ESCONDIDO—The Art & Ethos of California Native Plants A free film screening SAGING THE WORLD spotlights the ecological and cultural issues intertwined with white sage, centering the voices of Native advocates who have long protected and cherished this plant. The short documentary was produced by Rose Ramirez, Deborah Small, and the California Native Plant Society […]

AN ARTISTIC RESPONSE TO THE GROWING NUMBER OF MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN. Thousand Oaks, CA—The REDress Project* focuses on the issue of missing or murdered indigenous women across North America. It is a powerfully emotional installation art project in response to this critical issue. The project has been installed in public spaces throughout the […]

VIRTUAL—NewGround will be talking with Ibtisam Barakat about Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood. Set in Ramallah during the aftermath of the 1967 Six-Day War, her memoir captures what it is like to be a child whose world is shattered by war. Ibtisam is a Palestinian-American author and poet whose work centers on healing social […]

SAN LEANDRO—Closing reception and creative presentation open to the community where participants from the creative writing program, Liberando Nuestras Voces, will read a piece, showcase their artwork, and receive certificates of completion. This will be an event to celebrate our participants as escritoras (writers) and creatives, sharing with their families, friends, and the rest of […]