Social change programs highlighted in Bayside

Bayside Corners welcomes community members to the Bayside Temperance Hall's 2024 Leading Light Series.

Four local organizations will present their projects for social change and increasing public awareness.

The first presentation will be about the “Hupa Language Immersion Nest: Cultivating Intergenerational Healing through Language Resurgence & Na:tinixwe Education” on March 7 at 6 p.m.

The teaching team of Sara Chase-Merrick, Ericka Chase-Tracey, Jenna Hailey, Melissa Sanchez and Muriel Ammon are dedicated to using the powerful tool of immersion to teach the Hupa language to a toddler cohort in Hoopa.

Their school re-imagines education, drawing from traditional knowledge, cultural activities and Hupa language. 20232024 marks the first year of the Hupa Language Immersion Nest, and if all goes as planned, the start of the Hupa Language Immersion elementary school. They will present the model, their school's history and the community context for their program, followed by an informal question and answer period. Beverages will be served.

Each presentation in the Leading Lights Series will be $10 per person. To learn more and save a seat, email baysidecorners@gmail.com. One may pay in advance at https://www.baysidecorners.org/donate or at the door.

Here are other upcoming events at the Bayside Temperance Hall:

March 15 at 6 p.m.: the annual “Evening of Irish Music” will feature live music from Good Company and the Dominic Romano/ Evan Morden duet.

April 18 from 5:30 to 7 p.m., the Humboldt Asian & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity team will present the “Eureka Chinatown Project,” the need to share Eureka's past treatment of its Chinese population and current plans for this collaborative project with the city of Eureka.

September 27 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.: Centro del Pueblo Executive Director Brenda Perez, will present “Sanctuary Garden: Nurturing Safety & Community for U. S. Migrants.” This presentation is a journey of the collective efforts and personal stories that make the Sanctuary Garden a model of compassion and community cohesion.

Nov. 14 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.: Join the staff of the Northcoast Environmental Center for “Rethinking the Movement: Critical Environmental Justice on the North Coast” to discuss what race, class, gender and economics have to do with the environment. They will present the interconnected struggles, dismantling/rebuilding systems and restoring the relationship to the planet.

To learn more about these events at the Bayside Temperance Hall and to host an event at this venue, email baysidecorners@ gmail.com.