#WalkoutForBlackLives

EVENT: #WalkoutForBlackLives
DATE: Thursday, June 11th at 12 PM Noon
WHO: The national CWA membership; 1199SEIU; other NY unions(?)
GOING LIVE: We will try to get volunteers to livestream their 8:46 walkout on the District 1 Facebook page; everyone is encouraged to livestream their walkout and/or take pictures and share online
MATERIALS:Downloadable CWA for Black Lives posters available here. Flyers and social media graphics available below.

Message:

As we continue to battle COVID-19, we are also continuing to battle an issue that has plagued our nation for generations - police brutality and continued discrimination against Black people.
Walkout for the amount of time George Floyd was ruthlessly pinned to the ground - 8 minutes and 46 seconds - and send a clear message that murder and abuse cannot and will not be tolerated in our nation.
We demand accountability and we will continue fighting for racial justice.

Social media sample posts

Facebook
We’re WALKING OUT on the job this Thursday in solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter. Our members are holding silent protests today at 12 noon for 8 minutes and 46 seconds—the amount of time #GeorgeFloyd was held beneath the officer’s knee on his neck. #WalkoutForBlackLives #CWAforBlackLives

#WalkoutForBlackLives on Thursday @ 12noon, or whenever you are able to during the day. Police brutality and an inadequate response to #coronavirus have led to avoidable death and emotional trauma in our communities. CWA members are walking out of their jobs and silently protesting for 8 minutes and 46 seconds—the amount of time #GeorgeFloyd was unresponsive while the officer’s knee was on his neck. Join us and tag [CWA Local FB page]. #CWAforBlackLives

Silent protests are happening across the country on Thursday for 8 minutes and 46 seconds—the amount of time #GeorgeFloyd was held beneath the officer's knee on his neck. Join us to reflect and to demand action on racial justice! #WalkoutForBlackLives #CWAforBlackLives

Twitter
#WalkoutForBlackLives Thursday @ 12noon or on your lunch break for 8 minutes, 46 seconds—the amount of time #GeorgeFloyd was held beneath the officer's knee on his neck. #CWAforBlackLives

We should be celebrating #BreonnaTaylor 27th birthday, not mourning it. #WalkoutForBlackLives Thursday. Walkout for her life, for the lives of Black women & trans people, abused every day, most whose names we don’t know. Walkout for 8 minutes and 46 seconds for #GeorgeFloyd. #CWAforBlackLives

Materials

Facebook Graphics

Twitter Graphics

Flyers