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NC Black Alliance: Two Sides of the Same Coin
2026-03-26 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | The Exchange, 1000 Social Street, Raleigh, NC, 27609, United States
The conditions where people live, work, and play shape their health. From air quality and water safety to housing and environmental exposure, environmental conditions directly impact community health outcomes.
Join NC Black Alliance for a conversation bringing together health equity advocates, environmental justice leaders, and community organizations to explore how these issues intersect and what it means for our communities.
This event is on Thursday, March 26 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

Documentary screening of The True Cost of Power
2026-03-27 18:30 - 19:30 | Oak Grove Retreat, 3244 McNair Rd, Tarboro, NC, 27886, United States
Attend the documentary screening of ‘The True Cost of Power’ & Discussion: Why is Duke Energy raising our utility rates?
This event is on Friday, March 27 at 6:30 pm.

Who Am I?
2026-03-27 18:30 - 20:45 | Philippi Church of Christ, 3760 Philippi Dr, Greenville, NC, 27834, United States
NOTRA, CAR and Black Voters Matter invite you to Who Am I? Community members will give a 5-minute speech on the words or writings of prominent women of social justice and international solidarity.
This event will be on Friday, March 27 from 6:30 pm to 8:45 pm.

Beautiful Trouble for The Win
2026-03-27 20:00 - 21:00 | NC
Join Beautiful Trouble’s For The Win! Spring 2026 series.
These free sessions are designed to help you use Beautiful Trouble resources and tools to the max! Uncover the Toolbox’s hidden treasures and meet fellow Beautiful Trouble travelers!
They’ll begin with an overview of the BT Universe, and then dive deeper into some of our offerings in subsequent sessions. This session will be How to Use the Movement Compass.
This event will be on Monday, April 13 from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

Ready Together: A Free Community Workshop on Extreme Heat & Flooding
2026-03-28 11:00 - 13:30 | Mt Zoar Baptist Church, 2423 Cheek Rd, Durham, NC, 27704, United States
Extreme weather is becoming more common, and feeling prepared can make all the difference. Join your neighbors for a hands-on workshop focused on simple, low-cost ways to stay safe during extreme heat, flooding, and power outages.
This event will be on Saturday, March 28th from 11 am to 1:30 pm.

Land Day March
2026-03-30 17:30 - 19:30 | Moore Square, 201 S Blount St, Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
Join us at Moore Square to commemorate land day. Every year on March 30th, Palestinians around the world observe Land day or يوم الأرض, recalling the events of March 30th, 1976 when six Palestinians were murdered by Israeli Occupation Forces during protests against Israel’s land theft of Palestinian land. This day is marked as an act of resistance to the continued Zionist occupation and to reaffirm our connection to our land.

At a time when Palestinians continue to suffer a horrific genocide in Gaza alongside ongoing land grabs, illegal detention, and killings by the Israeli Occupation Forces in the West Bank and occupied Palestinian territories, it is critical that we continue to isolate Zionism and reaffirm our commitment to the struggle for total liberation.

This event is on Monday, March 30th at 5:30PM.

Tertulia Migrante, a Migrant Roots Media literary circle
2026-03-30 19:00 - 20:30 | NC
Join Migrant Roots for 4 virtual sessions to collectively analyze Silky Shah’s Unbuild Walls.
This session focuses on chapter 4 & 5. It will be on Monday, March 30th from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.

Beautiful Trouble for The Win
2026-03-30 20:00 - 21:00 | NC
Join Beautiful Trouble’s For The Win! Spring 2026 series.
These free sessions are designed to help you use Beautiful Trouble resources and tools to the max! Uncover the Toolbox’s hidden treasures and meet fellow Beautiful Trouble travelers!
They’ll begin with an overview of the BT Universe, and then dive deeper into some of our offerings in subsequent sessions. This session will be The Beautiful Trouble Card Deck.
This event will be on Monday, March 30 from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

How to Stop a Data Center in Your Community
2026-03-30 20:00 - 21:30 | NC
Proposals for data centers are popping up all across the U.S. We need to hit the brakes on the completely unregulated deployment of massive data center projects that are straining our water resources, spiking our energy bills, and worsening the climate crisis.
This event will be on Monday, March 30 from 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm.

Climate of Inequalities
2026-04-01 15:00 - 17:00 | NC
Join the UIC Latino Cultural Center for a series of virtual conversations with environmental and climate justice leaders this semester. Their work reveals frameworks and strategies to address the disproportionate impacts of climate change and environmental pollution on communities of color and low-income earners.
Cheryl Johnson serves as the Executive Director of People for Community Recovery (PCR). She is the daughter of the late Hazel M. Johnson, known as the “mother of environmental justice” who founded PCR in 1979. Cheryl learned the fundamentals of community organizing from her mother and carries on the work of PCR’s mission to enhance the quality of life of residents living in communities affected by pollution. In this presentation, she will discuss the Hazel Johnson Cumulative Impacts Ordinance and other campaigns that continue to honor the legacy of Hazel Johnson.
This event will be on Wednesday, April 1 at 3:00 pm.

Town hall on data centers
2026-04-01 18:00 - 20:00 | Rural Hall, 423 Bethania-Rural Hall Road, Rural Hall, NC, 27045, United States
This event is on Wednesday April 1st at 6:00 pm.

Code Pink: War is not Green
2026-04-01 20:00 - 21:00 | NC
Join Code Pink to learn about how war is not green, the environmental and climate impacts of U.S. warfare in Iran and everywhere, what we are facing in the current movement, and the vast organizing efforts to build something new.
This event will be on Wednesday, April 1 from 8 – 9 PM

Decolonize U: AI & Data Centers 101
2026-04-02 14:00 - 15:30 | NC
This session is the first in a two part series on AI & Data Centers in Indian Country. For this session of Decolonize U we will be discussing:
– What is AI? How does AI work (or doesn’t work)? What are the types of AI?
– What are data centers? How do data centers work? What are the types of data centers?
– Why is it important to fight back against AI & data centers in Indian Country and around the world?
The goal of this first session is to establish basic working knowledge and understanding of AI and data centers.
This event will be on April 2 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm.

Breaking the ICE - Lessons from The Resistance in Minnesota
2026-04-02 19:00 - 21:00 | The Burrow, 207 N. Church St, Durham, NC, 27401, United States
Anarchists from the Twin Cities share their experiences building rapid response networks, explore how Minnesota thwarted Operation Metro Surge, and draw out lessons about how to defeat fascism.
This event will be on Thursday, April 2nd from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

National Farmworkers Awareness Week- Intercollegiate Collaboration Event
2026-04-03 17:00 - 19:00 | NC State, Withers Hall, Room 140, Raleigh, NC, 27606, United States
This event will be on April 3rd from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

Community Reportback - Soil
2026-04-06 18:00 - 20:00 | NC
Durham residents near five contaminated city parks participated in neighborhood soil testing events (Soil SHOPs) last fall and this March. Join this virtual conversation to learn about neighborhood results, bring questions for the soil testing team, and connect with groups advocating for solutions.

This event will be on Monday, April 6 at 6:00 pm.

NC Conservation Network: PFAS and 1,4-dioxane webinar
2026-04-06 19:00 - 20:30 | NC
NC Conservation Network will host a PFAS and 1,4-dioxane webinar to help community members prepare for the EMC public hearings. You don’t have to join the webinar to attend the hearings, but we’ll share information about PFAS and 1,4-dioxane, how we got here, and what should be included in your comment. We’ll also have plenty of time for Q&A.
This event will be on Monday, April 6 at 7:00 pm.

Public hearings scheduled on proposed PFAS monitoring, minimization rules (Asheville)
2026-04-07 17:00 - 20:00 | Ferguson Auditorium, AB Tech Community College, 19 Tech Drive, Asheville, NC, 28801, United States
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission is holding public hearings to receive public comment on proposed rules for monitoring and minimizing three PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in wastewater discharged into North Carolina’s surface waters.

This event will be on Tuesday, April 7th. Sign in and speaker registration begins at 5 pm and the public hearing begins at 6 pm.

Tell Sanford City Council: No Data Centers! No Fracking!
2026-04-07 18:00 - 20:00 | NC
Tell Sanford City Council: No Data Centers! No Fracking!
This event will be on April 7th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Enough Should Be Enough: Listening Tour
2026-04-07 19:00 - 21:00 | NC
The Enough Should Be Enough Listening Tour is a massive, grassroots effort launching in February to engage 50,000 North Carolinians—specifically targeting the 2 million voters who sat out the last election—to reclaim a state that serves us rather than the ultra-wealthy.
This event will be on Tuesday, April 7 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

Inside: The Margin - Chemical Disasters, Community Health, and the Fight for Accountability
2026-04-09 20:00 - 21:00 | NC
The Margin’s Managing Editor, Ko Bragg, hosts a live conversation on the story, “Breathing After BioLab,” with the writer Teresa Ervin-Springs and Conyers resident and founder of The Citizens of Rockdale, Walter Bannister.
This event will be on Wednesday, April 9 from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

National Day of Protests against ICE Detention Centers
2026-04-11 | NC
This event will be on April 11.

Women's Health Awareness Conference
2026-04-11 08:00 - 17:00 | Hillside High School, 3727 Fayetteville Rd, Durham, NC, 27707, United States
Join the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for the 2026 Women’s Health Awareness Conference. They will have free health screenings, free mammograms, educational sessions, healthy living sessions, resources and more!
This event will be April 11 from 8 am to 5 pm.

May Day Solidarity School
2026-04-11 09:00 - 15:30 | Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 2200 S Alston Ave, Durham, NC, 27707, United States
May 1st, also known as International Workers Day, will be a national day of action with No Work, No School, and No Shopping, as working people across the country demand an end to the attacks on workers, immigrants, and our communities.
On April 11, Durham organizations and community members will come together to prepare to participate in this historic day. The May Day Solidarity School will deepen our understanding of the political and economic moment we are in, provide training and clear next steps on how you can help build towards and participate in the May Day No Work, No School, and No Shopping, and strengthen our ability to organize together to stop the rise of authoritarianism and billionaire power grab for the long haul.
This event will be on April 11 from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm.

Raging Grannies & UN World Water Day
2026-04-11 13:00 - 16:00 | Twin Lakes Park, 439 Chandler Rd, Durham, NC, 27703, United States
The Triangle Branch of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), Triangle NC Raging Grannies (TRG), and the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL) are hosting the annual celebration of the UN’s World Water Day (WWD). This event is free, family centered, and open to the public. The theme for this year’s WWD 2026 is “where water flows, equality grows”
This event will on Saturday, April 11 from 1 pm to 4 pm.

Organizing Meeting: No Data Centers in East Charlotte
2026-04-11 13:30 - 15:30 | NC
American Tower Corporation, a multibillion dollar real estate firm, wants to build a 50,000 square foot data center in East Charlotte, home to a large portion of our immigrant community. If built, it will impact the community’s utility bills and have catastrophic environmental impacts. All across the country, communities are organizing to stop data centers from being built. Recently, residents in Matthews stopped a proposed data center—we can do the same!
This event is on April 11 from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm.

Climate Solutions: Conversation with Katharine Hayhoe
2026-04-12 08:00 - 17:00 | Duke University
Katharine Hayhoe is the chief scientist for the Nature Conservancy, a distinguished professor at Texas Tech University and the author of Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World. Join the Duke Climate Commitment for a fireside chat with Dr. Hayhoe and Dean Lori Bennear of the Nicholas School of the Environment.

Blueprint NC Safety & Security School - Canvasser Edition
2026-04-12 10:00 - 16:00 | NC
This training is designed to equip canvassers with essential skills to stay safe, handle on-the-ground challenges, and navigate security issues while engaging with communities.
This event will be on Sunday, April 19 from 10 am to 4 pm.

Town Hall meeting on data centers (Wendell)
2026-04-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Wendell Town Hall, 409 Landing View Dr, Wendell, NC, 27591, United States
This public hearing will be on Monday, April 13 at 6:00 pm.

Electricity Rate Hike Hearing: Person County
2026-04-13 19:00 - 20:00 | NC
New power plant construction to power data centers could raise your electricity rates. The NC Utilities Commission regulates electric utilities, they are holding a hearing on whether Duke Energy can increase rates (by 18% on average). Piedmont Electric Corporation also serves Person County, but they buy their energy from Duke Energy and even collaborate on some powerplants, which means what Duke Energy does affects your rates.
Tell them that your electric bills are already too high, and that you shouldn’t have to pay more for fuel or new gas power plants that are needed to power new data centers and big industrial customers, like Microsoft.
This event will be on Monday, April 13 at 7:00 pm.
