After getting this book removed from a Florida high school, the pro-Desantis group Moms for Liberty has targeted 250 more books in Indian River County schools to be banned.
On Monday evening, April 3, just hours after the Florida Senate passed SB 300, the Near Total Abortion Ban Bill, a group of reproductive freedom supporters gathered to sit and hold hands in a circle outside Tallahassee City Hall for a peaceful demonstration in support of abortion rights.
New laws pushed for and signed by Gov. DeSantis have us on track to be #1 in the nation for number of books banned in public schools.
The March For Our Lives movement turns five this week. Born out of the tragic school shooting in Parkland, Florida, March For Our Lives is a courageous youth-led movement dedicated to ending the epidemic of gun violence.
According to the anti-gun violence group Giffords, Florida averages one gun death every three hours and a child gets shot every 17 hours. Yet despite the epidemic of gun violence in our state, Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies in the state Legislature are pushing a “permitless carry” bill that would allow individuals to carry loaded, concealed handguns in public areas without first going through a commonsense background check or any training.
Gov. DeSantis called Florida’s public school book bans a “Hoax!” – It’s not. We’re 2nd in the nation for the # of banned books.
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis delivered his State of the State address to kick off Florida’s 2023 legislative session.
Throughout his time as a politician, Governor Ron DeSantis has shown a strong desire to raise taxes on working families and seniors, while providing massive tax breaks and handouts to the wealthy and corporate elite.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is out to destroy free speech in Florida. Duval County substitute teacher Brian Covey was recently fired simply for sharing a video of empty bookshelves in his classroom to draw attention to the relentless censorship of books under the DeSantis administration.
“If I weren’t living through it, I wouldn’t believe it’s happening.” – a Florida parent and teacher.¹
