Welcome to the Space Coast Progressive Alliance
The Space Coast Progressive Alliance advances progressive policies at the local, state and national level through education on critical issues, coordination of activities among local and state progressive organizations, and providing internet resources.
We are a grassroots organization of concerned citizens who strive for domestic and international policies beneficial to the well-being and self-determination of Americans and all peoples of the world, for protection of civil and personal liberties, and for progressive environmental, economic, labor, health care, social welfare, education, foreign, and defense policies.
October Letter to SCPA Membership
Dear SCPA Members,
The 2020 new reality of Coronavirus in our community has tapped SCPA’s ability to reinvent itself in a virtual format. The result has been an expanded viewership on both Zoom and Facebook Live. It has brought us new members who are anxious to help solve the many problems before us.
We found our way into virtuality with our favorite format, a panel of outstanding experts on each subject, followed by a Q&A. This began with a conversation to ascertain the safety and well being of our membership and followers. Speakers helped us navigate the agencies and services available during:
- May 7: Coping with Covid; Then, we presented compelling, hot topics of the day
- July 2: Your Mail. Your Vote. Your Voice (as we watched our postal system being sabotaged just when the pandemic necessitated mail-in Primary voting).
- August 6: The Color of Injustice; Being Black in America (as communities erupted into protest after witnessing the reality that vestiges of pre-Civil War mentality persist in the police departments that violently devalue Black lives).
- Sept. 10: The Perversion of Truth, Media and Democracy (when truth and science are needed to make smart election choices but are lambasted as “fake news”; and journalists are attacked for seeking answers).
- Oct. 1: At The Edge of Authoritarianism in America (as our system of peaceful elections are under attack through voter suppression and intimidation).
- Sept. 16: Our acting president, Raed Alshaibi, initiated an urgent, live conversation in Melbourne Auditorium, open to Zoom and Facebook viewers: Law and Leaders Summit: a productive and enthusiastic dialogue between Chiefs of Police and community leaders and elected officials.
The first week of November will most certainly be an unsettling time as we wait for election results. SCPA will NOT hold its First Thursday event while the dust settles. Until then, we will be implementing our Action Items that you hear so much about. Join us!
We will be participating in demonstrations, working for candidates in this most crucial election,
writing letters, calling our Congresspersons. Join us!
And please let us know in what direction you wish to see SCPA go next. We look forward to your comments and participation on committees. Sign up on SCPAflorida.com.
Current News and Information
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"Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Legislature won a key victory Monday in their defense of Florida’s new congressional district lines, with a judge ruling that lawmakers can argue in trial that the state’s Fair Districts standards violate the U.S. constitution.
DeSantis, now a Republican presidential contender, pushed the redistricting plan through the Legislature last year."
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DeSantis and GOP Legislature win key round in redistricting fight
www.floridatoday.com
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Legislature won a key victory Monday in their defense of Florida’s new congressional district lines.- Likes: 0
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"Orange traffic cones and yellow caution tape surround the hazardous home-plate area at the Space Coast Field of Dreams baseball diamond for kids with disabilities — who could easily trip and fall on gaps in the failed rubberized playing surface.
Advertised as the first of its kind in Florida, the $5.5 million Space Coast Field of Dreams sports complex for special-needs athletes debuted in January 2016 as the crown jewel of West Melbourne Community Park. Then-Gov. Rick Scott attended the opening ceremony.
But today, the specialized field surface is separating at the seams. On Tuesday night, the West Melbourne City Council may authorize a $73,117 repair contract to fix the baseball field, basketball practice area, soccer field and playground — amid questions of how and why the showcase park fell into disrepair."
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'Embarrassment': Space Coast Field of Dreams ballfield closes with trip-and-fall damages
www.floridatoday.com
The $5.5 million Space Coast Field of Dreams sports complex for special-needs kids debuted in 2016 as a crown jewel of West Melbourne Community Park.
“Gov. Ron DeSantis has restarted controversial migrant flights to other states, according to California’s attorney general, but this time that state’s rival governor is threatening to slap Florida officials with kidnapping charges for doing it.
‘Ron DeSantis, you small, pathetic man,’ Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote in a tweet Monday, which included a link to the California statute on abduction by force or fraud. ‘This isn’t Martha’s Vineyard,’ he added, comparing it with the September incident.”
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Newsom calls DeSantis ‘small, pathetic man’ over new migrant flights
www.orlandosentinel.com
Gov. Ron DeSantis has restarted controversial migrant flights to other states, according to California’s attorney general, but this time that state’s rival governor is threatening to slap Flo…
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“A Republican state attorney last May declined to prosecute six voter fraud cases that involved circumstances strikingly similar to the cases later brought against 20 ex-felons by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ election police unit and statewide prosecutors.
The office of State Attorney Bill Gladson, whose district includes The Villages and five Republican counties, confirmed six convicted sex offenders in Lake County had voted in the 2020 general election, according to a determination letter obtained by the Orlando Sentinel.”
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Republican prosecutor declined to pursue cases similar to those brought by DeSantis’ election police
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A GOP state attorney declined to prosecute six voter fraud cases strikingly similar to cases brought by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ election police.This content isn't available right now ... See MoreSee Less
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"California authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the relocation of more than a dozen migrants by private plane to Sacramento, a scheme that is inviting speculation about Gov. Ron DeSantis' involvement because of documentation tying the migrants to Florida.
'While this is still under investigation, we can confirm these individuals were in possession of documentation purporting to be from the government of the state of Florida,' California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement."
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Another migrant flight linked to Florida as DeSantis touts Martha's Vineyard episode
www.floridatoday.com
More than a dozen migrants were flown to Sacramento and dropped off outside a Catholic Church. Documents link them to Florida.We are paying for his hateful tactics.
www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/environment/2023/06/04/nonprofit-finds-19-of-recreational-w...
"Volunteers went looking nationwide for bacteria in the waters where we most prefer to surf, swim and wade. They found almost one in five water samples exceeded safe bacteria levels.
The Surfrider Foundation's volunteer water quality monitoring program tapped a record 9,095 water samples from nearly 500 beaches across the country to generate its recent Clean Water Report.
They measured enterococcus bacteria in what's known as "most probable number" — equivalent to colony-forming units of bacteria — per 100 milliliters of marine water. A reading of more than 70 is considered poor."
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Surfing group finds almost 1 in 5 recreational water samples test "poor" for bacteria
www.floridatoday.com
The nonprofit Surfrider, a surfing and conservation group, has found that almost 1 in 5 recreational water samples test "poor" for bacteria.