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Office Hours

Our regular office hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Our address is 2345 14^th Ave., Suite 7, Downtown Vero Beach.


Newsletter Highlights

* It’s time to canvass! Find out how to help School board candidate Cindy Gibbs in the School Board Candidate section.
* We need phone bank volunteers. Learn more in the Volunteer Opportunity section.
* Charlie Crist is the speaker at the next Club meeting. Read more in the Democrats of Indian River section.

March for Our Lives!

The students from Parkland are organizing another March for Our Lives.

“We are done waiting. On June 11th, we are once again taking to the streets in DC and in sibling marches across the country to demand our political leaders take action to end gun violence. If you were with us in 2018, we need you with us right now.

This isn’t a Republican or Democrat issue. This is about kids dying.

Our political leaders have shown a callous disregard for our lives by refusing to take action to end gun violence. The result of their inaction has been preventable tragedies and innocent lives lost. We will not wait any longer. This time it will be different.

We do not have to keep living this way. We need our political leaders on both sides of the aisle to work together to pass common-sense gun safety legislation. On June 11th we’ll send a message to them collectively: we demand action now.”

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The nearest March is in Melbourne at West Melbourne Community Park, 3000 Minton Rd, Melbourne, FL 32904 from 12:00 p.m. to 3 p.m. Here is more information on that: [link removed]




Volunteer Opportunity

We are looking to reach out to Democrats who don’t have cell phones that we can text. We will be doing this outreach via phone calls. If you are interested in volunteering for this initiative, please email Stacey at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])


School Board Candidate


Do you want to get rid of the Mom’s for Liberty representative, Jackie Rosario, from the school board? Are you tired of public education being attacked? Then we need your help!

It's time to knock on doors and spread the word about School Board Candidate Cindy Gibbs! Get your feet in some comfortable shoes and let's start talking to people about why Cindy is the best choice for our students and staff. We will be going out every Tuesday in June, July, and August. Sign up here: [link removed]

Cindy also needs our help on fundraising. It will take a lot to be competitive in the race against Jackie Rosario. We ask that you copy and paste the letter below and email it to your like-minded friends who share Democratic values. Especially those who are pro-public education. Let’s show Indian River that we support our candidates and believe Democrats are viable candidates too!


Dear Friends,
I am writing to ask you to join me in supporting candidate Cindy Gibbs who is running for Indian River County School Board, District 2.
Cindy believes:
* Public schools are the foundations of a strong community; helping families to thrive and where children learn the knowledge and skills needed to become valued members of our society and the economy.
* Public schools must be properly funded and staffed for a whole host of reasons–salaries, school infrastructure and safety, learning materials, support staff and more.
* Public schools serve ALL children, so ALL children must feel safe in our schools, regardless of socio-economic status. family organization, gender, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs.

As a wife, a mother of two Indian River County Schools students, and an experienced educator, Cindy has seen the classroom from inside and outside. This unique perspective makes her the best choice for the work.

I’m asking that you consider a donation to Cindy’s campaign. Donations can be made on her website via ActBlue at
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You can learn more about Cindy on her website at
gibbs4schools.com or call her at (772) 228-0252 to talk about her campaign and how you can support it.


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DEMOCRATS OF INDIAN RIVER


Democratic Women’s Club

DWC Book Group Discussion on 6/24. The book title for the June discussion is “Her Honor: My Life on the Bench…What Works, What’s Broken, and How to Change It”, by LaDoris Hazard Codell.

The group will meet in person at the Indian River County Main Library, in the large meeting room on the 1st floor; the meeting time is 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Snacks and drinks (closed containers, please) are allowed in the room; if you like, bring a light snack to share. Please bring your own choice of (non-alcoholic) drink.

If you are not a DWC Book Group member and would like to attend the meeting, please contact Maryann and Rita at
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Democratic Club of Indian River

The next club meeting will be Thursday, June 16th at the Heritage Center at 6 p.m. The guest speaker will be Florida Governor Candidate Charlie Crist.



Young Democrats of the Treasure Coast


For anyone 14-40, or young at heart, who is interested in attending our next meeting, it will be held on Tuesday, June 10th, at 7:00 p.m. at The Vine & Barley, located at 1680 SW St. Lucie West Blvd, Port St. Lucie, FL 34953

The St. Lucie County Democrats will be hosting a grill and chill Memorial Day picnic at Museum Point Park in Fort Pierce on Saturday, May 28 at 3:00pm. For more information, please visit
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FEDERAL

Republican Party Building an Army to Fight Election Results

It’s not enough that they have rolled back election laws, now the republicans are building an “army” to overturn the elections.

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STATE

Florida Health Centers Challenge 15-Week Abortion Ban in State Court

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Palm Beach Gubernatorial Forum

The Palm Beach County and The Broward County Democratic Hispanic Chapters of The Florida State Democratic Hispanic Caucus cordially invites you to attend the Palm Beach Gubernatorial Forum 2022 on June 15, 2022 at 7 PM.

RSVP:
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Florida Democratic Party Voter Protection Training

The FDP is excited to announce that we are preparing for trainings. We have rewritten our training slides, handouts, and methodology. We will start poll watcher trainings in June. The best way to get looped into those trainings is by signing up on our volunteer interest form here: ** [link removed] ([link removed])


Leadership Blue

The Florida Democratic Party is excited to share that our annual Leadership Blue Weekend has been scheduled for Friday, July 15 to Sunday, July 17 at the JW Marriott on Water Street in Tampa!

To see the latest updates and information on this year's Leadership Blue weekend, visit leadershipblue.com. We hope you will save the date and join us for a weekend in support of the FDP and Florida's Democratic candidates!

We look forward to sharing more details soon. To ensure you receive more information as we release it, please sign up here: ** [link removed] ([link removed])




LOCAL

Land Visioning Workshops


Juneteenth

Pride on the Block 2K22

Join Equality Florida at this year’s Pride on the Block 2K22 on Sunday, June 26th!

With the passage of anti-LGBTQ bills like the Don’t Say Gay Bill and Stop WOKE Act, it is more important now than ever that we come together and stand up against hate. Vero Beach Pride on the Block 2K22 is a critical opportunity for Equality Florida to connect with our LGBTQ community and to recruit the next wave of advocates and activists to resist anti-LQBTQ attacks on our friends and families.

Date: Sunday, June 26th
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Kilted Mermaid - 1937 Old Dixie Hwy, Vero Beach, FL 32960

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

This week, Precinct Captain Joe McManus submitted the letter below to the TCPalm. Remember, if we stay quiet and don’t speak out, we become complacent. PLEASE write a letter to the editor and speak up. If you would like to write a letter to the editor, you can submit your letter here:
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Joe’s letter:

The sickening murders of innocent children and their teachers in Uvalde raises the question, yet again: What must we do to prevent mass shootings in America?

Some say we must harden our schools and businesses. Others say we must arm teachers and civilians, or that we need only to address mental health issues and lock some doors. Yet none of these actions address the core reason why our country leads the world in mass shootings, to wit, the ease with which semi-automatic firearms and high capacity magazines can be purchased in America.

The shooters at Uvalde, Buffalo, Parkland, Houston, Sandy Hook and Columbine were all under 21 years of age; a national minimum age requirement of 21 for the purchase of firearms is clearly warranted.

Moreover, polls show that most Americans favor additional common sense firearms regulations, like universal background checks, closing gun show loopholes, enacting a national red-flag law, requiring a license for gun purchases, and banning the sale of semi-automatic weapons and high capacity magazines.

Ultimately, we must ask and answer a fundamental question: How can gun rights secure for us the values of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness when the shooting deaths of our most innocent and vulnerable continue unabated?

The idea that the constitutional right to bear arms is absolute and doesn’t allow for any regulation finds little support in the SCOTUS Heller decision, in which Justice Scalia wrote, “The Court’s opinion should not be taken to cast doubt on longstanding…laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms.”

Most Americans understand that mass shootings are predictable and preventable. We want government to do something. Call Senators Rubio and Scott. Tell them we want federal gun regulation and we want it now!


CALENDAR


Thursday, June 2, 2022

7:00 p.m. - Fellsmere City Council
For agenda and meeting information go to www.cityoffellsmere.org/citycouncil



Tuesday, June 7, 2022

9:00 a.m. – Vero Beach City Council
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You can watch here:
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9:00 a.m. – IRC County Commission
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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

6:00 p.m. - Sebastian City Council
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5:00 p.m. - Democrats of Indian River, DEC Steering Committee Meeting via Zoom. Contact Stacey at ** [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
for meeting link.



TIDBITS

“Apparently” is “Apparently” his favorite word. Watch the kid here:

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