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Surly Voices: Civil Rights are still our fight
This week on Surly Voices, hosts Liz and Donna tackle the modern movements of civil rights, both within the state of Florida and outside. From the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill to the anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the fight for civil rights is far from over. Listen to the full episode here: https://sound.wmnf.org/sound/wmnf_220310_100600_surly1_460.MP3 Bloody Sunday Anniversary… Read more »

“Having A Heart Of Compassion” on Morning Energy
There is a saying that, “No Man Is An Island”. This saying comes from a sermon by the seventeenth-century English author John Donne, and means no one is truly self-sufficient and that we all must rely on each other to survive. However, as profound and truthful as this saying is, relying on each other is… Read more »

Reproductive rights advocates want you to eat tacos and drink beer to support abortion services
A group of reproductive rights advocates is challenging social media to eat tacos and drink beer for charity. The Tampa Bay Abortion Fund launched one of its flagship fundraising events in Safety Harbor this week. LISTEN: It’s called the Taco or Beer Challenge and the rules are simple. “Have fun, eat tacos, have a beer… Read more »

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A Blueprint For Global Action
Robin Broad and John Cavanagh are passionate about their cause. The story they tell in The Water Defenders – How Ordinary People Saved A Country From Corporate Greed tells the inspirational story of a community that took on an international mining corporation at seemingly insurmountable odds and won not one but two historic victories. In… Read more »

A Tampa City Councilmember met with a violent right-wing group Monday night: “We have to stop seeing one another as enemies”
On Monday, Tampa City Council Member Luis Viera met with a local right-wing organization known for supporting violence and attending the Jan. 6 Trump rally in Washington. Viera said he hoped meeting with the Community Patriots would “foster dialogue” and bridge too-wide political gaps. Listen: Viera represents District 7 in Tampa. And while his position… Read more »

Advocates warn Florida’s Parent’s Bill of Rights will have fatal consequence for LGBTQ youth
A bill some fear will compel teachers and counselors to forcibly out LGBTQ students to their families is making another round through the Florida legislature and some fear the consequences could be fatal. With passage in the House Thursday, the Parent’s Bill of Rights is one step closer to becoming law. LISTEN: Kent Marerro of… Read more »

“Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice” on Morning Energy
For decades the fight for civil liberties, civil rights, and social justice have been a mission for many individuals and groups around the world. This fight has resulted in many deaths as well as many victories. In the United States, some of the most important civil liberties and civil rights are guaranteed by the “United… Read more »

St. Pete protesters supporting Breonna Taylor face threats from police supporters and more vehicles after viral video
Before they marched, they prayed. Protesters marched with renewed vigor this week after a grand jury in Kentucky chose to not bring charges against officers who killed Breonna Taylor. Listen: After four straight months of near-daily, peaceful marches, tensions were among the highest they’d been Thursday night. Wednesday, a Tampa Bay Times reporter tweeted a… Read more »

Tampa protestors show support for Jacob Blake, call for police reform
Protesters gathered in Tampa Friday to show support for Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man killed by police in Kenosha Wisconsin last week. Demonstrators gathered to protest ongoing police killings of Black people and violence against protestors. Listen: Dolores Bartels said before this year she’d never been scared to be alive. But as police killings… Read more »