[solved] Do you know about the upcoming February 5th event ?
[solved] Do you know about the upcoming February 5th event ?
is it well known and do people talk about it ... like in the mainstream media ?
[solved] in the media :
https://www.newsweek.com/50-states-anti-trump-protest-nationwide-february-5-details-2025300
( thanks to irelephant )
What To Know
The movement has a website at 50501movement.carrd.co and is active on Instagram, Reddit, Bluesky, Discord and Signal.
[caution]
https://bsky.app/profile/ecmclaughlin.bsky.social
(see comment below by @[email protected] )
Listen,
for folks who don’t know, I was a part of a small organizing team that led to a mass mobilization in 813 cities worldwide in 2019.I am not talking out of my ass.
You should be VERY VERY VERY careful in this environment about sharing flyers for events that identify NO organizer
See also :
GeneralStrikeUS.com
proposed by : @[email protected]
[solved] by : @[email protected]
- interface to reddit community: https://redlib.northboot.xyz/r/50501/
- spreadsheet with info on this and other protests: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-rraq_sRU6n-rvGj45AxscxouGVcH03efhMQHJYzc6w/edit?gid=900690167#gid=900690167
Click to show start times
Start times:
Start Times By State (current as of 1/31/2025):
Alabama: No information
Alaska: 12:00 noon
Arizona: 12:00 noon
Arkansas: 12:00 noon
California: 12:00 noon
Colorado: 12:00 noon
Connecticut: 12:00 noon
Delaware: 12:00 noon
Florida: 12:00 noon
Georgia: 11:00 AM
Hawaii: 12:00 noon
Idaho: 12:00 noon
Illinois: 12:00 noon
Indiana: 12:00 noon
Iowa: 12:00 noon
Kansas: 12:00 noon
Kentucky: 12:00 noon
Louisiana: 12:00 noon
Maine: 12:00 noon
Maryland: 12:00 noon
Massachusetts: 12:00 noon
Michigan: 12:00 noon
Minnesota: 12:00 noon
Mississippi: 12:00 noon
Missouri: 12:00 noon
Montana: 12:00 noon
Nebraska: 12:00 noon
Nevada: 12:00 noon
New Hampshire: 12:00 noon
New Jersey: 12:00 noon
New Mexico: 12:00 noon
New York: 12:00 noon
North Carolina: 1:00 PM
North Dakota: 12:00 noon
Ohio: 12:00 noon
Oklahoma: 12:00 noon - 4:00 PM
Oregon: 12:00 noon
Pennsylvania: 12:00 noon
Rhode Island: 12:00 noon
South Carolina: 12:00 noon
South Dakota: 12:00 noon
Tennessee: 1:30
Texas: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Utah: 12:00 noon
Vermont: 12:00 noon
Virginia: 11:30 AM
Washington: 12:00 noon - 2PM
Washington DC: 12:00 noon
West Viriginia: 12:00 noon
Wisconsin: 12:00 noon
Wyoming: 12:00 noon
https://redlib.northboot.xyz/r/50501/comments/1ifb26m/start_times/
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Does nobody have a job here?
Some things are more important.
Call in sick. You're not gonna get fired for missing one day.
If you are gonna get fired for that, this is literally the protest to stop that shit.
You’re not gonna get fired for missing one day.
Tell me you've never worked for minimum wage by telling me you've never worked for minimum wage.
If you are gonna get fired for that, this is literally the protest to stop that shit.
Tell me you've never lived in poverty with children depending on you by telling me you've never lived in poverty with children depending on you.
This is very much a fair take - and ties back to the realities of the French Revolution. It wasn't actually the poorest people on revolt, but a slightly more wealthy class that had just enough comfort in their lives to make decisions like organizing for change.
I know it's not possible for every person to join. I can only ask for those capable to think about it. For what it's worth, the original post has suggested other ways of contributing aside from attending.
Wow sounds like these protests are for people like you specifically
They're not for me at all because I am not in that situation, but that doesn't change the fact that people will get fired for missing a day of work and telling them that this protest for them is not going to feed their kids or put a roof over their heads.
But people like you would rather give poor people shit for trying to survive and not protesting on a specific day you want them to protest on than having compassion for poor people. Which makes me wonder what you are protesting.
Idk in europe you wouldn't get fired for that and if you did youd get a benefits package and could just get child support and welfare not yo mention free health-care.
I don't know when the last time you looked at a map was, but the United States of America is in no way in Europe.
So how is that in any way relevant to this situation?
Just start an agressive savings fund cause you are worthless to your employer and once tariffs hit you are likely to get fired anyway. Good luck and use your free time to contact elected representatives
Yes, I know you still think America is in Europe.
What are these people supposed to save? What money do they have to save with?
Not everyone is as fearful as you. And some would prefer to show a good example to their kids and stand up for their values.
Of course not. Not anyone that doesn't have any dependents.
You all get to do almost nothing all day (except post weak takes on Lemmy) and act like you are carrying the economy on your back.
Fuck off. The adults have people who depend on them.
Interesting... not being willing to starve your children means you're fearful to you. I hope you don't have any children yourself.
Yes, the scourge of starving american children everytime someone gets laid off, I know it well.
I'm glad you're so sarcastically sure of yourself.
https://www.aecf.org/blog/child-food-insecurity
In 2022, 17% of all households with children — representing 13.4 million kids — were grappling with food insecurity, according to the USDA. In some of these households, only adults were food insecure. In other households, children were directly impacted.
The USDA estimates that 44.2 million people lived in food insecure households nationwide in 2022. Since these estimates do not include homeless families, the actual number of children impacted by food insecurity is even larger.
Also, fired is not the same as laid off. And if you get fired in an at-will state, you may not be entitled to unemployment.
The fact that you and others apparently have no compassion for the poor makes me wonder exactly what you're protesting for.
No minimum wage job I've had would fire me for missing one day. Firing me then hiring a new person takes time and money.
Probably different in the US where workers have little to no rights however
Since this is literally about the U.S., maybe that should be considered?
So you are a non US citizen trying to meddle in the daily affairs of US citizens?
I see you Temu Elon Musk!
Not everyone lives in their state capitol. It’s a 10+ hour drive for some people. Take three days off? This protest is going to be low turnout.
This is a white people thing. Students and min wage workers in large cities can pull this off. America is full of people with hope and a 9-5 to.oay there ridiculous rent.
As a student there is no way I am skipping a day's worth of classes and risking my grade for a single protest that's probably not going to do shit similar to the other protests I've been to that didn't do shit
Yes, all those impoverished people in cities working minimum wage jobs that rely on every cent of their paycheck just to keep a roof over their kids' heads and food in their bellies who will get fired for missing even a day of work for any reason can totally pull this off. Totally.