Oakland NAACP – School Board Candidate Forum 2018

Williams Chapel Baptist Church 1410 10th Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

NAACP Oakland Education Committee presents Oakland School Board Candidate Forum. Come hear and ask questions of candidates running for school board October 8, 2018: 5-7pm

Free

Genius Plaza – Pre-K Road Show: Oakland

Scottish Rite Temple 1547 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA, United States

Genius Plaza and Kapor Center would like to formally invite you to our live show of Genius Plaza Presents: The Genius Plan! This show is a fun, educational program for young audiences from ages three to six. Don’t worry, this is a great show for parents and teachers, too!   Genius Plaza Presents: The Genius Plan! is the story of two puppets named Four and Five that are thrown out of their Genius PreK app and into real-life! A virus has made them sick and they need help from a scientist called Professor I.T. Peapod. Along with his newest invention, a robot named Gene the Genius, the professor and the puppets need the help of the audience to stop the virus and send Four and Five back to the app where they live. Throughout the course of the show, students will not only help stop the virus, but they will also learn various academic skills and social emotional skills! Our show includes comedy, music, and drama, as well as interactive opportunities for the students! Our actors are not afraid to break the fourth wall to ask the audience for help. In addition to our live show, Genius Plaza would like […]

Free

Genius Plaza Pre-K Road Show: San Jose

SJSU Hammer Theatre Center 101 Paseo De San Antonio, San Jose, CA, United States

Genius Plaza Presents: The Genius Plan! is the story of two puppets named Four and Five that are thrown out of their Genius PreK app and into real-life! A virus has made them sick and they need help from a scientist called Professor I.T. Peapod. Along with his newest invention, a robot named Gene the Genius, the professor and the puppets need the help of the audience to stop the virus and send Four and Five back to the app where they live. Genius PreK is bringing their characters from the screen to the stage! Join our cast of wacky characters as they work together with the audience to stop the virus! Will Professor I.T. Peapod’s newest robot invention help? Can our friends Four and Five be transported back to the Genius PreK app where they live? There’s only one way to find out! Come prepared to learn, clap, stomp, shout, and sing along!     Throughout the course of the show, students will not only help stop the virus, but they will also learn various academic skills and social emotional skills! Our show includes comedy, music, and drama, as well as interactive opportunities for the students! Our actors are not […]

Free

Genius Plaza Pre-K Road Show: San Francisco

Marine's Memorial Theater 609 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Genius Plaza Presents: The Genius Plan! is the story of two puppets named Four and Five that are thrown out of their Genius PreK app and into real-life! A virus has made them sick and they need help from a scientist called Professor I.T. Peapod. Along with his newest invention, a robot named Gene the Genius, the professor and the puppets need the help of the audience to stop the virus and send Four and Five back to the app where they live. Genius PreK is bringing their characters from the screen to the stage! Join our cast of wacky characters as they work together with the audience to stop the virus! Will Professor I.T. Peapod’s newest robot invention help? Can our friends Four and Five be transported back to the Genius PreK app where they live? There’s only one way to find out! Come prepared to learn, clap, stomp, shout, and sing along!     Throughout the course of the show, students will not only help stop the virus, but they will also learn various academic skills and social emotional skills! Our show includes comedy, music, and drama, as well as interactive opportunities for the students! Our actors are not […]

Free

Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center Inaugural Dinner

Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church 1188 12th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

Let's get involved and get social for justice! Please join us to support and celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center, bringing together individuals and organizations of diverse ages, races, and socioeconomic backgrounds, working side-by-side for a healthy democracy. Proceeds benefit the Freedom Center's educational outreach and award-winning training programs.   Tickets: $100 | Link Reception 5:30 pm, Dinner and presentations 6:15 pm Speaker: Rev. Dr. Amos C. Brown, Director of San Francisco NAACP and Pastor of Third Baptist Church in San Francisco, CA.

$100

Peralta Colleges Foundation – Annual Gala Benefit 2019

Esports Arena Oakland 255 2nd St, Oakland, CA, US

Please join Peralta Colleges Foundation for its annual gala benefit "Going to Bat for Our Students, Our Colleges and Our Community" on Thursday, Sept 12th at Esports Arena, 255 2nd Street, Jack London Square to raise monies supporting Laney College, Merritt College, College of Alameda and Berkeley City College students scholarships and campus social programs. Event sponsorship opportunities are available, visit https://peraltafoundation.networkforgood.com/events/12294-annual-gala-benefit for more information. If you have partnership questions, email ljones@peralta.edu.

UC Berkeley Social Welfare – Trauma-Informed Approaches for Resilience during Covid-19

Streaming Online CA, United States

Dr. Joyce Dorado and Dr. Susan Stone will discuss practical strategies for addressing pandemic-related trauma and stress in individuals and systems (e.g. educational, child welfare, public health) through the lens of trauma-informed principles based in the science of trauma, stress, resilience, and healing. How might the disruptions of the COVID-19 crisis affect individuals and organizations in the short term, and how can we prevent a second epidemic of acute and chronic trauma-related difficulties? What science-based tools can we use to navigate this challenging time? **There will be a Facebook Live. Please feel free to submit your questions in advance at bit.ly/BC_042820 ** Learn more about this and other upcoming #BerkeleyConversations at bit.ly/BC_COVID19_2020

Pacific School of Religion – Being Spiritually Rooted Leaders in the Time of Covid-19

Streaming Online CA, United States

As we seek to respond to the challenges of this moment with vision, resilience, and skill, PSR will be offering Tuesday webinars with perspectives from our faculty, staff, alumni, and broader community. Hosted by Rev. Dr. David Vásquez-Levy and Dr. Susan Abraham, each week’s webinar will draw on the richness of our theological, spiritual, and academic traditions to offer perspective, reflections on the lectionary readings for the following Sunday, and practical ideas for worship and community life. Zoom details below. We’d appreciate your registering here: https://forms.gle/J1Y2PgJRfdXYm7MKA Please Join the Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/521354788 Meeting ID: 521 354 788 Additional Zoom Info: One tap mobile +16699006833,,521354788# US (San Jose) +13462487799,,521354788# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 253 215 8782 US +1 301 715 8592 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Meeting ID: 521 354 788 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/aed9oFJaV1 PS: If you missed our previous weeks’ webinars, you can now watch them on our Youtube channel. We hope you’ll share this link with your colleagues, community, and friends: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Iuo6mvduxtutsiaD_6_rw

MLK Freedom Center – A Celebration of the Life of John Lewis

Streaming Online CA, United States

MLK Freedom Center - A Celebration of the Life of John Lewis Tonight, Friday, August 28, at 7 pm PDT https://learn.nonprofitleadershipalliance.org/BLEHLecture Special guests joining Congresswoman Lee and Elihu Harris include: Dr. Bernard LaFayette Dr. Clayborne Carson Bettie Mae Fikes Peggy Wallace Kennedy Rep. Terri Sewell Rev. Dr. Grainger Browning Dr. Karen Bohlke, Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center youth leaders: David Gaines Fatima Chaudhary Jayda Gray  and a performance by the Shades of Yale Choir.

Event Series 5th Annual PushTech 2020 Virtual Summit

5th Annual PushTech 2020 Virtual Summit

Streaming Online CA, United States

5th Annual PushTech 2020 Virtual Summit: Vision, Voices and Votes Matter! PushTech 2020 is a two-day conference designed to explore strategies for social change, as well as how to accelerate diversity, inclusion and equity in the tech industry and society at large. Speakers Include: Rev. Dr. Joseph Bryant, Director - PushTech 2020 Congresswoman Barbara Lee Denmark West Angela Rye Rev. Dr. Freddie D. Haynes, III Molly Q. Ford Troy Clair Sarah Kunst Hon. Willie Brown Rachel Williams Bernard Coleman Laura Murphy Chris Broussard Courtney "Coco" Eason Dr. Nana Afoh-Manin Etan Thomas Deldelp Medina Michael T. Brown Walter Powell Brian Tippens Cynthia Dibartolo Register Today: http://bit.ly/2SlhVgv

 

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