VIRTUAL EVENTS
From mutual aid efforts to disaster relief, Black communities know what’s best for Black people. Where we can, we are providing for one another by developing mutual aid networks, organizing, and creating virtual spaces for connection and joy. Where we don’t have enough or where the systems meant to meet the needs of the people fail, we’re demanding more from our elected officials. As Black leaders—all of us—we are demanding and fighting for what needs to be done right now to stop the spread and lasting harm of COVID-19 — such as a just health care system and affordable housing. At the same time, we are demanding a recovery that benefits everyday people, not big corporations. Join us for a series of virtual social hours to connect, hear from organizers on the ground who are creating networks and opportunities for Black people to support one another, and find out about what steps M4BL is demanding our elected officials take to stop the spread and lasting harm of COVID-19.
Struggle for Power – Webinar
September 9, 2021
6:00PM EST
Hear from local organizers and authors of the report, Struggle for Power: The Ongoing Persecution of Black Movement by the U.S. Government, as we discuss how the federal government has weaponized surveillance tactics, why we have proposed legislation like the BREATHE Act, and what we can do to fight back.
LEARN MOREMORE EVENTS
Policy & Black Lives Teach-In: Threats to Defund, Immigrants, & Climate in the Infrastructure Bill
September 27, 2021
6:00PM EST
Join us for this teach-in on the budget process, threats to the defund movement, immigrants, climate, and Black priorities around the country.
Struggle for Power – Webinar
September 9, 2021
6:00PM EST
Hear from local organizers and authors of the report, Struggle for Power: The Ongoing Persecution of Black Movement by the U.S. Government, as we discuss how the federal government has weaponized surveillance tactics, why we have proposed legislation like the BREATHE Act, and what we can do to fight back.
Reparations: War on Drugs
June 17, 2021
5:00PM EST
A teach-in for elected officials and organizations running decriminalization campaigns focused on reparations for the War on Drugs
Reparations 101: A Reparations Teach-In
June 3, 2021
7:00PM EST
To kick off our month of Action and Education around Reparations, Movement for Black Lives is hosting a webinar covering the basics of reparations. During the webinar we will explore the definition of reparations, the long history of Black people fighting for and winning reparations and the current fights at the federal and local level […]
In Plain Sight: The Racism Hiding in Our Tax Code
April 28, 2021
7:00PM EST
Taxes: We all pay them, yet Black people benefit less from tax benefits and are disproportionately penalized by an unjust tax system. This seminar is about taxes, what we should know, what we should demand, and how we advocate for ourselves and our communities. Speakers: Maurice Weeks – Co-Executive Director of Action Center on Race […]
M4BL National Climate Impact Call: The Impact of Climate on Black Lives
March 1, 2021
6:00PM EST
Join M4BL as we discuss the winter storms from the perspective of Black Lives on the ground. Hear frontline accounts of what is happening in their communities, and we will set the record straight about the root causes of this climate disaster while addressing false accusations and solutions coming from those interested in protecting profits […]
The People Decided. Here’s What’s Next.
November 24, 2020
7:00PM EST
M4BL Post-Election Roundtable: Black people defeated Trump. It’s a moment to celebrate, while acknowledging the work is not done. The Movement for Black Lives is convening a post-election roundtable to take stock of where we go from here, keeping our bold vision for Black lives as our north star.
Club House Global x Takeover
October 24, 2020
5:00PM EST
Celebrate FOR FREEDOM with us this Saturday as we partner with @Mvmt4BlkLives x @ForFreedoms hosted by @AutumnBreon on @ClubHouse_Global! Join us as we celebrate civic joy with music by @xojsmn @djfrazierdavis @_chicochi @toneemacara and a performance from @3blackkids! Tune in @ 2pm PT / 5pm ET at clubhouse-global.com or twitch.tv/clubhouse_global#jointheclubhouse #M4BL #ForFreedoms
#Katrina15toRita15- Power Hour Sessions
September 22, 2020
1:00PM EST
Honoring Katrina’s Impact on the South: Origins of the Southern Movement Assembly (SMA)
#Katrina15toRita15 – Power Hour Sessions
September 21, 2020
1:00PM EST
Community Energy & Environmental Justice: Energy Future in the Gulf South
#Katrina15toRita15 Power Hour Sessions by Gulf Coast Center for Law and Policy
September 14, 2020
1:00PM EST
Community resilience from the climate frontlines.
BLACK AUGUST 2020: VIRTUAL BENEFIT CONCERT
August 30, 2020
7:00PM EST
A celebration of hip-hop and our freedom fighters featuring performances from yasiin bey, RAPSODY, Sampa the Great and more. All funds raised will be donated to U.S. political prisoners and their freedom campaigns. Hosted by Malcolm X Grassroots Movement and Movement for Black Lives.
The Black National Convention
August 28, 2020
7:00PM EST
The hallmark convening of the Electoral Justice Project. A three-day gathering of 500 movement leaders from across the country, where we will anchor ourselves to the Vision for Black Lives and present our list of inclusive and expansive demands. Happening August 28th 2020, in tandem with the Democratic National Convention.
End the War on Black Women
August 25, 2020
6:00PM EST
When Black trans women and femmes are free, we will all be free. When all Black women are free, we will all be free. Yet, Black women historically and presently experience some of the highest rates of violence (including fatal, physical, and sexual violence), the highest rates of maternal mortality and stress-related medical conditions, and some of […]
Ending the War on Black Trans People
August 19, 2020
7:00PM EST
Black trans people are central to the fight for Black liberation. We can’t fight against anti-Blackness and white supremacy without fighting transphobia, homophobia, and the ways white supremacy upholds harmful gender policing and many forms of gender-based violence – including the epidemic of deadly violence against Black trans women and femmes. When we build a […]
Strike for Black Lives
July 20, 2020
9:00AM EST
Tomorrow, we make history. Led by our partners at SEIU and in coordination with working people all over the U.S., we will rise up to #StrikeForBlackLives. Together, we will withhold our most valuable asset — our labor — in support of dismantling racism and white supremacy to bring about fundamental changes in our society, economy, […]
SIXNINETEEN: MASS CALL TO ACTION
June 21, 2020
12:00PM EST
It was on June 19th that the Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and Black communities were now free. Note that this was two and half years after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. For our people, freedom in this country has always been hard-fought and much-delayed. Coretta Scott King said, […]
SIXNINETEEN: MASS CALL TO ACTION
June 20, 2020
12:00PM EST
It was on June 19th that the Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and Black communities were now free. Note that this was two and half years after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. For our people, freedom in this country has always been hard-fought and much-delayed. Coretta Scott King said, […]
SIXNINETEEN: MASS CALL TO ACTION
June 19, 2020
12:00PM EST
It was on June 19th that the Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and Black communities were now free. Note that this was two and half years after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. For our people, freedom in this country has always been hard-fought and much-delayed. Coretta Scott King said, […]
M4BL TV: SIX NINETEEN
June 19, 2020
12:00PM EST
As I write this, our people are converging all over the country for actions and celebrations. We’re mobilizing over Juneteeth Weekend to bring people from every corner of the country into the movement to end police violence and push for transformative solutions. Celebrate with us. Starting at NOON est. today we’ll be streaming LIVE on M4BL […]
Making Meaning Of This Moment; Forging An Abolitionist Strategy For Defending Black Communities
June 6, 2020
1:00PM EST
Join The Movement For Black Lives and The Rising Majority on Saturday at 10amPT/12pmCT/1pmET for a national call about the current resistance and how we can show up In Defense of Black Lives. Cities across the country have erupted in protest and many are in flames. The horrific and violent murders of George Floyd, Nina […]
IN DEFENSE OF BLACK LIVES: A VIRTUAL RALLY
June 5, 2020
2:00PM EST
A virtual rally culminating our week of action and celebrating our collective organizing and community building. For the last week, in every state across the country, organizers, activists, and allies took to the streets to demand justice and accountability and to defund the police and invest in building healthy and strong communities. And we’re just […]
M4BL National Call: In Defense of Black Life
May 31, 2020
1:00PM EST
The killing of Black people at the hands of the police is taking place against the backdrop of a pandemic that is taking Black lives at an alarming rate. Our communities continue to be disinvested in and our people continue to be vulnerable to every harm in our society. This is why we call to […]
The Dual Crisis of Climate Change and Covid-19
May 20, 2020
7:00PM EST
15 years ago Black families in New Orleans were victimized by state and federal officials whose neglect of state infrastructure led the levies to break during Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane season is fast approaching, and Black families – who are experiencing the worst outcomes of COVID19 – in the South, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, […]
Healing, Health, and Resilience During Covid-19
May 6, 2020
7:00PM EST
We held an intentional space for those of us who want to deepen our resiliency and learn new health and healing practices. During this national call, we heard from social movement practitioners in healing, somatics, ritual, hoodoo, and yoga about how to care for your physical body, your mind, and your spirit during and beyond […]
Free Them All
April 23, 2020
7:00PM EST
One thing we’ve known long before the COVID crisis, is that prison is no place for a pandemic. During COVID-19, prisons, jails, and detention centers have turned into outbreak zones for incarcerated people, and Black people represent 33% of the sentenced prison population. In New York’s Riker’s Island prison complex, 287 incarcerated people and 406 […]
Racial Disparities and COVID-19
April 16, 2020
7:00PM EST
Due to structural and systemic racism, Black people are twice as likely as white people to view the coronavirus as a significant threat to their health and their ability to survive if we contract it. Whether its overcrowded public housing units or rural areas with few reliable medical facilities, Black communities are positioned to have […]
Social Distance Social Club by M4BL
March 25, 2020
7:00PM EST
A virtual political space for Black folk. Join us for a virtual social hour to connect, hear from organizers on the ground who are creating networks and opportunities for Black people to support one another, and find out about what steps M4BL is demanding our elected officials take to stop the spread and lasting harm […]
