Learn more and gain talking points about two important November 5 Florida ballot amendments. This virtual event will be on September 12, 2024 from 7-8:30 pm ET. Register now!

Amendment 1 would make school board elections partisan, putting politics over students.

Rosemary Nilles – Vice President and Education Chair for League of Women Voters of Citrus County. Rosemary is a retired educator and school administrator who is a subject-matter expert on school boards.

Andrew Spar - President of the Florida Education Association (FEA), the state’s largest association of professional employees. Andrew led his county’s teacher’s union for 15 years when he was an educator.

Amendment 4 would restore women’s reproductive decisions in concert with qualified clinicians.

Cecile M. Scoon – current co-president and former president of League of Women Voters Florida. Cecile is a civil rights attorney and former Air Force JAG officer.

Nora Viñas – deputy communications director for Floridians Protecting Freedom. Nora has worked extensively on voter registration and increasing engagement among marginalized communities.

       Want to make a difference in the November elections?

Join SWFL Floridians for Democracy for a major postcarding event.

NO on Amendment 1 and YES on Amendment 4.

Cards, stamps, pens, refreshments, sample messages and lots of fun will all be provided.

September 21 from 2-4pm

UU Congregation of Fort Myers, 13411 Shire Lane, off Daniels Parkway, Fort Myers, FL 33912

Register here: info@floridiansfordemocracy.org

Another way to do your part for democracy is to help spread the word.

Floridians for Democracy has a new FFD Facebook page. Please follow the page and like and share posts. This helps expand our reach. We need to get to as many No Party Affiliates and undecided voters as possible! Why not do it right now?!?

As a reminder, Floridians for Democracy Institute is a partnering organization with FFD and has its own Facebook and Instagram accounts and different content. Check them out!

Join us in-person in Naples OR virtually. Either way, you won't want to miss it!

In-Person doors open at 1 p.m. Program begins at 2 p.m.

Keynote presenter Rick Wilson, co-founder of The Lincoln Project and Florida native, will join us virtually. He will share his thoughts 30 days before the November elections. Email questions for Rick in advance to info@floridiansfordemocracy.org.

Florida is a laboratory for Project 2025. If you don't believe it, you will hear examples of emerging fascism in Florida. David Silverberg, author of The Paradise Progressive blog, and Dr. Dale Anderson, founder of Choose Democracy, will be in-person in Naples to provide alarming examples already in place in Collier and Sarasota Counties. Yes, Florida is The Canary in the Democracy Coal Mine!

In-person: Join Floridians for Democracy, Collier Freedom and the UU Congregation of Naples for snacks, tabling and socializing beginning at 1 p.m.

• Location: UU Congregation, 6340 Napa Woods Way, Naples, FL 34116
• In-Person Registration: email info@FloridiansForDemocracy.org.

Virtual: The virtual program will be from 2 - 3:30 p.m.

• Virtual Registration Here

Organizing Partners: Floridians for Democracy and Collier Freedom

Program Partners: The Lincoln Project; Florida Veterans for Common Sense; Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Greater Naples; Choose Democracy; The Paradise Progressive

HELP SAVE AND PROTECT DEMOCRACY

PEN Workshop: Fighting Disinformation

Virtual, Sept. 5, 6-7pm

As we move closer to the 2024 presidential election, and with the rapid expansion of tools such as generative AI, the threat that false information poses to communities is greater than ever before. You have a role to play in building your community’s resilience. This free workshop, September 5 from 6-7 pm ET, will help empower you to be an effective messenger in your own community. In one hour you can gain even greater awareness.

International Day of Democracy was created by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007 to promote and uphold the principles of democracy. “A universal value based on the freely-expressed will of people to determine their own political, economic, social and cultural systems, and their full participation in all aspects of life.”

Celebrate it by making sure you haven't been purged from the polls. To check your voting status, go to your county Supervisor of Election site or vote.gov. Remember: The National Motor Voter Act says you can’t be removed from the voter rolls closer than 90 days from the election. Check out the "links" above in blue!

Floridians for Democracy Institute (FFDI) is a 501c3 organization with charitable and educational purposes which provides education and awareness of the risks to freedoms in Florida. FFDI does not support or oppose any candidates for political office.