4th Monday of the Month • Next Meeting June 22nd • 5:30-7:30 PM • Free• Ocean View Park
• 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.
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WIN the Midterms, ENFORCE the Results: a SURJ Direct Action Training Series
3 Mondays: October 5, 12, 19 • 4:30 – 6:00 PM • OnlineThis is a 3-part training series, please sign up for all three! Recordings will be sent after the training if you have to miss any, though please try to be there live! We know that white people have an outsized influence in bothContinue reading “WIN the Midterms, ENFORCE the Results: a SURJ Direct Action Training Series”
Redistribute White Wealth: Regeneración – Pájaro Valley Climate Action
Each month SURJ Santa Cruz County suggests a local organization that is doing excellent work strengthening racial and economic justice in our county.
Come Phonebank with SURJ National
Come take action with SURJ National! We’ll be calling voters about primary races working to elect progressive champions in key states and districts to ultimately take back BOTH the House and Senate this November.
Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez: Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá
Friday • October 2, 2026 – March 7, 2027 • 12 – 5 Wednesday through Sunday) • Free • Institute of the Arts and Sciences100 Panetta Ave • Santa Cruz • wheelchair accessible Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá (Not From Here, Not From There) by multidisciplinary artist Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez features a wide range of artworks thatContinue reading “Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez: Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá”
Film Screening with Isaac Julien • Young Soul Rebels
Wednesday • October 21 • 7 PM • Free • Open to the publicQuarry Amphitheater • UCSC • wheelchair accessible Join the Humanities Institute, the Moving Image Lab, and the Quarry Amphitheater for a screening of Isaac Julien’s 1991 film, Young Soul Rebels. Recently restored to its original director’s cut, the film is a coming-of-age thriller set in LondonContinue reading “Film Screening with Isaac Julien • Young Soul Rebels”
SURJ CALLING-IN WORKSHOP (part of RCNV’s Loving Justice Week)
Wednesday • Oct 21 • 6:30-8:30pm • Free • wheelchair accessibleQuaker Meeting House • 225 Rooney St • Santa Cruz Engaging in difficult conversations with people who express opinions that perpetuate racism is one way to shift culture. It can be challenging and frustrating! In this workshop, we’ll learn and practice ways to engage withContinue reading “SURJ CALLING-IN WORKSHOP (part of RCNV’s Loving Justice Week)”
Loving Justice Week, by the Resource Center for Nonviolence
October 18–25 • All Free (except Kuumbwa event)RCNV • 612 Ocean St • Santa Cruz and other locations in the County Loving Justice Week is the culmination of ongoing conversations and an invitation to the community to learn how to create a community where a strong love ethic and sense of justice prevails — that is, “a world whereContinue reading “Loving Justice Week, by the Resource Center for Nonviolence”
Whole Minds – Creativity & Belonging: an After-School Program for Middle School Kids (Ages 11-14)
Mondays • 6:00 – 7:00 PM • starting October 12Resource Center for Nonviolence • 612 Ocean St • Santa CruzBy donation (none turned away for lack of funds) • w/c accessible The Institute for Creativity and Belonging will be offering an ongoing after-school program starting October 12 where kids get together to try new things, build confidence, andContinue reading “Whole Minds – Creativity & Belonging: an After-School Program for Middle School Kids (Ages 11-14)”
SURJ National Action Hours
Ongoing Every Other Wednesday • 5 PM • Online • Next Date: March 14 • Join SURJ on Wednesdays — whether you are new to SURJ, or have been organizing with us for a while — to take action together.
