Activists that organized the protest advocated that those in attendance consider employing civil disobedience in response to Florida’s controversial new immigration detention centers.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - More than 20 people gathered at the Florida Capitol to join the nationwide protest ‘Good Trouble Lives On.’ Many are in attendance to protest against President Donald Trump’s mass deportations, cuts to Medicaid and other cuts to safety nets for low-income people.

More than 150 people gathered in Fred Cone Park in east Gainesville in honor of the late U.S. Congressman John Lewis.

More than 200 rallied in Fort Myers to honor John Lewis and protest what they see as threats to civil and human rights.

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.

Here’s what to know about the “Good Trouble” protests this week, who’s organizing them and a map of where the Florida protests will be.

The protests are part of a nationally organized event timed to mark the fifth anniversary of the death of Rep. John Lewis.

"Good Trouble Lives On" was the third protest of President Trump's policies that Nan Reiner has attended this year. The Palm Beach County resident says his administration is changing the nation she had come to know over 69 years.

Demonstrators organized at A. Philip Randolph Memorial Park in response to perceived attacks on civil and human rights by the Trump administration.

Nearly 50 protests are scheduled across Florida July 17, 2025, in response to 'civil and human attacks' made by Trump administration, organizers say.