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50 Years since “Wounded Lee” in Watsonvillewith Indian Elder Patrick Orozco
Wednesday • Nov 5 • 12 – 2 PM • Free • wheelchair accessibleUCSC Cowell Hay Barn • 94 Ranch View Rd • Santa Cruz We gather in recognition of Amah-Ka-Tura, a symbol of the enduring legacy and successful efforts of Patrick Orozco and the Pajaro Valley Ohlone Indian Council. Today, we honor Patrick’s unwaveringContinue reading “50 Years since “Wounded Lee” in Watsonvillewith Indian Elder Patrick Orozco”
Film Screening: The Mask You Live In
Wednesday • Nov 5 • 5 PM Doors • 6 PM Film • 7:45 Panel • DiscussionJoin 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.
No Kings Rally & March – in Santa Cruz and Watsonville
Saturday • October 18 • wheelchair accessible Santa Cruz: 10 AM – 12 PM • San Lorenzo Park + Volunteer Sign Up formWatsonville: Noon – 2 PM • Watsonville City Plaza Watsonville: Sign making party at the Watsonville Public House (625 Main Street) 4:00-6:00, Thursday, October 16. Supplies will be provided. Local Indivisible chapters are organizing No Kings Mass Rallies in Santa CruzContinue reading “No Kings Rally & March – in Santa Cruz and Watsonville”
The Hunger Strikes May Be Over, but the Driscoll’s Boycott Isn’t!
Tell Driscoll’s to stop spraying toxic pesticides near schools and homes!Sign the Boycott PledgeTell your friends and family, near and far. We must keep up the pressure until they change their ways! A group of activists led by Omar Dieguez conducted a 30-day hunger strike this September to call upon Driscoll’s and other agriculture businesses in theContinue reading “The Hunger Strikes May Be Over, but the Driscoll’s Boycott Isn’t!”
La Ofrenda – RCNV’s Annual Fundraiserwith Keynote speaker Dr Paul Ortiz
Saturday • Nov 1 • 4 – 7 PM •
Resource Center for Nonviolence • Santa Cruz • Join the RCNV for La Ofrenda, a sacred gathering where memory meets movement, as they honor the ancestors of justice and kindle the flames of tomorrow’s freedom struggles.
We Survived the Night
Monday • Oct 27 • 7 PM •
London Nelson Community Center • Santa Cruz • Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes Julian Brave NoiseCat who will share his stunning debut We Survived the Night.
Join Dolores Huerta, Danny Sheehan, Chase Iron Eyes and others for “People of the Americas Unite for Fair Immigration Policy”
Friday • October 24 • 6 – 10 PM •
Veterans Memorial Building • Santa Cruz • Join the People of the Americas Unite event at the Veterans Memorial Building to come together in a spirit of unity, compassion, and democracy to shape a more inclusive approach to immigration and foreign policy.
“Unapologetic” Film Screening and Discussion – TWO SHOWINGS
Tuesday • October 21 • Wednesday • October 22 • Santa Cruz Black’s last offering in their BLACK On Screen is Unapologetic, a film that challenges viewers to consider what being “unapologetic” demands of those who resist—refusing respectability politics and embracing the discomfort of speaking truth to power.
Writers of Color Santa Cruz County
Thursday, October 16 • MAH • An evening of poetry, music, and art!
Reception starts at 6pm and programming begins at 6:30pm
Showing Up for Racial Justice-Santa Cruz County, CA 