FreedomWorks Activists Gather for Grassroots Training and Common Core Protest in Orlando, FL

WHAT: FreedomWorks activists from across the state of Florida will gather for grassroots action training on how to fight the Common Core federal education takeover, followed by a protest outside of the National Common Core Standards Convention in Orlando.

WHEN: Saturday, June 29, 2013. The training will be held from 9:00-11:00am ET, followed by the protest from 11:00am-1:00pm ET.

WHERE: The training will be held at the Sheraton Lake Buena Vista Resort, 12205 S. Apopka Vineland Road Orlando, Florida 32836. The protest will be held outside the JW Marriott at 4040 Central Florida Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32837.

WHY: FreedomWorks believes that a national takeover of education curriculum hurts students, teachers, and families. FreedomWorks activists have been leading the charge against Common Core in Florida, speaking at school board meetings and State Republican Executive Committee meetings about Common Core’s threats to education quality and student privacy.

ABOUT FREEDOMWORKS: FreedomWorks is a grassroots service center to a community of over 6 million activists dedicated to advancing the ideas of individual liberty and constitutionally-limited government. For more information, please visit www.FreedomWorks.org.