Mutual Aid and Advocacy Network

06/12/2026

WHAT IS A GENERAL STRIKE?

A GENERAL STRIKE IS WHEN WORKING PEOPLE REFUSE THEIR LABOR UNTIL DEMANDS ARE MET

RESEARCH SHOWS WE NEED 3.5% OF THE POPULATION, OR 11 MILLION AMERICANS, TO BE SUCCESSFUL

Join the TN Chapter Discord:

https://discord.gg/cdFw3FWE5

Join the movement:

https://generalstrikeus.com/strikecard

06/09/2026

What: MAAC Book Club
When: Wednesday, June 17th, 2026 6:30-7:15pm
Where: Lannom Library

This month, we are reading Difficult Women by Roxane Gay.

Difficult Women is a short story book that explores themes of abuse, trauma, body image, and misogyny, while also celebrating love, connection, and survival.

Don’t have time to complete the reading? That’s okay! Everyone is welcome to the discussion.

The book is available for free on Hoopla through your local library!

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What: Juneteenth Celebration
When : Friday, June 19th, 2026 12pm - 6:30pm
Where: Jefferson Street Park

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What: Franklin County NAACP Juneteenth Celebration
When : Saturday, June 20th, 2026 11am - 6pm
Where: ORC Park Wi******er TN

“This Juneteenth, take action to celebrate and ensure true freedom for all.”

https://naacp.org/campaigns/juneteenth

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What: MAAC Office Hours
When: Wednesday, June 24th, 2026 6:00-7:30pm
Where: Lannom Library

This is a planning meeting with a lot of space to vent, but also we’re here to offer support and some realistic action steps for helping ourselves and our communities.

Come talk about the chaos with us. We’d love to see your faces!

All ages. Families are welcome.

Have questions, or need additional accommodations? Let us know!

Disclaimer: We will never photograph people at meetings.

06/08/2026

Join the MAAC as we read Difficult Women by black lgbtqia+ author Roxane Gay to celebrate Pride Month! 📚

Difficult Women is a novel that explores themes of abuse, trauma, body image, and misogyny, while also celebrating love, connection, and survival.

Meet us on Wednesday, June 17th 6:00-7:15pm @ Lannom Library to discuss.

The book is available for free on Hoopla through your local library! 📖

05/29/2026

Still waiting to start Difficult Women? Here’s a review provided by goodreads!

Does it sound like your type of book?

If so join us June 17th @ 6:30-7:15 at Lannom Library

05/29/2026

05/28/2026

05/26/2026

Office Hours are cancelled this week!

Our next meeting will take place Wednesday, June 24th.

Reach out if you have any questions. :)

05/25/2026

One of the Earliest Memorial Day Ceremonies Was Held by Freed African Americans :

But it was clear from the newspaper reports that a Memorial Day observance was organized by freed slaves in Charleston at least a year before other U.S. cities and three years before the first national observance. How had been lost to history for over a century?

“This was a story that had really been suppressed both in the local memory and certainly the national memory,” Blight says. “But nobody who had witnessed it could ever have forgotten it.”

https://www.history.com/articles/memorial-day-civil-war-slavery-charleston

05/24/2026

“Despite all the scenes of the genocide, despite the ongoing bombings and the mass killing and the massacres, we're still trying to find some moments of joy and peace. “

From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free. 🖤
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Your Gaza Questions Answered | Updated May 2026 :

Though improved relative to the situation prior to the current ceasefire, the level of need in Gaza remains acute. Families are facing severe challenges to food and nutrition security, displacement, and limited access to basic services after months of crisis.

https://wck.org/news/gaza-questions/

Donate to World Central Kitchen:

https://wck.org/news/gaza-questions/

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For further coverage of Gaza, Israel-Palestine relations, and the Middle East :

https://www.democracynow.org/topics/gaza