Tuesday, April 27, 7:00 p.m. at the Resource Center for Nonviolence
Sandino Gomez is just back from Nicaragua where he met with community leaders. He will show photos and discuss Nicaragua under the FSLN (Sandinistas) of Pres. Daniel Ortega. Successes and contradictions abound in this complicated country with a fascinating history and a warm welcoming people. Sandino coordinates the Youth Empowerment Program for RCNV He is active in the Watsonville Brown Berets and a DJ on Free Radio Santa Cruz. Suggested donation $5-$15, no one turned away for lack of funds. For more information call 831-423-1626.

The Santa Cruz Chapter of the ACLU presents:
$100 A Day -A Film Showing and Panel Discussion
Thursday, April 22, 2010  - 7pm
Santa Cruz Police Community Room
155 Center St., Santa Cruz
On December 10, 1991, East Palo Alto resident Rick Walker was convicted of a murder he did not commit. Linked to the crime by false testimony and questionable legal tactics, Walker would spend the next 12 years of his life in some of California’s most dangerous prisons. Once exonerated, he would face yet another barrier to justice: the California State legislature.

Entitled to one hundred dollars for every day spent falsely imprisoned, Walker’s attempts to receive his just due became caught in the partisan battle over the 2003 budget.

Friday, Jan. 29th, 7 – 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 30th, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 31st, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Participants must commit to attend entire workshop.
$50 deposit required, nonrefundable after Jan. 15, 2010.

Sponsored by the Coalition to Overcome Racism and facilitated by the Peoples Institute for Survival and Beyond, the workshop moves beyond a focus on the symptoms of racism to an understanding of what it is, where it comes from, how it functions, why it persists and how it can be undone. The core of the workshop’s systemic approach emphasizes learning from history, developing leadership, maintaining accountability to communities, creating networks, undoing internalized racial oppression and understanding the role of organizational gatekeeping as a mechanism for perpetuating racism.

$180 early registration, $200 after Jan. 4th. Some scholarships available. We are reserving space for students at half price – $100 – scholarships are available.

Contact Barbara Hayes for registration forms and info, at 423-1626 X105 or barbara@greybird.com.

Friday, Nov. 20th, 4-6 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 21st, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 22nd, noon – 3 p.m.
First Congregational Church, 900 High St., Santa Cruz

Give gifts this holiday season that support vendors who help create a sustainable economy both locally and globally.

Purchase fair trade, locally made and/or ecologically mindful products from organizations such as: Heifer International, A Greater Gift, Rising International, BeadforLife, Esperanza en Accion, Resource Center for Nonviolence, Homeless Garden Project, Ecuadorean Weavings and many more.

Thursday evenings, Sept. 10, 17 and 24
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., upstairs at the
Resource Center for Nonviolence

David Grishaw-Jones, pastor of the First Congregational Church of Santa Cruz gives an excellent perspective on the counter-culture, radical contribution of Jesus to social change for justice, peace and human rights.Jesus was an inspiration to Cesar Chavez, Dorothy Day, Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and many other key figures in nonviolent movements for social change. But the life and teachings of Jesus are seldom examined outside of a church context, perhaps because of the theological overlay or the hypocrisy of the church that so often contradicts what we understand to be the values, goals and practice of nonviolence.

This study group is intended for the “unChurched,” for non-Christians and secular people as well as Christians who haven’t studied, or would benefit from a refresher course, on the tremendous impact that the life and teachings of Jesus have had on the understanding and practice of active nonviolence. David Grishaw-Jones, pastor of the First Congregational Church of Santa Cruz, will lead this three-week study group. Readings of biblical texts and the perspective of scholars and activists through video presentations will augment discussion. A sliding-scale donation of $15 – $25 is suggested for the series (no one turned away for lack of funds) and includes written materials and supports RCNV’s study series. Preregistration recommended. Contact RCNV at 831-423-1626 or Scott at 831-457-8003.