by Florida NOW
For Immediate Release: August 30, 2025
President Julie Kent, Florida National Organization for Women (FL NOW) president@flnow.org
Orlando, FL – In the wake of the horrific August 27 mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis—where two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed and at least 17 others injured, most of them children. FL NOW is calling for immediate, comprehensive gun control legislation at both the state and federal levels.
by Florida NOW
For Immediate Release: August 23, 2025 by President Julie Kent, Florida National Organization for Women (FL NOW) president@flnow.org
FL NOW Denounces Overnight Removal of Rainbow Walkways Across Florida
Orlando, FL — In a sweeping and deeply disturbing move, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), under directives aligned with the Trump administration’s SAFER ROADS initiative, has painted over rainbow crosswalks across the state—including the memorial walkway outside the Pulse nightclub, where 49 lives were taken in one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history.
by Florida NOW
For Immediate Release: August 20, 2025
President Julie Kent, Florida National Organization for Women (FL NOW)
Orlando, FL — The Florida Chapter of the National Organization for Women (FL NOW) celebrates a major victory for intellectual freedom and youth rights following Judge Carlos Mendoza’s ruling that declared key provisions of Florida’s book ban law (HB 1069) unconstitutional.