Grand Rapids Activist Calendar celebrates year two

Today, the local online activist calendar, the Grand Rapids Activist Calendar is celebrating its second year of providing a forum for area people to promote and participate in a variety of activist projects and campaigns.

According to a Press Release sent out today:

“Over the past year, the Grand Rapids Activist Calendar has continued to grow with a steadily increasing number of visits to its website, followers on Facebook, and subscribers to its bi-weekly email list. The Calendar launched a new website in July of 2011 and has publicized nearly 300 events – including protests, demonstrations, rallies, meetings, movie showings, lectures, and classes – in the past 8 months.

The Calendar was launched in 2010 with the goal of providing a central hub for activists to learn about upcoming events in the Grand Rapids area. Since that time, it has helped promote dozens of progressive events in the greater Grand Rapids area.

The Grand Rapids Activist Calendar promotes grassroots organizing efforts by creating new and strengthening existing ties in our community through mutual solidarity in our struggles. The Calendar relies on individuals and groups submitting their events.”

The Grand Rapids Activist Calendar is the best online source for local actions, campaigns, educational events and forums for progressive, left and radical efforts that are happening in West Michigan. It not only provides a great service, it demonstrates that there are lots of efforts to inform and organize people committed to social justice and radical social transformation.

GRIID highly recommends that people not only visit the site, but that they share this valuable resource and sign up to receive the bi-weekly e-mail on upcoming activist events.