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Civil Liberties

Rallies in St Pete and Tampa for justice for Trayvon Martin after not guilty verdict

Rallies in Tampa and St. Pete for justice for Trayvon Martin after not guilty verdict.

Occupy Tampa to challenge constitutionality of city’s sidewalk ordinance

Arrests of Occupy Tampa members have slowed down, but the court hearings for the dozens charged so far are still underway. Last week after an arraignment, one defense council said he plans to argue that...

Two more Occupy Tampa detentions; police make them remove all belongings

Monday morning update: there were three arrests early this morning and we’ll bring you a full report at 4pm. In the meantime here’s one eyewitness report from OpenLetterNews.org. Thursday afternoon update from Occupy Tampa: “Alex...
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Lawsuit against Sheriff by former inmate dismissed by Pasco County judge

A Pasco County resident had his case against the county’s Sheriff dismissed in Dade City today. But New Port Richey resident Dan Callaghan says he plans to file again. He’s upset with a new policy...
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Baywalk protests continue after sidewalk privatization.

Last Friday night 20 people with St. Pete for Peace protested outside the Baywalk shopping center, opposing further privatization of sidewalks in downtown St. Pete. The decision by the St. Petersburg City Council to privatize...

BayWalk revitalization plan moves forward in St. Pete

This morning the St. Petersburg City Council moved a step closer to using $700,000 of federal stimulus funds to revitalize the downtown BayWalk shopping complex. Part of the plan calls for the city to give...

Lake Worth Commissioner arrested for protesting shooting

A Lake Worth city commissioner was arrested on Monday during a protest outside the Israeli Consulate in Miami. Commissioner Cara Jennings and 35 others were protesting the actions of the Israeli Defense Forces, who shot...
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Jesse Jackson at USF — by Seán Kinane

In January 2007 the Reverend Jesse Jackson spoke at the University of South Florida in Tampa. WMNF’s Seán Kinane reports, Jackson’s lecture, called “Making the American Dream A Reality,” is part of USF’s week-long celebration...

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