On July 9th, 2024- Alachua County Commissioners passed Ordinance 24-13  which states that the county will divest from long term corporate notes and bonds and will prohibit the investment in any new corporate notes and bonds.  

For wording of the ordinance, see here:   

https://pub-alachuacounty.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=28662

This ordinance came about after months of public outcry condemning the genocide in Gaza and community pressure on the county to call for a ceasefire and divest from weapons manufacturers like Lockheed Martin.  

https://www.mainstreetdailynews.com/govt-politics/alachua-change-investment-policy-ballot

Florida Law prohibits the county from divesting from specific corporations for social, political, or ideological reasons (HB3), and only allows divestment for financial reasons. In compliance with Florida law, they voted unanimously to divest from ALL corporations (corporate notes and bonds)- including all that are a part of the Military Industrial Complex.   

Now that the county has divested, we are calling for the community to organize again - and bring divestment demands to the City.  

The City of Gainesville is also invested in corporations that contribute to Israel's genocide- some of which include Lockheed Martin, Nvidia Corp, Hewlett Packard  (through the Gainesville Fire/Police pension plans) and Caterpillar, Chevron, and Textron (through the Gainesville General Pension Plans).  

Please sign this form if your Gainesville-based organization/union/ local business/ place of worship would like to endorse demands for the City of Gainesville to follow Alachua County's lead - and also pass an ordinance based on the county's ordinance 24-13.  

Endorsing Organizations as of 8/8/24:

Alachua County Health Care Workers for Gaza
Jewish Voice for Peace Gainesville
University of Florida Divest Coalition
University of Florida SJP
National Women’s Liberation, Gainesville Chapter
Liberation Collective
How Bazar
Dion Dia Records
Gainesville Radical Reproductive Rights Network
Party for Socialism and Liberation - Gainesville, FL
Rave 4 Palestine
Cultural Arts Coalition
Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter at the University of Florida
Goldenrod Parlor
Toast in Style
Arab Students’ Association
Islam On Campus
A Thousand Leaves
Bangladeshi Students' Association
Florida Youth Action Fund
Shameless Heart Therapy
Gainesville Nonviolent Communication
Lucent Springs Counseling LLC.
Tiny House Labs LLC.
North Central Florida Indivisble
Leif Stringer Relationship Counseling, LCSW
Bread and Roses Health Center
Vine Bakery
Jorelle Degen Counseling Services, LLC
Eze Sanchez Coaching
Humble Wood Fire
Soma art media Hub LLC
UCW UF
Veterans For Peace
Faculty for Justice in Palestine
Central Florida Queers for Palestine
Good Neighbor GNV
Nicoya Farm
Mexican-American Student Association
Jewish Voice for Peace (UF chapter)
Justice Advocacy Network
Florida Creamery High Springs
Grove Galleria
Serpentine Plants + Provisions
Florida Prisoner Solidarity
Interfaith Alliance for Immigrant Justice
Gainesville Free Grocery Store
Emmanuel Mennonite Church

additional endorsements as of 8/13/24

Pakistani Students Association
UF Graduate Assistants United
Civic Media Center
Apoio Counseling and Consulting
Thirdspace Somatics
Queer Liberation Front UF 
Rising Tide
House of Yin
Nightjar