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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Support Proposed No Mask Law, SB 1004
SURJ Santa Cruz County urges you to contact your California State Representatives as soon as possible to voice support for Senate Bill 1004 which will amend Senate Bill 627, the No Mask Law that would make it a crime for any law enforcement officer to wear facial coverings in the performance of their duties, except as specified, and will allow thatContinue reading “Support Proposed No Mask Law, SB 1004”
Rally: National Week Against Automated License Plate Readers
Sunday • August 16 • Noon • 701 Ocean St • Santa Cruz Please join Get The Flock Out Santa Cruz County (GTFO) and our partners to kick off the National Week of Action Against ALPRs (Automated License Plate Readers, like Flock’s) in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. This is an honor granted byContinue reading “Rally: National Week Against Automated License Plate Readers”
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
Sunday • August 9 • 7-9 PM • doors 6:30 PM • Ticketed Event Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium • 307 Church St • wheelchair accessible Rita Dove is an American poet and writer who was the first African American to serve as poet laureate of the United States (1993–95). A trained cellist, Dove often incorporates music themes intoContinue reading “Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music “
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Film Screening and Commemoration
Saturday • August 8 • 1:00 PM • Free • wheelchair accessible Resource Center for Nonviolence • 612 Ocean St • Santa Cruz On the 81st anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing the Resource Center for Nonviolence will be showing Collateral Damage, a 35-minute RCNV documentary about our local Hiroshima Peace Memorial located at the Clocktower. This will be followed by paper crane folding and aContinue reading “Hiroshima Peace Memorial Film Screening and Commemoration”
Redistribute Wealth: African Roots Social Club
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.
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.
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!”
Updated: Actions for Gaza
Jewish Voice for Peace – Power Half-Hour for Gaza: M-Th • 12:00 – 12:30 PM Location: Click here for info and to registerSponsor: Jewish Voice for PeaceDescription: After two years, the genocide in Gaza continues, we are overwhelmed with sorrow and outrage yet we are steadfast in our commitment to Palestinian liberation. There are no words to describe the devastatingContinue reading “Updated: Actions for Gaza”
Showing Up for Racial Justice-Santa Cruz County, CA 