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SUMMARY:Bus Ride to Vigil at Everglades Detention Center ("Alligator Alcatraz")
DESCRIPTION:Sign up for a seat on the bus\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters St. Petersburg Area is taking a lead organizing role for the weekly vigil outside of the Everglades Detention Facility (cruelly nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz”) on Sunday\, June 14 from 4:00-5:00pm. This is a peaceful gathering with a strict agreement to not engage with any counter-protesters.  \n\n\n\nRound-trip coach bus transport from Pinellas generously underwritten by The Workers Circle. If you are able to contribute\, please donate to their bus fund here (suggested donation is $30):  https://secure.actblue.com/donate/twc-alligator-alcatraz-buses. \n\n\n\n– Depart from Allendale United Methodist at 11:30am (3803 Haines Rd N\, St. Petersburg\, FL) \n\n\n\n– Arrive at Everglades Detention Facility by 3:30pm (Mile marker 48 on US Route 41 in Ochopee\, FL) \n\n\n\n– Vigil from 4:00-5:00pm \n\n\n\n– Bus will depart following the vigil\, arriving back in Pinellas ~9:00pm \n\n\n\n– A restroom is available on the bus \n\n\n\n– You may bring chairs/umbrellas for shade during the vigil \n\n\n\n– There is storage space underneath the bus for chairs\, umbrellas\, banners\, signs\, etc. \n\n\n\n– If you are bringing signs\, please ensure they are non-partisan \n\n\n\n– Bring your own snacks\, meals\, drinks\, and provisions for the bus ride \n\n\n\n– Please bring ample water\, sunscreen\, and bug spray \n\n\n\nAs seats are limited\, and we want to have as many people as we can\, we are requiring an RSVP. \n\n\n\nEACH PERSON MUST RSVP FOR THEMSELVES TO SECURE THEIR SEAT. If you are under the age of 18\, you must have a parent or guardian with you. \n\n\n\nIf you RSVP and suddenly not be able to make it\, please email organizer@fl-interfaith.org so that we may give your seat to someone on the waitlist. \n\n\n\n** While there have been notices indicating that the detention camp may be winding down operations in June\, this has not yet been confirmed. Until the entire operation is fully shut down\, Workers Circle\, Florida Interfaith Coalition\, tribal members\, families of detained individuals\, and partner organizations will continue holding vigils outside the camp. **
URL:https://lwvspa.org/event/bus-ride-to-vigil-at-everglades-detention-center-alligator-alcatraz-2/
LOCATION:Florida
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SUMMARY:Vigil for Immigrant Justice
DESCRIPTION:The Pinellas/Hillsborough Interfaith Coalition\, LWVSPA\, and our allies host a peaceful Freedom Vigil to stand in solidarity with immigrant families and demand an end to the detention and deportation of our nonviolent\, law-abiding immigrant community neighbors\, siblings\, and friends. These vigils shine a light on the erosion of due process and the rise of authoritarian overreach. We pray for family reunification and justice for all immigrants. Together\, we affirm that justice\, compassion\, and the rule of law must apply to everyone—regardless of immigration status. \n\n\n\nDetails: \n\n\n\nSundays 5-6 pm \n\n\n\nPinellas County Courthouse14250 49th Street N (corner of 144 Ave N & 49th St N)Clearwater\, FL 33762 \n\n\n\nRegister:https://flic.fyi/727vigil
URL:https://lwvspa.org/event/vigil-for-immigrant-justice-3/2026-06-14/
LOCATION:Pinellas County Courthouse\, 14450 49th Street N\, Clearwater\, Florida\, 33762\, United States
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SUMMARY:Communications Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The LWVSPA Communications Committee meets monthly via Zoom. Email office@lwvspa.org for the link if you’d like to get involved.
URL:https://lwvspa.org/event/communications-committee-meeting-2/2026-06-16/
LOCATION:Florida
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260616T180000
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SUMMARY:New Member Orientation
DESCRIPTION:As one of the most active advocacy and policy education groups in Pinellas County\, our League’s current issues include voter engagement\, education\, and protection; reproductive rights; public schools/education; the National Popular Vote; redevelopment of the Historic Gas Plant District; immigrant rights; expansion of Early Voting sites; and opposing mid-decade redistricting. \n\n\n\nThis Orientation is designed to orient folks who are curious about the League\, as well as those who’ve been members for less than a year. \n\n\n\nOur aim is for everyone to find what interests them and get involved expediently. \n\n\n\nWe will meet in the Chapel at Allendale UMC. Park in the Haines Road parking lot and enter through the West side of the building. \n\n\n\n\n\n		RSVP Here
URL:https://lwvspa.org/event/new-member-orientation-7/
LOCATION:Allendale UMC\, 3803 Haines Road North\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33703\, United States
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SUMMARY:Voter Services Voter Registration Training - LWVSPA Members Only
DESCRIPTION:Amy Keith will lead us through Voter Registration training\, LWVSPA practices\, and key facts needed to pass the LWVFL Quiz. LWVSPA members who are interested in Voter Services must pass this quiz to be certified to table at events. For our seasoned volunteers\, LWVFL is not requiring everyone to retake the quiz\, but join us anyway to share your experience! \n\n\n\nTraining takes 60-70 minutes plus Q&A. \n\n\n\nREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED – LWVSPA members only. \n\n\n\n\n\n		Register Here
URL:https://lwvspa.org/event/voter-services-voter-registration-training-lwvspa-members-only-3/
LOCATION:Florida
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SUMMARY:6th Judicial Circuit Candidate Forum - Zoom
DESCRIPTION:RSVP for Zoom Forum Here\n\n\n\n\nThe Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association (TBTLA) is excited to announce our upcoming Judicial Candidate Forums\, featuring judicial candidates in the Tampa Bay area. The events are being co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Hillsborough and Pasco Counties\, the League of Women Voters of North Pinellas County\, the League of Women Voters of the St. Petersburg Area\, the League of Women Voters of Polk County\, and the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Trial & Litigation Section. \n\n\n\nPlease join us on June 18th at 12:00 p.m. via Zoom to hear candidates for the 6th judicial circuit. After brief opening remarks from our sponsors at each event\, the judicial candidates will have the opportunity to discuss their candidacy and field questions from the audience. A moderator from TBTLA will guide the discussion. Since the events will take place via Zoom\, we just ask that if you are able\, to keep your camera on during the event so that the candidates can see the participants. We look forward to seeing you on June 18th! \n\n\n\nParticipating Candidates: \n\n\n\n6th Circuit/Group 39: Elizabeth “Liz” Constantine \n\n\n\n6th Circuit/Group 44: Oxalis Garcia; Elizabeth “Liz” Jack \n\n\n\n6th Circuit/Pinellas County: Nick Fiorentino; Zachariah Wade
URL:https://lwvspa.org/event/6th-judicial-circuit-candidate-forum-zoom/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom
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SUMMARY:Candidate Forum: US House Dist 16 Democrats - Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Recent redistricting has significantly reshaped Congressional District 16\, adding the southern tip of St. Petersburg\, all of Manatee\, DeSoto and Hardee Counties\, and part of Sarasota County. The League has been working diligently to reach voters in these newly added areas to ensure that all voters have access to reliable\, nonpartisan information. \n\n\n\nDemocrat candidates for US House D-16 will answer questions developed by the League of Women Voters of Manatee County\, along with questions submitted at least one week before the forum. If you have a question you’d like considered\, please send it\, as well as which candidate forum the question is for\, to info@lwvmanatee.org. \n\n\n\n[The candidate forum for Republican candidates for US House D-16 will be Thursday\, July 9 at 4pm. More info here.]
URL:https://lwvspa.org/event/candidate-forum-us-house-dist-16-democrats/
LOCATION:Florida
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260618T180000
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SUMMARY:City of St. Petersburg Mayoral Candidate Forum (RSVP Required)
DESCRIPTION:Candidates for Mayor of the City of St. Petersburg will appear at a candidate forum on Thursday\, June 18\, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.  \n\n\n\nThe forum will take place at the SPC Gibbs Campus Music Center\, located at 6605 5th Ave. N.\, St. Petersburg FL 33710. Parking is free. Doors will open at 5:00 p.m. \n\n\n\nHosted by the League of Women Voters of the St. Petersburg Area and co-sponsored by Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists\, SPC’s Center for Civic Learning & Community Engagement\, CONA St. Pete (Council of Neighborhood Associations)\, Interfaith Tampa Bay and the Pinellas County Urban League.  \n\n\n\nDue to expected attendance\, registration is required and will be limited to 230 attendees. \n\n\n\n\n\n		RSVP Here\n\n\n\n\nThe candidate forum will give voters an opportunity to hear directly from candidates about the issues that matter most to the St. Petersburg community ahead of the election scheduled for August 18\, 2026. Voters are invited to submit questions both in advance of the forum and during the event. Submit questions ahead of time here. \n\n\n\nDr. Tara Newsom\, SPC faculty and Director of the Center for Civic Learning and Community Engagement\, will introduce the candidates\, and Trevor Pettiford\, Veteran Journalist and member of the TBABJ\, will guide the discussion. \n\n\n\nAll candidate forums sponsored by the League of Women Voters follow a nonpartisan\, unbiased\, and impartial format\, in keeping with League principles. \n\n\n\nThe forum is free and open to the public. The forum will be recorded by the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists and the accredited Press. No other recordings will be allowed.  \n\n\n\nView the livestream here: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more information\, please email office@lwvspa.org.
URL:https://lwvspa.org/event/city-of-st-petersburg-mayoral-candidate-forum/
LOCATION:SPC Gibbs Campus Music Center (MC)\, 6605 5th Ave. N\, St. Petersburg\, Florida\, 33710\, United States
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