This is an intense time (I write as one who is evacuated) and something that I do want to acknowledge and celebrate is how so many people have come together during this challenging time to support one another. When the smoke clears more and more (ah, the cliche feels literal) may we continue to prioritize caring for each other and harvest the lessons from this time for more fundamental changes for how we live our lives. And keep tuned to Hub efforts to provide support as times goes on.
At https://www.instagram.com/santacruzmutualaid/ - in story and posts // also check out https://linktr.ee/scmutualaid - with links to docs for: CZU Fire relief for houseless Santa Cruz residents // Santa Cruz Fire Overnight Offers/Needs // and...
CZU LIGHTNING FIRE MUTUAL AID RESOURCES
WHAT'S ON THIS RESOURCE LIST?
Ways to access: information, shelter, food, health resources
Ways to give: goods, money, time
*Go to above link to access!!!
Lots of information sharing on Instagram - Here's a few of many pages to check out - posts and stories!!!
*https://www.instagram.com/blendedbridge/ - links to info and resources at https://lnk.bio/blendedbridge/ - CZU Fire Community Ask/Need Excel Sheet // Local GoFundMe for local families // Fire Resources - MK // and more!
*https://www.instagram.com/revolunas/ - A WoC collective who are committed to the healing of womxn, youth, & QTPOC through spirituality, creative expression, community building, & education🌙
*https://www.instagram.com/santa_cruz_barrios_unidos/ - Grassroots org supporting communities & defying oppression through cultural healing, civic leadership, & community development. Serving since 1977.
*https://www.instagram.com/dsasantacruz/ - Democratic Socialists of Santa Cruz 🤙🌹
*https://www.instagram.com/abolishsantacruz/ - Decolonize Everything. No more state-sanctioned violence. PERIOD!
*https://www.instagram.com/fun.haver/ - ✨ 𝕜 𝕖 𝕟 ✨ link tree for fire resources ! https://linktr.ee/fun.haver
*https://www.instagram.com/desolasol.colectiva/ - Autonomous collective providing mutual aid to farm workers in Watsonville (Occupied Ohlone Land)
And at https://www.instagram.com/subrosa_sc/
And at https://www.instagram.com/santacruzhub/
Fires burning all over the state, including to the south of Santa Cruz - please direct your attention and support for folk there as well. In Salinas - https://www.instagram.com/agentsofchange831/
And there's more to unpack about this moment - the impacts of the calamity that is capitalism - human induced global warming - consequences of colonization and displacement of indigenous people (still here and connecting to land - more about Amah Mutsun Tribal Band here and at end of email) and more...
Our priority is the health and safety of our communities. For now, projects at the Hub Community Center have limited public offerings until further notice. Please check various projects online postings for current info.
We are closely monitoring the ever-evolving coronavirus COVID-19 situation and community care protocols are in place so we can maintain our collective and community health.
charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/rent-for-the-hub-for-sustainable-living
The Santa Cruz Hub for Sustainable Living is a constellation of community-based projects that has been building and celebrating community and offering crucial resources since 1994. We currently have scaled back operations for community safety, and rather than have each individual project at the Hub shoulder the burden for rent alone, we are focused on a collective effort to raise rent/expenses all together, and we're asking you to help us with that!
Up to date info:
Santa Cruz County:
http://www.santacruzhealth.org/Coronavirus
California State:
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/ncov2019.aspx
Federal Government:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/
About the Hub:
A constellation of projects
that support skill-sharing,
appropriate re/use of resources, and
interconnected and creative communities.
The Hub has been building
and celebrating community since 1994!
Please let us know if you want your donation directed to a particular project.
Mission Statement
Our projects provide access to space, resources, and educational opportunities through demonstration, outreach, and hands-on learning.
Sustainable living includes appropriate use of materials, human-powered transportation, skill-building that empowers people to meet their needs in a self-sufficient and affordable manner, active solidarity with people facing coercive forces and the support and nurturance of creative culture, which includes art and shared expression. We seek to shape society around our shared values.
Contact Us!
Questions or comments? Feel free to text or leave a message at 831-854-7822 and/or visit our facebook and instagram page:
703 Pacific Ave Santa Cruz, CA 95060
info@santacruzhub.org
https://www.facebook.com/santacruzhub/
https://www.instagram.com/santacruzhub/
The Hub is in downtown Santa Cruz, CA, which is the unceded territory of the Awaswas-speaking Uypi Tribe. The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, comprised of the descendants of indigenous people taken to missions Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista during Spanish colonization of the Central Coast, is today working hard to restore traditional stewardship practices on these lands and heal from historical trauma.
Do you want to join The Hub in solidarity with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band?
-Contribute to The Humunya Foundation of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, a 501 (c) (3) Private Foundation under the Internal Revenue Code. As such, donations made to the Humunya Foundation are tax deductable. The Humunya Foundation was created to fund raise, facilitate Tribal cultural activities and conduct outreach to the public. More information http://amahmutsun.org/foundation
-Sign up for the Amah Mutsun Land Trust email list for more information and opportunities to get involved.
-Consider making a monthly donation to Amah Mutsun Land Trust to support the tribe's Indigenous stewardship and cultural relearning work.
-Sign the petition to protect Juristac, an Amah Mutsun sacred site threatened by a proposed mining operation in Santa Clara county.
https://www.amahmutsunlandtrust.org and http://amahmutsun.org and http://www.protectjuristac.org
