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Housing & Homelessness,Economic Justice,Electoral Politics,Immigration,Political Reform,Social Justice,Community Building

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Organizing workshops and community fora addressing the issues of immigration, houselessness and police practices.

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Canvassing,Help at Events,Contribute,Attend Events,Marches and Rallies,Research,Petitioning

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Economic Justice,Social Justice,Other

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Report backs from El Salvador delegations, movie night, webinars, petitions, contact Congressional reps.

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Canvassing,Help at Events,Contribute,Fundraising,Publicity & Outreach,Online Activism,Attend Events,Marches and Rallies,Direct Action,Research,help with delegations

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Community Building

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Adding features to the Calendar Expanding membership Adding a Public Directory of member groups

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Environment,Transportation,Social Justice

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YES to Metro bus passes Support of Vision Zero Oppose highway widening Yes to trail plus public transit on the rail corridor

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Canvassing,Help at Events,Contribute,Fundraising,Publicity & Outreach,Attend Events,Research,Petitioning

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Environmental Justice

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CCL is a nonpartisan org that lobbies for the most effective and sustainable climate solutions to bringing down CO2 emissions in a just and equitable way, particularly for the communities who have been most affected by fossil fuel extraction and refinement. We build respectful and lasting relationships with our federal and state legislators that allow us to advocate in a consistent way for electrification, healthy forests, permitting reform, and pricing carbon pollution.

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Help at Events,Contribute,Publicity & Outreach,Online Activism,Attend Events,Marches and Rallies,Direct Action,Election Work,LTEs and Op Eds

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Public Space, Community

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We are a group of business and community members advocating for a Downtown Commons and permanent home for the Farmers Market at its current location at parking lot 4 in Downtown Santa Cruz. To receive emails, make a request to: downtowncommonsadvocates@gmail.com .

Ways to Participate:
Help at Events,Contribute,Fundraising,Publicity & Outreach,Online Activism,Attend Events,Research,Petitioning

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Environment

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Online and in-person education and outreach regarding the environmental impacts of diet Systems change work to support institutions such as restaurants, schools, and government entities to adopt environmentally-friendly food procurement and service practices Coalition development and contributions

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Office,Help at Events,Contribute,Fundraising,Publicity & Outreach,Online Activism,Attend Events,Direct Action,Research,Petitioning

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Social Justice

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End Solitary Santa Cruz, based in Santa Cruz, CA, works to end solitary confinement and sleep deprivation torture in CA prisons, and to end solitary, mass incarceration in the Prison Industrial Complex, mass criminalization, and crimmigration statewide and nationwide. We hold an action at Pacific and Cooper on the 24th of every month from 12 to 2 pm.

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Environment

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Publicizing the educational and volunteer activities of all of the environmental organizations in Santa Cruz County as well as those of dozens of state and national groups.

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Online Activism,Attend Events,Check the listings to volunteer

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Community Building

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Third Friday Community Drumming Session at the Inner Light Center, Soquel, CA Ongoing community drumming sessions for local non-profit groups, corporations and private groups In-Person and Online percussion education for groups and individuals

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Community Building

Current Activities:
panel for men to envision a world without violence April 26 7 PM Resource Center for Nonviolence

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Help at Events,Publicity & Outreach,Attend Events

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Environment,Social Justice,Community Building

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In Novasutras, we are building community and resilience to aid our work for climate sanity, ecosystem wellness, and social justice, through loving-kindness toward all beings and deep reverence for Nature. We believe that people working to protect, heal and restore our world can be most effective if we have a supportive community that encourages personal wellness practices. We provide online places where critical thinking, diversity, and democracy are honored, and where the core values of the community align with our callings as climate activists and Earth healers. We also provide a constructive social milieu for developing new ideas and initiatives. Online gatherings include open Discussions in Difficult Times, Reconnection Rituals, Catharsis conversations, and Focusing Practice every month, Guided Moon Phase Meditations, Octal Meditations & Celebrations (Solstices, Equinoxes and Cross-Quarters), and scheduled presentation events on varied topics (equatorial rainforests, political engagement and reasons for hope, systems and complexity, regenerative agriculture and land reform) Please come learn more about us at Link. In addition to our many online offerings, we host local events in the Santa Cruz area, including shinrin-yoku (forest immersion), guided meditations, and other rituals. We are happy to lead meditations or rituals in support of other organizations and their work for a better world.

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Help at Events,Contribute,Publicity & Outreach,Online Activism,Attend Events,Research

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Environment,Healthcare,Community Building,Other

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Open Farm Tour Sunday, October 8 from 10 am to 4 pm in Corralitos -- Suppport Sustainable Family Farms in our Region

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Help at Events,Contribute,Attend Events,Research

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Nonviolence

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The Resource Center for Nonviolence promotes the practice of nonviolence in personal and social change to create a more just, peaceful and sustainable world. Our primary mission is to support the growth of nonviolent activists. Programs: *Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation Training *Project reGeneration/ Youth Empowerment *Public Forums and events related to nonviolence as a force for change *Racial Justice *Opposing Militarism *Nonviolence Networking Nights - monthly *The Art of Nonviolence- exhibits Associated programs: Palestine Justice Coalition, SCCCCOR

Ways to Participate:
Office,Help at Events,Contribute,Fundraising,Publicity & Outreach,Attend Events,Marches and Rallies

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Social Justice

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Active supporter of City and County Climate Action plans. Supporter of Third Act and other divestment actions. Climate Education in local schools Communicator on many climate related issues

Ways to Participate:
Canvassing,Help at Events,Contribute,Publicity & Outreach,Online Activism,Attend Events,Marches and Rallies,Direct Action,Research,Petitioning

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Community Building

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Adding features to the Calendar Expanding membership Adding a Public Directory of member groups

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Scientific,Art,Other

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Founded in 1949 to promote earth sciences, gemology, and lapidary arts scholarship and education. Since 1952 has hosted big gem and mineral show at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, third weekend in April. Meets 2nd wed of each month. Meetings include sharing knowledge and an interesting talk or program. All volunteer. Members give lectures and lead field trips. Volunteers operate a lapidary shop at Market St. Senior Center and teach lapidary arts. Member California and American Federation of Mineralogical Societies. Awards $00 Cabrillo and $1000 UCSC Earth Science scholarships on an annual or bi-annual basis, depending on fundraising, contributions, and volunteer availability.

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Help at Events,Contribute,Publicity & Outreach,Attend Events

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Music

Current Activities:
*Concert Previews - held every Friday before Santa Cruz Symphony concerts *Wings of Glory Gala - FEB 10, 2024 *Home & Garden Tour - JUNE 1 & 2

Ways to Participate:
Attend Events,Grant Writing/Fundraising Tips

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Affordable Housing

Current Activities:
creating long-term funding sources to build housing for economically disadvantaged, reshape culture to be pro-housing, encourage housing construction, reducing artificial barriers to finding and staying in housing.

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Healthcare,Other

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Ongoing therapy groups for survivors of child sexual abuse and their allies. We offer groups for women, men, partners, parents and teens. In English or Spanish. We have a Caring 4 Kids: End Child Sexual Abuse project which includes a Rhythm Event held every year on Earth Day/Day of the Child in Watsonville.

Ways to Participate:
Canvassing,Office,Help at Events,Contribute,Fundraising,Publicity & Outreach,Online Activism,Attend Events,Marches and Rallies

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Environment, Scientific

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Contribute,Fundraising,Publicity & Outreach,Attend Events

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Electoral Politics

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flipping the House - Congressional District 10

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Canvassing,Contribute,Online Activism

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Political Reform,Social Justice,Community Building

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We are celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice Treaty signed in 1918 with activities year round.

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Help at Events,Contribute,Marches and Rallies

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