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Vigil for Parkland

In the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, a candlelight vigil was held at the St. Mary’s Episcopal Church near downtown Jax on Friday, February 23.

The moms and others who shared their stories of loss related to gun violence brought Parkland’s faraway grief much closer to home. Through the pain, however, you could clearly feel the sense of grim determination shared by all in the room. Change is coming, and it’s led by those who have been hurt most of all…

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January 2018 General Meeting

Ila Rae introduces the Get Out the Vote plan at the January 2018 meeting.

Indivisible Jax Riverside met in January to discuss Get Out the Vote plans for the 2018 midterm elections. This included festivities and an early retirement cake for those legislators supporting and enabling the current administration! We also met Sunny Gettinger, who is considering a run for Jax City Council District 14.

Note that our February meeting is cancelled due to venue scheduling conflicts. We’ll pick up again in March!

Ila Rae introduces the Get Out the Vote plan at the January 2018 meeting.
Sunny Gettinger introduces herself to the group and discusses her plans to run for Jax City Council, District 14.
Festivities included an early-retirement cake for Trump-enabling legislators.
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Women’s March One-Year Anniversary Rally

Indivisible Jax Riverside joined hundreds at the Jax 2018 Women’s March.
Take Em Down Jax had a strong presence advocating for the removal of Confederate monuments honoring white supremacist ideals in Jax.
Tasha Jervis, whose son Maurice Hobbs was killed by gun violence in Jacksonville last year, appeared with Moms Demand Action to call for common sense gun laws and action on Maurice’s still-unsolved murder.
Luchar por tus Derechos / Fight for your Rights
Akia Uwanda sang the event to a powerful close.