Sept. 11 Commemoration at La Peña

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

  Free/Donations Encouraged Sept. 11 Commemoration at La Peña Since the coup in Chile in 1973, Sept 11 has been commemorated as a day of struggle against the forces of fascism, imperialism, and neo-liberal ideology. The 2001 implosion of the World Trade Center and the government propaganda that successfully blamed the attack on Muslim extremists […]

FREE Lecture: Chile at La Peña (In the Lounge)

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

On Saturday morning, September 12, from 10am-12pm, La Peña will host short presentations and a participatory dialogue: Forty-two years after the coup: Where do we stand? Topics will include the effects of neoliberalism, current governments and militarism. Helene Lorenz Hector Salgado Ellen Moore During the month of September, La Peña remembers the barbarism of the […]

Til Infinity Film Screening & Q&A

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, US

$9 Adv, Stu, Sr / $12 Door Hip Hop documentary about the 1993 Souls of Mischief album "93 Til Infinity". It features a number of different rappers including Del tha Funk y Homosapien, Talib Kweli, Shock G, and E40. We will have the director Shomari Smith on hand. The event will consist of a screening […]

Salsa Dura

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

Donations Encouraged! Every last Monday of the month, La Peña Salsa Orchestra brings the raw power of salsa dura to La Peña’s stage. Every last Monday this Fall. Attention Salsa Dancers! La Peña Cultural Center is proud to introduce the only free salsa dance party in the Bay Area! Starting August 31st, Josh Jones and […]

EcoViva’s Holiday Party!

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

Doors @ 7:00pm Start @ 8:00pm EcoViva's Holiday Party! Grassroots Leadership and Climate Change Resilience Meet up with old friends and make some new ones while enjoying delicious Salvadoran food, music, dancing, and a short program that will highlight EcoViva's partners’ work of building climate resilient communities in Central America. RSVP today http://bit.ly/ecovivaholidayparty2015