Cultivating Authentic Well-Being Practices
Date: Thursdays, February 27-April 24, 2025, skipping 4/10
Time: 6:00-7:30 pm  
Location: The Diversity Center 
Ages: All

This 8-week series uses the 8 Dimensions of Wellness as a guide to deepen our authentic relationship to well-being and identify aligning practices. Register here!

Queer Liberation Quilt Art Workshop
Hosted by: The Diversity Center 
Date: Thursday, February 6
Time: 6:00-8:00 pm  
Location: The Diversity Center 
Ages: 18+ 

We’re creating a Queer Liberation Quilt that celebrates where we’ve come from, who we are today, and our dreams for the future! Our Queer Liberation Quilt will be displayed at the Threads of Love Art exhibit May 2025, serving as a testament to the resilience, unity, and creativity of our community.
Workshop participants will create a unique fabric panel that expresses their thoughts, feelings, and aspirations. Participants are invited to send a message to their younger selves,  gratitude to elders who paved the way, affirmations for our current selves and our hopes and wishes for the future of the LGBTQ+ community. All supplies will be provided. We will be using fabric paint and other embellishments to create our Queer Liberation Quilt Panel. RSVP here.

Advanced Directives Workshop with Hospice of Santa Cruz
Date: Thursday, February 20
Time: 6:00-7:30 pm
Location: The Diversity Center
Age: 18+

Life happens. Serious illness happens. Accidents happen. If you can’t speak for yourself, who will be your voice?
Planning ahead by completing an Advance Healthcare Directive can bring peace of mind to you and your loved ones. An Advance Healthcare Directive is a legal document that outlines your personal and medical healthcare choices and names an advocate to speak for you when you can’t speak for yourself. It’s important for everyone over the age of 18 to have an Advance Healthcare Directive.
By thinking ahead and communicating your treatment preferences early on, you can spare those close to you the anxiety of having to guess your wishes. Most importantly, an Advance Healthcare Directive gives you the opportunity to make very personal health care decisions for yourself. RSVP here.

Dancing for Every Body: An All-Levels Accessible Monthly Dance Class
Date: Every Last Monday, starting in March
Time: 5:00-6:30 pm
Location: London Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St., Santa Cruz
Ages: All Ages

Join Motion Pacific’s Mo Katzman for an accessible dance class you can do in a chair, with a cane, standing, or in a wheelchair. Register here. Dancing for Every Body will promote the mind-body connection, with a focus on easeful and fun movement, finding the joy and resilience in our moving bodies, dance making, and story sharing. Being Queer and non-binary, Mo will be facilitating the class through a Queer lens and is passionate about creating belonging through cultivating Queer spaces. Mo is very much interested in co-designing the class in response to desires and needs. This class is for all accessibility levels, dancing can be done sitting or standing, and no dance experience is necessary to join. Calling all LGBTQIA folks and allies! A sliding-scale donation is requested but not required.