-Radical Mental Health – Monday, June 21 / 5:30 – 6:30pm with Lavender and Mel
Location: SubRosa Community Space, 703 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA
Description: This class is focused on expanding our perspectives on mental health and personal wellbeing by examining how structures of oppression and mainstream understandings of mental health impact our inner worlds and communities. Students will be introduced to different ways of healing and will have the opportunity to share their own tools with the group. We hope to create a collaborative and supportive space where we can all connect, learn from each other and build community. Bring a journal and pen. First and second class meets at SubRosa – 703 Pacific Ave.
-Queer Plant Club – Tuesday, June 22 / 6:30 – 8:00 pm with Elijah Rowan Pernicano
Location: Coffee Lane Park, 979 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062, USA
Description: A meet-up for LGBTQIA+ folks of all ages with an interest in learning to garden and/or share tips – from a seed+start group with regular online check-ins to support you as your seedling emerges and beyond, to biweekly meet-ups to chat about troubleshooting our gardens, pruning and soil amendment, pest+mildew management, plant cloning and harvesting, and so much more!
I will be doing a biweekly in-person meet, and in between weeks, an online check-in for the seed+start group on discord (see below about that). The times will both be the same, 6:30pm to 8pm. The in-person dates are: 06/22, 07/06, 07/20, 08/03, 08/17, 08/31, 09/14, 09/21
Pay what you can! I appreciate any help in covering materials but it is not required.
For accessibility: there are no stairs at or near the park; there are sidewalks, a basketball court, and a parking lot, so wheels can traverse the terrain, or people can park up close to go a shorter distance. There are picnic tables across a flat portion of ground that I’m thinking could be used, though I was also thinking of sometimes setting up on the lawn where there is a small incline.
I have a discord group set up where the club can message each other. You can just message me on instagram or text me and I’ll invite you to the group!
My info: Elijah Rowan, he/they // discord: dirtgemini#0689 // instagram: @dirtgemini // text: 831-612-2285
-Learning in Community: Spanish Language – Wednesday, June 23 / 4:00 – 5:00pm (Weekly on Wednesday and Friday until Sep 30, 2021) With Téotl Hernandez
Location: Friendship Garden, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA (Harvey West Park)
Description: Through reading, writing, listening, and speaking, students will be empowered to develop Spanish language use. As a heritage speaker and bilingual educator I am very excited to teach and learn from this summer class. Contact holaprofeteotl@gmail.com –
Virtual class begins on July 3rd two sessions, 10:30AM and 12:30PM. If folks want to sign up please fill out this google form or email me directly.
Bring: Notebook, writing utensil, attention. Any donation appreciated.
-POC meetup – Wednesday, June 23 / 6pm with Nia Orta
Location: entrance to Seabright Beach
Description: Allows for a meet up and safe space for people of color in santa cruz. Meet up and do different activities in Santa Cruz.
–Jessie St. Marsh Naturalist BioBlitz – Wednesday, June 23 / 6pm with DSA Santa Cruz Ecosocialist Working Group
Location: Corner of Barson St and Jessie St
Description: Join the DSA Santa Cruz Ecosocialist Working Group in the Jessie Street Marsh on Wednesday, June 23 6pm for an iNaturalist BioBlitz event. We’ll be using the iNaturalist app to record observations of plants and animals in the freshwater and saltwater marsh habitats in this little-known city greenspace (see https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/jessie-street-marsh for more info.) Why do we want to document the species in the Marsh? For over 20 years, the city of Santa Cruz has shirked its legal obligation to preserve and restore this urban wetland and instead has managed the habitat to the specifications of the police department. Rather than wait for the city to conduct a full biological survey of the wetlands habitat it has mismanaged over the years, we can take collective action to create a research-quality record of the biodiversity there.
-Fábrica Open Hours – Friday, June 25 / 4:00 – 7:00pm with Fábrica Collective Members
Location: The Fábrica, 703 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA
Description: The Fábrica is a community workspace where folks can come to learn and share knowledge about textiles arts. This includes Sewing, Knitting, Quilting, Embroidery, Crochet, and Bookbinding, among other arts. The workshop is operated by volunteers and funded by donations from participants. We have sewing machines as well as generous amounts of fabric, zippers, notions, and the other tools and supplies one needs for most sewing and yarn-based projects. There is no charge to use the shop, but please consider a $5-10 donation to help with our operating costs. Contact: stblaize@gmail.com for more info.
Accessibility: The Fabrica events will take place in the courtyard or shop space of the Fabrica. The shop and courtyard are level with the sidewalk, with no steps up or down. A flexible range of participation is available and no previous sewing experience is needed. If you want to participate in the hands-on part of the class, it involves sitting in a chair at a table for 10-15 minutes at a time, some manual dexterity, and moderate to high visual acuity. The class will use spoken English and there will not be a sign language interpreter but you can bring interpreters or support people of any kind you may need. The Fabrica is approximately 450 feet from the Metro Station downtown, with city sidewalks with regular curb cuts between the station and the Fabrica.
-Natural Dye Workshop (indigo) – Saturday, June 26 / 1:00 – 3:00 pm with Vicki Winters
Location: Riverside Gardens Park, San Lorenzo Blvd, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA
Description: Workshop to explore techniques in natural dyeing, including indigo and indigo resist patterns, ecoprinting with leaves on fabric or paper, iron + tannin magic with green persimmons, and dyeing with kitchen scraps. NOTE: I’ll need to limit the class size so please rsvp at onyourleft2@gmail.com
Students may bring small items of natural fiber clothing or fabric to indigo dye workshops, or natural dye materials (depending on workshop topic). Pre-scoured and mordanted fabric will be available for those who don’t have their own item.
$3 – $10 donation suggested, any leftover $$ will be donated to support an indigenous weaving studio in Oaxaca (https://botanicalcolors.com/donations-for-porfirio-gutierrez-weaving-studio/) and an indigo farm in Mali (https://botanicalcolors.com/donations-for-aboubakar-fofanas-indigo-farm/).
-Fábrica Open Hours – Sunday, June 27 / 4:00 – 7:00pm with Fábrica Collective Members
Location: The Fábrica, 703 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA
Description: The Fábrica is a community workspace where folks can come to learn and share knowledge about textiles arts. This includes Sewing, Knitting, Quilting, Embroidery, Crochet, and Bookbinding, among other arts. The workshop is operated by volunteers and funded by donations from participants. We have sewing machines as well as generous amounts of fabric, zippers, notions, and the other tools and supplies one needs for most sewing and yarn-based projects. There is no charge to use the shop, but please consider a $5-10 donation to help with our operating costs. stblaize@gmail.com for more info.
Accessibility: The Fabrica events will take place in the courtyard or shop space of the Fabrica. The shop and courtyard are level with the sidewalk, with no steps up or down. A flexible range of participation is available and no previous sewing experience is needed. If you want to participate in the hands-on part of the class, it involves sitting in a chair at a table for 10-15 minutes at a time, some manual dexterity, and moderate to high visual acuity. The class will use spoken English and there will not be a sign language interpreter but you can bring interpreters or support people of any kind you may need. The Fabrica is approximately 450 feet from the Metro Station downtown, with city sidewalks with regular curb cuts between the station and the Fabrica.
-Fábrica Yard Sale – Sunday, June 27 / 12:00 – 4:00pm with Fábrica Collective Members
Location: The Fábrica, 703 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA
Description: Come one, come all! Fabric, yarn, machines, tools, and notions all at yard sale prices. Help us clean out the shop and keep the project going. (while technically not a free event this yard sale will help the Fábrica be able to offer no one turned away services).
Accessibility: The Fabrica events will take place in the courtyard or shop space of the Fabrica. The shop and courtyard are level with the sidewalk, with no steps up or down. A flexible range of participation is available and no previous sewing experience is needed. If you want to participate in the hands-on part of the class, it involves sitting in a chair at a table for 10-15 minutes at a time, some manual dexterity, and moderate to high visual acuity. The class will use spoken English and there will not be a sign language interpreter but you can bring interpreters or support people of any kind you may need. The Fabrica is approximately 450 feet from the Metro Station downtown, with city sidewalks with regular curb cuts between the station and the Fabrica.
-Fábrica Open Hours – Sunday, June 27⋅4:00 – 7:00pm / Weekly on Sunday, Friday with Fábrica Collective Members
Location: The Fábrica, 703 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA
Description: The Fábrica is a community workspace where folks can come to learn and share knowledge about textiles arts. This includes Sewing, Knitting, Quilting, Embroidery, Crochet, and Bookbinding, among other arts. The workshop is operated by volunteers and funded by donations from participants. We have sewing machines as well as generous amounts of fabric, zippers, notions, and the other tools and supplies one needs for most sewing and yarn-based projects. There is no charge to use the shop, but please consider a $5-10 donation to help with our operating costs. Contact: stblaize@gmail.com for more info.
Accessibility: The Fabrica events will take place in the courtyard or shop space of the Fabrica. The shop and courtyard are level with the sidewalk, with no steps up or down. A flexible range of participation is available and no previous sewing experience is needed. If you want to participate in the hands-on part of the class, it involves sitting in a chair at a table for 10-15 minutes at a time, some manual dexterity, and moderate to high visual acuity. The class will use spoken English and there will not be a sign language interpreter but you can bring interpreters or support people of any kind you may need. The Fabrica is approximately 450 feet from the Metro Station downtown, with city sidewalks with regular curb cuts between the station and the Fabrica.
-Audio Engineering Basics – Monday, June 28 / 6:00 – 7:30 pm with Tig
Location: Westlake Park, 149-111 Bradley Dr, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Description: We will cover the fundamentals of audio engineering including hardware/software overview, basic acoustics, studio setup, developing a workflow, client relations, basic editing and mixing, and more! The class can be adapted to the experience level of the students and the tools they have access to. With Tig
A laptop with music software would be helpful but not required. I’d suggest at least something to take notes with.
-Embodied Movement Practice – Monday, June 28 / noon-1:30 with Meg Schneider (they/them)
Location: Ocean View Park, 102 Ocean View Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062, USA
Description: A movement class to wiggle, dance, and groove however makes you feel good! Using techniques of movement improv and sensory processing to help participants develop and restore the connections of the body/mind. This class aims to introduce folks to the practice of embodied movement. We will be dancing on the grass which is mostly level (no hills) or ideally the paved basketball court depending on availability. Bring something to write with if you like. With Meg Schneider (they/them) – https://instagram.com/big_mes.maker
Accessibility: For accessibility the park is mostly flat with dirt paths and large grass areas with paved ramps on the hilled areas. As far as accessibility for the class any and all are welcome and encouraged to engage in whatever capacity they are comfortable with! All movement exercises will be optional with opportunity for alternative exercises and participation. Also, folks should plan to bring comfortable clothes to move in and water as well.
Pandemic protocols: I will be requiring masks to protect an immunocompromised family member, even if people are vaccinated this feels best to protect everyone participating.
-Radical Mental Health – Monday, June 28 / 5:00 – 6:30pm with Lavender and Mel
Location: At SubRosa again, 703 Pacific Ave
Description: This class is focused on expanding our perspectives on mental health and personal wellbeing by examining how structures of oppression and mainstream understandings of mental health impact our inner worlds and communities. Students will be introduced to different ways of healing and will have the opportunity to share their own tools with the group. We hope to create a collaborative and supportive space where we can all connect, learn from each other and build community. Bring a journal and pen. First meets at SubRosa – 703 Pacific Ave.
-Learning in Community: Spanish Language – Wednesday, June 30 / 4:00 – 5:00pm (Weekly on Wednesday and Friday until Sep 30, 2021) With Téotl Hernandez
Location: Friendship Garden, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA
Description: Through reading, writing, listening, and speaking, students will be empowered to develop Spanish language use. As a heritage speaker and bilingual educator I am very excited to teach and learn from this summer class. Contact holaprofeteotl@gmail.com –
Virtual class begins on July 3rd two sessions, 10:30AM and 12:30PM. If folks want to sign up please fill out this google form or email me directly.
Bring: Notebook, writing utensil, attention. Any donation appreciated.
-POC meetup – Wednesday, June 30 / 6pm with Nia Orta
Location: at varied places – location will be updated weekly
Description: Allows for a meet up and safe space for people of color in Santa Cruz. Meet up and do different activities in Santa Cruz.
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