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The Che Cafe is proud to welcome back UNBROKEN. Advance tickets for this show are all sold out. There will be 50 tickets available at the door the day of the show, on a first-come first-serve basis. Once they are gone, we are at capacity. Please do not email asking to hold them.
This show is a benefit for a new group working with artists and artisans in Chiapas, Mexico called Artists Helping Artisans (AHA). AHA will focus on helping artisans in marginalized communities whose craft traditions or livelihoods are at risk. With the current economic crisis, and tourism dwindling, many of these craft communities are in dire need of help.
Please check out AHA for more info: http://artistshelpingartists.blogspot.com
The Che Cafe Collective at University of California, San Diego in alignment with various collectives and organizations condemns the unashamed violations of international law by the Israeli government regarding the gratuitous attacks on Gaza Freedom Flotilla delivering international aid.
On Monday morning May 30th, 2010 the Israeli soldiers stormed the Gaza-bound international convoy called the Freedom Flotilla in international waters some fifty miles off the coast of Gaza, in violation of international law. The Israeli commandos landed on the lead ship, the Turkish Mavi Marmara killing at least nine civilians on board according to various reports. Israeli troops then proceeded to seize the five other ships, take them to the port of Ashdod, and detain the activists in an Israeli prison. The six ships contained nearly 700 international activists with tons of humanitarian aid, aiming to break the three-year-long siege of the Gaza Strip.
Israel's military blockade of Gaza has left more than 1.4 million Palestinian men, women and children trapped in the Gaza Strip. According to reports by Amnesty International mass unemployment, extreme poverty and food price rises caused by shortages have left four in five Gazans dependent on humanitarian aid. As a form of collective punishment, Israel's continuation of blockade is a "flagrant violation of international law".
The Che Cafe Collective calls on student collectives/organizations and non-student groups in San Diego to condemn Israel's brutal reign in occupied territories and attacks on humanitarian aid activists. We ask for a unified condemnation of such acts and an immediate end to the blockade on Gaza Strip. The Israeli government ought to be held accountable to the laws passed by the Geneva Convention and the United Nations just like any other "terrorist state".
The Billy Corgan show is SOLD OUT. There will be no tickets available at the door!
In between August 3rd and 6th, the bulk of the Che soundsystem was stolen. The missing items included 3 PA Amplifiers, a Mackie mixing board with a wonky right channel (joke's on you, theif), two JBL monitors and a large box of mics and cables. Please keep your eyes open for these things and please send any tips to webadmin@checafe.ucsd.edu (use an anonymous email account if you wish). Thanks for your help.
So for the past few months, we've essentially been closed down due to our lack of insurance. Well, that has now been taken care of. We are officially back and shows start again as soon as next week. Check out the calendar for more info. Thanks everyone for your support. We still have meetings every Thursday at 8:30pm. Feel free to join us.
The show on Wednesday, Feb. 18th with From The Depths (ex- Requiem and Catharsis), Seven Generations, Ghostlimb, Maladie (Tijuana) and Cathect is being moved to the Music Trader in Sports Arena. Their address is 3112 Midway Drive, San Diego, CA (in the Winston Tire Center), phone number is 619-223-7777. Still Wed. Feb. 18th, now at 8PM. $5. Please go to this show, it's going to be awesome.
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The show on Friday, Feb. 13th with Jehovas Fitness and friends has been moved to Balboa Park. Check out this flier for more information.
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The show on Friday, Feb. 27th with Ceremony and others has been moved to Wednesday the 25th and to Music Trader Pacific Beach. Check out this flier for more information.
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Short version: After tonight's event (1/9/09), due to unforeseen circumstances ALL events at the Che Cafe are canceled until further notice. This is only temporary. If you have a show booked with us, please contact us immediately. Thank you and sorry - Che Cafe
Long version: Happy New Year everyone, unfortunately for the Che Cafe, we are going to be starting it a bit rough. Some time last year our insurance provider denied our coverage without even giving us any explanation. It is part of our Master Space Agreement with the UCSD administration that we need to have insurance in order to comply with our lease. They gave us until December 1st to get insurance at which point we were given an extension until January 1st. We knew that if we didn't get insurance by this time, we'd have to stop all events until we successfully get insurance coverage. We've genuinely been trying really hard to get insurance but up until this week, things were going really poorly. With that said, things are looking up, we've been given an offer for insurance, we just have to work a little harder to get exactly what we need and finalize everything. This does mean that effective after tonight's show (1/9/09) that all events are temporarily cancelled until we get insurance. This will hopefully be done within days or weeks and not any longer. Let me emphasize that this is temporary. Thanks everyone for your support and we'll keep you updated on this website as soon as we have anything new to say!
So All You Can Eats this past quarter were a pretty amazing success. We only had one bad (thai curry) AYCE with the rest being pretty damn fantastic. The food was pretty damn good, the volunteer turnout was great, and everyone came out to eat consistently. Thanks to everyone for coming out and eating and especially thanks to all the volunteers for making these AYCE's possible. Best of all, the AYCE's are finacially sustainable, which is pretty amazing since we are able to make mostly organic (around 90%), totally vegan, fair-trade healthy tasty food for y'all and we can still sell it for only $5! So with all that positivity, here's the bad news. All You Can Eats probably won't be starting up again for a couple months. It'll probably be in late February or early March and coincide with UCSD's Spring Quarter beginning. Sorry to everyone who was hoping they would be back in January, but, there is good news that makes the wait worth it. First, we need to clean the kitchen and do a thorough scrub down of everything. Second, we are looking to spend some money to buy some much needed equipment. So when we come back, we'll come back better than ever. Thanks everyone for your support. In the meantime, come out and get involved with our collective. We have meetings every Thursday at 8:30 pm (except holidays or if there is a show, check the calendar).