Sierra Club Suwannee-St. Johns Group has sent the following important information. Try to attend one of these and take some friends. We must get the word out. Many supporters of solar read the deceptive ballot and vote the wrong way. VOTE NO on Amendment 1!
WE NEED YOU in GAINESVILLE!!! or find another location in the state of Florida near you at the bottom of this email.
Join us! Bring your signs, bring your friends, neighbors, co-workers and family to a Solar Rally at the Supervisor of Elections offices at 515 N. Main Street in downtown Gainesville, FL, Thursday, November 3rd, at 11:30 am
This is an important vote “no” campaign to stop a terrible utility backed constitutional amendment.
see location here at 515 N. Main Street, Gainesville, FL. plan to find a parking spot in the neighborhood here.
https://vimeo.com/189799341
Gainesville
Supervisor of Elections of Alachua County
11:30 a.m.
515 N Main St, Gainesville, FL 32601
Contact: Barry Jacobson (Solar Impact, Inc.), 352-281-5946, info@solarimpact.com
These are the Gainesville speakers we have confirmed:
1. Barry Jacobson, Solar Impacts, Inc.
2. Ken Cornell, Alachua County Commissioner
3. Rich Blaser, Co-Owner of Infinite Energy, Inc.
** PRESS ADVISORY **
WILDLY DIFFERENT VOICES, SAME MESSAGE, SAME DAY:
VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT 1
Who: Elected officials, solar business owners, consumer advocates, environmentalists, solar energy customers, educators, religious leaders, and concerned voters – all fierce opponents of the anti-solar Amendment 1. See: http://www.flsolarchoice.org/who-opposes-amendment-1/
When: Thursday, November 3, 2016
What: Floridians from all walks of life, of every political stripe from the Tea Party to the Green Party, will gather together for simultaneous events in a dozen cities across Florida to send a clear message to Florida voters: “Vote no on Amendment 1.”
Where: Early voting locations in Ft. Myers, Gainesville, Hollywood, Jacksonville, Melbourne, Miami, Orlando, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach.
*There will be visuals
Live somewhere else in Florida try these statewide locations to rally against this bad Constitutional Amendment.
Event Locations and Contacts
Ft. Myers
Schandler Park
11:30 am
419 Royal Palm Park Road, Fort Myers, FL 33905
Contact: Clifford Mitchem (Clean Renewable Energy Worldwide), 239-218-1354, crewswflsolar@gmail.com
Gainesville
Supervisor of Elections of Alachua County
11:30 a.m.
515 N Main St, Gainesville, FL 32601
Contact: Barry Jacobson (Solar Impact, Inc.), 352-281-5946, info@solarimpact.com
Hollywood
Hollywood Branch Library
3 p.m.
2600 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, FL 33020
Contact: Paul Farren (The Energy Store), 954-662-2639, paul@energystore-usa.com
Miami
Stephen P. Clark Government Center
3 p.m.
111 NW 1ST Street, Miami, FL 33128
Contacts: Raul Vergara (Cutler Bay Solar Solutions), 786-457-5958, Raul@cutlerbaysolarsolutions.com;
Zelalem Adefris (Catalyst Miami), 651-785-5098, zelalema@catalystmiami.org
Orlando
Across the street from the Supervisor of Elections Office
11:30 a.m.
130 W. Kaley St., Orlando, 325806
Contacts: Marty Sullivan (League of Women Voters Orange County), 407-484-0112, NatResLWVOC@cfl.rr.com; Athena Montes (Organize Now), 407-267-4266, Athena@organizeflorida.org
Sarasota
Corner of Ringling Blvd and U.S. 301
11:30 a.m.
101 S. Washington Boulevard (U. S. 301), Sarasota, FL 34236
Contact: Bill Johnson (Brilliant Harvest), 941-359-3700, Bill@BrilliantHarvest.com
St. Petersburg
St Petersburg City Hall – front steps
12 p.m.
175 5th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Contact: Frank Jackalone (Sierra Club), 727-804-1317, frank.jackalone@sierraclub.org;
Tallahassee
Leon County Courthouse – outside on front courtyard
11:30 a.m.
301 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Contacts: Kim Ross (Rethink Energy Florida), 850-888-2565, kim@rethinkenergyflorida.org
Jonathon Webber (Florida Conservation Voters), 954-593-4449, jwebber@fcvoters.org
Tampa
The Straz Center (on Riverwalk behind)
3 p.m.
1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa, Florida 33602
Contact: Kent Bailey (Sierra Club), 813-727-1202, kent.bailey@florida.sierraclub.org
Titusville
Residential rooftop solar array
11:30 a.m.
612 Indian River Avenue, Titusville, FL 32796 (2 houses south of City Hall)
Contact: Phil Stasik (Space Coast Progressive Alliance), 321-223-9007, stasik@cfl.rr.com
West Palm Beach
City Dock at Clematis Street
Time: TBD
401 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Contact: Jennifer Rennicks (Floridians for Solar Choice), 754-307-7451, jennifer@flsolarchoice.org
Jacksonville
TBD
