription Drug Importation Programs Creates programs for purpose of safely importing cost-effective prescription drugs into state from Canada & other foreign nations
HB49/SB332 Incarcerated Women Provides a more dignified and humane environment for incarcerated women, respectful treatment from male guards and free sanitary products.
HB851/SB540 Human Trafficking Raises awareness of human trafficking.
HB171/SB366 Infectious Disease Elimination Programs Authorizes establishment of sterile needle & syringe exchange programs to prevent spread of infectious diseases.
HB7125/SB642 Public Safety Increases the felony theft threshold, prohibits suspension of drivers licenses except for traffic offenses and implements other important sentencing and criminal justice reforms.
Also, urge the Governor to VETO the following:
HB527/SB168 Federal Immigration Enforcement Prohibits Sanctuary Cities and threatens, profiles, harasses and detains immigrant families. It wastes valuable local resources, hurts families and local budgets. It corrodes community trust in law enforcement, drains valuable law enforcement resources.
HB997/SB322 Health Plans Requires insurers to offer at least one policy that does not exclude or delay coverage due to preexisting medical conditions. However, no limits are placed on the expected very high cost of these policies, thus making them potentially unaffordable for the general population.
SB7066 Ballot Processes The Amendment 4 restriction language in this bill will prevent hundreds of thousands of returning citizens from voting. It will exclude too many individuals with outstanding financial obligation and bases the eligibility to vote on the ability to pay which is counter to the promise of Amendment 4.
HB5 Ballot Measures This legislation imposes significant barriers to the ability of Floridians to petition and directly amend our state’s constitution when our state government fails to act.
The following bills have been passed and signed into law by the Governor. Regrettably, they are all bills we have opposed since their introduction.
HB7093/SB7030 School Safety Arms teachers in school classrooms
HB7113/SB7068 Transportation Funds three toll roads through rural Florida that will accelerate urban sprawl.
HB7075/HB7095/SB7070 School Choice Funnels general revenue dollars to private and religious schools.
Looking ahead to the 2020 session, I am preparing a list and talking points with approximately 70 bills that we supported in 2019 but failed to pass during the session. I will be urging you to form small teams in your congregations, Indivisible groups or other organizations and schedule meetings with your legislators and staff in their local offices this fall from mid September to mid November.
The 2020 session begins January 14. Mark your calendars for UUJF Legislative Days in Tallahassee January 27-28.
Sunday, May 26, 2019
YOUR RESISTANCE NEWSLETTER
WEEK OF MAY 25, 2019
NEXT INDIVISIBLE GENERAL MEETING is June 6 from 7-9pm Michelle Dillon and Josh Kaspar will focus on changes made to schools during this legislative sessions. SEE YOU THERE!
Register here
Next week, we're moving on to Volume II- Obstruction of Justice.
It's time for you to finish up Volume I and get started on Volume II. Our discussion next Tuesday night will pivot to obstruction- and we'll look at all the reasons that nearly 1,000 former federal prosecutors believe Donald Trump would have been indicted if he were not President.
Homestead, Fl children's prison Call to Action
What is Homestead Detention Center? Homestead, Florida is the site of the largest child detention center in the country, the ONLY for-profit center, and the only shelter deemed “temporary”. It was opened in June 2016 to house what HHS calls unaccompanied alien children (UAC). From June 2016 to April 2017 it sheltered 8,500 children, then closed. It was reactivated in March 2018 and currently houses more than 2,000 children. HHS now plans to expand to house up to 3,200 children beginning in mid-April. Children at Homestead are 13-17 yrs of age. About 75% are male and 25% female. According to HHS children remain an average of 52 days (although there are reports of children staying much longer).
What can we do? While media coverage of the Homestead detention facility is growing, there is a need for greater awareness and action.
Lobby Contact your representatives at state and local levels. Write letters to local newspapers. Share on Facebook. Follow the Witness Homestead Facebook page. Write petitions to close Homestead. Support Senator Merkley’s Bill 397 “Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act”.
Donate The Witness Homestead group is requesting donations to help keep monitors on the ground. There is a Go Fund Me account called “Witness Homestead Support”. Donate here
Need to Monitor Coverage
A trio of Florida radio stations have announced they will each be broadcasting two minute snippets of Trump speeches every hour of every day until the end of the 2020 presidential race, with the first broadcasts to begin Friday.
Gulf Coast Media Inc., which owns 105.1, WASJ, HANK FM, 103.5 WKNK and Classic Rock 95.9 WRBA in Bay County Florida, announced the news in a press release Friday morning.
To avoid running afoul of Federal Communications Commission equal time guidelines, Gulf Coast Media will be required to offer similar airtime to other presidential candidates if they request it. Company representative Rogatinsky said the company would be happy to do.
Contact the FCC (see Indivisible's Mary Lawrence's letter below as a model); then monitor that radio stations are delivered required coverage. Use the sample letter provided in last week's newsletter
Neighbors, A big corporation trying to bully a small town? Never happens, right?
Well, maybe never....
If you are concerned about Embassy Suites relentless pursuit of the "splash park" at St Augustine Beach, please see Jane West Law's Facebook post below. In it Ms. West provides an address for the owners of Embassy Suites so that you can share your feelings about their tactics with them.
To write to them directly, here is their contact info: Key International, 848 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1100, Miami FL 33131. (305)377-1001
______________________________________
Homestead, Fl children's prison Call to Action
What is Homestead Detention Center? Homestead, Florida is the site of the largest child detention center in the country, the ONLY for-profit center, and the only shelter deemed “temporary”. It was opened in June 2016 to house what HHS calls unaccompanied alien children (UAC). From June 2016 to April 2017 it sheltered 8,500 children, then closed. It was reactivated in March 2018 and currently houses more than 2,000 children. HHS now plans to expand to house up to 3,200 children beginning in mid-April. Children at Homestead are 13-17 yrs of age. About 75% are male and 25% female. According to HHS children remain an average of 52 days (although there are reports of children staying much longer).
Donate The Witness Homestead group is requesting donations to help keep monitors on the ground. There is a Go Fund Me account called “Witness Homestead Support”. Donate here
What can we do? While media coverage of the Homestead detention facility is growing, there is a need for greater awareness and action.
Lobby Contact your representatives at state and local levels. Write letters to local newspapers. Share on Facebook. Follow the Witness Homestead Facebook page. Write petitions to close Homestead. Support Senator Merkley’s Bill 397 “Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act”.
Need to Monitor Coverage
A trio of Florida radio stations have announced they will each be broadcasting two minute snippets of Trump speeches every hour of every day until the end of the 2020 presidential race, with the first broadcasts to begin Friday.
Gulf Coast Media Inc., which owns 105.1, WASJ, HANK FM, 103.5 WKNK and Classic Rock 95.9 WRBA in Bay County Florida, announced the news in a press release Friday morning.
Contact the FCC (see Indivisible's Mary Lawrence's letter below as a model); then monitor that radio stations are delivered required coverage. Use the sample letter provided in last week's newsletter
Neighbors, A big corporation trying to bully a small town? Never happens, right?
Well, maybe never....
If you are concerned about Embassy Suites relentless pursuit of the "splash park" at St Augustine Beach, please see Jane West Law's Facebook post below. In it Ms. West provides an address for the owners of Embassy Suites so that you can share your feelings about their tactics with them.
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KNOW YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS
Senator Travis Hutson District 7 Republican
District Office Tallahassee Office
4875 Palm Coast Parkway, NW 314 Senate Building
Suite 5 404 South Monroe Street
Palm Coast, FL 32137 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
(386) 446-7610 (850) 487-5007
Senate VOIP: 40700 Senate VOIP: 5007
FAX (888) 263-3475
Suite 5 404 South Monroe Street
Palm Coast, FL 32137 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
(386) 446-7610 (850) 487-5007
Senate VOIP: 40700 Senate VOIP: 5007
FAX (888) 263-3475
Legislative Assistants Legislative Assistant
Danielle Curbow and Matthew Kauffmann John Kotyk
 District Office Suite 902
309 Kingsley Lake Drive
St Augustine, FL 32092-3048
Phone (904) 823-2300
District Secretary: Shorty Robbins
|  Capitol Office 402 South Monroe Street 303 House Office Building Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300 Phone: (850) 717-5017
Legislative Assistant
Kaley Slattery
:
Kaley |
District Office Capitol Office
Suite 1 418 The Capitol
4877 Palm Coast Parkway Northwest 402 South Monroe Street
Palm Coast, FL 32137-3677 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone (386) 446-7644 Phone (850) 717-5024
4877 Palm Coast Parkway Northwest 402 South Monroe Street
Palm Coast, FL 32137-3677 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone (386) 446-7644 Phone (850) 717-5024
Legislative Assistant
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Sunday, May 19, 2019
YOUR RESISTANCE NEWSLETTER
WEEK OF MAY 19, 2019
Sign up for the Muller Book Club
Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr don’t want you to know what’s in the Mueller report. That’s why it is so important for concerned citizens to read it. Join the Mueller Book Club and commit to reading the entire report starting May 13th:
JOIN THE SECOND ONLINE GATHERING OF THE MUELLER BOOK CLUB ON MONDAY, MAY 20th AT 8:30 PM EASTERN TIME
FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST, CONGRESSMAN JERRY NADLER, NY-10, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee
Register for the webinar
NEXT INDIVISIBLE GENERAL MEETING is June 6 from 7-9pm Michelle Dillon and Josh Kaspar will focus on changes made to schools during this legislative sessions. SEE YOU THERE!
JOIN THE SECOND ONLINE GATHERING OF THE MUELLER BOOK CLUB ON MONDAY, MAY 20th AT 8:30 PM EASTERN TIME
FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST, CONGRESSMAN JERRY NADLER, NY-10, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee
Register for the webinar
NEXT INDIVISIBLE GENERAL MEETING is June 6 from 7-9pm Michelle Dillon and Josh Kaspar will focus on changes made to schools during this legislative sessions. SEE YOU THERE!
NEXT INDIVISIBLE GENERAL MEETING is June 6 from 7-9pm Michelle Dillon and Josh Kaspar will focus on changes made to schools during this legislative sessions. SEE YOU THERE!
ENVIRONMENTAL
CAUCUS HOSTS CITY COMMISSIONER
NANCY
SIKES-KLINE
MAY
14, 2019
Commissioner Sikes-Kline relates her
experiences advocating for our city during the legislative session in
Tallahassee. Cities across the state descend on legislators during session:
going to hearings, meeting with committee chairs and representatives and paying
close attention to appropriations. The city of St Augustine may get $350,000
for septic to sewer upgrades in West Augustine, a drop in the bucket.
Over 20 people crammed the office HQ on Old
South Dixie to hear progress on sea level rise actions, water quality issues,
plastic bans and development woes. People were from multiple environmental
groups throughout the county. Commissioner Sikes-Kline was well versed in both
state and city legislation. We learned a lot and are grateful she took the time
to speak to us.
Homestead, Fl children's prison Call to Action
What is Homestead Detention Center? Homestead,
Florida is the site of the largest child detention center in the
country, the ONLY for-profit center, and the only shelter deemed
“temporary”. It was opened in June 2016 to house what HHS calls
unaccompanied alien children (UAC). From June 2016 to April 2017 it
sheltered 8,500 children, then closed. It was reactivated in March 2018
and currently houses more than 2,000 children. HHS now plans to expand
to house up to 3,200 children beginning in mid-April. Children at
Homestead are 13-17 yrs of age. About 75% are male and 25% female.
According to HHS children remain an average of 52 days (although there
are reports of children staying much longer).
What can we do? While media coverage of the Homestead detention facility is growing, there is a need for greater awareness and action.
Lobby Contact
your representatives at state and local levels. Write letters to local
newspapers. Share on Facebook. Follow the Witness Homestead Facebook
page. Write petitions to close Homestead. Support Senator Merkley’s
Bill 397 “Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act”.
Donate The
Witness Homestead group is requesting donations to help keep monitors
on the ground. There is a Go Fund Me account called “Witness Homestead
Support”. Donate here
Arming Florida school teachers
Governor DeSantiAns has now signed this bill into law. We now need to show up at the school board meetings. Stay up to date
Medicaid
Expansion drive continues - We need to collect 1 million petitions
across the State by the end of the year to get this issue on the
ballot. Anyone who has ideas about venues for collecting petitions and wants to help out can email andrea.degeorge@gmail.com. If you want to understand the benefits of expanding Medicaid, follow this link https://www.ncpssm.org/documents/medicaid-legislation/medicaid-expansion-benefits-states-and-beneficiaries/
Need to Monitor Coverage
A trio of Florida radio stations have announced they will each be
broadcasting two minute snippets of Trump speeches every hour of every
day until the end of the 2020 presidential race, with the first
broadcasts to begin Friday.
Gulf Coast Media Inc., which owns 105.1, WASJ, HANK FM,
103.5 WKNK and Classic Rock 95.9 WRBA in Bay County Florida, announced
the news in a press release Friday morning.
To avoid running afoul of Federal Communications Commission equal time guidelines, Gulf
Coast Media will be required to offer similar airtime to other
presidential candidates if they request it. Company representative Rogatinsky said
the company would be happy to do.
Contact the FCC (see Indivisible's Mary Lawrence's letter below as a model); then monitor that radio stations are delivered required coverage. Here's a sample letter
Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary
FCC
Office of the Secretary
445 12 th Street SW
Room TW-B204
Washington DC 20554
Re: Hourly Trump ads on local radio in Florida
Dear Secretary,
It has come to our attention that three local radio stations in the panhandle of Florida will be airing two
minute speeches by candidate Trump every hour starting 5/17/19. I understand the owner of the
stations, Gulf Coast Media, Inc., has stated “that broadcasting the President’s speeches may not be
consistent with conventional commercial FM radio, but we have taken this approach to show the
community’s sincere appreciation for President Donald Trump’s work in Panama City and Bay County.”
I also understand that, to cover this outrageous misuse of the public airwaves, (that is, “to avoid running
afoul of FCC equal time guidelines), the company will be required to offer similar airtime to other
presidential candidates if they request it.
My questions to you:
1. I know we no longer have the Fairness Doctrine, to the detriment of our civil society at large, but
how will you determine if this is, in fact, being done?
2. Will you have the means to ascertain equity in cost for this candidate and the others?
3. Will you have the means to determine if the broadcasts are at approximately the same time of
day, when listeners are actually tuning in?
I feel this is an egregious abuse of the public airwaves by a partisan company, in a highly partisan
market, to favor a candidate over another. I would respectfully request a response, in writing, to my
questions above. Gulf Coast Media, Inc. has a licensed responsibility to serve its customers, not political
candidates and certainly not in such a propagandized method of running clips from previous speeches over and over all day. This smacks of propaganda and something far worse.
Neighbors, A big corporation trying to bully a small town? Never happens, right?
Well, maybe never....
If you are concerned about Embassy Suites relentless pursuit of the "splash park" at St Augustine Beach, please see Jane West Law's Facebook post below. In it Ms. West provides an address for the owners of Embassy Suites so that you can share your feelings about their tactics with them.
To write to them directly, here is their contact info: Key International, 848 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1100, Miami FL 33131. (305)377-1001
______________________________________
Homestead, Fl children's prison Call to Action
What is Homestead Detention Center? Homestead,
Florida is the site of the largest child detention center in the
country, the ONLY for-profit center, and the only shelter deemed
“temporary”. It was opened in June 2016 to house what HHS calls
unaccompanied alien children (UAC). From June 2016 to April 2017 it
sheltered 8,500 children, then closed. It was reactivated in March 2018
and currently houses more than 2,000 children. HHS now plans to expand
to house up to 3,200 children beginning in mid-April. Children at
Homestead are 13-17 yrs of age. About 75% are male and 25% female.
According to HHS children remain an average of 52 days (although there
are reports of children staying much longer).
Donate The
Witness Homestead group is requesting donations to help keep monitors
on the ground. There is a Go Fund Me account called “Witness Homestead
Support”. Donate here
What can we do? While media coverage of the Homestead detention facility is growing, there is a need for greater awareness and action.
Lobby Contact
your representatives at state and local levels. Write letters to local
newspapers. Share on Facebook. Follow the Witness Homestead Facebook
page. Write petitions to close Homestead. Support Senator Merkley’s
Bill 397 “Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act”.
Arming Florida school teachers
Governor DeSantiAns has now signed this bill into law. We now need to show up at the school board meetings. Stay up to date
Medicaid Expansion drive continues - We need to collect 1 million petitions across the State by the end of the year to get this issue on the ballot. Anyone who has ideas about venues for collecting petitions and wants to help out can email andrea.degeorge@gmail.com. If you want to understand the benefits of expanding Medicaid, follow this link https://www.ncpssm.org/documents/medicaid-legislation/medicaid-expansion-benefits-states-and-beneficiaries/
Need to Monitor Coverage
A trio of Florida radio stations have announced they will each be broadcasting two minute snippets of Trump speeches every hour of every day until the end of the 2020 presidential race, with the first broadcasts to begin Friday.
Gulf Coast Media Inc., which owns 105.1, WASJ, HANK FM, 103.5 WKNK and Classic Rock 95.9 WRBA in Bay County Florida, announced the news in a press release Friday morning.
Contact the FCC (see Indivisible's Mary Lawrence's letter below as a model); then monitor that radio stations are delivered required coverage. Here's a sample letter
FCC
Office of the Secretary
445 12 th Street SW
Room TW-B204
Washington DC 20554
Re: Hourly Trump ads on local radio in Florida
Dear Secretary,
It has come to our attention that three local radio stations in the panhandle of Florida will be airing two
minute speeches by candidate Trump every hour starting 5/17/19. I understand the owner of the
stations, Gulf Coast Media, Inc., has stated “that broadcasting the President’s speeches may not be
consistent with conventional commercial FM radio, but we have taken this approach to show the
community’s sincere appreciation for President Donald Trump’s work in Panama City and Bay County.”
I also understand that, to cover this outrageous misuse of the public airwaves, (that is, “to avoid running
afoul of FCC equal time guidelines), the company will be required to offer similar airtime to other
presidential candidates if they request it.
My questions to you:
1. I know we no longer have the Fairness Doctrine, to the detriment of our civil society at large, but
how will you determine if this is, in fact, being done?
2. Will you have the means to ascertain equity in cost for this candidate and the others?
3. Will you have the means to determine if the broadcasts are at approximately the same time of
day, when listeners are actually tuning in?
I feel this is an egregious abuse of the public airwaves by a partisan company, in a highly partisan
market, to favor a candidate over another. I would respectfully request a response, in writing, to my
questions above. Gulf Coast Media, Inc. has a licensed responsibility to serve its customers, not political
candidates and certainly not in such a propagandized method of running clips from previous speeches over and over all day. This smacks of propaganda and something far worse.
Neighbors, A big corporation trying to bully a small town? Never happens, right?
Well, maybe never....
If you are concerned about Embassy Suites relentless pursuit of the "splash park" at St Augustine Beach, please see Jane West Law's Facebook post below. In it Ms. West provides an address for the owners of Embassy Suites so that you can share your feelings about their tactics with them.
____________________________________________________
Get the weekly
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WE ALWAYS WELCOME NEW MEMBERS AND NEW IDEAS!
KNOW YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS
Senator Travis Hutson District 7 Republican
District Office Tallahassee Office
4875 Palm Coast Parkway, NW 314 Senate Building
Suite 5 404 South Monroe Street
Palm Coast, FL 32137 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
(386) 446-7610 (850) 487-5007
Senate VOIP: 40700 Senate VOIP: 5007
FAX (888) 263-3475
Suite 5 404 South Monroe Street
Palm Coast, FL 32137 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
(386) 446-7610 (850) 487-5007
Senate VOIP: 40700 Senate VOIP: 5007
FAX (888) 263-3475
Legislative Assistants Legislative Assistant
Danielle Curbow and Matthew Kauffmann John Kotyk
|
District Office Suite 902
309 Kingsley Lake Drive
St Augustine, FL 32092-3048
Phone (904) 823-2300
District Secretary: Shorty Robbins
| Capitol Office 402 South Monroe Street 303 House Office Building Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300 Phone: (850) 717-5017
Legislative Assistant
Kaley Slattery
:
Kaley |
District Office Capitol Office
Suite 1 418 The Capitol
4877 Palm Coast Parkway Northwest 402 South Monroe Street
Palm Coast, FL 32137-3677 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone (386) 446-7644 Phone (850) 717-5024
4877 Palm Coast Parkway Northwest 402 South Monroe Street
Palm Coast, FL 32137-3677 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone (386) 446-7644 Phone (850) 717-5024
Legislative Assistant
Samantha Story
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