Category: Florida

  • Why Florida is Sinking into the Dark Ages

    Why Florida is Sinking into the Dark Ages

    Broken Florida
    Pixabay

    Eliminating Diversity and Inclusion

    “Tuesday’s announcement was foreshadowed in December when the governor’s office asked all state universities to account for all of their spending on programs and initiatives related to diversity, equity and inclusion or critical race theory.” 1

    Fascism, Burning Books, and Banning What Your Children Read

    “It’s not just the ridiculous “Stop W.O.K.E. Act” or restrictions on discussing issues of gender and sexuality in early grades or last week’s decision not to allow an Advanced Placement African American Studies course to be taught in Florida high schools. Governor Ron DeSantis’s crusade against independent thought is leading to bare bookshelves in classrooms as teachers panic about whether their own classroom libraries violate state law.” 2

  • Catholic Governors Turn Their Backs on Their Faith

    Catholic Governors Turn Their Backs on Their Faith

    Right Wing
    Pixaby

    “Three prominent, right-wing, Catholic governors — Ron DeSantis of Florida, Greg Abbott of Texas, and Doug Ducey of Arizona — have been making headlines for brazenly abusing migrants to score political points. And the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) hasn’t said a word about these shockingly cruel attacks on migrant families.

    Last week, DeSantis tricked at least 50 asylum seekers into boarding a plane to the island of Martha’s Vineyard, MA — leading them to believe that the flight was actually to Boston and cruelly promising them shelter and assistance that didn’t exist. Abbott and Ducey have likewise bused thousands of migrants to northern cities without any plan in place to greet or care for them once they got there.

    These relocation transports by MAGA governors aren’t without tragic — and racist — precedent. During the 1960s, southern segregationists orchestrated “Reverse Freedom Rides,” pushing hundreds of Black citizens to board one-way buses to northern cities and falsely promising them jobs and housing once they got there.

    Catholic social teaching couldn’t be clearer on treating migrants with understanding and respect. The USCCB’s own website states that “we cannot excuse inhumane treatment of certain persons by claiming that their lack of legal status deprives them of rights given by the Creator.”” 3

  • A Small Area of Diversity in a Hate Filled GOP State

    A Small Area of Diversity in a Hate Filled GOP State

  • Phil Ehr

    Phil Ehr [Photo: Phil Ehr for Congress]

    References:

    • Pensacola News Journal, Jim Little, March 14, 2019 – Democrat Phil Ehr files to take another run at Matt Gaetz in 2020

  • Glad.org – Melba Abreu & Beatrice Hernandez

    Melba Abreu & Beatrice Hernandez
    Melba Abreu & Beatrice Hernandez (glad.org)

    Beatrice’s parents left Cuba for the United States before she was born, leaving behind everything to ensure a future of freedom and opportunity for their children. Melba left Cuba in 1979, in search of freedom and prosperity for herself and her future family.

    Fairness, equality, and family are at the heart of their American dream—a dream shaped by their experiences as Cuban-Americans. The opportunity to always be able to provide for one another is central to that dream; yet as citizens they do not understand why the federal government discriminates against their marriage. [1]

    Open the “archive” below to read the full article.

    References:

    1. glad.org, November 2012
    2. archive (PDF)