🌸Feet in the street for May Day🚨
Revolution is building out from university quads and beyond
Today is May Day, the International Workers’ Day of solidarity. Around the globe, students are rising in support of Palestine.
These encampments are part of a much larger movement as many awake to the intersectionality of our collective struggles; we do best when we offer many points of entry to ensure our movements continue to grow and the people can win. Students and educational communities have remained disciplined in choosing their target wisely with the demand of divestment from Israeli apartheid and the munitions corporations feeding the violence. (Pssst, you can learn more about engaging in divestment campaigns to hold corporations accountable this Friday, May 3, at this online ceasefire action hour.)
Beyond the campus protests and May Day actions, here are some ways you can tune into Beautiful Trouble this month:
Activist Writing: A Free Online Event
Tomorrow: Thursday, May 2, 9:00 am - 10:30 am EST | 15:00 to 16:30 CEST
If language is power, then writing is revolution!
Join us with the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC) for this timely discussion facilitated by our training lead, Nadine Bloch, with panelists including Firoze Manji (who wrote on Neoliberalism and Poverty for the BT toolbox at our activist jam session in Zimbabwe) and friends from Waging Nonviolence.
Mid-Month Monday Toolbox Jam, May 13th, 12:00 PM Tuesday, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
By popular demand, we are reigniting our Mid-Month Mondays Beautiful Trouble Toolbox Jam Sessions! These quick free online trainings are designed to assist you in maximizing your utilization of Beautiful Trouble resources and tools and uncover hidden treasures! Sessions begin with an overview facilitated by our lead trainer, Nadine Bloch, with time for interactive Q&A. The Zoom link will be sent out the night before the session.
Beautiful Trouble on the Cocktails and Capitalism podcast!
Get Up Rise Up Grant Recipient: Empowering Youth for Environmental Justice: The East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project Protest
In a powerful display of unity and determination, Youth for Green Communities organized a University Day of Actions on July 3, 2023, in two key locations in Uganda: Hoima and Kampala. Students from various universities nationwide came together to raise their voices against the controversial East African Crude Oil Pipeline project. This initiative aimed to shed light on the project's devastating impacts on local communities and the environment while also advocating for change.
Apply to the Get Up Rise Up fund for up to $1000 in funding | Monthly deadline: May 5
Apply to the Get Up Rise Up fund to help support your upcoming actions, calling for a ceasefire or addressing the fossil fuel industry and infrastructure. From fighting pipelines in East Africa to bringing powerful symbols of liberation to communities in Myanmar and beyond. We want to fund your actions, making ripple effects worldwide to topple fascism.
We want to close out with one more kudos to the student organizers leading the way. Many student organizers have taken our collective breath away as we watch them make the best use of principles and tactics, from following the lead of the most impacted and placing power in constant decision dilemmas from coast to coast of the United States. Along with sharp actions and relentless energy, they have been stalwart providing jail solidarity to their comrades in struggle. We wish to remind all student activists out there to burn brightly, not burn out, and to consider using the tools in our resilience toolkit in their organizing. If you are a student in struggle or supporting actions, please tag us on Instagram so we can elevate your efforts and cover them in future issues of our monthly newsletter!
