The Transformative Justice Coalition, (TJC), has used the John Lewis Votercades and Celebration Villages concept to raise a local community's awareness about issues confronting the community and to encourage the community's political participation to confront the local issues.

The local issues Florida and Lee County confront is legislation which bans books, divested state funds from schools which practice principles of diversity, equity and inclusion, and has criminalized the teaching of American History.  Also there is a need to confront the anti-LGBTQIA bill and proposals, especially the anti-trans legislation.  Other legislation are the assault on reproductive rights and voting rights.