Politics – Tequesta Black Star

Hundreds Protest Florida Black History Curriculum in Miami

tbsmiami — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:13:00 +0000

400+ protesters hailing from a variety of groups took to the streets against the new standards for Black History in Florida as set by the Board of Education, which obliges the instruction of the “benefits of slavery” for enslaved people and erases wide swathes of Black history and resistance to oppression as part of a wider effort to erase equitable education in the state. Organizations participating in the demonstration featured the Teamsters National Black Caucus, Black Lives Matter Broward, and radical student groups such as the Student Resistance Committee, Plantation High YDSA, and FIU YDSA.

Jacksonville Antifascists Counter Proud Boy Incursion Against Drag Queen Event

tbsmiami — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 23:05:51 +0000

Dozens of anarchists, antifascists, and LGBT+ community members mobilized in Jacksonville to counter a Proud Boy incursion against a drag show, successfully stopping any approach to the event and dropping a banner in the area to make it clear to fascists how welcome they are in Jacksonville.

Orlando Anarchists Drop Banner Pushing for Rail Strike

tbsmiami — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 00:07:45 +0000

Anarchists in Orlando dropped a banner in support of a wildcat rail strike, following the Democratic government’s decision to outlaw a national strike and force through a deal that makes no provision for sick leave days and satisfies almost none of the demands made by rail workers.

Rail unions may yet go on strike, as it appears that they have maintained the authority to organize work stoppages in spite of the injunction passed by Biden and Congress.

Queer Anarchists Counterprotest Right-Wing Hate Rally in Ft. Lauderdale

tbsmiami — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 03:53:00 +0000

Dozens of queer anarchists in Ft. Lauderdale counterprotested a fascist-adjacent rally against the existence of queer children, organized by fascist groups “Gays Aga1nst Gr00mers”, “M0ms For L1berty”, and “Flor1da Fathers For Freed0m”. Despite several provocations by fascist rallygoers, the counterprotest was not attacked and successfully held out for longer than its opposition, whose primary attendees were Proud Boys from outside the area.

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Anarchists in the so-called Miami drop a banner calling for Land Back in the name of the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women

tbsmiami — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 19:25:53 +0000

Miami Anarchists dropped a banner reading Land Back MMIW, calling for land back in the name of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

Land Back, MMIW on a banner over a highway in Miami-Dade

Orlando Anarchists Drop Banner in Solidarity With Transgender Youth

tbsmiami — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 02:11:04 +0000

Anarchists in Orlando dropped a banner reading “Arm Trans Kids”, in response to growing attacks on gender-affirming care and the right of transgender people to exist in peace across the United States and the rest of the world.

Orlando Anarchists Combat Fascist Propaganda in Central Florida

tbsmiami — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 00:09:58 +0000

Anarchists encountered various instances of fascist propaganda in Orlando, including Nazi runes and Infowars stickers, which were promptly covered up and/or destroyed with countering stickers and graffiti.

Anarchists Drop Banner in Miami in Solidarity With Iranian Feminist Uprising

tbsmiami — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 21:49:12 +0000

Anarchists in Miami dropped a banner in solidarity with the Iranian uprising that has been ongoing since September 16th after the murder of Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini by morality police. Over 350 revolutionaries have been killed thus far, including several anarchist fighters, one of whom was a 15-year-old Baloch child worker.

Miami, Gainesville Anarchists Drop Banner in Support of Alabama Prison Strike

tbsmiami — Sun, 16 Oct 2022 18:18:07 +0000

Anarchists in Miami and Gainesville dropped a banner in solidarity with the Alabama Prisoners’ Strike, condemning the ADOC’s starvation of inmates on strike and targeted persecution against incarcerated organizers fighting for the end of slavery and the release of elders in Alabama prisons. Since the strike began on September 26th, at least 5 strikers have been murdered and thousands of others have been systematically starved, placed in solitary confinement, and severely beaten by guards.

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Orlando Anarchists Drop Banner in Solidarity With Alabama Prison Strike

tbsmiami — Sun, 16 Oct 2022 13:47:45 +0000

Anarchists in Orlando engaged in a banner drop expressing solidarity with the Alabama prison strike, which has held the participation of thousands of inmates and enslaved prisoners for weeks in spite of brutal violence by guards and deliberate starvation meals being served by the authorities.