May 2017
#NotInOurCity Vigil Against Hate
Earlier this, an Asian man was attacked in Midtown by a white man yelling "We are white power!" and "You are a f---ing immigrant... go back to your country!" This horrific attack is a reminder that we must resist the climate of hate unleashed by the election. #NOTINOURCITY will hold a vigil this Sunday in Madison Square Park from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Meet at 3:00 at the intersection of 5th Avenue and W.25th Street at 3:00. Please bring signs…
Find out more »GetOrganizedBK: Full Group Meeting
Please join us for our next full #GetOrganizedBK community organizing meeting to resist the injustice, bigotry, and corruption of the Trump regime. 6:30: Doors open 7:00: Panel on reproductive rights 8:00: Working group meetings More information on the working groups can be found here: getorganizedbk.wpengine.com
Find out more »June 2017
GetOrganizedBK: Full Group Meeting
Please join us for our next full #GetOrganizedBK community organizing meeting to resist the injustice, bigotry, and corruption of the Trump regime. 6:30: Doors open 7:00: Panel on free press 8:00: Working group meetings More information on the working groups can be found here: getorganizedbk.wpengine.com
Find out more »September 2017
#GetOrganizedBK Group Meeting: After Charlottesville, what must we do?
We’ll reflect on the current moment, its challenges, and its opportunities for hope and progress. We’ll work to look clearly at the history and realities of racism, anti-Semitism, and xenophobia — in our implicit biases, internalized oppression, and unearned privilege, but also in what we can do to uncover, to interrogate, and to show up as allies in work for justice. And we’ll hear from leaders of some campaigns currently underway in New York City that are making concrete progress…
Find out more »November 2017
#GetOrganizedBK’s Q&A with District Attorney Eric Gonzalez
Please join us for our next full #GetOrganizedBK community organizing meeting to resist the injustice, bigotry, and corruption of the Trump regime. 6:30: Doors open 7:00: Q&A with DA Eric Gonzalez 8:00: Working group meetings #GetOrganizedBK is a resistance organization made up of Brooklyn residents working together to defend democracy and human dignity, shine a light on corruption, resist hate and injustice, love our neighbors, and protect them from harm posed by the Trump Administration. More information on the working…
Find out more »January 2018
#GetOrganizedBK: Full-Group Meeting & 2018 Planning
#GetOrganizedBK: Full-Group Meeting & 2018 Planning Tuesday, January 30, 2018 Greenwood Baptist Church (461 6th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215) Door Opens: 6:00 PM Meeting: 6:30-9:00 PM We will keep our issue advocacy as well, of course: defending immigrants, standing up to hate crimes, fighting for health care & reproductive rights, combating climate change, and more. But to make real progress, we know we need to take the fight to the ballot box as well. GOBK’s Civic Activism working groups (who…
Find out more »March 2018
GetOrganizedBK: Full Group Meeting
Inspired by the youth-led response to the tragic mass shooting at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, we will return to Congregation Beth Elohim for our next GOBK meeting, where we will hear from youth activists and advocacy organizations on the forefront of gun reform and youth organizing. #GetOrganizedBK: Full-Group Meeting Monday, March 19th, 2018 Location: Congregation Beth Elohim, 274 Garfield Place (in the sanctuary)** Door Opens: 6:30 PM Meeting: 7:00-9:00 PM RSVP here **CBE’s sanctuary is wheelchair accessible. If…
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