Author Archives: Admin-KL

Move Money: Reparations Santa Cruz

Deadline extended to February 29 Reparations Santa Cruz – a grassroots, all-volunteer project based on the principles of mutual aid – has extended the deadline for raising money to fund three to five leadership & advisory board positions that will be filled exclusively by Black Santa Cruz community members. Since 2020, Reparations Santa Cruz has raisedContinue reading “Move Money: Reparations Santa Cruz”

Move Money: NAACP Santa Cruz County Branch

Let’s show our local NAACP some love for all the wonderful things they do for our community.  Every year they host the MLK Jr March, MLK Youth Day, multiple forums with local elected officials and candidates, Juneteenth at the London Nelson Center, and monthly meetings on a variety of topics to keep us all sharp.  TheyContinue reading “Move Money: NAACP Santa Cruz County Branch”

White People, We Have Work to Do – a SURJ National online webinar

Wednesday • Feb 7 •  5:00 PM  Feeling your heart rate rise over the chaos of 2024 already? Don’t face the fear and dread alone! One of the surest ways to cut through the anxiety of these times is taking action together in community: join SURJ members in conversation about our plans for 2024 to stopContinue reading “White People, We Have Work to Do – a SURJ National online webinar”

Tommy Orange – Wandering Stars, in conversation with Leila Mottley

Thursday • Feb 29 •  7:00 PM •  Ticketed event • wheelchair accessibleVeterans Memorial Building  •  846 Front St  •  Santa Cruz Award-winning author Tommy Orange will be in conversation with bestselling author Leila Mottley (Nightcrawling) about his new novel, Wandering Stars. The eagerly awaited follow-up to his Pulitzer Prize-finalist breakout bestseller There There—winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award, theContinue reading “Tommy Orange – Wandering Stars, in conversation with Leila Mottley”

Soundscape Salon – Performance & Discussion

Saturday • Feb 10 • 1:00 – 2:30 PM • $25 suggested donation, no one turned awayPeace United Church of Christ • 900 High St • Santa Cruz • wheelchair accessible Musical Soulmates Performers Collaborative presents an afternoon of musical performances and discussion highlighting the influence of Black American composers and musicians on European Classical composers.  Featuring:Victoria Theodore, PianoGuests from Musical Soulmates Suzuki PianoContinue reading “Soundscape Salon – Performance & Discussion”

Union Divided – Black Musicians’ Fight for Labor Equality, by Leta Miller

Tuesday • Feb 6 • 7:00 PM •
FREE
Bookshop Santa Cruz • Downtown
wheelchair accessible

Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes Leta Miller, Professor of Music Emerita at UC Santa Cruz, for a reading and signing of her new book, Union Divided: Black Musicians’ Fight for Labor Equality, an in-depth account of the Black locals within the American Federation of Musicians. Broad in scope and rich in detail, Union Divided illuminates the complex working world of unionized Black musicians and the American Federation of Musician’s journey to racial inclusion.

Native Plant Care at Casade Ranch

Friday • Feb 2  • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM • FREE Cascade Ranch • 3100 Cabrillo Hwy • Pescadero • NOT wheelchair friendly Please join Amah Mutsun Land Trust to help rescue the native plants from the annual Oxalis invasion! Since 2021, Amah Mutsun Land Trust has worked in partnership with Pie Ranch and State Parks toContinue reading “Native Plant Care at Casade Ranch”

What Actually Happened in 1619 – the Origins of Slavery in North America

Thursday • Feb 1  • 6:30 – 8:00 PM • FREEMusic Recital Hall • UCSC • Santa Cruz • wheelchair accessible From the moment the New York Times started to roll out installments of The 1619 Project in 2019, this painstakingly researched and groundbreaking long-form origin story heightened ongoing discussion about slavery and its painful legacy in the United States.  ButContinue reading “What Actually Happened in 1619 – the Origins of Slavery in North America”

40th Annual MLK, Jr Memorial Convocation with Bryant Terry

Wednesday • January 31 • 6:30 PM, doors at 6:00 • FREE • wheelchair accessibleSanta Cruz Civic Auditorium • 307 Church St • Santa Cruz This annual convocation celebrates the life and dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with presentations about equality, freedom, justice, and opportunity. This year we welcome chef, food justice activist, publisher, and author, BryantContinue reading “40th Annual MLK, Jr Memorial Convocation with Bryant Terry”