Resource Center for Nonviolence

05/29/2026

Threads of Grief, Threads of Love:
A Blessingway for Gaza’s Children

📅 Tomorrow (Friday, May 29) • 6:30–8 PM (Doors at 6)
📍 At Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Ocean St., Santa Cruz
🎟️ RSVP's appreciated, walk-ins welcome
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1988797463751

Since ancient times, textiles have held together what might otherwise come apart. This gathering accompanies an exhibit of 36 baby quilts—sewn by community members in Santa Cruz, the Monterey Bay area, and beyond—commemorating 720 infants in Gaza killed before their first birthday.

We cannot disentangle our lives from this harm. But we can refuse indifference. In that refusal, we stitch with care.

Join us for reflection, witness, and conversation with:

🎭 Mo Sati – Palestinian writer & creator of They Have Names
📖 Rolla Alaydi – author, educator, NORAH
✍️ Unhae Langis – writer, artist, quilter
🎨 Rami Chahine – Lebanese artist & educator
🧵 Maha Taitano – multidisciplinary artist

Moderated by Dorah Rosen.

We do not equate our grief with that of families who have endured these losses. But we can allow their loss to deepen our attention—and shape how we live with one another.

💓 Honor these children by remembering them.
💓 Honor them by refusing indifference.
💓 Honor them by choosing care, in the quiet and public ways available to us.

05/26/2026

Threads of Grief, Threads of Love
A Blessingway for Gaza’s Children

📅 This Friday, May 29 • 6:30–8 PM (Doors at 6)
📍 At Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Ocean St., Santa Cruz
🎟️ Everyone welcome. • Sliding scale $0–50
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/threads-of-grief-threads-of-love-a-blessingway-for-gazas-children-tickets-1988797463751

Since ancient times, textiles have held together what might otherwise come apart. This gathering accompanies an exhibit of 36 baby quilts—sewn by community members in Santa Cruz, the Monterey Bay area, and beyond—commemorating 720 infants in Gaza killed before their first birthday.

We cannot disentangle our lives from this harm. But we can refuse indifference. In that refusal, we stitch with care.

Join us for reflection, witness, and conversation with:

🎭 Mo Sati – Palestinian writer & creator of They Have Names
📖 Rolla Alaydi – author, educator, NORAH
✍️ Unhae Langis – writer, artist, quilter
🎨 Rami Chahine – Lebanese artist & educator
🧵 Maha Taitano – multidisciplinary artist

Moderated by Dorah Rosen.

We do not equate our grief with that of families who have endured these losses. But we can allow their loss to deepen our attention—and shape how we live with one another.

💓 Honor these children by remembering them.
💓 Honor them by refusing indifference.
💓 Honor them by choosing care, in the quiet and public ways available to us.

05/21/2026

RCNV this Friday for the next Wisdom of the Ancestors premiere.

Little Singer carries Diné wisdom on community, language, and belonging.

🎞️ Santa Cruz Premiere
📅 This Friday, May 22
⏰ 6:30 PM (Doors at 6:00 PM)
📍 RCNV, 612 Ocean St, Santa Cruz
🔗 Sliding scale and complimentary tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/little-singer-dinetah-arizona-santa-cruz-premiere-tickets-1987076304718
❤️ Ticket sales support both RCNV and SAND’s vital work, and 50% of proceeds after film production costs directly fund Indigenous-led initiatives in the featured communities.

In the Little Singer film , Jeneda Benally shares a traditional Diné understanding of illness.

An artist, musician, and longtime advocate for Indigenous rights and environmental protection, Jeneda speaks to a worldview where illness is reframed from disease to disharmony.

Something out of balance.

In this way of seeing, the focus goes beyond symptoms.
It is on relationship.
On where something has come out of alignment, within the self, with others, with the land.

And it is there, at the root, that the path forward begins.

05/20/2026

We hope you can join us at 6:30 PM this Friday (May 22) at Resource Center for Nonviolence (612 Ocean St.) for the Santa Cruz Premiere of SAND's new film, Little Singer. This is a rare opportunity to experience the film in community, on a big screen and share a conversation with the film directors.

In the heart of Dinétah (Navajo Nation), a medicine man had a prayer for his people.
That prayer became a school.
That school became a sanctuary.

Little Singer follows the living story of the Little Singer Community School, a Diné-led space where children are learning to speak, laugh, and dream in their language again.

Named after the revered medicine man Little Singer, who carried songs and healing ways, the school continues his prayer: that the language would return home through the next generation.

Across vast desert landscapes and intimate moments of daily life, we meet Elders, teachers, and families holding onto something essential—Hózhó, the Beauty Way. A way of balance, relationship, and belonging that has endured through generations of disruption.

🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/little-singer-dinetah-arizona-santa-cruz-premiere-tickets-1987076304718

❤️ Ticket sales support both RCNV and SAND’s vital work, and 50% of proceeds after film production costs directly fund Indigenous-led initiatives in the featured communities.

🎬 Everyone welcome. Complimentary tickets are available to ensure no one is turned away for lack of funds.

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05/18/2026

Join us this Friday at Resource Center for Nonviolence in Santa Cruz for the next Wisdom of the Ancestors premiere from Science and Nonduality (SAND).

Little Singer offers Diné wisdom on community, language, and belonging.

🎞️ Santa Cruz Premiere of SAND's Little Singer
📅 This Friday, May 22
⏰ 6:30 PM (Doors at 6:00 PM)
📍 Resource Center for Nonviolence, Santa Cruz
🔗 Reserve sliding scale and complimentary tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1987076304718

❤️ Ticket sales support the vital work of RCNV and Science and Nonduality (SAND), and 50% of proceeds after film production costs directly fund Indigenous-led initiatives in the featured communities.

Swipe through for words from Byrde Nez, Albert Brent Chase, and Pat McCabe (Weyakpa Najin Win) — on K’é, on community, and on gathering every story toward the Beauty Way.

Those of you who joined us in November for the Sihasin Concert & Punk Spirit! Book Release will recognize Sihasin’s Clayson and Jeneda Benally in the film!

Come be in relationship. All are welcome.

05/08/2026

Join us at 6 PM tonight (Friday, May 😎 at Resource Center for Nonviolence (612 Ocean St) for a screening of the film Plate It With Silver, a 30-minute documentary about the Strait of Hormuz.
Following the film, two prominent experts on the region, Nidhi Mahajan (UCSC) and Stephen Zunes (USF), will discuss the current war in the Persian Gulf, its regional reverberations, and the longer histories of trade in the Indian Ocean.
We hope to see you tonight! RSVP's appreciated and walk ins welcome: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-strait-of-hormuz-and-war-in-iran-a-film-screening-and-discussion-tickets-1987858029879

05/08/2026

Join us at 6 PM tonight (Friday, May 8) at Resource Center for Nonviolence (612 Ocean St) for a screening of the film Plate It With Silver, a 30-minute documentary about the Strait of Hormuz.

Following the film, two prominent experts on the region, Nidhi Mahajan (UCSC) and Stephen Zunes (USF), will discuss the current war in the Persian Gulf, its regional reverberations, and the longer histories of trade in the Indian Ocean.

We hope to see you tonight! RSVP's appreciated and walk ins welcome: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-strait-of-hormuz-and-war-in-iran-a-film-screening-and-discussion-tickets-1987858029879

04/30/2026

Check out this recent Democracy Now! interview with USF Professor Stephen Zunes and RSVP to join us at Resource Center for Nonviolence on Friday, May 8 at 6 PM for The Strait of Hormuz and War in Iran: A Film Screening and Discussion.

We'll screen Plate It With Silver, followed by a conversation with Professor Zunes and Nidhi Mahajan (UCSC) on the current war in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the longer histories of trade across the Indian Ocean.

Everyone is welcome. Sliding scale donations ($0–50) support RCNV's vital work for peace and justice. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1987858029879

The Senate on Wednesday rejected another bid to rein in President Donald Trump’s ability to use further military force against Iran, marking the fifth failed attempt by Democrats to curb Trump’s war powers since the start of the conflict in late February. The resolution was defeated in a vote of...

04/18/2026

This Wednesday, April 22 (Earth Day), join the Resource Center for Nonviolence for a special reading of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s prophetic speech, Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence.

📍 RCNV – 612 Ocean St.
🚪 Doors: 5:30 PM
📖 Reading: 6:00 – 7:30 PM
🥨 Light refreshments served

For 50 years, RCNV has helped build a just & peaceful world. This annual reading tradition reminds us that love is an antidote to war.

This Earth Day, we gather to spotlight the U.S. military’s impact on fragile ecosystems — and to launch our Santa Cruz United in Love series, cultivating Beloved Community, shared learning, and solidarity.

The first Earth Day (April 22, 1970) grew from 1960s anti-war teach-ins and grassroots activism linking pollution to public health, especially in marginalized communities. We honor that legacy.

Everyone welcome! RSVP's at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/198763834379 are helpful.

02/12/2026

This Lunar New Year, we honor a history that built our community.

Join the Resource Center for Nonviolence and our community partners for a special afternoon conversation: “Enter the Year of the Fire Horse: Honoring Local Chinese American Legacies.”

Reclaiming lost histories is a powerful act of building a just and inclusive future. This event explores how restoring the full story of the Chinese Americans who built Santa Cruz is essential to creating a true “Beloved Community.”

FEATURING:
🎤 Gordon H. Chang, Stanford Professor & acclaimed author
🎤 George Ow, Jr., Santa Cruz-born philanthropist & community pillar
🎤 Rui Li, Executive Director of Flex Kids Culture

Together, they’ll share their work to restore the legacy of Chinese Americans in Santa Cruz County and beyond.

EVENT DETAILS:
🗓️ Saturday, February 21, 2026
⏰ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Doors at 2:30 PM)
📍 Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz
💻 Also livestreamed on YouTube
🎟️ FREE Admission (RSVP appreciated)
👉 Register for free on Eventbrite: bit.ly/fire-horse-rcnv

A heartfelt thank you to our partners for making this event possible:

Santa Cruz County Office of Education, Santa Cruz Public Libraries, UC Santa Cruz Center for Racial Justice, UC Santa Cruz Community Studies Department, Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH), the Romero Institute, Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) Santa Cruz County, Flex Kids Culture, the Center for Spiritual Living Santa Cruz, KSQD 90.7 FM, Good Times Santa Cruz, Lookout Santa Cruz, and the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

Let’s welcome the Year of the Fire Horse by grounding our future in a more complete and honest past.