Previous Happenings

From our previous newsletters ….

Support Needed This Week on Santa Cruz County Rail and Trail

Last week Supervisors Manu Koenig and Bruce McPherson voted against their constituents’ wishes by not approving recommendations for rail lines 10 & 11, jeopardizing the $70 million public transportation grant. Now is the time to write, call and make noise. See below for the actions you can take! From Friends of the Rail & Trail:… Read more
Beyond Whiteness

March 25 • 5:30 – 7pm PT • Zoom Join Organizing White Men for Collective Liberation (OWMCL) to continue exploring the question of “beyond whiteness” together, and how patriarchy and the position as “white men” plays into this conversation. This month they will be looking at the particular journey of seeking the abolition of whiteness… Read more
Move Money: Santa Cruz Black

Santa Cruz Black’s mission is to empower & sustain a thriving Black community in Santa Cruz County by supporting initiatives that advance equity, health, safety, and well-being. They work to establish more equitable living conditions and host events that ultimately celebrate Black Joy. Any monetary support is not only welcome but will assist in scaling up their efforts. If you’re… Read more
Santa Cruz Black Film Series : Tell Them We Are Rising

Two Showings:Tuesday • Mar 19 • Resource Center for Nonviolence • 612 Ocean St • Santa CruzANDWednesday • Mar 20 • 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. Through June, screenings will be the 3rd Tuesday at the Resource Center… Read more
Bayo Akomolafe – Losing Ourselves Together

Sunday • Mar 17 • 6:30 PM • $20 – $40 • wheelchair accessibleResource Center for Nonviolence • 612 Ocean St • Santa Cruz Join the RCNV for an evening with Bayo Akomolafe, a unique and visionary postactivist thinker who poses unconventional theories about how to respond to the collective challenges of our times. The thought project of postactivism proceeds from, and… Read more
Weed ‘Em Out! – Cascade Creek Care

with Pie Ranch and Amah Mutsun Land TrustSaturday • March 9 • 9:30 – 2:30 PM • FREECascade Ranch • 3100 Cabrillo Hwy • Pescadero • NOT wheelchair friendly Join Pie Ranch and Amah Mutsun Land Trust to remove eucalyptus saplings and other invasive species from Cascade Creek on Año Nuevo Point! Riparian (streamside) restoration is… Read more