The Our Sister’s Keeper (OSK) Inaugural Gala – Stronger Together is a celebration of the power of sisterhood, resilience, and empowerment. This inspiring event on March 15, 2025 will honor the courage and determination of the women OSK serves while recognizing the vital support of our advocates and donors. Guests will experience an elegant luncheon, an array of silent auction items, and an afternoon filled with music and dancing. The event will feature keynote speaker Mary Stutts, a trailblazing leader whose accomplishments inspire young women to believe they can become whoever they aspire to be. OSK’s founder, Eboni McKinley, will share her powerful journey of courage, resilience, and self-actualization. Additionally, OSK’s sisters will take the stage to share their personal stories of empowerment, highlighting the transformative impact of OSK’s mission.

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For 29 years the San Francisco Power of Choice has been bringing together our passionate community to expand access to reproductive freedom including our right to abortion, contraception, IVF, paid family leave, gender-affirming care, and more.

We embark on our 30th year as the San Francisco Reproductive Freedom for All Luncheon to align with the organization’s new era. Let’s come together to inspire and empower one another as we pave the way for a brighter future where everybody can make choices about their own bodies and lives.

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Help support Reproductive Rights and our students at Tam High, Redwood High and Marin Academy!

Please join us for an important educational event for the whole community. On February 23 at 4pm the Reproductive Rights clubs from these three Marin schools will join forces to host a screening of the film Zurawski vs. Texas at the Throckmorton Theater, followed by a Q&A with the students, the film's producer Blye Faust, and the CEO of the Northern California Chapter of Planned Parenthood Gilda Gonzalez.

Don't miss this unique opportunity to connect with the community and see this acclaimed film that was featured at the MV film festival this past October.

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Heart of the Village invites you to meet Lateefah Simon, a 25-year veteran organizer and nationally recognized advocate for civil rights and social justice running to represent California’s 12th Congressional District.

Please join us March 27 at the Marin City Senior Center (640 Drake Ave) to meet Lateefah and hear her story, her vision, and how we can support her.

“I’ve spent my life fighting for folks without a voice. I will take the shared stories and experiences of this community to the halls of Congress so I can continue our fight. That’s how we make change.”

~ Lateefah Simon

Marin Healthy Youth Partnerships presents Guest speaker, David Sheff, who will be joined by a panel that includes medical experts, school representatives, local coalitions, and local youth.

Join this important community conversation on how to navigate youth substance use in Marin.

In-person and zoom attendance options, and interpretation available. 

Marin County Office of Education 
1111 Las Gallinas Avenue, San Rafael

Marin underage substance use is double the State average (yep, 2X). Join us in rallying around a collective effort to get to average.

Please join MHYP, local parents, and other community partners and stakeholders, as we connect the dots to create prevention activities everyone can be a part of.

6:30 PM - Networking and community tabling

7 -8:30 PM - Presentation and activities

Your ideas, energy, and resources, can play an important role in this simple awareness campaign aimed at parents and our community.

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Join this conversation with Felicia Gaston as she reveals the untold stories and experiences of what Marin City's Black population endured for 80 years while highlighting the community's character, dignity, and pride from the 1940s to the present. Learn how Marin City came to be, its development over time, social activism, and what it means to call Marin City home.

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Mill Valley Downtown Plaza - 87 Throckmorton Ave in Mill Valley

Celebrate local Black-owned businesses at the 3rd annual Juneteenth on the Waterfront!

Kick off a month of Juneteenth celebrations in San Francisco with a day of delicious food, community, and family fun at the Embarcadero Ferry Terminal Plaza (south of the Ferry Building) and Ferry Plaza Farmers Market.

Entry is free and open to the public, and food and drinks will be available for purchase.

There's still time to sign up for the inaugural 'Tee off for Education' event, at Mill Valley Golf Course, a joint fundraiser to benefit students from kindergarten through high school.

This is a four-person team scramble. There will also be a putting contest with closest-to-the-pin prizes. Lunch will be provided with your entry fee.

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This presentation will provide information on the role of peers, competencies, evidence, history, certification and resources for implementation of peer services at your organization.

Community members will also get a chance to ask questions and find out how they can start their career as a Peer Support Specialist!

Location: Empowerment Clubhouse, 441 Drake Avenue, Marin City

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Please join NAMI Marin and Opening the World for: 'The Power of Storytelling'. A panel discussion in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month focused on the healing power of storytelling.

They have a powerful speaker line-up (soon to be announced!) which includes individuals who are have shared their personal stories as a part of our respective storytelling programs.

This panel discussion will focus on their journey with storytelling; trials, triumphs, discoveries and ultimately, how storytelling has promoted healing in their lives.

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Marin County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, through Mental Health Services Act/Prevention and Early Intervention is offering this FREE Adult Mental Health First Aid training at the Empowerment Clubhouse, Main Room.  

Anyone can take the 8-hour Mental Health First Aid course – including first responders, students (18 years and older), and teachers, leaders of faith communities, service providers, and caring citizens.

Through a day of presentations and interactive exercises this course will teach how to help a person who is experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge or is in crisis.

The course introduces common mental health challenges and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help people in both crisis and non-crisis situations.

Registration is required and capacity is limited. 

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Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention is a community-based presentation that covers the general scope of suicide, the research on prevention, and what people can do to fight suicide. Participants will learn common risk factors and warning signs associated with suicide, and how to keep themselves and others safe.
**A Zoom link will be sent 1-2 days prior to the presentation date.**

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Bike4Buckelew: Access to Mental Health 4 All (B4B) is an annual fundraising event that brings mountain bikers, hikers and families together for food and fun. 
 
B4B is designed to highlight and bring awareness to Buckelew’s vital work in providing access to mental health and substance use services for our North Bay community. 
 
Set in China Camp State Park’s Miwok Meadows, the event offers guided mountain bike rides and trail hikes—from easy to more challenging— followed by a delicious Latin-inspired lunch, live music, games and a raffle. 
 
Registration link: Bike4Buckelew 2023

Join ODFREE Marin and other local organizations to discuss the connections between substance use and mental health and raise awareness for both as we celebrate May Mental Health Month and Fentanyl Awareness Day.

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The Marin County Youth Commission's annual Wellness Festival is back on Saturday, May 6th!

Brought to you by the Find Your Way wellness campaign, this year's theme is STRENGTH IN CONNECTION and we have partnered with the Marin County May Mental Health Month Youth Art and Film Showcase, and dozens of other Marin-based organizations, to make this year's festival bigger and better than ever!

This is a FREE event that brings youth and adults from all over Marin County together, over the universally pressing issue of Mental Health.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided!

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Peer Coffee Talk hosted by Marin BHRS at 441 Drake Ave in Sausalito.

(This is a hybrid event with zoom or in-person options).

At this event you will:

• Gain more of an understanding of what Peer Specialist work really is.

• Ask questions so you can decide; is a Peer Specialist job my calling?

• Hear directly from our passionate peer professionals exactly what this job entails and what it looks like on different teams in Behavioral Health.

• Get to find out how you can be more involved in the Peer Recovery Movement!

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Are you committed to building an antiracist family environment for your children? Raising antiracist children is a noble goal for any parent, caregiver, or educator, but it can be hard to know where to start.

Let Britt Hawthorne—a nationally recognized teacher and advocate—be your guide. Raising Antiracist Children acts as an interactive guide for strategically incorporating the tools of inclusivity into everyday life and parenting.

In her book, Hawthorne breaks down antiracist parenting into four sections and in this webinar you will learn about:

• Healthy bodies—Establishing a safe and body-positive home environment to combat stereotypes and create boundaries.

• Radical minds—Encouraging children to be agents of change, accompanied by scripts for teaching advocacy, giving and taking productive feedback, and becoming a co-conspirator for change.

• Conscious shopping—Raising awareness of how local shopping can empower or hinder a community’s ability to thrive, and teaching readers of all ages how to create shopping habits that support their values.

• Thriving communities—Acknowledging the personal power we have to shape our schools, towns, and worlds, accompanied by exercises for instigating change.

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Damon Connolly’s first Legislative Town Hall to update residents on his bill package for this year - 21 items in total! This Town Hall is an excellent opportunity to share your input on these pieces of legislation and ask any questions you might have.

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Not Your Kids’ Play Date!

Please join Play Marin and our sponsor, Marin Magazine, for a grown-ups only Back to the 90's Players Night, which will put the FUN in fundraiser!

When: Saturday, April 29 from 6-11 pm Where: 2320 Marinship Way, Sausalito, CA

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Are you looking for a new creative outlet to express yourself or deepen your creativity? If so, join Opening the World for an expressive, social, emotional art class taught by photographer and artist, Marianne Owens. Marianne creates community art programs that bring the experience of what art can be.

When: Monday, April 24th,2023

Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Where: 1510 Mission Ave San Rafael ( enter on Mission Ave -walk through the parking lot )

Ages: 14-18

Cost: Free

Limited Space: RSVP Required

Snacks and drinks will be provided.

For more info and to register please contact (415) 419-9695 or info@openingtheworld.org