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A Night in Bold 2018: Celebrating a Year in Social Justice Storytelling
11/16/2018 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-night-in-bold-2018-celebrating-a-year-in-social-justice-storytelling-tickets-48893044412?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
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09/09/2018 @ 12:00 am -
There’s Another Way: Social Justice Happy Hour
01/09/2018 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Working toward equity can feel disheartening, frustrating, and isolating. At the National Equity Project, we believe there’s another way to do this work—a way that connects and sustains ourselves and our communities. Our There’s Another Way event series aims to build community among equity-focused leaders rooted in connection, inspiration, honoring multiple perspectives, and collectively reimagining what’s possible [...]
Healing Black Lives: A Day of Renewal for Activists of African Descent
09/16/2017 @ 9:30 am - 4:30 pm - Join OneLife Institute on Saturday, Sept. 16th for a special day of healing and renewal for Activists of African Descent. • Practices for sustainability, resilience, and spiritual well-being • Free mini-sessions with healing practitioners • Community connection and support • Finding strength in ourselves and one another • Sharing hopes and visions • Gathering in [...]
Barbara Lee Town Hall
08/02/2017 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm - Dear Friend, Please join me on Wednesday evening for my African American town hall. A lot has happened since Donald Trump has become president. In the past few months, we’ve seen exactly what the African American community has to lose. The truth of the matter is that we have decades of progress at stake. I believe [...]
On Inequality: Judith Butler and Angela Davis in Conversation
05/21/2017 @ 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm - JUDITH BUTLER is the Maxine Elliot Professor at the University of California, Berkeley where she teaches comparative literature and critical theory. She is the author of several books, including Gender Trouble, Precarious Life, Frames of War, and Notes Toward a Performative Theory of Assembly. She has co-edited with Zeynep Gambetti and Leticia Sabsay a volume [...]
SURJ Human Billboard: Black Lives Matter!
05/21/2017 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Join us, rain or shine, to call attention to racial injustice and demonstrate solidarity! Throughout the East Bay and nationally, folks have been creating "Human Billboards" - holding signs and making visible our support for the Movement for Black Lives and communities targeted by Trump. These gatherings are a simple yet effective way of channeling [...]
Resistance Mixtape, Volume 1
06/01/2017 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm - Resistance Mixtape, Volume 1, brings together Bay Area activists and artists for an evening of performance, storytelling, history, and inspiration. Join movement elders and activist musicians, poets and organizers — and discover ways to plug in to the resistance. Performers and presenters include Joti Singh, Pam Tau Lee, Zakia Afrin, Zahra Billoo, and Rupert Estanislao. [...]
Core Values for Trans Women of Color
04/09/2017 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm - Now is a really great time to get active with community building. Barely 3 months into the year 10 trans people (9 out of them being trans women of color, of whom 8 were black) have been killed in the US. If you don’t fight for trans women, especially trans women of color, you fight [...]
Diversity & Inclusion Training
05/18/2017 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - The Office of Diversity and Outreach training series will strengthen your understanding around foundations of diversity. We will review concepts of bias and micro aggressions, and present Cultural Humility as a framework to support equity and inclusion. Bring your lunch and learn! After the presentation there will be time for Q&A. Presenter: Donald Woodson
painting at protest
03/31/2017 @ 12:00 am - we out here
It Takes A Village Nation Launch Party
04/06/2017 @ 6:30 pm - Join us for a night of celebration and community building to honor the launch of It Takes A Village Nation! It Takes A Village Nation is a NEW social platform where like-minded activists, creatives, and community focused organizers can create meaningful connections, instantly. What to expect at the event First of all, it's a celebration! [...]
History Spotlight
- 2017
April 1963 - "First Billboard 100 Hit from Asian American Musicians" The Rocky Fellers, a Filipino American boy band, is the first Asian American musical act to have a song chart on the Billboard Hot 100. "Killer Joe" reached number 16 on the charts across the country and reached number 1 in New York City and Los Angeles. The group consisted of four Filipino brothers – Tony, Junior, Eddie and Albert Maligmat – and their father, Doroteo "Moro" Maligmat.