NCEJN

Siembre NC: Enough Should Be Enough Listening Tour -- Wake County
2026-03-18 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Join SiembraNC for the Enough Should Be Enough Listening Tour Team Launch Trainings. You’ll get everything you need to work as a team, including learning how to use our conversation tool, how to think about who to have conversations with and how we’ll develop an agenda together over the next several months
This event will be on Wednesday, March 18 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

US Sanctions: A Brutal But Failed Weapon of War (a WIRN Webinar)
2026-03-18 20:00 - 21:30
The US Empire is now sanctioning 40 countries, most visibly Russia, Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba. These sanctions, a violation of international law, are explicitly aimed destabilizing and overturning countries that defy US hegemony. Sanctions are a devastating weapon of choice, deliberately causing widespread starvation, disease, and poverty in the targeted countries. In every case, the poorest and the weakest – infants, children, the chronically ill and the elderly – suffer the worst impact of sanctions. This webinar will discuss the deadly effects of US sanctions as a weapon of war and explain how nations are building new forms of resistance and survival.
This event is on Wednesday, March 18 at 8:00 pm.

Fruit of Labor World Cultural Café: Winter Financial Health Workshop Series Session #4
2026-03-19 18:00 - 19:00
Understanding the US Capitalist System & Trump’s Policies’ Impact. They will use the book “5 Laws of Credit” to buy your home or make basic family investments during present hard times and develop your financial plan for 2026. RSVP: Must reserve a seat: 919-876-7187 or email: fruitoflaborwcc@netscape.com. Class will be held in the Fruit of Labor World Cultural Café
This event will be on March 19 from 6 pm to 7 pm.

Leland town council: Public hearing on data center zoning rules
2026-03-19 18:00 - 19:30 | Leland Town Hall, 102 Town Hall Drive, Leland, NC, 28451, United States
Leland Town Council will hold a public hearing to consider a proposed text amendment.
The amendment would add specificity to data center permitting within the town and establish ordinance requirements for that use.
Residents are invited to attend and speak at the hearing. Written comments will be accepted up to 24 hours before the hearing date.
The hearing is scheduled for Thursday, March 19 at 6 p.m.

Say No to Data Centers: Cumberland County
2026-03-23 18:30 - 20:00 | Judge E. Maurice Braswell Cumberland County Courthouse, 117 Dick St (Room 118), Fayetteville, NC, 28301, United States
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting to receive community input regarding potential policy and zoning considerations related to data center development in Cumberland County. Community feedback can be submitted here.
This event will be on Monday, March 23 at 6:30 PM.

Enviornmental Justice through the Lens of Black Women Workers
2026-03-23 19:00 - 20:30
This virtual event will be on Monday, March 23 at 7:00 pm.

Eco-Justice Connection: Monthly Advocacy Forum
2026-03-24 16:00 - 18:00
This event will be on the final Tuesday of every month at 4:00 pm over Zoom.

Eco-Justice Connection - Monthly Advocacy Forum
2026-03-24 16:00 - 18:00
Join NC Council of Churches’ Eco-Justice Connection initiative for Data Centers’ Impact on North Carolina and Beyond. Speakers include environmental leader Amy Adams, Deputy and Programs Director of Southeast Climate & Energy Network, and justice advocate Dr. Rania Masri, NCEJN Co-director.
This event will be on Tuesday March 24 at 4 PM.

Imperialism, Ecocide, and Climate Justice: A Conversation with Dr. Rania Masri of NCEJN
2026-03-24 17:30 - 19:00
Join NC WARN and Dr. Rania Masri, the Director of Organizing and Policy at the North Carolina Environmental Justice Network (NCEJN), for a critical discussion on how ecocide is used as a tool of oppression and imperialism.
Drawing on real-world examples, including the ongoing genocide in Palestine, the webinar will explore the relationships between imperialism and ecocide, and discuss how environmental destruction is strategically deployed to seize land, control water and resources, and perpetuate systems of oppression.
Settler-colonial violence and genocide cannot be separated from environmental harm, which is why climate justice movements must address both and build pathways forward grounded in solidarity, accountability, and systemic transformation.
This event is on Tuesday, March 24 at 5:30 pm.

Join the Protect Wake County Coalition at the Apex Town Meeting
2026-03-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Apex Town Hall, 73 Hunter St, Apex, NC, 27502, United States
Join the Protect Wake County Coalition at the Apex Town Meeting to discuss blocking the proposed new data center.
This event will be on Tuesday, March 24 at 6:00 pm.

Rage Real Talk - the SAVE act
2026-03-24 18:30 - 20:00
Women have fought hard for the right to vote and participate in shaping our democracy. Today, we continue to see debates around voting laws like the SAVE Act. What could policies like this mean for women’s access to the ballot and our ability to exercise power in our communities?
This event will be on Tuesday, March 24 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.

Siembre NC: Enough Should be Enough Listening Tour
2026-03-24 19:00 - 20:30
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. At this call, we’ll tell you more about it, including the in-person team trainings that continue in March and April. If you want to create a mandate for our state to stop funneling billions to ICE while our public schools, food pantries, and health clinics are starved for resources, this is the call for you.
This event will be Tuesday, March 24 at 7:00 pm.

Jokes on you: How Environmental and Climate Campaigns Can Effectively Use Humor Online
2026-03-25 13:00 - 14:30
Join Fossil Free Media and Crooked Media for a workshop on the value and effectiveness of humor in online political organizing and campaigns.
This virtual event will be on Wednesday, March 25 at 1 pm.

ElevateGov AI
2026-03-25 14:00 - 16:00
Durham’s Mayor and the City of Durham to host an in-person session of ElevateGov AI, a convening focused on “city-centered artificial intelligence.” Register to attend and speak out.
This event will be on Wednesday, March 25th from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

Tax the Rich and Make Life Affordable: Harms of OBBBA, and the Need for Progressive Tax Solutions
2026-03-25 15:00 - 17:00
Please join Progressive Caucus Action Fund, Americans for Tax Fairness, and Families Over Billionaires to discuss the stories and profiles of working people who will be worse off because of tax and other policy changes in OBBBA. The briefing will also discuss a NEW, proactive policy agenda of solutions to raise revenue not only address these harms and provide a vision for an economy that works for everyone.
This event will be on Wednesday, March 25 at 3:00 pm.

NC Conservation Network: Rate Hike webinar
2026-03-25 19:00 - 20:30
NC Conservation Network will host a Rate Hike webinar via zoom to help community members prepare for the NC Utilities Commission public hearings.
This event will be on Wednesday, March 25th at 7:00 p.m

Willard Street United and Ashton Seniors in Action Joint Press Conference
2026-03-26 14:00 - 15:00 | Ashton Place, 310 Jackson Street, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
Join Willard Street United and Ashton Seniors in Action in a joint press conference to publicly launch their tenant unions.
This event is on Thursday, March 26 from 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm
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Two Sides of the Same Coin: Where Environmental Justice Meets Health Equity
2026-03-26 17:30 - 18:30
This event will be on Thursday, March 26 at 5:30 pm.

NC Black Alliance: Two Sides of the Same Coin
2026-03-26 17:30 - 19:30 | 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
