

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Songwriting for Social Justice Workshop
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us on March 18 at Cien Ojos Studio for an interactive workshop exploring how music can serve as a powerful tool for storytelling, resistance, and collective action. Led by acclaimed musicians and cultural activists Abel Sanchez, Andres Alegria, and other special guests, this session will invite participants to examine how songwriting can give voice to lived experience and advance movements for justice. Drawing from rich traditions of protest music and community-based performance, the artists will share insights from their creative practices and guide participants through reflections on how songs can uncover hidden histories, build solidarity, and inspire change. Through conversation and collaborative exercises, participants will consider how music can amplify the stories that shape our communities and connect art with social transformation.

🗓️ Wednesday, March 18
⏰ 5:30 – 7:30 PM
📍 Cien Ojos Studio | 1740 Canal St.

Space is limited! Use the QR code or the link in our bio to register. 

This event is hosted in partnership with the C-Vibe Project and the UC Climate Action Arts Network (UC CAAN). 

The 2025/26 UC Merced Arts Season is co-sponsored by UC Merced's Division of Equity, Justice, &amp; Inclusive Excellence (EJIE).
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/merced/songwriting-for-social-justice-workshop/200029814291434
- **Event Categories**: Art, Workshops, Music, fine-arts, Entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://ucmerced.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2aVE31Wmh4GjFK6?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=merced-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Merced
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1740 Canal St, Merced, CA 95340-4811, United States
- **lat**: 37.30215
- **long**: -120.48267
- **full address**: 1740 Canal St, Merced, CA 95340-4811, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: UC Merced Arts (https://allevents.in/org/uc-merced-arts/24792952)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 05:30 pm (-07:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1740 Canal St, Merced, CA 95340-4811, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** UC Merced Arts
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, Workshops, Music, fine-arts, Entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Songwriting for Social Justice Workshop ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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