Proposal for June Event Dates
Collected Date:
Date: April 17, 2025
This proposal outlines suggested dates for the next events in June. The timing considers organizers’ needs, significant historical context, and potential permit restrictions in various locations. The timeline is designed to visualize the proximity of these events and prepare ahead for mobilization.
Endorsement Process
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Duration of the Endorsement Vote: 192 Hours (Thursday, April 17th–Friday, April 25th)
- Voting Mechanism: Community members can vote up or down on the proposed event dates. A post must gain significant support within this period to move forward to the next step.
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Duration of the Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV): 48 Hours (Saturday, April 26th–Sunday, April 27th)
- Voting Mechanism: Once a proposal passes the endorsement phase, it moves to a ranked-choice voting round. During this stage, voters will rank the proposed dates in order of preference. The proposal with the highest support after this phase will be selected for the event.
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Final Approval: After the RCV concludes, the final decision will be made on which event date to proceed with, based on the collective community preference.
Proposed Dates & Focus of Upcoming Events
June 1 – Sunday – Beginning of Pride Month
- Focus: LGBTQ+ Liberation and Anti-Fascism
- Description: Launch Pride Month with a reaffirmation that Pride is rooted in protest. Focus on the defense of queer rights, trans youth, and community safety amidst rising legislative attacks.
June 6 – Friday – D-Day Anniversary
- Focus: 50501 Veterans’ Nationwide Call: “Not On Our Watch”
- Description: Veterans from the movement have proposed this day as a nationwide mobilization to stand against authoritarianism and fascism. Honor the sacrifices made in World War II by continuing the fight for democracy and justice today.
June 14 – Saturday – Flag Day & Trump’s Birthday
June 19 – Thursday – Juneteenth
- Focus: Black Liberation and Economic Justice
- Description: Mark Juneteenth by honoring the end of slavery and the ongoing fight for Black freedom. Center the struggle for true liberation, justice, and dignity. Lift up demands for reparations, land rights, economic justice, and the full realization of freedom for all Black Americans. Recognize Juneteenth not just as a historical event, but as a living movement toward collective liberation.
June 23 – Monday – Title IX Anniversary (1973)
- Focus: Gender Justice & the SAVE Act
- Description: Use this day to reinforce the fight for women’s rights, gender equity in education, and defense against regressive legislation like the SAVE Act. Highlight the broader threats to bodily autonomy and gender justice.
June 27 – Friday – Stonewall Uprising Anniversary
- Focus: Queer Liberation & Radical History
- Description: Honor the radical origins of Pride and the Stonewall Riots. Reinforce intersectional demands for racial, gender, and economic justice. “Stonewall Was a Riot” becomes more than a slogan — it’s a call to action.
Additional Information
- Proposal Creation: Proposals can be initiated by any member within the movement, with dates reviewed and shared for community feedback.
- Liaison Involvement: Liaisons assist in spreading information, encouraging participation, and ensuring diverse input is considered.
- Poll Distribution: Organizing teams handle distributing polls to maximize engagement. The poll allows voting on event dates, with ranked-choice voting finalizing the most supported selection.
I vote June 14 for these reasons:
From the perspective of our smaller-city group: Weekend protests are much more doable for us in places like Eugene, Oregon. Most of our small team works weekdays and has to take time off to do any weekday events. Weekday national dates present a major strain on our already resource-strained team.
We get WAY more turnout for weekend events.
Also, picking national holidays/days of remembrance often lead to us having to compete with other local organizations to hold our events, rather than being able to team up with those other orgs on our respective events.
May Day, for example, has put us in planning conflict with a labor-union event that had already been planned on the ONE good spot to hold a protest in town. Similarly, Juneteenth would put us in a situation where we are in conflict with POC-supportive organizations for the narrative and crowd of that day, and would require us to support/combine with their events rather than hosting our own. (We want to support them too, but it complicates things when that is the day that we have to advertise our own event).
My local group (in Vancouver, WA), was asked about 1-2 months in advance to join another group's May Day event where we've had 2 of our other events. It's okay to join other groups. It doesn't have to be your own event.