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  • - One Community, Many Voices Book Discussion #2 led by Kini Sosa, One Community, Many Voices: 'There Should Be Flowers' by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza Discussions
    One Community, Many Voices Book Discussion #2 led by Kini Sosa

    One Community, Many Voices Book Discussion #2 led by Kini Sosa


    November 8, 2020

    November 8, 2020, 4 pm | Free | Registration Required

    Join us for the second of three deeper-dive book discussions around Joshua Jennifer Espinoza's There Should be Flowers.
    Upcoming discussion dates: November 8, & 15 from 4 - 5 pm.
    A recent Creative Writing graduate from the University of California, Riverside, Kini Sosa is a queer and Latinx-Japanese American poet/visual artist from San Diego, CA. She has previous worked as a Graphic Text Residential Teacher at the UVA Young Writers Workshop and is currently an Academic Coach for at-risk high school students. Her work has been featured in Mosaic, Experiencing Comics, and other publications.
    Have you picked up your book? Books available while supplies last. Full list can be found here:
    This project was initiated by Inlandia Literary Laureate Rachelle Cruz as part of her 2018-2020 Laureate programming and is made possible with support from California Humanities, a partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information, visit www.calhum.org.
    One Community, Many Voices: 'There Should Be Flowers' by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza Discussions

    One Community, Many Voices: 'There Should Be Flowers' by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza Discussions


    November 8, 2020

    Sundays, November 1, 8, 15 • 4 PM

    Free • Reservations required • Go to https://tinyurl.com/OneCommunityBookDiscussions

    Discussion leaders:
    November 1: Lucas Lopez
    November 8: Kini Sosa
    November 15: Serena Trujillo

    How to participate in our Community Read:

    Get a FREE copy of There Should be Flowers by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. Reserve a copy at one of our participating public libraries  (no library card required) and schedule a pickup. See below for locations and phone numbers.

    Read the book and attend one of our Zoom public discussions of There Should be Flowers—Sundays: November 1, 8, 15 • 4–5 PM

    About the Author:

    Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. Her work has been published in The American Poetry Review, Denver Quarterly, and West Branch, among others. She is the author of I’m Alive / It Hurts / I Love It (Big Lucks 2019), and THERE SHOULD BE FLOWERS (CCM 2016).

     

    It’s not too late to join in and read the book!

     

    How it works:

    • Call a participating library to make an appointment to pick up your free book.
    • At your appointed time, drive to the participating library.
    • Pick up at a designated pick up area (varies by branch).
    • Face coverings required at all branches.
    • No library card required to pick up your free book.

    Riverside Public Libraries (Curbside Pickup)

    Arlanza Library • 951-826-2217 • 8267 Philbin Ave • Riverside, CA 92503

    Arlington Library • 951-826-2291 • 9556 Magnolia Ave • Riverside, CA 92503

    SSgt. Salvador J. Lara Casa Blanca Library • 951-826-2120 • 2985 Madison St • Riverside, CA 92504

    SPC. Jesus S. Duran Eastside Library • 951-826-2235 • 4033 Chicago Ave #C • Riverside, CA 92507

    La Sierra Library • 951-826-2461 • 4600 La Sierra Ave • Riverside, CA 92505

    Marcy Library • 951-826-2078 • 6927 Magnolia Ave • Riverside, CA 92506

    Orange Terrace Library • 951-826-2184• 20010 Orange Terrace Pkwy • Riverside, CA 92508

    Riverside County Libraries (Curbside Pickup)

    La Quinta Library • 760-564-4767 • 78275 Calle Tampico • La Quinta, CA 92253

    Palm Desert Library • 760-346-6552 • 73-300 Fred Waring Dr, Palm Desert, CA 92260

    Sun City Library • 951-679-3534 • 26982 Cherry Hills Blvd • Sun City, CA 92586

    Louis Robidoux • 951-682-5485 • 5840 Mission Blvd • Jurupa Valley, CA 92509

    San Bernardino County Libraries (Counter Pick Up Inside)

    Apple Valley Branch Library • 760-2 47-2022 • 14901 Dale Evans Pkwy • Apple Valley, CA 92307

    Chino Hills Branch Library • 909-590-5380 • 14020 City Center Dr • Chino Hills, CA 91709

    Fontana Lewis Library & Learning Center • 909-574-4500 • 8437 Sierra Ave • Fontana, CA 92335-3892

    Hesperia Branch Library • 760-244-4898 • 9650 7th Ave • Hesperia, CA 92345

    Highland Branch Library • 909-425-4700 • 7863 Central Ave • Highland, CA 92346-4107

    This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a partner of the NEF. Visit www.calhum.org.

  • - CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN RIVERSIDE WTH CELENA DIANA BUMPUS, CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN REDLANDS WITH JAMES DUCAT
    CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN RIVERSIDE WTH CELENA DIANA BUMPUS

    CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN RIVERSIDE WTH CELENA DIANA BUMPUS


    November 10, 2020

    Virtual Fall Workshops on Zoom

    Registration required. 

    Check back for Winter dates and availability.

    Our Riverside Janet Goeske Senior Center workshop is on going for participants 50+. They meet every Tuesday from 1:00pm to 2:30pm. Zoom links will be sent by your workshop leader after registration confirmation.

    In partnership with The Riverside Janet Goeske Senior Center.

    CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN REDLANDS WITH JAMES DUCAT

    CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN REDLANDS WITH JAMES DUCAT


    November 10, 2020

    Virtual Fall Workshops on Zoom

    Registration required. 

    Check back for Winter dates and availability.

    The Redlands workshop meets every other Tuesday starting at 6:30pm. Zoom links will be sent by the workshop leader after registration confirmation.

    In partnership with the University of Redlands.

  • - CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN REDLANDS WITH MAE WAGNER MARINELLO
    CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN REDLANDS WITH MAE WAGNER MARINELLO

    CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP IN REDLANDS WITH MAE WAGNER MARINELLO


    November 11, 2020

    Virtual Winter Workshops on Zoom

    Registration required. 

    Our Redlands workshop is ongoing for participants 50+. They meet every Thursday from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Zoom links will be sent by the workshop leader after registration confirmation.

    In partnership with the Joslyn Senior Center and the City of Redlands.

  • - Harada House Story and Civil Rights, Learning from the Harada Story
    Harada House Story and Civil Rights

    Harada House Story and Civil Rights


    November 12, 2020

    Thursday, November 12 • 6 PM

    Free • Registration Required

    Go to :  https://tinyurl.com/HaradaDiscussion

     

    Join us as we collaborate to present a panel discussion and conversation about civil liberties and racial justice in the present moment, framed within the context of the Harada House as a symbol of dignity, perseverance, and social justice.  The Museum of Riverside, which is steward for Harada House, is supported by the Harada House Foundation and Inlandia Institute in presenting this free program.

    In 1916 in Riverside, Japanese immigrant Jukichi Harada was criminally prosecuted in a racially motivated attempt to deny the Harada family their own home.  Panelists will consider what today would parallel this lawsuit and its effort to deprive people in the U.S. of their rights based on race?  Questions at the heart of the discussion include “What is democracy?  How does it work?  Is the concept fixed or fluid?  Are we getting better at it?  How are our laws enforced?  What must happen next?”

    Against the backdrop of civil rights victories in Riverside—notably the Harada family’s judicial triumph in 1918—a group of leaders will discuss peaceful paths to effect positive change, share indicators that the system can be improved, and highlight stories of persistence and choosing the greater good.  One desired outcome is further recognition that Harada House serves as a symbol and beacon of hope in the continuing struggle for social justice.

    Panelists include Jack Clarke (Best, Best & Krieger), Larry Gonzalez (City of Riverside Chief of Police), Kristen Hayashi (Director of Collections Management & Access and Curator at the Japanese American Museum, Los Angeles), and Michelle Magalong University of Maryland and President of the Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation).  The panel will be moderated by Museum of Riverside Director Robyn G. Peterson.

    Sign up for this online event here:  https://tinyurl.com/HaradaDiscussion

    Learning from the Harada Story

    Learning from the Harada Story


    November 12, 2020

    November 12, 2020 6 pm | Free | Registration Required

    “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
    – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
    Join Inlandia Institute and the Harada House Foundation as we host a conversational discussion about civil liberties and racial justice in the present moment, framed within the context of the Harada House as a symbol of dignity, perseverance, and social justice. Free and open to the public but RSVP required: tinyurl.com/HaradaDiscussion
    In Riverside (1916), Jukichi Harada was criminally prosecuted in a racially motivated attempt to deny the Harada family their own home. What today would parallel this lawsuit and its effort to deprive people in the U.S. of their rights based on race?
    What is democracy? How does it work? Is the concept fixed or fluid? Are we getting better at it? What must happen next?
    Against the backdrop of civil rights victories in Riverside—notably the Harada family’s judicial triumph in 1918—a group of leaders will discuss peaceful paths to effect positive change, share indicators that the system can be improved, and highlight stories of persistence and choosing the greater good.
    Panelists to include Jack Clarke, Best, Best & Krieger; Larry Gonzalez, City of Riverside Chief of Police; Kristen Hayashi, Director of Collections Management & Access and Curator at the Japanese American Museum, Los Angeles; and Michelle Magalong, University of Maryland and President of the Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation. Moderated by Robyn G. Peterson, Director of the Museum of Riverside.
    About the Panelists:
    Jack Clarke has been an attorney at the law firm of Best, Best & Krieger LLP for over 30 years. He is engaged in a public agency / litigation practice and has been involved in multiple matters that concern diversity and inclusion in his law practice and within the community.
    Kristen Hayashi is a public historian and Director of Collections Management & Access and Curator at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. She earned a Ph.D. and M.A. in History from the University of California, Riverside. Her dissertation research examined the return and resettlement of Japanese Americans to post-WWII Los Angeles.
    Larry Gonzalez was named City of Riverside Chief of Police in January 2020, and has served the Riverside Police Department for nearly three decades. He has been an instructor at the Riverside Sheriff’s Academy for over 20 years, specializing in Use of Force, Laws of Arrest, Defensive Tactics, and Civil Liability. He holds a B.S. in Workforce Education and Development from Southern Illinois University and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy.
    Michelle Magalong, Ph.D., is a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow in Historic Preservation at the School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation at the University of Maryland. Her research on social justice, community participation, and historic preservation in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities is drawn from her practitioner work as President of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation (APIAHiP). She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Urban Planning from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
    (Moderator) Robyn G. Peterson, Ph.D., is Director of the Museum of Riverside. She has 35 years of experience in museum administrative and curatorial work from California to New York, specializing in interdisciplinary programming and the intersection where art, science, cultural heritage, and sustainability meet. Her degrees—from UCLA and the University of Wisconsin-Madison—are in design, art history, and archaeology.

     

  • - Poetic Voices: Poems of Hope with Romaine Washington
    Poetic Voices: Poems of Hope with Romaine Washington

    Poetic Voices: Poems of Hope with Romaine Washington


    November 14, 2020

    Saturday, 3pm | November 14, 2020

    Zoom Session

    Meeting ID: 937 8107 6585

    Passcode: 353991

    To dial in: 16699006833

     

    In this time burdened by pandemic, economic hardship, social isolation, racial injustice, and political strife, poet Romaine Washington shares a voice of hope in the face of struggle.

    Open mic session: Bring an original or favorite poem of hope to share.

    Romaine Washington, M. Ed. (www.romainewashington.com) is an educator and poet who grew up in San Bernardino. Her poetry has been featured in a variety of anthologies and periodicals, and she has presented her work widely, including in faith-based venues. Her book of poetry, Sirens in Her Belly, "zeroes in on the unique challenges women face in our modern world, and does it with unwavering strength" (Brit Middleton, BET, Editors' Must-Read Books for 2016). She is a fellow of the Inland Area Writing Project at the University of California Riverside and of The Watering Hole (twhpoetry.org).

    Sponsored by the Humanities Program of the School of Religion at Loma Linda University. For more information, contact the LLU Humanities Program at (909) 558-7478 or at humanities@llu.edu.