BERKELEY'S NEWS • SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
La Peña Cultural Center
Local Businesses
7 HOURS AGO
‘You can taste the difference’: Los Cilantros reopens after 3 years, serving handmade tortillas
Berkeley’s Los Cilantros reopened its Shattuck Avenue location last Wednesday after a three-year closure.
Local Businesses
7 HOURS AGO
‘You can taste the difference’: Los Cilantros reopens after 3 years, serving handmade tortillas
Berkeley’s Los Cilantros reopened its Shattuck Avenue location last Wednesday after a three-year closure.
City
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
La Peña Cultural Center commemorates 50th anniversary of Chilean coup
La Peña Cultural Center hosted a commemoration for the 50th anniversary of the coup d’état in Chile on Monday. The evening’s events included performance, conversation and celebration.
City
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
La Peña Cultural Center commemorates 50th anniversary of Chilean coup
La Peña Cultural Center hosted a commemoration for the 50th anniversary of the coup d’état in Chile on Monday. The evening’s events included performance, conversation and celebration.
City Government
NOVEMBER 09, 2022
Berkeley City Council discusses public arts, tenants' rights
Berkeley City Council met on Thursday, discussing over 45 items, including resources for seniors, a public art commission and tenants rights.
City Government
NOVEMBER 09, 2022
Berkeley City Council discusses public arts, tenants' rights
Berkeley City Council met on Thursday, discussing over 45 items, including resources for seniors, a public art commission and tenants rights.
Communities
AUGUST 26, 2022
'Connected to my roots': Local cultural center hosts Afro-Colombian music, history workshops
La Peña Cultural Center continues to serve as a multicultural hub for diasporic communities to uplift artists and promote social justice.
Communities
AUGUST 26, 2022
'Connected to my roots': Local cultural center hosts Afro-Colombian music, history workshops
La Peña Cultural Center continues to serve as a multicultural hub for diasporic communities to uplift artists and promote social justice.
Campus
APRIL 02, 2020
'Building that internal confidence': A look into the Womxn of Color Initiative
The Womxn of Color Initiative, or WOCI, is a group that organizes events for and helps support academic and professional women of color. WOCI is also a project funded by the Graduate Assembly, a representative body for graduate and professional students on campus.
Campus
APRIL 02, 2020
'Building that internal confidence': A look into the Womxn of Color Initiative
The Womxn of Color Initiative, or WOCI, is a group that organizes events for and helps support academic and professional women of color. WOCI is also a project funded by the Graduate Assembly, a representative body for graduate and professional students on campus.
Black History Month 2019
FEBRUARY 07, 2019
More than just representation: A look at recent incendiary Black media projects
The world is blooming with powerful Black-centered works of art.
Black History Month 2019
FEBRUARY 07, 2019
More than just representation: A look at recent incendiary Black media projects
The world is blooming with powerful Black-centered works of art.
Local Event
JANUARY 28, 2019
'Empowering Womxn of Color Open Mic Series' provides a space of healing for artists in Berkeley
The center hosted its first open mic night of its Spring 2019 series on Jan. 24 and whether these artists wanted to read their poetry or sing an original song, or even showcase their faith in God, the stage was undeniably theirs for the few minutes they went up to perform.
Local Event
JANUARY 28, 2019
'Empowering Womxn of Color Open Mic Series' provides a space of healing for artists in Berkeley
The center hosted its first open mic night of its Spring 2019 series on Jan. 24 and whether these artists wanted to read their poetry or sing an original song, or even showcase their faith in God, the stage was undeniably theirs for the few minutes they went up to perform.
City
APRIL 30, 2018
Temporary Protective Status symposium focuses on pathways to permanent residency for LGBTQ+ individuals
In an auditorium lined with colorful, political artwork on the walls, a moving scene from a play in Spanish depicts a mother of two daughters speaking with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE agents, who show up at her doorstep with an unsigned warrant, claiming to be “police.”
City
APRIL 30, 2018
Temporary Protective Status symposium focuses on pathways to permanent residency for LGBTQ+ individuals
In an auditorium lined with colorful, political artwork on the walls, a moving scene from a play in Spanish depicts a mother of two daughters speaking with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE agents, who show up at her doorstep with an unsigned warrant, claiming to be “police.”
Campus
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
UC Berkeley students travel to Puerto Rico to aid in disaster relief
Boricuas, a UC Berkeley Puerto Rican student group created in response to Hurricane Maria, sent students to the island territory after the hurricane hit in September.
Campus
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
UC Berkeley students travel to Puerto Rico to aid in disaster relief
Boricuas, a UC Berkeley Puerto Rican student group created in response to Hurricane Maria, sent students to the island territory after the hurricane hit in September.
