"Parent Trigger" Legislation Nears Passage:Opponents Decry "Frontal Attack" on Public Schools
Parent groups and state senators from both parties warn that legislation is an attack on public schools that could allow for-profit companies to take control of schools away from local elected officials and voters. Take action now!
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Sen. Bob Graham on Civic Activism
Former U.S. Senator and Governor Bob Graham discusses CIVIC Concern and civic participation.
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Contact Your Legislators About Redistricting
The only way to ensure that legislative leaders honor the will of the voters is for Floridians to be informed, active and engaged in the redistricting process. Let your representatives know that you want them to draw fair districts and that you're monitoring the process. (And you can tell the House to drop their wasteful, million-dollar federal lawsuit!)
Attend a Redistricting Public Hearing Near You
Legislators are holding hearings around the state to hear what citizens want to see in the redistricting process. Find the location nearest you and attend. Even if you don't speak, it's important to send the message that Floridians care and are paying attention!
Contact Your Elected Officials
We make it simple for you to make your voice heard. Use our easy tool to contact your state legislators or Congressmember. You just type in your address, and we'll find the people who represent you and help you email or call them on any issue you're concerned about.
Write a Letter to the Editor
A great way to spread the word about an important issue is to write a letter to your local newspapers or contact your local TV stations. Put your address into our tool and we'll find your local media outlets and submit your letter to the ones you choose. To make a difference, we have to engage other citizens -- letters to the editor can be an effective means to educate people and get them involved.
Tell friends about CIVIC
Part of CIVIC Concern's mission is to offer Floridians more information about what their elected officials are doing and how it affects their lives. Armed with information, we can demand more accountability and better public policy from our leaders. But it will only work if we raise our voices together. Encourage your friends and colleagues to join you in building a better Florida.
In the News
FSU Law Dean Weidner Named One of Nine Transformative Deans
Aug 1, 2011
Florida State University College of Law Dean Donald J. Weidner is one of the last decade’s nine transformative law school deans.
Watch Hot Coffee, a Powerful New Film
Jun 26, 2011 (Huffington Post)
On Monday, June 27, HBO begins airing a powerful new documentary film called Hot Coffee, which blows the lid off the "tort reform" movement. The name of the film comes from the infamous and widely misunderstood "McDonald's Coffee Case," which most people believe involved a greedy coffee drinker who spilled hot coffee on herself and won millions of dollars for essentially no reason. When you see this film, hear from the family, hear from the jurors in the case, see the disturbing images of her actual burns and discover that the verdict was significantly reduced despite McDonald's callous behavior, you'll learn what really happened and wonder why you were duped.
ACLU, NAACP ask feds to block Florida election law
Jun 23, 2011
TALLAHASSEE -- The American Civil Liberties Union and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People are among the groups asking the U.S. Justice Department to reject Florida's new election law.