Before we dive into today’s newsletter, we’re taking a moment to reintroduce ourselves.
The Floridians for Reproductive Freedom Coalition has been growing in Florida for the last decade. It’s a collection of organizations and people, just like you, who believe that we deserve access to doulas, midwives, and safe births, abortion without barriers or stigma, birth control, real sex education, and safe and affordable communities to call home.
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These past 10 years have been hard and today, we have fewer rights to control our bodies and futures than the generation before us. But we’ve also made worthy progress: we’ve taken care of one another, and we’ve changed hearts and minds through education, storytelling, and our unwavering belief that no matter where we live, who we love, or how much money we make, we deserve to make the most personal decisions about our own health, without politicians getting in the way.
So whether you’ve been here since Day 1 or you’re just learning about the FRF Coalition and its 85 different organizations, we’re glad you’re here.
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The fight for reproductive justice will be long-fought and we’re here to continue the work before us, for us, and for the Florida we all deserve.
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We are just 18 days away from Election Day and we can’t stress enough the importance of voting NO on Amendment 3.
If passed, Amendment 3 would cause massive cuts to essential services that our communities and families depend on, new and higher fees, and a tax shift for millions of Floridians.
What do we stand to lose?
- Critical local services that would face funding cuts from Amendment 3 include first responders, public hospitals, health and wellness programs, children’s and family services, disaster preparedness and response, libraries, playgrounds, and more.
Ready to drop off your ballot? Head to dropoffmyballot.com to find your vote-by-mail ballot drop off location, then, make sure everyone you know gets their votes in too.
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FRF Coalition Meetings & Announcements
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FRF Full Coalition Meeting
Friday, October 23rd at 11:00am
Join us for a special guest presentation:
Reimagining our Work: an Introduction to Artistic Activism
Long-running movements carry a lot: hard-won relationships, deep expertise, and the weight of losses along the way. This interactive session led by the Center for Artistic Activism will focus on winning and how creativity can help us get there, even in the hardest circumstances.
Contact Cheyenne Drews to register.
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Black in Repro
General Monthly Meeting:
Thursday, November 5th at 10:00am
Sign up here.
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Florida Health Advocates: Sex Education Advocacy
Tuesday, November 10th at 10:00am
Contact Takeata King Pang to join.
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Fake Clinics
Thursday, November 12th at 2:00pm (please note the date change)
Complete this membership interest form to join.
Email Cheyenne if you’d like to volunteer on these current projects:
- Research of medical directors linked to unregulated pregnancy centers
- We’re also creating a more user-friendly webpage warning folks about these centers and mapping out fake versus real ones. If visualizing info like that is your jam or you know someone who would want to, let me know.
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Events & Volunteer Opportunities:
Virtual and Statewide
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Domestic Violence and the Birth Care Professional
w/Central Florida Birth Network
Thursday, October 22nd, 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Register here
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Acts of Faith: SACReD Gathering 2027
w/SACReD
April 5th – April 7th, 2027
9:00am – 10:00pm
Cincinnati, OH
Register here
Are you a provider looking to attend this conference and interested in a pre-convening with other providers of faith? Email Cheyenne@progressflorida.org and we’ll get you connected.
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SPARK Program
w/Florida Youth Action Fund
Ongoing application. Teams of 2 – 4 get a campaign adviser, a 6-month plan to win, digital tools, and up to $3,000 to run their own campaign. You must be a YAF member to apply.
Apply here
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COMS Project Message Summit 2026
w/The COMS Project
Tuesday, November 17th (12:00pm–5:30pm) & Wednesday, November 18th (12:00pm–5:00pm), virtual
$30 registration (scholarships and group discounts available)
Register here
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Community Medic Training
w/Southern Birth Justice Network
Friday, October 23rd (virtual, 6:00pm – 8:00pm) & Saturday – Sunday, October 24th- 25th (in-person, 9:00am – 5:00pm),
Miami – apply by Oct 24th
Get tickets here
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Beyond Limits: Dr. Shelley Sella in conversation with Kamila P.
w/Women’s Emergency Network, Progress Florida, and Patient Forward
Thursday, October 29th, 5:30pm (doors at 5:00pm)
Books & Books, Coral Gables
Get tickets here
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Pack With Purpose!
w/BeLoved Center @ UU Palm Beaches
Saturday, November 14th, 2:00pm – 4:00pm
UU Palm Beaches, North Palm Beach
Bring a donation of period supplies (pads, tampons, or sanitary wipes).
Can’t attend? Donate here
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10th Annual Big Mama’s Collard Green Festival
w/Planned Parenthood
Saturday, October 17th, 12:00pm – 6:00pm
Robert L. Taylor Community Complex, Sarasota
Sign up here
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TBAF Book Club: “Liberating Abortion”
w/Tampa Bay Abortion Fund
Sunday, October 18th, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Tampa
Get tickets here
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Tampa Bay Storytelling: The Repro Diaries w/Tampa Bay Storytelling, Abortion in America, and Tampa Bay Abortion Fund
Wednesday, October 21st, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Corner Club, Tampa
RSVP here
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Tabling @ FAMFEST: Homecoming Set Friday in Tallahassee
w/Planned Parenthood
Friday, October 23rd, 10:00am – 3:00pm
FAMU,Tallahassee
Stop by for merch, contraceptives, and info on the upcoming midterm election, or volunteer a shift.
Sign up here
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This week, the Broward County School Board approved a Menstrual Hygiene Product Access Pilot Program after months of organizing, led by students.
This isn’t just a promise to make products available somewhere on campus. The approved pilot will bring free menstrual products directly into designated student restrooms at a minimum of seven schools, with plans to keep them stocked, make sure students know where to find them, and evaluate how the program could eventually expand across Broward County Public Schools.
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Congratulations to Prism, Promote Her Period, Youth Action Fund, and all students and advocates who showed up, shared their stories, and dedicated themselves to creating school campuses that support, not shame, young people. (Learn more here.)
Have a win to shout out? Respond to this email!
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Pd. Pol. Adv. provided in-kind by Progress Florida, 200 2nd Ave. S, #808, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
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