Category Archives: Past

Friday  • July 18 (NEW DATE)  • 6-7 PMInstitute of Arts and Sciences • 100 Panetta Ave•  Santa CruzWheelchair accessible  • FreeJoin author Emile Suotonye DeWeaver for a book talk and signing of his first book, Ghost in the Criminal Justice Machine: Reform, White Supremacy and an Abolitionist Future.  During his twenty-one years in prison, DeWeaver covertly organized toContinue reading “Book Launch, Emile Suotonye DeWeaver”

Please join Santa Cruz Black for a screening of Stanley Nelson’s documentary, The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, which sheds light on the Black Panther Party from the perspective of its members, its supporters, and those who sought to bring it down. 

Tuesday • June 17 • Capitola Library • 2005 Wharf Rd • CapitolaThursday, June 19 • Resource Center for Nonviolence • 612 Ocean St • Santa CruzDoors open at 5:30, film at 6 pmWheelchair accessible • Donation • RSVP requested Santa Cruz Black will be screening Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat, directed by Johan Grimonprez. Nominated for the 2025 BestContinue reading “BLACK ON SCREEN – TWO SHOWINGS”

First, Honorary Grand Marshall Don Williams will lead the Second Line Sidewalk Parade starting at the BLM Mural, 809 Center St, at 12PM.

Sunday • June 15  • 12-5 PM  
Cowell Beach  • Santa Cruz • Free  • Want to Support the LPO? Here’s what is needed: volunteers, donations, raffle items, corporate sponsors.