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3128 events · 172 upcoming

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All dayPsychedelic Buddhism 2026New York, NY

All dayNatCon (National Council for Mental Wellbeing)Denver, CO All daySPJ Ethics WeekSee SPJ listing

All dayEthics Week webinar: Blurred Lines: Should journalists be defined and regulated?See SPJ listing All dayStillwater Awards CeremonySee SPJ listing 6:00 PMVCNY Happy HourHabana Outpost, 757 Fulton Street, Fort Greene, , New York 11217 USA

All dayEthics Week webinar: Why Revise the SPJ Ethics Code Now, and What Should Be Improved?See SPJ listing 1:00 PMCollaborating with Smithsonian's rural initiativesLocation TBA 2:00 PMHow to Make Social-First Videos That Reach New AudiencesVirtual

All dayMichigan Harm Reduction SummitLansing, MI All dayRural Revenue Transformation Workshop draws rural news leaders together to generate ideas and put them into practiceReynolds Journalism Institute 4:00 PMSTEAL MY WORKFLOW: Up your Video Journalism GameLocation TBA

All dayWorld Press Freedom Day Reception at the National Press ClubSee SPJ listing 12:00 PMMake the most of Text RURALLocation TBA 9:30 PMDoc Days 2026: CLOSURE, ,

All dayStaying Safe in the FieldSee SPJ listing 1:30 PMDocTalk: Funding the VisionSmith Rafael Film Center, 1118 4th Street, San Rafael, California 94901 USA

All dayBreath of Life Spring Tour 2026Portland, OR; Los Angeles

All dayINMA World CongressBerlin, Germany All dayLearn from Rádio Novelo how to transform your ideas into audio storiesVirtual All dayLIVE Today: PSA Monday News Roundup - May 4th 2026Online

05:00 – 07:00MJUnpackedAtlantic City, NJ 12:00 PMRNN Onboarding: Getting Started with Sunlight Research DeskLocation TBA 5:00 PMCoproducción 101: Cómo financiar y hacer crecer tu documentalLocation TBA

1:30 PMVideo Consortium x Film London: Community GatheringKings Arms, 25 Roupell Street, London, England SE1 8TB UK

8:00 PMPicnic in the ParkGas Works Park, 2101 North Northlake Way, Wallingford, Seattle, Washington 98103 USA

12:00 PMThe Power of Pause: A Mindfulness & Meditation ExperienceLocation TBA

All dayAddiction and PsychedelicsSanta Barbara, CA

All dayLIVE Today: PSA Monday News Roundup - May 11th 2026Online 7:00 PMSer Viento + Revolución Congelada Presentan: POLA WEISS DOCUMENTALEscuela Nacional de Artes Cinematográficas Mario de La Cueva, Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México 04510 México

3:00 PMAI Innovator Collaborative - May 2026Virtual 6:00 PMLanzamiento del Hub CaracasCines Unidos C.C. Millenium Avenida Rómulo Gallegos, Caracas, Distrito Capital 1071 Venezuela 7:00 PMVC Miami Unwind & Reset: Trivia Tuesdays at The CitadelThe Citadel Rooftop, 8300 Northeast 2nd Avenue, Little River, Miami, Florida 33138 United States

All dayCannabis Unity Coalition Lobby DayWashington, DC 1:00 PMStreamlining newsletter production: A peer-learning opportunityLocation TBA 12:00 PMHave Questions About the 2026 Women’s Leadership Accelerator? Come to Our Q&A!Virtual

1:30 PMRNN Onboarding: Getting Started with Sunlight Research DeskLocation TBA 14:00 – 17:00Joshua Tree Music FestivalJoshua Tree, CA 6:00 PMVC Baltimore Community GatheringUnion Craft Brewing #420, 1700 West 41st Street, Medfield, Baltimore, Maryland 21211 USA

All dayPSA's Sunday Sound-Off: May 10th, 2026 All dayThe D.C. PLant Medicine Freedom ForumWashington, DC

All dayBreaking Convention One Day SummitLondon, England 12:30 PMVC Bay Area Wellness Month Hike!Glen Canyon Park, 70 Elk Street, San Francisco, California 94131 USA 3:30 PMTouch Grass PicnicProspect Park, Brooklyn , , Nueva York 11225 usa

2:00 PMPress Pause with VC ChicagoPing Tom Memorial Park (Pagoda), 1700 South Wentworth Avenue, Near South Side, Chicago, Illinois 60616 USA

12:00 PMSafety First: How to create trauma-informed risk assessmentsLocation TBA 5:30 PMMFA x VC Happy HourBelleflower Brewing, 66 Cove Street, East Bayside, Portland, Maine 04101 USA

All dayFreelance Community Board MeetingSee SPJ listing All dayJournalist safety in the US: Crowds, protests, and eventsSee SPJ listing

All dayLightning In A BottleBakersfield, CA

All dayAn Inside Look at Creator JournalismSee SPJ listing All dayDelFestCumberland, MD 4:00 PMSTEAL MY WORKFLOW | Let’s Talk Video StrategyLocation TBA

All dayExtended Nomination Deadline: David L. Eshelman AwardSee SPJ listing All dayExtended Nomination Deadline: Howard S. Dubin Outstanding Pro Member AwardSee SPJ listing All dayExtended Nomination Deadline: Julie Galvan Outstanding Graduate in Journalism AwardSee SPJ listing

2:00 PMWellness Potluck Picnic & Crafting with VCLA100 North Toluca Street, Echo Park, Los Angeles, California 90026 United States

7:00 PMCineclub Ser VientoEscuela Nacional de Artes Cinematográficas - Sala Casanova, s/n Mario de La Cueva, Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México 04510 México

All dayPublic Media’s Digital Shift: Scaling Audience and Revenue with IndiegrafSee SPJ listing

7:00 PMGPS Network Meeting: Exploring Sustainable Funding Models for Psychedelic Societies, A Network Roundtable for LeadersVirtual

All dayCreate Your Newsroom's AI Policy To Build TrustSee SPJ listing

10:30 AMVC Wilmington Breakfast Club: The Mindful Morning EditionFolks Cafe, 1201 Princess Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 USA 12:00 PMPause & Reset: JournalingLocation TBA

All dayReporting on Families Impacted by Incarceration (2026)Virtual All daySPJ Foundation Grant Cycle OpensSee SPJ listing All daySPJ26 Call for Proposals DeadlineSee SPJ listing

All day79th Annual EWA National SeminarSee SPJ listing All dayAuthor of new book on Don Bolles assassination headlines 50th anniversary commemorationSee SPJ listing All dayReinterpretar/APFJReynolds Journalism Institute

All dayQ&A with John Ryan, author of “America’s Trial: Torture and the 9/11 Case on Guantanamo Bay”See SPJ listing 03:00 – 06:00Psych Congress ElevateLas Vegas, NV

All dayFreelancing with ADHD: Productivity Strategies That Actually WorkSee SPJ listing 04:00 – 06:00Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic ResearchThe Netherlands 1:00 PMHousing Journalism for EveryoneVirtual

5:30 PMBKFF & VC Happy Hour290 Nassau Avenue, Greenpoint, , New York 11222 United States 7:00 PMVC Philly x cinéSPEAK Under The Stars ScreeningThe Bowl @ Clark Park, 4300 Baltimore Avenue, University City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 USA

06:00 – 07:00Cali VibesLongbeach, CA 8:00 PMCineclub Ser VientoCentro de Cultura Digital, S/N Avenida Paseo de la Reforma, Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México 06600 México

Friday, May 1

All dayWorld Press Freedom Day Reception at the National Press ClubSee SPJ listing 12:00 PMMake the most of Text RURALLocation TBA 9:30 PMDoc Days 2026: CLOSURE, ,

Saturday, May 2

All dayStaying Safe in the FieldSee SPJ listing 1:30 PMDocTalk: Funding the VisionSmith Rafael Film Center, 1118 4th Street, San Rafael, California 94901 USA

Sunday, May 3

All dayBreath of Life Spring Tour 2026Portland, OR; Los Angeles

Monday, May 4

All dayINMA World CongressBerlin, Germany All dayLearn from Rádio Novelo how to transform your ideas into audio storiesVirtual All dayLIVE Today: PSA Monday News Roundup - May 4th 2026Online All dayNews Reimagined: The Creator Journalism SummitSee SPJ listing

Tuesday, May 5

05:00 – 07:00MJUnpackedAtlantic City, NJ 12:00 PMRNN Onboarding: Getting Started with Sunlight Research DeskLocation TBA 5:00 PMCoproducción 101: Cómo financiar y hacer crecer tu documentalLocation TBA

Wednesday, May 6

1:30 PMVideo Consortium x Film London: Community GatheringKings Arms, 25 Roupell Street, London, England SE1 8TB UK

Thursday, May 7

8:00 PMPicnic in the ParkGas Works Park, 2101 North Northlake Way, Wallingford, Seattle, Washington 98103 USA

Friday, May 8

12:00 PMThe Power of Pause: A Mindfulness & Meditation ExperienceLocation TBA

Saturday, May 9

All dayAddiction and PsychedelicsSanta Barbara, CA

Monday, May 11

All dayLIVE Today: PSA Monday News Roundup - May 11th 2026Online 7:00 PMSer Viento + Revolución Congelada Presentan: POLA WEISS DOCUMENTALEscuela Nacional de Artes Cinematográficas Mario de La Cueva, Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México 04510 México

Tuesday, May 12

3:00 PMAI Innovator Collaborative - May 2026Virtual 6:00 PMLanzamiento del Hub CaracasCines Unidos C.C. Millenium Avenida Rómulo Gallegos, Caracas, Distrito Capital 1071 Venezuela 7:00 PMVC Miami Unwind & Reset: Trivia Tuesdays at The CitadelThe Citadel Rooftop, 8300 Northeast 2nd Avenue, Little River, Miami, Florida 33138 United States

Wednesday, May 13

All dayCannabis Unity Coalition Lobby DayWashington, DC 1:00 PMStreamlining newsletter production: A peer-learning opportunityLocation TBA 12:00 PMHave Questions About the 2026 Women’s Leadership Accelerator? Come to Our Q&A!Virtual

Thursday, May 14

1:30 PMRNN Onboarding: Getting Started with Sunlight Research DeskLocation TBA 14:00 – 17:00Joshua Tree Music FestivalJoshua Tree, CA 6:00 PMVC Baltimore Community GatheringUnion Craft Brewing #420, 1700 West 41st Street, Medfield, Baltimore, Maryland 21211 USA

Friday, May 15

All dayPSA's Sunday Sound-Off: May 10th, 2026 All dayThe D.C. PLant Medicine Freedom ForumWashington, DC

Saturday, May 16

All dayBreaking Convention One Day SummitLondon, England 12:30 PMVC Bay Area Wellness Month Hike!Glen Canyon Park, 70 Elk Street, San Francisco, California 94131 USA 3:30 PMTouch Grass PicnicProspect Park, Brooklyn , , Nueva York 11225 usa 9:30 AMVC Launch Party: Mumbai Local HubJyoti Apartment Raj Kunj Society, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400074 India

Sunday, May 17

2:00 PMPress Pause with VC ChicagoPing Tom Memorial Park (Pagoda), 1700 South Wentworth Avenue, Near South Side, Chicago, Illinois 60616 USA

Monday, May 18

12:00 PMSafety First: How to create trauma-informed risk assessmentsLocation TBA 5:30 PMMFA x VC Happy HourBelleflower Brewing, 66 Cove Street, East Bayside, Portland, Maine 04101 USA

Tuesday, May 19

All dayFreelance Community Board MeetingSee SPJ listing All dayJournalist safety in the US: Crowds, protests, and eventsSee SPJ listing

Wednesday, May 20

All dayLightning In A BottleBakersfield, CA

Thursday, May 21

All dayAn Inside Look at Creator JournalismSee SPJ listing All dayDelFestCumberland, MD 4:00 PMSTEAL MY WORKFLOW | Let’s Talk Video StrategyLocation TBA

Friday, May 22

All dayExtended Nomination Deadline: David L. Eshelman AwardSee SPJ listing All dayExtended Nomination Deadline: Howard S. Dubin Outstanding Pro Member AwardSee SPJ listing All dayExtended Nomination Deadline: Julie Galvan Outstanding Graduate in Journalism AwardSee SPJ listing All dayExtended Nomination Deadline: Wells Memorial KeySee SPJ listing 12:00 PMPause & Reset: YogaLocation TBA 6:00 PMStories as Healing: Community Screening & ConversationBasie Center Cinema House, 36 White Street, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701 USA

Saturday, May 23

2:00 PMWellness Potluck Picnic & Crafting with VCLA100 North Toluca Street, Echo Park, Los Angeles, California 90026 United States

Monday, May 25

7:00 PMCineclub Ser VientoEscuela Nacional de Artes Cinematográficas - Sala Casanova, s/n Mario de La Cueva, Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México 04510 México

Tuesday, May 26

All dayPublic Media’s Digital Shift: Scaling Audience and Revenue with IndiegrafSee SPJ listing

Wednesday, May 27

7:00 PMGPS Network Meeting: Exploring Sustainable Funding Models for Psychedelic Societies, A Network Roundtable for LeadersVirtual

Thursday, May 28

All dayCreate Your Newsroom's AI Policy To Build TrustSee SPJ listing

Friday, May 29

10:30 AMVC Wilmington Breakfast Club: The Mindful Morning EditionFolks Cafe, 1201 Princess Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 USA 12:00 PMPause & Reset: JournalingLocation TBA

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"A Common Prayer for the Next Generation of Psychedelic Advocates" from our friends at the Chronicles of Kykeon, previewing this week's "DC Plant Medicine Freedom Forum," and Paradise Farmers Market, along with the PSA NewsWire highlights f…

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