There are two upcoming events in South Florida you should be aware of. We encourage our members in the area to attend and network with others interested in civil liberties and help spread our message. If there is an event in your area that you would like us to promote, please forward the information to [email protected].
VOTE Restoration Event: (NOTE: The restoration event excludes registrants. Anyone willing to attend SHOULD speak out about the fact that the initiative EXCLUDES murderers and sex offenders).
Human Rights Watch invites you to on August 27th 6pm-8pm for a timely discussion on restoring the right to vote with Desmond Meade, President of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition and Miami native leading a statewide movement to restore voting rights for some 1.4 million Floridians, and Nicole Austin-Hillery, an expert on voting rights and the Executive Director of Human Rights Watch’s U.S. Program.
Moderated by Dave Lawrence Jr.
Monday, August 27th | 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Adrienne Arsht Center | Peacock Foundation Studio
located on the ground floor of the Ziff Ballet Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132
6:00pm: Registration and Cocktail Reception
6:30pm-7:30pm: Discussion and Q&A
7:30pm: Closing reception
Complimentary lite bites and drinks served
The event is free and open to the public, but seats are limited
Please RSVP by August 22. Click or copy to register: https://e-activist.com/page/28262/data/1
Generously co-sponsored by:
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
The Green Family Foundation
Florida Rights Restoration Coalition
ACLU Supreme Court Event:
You’re Invited
Earlier this summer, the Supreme Court’s term came to an end along with the tenure of one of the nation’s most consequential jurists — Anthony M. Kennedy. Interested in how the Supreme Court’s decisions affect your civil liberties? Join our Broward Chapter on Monday, August 13 for a SCOTUS recap and Q&A session. Presentation and Q&A session: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. The 2017 term saw a decisive shift on the bench and the court decided on a range of historic cases that significantly expanded as well as contracted our fundamental rights. We will be joined by Dan Cook, ACLU of Florida and Broward Chapter board member, who will recap the Supreme Court term and its impact on religious liberty, police practices, immigrants’ rights, and many more issues. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. We hope you can join us for this important conversation. RSVP to [email protected] to let us know if you can make it. Refreshments will be provided. See you on August 13 in Pompano Beach.
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Wanted to share this information, this is what makes SO’s look bad and why everyone is lumped in one category:
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — The arrests were made as part of an initiative to combat the distribution and promotion of online sexual exploitation of children.
Those arrested range in age from 14-years-old to 67-years-old.
According to Miami-Dade police, preliminary forensic examination of electronic devices have revealed over 100,000 images and videos of child pornography with victims as young as three to nine months old. Police remind the public behind every picture or video, there’s a victim.
“They figure or because it’s only pictures they figure there’s no victims here,” said Miami-Dade Police Detective Alvaro Zabaleta. “All they’re doing is watching pictures and videos, well those pictures had to come from somewhere and at one point there was a victim or there is a victim.”
During the six-month investigation, detectives served numerous search warrants, subpoenas and preservation letters.
(Miami-Dade Police Department)
“Individuals who are looking at child pornography of a 3 to 9-month-old baby, with explicit acts, sexual acts to a nine-month-old? A 3-month-old? That’s something that’s repulsive. That’s something we can’t tolerate. We definitely need to put a stop to this,” said Detective Zabaleta.
Those arrested are James Abravaya, 57, Dionte Black, 19, Antonio Byrd, 28, James Chatelian, 23, Taylor Dansby, 21, Jorge Gomez-Hernandez, 34, Yenray Pereira, 37, a minor aged 14, Carlos Amasifuen, 18, and Matthew Grenet, 23.
The charges range from Sexual Performance by a Child Possession, Transmission of Material Harmful to Minors, Lewd and Lascivious Battery on a Child, Distribution of Obscene to a Minor, Attempted Sexual Activity with a Specified Minor, Computer Services Certain Uses Prohibited, and Sexual Performance by a Child Promote.
CBS4 spoke to the 14 year old who was arrested.
He’s accused of viewing child porn involving infants as young as 3 months old.
“The allegations are pretty serious that it was some pretty young children,” said CBS 4’s Ted Scouten. “Ya,” the suspect responded.
“Anything you can tell us about that?” Scouten asked. “No comment,” he said.
The arrests were made following a six-month investigation by the Miami-Dade Police Department Special Victims Bureau, Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, along with Homeland Security, the City of Miami Police Department and the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office.
Investigators believe there may be additional victims. If you have any information please contact the Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at (
Such acts are repulsive. But the fact of the matter is that most RSO’s have neither done nor desired to be a part of such acts, even to view such. But then how many of those who have viewed such acts have done so out of curiosity; so much has been made of it.; with no desire to actually participate. But we must also remember that for every vile act against someone there are far ranging victims down the line. In the case of punishment for sex offenses of all categories, there are innocent victims i.e. families of RSO’s and the offenders themselves who may have otherwise been decent people except for an event(s) in their lives that may have triggered out of character action(s). When there is no forgiveness in a punishment system there are many victims beyond the sex offense victim and even that victim can remain a victim for many years as the result of a system that encourages ‘victim hood’. The best outcome for all concerned is to correct the situation that initiated the out-of-character event(s) and then let all move on. A life is a terrible thing to waste especially when it is done unnecessarily and only to reek revenge.
Capt, yes I agree 100%! Not many understand the issues you just brought forth, you worded it perfectly! “The one event”
When will you guys have an event in palm beach county?
These are not OUR events – they are other organization’s events.
Will FAC be sending a rep to Miami for the HRW meeting? Seems like a golden opportunity to voice our concerns over constant exclusion on any relief initiatives and programs while also being lumped in with murderers.
If I hear that sexual assault is a fate worse than death one more time…..THERE IS NO FATE WORSE THAN DEATH!!!
Let me see if I got this correct…the restoration event is not open to registrants…the very people who could add facts to the discussions. Very smart…on the part of those who want to push their agenda with no one to counter it.
NO! The event is open to registrants. The Ballot item excludes registrants.
OK, Got it. Thanks.
Bob Munsey