Closing Reception - Sister Hold On: Reclaiming Third World Lesbian Imaginaries

Organized by Bay Area Lesbian Archives

Friday, December 13

Doors at 6pm, event 6:30pm-9:00pm

Location: Cultural Center & 2277 Gallery

In partnership with Bay Area Lesbian Archives, EastSide Arts Alliance presents Sister Hold On: Reclaiming Third World Lesbian Imaginaries, an exhibition that celebrates the collective power of third world lesbians and the intersectional struggles they championed in creating a collective future in the Bay Area.

Join Queer Surf and Cinema Iran for a screening of Palestinian short films on water access, freedom and the sea.

EastSide's Annual Holiday Art and Book Fair

A multi disciplinary ritual performance involving movement, storytelling, music, Jeju Island ritual, and diasporic ceremony.

EastSide Arts Alliance, Bay Area Lesbian Archives, & Artist as First Responder presents… Remembering Our Power Panel, join an intergenerational panel reflecting on Third World lesbian activism in the Bay Area. Panelists include Dr. Angela M. Wellman, Shah Noor Hussein, Alecia Harger, Dr. Paola Bacchetta, and Nneka Okeke.

EastSide Arts Alliance, Bay Area Lesbian Archives, & Artist as First Responder presents… Mapping Our Legacies: Community Archiving Day. Contribute to our collective memory! Bring original photos, flyers, and materials to be digitized and shared with Bay Area Lesbian Archives and Eastside’s CARP. Limited time slots are available. RSVP for a time slot at tinyurl.com/lezcarp24 to ensure your place!

Get ready to party and celebrate the release of Reach Back Retain's new album with live music, drinks, and good vibes all night long!

Ancestral Knowledge: Oral Transmission"

Collaborative learning circles for sharing ancestral knowledge

Join us for a film screening and fundraiser to support the work of award winning, Afro Cuban film maker Gloria Rolando Casamayor

EastSide Arts Alliance invites our community to participate in the time honored tradition of Dia De Los Muertos.

Ancestral Knowledge: Oral Transmission"

Collaborative learning circles for sharing ancestral knowledge

Film screening of Audre Lorde - The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992, followed by Q&A with director Dagmar Schultz, in conversation with Abenaa Adomako & Courtney Desiree Morris free to RSVP — donations appreciated. All proceeds from tickets will go towards supporting the director and panelists. Masks required .

Join us for a special screening of Dyke Central (2015), Episodes 1-3, followed by a discussion with filmmaker Florencia Manóvil and cast member Troy Rockett. Saturday, October 26, 2024, 6p-8p.

Ancestral Knowledge: Oral Transmission

Collaborative learning circles for sharing ancestral knowledge

EastSide Arts Alliance celebrates the legendary David Murray. Experience Murray, a rare solo saxophone, bass clarinet, and history share.

The Block Report and the Black Panther Alumni Legacy Network present a Political Education Class

CompArte brings together musicians, poets, painters and other artists who who are creating the culture of anti-capitalism, of non-exploitative songs, art, movements and poems about freedom, solidarity, peace and justice.

EastSide Arts Alliance, Bay Area Lesbian Archives, & Artist as First Responder presents…

Revisiting Black Lesbian Legacies, in conversation with Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Courtney Desiree Morris, Ayana Omilade Flewellen & Savannah Shange, moderated by Ashara Ekundayo.

A special in-depth look at the emerging US-Israeli war on Lebanon and the fight against imperialism in the region with Vijay Prashad, Roqayah Chamseddine, and Rayan El-Amine.

Women's Building

3543 18th Street #8 San Francisco, CA 94110

Litanies: A Ritual Reading for Audre Lorde

Planet Wo! Creations presents

The Univesal Funk Opera featuring The Funky Heroes

Sunday October 13 2024 7:30 pm-9:30 pm

Prepare yourself to be enlightened and entertained by a unique, out-of-this-world experience!

Report Back from the International Peoples Tribunal in Belgium, BAYAN Peace Mission to the Philippines, and International Womens' Alliance International Assembly in Malaysia.

Follows Ugandan opposition leader, activist and musical star Bobi Wine. He used his music to fight the regime!

Center for Political Education and EastSide Arts Alliance present...

A Book event with Helena Cobban, the co-editor of Understanding Hamas and Why That Matters 

Dewayne Oakley, Mr. B, and EastSide Arts Alliance present…
John Coltrane Tribute an evening with the Dewayne Oakley Blues Ensemble featuring vocalist Bryant Bolling

Sun, Sept 22, 7pm. EastSide Cultural Center

Join Us for the Opening of Sister Hold On: Reclaiming Third World Lesbian Imaginaries presented by Eastside Arts Alliance & Bay Area Lesbian Archives

Friday, September 20th from 6:30-9pm (doors open at 6pm)

This opening reception is not just an exhibition—it's a space for community gathering, reflection, and imagining new futures together. Through archival material, art installations, and performances, we will explore the revolutionary power of Third World lesbian poetics, collective survival, and the ongoing work of reclaiming our stories.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

EastSide Mosaics and  Girl Project presents... Afterschool Art Workshops w/ Susanne Takehara + Angie Lopez

Flor y Canto | Flower & Song - An Inter-Raza Poetry Festival