Author ArchiveAnother in our series, “Conversations in Nonviolence,” with Cruz Gomez, a Latina voice for radical peaceful activism, will be held Saturday, August 23 from 15:00 to 17:00 (military time) upstairs at the Resource Center for Nonviolence, 515 Broadway in Santa Cruz. Cruz, a community organizer, social service provider, writer and activist, has helped farm and cannery workers, injured workers, immigrants and so many others. To hear her is to be reinspired in the struggle for justive for all. The Resource Center for Nonviolence is hosting a series of informal conversations with local activists who have chosen nonviolence as a strategy for social change. You can relax in an informal setting with the opportunity to hear a good story and ask questions while munching on snacks. This Thursday, June 19th at 7:30, Louise and Joel Wallock will talk about the Conflict Resolution Series they created and taught in India. The talk will take place here, at the RCNV, 515 Broadway in Santa Cruz. Sunday, May 4th at 2:00 pm at the Santa Cruz Public library, 224 Church St., Santa Cruz, the Santa Cruz Public Libraries and the Resource Center for Nonviolence will host the FREE documentary Outfoxed, the 8th in a series shown the first Sunday of each month through June 2008. Outfoxed provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangers of ever-enlarging corporations taking control of the public’s right to know. It also reveals the secrets of former Fox news producers, reporters, bookers and writers who expose what it’s like to work for Fox News. Thursday, April 17th Anti-sexist activist and filmmaker, Byron Hurt, will speak about his film, “Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes” where he has taken an in-depth look at the representations of manhood and masculinity in mainstream hip-hop culture. He examines how creative genius, within mainstream hip-hop, collides with misogyny, violence and homophobia, exposing the complex implications these issues have in the construction of masculinity, especially among young people of color. |
