Voices of Florida

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.
bit.ly/march5masscall

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.

Dr. Dorothy L. Brown was a surgeon & legislator. She became the first Black woman to win a TN General Assembly seat, where she fought for civil rights & abortion rights. Her lifelong commitment to healthcare reform inspired countless others to continue the fight for reproductive access in the US.

In our last post, we honored Dr. Dorothy L. Brown for her work in fighting for abortion rights. Today, we honor her Rising Stars: Michelle Grimsley Shindano, Dawnyelle Singleton, Trenece Robertson, Natasha Sutherland, Paris Hatcher, Rhiannon Carnes, Jamarah Amani, Ciné Swain-Julien, & Guerdy Remy.

Reverend Addie L. Wyatt was a labor leader, a minister, a civil rights organizer, &, in 1975, was one of the first Black women named Women of the Year by TIME Magazine.

#BlackHistoryMonth #NorthStar

In our last BHM post, we honored North Star, Rev. Addie L. Wyatt, for her work as a labor rights & civil rights organizer. Today, we honor our Labor Rising Stars, Roxey Nelson & Coy Jones, from Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

#BlackHistoryMonth #RisingStars

Mamie Till-Mobley was a civil rights activist, a teacher, & the mother of Emmett Till. After Emmett’s murder, she advocated against white supremacy & for racial justice, before returning to school to become a teacher. There, she continued her work as an activist, advocating for children in poverty.

In our last BHM post, we honored North Star, Mamie Till-Mobley, for her work as a civil rights & anti-police brutality advocate. Today, we honor our Social Justice Rising Stars, Deanna Joseph & Tracey Washington.

#BlackHistoryMonth #RisingStars

🚨 URGENT: Contact your reps TODAY & urge them to stop the revival of SB 1632 & SB 1634:
actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...

#FloridaLegislature #FloridaPolitics #FloridaTakesAction #FloridaLegislativeSession

Agenda for Wed, 2/18:
* HB 299
* SB 174
* SB 1334
* SB 1072
* SB 1632
* SB 1634
* SB 86

#FloridaLegislature #FloridaPolitics #FloridaTakesAction #FloridaLegislativeSession

We are gearing up for another week at legislative session! Attacks against marginalized & everyday Floridians are becoming a bigger priority than serving our state & communities. We are ready to say NO to legislation that attacks & divides, rather than addresses the needs of Floridians. 2/2

We are gearing up for another week at legislative session! Attacks against marginalized & everyday Floridians are becoming a bigger priority than serving our state & communities. We are ready to say NO to legislation that attacks & divides, rather than addresses the needs of Floridians. 1/2

HB173 could restrict teens’ access to critical treatment for STI infections, unintended pregnancies, & more without the consent of a parent or guardian. Young people without supportive parents are also left without informed consent or aftercare. Call your reps & urge them to vote NO on HB173. #HB173

The Senate version of this bill has its next stop in the Rules committee before it makes it to the senate floor.

This could put victims of DV, their allies, & providers at risk for civil liability lawsuits. Advocates & first-hand victims of SA came to speak out against the bill, but instead of listening, legislators brushed off their concerns, spread medical misinformation, & voted to advance this bill.

SB 164 has the potential to impact patients seeking reproductive care by classifying embryos and fetuses as fully grown humans in Florida statute.

#FloridaLegislature #FloridaPolitics #FloridaTakesAction #FloridaLegislativeSession #SB164

🪧 Rally for Repro Freedom at the FL Capitol
📆 Thu, Feb 12
⏰ 10 AM - 12 PM ET
📍 Florida Capitol Steps
🔗 ppfla.org/repro-rally

Join advocates from across FL on 2/12 to demand that our reproductive rights be protected & lawmakers pass the Reproductive Freedom Act now!

#ReproFreedom #RallyInTally

Contact your reps NOW!

#Florida #FloridaPolitics #FloridaLegislature #LegislativeSession #Abortion #ReproductiveFreedom #Education #SchoolBoard

🚨 Legislative Alert: Call To Action

We need boots on the ground at the FL State Capitol in Tallahassee on Wed 1/28! 2 bad bills will be heard—an attack on our students’ safety & access in school and an attack on patients seeking reproductive care. Join us at the Capitol this Wed at 3pm!

🦺 De-Escalation + Safety Training
📅 Fri, Jan 9
⏰ 5 PM PT | 8 PM ET
🔗 Register: bit.ly/voffund010926

Join @voffund.bsky.social for our De-Escalation + Safety Training—a webinar session designed to strengthen skills for identifying safety risks during actions & how to de-escalate volatile situations.

A Legal Observer in Minneapolis was shot and killed this morning by an ICE agent.

We condemn all authoritarian actions, including those of President Maduro and President Trump.

We send wishes of peace and progress for the people of Venezuela.

#venezuela

Florida Legislative Session starts January 13th and ends March 13th. Show up. Stand up. Speak up.

#FlLegislativeSession #FloridaLegislature #FloridaPolitics

Happy New Year from @voicesofflorida.bsky.social ! #hny2026