Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
This thoroughly researched article from the The Appeal entitled HOW FLORIDA’S SLUGGISH VOTER REGISTRATION PROCESS SENT EX-PRISONERS BACK TO JAIL highlights the duplicity of the State of Florida when it publicly arrested select felons who voted, but did not qualify to have their voting right restored. According to this research, the individuals only voted after being confirmed by the State or local
Read moreI was reading reviews of a new book by Nick Cave entitled Faith, Hope and Carnage. The reviews included quotes from the book that made me stop to think. “Hope is optimism with a broken heart” and “This is how I chose to live my life – in uncertainty.” I recalled something I wrote to myself a few months
Read moreDear Members and Advocates, In just a few weeks, our president Gail Colletta will be traveling to Geneva Switzerland to meet with members of the United Nations Human Rights Committee. She will have only a few minutes to speak to the full committee in a formal presentation. Afterwards, she will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from the UN
Read moreLegislative Delegation Calendar: 2024 Session Wednesday, September 27, 2023 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (CST – Franklin) Unable to locate Gulf County time. Franklin County & Gulf County Legislative Delegation Meetings Contact Rep. Jason Shoaf’s office @ (850) 295-5680 Wednesday, September 27, 2023 1PM – 5PM Duval County Legislation Meeting 117 West Duval Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202 State Representative Wyman Duggan,
Read moreDear Members and Advocates, In September 2022, our Florida Action Committee president, Gail Colletta, filed a Complaint with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva Switzerland, entitled “PETITION TO THE UNITED NATIONS TO INVESTIGATE THE UNITED STATES’ SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY AS A VIOLATION OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS.“. That office is the leading United Nations
Read moreDear Members and Advocates, As Hurricane Idalia moves closer to shores, we are sending reminders to members to SEEK SHELTER. Our county-by-county listing of emergency shelters is a start, but this listing is not current so please confirm with your local sheriff offices. Thanks to a report from Unbroken Dreams in Hillsborough, there is a shelter in Tampa that is approved for registered citizens.
Read more