Monday • Feb 23 • Doors open 5pm • 6pm to 8:30 PM • CineLux Scotts Valley Café & Lounge • Join a free community screening of documentary The Mask You Live In (IMDB), exploring the challenges boys and young men face in staying true to themselves while navigating society’s narrow expectations of masculinity.
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Enter the New Year of the Fire Horse: Honoring Chinese American Legacies
Saturday • Feb 21 • 3 pm – 5 pm PM • Doors open 2:30 PM • Free
Resource Center for Nonviolence & ONLINE • 612 Ocean Street • Santa Cruz • Explore Chinese-American legacy with Stanford Professor Gordon H. Chang, Flex Kids Culture founder Rui Li, and developer George Ow, Jr.
DreamGirls: A Musical
Friday, Feb 20 – Sunday, Mar 1 • Pay what you like
UCSC Theater Arts Center Mainstage • Doors open 30 minutes prior to start •
Move into the spotlight with Dreamgirls, the electrifying musical sensation that brings the soul, sparkle, and spirit of Motown to the stage.
Black History Month Film Series – every Thursday in February
Local DJ and community builder Father Taj is hosting the 4th Black History Month Film Series beginning at 6:30 pm every Thursday in February at the 418 Project.
Film Screening: The Eternal Song
Wednesday • February 11 • Doors at 6:30 PM • Screening at: 7:15 PM • Free
Merrill Cultural Center • UCSC • The first in a 12-film documentary series, The Eternal Song is a cinematic journey through timeless lands and Indigenous cultures.
Redistribute Wealth: Watsonville Law Center (WLC)
Each month SURJ Santa Cruz County suggests a local organization that is doing excellent work strengthening racial and economic justice in our county.
42nd Annual UCSC MLK Convocation
Tuesday • January 27 • 5:30 PM • Doors open 5 PM • FreeSanta Cruz Civic Auditorium • 307 Church St • Santa Cruz This annual convocation celebrates the life and dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with presentations about equality, freedom, justice, and opportunity. This year we welcome legendary reggae percussionist, Larry McDonald. Larry McDonald is a legendary Jamaican percussionist whose life andContinue reading “42nd Annual UCSC MLK Convocation”
Redistribute Wealth: The Santa Cruz Welcoming Network
Each month SURJ Santa Cruz County suggests a local organization that is doing excellent work strengthening racial and economic justice in our county.
SURJ National Action Hours
Ongoing Every Other Wednesday • 5 PM • Online • Next Date: Jan 14 • Join SURJ on Wednesdays — whether you are new to SURJ, or have been organizing with us for a while — to take action together.
Listening Partnerships for Building Resilience Training
Sunday • January 25 • 2-4 PM • $50 • wheelchair accessibleCRC Office • 614 Ocean Street • Santa Cruz The stresses of living in this society, with its marked inequality and political enmity, can make it hard to continue in our desired roles as peacemakers, bridge-builders, and agents for positive change. How do we deal with anxiety, anger, resentment, and all theContinue reading “Listening Partnerships for Building Resilience Training”
Showing Up for Racial Justice-Santa Cruz County, CA 