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Tavyan Dorsey

By Tavyan Dorsey

SDS fundraising event in Tallahassee, Florida.  | Staff/Fight Back! News

Tallahassee, FL – On October 4, Tallahassee Students for a Democratic Society hosted their annual Halloween Talent Show in an effort to raise funds for travel expenses to the upcoming SDS National Convention.

The event was emceed by Tally SDS member Kingsley Early, who kept the evening light with stand-up comedy between sets. Local artists performed in seven different acts, showcasing their talents in poetry, singing, electronic music, rapping, noise music and songwriting. The event was a success in spite of the spookiest thing student activists are confronting this Halloween: political repression.

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By Tavyan Dorsey

A crowd of FSU students and Tallahassee community members gather to demand acknowledgement of Palestine and divestment from Israel by the University’s administration. | Fight Back! News/Ben Grant

Tallahassee, FL – On October 30, nearly 100 students and community members marched and rallied on the campus of Florida State University, demanding action from administration on Israel’s occupation of Palestine.

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