Category: Protests
Podcast: The Legal Right to Peaceful Protest
The disconnect between political messaging and actual events was stark during last weekend’s protests. While Governor DeSantis suggested people could “run over” protesters they felt…
Protest to Stand Up for Gulf Islands National Seashore
Press Release: Concerned community members and park advocates will gather at the Pensacola Graffiti Bridge at noon on Sunday, March 2, to demonstrate their commitment…
Daily Outtakes: Baptist rebellion?
Two sources have shared a flyer that popped up in elevators in the new Baptist Hospital. The flyers call for a Baptist Compensation Rally on…
DIB vs. Homeless continues
The Tuesday meeting between the DIB board and homeless advocate Michael Kimberl and his attorney fell apart when Kimberl’s attorney got tied up in court…
Texting with Andrade over HB 1 and blocking roads
Hashing Out HB1 with Rep. Alex Andrade by Jeremy Morrison There was some disagreement concerning the impacts of Florida’s recently passed and signed HB1 —…
Protesting Florida’s Protest Bill
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly A potential law that critics claim stifles free speech and makes public protest risky business passed the Florida House of Representatives…
Breaking News: State commission approves name change for Wentworth museum
Florida Historical Commission approved changing the name of the T.T. Wentworth Museum to the Pensacola Museum of History at the University of West Florida.  The change…
Gaetz sort of backs off Antifa hoax…not really
On Wednesday night during the debate over the certification of Joe Biden’s election, Congressman Matt Gaetz said there was “pretty compelling evidence from a facial recognition…
Local organizers discuss state legislative proposals
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly In this week’s print issue of Inweekly, two local organizers discussed efforts being made in the region to empower Black voters….
Protestor says he had little choice when SUV rammed crowd
The attorneys for Jason Uphaus, the man arrested for falling on the hood of an SUV which tried to drive through a crowd of protesters…
Presser Notes: COVID and … a Confederate reef?
“I’ve been shocked at how many people have asked us to place it in the Gulf as a reef.†by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city…
Attorney responds to arrest of protestor
Pensacola, Florida – July 2, 2020 – Attorney Chris Klotz issued the following statement on behalf of Jason Uphaus, the protestor arrested after falling onto a…
Breaking news: PPD arrests protestor
Inweekly has learned that the Pensacola Police Department has arrested Jason Uphaus for a misdemeanor. Uphaus was under investigation for hopping on a vehicle that…
Exclusive interview on anniversary of the shooting of Tymar Crawford
The July 2 issue of Inweekly: Other articles on Tymar Crawford: Justice for Tymar Community Reacts to Grand Jury Report
Driving cars into protestors on the rise
On Saturday, June 6, Jason Uphaus, who was attending a Black Lives Matter protest at Graffiti Bridge, made news when he was carried on the…
Studer asks city to remove Confederate monument
June 10, 2020 Mayor Grover Robinson City of Pensacola 222 W. Main St. Seventh Floor of City Hall Pensacola, FL 32502 Dear Mayor Robinson and…
Grover and the Confederacy, Southern heritage
Past debates over Pensacola’s Confederate flag displays offer some insight into Mayor Grover Robinson’s reluctance to deal with the city’s Confederate monuments. He saw the…
Jacksonville mayor removes Confederate statue; Pensacola petition nears 12K signatures
Early Tuesday morning, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry ordered city workers to remove the bronze statue of a Confederate soldier that had been displayed in downtown…
Protesters: ‘We will not be going anywhere’
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Protesters encamped near Graffiti Bridge are being told by city officials that they need to relocate to a different location. The…
