Rally, protest, parade, vigil
- Subject
- Celebrate or commemorate a date
- Urge action
- React to recent news
- Protest a policy
- Location
- At a central public location – eg, town square
- In front of a relevant monument or memorial
- Highway overpass
- In front of a politician’s office
- In front of a company doing business with Russia
- In front of a Russian diplomatic compound (embassy, consulate)
Advocacy event
- Call-a-thon to Congress
- Letter-writing workshop (to Congress, Letters to the Editor, etc)
Fundraiser
- Sell crafts
- Set up an info/fundraising table at a fair or farmer’s market
- Charity concert
- Charity dinner
- Picnic
- Garage sale
- Auction / silent auction / raffle
- Movie screening
- Borshch cooking contest
- Group sports fundraiser – bowling, archery
Crafts workshop
- Pysanky Easter eggs
- Flower crowns
- Christmas spider
- Paint a Christmas ornament
- Painted rocks
- Any other craft that someone in your community can volunteer to teach
Public outreach activity
- Beyond flyers – hand out:
- Ribbon pins
- Mini flags
- Sunflower planting kits
- Organize a charity run
- Ask people to fill out cards for Ukrainian soldiers / medics / schoolchildren
- Art exhibit
- Flash mob
- Lecture / panel with experts
Give back to the community
- Clean up a park or street
- Tree planting
- Free arts & crafts activities for kids
- Donate blood
Tips for events
Send out a press release to the local media – TV, print news, and radio. Send via email, and call the newsroom phone number to confirm receipt.
Is it a “positive” event? Invite your member of Congress!
Invite your member of Congress
Check when your member of Congress is in district (instead of in Washington DC):
- Roll Call congressional calendar (both House and Senate). This page has a link to download a pdf of this year’s calendar.
Use this info to check when your Senators and Representative will be in DC, and when they’ll be at home in their state/district.