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On the 15th of April, pro-Palestine protesters across Turtle Island shut down freeways, bridges, and arms contractors. Thousands more participated in protests from coast to coast. Orlando did not sit out this wave of protests. Answering the call from the … Continue reading →

On the 13th of August, the “Yes on 4” referendum kickoff rally and and march were held at Orlando’s Lake Eola. Some speakers told personal stories about having had abortions they never, ever regretted. Chants of “Yes on 4” rocked … Continue reading →

On the 11th of April, pro-Gaza protesters showed up in force at Valencia College. With them was a woman the college fired for writing “Free Palestine” on a bulletin board. The woman fired for writing “Free Palestine” first on the … Continue reading →

On the evening of 6th of April, activists who have held a great many Palestine protests in Orlando did something a little different. They held an intersectional vigil remembering domestic martyrs killed by police, murdered by fascists, or driven to … Continue reading →

On the 4th of April, the Florida Board of Medicine held yet another hearing about implementing new obstacles to gender affirming care. The agenda items were long, complex consent forms, one with something like 46 boxes to check. The real … Continue reading →

On the 4th of April, abortion rights activists held a “Yes on 4″/Bans Off Our Bodies rally in Lakeland, Florida. The rally lined the road near the Southgate shopping center. With DeSantis’s 6 week abortion ban going into effect MAY … Continue reading →

On the 30th of March, protesters gathered at Mirror Lake in St Peterburg, FL to remember the martyrs of Gaza’s desperate fight to survive Israel’s all-out genocidal attack. US martyr Aaron Bushnell was invoked for his sacrifice that brought so … Continue reading →

Big Critical Mass ride even with a relocation to Lake Highland Park for the next three months. Start time 6:30PM

The intersection of FL 436 and US 92/US 17 north of Orlando has long been known as “Trump Corner” due to MAGA meatheads protesting there. On the 28th of March, pro-Palestine protesters took it over, repurposing this highly visible site … Continue reading →

On the 26th of March, the U$ Supreme Court held oral arguments in a case brought by pro-forced birth doctors challenging the FDA’s approval of mifepristone. Outside the Supreme Court, abortion rights protesters stood their ground against screaming harassment by … Continue reading →