Banned Book “Jackie Robinson”
For young people learning about Black History Month, they’ll have access to one less book in Osceola County schools.
Make your vote count
Your vote is your voice, and in the 2024 election your vote is needed at a critical moment for the future of Florida and our country.
Banned Book “The Princess Diaries”
The award winning book “The Princess Diaries” inspired the beloved early 2000’s movie featuring Julie Andrews & Anne Hathaway. Yet in Escambia County Florida, it’s one of 1,600 recently banned books.
SASS Training Thursday January 18
Health care access shouldn’t be limited by zip code. #SelfManagedAbortion is an option anywhere in the U.S., letting people get the care they need, regardless of where they live. Our trainings provide useful info on how to spread the word on safe and effective abortion from home. Sign up for our training this Thursday at 5 P.M. […]
The Pine Rocklands Have Been Saved!
A big win for the environment! Miami-Dade County Commissioners struck down the dangerous Miami Wilds project that would build a water park in the critically endangered pine rocklands. This plan would have threatened the lives and habitat of hundreds of at-risk species.
Banned Book of the Week: “Dune”
After Gov. DeSantis enacted new school censorship policies, districts like Collier County were left to interpret the vague, anti-freedom to learn laws, resulting in over 300 books being banned. #UniteAgainstBookBans
Banned Book of the Week: “That’s Betty!”
An Escambia media specialist recently resigned after her workdays became consumed with book challenges. She told Pensacola News Journal her departure was, “an escape from the Florida Legislature that was making young adult literature the enemy.” #UniteAgainstBookBans
A Florida worth fighting for
As we prepare to gather with family and friends to give thanks and kick off the holiday season, we wanted to start by thanking our amazing Progress Florida network members and supporters like you.
Censorship in higher ed reaches new extreme
From the civil rights movement to women’s suffrage, from marriage equality to combating climate change, every societal advancement in modern history has strong ties to student activism on college campuses. Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to end that.
Banned Book of the Week: “The Poetry of Robert Frost”
Two roads diverged in a wood and Florida students may never know the ending. Thanks to laws signed by Gov. DeSantis, even classic poetry is being censored. #UniteAgainstBookBan
