🦺 De-Escalation + Safety Training

GET ON THE BUS! 🚌 Transportation is being provided to Tallahassee on 4/28 for the redistricting rally with buses leaving from Jacksonville, Orlando/Kissimmee, St. Petersburg, & The Villages. Buses are filling up fast so reserve your seat today!

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Rally with us in Tally on 4/28 to say #NoPartisanMaps 📢🪧

Gear up to combat unconstitutional partisan redistricting by joining our mass action call TONIGHT to prepare for our rally in Tallahassee on 4/20.

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🗺️ Redistricting Mass Action Call
📆 Monday, April 13
⏰ 8 PM - 9 PM EDT

Rally with us in Tally on 4/20 to say #NoParttisanMaps 📢🪧

We condemn the involuntary, unnecessary medical procedures that were forced upon Black pregnant women by the state of Florida. We are calling on legislators to pass bills overturning laws violating the bodily autonomy of people on the basis of their pregnancy.

#ForcedCSection #BodilyAutonomy

🪧 Redistricting Special Session Rally

@voffund.bsky.social is calling upon state governments to ignore & disobey this unjust, illegal order & to commit to protecting the safety & security of our election from the man who attempted to overturn the 2020 election.

#ExecutiveOrder #VoteByMail

We mourn the loss of Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer-Bowen. May she rest in power & peace.

Yesterday SCOTUS ruled that states cannot ban conversion therapy. CT has been proven ineffective & often harmful w side effects including depression, anxiety, substance abuse, & suicidal ideation. We condemn this irresponsible ruling by SCOTUS & urge citizens to speak out against the dangers of CT.

Join us on March 31st in Sarasota for Trans Day of Visibility hosted by Florida Transgender Alliance & Fabulous Arts Foundation. Our Deputy Director, Tsi Day Smyth, will be part of the panel discussion. Come connect, explore community resources, & celebrate together. 🏳️‍⚧️

On Saturday, March 28, 200,478 Floridians showed up to one of the 118 No Kings events across the state to say there are no kings in the USA!

#NoKings #50501Movement #50501Florida

They Didn’t Want to Have C-Sections. A Judge Would Decide How They Gave Birth. Two Florida women had to attend virtual court hearings while in labor to argue for their right to choose their own medical care. As their state pushes to expand some types of medical freedom, it has a...

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✍️ SIGN THE PETITION: bit.ly/UFHealthJustice

In tonight’s live event, The Lever convenes leaders from the No Kings coalition to reflect on what the protests have accomplished and to explore a central question: can mass protest meaningfully constrain presidential power, and what will it take to do so going forward?

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Coalitions don’t work without the chance for everyone to have a seat at the table. Working to build power in the queer community through advocacy is both an honor & a necessity.

#FloridaPolitics #Activism #LGBTQIA #FloridaLegislature #LegislativeSession

This past weekend, our Public Policy Director, Harrison Lundy, engaged in a training & discussion with members & leadership from Impulse Orlando around the importance of legislative session & building power in such an important yet uncomfortable political moment.

Contact Chief of Police Josh Cramer of the Bradenton Police Department to demand that they release the body cam for Willie Bell!

📞 941-932-9357
📧 josh.cramer@bradentonpd.com

#demandaccountability #bradenton #florida #williebell

❌👑 Host Call
Organizing & Absorption: Create A Movement That’s Built To Last
Monday, March 16
7:30PM ET | 4:30PM PT
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#NoKings #50501movement #voffund #organizing #absorption

Thanks to the advocacy of our community & members, we were able to make sure some of the most dangerous bills of this legislative session didn’t make it to the Governor’s desk.

#FloridaLegislature #FloridaPolitics #FloridaLegislativeSession #Florida #SineDie

Join 50501 on March 5th for a mass call for a discussion about how everyday people are fighting back against the Trump administration's plans for warehouse concentration camps across America.
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This year, we honor the North Stars who lit the way for those who dreamed freedom into being & refused to surrender their vision of justice. We’re uplifting the Black champions of today & tomorrow, across Florida & beyond, those who are doing the work & becoming someone’s North Star in real time. 🖤

Today, we celebrate Angela Y. Davis, who is currently 82 years old, as part of our North Star & Rising Star series for Black History Month.

Angela Davis remains a living blueprint: how to move with principle, how to stay rooted, & how to pass the playbook to everyone ready to learn.

#AngelaDavis

In our last post, we honored North Star, Angela Davis. Today, @voffund.bsky.social uplifts the work of Rising Stars, Kim Bonny & Zaire Kekahuna-Samedi. These powerful Black women are leading the Southwest Florida fight for representation & transformative justice.

#BlackHistoryMonth #RisingStars

Today, we celebrate Harriet Rayner, a 20th-century civil rights activist who fought for desegregation, racial justice, and financial workspace equality in Florida.

#BlackHistoryMonth #NorthStar #HarrietRayner

In our last post, we honored North Star, Harriet Rayner. Today, @voffund.bsky.social uplifts the work of Rising Stars, Michele Rayner, Angie Nixon, & Ashley Gantt. These 3 FL State Representatives carry on her legacy as advocates for racial justice & workers’ rights.

#BlackHistoryMonth #RisingStars

Marsha P. Johnson was a foundational part of the trans rights movement. She was a pivotal figure in the Stonewall Riots in the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights. More than 30 years after her passing, her legacy lives on, as her work continues to guide future generations of civil & LGBTQIA+ rights advocacy.

In our last BHM post we honored North Star Marsha P Johnson for uplifting civil & LGBTQIA+ rights. Today we uplift her corresponding Rising Stars Delilah Amilcar Pierre, Empress & Shea Cutliff. These three trans women carry on her legacy as advocates for queer & trans rights across Florida & beyond.