Women's March Florida - Central Florida Chapter

OUR MISSION:

The rhetoric of the past election cycle has insulted, demonized, and threatened many of us--immigrants of all statuses, Muslims and those of diverse religious faiths, people who identify as LGBTQIA, Native people, Black and Brown people, people with disabilities, survivors of sexual assault—and our communities are hurting and scared. We are confronted with the question of how to move forward in the face of national and international concern and fear.
In the spirit of democracy and honoring the champions of human rights, dignity, and justice who have come before us, we join in diversity to show our presence in numbers too great to ignore. The Women’s March on Washington will send a bold message to our new administration on their first day in office, and to the world that women's rights are human rights. We stand together, recognizing that defending the most marginalized among us is defending all of us.
We support the advocacy and resistance movements that reflect our multiple and intersecting identities. We call on all defenders of human rights to join us. This march is the first step towards unifying our communities, grounded in new relationships, to create change from the grassroots level up. We will not rest until women have parity and equity at all levels of leadership in society. We work peacefully while recognizing there is no true peace without justice and equity for all.
HEAR OUR VOICE.


FLORIDA POLICY PLATFORM

Healthcare and Reproductive Rights - We fully support safe and accessible healthcare for all regardless of insurance, economic or citizen status. This includes a woman’s right to legal abortions, affordable birth control, and emergency contraception.

Environmental Protection - We promote environmental sustainability and believe that climate change is real. We pledge to protect and sustain the land, air, water, and creatures that share the Earth with us.

Education - We believe that education is a public good and that all students, of all ages and backgrounds, deserve the opportunity to receive safe, affordable, quality education from the earliest stages of schooling through college.

Racial Justice -  We support political, social, legal, economic and educational equality and access for all  races and pledge to dismantle systemic racism and racist violence that threatens the lives and opportunities of black and brown people living in the US today.

Immigration Reform - We believe in fair and equitable treatment for all immigrants.  We advocate for a more just and modern immigration system that honors and maintains the way immigration strengthens US communities, economy and families.

LGBTQIA+ Justice - We are committed to fighting injustice, discrimination and hate based on sexual orientation and gender and pledge to develop LGBTQIA+ civil rights in all areas. including employment, housing, medical care, adoption, and marriage.

Economic Justice - We advocate for each individual to have an equal chance at a dignified, productive and creative life beyond economics and are committed to fighting for a range of economic justice issues from ending poverty to demanding equal pay for equal work.

Gun Control and Criminal Justice - We believe that criminal justice is intimately connected to social justice. We support renewed gun control measures and a publicly funded system of transformative and restorative justice based on non-violence prevention, healing, and social justice.

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