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Miami-Dade Dems Delegate Plan Workshop and Discussion

As the 2012 election cycle continues to heat up the Miami-Dade Democrats will meet 7p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at IAM Hall, 4349 NW 36th Street, Miami Springs, FL.

State committeeman Bret Berlin is slated to discuss the Delegate Selection Process. If you are a registered Democrat and are interested in becoming a Delegate to the State Convention in Tampa or the National Convention in Charlotte, NC, you should attend.

RSVP on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/242705185809735/.

 

Meeting to focus on redevelopment of 441 corridor

A special meeting of the NW 79^th Street Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and the NW 7^th Avenue CRA is scheduled for Monday, February 6^th, 2012, 6:00 P.M. at the Arcola Lakes Library located at 8240 NW 7^th Avenue Miami, FL 33150. A presentation on future development of the 441 corridor is the main topic of the meeting. 

Miami-Dade Young Democrats meet with Superintendent Alberto Carvalho

The Miami-Dade Young Democrats will hold their monthly meeting tonight, 6:30 pm at City Hall The Restaurant, 2004 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami. Special Guest Speaker is Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools. He will address the Future of Public Education in our State and how public education budget cuts have affected the schools in Miami-Dade County.

Bring canned goods or non-perishable food items for deserving families in Liberty City for Thanksgiving.

NAACP Branch Meeting, Oct. 24

The Miami-Dade Branch of the NAACP will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, October 24, 2011, 7 pm, in the chapel at the New Birth East Campus, 13230 NW 7th Avenue, Miami.

 

This is a community meeting. You do not have to be a member to attend but your membership is needed so the organization can effectively address issues in the community and support community-building program initiatives.

 

For more information, call the branch office at (305) 685-8694.

 

Congresswoman Wilson Hosts Congressional Black Caucus “For the People” Jobs Initiative

 

Five-City Jobs Tour – Including Back-to-Back Events in Miami – Will Feature Prominent Members of Congress and Over 100 National and Local Employers

Miami-Dade County District 2 Commissioner Jean Monestime to Hold Town Hall Meeting, 8/3

 

Miami-Dade County District 2 Town Hall Meeting
Commissioner Jean Monestime

6 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011
William H. Turner Technical Arts School
10151 NW 19th Avenue
Miami, FL

Meeting is free and open to the public. Spread the word.

For more information, call 305-694-2779 or e-mail district2@miamidade.gov.

Miami Dade Courts' Town Hall Meeting, 8/24/2011

Join a panel of judges from the Miami Dade Courts "Community Connect" at an educational Town Hall Meeting.

Town Hall meetings are free and open to the public. Individuals are encouraged to bring their general questions on child support, landlord/tenant issues, small claims, domestic violence, mortgage foreclosures, juvenile delinquency and traffic and suspended license cases.

Please Note: "Community Connect" Town Hall ...Meetings are educational in nature and are not designed to offer legal advice or discuss pending court cases.

For more information, please visit www.jud11.flcourts.org

Wednesday, August 24, 2011
6:00pm - 8:00pm
City of Miami Gardens City Hall
1515 NW 167th Street, Ste. #200
Miami Gardens, Florida 33169

PLEASE NOTE: Persons with disabilities who need accommodations to participate in the Miami Dade Courts' Town Hall Meeting should contact the Court's ADA Coordinator, Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center, 175 NW 1st Avenue, #2702, Miami, Florida 33128 - 305-349-7175 TDD, email: ADA@jud11.flourts.org as far in advance as possible but preferably at least five working days before the scheduled event. Persons using TDD may contact the Court's ADA Coordinator through the Florida Relay Service, 711.

 

Important PTA Town Hall Meeting, April 2nd

 

PTA TOWN HALL MEETING

 

APRIL 2, 2011

 

 

Everyone is invited to join our town hall meeting featuring

National PTA President Charles J. (Chuck) Saylors

and

Florida PTA President Jean Hovey

as we discuss the state of PTA and the role each of us can play to ensure

 PTA's relevancy to today's families.

 

Booker T. Washington Senior High School

1200 NW 6th Avenue

Miami, FL 33136

 

Reception/Registration - 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Panel discussion will begin promptly at 11:00 am, followed by a question and answer session. 

 

'WE ARE HOMESTEAD' - WEEK OF ACTION AGAINST ARIZONA-STYLE LAWS

Homestead, FL -- In response to thethreat of Arizona-style racial profiling legislation in Florida, WeCount! isorganizing a series of activities from March 19 - 24, 2011 to show a unitedcommunity front against anti-immigrant laws and educate the community about the legislation being considered in Tallahassee.

The week of events kicks off on Saturday, March 19 with a “Women’s and Children’s March” at 5: 00 pm, leaving from the First Methodist Church, located at 622 North Krome Avenue, Homestead, FL. The March ends atLosner Park, 104 North Krome Avenue, Homestead, FL, with a “Cultural Night” at 6:30 pm.

"We Are Homestead" is part of a statewide campaign by the Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC), "We Are Florida" to stop Arizona copycat immigration bills.  FLIC is organizing a demonstration against Arizona-style legislation in Tallahassee on Thursday, March 17.

"These bills would have the same or worse effect as SB 1070 of Arizona," said Jonathan Fried, executive director of WeCount!.  "They would force police to act as immigration agents and increase the profiling of persons because of their race, appearance or accent," he added.  "They would also impose a great economic burden on our local governments with no support from the state."

Other events include:

Tuesday, March 22 at 6:30 pm: “We are One: One Faith, One God, One Cry" -  an Interfaith Service outside the First Methodist Church of Homestead, located at 622 North KromeAvenue, Homestead, FL.

Thursday, March 24 at 7:00 pm: Town Hall Meeting on "Civil Rights and the Threat of Anti-Immigrant Legislation," co-sponsored by the Greater Miami ACLU, at the Everglades Village Community Center, 19308 SW 380th Street, Florida City, FL.  Panelists will include John De Leon, President of the Greater Miami ACLU; Maria Rodriguez, Executive Director of the Florida Immigrant Coalition, and one of the "Trail of Dreams" youth who walked from Miami to Washington, DC, in 2010.

For more information about these events, contact Jonathan Fried at: 305-281-9377 or via email at jonathan@we-count.org

 

Meeting Notice: Board of County Commissioners Public Hearing on the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR)

Please be advised that the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) public hearing on the adoption of the 2010 Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) will be on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 9:30 AM, at the Miami-Dade County Commission Chamber, Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW 1st Street, 2nd Floor, Miami, Florida 33128. The public is invited to attend and participate in the public hearing.

The draft 2010 EAR and other relevant documents, including the Department of Planning and Zoning’s (DP&Z) Proposed Revisions to the Draft 2010 EAR, dated January 10, 2011, are available on the EAR website at http://www.miamidade.gov/planzone/ear2010/eardocuments.asp

For information about the EAR, please contact the Miami-Dade County Department of Planning and Zoning, Metropolitan Planning Section at 111 NW 1st Street, Suite 1220, Miami, Florida 33128-1972; or call (305) 375-2835.