'Stay Woke Florida' rolling protest to visit 15 cities. When and where will the bus be?

Katie Kustura, The Daytona Beach News-Journal
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Advocacy groups are continuing to find ways to push back against Gov. Ron DeSantis who's signed multiple bills that critics say target people of color and the LGBTQ+ community.

The latest effort, a mobile protest dubbed the "Stay Woke Rolling Votercade," will visit 15 Florida cities next month, according to a news release from Adora Obi Nweze, president of the NAACP Florida State Conference of Branches.

Activities include:

  • Marches

  • Teach-ins

  • Banned book giveaways

  • Voter registration

  • Education on new voting laws

  • Media conferences

  • Teacher recognitions

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Florida NAACP branches will be joined by the Transformative Justice Coalition, Black Voters Matter, American Federation of Teachers, Rainbow Push Coalition and other organizations advocating for marginalized groups in the following cities:

  • Jacksonville

  • Tallahassee

  • Gainesville

  • Ocala

  • Leesburg

  • Orlando

  • Tampa

  • Sarasota

  • Ft. Myers

  • Miami

  • Ft. Lauderdale

  • West Palm Beach

  • Cocoa Beach

  • Daytona Beach

  • St. Augustine

When and where the mobile protests will be

Additional details on where exactly the "John Lewis Make Good Trouble Bus" will stop are forthcoming, but the groups have set the following schedule:

June 19: Jacksonville to Tallahassee to Gainesville

  • 7 to 8:15 a.m.: Registration and breakfast welcoming program in Jacksonville

  • 9 to 9:30 a.m.: 'Juneteenth Stay Woke Florida! Rolling Protest' kick-off press conference

  • 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.: Juneteenth Tallahassee press conference, march, rally, celebration, voter registration and banned book giveaway at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 224 N. Martin Luther King Blvd.

  • 5:30 p.m.: Gainesville Juneteenth reception, concert

June 20: Gainesville to Ocala to Leesburg to Orlando to Tampa

  • 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.: Votercade visits Ocala

  • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Lunch event in Leesburg

  • 2 to 4 p.m.: Orlando event at Lake Lorna Doone Park, 1519 W. Church St.

  • 6:30 p.m.: Tampa program and dinner

June 21: Tampa to Sarasota to Ft. Myers to Miami

  • 9 to 11 a.m.: Votercade visits Sarasota

  • Noon to 2 p.m.: Lunch event in Ft. Myers

  • 7 p.m.: Miami program and dinner

June 22: Miami to Ft. Lauderdale to West Palm Beach

  • 10 to 11:30 a.m.: Miami morning program

  • 2:30 to 4 p.m.: Votercade visits Ft. Lauderdale

  • 7 p.m.: West Palm Beach program and dinner

June 23: West Palm Beach to Cocoa Beach to Daytona Beach to St. Augustine to Jacksonville

  • 10:45 a.m.: Votercade visits Cocoa Beach

  • 2:10 to 3:30 p.m.: Wreath-laying ceremony for Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune in Daytona Beach

  • 4:30 to 6 p.m.: St. Augustine program

  • 7 p.m.: Closing reception and celebration in Jacksonville

Visit eventbrite.com/e/stay-woke-florida-tickets-628803918447 for more information.

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: 'Stay Woke Florida' rolling protest to visit 15 cities in June