Previous Happenings

From our previous newsletters ….

First Friday: Curator-led tour of Seeing through Stone with Dr. Rachel Nelson

Friday • September 6 • 5 – 7 PM • Exhibition tour at 5:30100 Panetta Ave • Santa Cruz • Wheelchair accessible • FREE This First Friday, visit UCSC Institute of Arts and Science for a special curator-led walk-through of Seeing through Stone with IAS Director and Chief Curator, Dr. Rachel Nelson. Dr. Nelson will reflect on this major Visualizing Abolition exhibition, which is the first of such… Read more
MILPA’s Doc Watch: POWER

NEXT FILM : POWER • Tuesday • Sept. 3 • 5:30 – 7:30 PM • FREE 315 Main St, Ste 205 • Watsonville Read more
Living Legacy Project

Wednesday • Aug 28 • 4:30 PM FREE • Online Observe the 60-year anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 through in-depth learning about leaders who stood up, organized and acted to bring about this transformative federal legislation. Series in process, join anytime. Register here Read more
Shapes and Sounds of Freedom – Performance

Fri Aug 30 & Sat Aug 31 • 8 PM • Wheelchair Accessible • $5 – $20 Sliding ScaleTannery Arts Center, Indexical Studio #119 • 1050 River St • Santa Cruz Santa Cruz-based artists Infinite Yayah and Thomas Sage Pedersen premiere a new interdisciplinary work, ‘Shapes & Sounds of Freedom,’ featuring film, musical performance, and dance by choreographer and dancer Micha… Read more
“Where the Olive Trees Weep” – Screening, Discussion

Saturday • August 24 • 2:00 PM • Wheelchair Accessible • By Donation Resource Center for Nonviolence • 612 Ocean St • Santa Cruz The Resource Center For Nonviolence (RCNV) invites the community to a special screening of “Where the Olive Trees Weep,” a documentary that provides a profound look into the lives of Palestinian farmers amid… Read more
MILPA’s Doc Watch: 13th

a Series of Documentary Films Focused on Chicano Culture, Local Activism, Media Representation, and Mass Incarceration & Policing NEXT FILM : 13th (Watch Trailer Here)Monday • August 19 • 5:30 – 7:30 PM • FREE315 Main St, Ste 205 • Watsonville MILPA’s Doc Watch is a series of documentary film screenings throughout the summer at their Watsonville office intended… Read more