{"id":1557148,"date":"2022-07-16T01:19:09","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T05:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1557148"},"modified":"2022-07-16T01:19:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T05:19:22","slug":"desantis-rallies-moms-for-liberty-at-national-summit-urges-political-activism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-rallies-moms-for-liberty-at-national-summit-urges-political-activism\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis Rallies Moms for Liberty at National Summit, Urges Political Activism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesantis-rallies-moms-for-liberty-at-national-summit-urges-political-activism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1557148&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off a convergence of about 600 conservative moms in Tampa on July 15 by urging them to push back against woke ideology, especially in schools.<\/p>\n<p>In a 50-minute speech punctuated by cheers of approval, the Republican governor encouraged the mothers from around the country to have the courage to track decisions of local school boards, challenge elected representatives, and even run for office.<\/p>\n<p>Attacks from \u201cthe media\u201d and \u201cthe left\u201d will be brutal, DeSantis warned.<\/p>\n<p>But the struggle will be worth it, he promised, for parents who choose to fight against liberal initiatives, such as critical race theory woven into school curricula or sexual subjects taught to the youngest schoolchildren.<\/p>\n<p>People in favor of these practices \u201cdon\u2019t want anybody who\u2019s going to shed light on any of the problems with these narratives,\u201d said the father of three children under six.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis\u2019 speech launched the Joyful Warriors National Summit, a convention organized by the rapidly growing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.momsforliberty.org\">Moms for Liberty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But not everyone was applauding.<\/p>\n<p>Outside, a handful of protestors gathered, holding signs objecting to Desantis\u2019 assertions that some teachers indoctrinate children, saying he owes the state\u2019s educators an apology.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/16\/Teachers-protest-DeSantis-1200x800.jpg\"><\/a> Protesters hold signs criticizing Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis while he was making a speech nearby in downtown Tampa on July 15, 2022. (Natasha Holt\/The Epoch Times) \u2018We Do Not Co-Parent With Government\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>Desantis\u2019 appearance marked the start of the first national meeting of Moms for Liberty since the group began in Florida in 2021. The organization first birthed two local chapters, bringing together moms angry about pandemic-related school closures, forced masking of children, explicit materials in school libraries, and other issues.<\/p>\n<p>The movement quickly spread across the nation. Moms mobilized, attending school board meetings wearing T-shirts proclaiming, \u201cWe do not co-parent with the government!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, more than<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off a convergence of about 600 conservative moms in Tampa on July 15 by urging them to push back against woke ideology, especially in schools. 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