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SBCAN RT: Renowned speakers on global system change. Climate Fridays. MPAs. Diablo Canyon. tgif! Pt Sal Hike. 1 million rising. Good Trouble. And more

Renowned activists headline SBCAN Roundtable TODAY!
Ben Manski, a UCSB sociology PhD and longtime activist,
leads a presentation of an amazingly stimulating program
 
SBCAN ROUNDTABLE - FRIDAY, JULY 11 AT NOON
 

Ben Manski
Director
UCSB Next System Studies

and

Assistant Professor of Sociology George Mason University

Ben_Manski-390466_37700.jpg


Building the Next System: Here and Now
Santa Barbara County Action Network Roundtable via Zoom
TODAY, FRIDAY, JULY 11
Noon-1:30pm (Pacific)

Register using this Zoom link

  • How can we build the next system even as we resist attacks on our communities and institutions?
  • And what is Santa Barbara's role in global system change?

Join us to hear from four U.S.-based activists who argue that if we take our social, political, economic, and ecological crises seriously enough, we have what it takes to build a world that is democratic, sustainable and just.

Guest Speakers:

Joe_Guinan.jpg Joe Guinan,
President
The Democracy Collaborative
April Doner,
Asset-Based Community Development Institute Steward, Goldin Institute Peace Fellows Trainer
April-Doner-PP3.jpg

Matt_Nelson.png

Matt Nelson,
Executive Director
Presente.org

In different regions of the world, deep local relationships are developing as communities, local governments, and universities mobilize their assets to build economic democracy and solidarity and to grow community power and wealth.

We will explore where this emerging “uni-muni-community” strategy is headed.

Drawing on cases ranging from Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, DC, Jackson, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, and Northern Virginia in the United States, as well as Belfast, North Ayrshire, and Preston in Ireland, Scotland, and England, what can we learn about how best to build a new social base for progress?

More information on our guest speakers:

April Doner is a connector, roving illustrator, and community building coach with an enduring belief in the power of neighbors using their gifts to act together. Based in Chicago, she has spent 16 years blending asset-based community building work with artistic practices to cultivate locally controlled economies, self-determination, and authentic networks of care. She is affiliated with the ABCD Institute, Goldin Institute, and Resist & Build Network and is cofounder of Living World Studios.

Joe Guinan is President of The Democracy Collaborative. His focus is on political economy, strategy, and economic system change, and he is co-author (with Martin O’Neill) of The Case for Community Wealth Building (Polity, 2020) and (with Christine Berry) of People Get Ready! Preparing for a Corbyn Government (O/R Books, 2019), which was named one of The Guardian’s best politics books of the year in 2019.

Ben Manski is Director of Next System Studies and Assistant Professor of Sociology at George Mason University. He studies the participation of ordinary people in the deliberate constitution of their societies. His work takes in social movements, law, politics, climate and ecology, digital technology, and the corporation, focusing on democracy, constitutionalism, and system change, and he has published widely on these themes. Prior to joining the faculty at GMU, Manski devoted more than two decades working as a public interest lawyer, nonprofit executive, lobbyist, issue campaign director, direct action campaigner, and election campaign manager.

Matt Nelson is the Colombian-born, Midwestern-raised Executive Director of Presente.org. Before his work at Presente, he was the Organizing Director at Color Of Change. Matt also co-founded several worker-owned cooperatives in multiple Midwestern cities. He is a seasoned campaign strategist who has won dozens of local and national campaigns and a skilled community organizer who has trained thousands of activists. Matt co-edited the book “How We Win: Energizing Strategies, Voters, and Agendas” (Routledge 2024). He is finishing a new book on how Latinx organizing and cultural power is reshaping U.S. politics.

Don't forget to register using this link.

We look forward to seeing you TODAY - Friday, July 11! 


CALENDAR
 
Items in blue are SBCAN events
Items in bold have been added since our last action alert
DATE TIME SUBJECT PLACE

Fri

July 11

9am California Coastal Commission meeting Pismo Beach

Fri

July 11

Noon Building the Next System: Here and Now Online

Fri

July 11

330pm-

5pm

Climate Fridays

SB

Fri

July 11

530pm-

730pm

tgif! Happy Hour

SB

 

 

Message regarding ICE

 

Sat

July 12

9am

Point Sal Docent-Led Community Hike

Guadalupe

July 16

July 30

Aug 13

5pm-

630pm

One Million Rising

Online

July 16

July 17

 

Proposed Changes to California's Marine Protected Areas Online

Th

July 17

Noon-

130pm

Good Trouble Lives On Santa Ynez Valley

Th

July 17

430pm-

6pm

Good Trouble Lives On Carpinteria

Th

July 17

5pm-

7pm

Good Trouble Lives On Lompoc

Th

July 17

6pm-

730pm

Good Trouble Lives On SM

Th

July 17

730pm-

830pm

Good Trouble Lives On

SB

Now

 

Save the Whales

Online

  • SBCAN RT: Renowned speakers on global system change. Climate Fridays. MPAs. Diablo Canyon. tgif! Pt Sal Hike. 1 million rising. Good Trouble. And more

    Renowned activists headline SBCAN Roundtable TODAY!
    Ben Manski, a UCSB sociology PhD and longtime activist,
    leads a presentation of an amazingly stimulating program
     
    SBCAN ROUNDTABLE - FRIDAY, JULY 11 AT NOON
     

    Ben Manski
    Director
    UCSB Next System Studies

    and

    Assistant Professor of Sociology George Mason University

    Ben_Manski-390466_37700.jpg


    Building the Next System: Here and Now
    Santa Barbara County Action Network Roundtable via Zoom
    TODAY, FRIDAY, JULY 11
    Noon-1:30pm (Pacific)

    Register using this Zoom link

    • How can we build the next system even as we resist attacks on our communities and institutions?
    • And what is Santa Barbara's role in global system change?

    Join us to hear from four U.S.-based activists who argue that if we take our social, political, economic, and ecological crises seriously enough, we have what it takes to build a world that is democratic, sustainable and just.

    Guest Speakers:

    Joe_Guinan.jpg Joe Guinan,
    President
    The Democracy Collaborative
    April Doner,
    Asset-Based Community Development Institute Steward, Goldin Institute Peace Fellows Trainer
    April-Doner-PP3.jpg

    Matt_Nelson.png

    Matt Nelson,
    Executive Director
    Presente.org

    In different regions of the world, deep local relationships are developing as communities, local governments, and universities mobilize their assets to build economic democracy and solidarity and to grow community power and wealth.

    We will explore where this emerging “uni-muni-community” strategy is headed.

    Drawing on cases ranging from Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, DC, Jackson, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, and Northern Virginia in the United States, as well as Belfast, North Ayrshire, and Preston in Ireland, Scotland, and England, what can we learn about how best to build a new social base for progress?

    More information on our guest speakers:

    April Doner is a connector, roving illustrator, and community building coach with an enduring belief in the power of neighbors using their gifts to act together. Based in Chicago, she has spent 16 years blending asset-based community building work with artistic practices to cultivate locally controlled economies, self-determination, and authentic networks of care. She is affiliated with the ABCD Institute, Goldin Institute, and Resist & Build Network and is cofounder of Living World Studios.

    Joe Guinan is President of The Democracy Collaborative. His focus is on political economy, strategy, and economic system change, and he is co-author (with Martin O’Neill) of The Case for Community Wealth Building (Polity, 2020) and (with Christine Berry) of People Get Ready! Preparing for a Corbyn Government (O/R Books, 2019), which was named one of The Guardian’s best politics books of the year in 2019.

    Ben Manski is Director of Next System Studies and Assistant Professor of Sociology at George Mason University. He studies the participation of ordinary people in the deliberate constitution of their societies. His work takes in social movements, law, politics, climate and ecology, digital technology, and the corporation, focusing on democracy, constitutionalism, and system change, and he has published widely on these themes. Prior to joining the faculty at GMU, Manski devoted more than two decades working as a public interest lawyer, nonprofit executive, lobbyist, issue campaign director, direct action campaigner, and election campaign manager.

    Matt Nelson is the Colombian-born, Midwestern-raised Executive Director of Presente.org. Before his work at Presente, he was the Organizing Director at Color Of Change. Matt also co-founded several worker-owned cooperatives in multiple Midwestern cities. He is a seasoned campaign strategist who has won dozens of local and national campaigns and a skilled community organizer who has trained thousands of activists. Matt co-edited the book “How We Win: Energizing Strategies, Voters, and Agendas” (Routledge 2024). He is finishing a new book on how Latinx organizing and cultural power is reshaping U.S. politics.

    Don't forget to register using this link.

    We look forward to seeing you TODAY - Friday, July 11! 


    CALENDAR
     
    Items in blue are SBCAN events
    Items in bold have been added since our last action alert
    DATE TIME SUBJECT PLACE

    Fri

    July 11

    9am California Coastal Commission meeting Pismo Beach

    Fri

    July 11

    Noon Building the Next System: Here and Now Online

    Fri

    July 11

    330pm-

    5pm

    Climate Fridays

    SB

    Fri

    July 11

    530pm-

    730pm

    tgif! Happy Hour

    SB

     

     

    Message regarding ICE

     

    Sat

    July 12

    9am

    Point Sal Docent-Led Community Hike

    Guadalupe

    July 16

    July 30

    Aug 13

    5pm-

    630pm

    One Million Rising

    Online

    July 16

    July 17

     

    Proposed Changes to California's Marine Protected Areas Online

    Th

    July 17

    Noon-

    130pm

    Good Trouble Lives On Santa Ynez Valley

    Th

    July 17

    430pm-

    6pm

    Good Trouble Lives On Carpinteria

    Th

    July 17

    5pm-

    7pm

    Good Trouble Lives On Lompoc

    Th

    July 17

    6pm-

    730pm

    Good Trouble Lives On SM

    Th

    July 17

    730pm-

    830pm

    Good Trouble Lives On

    SB

    Now

     

    Save the Whales

    Online

  • “Uni-muni-community” strategy at SBCAN RT; Diablo Canyon; tgif!; Pt Sal Hike; 1 million rising; Good Trouble; and more

    Renowned activists headline SBCAN Roundtable on Friday!
     
    Ben Manski, who is a UCSB sociology PhD and longtime activist
    leads a presentation of an amazingly stimulating program
     
    SBCAN ROUNDTABLE - FRIDAY, JULY 11 AT NOON
     

    Ben Manski
    Director
    UCSB Next System Studies

    and

    Assistant Professor of Sociology George Mason University

    Ben_Manski-390466_37700.jpg


    Building the Next System: Here and Now
    Santa Barbara County Action Network Roundtable via Zoom
    FRIDAY, JULY 11
    Noon-1:30pm (Pacific)

    Register using this Zoom link

    • How can we build the next system even as we resist attacks on our communities and institutions?
    • And what is Santa Barbara's role in global system change?

    Join us to hear from four U.S.-based activists who argue that if we take our social, political, economic, and ecological crises seriously enough, we have what it takes to build a world that is democratic, sustainable and just.

    Guest Speakers:

    Joe_Guinan.jpg Joe Guinan,
    President
    The Democracy Collaborative
    April Doner,
    Asset-Based Community Development Institute Steward, Goldin Institute Peace Fellows Trainer
    April-Doner-PP3.jpg

    Matt_Nelson.png

    Matt Nelson,
    Executive Director
    Presente.org

    In different regions of the world, deep local relationships are developing as communities, local governments, and universities mobilize their assets to build economic democracy and solidarity and to grow community power and wealth.

    We will explore where this emerging “uni-muni-community” strategy is headed.

    Drawing on cases ranging from Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, DC, Jackson, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, and Northern Virginia in the United States, as well as Belfast, North Ayrshire, and Preston in Ireland, Scotland, and England, what can we learn about how best to build a new social base for progress?

    More information on our guest speakers:

    April Doner is a connector, roving illustrator, and community building coach with an enduring belief in the power of neighbors using their gifts to act together. Based in Chicago, she has spent 16 years blending asset-based community building work with artistic practices to cultivate locally controlled economies, self-determination, and authentic networks of care. She is affiliated with the ABCD Institute, Goldin Institute, and Resist & Build Network and is cofounder of Living World Studios.

    Joe Guinan is President of The Democracy Collaborative. His focus is on political economy, strategy, and economic system change, and he is co-author (with Martin O’Neill) of The Case for Community Wealth Building (Polity, 2020) and (with Christine Berry) of People Get Ready! Preparing for a Corbyn Government (O/R Books, 2019), which was named one of The Guardian’s best politics books of the year in 2019.

    Ben Manski is Director of Next System Studies and Assistant Professor of Sociology at George Mason University. He studies the participation of ordinary people in the deliberate constitution of their societies. His work takes in social movements, law, politics, climate and ecology, digital technology, and the corporation, focusing on democracy, constitutionalism, and system change, and he has published widely on these themes. Prior to joining the faculty at GMU, Manski devoted more than two decades working as a public interest lawyer, nonprofit executive, lobbyist, issue campaign director, direct action campaigner, and election campaign manager.

    Matt Nelson is the Colombian-born, Midwestern-raised Executive Director of Presente.org. Before his work at Presente, he was the Organizing Director at Color Of Change. Matt also co-founded several worker-owned cooperatives in multiple Midwestern cities. He is a seasoned campaign strategist who has won dozens of local and national campaigns and a skilled community organizer who has trained thousands of activists. Matt co-edited the book “How We Win: Energizing Strategies, Voters, and Agendas” (Routledge 2024). He is finishing a new book on how Latinx organizing and cultural power is reshaping U.S. politics.

    Don't forget to register using this link.

    We look forward to seeing you tomorrow - Friday, July 11! 


    CALENDAR
     
    Items in blue are SBCAN events
    Items in bold have been added since our last action alert
    DATE TIME SUBJECT PLACE

    Fri

    July 11

    9am California Coastal Commission meeting Pismo Beach

    Fri

    July 11

    Noon Building the Next System: Here and Now Online

    Fri

    July 11

    530pm-

    730pm

    tgif! Happy Hour

    SB

    Sat

    July 12

    9am

    Point Sal Docent-Led Community Hike

    Guadalupe

    July 16

    July 30

    Aug 13

    5pm-

    630pm

    One Million Rising

    Online

    Th

    July 17

    Noon-

    130pm

    Good Trouble Lives On Santa Ynez Valley

    Th

    July 17

    430pm-

    6pm

    Good Trouble Lives On Carpinteria

    Th

    July 17

    5pm-

    7pm

    Good Trouble Lives On Lompoc

    Th

    July 17

    6pm-

    730pm

    Good Trouble Lives On SM

    Th

    July 17

    730pm-

    830pm

    Good Trouble Lives On

    SB

    Now

     

    Save the Whales

    Online

     

  • July 11 Roundtable on Building the Next System; State Legislation Updates

    SBCAN Roundtable - Friday, July 11
     
    We’ve scheduled a very special roundtable for July
    Ben Manski, who’s a UCSB sociology PhD and longtime activist
    leads a presentation of an amazingly stimulating program
     
    See below for details–and we hope to see you on Friday, July 11!
     
    Ben Manski
    Director
    Next System Studies and Assistant Professor of Sociology at George Mason University
    Ben_Manski-390466_37700.jpg


    Building the Next System: Here and Now
    Santa Barbara County Action Network Roundtable via Zoom
    FRIDAY, JULY 11
    Noon-1:30pm (Pacific)

    Register using this Zoom link

    • How can we build the next system even as we resist attacks on our communities and institutions?
    • And what is Santa Barbara's role in global system change?

    Join us to hear from four U.S.-based activists who argue that if we take our social, political, economic, and ecological crises seriously enough, we have what it takes to build a world that is democratic, sustainable and just.

    Guest Speakers:

    Joe_Guinan.jpg Joe Guinan,
    President
    The Democracy Collaborative
    April Doner,
    Asset-Based Community Development Institute Steward, Goldin Institute Peace Fellows Trainer
    April-Doner-PP3.jpg

     

    Matt_Nelson.png

    Matt Nelson,
    Executive Director
    Presente.org

    In different regions of the world, deep local relationships are developing as communities, local governments, and universities mobilize their assets to build economic democracy and solidarity and to grow community power and wealth.

    We will explore where this emerging “uni-muni-community” strategy is headed.

    Drawing on cases ranging from Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, DC, Jackson, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, and Northern Virginia in the United States, as well as Belfast, North Ayrshire, and Preston in Ireland, Scotland, and England, what can we learn about how best to build a new social base for progress?

    More information on our guest speakers:

    April Doner is a connector, roving illustrator, and community building coach with an enduring belief in the power of neighbors using their gifts to act together. Based in Chicago, she has spent 16 years blending asset-based community building work with artistic practices to cultivate locally controlled economies, self-determination, and authentic networks of care. She is affiliated with the ABCD Institute, Goldin Institute, and Resist & Build Network and is cofounder of Living World Studios.

    Joe Guinan is President of The Democracy Collaborative. His focus is on political economy, strategy, and economic system change, and he is co-author (with Martin O’Neill) of The Case for Community Wealth Building (Polity, 2020) and (with Christine Berry) of People Get Ready! Preparing for a Corbyn Government (O/R Books, 2019), which was named one of The Guardian’s best politics books of the year in 2019.

    Ben Manski, Director of Next System Studies and Assistant Professor of Sociology at George Mason University, studies the participation of ordinary people in the deliberate constitution of their societies. His work takes in social movements, law, politics, climate and ecology, digital technology, and the corporation, focusing on democracy, constitutionalism, and system change, and he has published widely on these themes. Prior to joining the faculty at GMU, Manski devoted more than two decades working as a public interest lawyer, nonprofit executive, lobbyist, issue campaign director, direct action campaigner, and election campaign manager.

    Matt Nelson is the Colombian-born, Midwestern-raised Executive Director of Presente.org. Before his work at Presente, he was the Organizing Director at Color Of Change. Matt also co-founded several worker-owned cooperatives in multiple Midwestern cities. He is a seasoned campaign strategist who has won dozens of local and national campaigns and a skilled community organizer who has trained thousands of activists. Matt co-edited the book “How We Win: Energizing Strategies, Voters, and Agendas” (Routledge 2024). He is finishing a new book on how Latinx organizing and cultural power is reshaping U.S. politics.

    Don't forget to register using this link. We look forward to seeing you next Friday! 

     

     

  • Make Polluters Pay; BLM oil and gas; Protect the Los Padres

    TUESDAY, JUNE 24
     

    I am writing on behalf of Make Polluters Pay Santa Barbara to build local support for the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund legislation that has been introduced in California. If passed, this bill will charge fossil fuel companies for their role in climate-change fueled disasters that we know all too well in Santa Barbara County and across the state. These funds can then be utilized for much needed disaster relief, climate resilience and a transition to clean energy.

    Our first meeting is on Tuesday, June 24th at 6pm at the Community Environmental Council at 1219 State St. and we would like to invite SBCAN members to join us. During the meeting we will discuss details of the bill, the status of the bill and a variety of actions we can take here in Santa Barbara County to build on statewide momentum and pressure local electeds to sign-on to the bill.

    Feel free to circulate this amongst your members and reach out to us with any questions. 

    We look forward to seeing you there!

    Best wishes,
    Danae Hogg (she/her)
    Make Polluters Pay
    650.730.3780 | [email protected]

     

    CALENDAR
     
    NOTE:
    Items in bold have been added since our last action alert

    DATE TIME SUBJECT PLACE

    Tues,

    June 24

    6pm Make Polluters Pay Santa Barbara SB
    Now to July 23  

    BLM seeks input on proposed oil and gas management

    Online
    Now  

    Stop the Sale of the Los Padres and Other Public Lands!

    Online

    July 7

    Various

    Draft Environmental Impact Statement and hearings on expanded launches at Vandenberg SFB

    Ventura

    SB

    Lompoc

    Online

     

  • We hope to see you TODAY, June 22, 2025, for our Inspiring Leadership Awards & Fundraiser

    With all the craziness going on in the world, today is a good day to come together to celebrate the good work being done by dedicated local activists. If you have chosen to join us, we look forward to seeing you at 2 p.m. today for SBCAN Inspiring Leadership Awards & Fundraiser.

    SBCAN Staff and Board

    Con toda la locura que está sucediendo en el mundo, hoy es un buen día para reunirnos y celebrar el buen trabajo que están realizando los activistas locales dedicados. Si has elegido unirte a nosotros, esperamos verles hoy a las 2 p.m. para los Premios de Liderazgo Inspirador y Recaudación de Fondos de SBCAN.

    SBCAN Staff and Board

    SBCAN Inspiring Leadership Awards & Fundraiser 2025
    Sunday, June 22 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

    Fountain Courtyard at the Corque Hotel 
    420 Alisal Road, Solvang
    Parking is available behind the hotel

    Premios de Liderazgo Inspirador y Recaudación de Fondos de SBCAN
    Domingo 22 de junio, de 14:00 a 17:00 h.
    Patio de la Fuente del Hotel Corque 420 Alisal Road, Solvang
    Hay estacionamiento disponible detrás del hotel

     

  • SBCAN awards on Sunday. SBTAN Trans rally on Saturday. SM Natural History Museum talk on Saturday.

    SUNDAY, JUNE 22

     

    Join us!!!
    Únete a nosotros!!!

    SBCAN Inspiring Leadership Awards & Fundraiser 
    SBCAN premios y recaudación de fondos al liderazgo inspirador

    CHECK OUT THE 2025 TRIBUTE BOOK/CONSULTA EL LIBRO HOMENAJE 2025

    TributeBook_2025.jpg

    Sunday, June 22 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
    Fountain Courtyard at the Corque Hotel 
    420 Alisal Road, Solvang
    Domingo 22 de junio, de 14:00 a 17:00 h.
    Patio de la Fuente del Hotel Corque 420 Alisal Road, Solvang

    Inspiring Leadership Honorees:
    Homenajeados por Liderazgo Inspirador:

    Eder Gaona-Macedo
    Gail Marshall
    Voces Sin Fronteras
    Santa Barbara Tenants Union
    Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara
    Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara

    Spanish interpretation will be provided
    Se proporcionará interpretación al español

    We hope you will join us to honor these outstanding individuals and organizations as we gather outdoors in Solvang for food, fun and festivities. We'll be entertained by local, talented musicians who sing songs to the honorees. We'll hear from the honorees themselves on the difference they are making in the community. We'll gather to celebrate the great work we can do when we join together. Hope to see you on Sunday!

    Esperamos que se una a nosotros para honrar a estas personas y organizaciones destacadas mientras nos reunimos al aire libre en Solvang para disfrutar de comida, diversión y festividades. Nos entretendremos con músicos locales talentosos que cantarán canciones para los homenajeados. Escucharemos a los propios homenajeados sobre la diferencia que están haciendo en la comunidad. Nos reuniremos para celebrar el gran trabajo que podemos hacer cuando nos unimos. ¡Esperamos verles el domingo!


    Get your tickets now! Tickets are $100/person.
    ¡Consigue tus entradas ahora! Las entradas cuestan $100 por persona. 

    Contact us at [email protected] for sliding scale tickets.
    Contáctenos a [email protected] para obtener boletos con escala móvil.


    Thank You to our Sponsors:
    Gracias a nuestros patrocinadores:

    Diversify, Equalize, Include and Act Sponsors
    Diversificar, igualar, incluir y actuar como patrocinadores

    Dick Flacks
    Dick & Marilyn Mazess

    Protect Our Water Sponsor
    Protege a nuestra patrocinadora de agua

    Gerry DeWitt

    Protect Our Farmland and Farmworkers Sponsors
    Protejamos nuestras tierras agrícolas y a nuestros trabajadores agrícolas Patrocinadores

    Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians
    Anna & Petar Kokotovic​​

    Right to Live, Work, & Play Sponsors
    Patrocinadores del derecho a vivir, trabajar y jugar

    UFCW Local 770
    Gail Osherenko & Oran Young
    SEIU Local 620
    Allan Hancock College
    McCune Foundation
    David Landecker
    The Fund for Santa Barbara
    Santa Barbara Foundation
    Susan Rose
    CAUSE

    Love Your Neighbor Sponsors
    Ama a tu prójimo patrocinadores

    Janet Blevins & Gary Smith
    Marc Chytilo & Nancy Weiss
    Kathy Sharum and David Dennis
    Christiane Schlumberger
    Santa Maria-Lompoc Branch of NAACP
    Pam Gates and Cliff Solomon
    Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter of the Sierra Club
    Congressman Salud Carbajal

    Media Sponsors
    Patrocinadores de los medios

    Santa Barbara Independent
    KCSB-FM

    Donors
    Donantes

    Karen Mayes
    American Riviera Bank
    Evely Laser Shlensky
    Vicky Blum
    County Supervisor Laura Capps
    County Supervisor Joan Hartmann
    Ruth Ackerman
    John Evarts & Marjorie Popper

    Check out our 2024 Awards Events:
    Consulta nuestros eventos de premios de 2024:

    2024 South County awards photos

    2024 South County awards video

    2024 North County awards photos

    2024 North County awards video

    CLICK HERE TO SEE THIS INFO ON OUR WEBSITE
    HAGA CLIC AQUÍ PARA VER ESTA INFORMACIÓN EN NUESTRO SITIO WEB

    GET IN ON THE FUN!
    ¡ÚNETE A LA DIVERSIÓN!

    Sponsor the Event:  Click here for sponsorship information

    Make Donations: Click here to make a donation

    Spread the Word: Forward this email to your friends and associates or send them a link to this information on our website: www.sbcan.org/2025_fundraiser

  • Sign up for our awards event. Check out our Tribute Book. And more.

    SUNDAY, JUNE 22

     

    JOIN US!!!

    SBCAN Inspiring Leadership Awards & Fundraiser

    CHECK OUT THE 2025 TRIBUTE BOOK

    TributeBook_2025.jpg

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

    Inspiring Leadership Honorees:

    Eder Gaona-Macedo
    Gail Marshall
    Voces Sin Fronteras
    Santa Barbara Tenants Union
    Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara
    Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara

    We hope you will join us to honor these outstanding individuals and organizations as we gather outdoors in Solvang for food, fun and festivities.

    We'll be entertained by local, talented musicians who sing songs to the honorees.

    We'll hear from the honorees themselves on the difference they are making in the community.

    We'll gather to celebrate the great work we can do when we join together.

    Hope to see you on Sunday!


    Get your tickets now! Tickets are $100/person. 

    Contact us at [email protected] for sliding scale tickets.


    Thank You to our Sponsors:

    Diversify, Equalize, Include, and Act Sponsors

    Dick Flacks
    Dick & Marilyn Mazess

    Protect Our Water Sponsor

    Gerry DeWitt

    Protect Our Farmland and Farmworkers Sponsors

    Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians
    Anna & Petar Kokotovic​​

    Right to Live, Work, & Play Sponsors

    UFCW Local 770
    Gail Osherenko & Oran Young
    SEIU Local 620
    Allan Hancock College
    McCune Foundation
    David Landecker
    The Fund for Santa Barbara
    Santa Barbara Foundation
    Susan Rose
    CAUSE

    Love Your Neighbor Sponsors

    Janet Blevins & Gary Smith
    Marc Chytilo & Nancy Weiss
    Kathy Sharum and David Dennis
    Christiane Schlumberger
    Santa Maria-Lompoc Branch of NAACP
    Pam Gates and Cliff Solomon
    Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter of the Sierra Club
    Congressman Salud Carbajal

    Media Sponsors

    Santa Barbara Independent
    KCSB-FM

    Donors

    Karen Mayes
    American Riviera Bank
    Evely Laser Shlensky
    Vicky Blum
    County Supervisor Laura Capps
    County Supervisor Joan Hartmann
    Ruth Ackerman
    John Evarts & Marjorie Popper

    Check out our 2024 Awards Events:

    2024 South County awards photos

    2024 South County awards video

    2024 North County awards photos

    2024 North County awards video

    CLICK HERE TO SEE THIS INFO ON OUR WEBSITE

    GET IN ON THE FUN!

    Sponsor the Event:  Click here for sponsorship information

    Make Donations: Click here to make a donation

    Spread the Word: Forward this email to your friends and associates or send them a link to this information on our website: www.sbcan.org/2025_fundraiser

     
  • Get your tickets now for SBCAN's Inspiring Leadership Awards & Fundraiser

    SUNDAY, JUNE 22

     

    JOIN US!!!

    SBCAN Inspiring Leadership Awards & Fundraiser

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

    Inspiring Leadership Honorees:

    Eder Gaona-Macedo
    Gail Marshall
    Voces Sin Fronteras
    Santa Barbara Tenants Union
    Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara
    Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara

    We hope you will join us to honor these outstanding individuals and organizations as we gather outdoors in Solvang for food, fun and festivities.

    We'll be entertained by local, talented musicians who sing songs to the honorees.

    We'll hear from the honorees themselves on the difference they are making in the community.

    We'll gather to celebrate the great work we can do when we join together.

    Hope to see you on Sunday!


    Get your tickets now! Tickets are $100/person. 

    Contact us at [email protected] for sliding scale tickets.


    Thank You to our Sponsors:

    Diversify, Equalize, Include, and Act Sponsors

    Dick Flacks
    Dick & Marilyn Mazess

    Protect Our Water Sponsor

    Gerry DeWitt

    Protect Our Farmland and Farmworkers Sponsors

    Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians
    Anna & Petar Kokotovic​​

    Right to Live, Work, & Play Sponsors

    UFCW Local 770
    Gail Osherenko & Oran Young
    SEIU Local 620
    Allan Hancock College
    McCune Foundation
    David Landecker
    The Fund for Santa Barbara
    Santa Barbara Foundation
    Susan Rose

    Love Your Neighbor Sponsors

    Janet Blevins & Gary Smith
    Marc Chytilo & Nancy Weiss
    Kathy Sharum and David Dennis
    Christiane Schlumberger
    Santa Maria-Lompoc Branch of NAACP
    Pam Gates and Cliff Solomon
    Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter of the Sierra Club
    Congressman Salud Carbajal

    Media Sponsors

    Santa Barbara Independent
    KCSB-FM

    Donors

    Karen Mayes
    American Riviera Bank
    Evely Laser Shlensky
    Vicky Blum
    County Supervisor Laura Capps
    County Supervisor Joan Hartmann
    Ruth Ackerman

    Check out our 2024 Awards Events:

    2024 South County awards photos

    2024 South County awards video

    2024 North County awards photos

    2024 North County awards video

    CLICK HERE TO SEE THIS INFO ON OUR WEBSITE

    GET IN ON THE FUN!

    Sponsor the Event:  Click here for sponsorship information

    Make Donations: Click here to make a donation

    Spread the Word: Forward this email to your friends and associates or send them a link to this information on our website: www.sbcan.org/2025_fundraiser

     
  • Protect Public Lands and Waters Now!

    FRIDAY, JUNE 13

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     Protect Public Lands and Waters Now!

    Santa Barbara County Action Network Roundtable

    FRIDAY, JUNE 13

    Noon-1:30pm

    Public lands could be removed from Channel Islands National Park; devastating logging and mining could be in the future for Los Padres National Forest; offshore oil drilling could restart; national parks, forests and marine sanctuaries could have their budgets slashed. These are a few of the threats to local public lands and waters that could wreak havoc on our local coastal environs.  

    Three engaged activists from local nonprofits will give their takes on what is happening and the numerous threats to our local public lands and waters.

    We will open the floor to questions and discuss what we can do together.

    Our guest speakers are:

    • Jim Hines, conservation chair of the Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter of the Sierra Club
    • Jeff Kuyper, executive director of Los Padres ForestWatch
    • Ken Palley, member of the Executive Committee of the Santa Barbara Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation

    RECENT DETRIMENTAL ACTIONS:

    • Santa Barbara office of U.S. Department of Ocean Protection - CLOSED
    • Camarillo office of U.S. Bureau of Energy Management - CLOSED
    • Ocean and marine protections - SUSPENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER

    THREATS:

    • Grants canceled for Channel Islands NP, Santa Monica Mountains NRA, Chumash Heritage NMS and Los Padres NF
    • Removal of Santa Rosa Island and San Miguel Island from Channel Islands National Park
    • Defunding of the Marine Mammal Commission 
    • Drastic reduction of  the U.S. Forest Service budget nationwide including the Los Padres NF
    • National park system areas to be closed including Channel Islands NP and Santa Monica Mtns NRA
    • Slashing the budget for various federal natural resources agencies impacting national parks, national forest and national marine sanctuaries in our region
    • Public lands sell off
    • Disposing of 360 national park system units
    • Restart of offshore oil production and transportation through the Sable oil pipeline that devastated our coast 10 years ago
    • Uranium mining and oil drilling in the Los Padres National Forest
    • Fix Our Forests Act could pass the Senate with bipartisan support, codifying executive orders that allow logging in the Los Padres National Forest
    • U.S. Forest Service Wildfire Risk Reduction Project proposes to remove trees, chaparral and other healthy native vegetation across 90,796 acres of Los Padres National Forest public land. The project emphasizes vegetation removal in remote areas—places that pose little threat to public safety but are rich in biodiversity, cultural value, and recreational importance. The plan also allows for commercial logging, and it overlaps with roadless areas and endangered species critical habitat.

    OTHER THOUGHTS -- FROM JIM HINES:

    Does the increased military presence off our coast have anything to do with the following: Discussions of returning San Miguel Island to the island's owner, the U.S. Navy. (The National Park Service manages the island but does not own it.) The U.S. Navy already owns two islands (San Nicolas and San Clementine). Discussions on removing Santa Rosa Island from the boundaries of Channel Islands National Park, although it could be part of a deep sea mining proposal.

    How does the proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense system, SpaceX launches, massive budget and staff cuts to offshore protected areas and the administrations plans for an offshore oil and gas lease sale fit into all of this?

    OUR GUEST SPEAKERS:

    Jim Hines is the conservation chair of the Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter of the Sierra Club. His presentation is based on his perspectives from ongoing meetings with people in power in DC, such as Department of the Interior staff, Office of the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service (for Los Padres National Forest issues) and staff at the House Committee on Natural Resources. He has been following and disseminating information about actions taken and threatened against our national parks, national forests, Bureau of Land Management conservation lands, national marine sanctuaries and national wildlife refuges. He has been following these issues for years and is more alarmed now than ever.

    Jeff Kuyper is the executive director of Los Padres ForestWatch, which has the mission of "Protecting the Los Padres National Forest, the Carrizo Plain National Monument, and other public lands along Califoria's Central Coast." As one of the original founders of ForestWatch, Jeff brings more than 25 years of experience in legal and policy advocacy on behalf of wildlife, public lands, and the local communities that depend on them. Jeff holds a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Oregon School of Law, with a certificate in Environmental and Natural Resource Law, and a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from UC Santa Barbara. He has worked with several of the West’s leading public interest environmental law firms, including the Western Environmental Law Center in Eugene, Oregon; Advocates for the West in Boise, Idaho; and the Environmental Defense Center in Santa Barbara, California.

    Ken Palley is on the Executive Committee of the Santa Barbara Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation and has served as the chair of the organization. He is a retired Physician Assistant who practiced Urgent Care medicine at Sansum clinic for 30 years and has been an activist with Surfrider Foundation Santa Barbara chapter for the past 25 years. The Surfrider Foundation is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s ocean, waves, and beaches, for all people, through a powerful activist network. He will focus on threats to the Gaviota Coast, including the Sable oil pipeline.

    RECENT ACTIONS BY LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH AND ALLIES:

    We thank Los Padres ForestWatch for taking the lead on demanding the Forest Service NOT cut trees, clear chaparral and remove other healthy native vegetation across 90,796 acres of public land.

    Santa Barbara County Action Network joined a coalition of 91 environmental and community organizations calling for a new vision for wildfire protection. See the letter here.

    We were one of seven organizations that signed a detailed technical letter prepared by the Environmental Defense Center urging forest officials to adopt a Community Alternative that reduces the Forest Service's plan by 83 percent. See the technical letter here.

  • Stand up for immigrants 10am Thursday, June 12, in Santa Maria

    THURSDAY, JUNE 12

    Santa Barbara County Action Network encourages you to stand up for our immigrant neighbors during a press conference at 10 a.m. tomorrow, June 12, in Santa Maria.

    See this information from CAUSE:

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    There has been increased ICE activity throughout the central coast where immigrant workers are being targeted and even detained. It’s clear that family separation isn’t just happening at the border anymore, but it’s happening in our neighborhoods. Amidst all the fear, we want to stand in solidarity with our undocumented immigrant community. 
    We are organizing a press conference tomorrow at the Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building at 10am. The purpose of this press conference is to advertise the 805 Rapid Response Network, stop the militarization of ICE in our community, stop the fear, and call for our County to support immigrant-right efforts. 
    If you are able to come out and support our immigrant community, we would love for you to join us! I encourage you all to share this flyer with anyone you think should attend, thank you for your help and support during this time. 

    Michelle Ambriz-Quintero (she/her/ella) 
    Santa Maria Policy Advocate 
    Cell: (805)-930-1505
    Office: (805) 922-4447

     

    FRIDAY, JUNE 13
     

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     Protect Public Lands and Waters Now!

    Santa Barbara County Action Network Roundtable

    FRIDAY, JUNE 13

    Noon-1:30pm

    While we do all we can to protect the rule of law, our immigrant neighbors and our own rights, we have to stand up for our public lands and waters before it is too late.

    Some detrimental actions have already been taken. Others are imminently threatened.

    Join us Friday to hear from three local activists on the threats they see and the actions we can take:

    • Jim Hines, conservation chair of the Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter of the Sierra Club
    • Jeff Kuyper, executive director of Los Padres ForestWatch
    • Ken Palley, member of the Executive Committee of the Santa Barbara Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation

    RECENT DETRIMENTAL ACTIONS:

    • Santa Barbara office of U.S. Department of Ocean Protection - CLOSED
    • Camarillo office of U.S. Bureau of Energy Management - CLOSED
    • Ocean and marine protections - SUSPENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER

    THREATS:

    • Grants canceled for Channel Islands NP, Santa Monica Mountains NRA, Chumash Heritage NMS and Los Padres NF
    • Removal of Santa Rosa Island and San Miguel Island from Channel Islands National Park
    • Defunding of the Marine Mammal Commission 
    • Drastic reduction of  the U.S. Forest Service budget nationwide including the Los Padres NF
    • National park system areas to be closed including Channel Islands NP and Santa Monica Mtns NRA
    • Slashing the budget for various federal natural resources agencies impacting national parks, national forest and national marine sanctuaries in our region
    • Public lands sell off
    • Disposing of 360 national park system units
    • Restart of offshore oil production and transportation through the Sable oil pipeline that devastated our coast 10 years ago
    • Uranium mining and oil drilling in the Los Padres National Forest
    • Fix Our Forests Act could pass the Senate with bipartisan support, codifying executive orders that allow logging in the Los Padres National Forest
    • U.S. Forest Service Wildfire Risk Reduction Project proposes to remove trees, chaparral and other healthy native vegetation across 90,796 acres of Los Padres National Forest public land. The project emphasizes vegetation removal in remote areas—places that pose little threat to public safety but are rich in biodiversity, cultural value, and recreational importance. The plan also allows for commercial logging, and it overlaps with roadless areas and endangered species critical habitat.

    OTHER THOUGHTS -- FROM JIM HINES:

    Does the increased military presence off our coast have anything to do with the following: Discussions of returning San Miguel Island to the island's owner, the U.S. Navy. (The National Park Service manages the island but does not own it.) The U.S. Navy already owns two islands (San Nicolas and San Clementine). Discussions on removing Santa Rosa Island from the boundaries of Channel Islands National Park, although it could be part of a deep sea mining proposal.

    How does the proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense system, SpaceX launches, massive budget and staff cuts to offshore protected areas and the administrations plans for an offshore oil and gas lease sale fit into all of this?

    OUR GUEST SPEAKERS:

    Jim Hines is the conservation chair of the Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter of the Sierra Club. His presentation is based on his perspectives from ongoing meetings with people in power in DC, such as Department of the Interior staff, Office of the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service (for Los Padres National Forest issues) and staff at the House Committee on Natural Resources. He has been following and disseminating information about actions taken and threatened against our national parks, national forests, Bureau of Land Management conservation lands, national marine sanctuaries and national wildlife refuges. He has been following these issues for years and is more alarmed now than ever.

    Jeff Kuyper is the executive director of Los Padres ForestWatch, which has the mission of "Protecting the Los Padres National Forest, the Carrizo Plain National Monument, and other public lands along Califoria's Central Coast." As one of the original founders of ForestWatch, Jeff brings more than 25 years of experience in legal and policy advocacy on behalf of wildlife, public lands, and the local communities that depend on them. Jeff holds a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Oregon School of Law, with a certificate in Environmental and Natural Resource Law, and a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from UC Santa Barbara. He has worked with several of the West’s leading public interest environmental law firms, including the Western Environmental Law Center in Eugene, Oregon; Advocates for the West in Boise, Idaho; and the Environmental Defense Center in Santa Barbara, California.

    Ken Palley is on the Executive Committee of the Santa Barbara Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation and has served as the chair of the organization. He is a retired Physician Assistant who practiced Urgent Care medicine at Sansum clinic for 30 years and has been an activist with Surfrider Foundation Santa Barbara chapter for the past 25 years. The Surfrider Foundation is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s ocean, waves, and beaches, for all people, through a powerful activist network. He will focus on threats to the Gaviota Coast, including the Sable oil pipeline.

    RECENT ACTIONS BY LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH AND ALLIES:

    We thank Los Padres ForestWatch for taking the lead on demanding the Forest Service NOT cut trees, clear chaparral and remove other healthy native vegetation across 90,796 acres of public land.

    Santa Barbara County Action Network joined a coalition of 91 environmental and community organizations calling for a new vision for wildfire protection. See the letter here.

    We were one of seven organizations that signed a detailed technical letter prepared by the Environmental Defense Center urging forest officials to adopt a Community Alternative that reduces the Forest Service's plan by 83 percent. See the technical letter here.