NEWS & UPDATES
World Refugee Day 2020
June 19, 10:30am – Noon
Advance Registration Required! https://tinyurl.com/wrd2020
New Postcard Campaign!
Our first postcard campaign wrapped up with about 75,000 personalized cards being sent to Pinellas independent voters who were not registered to vote by mail. We just learned from the Board of Elections that over 10,000 Pinellas voters signed up for vote by mail in May with independent voters registering at nearly twice the rate as Republicans.
Our new campaign involves preparing cards for vote by mail Democrats who haven’t sent in their ballots two weeks after they received them. We are preparing and stamping the cards now and will put labels on them two weeks before election day. By doing this we hope to drive up voter participation among vote by mail Democrats.
We’d love for you to join us. If you want to learn more about the campaign please go to our website via this link:
Pinellas County Postcard Project – https://tinyurl.com/pinellaspostcards
This is the most important election of our lives. Help us turn Pinellas County the brightest shade of BLUE ever!
Send St Pete Peaceful Protesters to D.C.!
Raising money for St. Petersburg Florida “Peaceful Protestors” to travel to Washington D.C. to hear Rev Al Sharpton speak on Police Reform. This event will be held on August 28th @12pm… All Proceeds will go to transportation + hotel.
More info and donate!
Elections Matter: Anna and Ida Eskamani Discuss Voting and What’s at Stake
Online, Wednesday, June 17, 2020, 7:00 PM
Florida Indivisibles and other Resistance Groups will have the opportunity to hear from two sisters, Ida and Anna Eskamani, both powerhouses in Florida politics. Join us to hear from Anna and Ida as they discuss voting in Florida and what’s at stake.
Ida V. Eskamani is a first generation Iranian-American and the daughter of working people. She earned dual degrees in Political Science and Sociology as well as a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Central Florida in Orlando. She has spent the last decade working in Florida politics for campaigns, advocacy groups, and lawmakers. She currently works with several progressive organizations in the state including Florida Immigrant Coalition, facilitating legislative efforts and coalition building on behalf of marginalized communities.
Representative Anna V. Eskamani is an Orlando native and daughter of working-class immigrants, elected to serve District 47 in the Florida House. Anna previously served as the Senior Director of Public Affairs and Communications for Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida and is a PhD student studying Public Affairs at the University of Central Florida. Authentic, vocal, and effective, she is a champion for LGBTQ equality, the environment, affordable housing, increased access to healthcare, and public education.
Elections Matter: Amy Siskind Discusses Voting and What’s at Stake
Online: Thursday, July 09, 2020, 8:00 PM
Florida Indivisibles and other Resistance Groups will have the opportunity to hear from American activist, writer, and national spokeswoman Amy Siskind. She is the author of The List: A Week-by-Week Reckoning of Trump’s First Year (2018) and organizer of the We the People March.
Siskind’s national radio and television appearances include CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, PBS and NPR. Writers from The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, POLITICO, and The Hill frequently reach out to Siskind.
Amy is also an expert on helping women and girls advance and succeed. A former Wall Street executive, she is the president and co-founder of The New Agenda, a national organization working on issues including economic independence and advancement, gender representation and bias, and campus sexual assault.
Amy’s advocacy for equality now occurs alongside her mission as one of the most thorough and vocal observers of our failing-but-not-yet-failed democracy.
RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/elections-matter-amy-siskind-discusses-voting-and-whats-at-stake
St. Pete Peaceful Protest
There is a daily peaceful protest every day starting at 2pm in front of St. Pete City Hall.
If you plan to attend Indivisible FL-13 advised participants to take measures to avoid the spread of Covid-19 including wearing masks and social distancing. This is a trying time in the midst of a trying time. Be careful with your health and the health of others.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/993647354388758/
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👉 Register to vote, vote by mail
Florida 13 Congressperson Phone Numbers:
| Senator Marco Rubio (R): DC (202)224-3041 Local (813)287-5035 Senator Rick Scott (R): DC (202) 224-5274 Representative Charlie Crist (D): DC (202) 225-5961 Local (888)205-5569 |
