You're invited to come hear Diane Roberts
speak on the state of affairs (or lack thereof) regarding growth in Florida and the Panhandle on either Wednesday July 11th, 6:30PM CDT in the private dining room of Gulf Coast Community College (in the student union) at Panama City (US 98 West near the Hathaway Bridge in Bay County) or Wednesday July 18th at 7PM EDT at the Wakulla Springs Lodge in Wakulla Springs State Park (off of SR 61 coming from Tallahassee).
Having been termed Florida's Molly Ivins by some, Roberts is an eighth-generation Floridian who is Professor of English at Florida State University in Tallahassee. She has been a commentator for NPR since 1993, starting out at Weekend All Things Considered then moving to Weekend Edition Sunday in 1996 as well as for Florida Public Radio. She has been an editorial writer and is a political columnist for The St. Petersburg Times in Florida and makes documentaries for BBC Radio in London. She has written op-ed pieces for The New York Times, The New Republic, and The Times of London. She is the author of three books, including Dream State (Free Press, 2004), a history of Florida through her strange and varied family. Roberts' kinfolk include Civil War soldiers, moonshiners, plantation owners, bus drivers, swamp lawyers and party fixers. Her cousin Governor Napoleon Bonaparte Broward wanted to drain the Everglades, and her cousin Clayton Roberts was director of the division of elections during the presidential vote recount imbroglio of 2000.
The minimum contribution for this event (which includes dinner) is $70 individual/$130 couple (advance purchase) and $80 individual/$150 couple the day of/at the door. A check or money order should be sent to PCC at P.O. Box 6683, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-6683. These monies are not tax deductible and will be used by PCC to defray their legal (and future other) expenses they have incurred (and will incur) to achieve their purpose in providing citizen oversight of the development process to ensure fiscal, ethical and environmental accountability and to safeguard the cultural heritage of the Florida Panhandle. PCC, through their aggressive grassroots advocacy, political involvement and litigation over the past 5 years, has worked to ensure that overdevelopment either does not occur and/or is minimized and people who contribute are welcome to join as members.
For further information, please contact John Hedrick, Chair at either the above address, 850-339-5462
or johnhedrick13@yahoo.com .