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  • The Freedom We Make : Queer Artists on Sound, Struggle, and Sanctuary Spaces

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    Virtual Event

    You haven’t missed it. Watch on YouTube. 12-2pm PDT / 2-4 pm CDT/ 3-4 pm EDT. How do queer artists create spaces of freedom-not just for survival, but for creative process?   Amid the federal administration's threats to sanctuary jurisdictions, MovingGround initiated Sanctuary Spaces, an art-action network to share narratives and shed light on people's lives ... Read more

    $5.00 – $50.00

  • Freedom From the Machine: The Uses and Abuses of AI

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    Virtual Event

    You haven’t missed it. Watch on YouTube. 12 pm PDT/ 2 pm CDT/ 3pm EDT The increased use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the form of “Large Language Models” such as Chat-GPT, or generative image models such as Dali opens up the possibility of increased productivity as well as individual expression. Much like other tools, ... Read more

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  • Online Embodiment Touching Closeup Love: a leaderless and leaderful embodied racial justice practice group

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    Virtual Event

    You haven't missed it. Watch on YouTube. 5pm PT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET "Hope is invented every day." - James Baldwin quoted in Resmaa Menakem’s book The Quaking of America Join us. We are a group of 8 people who self-organize an online, bi-weekly, leaderless and leaderful, embodied racial justice practice group. We began ... Read more

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  • The Philosophy of Freedom: A Roundtable Exploration

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    Virtual Event

    You haven't missed. Watch on YouTube. 11:00 am PDT/ 1 pm CDT/ 2 pm EDT Join us. What is the philosophy of freedom? Freedomista Joanna Wheeldin is joined by SRJC philosophy instructors Sean Martin and Dr. Alexa Forrester to discuss freedom, independence and nonviolent resistance. In this zoom meeting, we'll dive into texts like Barbara ... Read more

    Free
  • Hakeem Oluyesi

    Freedom and Independence: Fields, Streets and Stars

    Virtual Event

    You haven’t missed it. Watch on YouTube. 4:30pm PT / 6:30pm CT / 7:30pm ET Join us in this online conversation with astrophysicist, Dr. Hakeem Oluyesi. You may know Dr. Oluyesi from his appearance on The Science Channel's Outrageous Acts of Science, conversation with Neil deGrasse Tyson on StarTalk or on his own Does it fly podcast. Do you know ... Read more

    Free
  • One image of the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence and another of Fredrick Douglass

    What to us is the Fourth of July? Does Freedom Ring True

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    Virtual Event

    12 pm PDT/ 2pm CDT/ 3pm EDT The Declaration of Independence is one of America’s significant founding documents. On its face, it is a declaration of war. A look at the structure of the document, it follows the archetype of 18th century enlightenment thinking, laying out fundamental principles drawn from the laws of nature and ... Read more

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  • Shows head shot of four actors with text that says "Celebrating Freedom and Independence"

    Creative Playground – Let’s Create Freedom and Liberation Together

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    As part of the Freedom Festival, we invite you to join members of our Monthly Creative Playground for a special workshop to explore, perform and celebrate freedom and independence. Date: July 3rd, 2024 at 3:30 pm PDT/ 6:30 pm EDT We started the Creative Playground with a collective intent: that exploring creativity together is therapeutic. ... Read more

  • Freedom Dreams Open Mic & Festival Finale

    Virtual Event

    You haven’t missed it. Watch on YouTube. 1:00 pm PDT/  3pm CDT/ 4 pm EDT On the most celebrated occasion in the world, independence from Britain, we come together to explore and share our dreams of freedom. The Freedom Festival creates a platform, a stage for people to speak, to say what we have to ... Read more

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  • Freedomistas – Building Together – Welcome All

    Virtual Event

    Are you excited, curious or interested in the Freedom Festival? In the Freedomistas zoom call, we'll playfully explore and discover what each of us have, can and may bring to creating explorations of freedom and independence with neighbors and loved ones. Meet people around the country and the world also inspired by the Freedom Festival. ... Read more

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  • Freedomistas – Building Together – Welcome All

    Virtual Event

    Are you excited, curious or interested in the Freedom Festival? In the Freedomistas zoom call, we'll playfully explore and discover what each of us have, can and may bring to creating explorations of freedom and independence with neighbors and loved ones. Meet people around the country and the world also inspired by the Freedom Festival. ... Read more

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  • Freedomistas – Building Together – Welcome All

    Virtual Event

    Are you excited, curious or interested in the Freedom Festival? In the Freedomistas zoom call, we'll playfully explore and discover what each of us have, can and may bring to creating explorations of freedom and independence with neighbors and loved ones. Meet people around the country and the world also inspired by the Freedom Festival. ... Read more

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  • Zoom meeting filled with smiling faces with people of different ages, races, and genders

    Freedomistas – Building Together – Welcome All

    Are you excited, curious or interested in the Freedom Festival? In the Freedomistas zoom call, we'll playfully explore and discover what each of us have, can and may bring to creating explorations of freedom and independence with neighbors and loved ones. Meet people around the country and the world also inspired by the Freedom Festival. ... Read more

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  • Zoom meeting filled with smiling faces with people of different ages, races, and genders

    Freedomistas – Building Together – Welcome All

    Are you excited, curious or interested in the Freedom Festival? In the Freedomistas zoom call, we'll playfully explore and discover what each of us have, can and may bring to creating explorations of freedom and independence with neighbors and loved ones. Meet people around the country and the world also inspired by the Freedom Festival. ... Read more

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  • Zoom meeting filled with smiling faces with people of different ages, races, and genders

    Freedomistas – Building Together – Welcome All

    Are you excited, curious or interested in the Freedom Festival? In the Freedomistas zoom call, we'll playfully explore and discover what each of us have, can and may bring to creating explorations of freedom and independence with neighbors and loved ones. Meet people around the country and the world also inspired by the Freedom Festival. ... Read more

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  • Juneteenth Staged Play Reading written & directed by Enid Pickett

    New Vintage Church 3300 Sonoma Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA, United States
    Hybrid Event

    June 18-20th, 2026. You are warmly invited to join us for the staged play reading about love. Love of Family, Faith, and Freedom. Three acts: 1865-1963-2025. A black family's journey of struggle and survival living in the USA. Performed by the Enid Pickett Players. Experience this event in person or watch it streaming live. Enid ... Read more

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  • Juneteenth Staged Play Reading written & directed by Enid Pickett

    New Vintage Church 3300 Sonoma Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA, United States
    Hybrid Event

    June 19th, 2026. You are warmly invited to join us for the staged play reading about love. Love of Family, Faith, and Freedom. Three acts: 1865-1963-2025. A black family's journey of struggle and survival living in the USA. Performed by the Enid Pickett Players. Experience this event in person or watch it streaming live. Enid ... Read more

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  • Juneteenth Staged Play Reading written & directed by Enid Pickett

    New Vintage Church 3300 Sonoma Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA, United States
    Virtual Event

    June 20th, 2026. You are warmly invited to join us for the staged play reading about love. Love of Family, Faith, and Freedom. Three acts: 1865-1963-2025. A black family's journey of struggle and survival living in the USA. Performed by the Enid Pickett Players. Experience this event in person or watch it streaming live. Enid ... Read more

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  • Poetry by the Bay

    Roadhouse 1580 Eastshore Rd, Bodega Bay, CA, United States

    Let's get together and talk about freedom and what it means to each of us, using the oft forgotten power of poetry. Bring something original or something that resonates with you and share it at our first mic-less open mic poetry reading. Light snacks are provided for this after-hours event.

  • Four smiling people on a video call with the improvscience logo

    Experience improvscience Community Office Hours

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    Come play with us during improvscience Community Office Hours! The community office hours are held weekly for those who work and organize within and adjacent to Dr. Raquell Holmes and improvscience.  The  Zoom room is for people to work, plan, and create with others. If you want to collaborate with friends on projects, bounce ideas ... Read more

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  • Mohawk Blade Logo

    Musical Medicine

    Mokawk Blade Glade Sebastopol, CA, United States

    Come enjoy the freedom of listening to live music in a beautiful semi-rural setting. Singer-songwriter Mohawk Blade (Ava Grail) welcomes us to her serene slice of land in Sebastopol, CA, to gather beneath the oaks for a musical celebration. You're invited to bring your own picnic, blankets and chairs to relax with your friends and ... Read more

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  • Our stories are worth listening to while we can

    Community Building through Griot Stories

    Peace and Justice, Santa Rosa, CA 467 Sebastopol Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA, United States

    Our stories are worth sharing while we can. Join this in-person storytelling session at the Peace and Justice Center in Santa Rosa, CA. Marian Knox creator of Griot - A story game with heart! will lead us through creating new stories of our lives. Starts at 1:45 pm at 467 Sebastopol Avenue, Santa Rosa RSVP requested, ... Read more

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  • Aging for Freedom

    Virtual Event

    Join this experiential group that is open to anyone interested in shifting the experience of aging from one marked by loss, fear and stigma to one rooted in joy, connection, growth, and... yes, Freedom! Helen Abel and Martha McCoy invite all ages to join them as you discover ways to play with, explore and reshape ... Read more

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  • Freedom From Drudgery: AI as a Platform for Creativity

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already part of our daily lives — from Large Language Models like Claude.ai to image generation tools, integration with products like Zoom, and the Microsoft suite. AI is reshaping how we work, create, and express ourselves. In this hands-on session, we explore AI as a liberating platform: a tool that can ... Read more

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  • Creative Playground

    Creative Playground

    Virtual Event

    You are invited to join the Creative Playground for a special Freedom Festival session to explore, perform and celebrate freedom and independence. Join us on Thursday, July 2nd, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Eastern. The Creative Playground was born from a simple idea: exploring creativity together is therapeutic. Each session our Creative Ensemble builds emotional resilience, connection, and ... Read more

  • One image of the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence and another of Fredrick Douglass

    What to Us is the Fourth of July?

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    Virtual Event

    You haven't missed it. Watch on YouTube. Reading Excerpts from the Declaration of Independence and from Frederick Douglass We invite you all to join us at the Freedom Festival for a collective reading of excerpts from both the Declaration of Independence and Fredrick Douglass’s speech “What to a slave is the Fourth of July?” We’ll ... Read more

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  • Echoes of Freedom

    Freedom and cries for freedom echo in our lives. What is the sound of freedom to you? Bring your poems, your stories and share with us how freedom echoes in your life. This Freedom Festival finale echoes the poetry session of 2025, an open mic for our tales of freedom. Hosted and led by Catana ... Read more

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