Equal Ground & Community Groups to Educate, Mobilize Volusia Residents On Failures of Legislative Session

Equal Ground
Jun 9
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Equal Ground & Community Groups to Educate, Mobilize Volusia Residents On Failures of Legislative Session

Black-led FL voting rights organization Equal Ground is educating communities across the state on how to stay engaged in the fight against attacks on freedoms.

VOLUSIA – On Monday, June 9 and Tuesday, June 10, Equal Ground – the preeminent Black-led, non-partisan, non-profit working to build Black political power in Florida – will make two stops in Volusia County as part of its statewide legislative debrief tour, in partnership with community leaders, to review the recent legislative session and educate community members.

The 2025 Legislative Session was one of the least productive and most chaotic legislative sessions, with lawmakers failing to fulfill their basic responsibility of passing a budget in time, forcing an extension of the deadline. Not only are Floridians paying the price for an extended session, but they are also experiencing the real costs of lawmakers who perpetuated constant in-fighting instead of passing substantive legislation addressing the real issues facing Floridians.

During the tour stops, community leaders will educate Volusia community members about the wide-reaching attacks on communities of color by the State Legislature during the recent session – most notably the legislation directly silencing the majority of Floridians by restricting the ballot initiative process – and share ways to stay engaged in the fight for the issues and legislation that matter to Florida’s communities.

Leaders will also inform community members of the many attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and efforts to restrict voting rights, undermine public education, and silence the voices of everyday Floridians, that may have failed due to infighting but remain at the forefront of extreme lawmakers policy priorities in the future.

East Volusia County Tour Stop

WHAT: Equal Ground & Community Orgs Mobilize, Educate Volusia Community Members as part of Statewide Legislative Debrief Tour

WHO:

Equal Ground

Volusia County African American Leadership Council

Daytona Beach NAACP

Volusia County League of Women Voters

Daytona Beach Black Clergy Alliance

Volusia County NPHC

WHEN: Monday, June 9 from 6 – 8pm EDT

WHERE: Bethune Center Of Civic Engagement

740 W International Speedway Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL 32114