Our cynicism will not build a movement. Collaboration will. By Alicia Garza January 26, 2017 GET MIC DAILY: One-click sign up IN COLLABORATION WITH Mic invites contributors and staff writers to offer commentary and context about news and timely issues. I’ve been grappling with how to challenge cynicism in a moment that requires all of us […]
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Get in trouble- Good trouble, with Nonviolence! Check it out: interviews with Congressman John Lewis
Get in Trouble- Good Trouble, with Nonviolence…! Interviews with Rep. John Lewis 9/1/16: Congressman John Lewis interviewed by Stephen Colbert on Get in Trouble- Good Trouble, with Nonviolence… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ATwisIrtfg Excerpts below or click links to see the full Comedy Central videos from the August 8, 2016, Trevor Noah interview with Rep. John Lewis, GA, on nonviolence. […]
Continue readingBuy tickets to John McCutcheon in Concert: Tuesday, January 17
Don’t miss Legendary Folksinger, songwriter, instrumentalist John McCutcheon TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2017 CONCERT. AT RCNV, 612 Ocean St., Santa Cruz, CA. Time: 7:30PM NO more tickets via Paypal. Come to the concert to pay at the door. There may be a few tickets still available. Ticket info: Advance Tickets sliding scale $18-35. Door: $20-35. Bring in the New Year with […]
Continue readingNAACP and RCNV Project ReGeneration YOUTH DAY, Saturday, January 14
Young people and youth allies will celebrate nonviolent action for justice and peace at RCNV Saturday, January 14, noon to 4 pm. Workshops on spoken word and nonviolent action, resource booths, and food. All is free. Call Sarah at RCNV, 423-1626.
Continue readingDr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Gospel Night, January 14
The NAACP, Santa Cruz Branch, hosts its annual Gospel Music Night, with recording artist Tammi Brown, and more gospel choirs and soloists, Saturday night, 7 pm, at RCNV. Tickets $20. Feed your soul and celebrate King’s actions: “true peace is not merely the absence of tension, it is the presence of justice.”
Continue readingNonviolent Direct Action Trainings Jan. 12 and 15, 6:30-8:30
All are welcome to join in the 2nd and 3rd sessions of Nonviolent Action Training led by Drew, Sarah, and Peter. Preparing for January 20 and beyond, the trainings are helping community members organize one action and prepare for more actions to resist the regime of injustice and aggression against many people. 40 people attended […]
Continue readingGeorge Lakey speaking Monday, January 16, on Organizing for Equality–New Light from Scandinavia
Community organizer and nonviolent action trainer George Lakey will discuss his new book on how Scandinavians moved from a huge wealth gap to economic equality. The book, “Viking Economics,” was called “completely fascinating” by Bill McKibben for its desription of Scandinavian achievements in meeting the climate crisis. George Lakey is a nonviolent action trainer who […]
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