Proud to join @unitedwedream to support voters on Election Day with our mobile ventanita. Get your pastelitos, cafecitos and save democracy at South Dade Regional Library! Thank you to our partners at Latino Victory Foundation. Excited to serve some democracy with Dos Alas!
Screening of 537 Votes, documentary recounting the story of the 2000 Presidential election in partnership with Engage Miami followed by discussion. The most recent election showed us how deep our city’s political wounds go. Join @engagemia and @miamifreedomproject for a screening, this Thursday Dec 10 at 6:30pm of the movie via zoom, an unflinching look a how we may […]
Anti Racism 101 in Context of Immigration Law & Practice workshop led by Marilyn Alvarado (Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project) and Mich Gonzalez (Southern Poverty Law Center) with Cuba One Foundation and Cuban-Americans for Black Lives. Zoom link to follow with registration.
Join Miami Freedom Project this International Women's Day for a special screening of In Black and White: What Afro-Cubans Want You To Know followed by a panel with filmmaker Ibis Valdes and featured subjects Reina Hidalgo and America Valdes.
Join Miami Freedom Project, Paola Ramos and Krystina Francois for a screening of SHOWTIME/ VICE News' "El Darien Gap" Screening: In order to reach the US-Mexico border many migrants – predominantly hailing from the Caribbean and Africa – must go through El Darién Gap, one of the world’s most dangerous jungles. El Darién is a […]
Join Miami Freedom Project for the Earth Week launch of our 5-part Ventanita salon series - a safe outdoor gathering for cafecito from Dos Alas, conversation on climate change in South Florida, and screening of environmentalist Andrew Otazo's documentary short - 100 Days of Cleaning the Coast. Let's do what we do best - eat […]
Every Day is Earth Day. Join Miami Freedom Project with Clean Miami Beach, Me Mother Earth, and International SeaKeepers Society for shoreline clean up on land and on water.
Celebrate this year's World Ocean Day by joining Miami Freedom Project for a Saturday clean up of historic Virginia Key Beach. The clean up will be led by environmentalist and amateur mangrove trash collector Andrew Otazo. Andrew has spent 100 days over three years removing 13,640 pounds of trash from South Florida's mangrove forests and ocean floor. Let's […]
Virtual Town Hall with Allapattah Collaborative CDC, Catalyst Miami, Community Justice Project, Community Reinvestment Coalition of South Florida, Miami Homes for All, Miami Freedom Project, South Florida Community Development Coalition and Urban Impact Lab and more.
In person Town Hall at Misión Nuestra Señora de Altragracia with Allapattah Collaborative CDC, Catalyst Miami, Community Justice Project, Community Reinvestment Coalition of South Florida, Miami Homes for All, Miami Freedom Project, South Florida Community Development Coalition and Urban Impact Lab and more to discuss Allapattah Library and 18-acre GSA Lot Development.
Virtual panel with Amalia Dache (University of Pennsylvania), Tania Bruguera (Artist & Activist), and Manuel Cuesta Morúa (Academic & Activist) moderated by Carmen Peláez (Artists & Activist).
Immigration & Reconciliation panel with Liz Rebecca Alarcón (Project Pulso), Krystina François (Office of New Americans), and Fmr. Congresswoman Debbie Murcasel-Powell. Join Miami Freedom Project for a panel on the high stakes of passing immigration reform through the budget reconciliation process and the potential impact on South Florida's immigrant and diasporic communities. Panelists: Liz Alarcón, […]
Panel in partnership with Building Back Together with Sen. Annette Taddeo (FL State Senate D. 40), Andrea Mercado (Florida Rising), Dr. Frances Colón (Center for American Progress), Mileyka Burgos (Allapattah CDC), and Mayra Macias (Building Back Together)
Private event with artist Alan Kets and DJ Asho - Ariel Fernandez, in partnership with CANDELA Book Club, Cuba One Foundation, and Negra y Fuerte Afro-Cuban café and bar.
Community-led vigil at La Ermita de la Caridad in partnership with Roots of Hope in support of #15N movement and solidarity with human rights activists.
Screening of REEFA and Q&A with cast, director, and artist’s friends and family in partnership with Museum of Graffiti and PATH to Hiphop. REEFA is based on the true story of Israel “Reefa” Hernandez Jr., an 18-year-old Colombian immigrant and art prodigy, who is spending his last summer in Miami before moving to New York […]
Supporting Civil and Political Rights in the United States and Cuba – Notes from the Fields Roundtable Panelists include: María de los Angeles Torres (Chair, University of Illinois, Chicago), Lillian Guerra (University of Florida), Amalia Daché (University of Pennsylvania), Tania Bruguera (Harvard University), and Ana Sofía Peláez (Miami Freedom Project).
Register opposition to proposed bills - including HB 1557 (‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill) in partnership with Florida Rising, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida For All, Equality Florida, Ruth’s List, League of Women Voters, Santa La, Florida Student Power Networks, and Florida Watch.
Celebrate this Earth Week by joining Miami Freedom Project and Historic Virginia Key Beach Park Trust for a Saturday beach clean-up. The clean up will be led by environmentalist and amateur mangrove trash collector Andrew Otazo. Andrew has spent over 113 days days over four years removing18,495 pounds of trash from South Florida's mangrove forests and ocean floor. Let's […]
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OYE have you seen The Cuban Vote?? We’ve got tickets for tomorrow nights show 5/19!! 💃🇨🇺🗳 Here’s how to get yours:🐓 Tag a friend (or multiple) who would be interested in the comments🐓 We’ll enter your name into a raffle & select 10 WINNERS🐓 Ticket info will be sent via dmTickets are for 5/19 show […]
Latinas around Miami are gathering with @latinasenmarcha this Saturday, August 13th to organize around defending #democracy 💃🗳️ During the eve of elections, our nation and our state are looking to leaders who will be fearless and advocate on behalf of marginalized communities. This summit will be a convening of women of color changing politics at the national and state […]
Join @allapattahcdc and @PLPG_Miami this Saturday to learn about Allapattah's GSA lot, the 2021 Allapattah Survey project, and the City of Miami's plans for the 17-acre parcel. This is your chance to learn more, get involved, and be a voice in your community! 🗓 Saturday 8/27 at 11 AM📍 Mision Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia Register with the […]
Allapattah residents, join this community meeting on public land being developed in the neighborhood!!VIA ZOOOM TONIGHT @ 6PMZoom link: bit.ly/AF-GSA-VirtualFrom @plpgmiami: We’ll be discussing a section of land in Allapattah known as the GSA Lot, which will soon be slated for developed. This is our chance to ensure land in Miami is developed the RIGHT WAY […]
Midterm Elections are here!! It's time to get out in the community and make sure everyone has a chance to make their voices heard 💃🦋 Join Miami Freedom Project, Cuban-American Women Supporting Democracy, Cubanos PaLante, Miami Creation Myth, and Florida For All for our Lechonazo Volunteer Launch in Shenandoah and help us register voters throughout the […]
Our partners at the Venezuelan American Caucus and PEN America will co-present a panel and community discussion on the power of civic engagement when it works in tandem with local journalism and in-language community media, to build community resilience to disinformation. This panel will feature community leaders, activists, and local journalists in conversation about how […]
Midterm elections are only a few weeks away and voter registration will be closing soon! Help us register voters then join us at the Museum of Graffiti for a domino tournament! Volunteer and Canvass & Voter Registration will launch at 5:00 PM. There will be food, fun, and friendly drinks after canvassing for our fantastic […]
Interactive art-making and organizing workshop led by Movimiento San Isidro with Miami Freedom Project RSVP Join Miami Freedom Project and Movimiento San Isidro for an art and organizing workshop at La Esquina de Abuela. The workshop will be the first in a series aimed at promoting and strengthening the work of Cuban communities in exile as well as their integration […]
Join us for Halloween in Hialeah Scavenger Hunt to support early voting. RSVP All Ways Lead to Hialeah and teams will be launching from Hialeah's JFK Library where we'll be supporting early voters. Clues will take you to the most iconic and interesting site in the city - best place to buy a Halloween costume […]
Join Miami Freedom Project at Casa Florida for a FREE Casino (Cuban salsa) dance class and text bank! Election season can be a time of stress, but we want to take a moment to celebrate our community and our efforts to get out the vote this year! We will have a professional dance instructor teaching the ins and outs of Casino […]
Miami Freedom Project is proud to join This Is About Humanity, National Basketball Wives Association and Catholic Legal Services in supporting separated and reunified families and at-risk youth at their Holiday Party. Sign up to sponsor a child and/or family & volunteer to attend or host an activity at the party!!
Join us at the Bans off Miami "Bigger than Roe" protest for reproductive justice in honor of the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. We are protesting at the Miami County Courthouse. 2-4pm, wear green!!
If We Want to Win brings together twenty leading figures involved in issues that affect the Latine community, to lay out a vision for the future of American democracy, drawing on their experience and expertise in areas ranging from the arts, juvenile justice, women’s rights, and education, to environmental justice, racism, human rights, immigration, technology, […]
Join Welcome.US, Center for Democracy in the Americas (CDA), and Women's Refugee Commission (WRC) in this joint webinar regarding humanitarian sponsorship programs recently announced by the U.S. government: Process for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (P4CHNV). Learn about how we can collectively respond in support of these newcomers seeking safety.In both Spanish and English, the webinar […]
Join us for El Festival Grito de Mujer as we celebrate the combination of activism and art through a poetry festival! Event hosted with Semillas Colombia, Latinas en Marcha, Florida Rising, Florida Immigrant Coalition, and the Venezuelan American Caucus.
Join Miami Freedom Project at Books & Books in Coral Gables to kick off Earth Week! We're hosting South Florida climate organizations to share their upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and actionable change that you can get involved with to build a better Miami. Afterwards we'll discuss the Everglades and Andrew Otazo's newly released "Miami Creation […]
Celebrate Earth Day in Miami by joining Miami Freedom Project for a Saturday clean up of Calusa Park in Key Biscayne. The clean up will be led by environmentalist and amateur mangrove trash collector Andrew Otazo. Andrew has spent the past several years removing over 22,000 pounds of trash from South Florida's mangrove forests and ocean floor. Let's […]
In "Leguizamo Does America," John Leguizamo travels across the country to bring viewers inside America’s thriving Latino communities – all with his characteristic edge, energy and wit. It’s part politics, part road trip, and part history lesson, all wrapped in a vintage Leguizamo adventure, showcasing the fastest-growing demographic in the nation. Join us for an […]
TODAY, Thursday, May 11th at the Freedom Tower in Miami, representatives from national and state immigration groups will hold a press conference to speak out against a new anti-immigrant bill that Governor Ron DeSantis just signed into law. The legislation makes life harder for Florida’s roughly 775,000 undocumented immigrants—as well as the many Florida authorized […]
Join us on Tuesday, May 30th at 9:00 PM to support Buddy System MIA in eliminating food waste in South Florida! Every week volunteers go to Trader Joe's in Pinecrest to pick up excess food and deliver it to one of Buddy System MIA's Community Fridges or partner food access locations. We are looking for […]
***THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT*** Attend an exclusive screening of Flamin’ Hot in Miami on Tuesday, June 6th with Miami Freedom Project! Doors open at 7:00 PM. Flamin’ Hot is the directorial debut of Eva Longoria and chronicles the journey of Richard Montañez, a father and janitor at Frito Lay, who rose to become the […]
"Cada Mesa es Como La Palma de Una Mano” Miami Freedom Project x Comedor Azul collaborative dinner at Casa Mida/OCISLY Ceramics in Wynwood. Join us for a gathering meant to hold space and conversation around the current immigration climate, with the intention to provide folx a safe space to be present, held and in community.
THIS EVENT WAS PRIVATE AND CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. This summer, we partnered with Camila Cabello, This Is About Humanity, and Catholic Legal Services, to host a back to school event for 20+ immigrant families in Miami. We spent the day together at Creating Me Miami and were able to provide back to school supplies, clothes, […]
Join Miami Freedom Project, WeCount! and Community Justice Project for a community conversation on extreme heat and protecting essential workers in Miami. Every year, thousands of workers who work outdoors in the United States—the workers who grow our food, who build our homes and neighborhoods, who labor on the frontlines under the sun—die due to the environmental crisis of extreme […]
Join the Public Land for Public Good coalition for a special town hall in Allapattah on Saturday, September 16th. Get an update the pending redevelopment plans for the General Services Administration (GSA) site located at 1390 NW 20th St, Miami, FL 33142. Since 2019, we have been advocating this 18-acre parcel be redeveloped in a sustainable, […]
Miami Vintage Market is celebrating their 2 year anniversary this Saturday at Lincoln's Beard Brewing! Miami Freedom Project will be tabling at the event to help register voters, provide information on vote-by-mail, and inform voters about upcoming elections in Miami. There will be vintage vendors with clothes, vinyl, collectibles and more + live DJ, food, […]
Florida has surpassed Texas with the most book bans in schools and libraries. In light of this and Banned Books Week, we invite you to join us for a powerful Banned Books Week Kick-Off at the Coral Gables Congregational Church in The Sanctuary for Banned Books, where Pastor Laurie Hefner will lead with a World […]
Miami Freedom Project is joining Little River Flea at the Future of Cities Climate and Innovation HUB in Little Haiti. Come support small businesses while learning about the organizations working on issues impacting all Miamians.
Miami Freedom Project is gearing up to Get-Out-The-Vote with People Power for Florida. We'll be tabling at Miami Vintage Market's next event at Unbranded Brewing Co. in Hialeah to make sure everyone is ready to vote for local elections in November!
Miami Freedom Project joined the American Business Immigration Coalition, CASA, American Families United, The Resurrection Project, Voces Unidas PAC (Colorado), North American Institute for Mexican Advancement, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and others at the National Here to Work Day of Action in Washington, D.C. Immigrant leaders applaud the administration for granting work permits […]
