Legal advisors for the county said they believe the county is on solid ground with the vaccine mandate in order to protect the community. Wendy Deleons 11-year-old daughter has been too scared to return to school. on Hundreds of students across Florida walked out Thursday in protest against Gov. Shor Party leader, the exiled Moldovan oligarch Ilan Shor, accused police of trying to thwart the peaceful rally.". Despite the turnout on Monday, pro-life supporters also came out to spread their message. Doing so could be considered a strike under Florida law. This is our Florida. Rafaela Serret and Tiffany Rodriguez hold signs at a protest in solidarity with Cuba Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Across America, weve seen a heartbreaking & disgusting rise in hate like this. Check out The Morning News to get the latest news, weather and traffic in Central Florida. Another group gathered at Lake Eola on Sunday and threatened a recall effort against the Orange County mayor. READ: Firefighters protest against Orange County vaccine mandate. A FIGHT THAT BROKE OUT IS ALSO BEING INVESTIG, Law enforcement and politicians are speaking out after multiple anti-Semitic rallies were seen in Central Florida over the weekend. To suggest otherwise is just plain wrong. Florida has a rich history of protest against racism in higher education. Law enforcement and politicians are speaking out after multiple anti-Semitic rallies were seen in Central Florida over the weekend. One video posted to Twitter showed members of the group doing the Nazi salute and shouting anti-Semitic slurs at drivers. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. ORLANDO, Fla. Neo-Nazi demonstrations in Orlando over the weekend drew bipartisan condemnations from state and local officials, but Gov. As a police commander I saw similar rallies, and I also saw that for every Nazi there were a hundred Floridians there to stand up for what's right."Sen. Its a dirty political smear attempt, and people who say things like this arent fooling anyone. Ron DeSantis signs into law a bill stripping Disney of its longtime self-governing status in the state, his new book reveals he warned the entertainment giant about its political . The security guard has to come and stop all the fights, said middle school student Brieanne Mestre. The school district noted in a news release that the stabbing did not happen on school grounds. ORLANDO, Fla. - People gathered outside Orlando City Hall in downtown Orlando on Saturday in protest of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Friday to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade. Show Transcript. By The COVID-19 vaccine mandate has become a highly-politicized issue. ORLANDO, Fla. - People gathered outside Orlando City Hall in downtown Orlando on Saturday in protest of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Friday to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case, ending constitutional protections for abortions and expected to lead to abortion bans in several states.Demonstrators chanted "my body, my choice" among other messages, and held signs expressing their thoughts on the Court's ruling as drivers honked every few seconds. But she deleted that tweet, saying in a later tweet, "I admit I dont know who staged the protests in Orlando and waiting for law enforcement to confirm. Anti-protest bill passes in Florida Senate on party lines, even after emotional testimony from Black lawmakers By Dara Kam, NSF on Wed, Apr 14, 2021 at 1:00 am Send a News Tip It was a very different scene from 24 hours earlier when officers and protesters clashed on Saturday evening along Orange Avenue after demonstrators were seen throwing water bottles at officers and setting off fireworks. The Orlando protest movement erupted in earnest on May 29. Kids are getting jumped, fights every day, knives every day, Deleon said. "These arent 'genuine questions.' Antisemitic protesters from the Goyim Defense League (GDL) harassed Jewish people at the entrance of the Chabad in Orlando, new video footage posted on social media on Wednesday showed. A Florida judge described Stop WOKE, aka the Individual Freedom bill, as positively dystopian.. Pushaw at first questioned if the demonstration might be staged. Blocks away, along State Road 408, a similar scenario played out as a large number of Black Lives Matter protesters blocked the roadway for several hours before law enforcement released a chemical agent to disperse the crowds. It's hard to keep up with the cultivated chaos Gov. shouted protesters marching through Downtown Orlando on Sunday, the second straight day of demonstrations in the city over the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minnesota. An arrest warrant affidavit reveals the details of the shootings in Pine Hills that . Mayor Buddy Dyer tweeted: "Anti-Semitism and hatred are not welcome in this community. Others shared personal stories and future fears over the ruling. Theyre afraid to be able to teach what they want to. protests have emerged in the Orlando area. As Florida Gov. My heart asked me to come here to meet with everyone and be together with my people.. Students elsewhere in the state have also organized protests against the state's attacks on transgender healthcare. 69. Pro-choice supporters started off Independence Day at the Orange County Courthouse holding up signs and chanting my body, my choice., new abortion law went into effect on July 1. The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. (Orlando Sentinel - Exclusive). Check out The Morning News to get the latest news, weather and traffic in Central Florida. In the free state of Florida, participation by on-duty faculty could lead to their termination. Being quiet no longer works. ANTI-SEMITIC MESSASGE AND HEAT FILLED MESSAGES MADE NATIONAL HEADLINES THIS WEEKEND. Theyre afraid to put things on their syllabus in the fear that theyre going to be fired, and they shouldn't have to be, the 21 year-old student of political science, writing and rhetoric. RELATED: State by state: Where abortion will be illegal after Supreme Court Dobbs v. Jackson ruling, "Roe actually imposed a standard of a law on the entire country without anyone being able to do anything about it. "This hatred has no place in our society.". 'We're not shutting up.' Well send you a handful of interesting Orlando stories every morning. We knew that we were going to have to move forward and continue the legal battle on that, DeSantis said. Meanwhile, two of Florida's candidates for U.S. Senate gave their takes on the ruling. Gov. The only thing I ask is that Cuba becomes free, so that I, at the age I am, can go to Cuba to see my dead, to visit them at their tombs, she said in Spanish. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel). Hiswife has also filed for divorce, as her attorneys say that she was devastated by Floyd's death. In carrying out the plan, she said, the culprits would rely on several internal forces, but especially on criminal groups such as the Shor formation and all of its derivatives.. (Javad Parsa) COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) Norway's energy minister on Wednesday canceled a trip to the U.K. because of a protest against a wind . Were not anti-vaxxers or anti-masker. DeSantis has also threated to fine local government for requiring vaccines with up to $5,000 for each incident. MORE. "My mom had an abortion in college, and it was the only reason she got to finish college with us, and my sister probably wouldn't be able to have the family that we have, if it wasn't for abortion," King said. He and his people want public schools to be defunded and are making our children less safe every day, the group wrote in a Day of Action Toolkit. People spoke, marched, and stayed out long into the night to have their voices heard. McKenzie King, who's from Texas, said the right to an abortion was something that let her family make a hard decision that ultimately let them succeed, she said. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. All rights reserved. Not anymore.". RELATED:National Guard activated in Tampa. Were simply saying that individuals who, especially the employees, and people that work for the county for almost 18 to 20 years, should have a choice., WATCH: Orange County school buses overcrowded due to driver shortage, leaving students to sit on the floor. The governor's spokeswoman, Christina Pushaw, said in a tweet that Democrats were insinuating that DeSantis' policies were responsible for the demonstration. Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper said the new 15-week abortion ban, signed in April by Florida Gov. News reporter for Orlando Weekly, covering general news, local government, labor, housing, and other social and economic justice issues. Ron DeSantis though vowed to appeal the ruling during a stop in Central Florida last week. Ron DeSantis is wreaking on Florida schools: Orlando Weekly Daily newsletter. Around 80% of Orange County workers have received at least one shot, but hundreds of workers remain unvaccinated. 2023, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of WESH-TV. Floridas new abortion law went into effect on July 1, which bans most abortions at 15 weeks, though Judge John C. Cooper of the Second Judicial Circuit Court in Tallahassee ruled the law is unconstitutional. UCF cannot stand by and even though theyre afraid, too they cant just bow to our governor, said Solomon. Protestors said they dont think any government should be able to tell people to put something in their body. "The Orange County Sheriff's Office deplores hate speech in any form, but people have the First Amendment right to demonstrate," a release stated.A second gathering was reported at the Daryl Carter Parkway overpass on I-4.Pictures on social media show an anti-Semitic banner and swastika displayed on the overpass.According to Florida Highway Patrol, FHP troopers disbanded the gathering. From our partners at Spectrum News 13, protesters block part of Semoran Boulevard on Tuesday night - demonstrating in solidarity with those protesting in Cuba. "According to OCSO, the group left the area and no arrests were made. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. The teachers are screaming. "So what I'm going to say is these people, these Democrats who are trying to use this as some type of . Dream Defenders, one of the groups involved in the statewide day of action, is using the hashtag #CantBanUs to promote the action, in reference to DeSantis manufactured war against critical race theory (CRT) and attempts to undermine the teaching of Black history. dharris@orlandosentinel.com and krice@orlandosentinel.com. In Cuba, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets because of a lack of food and medicine amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Orange County in central Florida is home to the nation's biggest theme park resorts. Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, Democratic Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and other elected leaders issued statements declaring that antisemitism and hatred have no place in Florida. No Severe Weather Alerts in Your Area Sign Up to Get Future Alerts. Gov. 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Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed HB 5 into law, a measure banning Florida doctors from performing abortions after 15 weeks of gestation. The ruling stripped away womens constitutional protections for abortion, a fundamental and deeply personal change for Americans lives after nearly a half-century under Roe v. Wade. As a historian, Im in heaven right now, Paul Ortiz, a University of Florida professor whos president of his UFF chapter, told the Tampa Bay Times. ORLANDO, Fla. - More than a dozen self-proclaimed Nazis yelled antisemitic slogans outside a Florida shopping plaza and waved a swastika flag from a highway overpass before authorities broke them up over the weekend. 1%. 69 Weather. 2023 Cox Media Group. AS FORHE T PROTESTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT SAY NO ARRESTS WERE MADE, BUT THE DEMONSTRATORWERES TOLD TO LEAVE THE HIGHWAY OVERPASS BECAUSE GATHERINGN O ONE IS ILLEGAL. RELATED: 'Hateful': Anti-Semitic flyers found outside hundreds of South Florida homes, "I along with the Orange County Sheriffs Office deplore any type of hate speech," Mina tweeted. But America beat their disturbing ideology before and we'll do it again. Orlando mayor, Orange County sheriff condemn hateful demonstrations ORLANDO, Fla. - More than a dozen self-proclaimed Nazis yelled antisemitic slogans outside a Central Florida shopping plaza. Protesters marched through Downtown Orlando on Sunday, the second straight day of demonstrations in the city over the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minnesota. "These Democrats who are trying to use this as some type of political issue, to try to smear me as if I had something to do with it. PERTH AMBOY, N.J. (WCBS) - Students at a New Jersey high school walked out of class to demand a safer school environment after an 11-year-old boy was stabbed, allegedly by another student. Yordania Pacheco, 42, and Didier Moles, 37, said their emotions surrounding the protests in support of Cuba were hard to put into words, as they both have friends and family still living in the country. ", Sen. Rick Scott tweeted: "The hateful & anti-Semitic demonstrations reported in Florida today have no place in our state. Student walkouts were planned for Thursday between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at at least nine colleges, high schools and universities in Florida, according to Students for Freedom, a newly created coalition of student organizations, and Dream Defenders, a racial justice organization formed in the wake of the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford in 2012. Were fighting for our faculty, for our education, and for the rights of trans students., Great turn out and speakers today at @UCF rally against DeSantis and his attacks on education pic.twitter.com/zU8z6RMojv, Policies recently enacted by the state, including the Stop WOKE Act restricting classroom discussion on racism and other race-related concepts and the Parental Rights in Education bill restricting classroom discussion on sexuality and gender identity in K-12 classes have chilled teachers and faculty in Florida schools, creating an environment of confusion, fear and frustration among educators and students alike. People in Orlando took to the streets on Monday in protest of the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v Wade. Hundreds of high schoolers walked out of class Monday morning and marched to Samuel Shull Middle School. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. "These arent 'genuine questions.' Ron DeSantis' press secretary is facing massive backlash after she sent tweets Sunday night questioning whether pro-Nazi demonstrations in Orlando over the weekend were organized by Democratic staffers. Previously worked as a news anchor for WMNF in Tampa and a freelance journalist with works published in In These Times, Strikewave, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, and Facing South Scroll to read more Florida News articles, But here are some of the recent lowlights, cautioned faculty against joining the walkout. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando. ORLANDO, Fla. The deadline is approaching for Orange County employees to get vaccinated or risk termination. Montegue has his own political ambitions. "It is against the law to obstruct highway traffic or hang signs on the overpasses and violators will be prosecuted," the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles tweeted. Hundreds of high schoolers walked out of class Monday morning and marched to Samuel Shull Middle School. 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