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Redistribute Wealth: Watsonville Law Center (WLC)
Each month SURJ Santa Cruz County suggests a local organization that is doing excellent work strengthening racial and economic justice in our county.
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Read this Op-Ed: Let’s decriminalize mental illness: Santa Cruz doesn’t need a mental health jail
Lookout recently published an op-ed written by a couple of members of our Care Not Cages group, responding to a recent Lookout interview with Sheriff Clark where he floated an idea to build a mental health jail. We know that…
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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.
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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…
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Updated: Actions for Gaza
Jewish Voice for Peace – Power Half-Hour for Gaza: DAILY • 12:00 – 12:30 PM Financial Support for Gaza • (suggested by Students for Justice in Palestine at UCSC) Jewish Voice for Peace – Power Half-Hour for Gaza: DAILY • 12:00 –…
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SURJ Santa Cruz County Action Alert List
The SURJ Action Alert List is for everyone who cares about showing up for racial justice in Santa Cruz County, especially for people who might not have time to join a SURJ working group or committee, but who want to be connected and support SURJ’s…
Events
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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… Read more
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Film Screening: The Eternal Song
Wednesday • February 11 • Doors at 6:30 PM • Screening at: 7:15 PM • Free Merrill Cultural Center • UCSC • The first in a 12-film documentary series, The Eternal Song is a cinematic journey through timeless lands and Indigenous cultures. Read more
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Black History Month Film Series – every Thursday in February
Local DJ and community builder Father Taj is hosting the 4th Black History Month Film Series beginning at 6:30 pm every Thursday in February at the 418 Project. Read more
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DreamGirls: A Musical
Friday, Feb 20 – Sunday, Mar 1 • Pay what you like UCSC Theater Arts Center Mainstage • Doors open 30 minutes prior to start • Move into the spotlight with Dreamgirls, the electrifying musical sensation that brings the soul, sparkle, and spirit of Motown to the… Read more
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Enter the New Year of the Fire Horse: Honoring Chinese American Legacies
Saturday • Feb 21 • 3 pm – 5 pm PM • Doors open 2:30 PM • Free Resource Center for Nonviolence & ONLINE • 612 Ocean Street • Santa Cruz • Explore Chinese-American legacy with Stanford Professor Gordon H. Chang, Flex Kids Culture founder Rui Li, and developer George Ow, Jr. Read more
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Community Film Screening: The Mask You Live In (Scotts Valley)
Monday • Feb 23 • Doors open 5pm • 6pm to 8:30 PM • CineLux Scotts Valley Café & Lounge • Join a free community screening of documentary The Mask You Live In (IMDB), exploring the challenges boys and young men face… Read more
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Cultivating Care
4th Monday of the Month • Next Meeting February 23rd • 5:30-7:30 PM • Free• Branciforte Library • 230 Gault St. • Santa Cruz• wheelchair accessible • Join us to actively build an anti-racist culture by understanding and dismantling white supremacy as it… Read more
Showing Up for Racial Justice-Santa Cruz County, CA 