Let’s kick-off a year of activism!
A week into the new year and our calendars are already filling up with great, progressive events all over the state. Below you’ll find a listing of some events that should interest you.
First up is an event organized with the always-inspiring Reverend William Barber as part of the Moral Mondays movement. Moral Mondays began in North Carolina and are expanding all over the nation as a social justice movement. Greater NYC for Change is proud to support this incredibly worthy campaign in New York.
And SAVE THE DATE! On Thursday, January 29th, Greater NYC for Change will be celebrating the new year with a Manhattan happy hour. Details to come, but mark your calendars – it’s going to be a blast!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday, January 12th
Moral Monday with Rev. William Barber to Fight for Fairness in Education
Buses depart from Brooklyn and Manhattan starting at 6:45 am.
Million Dollar Staircase, State Capitol Building, Albany.
Join Rev. Barber, the powerful voice leading Moral Mondays in North Carolina, and thousands of parents, students, workers, and clergy to take back our democracy! Information on transportation to and from Albany here.
Monday, January 19th (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
#DREAM4JUSTICE March
Noon
110th Street and Lenox Avenue, NYC.
We’ll march alongside the families of victims of injustice and our elders, youth, activists, students, and clergy to #DREAM4JUSTICE in 2015! Will you join us? RSVP here.
Tuesday, January 20th
Injustice: It’s Not Just Us
7-9pm
National Black Theater, 2031 5th Avenue (125th St), NYC.
Join the Manhattan Young Democrats for a nonpartisan panel event that aims to address the administration of fair and equal justice. Following the recent events in Ferguson and Staten Island, we’ll provide an opportunity to learn about what we can do to tackle racial injustice from experts in politics and social and criminal justice. RSVP.
Wednesday, January 21st
State of the State Demonstration for Transgender Rights
1pm
State Capital (The Egg), Albany.
The Long Island Transgender Advocacy Coalition (LITAC) is organizing a demonstration in support of transgender civil rights before and after Governor Cuomo’s “State of the State” Address. We believe this is the first GENDA-specific demonstration organized by a transgender-led advocacy group to be held at the Capital. More information here.