Weekly Updates

Weekly Update #101 Dear Members and Advocates, We start this week’s update with an apology to “Pariah.oo1″, who had posted a comment to our discussion on the proposed amendment to the Brevard Ordinance. The proposed amendment would allow private businesses to create 1000 foot buffer zones around themselves, thereby preventing someone on the registry from entering into the exclusion zone,

Weekly Update #99 Dear Members and Advocates, This week a “fire” erupted and we saw an example of why it is so important we stay organized and able to mobilize quickly. Brevard County is seeking to amend their proximity ordinance to allow private businesses to register themselves as “child oriented”, thereby establishing itself as a landmark around which a 1000

When a news story gets posted containing a one-sided perspective, misinformation or much of the fear mongering we have come to expect whenever a “sex offender” story comes out

Weekly Update #96 Dear Members and Advocates, For those following our site, you know that one of our biggest concerns is homelessness. Policies that legislate people into homelessness make no sense and have been proven to be counter-productive. Yet some individuals are so intent on punishing anyone labeled a “sex offender” they lose sight of reality and humanity. For more

Weekly Update #95 Members and Advocates: We hope that you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy as the number of coronavirus cases in Florida and across much of the United States are on the rise. As the world begins to open up again after the long shut down, we are seeing some inevitabilities happen. Does it surprise

Weekly Update #94 Dear Members and Advocates, In 1964, the United States passed a long overdue Civil Rights Act that outlawed discrimination against other human beings based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Among other provisions, the new law prohibited unequal application of voter registration requirements, ended racial segregation in schools, and outlawed discrimination in employment and public