Previous Happenings

Saturday • June 22 • 12 – 4 PM • Partially Wheelchair Accessible • FREE • Cowell Beach at the Santa Cruz Wharf Black Surf Santa Cruz aims to tear down barriers that oftentimes keep our oceans segregated. By taking a strategic focus on both physical and spiritual wellness, we aim to create a community of healing for… Read more

Two Showings: Tuesday • May 21 • Resource Center for Nonviolence • 612 Ocean St • Santa Cruz Wednesday • May 22 • Capitola Library • 2005 Wharf Rd • Capitola 6:30 PM, doors at 6:00 • FREE • wheelchair accessible Read more

Saturday • June 15 • 12 – 5 PM • Laurel Park at London Nelson Center301 Center St • Santa Cruz • Wheelchair Accessible • FREE Join this vibrant celebration of African American heritage. Enjoy live music, basketball clinics, soul food, a parade – all honoring the spirit of Freedom. This is a FREE event for the Black community… Read more

Friday • June 14 • 6 pm • Wheelchair Accessible • FREEResource Center for Nonviolence • 612 Ocean St • Santa Cruz The Resource Center for Nonviolence presents “Caste Uncovered,” an enlightening panel discussion. This pivotal event is a key part of the official Santa Cruz Juneteenth celebrations and promises to offer profound insights into the complexities of caste… Read more

Tuesday • June 4  • 8:00 – 9:30 AM PT • Online • FREE In 2024, democracy is on the ballot, a principal story told by anxious news outlets worldwide. Yet, this focus on democracy’s precarity obscures other urgent matters: the rise of AI and its challenge to a humanist account of intelligence, the rumoured demise of… Read more