Hate-Free Together

Yolo County Day of Remembrance of Executive Order 9066
2025-02-19 18:00 - 22:00 UTC | 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 | MasterClass Session 3: Black Love – The Future - Chapter 3
2025-02-18 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 | 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 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 | 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 | MasterClass Session 2: Black Freedom – The Present - Chapter 2
2025-02-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom

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 | 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: 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 | 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.

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 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

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.

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: 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.

UC Davis | Black Feminist Community Organizing: Unseen Labor and Herstories
2025-01-29 08:00 - 17:00 | 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
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

Adult Mental Health First Aid
2025-01-28 08:30 - 15:30, 2025-01-16 08:30 - 15:30, 2024-12-17 08:30 - 15:30
This free training is open to Yolo County staff, provider staff and the community. Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges. The training will also cover how to interact with a person in crisis and connect the person with help.
Attendees must complete a two-hour independent online learning module prior to the class and are expected to attend the live training for the full duration. After successfully passing the online quiz and evaluation, attendees will receive a three-year professional certification on Mental Health First Aid by the National Council for Mental Health.
To register for this free training, e-mail your contact information to: MHSA-MHTrainings@yolocounty.org. Questions? Call 530-666-8710

Youth Mental Health First Aid
2025-01-23 08:30 - 15:30
This free training is open to Yolo County staff, provider staff and the community. Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis.
Attendees must complete a two-hour independent online learning module prior to the class and are expected to attend the live training for the full duration. After successfully passing the online quiz and evaluation, attendees will receive a three-year professional certification on Mental Health First Aid by the National Council for Mental Health.
To register for this free training, e-mail your contact information to: MHSA-MHTrainings@yolocounty.org. Questions? Call 530-666-8710

Understanding Antisemitism as a form of Hate: Addressing Bias, Bigotry, and Discrimination at UC Davis
2025-01-16 12:00 - 13:00
Heightened tensions from the conflict in the Middle East have led to an increase in hate crimes and discriminatory incidents on campuses nationwide. The current political climate has also contributed to the silencing of important discourse, which has profoundly affected our faculty, staff, and students.
This Grand Rounds speaker series aims to provide a safe forum where perspectives can be expressed, fostering collective reflection.
Featured Speaker: Kenneth Stern
Director, Bard Center for the Study of Hate – Human Rights Project at Bard College.
Kenneth Stern will discuss what antisemitism is and how the interdisciplinary field of hate studies helps us understand it. Is antizionism antisemitism? How can we discuss difficult topics like this when our identity is tethered to one side or another of the Israel/Palestine conflict? Why are emotional empathy and intellectual curiosity important? Why are academic freedom and free speech essential for tackling all forms of hate?
This event will be held at UC Davis Medical Center in the Education Building: 4610 X St, Sacramento, CA, Room #1222
To register and receive event details, please complete this form: https://bit.ly/3VyKa2b

Save the date for future speaking events:
February 13, 2025
March 20, 2025
June 12, 2025
July 10, 2025
September 4, 2025
September 25, 2025

Talk Save Lives
2025-01-14 09:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
Free Training! Open to all interested individuals yolo county staff, provider staff and community volunteers age 18 and older.
Talk Saves Lives™, created by The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, is a standardized education program that provides participants with a clear understanding of this leading cause of death, including the most up-to-date research on suicide prevention, and what they can do in their communities to save lives.
Participants will learn common risk factors and warning signs associated with suicide, and how to keep themselves and others safe.
Topics covered include:

Scope of the Problem: The latest data on suicide in the U.S. and worldwide
Research: Information from research on what causes people to consider suicide, as well as health, historical, and environmental factors that put individuals at risk
Prevention: An understanding of the protective factors that lower suicide risk, and strategies for managing mental health and being proactive about self-care
What You Can Do: Guidance on warning signs and behaviors to look for, and how to get help for someone in a suicidal crisis

Time: 9 am – 11 am
Location: ZOOM
Registration: To register for either of these free trainings dates, e-mail your contact information to MHSA-MHTrainings@yolocounty.org
Questions? Call 530-666-8710.
Training provided by Yolo County Health and Human Services-Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) staff.

UC Davis Campus Community Book Project Author’s Talk (Dr. Arline Geronimus)
2025-01-06 08:00 - 17:00 | Mondavi Center, 523 Mrak Hall Drive, Davis, California, 95616, United States
Presented by the Campus Community Book Project (DEI | OCCR)
Hosted by the Mondavi Center
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.
Tickets must be purchased in advance. Click here for more information.

Kwanzaa
2024-12-26 08:00 - 2025-01-01 17:00
Kwanzaa is a cultural holiday from December 26, 2024 – January 1, 2025 that celebrates and honors African American heritage and culture.
Learn more about Kwanzaa from the National Museum of African American History and Culture by clicking here.

Hanukkah
2024-12-25 17:00 - 2025-01-02 17:00
In 2024, Hanukkah begins at sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25 and lasts until sundown on Thursday, Jan. 2. Hanukkah, which is Hebrew for “dedication,” is the Festival of Lights.
To learn more about Hanukkah and other multicultural days, visit: https://diversity.ucdavis.edu/events/multicultural-calendar-december-2024.

Talk Save Lives
2024-12-12 09:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
Suicide can be prevented. This presentation will cover what we know about this leading cause of death, the most up-to-date research on prevention, and what we can all do to fight suicide.
Participants will learn the common risk factors for suicide, how to spot the warning signs in others, and how to keep ourselves, our loved ones and those in our community safe.
Registration: To register, e-mail your contact information to Jorge.Cervantes@yolocounty.gov
Questions? Call 530-666-8710.
Training provided by Yolo County Health and Human Services-Mental Health Services Act (MHSA).

QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer Training)
2024-12-10 09:00 - 11:30
QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) is a two-hour suicide prevention training hosting by the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency. The mission is to reduce suicidal behaviors and save lives by providing innovative, practical and proven suicide prevention training. The signs of crisis are all around us. Quality education empowers all people, regardless of their background, to make a positive different in the life of someone they know.
Additional classes are calendared monthly and posted publicly on the Yolo County calendar of events website.

Skate Rink in Davis
2024-12-08 13:00 - 19:00, 2024-12-07 13:00 - 19:00, 2024-12-06 13:00 - 19:00 | Davis Food Co-op, 620 G Street, Davis, CA, 95616
The Davis Phoenix Coalition is hosting the Davis Holiday Skate Rink from December 5 – 8 from 1-7 pm in the parking lot of the Davis Food Co-op! They are also hosting a Davis Queer Teen Group Ice Skating Outing on December 8 at 6 pm. More details visit: https://davisphoenixco.org/.
Cost is $15.
