A list of upcoming rallies and grassroots resources curated by KRCL’s RadioACTive team. Featured events do not imply endorsement. All times Mountain unless otherwise indicated. 

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Let's Get Physical: A list of local organizations offering online classes and other events adapated to the pandemic so you can get your body moving. Email radioactive@krcl.org if you'd like to be on the list.

• #FillTheNet with Fish for Garbage, on your own time. Although FFG's first three river cleanups have been postponed due to coronavirus, they hope you will continue to help keep our waterways clean by safely picking up garbage when you see it, even on your walks around the neighborhood. Join their social media campaign to #fillthenet on Instagram. You can join the cause by picking up garbage, posting a photo to your feed, and tagging @fishforgarbage with the hashtag #fillthenet. They will be hosting monthly drawings thanks to dedicated sponsors. In April, they received 84 submissions! May drawing: Chums Prize Pack. Social distancing has increased the amount of traffic in parks, trails, and on our waterways. We can all do our part by picking it up and putting it where it belongs (in the trash). Must be located in the U.S. to enter. 

• Repertory Dance Theatre, ongoing at regularly scheduled times, "pay what you can rate." Click here for schedule. RDT has also revamped its BLOG into a full online teaching resource for students and teachers learning from home. From Online Lesson Plans for grades K-12, as well as university students, to an Online Video Library featuring full videos of some of its most recent repertory. These resources are open to everyone.

• Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, daily virtual classes for kids, adults, and middle/high school levels.

  More information can be found here including registration and details. Free of charge, but donations accepted. Please register at least 15 minutes before class starts.

• SLC announces opening of stay safe, stay active streets IRL. Beginning April 23, Salt Lake City will start to temporarily open some city streets to pedestrian and bicycle traffic in order to allow space to recreate while also remaining at a safe distance from people. The first street to “open” will be 500 North from approximately Redwood Road to 800 West. Additional streets are being evaluated and will be announced in the coming week.

  • Factors that helped determine which streets to open included survey responses, geographic equity, connections to parks and trails, hospital/emergency routes, transit routes and traffic patterns.

  • Vehicle access on streets will be maintained for local traffic. Drivers are asked to drive slowly and with extra caution.

  • Click here for updates

Ongoing Events:

• CCS Organizes Fundraiser to Support Local Businesses and Feed Our Homeless Friends, a collaborative solution to feed vulnerable individuals and families while keeping Utah working. 100% of your donation will help address this urgent need by purchasing meals in bulk from local restaurants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our homeless friends will then have access to those meals through the St Vincent de Paul Dining Hall and three homeless resource centers in Salt Lake City. Click here to donate.

• Rock Camp SLC Virtual Hangouts. Mondays and Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. This will be a space for youth to talk about their school day, music they love, challenges they are facing, songs they are working on, and receive encouragement from other youth and Rock Camp SLC adult mentors. Click here for details.

• Reservation Relief Project (Covid-19). In cooperation with Utah Navajo Health Services, RRP is asking for food and supply donations to help Navajo people who are in need and don't have access or means during this pandemic time. Click here for complete list. 

• SLAM-Ex: musical instrument exchange, Saturdays 10a-6p dropoff at SLAM: Salt Lake Academy of Music, 1192 E. Wilmington Ave., SLC. SLAM-Ex: musical instrument exchange program in partnership with KRCL 90.9FM is accepting donations of musical instruments, supplies and equipment. Your in-kind donation is tax-deductible and will help SLAM achieve its vision to provide free and sliding fee scale musical instruments and instruction to underprivileged Salt Lake County youth. Items should be in working condition, but small refurbishing items like woodwind pad replacement, guitar string replacement are fine. Click here for a list of wanted instruments. 

• Tuesday Music & Life Lessons with Rock Camp SLC. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:00 p.m. Featuring topics ranging from songwriting to mental health. Click here for details. If you are interested in teaching on Tuesdays, please sign up here: https://bit.ly/RCSLC_MusicLifeOnline.

• The County Library offers daily storytimes weekdays at 10:30 a.m. on Facebook Live during its temporary closure. Click here to catch up on all their FB videos.

• The County Library Kids Cafe and the Utah Food Bank offer grab-and-go meal pickup Monday through Friday for kids up to 18 years old. These balanced, nutritional meals help grow healthy, resilient bodies and minds during hours when kids may not have access to food. Program is underway now at the following locations:

  West Valley, 2880 W 3650 S, West Valley City
  Breakfast and lunch, Monday–Friday, 10–11 am

  Smith, 810 E 3300 S, Salt Lake City
  Breakfast and lunch, Monday–Friday, 10–11 am

  Magna, 2675 S 8950 W, Magna
  Lunch, Monday–Friday, 3:30–4:30  pm

  Hunter, 4740 W 4100 S, West Valley City
  Lunch, Monday–Friday, 3:30–4:30  pm

  Tyler, 8041 S Wood St. (55 W), Midvale 
  Lunch, Monday–Friday, 3:30–4:30  pm

  Columbus, 2530 S 500 E, South Salt Lake City
  Lunch, Saturdays, 11 am

• Utah AIDS Foundation: Couch Talks, Mondays at 2:00 p.m. via Zoom. Feeling isolated? Anxious? Curious about COVID-19 as it pertains to HIV? Or maybe you’d just like to connect with your community while social distancing? If you answered yes to any of the above staff members Brandy, Teighlor and Ryan invite you to join them for their friendly weekly online forum, Couch Talk. Click here for schedule and details. 

• Utah Cultural Alliance: Culture Conversations. Each Tuesday from 2:00-3:00 p.m., join this virtual gathering place to exchange ideas, concerns, and support. Registration required. 

• Utah Cultural Sector Covid-19 Update Call, 2:00 p.m. Mondays til further notice. This is a 30-minute information webinar (via Zoom) for Utah's cultural community. A regular series that we will host, inviting various speakers to provide updates in light of COVID-19. They will also review high-level findings from the recent economic impact study. Click here to register. 

• Utah Open Lands: Conservation Conversations. Tuesdays @ 4:30 p.m., with Stewardship Director Ben Marolf. Find the recorded episodes at UtahOpenLands.org.

• Writing Women Into History, Wikipedia Editing Project, 10 a.m. online every Friday through Aug. 14. Better Days 2020 invites you to help write Utah women into history. Only about 18% of Wikipedia’s English-language biographies are of women, but ou can help change that. Click here for details and Zoom links about the online meetups. No experience necessary.

Calls for Donations:

• SLC Air Protectors and PANDOS: Seeking Clorox wipes/bleach, Lysol, Spam, corned beef hash, hand sanitizer. Drop off Wed-Saturday 9a-5p at 480 S. 900 W. in SLC or 2961 W. 730 N in Provo. Also asking for funds that will enable them to provide mobile Covid-19 testing stations on Navajo, Hopi and Ute land. To donate, visit pandos.org.

Dated Events:

Fri-Sat, May 29-30:

• Clever Octopus and COVID-19 Native Youth Arts Initiative. The Native Youth Arts Initiative is a youth-led initiative created by Izzy Klain, 12, and Alyssa Klain, 11. These Diné (Navajo) sisters, who live in Utah, could not engage in their annual visit to their family in the Navajo Nation due to COVID-19. With help from their mother Samantha Eldridge and aunt Donna Eldridge, they brainstormed ways to help fellow Native youth cope with being separated from school and family.
  
  The no-contact drop-off drive will be located at the parking lot of Clever Octopus’ new retail warehouse building, 2250 S. West Temple, SLC. It will run both Friday, May 29, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. and Saturday, May 30, from 9a-3pm.
  
  They seek to collect arts and crafts, fabric, yarn and school supplies so that Native Youth sheltering have access to art and cultural activities while at home. They hope to collect school supplies throughout the summer so that by the time school starts they can donate backpacks full of them.
  
  There is also a need for kindles and books, which are not easily accessible on the reservation, outdoor recreation equipment to promote mental and physical well-being, and tablets to connect with family off the reservation.

Saturday, May 30:

Monday, June 1:

• Utah 1st Congressional District Democrat Primary Debate, 3:00-4:00 p.m. Watch: ABC4, FOX13, KSL, KUED, KUTV2. Listen: KSL Newsradio. Stream: Utah Debate Commission Facebook page, utahdebatecommission.org.

• Utah Governor Republican Primary Debate, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Watch: ABC4, FOX13, KSL, KUED, KUTV2. Listen: KSL Newsradio. Stream: Utah Debate Commission Facebook page.

• Live Stream Response to the GOP Primary Debate, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Join Utah Democratic Party Candidate for Utah Governor Chris Peterson and his running mate, Karina Brown, immediately after the Republican Primary Debate to hear them tackle the issues debated by the GOP candidates. 

Tuesday, June 2:

• Utah Attorney General Republican Primary Debate, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Watch: ABC4, FOX13, KSL, KUED, KUTV2. Listen: KSL Newsradio. Stream: Utah Debate Commission Facebook page, utahdebatecommission.org

• Utah 1st Congressional District Republican Primary Debate, 3:00-4:00 p.m. Watch: ABC4, FOX13, KSL, KUED, KUTV2. Listen: KSL Newsradio. Stream: Utah Debate Commission Facebook page, utahdebatecommission.org.

Wednesday, June 3: 

• Online- Garden Weed Identification and Control, 2:00-4:00 p.m. online. Pesky weeds can be the bane of a gardener’s landscape. Some can seem almost impossible to get rid of! Come and learn how to identify different types of weeds and the best practices to control them. We will be covering both organic and non-organic management options. Click here to register. Hosted by Weber Basin Water Learning Garden

Thursday, June 4:

• Justice for George Floyd, 6:30 p.m. at the Utah State Capitol. A peaceful protest hosted by Salt Lake Equal Rights Movement.

Friday, June 5:

• Pride Spectacular Virtual Gala, 5:30-7:00 p.m. online. Kick off a full summer of Pride at the first-ever virtual Pride Spectacular Gala. Click here for tickets. All registration fees & donations are 100% tax deducible.Friday, June 5:

Saturday, June 6:

• Pet Crew Pet Pantry – Food Pick-Up, 9a-12p, while supplies last. Curbside pickup only at Salt Lake County Animal Services, 511 W. 3900 S., SLC. In order to keep social distance, this will be held in the east-side drive thru. This pet food pick-up is for dog and cat owners struggling to purchase pet food for their furry family during this difficult time. Traffic cannot be backed up 500 West or 3900 South. 

• Preparing for a Covid Economy & TownHall: Representing West Side, 11:30 a.m. online, including a townhall with candidates representing the west side of SLC. Fundraiser for the Women's Democratic Club of Utah. The first 100 people who participate in this DONATE YOUR LUNCH MONEY fundraiser will receive the Zoom link the morning of June 6th. Click here to donate. 

Fri-Sat, June 12-13:

• Imaginemos Utah Summit '20, online. Annual Imaginemos Utah Summit bringa together hundreds of Latina/o young adult leaders that lead across all the fields. The historical summit has round-tables, education sessions, and a visioning session where young adult leaders make concrete plans to make sure the Latinx community is leading in every field. Full Agenda: https://casaquetzalcoatl.org/imaginemoslatinxsummit. Only official members of Imaginemos Utah can register for the summit. Learn how you can join: https://casaquetzalcoatl.org/imaginemosutah

Thursday, June 18:

• STEAMpunk Academy Presents: The Adult Science Fair, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Stay tuned for registration info and project guidelines. You can also follow here: https://steampunkacademy.org/events/adult-science-fair and on Insta @ STEAMpunkacademySLC

Friday, June 19:

• #ICantBreatheProtest, 1:30 p.m. at the Utah State Capitol. 

• World Refugee Day UT Celebration 2020, online. Celebrate Utah's refugees at the 16th Annual World Refugee Day! This year to make sure everyone is staying safe during the Covid-19 pandemic, the celebration will be virtual. Presented by Utah Refugee Services in partnership with Venture Out and other refugee services providers.

Thursday, June 25:

• Labeled Fest Voices of Mental Health,  

Friday, June 26:

• Salt Lake Community College will celebrate its graduates’ grit and achievements in an online ceremony posted on the school’s website starting today. Once posted, the online event will be continuously accessible so that graduates can celebrate with their loved ones at their convenience. This year’s graduates will also be invited to participate next May 7, 2021, in the more traditional ceremony where they will have the opportunity to walk across the stage in front of family and friends.

Tuesday, June 30:

• Primary Election Day. Utah Elections Office reminds you, to limit the spread of COVID-19, the Primary Election will be conducted by mail. Polling locations may not be available. Some counties may offer drive-up voting on Election Day. Click here for more information about obtaining a ballot, party affiliation rules, and voter registration.

Saturday, July 11:

• Mind the Gap, 12:00-10:00 p.m. at Library Square, 200 E. 400 S., SLC. The first-of-its-kind festival will feature an all-female and non-binary performing artist line up, with time in between sets for attendees to engage with local non-profit organizations, activists and political representatives. ​Mind the Gap will host vendor booths from local community partners and businesses and showcase art installations from various local artists. Although staying positive this will still happen, the lineup announcement has been postponed pending end of the stay-home directive due to coronavirus. For more information, questions or to get involved contact: info@mindthegaputah.com or go to mindthegaputah.com

Saturday, September 12:

• SLC VegFest 2020, 12:00-8:00 p.m. at Library Square Salt Lake City Utah, 210 E. 400 S., SLC. Join Utah Animal Rights Coalition (UARC) for its 5th annual SLC VegFest. This FREE event is Utah's largest vegan festival, attracting over an estimated 6,000 attendees each year. SLC VegFest brings together local businesses, nonprofits, and individuals committed to creating a more compassionate, sustainable, and healthy community. UARC is currently planning to host SLC VegFest with the hope that the current COVID-19 risk will subside. SLC VegFest could be a vitally important "comeback" event for our local business community and the public. With this potential scenario in mind, UARC plans to maintain a sense of optimism.

Civic Engagement Resources:

• National Disability Voter Guide, nonpartisan political commentary on U.S. elections with a focus on disability issues.

• Utah State Legislature, a website where you can track bills, listen and watch debate, find your lawmaker.

• State of Utah Boards and Commissions, information on Utah's boards and commissions, including board members, authority, expiring terms, vacancies and other valuable information. Don’t want to run for office? Apply to serve on a board or commission.

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