Awake the State Palm Beach County and Gainesville Rallies

The progressive organization Awake the State is during a rally in Palm Beach County for the start of the Florida legislative session.

Description: Join us to send an important message to Gov. Scott and his allies in the Tea Party-controlled Legislature that we, the grassroots, are AWAKE and speaking out—calling for budget that invests in restoring the middle class, not more corporate giveaways!

WHERE: Palm Beach County

John Prince Park (pending permit) 2700 6th Ave S

Lake Worth, FL 33461

WHEN: Tuesday, March 4, 5:00 PM

Awake the State will also hold a protest rally that day at the office of Republican State Rep. Keith Perry.

WHERE: Representative Keith Perry's Office - 2440 Southwest 76th Street Gainesville, FL

TIME: Time4:30pm until 7:00pm

Awake Tampa

The Awake Tampa rally will be held downtown tomorrow. The rally is to mark the one-year anniversary of Rick Scott's election to office.

Time: Tuesday, November 1 · 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Location: Joe Chillura Courthouse Square
Corner of Morgan, Kennedy, Pierce & Madison, Downtown Tampa
Tampa, FL

The ACLU will give protesters legal advise. This is good considering many Occupy Tampa protesters will likely attend the rally. The bad news is Alex Sink will be the keynote speaker. Sink spent her career as a banker. I doubt she has little of value to say to the Occupy crowd. The fact that Sink would hold her nose and speak at such an event means she is running for governor in 2014. I have started the Stop Alex Sink campaign to make sure Sink never runs for statewide office again. If Sink is the Democratic nominee then expect Scott to win a second term.

Anti-Tea Party Protest at Fairgrounds

There will be an anti-tea party protest at the Florida State Fairgrounds on Monday September 12, 2011 at 6 p.m.

Bishop Tavis Grant, who is the national field director for Rev. Jesse Jackson, is scheduled to speak at the 6 p.m. rally, along with representatives from Awake The State, the Black Democratic Caucus “and representatives from various progressive groups.”

The protest is the coincide the the Republican presidential debate and the presence of the Tea Party Express at the Fairground. The progressive protest is being called a "Rally of Conscience."

The organizers of the protest want Republicans "wedge issues" and "divisive rhetoric." That isn't going to happen. Republicans would have a hard time getting elected without God, guns, gay marriage and abortion. Imagine Republicans running strictly on the neoconservative foreign policy that got the United States into Iraq. How about Republicans running on the deregulation platform that resulted in the bailout. Republicans would be left with the very wealthy and there aren't enough of those voters to win national elections.

Quote of the Day

"I support unions and I support the idea that everybody pay their fair share."

Stephen King, author and former teacher.

King participated at a Awake the State rally in Sarasota. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports that Awake the State protesters outnumbered tea partiers 10 to 1.

Bonus quote from King.

"Maybe my next horror novel will star Rick Scott," King told the cheering crowd.

Awake the State Rally on Tuesday

This Tuesday, there will be an Awake the State rally at Lykes Gaslight Park. Several Tampa area unions are sponsors of the event.

SIGN WAVING & MARCH at 4 PM

Corner of Kennedy Blvd and Willow St
(Next to Wal~Mart Dist: 1mi)

RALLY AT 5 PM Lykes Gaslight Park
Downtown Tampa, corner of Kennedy Blvd. and Tampa St.

Awake the State Update

The Awake the State web site is officially online. The homepage contains information on where rallies will be held in Florida.

Tampa Rallies

Where: Lykes Gaslight Park
Tampa, FL 33602
When: March 8, 2011
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Where: Florida 580 & N McMullen Booth Rd
Clearwater, FL 33761
When: March 8, 2011
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Orlando Rally

Where: 820 Virginia Drive
Orlando, FL 32803
When: March 8, 2011
4:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Awake the State

There is an online Facebook movement that started in Rick Scott's rejection of federal high-speed rail funding.

Awake The State

Ethically challenged Senate President Mike Haridopolos (aka "Dirty Hari") is supporting Gov. Scott's reckless decision to reject $2.4 billion in federal high speed rail funding which could cost Florida thousands of jobs. This is another reason why it's time to Awake The State, balance Florida's budget responsibly, and get our state on the right track. Click "like" if you agree and tell your friends about this page.

Details are sketchy and I am not sure who started the Facebook page. You can contact Awake the State at info@awakethestate.com.