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Visit SBCAN's booth at Earth Day in Santa Barbara - Today and Tomorrow

Alameda Park, Santa Barbara
Saturday, April 26 from 11am - 8pm
Sunday, April 27 from 11am - 7pm
https://www.sbearthday.org/

Check out Earth Day in Santa Maria

Natural History Museum, 412 S. McClelland St.

Saturday, April 26 from 11 am - 2pm

https://smnaturalhistory.org/news-events/

Sentinel Peak Truck Rack Project Update

Please continue to distribute this petition to urge the urge Santa Barbara County to deny Sentinel Peak Resource's proposal.

Please also distribute this sign-on letter to your networks and email us at [email protected] to have your organization's logo added to the letter.

Protect Santa Barbara Creeks with Stronger Buffer Protections

Please join SBCAN in signing and distributing this petition to urge the City of Santa Barbara to protect our environment and neighborhoods from flooding, erosion, and pollution by demanding strong creek buffers for our creeks.

Thank you to Santa Barbara Channelkeeper for taking the lead in this fight!

Celebrating a Big Win Against Renoviction!

Santa Barbara City Council April 22 Recap

Organizations such as SBCAN, the Santa Barbara Tenants Union and CAUSE provided public comment and rallied up community members and tenants in danger of renoviction to express their support in passing stronger tenant protections. After continued participation in numerous City Council meetings, SBCAN and allies celebrate a big win.

The Santa Barbara City Council voted 4-2 in favor of passing a stronger eviction ordinance by adding a 10 percent rent increase cap for tenants facing displacement as a result of renovations and other provisions aimed at decreasing occurrences in renovictions.

Read more in the linked article in the Independent.

April 17 ACEs Trauma-Informed Workshop Recap

On April 17, SBCAN sponsored our first and free ACEs (Adversity in Childhood Experiences) Trauma-Informed workshop for nonprofits serving houseless and low-income Goleta residents. Our speaker Susan Jones with Creative Behavior Systems spoke to nonprofit staff from organizations like CAUSE, SB Americorps, the Turner Foundation, and Future Leaders of America.

The purpose of the workshop was to give nonprofit staff tools in behavior, communication, and understanding to better serve their populations, especially with those who can be more likely to be in stressful situations.

The workshop not only taught us about effects of stress for our community members, but it also guided us through self-reflection, explaining how we may have also experienced adversities which impact our behaviors.

SBCAN Co-Executive Director Ken Hough and Assistant Director Nancy Avoce both participated in the workshop.

Thank you for joining us in becoming more trauma-aware!

Santa Barbara County Action Network

Inspiring Leadership Awards & Fundraiser

Sunday, June 22 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Fountain Courtyard at the Corque Hotel
420 Alisal Road, Solvang

This year we are combining our north and south fundraisers into one exciting mid-county fundraiser to bring together activists from throughout the county with music, refreshments and a program honoring accomplished community leaders or organizations.

This moment in time calls for us to stand together as one community to face challenges on a number of fronts.

WE NEED YOU!

We need our members and supporters to:

Sponsor the Event: Click here for sponsorship information

Buy Tickets and Attend: Tickets are $100/person. Click here to purchase tickets

Make Donations: Click here to make a donation

Spread the Word: Forward this email to your friends and associates!

For more information or for sliding scale tickets, email [email protected]

Santa Barbara County Action Network (SBCAN) is a countywide progressive organization working to promote social and economic justice, to preserve our environmental and agricultural resources and to create sustainable communities.

SBCAN advocates a holistic approach to community planning that integrates housing, open space and transportation to meet the needs of all members of our community and future generations.

SBCAN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Memberships and donations are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law. Join with us to work on environmental, economic and social justice issues.

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Jeanne Sparks and Ken Hough, Co-Executive Directors

[email protected]