About Submitting events
As organizers and activists supporting one another through education and training, small networking events, craftivism, coalition meetings, large protests, rapid response, we have found at CT 50501 that it is difficult to keep track of the various events and programming offered by and with our grassroots partners and coalition members.
And so we build the tool we need to remove barriers to access the events and community across the range of organizations in Connecticut. There are larger calendars–Mobilize and Action Network–that work for larger organizations with funding. This calendar is local. This calendar is public. This calendar is to keep the organizers organized.
This is not a registration calendar; please add your website or registration link with your event.
EVENT TITLE
Descriptive or catchy titles get more attention. Recommended to include your organization in the title so that it appears in the event calendar’s list view.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
You can use either visual mode, or html if you want to further customize how your description is presented. Please include all words that are in any image you upload without alt text.
EVENT TIME & DATE
We cannot support recurring events at this time. You will have to add each instance.
EVENT IMAGE
If possible, please upload an image that includes alt text. Alt text is metadata that is attached to your image so that it can be read by screen readers and is best practice for sharing images online. LEARN MORE ABOUT ALT TEXT
EVENT CATEGORIES
Select the applicable categories from the list. You can select multiple. If you think that a new category should be created, email librarian @ ct50501.com after submitting your event.
EVENT TAGS
Select descriptors from the tags list to better describe features of your event. It would be amazing if this feature allowed you to add new tags, but until we can figure out how to do that, email librarian @ ct50501.com after submission.
EVENT STATUS
Select scheduled.
VENUE DETAILS
If your event location is not in the list and is open to the public, please create and add yours. This will enable maps to populate.
ORGANIZER DETAILS
Start typing your org’s name into the bar to locate it. If your organization is not listed, please add it!
Currently, you are unable to add multiple organizers to the list. We are working on rectifying that, so for now, please include any partner orgs in your description and email librarian @ ct50501.com to add the additional sponsors.
EVENT WEBSITE
You can include URLs in your description as well, but this should be where folks can register for your event or your org’s website.
EVENT COST
Leave blank to hide the field. Enter a 0 for events that are free.
AGREEMENTS
CT 50501 is a 501(c)4, so in addition to our organization’s mandatory non-violence policy, there are certain laws and regulations that we must follow. We can only publish events to the Community Calendar if those events agree to the following terms. You will be required to agree in order to hit the submit button.A. Absolute Non-Violence: We will not approve any submissions advocating for violence, physical force, or the threat of force – which is strictly prohibited at any events that are advertised on this platform.
B. Legal Compliance: Submissions selected for approval must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, specifically those pertaining to serious criminal offenses (e.g., assault, battery, theft, destruction of property, hate crimes). The administrators of this platform explicitly disavow and prohibit these actions.
C. Political Campaign Activity Intervention: We will not approve any events which involve political campaigns, including the support or opposition of any candidate for public office. While we strongly encourage political advocacy and Democratic participation, we are not able to advertise events of that nature on this platform.
