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Because we are the new majority, together we rise
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Florida Rising Weekly Newsletter
JULY IS DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH!
Disability Pride Month marks the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), signed into law in 1990, and celebrates disability as an identity by highlighting and sharing the experiences of the disabled community.
The month is a chance to share joy and pride that disabled people bring to their communities. Around 15% of the population is disabled, and this is a chance to educate people on how proud disabled people are of their identities, and how awareness and acceptance of disability will lead the way towards equity. However, this month is an important opportunity to call out how much needs to be done to make the world a more inclusive and accessible place for disabled people.
Every disabled person has a different experience of discrimination and oppression, and being othered. Often this experiences exist in the intersection of gender, race, class, and sexual orientation. Disabled people are often most affected when it comes to the attack on rights. Florida Rising fights for equity in our state, and fighting for equitable housing, reproductive rights and climate justice are part of the fight for disability rights.
This month as an organization, we will be highlighting stories and issues affecting disabled people, and talking about how our organization’s work in fields like climate justice and housing positively impact disabled people in our state.
Featured Events
[link removed] [[link removed]] Facilitation Workshop in Spanish Broward County
Saturday, July 23, 2022 11:00am - 3:00pm
Florida Rising Broward Office
1142 W Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
Join our workshop led by Spanish-speaking facilitators to learn how to get involved in building a Path to Power. Click here to sign up. [[link removed]]
[link removed] [[link removed]] Orange County Commission - Let the People Vote for Rent Stabilization
Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:00am - 1:00pm
Orange County Commision
201 S. Rosalind Avenue, Orlando, FL 32802
Florida Rising members, partners, and the broader Orange County community will rise up at the Orange County Commission meeting to show our resounding support for the proposal to let voters decide on whether the community is in dire need of a 1-year rent stabilization measure to stop the rising rent state of emergency. Click here to sign up. [[link removed]]
July's People's Assemblies
Weekly
Join us for discussions on our fight for Justice on Every Block across our state! We’ll be discussing ways
to address the problems affecting our communities and ways to solve them.
Click here to find a People's Assembly near you! [[link removed]]
Become a Member
Change is better when you're a part of making it happen. Learn how to organize alongside friends, neighbors, and others across the state and guide the future of Florida Rising. Organizing with Black and Brown communities to win political power is at the heart of what we do, and our members own our collective work.
The challenges to a just and equitable state may seem impossible to solve, and it's hard to know where to begin. But there's a way forward — and it starts by uniting on the ground and in our communities. It starts with the people closest to the problems themselves. It starts with you.
Click here to become a member today! [[link removed]] Anyone can join by contributing membership dues of $25 a year or more based on each individual's ability to pay.
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We Launched A Podcast!
Did you catch last week’s episode of Every Block Rising? 👀
Make sure to tune in for a new episode of #EveryBlockRising every Friday and check out last week’s episode: "Florida Rising on the Move."
Available here [[link removed]] , in Spotify [[link removed]] and Apple Podcasts [[link removed]] !
The podcast is a space for our members to share their stories of struggle, hope, dreams, and life. All of this in hopes of building a Florida where we can all live with dignity, joy and freedom!
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Updates
VICTORY: Florida Power & Light has withdrawn a proposal that called for increased investment in fossil fuel infrastructure, paid by customers to increase profits based on a bogus “extreme winter” scenario. [[link removed]]
Represented by Earthjustice, Florida Rising submitted comments to reject Florida Power & Light’s recommended Ten-Year Site Plan. FPL’s withdrawal of the plan is a win for our climate justice advocacy and for all Floridians! Read more here. [[link removed]]
image of ... [[link removed]] Free Alethia Jones
The last two decades of Alethia Jones' life are a clear depiction of how Florida’s mass incarceration system fais the residents of Florida.
While on her way to recovery, Alethia made a mistake that cost her entire life. Instead of investments in communities that prevent crime and make reentry after incarceration possible, Florida’s three strikes rule has robbed families of their support systems and shown the heartless nature of the system that we are living in. It’s time to right at least one of the 1XX wrongs of people serving life in the FL justice system for drug offenses and Free Alethia Jones. Go to FreeAlethiaJones.com [[link removed]] to sign her petition for clemency and learn more.
[link removed] [[link removed]] Imagine, Resist & Lead Fellowship
Imagine, Resist & Lead Fellowship (IRL) is a 16-week program for Black, Indigenous and Latina/o/x youth from 18 to 25 years old. The initiative will guide fellows through the importance of organizing, civic engagement, history and citizenship. Our IRL fellows will be trained about the theory and practice of organizing and power building. Fellows will also be working closely with a Florida Rising Mentor. We require that fellows invest 4-5 hours a week from August 6th through November 19th 2022. Each fellow will receive $1,500 upon graduation. Our Fellowship is hybrid: We will meet online and in person. Click here to apply! [[link removed]]
News
WLRN: FPL says state Supreme Court should uphold increased rates. [[link removed]]
Florida Power & Light on Wednesday urged the state Supreme Court to reject challenges to a settlement that increased electric rates, arguing the controversial plan is in the “public interest.” Florida Rising, together with Floridians Against Increased Rates, the League of United Latin American Citizens of Florida and the Environmental Confederation of Southwest Florida challenged the commission’s approval of the settlement. Read more. [[link removed]]
Patch: Hundreds Of Tampa Residents Living In Squalor Face Eviction. [[link removed]]
COVID-19 money awarded to Hillsborough County and the city of Tampa for rental assistance isn't being distributed quickly enough to stave off the evictions. Robin Lockett, representing Florida Rising, said the city's code enforcement department told her repeatedly that the city doesn't have the authority to cite apartment complexes that fall under the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation's jurisdiction. "So now this slumlord with rat infestation, roaches, raw sewage, balconies about to fall down is charging these tenants excess fees. There's a real disconnect between all these departments that are supposed to be there to protect and regulate. Nobody talks to one another." Read more. [[link removed]]
Miami Herald: One Florida, two visions as Republicans and Democrats attend dueling Tampa conferences. [[link removed]]
After both the Democratic and Republican parties' conferences in Tampa last week,
senior political adviser for Florida Rising Dwight Bullard, said he believed Florida Democrats need to be more aggressive in explaining the value of public education and paint Republicans’ concerns with curriculum as a desire to maintain control. Read more. [[link removed]]
Job Openings
Central Florida Regional Director
Orlando, FL
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Donor Relations Manager
Statewide
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Climate Justice Campaigner
Statewide
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Housing Justice Campaigner
Statewide
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Hillsborough County Lead Organizer
Tampa, FL
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Democracy Initiatives Manager
Statewide
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