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Peace and Justice in Wallmapu – Mapuche Support Committee

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

FREE / Donations Encouraged! The Wallmapu Support Committee's goal is to bring global attention to the human rights violations that are being committed against the Mapuche people in Chile and Argentina. The criminalization of mapuche demands, imprisonment of community leaders, police violence and discriminatory use of anti-terrorist laws has reached a culminating point. We stand together […]

Event Series Rockin’ Kids Sing Along

Rockin’ Kids Sing Along

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

Rockin’ Kids Sing Along Fridays 10:30-11:30am | Sliding scale $10-20 per family/class Instructors: Stephanie Pepitone | Location: Theater Space For more information: stephaniepepitone@gmail.com Class meets year round. A musical play group for kids of all ages. Hosted by Stephanie Pepitone, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and former punk rock singer/guitarist. Stephanie plays acoustic guitar and leads families in about an […]

Event Series Son Jarocho: Classes, Workshops & Community Jams!

Fandango Jarocho – Dia de la Revolucion Fundraiser For Mexico & California

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

100% of donations collected will go toward relief efforts in MEXICO & CALIFORNIA! Everyone is welcome to attend this son jarocho community jam as we commemorate the 1910 Mexican Revolution: November 20, Día de la Revolución, a National Holiday in Mexico! We dedicate this monthly fandango jarocho to raise funds for communities that have been […]

Thangs Taken: Rethinking Thanksgiving FOR KIDS!

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

$5 for kids, $10 for adults and $15 for families La Peña Cultural Center and the Free Land Project present: The 10th Annual Thangs Taken: Rethinking Thanksgiving For Kids! A day of art and culture celebrating Indigenous resilience Thangs Taken: Rethinking Thanksgiving FOR KIDS is an annual cultural arts event that brings artists, activists and communities together […]

Event Series Capoeira Angola: Classes and Workshops

Capoeira Angola

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

Tuesdays 7pm-9pm & Saturdays 2pm-4pm Instructor: Sergio Bitencourt For more information: sergiobitencourt81@gmail.com Capoeira Angola, a martial art and ritual combat dance, is one of the major expressions of an African, specifically Kongo-Angolan, continuum in Brazil. It is believed that its origins may go as far back as the 16th century, when Africans from western Central […]

Thangs Taken: Rethinking Thanksgiving

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

$10-$25 Sliding Scale La Peña Cultural Center and the Free Land Project present: The 10th Annual Thangs Taken: Rethinking Thanksgiving A day of art and culture celebrating Indigenous resilience Thangs Taken: Rethinking Thanksgiving is an annual cultural arts event that brings artists, activists and communities together to explore the complex history of Thanksgiving and to acknowledge […]