Strike Ready CVille
Strike Ready Cville is a loose network of Charlottesville-area organizations interested in growing our collective capacity to join a sustained general strike of no work, no school, and no shopping.
Strike Ready Cville is organized by Indivisible Charlottesville and was launched as part of the 2026 May Day action co-sponsored with Cville DSA.
Each participating organization is encouraged to organize around strike readiness in our own ways, in line with our values. In the event of a national general strike, we will communicate with each other to coordinate or collaborate as we see fit.
We will grow our power to defeat fascism and together create the world we want to live in!
Participating Organizations
Indivisible Charlottesville and Cville DSA were thrilled to have these organizations participate in the 2026 May Day action. If you want to join our ongoing Strike Ready Cville network, please email us or reach out to an Indivisible Charlottesville organizer!
Blue Ridge Community Bail Fund
Care Bears
Central Virginia Community Support Fund
Charlottesville NOW (National Organization for Women)
Grace Church Red Hill and Wonderground
The Mosaic Squad of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Charlottesville
UVA Dissenters
Young Democratic Socialists of America at UVA
Other Resources & Ways to Get Involved
Learn more about national Strike Ready organizing
Meet fellow community members, learn, and practice new skills by attending the People’s Activist Series
What is Strike Readiness?
The Strike Ready campaign is a national initiative aimed at building the capacity for collective action and preparing communities to respond to attacks on workers' rights, our democracy, and our communities. The Charlottesville area is actively building capacity to join a sustained national general strike to stop the authoritarian regime from stealing a third term. Our goal is to defeat the rise of fascism, and grow a better, more inclusive democracy that centers people over profits.
We recognize that the most powerful tool we have is our collective power — when we stand together, we can win! Across the world, strikes have been one of the most effective ways a population can nonviolently assert our rights and confront an autocratic government. We’ve won union contracts, civil rights protections, and the end of authoritarian regimes — by making the cost of ignoring us too high.
Being Strike Ready doesn't necessarily mean advocating for an immediate strike. It means fostering relationships, developing skills, building infrastructure for mutual aid, and ultimately being prepared to defend our democracy and protect our communities when the time comes.