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The theme for this year’s Women's History Month is “Valiant Women of the Vote.” The National Women’s History Alliance chose this to honor "the brave women who fought to win suffrage rights for women, and for the women who continue to fight for the voting rights of others." Use this hook to discuss the vital role that women have played in the struggle for racial and economic justice. Be sure to cite the values of Equality and Voice. 

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda's Ten Tips for Putting Intersectionality into Practice and The Case of the Cultural Influencers: Colin Kaepernick, Jimmy Kimmel, and #MeToo
• Hashtags: #womenshistorymonth; #metoo

It’s also National Professional Social Work Month, when social workers and their supporters educate the public about the invaluable contributions of the profession. The National Association of Social Workers will also uses the month to push for better pay for social workers, which continues to lag behind that of other helping professions. The theme this year is “Social Workers: Generations Strong.” Use this hook to discuss the values of Community and Economic Security.

• Messaging and communication tools: The National Association of Social Worker’s National Professional Social Work Month resources; The Opportunity Agenda’s Talking About Poverty & Economic Opportunity Today: Three Core Pillars and Talking about Economic Justice
• Hashtags: #SocialWorkMonth; #SWMonth; #NASW

Today is also the 17th birthday of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Use this anniversary to take stock of an agency that has deported millions of people and separated thousands of families in the process. Cite the values of Community, Family Unity, and Economic Security.

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda's Immigration Policy Solutions: Due Process and Fair Treatment Under the Law; Detention Watch Network's ICE Lies: Public Deception, Private Profit and Fatal Neglect: How ICE Ignores Deaths in Detention; National Immigration Law Center's Don’t Be Fooled: Funding for ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Is Funding for Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda
• Hashtags: #DefundHate; #AbolishICE

East LA Walkouts: On this day in 1968, students walked out of their high schools in East Los Angeles to protest the quality of their education and in support of civil rights for Mexican Americans. The protest was the first of many and inspired later protests that used similar tactics. To talk about this anniversary, use the values of Voice and Equality.

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda's DeVos’ “School Choice” Means No Choice for Many American Families; LA2050's Video: How 15,000 students in East LA activated to shape a better LA; Los Angeles Unified School District's Fostering Civil Discourse: A Guide for Classroom Conversations
• Hashtags: #EastLAWalkouts; #ChicanoBlowouts

On this day in 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act into law and the world’s first national park was born. This anniversary is particularly relevant because in 2019 Trump signed The Natural Resources Management Act into law. The act not only protects millions of acres of land and miles of rivers, but it also contains provisions for Native Americans and African Americans. When discussing this anniversary and recent legislation, cite the values of Community and Economic Security.

• Messaging and communication tools: The National Caucus of Environmental Legislators’ Breaking Down the Natural Resources Management Act and Its Impacts on States; Colorlines’ People of Color Benefit From New Public Lands Protection Bill; Sierra Club’s 5 Big Takeaways of the Lands Conservation Bill Congress Passed; Glenn Nelson’s Why Are Our Parks So White? And Grist’s video “Our National Parks belong to everyone. So why are they so white?; and Latria Graham’s We’re Here. You Just Don’t See us. 
• Hashtag: #Yellowstone

On March 2, 1955 (nine months before Rosa Parks’ act of civil disobedience), 15- year old Claudette Colvin was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. She became one of four plaintiffs in Browder v. Gayle, which ruled that Montgomery's segregated bus system was unconstitutional. When discussing this anniversary, cite the values of Equality and Voice as well as the importance of youth voices in social justice activism.

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda’s Ten Lessons for Talking About Race, Racism and Racial Justice; Radio Diaries podcast’s History Had Me Glued To The Seat; BBC Outlook’s The Girl Who Acted Before Rosa Parks; Teaching for Change’s And the Youth Shall Lead Us
• Hashtag: #ClaudetteColvin

Today is Super Tuesday, when voters in 13 states will select their candidates to run for the President of the United States. It’s also when voters discuss the issues they care about. Use the primary as an opportunity to raise policy issues related to immigration, economic opportunity and criminal justice. Cites the values of Voice, Equality, and Community.

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda’s Criminal Justice Reform Phrase Guide and Social Justice Phrase Guide; New American Economy's Map the Impact: Immigrants and the economy Alabama; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Maine; Massachusetts; Minnesota; North Carolina; Oklahoma; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; and Virginia
• Hashtag: #SuperTuesday

On this day in 1991, officers with the Los Angeles Police Department were captured on camera beating Rodney King during a traffic stop. This anniversary offers the opportunity to discuss police accountability and over-policing in communities affected by poverty. Cite the values of Community and Redemption.

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda’s Create Fair and Effective Policing Practices and Talking about Policing Issues
• Hashtag: #RodneyKing

The Center for Justice at Columbia University is hosting its tenth “Beyond the Bars” conference in New York City, which coincides with the tenth anniversary of the book, “The New Jim Crow.” Organizers write, “in the past 10 years, the movement challenging incarceration and criminalization has grown significantly - in part due to the role of currently and  formerly-incarcerated and directly impacted people.” Register to attend in person or watch via livestream.

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda’s 10 Lessons for Talking About Criminal Justice Issues; The Road Ahead for Social Justice: Broken Windows Policing and Transforming the System: Criminal Justice Policy Solutions
• Hashtags: #BeyondtheBars2020; #FreedomPlans

From sundown to sundown, the National Day of Unplugging invites people around the globe to a 24-hour respite from technology. The event “highlights the value of disconnecting from digital devices to connect with ourselves, our loved ones and our communities in real time.” Cite the value of Community when talking about this day.

• Messaging and communication tools: National Day of Unplugging’s toolkit; posters and “Gone Away” messages;
• Hashtag: #NationalDayOfUnplugging

Today is the 55th anniversary of the first march from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights in Alabama. One of its leaders, Rep. John Lewis, continues his fight for civil rights in Congress. Use this anniversary to talk about the renewed need to protect voting rights and fight racial injustice. Cite the values of Equality and Voice.

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda’s Ten Lessons for Talking About Race, Racism and Racial Justice; National Voting Rights Museum and Institute’s Selma Movement; Equal Justice Initiative’s History of Racial Injustice Calendar Highlights; Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights’ Support H.R. 1, the For the People Act
• Hashtags: #SelmaMarch; #votingrights

International Women’s Day, women across the world will march under the theme of #EachforEqual. Use this event to discuss the intersectionality of gender and poverty. Cite the values of Voice, Equality, and Economic Security.

• Messaging and communication tools: International Women’s Day’s Resources; The Opportunity Agenda's Ten Tips for Putting Intersectionality into Practice; The Case of the Cultural Influencers: Colin Kaepernick, Jimmy Kimmel, and #MeToo; and  The Opportunity Survey: Understanding the Roots of Attitudes on Inequality 
• Hashtags: #EachforEqual; #IWD; #IWD2020; and #internationalwomensday

Presidential Primaries: Today voters in six states will select their nominees to run for the President of the United States. It’s also when voters discuss the issues they care about. Use the primary as an opportunity to raise policy issues related to immigration, economic opportunity and criminal justice. Cites the values of Voice, Equality, and Community.

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda’s Criminal Justice Reform Phrase Guide and Social Justice Phrase Guide; New American Economy's Immigrants and the economy in Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota and Washington; 
• Hashtag: #primaries

Today is also Abortion Provider Appreciation Day to recognize staff who work every day to ensure that patients have access to the full range of reproductive health care options — including safe and legal abortion.  Use this day to talk about the intersectional issues of reproductive justice and economic opportunity. Cite the values of Voice, Equality, and Community.

• Messaging and communication tools: Rewire News’ This Abortion Provider Appreciation Day, Get to Know the People Who Make Abortion Care Possible; National Abortion Provider’s Persist. Resist. Provide.
• Hashtags: #CelebrateAbortionProviders; #reprorights

On March 12, 1912, the Bread and Roses strikers in Lawrence, MA successfully won their demands. The Zinn Education Project notes, “This was an historic strike that united workers across many traditional barriers including language, nationality, gender, and age.” Cite this anniversary and cite the values of Economic Security and Community.

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda’s Talking about the Importance of Unions and Economic Security
• Hashtag: #BreadAndRosesStrike

Today in New York City, 400 Years of Inequality will hold a symposium to create a People’s Platform for Equity. There will be hands-on workshops to practice shifting from fear into “finding what we’re FOR” in order to carry our movements and communities forward. Learn more here.

On this day in 1990, at least 16 activists were arrested in Washington, D.C. during a protest where people were demanding that the federal government pass the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Today, provisions of the ADA and disability benefits are under attack. Activists are also pushing back against the “subminimum wage” for disabled people. Discuss this anniversary and current activism by citing the values of Voice and Equality.

• Messaging and communication tools: Rooted in Rights’ Bottom Dollars video series; Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ Fact Sheet: Disability Insurance; The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics’s Annual Disability Statistics Compendium; Talk Poverty’s The Trump Administration Has a New Stealth Approach to Kicking People Off Disability
• Hashtags: #HandsOffMyADA; #EqualPay4OurWork

Today is Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's 87th birthday. Discuss the Justice’s lifelong work for gender equality by citing the values of Economic Security and Voice.

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda's Ten Tips for Putting Intersectionality into Practice and The Case of the Cultural Influencers: Colin Kaepernick, Jimmy Kimmel, and #MeToo
• Hashtags: #RBG; #womenshistorymonth 

Today is the deadline to comment on The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s new rule that would weaken fair housing enforcement. HUD wants to remove oversight measures instituted in 2015 that were designed to strengthen the Fair Housing Act of 1968. Advocates fear that the change will be less leverage to fight discrimination by withholding taxpayer dollars. Discuss this new rule by citing the values of Community and Economic Security.

• Take Action: Comment now on the new rule and encourage your networks to do so too!
• Messaging and communication tools: #FightForHousingJustice’s resources; The National Housing Law Project’s HUD Launches Administration’s Latest Attack on Civil Rights by Retreating on Fair Housing; National Low income Housing Alliance’s HUD’s Proposed AFFH Rule Is Not a Fair Housing Rule; National Fair Housing Alliance’s NFHA Opposes HUD Proposal to Dismantle Fair Housing Act, Weaken Enforcement; The Opportunity Agenda’s Realizing the Promise: How to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing; Why Fair Housing, Fair Lending and Equal Opportunity and Reforming HUD’s Regulations to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing; 
• Hashtags: #KeepHousingFair; #FightForHousingJustice; #FairHousing

St. Patrick’s Day provides an opportunity to talk about the Irish immigrant experience with the American social construction of “whiteness” and how its boundaries shifted over time. Since many Irish people were fleeing state-sponsored famine, it’s also possible to make connections with refugees today. Cite the values of Voice, Equality, Economic Security, and Community.

• Messaging and communication tools: The New Yorker’s Noel Ignatiev’s Long Fight Against Whiteness; The History Channel’s When America Despised the Irish: The 19th Century’s Refugee Crisis; The Root’s When the Irish Weren’t White; The Opportunity Agenda's Ten Tips for Putting Intersectionality into Practice and Ten Lessons for Talking About Race, Racism and Racial Justice
• Hashtag: #stpatricksday

Presidential Primaries: Today voters in four states (AZ, FL, IL, OH) will select their nominees to run for the President of the United States. It’s also when voters discuss the issues they care about. Use the primary as an opportunity to raise policy issues related to immigration, economic opportunity and criminal justice. Cites the values of Voice, Equality, and Community.

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda’s Criminal Justice Reform Phrase Guide and Social Justice Phrase Guide; New American Economy's Immigrants and the economy in Arizona; Florida; Illinois; and Ohio.
• Hashtag: #primaries

Today is the birthday of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin. As a gay black man who helped plan the 1963 March on Washington, Rustin’s life illustrates the reality of intersectional struggles. Just last month, California Governor Gavin Newsom of California posthumously pardoned Rustin for a 1953 conviction under laws that targeted L.G.B.T.Q. people. Cite the values of Equality and Voice when talking about Rustin’s life.

• Messaging and communication tools: Making Gay History podcast’s episode about Bayard Rustin; the documentary Brother Outsider, video short Bayard & Me; The Opportunity Agenda's Ten Tips for Putting Intersectionality into Practice and Ten Lessons for Talking About Race, Racism and Racial Justice
• Hashtag: #BayardRustin

Public Defense Day commemorates the Supreme Court's 1963 ruling that states must provide free legal counsel for people living in poverty. The case, Gideon v. Wainwright, was spurred by Clarence Earl Gideon who was charged with a felony in Florida state court and denied a court-appointed lawyer. The Supreme Court's decision extended the right to counsel to state courts across the country. Discuss the importance of public defense by referring to the values of Voice and Equality.

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda's Ensure Fair Trials and Quality Indigent Defense
• Hashtags: #PublicDefenseDay; #RightToCounsel

On this day in 1917, the Supreme Court upheld the Eight Hour Act, the first federal law regulating the work hours of private companies. The law was passed by Congress after nationwide industrial strikes. Unions have also been instrumental in fighting for worker rights but fair scheduling and overtime are still issues for many Americans. Cite this anniversary citing the values of Community and Economic Security.

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda’s Talking about the Importance of Unions and Economic Security; National Employment Law Project’s Americans Work Longer Hours But Don’t Get Overtime Pay; Center for Popular Democracy’s Fired on a Whim: The Precarious Existence of NYC Fast-Food Workers
• Hashtags: #8hourday

The United Nations declared today the International Day of Happiness. It’s meant to recognize that ending poverty, reducing inequality, and protecting our planet are three key aspects that lead to well-being and happiness. This year's theme is Happier Together, focusing on what we have in common, rather than what divides us. When talking about this hook, cite the values of Economic Security and Community.

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda’s Talking About Economic Justice and Shifting the Narrative on Poverty; Action for Happiness' 2019 World Happiness Report [2020 report released 3/20];
• Hashtag: #InternationalDayOfHappiness

The U.S. Department of Arts and Culture is partnering with the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival for their sixth annual People’s State of The Union. During this month, hundreds of people across the nation will host Story Circles to share our stories and visions for a more just future, and to build creative people-power to confront systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, and militarism.” The stories that come out of Story Circles will be interpreted by an array of artists, poets, and musicians, and make their way directly into the Poor People Campaign’s Mass Assembly and March in Washington, D.C. on June 20, 2020.

• Messaging and communication tools: U.S. Department of Arts and Culture’s #PSOTU2020 Toolkit; The Opportunity Agenda’s Talking About Poverty & Economic Opportunity Today: Three Core Pillars
• Hashtag: #PSOTU2020

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, according to the United Nations. Discuss racial justice by citing the values of Voice, Equality and Community.

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda’s Ten Lessons for Talking About Race and Turning Our Sorrow and Outrage into Communications for Change; United Nations’ Let’s Fight Racism; Inter-American Commission on Human Rights’ Police Violence Against Afro-Descendents in the U.S.
• Hashtag: #FightRacism

The United Nations designated March 22 World Water Day to focus attention on the importance of universal access to clean water in developing countries. In the U.S., clean water continues to be an issue in Flint, MI as well as in many public schools across the country. Water infrastructure is also part of Trump’s 2020 infrastructure plan. Use this hook to discuss clean water infrastructure, citing the values of Economic Opportunity and Community.

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda's Talking About Economic Justice and Ten Lessons for Talking About Race, Racism and Racial Justice; Our Neighborhoods Our Future campaign's Messaging Guide to the Trump Infrastructure Plan; 
• Hashtags: #WorldWaterDay; #FlintCrisis

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law on this day, 10 years ago. Since then, more than 20 million people have gained health coverage. Even though Congress has undermined the law by repealing the individual mandate that required Americans to have health insurance, voters in several states chose to expand Medicaid in 2018. Despite this, Trump’s 2020 budget proposes cuts to Medicaid and Medicare. To discuss the anniversary and current healthcare debate, cite the values of Economic Security and Community.

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda: Talking About Economic Justice and Dealing with Lies in the Era of Trump; Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ Accomplishments of Affordable Care Act; Community Catalyst’s Building a Case for Medicaid and Protect Our Care
• Hashtags: #WinningWithTheACA; #HealthForAll; #MedicaidMatters 

The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (more commonly known as ACT UP) held its first-ever demonstration on this day in 1987 on Wall Street, the world’s leading financial center in New York City, and targeted pharmaceutical companies that were profiteering from the epidemic. ACT UP brought widespread attention to the AIDS epidemic and helped make significant advances in AIDS research. Discuss this anniversary and the on-going need for healthcare and LGBTQ activism. Cite the values of Voice, Equality, and Community.

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda's Ten Tips for Putting Intersectionality into Practice 
• Hashtag: #ACTUPNY; #EndHIV

It’s the National Farmworker Awareness Week. Since 1999, Student Action with Farmworkers has coordinated this week of action to “raise awareness about farmworker issues, honor their everyday contributions, and gain more allies to help advocate for better living and working conditions in the fields.” Farm work is the third most dangerous job in the United States and has few federal labor protections such as overtime, unemployment insurance, and protection when joining a union. Talk about the farmworker rights citing the values of Voice, Economic Security, and Community.

• Take action: Join or organize an event near you. 
• Messaging and communication tools: Student Action with Farmworkers’ What is NFAW?; 2020 Messages; and Ideas for Action + Social Media; The Opportunity Agenda's Talking About Economic Justice
• Hashtag: #NFAW2020

On this day in 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire killed 146 immigrant garment workers (predominantly women) in Manhattan. Use this anniversary to discuss the concerns of immigrant workers, particularly workplace safety. Cite the values of Economic Security and Community.

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda’s A Commonsense Approach: Immigration Policy - Solutions Upholding Workers’ Rights; National Employment Law Project's Workplace Safety Enforcement Continues to Decline in Trump Administration 
• Hashtag: #TriangleShirtwaist

On this day in 1931, nine young African American men (The “Scottsboro Boys”) were falsely charged with rape in Alabama. Despite lack of evidence, eight of them were convicted and sentenced to death by an all-white jury. The trial has particular relevance since the Supreme Court ruled in 2019 that there was racial bias in the jury selection for the case of Curtis Flowers. Use this anniversary to discuss the continued need for criminal justice reform, especially as it affects people of color living in poverty. Cite the values of Equality and Voice.

• Messaging tools: PBS’ Scottsboro: An American Tragedy; The Opportunity Agenda’s 10 Lessons for Talking About Criminal Justice Issues; The Road Ahead for Social Justice: Broken Windows Policing and Transforming the System: Criminal Justice Policy Solutions
• Hashtags: #scottsboroboys; #transformcj; #unbreakablecj;  #CurtisFlowers

Today is also the birthday of Aretha Franklin. Use the anniversary of her birth to talk about the role of influential artists in fighting for the values of Voice, Equality and Community.

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda’s Working with Cultural Influencers: 10 Tips to Spark Change and The Case of the Cultural Influencers: Colin Kaepernick, Jimmy Kimmel, and #MeToo; Colorlines’ How Aretha Franklin Lent Her Voice to the Civil Rights Movement; Global Citizen’s 4 Ways Aretha Franklin Fought for a Better World
• Hashtag: #ArethaFranklin

On March 26, 1839, Cherokee Indians reached the end of the “Trail of Tears,” a forced death march from their ancestral home in the Smoky Mountains to the Oklahoma Territory.

• Messaging and communication tools: Smithsonian Museum’s The Trail of Tears: A Story of Cherokee Removal; The Opportunity Agenda's Pride vs. Prejudice: Put the Tomahawk Chop to Rest
• Hashtags: #TrailOfTears

Muslim Women’s Day is designed to celebrate Muslim women and “flood the Internet with positive representations of who Muslim women are.” Also use this day to talk about how Trump’s Muslim Ban has affected Muslim women and their families. Talk about this day using the values of Voice and Equality.

• Take action: Share this petition to the House of Representatives: Repeal The Ban
• Messaging and communication tools: The Muslim Girl's #MuslimWomensDay Returns for a 3rd Year on March 27!; The Opportunity Agenda’s Talking About the Muslim Ban, Trump v. Hawaii; The International Refugee Assistance Project's IRAP Opposes New Immigration Restrictions Expanding the Muslim Ban; Leadership Conference on Human and Civil Rights' With Expansion of Muslim Ban, Trump Stokes More Fear to Curry Favor with Base; Church World Service's Expanded Muslim Ban is Discriminatory and Morally Reprehensible; Amnesty International USA's Efforts to Revive the Muslim Ban are Atrocious; 
• Hashtags: #MuslimWomensDay; #NoBanAct; and #RepealtheBan

On March 28, 1898, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of United States v. Wong Kim Ark that under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, children who are born in the United States to non-citizen parents are indeed U.S. citizens. Wong Kim Ark had been born in San Francisco to Chinese immigrants who were barred from ever becoming U.S. citizens under the Chinese Exclusion Act. He was denied re-entry to the United States after a trip to China and sued the federal government. Trump has suggested that he could end “birthright citizenship” by executive order. Discuss this anniversary citing the values of Equality and Community

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda’s Talking about the American Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment; The Center for American Progress’ Leading Constitutional Law Scholars Say Trump Is Wrong if He Thinks He Can Eliminate Birthright Citizenship Through Executive Action; American Immigration Council's Ending Birthright Citizenship Could Put All Americans’ Nationality in Jeopardy; Asian Americans Advancing Justice’s Wong Kim Ark, Constitutional Citizenship & Asian Americans; PBS American Experience’s United States v. Wong Kim Ark; Bill Moyers’ Becoming American: The Chinese Experience; Asian American Heroes website 
• Hashtag: #WongKimArk

One hundred fifty years ago, on March 30, 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was formally adopted. The last of the three Reconstruction amendments, it gave black men the right to vote by declaring that this right could “not be abridged or denied by any state” on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Over time, loopholes in the amendment would allow states to implement restrictions such as poll taxes and literacy tests that did not mention race by name, but effectively prevented most African Americans from voting. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed to outlaw these practices but it was recently gutted by the Supreme Court. Discuss this anniversary by citing the values of Voice and Equality. 

• Messaging and communication tools: Jamelle Bouie’s The Equality That Wasn’t Enough; The Opportunity Agenda’s Rejecting Bigotry, Demanding Action; U.S. Commission on Civil Rights’ An Assessment of Minority Voting Rights Access in the United States;  and the Leadership Conference Education Fund's The Great Poll Closure
• Hashtags: #15thAmendment; #RestoreTheVote

Today is labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez’s birthday. In California, this is a state holiday. Discuss the on-going issues faced by farmworkers and the importance of unions, citing the values of Economic Security and Community.

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda’s Talking about the Importance of Unions and Economic Security
• Hashtags: #CesarChavez; #CesarChavezDay

It’s also the International Transgender Day of Visibility, a day dedicated to “celebrating the accomplishments and victories of transgender & gender non-conforming people while raising awareness of the work that is still needed to save trans lives.” When talking about this day, cite the values of Voice and Equality.

• Messaging and communication tools: Human Rights Campaign’s International Transgender Day of Visibility; The Opportunity Agenda’s Ten Tips for Putting Intersectionality into Practice; GLAAD's Media Reference Guide; Trans Student Educational Resources’s TDOV.org; Broadly’s Stock Photos Beyond the Binary
• Hashtags: #TransVisibility; #TDOV

On this day in 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Congress created the Civilian Conservation Corps, a public work-relief program to combat unemployment. The corps provides historic precedent for proposals like the Green New Deal. Use this anniversary to discuss the values of Opportunity, Economic Security and Community.

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda’s Talking About Economic Justice; Center for American Progress’ CAP’s John Podesta, Neera Tanden Praise Green New Deal Resolution; The New Republic’s The Story Behind the Green New Deal’s Meteoric Rise
• Hashtags #CivilianConservationCorps; #GreenNewDeal; #GND