Here are the other events we have happening this week (all will be taking place online, unless otherwise noted). Action events are highlighted in blue and community events are highlighted in orange -- both are crucial to our movement! 

• Tuesday, April 7th, 5 PM: Community Discussion on Spritual Growth - The times we are finding ourselves in seem unbelievable. We wake up with a sense of disbelief and questioning. People are ignoring calls to stop eating animals, sinophobia is prevalent even in the AR community and people are facing economic hardships. How we respond to situations like these can alleviate suffering rather than amplify it. All we ask for this discussion is to bring courage and love with you. Vulnerability will be supported and listened to. Raul will be facilitating the discussion and has considered himself a 'spiritual person' for a while. He grew up Catholic, before becoming secular and turning to studying Zen Buddhism for four years, two of which he lived under commuter "monkish" practice. Join on Google meet here: meet.google.com/uyk-yrut-zme

• Wednesday, April 8th, 11 AM: Fighting For It: Change the Future or Die Trying (Online Workshop) - Our systems are horrific, but new ones can be built and your help is needed! Join this online workshop to learn ways you can help create a world where no one is deprived of their basic rights. Rose's Law: Animal Bill of Rights values the needs and rights of everyone on Earth and the planet itself, but it won't succeed without a fight. A nonviolent army is forming to bring the gears of injustice grinding to a halt. Together, we can create the future we all need, and it starts with you. RSVP now! https://zoom.us/j/858958227 

• Wednesday, April 8th, 6:30 PM: How to Organize Your Life During a Quarantine - Join our Lead Organizer Almira Tanner for a discussion and training on how to create structure, manage your time, and work on meeting your goals during COVID-19. Join via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/942613333?pwd=U2RyWHdjNGFvQmJma2FYb1FPNTJLQT09 with Meeting ID: 942 613 333 and Password: 301797

• Thursday, April 9th, 7 PM: Dependability & Accountability for Great Teams (Online Training) - Join DxE co-founder Wayne Hsiung for the third session in a six-part series on effective leadership. In this training, Wayne will discuss how you can build dependability and accountability in your teams. All are welcome, even if you didn't attend the previous sessions. Join via Zoom here: https://zoom.us/j/616283153 with Meeting ID: 616 283 153 and Password:

• Friday, April 10th, 9:30 AM: Debate: Should the Animal Rights Movement Drop the Word "Vegan"? - A recent debate has been brewing within the animal liberation movement around the word "vegan." A growing number of activists are choosing to drop the label, but others think this is creating unnecessary division within the movement. Join this conversation to hear both sides of the debate and find out how we can bridge the gap between the two perspectives. The debate will be between David - @skinnyveganfitness - an animal rights videographer, photographer, content creator and public speaker and Orlando - @orlandoforfreedom - an animal rights organizer, strategist, and web developer with Direct Action Everywhere. Zoom link coming soon.

• Friday, April 10th, 6 PM: How to Talk about Animal Rights and the Climate Crisis - People around the world are becoming more and more concerned about the devastating impacts of the climate crisis. Animal agriculture is a leading cause. Should the animal rights movement talk about climate? And if so, how? Join Leslie Goldberg for this presentation and discussion. Join via Zoom here: https://zoom.us/j/396135477?pwd=VE8xNUI0Y1V4R1hRUS9Zdm0xV29Odz09 with Meeting ID: 396 135 477 and Password: 930616

• Saturday, April 11th, 1 PM: Online Consent Training - Growing up, few of us ever receive proper sex education and even fewer learn about consent and healthy relationships. Respect and consent are crucial to our relationships as humans and even more important to our connections as activists. We strive to have a community in which people feel able to take action, that's why we have a Code of Conduct (dxe.io/conduct) that explains how we should treat one another. Kitty Jones will be leading this training, in which you will learn what consent is and how to maintain consent in all relationships. As well as what constitutes unacceptable behavior in DxE, how to report this, and the consequences of such behavior. Zoom meeting link coming soon!

• Sunday, April 12th, 6 PM: Become More Effective with Outreach - Learn how to improve your outreach skills with DxE outreacher Efrem de Vries! Join via Zoom here: https://zoom.us/j/743713197?pwd=dmpyVjNsb3VIWXQ5MVZoSDJNK0U1UT09 with Meeting ID: 743 713 197 and Password: 268670
   

• Monday, April 13th, 6 PM: Community Discussion on Nonviolence & Tone - DxE is a nonviolent group. We strive to be nonviolent in our actions, words and tone. Sometimes when we speak up against animal exploitation we show anger to address the system and show the urgency of the cause but even then, but we do not want to target individuals. Where is the line between violent and nonviolent tone? Join us in this important discussion about what it means to be nonviolent in action, word, and tone. Use Zoom Meeting link https://zoom.us/j/420267012 and Meeting ID: 420 267 012.

This is an e-mail list for DxE SF Bay Area event announcements. Check out our online calendar or Facebook page to keep track of all the events we've got going on.