California BrainWaves
"Making a Splash in the Neuro Community!"
Events
Would you like to Volunteer at our Local Community Events?
Events are hosted in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
SF East Bay, CA
Text/Call: 925-804-1718
Email: CABrainWaves@gmail.com
Join Us at Our Upcoming Events
Events In Planning
California BrainWaves Resource Fair
We are dedicated to finding solutions to fundamental challenges facing people with brain and developmental disabilities. We will host a fair that entertains and educates through engaging and immersive activities. We will also showcase local nonprofits and businesses and latest inventions that cater to neurodiversity.
InCARDcerated Awareness Campaign
We have a Family Re-Entry Program because we recognize people with brain and developmental disabilities are funneled into for-profit jails and prisons at an alarming rate. For our Family Re-Entry Program, we are partnering with our Healing Arts Program, and we are designing a deck of cards and distributing them to California inmates. Each playing card will feature unique brain art with a brain fact. Each deck of cards will be sent out with a game booklet for single player games to group games. Inside the booklet, we will provide resources for Mental Health Care.
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We will be hosting an Art Auction and Casino Night! We wish to partner with a large, popular venue where we can feature a variety of art work to narrow down to 65 winners to be featured in a 52-card deck plus 2 jokers, card cover art, box cover art, game booklet art throughout. Each submission must include an interesting fact about brains. We can take in-person and virtual submissions. All art mediums and expressions are welcome for submission.
For extra entertainment, we will have a special STEAM section where artists can build interactive artscapes. We need 3 sponsors to give cash prizes to 3 winners for the interactive models. These 3 sponsors will have booths at the STEAM section.
Past Events for California BrainWaves:
Healing Arts Events
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Hi, Mamas!
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We are extending the 6 week free support group for an additional week, which is week after Mother's Day weekend so we can all chat about how our weekend went--good, bad, or ugly!
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So, DEFINITELY join us on zoom Saturdays, 10-11:30am PST, for guided self-care support plus unconditional love and validation that YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
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Warm Hugs,
Kiera Rain
Founder of California BrainWaves, a Nonprofit for People of All Ages with Brain Conditions.
Have you registed for the Moms' Virtual Support Group? Starts April 12!
Email: MomsThriveHub@gmail.com
Kindness and Inclusion Disability Event at Oak Middle School
March 13, 2025
San Leandro Pride
July 12, 2024
San Leandro Cherry Festival
Sat June 1, 2024
10am-6pm
California BrainWaves' Healing Arts Program hosted a booth in the kids' zone for all ages and abilities to playfully create free arts and crafts. The art activities focused on Mental Health, Breaking Stigma, Suicide Prevention, and Spreading Hope & Kindness. We made cards, message in a bottle, and wooden hearts with sweet messages, handing them out to passersby for "Random Acts of Kindness." 25,000 people attended the event, and our booth was super busy open to close! We are super grateful to our amazing volunteers and donors for making the event possible!
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San Leandro's Cherry Festival since 1909 brings together entertainers, foodies, artists, nonprofits, local businesses, schools, community leaders, city organizations, and even boasts a classic car show, parade, cherry pie eating contest, a kids' zone, and much more!
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We appreciate your support in Spreading Hope throughout the Community!
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Building Futures Jazz It Up Gala
May 2024
Building Futures is another successful San Leandro Nonprofit California BrainWaves supports. Their mission is to build communities with underserved individuals and families, where they are safely and supportively housed, free from homelessness and domestic violence.
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A beautiful night was dedicated to Rose P Johnson for all of her amazing hard work for the local community through the nonprofit Davis Street. She made Davis Street what it is today. California BrainWaves is excited about their disabilities program addition. Brian Copeland hosted.
Retirement Gala for San Leandro Nonprofit Executive Director of Davis Street, Rose P Johnson
April 11, 2024
FREE Monthly Arts and Crafts Swap!
April--December 2023
*Bring your excess art/craft/school/office supplies to donate.
*Drop donations and go, or stay and play.
*Bring nothing and still take as much as you want!
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Ghirardelli Chocolate Marina Clean-Up
November 2023
Henry Winkler
November 2023
Zombie Game Show
Halloween 2023
California BrainWaves hosted a Zombie Neurodiversity Game Show on Halloween 2023. Antonio Cardenas, Realtor, provided the well-decorated location. Contestants were quizzed on neuro facts--if they guessed correctly, they won candy! If they struck out, their brains were fed to the zombie!
San Leandro Sustainability Hub Meeting
October 18, 2023
Moms Helping Moms
Fall 2023
San Leandro Police Review Board
September 20, 2023
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San Leandro Boys and Girls Club Gala and Rock Around the Block 2023
California BrainWaves was thrilled to attend the Gala the night before and the Rock Around the Block the next day for the Boys and Girls Club of San Leandro. They have a phenomenal Tech Center, a welcoming Art Studio, even a Teen Business POD! These after school programs for teens help sustain our communities and future generations. California BrainWaves is pleased to support their efforts, programs, community events. We look forward to partnering.
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California BrainWaves attended the upbeat celebration of the new Rubicon-CORE community center for justice-impacted individuals and families. We worked with employees to brainstorm and share resources and ideas to incorporate in their events/programs/buildings. Their newest campus is quite gorgeous, complete with showers/bathrooms/laundry/kitchen pantry/business center/classes/support groups/etc! California BrainWaves has a Family Re-Entry Program, and we enjoy collaborating with the local nonprofits that help justice-impacted families.
Rubicon-CORE Grand Opening in Oakland, CA!
July 19, 2023
San Leandro Arts Association Event
June 13, 2023
Drake's Pride Event Drag Show
June 2, 2023
The Joy Brigade: May-July, 2023
San Leandro City Budget Meeting
February 25, 2023
4 Team Members at California BrainWaves present at the 20th Annual World Congress of the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics!
Our Treasurer, Dr. Deborah Zelinksy, appointed as the new President of the Society of Brain Mapping and Therapeutics!
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The 20th Annual World Congress of SBMT will bring together physicians, scientists, policy makers, funding agencies and industry to further the advances and applications in brain and spinal cord mapping and image guided therapies (operative and non-operative). A trade exhibition within the framework of the SBMT World Congress will be held at the Convention Center, in Los Angeles, California on Thursday, February 16th to Sunday February 19th, 2023.
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The audience includes:
Neuroscientists, Neurosurgeons, Neurologists, radiologists, pathologists, Oncologists, Chemists, engineers (material, electrical, biomedical, aeronautics and computer), stem cell and molecular biologists, nanotechnologists, pharmacologists and rehabilitation medicine scientists and physicians, psychiatrists and psychologists. Undergraduate and graduate students are welcomed. The program also covers the great work done by post-doctoral candidates, fellows and world leaders in the field.
20th Annual "Gathering for Cures" Black Tie Awards Gala
for Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics Nonprofit
Friday February 17th 2023
6:00PM - 8:00PM Cocktail Event
8:00PM - 11:00PM Black Tie Dinner
InterContinental | Los Angeles Downtown
Los Angeles, CA 90017
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California BrainWaves Board Treasurer and Neuroscience Advisory Board Chair, 2023-2024 SBMT President, and Founder of MindEye Institute, Deborah Zelinsky, OD, California BrainWaves Founder Kiera Rain, Family Re-Entry Program Advisor Douglas Major, OD, and Neuroscience Advisor Board Member Dr. Leighton Hinkley, all attended the Black Tie Gala, sponsored by MindEye Institute.​​
19th Annual World Summit Congress hosted by Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics Foundation
February 2022
3 Days in LA
Hybrid Event
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California BrainWaves Board Treasurer and Neuroscience Advisory Board Chair, and Founder of MindEye Institute, Deborah Zelinsky, OD, California BrainWaves Founder Kiera Rain, and Family Re-Entry Program Advisor Douglas Major, OD, presented at the 19th Annual Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics.