SBCAN Roundtable 7/25: Calls to Action from our Local Orgs

Help us support and protect our immigrant communities, help hold fossil fuel companies accountable for climate change impacts, help save the Isla Vista Co-op, and learn about how you can help protect the Carpinteria Bluffs.

Calls to Action from our Local Organizations

Santa Barbara County Action Network Roundtable via Zoom
FRIDAY, JULY 25
Noon-1:30pm (Pacific)
Register using this Zoom link.  

I. ICE Impacts on Food Distribution from the SB County Food Bank

Yolanda Perez
Volunteer
Santa Barbara County Food Bank

Yolanda is a second generation SB native and proud Mexican. She will be sharing her experiences as a bilingual volunteer on the Eastside.

"It is imperative that we all realize that ICE is inciting real fear in our communities. Join us to see how you can personally help support our immigrant community."

Neighborhoods - Eastside - Santa Barbara City College
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County | Feeding America

II. Climate Superfund Bill - A Call to Action 

Lauren Leland
Volunteer
Make Polluters Pay Santa Barbara

"Building local support for California's Climate Superfund Act will bring essential disaster relief and climate resilience funding to communities by charging fossil fuel companies for the damages caused by their pollution."

Brooke Balthaser
Community Organizing Manager
Climate First: Replacing Oil & Gas (CFROG)

CFROG is a Ventura County-based advocacy organization leading a just transition away from fossil fuels to protect our health, economy and climate.


III. Save the Isla Vista Co-op! 
Isla Vista Food Co-op Santa Barbara CA

Speakers:

Lisa Oglesby
Board President

Marcelino Sepulveda
Board Secretary

Megan Ashley
Owner Engagement Committee Chair

The Isla Vista Food Cooperative is a consumer cooperative that began as a food hub in Isla Vista in the 1970s and grew into a storefront that has been an anchor for food access in the community for over 50 years.

Students depend on the co-op to shop for local and fresh foods and to reduce their carbon footprint.

Isla Vista Food Co-op Santa Barbara CA


IV. Updates and Actions to Save the Carpinteria Bluffs

Whitney Abbott
Board Member
Citizens for Carpinteria Bluffs

The community of Carpinteria came together to acquire the Carpinteria Bluffs, recognizing its natural scenic beauty and its ability to help visitors experience the wonder of nature within city limits.

Capturing Carpinteria - The Santa Barbara Independent

image.pngCarpinteria Bluffs