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Hands Off NYC events focus on building community connections with your neighbors, getting organized, learning how to stand in solidarity with one another, and finding joy in resistance.
Election Response Action Workshop
RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/1008347/
The attacks on our election have already started, and they're deeply tied to the attacks on our communities. This hands-on workshop will prepare you for what it means to take action to defend our elections and our communities, while fighting for a better future.
Creative Action workshop
RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/1010555/
Join us for a hands-on collaborative workshop in designing and implementing creative actions designed to build people power and make real change.
Across history, from the lunch counter sit-ins and the Montgomery bus boycott to street theatre and mutual aid, creativity has driven real change. It's up to us to experiment, to think outside of the box, and to develop direct nonviolent actions that spark change.
Nonviolent Protest tactics training
Get Ready for Strategic Nonviolent Action in These Times. RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/1010560/
Learning from the history of people powered movements, particularly the labor movement, we can root our work today in the rich traditions that have come before.
We have been fighting for a true multiracial democracy since this country was born, and the forces we are up against are strong.
This workshop will ignite your imagination of what is possible, prepare your body, mind, and spirit for what is ahead, and will help build courage and confidence to take the action needed when our democracy, rights and lives are under attack.
Light snacks and pizza provided. Feel free to bring additional food to eat during breaks.
VIRTUAL Know Your Rights Training with Hands Off NYC & NYCLU
Register here: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/1001140/
Join Hands Off NYC and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) for a free 90 minutes virtual Know Your Rights training where you'll learn what to do if you see immigration agents — at home or in your community or at a fan zone — and how to protect yourself, your loved ones and your neighbors. We'll cover your constitutional rights, how to spot ICE and other federal agents, how to respond to ICE encounters, what to keep on hand, and how to mobilize your community.
This is not a training series - but the same training offered once a month. You don't need to attend more than 1 session (unless you want to).
No legal knowledge required, and all are welcome. Whether you're cheering for your team or showing up for your neighbors, come ready with your questions.
VIRTUAL NYS Election Protection Volunteer Training
RSVP: https://commoncause-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/2CCCM8uXS76d986wiBnsAw#/registration
Want to do your part to ensure the upcoming primaries for our midterm elections? We know there is growing anxiety around our elections and a strong desire to understand what can be done to protect our democracy—to ensure that every eligible New Yorker can cast their ballot and have it counted.
Join us to become a trained volunteer for poll monitoring! With us, you will learn how to support your neighbors—and yourself—by understanding your voting rights, de-escalation techniques, and how to respond to issues at the polls.
Hands Off Our Vote is a coordinated effort led by Common Cause New York and partners across the state.
We are far from powerless in protecting the lifeblood of our democracy—the right to vote. But it will take all of us doing everything we can: strengthening our laws, encouraging participation, and supporting voters at the polls. See you at the training!
This training is for new volunteers and experienced organizers alike. You’ll be able to take these materials and train your own community after participating.
Hands Off NYC Community Weekend
Join Hands Off NYC for a community weekend! Learn more at our dedicated page.
Host an event for our Community Weekend of Action, designed to help you get to know your community.
We're sharing Know Your Rights materials to help keep immigrant communities safe, and building our movement for election defense in the Fall. Stay tuned for a list of events, and consider hosting one yourself!
NYS Election Protection Volunteer Training
RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/1011816/
Want to do your part to ensure the upcoming primaries for our midterm elections? We know there is growing anxiety around our elections and a strong desire to understand what can be done to protect our democracy—to ensure that every eligible New Yorker can cast their ballot and have it counted.
Join us to become a trained volunteer for poll monitoring! With us, you will learn how to support your neighbors—and yourself—by understanding your voting rights, de-escalation techniques, and how to respond to issues at the polls.
Hands Off Our Vote is a coordinated effort led by Common Cause New York and partners across the state.
We are far from powerless in protecting the lifeblood of our democracy—the right to vote. But it will take all of us doing everything we can: strengthening our laws, encouraging participation, and supporting voters at the polls. See you at the training!
This training is for new volunteers and experienced organizers alike. You’ll be able to take these materials and train your own community after participating.
VIRTUAL Know Your Rights Training with Hands Off NYC & NYCLU
Register here: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/1001140/
Join Hands Off NYC and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) for a free 90 minutes virtual Know Your Rights training where you'll learn what to do if you see immigration agents — at home or in your community or at a fan zone — and how to protect yourself, your loved ones and your neighbors. We'll cover your constitutional rights, how to spot ICE and other federal agents, how to respond to ICE encounters, what to keep on hand, and how to mobilize your community.
This is not a training series - but the same training offered once a month. You don't need to attend more than 1 session (unless you want to).
No legal knowledge required, and all are welcome. Whether you're cheering for your team or showing up for your neighbors, come ready with your questions.
VIRTUAL Know Your Rights Training with Hands Off NYC & NYCLU
Register here: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/1001140/
Join Hands Off NYC and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) for a free 90 minutes virtual Know Your Rights training where you'll learn what to do if you see immigration agents — at home or in your community or at a fan zone — and how to protect yourself, your loved ones and your neighbors. We'll cover your constitutional rights, how to spot ICE and other federal agents, how to respond to ICE encounters, what to keep on hand, and how to mobilize your community.
This is not a training series - but the same training offered once a month. You don't need to attend more than 1 session (unless you want to).
No legal knowledge required, and all are welcome. Whether you're cheering for your team or showing up for your neighbors, come ready with your questions.
Bushwick Business Canvassing
RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/1011737/
Join us for a business canvassing shift! We have tens of thousands of small business in New York City left to go, and we need your help to do it. No training required to join us for a shift.
Working in pairs, block by block, we will meet with owners, managers, and employees at their work sites. We use multilingual, legally vetted materials to ensure they know how to protect themselves now, what to do if ICE comes, what to do in case of detentions, and where to find additional resources.
Election Response Action Workshop
RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/1008329/
The attacks on our election have already started, and they're deeply tied to the attacks on our communities. This hands-on workshop will prepare you for what it means to take action to defend our elections and our communities, while fighting for a better future.
Bed Stuy Neighborhood Meeting
RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/1011292/
If you're feeling angry, upset, or scared about what's going on right now, and you're ready to meet others in your neighborhood who want to take action, come join us for the first Hands Off NYC Bed Stuy neighborhood meeting.
We will get to know eachother, talk about what we can do as a community, and go from there! Let's shape our neighborhood's resistance together.
VIRTUAL Know Your Rights Training with Hands Off NYC & NYCLU
Register here: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/1001140/
Join Hands Off NYC and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) for a free 90 minutes virtual Know Your Rights training where you'll learn what to do if you see immigration agents — at home or in your community or at a fan zone — and how to protect yourself, your loved ones and your neighbors. We'll cover your constitutional rights, how to spot ICE and other federal agents, how to respond to ICE encounters, what to keep on hand, and how to mobilize your community.
This is not a training series - but the same training offered once a month. You don't need to attend more than 1 session (unless you want to).
No legal knowledge required, and all are welcome. Whether you're cheering for your team or showing up for your neighbors, come ready with your questions.
VIRTUAL Train Your Neighbors - Ambassador Program
RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/1008744/
Join and Grow the Hands Off NYC Ambassador Program!
If you are ready to prepare yourself and your neighbors to stand up as unified New Yorkers into the midterms and beyond, join our ambassador program.
In this training, we’ll prepare you to train more of our neighbors on the risks we’re facing, what we’re doing in response, and how they can join the fight.
You’ll leave the training with concrete steps to bring to your neighbors and grow our collective strength across NYC. And once you’re an Ambassador you’ll be part of a citywide web of trained, connected neighbors ready to move together when it matters.
What to expect: 📅 Monthly Training of Trainers — every last Thursday of the month 📍 Virtual gatherings 🎯 You'll leave with training materials and messaging to run your own neighbor sessions 🔁 Report back at the next Training of Trainers to share progress and get support 🤝 Ongoing support via monthly check-ins and a Signal thread
New York City is big - it will take many of us to ensure every borough is equipped with the knowledge and connection to stand in their power and face what’s to come, together.
Mass Call
RSVP: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EW7gjimZSmqPAGoum24RBQ#/registration
Join us for a citywide call where we'll discuss the recent increase in ICE activity across NYC, threats to the election this November, and how we can organize to fight back against it all. We'll discuss the game plan, and share concrete ways you can get involved to help.
VIRTUAL Business Canvassing Training
RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/1009340/
Join a virtual training to get plugged into business canvassing with Hands Off NYC! You only need to sign up for one training. Both will cover the same content.
Our business canvassing program engages in outreach to local businesses so that they and their employees are prepared for ICE raids. We make sure they know their rights, are connected to community organizers in the area, and understand the role they can play in protecting the election. This is sustained by our incredible coalition of over 250 organizations, labor unions, faith leaders, and activists who have canvassed over 10,000 businesses so far.
Working in pairs, block by block, we meet with owners, managers, and employees at their work sites. We use multilingual, legally vetted materials to ensure they know how to protect themselves now, what to do if ICE comes, what to do in case of detentions, and where to find additional resources.
VIRTUAL Know Your Rights & ICE Spotting Training
RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/1008812/
Join us for a free virtual Know Your Rights training where you'll learn what to do if you see immigration agents — at home or in your community — and how to protect yourself, your loved ones and your neighbors. We'll cover your constitutional rights, how to spot ICE and other federal agents, how to respond to ICE encounters, what to keep on hand, and how to mobilize your community.
No legal knowledge required, and all are welcome. Whether you're cheering for your team or showing up for your neighbors, come ready with your questions.
Business Canvassing in Williamsburg
RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/1007614/
Join New York State Senator Kristen Gonzales, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, and Hands Off NYC to ensure local businesses know their rights, understand what to do if ICE comes, and have access to additional resources to keep them and the community safe.
Working in pairs, block by block, we will meet with owners, managers, and employees at their work sites. We use multilingual, legally vetted materials to ensure they know how to protect themselves now, what to do if ICE comes, what to do in case of detentions, and where to find additional resources.
Exact location in Williamsburg. Will share location details one day before the canvass!
Greenwich Village Meeting & KYR Training
RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/1006951/
ICE is ramping up in New York City.
Join this Know Your Right (KYR) training to so that you can be prepared to protect yourself and others. Attorney Rachel Lee will be covering:
I. Understanding Where We Are II. Constitutional Rights Overview III. Scenario-Based Applications (e.g., Home, Work, Public) IV. KYR Outreach (e.g., What to say, Best practice tips) V. Q&A
Afterward we'll hang out, send letters to swing state voters and enjoy snacks and drinks!
Training of Trainers: Bronx
A Hands Off NYC opportunity to become a TRAINER in partnership with local coalition partners! RSVP: Handsoffnyc.com/Tot
Whistle Kit Making + Community Conversation
As we see a heavy presence of federal agents across our communities we must come together to organize and share resources. Join us to make whistle kits for outreach, get a refresher on our rights in everyday spaces, and meet your neighbors.
https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/997759/
Virtual Business Canvassing Training
Join a virtual training to get plugged into business canvassing with Hands Off NYC! You only need to sign up for one training. Both will cover the same content.
RSVP HERE: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/977202/
Virtual Business Canvassing Training
Join a virtual training to get plugged into business canvassing with Hands Off NYC! You only need to sign up for one training. Both will cover the same content.
RSVP HERE: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/977202/
VIRTUAL Know Your Rights & ICE SPOTTING Training with Hands Off NYC
Register here: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/1001346/
Join Hands Off NYC for a free 90 minutes virtual Know Your Rights training where you'll learn what to do if you see immigration agents — at home or in your community — and how to protect yourself, your loved ones and your neighbors. We'll cover your constitutional rights, how to spot ICE and other federal agents, how to respond to ICE encounters, what to keep on hand, and how to mobilize your community.
No legal knowledge required, and all are welcome. Whether you're cheering for your team or showing up for your neighbors, come ready with your questions.
virtual Know Your Rights & ICE SPOTTING Training with Hands Off NYC
Register here: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/1001346/
Join Hands Off NYC for a free 90 minutes virtual Know Your Rights training where you'll learn what to do if you see immigration agents — at home or in your community — and how to protect yourself, your loved ones and your neighbors. We'll cover your constitutional rights, how to spot ICE and other federal agents, how to respond to ICE encounters, what to keep on hand, and how to mobilize your community.
This is not a training series - but the same training offered once a month. You don't need to attend more than 1 session (unless you want to).
No legal knowledge required, and all are welcome. Whether you're cheering for your team or showing up for your neighbors, come ready with your questions.
Business Canvassing in Bed Stuy
Join us for a business canvassing shift with CM Lincoln Restler's office! We have tens of thousands of small business in New York City left to go, and we need your help to do it. No training required to join us for a shift.
Bushwick Small Business Canvassing
Bushwick is coming together to fight back against ICE! Sign up here: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/992583/
Join your neighbors and community organizations for a day of action to fight back against ICE!
Our business canvassing program engages in outreach to local businesses so that they and their employees are prepared for ICE raids, know their rights, and are connected to community organizers in the area. This is sustained by our incredible coalition of over 250 organizations, labor unions, faith leaders, and activists who have canvassed close to 12,000 businesses so far.
Watch a short clip about what business canvassing looks like: https://www.instagram.com/p/DayFsc8Rc1p/
Working in pairs, block by block, we meet with owners, managers, and employees at their work sites. We use multilingual, legally vetted materials to ensure they know how to protect themselves now, what to do if ICE comes, what to do in case of detentions, and where to find additional resources.
This is part of a day of action hosted by Councilmember Sandy Nurse, other local elected officials and community organizations.
Virtual Know Your Rights with Hands Off NYC
Join us for a free virtual Know Your Rights training where you'll learn what to do if you see immigration agents — at home or in your community or at a fan zone — and how to protect yourself, your loved ones and your neighbors. We'll cover your constitutional rights, how to spot ICE and other federal agents, how to respond to ICE encounters, what to keep on hand, and how to mobilize your community.
Table with Hands Off NYC at MoMA PS1 COPA WATCH PARTY!!
Join us in tabling for Hands Off NYC!
We table so we can bring people into our movement in an accessible way. Not everyone can come to a meeting or commit to a regular shift, but almost everyone can stop for a minute on the sidewalk.
Table with Hands Off NYC at Kensico Dam, Valhalla World Cup Event
Join us in tabling for Hands Off NYC!
We table so we can bring people into our movement in an accessible way. Not everyone can come to a meeting or commit to a regular shift, but almost everyone can stop for a minute on the sidewalk.
Table with Hands Off NYC & Hands Off NYC Families at Brooklyn Central Library for the BIG FINAL GAME
Join us in tabling for Hands Off NYC!
We table so we can bring people into our movement in an accessible way. Not everyone can come to a meeting or commit to a regular shift, but almost everyone can stop for a minute on the sidewalk.
Table with Hands Off NYC at Queens Botanical Gardens COPA WATCH PARTY!!
Join us in tabling for Hands Off NYC!
We table so we can bring people into our movement in an accessible way. Not everyone can come to a meeting or commit to a regular shift, but almost everyone can stop for a minute on the sidewalk.
Table with Hands Off NYC: Uptown World Cup Semifinal Watch Parties!
Join us in tabling for Hands Off NYC!
We table so we can bring people into our movement in an accessible way. Not everyone can come to a meeting or commit to a regular shift, but almost everyone can stop for a minute on the sidewalk.
Good Trouble Lives On: March and Party
The fight to protect voting rights never ends, and right now, we’re witnessing a Jim-Crow-era effort from politicians and their billionaire friends to restrict our freedoms, silence our voices, and consolidate power.
RSVP Here: https://www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-actions/event/965021/
Table with Hands Off NYC at JEFFERSON HOUSES FAIR / LocalStat!
Join us in tabling for Hands Off NYC!
We table so we can bring people into our movement in an accessible way. Not everyone can come to a meeting or commit to a regular shift, but almost everyone can stop for a minute on the sidewalk.
Bushwick/ North BK Community Art Builds for Good Trouble
Help us make beautiful and powerful banners for the march!
No prior art experience is required: come ready to plug into the assembly line, and make visuals for your neighbors. Wear clothes you can get paint on!
Bushwick/ North BK Community Art Builds for Good Trouble
Help us make beautiful and powerful banners for the march!
No prior art experience is required: come ready to plug into the assembly line, and make visuals for your neighbors. Wear clothes you can get paint on!
Virtual Business Canvassing Training
Join a virtual training to get plugged into business canvassing with Hands Off NYC! You only need to sign up for one training. Both will cover the same content.
RSVP HERE: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/977202/
Hands Off Our COPA Swag Lab
Join us for World Cup themed DIY swag making workshop on Friday, June 26 to make beautiful resistance prints on your shirts, totes, etc.
RSVP HERE: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/event/968171/