Not everyone can physically attend protests, and our anti-genocide virtual gatherings serve as a vital platform to express grief, stand in solidarity, and engage in meaningful action against ongoing humanitarian crises. Through our cross-platform inclusive digital space, we are providing vital accessibility to parents struck at home, workers who can’t leave, or disabled folks unable to attend due to low masking rates. Prioritizing accessibility and flexible volunteering, we empower members to contribute without mandatory meetings, accommodating diverse communication styles for non-verbal individuals.
How it works!
- Join protest from home on your phone or computer
- Like, comment, share
- Moderate if you can!
- Community LIVE rush (supercharge a creators page with LIVE engagement)
- Group calls to action!
- Watch your favorite content creators talk about activism!
Our programming includes amplifying on the streets protests with live rushes, highlighting hackathons with We Charge Genocide TV, ResistBot Congressional Performances, Feast of Gaza Food Challenge, Why Mask, and more.
Virtual Protests provide an opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, learn about pressing issues, and participate in movement work that seeks to bring about positive change. Together, we can amplify our voices and make a difference in struggles for justice and freedom.
Virtual Protests aren’t just calls to action; it’s a performance of justice. Let’s shift towards community care! ✊
Upcoming Event
Details of Next event will be posted here.
Past Events Info & Replays:
March on the DNC Chicago, IL Aug 19, 2024
“The March on the DNC coalition fights for the rights and liberation of oppressed people and against the exploitation of workers. Beginning on August 19th 2024, we will march on the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to bring the people’s agenda to within sight and sound of the Democratic Party leadership.” More on March On DNC
Virtual Protest Surround the Capitol July 24, 2024
This event was designed with low spoons capacity to test out the future creation of an accessible template for producing virtual protests as part of Jesenia’s Emerge Fellowship. Jesenia produced this as a solo hosting, with the support of Claudia to include the GatherTown Digital Encampment. With this quick turnaround and low spoons we still had an amazing turn out and wonderful affirmation from the audience of making the stream accessible with Closed Captions and connections in the chat!
Virtual Protest Free Palestine Apr. 1, 2024
VIRTUAL Protest on Monday Apr 1, 2024 with Political Action & Civil Resistance. We discussed the famine in Gaza and shared “The Feast of Gaza” Food Challenge, as well as watched the Forced Famine Martyrs video. We also participated in another We Charge Genocide TV Hackathon to document the ongoing genocide of the indigenous people of Palestine. Guest speaker Dr. Mai Hussein shared, and Clark shared the Maximalist Bestie Challenge to donate 0.35% of your salary to a family in Gaza.
Speakers: Guest Speaker Dr Mai Hussein (Mansour‘s Mom @drmaihussein), Hosts Jesenia & Jae, Guests Acorn Baden, Clarke Jones
You can support families directly via Operation Olive Branch https://linktr.ee/opolivebranch.
Virtual Protest Long Covid Mar. 15, 2024
Long Covid March in Washington, DC March 15 🌐 One Free Community VIRTUAL Protest on Friday Mar 15, 2024 @ 9 am PT | 12 pm ET.
We enjoyed group calls to action and watched content creators talk about activism!
LIVE on One Free Community TikTok and Calling Up Justice Twitch.
Virtual Protest Free Palestine Mar. 2, 2024
Our event in solidarity with the WORLDWIDE marches to protest the illegal occupation of Palestine was a wonderful success! We had amazing Palestinian and Muslim guests speakers on to have a conversation before we started the regular programing. Thanks to BeeBoo, and JackAttack to the conversation! Nomy’s art was also featured as we discussed the third self emulation to happen as a form of extreme protest of the ongoing genocide.
Thank you to One Free Community for organizing, Maiamama for livestreaming on Twitch, Storm for livestreaming on TikTok, and Jae and Jesenia for hosting. Also big thanks to all those moderating the livestream chats dropping links and further information. The live rushes, resistbot collective communications, and We Charge Genocide TV Hackathon were empowering.
Virtual Protest Free Palestine Feb. 17, 2024
Thank you to One Free Community for organizing, Claudia for livestreaming on Twitch, Storm for livestreaming on TikTok, and Jae and Jesenia for hosting. Also big thanks to all those moderating the livestream chats dropping links and further information. The live rushes, resistbot collective communications, and We Charge Genocide TV Hackathon were empowering.
We had a last min change to the format and agenda for our event and with the amazing guests to have a conversation before we started the regular programing. Thanks to Megan Rice, Aisha Maat, and JackAttack to the conversation! We had 2k viewers for the event! Watch the replay if you couldn’t join the protest in real time.
Virtual Protest Free Palestine Jan. 13, 2024
What an awesome virtual protest against the genocide of Palestinians! This digital gathering had community, organized, activities, and a lot of joy and empowerment. It provided accessibility to disabled, parents, and folks working from home. Congratulations to everyone who helped make it happen!
Thank you to One Free Community for organizing, Maiamama for livestreaming on Twitch, Storm for livestreaming on tiktok, and Jae Storm and Jesenia for hosting. Also big thanks to all those moderating the livestream chats dropping links and further information. The live rushes, resistbot collective communications, and We Charge Genocide TV Hackathon were empowering. Watch the replay if you couldn’t jin the protest in real time.
Make Black Friday Red 2023
Farha Watch Party Nov. 10, 2023
Farha is a 2021 internationally co-produced historical drama film about a Palestinian girl’s coming-of-age experience during the Nakba, the 1948 displacement of Palestinians from their homeland. The film is based on a true story of Radieh. It premiered at the Toronto Film Festival on 14 September 2021. the movie is rated TV-14 on IMDb.
This was our first LIVE streamed movie night and we had a few hiccups but watching with our community members both in Discord and in TikTok. It was powerful sharing this space together. More videos and movies can be found in the Resources link above.
Planning Event Notes Nov. 9, 2023
- Movie Nights
- Culture Night: Jae & Jesenia are going reach out to Palestinian creators to host a culture night
- LIVE Protest Activation: Plan another TikTok LIVE activation Date TBD (needs to be coordinated with in-person protests)
- Decompression and Hope Space
Help we need: contact One Free Community to offer support.
- Let us know if you hear of specific content creators who will be in person at protests so we can reach out them
- Share Movies / Host Movie Nights
- Suggest creators from the affected communities who may be interested in participating the culture night, sharing about their food, culture, anyone who has the capacity to share about their culture.
- Moderators for all events are needed.
- Duet and share videos about these events as they are being made and shared in this chat. (Free Palestine)
- Make a TEMPLATE of how to host these events Flier to share with other communities
- Make tiktoks for OFC about your experience or you protesting, boycotting, or making phone calls to post on OFC TikTok!
Virtual Event Recap Nov. 4, 2023
Jae @JaesTruthSerum and Jesenia of One Free Community organized this emergent virtual protest on Nov 4. Over 500 people signed up to participate in less that 24 hours. The event included a zoom with 100 guests and a twitch live stream and several tiktok live streams. We began with Jae sharing pro-Palestine livestreams and we all listened to powerful speeches at various protests. We dropped likes and amplified the connectivity of those streams. Then we went into small groups and brainstormed action steps by region. Afterward we gathered and shared resources and listened to The Every 28 Hours Plays Palestine Action podcast.
Links & Resources Shared!
Native Land Lookup: https://native-land.ca/
Links for more actions and education: https://linktr.ee/onefreecommunity
Calling Up Justice Spaces: https://callingupjustice.com/liberated-equity-diversity-inclusion-accessibility-talkspace/
One Free Community Resources: https://linktr.ee/onefreecommunity
Centering Palestine Community: https://linktr.ee/CenteringPalestine
Covid Conscious Events: https://sites.google.com/view/covidisntover/community-calendar
Every 28 Hours Palestine Podcast https://on.soundcloud.com/VZmD9
10 principles of disability justice: https://www.sinsinvalid.org/blog/10-principles-of-disability-justice
Mentimeter Ideation: https://www.mentimeter.com/app/presentation/aln8ub2uendfa5v17ee8ymoqkfrka3yb/9j7wnabq7nqq
Ideation Responses
Archived Invite to the Virtual Protest
Join us for the “Free Palestine Virtual Protest,” a powerful event produced by One Free Community with the support of Calling Up Justice. In a world where not everyone can physically attend protests, this virtual gathering serves as a vital platform to express your grief, stand in solidarity, and engage in meaningful action against the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Palestine. Our anti-genocide protest space will provide an opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, learn about the pressing issues, and participate in movement work that seeks to bring about positive change. Together, we can amplify our voices and make a difference in the struggle for justice and freedom in Palestine. Mark your calendars for this important event and be a part of the global movement for a free Palestine.
Date: 11/4/2023
Time: 2pm EST/ 11am PST / 12pm M/ 1pm CST
Location: https://forms.gle/g1fNSbKJbPgiti2a6