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  • MILPA’s Doc Watch: Reel Injun

    MILPA’s Doc Watch: Reel Injun

    a Series of Documentary Films Focused on Chicano Culture, Local Activism, Media Representation, and Mass Incarceration & Policing NEXT FILM : Reel InjunMonday • August 5 • 5:30 – 7:30 PM • FREE315 Main St, Ste 205 • Watsonville  Synopsis by PBS and Preview here. MILPA’s Doc Watch is a series of documentary film screenings throughout the… Read more

  • Like to Dance? Disco Fundraiser at Barrios Unidos

    Like to Dance? Disco Fundraiser at Barrios Unidos

    A Benefit for the People of Gaza Sponsored by Palestine Solidarity Central Coast Saturday • July 27 • Doors at 7 PM, DJ’s at 8 PM Sliding Scale $20 – $30 • 100% of proceeds will go towards e-sims for Palestinians in GazaBarrios Unidos • 1823 Soquel Ave • Santa Cruz From Palestine Solidarity Central Coast:“Join us at the E-SIM… Read more

  • People’s Budget for Santa Cruz County

    People’s Budget for Santa Cruz County

    Check out our People’s Budget Slidedeck and Letter In the fall of 2023, SURJ Santa Cruz County began a collaboration with our accountability partner, MILPA, to do a local “Study and Action” focused on our county jails, how they are failing us, and how to make our communities safer by investing in healthcare and housing… Read more

  • News: ACA 8 is now Proposition 6 !!

    News: ACA 8 is now Proposition 6 !!

    State Constitutional Amendment to End Involuntary Servitudein CA Moves to November Ballot Last week the California Secretary of State assigned numbers to several California propositions that will be on the ballot this November. Formerly known as Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 8 (ACA 8), this bill addresses involuntary servitude in California prisons. The Assembly measure passed the California Senate with… Read more

  • Cultivating Care

    Cultivating Care

    Sunday • May 19  • 6:30 PM • Online • FREE • SURJ Santa Cruz County Read more

  • Weed ‘Em Out!  Cascade Creek Care with Pie Ranch and Amah Mutsun Land Trust

    Weed ‘Em Out!  Cascade Creek Care with Pie Ranch and Amah Mutsun Land Trust

    Saturday • July 13 • 9:30 AM -2:30 PM • FREE Cascade Ranch, 3100 Cabrillo Hwy, Pescadero Join Pie Ranch and Amah Mutsun Land Trust to remove eucalyptus sprouts and other invasive species from Cascade Creek on Año Nuevo Point. Spend time outdoors, meet new people, learn about invasive plants and creek habitats, and help us… Read more