BY staff | Tallahassee, FL | 7/05/21
On June 18, on the Old Capitol Steps, community members and loved ones gathered to celebrate the life of Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Ruth Salau.
BY staff | Tallahassee, FL | 6/17/21
On the evening of May 27, marking the one-year anniversary of Tony McDade’s murder by still-unnamed officers with the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD), activists and community members gathered at the Florida State Capitol to grieve, commemorate McDade’s life, and to demand justice for his murder.
BY staff | Tallahassee, FL | 6/17/21
On the early morning of June 12, 2016, gunman Omar Mateen shot dozens of people at Pulse Nightclub, murdering 49 people and injuring more than 50.
BY staff | Tallahassee, FL | 6/04/21
On June 3, students at Florida State University gathered to demand an end to the Israeli government's attacks on Gaza.
BY staff | Tallahassee, FL | 4/17/21
On April 10, the Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC) held a rally at the Leon County Courthouse as part of a statewide day of action coordinated by organizations from the Florida Alliance Against Racism and Political Repression.
BY Daisy Sim | Tallahassee, FL | 2/25/21
Around 50 people gathered at the Florida State Capitol building, February 20, to protest the ‘combating public disorder bill,’ otherwise known as HB1/SB484.
BY staff | Tallahassee, FL | 2/24/21
On February 23, at the Leon County Clerk of Courts, the Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC) held an outdoor press conference to amplify demands of the #Tally19.
BY staff | Tallahassee, FL | 2/04/21
On January 13, activists with the Tallahassee Community Action Committee attended the Tallahassee City Commission’s annual retreat.
BY staff | Tallahassee, FL | 11/25/20
On November 19, students from the Tallahassee chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held a rally in front of the Westcott building on the Florida State University campus to demand community and student control of the Florida State University Police Department (FSUPD) and that the charges against the Tally19 be dropped.
BY Will Blake | Tampa, FL | 9/22/20
On September 19, the Tampa Bay Community Action Committee participated in the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression’s (NAARPR) national day of protest with a rally of about 40 members of the community in downtown Tampa. NAARPR’s call to action demanded an end to racist police terror, the withdrawal of federal troops in cities across the country and for community control of the police.
