Strike Safe: Tactical Decisions Under Pressure in a General Strike Against Fascism

This session is where we make space for all the what-ifs. What if something happens we don't want. What if something happens we do want? How do we make decisions in the moment that support our campaign strategy and respond to in-the-moment changes to dangers and opportunities. We keep us safe! We take care of us! Let's practice care and coordination as we keep growing our people power, come what may.

With a pizza dinner.

Learn more about the People’s Activist Series!

Hosted by Indivisible Charlottesville, Congregate Charlottesville, and Charlottesville DSA

This welcome and orientation for new (and returning) members, is designed to provide you with some basic information about the Indivisible Charlottesville organization, connect with each other, and explore ways to get involved. We'll give a brief overview of who we are and why we organize, and provide you with opportunities to meet team members and learn about different ways to plug into our antifascist, pro-democracy work. All are welcome—come as you are and bring a dish or snack to share if you’re able.

If you are joining us, please park on the street rather than in nearby lots, and ensure that driveways remain unobstructed. If you are able, we encourage you to park farther away to help reserve closer spaces for those with mobility considerations.

Our community was promised a more inclusive process, and we are calling on the Board to uphold that commitment. The Board has conceded to holding a working session on this issue on April 16. We encourage Charlottesville community members to take action by joining us at the Rethink Revote Rally at 4 PM on Thursday, April 16, 2026 at the entrance to Charlottesville High School. You don’t have to register to attend the rally, but we would love to get an idea of how many people may show up in support!  Register here.

Note: This starts at 4:30 PM! Please consider joining the People’s Activist Series session on General Strikes, and then come on over to Firefly!

Curious about Indivisible? Already Involved? Join us to connect with fellow organizers, volunteers, supporters, and Indivisible newcomers at a our first social of 2026! Organizers will be on hand, and new folks are warmly welcome.

Strike Smart: Action Logic for Escalating Toward a General Strike Against Fascism

May day is one action in a broader campaign: one day of no work, no school, no shopping - yes protest! Action logic is how we make sure everything we do as part of this one action serves our campaign. Through action logic, we take time together to set our goals, grow our coalition, coordinate our messages, and make clear plans for how the actions we take have the impact we want. We'll use May Day as an example to practice applying action logic together.

Childcare provided on-site.

Learn more about the People’s Activist Series!

Hosted by Indivisible Charlottesville, Congregate Charlottesville, and Charlottesville DSA

We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.

On March 28th, rise up, take to the streets, and say it loud: no thrones, no crowns, no kings. We’re not watching history happen—we’re making it. Join us.

We will be spreading out on both sides of 29, from Hydraulic Road north to Greenbrier Drive. Bring signs!

May Day is a 1-day general strike with no work, no school, no shopping - yes protest! How does this one-day action help us build towards a larger, longer general strike that has the power to defend democracy? Campaign strategy! By joining communities nationwide in a campaign for Strike Readiness, we can grow the people power for a general strike to defend democracy, protect free and fair elections, and stop a certain authoritarian from stealing a third term.

Join us to visualize and strategize!

With a potluck dinner.

Join fellow community members at the Scrappy Elephant during their open studio hours for No Kings sign making! Crafters will also have the opportunity to participate in a resistance art project that will be displayed in the store windows.

Indivisible Charlottesville volunteers will be on-site from 10 AM to noon!

Join us at Booker T. Washington Park for kid friendly No Kings sign-making session! We’ll have supplies for sign-making and SNACKS!

This welcome and orientation for new (and returning) members, is designed to provide you with some basic information about the Indivisible Charlottesville organization, connect with each other, and explore ways to get involved. We'll give a brief overview of who we are and why we organize, and provide you with opportunities to meet team members and learn about different ways to plug into our antifascist, pro-democracy work. All are welcome—come as you are and bring a dish or snack to share if you’re able.

Kindness Cafe + Play is generously donating 20% of all purchases to Region Ten when you mention Dine to Donate. So, grab a friend and help us spread some neighbor-to-neighbor love. ❤️

This spring at the People’s Activist Series we are getting ready to go on strike. A general strike is a day of no work, no school, and no shopping for all of us. Learn how we can use general strikes to fight fascism, and how we can get our community ready to go on strike when the time is right. Practice how to talk with friends, neighbors, and coworkers about it. And, plug into local organizing so we can act on what we’re learning together! 

Join us for Voices Rising, a community gathering to learn and share songs of strength and courage, hope and resistance!

Throughout history, song has been a vital force in social movements around the world and here in the U.S. From freedom songs in South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Movement, to the Singing Revolution in Estonia, to the labor and Civil Rights movements in this country, music and song have helped sustain collective struggle.

This is an ongoing series and is part of the national Singing Resistance movement.

No singing experience is necessary. All are welcome.

Come raise your voice, build community, and prepare for the work ahead.

Join us for our first All Hands Meeting of the year! We’ll come together as a community of organizers, volunteers, and supporters to strategize for the year ahead (2026 midterms, here we come!) and to welcome folks who are new or just curious about Indivisible.

Come to ask questions, help shape our work, and find your place in the collective effort to fight authoritarianism, strengthen our democracy, keep our community safe, and prepare for the moments that matter.

The media ecosystem, which includes conventional, alternative, and social media, is no longer an observer in geopolitics, but an active participant in what has become a full-contact sport. Everyone is both a target and a participant. Despite increasing awareness of media-driven manipulation, we are as vulnerable as ever to being victimized by a system that does not have our interests at heart. This workshop will discuss how information and media is weaponized and how antifascists can invert this process to protect ourselves and our communities and begin to fight back.

This welcome and orientation for new (and returning) members, is designed to provide you with some basic information about the Indivisible Charlottesville organization, connect with each other, and explore ways to get involved. We'll give a brief overview of who we are and why we organize, and provide you with opportunities to meet team members and learn about different ways to plug into our antifascist, pro-democracy work. All are welcome—come as you are and bring a dish or snack to share if you’re able.

Join Singing Resistance Charlottesville for this Sing-Out, raising our voices in solidarity with singers across the nation against authoritarianism.

All are welcome; we’ll learn songs together!

When we launched Dine to Donate in December, Beer Run agreed to be our first host. Sadly, snowy weather precluded many of us taking advantage of this opportunity. And so, this month’s Dine to Donate is a do over.

Beer Run is generously donating 20% of all food proceeds to Food Sharing is Caring (Virginia Organizing) when you mention Dine to Donate. Food Sharing is Caring is a grassroots program that tries to ensure that individuals and families in Charlottesville have access to free, nutritious meals!.

So, grab a friend and help us spread some neighbor-to-neighbor love. ❤️

If a reporter asked you a question about our organizing together, how would you respond?

Getting our message out is a great way to build collective power and grow our momentum against fascism, for social justice. If you’re willing to talk with reporters, or even a little curious about some tips and tricks for doing so, please join us for this experiential workshop to practice effective strategies for telling our stories.

How do we keep each other safe at protests, rallies, and public events? This mostly outdoor, active session focuses on crowd and traffic coordination. Practice using your body, voice, and confidence in various marshal roles and scenarios to contribute to our collective safety. Because who keeps us safe? We keep us safe!

Note: participants must have completed Marshal Training I to attend.

Join us for our first Voices Rising, a community gathering to learn and share songs of strength and courage, hope and resistance!

Throughout history, song has been a vital force in social movements around the world and here in the U.S. From freedom songs in South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Movement, to the Singing Revolution in Estonia, to the labor and Civil Rights movements in this country, music and song have helped sustain collective struggle.

No singing experience is necessary. All are welcome.

Come raise your voice, build community, and prepare for the work ahead.

How do we keep each other safe at protests, rallies, and public events? This session focuses on how to help identify and de-escalate tense or risky situations that might come up. Learn how to take on roles to contribute to our collective safety. Because who keeps us safe? We keep us safe!

This training is repeated from April and October 2025, although folks who participated in those previous marshaling training sessions are encouraged to come again.

This is an open workshop; there is no advance registration.

Non-Cooperation Strategies in Action: Responding to Police Violence

Let’s deepen our use of non-cooperation to fight authoritarianism. In this session, we will engage in scenario-planning to develop strategies we can use to respond to current and future consolidations of authoritarian power, such as the use of police violence against our communities. What resources do we have now that we could use to make such threats backfire? What resources, skills, and plans could we build now so that we are better prepared to block authoritarianism and build our movement power in the future?

New non-cooperation content! Childcare provided on site for all sessions in January.

The 1/24 People’s Activist Series session is postponed until next week.

With the storm approaching, we want folks to focus on preparing and checking in on each other. We keep us safe! We look forward to gathering together again after the snowstorm -- Saturday January 31, 2pm at The Haven.