Category Archives: March 2026

March 2026 Gainesville Iguana

The March issue of the Iguana is now available, and you can access it here! If you want to get your hands on a hard copy, check out our distro locations here.

Editors’ picks: News that didn’t fit

Bernie Sanders’ 7 policies to defeat Trump, secure a better future for all 
by Jessica Corbett ~ Common Dreams ~ Feb. 5 ~ tinyurl.com/Iguana2375
Sanders: “It is not good enough just to be critical of Trump and his destructive policies. We must bring forth a positive vision that will improve the lives of ordinary Americans.”In a depressing Guardian op-ed, Sanders summarizes the ways our country is in decline, but also speaks of his goals for “a national grassroots movement that fights for the needs of the American working class.”

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Poem in memory of Rosa B. Williams

This is for my Aunt Rosa B

by Terri L. Bailey, MA

This is for Auntie Rosa B
Ms. Williams is what she goes by
She short in statue and soft with words
But her power no one can deny

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Sanctity of Sanctuary

by Nooriel Nolan, Concerned Parent, UF Alumni, Alachua County Resident

Most Floridians subscribe to a Christian faith, and deem that faith to be very important. So, let us lean on the tenant of sanctuary (“a place of refuge or safety”) at this moment. Churches have a long history of being safe spaces (for immigrants and others) serving as havens. And refuge is desperately needed right now, as safety is being stripped away from our communities.

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