YES! Magazine http://www.yesmagazine.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 4. 10 Years Too Many: National Day of Action Against Guantanamo http://www.yesmagazine.org/events/10-years-too-many-national-day-of-action-against-guantanamo Join Amnesty International in Washington, DC on January 11, 2012 to Close Guantanamo! To mark the 10th anniversary of unlawful counterterrorism detentions at Guantanamo and to call for an end to indefinite detention and unfair trials, Amnesty International will be creating a human chain between the White House and the Capitol. They need 2,700 people – the number of detainees still unlawfully held by the US government at Guantanamo and Bagram. Meet on January 11, 2012 at Lafayette Square (across from the White House) at Noon.

]]> No publisher Rachel Harmon Days of Action 2012-01-10T22:00:00Z Event 10:10:10 Global Warming Party http://www.yesmagazine.org/events/10-10-10-global-warming-party It's been a tough year: in North America, oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico; in Asia, some of the highest temperatures ever recorded; in the Arctic, the fastest melting of sea ice ever seen; in Latin America, record rainfalls washing away whole mountainsides. So the 350 team is having a party. Circle 10/10/10 on your calendar.

That's the date. The place is wherever you live. And the point is to do something that will help deal with global warming in your city or community.

The 350 team is calling it a Global Work Party, with emphasis on both 'work' and 'party'. In Auckland, New Zealand, they're having a giant bike fix-up day, to get every bicycle in the city back on the road. In the Maldives, they're putting up solar panels on the President's office. In Kampala, Uganda, they're going to plant thousands of trees, and in Bolivia they're installing solar stoves for a massive carbon neutral picnic.

Since the 350 team already worked hard to call, email, petition, and protest to get politicians to move, and they haven't moved fast enough, now it's time to show that we really do have the tools we need to get serious about the climate crisis.

On 10/10/10 the event will show that the people can do this--but we need bold energy policies from our political leaders to do it on a scale that truly matters.  The goal of the day is not to solve the climate crisis one project at a time, but to send a pointed political message: if we can get to work, you can get to work too--on the legislation and the treaties that will make all our work easier in the long run.

You can sign up to host a local event at www.350.org/oct10

Or search for an event to join at www.350.org/map

And don't worry about being alone at this party: there are already 1077 groups in 109 countries around the world scheduled to do something great that day. The 350 team will knit all these groups together with a powerful mosaic of photos, videos, and stories from around the world. You wouldn't want to miss it.

If you feel a little shy, or wonder if you can really make a party work, check out these pictures from last year's Global Day of Action. There were 5200 demonstrations in 181 countries, which means an awful lot of folks like you figured out how to get it done!

]]> No publisher Jori Saeger Days of Action 2010-07-06T18:46:44Z Event 10th Annual May 1st March: We Are All Workers http://www.yesmagazine.org/events/10th-annual-may-1st-march-we-are-all-workers Support immigrant rights and justice for all. On Saturday May 1, 2010, thousands will take to the streets of Seattle in support of just and humane immigration reform. The 10th Annual May Day March for Workers and Immigrant Rights will urge Congress to enact reform this year. With more than 30 sponsoring organizations, organizers are expecting to draw more than 5,000 people from across the area.

Immigration reform supporters will be joined by elected officials, including Senator Patty Murray via video, Senator Maria Cantwell, Representative Jim McDermott, State Representative Sharon Tomiko-Santos, King County Executive Dow Constantine, King County Councilmember Larry Gossett and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, and other speakers.

The march will begin at Judkins Park (2150 S Norman St.) and end at Memorial Stadium in the Seattle Center. Rally begins at noon and the march begins at 12:30.

]]> No publisher sknight Days of Action 2010-04-28T20:58:48Z Event Night of 1,000 Conversations http://www.yesmagazine.org/events/night-of-1-000-conversations Conversations on immigration to be held nationwide, with a particular focus this year on racial profiling. Over the past year, thousands of people from across the U.S. have gathered in homes, offices, coffee shops, and places of worship to talk about how government  policies are undermining the civil liberties and human rights of people living in America and how to work together to ensure these rights are restored.

This year, participants will discuss racial profiling, an ineffective policy that violates constitutional and human rights protections.

Join the Racial Profiling: Face the Truth campaign for the Night of 1,000 Conversations and host a Conversation of your own.

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Hosting a Conversation is easy and fun.

Step 1: Register your Conversation.

Step 2: Download the "Night of 1,000 Conversations Toolkit" 

Step 3: Get ready for your Conversation.

  • Invite family and friends to your house or another meeting place.
  • Use stories,  factsheets, or other conversations starters to generate discussion.

Step 4: Have your Conversation.

  • Have your participants talk about their personal experiences.

Step 5: Send us your feedback.

Have fun. Keep it simple. Use dialogue to create change.

Read some testimonials from previous Night of 1,000 Conversation participants.

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Related article in YES! Magazine:  Immigrants & American-born: Honest Talk About Immigration

 

 

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