Native American Boarding School Healing CoalitionHealing, Prayer, Action

Saturday • June 7• 9:30-11 AMOnline • Free A few weeks ago, the US federal government withdrew all the funding that had been designated to investigate the federal Native American boarding schools. The devastating impacts (such as ongoing grief for missing, murdered, and disappeared children, inter-generational trauma, addiction, suicide + stolen land, language, culture, and identity)Continue reading “Native American Boarding School Healing CoalitionHealing, Prayer, Action”

UNDERSTANDING ZIONISM: a 6-PART STUDY for the PALESTINE MOVEMENT

Online classes Tuesdays and Fridays • April 29-May 15 • 6:30-8 pm • PLUS a culminating event at the RCNV on Wed, May 21 
Tuesdays and Fridays • April 29-May 15 • 6:30-8 pm • Free • Resource Center for Nonviolence • 612 Ocean St • Wheelchair accessible • Join the Palestinian Youth Movement and the People’s Forum in a rigorous study of Zionism in order to strengthen the movement for Palestine.  

SURJ Santa Cruz County Study and Action series 

Study & Action – Spring 2025April 17 – May 29 • Every other week • 6 – 8 PM • ONLINE A free training for white people ready to unlearn white supremacy and take action. The Spring 2025 Study and Action series is a virtual, live program on Zoom starting on April 17, 2025. This is a learning/unlearning space onContinue reading “SURJ Santa Cruz County Study and Action series “

Let’s Talk Juvenile Justice – SB823 Virtual Overview & Learning Session

Tuesday • November 19 • 6:00 – 7:30PM • ONLINE • FREE Join MILPA and Laura Ridolfi from The Burns Institute on Tuesday, November 19th, from 6 pm – 7:30 pm to learn about the implementation of SB 823 Juvenile Justice Realignment at the local level and how YOU can support making a change in your county.⁠ Register here.Continue reading “Let’s Talk Juvenile Justice – SB823 Virtual Overview & Learning Session”

Info Session: Knock Doors in a Swing State with SURJ

4 Sessions between Friday, October 4 and Monday, October 7 Virtual Come learn about how to get on the ground in key battleground states for the election this November. These info sessions will give you all the info you need about doorknocking with SURJ in six key swing states this fall (NC, WI, AZ, NV,Continue reading “Info Session: Knock Doors in a Swing State with SURJ”

Santa Cruz County People’s Budget Workshop

Thursday • May 16 • 7:00 – 8:00 (with option to stay on until 8:30 for discussion) • on Zoom • Free MILPA and SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice) Santa Cruz County invite you to an online forum about our local county budget process and how to advocate for changes to make our communitiesContinue reading “Santa Cruz County People’s Budget Workshop”

Show Up for Jamaal Bowman (& become a Squad Defender)

Wednesday • May 8  • 5:00 PM • Online • FREEpresented by SURJ National In a rare treat, Rep. Jamaal Bowman himself is going to be speaking on our webinar this Wednesday evening, telling us directly what he stands for and the tough opposition he’s facing. Sign up here to join.  And as we always try to do, we’ll get youContinue reading “Show Up for Jamaal Bowman (& become a Squad Defender)”