Tuesday, July 18, 7pm
Eric Quezada Center for Culture and Politics
518 Valencia St., San Francisco
Our comrade Melanie Cervantes has been diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer. As she prepares for surgery, she will need our support and resources to fight cancer and stay healthy. Join Center for Political Education for a night of art, music, and solidarity celebrating and raising funds for Melanie’s treatment and living expenses.
Even as healthcare is on all our minds, many people, like Melanie, who work in service of our movements lack health coverage. Our fights against the decimation of access to meaningful work, empowering educations, comfortable housing, and free and accessible healthcare are directly linked to fights to care for our friends, families, co-workers, neighbors, and comrades—especially those who have committed their lives to peoples’ struggle for dignity and liberation. Melanie’s talent, spirit, and intellect make our struggles more vibrant, militant, and beautiful. From neighborhood projects to internationalist movements, Melanie has worked in solidarity with campaigns including those against displacement and the prison industrial complex, and for migrant justice, indigenous resistance, and economic justice. Now, let’s show her how much we appreciate all she gives us by ensuring that she has what she needs to stay in strong fighting form!
The evening will feature Dignidad Rebelde art for sale, great music, tasty snacks and icy cold drinks. Join us to celebrate our beloved comrade, spend time with friends, and to give what you can!
You can also make a donation to the fund for Melanie here.