Goddsville Dream Defenders

02/14/2024

We are facing a critical moment in our city's history, and your voice is needed now more than ever. The City of Gainesville Commission is currently considering removing $400,000 in funds allocated for gun violence prevention from their budget, despite our city experiencing a public health crisis due to skyrocketing rates of gun violence. USE THIS LINK TO LEARN MORE AND ACT:

01/18/2024

Hey! Quick heads up – the Alachua County Commission is talking about a resolution for a Palestine ceasefire soon. They need to know Alachua County residents are on board!

Can you drop a quick letter of support to the Alachua County Commission? It's super easy, here’s the link!

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/pass-county-ceasefire-resolution-24?source=direct_link&

Today marks 100 days since Israel began its assault on Gaza. In that time the death toll in Gaza has risen to nearly 24,000 people, 40 % of whom are children, as Israel unleashed more than 65,000 tons of bombs on the besieged enclave and its population of 2.3 million people trapped in less than 400....

01/09/2024

Can’t wait to see y’all out there

06/29/2022

Join GoDDsville Dream Defenders TONIGHT (June 29) at 7pm for a virtual event as we build a space to explore Transformative Justice approaches to preventing and healing from gun violence. This will be the first session of a two-part series that will also include an invite-only in-person healing session for those personally impacted by gun violence. Register for more details at bit.ly/SeizeTheCycle!

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06/29/2022

It's a devastating fact that during the first half of 2022, Florida has had 14 mass shootings (defined as 4 or more victims shot or killed). And that's not including the over 290 mass shootings that have occurred nationwide this year alone.

Gun violence has still not been taken as seriously as it should be on the national level, but we can still make an impact on the local level. The GoDDsville Dream Defenders Transformative Justice Committee is opening up a virtual space TONIGHT, June 29, at 7pm to explore Transformative Justice approaches to preventing and healing from gun violence. Join the conversation by registering at bit.ly/SeizeTheCycle!

Data source: gunviolencearchive.org

IDs: White text on black background. Slide 3 has the text in the above caption along with an image of a timeline with all 14 mass shootings. Slides 1 and 2 include the following timeline details:
Jan 18 - 1 dead, 4 injured at the Chicagoan Bar in
Miami-Dade
Jan 30 - 1 dead, 4 injured in a shootout involving an AR in Polk County
Feb 6 - 4 injured in Sports bar shooting in North Lauderdale
Feb 16 - 1 dead, 3 injured in northwest Miami-Dade
Mar 8 - 1 dead, 4 injured in shooting near First Coast High School in Jacksonville
Mar 17 - 2 dead, 5 injured in shooting on a transit bus in Fort Lauderdale
Apr 9 - 4 injured in shooting in front of Miller's Complex corner store in Liberty City
Apr 17 - 1 dead, 3 injured at a house party in Miami-Dade
May 1 - 6 injured in Tarpon Springs shooting
May 7 - 4 injured in Miami-Dade shooting
May 20 - 1 dead, 3 injured at a Market in Osceola County
May 28 - 4 injured in shootout at a house party in Malabar
June 18 - 5 injured at a nightclub in Pensacola
June 19 - 5 injured in a drive-by shooting at a Miami intersection

06/24/2022

Repost from : Links to support abortion rights & reproductive justice. Links are available at https://linktr.ee/kavyasarin!

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Slide 1: tan circle behind text reading "links to support abortion rights & reproductive justice"
Slide 2 text: BIPOC/LGBTQIA+ Focused Organizations - Indigenous Women Rising, Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda, Sister Song, The Afiya Center, SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW, & Holler Health Justice
Slide 3 text: General Links - National Abortion Federation, NARAL, Planned Parenthood, The Lilith Fund, Abortion Funds by State
For links to these resources, visit linktr.ee/kavyasarin

06/14/2022

Let's show up for Ms. Faye, y'all!

Faye Williams is a pillar of our community. Let's show our support and gratitude by helping her keep the lights on. Use Cashapp $fayewilliams1955 or Venmo pq0101. Anything given is appreciated!

ID: Pink background with orange and purple music decorative motif. Oval photo frame of Ms. Faye smiling and wearing a shirt that reads, "Black Communities Matter." Purple flowers are pictured next to the photo, and below it is the logo for M.A.M.A.'s Club: Music. Art. Movement. Action!

06/14/2022

Save the date for these opportunities to learn more about your candidates at the city, county, and state levels. Multiple community organizations will be coming together to ask questions of the candidates. Here are the details:

City of Gainesville Forum:
Invited candidates include all running for Mayor and City Commission Districts 2, 3 and 4.
- Wednesday, July 20th, 5:30-7:30PM. Doors open at 5:00.
- At the Cotton Club Museum, 837 SE 7th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Broadcast information coming soon

Alachua County Forum:
Invited candidates include all running for Alachua County School Board Districts 1, 2, 3 and 5, County Commission Districts 1, 2, and 4, Soil and Water Conservation District Group 1, 3 and 5, and County Judge Groups 1, 3, and 5
- Monday, July 18th, 5:30-7:30PM. Doors open at 5:00.
- At the Cotton Club Museum, 837 SE 7th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Broadcast information coming soon
- The event is non-partisan. Invited candidates include Democrats, PA's and Republicans. Invited judges will not be asked questions. They will have the opportunity to give a 3 minute statement.

State-wide Forum:
Invited candidates include all
running for Congressional District 3, State Senate District 9, Circuit Judge 8th Judicial Circuit- Groups 2, 6, 9, 10, 12, and 13, and House Districts 21 and 22.
- Thursday, July 21st, 5:30-7:30PM.
- Virtual platform. More information coming soon.
- The event is non-partisan. Invited candidates include Democrats, NPA's and Republicans. Invited judges will not be asked questions. They will have the opportunity to give a 3 minute statement.

Save the date.
Spread the word.
Share your voice.

ID: The cover slide also includes logos for Indivisible Gainesville, Florida for All, Dream Defenders, Alachua County NAACP, UF YDSA, National Women's Liberation, Graduate Assistants United, Florida Immigrant Coalition, and Black Voters Matter.

06/04/2022

Gainesville turned out three weeks ago in support of reproductive rights! We marched from Bo Diddley Plaza to Cora P. Roberson Park to protest government efforts to take away our rights to decide what happens to our bodies. Dream Defenders .thekid and spoke during the rally, and DJ’ed. Thank you to all who showed up and to & Planned Parenthood Gainesville for organizing this action.

Photo Credits: .arahspina

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Photo 1: Dream Defender Kiara leads chants through a megaphone during the rally.
Photo 2: Dream Defender Karine speaks into a microphone and raises a fist in the air
Photo 3: Protesters raise signs and chant during the rally. One sign reads “Bans off our bodies.”
Photo 4: A rally attendee holds up a sign that reads, “Abortion is a race and class issue.”
Photo 5: speaks into a microphone and wears a shirt that reads, “Stand with Black women.”
Photo 6: An organizer with speaks into a microphone during the rally.
Photo 7: Terri Bailey raises a hand in the air while speaking into a microphone.
Photo 8: A sign reads, “If the fetus you save is gay, will you continue to protect its rights?”
Photo 9: Two protesters hold up signs and follow chants. One sign reads, “Women on web .org free safe abortions” and the other reads “Not going back,” followed by an image of a hanger.
Photo 10: An organizer with smiles while speaking during the rally and holds up one finger.

06/03/2022

🌟 Black Mothers Matter! 🌟 Last month, we partnered with Moms Demand Action to honor Black mothers and to stand in solidarity with Heaven Thompson, who lost her baby daughter Ava at the hands of the Alachua County Jail.

“Alachua County Jail’s inability to acknowledge this harm and the injustice that took place is an injustice in itself,” said in a speech.

Robin Lillies of Moms Demand Action delivered these words as part of a poem she read:
“We fight extra hard to prove ourselves
with the challenges we face every day,
hoping you see our struggles
and hear us when we say,
‘Black Mothers Matter.’
We’ll matter tomorrow,
we matter today.”

Photos contributed by .thekid .couer and edited by .arahspina

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Photo 1: Rally attendees sit and stand outdoors while listening to a speaker out of frame.
Photo 2: smiles while speaking into a microphone on a stand.
Photo 3: Squadd members Jera and Zora sit behind a table under a tent. Dream Defenders posters and information about the Heaven and Ava campaign are on the table.
Photo 4: Robin Lillies holds a clipboard and smiles broadly behind a standing microphone.
Photo 5: Dream Defender Gio gestures animatedly while speaking into a standing microphone.
Photo 6: speaks into a standing microphone, wearing a t-shirt with an image of a Black woman in profile.
Photo 7: Rally attendees sit and stand, facing away from the camera and listening to Chanae Jackson speak.