Tuesday • January 27 • 5:30 PM • Doors open 5 PM • FreeSanta Cruz Civic Auditorium • 307 Church St • Santa Cruz This annual convocation celebrates the life and dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with presentations about equality, freedom, justice, and opportunity. This year we welcome legendary reggae percussionist, Larry McDonald. Larry McDonald is a legendary Jamaican percussionist whose life andContinue reading “42nd Annual UCSC MLK Convocation”
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Redistribute Wealth: The Santa Cruz Welcoming Network
Each month SURJ Santa Cruz County suggests a local organization that is doing excellent work strengthening racial and economic justice in our county.
SURJ National Action Hours
Ongoing Every Other Wednesday • 5 PM • Online • Next Date: Jan 14 • Join SURJ on Wednesdays — whether you are new to SURJ, or have been organizing with us for a while — to take action together.
Cultivating Care
4th Monday of the Month • Starts January 26 • 5:30-7:30 PM • Free
Aptos Library • 7695 Soquel Drive • Aptos • wheelchair accessible • Join us to actively build an anti-racist culture by understanding and dismantling white supremacy as it exists in ourselves and our culture.
Listening Partnerships for Building Resilience Training
Sunday • January 25 • 2-4 PM • $50 • wheelchair accessibleCRC Office • 614 Ocean Street • Santa Cruz The stresses of living in this society, with its marked inequality and political enmity, can make it hard to continue in our desired roles as peacemakers, bridge-builders, and agents for positive change. How do we deal with anxiety, anger, resentment, and all theContinue reading “Listening Partnerships for Building Resilience Training”
How Long is Long Enough?
Monday • January 19 • 5:30 – 7:30 • FreeBarrios Unidos • 1817 Soquel Ave • Santa Cruz Quntos Wilson and Layla Roberts were sentenced to life without parole in 1995 at the ages of 18 and 19 for a robbery in which no one was physically harmed and a mere $301 was stolen. Now approachingContinue reading “How Long is Long Enough?”
2026 MLK March for the Dream – Join NAACP Santa Cruz County
Monday • January 19 • 10-11 AM • wheelchair accessibleSanta Cruz City Hall – BLM Mural • 809 Center St • Santa Cruz NAACP Santa Cruz County Branch invites the community to join the 2026 MLK March for the Dream on Monday, January 19, 2026, beginning at 10 am. The theme is “Stepping Into the Future Together” following on last year’s themeContinue reading “2026 MLK March for the Dream – Join NAACP Santa Cruz County”
Visions from Within
Through February 28 • by appointment • FreeBarrios Unidos • 1817 Soquel Ave • Santa Cruz Visions From Within, on view at Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos, showcases the creativity and resilience of individuals currently incarcerated. Through painting, drawing, and poetry, artists share deeply personal reflections on identity, hope, justice, and transformation. Through drawings, painting, and video, theContinue reading “Visions from Within”
The Hunger Strikes May Be Over, but the Driscoll’s Boycott Isn’t!
Tell Driscoll’s to stop spraying toxic pesticides near schools and homes!Sign the Boycott PledgeTell your friends and family, near and far. We must keep up the pressure until they change their ways! A group of activists led by Omar Dieguez conducted a 30-day hunger strike this September to call upon Driscoll’s and other agriculture businesses in theContinue reading “The Hunger Strikes May Be Over, but the Driscoll’s Boycott Isn’t!”
Get the Flock Out of our Cities! Next Action Jan 13th
ALERT: GTFO is on the Santa Cruz City Council agenda for THIS TUESDAY, January 13th. Emails requested in advance and estimated time to show up is 3:30.
Showing Up for Racial Justice-Santa Cruz County, CA 