AWAKE Palm Beach Rally

MEDIA ADVISORY
March 6, 2017

Contact: Tom Conboy, 561-412-6997, tconboy@live.com

Palm Beach County will help Awake The State on First Day of Legislative Session
Advocates will call for “a Florida that works for all Floridians”

Palm Beach County – Advocates will gather in Downtown West Palm Beach to “Awake The State” on the opening day of the 2017 legislative session. Local leaders and advocates for health care, quality public schools, worker’s rights, the environment, reproductive and immigration rights, and more will provide a counterpoint to Gov. Rick Scott and his legislative allies’ agenda that rewards their corporate backers while ignoring the needs of everyday Floridians. The event in West Palm Beach will be part of a series of statewide actions and events promoting a just state budget and an agenda for “a Florida that works for all Floridians.”

Schedule for Tuesday, March 7th:

WHO:    Policy experts and advocates including the following speakers and others:
• West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio
• Ian Blake – Budget Issues
• Deidre Newton & Allan Hendricks – LGBTQIA Issues
• Ann Fonfa & Justin Daya – Health Care Issues
• Robin Bennett – Environmental Issues

WHAT:    Rally in Downtown West Palm Beach discussing important issues affecting Floridians during the legislative session, including: State Budget, Education, Worker’s Rights, Health Care, Environment, Immigration, and Reproductive Rights. Events will be held in cities across the state including Tallahassee, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Fort Myers, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Stuart and Ocala.

WHEN:    Tuesday, March 7th at 4:30 PM.

WHERE:    Downtown WPB, 401 Clematis St. West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Awake The State started as a Facebook page that quickly grew to thousands strong, resulting events in cities across the state in March of 2011. Every year since, Floridians have organized Awake The State events in their communities at the beginning of the legislative session to engage their neighbors on important issues affecting our state. The Awake The State movement provides a platform for everyday Floridians to make their voices heard and fight for a Florida that works for all Floridians while pushing back against Rick Scott and the legislature’s wrongheaded priorities that reward the wealthy and well-connected.

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www.AwakeTheState.com