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April Calendar for Santa Cruz
Please check out this chronological calendar of just a sampling of the amazing events going on the rest of this month in SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA!
Monday, April 18
Tent State established at UCSC: March from Baytree
Plaza at 12 to begin class at ucsc.tentstate.com
Monday evening campers will maintain the campus
through the night. Classes and activities continue all week.
Tent State calendar posted at ucsc.tentstate.com
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Tuesday April 19
Watsonville Counter Recruitment Rally
9:30 am-12:15 Watsonville Vets Hall
Brown Berets organizing two day event to educate youth about alternatives to Military Enlistement
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Wenesday April 20
Counter Recuitement Rally day 2--same as above
new brown beret chapter forming in Santa Cruz: email brownberets (at) msn.com
Denim Day is an international symbol day of protest against harmful attitudes about rape in response to an Italian Supreme Court decision, which overturned a rape conviction because the victim wore jeans. The Italian Court justices reasoned that the victim must have helped her attacker remove her jeans, because they believed that without the victims help removing the jeans would be impossible. To the Justices this
implied consent.
**April is sexual assault awareness month.**
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Student WALKOUT for education 12 noon
Student walkout and march from UCSC and any other
campus to
2pm Rally at the County Buildings
Water and Ocean St., Santa Cruz
Join students, parents, and teachers from public
schools and educational organizations in solidarity against the budget cuts. Students will be walking out of school, beginning at 12pm
-Actions will also be taking place in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and San Diego-.
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TENT STATE ACTIVITIES CONTINUE
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Youth Speaks Brave New Voices event
April 20-23 San Francisco
http://www.youthspeaks.org
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7:30 PM Public Hearing on Poverty in Santa Cruz
County, for Community Action Board
@ Louden Nelson
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9 pm-11 "Self Defense 101" on Free Radio Santa Cruz will feature organizers and participants from the ReelWork filmfestival, speaking about labor history, May Day, the IWW, and some of the films being shown during the week April 24 to May 1.
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Thursday April 21
12-1 Solidarity Rally with workers of Sunshine Villa, a retirement home that has been actively undermining workers and unions organizing for better labor conditions for caretakers and nursing staff. Rally 12-1 at the foot of the Santa Cruz Wharf.
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"Strange Fruit" with talk by Angela Davis
7 PM Del Mar Theatre
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Issac Saney will also be showing his new film, African Stalingrad, about Cuba's role in Angola and it's contribution to the Freedom of Southern Africa. The presentation and film will be at the Live Oak Grange (1900 17th Avenue) at 7pm
Thursday, April 21.
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Friday April 22
"Syria: Between Iraq and a Hard Place"
a film followed by discussion with filmmaker
Saul Landau
Friday April 22, 2005 7:30 p.m.
Friends Meeting House
225 Rooney Street (at Morrissey Blvd.)
-------Tent State Activities continue
Free Skool Santa Cruz classes continue, including a 6-9 Open Source Software/Computer skillshare at
Barrios Unidos on Soquel (every friday 6-9)
Youth Poetry Slam Festival Continues:
8 PM Concert in SF: deadprez @ the Grand Regency
Theatre
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Saturday April 23rd Free Radio Santa Cruz 10th
Anniversary Party 429-8064 Info
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Sunday April 24th
is Mumia Abu Jamal's 51st Birthday.
The ReelWork Film festival kicks off with the Yes Men 12-2 at the Nick
check out the whole week's schedule at
http://reelwork.org/schedule2005.htm
It's also a full moon
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ONE MORE WEEK BELOW-> THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON I WANT TO SPREAD THE WORD
Monday the 25th
7:30 PM
EarthVisionFilmFest Benefit event
"Monumental" is the story of David Brower,a true
American legend who inspired the environmental
movement and transformed the Sierra club into a
national political force. This event benefits the
upcoming EarthVision environmental film festival.
At the Attic 931 Pacific Ave
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Tuesday the 26th
12 noon "Emancipation Betrayed" Book talk/signing at Cafe Revolucion at UCSC, College 10
On Election Day,1920,thousands of Black
Floridians braved Ku Klux Klan violence,
and attempted to vote.This talk will focus on the
contested and incomplete nature of
emancipation in the United States.
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Wednesday the 27th is a day of action in DC on Cuba Policy. Stay tuned to Free Radio Santa Cruz for more information.
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Thursday the 28th
Paul Buhle who will be in town to do a reading and book signing for his new book,
Wobblies, A Graphic History
downtown at Sin Fronteras book store, from 5 to 6:30 PM
he's also doing a reading and talk at College 8 Red Room at UCSC, the same day at noon to 1:30 on the 28th. Legendary labor folklorist Archie Green will be a respondent along with an activist from AFSCME. At 1:30 we will watch film maker Anne Fischel's new film on the Centralia Massacre.
Thursday evening you may take a casual stroll from
Paul's Sin Fronteras event over to the Del Mar to see Naomi Klein's "The Take" at 7:00. Featured speakers include Cecilia Sainz and Ernesto
"Lalo" Paret, activists in the Movement of Recovered Factories in Argentina.
You may find an updated schedule for the 4th annual May Day Labor Film Festival, "Reel Work" at: http://www.reelwork.org
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Friday April 29th is a Critical Mass Radio Network
coordinated broadcast, with Free Radio Santa Cruz
101.1 FM participating once again.
It is also a Critical Mass Bike Ride, meeting at the SC Clock at the usual time?
Open Source Software workshop at Barrios, 6-9
santacruz.freeskool.org
Reel Work films at Cabrillo College Watsonville
Center including "Since Salazar"
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Saturday April 30
Free Self Defense skillshare in San Lorenzo Park,
12-2, brought to you by the free skool
MST Film Screening TBA
Sunday MAY 1st
IS INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY
workers day parade starts 1 PM
from SC Town Clock
Check reelwork.org for full schedule.
ALSO Cinco de Mayo festival in Davenport
Live music, great food, beautiul views. celebrate
Cinco de Mayo with small town authentic feel instead of corporate party atmosphere. Call 425-8115 for more information. Organized by the Davenport Resource Service Center.
http://www.santacruz.indymedia.org
http://www.reelwork.org
http://ucsc.tentstate.com
http://www.radicalendar.org/calendar/index.php?view=month&group=SC-IMC
Tent State established at UCSC: March from Baytree
Plaza at 12 to begin class at ucsc.tentstate.com
Monday evening campers will maintain the campus
through the night. Classes and activities continue all week.
Tent State calendar posted at ucsc.tentstate.com
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday April 19
Watsonville Counter Recruitment Rally
9:30 am-12:15 Watsonville Vets Hall
Brown Berets organizing two day event to educate youth about alternatives to Military Enlistement
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Wenesday April 20
Counter Recuitement Rally day 2--same as above
new brown beret chapter forming in Santa Cruz: email brownberets (at) msn.com
Denim Day is an international symbol day of protest against harmful attitudes about rape in response to an Italian Supreme Court decision, which overturned a rape conviction because the victim wore jeans. The Italian Court justices reasoned that the victim must have helped her attacker remove her jeans, because they believed that without the victims help removing the jeans would be impossible. To the Justices this
implied consent.
**April is sexual assault awareness month.**
----------------------------------------------
Student WALKOUT for education 12 noon
Student walkout and march from UCSC and any other
campus to
2pm Rally at the County Buildings
Water and Ocean St., Santa Cruz
Join students, parents, and teachers from public
schools and educational organizations in solidarity against the budget cuts. Students will be walking out of school, beginning at 12pm
-Actions will also be taking place in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and San Diego-.
---------------------------------------------------
TENT STATE ACTIVITIES CONTINUE
---------------------------------------------------
Youth Speaks Brave New Voices event
April 20-23 San Francisco
http://www.youthspeaks.org
---------------------------------------------------
7:30 PM Public Hearing on Poverty in Santa Cruz
County, for Community Action Board
@ Louden Nelson
--------------------------------------------------
9 pm-11 "Self Defense 101" on Free Radio Santa Cruz will feature organizers and participants from the ReelWork filmfestival, speaking about labor history, May Day, the IWW, and some of the films being shown during the week April 24 to May 1.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Thursday April 21
12-1 Solidarity Rally with workers of Sunshine Villa, a retirement home that has been actively undermining workers and unions organizing for better labor conditions for caretakers and nursing staff. Rally 12-1 at the foot of the Santa Cruz Wharf.
-------------------------------------------
"Strange Fruit" with talk by Angela Davis
7 PM Del Mar Theatre
-------------------------------------------
Issac Saney will also be showing his new film, African Stalingrad, about Cuba's role in Angola and it's contribution to the Freedom of Southern Africa. The presentation and film will be at the Live Oak Grange (1900 17th Avenue) at 7pm
Thursday, April 21.
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Friday April 22
"Syria: Between Iraq and a Hard Place"
a film followed by discussion with filmmaker
Saul Landau
Friday April 22, 2005 7:30 p.m.
Friends Meeting House
225 Rooney Street (at Morrissey Blvd.)
-------Tent State Activities continue
Free Skool Santa Cruz classes continue, including a 6-9 Open Source Software/Computer skillshare at
Barrios Unidos on Soquel (every friday 6-9)
Youth Poetry Slam Festival Continues:
8 PM Concert in SF: deadprez @ the Grand Regency
Theatre
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Saturday April 23rd Free Radio Santa Cruz 10th
Anniversary Party 429-8064 Info
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday April 24th
is Mumia Abu Jamal's 51st Birthday.
The ReelWork Film festival kicks off with the Yes Men 12-2 at the Nick
check out the whole week's schedule at
http://reelwork.org/schedule2005.htm
It's also a full moon
-----------------------------------------------------------------
ONE MORE WEEK BELOW-> THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON I WANT TO SPREAD THE WORD
Monday the 25th
7:30 PM
EarthVisionFilmFest Benefit event
"Monumental" is the story of David Brower,a true
American legend who inspired the environmental
movement and transformed the Sierra club into a
national political force. This event benefits the
upcoming EarthVision environmental film festival.
At the Attic 931 Pacific Ave
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday the 26th
12 noon "Emancipation Betrayed" Book talk/signing at Cafe Revolucion at UCSC, College 10
On Election Day,1920,thousands of Black
Floridians braved Ku Klux Klan violence,
and attempted to vote.This talk will focus on the
contested and incomplete nature of
emancipation in the United States.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Wednesday the 27th is a day of action in DC on Cuba Policy. Stay tuned to Free Radio Santa Cruz for more information.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Thursday the 28th
Paul Buhle who will be in town to do a reading and book signing for his new book,
Wobblies, A Graphic History
downtown at Sin Fronteras book store, from 5 to 6:30 PM
he's also doing a reading and talk at College 8 Red Room at UCSC, the same day at noon to 1:30 on the 28th. Legendary labor folklorist Archie Green will be a respondent along with an activist from AFSCME. At 1:30 we will watch film maker Anne Fischel's new film on the Centralia Massacre.
Thursday evening you may take a casual stroll from
Paul's Sin Fronteras event over to the Del Mar to see Naomi Klein's "The Take" at 7:00. Featured speakers include Cecilia Sainz and Ernesto
"Lalo" Paret, activists in the Movement of Recovered Factories in Argentina.
You may find an updated schedule for the 4th annual May Day Labor Film Festival, "Reel Work" at: http://www.reelwork.org
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Friday April 29th is a Critical Mass Radio Network
coordinated broadcast, with Free Radio Santa Cruz
101.1 FM participating once again.
It is also a Critical Mass Bike Ride, meeting at the SC Clock at the usual time?
Open Source Software workshop at Barrios, 6-9
santacruz.freeskool.org
Reel Work films at Cabrillo College Watsonville
Center including "Since Salazar"
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Saturday April 30
Free Self Defense skillshare in San Lorenzo Park,
12-2, brought to you by the free skool
MST Film Screening TBA
Sunday MAY 1st
IS INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY
workers day parade starts 1 PM
from SC Town Clock
Check reelwork.org for full schedule.
ALSO Cinco de Mayo festival in Davenport
Live music, great food, beautiul views. celebrate
Cinco de Mayo with small town authentic feel instead of corporate party atmosphere. Call 425-8115 for more information. Organized by the Davenport Resource Service Center.
http://www.santacruz.indymedia.org
http://www.reelwork.org
http://ucsc.tentstate.com
http://www.radicalendar.org/calendar/index.php?view=month&group=SC-IMC
For more information:
http://www.santacruz.indymedia.org
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