US Social Forum - Another US is Necessary!

The Ruckus Society is joining thousands of organizers, activists and radical thinkers at the first ever US Social Forum, June 27-July 1 in Atlanta, GA. You just have to come with us!

There are a lot of ways you can be there:

1. Come to the Forum!

Join the caravans of people coming from all over the country and witness the unveiling of the American movement for real change. In addition to trainings by the Ruckus Society, there will be workshops on every aspect of the movement you could wish to explore, discussions with cutting edge thinkers, food and merchandise from socially responsible vendors, a soccer tournament, and a youth program packed with parties! Sign up for more updates on the Ruckus Society's presence at the US Social Forum.

2. Support the Forum!

We are bringing delegations from both the Indigenous Peoples' Power Project and the Not Your Soldier project to share their successful models of running long-term community-based action campaigns. We need your help to give the amazing young people from IP3 and NYS, located all over the country, this opportunity to train and network.

As you know, Ruckus trainers volunteer their time to support movement building with amazing skills - nonviolence, climbing, blockades, art in action, and more. We've secured trainers who are willing to drop everything and go, we just need your help to get them there!

Support Ruckus participants and trainers so they can get to the US Social Forum!

3. Promote the Forum!

There are still people who don't even know it is happening! If you have a platform as a writer, blogger or artist, put a USSF banner on your page! Spread the word that the forum is happening, and the folks should do all they can to be there. This moment in history requires our participation, and for us to participate in a way the rest of the world can relate to, our social forum, shows us to be truly engaged in a process of change larger than our borders. So get to the forum!

4. Volunteer at the Forum!

There's a youth camp, childcare, translators, health support, media resource center, logistics - all of which will run smoother with the help of folks like y'all. Email volunteers@ussf2007.org if you want to volunteer, and we'll put you in the right place!

There's so many ways to participate - don't let this historic first ever US Social Forum pass you by! This event is really being pulled together by tons of amazing grassroots people and lots of sweat. If another world is possible, another US is necessary. We can't do it without you!

Love,

Adrienne, Hannah, Marty, Megan & Satya
The Ruckus Society

P.S. REPLACE ELOUISE'S WINDOWS: In January, we shared with y'all the brilliant blockade work of our friends at Dooda Desert Rock against a huge dirty coal plant. Well, this small family-run operation has been so successful in their work that someone wanted to stop them.

This past week, unknown culprits heaved massive boulders through the windows of Dooda Desert Rock President Elouise Brown's home and car. Nothing was stolen, as is common with intimidation tactics. Elouise, Hank and their two children were asleep in the home when it happened.

They aren't going to let these bully tactics keep them from demanding environmental and economic justice in New Mexico - they're already back on the grind. They need your continued support - if each of you gave $10 they could replace all of their windows and get the glass cleaned up. Give what you can and give it now!