1. Optional: Sign up for a host call to learn more! If you want more information and support, you can join us for a host call. Sign up here to indicate your interest.

2. Find your planning crew! Whether it’s you and another neighbor, your workplace, or your organization, start talking to people around you about community weekend.

3. Decide on your event type! The opportunities are endless. Our primary goal is to connect with our neighbors, spread the word about community defense and election protection, and take action all across the city!

4. Register your event on Mobilize with this link. You can choose whether this is public or private. This helps us keep track of events, and allows us to promote your event to our networks!

5. Pick up materials, create a flyer, and get ready to host!

Hands Off NYC will support event hosts by:

1. Offering host calls, for confirmed or prospective hosts.

2. Providing materials (see below) at a few different distribution sites, opening September 7th.

3. Promoting the events in our newsletter, on socials, and on our website.

4. Scripts for ideas on how to talk about ICE and election defense with your neighbors.

5. (Optional) We may reach out about interested news outlets or video production, to capture the amazing work you’re doing!

Distribution sites across the city will be announced soon. We encourage you to print materials, if you are able! We will provide:

1. Whistles and Whistle Cards

2. Know Your Rights Cards

3. Fun buttons

4. Stickers (with the ICE Hotline, and some for fun!)

5. Palm cards about electiom defense

6. Palm cards about Hands Off NYC

7. Zines

8. Posters

9. Business Canvassing Materials (must be requested)

1. Check out this list of 50 ways you can fight back.

2. We have a toolkit available, outlining how to organize tabling, street corner protests, business canvassing, or a neighborhood meeting!

3. Past events include, but are not limited to:

   • Tabling at a subway stop, a park, or a farmers market

   • Putting out a pitcher of lemonade, and inviting passerbys to stop and talk

   • Park playdates, where families come together, parents talk, and kids color in pro-immigrant coloring pages

   • Businesses offering discounted services, or donating a portion of their profits to the movement

   • Neighborhood meetings where neighbors train eachother and plan to take action together

   • Zine-folding and whistle kit making, to be distributed in the community

   • Comic book making

   • Grocery drive and delivery

   • Walking picket lines, protesting at multiple targets

   • Social events with haircuts, tarot card readers, and opportunities to socialize