MISSION STATEMENT: To build and sustain an inclusive proactive community that will protect our environment, our freedoms and our basic human and civil rights. We are committed to an indivisible St. Johns County with liberty and justice for all.

Saturday, February 29, 2020

Indivisible St Johns Newsletter Week of March 1, 2020


YOUR WEEKLY RESISTANCE NEWSLETTER
WEEK OF MARCH 1, 2020

 If you can engage in one of the following actions, great!
If you can participate in more than one, that's terrific!
It takes all of us to turn this ship around.
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INDIVISIBLE ST JOHNS GENERAL MEETING
 TOPIC: A CELEBRATION OF A WOMAN’S RIGHT TO VOTE 
WITH THE SHOWING OF THE FILM "IRON JAWED ANGELS"
MARCH 5, 2020 AT 6:30 PM 
UNIVERSALIST UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP HALL. 

Thursday, March 5, 2020. Indivisible St Johns will hold its general meeting at the UU Fellowship from  6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. The UU Fellowship hall is located at 2487 A1A South, Saint Augustine FL 32080.

This meeting will be recognizing the women's  Suffrage Movement and the ratification of the 19th amendment 100 years ago with the showing of the film Iron Jawed Angels. The film is about Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, two defiant suffragist women who were both instrumental advocates to secure passage of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, which granted women the right to vote in 1920.

Ladies (and gentlemen), grab a friend or two and come to watch this compelling film.  We need to energize every woman to exercise the right these brave women fought for.

 The meetings are open to the public as part of our civic education series. Indivisible St Johns is a non-partisan organization focused on issues involving the economy, the environment, healthcare, social justice and good government. We work to hold our elected officials accountable at the federal, state and local levels.
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Sen. Marco Rubio just sent out an announcement saying his STAFF would be at St Augustine Beach City Hall, Wednesday, March 4, 12:30 - 2 pm.  Here's our chance to voice some of our "concerns and suggestions"!

"My staff will be there to offer constituent services on items such as social security payments, issues with the IRS, federal disaster claims, and veterans benefits, as well as to listen to your concerns and suggestions."    

A Staff appearance is also scheduled for 

              Hastings Libary, Friday, March 15, 10 a.m.                   ________________________________________________________________________


  Prior to the movie on the 5th, you could stop by Grocer's Alliance and write a few postcards --



GET READY FOR THE IDES OF TRUMP WITH POSTCARD PARTY!

MARCH 5, 2 PM
(To be mailed March 15)

https://www.oneequalworld.com/2017/02/08/theidesoftrump-postcards/?fbclid=IwAR1mkom-4PuJnlLegMQR1zcIyrz1IUuh4CwUqyEJfRSS2Y84tLcpzbrH2R0

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Voter Registration Training and Outreach

Wednesday, March 4, 2020,   2 pm
71 South Dixie Highway, Suite 6, St Augustine
--or by appointment--

Mike Spaid will be conducting this Voter Registration session at

Democratic Headquarters on Wed., March 4, 2 pm.  

Contact Mike if you would like to schedule another time that may be more convenient

Or if you are interested in assisting Mike with Voter Registration efforts at the weekly Saturday morning Farmer's Market at the Amp or other locations, please contact him at 904-806-7060, mspaid1960@icloud.com.  or click on the link below:


Weekly Voter Registration at the Farmer's Market at the Amp
Next Date: Saturday, March 7
8:15 AM - 12:30 PM
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MARCH 2020
SCHEDULE FOR VOTER OUTREACH PARTIES
TALKING TO OUR NEIGHBORS
OPPORTUNITIES AND TRAINING

 March 2020

Schedule for Voter Outreach Parties

CLICK ON PRECINCT TO JOIN!
March 2020

March 7 (Sat AM)Precinct 503:  DWC (north St. Augustine)

March 14 (Sat AM)Precinct 508:  DWC (St. Augustine)Precinct 203:  PVUP (west of World Golf Village)
    March 15 (Sun afternoon)  Precinct 205:   PVUP (Central St Johns County)


March 21 (Sat AM)Precinct 304:  ACT (south St. Augustine)Precinct 506:  DWC (downtown St. Augustine)

March 22 (Sun afternoon)Precinct 207:  ISJ (West St. Augustine) A COOL ONE! SEE BELOW!
March 28 (Sat AM)Precinct 306:  DWC (southwest St Johns County)
Voter Outreach events are constantly being added to the calendar. For up to the minute information, visit our  BLUE WAVE ONLINE CALENDAR

or email BlueWaveCoalition@gmail.com
AND.....
Canvass West Augustine with future Congresswoman Donna Deegan
March 22 from 2-5 PM

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 Witness at the Border, originally Witness At Tornillo, is a movement that began with one person. Josh Rubin started this movement as a means to be the eyes, ears, and voice for people who only want to live safely in a country to which they can contribute and thrive. We are the Boots on the Ground, protesting, watching, and conveying information that is not readily available to most Americans. We do this so that people will know and will act on what they know.
                                         Laurie Holcomb-Ramos

To get more info, tap on this Facebook link:


When you are ready to Witness with Laurie, you can email her at floridablueforever@gmail.com with the subject line Witness
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                   FOR SOME UPLIFTING SIGNS OF PROGRESS, CLICK HERE.  
                                     

THE ART OF PERSEVERANCE
Learn to cultivate your internal resourcefulness 
no matter what happens around you 
to better enable you to do what needs to be done!

If you missed the first two classes on Tuesday, there's always room for more!
We participated and found it wonderful. 2 more classes left
Tuesdays at 7PM for 45 minutes.
Pay what you can or do it for free.
SIGN UP HERE
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 CALL TO ACTION!

     PLEASE HELP SAVE THE BIRDS! 
Write your Senators and Representative, and file comments with FWS

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Saturday, February 22, 2020

Indivisible St Johns Newsletter Week of February 23, 2020



YOUR WEEKLY RESISTANCE NEWSLETTER
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 23, 2020




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WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR
WITH HELP FROM
COMMON CAUSE
Democracy is at stake.
Click HERE
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NEVER STOP TALKING ABOUT THIS:

CALL YOUR REP AND SENATORS!


On Monday, the DOJ made their sentencing recommendations in the Roger Stone case, based on the face that he is actually a criminal who lied under oath. Overnight on Monday, Trump tweeted out the unfairness of the sentencing recommendation. 


Tuesday, the DOJ announced a revision to the recommendation. Then, the four DOJ prosecutors resigned in protest of the intervention of Attorney General William Barr.

 Then Barr announced that that he will be controlling all aspects of cases related to Trump (like the Stone case) which Trump is pleased about. Barr has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on March 31, but that seems much later than needed.  Regardless of Barr’s willingness to testify, this is a disturbing and dangerous politicization of the DOJ and is not the behavior of democracies.


 Minimal script: I’m calling from [zip code] and I want Sen/Rep [___] to know that we are very concerned about the following unacceptable actions by Attorney General Bill Barr:

 ·         setting up a Giuliani information backchannel

 ·         taking over all Trump-related cases (how can we even be saying this!)

 ·         slashing Roger Stone’s sentencing recommendations
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AW HECK, WE KNOW THEY WON'T CARE
TELL THE DOJ WHAT YOU THINK OF
BILLY BARR HERE
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STAND OUT!
WHO IS THIS GUY???
Meet Daniel Uhlfelder, standing up to bullies
in Northwest Florida of all places.

In 2019, former Republican Arkansas Governor turned Florida Panhandle Man, Mike Huckabee, filed a bar complaint against Florida attorney and activist, Daniel W. Uhlfelder, in an attempt to silence him for speaking out against Huckabee’s attempts to privatize public beaches.
The complaint, widely panned as frivolous in a very-special-snowflake kind of way, has had the most opposite of likely intended consequences, however, as Uhlfelder saw his online following mushroom and has been emboldened to form a new Super PAC which will aid others targeted by high profile bullies.
“It’s important to stand up to bullies,” says Uhlfelder. “Weakness just invites further aggression.”
Huckabee’s bar complaint was officially made in retaliation for Uhlfelder posting tweets to his 400 or so followers which were critical of connections between the former governor’s role in the Florida customary use battle that has radiated outward across the state from the panhandle’s South Walton County where Huckabee owns property on the Gulf of Mexico.
Calling him a #BeachThief, Uhlfelder had been highly critical of the many documented connections between Huckabee and the passage of the bill. Known locally as the Huckabee Law and the #BadBeachBill, HB631 was signed by former Governor Rick Scott despite his office having received 8 to 1 calls against it.
Huckabee, who bought beachfront knowing people would walk across the sand behind his home, has waged a well documented effort (covered extensively by Florida reporter Steve Bousquet and Stephanie Mencimer of Mother Jones) to thwart multiple local rules and customs.
Uhlfelder had also most recently been drawing attention to connections between the former governor, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman. 



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WEALTH INEQUITY, SOURCE OF EVIL
LEARN

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TALKING TO OUR NEIGHBORS
OPPORTUNITIES AND TRAINING
February and March 2020
Schedule for Voter Outreach Parties
CLICK ON PRECINCT TO JOIN!
February 29 (Sat AM)Click on the yellow precinct number for more information
Precinct 507:  DWC (downtown St. Augustine) February 29 (Sat AM)

Precinct 309: PV DEMs Club (Crescent Beach to Marineland)

Precinct 505:  DWC (downtown St. Augustine)

Precinct 309: PV DEMs Club (Crescent Beach to Marineland)
Precinct 505:  DWC (downtown St. Augustine)

March 2020
March 7 (Sat AM)
Precinct 503:  DWC (north St. Augustine)

March 14 (Sat AM)
Precinct 508:  DWC (St. Augustine)
Precinct 203:  PVUP (west of World Golf Village)

March 15 (Sun afternoon)
Precinct 205:   PVUP (Central St Johns County)

March 21 (Sat AM)
Precinct 304:  ACT (south St. Augustine)
Precinct 506:  DWC (downtown St. Augustine)

March 22 (Sun afternoon)
Precinct 207:  ISJ (West St. Augustine) A COOL ONE! SEE BELOW!

March 28 (Sat AM)
Precinct 306:  DWC (southwest St Johns County)

Voter Outreach events are constantly being added to the calendar. For up to the minute information, visit our  BLUE WAVE ONLINE CALENDAR
or email BlueWaveCoalition@gmail.com

AND.....
Canvas West Augustine with future Congresswoman Donna Deegan
March 22 from 2-5 PM
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F49A4A82CA0F58-party

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Voter Registration Training and Outreach 
Wednesday, March 4
2:00 PM
71 South Dixie Highway, Suite 6
St. Augustine

Or by appointment.

Mike Spaid will be conducting the next Voter Registration training sessions at Democratic Headquarters on Wednesday, March 4 at 2:00 PM.  You can sign up on the link below:

 https://www.mobilize.us/stjohnscountydec/event/230757/

Contact Mike if you would like to schedule another time that may be more convenient.

Or if you are interested in assisting Mike with Voter Registration efforts at the weekly Saturday morning Farmer's Market at the Amp or other locations, please contact him at 904-806-7060, mspaid1960@icloud.com.  or click on the link below:

https://www.mobilize.us/stjohnscountydec/event/229486/

Weekly Voter Registration at the Farmer's Market at the Amp
Next Dates: Saturday, February 22, 29, March 7
8:15 AM - 12:30 PM
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GET READY FOR THE IDES OF TRUMP
WITH POSTCARD PARTY!
MARCH 5 2PM

TOPICS HERE
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THE ART OF PERSERVERANCE

If you missed the first class on Tuesday, there's always room for more!
We participated and found it wonderful. 3 more classes left
Tuesdays at 7PM for 45 minutes.
Pay what you can or do it for free.
SIGN UP HERE
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YEP, THE STATE OF FLORIDA IS
SCREWING UP AGAIN
OPPOSE SB 1634, SB 1794, and SB 7062

SB 1634           Stargel           Parental Rights       Forces school teachers and counselors to out students, putting LGBTQ students in harm’s way. Makes accessing healthcare or counseling more difficult for LGBTQ youth, and may lead to removal of any topic a parent says is “harmful” from school curricula.   (HB 1059)

SB 1794         Hutson           Constitutional Amendments Proposed by Initiative
Limits citizens abilities to place initiatives on the ballot; decreases the time period for getting signatures from 2 years to 1; requires petitioners to register as a PAC and places undue burdens on Supervisors of Elections, the Courts and citizens.       (HB 7037)

SB 7062         Judiciary       Citizen Initiative       Raises threshold requirements for the number of petitions signed by electors needed in order for a citizen initiative to amend or revise the State Constitution. Severely limits citizens abilities to place initiatives on the ballot
HERE'S OUR BOY:
7    Travis Hutson              hutson.travis.web@flsenate.gov               (850) 487-5007
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Saturday, February 15, 2020

Indivisible St Johns Newsletter Week of February 16, 2020

YOUR WEEKLY RESISTANCE NEWSLETTER
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16, 2020

RESIST AND PERSIST
(WE CAN DO BOTH AT THE SAME TIME)

****RESIST****

LESSON 8 FROM

STAND OUT
One person, couple hours outside Flagler Hospital
Saturday February 15
The responses were surprisingly somber.
THOUSANDS of eyeballs saw this.
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CALL YOUR REP AND SENATORS!
On Monday, the DOJ made their sentencing recommendations in the Roger Stone case, 
based on the face that he is actually a criminal who lied under oath. Overnight on Monday, 
Trump tweeted out the unfairness of the sentencing recommendation. Tuesday, the DOJ 
announced a revision to the recommendation. Then, the four DOJ prosecutors resigned in protest 
of the intervention of Attorney General William Barr. 

Then Barr announced that that he will be controlling all aspects of cases related to Trump (like the Stone case) which Trump is pleased about. Barr has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on March 31, but that seems much later than needed.  Regardless of Barr’s willingness 
to testify, this is a disturbing and dangerous politicization of the DOJ and is not the behavior of democracies.
Minimal script: I’m calling from [zip code] and I want Sen/Rep [___] to know that we are very concerned about the following unacceptable actions by Attorney General Bill Barr:
·         setting up a Giuliani information backchannel
·         taking over all Trump-related cases (how can we even be saying this!)
·         slashing Roger Stone’s sentencing recommendations
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SPEAK OUT WHENEVER YOU CAN!
VALENTINE'S DAY IN THE ST AUGUSTINE RECORD:
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IDES OF TRUMP POSTCARD PARTY
MARCH 5 2:00PM
SCRIPT FOR POSTCARDS
On March 15th, each of us will mail Donald Trump a postcard that publicly expresses our opposition to him. And we, in vast numbers, from all corners of the world, will overwhelm the man with his unpopularity and failure. We will show the media and the politicians what standing with him — and against us — means. And most importantly, we will bury the White House post office in pink slips, all informing Donnie that he’s fired.
Each of us — every protester from every march, each congress calling citizen, every boycotter, volunteer, donor, and petition signer — if each of us writes even a single postcard and we put them all in the mail on the same day, March 15th, well: you do the math.
No alternative fact or Russian translation will explain away our record-breaking, officially-verifiable, warehouse-filling flood of fury. Hank Aaron currently holds the record for fan mail, having received 900,000 pieces in a year. We’re setting a new record: over a million pieces in a day, with not a single nice thing to say.
So sharpen your wit, unsheathe your writing implements, and see if your sincerest ill-wishes can pierce Donald’s famously thin skin.

Prepare for March 15th, 2020, a day hereafter to be known as #TheIdesOfTrump
Write one postcard. Write a dozen! Take a picture and post it on social media tagged with #TheIdesOfTrump ! Spread the word! Everyone on Earth should let Donnie know how he’s doing. They can’t build a wall high enough to stop the mail.
Then, on March 15th, mail your messages to:
President (for now) Donald J. Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500 
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****PERSIST****

 LOCAL ACTIONS

 February 2020
Schedule for Voter Outreach Parties
Click on the yellow precinct number for more information
February 16 (Sun PM)Precinct 203:  PVUP (area of World Golf Village)

February 22 (Sat AM)Precinct 202:  NWUP (northwest SJC)
Precinct 410:  PVUP and DW DEMs Club (Nocatee)
Precinct 507:  DWC (downtown St. Augustine)

February 29 (Sat AM)Precinct 309: PV DEMs Club (Crescent Beach to Marineland)
Precinct 505:  DWC (downtown St. Augustine)

 AND.....

 Canvas West Augustine with future Congresswoman Donna Deegan
March 22 from 2-5 PM
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F49A4A82CA0F58-party
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Voter Registration Training and Outreach 
ONGOING. CONTACT FOR DETAILS
71 South Dixie Highway, Suite 6
St. Augustine

Mike Spaid will be conducting the next Voter Registration training sessions at Democratic Headquarters.

Contact Mike if you would like to attend one of the upcoming regular sessions or to schedule another time that may be more convenient.


Or if you are interested in assisting Mike with Voter Registration efforts at the weekly Saturday morning Farmer's Market at the Amp or other locations, please contact him at 904-806-7060, mspaid1960@icloud.com.
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STOP PUD FOR RIBERIA STREET


According to Reuben Franklin, our Public Works Director, Riberia St. is termed a “collector street.”  That means smaller cross streets in Lincolnville and Model Land neighborhoods feed into Riberia, “collecting” cars as they make their way towards King Street to get out onto US1.  Part of the Sebastian Harbor PUD specifies a 165 unit apartment building and parking garage to be built just south of the intersection of Riberia and King St.  PUD developers project this garage will generate an extra 1,200 trips a day added to the trolleys and trains already there.  

No matter where you live in St. Augustine, If you’re concerned about encountering a big traffic jam every time you come to this busy intersection, you’re welcome to the yard sign, below.  Contact, sagresta@comcast.net to ask for one. (We’re asking for a $2 donation to defray the printing/shipping cost.)  
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****REGROUP****

THE ART OF PERSERVERANCE
First one is this Tuesday 2/18 at 7PM
Americans of Conscience
Jen Hoffman offers 4 45 minute webcalls to keep you sane.
Pay what you can. No really:
https://jenniferhofmann.com/the-art-of-perseverance/
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MAKE ART. LAUGH WITH FRIENDS

Courtesy of Indivisible St Johns founder Marlee
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And write to us! We always love hearing from you!





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