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Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict was a small step toward progress, but organizers say the work to unravel systemic racism and police brutality is just beginning.
Wednesday evening, Pensacola Dream Defenders held a Vigil for Black Lives at Seville Square. Dozens came to the park to hear speakers and look back on the past year of protests sparked by the death of George Floyd.
“The Dream Defenders took the lead making sure there was a grieving space a safe space,” said Hale Morrissette, North Florida organizer for Dream Defenders.
Dream Defenders is planning a vigil for each chapter in Florida. Pensacola had one of the first.
The unanimous decision by the jury is being viewed as a sign of progress by many allies and activists alike around the Sunshine State. Community leaders, organizers and activists all spoke out immediately following the reading of the verdict with their initial thoughts. We can taste justice in America today, said Sarasota activist, mother and Black Lives Matter Manasota board member Sarah Parker. She called the verdict a small victory in a very long battle for racial and social justice. Having justice served in a system that we have little or no faith in, it is surprising, Parker explained. This conviction does remind us why we are in this fight. As a Black woman, with children, sometimes we need that refresher, these moments, to remind us why we re doing this.
HB1: Jim Crow 2.0 – an interview with Jamil Davis
By Devin Cole posted on April 20, 2021
House Bill 1, a bill criminalizing protest in the state of Florida beyond measures that already exist, passed its final Senate committee April 15. It was signed into law April 19 by fascistic Gov. Ron DeSantis, who proposed the bill in September 2020 as a response to the Black Lives Matter uprisings during the summer. This bill makes protesting a felony punishable with up to 15 years in prison, strips away voting rights, protects Confederate statues, denies protesters bail and protects anyone who does bodily harm to protesters, including killing them. HB1 also puts a blanket ban on defunding the police in any way, shape or form across the state.
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