Category Archives: Past

Institute of the Arts and Sciences: Levester Williams – Our Bedrock

January 31 – April 20, 2025 • Tues – Sun • 12 – 5 • FREE100 Panetta Ave • Santa Cruz • Wheelchair accessible  First West Coast Solo Exhibit  Our Bedrock includes sculpture, installation, performance and video, as well as photographs by legendary jazz bassist and photographer Milt Hinton, the exhibition traces the foundational nature of BlackContinue reading “Institute of the Arts and Sciences: Levester Williams – Our Bedrock”

Institute of the Arts and Sciences: Mia Eve Rollow and Caleb Duarte – EDELO

January 31 – April 20, 2025 • Tues – Sun • 12 – 5 • FREE100 Panetta Ave • Santa Cruz • Wheelchair accessible  First Survey Exhibition of these artists  EDELO brings together new and existing works emerging from their collaborative and individual 15-year explorations into the roles art can play in radical modes ofContinue reading “Institute of the Arts and Sciences: Mia Eve Rollow and Caleb Duarte – EDELO”

Community Forum: Alternatives to Youth Incarceration

Wednesday • November 20 • 6:00 – 8:00PM • Wheelchair Accessible • FREEPVPSA • 411 East Lake Avenue • Watsonville. (Note that there is a related, educational event on Tuesday, November 19. Details here.) Recent initiatives by Santa Cruz County Probation to convert part of the juvenile hall into a SYTF and CAMP prompted the community to come together and advocateContinue reading “Community Forum: Alternatives to Youth Incarceration”

Let’s Talk Juvenile Justice – SB823 Virtual Overview & Learning Session

Tuesday • November 19 • 6:00 – 7:30PM • ONLINE • FREE Join MILPA and Laura Ridolfi from The Burns Institute on Tuesday, November 19th, from 6 pm – 7:30 pm to learn about the implementation of SB 823 Juvenile Justice Realignment at the local level and how YOU can support making a change in your county.⁠ Register here.Continue reading “Let’s Talk Juvenile Justice – SB823 Virtual Overview & Learning Session”

Redistribute Wealth: Center for Farmworker Families Holiday Gift Drive & Farmworker Support

This holiday season the Center for Farmworker Families is partnering with other community-based organizations to provide over 2,000 gifts and gift cards to farmworker children. Hundreds of those gifts come from direct donations from people like you! If you have the capacity to contribute a gift before the year’s end, your generosity would be truly appreciated! You canContinue reading “Redistribute Wealth: Center for Farmworker Families Holiday Gift Drive & Farmworker Support”