Indivisible St Johns Newsletter Aug 30, 2020

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 YOUR WEEKLY RESISTANCE NEWSLETTER

WEEK OF AUG. 30, 2020

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  If you want to help secure our democracy, there's a lot you can be working on these days.  Find  something you feel comfortable with and jump in.  It may well make a difference and you'll certainly feel better for it. 

Let's keep writing those letters--you can help via Blue Wave Coalition or Sierra Club or Vote Forward.  Help get those people who are not in the habit of voting to either vote by mail or in person!

https://www.bluewavecoalition.org/

https://www.sierraclubindependentaction.org/writing-climate-voters-letters

https://votefwd.org/

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Purchase stamps!  

Keep calling/emailing our Senators to pass a bill to fund the post office:  

Sen. Marco Rubio  202-224-3041  https://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

Sen. Rick Scott 202-224-5274 https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/contact_rick

The U.S. Postal Service is hiring--apply or pass the word!

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Four out of five news outlets weren't supported by federal aid because they are owned by hedge funds. Help protect journalists' jobs and #SaveTheNews by asking your senators to support more outlets in the next federal recovery package

Tell your senators to support Senate Bill 3718

Can you help us Keep Our Children Safe?

Governor Ron DeSantis is working overtime to pressure local counties into moving into Phase 2 of reopening before they are ready. He is playing games with the data just to support his agenda.

Once the Governor forces South Florida counties (Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade) into Phase 2 of reopening, many South Florida public schools will also be forced to reopen one week later for in-person brick-and-mortar schooling, a very dangerous choice. 

In the state of Florida, there have been 47,762 cases of COVID-19 in children since March 2020, with 596 that have been admitted to the hospital.

It is UNETHICAL and a risk to PUBLIC SAFETY to gather for in-person classes in Florida when pediatric cases are at their highest point EVER in the state and increasing at a alarming rate. In August alone, over 550 COVID positive children have been diagnosed EVERY DAY. Every single hour in Florida, 23 children are diagnosed with COVID.

We cannot allow our governor, who has repeatedly claimed that COVID does not impact children, to force local officials into putting our children in danger.

We must send a CLEAR message to our elected leaders that we want them to listen to our scientists and doctors about when and how we should reopen safely.

Governor DeSantis is overstepping. Local leaders should make the choice of when our communities are ready to enter the next phase of reopening. Local leaders have the power of Home Rule and need to exercise it NOW to prevent DeSantis from further harming our community and putting our teachers, children, and community at risk.

Can you help us and take action by sending a letter to local leaders in support of keeping our children safe?

Click here and with one click you can send a letter to Florida leaders to Keep Our Children Safe.

Thanks in advance for your support,

Laurie, Ana, and Jayme (Broward for Progress)

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This event has passed; however, here we have a presentation and video link to the powerful presentation held with Dr. Dale Anderson as he discussed Voter Suppression and Democracy Degradation.  Dr. Anderson was amazing and he is kind enough to share this with us in hopes that we share his message with people we know.

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SAVE THE DATE!

Saturday, Sept 26, 10:30 a.m.    For info and sign up, HERE

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ZOOM SOCIALS-- We know how to play too!

Our Zoom social Friday night was a blast!  We had so much fun and we laughed till the tears rolled down our legs!  Great conversation, and yes, some politics did sneak into the conversation.  We'd like to have another one.  If you missed the last one, come and join the party!

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As always, we love to hear from you! Drop us a line that you are safe and healthy. 

Let us know if you need anything!

Nana Royer, Editor

EMAIL US:

indivisible.st.johns@gmail.com

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Indivisible St Johns Newsletter August 23, 2020

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THIS MONTH'S INDIVISIBLE MEETING!

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 YOUR WEEKLY RESISTANCE NEWSLETTER

WEEK OF AUG. 23, 2020

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AUGUST 26, 7-9 PM

You are invited to join us on  Wednesday night, August 26, at 7 p.m. to hear from our special guest Dr. Dale Anderson.

Florida Indivisibles and other Resistance Groups will have the opportunity to hear from Dr. Dale Anderson on Voter Suppression and Democracy Degradation.  Join us to hear from Dr. Anderson as he discusses voting in Florida and what's at stake.

The presentation covers:

1.  The Stakes of our 2020 Election

2.  G.O.P.'s Voter Suppression Strategy

3.  H.R. 1's powerful support for Democracy

4. Creating a Democratic "Landslide"

CLICK HERE TO ATTEND THIS EVENT --and to receive a link

Presented by Indivisible Florida Network

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THEN--JUST FOR FUN!

COME VISIT WITH US ON A ZOOM FRIDAY AUGUST 28!

BRING YOUR FAVORITE BEVERAGE AND LET'S JUST 

ENJOY EACH OTHER'S COMPANY.

HELLO  Zoom friends.  It's been quite some time since we've gotten together so it's about time we

TAKE the time to grab a cold beer, glass of wine, or for those who don't drink--water, coffee, tea. . .

whatever floats your boat.  Let's kick off Friday, August 28th at 7:00 pm with good cheer and good 

friends catching up on what we've all been doing this summer.  Let's end the week on a good

note and begin the weekend on a high.  There's one stipulation and I know we can all agree on this...

since we will have been watching two National Conventions back-to-back and the barrage of political

discourse, we are  requesting we NOT discuss politics.  Let's keep the conversation on family, friends,

and what we've been doing to keep busy, like what books you'd recommend to read, what's new on

TV that's not known to everyone, gardening tips, etc. . .Maybe we can share ideas with one another

who are feeling bored.  Hope to see you on Friday, August 28th at 7 pm with drinks in hand and a smile on your face!

Sign up HERE and you will receive your Zoom link before the event.

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Postcard/E-mail Advocacy Topics and Talking Points HERE

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Save the Date!

Saturday, Sept 26, 10:30 a.m.    For info and sign up, HERE

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West Augustine Community Cleanup Day

There will be another opportunity in Armstrong  in October!

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Can you help us Keep Our Children Safe?

Governor Ron DeSantis is working overtime to pressure local counties into moving into Phase 2 of reopening before they are ready. He is playing games with the data just to support his agenda.

Once the Governor forces South Florida counties (Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade) into Phase 2 of reopening, many South Florida public schools will also be forced to reopen one week later for in-person brick-and-mortar schooling, a very dangerous choice. 

In the state of Florida, there have been 47,762 cases of COVID-19 in children since March 2020, with 596 that have been admitted to the hospital.

It is UNETHICAL and a risk to PUBLIC SAFETY to gather for in-person classes in Florida when pediatric cases are at their highest point EVER in the state and increasing at a alarming rate. In August alone, over 550 COVID positive children have been diagnosed EVERY DAY. Every single hour in Florida, 23 children are diagnosed with COVID.

We cannot allow our governor, who has repeatedly claimed that COVID does not impact children, to force local officials into putting our children in danger.

We must send a CLEAR message to our elected leaders that we want them to listen to our scientists and doctors about when and how we should reopen safely.

Governor DeSantis is overstepping. Local leaders should make the choice of when our communities are ready to enter the next phase of reopening. Local leaders have the power of Home Rule and need to exercise it NOW to prevent DeSantis from further harming our community and putting our teachers, children, and community at risk.

Can you help us and take action by sending a letter to local leaders in support of keeping our children safe?

Click here and with one click you can send a letter to Florida leaders to Keep Our Children Safe.

Thanks in advance for your support,

Laurie, Ana, and Jayme (Broward for Progress)

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. . .and the beat goes on--thanks Mike Konopacki!

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As always, we love to hear from you! Drop us a line that you are safe and healthy. 

Let us know if you need anything!

EMAIL US:

indivisible.st.johns@gmail.com

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Inidvisible St Johns Newsletter August 16, 2020

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The U.S. Postal Service Edition

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     YOUR WEEKLY RESISTANCE NEWSLETTER

WEEK OF AUG. 16, 2020

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Trump admits he wishes to withhold funding from the U.S. Postal

Service in order to put the kibosh on vote-by-mail.

Don't just sign the petition--Get angry!

We need to flood our legislators' phones every day!

When you call, another point to make:   Millions of Florida retired military depend on #USPS for delivery of Express Scripts Rx.

We need the post office!  Sign the petition, and, better yet, write and/or call your senators:  Sen. Marco Rubio 202-224-3041  

https://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

Sen Rick Scott  202-224-5274
https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/contact_rick

Rep. John Rutherford, Dist. 4  202-225-2501

 https://rutherford.house.gov/contact/email

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Trump opposes election aid for states and Postal Service bailout, threatening Nov. 3 vote

DROP BOX, DROP BOX, DROP BOX!!!! Take your ballot to a Drop box and circumvent his sabotage!

Drop boxes are at all Early Voting locations in St. Johns County during early voting hours and at the Elections office 24 hours! Just SIGN and date back of the envelope and get it in by 7 pm Aug 18th. For Early Voting locations, see Votgesjc.com.

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Our friend Warren Clark made it on First Coast News!

"St. Augustine man's mailbox has message of support for postal service workers"

       

Tie One On for our U. S. Postal Service Workers HERE and HERE!

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WHO ELSE  YOU  CAN CALL OR WRITE: 

Louis DeJoy, the U.S. Postmaster General who is doing Trump’s bidding and dismantling the USPS right before the election, reports to the 6-member USPS Board of Governors (pictured here).

                              

These six men have the power to stop DeJoy.

Let ‘em hear your voice! (If you click on this link, you can get a larger view of the addresses--click on the photo that comes up.) #savetheusps #savetheusps

You can also write to the postmaster general himself at his N.C. home:

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SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR NEXT MEETING!

This will be  the  second appearance  with us  of Dr. Dale Anderson.  Last fall he gave a great presentation on fascism.  He is returning on 

AUGUST 26, 7 - 9 PM

His presentation will cover (1) The Stakes of our 2020 Election, (2) GOP's Voter Suppression Strategy,  (3)  House Resolution (H.R.) 1's powerful support for Democracy, and (4) Creating a Democratic "Landslide"

See his bio HERE.

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Lend a hand to our West Augustine neighbors!

Sign up link HERE

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MUST SEE!  

"IMMIGRATION NATION" -- an original docuseries by Netflix

An ICE agent (right) exercises a warrant in Netflix's 'Immigration Nation.'

This  series came out just this month on Netflix.  It is definitely a must-see.  It is amazing what the Netflix crew was able to capture on tape.  The Trump administration tried to block its release until after the election.  It gives a picture of what it's like inside ICE, the attitudes of the ICE officials, and the experiences and heartbreaks of the immigrants.  It will induce anger, as well as tears.   It's a series of 6 episodes, one hour each and well worth every minute. (Editor's opinion)

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MEET YOUR CANDIDATES

Brenda Stratton

Soil & Water Conservation, Dist. 4

   "I firmly believe that education is the key to a future that works well for all of us.  One of the most basic and actually fairly simple things to do for a quality life for everyone is to increase awareness and the information available about the environment including soil and water conservation."

Roxanne Horvath 

 City of St. Augustine Seat 1

rhorvath@citystaug.com

https://www.facebook.com/CommissionerRoxanneHorvath/

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These roads would increase Florida panther deaths, hastening their extinction.

The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to reject plans to build new toll roads across the state.  We need to keep applying pressure to keep these roads from being built.

With the need for severe budget cuts,  it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that the state needs to spend its precious tax dollars on critical state needs (education, public health, the unemployed, housing -- the list goes on and on) and should immediately stop wasting money on M-CORES.

See one article here.

What can we  do?  We can lobby the task force members (and here) directly.  We can write letters to the editor.  WE CAN LET OUR VOICES BE HEARD!

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As always, we love to hear from you! Drop us a line that you are safe and healthy. 

Let us know if you need anything!

EMAIL US:

indivisible.st.johns@gmail.com

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