The CivicLab will host a series of ongoing activities related to the Abolish TIFs and fund The People’s COVID19 Response campaigns. These online sessions will provide an opportunity to get organized and mobilized to end TIFs and to put the $1.2 billion into supporting hardest hit communities right now.
Saturday, April 18, 10 a.m., https://tinyurl.com/Campaign-Planning-4-18-20. This strategy session is for people who want to take the lead in making the Abolish TIF campaign happen. The session will review the campaign’s demands, what tools are in place now to move the campaign forward, and how can you activate yourself from your location.
Starting the week of April 20, CivicLab starts the schedule below. CivicLab will offer regularly scheduled Zoom sessions.
Monday, April 20, 6-7 p.m., https://tinyurl.com/CL-Weekly-HangOut.
All hands welcome for this informal check-in for new and old members. CivicLab share and update around social justice work and the campaigns to abolish TIFs and fund The People’s COVID19 Response demands. Share what you are working on and stay connected. Register for each session.
Wednesday, April 22, 6-7:30 p.m., https://tinyurl.com/CL-BiWeekly-Workshop. Every other Wednesday night CivicLab offers TIF Training. Participants will review the basics of TIFs and share of news of organizing around TIFs and economic justice. Register for each session.
Saturday, April 25, 10-11:30 a.m., https://tinyurl.com/Weekly-Campaign-Work-Session. Every Saturday, this strategy session is for people who want to take the lead in making the Abolish TIF campaign happen. CivicLab will review the campaign’s demands, what tools are in place now to move the campaign forward, and how can you activate and pace yourself from your home. CivicLab will do weekly check-ins to manage campaign progress. Register for each session.
Interested persons can take these steps below to support the campaigns to Abolish TIFs and Fund The People’s Response to COVID19:
Sign the People’s Response petition at https://tinyurl.com/Peoples-COVID-Response-Demands; sign the Abolish TIFs petition at http://www.endtifsnow.org; sign up to help organize at https://tinyurl.com/TEP-sign-up; go To the End TIFS Now Action Center and activate your power, http://www.civiclab.us/end-tifs-actioncenter; and support and donate to help cover campaign costs, https://tinyurl.com/Support-CivicLab.