Floridians Awake the State on First Day of Session
As the 2018 legislative session kicked off, advocates gathered at The
"After nearly eight years in power, Gov.
The capital city event was part of a series of statewide actions and events promoting a just state budget, and pushing back against the failed economic policies of the previous eight years under Gov.
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In addition to economic and budgetary issues, Awake The State organizers and activists highlighted several other areas of concern this legislative session:
* Health Care:
* Environment:
* Education:
* Immigration: Anti-immigrant legislators are promoting legislation that would escalate unjust, counterproductive immigration policies that tear families apart. These measures would undermine public safety, our economy and the very principles - diversity, aspiration, inclusion - that define us as Americans.
* Reproductive Rights:
"For years this governor and his legislative allies have diverted funding intended for land and water conservation, denied the urgent need to address climate change, and stood in the way of a fracking ban," said
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"We will vigorously oppose efforts by anti-immigrant legislators to impose unjust, counterproductive immigration policies designed to punish communities that protect immigrants and their families from unjust immigration policies," said
"It's time to Awake The State and recognize that a woman's experience having an abortion should be supportive, affordable, available in her community, and without shame or stigma," said
Awake The State started as a Facebook page that quickly grew to thousands strong, resulting in 30 rallies in cities across the state in March of 2011. The Awake The State movement provides a platform for everyday Floridians to make their voices heard and push back against
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