Miami Freedom Project
@miamifreedom.bsky.social
Latina-led nonprofit creating a political home for progressive Miami. All things climate, economic, health, immigrant & racial justice in South Florida.
If Brazil found a way to navigate authoritarianism and climate disasters, so can we.
We highly recommend this read, as it dissects Brazil's recent dissent from authoritarianism, its pivot towards climate action, and the inherent relationship between the two.
english.elpais.com/climate/2025...
We highly recommend this read, as it dissects Brazil's recent dissent from authoritarianism, its pivot towards climate action, and the inherent relationship between the two.
english.elpais.com/climate/2025...
Progressives should use COP30 to show democracies can deliver prosperity and save the planet
This year’s summit is being held in a country that has defied both authoritarianism and environmental collapse, a reminder that democracy triumphs where despotism destroys
english.elpais.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
If Brazil found a way to navigate authoritarianism and climate disasters, so can we.
We highly recommend this read, as it dissects Brazil's recent dissent from authoritarianism, its pivot towards climate action, and the inherent relationship between the two.
english.elpais.com/climate/2025...
We highly recommend this read, as it dissects Brazil's recent dissent from authoritarianism, its pivot towards climate action, and the inherent relationship between the two.
english.elpais.com/climate/2025...
In Miami, loyalty meets heartbreak. As Trump’s travel ban blocks Cuban families from reuniting, members of our community who once cheered him on are asking: at what cost?
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Travel ban separates Cuban families, divides community loyal to Trump
Cuban Americans trying to bring relatives from the island to the U.S. are being rejected. The denials have underscored tensions in Florida over immigration.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
In Miami, loyalty meets heartbreak. As Trump’s travel ban blocks Cuban families from reuniting, members of our community who once cheered him on are asking: at what cost?
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Come run with us THIS SUNDAY, Nov. 16th, and help us fundraise for our immigrant communities 💜
Together we can promote:
🩷 Immigrant civic education
🩷 Naturalization support
🩷 Disinformation defense
🩷 Community belonging
🔗 Sign up here: bit.ly/mfp4dgmd5k
Together we can promote:
🩷 Immigrant civic education
🩷 Naturalization support
🩷 Disinformation defense
🩷 Community belonging
🔗 Sign up here: bit.ly/mfp4dgmd5k
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Come run with us THIS SUNDAY, Nov. 16th, and help us fundraise for our immigrant communities 💜
Together we can promote:
🩷 Immigrant civic education
🩷 Naturalization support
🩷 Disinformation defense
🩷 Community belonging
🔗 Sign up here: bit.ly/mfp4dgmd5k
Together we can promote:
🩷 Immigrant civic education
🩷 Naturalization support
🩷 Disinformation defense
🩷 Community belonging
🔗 Sign up here: bit.ly/mfp4dgmd5k
Here's a halloween secret: the best cure for a halloween hangover is voting the next morning. You can thank us later.
Vote EARLY this weekend from 8am-4pm.
All Miami-Dade Early Voting info👇️
🔗 bit.ly/dadevotesearly
Vote EARLY this weekend from 8am-4pm.
All Miami-Dade Early Voting info👇️
🔗 bit.ly/dadevotesearly
October 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Here's a halloween secret: the best cure for a halloween hangover is voting the next morning. You can thank us later.
Vote EARLY this weekend from 8am-4pm.
All Miami-Dade Early Voting info👇️
🔗 bit.ly/dadevotesearly
Vote EARLY this weekend from 8am-4pm.
All Miami-Dade Early Voting info👇️
🔗 bit.ly/dadevotesearly
Miami, we heard you. Let's work together to reverse the land transfer for Trump's presidential library in our downtown 🗣️ ✍️ Sign the petition today 🔗 bit.ly/freethetower
October 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Miami, we heard you. Let's work together to reverse the land transfer for Trump's presidential library in our downtown 🗣️ ✍️ Sign the petition today 🔗 bit.ly/freethetower
Many South Floridians are worried for their families in the Caribbean as Hurricane Melissa makes landfall.
And with USAID cuts, recovery in the region may be even tougher this time.
It is up to us- please share any resources you have in the comments 🤍🫂
www.miamiherald.com/news/weather...
And with USAID cuts, recovery in the region may be even tougher this time.
It is up to us- please share any resources you have in the comments 🤍🫂
www.miamiherald.com/news/weather...
As Caribbean dreads Hurricane Melissa’s destruction, it can no longer count on USAID
When catastrophic Hurricane Dorian became the strongest storm ever to hit The Bahamas six years ago, submerging the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama under floodwaters, the U.S. government was among t...
www.miamiherald.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Many South Floridians are worried for their families in the Caribbean as Hurricane Melissa makes landfall.
And with USAID cuts, recovery in the region may be even tougher this time.
It is up to us- please share any resources you have in the comments 🤍🫂
www.miamiherald.com/news/weather...
And with USAID cuts, recovery in the region may be even tougher this time.
It is up to us- please share any resources you have in the comments 🤍🫂
www.miamiherald.com/news/weather...
Miami voters will decide on 4 city charter amendments. We've briefly summarized each referendum, with the effects of voting Yes or No.
⚠️ This guide has not been prepared in coordination with any candidate or campaign, nor does it endorse or oppose any of the candidates for public office.
⚠️ This guide has not been prepared in coordination with any candidate or campaign, nor does it endorse or oppose any of the candidates for public office.
October 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Miami voters will decide on 4 city charter amendments. We've briefly summarized each referendum, with the effects of voting Yes or No.
⚠️ This guide has not been prepared in coordination with any candidate or campaign, nor does it endorse or oppose any of the candidates for public office.
⚠️ This guide has not been prepared in coordination with any candidate or campaign, nor does it endorse or oppose any of the candidates for public office.
10,000 Miamians have already signed ✍️
They’re standing up for a Miami with fairer elections, real accountability, and a government that actually represents us.
Be part of the movement and sign the petition today 👇👇👇
🔗 bit.ly/strongermiamipetition
📬 Mail or print your petition.
They’re standing up for a Miami with fairer elections, real accountability, and a government that actually represents us.
Be part of the movement and sign the petition today 👇👇👇
🔗 bit.ly/strongermiamipetition
📬 Mail or print your petition.
October 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
10,000 Miamians have already signed ✍️
They’re standing up for a Miami with fairer elections, real accountability, and a government that actually represents us.
Be part of the movement and sign the petition today 👇👇👇
🔗 bit.ly/strongermiamipetition
📬 Mail or print your petition.
They’re standing up for a Miami with fairer elections, real accountability, and a government that actually represents us.
Be part of the movement and sign the petition today 👇👇👇
🔗 bit.ly/strongermiamipetition
📬 Mail or print your petition.
💃 ¡Celia cumple 100 años! 💃
Today, we celebrate a Cuban icon who carried the sabor of our island to the world. More than the Queen of Salsa, Celia was a voice of exile, resilience, and orgullo Latino ❤️🔥 Here’s to 100 years of rhythm, resistance, and Azúcar. 🇨🇺✨
Today, we celebrate a Cuban icon who carried the sabor of our island to the world. More than the Queen of Salsa, Celia was a voice of exile, resilience, and orgullo Latino ❤️🔥 Here’s to 100 years of rhythm, resistance, and Azúcar. 🇨🇺✨
October 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
💃 ¡Celia cumple 100 años! 💃
Today, we celebrate a Cuban icon who carried the sabor of our island to the world. More than the Queen of Salsa, Celia was a voice of exile, resilience, and orgullo Latino ❤️🔥 Here’s to 100 years of rhythm, resistance, and Azúcar. 🇨🇺✨
Today, we celebrate a Cuban icon who carried the sabor of our island to the world. More than the Queen of Salsa, Celia was a voice of exile, resilience, and orgullo Latino ❤️🔥 Here’s to 100 years of rhythm, resistance, and Azúcar. 🇨🇺✨
Thousands hit the streets across South Florida for this weekend’s #NoKings protests. If you joined the protests on Saturday, what was your experience? If you didn't, what made you sit this one out?
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
‘We’re in a worse place’: South Floridians rally again at ‘No Kings’ protest
The protests anti-Donald Trump were focused on “community and joy.”
www.miamiherald.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Thousands hit the streets across South Florida for this weekend’s #NoKings protests. If you joined the protests on Saturday, what was your experience? If you didn't, what made you sit this one out?
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
A Florida judge has temporarily blocked the land transfer for Trump’s presidential library, thanks to the efforts of a local Miami activist.
Thank you, Dr. Marvin Dunn, for speaking out and standing up for our students and our community.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Thank you, Dr. Marvin Dunn, for speaking out and standing up for our students and our community.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Florida judge temporarily blocks transfer of downtown Miami land for Trump's presidential library
A Florida judge has temporarily blocked the planned transfer of prime downtown Miami land for President Donald Trump’s future presidential library.
apnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
A Florida judge has temporarily blocked the land transfer for Trump’s presidential library, thanks to the efforts of a local Miami activist.
Thank you, Dr. Marvin Dunn, for speaking out and standing up for our students and our community.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Thank you, Dr. Marvin Dunn, for speaking out and standing up for our students and our community.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Miami activists are urging FIFA and Miami-Dade officials to protect immigrant fans from ICE during the 2026 World Cup, demanding no immigration enforcement near stadiums.
www.wlrn.org/government-p...
www.wlrn.org/government-p...
Miami activists keep heat on FIFA to allay immigration crackdown fears during World Cup tournament
Protesters want FIFA officials to protect World Cup attendees from "overzealous immigration enforcement" and to "reinvest [Miami-Dade County's] $46 million subsidy in the local community."
www.wlrn.org
October 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Miami activists are urging FIFA and Miami-Dade officials to protect immigrant fans from ICE during the 2026 World Cup, demanding no immigration enforcement near stadiums.
www.wlrn.org/government-p...
www.wlrn.org/government-p...
"A slap in the face to immigrants," Miami is not taking MDC's decision lightly.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Florida officials vote to donate land to Trump library. There’s backlash.
The DeSantis administration wants to donate a valuable parcel next to the Freedom Tower in downtown Miami to honor President Donald Trump.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"A slap in the face to immigrants," Miami is not taking MDC's decision lightly.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Books & Books and the Books & Books Literary Foundation are proud to present an evening with Daniel Rivero discussing Just Freedom: Inside Florida's Decades-Long Voting Rights Battle.
He will be in conversation with our Executive Director, Ana Sofia Pelaez 🌴✨
RSVP Here 🔗 bit.ly/bbdanielrivero
He will be in conversation with our Executive Director, Ana Sofia Pelaez 🌴✨
RSVP Here 🔗 bit.ly/bbdanielrivero
October 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Books & Books and the Books & Books Literary Foundation are proud to present an evening with Daniel Rivero discussing Just Freedom: Inside Florida's Decades-Long Voting Rights Battle.
He will be in conversation with our Executive Director, Ana Sofia Pelaez 🌴✨
RSVP Here 🔗 bit.ly/bbdanielrivero
He will be in conversation with our Executive Director, Ana Sofia Pelaez 🌴✨
RSVP Here 🔗 bit.ly/bbdanielrivero
Let's get to work, Miami 📢👻
This fall, carve out 🎃 some time for your community 💜
🗳️ VBM Request
bit.ly/floridavbminfo
🏥 Medicaid Expansion Petition
bit.ly/mfpmed
✍️ Sign the Stronger Miami Petition
bit.ly/strongermiamipetition
🤝 Become an MFP Member
bit.ly/membershipmfp
This fall, carve out 🎃 some time for your community 💜
🗳️ VBM Request
bit.ly/floridavbminfo
🏥 Medicaid Expansion Petition
bit.ly/mfpmed
✍️ Sign the Stronger Miami Petition
bit.ly/strongermiamipetition
🤝 Become an MFP Member
bit.ly/membershipmfp
October 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Let's get to work, Miami 📢👻
This fall, carve out 🎃 some time for your community 💜
🗳️ VBM Request
bit.ly/floridavbminfo
🏥 Medicaid Expansion Petition
bit.ly/mfpmed
✍️ Sign the Stronger Miami Petition
bit.ly/strongermiamipetition
🤝 Become an MFP Member
bit.ly/membershipmfp
This fall, carve out 🎃 some time for your community 💜
🗳️ VBM Request
bit.ly/floridavbminfo
🏥 Medicaid Expansion Petition
bit.ly/mfpmed
✍️ Sign the Stronger Miami Petition
bit.ly/strongermiamipetition
🤝 Become an MFP Member
bit.ly/membershipmfp
We’re only 40 days away from Election Day, Miami! 🌴🌞
This November we're voting for a new city mayor and city commissioners- this gives us plenty of time to make a plan to vote.
Go to MDC's voter hub to see where you stand this voting season👇️
🔗 bit.ly/MDCvoterhub
This November we're voting for a new city mayor and city commissioners- this gives us plenty of time to make a plan to vote.
Go to MDC's voter hub to see where you stand this voting season👇️
🔗 bit.ly/MDCvoterhub
September 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
We’re only 40 days away from Election Day, Miami! 🌴🌞
This November we're voting for a new city mayor and city commissioners- this gives us plenty of time to make a plan to vote.
Go to MDC's voter hub to see where you stand this voting season👇️
🔗 bit.ly/MDCvoterhub
This November we're voting for a new city mayor and city commissioners- this gives us plenty of time to make a plan to vote.
Go to MDC's voter hub to see where you stand this voting season👇️
🔗 bit.ly/MDCvoterhub
Trump's Presidential Library and Miami's Freedom Tower: Two buildings, one street, and completely opposing visions of what “freedom” means.
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Miami Dade College Board vote sets stage for Trump presidential library downtown
A quick and vague vote early Tuesday morning by the Miami Dade College Board of Trustees sets the stage for the library’s creation at the Wolfson Campus.
www.miamiherald.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Trump's Presidential Library and Miami's Freedom Tower: Two buildings, one street, and completely opposing visions of what “freedom” means.
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Grocery prices are still climbing despite promises to bring them down. 🛒📈
Experts say that if this continues, we are likely to feel it even more during the holiday season, with more expensive holiday meals and possible food shortages.
www.axios.com/2025/09/11/t...
Experts say that if this continues, we are likely to feel it even more during the holiday season, with more expensive holiday meals and possible food shortages.
www.axios.com/2025/09/11/t...
Grocery prices rise at the fastest pace since 2022 as Trump tariffs bite
On the campaign trail, Trump promised lower grocery prices.
www.axios.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Grocery prices are still climbing despite promises to bring them down. 🛒📈
Experts say that if this continues, we are likely to feel it even more during the holiday season, with more expensive holiday meals and possible food shortages.
www.axios.com/2025/09/11/t...
Experts say that if this continues, we are likely to feel it even more during the holiday season, with more expensive holiday meals and possible food shortages.
www.axios.com/2025/09/11/t...
It has been confirmed by state attorneys that 287g agreements are only mandated for counties that operate a county-level detention (per statute 908.11).
Yet, local officials who fall well outside this mandate are folding to the pressures of the state.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/09/20/c...
Yet, local officials who fall well outside this mandate are folding to the pressures of the state.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/09/20/c...
Commentary: Police forces don’t have to cooperate in ICE raids
more local governments to show some political will and courage when defending their jurisdictional authority
www.orlandosentinel.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
It has been confirmed by state attorneys that 287g agreements are only mandated for counties that operate a county-level detention (per statute 908.11).
Yet, local officials who fall well outside this mandate are folding to the pressures of the state.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/09/20/c...
Yet, local officials who fall well outside this mandate are folding to the pressures of the state.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/09/20/c...
Florida is in a healthcare crisis, but we have the power to fix it.
Let’s put Medicaid Expansion on the 2026 ballot and vote to protect Florida families.
Sign and share the petition today: bit.ly/mfpmed
Let’s put Medicaid Expansion on the 2026 ballot and vote to protect Florida families.
Sign and share the petition today: bit.ly/mfpmed
September 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Florida is in a healthcare crisis, but we have the power to fix it.
Let’s put Medicaid Expansion on the 2026 ballot and vote to protect Florida families.
Sign and share the petition today: bit.ly/mfpmed
Let’s put Medicaid Expansion on the 2026 ballot and vote to protect Florida families.
Sign and share the petition today: bit.ly/mfpmed
It’s National Voter Registration Day! NOW is the time to register you 🗳️🌴 The deadline to register to vote in Florida is October 6th, but don’t wait.
Take 2 minutes to get #VoteReady by going to🔗registertovoteflorida.gov
Take 2 minutes to get #VoteReady by going to🔗registertovoteflorida.gov
September 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It’s National Voter Registration Day! NOW is the time to register you 🗳️🌴 The deadline to register to vote in Florida is October 6th, but don’t wait.
Take 2 minutes to get #VoteReady by going to🔗registertovoteflorida.gov
Take 2 minutes to get #VoteReady by going to🔗registertovoteflorida.gov
As Hispanic Heritage Month begins, we celebrate the joy, resilience, and power of our culture. Even as we face unjust systems that try to silence and erase us, we have a duty now more than ever to show our pride. So Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana- juntos somos mas fuertes 🌺✨
September 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
As Hispanic Heritage Month begins, we celebrate the joy, resilience, and power of our culture. Even as we face unjust systems that try to silence and erase us, we have a duty now more than ever to show our pride. So Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana- juntos somos mas fuertes 🌺✨
At Florida’s state-run “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant camp, hundreds of detained men vanished from federal records, with many deported without due process.
Attorneys call it an alternate system where normal immigration rules don’t apply.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Attorneys call it an alternate system where normal immigration rules don’t apply.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
At Florida’s state-run “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant camp, hundreds of detained men vanished from federal records, with many deported without due process.
Attorneys call it an alternate system where normal immigration rules don’t apply.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Attorneys call it an alternate system where normal immigration rules don’t apply.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
This week, our country was plunged into the reality of gun violence - in Colorado, in Utah, and on the heels of a horrific school shooting in Minneapolis - a state appeals court declared Florida’s long-standing ban on open carry unconstitutional.
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Florida’s ban on carrying guns in public is unconstitutional, appeals court rules
Attorney General James Uthmeier will not seek a rehearing or Florida Supreme Court review.
www.miamiherald.com
September 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This week, our country was plunged into the reality of gun violence - in Colorado, in Utah, and on the heels of a horrific school shooting in Minneapolis - a state appeals court declared Florida’s long-standing ban on open carry unconstitutional.
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
The Supreme Court voted 6-3 to give ICE a temporary green light to racially profile Latinos based on race, accent, speaking Spanish, or if they "work or appear to work" in specific jobs.
📜 Read the Supreme Court Ruling: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
📜 Read the Supreme Court Ruling: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
September 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Supreme Court voted 6-3 to give ICE a temporary green light to racially profile Latinos based on race, accent, speaking Spanish, or if they "work or appear to work" in specific jobs.
📜 Read the Supreme Court Ruling: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
📜 Read the Supreme Court Ruling: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...