News and Views from the People's Struggle
Tallahassee, FL – After three days of occupying the governor’s office in the Florida capitol building, protesters demanding justice for Trayvon Martin finally secured a meeting with Governor Rick Scott, July 19. Scott met for about 45 minutes with several leaders from Dream Defenders, a student activist organization led by Black and Latino youth. He refused to give into any of the protesters’ demands.
Tallahassee, FL – On Sept. 28, more than 50 students from Florida State University (FSU) came together to rally against proposed 15% tuition hikes and continued cuts to education.
![SDS de Gainesville con una manta frente a la alcaldia](https://i.snap.as/g3xX15SE.jpg "SDS de Gainesville con una manta frente a la alcaldia SDS de Gainesville muestra una manta en las gradas de la alcaldia que dice \\"la ciudad de Gainesville es un santuario para obreros\\" durante una marcha patrocinada por la coalicion Lucha y Resiste-Florida, una marcha contra los recortes al presupuesto estatal que favorecen a los ricos y hacen dano a las familias de trabajadores. \(Fight Back! News/Staff\)")
Gainesville, FL – Este otoño, grupos estudiantiles en Tallahassee, Pensacola, Gainesville, Tampa, y Orlando están haciendo mucho activismo y están ganando sus demandas, mientras que las clases se resumieron sólo hace unas semanas.
Tampa, FL – All across Florida this fall, student activists in are off to an amazing start. Groups in Tallahassee, Pensacola, Gainesville, Tampa and Orlando have blasted onto the scene with activism and victories, although universities and colleges started 2011-2012 classes only weeks ago.