"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
"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
OAKLAND- Come experience “The Audacity to Believe”, a tribute to the life, legacy, and impact of an Oakland giant: Dr. Marcus A. Foster, the urban education activist and superhero who gave his life for the children of Oakland. Dr. Marcus A. Foster was the definition of a community superhero. The first Black Superintendent of any […]
…in search of lost rent-control housing in Venice… VENICE—Visit the exhibit for “Where Has All The (affordable) Housing Gone?” a participatory, community-based art project that explores the loss of affordable housing in Venice. Through a series of workshops earlier in the year, diverse Venetians and other LA residents have taken photos of and written about […]
21 Afrolatiné Californians and 4 Afro-Mexican communities in their own words SAN BERNARDINO—One in four Latin Americans has African ancestry. And yet, there is a general deficit of knowledge regarding the presence and prevalence of blackness throughout the Americas. This is more than a simple matter of obscurity. It is a problem of erasure, invisibility […]
Above: Still promoting the Circa program Stories of Sex Work at The Mic @ Micky’s, happening October 4, 2023. Located in the heart of West Hollywood, Micky’s Weho is one of the most iconic and oldest gay bars in Los Angeles, known not just for its live entertainment but for its community based events and […]
POV Shorts Season 6 Unveils New Dimensions in Storytelling Embark on narratives that crisscross our world, touching deep emotional chords. From Denver City's oil-driven pulse and LA's tinderbox streets, to intimate odysseys of redemption, revelation, and rebirth. Immerse yourself in these four new episodes, each offering a distinctive voice. Included in this season is SOL IN […]
Above: Gregg Castro (T’rowt’raahl Salinan, Rumsien and Ramaytush Ohlone), culture director, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone. Photograph by Kirti Bassendine SANTA CRUZ—Contemporary Indigenous Voices of California’s South Coast Range: Enduring Relationships with the Land is an exhibition of portraits by Kirti Bassendine (b. 1962), featuring Indigenous community members from the South Coast Range: the San Francisco peninsula through the Santa […]
HAYWARD-Join a series of community conversations about how Hayward histories shape our lives today. Each conversation will feature individuals who made history through sustained local action and community work. Between 1970 and 1990, a remarkable collaboration between citizens and government accomplished one of the most complex environmental restoration projects in history. This collaboration regained the […]
Official Selection, 2023 True/False Film Festival Official Selection, 2023 San Francisco International Film Festival SAN DIEGO—Join a special screening and Q&A of HOW TO HAVE AN AMERICAN BABY at the 24th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival! Asian American Panorama| USA | Documentary | Mandarin, English | Subtitled | 2023 | 117 mins Where: Edwards Mira […]
RANCHO DOMINGUEZ—Join the Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum and Semillitas Learning Community for this free, public event at the Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum honoring the Día de Muertos traditional holiday. Visit us to watch live performances from mariachi to baile folklorico, enjoy our traditional food options, and shop at all our vendors present at the event! […]
LOS ANGELES—Join staff from the Autry’s Libraries & Archives as they share highlights from archival materials related to Gay Rodeo and provide guidance on how to care for your personal archives. Autry staff will cover the DIY preservation of photographs, scrapbooks, letters, media, and more, along with case studies and answers to some of your […]
LOS ANGELES—Drawn from over 60 interviews in the Gay Rodeo Oral History Project (housed in the Autry archives), That Damn Horse weaves together the many voices who represent the diversity of gay rodeo, from old timers to newcomers and across gender and sexual identities. By bringing together imagination and fact through verbatim theater, the playwrights […]
BAKERSFIELD—The Fight for Civil Rights: Contesting Discrimination in the American West. Minority Housing Districts in Bakersfield in the 19th and 20th Centuries From China Towns to Mayflower. This program will include two lectures and will examine the history of housing in Bakersfield, California. The first Sunset Mayflower Progressive Club (SMPC): Community Organization and Self-reliance in […]
SAN FRANCISCO AND ONLINE—Affirm your access desires! Please join us for a disability centered hybrid two-hour virtual and in-person workshop of writing, drawing, chatting, collaging and sharing your accessibility needs around “access intimacies” and ecological intimacies. We will use whiteboard and collage to make risograph-printed access desire affirmation posters! We will lead a short demonstration […]
LOS ANGELES—The 6th annual Girls' Voices Now film screening is a celebration of the 14 girls who graduated from the Women's Voices Now intensive summer training program. The screening will showcase their social-change films, highlighting critical issues such as gender roles, beauty standards, women in power, and the immigrant experience. Where: Rose Hill Auditorium, Mount Saint Mary's […]
SAN FRANCISCO—Root Division presents We Are Home: Visions & Voices of the Tenderloin Community Quilt, facilitated and co-curated by Mattie Loyce of Delivering Innovation in Supportive Housing (DISH) and Mary Hogue of Mission Praxis, featuring art by over 70 artists and participants across the Tenderloin neighborhood. Exhibit dates: November 9-29, 2023 Gallery Hours: Wednesday–Saturday from 2-6 […]
SAN FRANCISCO—Visit the Second Saturday reception for We Are Home: Tenderloin Community Quilt Project. Free and open to the public with registration! Saturday, November 11, 4-6 pm: 2nd Saturday reception, Root Division (free and open to the public) The Second Saturday reception will feature a performance by Tenderloin resident based performance group Skywatchers, and will overlap […]
San Leandro–Join the San Leandro Public Library to hear true stories, told live by a group of teens who have spent the last two months studying with Alma Jurado. For more information, contact Portia Carrier at PCarryer@sanleandro.org. This project is supported by the Library Innovation Lab.
SAN DIEGO– Escondido Public Library Cultural Fair Series Afghan Culture and Art: Saturday, November 18, 2:00 - 4:30 pm. Program Schedule 2:00–2:15 p.m. Live Music and song: Niam Hakimi 2:10–2:15 p.m. Afghanistan Anthem 2:15–2:30 p.m. Afghanistan introduction: geography, history, culture, and customs, and Art by Marwa Saydee 2:30–2:40 p.m. Live Music and song: Niam Hakimi 2:40–3:10 p.m. Successful Afghans in the […]
SAN FRANCISCO—Please join the Land of Milk & Honey curatorial team at the Steppling Art Gallery (Calexico) for these closing events. Curators will be available to answer questions and discuss projects pertaining to the exhibition. This casual event is free and open to the public. Land of Milk & Honey celebrates the cultural significance of agriculture and foodways in the shared […]
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