UNIFIED VOICES SUMMIT: Protecting Educational Freedom in Florida
Orlando, Florida on July 12 and 13th, 2024
We are coming together for the first annual UNIFIED VOICES SUMMIT to celebrate our educators, protect public education, and to speak out in one voice to defend our rights of free speech and free expression. We will unite to end education censorship and book bans, and to support our teachers, public education and our core constitutional liberties.
All teachers and media specialists will receive a scholarship covering the Summit ticket and one hotel night. Parents, students, active military, nonprofit workers, and grassroots organizations/organizers will receive a 50% discount for the general admission ticket.
Florida now ranks first in the nation, banning more books in public school classrooms and libraries than any other state. Teachers and media specialists are being threatened with loss of their careers and liberty, under threat of criminal prosecution. Florida laws have created the greatest crisis of book banning and educational censorship in K-12 public schools ever seen. Books about race and by authors of color, along with books mentioning sexual orientation and gender, are being ripped from shelves. Students are being robbed of the diversity of ideas and perspectives they need to thrive.
But all is not lost. This wave of censorship and denial of free speech is making Floridians stronger and more resilient. Across the state, local groups are organizing, mobilizing resistance, and protecting our constitutional rights and public education.
There is a movement in Florida and we need you. We must work collectively to protect our teachers, our students, and our public education system. Please consider a significant contribution to this vital effort.