Author Archives: Admin-KL

AMAH MUTSUN TRIBAL BAND

Weed ‘Em Out! Cascade Creek Work Day
Saturday •  May 3 • 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM • Free
Cascade Ranch • 3100 Cabrillo Hwy Pescadero • Join Pie Ranch and Amah Mutsun Land Trust to remove eucalyptus sprouts and other invasive species from Cascade Creek on Año Nuevo Point!

UNDERSTANDING ZIONISM: a 6-PART STUDY for the PALESTINE MOVEMENT

Online classes Tuesdays and Fridays • April 29-May 15 • 6:30-8 pm • PLUS a culminating event at the RCNV on Wed, May 21 
Tuesdays and Fridays • April 29-May 15 • 6:30-8 pm • Free • Resource Center for Nonviolence • 612 Ocean St • Wheelchair accessible • Join the Palestinian Youth Movement and the People’s Forum in a rigorous study of Zionism in order to strengthen the movement for Palestine.  

May Day Strong Events in Santa Cruz and Watsonville

Thursday • May 1 • Several EventsWatsonville City Plaza • 358 Main Street • Watsonville • 4pm • wheelchair accessibleJoin UC Workers On Strike • High Street and Bay Drive  • Santa Cruz • 10am • wheelchair accessibleSanta Cruz Solidarity On The Streets • 612 Ocean Street • Santa Cruz • 5pm • wheelchair accessibleSinging  for Justice, Peace &Continue reading “May Day Strong Events in Santa Cruz and Watsonville”

The Humanities Institute at UCSC presents the 2025 Deep Read: James by Percival Everett

Online and In-Person • Various Dates: April 22, April 29, May 4   Winner of the 2024 National Book Award, James is a reimagining of Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Everett’s novel is a fugitive slave narrative told from the perspective of Twain’s enslaved character as he fights for freedom and dignity in an undignified world. Together, we’ll consider howContinue reading “The Humanities Institute at UCSC presents the 2025 Deep Read: James by Percival Everett”

Juristac Event: Amah Mutsun Efforts to Protect Sacred Lands

Saturday • April 19 • 5  – 7:30 PM • FREE Luna Gallery • 107 B The Alameda  • San Juan Bautista  A free informational event about the efforts of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band to protect their most sacred mountain, Juristac, from a proposed mining project near the Pajaro River and Highway 129. There will be speakers, a short film, andContinue reading “Juristac Event: Amah Mutsun Efforts to Protect Sacred Lands”

How Fairy Tales Became White

Tuesday • April 8 • 6:30 – 7:30 PM • FREE • wheelchair accessibleDowntown Library • 224 Church St • Santa Cruz Please join Professors Micah Perks and Kimberly Lau for a conversation about fairy tales, fantasy, and the ways that historically and culturally specific ideas about race contribute to the making and maintenance of their white worlds. Note:Continue reading “How Fairy Tales Became White”