Listen • 1:41 1 of 4 More than 50 people gathered to protest any development of the USF Forest Preserve on Friday evening. / Jessica Meszaros 2 of 4 A Native American site is on the USF Forest Preserve property. / Jessica Meszaros 3 of 4 The group Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society is partnering with Save USF Forest Preserve to fight any development of the 769-acre parcel. / Jessica Meszaros 4 of 4 Students, faculty, and indigenous activists gave speeches along Fletcher Avenue as cars driving by honked in solidarity with the cause. / Jessica Meszaros
University of South Florida students and faculty were joined by indigenous rights activists on Friday to protest the college s inquiry into developing its nature preserve and golf course.
Micanopy Residents Protest Construction Of New Dollar General On Historical Native American Grounds
By Meghan Porterfield
April 7, 2021
A new Dollar General is set to be built on the land that the Battle of Micanopy was fought on during the Second Seminole War. Micanopy residents attended a meeting Tuesday night to protest the construction of the store on Native American grounds.
The meeting between Concept Companies and the town of Micanopy had the building’s design and not location as its focus.
Long-time Micanopy residents, like Aaron Webber, were disappointed with the results of the meeting.
“Sort of the feel that I got after the meeting was it was really just a way to check the box. It was just a requirement from (Alachua County’s) Developmental Review Committee that they actually hold a meeting with the town in good faith to take these design considerations. It just seems like they have their design on paper and, in my opinion, they kind of want to stick to
A small group of protesters rallied in Tampa, Florida, Sunday ahead of the Super Bowl to demand the Kansas City Chiefs change their name and urge fans to stop performing “chop” gestures in the stands.
Protesters gathered outsider the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on Sunday. They were demonstrating over a whole host of different issues from the anti-vaxxers to union workers