On May 9, 2022, HB 395 was signed into law. This new law denounces Communism as a political system and announces that November 7 of every year to be declared as “Victims of Communism Day” to be observed throughout the state of Florida.
This law states that high school students enrolled in classes on US Government must receive at least 45 minutes of instruction on “Victims of Communism Day” to include such topics as Joseph Stalin, Fidel Castro, Pol Pot and how victims suffered under these regimes.
In response to disturbing recent trends in our government, during early 2023, a group of concerned Manatee County citizens decided to raise awareness of Victims of Communism Day. This group of citizens established a formal organization incorporated as the Victims of Communism – Manatee (VOCM).
National Museum of the Holodomor Genocide, Kyiv, Ukraine
