New event planned for Earth Week Watsonville 2026

Food Cube Build – Somos April 15,16

News and Actions – emailed 3/19/26

Interview of billionaire Tom Steyer running for Ca Governor

City website where people can go to learn more about RESILIENCY, rsvp for upcoming workshops, and request to host a workshop themselves. 

Despite Trump efforts to halt offshore wind, this Canary Media article reports that 5 major projects on the east coast are delivering, or close to delivering, power.

Lots of good news here includes creatures and energy projects

Google to deploy world’s largest iron-air battery for Minnesota data center

This RMI newsletter has good info

Washington State Just Outmaneuvered Trump’s Coal Order 

Please continue to write official comment letters and talk to people about the threats to our coast and let me know if you’d like to get flyers. More info here and here

Environteers great weekly newsletter which includes lots of CLIMATE NEWS as well as good volunteer opportunities.  Sign up HERE. Contact  Andy Carman –  info@environteers.org and check the website https://environteers.org

Events

Thu Mar 19, 1:30pm, War Protest, 701 Ocean Street, Outside

Thu Mar 19, 5pm, Building Visibility in Scotts Valley & Beyond, 444 Whispering Pines Dr., Vista Del Lago

Thu Mar 19, 7pm, Town Hall with Justin Cummings – Threats to Our Coastal Systems, 130 McAllister Way, rm 110. Flyer here

Fri Mar 20, 9am, Dig Days at Soquel Demo Forest. Link

Sat Mar 21/22, 8:30am, Salud en tu Plata/Community RX. Branciforte Small Schools – Volunteers needed Link

Sat Mar 21, 9:30am, Garden Volunteer Day, Life Lab Classroom, UCSC Farm, Sign up Link

Sat Mar 21, 10-1pm, Weeding for the Watershed, San Lorenzo Levee, Link

Sat Mat 21, 1pm, Confessions of a Bicycle powered Landscaper, Ken Foster’s Book Release Party. London Nelson Center Center room 3

Sat Mar 21, 2pm, Volunteers at Amah Mutsun Garden, Pie Ranch, 2080 Green Oaks Way, Pescadero, Link

Sat Mar 21, 3pm, Between the Sun & the Sidewalk – Watsonville Film Festival, 418 Project, 155 River St S, Santa Cruz Tickets through Eventive Link

Sat Mar 21, 6pm, Traces of Home – Watsonville Film Festival, 418 Project
Location Address: 155 River St S, Santa Cruz Tickets through Eventive Link

Sun Mar 22, 2-4pm, YARR Observer Training.  Link  Address provided after registration

Sun Mar 22, 7pm, ICE: No One is Safe, online film, Link

Sun Mar 22, 7pm, Jewish Film Festival, – THE STAMP THIEF, Temple Beth El 3055 Porter Gulch Road, Aptos. Link

Mon Mar 23, 11am, Voter Registration Training, 275 Main St., 4th Floor, Community Room, Watsonville

Mon Mar 23, 1pm, CARB public workshop on SB 253 Link

Mon/Wed Mar 23/24, 4:30pm, Indivisible Santa Cruz Protest, Ocean and Water Streets – EVERY MONDAY and WEDNESDAY

Mon Mar 23, 6pm, Sierra Club Battery Energy Storage Systems Webinar series part 3, Link

Tue Mar 24, 6pm, Stop Solar Property Tax Link

Tue Mar 24, First in a series of Candlelight Piano Concerts, Peace United Church, Donations $15-$25 suggested

Wed Mar 25, 10am, How Enviro/Climate Campaigns Can Use Humor, Link

Wed Mar 25, 10am, Monthly Dose of Climate Hope with Kevin Chou— a clean energy leader advancing plug-in solar! Link

Wed Mar 25, 12pm, Ecology Action, Bike Commuting Help, Ibiza , 1541 Pacific Ave. Link 

Wed Mar 25, 3pm, Funding the Future: Transportation Zine Launch Link

Wed Mar 25, 6:30pm, SC4B Virtual Local Candidates Forum, Register for Zoom Meeting at bit.ly/SC4BforumMar25

Wed Mar 25, 2pm, Jewish Film Festival, Aegis Living, 125 Heather Terrace, Aptos, Rebel with Cause Link

Thu Mar 26, 11am, Learning from Past Oil Spills.  Link

Thu Mar 26, 12pm, Plastic Pollution Mitigation – Cal EPA Link

Thu Mar 26, 12:30pm, Film discussion – Necessity Oil, Water & Climate Resistance. You will need to watch the 60 minute film – viewable here Link

Register for discussion here Link

Thu Mar 26, 5pm, ACLU People Power Action Call, Link

Thu Mar 26, 6:30pm, Does Santa Cruz County Need Podcars?, RCNV 612 Ocean St

Sat Mar 28, 10am, NO KINGS 3 – let’s make this the BIGGEST Ever! SC CAN will be bringing our OIL PIPES with current slogans. Please let me know if you can join us and help carry them – light cardboard!

Sat Mar 28, 6:15pm, Jewish Film Festival, The Lady in the Black Dress, Aptos Public Library, 7695 Soquel Drive, Aptos

Sun Mar 29, 12pm, March to End Homelessness. Starts at Pacific and Spruce

Wed Apr 1, 4pm, What’s Next After No Kings? Link

Fri Apr 3, 6pm,  Out of Plain Sight – Toxic Waste Link

Sat Apr 4, 1pm, Signs of Solidarity/Fascism/Democracy – resource packed training by Indivisible, ISCC.SOFT@gmail.com

Sat Apr 4 10-12pm, Vermicomposting Workshop. London Nelson Center . Link

Sun Apr, 5 , 9-11am, Surfrider Beach Clean up, Santa Cruz Main Beach Link

Wed Apr 8, 9am, NAM Climate and Health Summit. Link

Sat Apr 11, 9:30am, San Lorenzo River Restoration. Check in YOSO Spa 740 Front St suite 110

Sat Apr 11, 11am, Santa Cruz Cycle Fair, Bicycle Trip Santa Cruz, Soquel Av. Link

Wed, April 15th – April 22nd. 3-6:30pm, Watsonville Earth Week of Action  We’re planning a fun Food Cube Build

Sat Apr 18, 11:30-4pm, Earth Day Santa Cruz – SCCAN is still on the wait list for a booth

Details on events at https://santacruzcommunitycalendar.org

Hope to see many of you at NO KINGS 3. Let me know if you’d like to join our “Make Polluters Pay” group.

Stay cool!

Pauline