Register for a 5K Walk/Run fundraiser A community led walk/run and cultural event supporting displaced Palestinian students. Saturday April 26. Race starts at 11 am, Kids run for free! Culture Fest starts at 12 pm. WakeMed Soccer Park, 101 Soccer Park Dr. Cary — Price increases Today April 8, at 4 pm
Rally to Stop Climate Deception: Urging Gov. Stein to De-Pollute Duke Energy on Saturday, April 26 • 12:00 -1:30 PM at Lot 20, 227 East Edenton Street Raleigh, the Governor’s Mansion
Register: DemocracyNC is leading a Virtual Volunteer Empowerment Training. Monday, April 28 • 6:00 – 7:30 PM
Register: Climate Power invites you to - Earth Day: Preparing for the Storm in North Carolina Roundtable. April 29 • 2 PM
Live IG channel and Podcast: on April 29th • 4 PM on IG Live @soulfirefarm This episode is called “ASAASE YAA” and Soul fire farm will be exploring practices for stewarding land with indigenous wisdom in modern day, merging ancestral practices with emerging understandings. How can we integrate indigenous practices with the technologies and challenges of 2025 for the new world we’re […]
Register: Join the filmakers of the new NOVA documentary Critical Condition: Health in Black America and experts from the film for a discussion about the factors behind the health crisis facing Black Americas. April 29 • 4 PM
Register: The Communiversity: Current Situation Facing the Black Community From a Black Woman Worker Lens April 29 • 7 PM
Register: Environmental Justice in the Midst of Polycrisis: Where Do We Go From Here? Wednesday April 30 · 8 AM - 2:30 PM, Benson University Center, 401 2120 Eure Drive, Winston-Salem. Keynote Speaker will be The Reverend Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. From the organizers: Join us for the 2025 Environmental and Epistemic Justice Summit—a dynamic, full-day event where […]
National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) invites you to: Immigration Justice Must Be a Climate Fight, Too: Workshop Series. Wednesday, April 30 • 7 PM
International Workers Day will be a day of massive public demonstrations and rallies. Thursday May 1 • 4 PM Gather at Halifax Mall, 16 W. Jones Street in Raleigh + 5 PM March to Bicentennial Plaza. Workers from across the South and nation are coming together to make demands clear ⇒ Stop the billionaire takeover and rampant corruption of the Trump admin ⇒ Protect Medicaid, […]
Register: Migrant Fest: Music Without Borders. Thursday, May 1 • 7 - 11 PM Local 506, 506 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill
Register: Join Women United Against Genocide this Thursday May 1 • 8 PM Unite for May Day! Working Women Organize, Agitate, Mobilize! With Women Workers Speaking On: • Attacks on Education and the Right to Speak and Organize • On Resistance by Farmworkers • Conditions and resistance in healthcare • Organizing by Postal Workers • Updates on Palestine and Immigrant […]
Register: Makom & JVP Triangle invite you to: Embodied Discernment Workshop Sunday May 4 • 2-5 PM, Indoors in Durham, NC (address provided upon registration)
NCEJN is hosting a ‘Know Your Rights’ Webinar May 6 • 12 - 1:30 pm. The legal team answering our questions: Scott Holmes, Co-Director of the Social Justice and Racial Equity Institute at NCCU’s School of Law; Ivy Johnson, NC ACLU; Kate Woomer-Deters, NC Justice Center, and Yesenia Polanco, of Polanco Law, a NC law firm dedicated […]
Join Cape Fear River Watch for a night of action on PFAS- postcard writing against current bills, and get important legislation across the finish line. May 6 • 5:30 - 8:00 PM. Waterline Brewing, 721 Surry Street, Wilmington
Join Duke Respect Durham for the Durham Rising Town Hall. May 7 • 6 PM at the Lyon Park Community Center (1309 Halley St, Durham). RSVP Duke Respect Durham has built a broad-based coalition of over 25 local organizations calling on Duke to pay their fair share as more equitable neighbors and democratic partners through a payment-in-lieu of taxes (PILOT) agreement. Duke Respect Durham […]
Register: The Yale Center for EJ invites non-profit organizations to a webinar on ‘Organizational Defense Strategies for Environmental Justice Organizations.’ This webinar will explore how indigenous and environmental justice organizations can maintain their organizational viability in the face attacks on their status by federal and/or state authorities aimed at helping indigenous and environmental organizations on both of […]
Register: A Day Without Child Care Rally & Stroll: Monday, May 12 • 10 AM. Raleigh & Charlotte Early educators, families, and advocates are joining forces to demand permanent solutions to the child care crisis that’s impacting children, providers, and communities across our state. The National Domestic Workers Alliance is calling for legislative action and sustainable investment in child care. […]
Register for a virtual event digging into how climate solutions are being funded at the federal, state, and municipal levels. Join Funding the future: What’s next for local climate solutions? Monday, May 12 • 1 PM. This event is hosted by Grist and SELC
Register for the Dangers of Transco | No Southeast Supply Enhancement Project (SSEP): Greensboro Community Meeting. Tuesday, May 13 • 6:15 - 8:00 PM. 501 S. Mendenhall St., Greensboro. Organized by Sierra Club
Register: 7 Directions of Service (7DS) invites you to Durham Rights of Nature Info Session. Tuesday, May 13, 2025 • 7:00 - 8:30 PM at Peoples Solidarity Hub (White Building), 1809 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham
Join Balance and Accuracy in Journalism for a screening of the film, Kiss The Ground. The film urges a shift in agriculture practices to sequester carbon, protect water supplies, and hopefully meet the climate crisis. Tuesday, May 13 • 7:30 PM at Community Church of Chapel Hill, 106 Purefoy Road, Chapel Hill
Join Action Corps for an online event in reclaiming power over matters of war and peace. Tuesday, May 13 • 8:00 - 9:30 PM.
Register for the NC Budget & Tax Center’s Making Connections to discuss the state budget proposals. Wednesday, May 14 • 7 - 8 pm
Dial into the court hearing against Greenpeace. Today, Thursday May 15 • 11:00 AM. The all-important SLAPP harassment lawsuit against Greenpeace is back in court in North Dakota for a critical hearing via Zoom where the public can watch. One of the legal observers is asking us all to “bear witness to what appears to be an unfolding travesty of justice […]
Zoom Webinar: Briefing on the Tax Bill Thursday May 15 • 12:00 PM to hear key aspects of the proposed bill, a review of what happens next, and how you can use your voice to speak up for the non-profit sector- organized by the Council on Foundations
Event: Holler from the Hollers zoom event with Appalachian Voices to oppose a massive spending and tax bill that will cut access to healthcare for millions of people and eliminate clean energy programs. Join on Thursday May 15 • 12:00 PM to hear what is at risk and how you can help by calling your legislators' offices
Save the Date: National Reparations Rally in Washington DC on Saturday, May 17
Register: Common Cause invites you to a public hearing: Rural Accountability and Transparency Town Hall. Saturday, May 17 • 4 – 6 PM, Raeford Civic Center, 200 College Dr, Raeford, NC 28376
Fruit of Labor World Cultural Center presents two events on Sunday, May 18: Brunch & Social • 11 - 2 pm, and Celebrating the life of Malcolm X • 1 - 3:30 pm
Webinar: Black Women in Labor History. The fourth webinar in a series from The Communiversity, Black Women Workers: Central to the Black Working Class will be hosted on zoom Sunday May 18 • 4:00 PM. This series explores crucial issues to the Black Community through the lens of the backbone of community, struggle and class, but seldom asked: […]
Public Hearing in Robeson County: Robeson County Solid Waste Department is holding a public meeting on Monday May 19 • 6 pm to discuss Robeson County’s intent to expand the existing Robeson County Municipal Solid Waste Landfill.
Join Green 2.0 and Climate Critical for a conversation with leaders in the environmental sector about how we can integrate wellness into our sector so we can take care of those leading the work to support and protect all communities. Tuesday May 20 • 1 - 2 pm
Join Climate Justice & Clean Air Encuentro as they explore the latest findings from the American Lung Association’s State of the Air 2025 report. What’s in the Air: Unpacking the 2025 State of the Air. Tuesday May 20 • 2 - 3 PM.
Event: Immigrant rights Advocacy Day. As part of Immigrant Rights Advocacy Week, a coalition of NC groups is hosting an advocacy day on Wednesday May 21 • 10:00 AM-1:00 PM at the North Carolina General Assembly, 16 West Jones St. Raleigh, NC. Join and attend a press conference, drop info off to legislators, and deliver a letter to […]
Join NC League of Conservation Voters at the Green Tie Awards. Wednesday, May 21 • 5:30-8:30 PM (Merrimon-Wynne House 500 N. Blount St., Raleigh, North Carolina 27604)
Join this Upcoming Webinar from Young Farmers and Not Our Farm. Bird Flu: Politics & Preparation. Thursday, May 22 • 5:30-7:00 pm
Register: War Industry Resistance Network (WIRN) invites you to a webinar: The Liberation of Palestine Is the Liberation of the United States. Thursday, May 22 • 8 PM, by our NCEJN Co-director Dr. Rania Masri
Join Eisenhower Chapter 157 Veterans For Peace, Voices for Justice in Palestine (VJP), and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom’s Triangle Branch (WILPF) in coming together for a Memorial Day observance as it was meant to be observed. Keynote Speaker: Medea Benjamin (live stream w Q/A) Special Presentation: Dr. Mark Perlmutter; Master of Ceremonies: Rev. J. Mark Davidson. Also: Music by the Raging […]
Join The Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) for a documentary screening about Brookhaven residents challenging the special use permit for construction of a RaceTrac gas station in their community, and within 1,000 feet of WellCome Middle School. Tuesday, May 27 • 5:30 - 8:00 PM at Wellcome Middle School, 3101 N Memorial Dr. Greenville, NC. Spanish interpretation will be available. Find […]
Join Clean Water for NC for the first meeting in Iredell County regarding the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project (SSEP) and Compressor Station 150. Wednesday June 11 • 6:15-8:00 pm. Mooresville Public Library (304 S Main St) Mooresville
Join the Environmental Protection Network for a national town hall entitled ‘Release the Funds: A National Conversation about Putting America’s Future Back in the Hands of Communities Town Hall.’ Wednesday, May 28 • 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Join Stop The Money Pipeline for Part 2 of their interactive workshop series: Immigration Justice must be a Climate Fight, Too. Wednesday, May 28 • 7:00 PM
Training: Protect your water from industrial livestock pollution with Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (SRAP) Water Rangers’ free online water quality monitoring and CAFO training. Thursday, May 29 • 7:00 PM. The online training will teach how to collect and analyze water samples, document pollution, and report violations to environmental regulators to prompt enforcement action.
Webinar: Philadelphia People's Tribunal on War Crimes and Genocide in Gaza. A team of human rights attorneys representing the people of Philadelphia, PA will make the case that the United States, Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia Governments are accountable for war crimes & genocide in Gaza. Saturday, May 31 • 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
Event: Raleigh/Wake County Peoples Assembly Gathering. Join Blueprint NC and local grassroots organizations for a set of strategic planning sessions, as well as food, entertainment, and good vibrations. Local organizations and working-class community members are invited to attend. Saturday May 31 • 9:30 AM-3:00 PM Fruit of Labor World Cultural Center, 4200 Lake Ridge Dr, Raleigh NC
Join Down Home NC and local community partners for a free health fair with community resources about health care access, Medicaid, and voter registration on Saturday May 31 • 10:00 AM — 3:00 PM. Kids activities are included! On-site mobile health services will be provided by Cone Health. This event is indoors. All ages are welcome. Mayco Bigelow Community Center (849 Sharpe […]
Webinar: Avelo Airlines DSA Boycott Call. Avelo Airlines, an ultra-low-cost commercial passenger airline, recently announced that it’ll be flying three Boeing 737s as deportation flights for ICE. Join on Monday, June 2nd • 9:00 PM for a launch call to hear updates and how to plug in to the fight against the corporate profiteers ICE relies on to do the dirty work of Trump’s […]
Webinar: Inside the Fight to Break Vanguard’s Fossil Fuel Grip. Presented by the Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT) and Stand.earth. Vanguard is one of the biggest money managers in the world—and one of the worst when it comes to climate. They'll share how they're pressuring Vanguard to stop funding climate destruction—and how you can join the resistance. Wednesday June […]
Join Women United Against Genocide (WUAG) for coffee, tea, and conversations on LGBTQ2S+ struggles and rights Thursday June 5 • 8:00 PM on zoom. Hear speakers on the Indigenous 2-Spirit experience, resistance of the LGBTQ2S+ community in Puerto Rico, and CUNY LGBTQ2S+ organizing.
Event: Land Trust Day at Mast General Store with Conserving Carolina. Saturday, June 7 • 10:00 AM — 7:00 PM. 527 North Main Street, Hendersonville, NC
Event: Grounded Possibilities is hosting their second annual Swamp Jam: The Black Soil Invitational. A celebration of environmental justice work, past present and future. An open door for those looking to make an impact in their communities & a space that places art, artists and culture as essential to the world we are building. NCEJN is co-sponsoring the Swamp […]
Join 7 Directions of Service at the YESA Farm Benefit Event on Saturday June 7 • 4 pm in Mebane.
Webinar: Decolonising the Energy Transition in the Polycrisis. Join the Liminality Network, Global Tapestry of Alternatives, and the Securing Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the Green Economy (SIRGE) Coalition for a multi-perspective conversation exploring the need and opportunities to decolonise the energy transition. The panel will take place on Monday June 9 • 11:00 AM, but a link to the recording will […]
Join us at the People’s Hearing in North Carolina: Speak Easy, Speak Free. The People’s Hearing in North Carolina will be a two-day public expression of testimonies, solutions and culture. We will be joined by members of the (former) White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council. Please come for as long as you’re able. If you’re unable to attend at […]
Register: Dogwood Alliance and other organizations invite you to the Environmental Justice & Climate Protection Conference 2025 June 12 & 13 Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center, Valdosta, Georgia
Join the fight for Fourth Amendment Workplaces (4AW) in Guildford County, to help make workers safer, more informed, and better protected from ICE raids. Thursday, June 12 • 6:00 PM, 5603 Hilltop Road, Jamestown, NC
Register: Southern Workers Assembly(SWA) invites you to Southern Worker Action Summit on Friday, June 13, 2025 • 12 PM to Sunday, June 15, 2025• 1 PM at 1881 Events • 805 Spartan Blvd, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29301. For program see here
Conference: Environmental Justice from Footnote to Headline: The U.S. Experience and Challenges Ahead with Dr. Robert Bullard. His presentation will focus primarily on the U.S. and his work over the past four-plus decades that has supported vulnerable and underserved populations—identifying environmental and climate change “hot-spot” zones and designing fair, just and effective adaptation, mitigation, emergency management and […]
Join Durham PAC 3 on Saturday, June 14 • 10:00 AM to learn more about the findings and response to the lead contaminated parks from Parks and Recreation Director Wade Walcutt. Stay informed and ask questions! The meeting will be held in room 131 at 1309 Halley St, Durham near Lyon Park
Begun on June 16 and continuing: Week of Action to protect workers from extreme heat. The health of more than 69 million workers is at risk from extreme heat this summer — and there are no federal rules in place to protect them. Beginning on June 16th, worker leaders from around the country are mobilizing a Nationwide Week […]
Against the Machine: An art exhibition exploring the role of the artist in the age of generative AI, fascism and climate disaster. Open Hours: Tuesdays June 17 & June 24 • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm.And Tuesdays in July • 2:00 - 6:00 pm. 1809 Chapel Hill Road, Durham.
Rally: Heat Justice for Workers. Join Heat Justice Now in demanding immediate action nationwide, as another summer of extreme heat begins. OSHA plans to begin a public testimony hearing on the proposed heat stress rule on Monday, June 16; on Tuesday, June 17th • 12:00 — 1:00 PM, they will convene in DC to bring attention to the need for strong […]
Join the Statewide Advocates Call: Black Women Speak with Democracy NC. This virtual event will spotlight the fierce voices of Black women leaders from organizations including The Black Voters Matter Fund, NC NAACP, NC Black Leadership Caucus, The Race Equity Institute, and Democracy NC. The event will be streamed live on YouTube. Tuesday June 17 • 6:30–8:00 PM
Join Emergency Rally: Protect immigrant rights. Call for Governor Josh Stein to veto SB 153 and HB 318, harmful anti-immigrant legislation. Wednesday, June 18 • 5PM. NC Executive Mansion (across the street), 200 N. Blount Street, Raleigh
Public Comment: MVP Southgate FERC Scoping Comment Party Although some of the permitting review processes for the Southgate pipeline from Pittsylvania County, Virginia, into North Carolina have started, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has just opened a new “Notice of Scoping” to hear from the public. Protect Virginia and North Carolina communities from MVP Southgate! Tell […]
As part of BLAC Fest, Indigenous Memories and the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough present a 90 minute, guided walking tour of Hillsborough's Black and Indigenous History on Juneteenth led by Judge Beverly Scarlett. The tour includes the history of Indigenous peoples, Maroons, Free People of Color, and enslaved people of Orange County. Registration is required. Thursday, June 19 • 10:00—11:30 AM. The tour will […]
Lecture: Join NCEJN Codirector Dr. Valerie Ann Johnson for a powerful discussion on Juneteenth. Thursday June 19 • 6:00 – 8:00 PM. Learn about the history, legacy, and lasting impact of this pivotal moment in the fight for freedom, and why Juneteenth remains a vital part of U.S. history today. Cullman Hall (NC History Center, 529 South Front Street, […]
Festival: Conserving Carolina and partners invite residents and visitors to spend a day celebrating the river at Champion Park in Rosman, NC. All hosts/partners will have interactive displays and educational opportunities related to the French Broad River and the plants and animals that call this region home. Saturday June 21 • 10:00 AM—3:00 PM
Against the Machine: An art exhibition exploring the role of the artist in the age of generative AI, fascism and climate disaster. Open Hours: Tuesdays June 17 & June 24 • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm.And Tuesdays in July • 2:00 - 6:00 pm. 1809 Chapel Hill Road, Durham.
Register: Neighborhood Defense Training. ICE raids are intensifying across the country and we are seeing that work sites and businesses are being targeted. Join for a training on how to canvass your community to prepare people in case of an ICE raid. Tuesday June 24 • 7:00 PM.
Join Durham Poison Parks for an online meeting about Durham’s contaminated parks where they will share how you can be involved in advocacy. Wednesday June 25 • 6:30-7:30 PM
Join Sunrise Raleigh as they listen in to the launch of Sunrise’s national campaign: End the Oligarchy, Save our Futures. Wednesday June 25 • 6:30 - 8:00 PM. Raleigh United Mutual Aid Hub (RUMAH). (415 Hillsborough St. Raleigh.)
Muslims for Social Justice invites you to a press conference and community discussion to "Stop the War on Black, Brown, and Muslim Communities". This event will take place over lunch at Flip It Mediterranean Restaurant in Raleigh on Thursday, June 26 • 12:00—1:30 PM. This discussion will feature human rights attorneys and social justice organizations. For more information, contact muslims4socialjustice@gmail.com
Webinar: Join Blueprint NC and Southern Vision Alliance for an ecosystem-wide call against War and Genocide. Friday June 27 • 12:00 PM. As stewards of an ecosystem committed to justice and the liberation of all people, we write with heavy hearts and a mandate to move in alignment with these progressive values. Today we sit on the brink of an […]
Fruit of Labor (FOL) World Cultural Cinema presents a discussion of the movie “SINNERS.” Explore the movie’s unique storytelling, exploration of community, the destructive power of evil, and redemption. Light refreshments and drinks. RSVP your attendance to Erica at (919) 876-7187 or ericaengland3@gmail.com. Friday, June 27 • 7:00 PM 8:30 PM Fruit of Labor World Cultural Center, 4200 Lake Ridge Dr, Raleigh
Join: Charlotte Walk Together Community Meeting. Join the Beloved Community Center for a follow-up discussion after The Long March for Unity & Justice to explore what’s happening on the ground locally—including advocacy efforts, community support, pressing concerns, and next steps. Refreshments will be provided. Bring a friend—or even a stranger—to be part of the conversation. Saturday, June 28 • […]
Support Landback & Rematriation through 7 Directions of Service (7DS): 3 days left to bid in this year’s YESA Farm Silent Auction. The silent auction remains open for bidding until Saturday, June 28th • 8:00 PM. All proceeds support 7DS Landback & Rematriation initiatives in the Southeast.
Register for Protect Black Freedoms: Peoples Power Assembly, a one-day, statewide gathering hosted by North Carolina’s Black Leadership and Organizing Collective (NC BLOC), a statewide formation across North Carolina. Connect and build with Black Changemakers in NC who are committed to freedom and co-creating equitable campaigns that work to dismantle systems of oppression and build liberating alternatives. Saturday, […]
Register: MVP Southgate 401 Virtual Comment Party. Southgate would extend the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline, and has faced significant opposition. It is currently subject to an amendment review process, soliciting new feedback from the public on the pipeline’s impacts. Join Stop MVP Southgate in providing public comment on Monday June 30 • 6:30 PM.
Against the Machine: An art exhibition exploring the role of the artist in the age of generative AI, fascism and climate disaster. Open Hours: Tuesdays June 17 & June 24 • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm.And Tuesdays in July • 2:00 - 6:00 pm. 1809 Chapel Hill Road, Durham.
Summit: The North Carolina Reproductive Freedom Table invites you to join “Joy is Justice Community Summit,” an evening of resistance to learn, connect, and strategize for the reproductive freedom and liberation of our communities. Get free reproductive health resources and products and enjoy dinner as you connect with community members and organizers. Free childcare and […]
Register for Socialism 2025 Conference by April 25 for the early bird discounted rate. Conference is from July 3-6 in Chicago The far right ascends around the globe amid war and wildfires. The coming period promises more and deeper crises, but also to ignite mass social movements with increasing frequency. Caught between fear and determination, […]
Webinar: A turning point for climate justice: First Reflections on the Inter-American Court’s Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights with the Grantham Institute. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is releasing its long-awaited Advisory Opinion, a landmark development that is expected to define binding standards for states’ climate obligations under international human rights law. This […]
Webinar: Join Women United Against Genocide for coffee, tea and conversations on: Juneteenth Resilience and Black Liberation — All Year Long! The meeting will be held on Thursday, July 10 • 8:00 PM Town Hall style; send your questions and join the conversation with speakers on Black Radical Organizers Conference and Black Liberation, Juneteenth Resilience, and Updates on Resistance in Palestine and for Immigrant Rights. The […]
46th Annual Eno River Festival. Saturday July 5 - 5 pm. A spiritual tribute to the waters of the ENO, sponsored by Indigenous Memories & Friends. Location: West Point on the Mill.
Pack the Court against Racial Gerrymandering. The trial against racial gerrmandering resumes at federal court in Winston-Salem on Tuesday July 8 & Wednesday July 9. Join Common Cause and the NC NAACP to help pack the court and show your support in the fight for fair maps. Register here.
Against the Machine: An art exhibition exploring the role of the artist in the age of generative AI, fascism and climate disaster. Open Hours: Tuesdays June 17 & June 24 • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm.And Tuesdays in July • 2:00 - 6:00 pm. 1809 Chapel Hill Road, Durham.
Register for this upcoming webinar: Understanding Data Centers and Their Environmental Impacts. Tuesday July 8 • 6:30–8:00 PM. Hear about the impact of Amazon’s massive $13.1 billion investment in Richmond County from the Richmond County Coalition for Justice and Black Empowerment! Tuesday, July 8, 2025 @ 6:30 - 8 PM ET Presenter: Julie Bolthouse, AICP - Director of […]
Webinar Training: Climate Activists for Wells Fargo United Training. Wells Fargo dropped its climate targets — an irresponsible move that will have devastating effects on our climate and communities. Show Wells Fargo that there are consequences for dropping its targets by teaming up with the union. Come to this training to receive everything you need to spread […]
Workshop: Food Sovereignty Workshop: Join Reclamation FARMacy for an interactive and thought-provoking workshop where they’ll explore how harmful narratives perpetuate inequities. Wednesday, July 9 • 6:30—8:00 PM, at the Ralph Campbell Community Center in Apollo Heights Park, 756 Lunar Dr, Raleigh, NC 27610
Join the conversation: WBAI 99.5 FM New York hosts Don Cavellini (Co-Chair of the Committee Against Racism) and Dr Rania Masri (Co Director, NCEJN) for a one-hour conversation on environmental racism. Tomorrow July 9 • 8:00 PM. Livestream @ wbai.org
Webinar: Join Women United Against Genocide for coffee, tea and conversations on: Juneteenth Resilience and Black Liberation — All Year Long! The meeting will be held on Thursday, July 10 • 8:00 PM Town Hall style; send your questions and join the conversation with speakers on Black Radical Organizers Conference and Black Liberation, Juneteenth Resilience, and Updates on Resistance in Palestine and for […]
Training with Siembra NC: Moving your City and County to Support Immigrants. Even as the federal government attempts to go after communities that defend immigrants, we know that there’s plenty our cities and counties can do to protect immigrant families, workers, and everyone else in our communities. Join a virtual training on Thursday, July 10 • 8 PM to talk more about […]
Against the Machine: An art exhibition exploring the role of the artist in the age of generative AI, fascism and climate disaster. Open Hours: Tuesdays June 17 & June 24 • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm.And Tuesdays in July • 2:00 - 6:00 pm. 1809 Chapel Hill Road, Durham.
Register: Neighborhood Funder's Group (NFG)’s 2025 National Convening: Seeding (and Ceding) Transformational Power will be held in Nashville, Tennessee the week of July 15-17, 2025! NCEJN's Dr. Valerie Ann Johnson will be speaking on Wednesday July 16 • 4:00 - 5:30 PM Registration is closed, but we look forward to seeing you there if you’ve already registered!
Webinar: Community Benefits Agreements: A tool for environmental justice from the Boston Bar Association and the Environmental Justice Assistance Network (EJAN) on Wednesday, July 16th • 5:00—7:00 PM. Learn about community benefits agreements (CBA) and how to effectively use this legal tool in service of environmental justice populations who are concerned about new development in their neighborhoods.
Webinar: After Chantal: Taking Action in North Durham and Person Counties. In North Durham & Person Counties, our rivers & electric bills just got higher than ever. Join Clean Water NC for a virtual meeting on what we can do this July to protect ourselves from climate disasters & higher electric bills. Wednesday, July 16 • 6:00—6:50 PM
Rally: GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: A national day of action, on the anniversary of Congressman John Lewis’s passing, to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights. From voter suppression bills like the SAVE Act to the criminalization of protest, the Trump administration is launching a full-scale attack on our civil and human rights. Thursday, […]
Join 7 Directions of Service (7DS) Action Fund for a community info session on the Indigenous-led Rights of Nature campaign in NC on Tuesday, July 17 • 7:00—8:00 PM. Rights of Nature laws and policies seek to grant legally enforceable rights to rivers and ecosystems, and are rooted in Indigenous values of kinship and interconnectedness. You can also join virtually
Volunteer Workday at Avila Center for Community Leadership on Saturday, July 19th • 9:00 AM—12:30 PM with the Union of Southern Service Workers (USSW). USSW believes in reclaiming the dignity of labor by transforming how we relate to work, especially the kinds of labor that are too often undervalued or invisible. Volunteering at Avila is one way to collectively steward a space […]
Protect Black Freedoms: Peoples Power Assembly, a one-day, statewide gathering hosted by North Carolina’s Black Leadership and Organizing Collective (NC BLOC), a statewide formation across North Carolina. Connect and build with Black Changemakers in NC who are committed to freedom and co-creating equitable campaigns that work to dismantle systems of oppression and build liberating alternatives. Saturday, […]
Join Muslims for Social Justice on Sunday July 20th, 4:00—8:00 PM, to learn what we can take to advance the Palestine Freedom Movement in North Carolina and beyond. This dinner and discussion will take place at Flip It Mediterranean Restaurant (5821 Poyner Village Pkwy #101, Raleigh, NC 27616). RSVP here.
Meeting: Attend Democracy NC’s Eastern region coalition meeting on Monday, July 21st • 6:00—7:30 PM. Join online via Zoom or in person at 308 Meadows St, New Bern, NC. The focus will be on the upcoming County Board of Elections meeting on Tuesday, July 22nd, and why attending this and future meetings is critical. They will also provide updates on […]
Webinar: AI Data Centers in Your Backyard: Who Is at Risk? The Center for Progressive Reform will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) requires the use of energy-intensive data centers. These facilities are forecasted to significantly increase global electricity demand. Some utilities in states across the country are building more fossil fuel infrastructure that directly contributes to climate change to […]
Against the Machine: An art exhibition exploring the role of the artist in the age of generative AI, fascism and climate disaster. Open Hours: Tuesdays June 17 & June 24 • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm.And Tuesdays in July • 2:00 - 6:00 pm. 1809 Chapel Hill Road, Durham.
Register: Reclamation FARMacy neighborhood outreach They are hosting a class for 15 BIPOC families in the neighborhood surrounding their community garden to teach how to grow food in their own backyard. Tuesday, July 22 • 6:00—8:00 PM, Raleigh NC 27610
Comment Party: Enbridge is pursuing permits to build its problematic T-15 fracked gas pipeline through Rockingham, Caswell, and Person Counties NC – communities and waterways need your support! Join coalition organizations fighting the T-15 pipeline on Tuesday, July 22 • 6:30 PM. Take action together to resist the pipeline and help defeat Enbridge's application for a Clean Water Act Section 401 permit […]
Webinar: Stop ICE Abductions and Block the Bombs with Congresswoman Delia Ramirez, Mahmoud Khalil, and more. As the U.S. continues to support Israel’s devastating genocide in Gaza, communities across the U.S. are also facing intensified state violence. This webinar explores the deep connections between attacks on migrants in the U.S., the weaponization of ICE against people speaking […]
Webinar: Join the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)’s Amelia Kegan and Bridget Moix for a conversation of examples of effective advocacy, how to help protect foreign assistance and refugee programs in the weeks ahead, and how to prepare for action during the August recess. Today, July 22 • 8:00 PM. If you cannot join, register to receive […]
Hearing: Tomorrow, July 23 • 10:00 AM the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture will hold a hearing titled, “An Examination of the Implications of Proposition 12.” Watch the hearing live at the link.
Webinar: Understanding North Carolina's Disaster Risk — and What We Can Do About It. Rebuild by Design is hosting a briefing on the Atlas of Disasters report, highlighting current disaster risks and challenges in Western NC due to extreme weather. The report maps key data—disaster history, federal aid, social vulnerability, and energy reliability—at the county level.Wednesday, July 23 • 12:00—1:00 PM.
Community Meeting: Tarheel Missile Plant Restoration Advisory Board Meeting. The US Army Corps of Engineers has assumed responsibility for cleanup of the site and is holding a series of meetings to gain input from the community. Come to the meeting to support the Restoration Advisory Board—a panel of community members and leaders—and make your voice heard in […]
Meeting: Join a discussion on the future of Durham’s contaminated parks. Review an outline of an advocacy plan, discuss what could be improved, and address questions about next steps. Join with the links below; note the links are different for each day. Wednesday July 23 • 07:00 PM ;Thursday July 24 • 12:00 PM
Awards: World BEYOND War’s fifth annual War Abolisher Awards: Ralph Nader, Roger Waters, and Francesca Albanese. The awardees will accept their awards in an online event on Thursday July 24 • 2:00 PM. The purpose of the awards is to honor and encourage support for those working to abolish the institution of war itself. World BEYOND War intends its awards to go to […]
Block Party: Come visit NCEJN’s tent at the Community Day Block Party with Reclamation FARMacy. Bounce House, Games, Gardening Activity, Live DJ, and free food for the first 30 people to arrive. We hope to see you there Saturday, July 26 • 2:00—6:00 PM at Apollo Heights Park, 756 Lunar Drive, Raleigh NC.
Help Out: Drivers needed for It’s Our Future's health and safety committee meeting and training. Over 2 dozen workers will come together and receive training on CPR and first aid on Sunday, July 27th • 1:00—5:00 PM. Most farmworkers live on their employers’ property in remote areas and have no transportation.They’ll need around 20 drivers to commit half a day. Meet […]
Webinar: SLAPP Suits: Legal and Communication strategies to protect Your Voice in a Legally Risky Environment. Join Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services and ORVIto learn your legal rights, red flags and tips, and how to shift your language to protect yourself against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) suits. Monday, July 28 • 12:00 PM -1:30 PM
Meeting: The North Carolina Solar for All (EnergizeNC) Community Advisory Board will meet on Monday, July 28 • 1:00 PM virtually. Members of the public may attend via Webex. An agenda and supporting documents are on the Board webpage.
Webinar: Poll Briefing: Environmental and Economic Justice. Join the Environmental Polling Consortium on Tuesday, July 29 • 1:00 PM for results from new research on environmental justice and polluter accountability. This is an hour long webinar followed by a 30 minute Q&A.
Against the Machine: An art exhibition exploring the role of the artist in the age of generative AI, fascism and climate disaster. Open Hours: Tuesdays June 17 & June 24 • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm.And Tuesdays in July • 2:00 - 6:00 pm. 1809 Chapel Hill Road, Durham.
Webinar: Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (SRAP) invites you to Seeds of Hope: Community-Powered Change to hear real stories of change and progress led by community members like you. Today, July 29 • 06:00 PM
Meeting: Orange & surrounding counties: the Haw River Assembly invites you to hold space together and process about Tropical Storm Chantal. Tuesday, July 29 • 6:00 PM at the Community Church of Chapel Hill Unitarian Universalist.
Webinar: Join Working Films for a free one-hour webinar designed for social justice leaders, organizers, and changemakers. Explore how community leaders in small towns and rural areas are using documentaries to amplify grassroots messages, rally key audiences, build lasting coalitions, and influence policy and decision-makers. Wednesday, July 30 • 3:00 PM
Webinar: No one voted for dirty air and water: Join the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) for a presentation on key efforts to advance protections for clean air and water across the South. Thursday, July 31 • 12:30 PM
Benefit Concert: AMPlify Appalachia. In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Helene, local partners stepped in to deploy solar and battery storage microgrid systems with a focus on restoring power, telecom, and water to communities across Western North Carolina. As part of plans for long-term regional resiliency, these partner organizations are working to deploy more clean energy […]
Training: Durham Popular Education Training From the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Saturday August 2nd 2025 • 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM in Durham, NC. The Power & Purpose Training is a free, high impact, one day experience designed to give you the tools to organize, mobilize, and lead in this critical moment. Learn how to: organize effectively […]
Town Hall: Join Durham elected officials for "The State of Durham" Town Hall on Saturday, August 2nd • 1:00 PM at the Durham County Main Library.
Film Series: UNC's grad worker chapter of UNC150 is hosting a film series this summer, focusing on labor-oriented films to fund raise for an audit of UNC’s budget to hold the administration accountable. Come out for film and discussion on labor power and organizing. The films will be shown at the Chelsea Theatre, 1129 Weaver Dairy Road […]
Webinar: Join the Environmental Polling Consortium and partners for The Current State of Public Opinion on Public Lands, a deep dive webinar into the current state of public opinion research on public lands related policies and issues. This webinar is open to anyone in the climate and environmental space and best suited for those working on public lands policy […]
Workshop: Clean Water is Safe Water with Democracy Green and Green Majority. Tuesday, August 5th • 6:30 PM at The People’s Solidarity Hub, 1805 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, NC. Come out for a community workshop focused on water safety, and: A FREE pack of water per person provided by Triangle Mutual Aid. See this Post for more information.
Event: Hiroshima Commemoration and Peace Witness for the 80th Anniversary of the US Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima. NCEJN will also be offering a statement. Wednesday August 6 • 7:00-8:30 AM, Peace & Justice Plaza (179 East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill)
Register: State Abortion Access Network (SAAN) Reproductive Freedom Virtual Film & Discussion Series. Each film program is from 7 pm - 9:30 pm, and is followed by a discussion with the filmmakers, SAAN members, and movement leaders. August 6: Personhood. September 16: Plan C. October 23: Zurawski v Texas.
Convening: Power, People, Progress: The Eastern NC Movement for Change with Blueprint NC. This convening will focus on building collective power in Eastern North Carolina to continue working towards a more just future for all North Carolinians. There will be multiple sessions covering coalition building, civic engagement work in ENC, and preparing for GOTV for municipal elections and […]
Screening: "State of Change: Living with Water," exploring how NC communities are returning waterways to a natural state to address the impacts of climate change, how Conserving Carolina is working to restore floodplains in western NC, and how the Coharie Indian Tribe is reconnecting with the river they’ve lived on for centuries. Varsity Theatre (123 E Franklin St, Chapel […]
Participate in the ‘Art without borders: connecting kids through artistic expression.’ Join the One Body Initiative in writing letters to children in Gaza. Friday August 8 • 4 - 8 pm. Durham Central Park.
Register for The Richmond County Coalition for Justice and Black Empowerment (RCCJBE) for Worker’s & People’s Assembly Worker's Assembly Brunch 10AM - 2:00PM People's Assembly 11AM - 4PM These events will be held at the Piney Grove Community Center located at 641 Midway Rd., Rockingham, NC 28379 on Saturday, August 9th, 2025.
Register for The Richmond County Coalition for Justice and Black Empowerment (RCCJBE) Worker’s & People’s Assembly on Saturday, August 9th. The Worker’s Assembly Brunch will be 10:00 AM–2:00 PM and the People’s Assembly will take place from 11:00 AM–4:00 PM. Join RCCJBE to develop local demands for the community and build campaigns for the future of Richmond County. Piney Grove Community Center, […]
Workshop: NCEJN will be at the Climate Justice Workshop. Join a coalition of local climate and environmental organizations to raise awareness and create real-world fixes for urgent environmental issues, Saturday, August 9 • 11:00 AM—2:00 PM. South Regional Library on 4505 S. Alston Avenue, Durham, NC
Join a Food Fundraiser for Crystal Johnson's legal expenses this Saturday, August 9 • 11:00 AM—5:00 PM in the Big Lots parking lot at the corner of Arlington and Greenville Boulevards.
Join the United Southern Service Workers (USSW) Union for a prayer service for Palestine and Chris Smalls healing and recovery after his violent assault at the hands of the Israeli forces. August 10 • 3:00 PM at CCB Plaza, 201 Corcoran St, Durham, NC
Join the Durham Workers Assembly. They will send teams to workplaces to talk to workers about organizing. No prior experience needed. Monday August 11 - Friday August 15
Webinar: Building Power Through Visuals at Mass Mobilizations Hosted by Strong Economy for All. Learn practical tips, best practices and emerging possibilities for maximizing the power of visuals to help us meet our goals and win. Monday, August 11 • 7:00—8:30 PM
Speak out: Mountain Valley Pipeline is seeking a permit from the NC Department of Environmental Quality to cross waterways in NC. Express your views at the NCDEQ public hearing. Tuesday August 12. RSVP here
The Governor's EJ Advisory Council will meet in Raleigh next Tuesday, August 12 • 2:00—6:00 PM in Room 245 of the Albemarle Building located at 325 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC
Webinar: The War Industry Resisters Network (WIRN)’s webinar to PARC Against DARC’s campaign to stop a military radar in a Welsh National Park will be held Wednesday, August 13 • 11 am.
Speak out: Join fellow advocates at the Forsyth County Commission Meeting on Thursday August 14 • 2 pm - to show the commission that the community is in opposition to the proposed methane gas pipeline. Register here.
Webinar: State Courts Join Emancipate NC and partners to learn more about state courts and how you can educate your networks about their importance. NC State Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs will talk about what happened in her state Supreme Court race in 2024. Thursday, Aug 14 • 06:00 PM
Palestine Townhall: Come learn about how NC is complicit in genocide. Saturday August 16 • 7 - 9 pm. MYCC - North Raleigh Masjid (507 Deah Way, Raleigh). Organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement.
Public Hearing: NCDEQ Division of Water Resources to hold a public hearing on draft water discharge permit for former Alcoa aluminum facility in West Badin, Stanly County. Tuesday, August 19 • 5:30 - 9:30 pm
Join local SSEP Community Organizers and keep up the fight against dirty energy. Learn updates on the proposed Transco Southeast Supply Enhancement Project (SSEP), how state/federal policies affect organizing, and next steps in Guilford County, Greensboro, and Oak Ridge. Tuesday August 19 • 6 - 7:30 pm.
Webinar: Data Centers: Power Plays – But Who Pays? Join the Sierra Club to learn about the scale of this data center wave, the massive impact it’s having on the electric sector, and how utilities are responding. They’ll discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly in emerging state policies and utility approaches, and what you can do to […]
Join Comrades in the Commons for their August Community Building and Disaster Preparedness Festival on Sunday, August 24 • 1:00—4:00 PM. Come for discussion, to attend or host a skill share, and to have a nice day in the park! Orchard Park, 1000 S Duke St, Durham, NC
Join community safety and health advocates to learn more about the threat of the proposed Transco Southeast Supply Enhancement Project (SSEP) methane gas pipeline in Kernersville. Register here Tuesday, August 26 6:00—7:00 PM
Webinar: Stop Cop Cities Everywhere! Join organizers from struggles against cop cities and carceral infrastructures across the nation on Tuesday, August 26 • 6:00 PM 8:00 PM to learn about what organizers are doing locally and how you can resist a cop city that might be coming to your city. Suggested donation of $40
Workshop: Stop Cop Cities Everywhere with Workshops 4 Gaza. Join organizers from struggles against cop cities to learn about what organizers are doing locally and how you can resist. Tuesday, August 26 6:00—8:00 PM
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A variety of membership tiers ensure that everyone can participate, regardless of your financial situation. If you’re interested in becoming a member, please fill out our interest form. We will contact you in January of 2025 with further information.
