Time to act

This week is as good as any to get off your lazy bum and make a difference. Take advantage of opportunities to gather with like-minded souls, exercise your right to protest and widen your knowledge of important issues—or, hell, just throw a little money toward a cause you think is swell. Here are some suggestions:

Saturday, April 22, is Earth Day. As such, groups around the world are organizing rallies that aim to support science, scientists and a science-affirming democracy. (Read: a government that acknowledges climate change.) The Sacramento March for Science kicks off at 10 a.m. at Southside Park (2115 Sixth Street), making its way to the State Capitol at noon and encouraging California’s politicians to implement policies based on science. Learn more about this nonpartisan mission at http://www.marchforscience
sacramento.com/.

Perhaps you remember reading about Sacramento artist Gioia Fonda’s Give A Fork art installation created from more than 4,000 donated forks? Fonda will discuss her inspiration for this project—namely food access issues—at this artist talk, titled What It Means to “Give A Fork,” at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 22, at Oak Park Community Center (3425 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard). Todd McPherson, Burbank Urban Garden coordinator at Luther Burbank High School, will also speak at this free event, which is part of the UC Davis Campus Community Book Project. More at http://ccbp.ucdavis.edu.

Angry about Donald Trump’s Muslim ban? Among many, many other things? Show your support at the sixth annual Muslim Day at the Capitol at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 24. It’s organized by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, California; attendees will advocate for legislation that protects civil rights, including the California Religious Freedom Act and the California Values Act. Learn more at http://caircapitolday.com.