Florida protesters Capitol joined the national movement by returning against Trump – Florida Phoenix

About 300 people gathered in front of the old Capitol in Florida in Talahasi on Wednesday afternoon to protest the Trump administration, including the president’s actions against immigrants and transgender people.

The protest, which continued for hours under the sun, was part of a national movement that began online, calling for 50 protests in 50 states in one day under Hestega #50501.

“We have to be strong,” said the lead organizer of the protest with the Sunrise Tallahasse climate group activism group, told the growing crowd when the protest begins. She told Florida Phoenix that organizing the event, which attracted people from other parts of the state, needed a quick turn.

Protesters held signs that crashed President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, plus project 2025, which is the Strategy of the Foundation for Inheritance for Administration. Other signs require protection of immigrants, LGBTQ people, reproductive rights and the environment.

Calling rhetoric against immigrants

Although the protest did not have the only focus, the attendees and the organizers spoke against Trump’s promises for mass deportations.

Ever since he took office on January 20, Trump has signed an enforcement order that is trying to get rid of first -born citizenship, has removed temporary defense for Venezuewell immigrants and sent migrants that the administration’s claims are part of Venezuela’s gang to a temporary holding in a temporary holding Guantanamonono Bay.

He has also banned military service from transgender people and seeks to limit the therapies for transgender children and adults to the age of 19.

“People, the Trump administration would like to believe that immigrants are the enemy, that they are criminals, that they are wrong, but this is not the case,” says Simon Monteleone, another organizer at Sunrise Tallahassee. “They are the same people who are your colleagues who are your administrators who are your friends and your family, and the people you go to comfort yourself. He would like to say that they are criminals while he sits in this service with 34 charges of crimes. “

Democrat MP wants protesters to join the legislative process

Orlando Democratic State Reputation Anna Escamani briefly joined the protests, urging people to contact their representatives and attend meetings of the Legislative Commission.

“I want you to know that even in this building where Democrats are superior drastically – there are only 33 Democrats out of 120 House members – we don’t stop, we don’t slow down,” Escamani said. “What it requires is a constant perseverance for something more bigger than ourselves. I’m not going to lie, I’m tired. “

She continued: “I am tired of having to deal with the same nonsense every year so that he must constantly ask for there, so that there is some sense of compassion. But I don’t know. I no longer begging. We fight. “

Escamani pointed out the special session last week, when the Republican legislation, led by Republican, adopted a bill aimed at immigrants living in the state without legal permission. The bill, known as the Trump Act, remains in the limbs, as governor Ron Ronni has vowed to veto him after labeling him weak.

“Not first in the cutting block”

Jackie, an Orlando woman who asked for her surname not to be used for fear of persecution, said he was not aware that the public had the opportunity to speak during the special session. In addition to advocating groups such as the Floridian immigrant coalition, the rush of a two -day session meant that there was not much time for public contribution.

“As a woman, my rights are threatened, but I am not first in the cutting block. So, I have the feeling that it is the responsibility of those who are not under an immediate attack, to defend many, many, many people in our communities that Trump’s policies are very intentional, “she said, citing the fear of a mother your mother from the fear of her cubic meter from denoucher as an example of how immigrants live in anxiety. “It just feels too important. There is too much bet to sit at home and pretend that it does not happen just because it is not me first. “

The Vietnam War veteran Tom Baxter sounded this mood, saying he did not go to Vietnam, so governor Ron Ron can send immigrants to Martha’s vineyard.

“I am a privileged person and I have to uphold the oppressed,” he said.

Tampa

Protests were also held in other cities in Florida such as Tampa, where several hundred gathered in the middle of the afternoon in front of the mayoralty.

While the actions of the 47th president in the last two weeks were the genesis of the Tampa protest, many of the crowd turned to Musk, a billionaire born in South Afric Trump’s costs.

“He is unhappy,” said Hilsborough resident Donald Weisie.“He has not passed any security checks. It is not authorized to have access to people’s computer systems. He must be arrested. “

Tim Erlich, a pastor of Pinellas County, said that with the fight against climate change his most important question, he was extremely dissatisfied with the reports that the Trump administration had warned more than 1,000 employees with the Environmental Protection Agency on climate change and the implementation of environmental laws that they can be fired at any time.

“Every day there was a new outrage from Trump and now it’s happening again, but now he had four years to prepare,” he said, comparing the first few weeks of Trump’s first term in service with the last two weeks.

Linda Saul-Sina, a former longtime member of the Tampa and Democrat Municipal Council, said her biggest concern is the announcement that the US is withdrawing from the World Health Organization. The administration stated that this was doing this because of the abuse of the Covid-19 pandemic organization, its inability to accept the necessary reforms and its inability to demonstrate independence from other Member States of the WHO.

But she said she was happy with one thing: that everyone at the rally was “excited about the opportunity to gather and say,” This is not acceptable. This is not the country we love and want to protect. “

Tampa’s resident Tara Ortiv said she was proud to be part of the demonstration, adding that many of her friends refused to be present because of safety concerns.

“But not me,” she said, “I’m going out. I’m joining forces. We’ll make a change. He won’t take our country. We’ll fight every step of the way because we’re Americans and we want freedom for everyone.”

“Head in the sand”

Some of the protesters expressed such feelings, but admitted that they felt misled by the Democratic Party and its leaders.

“The Democratic Party has long entered the sand,” Erlich said. “The real problems that people are concerned about are not turning. Care for the economy. It was a number one problem for people. They did a very terrible job, reporting all the good things they do. I want to say that Trump said on the first day that he would reduce food prices and instead we have tariffs now that will increase prices. “

The Trump administration has announced over the weekend that it will impose 25% rates for imports from Canada and Mexico, but then agreed to slow them down for one month after the leaders of these countries have announced moves to increase the security of their borders. 10% tariff for all goods imported from China came into force on Tuesday.

Grace Staudenmeier, a 23-year-old who traveled from Orlando to the protest, said the progressives have become smugs in recent years, but believes that this will change while Trump continues to change the federal government radically.

“They played defense while unfortunately the right played insult,” she said. “And now they realize that they are smug; They became comfortable. You know for a while that we were sitting here and said, “Gay people already had rights. Women already have rights, so what else should we fight? But the truth is that hatred is always still there, and it’s a continuous struggle to defend people. “

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