Hate-Free Together

UC Davis | Black Feminist Community Organizing: Unseen Labor and Herstories
2025-01-29 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Women’s Resources and Research Library, 113 North Hall, 180 E Quad, Davis, CA, 95616, United States
Presented by the Women’s Resources and Research Center
This program seeks to teach others, through a feminist lens, about the erased labor of Black women and femmes and their community organizing and social movements!
More information: https://diversity.ucdavis.edu/events/black-feminist-community-organizing-unseen-labor-and-herstories

UC Davis Book Project: Discussing Weathering Session 2
2025-01-31 12:00 - 13:30
Presented by the Campus Community Book Project (DEI | OCCR)
The Interprofessional Book Club at UC Davis Health returns for the 2024-2025 Campus Community Book Project. Jann Murray-García, clinical professor emerita, leads this year’s sessions. Everyone is welcome — students, faculty, staff and community members. This discussion is virtual. For more information click here.
Arline T. Geronimus coined the term “weathering” to describe the effects of systemic oppression — including racism and classism — on the body. In “Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society,” based on more than 30 years of research, she argues that health and aging have more to do with how society treats us than how well we take care of ourselves. She explains what happens to human bodies as they attempt to withstand and overcome societal challenges and details how that ravages our health. And she proposes solutions. Session 2 covers pages 80-227.
In 2024-2025, the UC Davis Campus Community Book Project will be reading “Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society” by Arline Geronimus and will feature a year-long program on the theme of health equity and justice. Arline Geronimus is a professor in the School of Public Health and a research professor at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, where she also is affiliated with the Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture and Health. She is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science. Fusing science and social justice, Dr. Geronimus’ scholarship explores how systemic injustice erodes the health of marginalized people. Until now, there has been little discussion about the insidious effects of social injustice on the body. Weathering shifts the paradigm, shining a light on the topic and offering a roadmap for hope.

Yolo County: Black History Month
2025-02-01 - 2025-02-28
The celebration of Yolo County Black History Month continues throughout February with a month-long series of events and activities designed to engage, educate, and inspire the community. Below are exciting ways you can engage with Black history as we approach the end of the month.
For more details, visit our Facebook page: Yolo County Black History Month or check out additional information at ycoe.org/blackhistory. For questions or more information, feel free to email Sandy Holman at info@cultureco-op.com.
VISIT QUILT DISPLAYS
From February 5 to 28, five quilt displays will be set up across Yolo County, each showcasing a collection of quilts by Khristel Johnson, a retired educator and master quilter. View this handout with all five locations.

Davis: Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library, 315 E 14th St.
Esparto: Capay Valley Health and Community Center Lobby, 17340 Yolo Ave.
West Sacramento: Arthur F. Turner Community Library, 1212 Merkley Ave.
Winters: Winters Community Library, 708 Railroad Ave.
Woodland: Erwin Meier Administration Building Atrium (lower level), 625 Court St.

COMPLETE YOUR PASSPORT TO WIN PRIZES!
We invite you to participate in an interactive activity by completing a quilt display passport by March 3 to enter a prize drawing. You can pick up a passport at any Yolo County Library branch or the Yolo County Office of Education in Woodland. Passports are also available for download online. Passports are also available for download online.
How It Works:

Visit the five quilt displays in Davis, Esparto, West Sacramento, Winters, and Woodland from February 5 to 28.
Get your passport stamped at each location. View this handout with all five locations.
Return your stamped passport to any Yolo County Library branch or the Yolo County Office of Education by Monday, March 3rd to enter the prize drawing.

“I AM” QUILT ACTIVITY
Community members are invited to participate in the “I Am” Quilt Activity. By creating an 8.5” x 11” quilt square, participants can submit their designs to be included in a countywide quilt display to be showcased at the end of Black History Month. View activity instructions.
Materials Needed:

8.5″ x 11″ piece of paper
Construction paper (various colors)
Scissors, glue, and/or glue sticks

Submission Details: Completed quilt squares must be submitted to any Yolo County Library branch or the Yolo County Office of Education by March 3. Classrooms and student groups are highly encouraged to participate. Please note that quilt squares will not be returned.
ABOUT YOLO COUNTY BLACK HISTORY MONTH
This year’s theme is “Stitching Together Stories: Celebrating Black History through Quilts, Education, and Engagement.” It highlights how quilts have preserved cultural heritage, told powerful stories, and sparked important conversations. Throughout Black History Month, we celebrate the intersection of art, education, and community engagement to deepen our understanding of Black history.

UC Davis | Book Project: Viewing and Discussion of Nadine Burke Harris' TED Talk
2025-02-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Presented by the Campus Community Book Project (DEI | OCCR)
Nadine Burke Harris is a pediatrician and the author of The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity. Her 2014 TED Talk “explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. This unfolds across a lifetime, to the point where those who’ve experienced high levels of trauma are at triple the risk for heart disease and lung cancer. [It’s an] impassioned plea for pediatric medicine to confront the prevention and treatment of trauma, head-on.”
Karma Waltonen, Continuing Lecturer in the University Writing Program, will lead a discussion on the impacts of childhood trauma, and we will consider societal changes to address them.
In 2024-2025, the UC Davis Campus Community Book Project will be reading Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society by Arline Geronimus and will feature a year-long program on the theme of health equity and justice. Arline Geronimus is a Professor in the School of Public Health and Research Professor in the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, where she also is affiliated with the Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture and Health. She is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science. Fusing science and social justice, Dr. Geronimus’ scholarship explores the ways in which systemic injustice erodes the health of marginalized people. Until now, there has been little discussion about the insidious effects of social injustice on the body. Weathering shifts the paradigm, shining a light on the topic and offering a roadmap for hope.

UC Davis Lunar New Year Celebration
2025-02-04 16:00 - 18:00
Hosted by the Department of Asian American Studies, UC Davis Asian Pacific American Systemwide Alliance (APASA), the Strategic Asian and Pacific Islander Retention Initiative (SAandPIRI), the Division of Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI), and the Cross Cultural Center (CCC)
Join the UC Davis Asian and Pacific Islander community to recognize the Year of the Snake at the Lunar New Year Celebration on Tuesday, February 4th, from 4-6pm in the International Center MPR. Students, staff, and faculty are invited to gather in community to enjoy refreshments, performances, and more. Usher in a new year of prosperity, strength, and good fortune with our event co-hosts: UC Davis Asian American Studies, UC Davis Asian Pacific American Systemwide Alliance (APASA), the Strategic Asian and Pacific Islander Retention Initiative (SAandPIRI), the Division of Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI), and the Cross Cultural Center (CCC).
More information: https://diversity.ucdavis.edu/events/lunar-new-year-celebration

General Information about Immigration Rights, Resources and Process
2025-02-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Hansen Family Clinic, 215 West Beamer Street, Woodland, CA, 95695, United States
Hosted by Communicare+OLE, Attorney Aidin Castillo will share information on this topic. This event is free and will be on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at the Hansen Family Health Center, located at 215 West Beamer Street in Woodland.
Visit the Facebook page for CommuniCare CREO at: https://www.facebook.com/CommuniCareCREO/.

UC Davis | Black Futures Month Kick-Off Reception
2025-02-08 17:30 - 19:30 | Manetti Shrem Museum, 254 Old Davis Road, Davis, 95616, United States
Hosted by UC Davis 5A, Cross Cultural Center, African Continuum, AAFSA, Mondavi Center, Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, Aggie Black Excellence (DEI) and Future Foundation of Sacramento, co-sponsored by Center for African Diaspora and Student Success (CADSS)
Please gather in community with us as we kickoff Black Futures Month 2025!

Free event with light refreshments provided
Learn about initiatives supporting the African Diaspora and student success
Celebrate Black Excellence

For more information: https://diversity.ucdavis.edu/events/uc-davis-black-futures-month-kick-reception.

UC Davis: 35 Years of the Principles of Community
2025-02-10 11:00 - 14:00
Join the UC Davis community in celebrating 35 years of the Principles of Community. Save the date for this fun event that will include tabling, networking and light refreshments.
Located at UC Davis Health, Betty Irene Moore Hall, 2570 48th St, Sacramento, CA 95817.
For more information, click here.

UC Davis | Race Matters: Connecting Principles to Progress: Navigating Resistance to DEI Initiatives
2025-02-11 10:30 - 12:00
As resistance to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts grows nationally, UC Davis remains steadfast in its commitment to our Principles of Community, as both a strategic priority and a core value.
For over 35 years, these principles have served as a foundation for equity and inclusion—guiding actions, fostering dialogue, and connecting aspirations to meaningful change.
In this Race Matters session, we’ll explore how these enduring values help us navigate today’s challenges and advance DEI initiatives that impact our students, employees, patients, and community.
This event is virtual.
To register, click here.

UC Davis | The Aoki Center and HSI Speaker Series: Yianella Blanco
2025-02-11 12:00 - 13:00 | King Hall, 400 Mrak Hall Drive, Davis, CA, 95616, United States
The Aoki Center and UC Davis Hispanic Serving Institution Speaker Series Presents Professor Yianella Blanco, UC Davis School of Education

Dr. Yianella Blanco is an assistant professor in the School of Education. Her research focuses on the teaching and learning of Latinx histories and experiences in K-12 schools, especially those of Central America(ns). She graduated from Teachers College, Columbia University in 2022 with a PhD in Social Studies education. Prior to that, she worked as a high school social studies and special education teacher in New York City. Her work with young people inspires her research and sustains her spirit as she continues to search for liberatory and humanizing educational practices.
This talk is drawn from a larger qualitative research study with Central American-American educators, during which they shared their own testimonios and collectively read the testimonios written by Central American migrant youth to imagine how we might use testimonios in our teaching practice. Our research is grounded in LatCrit theory, and builds upon testimonio research that has uplifted the histories and experiences of Latinx youth. We add to this research by putting it in conversation with healing-centered pedagogy (Ginwright, 2015; 2018). Ultimately, we argue that testimonios can aid in dismantling oppressive narratives and build new ones focused on Latinx youths’ joy, strengths, and successes. In doing so, they provide opportunities for history classrooms to act as spaces of radical care and healing.
For more information about UC Davis’s HSI Initiative please visit:
DEI: https://diversity.ucdavis.edu/
DEI/HSI News and Events: https://diversity.ucdavis.edu/avanza-news-and-events

UC Davis | MasterClass Session 2: Black Freedom – The Present - Chapter 2
2025-02-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Presented by the Cross Cultural Center

In February 2025, Cross Cultural Center Director Joe Martinez will host dialogue sessions on Black History, Freedom, & Love: Lessons from Influential Black Voices. Seven preeminent Black thought leaders share their insight on the reckoning with race in America in three parts: past, present, and future. We hope you will join us for the session as part of Black Futures Month. These sessions will take place on Tuesdays at noon through Zoom.

To register for the Zoom sessions, please complete this form. You can begin the classes for free starting February 1st, 2025 by watching in MasterClass using this link in your browser https://learn.masterclass.com/blackhistorymonth.

All folks are welcome to participate, including multiracial folks and black, indigenous, people of color (BIPOC). These online learning and peer-led debrief sessions hosted by the White Accountability and Anti-Racism Collective apply to anyone who would like to learn about how to better support the black community. One of the goals of the sessions is to invite campus community members to engage in critical self-work and skill-building to challenge institutional and cultural racism. If you have questions contact Joe Martinez at jammartinez@uccdavis.edu.

UC Davis | Restorative Practices
2025-02-13 11:30 - 14:00
Presented by the Office for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion/Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Center (DEI)
More details will be published soon!
This event is in person.
For more information: https://diversity.ucdavis.edu/events/restorative-practices

UC Davis Book Project: Discussing Weathering Session 3
2025-02-14 12:00 - 13:30
Presented by the Campus Community Book Project (DEI | OCCR)
The Interprofessional Book Club at UC Davis Health returns for the 2024-2025 Campus Community Book Project. Jann Murray-García, clinical professor emerita, leads this year’s sessions. Everyone is welcome — students, faculty, staff and community members. This event is virtual. For more information click here.
Arline T. Geronimus coined the term “weathering” to describe the effects of systemic oppression—including racism and classism—on the body. In “Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society,” based on more than 30 years of research, she argues that health and aging have more to do with how society treats us than how well we take care of ourselves. She explains what happens to human bodies as they attempt to withstand and overcome societal challenges and details how that ravages our health. And she proposes solutions. Session 3 covers pages 229-313.
In 2024-2025, the UC Davis Campus Community Book Project will be reading “Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society” by Arline Geronimus and will feature a year-long program on the theme of health equity and justice. Arline Geronimus is a professor in the School of Public Health and a research professor at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, where she also is affiliated with the Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture and Health. She is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science. Fusing science and social justice, Dr. Geronimus’ scholarship explores how systemic injustice erodes the health of marginalized people. Until now, there has been little discussion about the insidious effects of social injustice on the body. “Weathering” shifts the paradigm, shining a light on the topic and offering a roadmap for hope.

UC Davis | Liberating Our Image: Black Women/Fem(me)s, Beauty, and the White Gaze
2025-02-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Women’s Resources and Research Library, 113 North Hall, 180 E Quad, Davis, CA, 95616, United States
Presented by the Women’s Resources and Research Center
Join us for a powerful dialogue during Black Femme Magic Week as we unpack the impact of white patriarchal notions of beauty on Black women and femmes. Together, we’ll explore how these harmful standards have shaped perceptions of Black femininity and celebrate the beauty, strength, and resilience of our community.

UC Davis | MasterClass Session 3: Black Love – The Future - Chapter 3
2025-02-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom

Yolo County Day of Remembrance of Executive Order 9066
2025-02-19 18:00 - 22:00 | Veterans Memorial Theatre, 203 E 14th Street, Davis, CA, 95616
This event is free and will include two films portraying resistance to injustice: One Fighting Irishman and Row Don’t Drift. On Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 6 pm at the Davis Veterans Memorial Theatre.
Sponsored by the Human Relations Commission, Davis Asians for Racial Equality, UC Davis Asian American Studies, UC Davis King Hall – Immigration Clinic and Aoki Center for Critical Race and Natin Studies, Episcopal Church of St. Martin – Davis, Davis Phoenix Coalition and the Historical Society of Winters.

UC Davis Book Project: Chronic Pain: A Comedy
2025-02-25 18:00 - 19:30 | Manetti Shrem Museum, 254 Old Davis Road, Davis, 95616, United States
Davis comedian and University Writing Program continuing lecturer, Karma Waltonen, performs her stand-up routine about life as a chronic pain patient.
In 2024-2025, the UC Davis Campus Community Book Project will be reading “Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society” by Arline Geronimus and will feature a year-long program on the theme of health equity and justice. Arline Geronimus is a professor in the School of Public Health and a research professor at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, where she also is affiliated with the Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture and Health. She is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science. Fusing science and social justice, Dr. Geronimus’ scholarship explores how systemic injustice erodes the health of marginalized people. Until now, there has been little discussion about the insidious effects of social injustice on the body. “Weathering” shifts the paradigm, shining a light on the topic and offering a roadmap for hope.

UC Davis Book Project: Mondavi Center Presents - Dr. Arline Geronimus
2025-03-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Mondavi Center, 523 Mrak Hall Drive, Davis, California, 95616, United States
2025 Campus Community Book Project Author’s Talk
Dr. Arline T. Geronimus is a renowned public health researcher, professor, and author of Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society, called a “monumental” book by Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to be an Antiracist.
Fusing science and social justice, Geronimus explores the ways in which systemic injustice erodes the health of marginalized people. Until now, there has been little discussion about the insidious effects of social injustice on the body. Weathering shifts the paradigm, shining a light on the topic and offering a roadmap for hope.
Following her talk, entitled “Weathering and Health Equity: Social Identity, High Effort Coping, and Joy,” Geronimus will be joined by Donna Apidone for a Q&A.

Golden Heart Awards Nominations
2025-03-18 08:00 - 2025-04-15 17:00
The City of Davis invites community members to submit nominations now through April 15, 2025, for the annual Golden Heart Awards. These awards recognize exceptional youth in the Davis community
Nominations can be submitted in two different categories to help acknowledge youth who are “non-traditional achievers”:

The Service Award: Recognizing individuals who have given significant service to an expressed need in the community, to their peers and/or to their schools
The Personal Challenge Award: Recognizing individuals who have overcome significant challenges in their lives.

In memory of Andrew Mockus, who was tragically killed in 1992, the City Council adopted the Recreation and Park Commission recommendation to create the Golden Heart Awards as a way to recognize outstanding youth in the community, especially those students who are not typically recognized in other forums. The first award was presented in 1994.
“Being resilient in challenging circumstances is never easy,” said Mayor Bapu Vaitla. “Through the Golden Heart Award program, the City Council honors the outstanding accomplishments of Davis youth who have sacrificed to focus on community service and those who have overcome considerable challenges in their lives.”
Nomination forms For the Golden Heart Awards are available at: https://www.cityofdavis.org/goldenheartaward. Community members are welcome to nominate a deserving Davis youth who is currently in the seventh through twelfth grades. Youth cannot nominate themselves nor can a parent/guardian nominate their youth.
Nomination forms are due no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, and must be submitted in one of the following ways:

By email to Kellie Vitaich at: kvitaich@cityofdavis.org
By mail to: City of Davis, Golden Heart Awards – ATTN: Kellie Vitaich, 23 Russell Blvd., Davis, CA 95616
In person at: the Parks and Community Services Public Counter, located at City Hall (23 Russell Blvd)

Awards and recognition will be presented at the May 20 City Council meeting. For more information, please email Kellie Vitaich at: kvitaich@cityofdavis.org or https://www.cityofdavis.org/goldenheartawards.

Story Circles for Community Connection
2025-03-18 17:00 - 19:00 | International House Davis, 10 College Park, Davis, 95616, United States
This community listening and sharing event provides a space to build empathy and connection by coming together to tell our stories and learn from one another. Staff from Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life will facilitate the event using the powerful story circles methodology created by artist John O’Neal from the Free Southern Theater. Using a prompt and a few simple guidelines, story circles allow us to listen to each other’s stories in small groups and discuss our common and different experiences and lives.
Prompt: Tell us about a time when you felt supported and held by others during a difficult time in your life. Or tell us about a time when you did not feel supported when you needed it, and how that experience changed how you support yourself or others.
By sharing stories of when we felt supported in community, we can build a greater understanding of what we can do to help each other, and how we can create practices to support each other during difficult times.
This event is open to everyone. Bring yourself, a friend, and a story to share! You do not need to prepare a story in advance but do come prepared to fully listen and be moved by the narratives of your neighbors. IA will provide instructions and share resources on Story Circles so anyone can learn to use this tool and practice in their own lives and communities.
RSVP HERE
About Imagining America: Based at the University of California, Davis, the Imagining America national consortium brings together scholars, artists, designers, humanists, and organizers to imagine, study, and enact a more just and liberatory ‘America’ and world. Working across institutional, disciplinary, and community divides, IA strengthens and promotes public scholarship, cultural organizing, and campus change that inspires collective imagination, knowledge-making, and civic action on pressing public issues.
About International House, Davis: I-House is an international culture center dedicated to nurturing the exchange of arts, culture and ideas to build a culturally vibrant, globally connected and inclusive community. People from all over the world come together in our beloved gathering space to celebrate our common humanity, share cultural practices and traditions, engage with our differences, cultivate joy, combat isolation, and foster civic dialogue. At I-House, we believe that culture, community, and fellowship are the lifeblood of a healthy and vibrant city, region, and society.

UC Davis: Coffee Talk with Dr. Jann Murray-García on Weathering by Arline Geronimus
2025-03-20 12:00 - 13:30
Presented by Dr. Jann Murray-Garcia
Sponsored by African American Faculty and Staff Association (AAFSA) Davis, AAFSA Health, and Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Please join our coffee talk with Dr. Jann Murray-García on Weathering by Arline Geronimus. You can join this event in-person at Betty Irene Moore Hall, Room 2603, or online through Zoom.
Please refer to the Parking for Patients and Visitors page for parking information.
This event is part of 2024-2025 Campus Community Book Project.
This is a hybrid event, you can attend in person or by zoom.

Here Together: to Listen, Support & Navigate Uncertain Times
2025-03-30 15:00 - 16:30
Here Together is a safe space that encourages active listening, meaningful dialogue & reflection — a circle for sharing feelings, thoughts, & life challenges without judgment. At Davis Community Church, Fireside Room. Participating in this small group helps strengthen our resilience by encouragement and connection, especially when we are navigating tough times. 3p – 4:15p. Free.

UC Davis | Arab American Heritage Month
2025-04-01 - 2025-05-05
April is Arab American Heritage Month. All members of the UC Davis community can celebrate with a range of opportunities. For information about resources, initiatives and upcoming events, we encourage you to check out the heritage month calendar and the following links:

Rethinking Ottoman Belonging: Arab and Armenian Diasporic Encounters with Race, Masculinity, and Whiteness in the United States (1896-1914)
Book Talk: To Stand With Palestine – Transnational Resistance and Political Evolution in the United States
ME/SA Studies Research Symposium
Beitna: A Gathering for Arab Heritage, Culture and Solidarity

Sacred Space
2025-04-13 09:00 - 09:30
This monthly gathering is an invitation to enjoy the beautiful setting, settle yourself and simply be. Thirty minutes of gentle quiet and beauty for the senses. Light a candle if you wish. Hosted at Davis Community Church. Only 30-minutes long. Tea and refreshments provided.

BEITNA: A Gathering for Arab Heritage, Culture and Solidarity
2025-04-13 14:30 - 18:30 | International House Davis, 10 College Park, Davis, 95616, United States
Join International House on April 13, from 2:30 to 6:30 PM for Beitna: A Gathering for Arab Heritage, Culture, and Solidarity, a special event recognizing Arab American Heritage Month. Beitna, meaning “our house” in Arabic, brings together the community to experience and engage with Arab culture.
Enjoy art displays, cultural performances, poetry readings, and educational materials that highlight the rich history and contributions of Arabs and Arab Americans. Children’s programs, crafts, delicious food, and local vendors will provide an opportunity to explore the cultural diversity of the Arab world.
This event fosters a culturally vibrant, globally connected, and inclusive community by sharing Arab American heritage, culture, and contributions with the broader public. It offers a unique opportunity for the Arab and Arab American communities in Davis and the surrounding region to gather in solidarity and build connections.
Come join us for an afternoon of Arab culture, education, and community.
FREE RSVP HERE

UC Davis | Powwow
2025-04-19 11:00 - 21:00
Join us in celebrating the 49th annual UC Davis Powwow!
Powwow, as practiced today, is a social gathering intended to provide the campus and local community a space to learn about, engage with, and celebrate the traditions and cultures of Indigenous peoples, and bring visibility to the vibrancy of Native American music, dance, and arts. Held in 1969, the first UC Davis Powwow was hosted in conjunction with the creation of the Native American Studies Department and has since been the culminating event for the Native American Culture Days events and programs. The UC Davis Powwow is student-run and student-planned, standing as one of the longest running student powwows in California.
Stop by the museum, open 12-5, to see the exhibition, Olé Ham Nees, We Call Him Coyote: Harry Fonseca Works from the Shingle Springs Band Collection, and works from the museum collections will be on display in the Collections Galleries. The museum shop offers a variety of Native American products from artists across North America.
To see more information about the event, please see the UC Davis Powwow webpage.

Arab American Histories: Queer Explorations of Power and Difference in an Era of Repression
2025-04-24 17:00 - 19:30 | International House Davis, 10 College Park, Davis, 95616, United States
Presented by the UC Davis Middle East/South Asia Studies, the Department of History and the California History-Social Science Project
Reception at 5 p.m. and scholar talk and conversation from 5:30-7 p.m.
Charlotte Karem Albrecht from the University of Michigan will present her research in gender and sexuality in Arab American immigration history and lead a conversation on the challenges and significance of ethnic studies scholarship in out current moment.
This talk explores Arab American immigration history, illustrating how Arab immigrants have been variably
positioned as incorporable into the U.S. body politic or as threats to the state. Drawing on her book, Possible
Histories, Karem Albrecht examines the history of Syrian peddling to show how ideas about sexuality and gender formed the basis of Arab Americans’ indeterminate racial status. Syrians came to the U.S. as early as the 1870s and worked as peddlers, enabling them to acquire wealth quickly and transforming the Syrian American family. At the height of this profession’s popularity, transient labor was associated with sexual non-normativity, and with homosexuality specifically. Karem Albrecht uses queer affective and grounded imaginative approaches to history to show how immigrant peddlers and their networks of labor and care appeared in interconnected discourses about American modernity, sexuality, gender, class, and race. The conversation will feature reflections on teaching Arab American history in a moment when ethnic studies, queer studies, and academic inquiry are under threat.
This event is the third in The Middle East in Historical Context speaker series, organized and sponsored by the Department of History, the Middle East/South Asia Studies Program, and the California History Social-Science Project at UC Davis. Karem Albrecht’s talk is also part of a month-long commemoration of Arab American Heritage Month at UC Davis.
Open to campus and community.

UC Davis | 6th Semillas y Culturas - Seeds & Cultures Summit
2025-04-27 09:00 - 14:00
Raising awareness and sharing ideas about sustaining Native California and Indigenous Meso American foodways across communities and generations through workshops, speakers, and food sharing. Event is free. Location is the Student Farm Ecological Garden.
Visit: https://asi.ucdavis.edu/semillas-y-culturas-2025.
For more information, contact:

Summit Director Dr. Melissa Moreno, mmmoreno@gmail.com
Summit Co-Organizer: Jacquelyn Ross
Student Farm Director Colin Dixon, cghdixon@ucdavis.edu

Community of Compassion: Know Your Rights
2025-04-27 15:00 - 16:30 | Holy Rosary Parish Community Center, 575 California Street, Woodland, CA, 95695, United States
Please come for a presentation to ensure the diverse values that unite us are shared and protected at the following community gathering:
Date: Sunday, April 27, 2025
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Place: Holy Rosary Parish Community Center, 575 California Street, Woodland, CA 95695
Information to be addressed:

Immigrant Testimony – Rogelio Villagrana – WJUSD TRUSTEE
Immigrant Testimony – Marco Osorio
Overview of support: City Manager – Ken Hiatt
Overview of support: Police Department – Chief Ryan Kinnan
Safety in our schools – Superintendent Elodia Ortega-Lampin
Provide accurate information about immigration law, and the available resources for legal counsel – Catholic Charities Yolo and Solano

Thank you to Holy Rosary Church, City of Woodland, Catholic Charities Yolo Solano , Mexican American Concilio of Yolo County, YIIN (Yolo Interfaith Immigration Network)

Hope Café
2025-04-29 18:30 - 20:30 | International House Davis, 10 College Park, Davis, 95616, United States
Imagine what a serving of music, poetry and good conversation in a beautiful space might do for you right now.If that sounds like soup for your soul, then check out the Hope Café.
The steady diet of overwhelming news these days takes a toll, stirring up loneliness, anxiety and social divisions. Local artist jesikah maria ross and the International House are cooking up ways to come together that feed positivity and connection, and we’re calling this Hope Café. It’s an experiment in building community and resilience.

Our menu offers up:
Live music and poetry
Community choirs
Conversations about care, joy and possibility
Drinks and snacks

You’ll walk away feeling nourished and inspired, with new friends and resources to keep you hopeful! Come give it a try!
