Author Archives: Admin-KL

First Friday: Curator-led tour of Seeing through Stone with Dr. Rachel Nelson

Friday • September 6 • 5 – 7 PM • Exhibition tour at 5:30100 Panetta Ave • Santa Cruz • Wheelchair accessible • FREE This First Friday, visit UCSC Institute of Arts and Science for a special curator-led walk-through of Seeing through Stone with IAS Director and Chief Curator, Dr. Rachel Nelson. Dr. Nelson will reflect on this major Visualizing Abolition exhibition, which is the first of suchContinue reading “First Friday: Curator-led tour of Seeing through Stone with Dr. Rachel Nelson”

Redistribute Wealth: Campesina Womb Justice

Campesina Womb Justice started in April 2020 at the initiation of the pandemic and has been a consistent & leading source of support for farmworkers! CWJ raised over 200k and distributed cash to over 400 undocumented families last year during the Pájaro floods, now it is time to support CWJ. María Ramos, a Mexican-indigenous midwifeContinue reading “Redistribute Wealth: Campesina Womb Justice”

REDISTRIBUTE WEALTH: Regeneración

Regeneración was founded on the principle that climate change is a social justice issue with local impacts and must be engaged with on a local level in order to build resilient communities. Supporters help continue raising community voices in the Pajaro Valley as we transition away from fossil fuels. The recently completed Pajaro Photovoice Project tells theirContinue reading “REDISTRIBUTE WEALTH: Regeneración”

Shapes and Sounds of Freedom – Performance

Fri Aug 30 & Sat Aug 31  • 8 PM • Wheelchair Accessible • $5 – $20 Sliding ScaleTannery Arts Center, Indexical Studio #119 • 1050 River St • Santa Cruz Santa Cruz-based artists Infinite Yayah and Thomas Sage Pedersen premiere a new interdisciplinary work,  ‘Shapes & Sounds of Freedom,’ featuring film, musical performance, and dance by choreographer and dancer MichaContinue reading “Shapes and Sounds of Freedom – Performance”

“Where the Olive Trees Weep” – Screening, Discussion

Saturday  • August 24 • 2:00 PM • Wheelchair Accessible • By Donation Resource Center for Nonviolence • 612 Ocean St • Santa Cruz The Resource Center For Nonviolence (RCNV) invites the community to a special screening of “Where the Olive Trees Weep,” a documentary that provides a profound look into the lives of Palestinian farmers amidContinue reading ““Where the Olive Trees Weep” – Screening, Discussion”

MILPA’s Doc Watch: 13th

a Series of Documentary Films Focused on Chicano Culture, Local Activism, Media Representation, and Mass Incarceration & Policing NEXT FILM : 13th (Watch Trailer Here)Monday • August 19 • 5:30 – 7:30 PM • FREE315 Main St, Ste 205 • Watsonville  MILPA’s Doc Watch is a series of documentary film screenings throughout the summer at their Watsonville office intendedContinue reading “MILPA’s Doc Watch: 13th”