
MiamiFreedomTower
@miafreedomtower
@MDCollege's National Historic Landmark, home to @MiamiBookFair @MiamiFilmFest @MOADMDC @MDCLiveArts Kislak Center, The Cuban Legacy Gallery
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http://VoteYourMainStreet.org/Miami 07-09-2018 14:15:11
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This poem, composed by Edwin Markham in 1925, is on the The New World mural in Miami Dade College's Freedom Tower. In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed in what he called Florida searching for the fabled fountain of youth. Vote today for our history! voteyourmainstreet.org/Miami


Freedom Tower was donated to Miami Dade College in 2005 and has since been used to honor and celebrate South Floridaās communities! It is home to Miami Book Fair Miami Film Festival @MDCLiveArts Museum of Art and Design @ MDC the Cuban Legacy Gallery and the Kislak Center. Vote at voteyourmainstreet.org/Miami! #BeMDC


#TBT to July 2003, when Miami Dade College's Freedom Tower honored salsa legend, @CeliaCruzLegacy, after her death with a Cuban flag draped across the tower. Keep the legacy alive and vote today at voteyourmainstreet.org/Miami. #BeMDC


.Miami Dade College's Freedom Tower was designed by New York firm Schultze & Weaver to be 15-stories with an octagonal cupola in Spanish Baroque style. The tower is one of three in Miami inspired by the Giralda Tower in Seville! Vote today at voteyourmainstreet.org/Miami. #BeMDC


The Miami Dade College's Freedom Tower is the backdrop of so many momentous events including today's Susan G. Komen Walk, the Fitbit Miami Marathon, Miami HEAT games, and even Formula 1 coming soon. Vote today for our local landmark at voteyourmainstreet.org/Miami. #BeMDC


The Cuban Exile Experience: Journey to Freedom opened in 2014 presented by Miami Dade College and Miami Herald exhibit accounts the struggles, spirit, and accomplishments of the Cuban-American community. Vote for the Freedom Tower today at voteyourmainstreet.org/Miami. #BeMDC


Though it operated as an immigration processing center for only 12 years, Miami Dade College's Freedom Tower became an icon representing the faith in democracy! Vote for the Freedom Tower up to 5 times daily at voteyourmainstreet.org/miami and keep the symbol alive. #BeMDC


Only 10 days left for you to help us win funding from American Express & Saving Places! Vote to preserve Miami Dade College's Freedom Tower, its history, stories, culture and mission. We need to get to 10th place to win grants! Vote 5 times daily at voteyourmainstreet.org/Miami. #BeMDC



In the late 70's and 80's, Miami community activists came together to have the Freedom Tower declared a National Historic Landmark. Miami Dade College's Freedom Tower earned the much-deserved designation in 2008. Vote today to preserve the tower at voteyourmainstreet.org/Miami. #BeMDC

Our Miami HEAT plays their first home game tomorrow and we will be cheering them on from across the street! Get in the Miami spirit and vote for the Freedom Tower at voteyourmainstreet.org/Miami. #BeMDC


Welcome to our Open House! Thank you to Miamiās favorite historian, Paul George, for the tour of Miami Dade Collegeās Freedom Tower! Join us at 4pm! with Miami artist CĆ©sar Trasobares for a chat about our Cuban Streams 1885-1965 exhibit. We will have bites and music by Cuban Trio at 5pm!


.Miami Dade College āās Freedom Tower stands as a symbol of hope and freedom, representing faith in democracy and the American Dream. Show your pride and help preserve this symbolic part of Miami. Vote up to 5 times today at voteyourmainstreet.org/Miami! #BeMDC


Only 5 days left! Spread the word and help us win grants for renovations, updating our Cuban Exile Experience exhibit, the Museum of Art and Design @ MDC education room, and continuing to make Miami Dade College's Freedom Tower accessible to everyone. Vote 5 times every day at voteyourmainstreet.org/Miami! #bemdc


.Miami Dade Collegeā's Freedom Tower is illuminated nightly and in support of events and causes including #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, honoring victims of the Paris terrorist attacks, and the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando. Support Miami and vote at voteyourmainstreet.org/Miami! #BeMDC


"My mom's generation took us out of Cuba and replanted us here, but as we grew roots in Miami, they would 'water' us with our Cuban heritage, as we basked in the Cuban 'sun' of our traditions." -Gloria Estefan who arrived with her parents in 1960.āļøvoteyourmainstreet.org/miami #BeMDC

2 days left! We are so close to winning preservation funding for Miami Dade Collegeā's Freedom Tower. Thank you for supporting us in preserving the tower and the stories of our diversity. Weāre propelling Miami and our country forward. Vote 5 times today at voteyourmainstreet.org/Miami #BeMDC


The MiamiFreedomTower is one of 20 historical places around the country that was selected as part of a national competition-- for a chance to win $150,000. They hope to expand their Cuban Exile exhibit. Today is the LAST DAY to vote! wlrn.org/post/new-un-clā¦

Today is the last day to vote for Miami Dade Collegeā's Freedom Tower! Help us receive part of $2 million in preservation funding! Head to voteyourmainstreet.org/Miami to vote before 11:59 pm! Thank you for your support throughout the campaign. Winners will be announced October 29! #BeMDC
