Beyond Vietnam: A Speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4th, 1967
On 4 April 1967 Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his seminal speech at Riverside Church condemning the Vietnam War. Declaring “my conscience leaves me no other choice,” King described the war’s...
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2021 End of Year Letter
Dear RCNV Community,As 2021 comes to an end, we send greetings and gratitude for the ongoing love and strength from the community of nonviolence and antiracism and continue to inspire one another. The...
View Article2021 RCNV Annual Community Celebration
All is One: Building a Decolonized Future Together In this virtual event we will highlight our regional native communities’ anticolonial environmental justice movements. And we will join together in...
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United Against Hate Week | Nov 13–20, 2022
The Resource Center for Nonviolence participated in the Santa Cruz United Against Hate Week this year along with the Santa Cruz Public Libraries, Standing Up for Racial Justice, and Temple Beth El....
View ArticleStories of Resistance: Uniting Voices for Peace and Justice
“Con el hablar todo se entiende!”. My father, a proud participant of The Bracero Program, used to say that everything can be understood by speaking. The spoken narratives that shape our community must...
View ArticleExclusive: Monterey County Supervisor Luis Alejo Discusses “Stories of...
Watsonville, CA – In a heartfelt conversation with the Resource Center for Nonviolence (RCNV), Monterey County Supervisor Luis Alejo, a former Mayor of Watsonville and a founding member of the Peace...
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Mandy Carter: Unpacking the Power of ‘La Ofrenda’ and Social Change
In a candid and insightful interview, activist Mandy Carter, a stalwart in the world of civil rights and social justice, shared her wisdom and reflections on the transformative concept of ‘La...
View ArticleUnited Against Hate Week starts Sunday
Photo info: Filmmaker Patrice O’Neill takes questions at the 418 Project in downtown Santa Cruz in November 2022 following the screening of her film “Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of...
View ArticleUnveiling Truths and Healing: Exclusive with Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Chairman...
Santa Cruz, CA — As we approach the much-anticipated event, “Honoring Indigenous Voices,” set to take place on November 18th, 2023, at the Resource Center for Nonviolence (RCNV), our team engaged in a...
View ArticleUnearthing the Roots of Change: An Insightful Conversation with Christine...
In a moment of historic ethnic studies expansion in the state of California, why is it important to return to the political origins of the field? In a conversation led by Silvia Morales, Executive...
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