Events

Night Out for Safety and Liberation events - both in-person/socially distancing and online - will be taking place on August, 1st 2023. 

Organization: RYSE

Where: 3939 Bissell Ave, Richmond, CA 94805

When: Tuesday, August 1st  4-7:30pm

What: Join us as we reimagine safety and celebrate our community knowledge and strength through art activities, performances, a resource fair, a live podcast, food trucks, & MORE! This is a FREE community event open to ALL ages. Register here. 

Organization: We Keep Us Safe Collective

Where: The Watts Family Maryvale YMCA, 3825 N 67th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85033

When: Tuesday, August 1st, 7-10 pm MST

What: The public launch of the We Keep Us Safe Collective: a radical community movement started by BLM Phx Metro, Poder In Action, Trans Queer Pueblo, and White People Against White Supremacy. Our four organizations came together to build the knowledge, skills, capacity, and confidence of our communities to effectively address harm, conflicts, and crises in their everyday lives, within their own neighborhoods, without relying on police. This is a free, family-friendly event where we will dialogue about urgent safety topics affecting us in Phoenix, and make plans to enhance specific aspects of safety through community trainings. There will be a live DJ, drag performances, food, refreshments, and much more!

Here are a list of events from 2022 for reference

Arkansas

Organization: Reinvest in Conway and Faulkner County Library

Where: Faulkner County Library, 1900 Tyler St, Conway, AR 72032

When: Tuesday, August 2; 5 pm - 8 pm

What: Learn more at the event link

California

Organization: Ella Baker Center for Human Rights

Where: Josie de la Cruz Park, 1637 Fruitvale Avenue, Oakland, CA 94601

When: Tuesday, August 2; 4:30 PM - 8 PM

What: A free community event with food, games, community and wellness resources, live music, performances, and activities to bring the community together and reimagine what safety and joy is without policing.

Organization: SF Interrupting Racial Profiling, SF Black Wall Street, Californians for Safety and Justice and Uncle Damien

Where: Mission Creek Park Amphitheater, 290 Channel Street, San Francisco, CA

When: Tuesday, August 2, 2022, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

What:  Safety Is Keeping Black Space and Place during demographic shift.  Keep communities together and thriving by joining us for free food, fun and entertainment.

Organization: Oakland Public Library, Dimond Branch

Where: 3565 Fruitvale Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602

When: Tuesday, August 2nd; 6:00-7:30 PM

What: A free community event with games and button making for the kids and activities to bring the community together to explore ways of keeping our community safe and resourced.

Organization: Valley Justice Collective, West Valley People’s Alliance, and Angelica for Congress

Where: Woodley Park, Section 1, 6076 Woodley Ave, Van Nuys, CA, 91406

When: Tuesday, August 2; 4:00 -7:00 PM

What: A free community event with food, games, resources, music, and kids' activities to unite the Valley around collective community care and a world without policing.

Illinois

Organization: Equity and Transformation

Where: The West Side Justice Center 601 S. California Ave, Chicago, IL

When: Tuesday, August 2nd  5:30-7:30

What: A free community event where Equity and Transformation and our partners will be discussing upcoming legislation and policy created by Us and for Us that decriminalizes our communities and keeps our neighborhoods safe outside of policing. Food, refreshments and voter registration will be available.