BRIDGES PROJECT OCALA-MARION COUNTY INC

Bridges Project started in January, 2015 as a study group following a Friday Forum on the topic of racism that was heavily attended and had a passionate audience response.

Bridges Project took the lead in organizing for removal of the Confederate flag from McPherson Government Complex. Bridges’ activists contributed to the extensive public comments at County Commission meetings throughout the summer and fall of 2015. The flag was changed to a different Confederate flag (its first flag) , and its display moved outside the County Museum of History inside McPherson Government Complex .

We currently have the following Working Groups that are active in our community:

Affordable Housing

Chain Breakers

Engaging Law Enforcement

Monument

Outreach and Communication

Public Education