Sexism & Masculinity in Contemporary Mainstream Hip-Hop

Thursday, April 17th Doors open at 6:30 pm Event starts at 7:00 pm University of California, Santa Cruz Stevenson Event Center 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. …

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Thursday Eves: ENGAGE! Nonviolence Study Series

<>You can still sign up for Engage!, a study program for learning and experimenting with the power of creative nonviolence to transform our lives and our world, led by Barbara Hayes and Joan Marsh. Continuing series: each Thursday evening, 6:30 – 8:30p.m., Resource Center for Nonviolence, 515 Broadway, Santa Cruz. <>This course is offered on …

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New Martin Luther King, Jr. Poster: “I Have a Dream” now available

Commemorative poster: Martin Luther King, Jr., January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968. Size 18″ x 24.” Photo by Bob Fitch. Prices per poster: 1-10 $14.00; 11-25 $9.00; 26-50 $7.00; 51-100 $5.00; 101+ $3.00. INDIVIDUAL POSTER ORDERS: Please add $4.00 for shipping, and 8.5% sales tax in CA. Bulk poster orders= Please call 831-423-1626×101 for details. “I …

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May 17: Santa Cruz Peace Chorale Concert:

<><><><>“Where Have all the Flowers Gone? A Choral Tribute to Pete Seeger <>Saturday, May 17–7:30pm Mount Calvary Lutheran Church 2402 Cabrillo College Drive, near Park Ave., adjacent to Montessori School–Soquel * Our annual concert, followed by our annual strawberry shortcake sale! Tickets: admission by donation/no one turned away. A benefit for Santa Cruz County’s Interfaith …

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American Friends Service Committe new video on cost of Iraq War

From our friends at the Ameirican Friends Service Committee: An Interesting look at our tax dollars:American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has just released a new 2 min. video to help people understand the outrageous amount of money that is being spent daily on the Iraq war — at the expense of meeting human needs.To reach …

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Grace Paley: A Celebration of her Life and Work Tuesday February 26th 7:30 p.m. The Mill Gallery

(From Left to Right: Scott Kennedy, Anita Heckman, Grace Paley, Phil McManus, Deena Hurwitz, Betsy Fairbanks, Doug Rand, Judy Bloomgardener) Please join us for a celebration of the life and work of Grace Paley. A notable list of local poets, feminists, activists, pacifists, writers and rascals will read from Paley’s work, including, Lee Swenson, Julie …

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Bassam Aramin & Elik Elhanan: Palestinian and Israeli Combatants for Peace

Update 2/12/08: You can now listen to the whole program, available for free download from Indybay.org/santacruz. Please Click Here to visit the Indybay article which contains the evening divided into 9 MP3’s of all the speakers numbered and presented in order of how they spoke. Special West Coast Speaking tour appearance in Santa Cruz! Wednesday …

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Feb. 24 “A Political Reading of the Life of Jesus,” with George Baldwin

Sunday, Feb. 24, 2 p.m., at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 420 Melrose, Santa Cruz George Baldwin is author of “A Political Reading of the Life of Jesus.” Baldwin was a local pastor for twelve years and a seminary professor for fourteen years. He felt called to live in voluntary poverty and lived in Nicaragua from 1984 …

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Active Nonviolence: A reading and discussion group on the principles of nonviolence with Scott Kennedy

Wednesdays, 7:30p.m.: Jan. 16, 23, Feb. 6. Please join Scott Kennedy, RCNV Middle East Program Coordinator on Wednesday evenings in January and the first Wednesday in February for a series of reading and discussions focusing on Nonviolence. Topics will include Gandhi’s Truth – The power of Active Nonviolence; Ends and Means; hating the sin, not …

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