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Category: Events

  • 3/28: Third No Kings Yolo to march across Tower Bridge on 60th anniversary of historic farm worker march to Sacramento

    Thousands of Yolo County residents gathered in Davis in October for the second No Kings march and rally. Indivisible Yolo is organizing the next No Kings event for March 28 in West Sacramento. Photo by Laurie Friedman

    Countywide event will be held alongside protests across the country

    (From press release) Following in the footsteps of farm workers in their historic march across the Tower Bridge with the farm workers movement 60 years ago, Indivisible Yolo is joining with the Sacramento Labor Council for Latin American Advancement AFL-CIO and Change to Win, along with Davis Phoenix Coalition, to host the third No Kings Yolo on March 28. The event will begin with a democracy fair at River Walk Park in West Sacramento at 10:30am with activities for all ages and a brief speaker program. Supporters will then march at noon across the Tower Bridge to the state capitol to join Indivisible Sacramento’s No Kings rally. Learn more and sign up: https://www.indivisibleyolo.org/no-kings-yolo. 

    No Kings Yolo, this time themed “We are the Power! Somos el Poder!,” is part of the largest single-day national mobilization in history expected to attract millions nationwide as people gather to protest Trump administration policies – including ICE terrorization, unauthorized wars and threats to working families in the community – and to remind the president that America is a democracy. 

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  • United Ways Across California Join to Host Nonpartisan Gubernatorial Forum in Sacramento

    (From press release) Nine United Way chapters across the state of California are bringing qualified candidates for governor to Sacramento on March 23 for the United Way Nonpartisan Gubernatorial Forum: Voices of Californians. The event will take place from 5:30-7 p.m., with doors opening at 4:30 p.m., at the Crest Theater in downtown Sacramento to provide voters with a substantive, issue-focused opportunity to hear directly from gubernatorial candidates about their priorities and vision for California. Tickets are $40 for the general public and can be purchased at uwccr.org/cagovernor. Discounted tickets are available for college students at $10 and nonprofit employees at $15 and can be purchased by emailing events@uwccr.org. Event sponsorship opportunities also are available.

    “Across our United Way network, we see the hopes and challenges of more than 10 million Californians every single year,” said Dr. Dawnté Early, president and CEO, United Way California Capital Region. “Our families, our volunteers, our donors and our corporate partners all show up because they care about building stronger, more just communities. That’s why it matters that we create spaces like this, places where every voice is valued and where candidates can speak directly to the people they hope to serve. This forum is about connection, clarity and ensuring that every Californian has the opportunity to understand the vision and values that will shape our future.”

    The forum is presented by United Way Bay Area, United Way California Capital Region, United Way Central Eastern California, United Way Fresno and Madera Counties, United Way of Greater Los Angeles, Inland Southern California United Way, United Way of Merced County, Orange County United Way, United Way of Stanislaus County and the Crest Theater. Any views expressed at the forum will be those of the participating candidates and not the United Way or any United Way chapters. Sponsorship of the nonpartisan forum is not intended as an endorsement of any candidate.

  • Avid Reader Author Event for _Exploring the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Region_, March 19

    Announcing a free Author Event at the Avid Reader for Exploring the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Region, Thursday, March 19, 6:30-7:30 PM, with Davis co-author Bob Schneider, 617 2nd St, Davis.

    Written by Marc Hoshovsky, Peter Schiffman, Bob Schneider, and Tim Messick, Exploring the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Region is a newly released guidebook that helps you explore and learn about this extraordinary yet under-recognized region in our own backyard. Located in the northern Coast Ranges between the Central Valley and the Pacific Coast, this region has world renowned geology, extraordinary biodiversity, and rich cultural history, a story unlike any other in California. It is a wild expanse of steep canyons, ancient subduction zones, uplifted ocean crust, extraordinary biological hotspots, and traditional home to many Native peoples—all within a short drive of the Bay Area and Sacramento. In one day’s drive, you can get sweeping views of Clear Lake from Bartlett Mountain Summit, pick up rocks formed on the ocean floor, drive through spectacular wildflower displays in Bear Valley, see tule elk and bald eagles, and soak in historic Wilbur Hot Springs. 

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  • Yolo County Nonprofits Host Civic Engagement Pizza and Movie Night on Feb 17

    (From press release) Yolo County residents can join “Pizza and a Movie Night” on Feb. 17 from 5-8 p.m. at Woodland Community College to learn more about civic engagement. The free event is sponsored by AAUW of Davis, Indivisible Yolo and the Yolo County Leage of Women Voters, and includes pizza and a 90-minute documentary from 2024 called “The Deciders.”  The event also will include small-group discussions where attendees will learn more about their role in governing policy, the importance of voter registration and timely ballot return, and opportunities for advocacy in 2026 elections. Discussion leaders will answer voter registration and election participation questions.

    Seating is limited with priority registration offered to students at Yolo County high schools and Woodland Community College. For more information and to register: http://bit.ly/49sOy8L.

    “We all share the same goal of taking the important message of active civic engagement in democracy directly into our community,” said Michelle Famula, president, Yolo County League of Women Voters. “Together we support a democracy in which every eligible voter has the desire, right, knowledge and confidence to exercise their voting rights.”

    The event will center around the film, which showcases how active voices in a working-class community impacted government policy and improved lives. Organizers say they especially hope to engage youth newly registered to vote, busy working households, college students and recently arrived county residents to help ensure higher voter turnout in the fall.

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  • 3rd Annual Paint for a Purpose on FEB. 7 

    Guests are led in creating a painting at Make It Happen for Yolo County’s Paint for a Purpose fundraiser last spring. Tickets are now on sale for this year’s event on Feb. 7.

    To raise funds for Yolo County transition age youth

    Fundraiser to benefit nonprofit Make It Happen for Yolo County 

    (From press release) Tickets are on sale for the 3rd Annual Paint for a Purpose happening Feb. 7 and benefiting nonprofit Make It Happen for Yolo County, which provides under-resourced transition age youth – many moving out on their own after foster care or homelessness – with furniture, household goods and essential items needed to establish a first home. Local artist Joanne Andresen will lead guests in creating a painting as they enjoy beverages, light fare and door prizes. The event will take place 2:00-5:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis, 27074 Patwin Road in Davis. Cost per ticket is $75, and tables of four are available for $300. Seating is limited. To purchase tickets: www.MIHYolo.org.

    “This event is such a beautiful opportunity to gather as a community to create artwork while also supporting the resilient youth in our community who are moving out on their own with very few resources,” said Cathi Schmidt, executive director, Make It Happen for Yolo County. “Paint for a Purpose will help us raise valuable funds to ensure every youth we serve this year has the items and support they need to create a home and successful path into adulthood.”

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  • Returning to Abraham: Reflections in Courage

    (From press release) The Celebration of Abraham was founded after 9-11 with the mission of creating a welcoming tent for all people in our community to nurture a sense of compassion, respect, and appreciation and to foster learning and understanding among the three Abrahamic traditions. In 2003 the Celebration of Abraham assembled for the first time. We met in Woodland, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. This year the Celebration is excited to announce that we will again meet in Woodland, on Sunday, February 1, 3-5 PM, at the new beautiful Woodland Mosque and Islamic Center at 613 East Street in Woodland with the theme “Returning to Abraham: Reflections in Courage.” As we face these challenging times, we felt a need to return to the strengths our religious traditions can provide.

    Our speakers will be Rabbi Leah Julian, Director of Education and Youth, Congregation Bet Haverim; Father John Boll, Diocese of Sacramento, (retired); and Imam Riaz Ahmed Qadri of the Woodland Mosque and Muslim Center. As they present the stories of Abraham’s faith and courage, we will provide everyone with cards so that they can write down the questions talks raise for them. After the presentations, our speakers will address the questions that participants have raised. We will then spend time in table discussions on how we might individually address the challenges, uncertainties and fears we are facing.

    As in previous years, we will share in a ritual hand washing and sharing gluten free bread. Each year, the Celebration collects a free will offering for a non-profit that provides needed service to our community. This year we are collecting for Joshua’s House, a hospice home for the unhoused in Sacramento. The program will close with
    Randy Ferris leading us in an Acapella version of “Children of Abraham.”

    To help us plan, we hope you will preregister at https://celebrationofabraham.net. Please dress modestly (arms and legs covered) as we will be at the mosque, a sacred space.

    Draft of table question

    The speakers from the Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions have presented stories of how Abraham courageously met challenges in the face of fear, uncertainty and sacrifice. Consider when you have faced a situation that required courage or trust? What helped you through it?

  • Tomorrow: ICE Protests in Davis and Woodland Alongside National Events

    Hosted by Indivisible Yolo

    (From press release)

    WHEN/WHERE:
    TOMORROW: Saturday, Jan. 10
    • 11:30am-1:00pm: Heritage Plaza, 710 Main Street, Woodland
    • 1:00-2:00pm: Davis Central Park, 401 C Street, Davis

    WHAT:
    Residents from across Yolo County will gather in Woodland and Davis for ICE Out For Good protests against ICE and the recent murder of Renee Good in Minneapolis along with all lives lost to ICE violence. The events will take place alongside protests across the country and will include protest signs, speakers and more.

    On Wednesday, Renee Good, an American citizen, was killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This killing is part of a broader pattern of unchecked violence, impunity and abuse carried out by federal immigration enforcement agencies against members of our communities. Indivisible Yolo is joining a coalition of groups across the country for a coordinated Ice Out For Good Weekend of Action to demand accountability, honor the life lost and make visible the human cost of ICE’s actions.

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  • Celebration of Abraham: Save the Date

    (from press release) SAVE THE DATE

    Celebration of Abraham, 3 PM
    February 1, 2026

    Woodland Mosque and Islamic Center
    613 East Street
    Woodland, CA 95776

    More info to come!

    Celebration of Abraham is a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization that aims to increase understanding and respect among all faiths in Yolo County based on the principles of religious pluralism.

  • We the People Say No Kings: Second Yolo “No Kings” March and Rally to Take Place Oct. 18

    More than 4,000 Yolo County residents gathered in Woodland in June for the first NO KINGS march and rally. Indivisible Yolo is organizing the next NO KINGS event for Oct. 18 in Davis.

    Countywide event will be held alongside 5 million people and 2500 protests nationwide

    (From press release) Drawing on momentum from the first Yolo NO KINGS march and rally in June that gathered more than 4,000 participants, Indivisible Yolo and Davis Phoenix Coalition will host a second Yolo NO KINGS event Saturday, Oct. 18 from 1:30-3:30pm at Civic Center Park at 6th and B streets in Davis. The event, themed “We the People,” is part of a national mobilization expected to exceed 5 million nationwide as people gather to protest Trump administration policies and remind the president that America is a democracy.

    The event will begin with a march from Civic Center Park through downtown Davis, looping back to the park for the rally at approximately 2:30pm where Yolo County speakers will address the crowd. Learn more and RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/indivisibleyolo/event/840116/.

    At least 4500 attendees are expected. Here is a list of speakers, with additional speakers are still being confirmed:

    • Gloria Partida, Davis Phoenix Coalition
    • U.S. Representative Mike Thompson (CA-4)
    • Dr. Dawnté Early, West Sacramento city council member
    • Deger Carda, UC Davis post-doc UAW 4811
    • Thomas Alvarez, UC Davis, Davis College Democrats
    • Steve Murphy, Indivisible Yolo

    Renowned activist and former U.S. secretary of labor, Robert Reich, sent a video message for Yolo County participants in the upcoming NO KINGS march on Oct. 18: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZFOb7fpIHY

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  • TODAY: Showing of new movie by Abby Martin – Earth’s Greatest Enemy

    (From press release) The just-released documentary Earth’s Greatest Enemy dramatically details the damage inflicted on the global environment by the U.S. military. The film director and producer, Abby Martin, is an American journalist, television presenter, and activist (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abby_Martin). Short introductory comments on the links between militarism and climate change will be presented by Veterans For Peace volunteers who are participating in the Wake Up to Climate Crisis and NO MAS (NO Military Air Shows) Tour – https://www.veteransforpeace.org/take-action/climatecrisis/wake-climate-crisis-tour   

    Free and open to the public!

    Where: Guild Theatre @ 2828 35th St. Sacramento, CA

    Time: 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm

    Date: Wed, Oct. 15, 2025

    Organizers are Veterans For Peace – Climate Crisis & Militarism Project Climate Crisis & Militarism Project | Veterans For Peace