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Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties A free museum and educational center committed to social justice.​ Admission is free.

The Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties is located in a historical building in downtown Riverside, California, that was renovated and restored by the Riverside Community College District. The building is home to the collected artwork and archives of Japanese American artist Miné Okubo, the author of Citizen 13660. Our mission is to preserve, exhibit, and enhance the Miné Okubo Collection,

and to use this unique resource to inform the public about social justice and civil liberties issues. Through presentation of Miné Okubo’s life and work, as well as exhibitions, programs and digital archives that broaden awareness of social justice and civil liberties, the Center provides an ethnically diverse, 21st century American populace with insights into the American experience, both past and present.

Have you heard!??? In/VISIBLE, Un/HEARD is back for its 3rd year and we are so proud to part of this project!Join us on ...
26/03/2025

Have you heard!??? In/VISIBLE, Un/HEARD is back for its 3rd year and we are so proud to part of this project!

Join us on Saturday, April 5th at 10AM for this year’s SELF-DRIVING tour and learn a bit about Riverside’s history, too!! This event is FREE and OPEN to the public!

There are 3 stops on this tour to historic sites in Riverside. The first stop will be at the former Lowell School site, 4690 Victoria Ave., 92507. The second stop will be at Evergreen Cemetery, 4414 14th St., 92501, at approximately. The tour will culminate at The Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California, 3933 Mission Inn Ave., 92501.

See Link in bio to register for this event!

The Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties Book Club is HERE!! Register and join the book club!WHEN: First Thursday...
24/03/2025

The Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties Book Club is HERE!! Register and join the book club!

WHEN: First Thursdays, 5:30PM-7PM

On APRIL 3 we will discuss Internment by Samira Ahmed.

The First 25 students to register for the book club will receive the book for FREE!

(The books for May and June will be determined.)

WHERE: 3855 Market Street, Riverside, CA 92501

FREE and Open to the public!

At this critical moment for immigrant rights and amid ongoing threats to DACA, From Here/From There (De Aquí/De Allá) is...
24/03/2025

At this critical moment for immigrant rights and amid ongoing threats to DACA, From Here/From There (De Aquí/De Allá) is a timely documentary that underscores the urgent need for compassionate immigration reform. The screening and discussion with Luis will take place at RCC next week. The event is free and open to the public. We hope to see you there!

Join us at UCR for a conversation featuring Massachusetts based artist and writer, Pops Peterson!Pops will be in convers...
21/02/2025

Join us at UCR for a conversation featuring Massachusetts based artist and writer, Pops Peterson!

Pops will be in conversation with Dr. Bryan C. Keene (Professor of Art History and Theatre, Riverside City College) and Samia Alkam (PhD student School of Education, UCR)!

Plus, we will kick off the night with poetry from James Coats!

WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 26, 5:00-7:00pm

WHERE: UCR Alumni & Visitors Center

FREE and OPEN to the public!

RSVP by February 19 - https://forms.gle/4D7iGJVggeS7ia2o8

NOTE: Parking is FREE in lot 24! Be sure to register your license plate when you RSVP for the event.

We hope to see you!

Join the next FREE art workshop this Friday!The Mosaic Body with Edith Motley & Erin MaroufkhaniFriday, October 25, 2024...
23/10/2024

Join the next FREE art workshop this Friday!
The Mosaic Body with Edith Motley & Erin Maroufkhani

Friday, October 25, 2024 & Friday, November 1
9am-1pm
The Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties,
3855 Market Street, Riverside, CA 92501

RSVP at bit.ly/freedomworkshops

THIS!!!! Join us on Thursday afternoon, October 17th 3:00 p.m., for a talk with Cahuilla Native American visual artist, ...
15/10/2024

THIS!!!! Join us on Thursday afternoon, October 17th 3:00 p.m., for a talk with Cahuilla Native American visual artist, educator, and culture bearer, Gerald Clarke!

Clarke will reflect on the complex challenge North America’s Native peoples manage daily within a network of federal, state, and local governmental realities. Through a particularly articulate practice of art-making, Clarke’s own perspectives evolve at the same time that Indigenous peoples strive to determine their own ways forward.

The talk is part of the The Museum of Riverside's exhibition, Dear Riverside, A Letter to Our First Love, on view here at the Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties.

FREE and Open to the public! We hope to see you Thursday!

3855 Market Street
Riverside, CA 92501

Join the Body of Freedom’s Today at the Wellness Mural Painting with Selena Wilson at Festival of the Arts!FESTIVAL OF T...
15/10/2024

Join the Body of Freedom’s Today at the Wellness Mural Painting with Selena Wilson at Festival of the Arts!

FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
5pm-8pm
Ramona High School
7665 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92504
RSVP at bit.ly/fotarsvp24

We welcome you and your families to join the Riverside Arts Magnet in bringing together our community for one amazing night of live music, art, food trucks, Wellness Center Mural Painting, Chicano Studies Mural Unveiling, face painting, quilt-making and so much more!

-Live Performances by Local Colleges & the Riverside Arts Magnet
-Celebrating The Day of Inclusion with RMA Multicultural Council
-Musical Guests: UCR’s Lodea Music Ensemble, Mariachi los Alteños de UCR, Director Cynthia Reifler Flores and Cal Baptist University’s Mission Philharmonic
-Chalk Walk Competition
-Local Community Arts Organizations
-Live Art Demos and Free Art Lessons

The Festival of the Arts is a FREE, family event, generously funded by the REEF Foundation, and organized by the Riverside Arts Magnet at Ramona.

The Body of Freedom is a collaborative project that partners The Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties, Ramona Hig...
07/10/2024

The Body of Freedom is a collaborative project that partners The Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties, Ramona High School, Division 9 Gallery, and the City of Riverside in supporting local artists to create inclusive, community-based art workshops rooted in social justice and equity.

All Art Workshops will be FREE and open to the public. Sign up at bit.ly/freedomworkshops

Community-based art workshops will run between September 28th – November 13th 2024.

Five Visual Arts workshops in fall 2024 include:
Community Quilt-Making with Dr. Kiandra Jimenez
The Magic of Monoprint with Cosmé Cordova
Wellness Mural Painting with Selena Wilson
The Mosaic Body with Edith Motley & Erin Maroufkhani
Heart Sculpture Paper Maché Building with Cosmé Cordova

All artworks created in the Fall workshops
will be showcased in The Body of Freedom Exhibition, which will run between March 6 - May, 1, 2025, at The Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties.

Join the community creativity!

Have you heard? We're hosting the Museum of Riverside's new exhibition!The Museum of Riverside is celebrating their 100-...
24/07/2024

Have you heard? We're hosting the Museum of Riverside's new exhibition!

The Museum of Riverside is celebrating their 100-year anniversary with Dear Riverside, A Letter to Our First Love. The exhibition interprets the breadth and depth of the Museum's collection and highlights the close relationship it's had with the Riverside community.

The exhibition opens Thursday, July 25th! You don't want to miss it!

3855 Market Street
Riverside, CA 92501

Our FREE Community Yoga Series begins on Wednesday, June 5th!! Get ready to stretch and release stress! You don’t want t...
04/06/2024

Our FREE Community Yoga Series begins on Wednesday, June 5th!! Get ready to stretch and release stress! You don’t want to miss it! See you at 11AM!🧘🏾‍♂️🧘‍♀️🧘🏾

Join us TOMORROW for The Body of Freedom ExhibitionClosing Reception!Saturday, March 16th, 12pm-4pmThe Center for Social...
15/03/2024

Join us TOMORROW for The Body of Freedom Exhibition
Closing Reception!

Saturday, March 16th, 12pm-4pm
The Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties
3855 Market Street
Riverside, CA 92501

Join us for food, an RCC jazz combo, and art workshops.

The reception is FREE and open to the public! Come out and celebrate our amazing community of visual and performing artists, students and teachers who participated in this indelible community art project and exhibition!

We hope to see you here! The doors open at 10AM!

Arts Walk is TODAY/Thursday! Join us at the Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties for an Artists’ Talk, Open Mic, ...
08/03/2024

Arts Walk is TODAY/Thursday! Join us at the Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties for an Artists’ Talk, Open Mic, and Drumming Circle! The program starts at 6PM. Come and meet the Body of Freedom Artist Teachers! We hope to see you here!

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Wednesday 10:00 - 17:00
Thursday 10:00 - 17:00
Friday 10:00 - 17:00

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