Civil Rights Institute Inland Southern California

Al Boyd's Men of Motown
2019-09-08 17:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fox Performing Arts Center, 3801 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Grooving on a Sunday Afternoon Fundraiser for the Inland Civil Rights Institute
The climate for civil rights has become increasingly uncertain.
In these times, it is critical for people to stand up for equal rights for all regardless of race, gender, national origin, age, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
The Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California is dedicated to protecting our civil rights now and in the future, as well as memoralizing our region’s civil rights history.
But it will take everyone’s help to achieve this goal.
The Civil Rights Institute’s campaign will raise $1 million to build out the Institute’s facilities and $1 million to endow operations.
Give Now Online: www.inlandcivilrights.org/donate
Al Boyd’s Men of Motown with Special Performance by j.dee bolden. Doors open at 4:00 pm with a show start time at 5:00 pm. Parking is available in various parking garages within walking distance.
VIP Tickets $100 | General Admission $45
VIP Tickets include show ticket and catered reception prior to show.

Virtual Groundbreaking: Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California
2019-05-30 | Online
Save the Date—May 30
Set aside about a minute and a half this coming Thursday, May 30, as the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California breaks ground right here on this page.
The facility, on the main floor of the Mission Heritage Plaza project, includes the Bank of America Diversity Center conference facility, the RAAHS Exhibit Center for changing civil rights exhibits, and Altura Media Center for multimedia recording.
Watch upcoming announcements on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for our six surprise VIP guests.
“We decided to spare everyone the gold shovels and bad coffee,” explained Civil Rights Institute Board President Ron Loveridge. “But we did want to give special guests a chance to celebrate the project with the public.”
Find out who they are right here between now and the virtual groundbreaking May 30.
In addition to the Civil Rights Institute, Mission Heritage Plaza is 72 units of affordable housing, new offices for the Fair Housing Council of Riverside County located at the corner of Fairmount Boulevard and Mission Inn Avenue in Riverside California.
Find out more about what’s planned for the Institute on our website at www.inlandcivilrights.org

40th Annual Riverside Black History Parade, Expo & Car Show
2019-02-09 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Riverside Community College, 4800 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States

26th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Walk-A-Thon
2019-01-21 08:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Stratton Center at Bordwell Park, 2008 Martin Luther King Blvd., Riverside, CA, 92507, United States
Martin Luther King Jr. Walk-A-Thon: “Walking for Peace and Justice”
Join us on January 21st as we pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.! This year our theme is ‘Walking for Peace and Justice’. Our 5K walk will start at Stratton Center and end at the RCC Digital Library with a stop at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue on Main Street. Free shuttle services back to Stratton Center will be available every half hour beginning at 11 am.
Registration will begin at 7:30 AM at Stratton Center. The Walk will begin promptly at 10 AM at the entrance of the Center. Free shuttle service back to Stratton Center will be available every half hour beginning at 11 AM.
After the walk join us for a short program (honoring local honorees), booths, entertainment, performances and a contest for the organization with the most number of walkers.
This year’s Honorees include:

Assembly Member Sabrina Cervantes
Judge Irma Poole-Ashberry
Congressman Mark Takano
Justice Richard Fields

Proceeds from the Walk-A-Thon will benefit the Riverside African-American Historical Society to support:
The Civil Rights Institute, Clarke & Grier College Scholarships and for the maintenance and upkeep of the Martin Luther King Jr. statue.
EVENT SPONSORS

A Fantastic Woman
2018-08-17 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCR ARTSblock, 3824 Main Street, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Screening
Friday, August 17, 2018, 7pm

Matinee
Saturday, August 18, 2018, 3pm

Screening
Saturday, August 18, 2018, 7pm

Marina and Orlando are in love and planning for the future. Marina is a young waitress and aspiring singer. Orlando is 20 years older than her, and owns a printing company. After celebrating Marina’s birthday one evening, Orlando falls seriously ill. Marina rushes him to the emergency room, but he passes away just after arriving at the hospital.
Instead of being able to mourn her lover, suddenly Marina is treated with suspicion. The doctors and Orlando’s family don’t trust her. A woman detective investigates Marina to see if she was involved in his death. Orlando’s ex-wife forbids her from attending the funeral. And to make matters worse, Orlando’s son threatens to throw Marina out of the flat she shared with Orlando. Marina is a trans woman and for most of Orlando’s family, her sexual identity is an aberration, a perversion.
So Marina struggles for the right to be herself. She battles the very same forces that she has spent a lifetime fighting just to become the woman she is now – a complex, strong, forthright and fantastic woman.
Winner, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards 2018

Strong Island
2018-08-11 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCR ARTSblock, 3824 Main Street, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Free Admission!
Strong Island chronicles the arc of a family across history, geography and tragedy – from the racial segregation of the Jim Crow South to the promise of New York City; from the presumed safety of middle class suburbs, to the maelstrom of an unexpected, violent death. It is the story of the Ford family: Barbara Dunmore, William Ford and their three children and how their lives were shaped by the enduring shadow of race in America.
In April 1992, on Long Island NY, William Jr., the Ford’s eldest child, a black 24 year-old teacher, was killed by Mark Reilly, a white 19 year-old mechanic. Although Ford was unarmed, he became the prime suspect in his own murder. A deeply intimate and meditative film, Strong Island asks what one can do when the grief of loss is entwined with historical injustice, and how one grapples with the complicity of silence, which can bind a family in an imitation of life, and a nation with a false sense of justice.
No reservations are required. Seating is first come, first serve.
This film is a part of Film for Thought, a series of screenings sponsored by the Advancing Intercultural Studies project and the UCR Center for Ideas and Society through a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

I Am Not Your Negro
2018-08-11 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCR ARTSblock, 3824 Main Street, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Free Admission!
I Am Not Your Negro is an examination of racism in America through the lens of James Baldwin’s unfinished book, Remember This House. Intended as an account of the lives of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr., each of whom James Baldwin personally knew, only a 30-page manuscript of the book was ever completed. Combining Baldwin’s manuscript with footage of depictions of African-Americans throughout American history, I Am Not Your Negro uses Baldwins words to illuminate the pervasiveness of American racism and the efforts to curtail it, from the civil rights movement to #BlackLivesMatter. Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, I Am Not Your Negro explores the continued peril America faces from institutionalized racism.
No reservations are required. Seating is first come, first serve.
This film is a part of Film for Thought, a series of screenings sponsored by the Advancing Intercultural Studies project and the UCR Center for Ideas and Society through a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

En el Séptimo Día (On the Seventh Day)
2018-08-10 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCR ARTSblock, 3824 Main Street, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Free Admission!
En El Séptimo Día (On The Seventh Day) is a fiction feature from director Jim McKay which follows a group of undocumented immigrants living in Sunset Park, Brooklyn over the course of seven days.
Bicycle delivery guys, construction workers, dishwashers, deli workers, and cotton candy vendors, they work long hours six days a week and then savor their day of rest on Sundays on the soccer fields of Sunset Park. José, a bicycle delivery worker, is the team’s captain – young, talented, hardworking and responsible. When José’s team makes it to the finals, he and his teammates are thrilled. But his boss throws a wrench into the celebration when he tells José he has to work on Sunday, the day of the finals. José tries to reason with his boss or replace himself, but his efforts fail. If he doesn’t work on Sunday, his job and his future will be on the line. But if he doesn’t stand up for himself and his teammates, his dignity will be crushed.
Shot in the neighborhoods of Sunset Park, Park Slope, and Gowanus, En El Séptimo Día is a humane, sensitive, and humorous window into a world rarely seen. The film’s impact is made quietly, with restraint and respect for the individual experiences, everyday challenges, and small triumphs of its characters.
No reservations are required. Seating is first come, first serve.
This film is a part of Film for Thought, a series of screenings sponsored by the Advancing Intercultural Studies project and the UCR Center for Ideas and Society through a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Mosque in Morgantown
2018-08-04 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCR ARTSblock, 3824 Main Street, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Free Admission!
Mosque In Morgantown follows one woman’s campaign for change against extremism in her West Virginia mosque, throwing the community into turmoil and raising questions that cut to the heart of American Islam. When former Wall Street Journal journalist and single mother Asra Q. Nomani returns from working in Pakistan to her hometown mosque in Morgantown, West Virginia, she believes she sees signs of trouble: exclusion of women, intolerance toward non-believers, and suspicion of the West. She finds such signs particularly alarming and determined to halt the ‘slippery slope’ that she maintains leads from Islamic intolerance to violence, she begins a campaign to drag the mosque’s practices into the 21st century, triggering a heated battle between tradition and modernity. Nomani’s activist tactics alienate would-be allies in the mosque, leading many to wonder who most deserves the label of “extremist.” Director Brittany Huckabee takes a balanced view of the tensions dividing this community, exploring both sides from a neutral standpoint. This riveting Emmy Award nominated film is not only about women’s rights in the mosque but about the struggles of a Muslim community faces as it strives to be a part of American life.
No reservations are required. Seating is first come, first serve.
This film is a part of Film for Thought, a series of screenings sponsored by the Advancing Intercultural Studies project and the UCR Center for Ideas and Society through a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Breaking Silence
2018-08-04 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCR ARTSblock, 3824 Main Street, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Free Admission!
Three Muslim women share their stories of sexual assault—and, in a deeply personal way, they challenge the stigma that has long suppressed the voice of survivors. Throughout America, many Muslim communities persist in stigmatizing all discussion of sex-related subjects. Even though sexual assault and abuse are widespread, conversations about it are rare—and the pressure for victims and their families to “keep it a secret” helps perpetuate abuse. Breaking Silence takes a radical and humanizing approach to the emotional scars of sexual assault, giving women the space to share their voices without shame. Deepened by the perspectives of Imam Khalid Latif of The Islamic Center at NYU, the film challenges stereotypes and cultural beliefs held by both Muslims and the non-Muslim public. It is indispensable for those dealing with sexual assault and abuse in academic and non- academic settings, courses on Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies and Women’s Studies, and for any discussion of violence against women.

No reservations are required. Seating is first come, first serve.
This film is a part of Film for Thought, a series of screenings sponsored by the Advancing Intercultural Studies project and the UCR Center for Ideas and Society through a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

The Noble Struggle of Amina Wadud
2018-08-04 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCR ARTSblock, 3824 Main Street, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Free Admission!
On March 18, 2005, Amina Wadud shocked the Islamic world by leading a mixed-gender Friday prayer congregation in New York. The Noble Struggle Of Amina Wadud is a fascinating and powerful portrait of this African-American Muslim woman who soon found herself the subject of much debate and Muslim juristic discourse. In defying 1400 years of Islamic tradition, her action caused global awareness of the struggle for women’s rights within Islam but also brought violence and death threats against her.
Filmmaker Safari follows this women’s rights activist and scholar around the world as she quietly but with utter conviction explains her analysis of Islam in the classroom, at conferences, in her home, and in the hair dresser’s shop. Wadud explains how Islam, with its promise of justice, appeals to the African American community. And she links the struggle for racial justice with the need for gender equality in Islam. Deeply engaging, this film offers rare insights into the powerful connections between Islam, women’s rights, and racial justice.
No reservations are required. Seating is first come, first serve.
This film is a part of Film for Thought, a series of screenings sponsored by the Advancing Intercultural Studies project and the UCR Center for Ideas and Society through a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

One of Us
2018-08-03 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCR ARTSblock, 3824 Main Street, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Free Admission!
One of Us explores the opaque world of Hasidic Judaism through a cadre of fascinating characters. Through unique and intimate access over the span of three years, acclaimed observational filmmakers Ewing and Grady delve into the lives of three brave individuals who have recently made the decision to leave the insular ultra-orthodox community at the expense of all else, including relationships with their family members and – in one case – their personal safety. With a sensitive and compassionate eye, One of Us chronicles the achingly cinematic journey of people in search of a personal freedom that comes only at a very high cost.
No reservations are required. Seating is first come, first serve.
This film is a part of Film for Thought, a series of screenings sponsored by the Advancing Intercultural Studies project and the UCR Center for Ideas and Society through a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Night School
2018-07-28 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCR ARTSblock, 3824 Main Street, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Free Admission!
Indianapolis has one of the lowest high school graduation rates in the country. For adult learners Greg, Melissa and Shynika, finally earning their high school diplomas could be a life-changing achievement.
Emmy award-winning director Andrew Cohn’s absorbing documentary observes their individual pursuits, fraught with the challenges of daily life and the broader systemic roadblocks faced by many low income Americans.
No reservations are required. Seating is first come, first serve.
This film is a part of Film for Thought, a series of screenings sponsored by the Advancing Intercultural Studies project and the UCR Center for Ideas and Society through a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Race to Nowhere
2018-07-28 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCR ARTSblock, 3824 Main Street, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Free Admission!
Race to Nowhere is a film that calls us to challenge current thinking about how we prepare our children for success. Named by TakePart.com as one of “10 Education Documentaries You Don’t Want to Miss”, Race to Nowhere brings communities together to spark dialogue and galvanize change in America’s schools.
Featuring the heartbreaking stories of students across the country who have been pushed to the brink by over-scheduling, over-testing and the relentless pressure to achieve, Race to Nowhere points to a silent epidemic in our schools. Through the testimony of educators, parents and education experts, it reveals an education system in which cheating has become commonplace; students have become disengaged; stress-related illness, depression and burnout are rampant; and young people arrive at college and the workplace unprepared and uninspired.
No reservations are required. Seating is first come, first serve.
This film is a part of Film for Thought, a series of screenings sponsored by the Advancing Intercultural Studies project and the UCR Center for Ideas and Society through a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Tell Them We Are Rising
2018-07-27 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCR ARTSblock, 3824 Main Street, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Free Admission!
A haven for Black intellectuals, artists and revolutionaries – and path of promise toward the American dream – Black colleges and universities have educated the architects of freedom movements and cultivated leaders in every field. They have been unapologetically Black for more than 150 years. For the first time ever, their story is told.
Directed by award-winning documentary filmmaker Stanley Nelson, Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities examines the impact Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have had on American history, culture, and national identity.
No reservations are required. Seating is first come, first serve.
This film is a part of Film for Thought, a series of screenings sponsored by the Advancing Intercultural Studies project and the UCR Center for Ideas and Society through a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
2018-07-21 15:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCR ARTSblock, 3824 Main Street, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Free Admission!
From acclaimed director Steve James (The Interrupters), this Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Feature, Abacus: Small Enough to Jail tells the saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. Accused of mortgage fraud by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., Abacus becomes the only bank prosecuted after the 2008 financial crisis. The indictment and subsequent trial forces the Sung family to defend themselves – and their bank’s legacy in the Chinatown community – over the course of a five-year legal battle.
No reservations are required. Seating is first come, first serve.
This film is a part of Film for Thought, a series of screenings sponsored by the Advancing Intercultural Studies project and the UCR Center for Ideas and Society through a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

The Economics of Happiness
2018-07-20 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCR ARTSblock, 3824 Main Street, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Free Admission!
The Economics of Happiness features a chorus of voices from six continents calling for systemic economic change. The documentary describes a world moving simultaneously in two opposing directions. On the one hand, government and big business continue to promote globalization and the consolidation of corporate power. At the same time, all around the world people are resisting those policies, demanding a re-regulation of trade and finance – and, far from the old institutions of power, they’re starting to forge a very different future. Communities are coming together to re-build more human scale, ecological economies based on a new paradigm – an economics of localization.
“Cuts deeply to the heart of the global crisis. Magnificent!” – David Suzuki, TV presenter and environmentalist
“This passionate film presents a clear and articulate vision of what a shift in the scale at which we do things would look like… timely and powerful.” – Rob Hopkins, Co-founder of the Transition Town movement
“What’s our favorite documentary of all time? The one film we wish everyone could see? Hands down, this is it. It is truly one of the most important and useful films for inspiring change that has been made in a generation.” – Films for Action
No reservations are required. Seating is first come, first serve.
This film is a part of Film for Thought, a series of screenings sponsored by the Advancing Intercultural Studies project and the UCR Center for Ideas and Society through a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Riverside Asian American Walking Tour - Downtown Edition
2018-05-19 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Downtown Pedestrian Mall, 3834 Main St., Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Discover Downtown Riverside’s hidden Asian American gems and history. Along the way, you will learn how the city’s first Chinese quarter vanished, how one family’s children helped them prevail in a landmark civil rights’ case, and how the first organized Korean American settlement site came to be in Riverside. Pioneering Asian American immigrants struggled to belong, while maintaining their cultural identities.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

All Sales Final. With the exception of rain, there are no refunds, or exchanges. In the event of rain, tour organizers will reschedule event within 30 days and honor pre-paid tickets.

No paper tickets. Your name will be on a list at the sign-in table. Check-in is at 9:30 a.m. for a 10:00 a.m. sharp departure. All tour-goers must sign a liability waiver prior to departure. Tour will depart from the Downtown pedestrian mall at Main and 9th Streets. Look for us near the Martin Luther King Jr. statue at Main Street, 4 blocks south of the Convention Center.

Ample parking in downtown is available and most street parking is free on Saturdays.

This is approximately a 1-mile loop walk with eight stops in Downtown Riverside. Please dress for the weather, wear comfortable shoes, and bring water.

The tour is limited to 30 people.

QUESTIONS?
Contact Judy Lee at h2o.dragon@yahoo.com

111th Annual Cinco de Mayo Parade and Fiesta
2018-05-05 10:00 - 2018-05-06 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Villegas Park, 3091 Esperanza St., Riverside, 92504, United States
Saturday, May 5th
10 AM – 8 PM
‘Pride and Honor’
50th anniverary of the sister city relationship between Riverside and Cuautla, Mexico.
Parade
10 AM – 11:30 AM
Mayor Rusty Bailey, City of Riverside
Mayor Raul Nava, Sister City Cuautla
Grand Marshall: Master Anthony Rivera
Cheer Competition
DJ Trouble
Performance by The 44S Band
Sunday, May 6th
12 PM – 8 PM
Mariachi Entertainment
DJ Trouble
Performance by the Flashback Band
1 PM
50th anniversary tree planting at Villegas park

Footsteps to You – Chattel Slavery
2018-03-01 11:00 - 2018-03-30 16:00 UTC | UC Riverside, Tomás Rivera Library, Riverside, United States
Hosted by the Black Voice Foundation
Dates: Weekdays, January 16 – March 30, 2018
Time: 11am – 4pm
Location: UC Riverside Special Collection Department, 4th Floor Tomás Rivera Library
Call Hardy Brown II to schedule a guided tour at Hardy@bvfoundation.org or by calling (909) 682-7070.
This exhibition of original artifacts from the collection of Jerry Gore encompasses a specific portion of the Era of Enslavement in the United States. It allows students to view up close documents such as tax receipts from the sale of human beings, wills passing property from one generation to the next, first edition slave narratives, and slave shackles. As we learn from the Gore Collection, curated by the Black Voice Foundation, we will ask several questions including: If presented with the opportunity, which side of history would you choose?

Special Announcement
2018-02-27 18:30 UTC | Art Pick Council Chamber, 3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Exciting news coming from the City of Riverside, Fair Housing Council of Riverside County and Bank of America at the Riverside City Council meeting! Join us or tune in to @InlandCivRhts’ Facebook LIVE at 6:30pm! http://bit.ly/2F9EPbi

25th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Walk-A-Thon
2018-01-15 08:00 - 14:00 UTC | Stratton Center at Bordwell Park, 2008 Martin Luther King Blvd., Riverside, CA, 92507, United States
25th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Walk-A-Thon
“Silent No More…The March Continues!”
Monday, January 15, 2017
8 am – 2 pm
Stratton Center at Bordwell Park
2008 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Riverside, CA 92507
8 am – Registration
9:15 am – Stretching / Welcome
10 am – Walk begins from Stratton Center to RCC Digital Library
After the walk join us for a short program, booths, entertainment, performances and a contest for the organization with the most number of walkers (cash prize)
Cost $15 (includes T-Shirt)
Click here to register by mail
Click here for Sponsorship Opportunities
Click here for a downloadable flyer
For more information Contact:
Sue Strickland
951-687-4292
www.raahsinc.org
***Proceeds from the Walk-A-Thon will benefit the Riverside African American Historical Society to support the Civil Rights Institute, Clarke & Grier College scholarships and for the maintenance and upkeep of the Martin Luther King Jr. statue.***

Build a Home for the Civil Rights in Our Community
2017-10-23 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fair Housing Council of Riverside County, Inc., 3933 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Build a Home for Civil Rights in Our Community
The Board of Directors of the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California and Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation cordially invite you to
A kickoff event to Lay the Foundation for the Civil Rights Institute of Southern California the cornerstone of Mission Heritage Plaza, a visionary new development that will bring new affordable housing, offices for the Fair Housing Council of Riverside County, and historical resources to downtown Riverside.

Monday, October 23, 2017
10 a.m. to noon
3933 Mission Inn Avenue (the site of the future Civil Rights Institute)
Downtown Riverside
Featured Speakers:
State Senator Richard Roth, Assemblyman José Medina and Mayor Rusty Bailey
Download Event Flyer
