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FOX 35 Orlando on MSN'Good Trouble Lives On' protests: Nearly 50 Florida cities expected to participate Thursday"Good Trouble Lives On" protests will be taking place across the country on Thursday, including in Central Florida. Nearly 50 Florida cities are expected to host the national day of action protests in response to "the attacks on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration.
More than 150 people gathered in Fred Cone Park in east Gainesville in honor of the late U.S. Congressman John Lewis.
Activists that organized the protest advocated that those in attendance consider employing civil disobedience in response to Florida’s controversial new immigration detention centers.
From the streets of downtown Orlando to the corners of Deland, Altamonte Springs, Mount Dora, and Melbourne, hundreds of protesters gathered for yet another demonstration.
Demonstrators turned out at two locations in Pensacola for the “Good Trouble Lives On” nationwide protest on July 17.
The protests are part of a nationally organized event timed to mark the fifth anniversary of the death of Rep. John Lewis.
Nearly 50 Florida cities and counties will host “Good Trouble Lives On” protests against the Trump administration on Thursday, July 17. One protest will occur in St. Johns County from 9 to 10:30 a.m.