RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE EAST BAY. ALL FREE UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.
Scroll to the bottom for additional details about recurring events and resources.
Friday, April 1:
Sacred Stone Camp founded at Standing Rock in 2016
Sunday, April 3:
6-8PM: Syringe Service and Harm Reduction – Berkeley NEED
Monday, April 4:
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in 1968
6-7:30 PM: Listening party – Youth Spirit Artworks
A listening party for Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence.” Listen to the speech, relax on meditation cushions, create art, and enjoy tea and food. Art supplies will be provided. Folks interested in reading sections of the speech are invited to do so.
Sliding scale, donation-based entry of $5-$20 (no one turned away for lack of funds).
Shanice Kiel Gallery (3324 Adeline Street, Berkeley)
6-9PM: Youth & LGBTQ+ (YQT+) Clinic – The Suitcase Clinic
6-9PM: Women & Children’s Clinic – The Suitcase Clinic
Tuesday, April 5:
6:30-8PM: General Clinic – The Suitcase Clinic
Wednesday, April 6:
Civil Rights Bill passed after the Civil War in 1866
Oakland police murder Black Panther Bobby Hutton in 1968
7-9PM: STI Testing – Berkeley Free Clinic: Street Medicine Team
Thursday, April 7:
6-8PM: Syringe Service and Harm Reduction – Berkeley NEED
Saturday, April 9:
12PM: Volunteer Training – Defend People’s Park
People’s Park (2556 Haste St., Berkeley, CA 94704)
Volunteer orientation and training for People’s Park kitchen shifts, park clean up, mutual aid, and harm reduction.
Sunday, April 10:
6-8PM: Syringe Service and Harm Reduction – Berkeley NEED
Monday, April 11:
6-9PM: Youth & LGBTQ+ (YQT+) Clinic – The Suitcase Clinic
6-9PM: Women & Children’s Clinic – The Suitcase Clinic
Tuesday, April 12:
6:30-8PM: General Clinic – The Suitcase Clinic
Wednesday, April 13:
7-9PM: STI Testing – Berkeley Free Clinic: Street Medicine Team
Thursday, April 14:
6-8PM: Syringe Service and Harm Reduction – Berkeley NEED
Saturday, April 16:
12-5PM: Queer Art Market – QuARTz
Lake Merritt Pergola (599 El Embarcadero, Oakland, CA.)
Queer vendors selling their goods/services at Lake Merritt.
All queer artists/ service providers/ sellers are welcome to arrive the day of and sell with us!
Sunday, April 17:
6-8PM: Syringe Service and Harm Reduction – Berkeley NEED
Monday, April 18:
6-9PM: Youth & LGBTQ+ (YQT+) Clinic – The Suitcase Clinic
6-9PM: Women & Children’s Clinic – The Suitcase Clinic
Tuesday, April 19:
6:30-8PM: General Clinic – The Suitcase Clinic
Wednesday, April 20:
7-9PM: STI Testing – Berkeley Free Clinic: Street Medicine Team
Thursday, April 21:
6-8PM: Syringe Service and Harm Reduction – Berkeley NEED
Saturday, April 23:
12-7PM: People’s Park 53rd Anniversary – Defend People’s Park
People’s Park (2556 Haste St., Berkeley, CA 94704)
Festival with a concert featuring local artists; local vendors selling art, snacks, clothing, and more; and community organizations tabling and speaking. Free fresh cooked dinner for all.
Sunday, April 24:
6-8PM: Syringe Service and Harm Reduction – Berkeley NEED
Monday, April 25:
6-9PM: Youth & LGBTQ+ (YQT+) Clinic – The Suitcase Clinic
6-9PM: Women & Children’s Clinic – The Suitcase Clinic
Tuesday, April 26:
6:30-8PM: General Clinic – The Suitcase Clinic
Wednesday, April 27:
7-9PM: STI Testing – Berkeley Free Clinic: Street Medicine Team
Thursday, April 28:
Black Panther Albert Nuh Washington dies in prison in 2000
1,200 Japanese Americans from Berkeley are sent to internment camps in 1942
6-8PM: Syringe Service and Harm Reduction – Berkeley NEED
Recurring Events Key:
STI Testing – Berkeley Free Clinic: Street Medicine Team
Wednesdays 7-9pm
Description: HIV and Hep C rapid testing, other STI testing, flu vaccinations, harm reduction, wound care
Location: Berkeley Free Clinic (2339 Durant Ave., Berkeley, CA.)
Syringe Service and Harm Reduction – Berkeley NEED
Thursdays and Sundays 6-8pm
Thursday location: University and 9th, Berkeley, CA
Sunday location: Across from Berkeley Free Clinic (2339 Durant Ave., Berkeley, CA.)
General Clinic – The Suitcase Clinic
Tuesdays 6:30-8pm
Warm meals, health & hygiene supplies, haircuts, footwashing, massage, podiatry, housing resources
Location: First Presbyterian Church Courtyard (2407 Dana St., Berkeley, CA.)
Women & Children’s Clinic – The Suitcase Clinic
Mondays 6-9pm
Warm meals, childcare, health & hygiene supplies, haircuts, footwashing, nail painting, housing resources
Location: LIFE Adventist (2236 Parker St., Berkeley, CA.)
Youth and LGBTQ+ Clinic – The Suitcase Clinic
Mondays 6-9PM
Warm meals, health & hygiene supplies, massage, needle exchange, recreation, counseling, housing resources
Location: St. Mark’s Episcopal (2300 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA.)