Charlotte Democratic political activist Gissendanner dead at 67 Betty Gissendanner pleaded for residents to examine their conscience before voting this past election season. Gissendanner was no stranger to standing up for what’s right. Having marched against racism since she was a young girl in Alabama, she was a local political champion who stood up…
The son of local Democratic leader Betty Gissendanner says that Betty has passed away following a battle with cancer. Gissendanner was a driving force for the Charlotte County Democratic Party, most recently serving as Vice Chair until 2018. She also served as State Committeewoman for seven years, representing the Charlotte Party to the Florida Democratic…
Englewood Indivisible and Indivisible Action Southwest Florida rallied a large protest outside Congressman Greg Steube’s office on Tuesday. Support for the demonstration from motorists was overwhelmingly positive. The organizers gathered signatures on two petitions that were delivered to Steube’s office. The groups held hand-lettered signs challenging President Trump’s emergency declaration aimed at funding a wall…
President Donald Trump will pay for his much-coveted wall at the southern border in part by taking $3.6 billion from military projects across the country and the world. The decision means Florida bases could lose up to $177 million for planned construction, more than all but eight other states… (Read more in TampaBay.com)
How will Democrats handle historically large field of candidates in 2020 primary debates? DNC Chair Tom Perez promises “fair shake,” focus issues. #[email protected]: “We’re not going to be talking about hand size. We’re going to be talking about health care.” THIS MORNING: How will Democrats handle historically large field of candidates in 2020 primary debates?…
ABC-7.com WZVN News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral & Naples, Florida After both blue-green algae and red tide plagued Southwest Florida for much of last summer, conditions have improved, but the protests for clean water continue. On Saturday, more than 60 people turned out in Punta Gorda for the March Against Mosaic, a movement against…
TALLAHASSEE — Upholding a judge’s decision that sided with former U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and national Democrats, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that a Florida law requiring voters’ signatures on mail-in ballots to match the signatures on file with elections officials imposes “a serious burden on the right to vote.”…
February 14 marks the one-year anniversary of the school shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Florida has a serious gun problem with a total of 51 mass shootings between 2016 and 2018 leaving 118 people dead. Much will be written about the tragic killing of 17 innocent people one year…
Today we take time to remember the 17 victims who were cruelly gunned down at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine’s Day last year. We remember how the Parkland students led historic statewide, and nationwide calls for action, and forced Republicans to make changes to our gun laws in Tallahassee for the first time…
The Democratic Hispanic Caucus of Florida will be hosting the 2019 Lobby Days from Sunday, March 17 to Tuesday, March 19th. More details will be published soon. You do not have to be a member to attend Lobby Days. Please help with a preliminary headcount by letting the Lobby Days Committee know if you are attending the DHCF 2019 Lobby Days by Friday, February 22, 2019. We will be…
ABC-7.com WZVN News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral & Naples, Florida ARAY founder Hal Trejo interviewed on ABC-7 about the Florida Inclusive Workforce Act and its opponents. Here is more background at WUSF
This volunteer will manage the Google GSuite account for CharlotteDems.org & Google Team Drive. Skills Required Familiar with: * Google GSuite * Google Drive and Team Drive * Google Docs * Proper backup procedures * User administration Time Commitment Two hours a month Committee / Team Leader Jim Blue / Patrick Hurley Interested? Please Apply…
Organize and promote internal communications systems for the Charlotte County DEC. Skills Required CCDEC currently uses Slack. Familiarity with Slack, or another internal communications tool is desired. The volunteer will: * Administer users * Provide tech support * Evangelize the technology to tech-phobic users as needed. Time Commitment 10 hours per month Committee / Team…
Maintain the online calendar account for Charlotte County Democrats. Receive emailed calendar submissions, post calendar events, and monitor for changed or canceled events. Skills Required * Knowledge of or ability to learn the TeamUp calendar software. * Ability to monitor email and post events within 24 hours. Time Commitment Less than 1 hr. per week.…
A Web Editor is needed to review all pages on the Charlotte County Democrats website and identify out-of-date content, errors in spelling and grammar, or opportunities to improve. The Editor will coordinate with each Committee Chair to identify opportunities to improve the content. The Editor will produce a report and assist the Webmaster to update…
Seeking a web developer familiar with WordPress to manage the Charlotte County Democrats website. Transition and training will be available from our current webmaster who will continue to be available as a resource as long as possible. The site is currently in good shape and needs someone who can make sure it stays that way.…
A group called “Florida Decides Healthcare, Inc.,” is leading the initiative to expand Medicaid in Florida through a proposed Constitutional Amendment. Please stop by the Charlotte County Democratic Party’s office and sign their petition. If enough signatures are received, Medicaid expansion as a Constitutional Amendment will appear on the November 2020 ballot. Republicans—who have controlled…
The Senate Education Committee filed a proposed bill that would allow arming Florida’s school teachers. SPB 7030, if passed, would repeal the provision of the Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program that exempts those individuals who exclusively perform duties as classroom teachers to be armed. This bill is scheduled to be heard on Tuesday, February 12,…
As we approach the Centennial of the 19thAmendment, we must come to grips with the alarming truth that the suffrage movement sold out and betrayed black women. Primarily white American women were given the right to vote. The Southern states from 1890 to 1908 passed voter registration and election laws that disfranchised African-Americans in their…
CharlotteDems.com Editor’s note: The following letter to the editor by CCDEC member Dan Rodriguez was published in the Sun on Saturday, Feb. 2nd. Editor: God doesn’t bless America. That’s not how this works. This kind of wrecks the narrative you’ve been told especially the past 18 months under this administration. This bit of heresy has…