SCPA Officer/Board Election & Bylaws Amendments
Written by Team SCPA | Tuesday, 03 January 2017 17:40Please come to our "First Thursday" event on January 5th to vote for 2017 Officers, Board members, and our proposed Bylaws Amendments.
What Has The SCPA Done For Me Lately?
Written by Team SCPA | Friday, 30 December 2016 22:582016 was a busy year for all of us. What has the SCPA done for me lately?
The How and Why of Drumpf
Written by Kathy Freeman | Monday, 26 December 2016 19:23Since the November presidential election, perhaps you, like me, periodically ruminate on what has happened. Maybe you are asking yourself, how did this happen? Are people really this gullible? What is going on? I have read articles that have helped me make sense of what is going on. They have given me a new frame of reference on the president-elect. None of it makes me feel any better about what we are facing in the future.
A Journalist's Perspective -- In The Age Of Trump
Written by Team SCPA | Thursday, 22 December 2016 13:58
Meet an interesting top local journalist, who will explore the new reality of the "age of Trump."
Same People, Poverty, and the Christmas Spirit
Written by Carl Freitag | Saturday, 03 December 2016 17:31
Reflections on the Spirit of Christmas
Amendment 1 Defeated - What's Next?
Written by Kathy Freeman | Tuesday, 15 November 2016 18:50
A ray of sunshine for Florida
Bill Mick of WMMB 1240 • 1350 has performed an important service by interviewing local Brevard candidates and posting the videos online. Interviews can provide a different perspective and often provide more information than written answers.
Here is the link to the videos: http://wmmbam.iheart.com/onair/brevard-political-videos-48343/
Information about candidates and voting can be found at these websites:
League of Women Voters: http://www.vote411.org/
Vote Smart: https://votesmart.org/
Florida Farmworkers Honored with Food Sovereignty Prize
Written by Kathy Freeman | Friday, 16 September 2016 15:55The US Food Sovereignty Alliance (USFSA) works to empower small farmholders and develop democratic control of food systems. Each year they honor a domestic and international organization for their work. This year the US winner was The Farmworker Association of Florida (FWAF).
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Florida's Juvenile Civil Citation Program
Written by Kathy Freeman | Thursday, 15 September 2016 21:41Data collected by the ACLU on juvenile civil citations, an alternative to arrest for common youth misbehavior, show it to be an effective program for reducing crime.
Local Police Compiling DNA Databases
Written by Team SCPA | Tuesday, 13 September 2016 07:19Cities and towns in the US are compiling private DNA databases, separate and apart from the FBI national database. Methods of collecting DNA vary from place to place, are unregulated and often have no citizen oversight board. Melbourne and Palm Bay are on the forefront of this effort. This article from ProPublica sheds more light on what is taking place in our communities.
In Some Cities, Police Go From Stop-and-Frisk to Stop-and-Spit
Update: 10-yr Lagoon plan passes 5-0
Written by Compiled by Team SCPA | Monday, 08 August 2016 10:07UPDATE: County Commissioners vote 5-0 to proceed with 10-year restoration plan, sales tax proposed for November ballot.
What if Trump resigns in a tizzy before the elections take place in November? Good question.
The Save Our Lagoon Project Plan requires a systematic and scientifically supported analysis of the measures required and the economic analysis and prioritization of how to proceed in an optimum fashion. The Plan is rigorous and thorough and is designed to get the maximum reduction in pollution from the dollars invested.
A man is killed by brutal police misconduct and no one is to blame? Give me a break!
Total sewage spills into the Indian River Lagoon during 2015: 25,625,952 gallons. That's 25.6 MILLION gallons of sewage dumped into a sick and dying lagoon. What we don’t have and have never had, is an elected public official to be our Indian River Lagoon Champion, to finally take action.
Activists at DNC publish newspaper
Written by Democracy Now! | Saturday, 30 July 2016 07:39Activists publish independent 'UnConventional Times' newspaper to cover protests and walkouts at Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
Scientists from Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) should be trying to “protect” the public. But not now. Not with Rick-Scott Science. MORE bad stuff per drop of water is allowed...
At 9am Tuesday, July 26, 2016 the Florida Department of Environmental 'Protection' will ask for FINAL APPROVAL for increasing carcinogens in our waters. Take action, fast!
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