It’s a moral thing.
It’s a moral issue to look after others, provide a strong education and a viable future for all children, ensure equal justice for communities of color, and, not least, look after our planet and its most vulnerable inhabitants. That’s why Greater NYC for Change has joined #MoralMondaysNY, following the social justice movement the Rev. Dr. William Barber II ignited in North Carolina.
Last month, we were in Albany with a thousand advocates to demand that New York fully fund its educational system, reducing disparities that make our state’s classrooms the most economically and racially segregated in the nation.
Last Monday, we stood in front of the governor’s New York City office to deliver a response to his State of the State, urging him to see the budget as the moral document it is.
This Monday, we’ll be in Grand Central Station, allied in commemorating the six-month anniversary of the death of Mike Brown in Ferguson, MO. We’ll use this solemn occasion to continue our demands for justice, including reforms to policing and the criminal justice system.
If you can’t be in Midtown this Monday evening, you can still help build the movement with others in The Bronx, Albany, or elsewhere. We’ll be meeting on Mondays wherever and as long as there’s the moral need.
Here are events for Monday, February 9th:
6 MONTHS LATER–BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER:
7 pm, Grand Central Terminal (entrance at 89 E. 42nd Street, Manhattan). Hosted by Grand Central Crew Black Lives Matter. RSVP and info here.
#WECANTBREATHE2015–ALL OUT FOR LOW-WAGE WORKERS–OCCUPY LIBERATO:
4 pm, 183rd Street and Jerome Avenue, Bronx. Hosted by OWS S17 2015 and Occu-Evolve. RSVP and info here.
WE ARE ONE NEW YORK–MORAL MONDAYS IN ALBANY:
12 pm, War Room in the NYS Capitol Building, Albany. Join faith, labor and community groups to highlight the important contributions of immigrants and demand passage of the NY DREAM Act. Hosted by Faith for a Fair New York, Make the Road-NY, and others. RSVP and info here.
And, on February 13th, Global Divestment Day, our planet needs us!
After our incredible panel discussion on Tuesday, February 3rd, we’re primed to join in urging academic endowments, religious institutions, and government pension funds to divest from investments in fossil fuels, and consider whether it’s moral (or even financially wise) when the future of our planet is at stake. Global Divestment Day will stage events on campuses and in institutions worldwide; we’ll be part of New York City’s central event, located in Manhattan’s financial district.
GLOBAL DIVESTMENT DAY NYC: February 13th, 12:30 to 1:30 pm, Broad Street and Exchange Place, Manhattan. Sponsored by 350NYC. Info and RSVP at Facebook AND on 350.org’s website.