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Register: On August 1 at the Porte Noire Farm & Gardens , S.o.u.l. Society invites you to The Alkaline festival starts at 11 am and includes camping for the night , meditation, bonfires, food trucks, vendors and more. to volunteer please visit this link
Register: On Saturday, August 1 in Tappahannock, VA, Just Harvest Virginia, a project run by our Black Ecologies field school fam, Jay Grebe, Chad Lewis, and JT Roane, is hosting its Colors of Cultural Exchange Fest, which is an opportunity for Black, Indigenous, and people of color to connect around building food sovereignty through workshops […]
Register: Join SAF’s Annual End of Summer Celebration. Eat, dance, and mingle with the Student Action with Farmworker community, alumni, partners as we celebrate all of the all the hard work our student interns achieved during our Levante Leadership Institute and our Into the Fields programs on Saturday, August 1 • 5:30 PM at 1200 […]
Apply to Black Appalachian Storytellers Fellowship Application 2026-2027- Deadline Monday, August 3, 2026 11:59 PM One Fellow from each eligible state, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, will receive $5,000 in unrestricted funding, a one of a kind award created by a Black Appalachian artist, and National Association of Black Storytellers membership […]
Join The Durham County Public Hearing to Stop AI Data Centers on Monday, August 3 • 9 AM + Monday, August 10 • 6 PM at 200 E. Main Street in Durham. For more info follow this link
Join Siembra NC in their event “We Will Dwell in Safety”: A Day of Prayer & Action to pray for the safety of all North Carolinians and invite law enforcement officials into prayerful reflection on their even greater responsibility for public safety. On June 24, 2026, the North Carolina General Assembly voted to override Governor […]
Hear from local organizers on Palestine, Lebanon, and Cuba, and join us to celebrate 25 years of Triangle Free Press. Speakers Rev. Mark Davidson, Rania Masri (NCEJN), and S Rekeibe. August 8th • 1PM - 4PM at the Durham People’s Solidarity Hub (1805 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, NC). Register here.
Apply: Leadership for Democracy and Social Justice (LDSJ) invites you to apply to Social Movement History Study Group - How to Fight Authoritarianism Fall 2026 | Fridays | Virtual. Deadline to apply August 10
On Monday, August 10 • 5:30 PM at City Hall, 433 Hay St, Fayetteville City Council will hold the public hearing necessary to pass the proposed changes to the city’s zoning laws. These changes will open Fayetteville up to data center development with hardly any protections for our people, our resources, or our pockets. Join […]
Join The Durham County Public Hearing to Stop AI Data Centers on Monday, August 3 • 9 AM + Monday, August 10 • 6 PM at 200 E. Main Street in Durham. For more info follow this link
Register: The Environmental Justice Leadership Forum (EJLF) is hosting a learning and advocacy series that focuses on the environmental, social, and economic justice impacts from the rapid expansion of large-scale data centers across the U.S. On Tuesday, July 28, August 11, August 25 • 1-2 PM
The Town of Waxhaw (Union County) will hold a public meeting on 1-year data center moratorium. The public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 11 • 6:30 PM at the town hall, 4218 Waxhaw-Marvin Road, Waxhaw, NC 28173.
Join Cypress Fund for 'Roots & Repair: Black Land, Legacy & the Fight to Stay', a virtual event that uses the nation's 250th anniversary as an opportunity to examine how histories of land theft, displacement, and wealth extraction continue to shape Black communities today. Register here.