#blackoutblackfriday

We’re Elated to Announce that We’re Hosting Our Second Annual Blackout Black Friday. Last Year, the Potent Power of the People Was on Full Display for #BlackoutBlackFriday. The Time Has Come Once Again For All of Us to Stand United Against Police Brutality, Racist Policies and Racial Terrorism. Join Us on Black Friday for a Nationwide Boycott and Day of Action to Spark Change. In the Coming Weeks, We’ll be Announcing Free Blackout Events for Black Friday and Our Featured Partner Organizations. Check Out These Captivating Articles on #BlackoutBlackFriday 2014 and Stand With Us in 2015!

• #BlackoutBlackFriday: A National Call To Boycott Black Friday For Ferguson And Beyond: http://huff.to/1Mlsqcm via The Huffington Post
  
• How #BlackoutBlackFriday Boycott Fared on Social Media During Black Friday: http://bit.ly/20euz46 via TheWrap
  
• Selma and Fruitvale Station Directors lead Black Friday Protest Over Ferguson with #BlackoutBlackFriday: http://bit.ly/1M40y0F via The Gurdian
  
• “‘We’ve got to fight the powers that be!’ proclaimed Public Enemy’s Chuck D in 1989. With the embers of Ferguson still smoldering, it is clear that the struggle continues. But by taking their purchasing power away on retailers’ favorite day of the year, the voice of blacks in America, and their allies, may echo more loudly in its absence from shopping malls and big box stores.” Read CNN’s Article Here: http://cnn.it/1MwS3gU

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It’s that time of year again. Stand with us and communities around the country on 11/23 for our fifth annual #BlackoutBlackFriday. Join us for a nationwide boycott and day of action on Black Friday, the biggest retail shopping day of the year, to spark change and stand united against racial, economic and social injustices. Launched in 2014, #BlackoutBlackFriday is a call-to-action encouraging all of us to use Black Friday as a day of action to make our voices heard on the issues that matter most like police brutality, mass incarceration, environmental racism, voter suppression, other forms of discrimination and more. 

Our lives are joined by the money we spend as consumers. Today, more than ever, the levers of power – civic, corporate, industrial, capital – are tied to one another and to our economy. The US economy depends on our shopping, especially during the holiday season. But the lives of our brothers and sisters are worth more than the dollars we can save on holiday gifts. Together, we can make a historic stand against racism and spark change. Let’s demonstrate our unity. #BlackoutBlackFriday is an inclusive and intersectional movement that fights for all of our brothers and sisters, regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, creed, religion, nationality or gender. #BlackoutBlackFriday is deeply rooted in the revolutionary power of the people, the potent power of hope, the radical power of dissent and the influential power of artists. Together, we have the power to make our voices heard.

In the coming days, we’ll be announcing free Blackout events for Black Friday. In partnership with The Film Society of Lincoln Center we’re hosting a special event in New York City featuring a special screening and conversation with filmmaker, producer, director, artist, and musician Terence Nance, creator of the acclaimed HBO series “Random Acts of Flyness”. Nance will be joined in conversation by filmmaker Michèle Stephenson of Rada Film Group. This event will be free and open to the public. RSVP HERE.

Blackout for Human Rights is a collective of artists, activists, filmmakers, celebrities, religious leaders and concerned citizens who commit their energy and resources to immediately address the staggering level of human rights violations and injustices against our fellow brothers and sisters throughout the United States. Blackout has hosted national protest actions, donation drives, and special events including #BlackoutBlackFriday, MLK Now, Blackout Festival, #JusticeForFlint and more. Founded by Filmmaker Ryan Coogler in 2014, Blackout is comprised of both high visibility and everyday citizens including Ava DuVernay, Michael B. Jordan, Charles King, Jesse Williams, John Burris, Pastor Michael McBride, Scott Budnick, David Oyelowo, Will Packer, Marlon Wayans and more.

For more information, please follow Blackout for Human Rights on Instagram,TwitterandFacebook. For press and general questions, please email us at [email protected].

Stand With Us Today for #BlackoutBlackFriday. Take a Moment and Sign Up for Our Thunder Clap: http://bit.ly/2g5wyq9. Blackout for Human Rights is Hosting its Third Annual Blackout Black Friday with a Call to Action Encouraging All Concerned Citizens to Join in a Nationwide Economic Blackout on Black Friday, One of the Most Important Shopping Days of the Year. After Unprecedented Success in 2014 and 2015, Blackout is Once Again Calling on Americans to Refrain From Shopping on Black Friday and to Instead Stand with the Citizens of Ferguson, Standing Rock, Baltimore, Chicago, New York City, Flint, Oakland and All Those Who Have Suffered Atrocious Race-Based and Class-Based Acts of Hate. 

• Human Rights Group Plans to Protest Black Friday for a Powerful Reason: http://bit.ly/2gn3WIM via ATTN:
  
• Blackout For Human Rights Hosts Black Friday Boycott, Events: http://bit.ly/2gip1Xy via Colorlines
  
• Third #BlackoutBlackFriday Kicks Off With Special Screening of ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ + More: http://bit.ly/2fzcUUJ via Shadow & Act
• A Human Rights Group Is Encouraging America to #BlackoutBlackFriday and Here’s Why: http://bit.ly/2goyVDf via Raw Story

Blackout is Organizing Free Community Events Around the Country Including Special Events in Oakland, New York City, and Los Angeles:

• Los Angeles Event: http://bit.ly/BBFLA2016
  
• New York City Event: http://bit.ly/2gyUpkW
  
• Oakland Event: http://bit.ly/2fOYO2b

Our Third Annual #BlackoutBlackFriday is Today. Join Us Today for a Nationwide Major Retail Boycott and Day of Action to Stand United Against Racism and Spark Change: http://bit.ly/2g5wyq9. We Are Making Black Friday (November 25, 2016) a Nationwide Day of Action and Major Retail Boycott. Together, We Have the Power to Make a Difference and Stand Up for Our Fellow Brothers and Sisters. Join Blackout for Human Rights on #BlackoutBlackFriday and Have Our Voices Heard! We’re Hosting Special Events in New York City, Oakland and Los Angeles that will be Free and Open to the Community. Please See Details Below and RSVP Today:

#BLACKOUTBLACKFRIDAY LOS ANGELES EVENT

• WHAT:Event Includes a Special Screening of Ava DuVernay’s 13TH, a Special Advanced Screening of Raoul Peck’s I Am Not Your Negro, a Featured Panel Discussion, Live Performances and More
  
• WHERE: Cinefamily at The Silent Movie Theatre (611 North Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036)
• WHEN: Friday, November 25; 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM PST (Doors Open at 12:30 PM PST)
• RSVP: http://bit.ly/BBFLA2016

#BLACKOUTBLACKFRIDAY OAKLAND EVENT

• WHAT:Event Includes a Special Screening of Ava DuVernay’s 13TH, Live Performances by Chinaka Hodge and Samora Pinderhughes, and More
  
• WHERE: Red Bay Coffee (3098 E 10th St, Oakland, CA)
  
• WHEN: Friday, November 25; 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM PST
• RSVP: Free Tickets at Door. Limited Seating, Arrive Early

#BLACKOUTBLACKFRIDAY NEW YORK CITY EVENT

• WHAT:Special Advanced Screening of Raoul Peck’s I Am Not Your Negro and Featured Panel Discussion. 
  
• WHERE: Film Society Lincoln Center’s Elinor Bunin Monroe Film Center Theater (144 W. 65th Street, NY, NY)
  
• WHEN: Friday, November 25; 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM EST (Doors Open at 4:30 PM EST)
  
• RSVP: Free Tickets at Door. Limited Seating, Arrive Early
  

Before the Events on Black Friday, Check Out the Film Trailers for 13thandI Am Not Your Negro! Panelists and Special Guests for the Events will be Announced on November 24.

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We’re Excited to Share Our Full Lineup of Official #BlackoutBlackFriday Free Events. Three Cities in One Day: Los Angeles, New York City and Oakland. See Details Below:

#BLACKOUTBLACKFRIDAY LOS ANGELES EVENT DETAILS

• Venue: Downtown Independent Theater; 251 S Main St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
  
• Event Time: 2:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  
• Admission: FREE; RSVP Here: http://bit.ly/BBFLA15
  
• Film #1: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, Directed by Stanley Nelson
  
• Film #2: Justice or Else Documentary
  
• Film #3: Imperial Dreams, Directed by Malik Vitthal 
  
• Additional Features: Featured Panel, Spoken Word Performance, Artist Showcase and Toy/Toiletry Drive
  

#BLACKOUTBLACKFRIDAY OAKLAND EVENT DETAILS

• Venue: The New Parkway Theater
  
• Event Time: 2:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  
• Admission: FREE
  
• Film #1: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
  
• Film #2: Imperial Dreams
  
• Additional Features: Two Panels, Food Drive and More
  

#BLACKOUTBLACKFRIDAY NEW YORK CITY EVENT DETAILS

• Venue: Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, Film Society of Lincoln Center
  
• Event Time: Film Screening 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM; Concert from 7:50 PM - 8:50 PM
  
• Admission: FREE; Capacity about 100: Tickets Available Starting 30 Minutes Before Event Start Time
  
• Musical Performances: Samora Pinderhughes, Chris Turner, Kris Bowers, Pudge, Bilal Salaam
  
• Spoken Word Performances: Young Poets from Urban Word NYC
  
• Film #1: Selected Shorts
  
• Film #2: BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez
  

JOIN Blackout for Human Rights and Countless Activists Around the Country on Black Friday for Our Second Annual #BlackoutBlackFriday Initaitive. The Time Has Come for All of Us to Stand United in the Face of Racism, Sexism and Other Forms of Hate. We Invite You to Stand Up With Us Against Police Brutality, Racist Public Policies and Other Oppressive Forces and Boycott All Major Retailers on Black Friday. We #BlackoutBlackFriday for Mike Brown, Tamir Rice, Sandra Bland, Oscar Grant, and the Countless Other Victims of State Sanctioned Violence. Instead of Shopping on the Biggest Consumer Day of the Year, We’re Transforming Black Friday Into a Coordinated Day of Action with Demonstrations and Events Nationwide. For Details on Our Official Events, Please See Below!

As Part of Our Annual #BlackoutBlackFriday, We Will be Hosting Events Around the Country Including Los Angeles, Oakland and New York City. Check Out the Details Below and Come Out to One of Our Events on 11/27:

#BLACKOUTBLACKFRIDAY LOS ANGELES EVENT DETAILS

• Venue:Downtown Independent Theater; 251 S Main St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
  
• Event Time: 2:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  
• Admission:FREE; Strongly Encourage Toiletry/Toy Donation (RSVP Here: http://bit.ly/BBFLA15)
  
• Film #1: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, Directed by Stanley Nelson
  
• Film #2: Justice or Else Documentary
  
• Film #3: Imperial Dreams, Directed by Malik Vitthal 
  
• Additional Features: Featured Panel, Spoken Word Performance, Artist Showcase and Toy/Toiletry Drive
  

#BLACKOUTBLACKFRIDAY OAKLAND EVENT DETAILS

• Venue:The New Parkway
  
• Event Time: 2:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  
• Admission:FREE
  
• Film #1: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
  
• Film #2: Imperial Dreams
  
• Additional Features: Two Panels, Food Drive and More
  

#BLACKOUTBLACKFRIDAY NEW YORK CITY EVENT DETAILS

• Venue: Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, Film Society of Lincoln Center
  
• Event Time: Film Screening 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM; Concert from 7:50 PM - 8:50 PM
  
• Admission: FREE; Capacity about 100: Tickets Available Starting 30 Minutes Before Event Start Time
  
• Musical Performances: Samora Pinderhughes, Chris Turner, Kris Bowers, Pudge, Bilal Salaam
  
• Spoken Word Performances: Young Poets from Urban Word NYC
  
• Film #1: Selected Shorts
  
• Film #2: BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez

#ThatAwkwardMoment When You Realize People Deflecting Equality Issues with Another Issue in Response to Social Justice Activism is Just a Distraction Tactic. It’s Not About Free Speech… It’s Not About Religious Liberty… It’s Not About the Constitution… It’s Not About Black-on-Black Crime… Whether It’s LGBTQ Rights, Racial Justice or Gender Equality, this Deceptive Diversion Tactic MUST Stop for Us to Move Forward and Create a Better America for EVERYONE. Read the Articles Below for More Insight:

• “Of the many concerns unearthed by the protests at two major universities this week, the velocity at which we now move from racial recrimination to self-righteous backlash is possibly the most revealing. The unrest that occurred at the University of Missouri and at Yale University, two outwardly dissimilar institutions, shared themes of racial obtuseness, arthritic institutional responses to it, and the feeling, among students of color, that they are tenants rather than stakeholders in their universities. That these issues have now been subsumed in a debate over political correctness and free speech on campus—important but largely separate subjects—is proof of the self-serving deflection to which we should be accustomed at this point.” Continue Reading The New Yorker’s Article here: http://bit.ly/1XjNqXd 
  
• “A powerful example of this is when Black communities protest the systematic assault by police on their communities and a Fox news pundit, media representative, or even a professor counters by asking,What about Black on Black crime? This is a derailing strategy because people feel compelled to respond to the question of ‘Black on Black crime,’ while the conversation regarding police brutality is interrupted” Continue Reading Truth Out’s Article here: http://bit.ly/1PUps4g
  

Don’t Forget About Our Annual #BlackoutBlackFriday Initiative and Our Free Events in LA, NYC and Oakland. RSVP to Our LA Event Featuring Three Film Screenings, One Panel, Spoken Word Performances and Toy/Toiletry Drive: http://bit.ly/BBFLA15 

From #StudentBlackOut to #BlackoutBlackFriday (NEXT Week), the Unity and Power of the People is on Full Display. The #Blackout Movement is Taking Over the Country. Join Us Next Friday for Our Second Annual Blackout Black Friday: http://bit.ly/1jbQkzJ and Read the Articles Below on Yesterday’s Nationwide Student Blackout:

• “Students across the country united for a day of action on Wednesday to challenge the racial inequities they face on campus. Calling it #StudentBlackOut Day on social media, student activists from more than 37 colleges led their peers in protests” The Huffington Post: http://huff.to/1lzpfbG 
  
• #StudentBlackOut Movement Demands Institutional Change in Schools: http://bit.ly/1NhiVSn via The Root