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By Juniper Curtis

Trans Day of Remembrance in Tallahassee, Florida.

Tallahassee, FL – On November 20, organizers and community members gathered for Trans Day of Remembrance, a day of resistance and mourning for the countless lives lost to transphobia.

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By Joelle Nunez

Celebration of October Revolution celebration in Tallahassee, FL.

Tallahassee, FL – On November 7, the Tallahassee Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) celebrated the 108th anniversary of the October Revolution with performances from musicians and speeches from local activists at Groovy Blue Tattoos in Tallahassee’s Railroad Square district. The October Revolution created the Soviet Union and has become a holiday still celebrated globally by socialists and revolutionary-minded people.

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By Regina Joseph

Día de los Muertos press conference demands end to mass deportations.

Tallahassee, FL – On November 1, about 30 community members gathered at an ICE Field for a press conference on Dias De Los Muertos.

The event comes at a time when ICE has conducted thousands of raids, kidnappings and the disappearance of over 59,000 people. Since Trump’s inauguration, 25 people have died in ICE detention.

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By Thomas Spiers

Town Hall meeting in Tallahassee, Florida.

Tallahassee, FL – Around a dozen people gathered at the Lawrence Gregory Community Center on Saturday, November 1, for a town hall about police accountability presented by the Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC).

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By staff

No KIngs protest in Tallahassee, Florida.

Tallahassee, FL – On Saturday, October 18, over 1000 people rallied at the Florida Capitol to protest Donald Trump’s attacks on immigrant rights, LGBTQ rights, and democratic rights altogether.

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By Oliver Cheese

Elijah Hooks.

Tallahassee, FL – Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, the state’s only public HBCU, has expelled a prominent student organizer and community leader for protesting the university’s new MAGA-backed president.

Elijah Hooks, a political science student on the cusp of graduation, organized a rally on May 14 to oppose the appointment of Marva Johnson as FAMU’s next president. Johnson is an ally of far-right Governor Ron DeSantis with no experience in higher education.

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By Justin Jordan

Tallahassee, Florida FRSO event on socialism in China.

Tallahassee, FL – As a part of the national tour, Sydney Loving, a member of the central committee of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), spoke to a Tallahassee event after her recent visit to socialist China. Loving traveled to China as a member of a delegation organized by the Friends of Socialist China.

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By staff

A room packed with protesters sit in a city commission meeting and face off with their commissioners.

Tallahassee, FL – On August 20, community members spoke out at Tallahassee’s city commission meeting to demand that the city back out of the 287(g) program which gives local officers immigration enforcement abilities. As a result, the city commission voted unanimously to review the agreement at the next city commission meeting.

The struggle over the 287(g) program began earlier this year in March when the Tallahassee Police Department signed the agreement with ICE after pressure from Governor Ron Desantis, despite having no legal obligation to do so.

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By Ben Grant

A group of protesters marching.

Tallahassee, FL – Around 100 community members gathered at Florida’s historic Capitol building to stand against Donald Trump's administration as part of a National Day of Action encouraging “Good Trouble.”

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By Oliver Cheese