In-Person: YESA Farm Benefit Event
2025-06-07 16:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Join 7 Directions of Service at the YESA Farm Benefit Event on Saturday June 7 • 4 pm in Mebane.

Webinar: Decolonizing the Energy Transition in the Polycrisis
2025-06-09 11:00 - 13:00
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 be sent to anyone who registers

In-Person: People's Hearing in North Carolina: Speak Easy, Speak Free
2025-06-10 - 2025-06-11 | Marriott Greensboro Downtown, 304 N. Greene Street, Greensboro, NC, United States
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 all, and you would like to submit a testimony for the record, reach out to Rania. Tuesday June 10 & Wednesday 11 • Greensboro. Register by Friday May 30

In-Person: Environmental Justice and Climate Protection Conference
2025-06-12 - 2025-06-13 | 1805 West Hill Ave, Valdosta, GA 31601, 1805 West Hill Ave, Valdosta, GA, 31601, United States
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

In-Person: Fourth Amendment Workplaces in Guildford County
2025-06-12 18:00 - 20:00 | 5603 Hilltop Rd, 5603 Hilltop Rd, Jamestown, NC, United States
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

In-Person: Southern Worker Action Summit
2025-06-13 - 2025-06-15 | 1881 Events, 805 Spartan Blvd, Spartanburg, SC, 29301, United States
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
2025-06-13 16:00 - 17:00
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 community resilience and disaster recovery strategies. Friday June 13 • 4:00—5:00 PM (Can attend via video-conference).

In-Person: Learn About Responses to Contaminated Parks w/ Durham Director of Parks and Recreation
2025-06-14 10:00 - 12:00 | 1309 Halley St, 1309 Halley St, Durham, NC, United States
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

Fired Up for Heat Justice: Week of Action to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat
2025-06-16 - 2025-06-21
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 of Action to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat called Fired Up For Heat Justice, to coincide with the start of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s public hearing on their proposed heat rule. Sign up here to get connected to dozens of local events happening around the country that same week.

In-Person Art Exhibit: Against the Machine
2025-06-17 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-06-24 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-01 14:00 - 18:00 | 1809 Chapel Hill Road, 1809 Chapel Hill Road, Durham, NC, 27707, United States
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.

In-Person Rally: Heat Justice for Workers w/ Heat Justice Now
2025-06-17 12:00 - 13:00
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 protections and action NOW. Meet across from DOL (Corner of 3rd St NW and Constitution Ave NW) Washington D.C

Virtual: Statewide Advocates Call: Black Women Speak
2025-06-17 18:30 - 20:00
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

In-Person: Emergency Rally: Protect Immigrant Rights
2025-06-18 17:00 - 20:00 | NC Executive Mansion, 200 N Blount St, Raleigh, NC, United States
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

Virtual: MVP Southgate FERC Scoping Comment Party
2025-06-18 18:30 - 19:30
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 FERC to consider MVP Southgate’s impacts on water quality, environment, natural areas and communities. Join on Zoom Wednesday, June 18 • 6:30 PM. Learn more on Appalachian Voices’ website

Tour: Hillsborough's Black & Indigenous History Guided Tour
2025-06-19 10:00 - 11:30 | 137 W Margaret Lane, 137 W Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC, United States
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 begin outside of the front doors of Main Library (137 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC.)

In-Person Lecture: NCEJN's Dr. Valerie Ann Johnson on Juneteenth
2025-06-19 18:00 - 20:00 | NC History Center, 529 South Front Street, New Bern, NC, United States
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, New Bern, NC)
This is a Free Event; however, registration is required as seating is limited. There will be a light reception after the lecture.

Festival w/ Conserving Carolina & Partners!
2025-06-21 10:00 - 15:00
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

Virtual: Neighborhood Defense Training for ICE Raids
2025-06-24 19:00 - 20:00
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.

Virtual: Advocacy for Durham Contaminated Parks w/ Durham Poison Parks
2025-06-25 18:30 - 19:30
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

In-Person: Sunrise National Campaign Launch: End the Oligarchy, Save our Futures
2025-06-25 18:30 - 20:00 | Raleigh United Mutual Aid Hub, 415 Hillsborough St, Suite 101, Raleigh, NC, 27603
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.)

"Stop the War on Black, Brown, and Muslim Communities" Press Conference & Community Discussion
2025-06-26 12:00 - 13:30
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: Call Against War and Genocide
2025-06-27 12:00 - 14:00
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 all-out war in the Middle East following Trump’s bombing of Iran. We will gather-in as a progressive ecosystem committed to justice in order to meet this moment with shared understanding, care, and action.

"SINNERS" Movie Discussion w/ Fruit of Labor
2025-06-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Fruit of Labor World Cultural Center, 4200 Lake Ridge Dr, Raleigh, NC, 27604, United States
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

Charlotte Walk Together Community Meeting
2025-06-28 12:00 - 14:00 | 3114 Bank St, 3114 Bank St, Charlotte, NC, United States
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 • 12:00 PM, 3114 Bank St, Charlotte, NC

Support Landback & Rematriation through 7 Directions of Service (7DS)
2025-06-28 20:00 - 21:00
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.

Protect Black Freedoms: Peoples Power Assembly (Last Day to Register)
2025-06-29
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, July 19 • 10am – 4pm. Registration closes Sunday June 29, 2025

MVP Southgate 401 Virtual Comment Party
2025-06-30 18:30 - 19:30
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.

Summit: "Joy is Justice Community Summit" hosted by NC Reproductive Freedom Table
2025-07-02 17:30 - 20:30
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 Spanish and Arabic interpreters will be available. Wednesday, July 2 • 5:30—8:30 PM, Greensboro, NC. You will receive location details upon confirmation
