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"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more in context."

— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project

Cal Humanities

"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more when it is in context."

— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project

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SACRAMENTO–Partner Screening: MIJA

Crocker Art Museum 216 O Street, Sacramento, CA, United States

SACRAMENTO–Back by popular demand, the Crocker Museum is proud to partner once again with California Humanities to present three films that tell compelling stories rooted in the Golden State. Expanding on subjects like collective action, identity, immigration, and art as activism that are present in the exhibitions Estampas de La Raza: Contemporary Prints from the […]

$8 – $16

PBS Premiere–FIRE ON THE HILL

PBS Station

PBS Premiere–Tune in for the PBS Premiere of FIRE ON THE HILL, supported by a California Documentary Project grant. Just five miles south of downtown Los Angeles, South Central LA was for much of the twentieth century an agricultural boomtown filled with ranchers, farmers, and equestrians alike. Since the city’s establishment, Compton and the surrounding […]

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CULVER CITY—SOL community event

Stoneview Nature Center 5950 Stoneview Drive, Culver City

CULVER CITY—Join a community gathering at the park featuring Indigenous artists, live dance, environmental justice talks, films & more. Free & family friendly! SOL, hosted by Invertigo Dance Theater, is going live this year and the event will take place at the beautiful Stoneview Nature Center at the Baldwin Hills & Urban Watersheds Conservancy. This […]

Free

OAKLAND–Screening of SANSÓN AND ME

The New Parkway Theater 474 24th St., Oakland, CA, United States

OAKLAND– Join a very special screening of SANSÓN and ME at The New Parkway Theater in Oakland on June 27, at 7pm. Hosted by the Berkeley Film Foundation, the event will feature a post-film discussion with Alameda County Public Defender, Brendon Woods, together with Susan Bustamante from the Drop LWOP Coalition. SANSÓN AND ME (2022), […]

$15

LOS ANGELES—For Linda Film Showcase

Far East Lounge 353 1st St., Los Angeles, CA, United States

LOS ANGELES—Visual Communications (VC) presents FOR LINDA, an in-person showcase of short films from our 2003-2005 Digital Slam series, honoring Linda Mabalot and her legacy at VC. The VC Digital Slam challenge was a short film series introduced in 2003, running until 2005, which invited all members of the Visual Communications community to create a […]

SAN FRANCISCO—Quiet Lightning: Better Ancestors

Museum of the African Diaspora 685 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

OAKLAND—Quiet Lightning’s quarterly showcase of writers of color features intimate readings/performance by Mimi Tempestt, James-Amutabi Connie Haines, Dr. Jeanne Powell, Terry Taplin and special host for the evening, Charles Orgbon III, followed by a community Q&A. Tickets include museum admission and (while supplies last) a copy of Quiet Lightning’s latest book, which features writing from […]

SAN FRANCISCO–Film panel discussion: SALLY

San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

SAN FRANCISCO– View sneak preview of excerpts of SALLY, a documentary-in-progress about the life and work of Sally Gearhart, lesbian feminist activist, scholar and fantasy author. With a panel discussion featuring SALLY director Deborah Craig, Jewelle Gomez, Ruth Mahaney and Cherrie Moraga. Event description: Panel: Sally: A Documentary Film in Progress | San Francisco Public Library (sfpl.org) […]

Free

FORT BRAGG–Magic Lantern Workshop

Larry Spring Museum 225 E Redwood Avenue, Fort Bragg

Magic Lantern Workshop at the Larry Spring Museum Saturday, July 15, 2023 Sunday, July 16, 2023 Address: 225 E Redwood Avenue, Fort Bragg 95437 Cost: $25 (no one turned away due to lack of funds) **Email: director@larryspringmuseum to register** Join artist in residence, Melissa Ferrari for a two-day experimental nonfiction animation workshop. Here we will playfully […]

$25
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