By Linda Porterfield, Charlotte Dems writer America formally honors our veterans with two national holidays during the year: Memorial Day and Veterans’ Day. In recognition of Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day, Charlotte County Democrats will host a third, local day of opportunity to pay tribute to fallen and returning veterans who served our country.…
By Linda Porterfield, Charlotte Dems Writer On Sunday, September 27th from 2 to 3 PM, Charlotte County Democrats will host an event to honor veterans who served our country and in recognition of Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day. The event will occur at the Vietnam War Memorial within Laishley Park at 200 Harbor Walk…
On Wednesday, September 23rd at 7 PM, David Jones, our candidate for Florida House of Representative, District 75, invites you to a Fun virtual event, where the Raising is optional. Hear great speakers and music while you learn more about David Jones and what he plans to do after he is elected. Like all of…
The Englewood Democratic Club will hold its next Virtual Zoom Meeting on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 5:30 pm. The speaker for the evening is our candidate, Allen Ellison, Democratic Nominee for US House of Representatives, FL 17. Here’s your chance to reconnect with fellow Englewood Democrats (without a mask), hear from our local candidates…
By Linda Porterfield, Charlotte County Dems writer You may have seen us on Saturday mornings or Tuesday afternoons standing by the north side of Tamiami Trail in Port Charlotte. We’re wearing blue or sometimes crazy apparel, holding Biden-Harris, David Jones or Allen Ellison signs (occasionally all three!) and rigorously waving. Frequently we receive an appreciative…
While we wish we could be together for our 2020 Blue Gala “No Regrets” fundraiser, we are thrilled we can join together virtually on Saturday, September 19th from 6:00 to 7:30 PM. This election is a battle for the soul of America and the state of Florida, a critical swing state that will make a…
On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 6 PM, Charlotte County Democrats will commemorate Ax Handle Saturday, the day in 1960 when more than 200 Whites with baseball bats and ax handles attacked 34 Black NAACP Youth Council members in Jacksonville, Florida. Register for this free Zoom virtual event here. By James Abraham, Charlotte County Dems…
Join the Charlotte County Democratic Environmental Caucus in supporting the International Coastal Clean-Up 2020. Our area is Beach Road in Englewood, FL, from the drawbridge towards the Roundabout on Manasota Key, spacing as we go. “Keep Charlotte Beautiful” is providing buckets, tools, and some T-shirts. We recommend dressing appropriately, closed-toe shoes, bring your OWN reusable…
Submitted by Kay Blue, Charlotte County Democratic Women’s Club Are you ready to be entertained and informed? On Monday, August 10 at 4:00 p.m., the Democratic Women’s Club of Charlotte County (DWC), along with The Florida Studio Theatre, will present Celebrating Suffragists and Scholars, a Zoom artistic event that celebrates the upcoming 100th Anniversary of…
by Kathleen Davey, Charlotte County Dems writer New COVID-19 cases and deaths increase at ever-growing rates. Protests following the killing of George Floyd went on for months. We are witnessing the pandemic colliding with racial inequity and economic inequality. The impact of COVID-19 on minority and lower-income communities has been more devastating than on white…
Jon “Bowzer” Bauman. Image provided by Jon Bauman. Jon “Bowzer” Bauman will be the featured speaker at the CC DEC Business Meeting on July 6 at 6:30 P.M. The meeting will be held virtually on Zoom; please sign up here. Bauman is a former member of the band Sha Na Na and is the co-founder…
Carson McNamara, a student at Port Charlotte High School, led a peaceful protest in Punta Gorda on June 5, not unlike hundreds of others taking place across the country over the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. This spring has revealed, time and again, a racist violence still intertwined in the recesses…
A march to protest the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer is planned to take place in Punta Gorda. The highlight of the march will be marchers kneeling silently for 9 minutes in front of the Punta Gorda City Hall. Nine minutes is the same length of time that…
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
The Human Rights Campaign is pouring $520,000 into a digital advertising campaign in Florida in the final days of the 2018 election cycle. HRC, which brands itself as America’s largest LGBTQ rights group, said in a press release that it hopes to target “equality voters — voters who are willing to make issues of LGBTQ…
LGBTQ community members and friends of Londonn Moore; coming together in the face of violence. “The last thing we want to see is her memory of the person she lived as being unknown or disregarded,” said supporter Lisa Trejo. “We needed to in the midst of this story, that’s sort of happening, just honor her…
CharlotteDems.com recorded the speeches given by all candidates at Politics in the Park. They are presented below. First, though, here is Charlotte Democratic Executive Committee Chair Patrick Hurley with his opening remarks.
Both Democratic candidates for Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services attended the Charlotte County DEC’s “Politics in the Park” event on Saturday, July 21st. Nikki Fried and R. David Walker spoke to hundreds of people at Harbour Heights Park. Both talked with CharlotteDems.com.
Among the many statewide and local candidates attending the Charlotte County Democrats’ Politics in the Park event on Saturday were two of the Democratic candidates for Governor. Chris King and Philip Levine talked with CharlotteDems.com.
We’ll be adding photos of yesterday’s Politics in the Park (PITP) in this space. Stay tuned! Here is the LIVE feed recorded from PITP. Thanks, David Finster: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 (Read Coverage in Charlotte Sun)
