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My role as a mom and my career as a real estate expert are the two most important aspects of my life. Drawing from my extensive experience in special education and early childhood development, I firmly believe that education plays a vital role in making informed life decisions. With over 20 years of expertise in the real estate industry, I am committed to educating and guiding my clients throughout the entire process.
Sept. 5 Monthly Meeting
Canvassing in Apollo Beach in September
We Proudly Wave Our Flags
We Support Our Veterans
President's Message - Sept. 2024
At this moment in time, I know that the Harris/Walz campaign is on the path to win the Presidency. Do you know why? The enthusiasm around the country is unbelievable. You can feel the energy when the crowds at the rallies shout “We Won’t Go Back.”
Kamala presents positive policies that grow our economy, safeguard women’s rights, protect healthcare, Social Security, Medicare, the climate, international alliances, LGBTQ+ rights, voter rights, etc. Kamala fights for the future for our children and grandchildren. The Harris/Walz campaign reflects the pulse of America. That, along with the Reproductive Rights initiative on ballot (Amendment 4), tells us that Florida is in play!
The South Shore Democratic Club have grown to 307+ members. Many friends and neighbors of them have asked how to join and volunteer to help elect Democrats. At our last meeting we had over 200 people who came to hear our candidates and to get involved. The Club supported the Kennedy King Gala last month with 50 members attending raising much needed money for the Party. We need to keep up this momentum.
Through the efforts of our Board members, Precinct captains, and super volunteers we have been given the opportunity to join neighborhood canvasses, phone banks, texting, and tabling events to register voters. Watch for our emails and check out our website (southshoredemocrats.org) to sign up for these events. Remember, we are “IN IT TO WIN IT.”
At The South Shore Democrats general meeting on Thursday, September 5th, in addition to hearing our guest speaker, Minority Leader of the Florida House, Fentrice D. Driskell , we will salute our veterans. Several of our members who are veterans will be speaking.
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South Shore Democratic Club Monthly Meeting
Thursday, Sept 5, 2024
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
In Person or on Zoom
Our September program will include special guest speaker Fentrice Driskell, Minority Leader of the Florida House of Representatives.
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We will also be honoring all of our veterans. Several of our members who are veterans will be speaking.
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Our emphasize will be on how each one of us can make a difference in this election!
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church Social Hall
1239 Del Webb Blvd. West
Sun City Center, Fl 33573
Light refreshments will be served
Registration is optional, but we encourage you to register, so we will know to expect you. If you are attending by zoom, you must register.
Mix & Mingle: 1 - 1:30 PM | Meeting: 1:30 - 3:00 PM
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In the News
Ken Burns, H’24 Keynote Address to Brandeis University's 2024 Graduates
Ken Burns, H’24 delivered the keynote address to the 2024 undergraduate class during the 73rd Commencement Exercises. Brandeis Commencement: https://www.brandeis.edu/commencement/ Descriptive Transcript: https://alumni.brandeis.edu/news/2024...
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Suspended State Attorney Andrew Warren seeks re-election, will take on DeSantis appointee Suzy Lopez
Fight Book Banning and Assaults on our Liberties
Across the state, extremist groups have joined forces to push our state and counties to launch assaults on basic civil liberties. They are banning books, censoring honest conversations about the history of racism and injustice, propagandizing curriculum, demonizing teachers, harassing school board members, and trying to erase the stories and lived experiences of LGBTQ, people of color, and other marginalized groups from our classrooms entirely.
We need you to join us to resist these attacks, specifically around book bans. Even if the start of your advocacy is just a few parents or community members showing up to each school board meeting, our students deserve to have the adults in their communities fighting for the schools they deserve. Florida’s public schools should be welcoming, affirming, and teaching honest content in their classrooms.
Once you sign up you will receive a link to a tool kit created for individuals and organizations alike. This toolkit is designed to share the resources, and in it you’ll find ready-to-use talking points, sample digital content for social media, sample policy recommendations, and even a model proclamation you can encourage your school board to pass.
Start where you are comfortable, and grow where you can. Register on Mobilize
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SPRING FLING
HCDEC Honors the South Shore Democratic Club at the Spring Fling. We are 'Officially Number 1
Recommended Reading
Prequel by Rachel Maddow - available on Amazon and Audible
"Rachel Maddow offers a chilling history lesson — and hope for today
In her new book, ‘Prequel,’ Maddow looks at a past moment of crisis that might help us understand both the threats we face today and how we can endure them"
Review by Kathleen Belew October 17, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. EDT, Washington Post
Read 'Here is how we save American democracy'
by Robert Reich
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"The next 14 months will be critical to the survival of the American system of democracy, and that individual action is essential."
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View an extremely timely documentary by PBS / NPR
Listen to the Podcast Rachel Maddow Presents: Déjà News
Long before Governor Ron DeSantis declared a new war on wokeness, Florida lawmakers in the 1950s and 60s tried going after the NAACP, suspected communists and gay people in Florida schools and universities. The lawmakers upended life for countless numbers of their fellow Floridians before being upended themselves by their own zeal for the cause. Now that DeSantis is bringing this playbook to a presidential campaign, Rachel Maddow and Isaac-Davy Aronson ask what we can learn from the last time Florida went down this path. - Apple Podcasts Preview
Please take a moment to view this extremely important message from the Hillsborough County Democratic Party