Join us for a day of creativity, connection, and action! Paint alongside community, enjoy music, and GET REGISTERED TO VOTE!

The short film "Judging Juries" directed by Abby Ginzberg, emphasizes the importance of diversity in jury trials for people of color, and the challenges preventing their fair representation.

The film addresses barriers such as jurors receiving minimal financial compensation, in some states as low as $5 per day, which can disproportionately affect certain individuals' ability to serve. Additionally, it explores how attorneys use strategies to indirectly exclude people of color from jury participation.

We invite you to join us at the RYSE Center for a free screening and panel discussion featuring guests District Attorney Diana Becton, Public Defender Ellen McDonnell, Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte, and Dr. Kerby Lynch who will engage in conversation to examine how these issues affect our justice system and explore community-based solutions.

Our annual Be a Kid! fundraiser is coming to RYSE on Friday April 26th, 2024, with the theme RYSE to the Future: Creating the World Young People Deserve.  The “RYSE to the Future” theme embodies Black, Indigenous and young people of color’s powerful vision: strong, healthy, united communities where equity is the norm and violence is neither desired nor required. The young people who organized to create RYSE over 15 years ago, and who designed the beautiful campus we steward today, have created the foundation for future generations to thrive. NOW is the time and place for youth to lead, dream, and love.

Futuristic attire is encouraged but not required!

La Feria de Septiembre (The Fair of September) engages, inspires, and highlights contributions made by the Latinx and Afro-Latinx community, while bridging cultural gaps, and connecting the diverse, multiracial and multicultural mosaic of our past, present, and future. Xicanx/Afro-Latinx heritage does not solely live in the past; it influences how we experience the present, and how we will go on to shape our shared future. Now more than ever it is important for community members to come together and celebrate collective stories, struggles, resistance and joy.

This is a FREE community event, for people of all ages.

Night Out for Safety and Liberation is the night when people across the country come together to reimagine what safety is: dignity, opportunity and freedom for our communities. August 1st from 4-7pm, come be in community with us to reclaim safety and look beyond fear, punishment, policing, and incarceration. Our communities carry deep knowledge, love, and practices of safety that sustain us. Come celebrate our Constellation of Care, Resilience, and Freedom! Join us for art activities, performances, a resource fair, Curveball food truck, & MORE! 

The RYSing Arts Festival is the first Contra Costa County community arts gathering that celebrates the richness of the youth arts community and RYSE partners! This activity-filled event for all ages will honor the visionary young artists who inspire us and the organizations who support, educate, train, and uplift their voices and leadership through the arts. 

Let's come together to honor the transformative power of the arts, support our talented youth, and build a beloved community that cherishes their voices and humanity. 

RYSE is honored to host the Bay Area Healing Justice Lineages Listening and Cultural Memory Tour, Thursday, July 12th from 6-9pm.

Join editors Cara Page and Erica Woodland of the Healing Justice Lineages Anthology, in conversation with local community leaders in the lineage of healing justice, collective care and safety.

Summer at RYSE kicks off June 20th with a party, followed by two months of special programming and an adjusted schedule filled with community building, food, and fun!

On Friday, April 28, 2023, RYSE’s annual Be A Kid Fundraiser will finally return after three years! From 6pm to 10pm, we're bringing beloved community together for a happy hour style party with delicious food, art installations, and plenty of games & activities!

Join RYSE for When Culture Speaks, a FREE fashion show and art event celebrating Black Herstory Month and a fundraiser for Kambi Moto, a youth and kids group in Nairobi, Kenya.

Join RYSE Center for La Feria de Septiembre, a FREE community event celebrating Chicanx, Latinx, and Afro-Latinx Heritage Month!

Join youth and adult leaders, community members, families, and elected officials for the official groundbreaking ceremony for RYSE Commons. Celebrate with us as we build the vision dreamt and led by Richmond's youth.

Celebrate our EXPRESSION youth art exhibit at our closing reception at Kaleidoscope Coffee! Meet and greet with the Richmond youth artists who put together this showcase of their work, and enjoy spoken word and musical performances.

Join the RYSE Center in reclaiming safety and looking beyond fear, punishment, policing, and incarceration.

Join us for a Community Health Resource Fair for young people aged 13-21 years old. This event will feature a range of FREE health services focused on supporting the wellbeing of young people in West Contra Costa County, including dental screenings, mental health counseling sign-ups, acupressure and massage demonstrations, legal and financial literacy information, rapid HIV testing, sexual health information and supplies, and more.

Youthtopia: In the Face of Gentrification is a multimedia showcase written and performed by Richmond youth. Through spoken word, dance, music, visual, and video arts, explore the stories and experiences as told by our communities’ young people as they root themselves against displacement, prejudice, and systems of oppression.

Join us at our Annual Fundraiser. Be A Kid is a “happy hour” style event for those ages 21+. For one night only, experience the fun and interactive programs our youth members enjoy on a daily basis, plus cocktails, food, karaoke, drink & draw, youth art gallery and local art shop, and more!

Join us for "The Lit Diaspora Fashion Show," our culminating community event to close out Black History Month, and kick off Womxn's Appreciation Month at RYSE!

Assemblymember Buffy Wicks and the Healthy Start Coalition invite you to the launch and press event for the Healthy Start Initiative 2.0 (HS2.0). HS2.0 restores and advances the Healthy Start Initiative of 1992-2007 through coordinated, comprehensive, and integrated school-community services and activities to improve the health and wellness of children and families.

Join RYSE in celebrating Donté Clark’s new collection of poems, KNOWFREEDOM!

RYSE Members, join us for our annual Liberation Dinner. This year we will feature art activities, music, food and a celebration of the youth artists who worked on the “Keep Families Together” mural. Join us for reflections on the past year, celebrating 2018, and welcoming in the new year ahead. This event is for young people ages 13-21.

Join us at this free event for children, youth, and their families. Ring in the holiday season with food, music, and fun! Plus: opportunities to contribute and support to this annual winter community event.

RYSE's Election Night Party is an opportunity for youth to learn about and get connected to the electoral process, bring community together to watch the 2018 Midterm Election results and celebrate the Campaign for YES on Measure H!

Celebrate 10 years of youth power at this RYSE Club Night for those 21 years and older.

Tickets start at $10 and include food and drink.

All proceeds support RYSE Center.

We hope you can join us at Armistice Brewing Company to celebrate the educators who supported the students who organized for RYSE, and to those who continue to inspire in the legacy of love and education. RSVP is required!

You're invited to join the RYSE Center at La Feria de Septiembre [The Fair of September] a FREE community event celebrating Chicanx and Latinx Heritage Month featuring food, art activities, performances, and more.

On Tuesday, August 7th, join the RYSE Center in redefining safety beyond fear, punishment, policing, and incarceration. This free community event features art & performances, resources, family-friendly activities, food, and fun!