UPDATE: Aug. 8 at 8am
'Morning After' Report
Good presentations! Had 18 speakers signed up, our max capacity -- one no-show. Good discussion on range of topics, most informative. NEXT OPEN MIC NITE will be in 2015.
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SCPA 1st THURSDAY, AUGUST 7: Open Mic Nite!
6:30pm Thurs. Aug. 7, 2014
LOCATION:
Front Street Civic Center, 2205 Front Street, downtown Melbourne FL 32901
Free and open to the public. Donations gratefully accepted.
OPEN MIC NITE!
Got something to say? On ANY topic (almost)! Favorite complaint? Want to thank somebody for doing something? Suggest something that needs attention? Present a petition? Now's your chance to speak out loud and clear! ALMOST anything goes.
Speakers will have three minutes to speak, followed by 2 minutes Q+A.
Time limit is 3 minutes, and we do have a super good timer who will not tolerate over-run!
We encourage you to practice your presentation to take full advantage of your three-minute limit.
REGISTRATION ONLINE IS REQUIRED. (NOW CLOSED but ok to sign up for waiting list in event of cancellations)
SCPA will review submittals and select...
TO REGISTER click here. (NOW CLOSED but ok to sign up for waiting list in event of cancellations)
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SPEAKERS LIST
Currently, 18 people are registered to speak -- our max capacity.
Kim Smith
Safety issues involved in bike-ped participation
Giorianna Gillette
Alternate transportation -- the planning and implementing of bike and pedestrian transportation
Jeffrey Sterling
LGBT issues in Florida today
Vince Lamb
Choosing our Legacy -- Understanding Amendment 1
Beth LaPointe
Do you know which candidate really got your vote?
Vicki Impoco
Biased political speech restrictions
Denise Cisar
Brevard NOW membership
Gabriel Rothblatt (candidate for US Congress District 8)
Does democracy still work?
Joanne Regan
The importance of blood donation
Jo Shim
Moving forward with health care / Medicaid expansion
Phil Stasik
Please drive an electric car!
Cathy Stanton
Where's the outrage about Florida offshore oil exploration?
Milly Krause
Media contrail of Democratic primary election for governor
Laurie Chalko
Vote yes for half penny sales surtax to benefit Brevard public schools
Denise Coyle (candidate for Brevard County School Board District 5)
Brevard County School Board issues
Samual Bookhardt III (candidate for Circuit Judge)
Our judiciary system
Suzanne Valencia
Native plants and Florida sustainable landscapes
Spence Guerin
SCPA in 2015
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STANDBY WAITING LIST in event of no-shows or additional last-minute cancellations
David Kearns (candidate for Florida House of Representatives District 53)
All Aboard Florida can be stopped
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1st or 2nd Thursdays are monthly gatherings, building the growing progressive community. Share your petitions and other items of interest, make brief announcements. Enjoy the gathering, super programs, super people. Bring a friend! Free and open to the public.
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Space Coast Progressive Alliance (SCPA) is an advocate for the Greater Public Interest. We advance progressive policies that further civil and voting rights, personal liberty, the environment, health care, education, labor, peace, social welfare, financial stability and international harmony. Florida non-profit founded in 2004.
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