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From our previous newsletters ….

African Roots Social Club – Fashion Dance Party & Grand Re-opening

Friday • February 23 • 7:00 – 10:00 PM • FREE1545 Pacific Ave • Santa Cruz • NOT wheelchair accessible African Roots Social Club Final Friday Fashion Dance Party and grand re-opening at 1545 Pacific Ave. We honor the African Roots of all human beings by promoting Black artists and providing space for connection and collaboration. We are committed Read more
Santa Cruz Black Film Series : Whose Streets

Each month through June 3rd Tuesday • Resource Center for Nonviolence • 612 Ocean St • Santa Cruz3rd Wednesday • Capitola Library • 2005 Wharf Rd • Capitola6:30 PM, doors at 6:00 • FREE • wheelchair accessible B.L.A.C.K. On Screen is a five-documentary film series focusing on the themes behind our acronym BLACK: Building Legacies of Access in Communities of Kinship. Starting this month through June, screenings will Read more
Watsonville Film Festival: Watsonville Drag Story Time Documentary

Saturday • March 9 • 1:00 PM • Ticketed event • wheelchair accessibleCinelux Green Valley Cinema • 1125 S. Green Valley Road • Watsonville Catch a screening of Watsonville Drag Story Time, a documentary that follows the first bilingual story time in Watsonville, CA. After an anonymous hate letter was published by a local newspaper, local organizers worked together to Read more
Move Money: Reparations Santa Cruz

Deadline extended to February 29 Reparations Santa Cruz – a grassroots, all-volunteer project based on the principles of mutual aid – has extended the deadline for raising money to fund three to five leadership & advisory board positions that will be filled exclusively by Black Santa Cruz community members. Since 2020, Reparations Santa Cruz has raised Read more
Move Money: NAACP Santa Cruz County Branch

Let’s show our local NAACP some love for all the wonderful things they do for our community. Every year they host the MLK Jr March, MLK Youth Day, multiple forums with local elected officials and candidates, Juneteenth at the London Nelson Center, and monthly meetings on a variety of topics to keep us all sharp. They Read more
White People, We Have Work to Do – a SURJ National online webinar

Wednesday • Feb 7 • 5:00 PM Feeling your heart rate rise over the chaos of 2024 already? Don’t face the fear and dread alone! One of the surest ways to cut through the anxiety of these times is taking action together in community: join SURJ members in conversation about our plans for 2024 to stop Read more