Showing posts with label Dream Defenders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dream Defenders. Show all posts

Saturday, July 26, 2014

Marco Rubio: A profile in cowardice

"It's outrageous and disheartening that Sen. Rubio, who once expressed support for a DREAM Act, has turned his back on Dreamers and now aligns with
Right-Wing Extremists 
like Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Steve King " 
said Lorella Praeli, advocacy director for 
United We Dream. here

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Funeral services for the Republican Party

Members of United We Dream, Maria Palacios of Tampa and others hold a mock coffin during a protest July 21, 2014 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Activists staged "funeral services for the Republican Party" because "the GOP has embraced radical 
right-wing policies and has actively 
called for the separation of families and 
the deportation of Dreamers." here  

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Tallahassee students speak out against John Thrasher

At a meeting of the Florida State University Presidential Search Advisory Committee, 
Tallahassee Dream Defenders 
spoke out against the nomination of 
Senator John Thrasher 
as the new Florida State University (FSU) president.......more>

Thrasher is being given special treatment and students say it is because he is rich and politically powerful. They also say Thrasher is racist and anti-worker.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Trayvon Martin Civil Rights Act

Protesters occupy Rick Scott's office in Tallahassee to demand an end to Stand Your Ground law. The activists, known as the Dream Defenders, made other demands, too. They want Scott to convene a special session of the Florida Legislature to address racial profiling, zero tolerance policies in schools, and the so-called school-to-prison pipeline.
here