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Activists Arrested at Peaceful Protest Against Florida’s Attacks on Abortion, LGBTQ, Immigrant Rights 

HeadlineMay 04, 2023

In Tallahassee, Florida, police arrested 14 protesters who staged a peaceful sit-in Wednesday inside the office of Republican Governor Ron DeSantis. Florida’s Dream Defenders organized the action to protest new legislation banning abortion after six weeks, denying gender-affirming care for youth, rolling back rent control, banning discussions of LGBTQ issues in schools, and cracking down on immigrants and unions. Dream Defenders co-founder Nailah Summers-Polite said protests would continue until DeSantis agrees to a meeting.

Nailah Summers-Polite: “So we’re going to sit here until Ron DeSantis deigns to come back to his office to meet with the people of Florida who have been directly affected by his nonsense and his hate and his pandering and his petty BS.”

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