NCEJN

“So Much”: Festival of Peace, Love and Music
2025-04-11 08:00 - 2025-04-12 17:00 (America/New_York) | Ole Gilliam Mill Park, 4717 Carbonton Rd #4637, sanford, NC, 27330, United States
Update: Rania Masri will no longer be speaking at the event.
Register:
April 11-13, Ole Gilliam Mill Park, 4717 Carbonton Rd #4637, Sanford, NC 27330
Join us for our 5th annual So Much Fest!
During the first three years, local artists generously volunteered their talents to enchant us with a musical medley spanning various genres. Since last year, this initiative has grown but continues to commemorate the life of Soheil Mojarrad and other victims of police violence in Raleigh and beyond.
Soheil meant so much to many people of all walks of life. Let us strive to prevent further tragedies at the hands of those entrusted to protect us.
We extend an invitation to delve deeper into the origins and significance of this event, as well as our commitment to organizing future gatherings that raise awareness and foster community unity, all while honoring Soheil’s memory through music and dance.
Our line up for 2025:
Dr. Bacon • Crystal Bright & the Silver Hands • Noah Proudfoot • Tambem • JANDR • Bedroom Division • Diali Cissokho Koratet • Texas Pine • Son de Carolina • Story Charlemagne • Outcon • Natalie Capes • Lake Chamberlain • Alex Weiss & Steve Fishman • Sam Fanthorpe • Mean Habit
Visit our website for full details and websites for each artist www.somuchfest.com
You can also find our FB Event Page at

In Person: Congo Day at Meredith College
2025-04-11 10:00 - 15:00 | Meredith College, 3800 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC, 27607, United States
Event: Meredith College in Raleigh is hosting a Congo Day: a day-long schedule of events to raise awareness and funds for the DRC. Friday April 11 · 10-2 PM Fundraiser and Bake Sale at Cate Center, and an Educational Session at 3:00 PM in Lux Hall, RM 203

Register: 'In Our Court: The Fight for Justice in North Carolina: 2025 Conference’
2025-04-12 10:00 - 17:00 | NCCU School of Law, 640 Nelson St, Durham, NC, 27707, United States
Join us for the Inaugural “In Our Court: The Fight for Justice in North Carolina” Conference — coming on Saturday, April 12, at NCCU Law School in Durham. Come for any or all of this unforgettable day-long program that starts with breakfast at 9:15 a.m. ahead of the kickoff at 10 a.m.
In Our Court is a timely educational series designed to examine the vital role North Carolina’s judiciary plays in our daily lives. Through interactive breakout sessions, informative panel discussions, and innovative art installations and storytelling, In Our Court will provide a vision for the state courts we deserve.
Former State Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley and Justice Allison Riggs will keynote the conference.
The North Carolina we want to see is In Our Court.
Space is limited and registration is required. RSVP NOW in order to save your seat for this not-to-be-missed event!

In Person: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Unveiling Ceremony
2025-04-12 11:00 - 13:00 | 1175 Kingsboro Rd, 1175 Kingsboro Rd, Rocky Mount, NC, 27801, United States
Citizens For Responsible Zoning would like to invite you to North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Unveiling Ceremony, Saturday April 12 * 11:00 AM, 1175 Kingsboro Rd, Rocky Mount (Dr. Valerie Ann Johnson will be representing NCEJN)

Register: Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins
2025-04-14 19:00 - 20:30 | NC
Register: Join Zinn Education Project on Monday, April 14 • 7 pm for a discussion with the author on the book Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins. This is the first biography of Ericka Huggins, a queer Black woman who brought spiritual self-care practices to the Black Panther Party

Webinar: Shaping the Future of Food
2025-04-15 13:00 - 13:45 | NC
Join the Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy for their spring ‘Shaping the future of food: Trade and Tariffs’ event series. Tuesday, April 15 • 1 – 1.45 pm
From the organizers:
Shaping the Future of Food is a virtual event series introducing the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and our work. This spring, IATP expert staff and associates will dig deeper into specific areas of our work — from corporate climate disclosure to trade policy — and explain how each area of work is crucial to shaping a sustainable future of our food. We invite you to learn more about our work, our vision for the future and how you can help. The spring series will conclude with an in-person event in June to learn more and gather together in shaping a sustainable future of food.

Webinar: Pension Fund Capitalism, Landgrabbing & Deforestation In Brazil
2025-04-15 13:30 - 15:30 | NC
Register: The Brazilian Network for Social Justice and Human Rights, Friends of the Earth and ActionAid join TIAA-Divest to discuss how financial firms and agribusiness interests convert land in Brazil for industrial soy plantations, damaging fragile ecosystems, driving up land prices, and impacting local communities. April 15 • 1:30 – 3:30 PM

Register: 'On the Frontlines: Physician Perspectives on the Gazan Healthcare Crisis'
2025-04-21 13:00 - 14:30 | Trent Semans Center for Health Education, 8 Searle Center Dr, Durham, NC, 27710, United States
From the organizers:
Please join us for On the Frontlines: Physician Perspectives on the Gazan Healthcare Crisis — a panel discussion of experienced physician advocates exploring the realities of healthcare delivery in Gaza. Hear firsthand from physicians who have witnessed the crisis, advocated in their workplaces, and navigated the transition from American to Gazan healthcare. Gain insight into their experiences abroad, the personal and professional impact of their work, and advice for aspiring healthcare professionals.
Date: Monday, April 21 | Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Location: Trent Semans Center for Health Education, Great Hall
RSVP below to attend by 4/17. Lunch will be provided to the first 50 attendees.

In Person: Earth Day with MMCDC
2025-04-22 09:00 - 11:00 | Samuel Green Sr. Community Garden, 2421 Cheek Rd, Durham, NC, 27704, United States
Event: Join Merrick-Moore Community Development Corporation (MMCDC) for an Earth Day Event: Planting wetland and Pollinator gardens, Tuesday, April 22 • 9 – 11 AM, at the Samuel Green Sr. Community Garden, 2421 Cheek Rd in Durham, NC

Rights of Nature Lobby Day at NC General Assembly
2025-04-23 09:00 - 11:00 | Halifax Mall, 300 N. Salisbury St.,, Raleigh, NC, 27603, United States
Rights of Nature Lobby Day at NC General Assembly. Wednesday, April 23, 9 AM

In Person: Celebrating the Legal Defense Fund Oral History Project
2025-04-24 14:30 - 20:00 | FedEx Global Education Center, 301 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27516, United States
Register: “Celebrating the Legal Defense Fund Oral History Project” part of the Southern Oral History Program’s Spring 2025 Symposium on Thursday, April 24 • 2:30–8:00 PM at the FedEx Global Education Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. Panels, keynote, and reception | Free & open to the public

In-Person: Protect Black Freedoms Statewide Brunch
2025-04-26 11:00 - 16:00 | NC
Register: Protect Black Freedoms Brunch: a statewide gathering. Saturday, April 26 • 11 AM- 4 PM Location: To be announced upon registration

Register: Watermelon 5K Fest & Fundraiser for Palestine
2025-04-26 11:00 - 20:00 | WakeMed Soccer Park, 101 Soccer Park Dr, Cary, NC, 27511, United States
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

In-Person: Rally to Stop Climate Deception: Urging Gov. Stein to De-Pollute Duke Energy
2025-04-26 12:00 - 13:30 | 227 East Edenton Street Raleigh, NC 27601, 227 East Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
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: Volunteer Empowerment Training Series
2025-04-28 18:00 - 19:30 | NC
Register: DemocracyNC is leading a Virtual Volunteer Empowerment Training. Monday, April 28 • 6:00 – 7:30 PM

Webinar: "Earth Day: Preparing for the Storm in North Carolina" hosted by Climate Power
2025-04-29 14:00 - 15:00 | NC
Register: Climate Power invites you to – Earth Day: Preparing for the Storm in North Carolina Roundtable. April 29 • 2 PM

Online: "ASAASE YAA" IG Live w/ Soul fire farm
2025-04-29 16:00 - 17:00 | NC
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 building?

Register: Discussion on NOVA Documentary "Critical Condition: Health in Black America"
2025-04-29 16:00 - 17:00 | NC
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
2025-04-29 19:00 - 20:00 | NC
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
2025-04-30 08:00 - 14:30 | Wake Forest University, 1834 Wake Forest Rd, Winston-Salem, NC, 27109, United States
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 leading scholars, advocates and activists come together to highlight and discuss the most pressing environmental justice issues of our time. Engage with thought-provoking panel discussions, gain insights from those on the frontlines, and be part of the conversation shaping a more just and sustainable future! This free event is open to the public but space is limited. Breakfast and lunch are included.
Keynote Speaker:
The Reverend Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., legendary environmental justice leader, Wilmington 10 member, civil rights leader, public intellectual, NAACP Life Member, syndicated columnist, theologian, author, and current President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA): The Black Press of America.
Featured panels include:

Indigenous Environmental Justice
Mental Health Impacts of Environment and Climate-Related Displacement
The Fight for Energy Justice
Environmental Justice Academic Research at WFU

Workshop: Immigration Justice Must Be a Climate Fight, Too
2025-04-30 19:00 - 20:00 | NC
National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) invites you to: Immigration Justice Must Be a Climate Fight, Too: Workshop Series. Wednesday, April 30 • 7 PM

In-Person: National Day of Action: Rally at the NC Legislature
2025-05-01 16:00 - 20:00 | NC
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, Social Security, & programs working people rely on
⇒ Fully funded schools, healthcare and housing for all
⇒ Stop attacks on immigrants, Black, indigenous, trans people, & all communities

Migrant Fest: Music Without Borders
2025-05-01 19:00 - 23:00 | Local 506, 506 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, NC, 27516, United States
Register: Migrant Fest: Music Without Borders. Thursday, May 1 • 7 – 11 PM Local 506, 506 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill

Virtual: May Day w/ Women United Against Genocide
2025-05-01 20:00 - 21:00 | NC
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 Rights

In-Person: Embodied Discernment Workshop w/ Makom and JVP Triangle
2025-05-04 14:00 - 17:00 | NC
Register: Makom & JVP Triangle invite you to: Embodied Discernment Workshop Sunday May 4 • 2-5 PM, Indoors in Durham, NC (address provided upon registration)

Webinar: NCEJN presents "Know Your Rights" Legal Clinic
2025-05-06 12:00 - 13:30 | NC
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 to protecting immigrants. Register to attend.

In-Person: Postcards Against PFAS
2025-05-06 17:30 - 20:00 | Waterline Brewing, 721 Surry Street, Wilmington, NC, 28401, United States
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

In-Person: Durham Rising Town Hall
2025-05-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Lyon Park Community Center, 1309 Halley St, Durham, NC, United States
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 is evolving into Durham Rising: a powerful coalition the Union of Southern Service Workers (USSW), Durham Association of Educators (DAE), Duke Graduate Students Union (DGSU), UE 150, Siembra, Durham for All, and NC Triangle Democratic Socialists of America (NCTDSA). Join them at the Town Hall Meeting.

Webinar: "Organizational Defense Strategies for Environmental Justice Organizations" by Yale Center for EJ
2025-05-09 14:00 - 15:30 | NC
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 these fronts. Friday, May 9 • 2 – 3:30 PM

In-Person: A Day Without Child Care Rally & Stroll
2025-05-12 10:00 - 14:00 | NC
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. This rally is centered around two critical priorities from the 2025 NC Child Care Policy Agenda: (1) Appropriating $220 million to set a statewide child care subsidy rate floor to stabilize programs and pay providers closer to the true cost of care; (2) Securing $60 million to help child care workers access child care themselves.
