Action Alerts

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.  
  • 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.  
  • Good Trouble Lives On events; and more

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    INDIVISIBLE SANTA MARIA

    TONIGHT

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    Thursday, July 17
    6pm to 7:30pm
    Santa Maria City Hall  
    110 E Cook St, Santa Maria
    During the Indivisible Santa Maria event tonight, we will display Silent Witnesses my family and I created to represent people who have been abducted by ICE. We hope to see you there. Stop by SBCAN's table and say hi. Bring your friends.
    More information about the vigil is below along with other Good Trouble Lives On events throughout the county.
    Take care,
    Jeanne Sparks
    SBCAN Co-Executive Director

    A message from PBS SoCal:

    PBS SoCal

    THE BILL HEADS BACK TO THE HOUSE TODAY—YOUR VOICE STILL MATTERS

    Late last night, the Senate voted to eliminate $1.1 billion in public media funding, threatening the programs, stories, and services that connect us. These are funds that had already been approved for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for the next two years. 

    But this fight isn’t over yet. 

    Because the Senate made amendments, the bill heads back to the House for a final vote as soon as today. We now have just a few hours to urge House Members to reject the amended rescissions bill, where a vote is expected this evening.  

    If the bill passes, that will pull support from the shows that teach our kids, inspire our curiosity, and reflect our communities. That means we have one more chance to stop these cuts. Contact your Representatives immediately for one last push to oppose the rescissions bill. 

    • If your representative did not support public media last time, now’s the moment to ask them to change their vote. 
    • If they did, thank them and encourage them to hold the line.

    Let’s make sure every member of Congress hears loud and clear: Public media matters. 

    Your voice can make a real difference right now. Thanks for standing with us. 

    – PBS SoCal

  • SBCAN: Speak out against ICE. SB Town Hall. One Million Rising. Good Trouble. Youth Arts Alive Showcase.

    TUESDAY, JULY 15

     

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    From The Fund for Santa Barbara:

    Community Speak Out
    Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 9:15 am
    Santa Barbara County Administration Building
    105 E Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara
    Please wear white in solidarity.

    In response to last Thursday’s violent immigration raids in Carpinteria and Camarillo—where ICE agents detained more than 200 people during coordinated operations at Glass House Farms—The FUND for Santa Barbara, the 805 Immigrant Coalition, and community partners are calling on you to join us for a Community Speak-Out ahead of tomorrow’s Board of Supervisors meeting.

    Last week, ICE descended on our communities with military-style force—storming worksites, detaining hundreds, and unleashing chaos that ultimately led to the tragic death of Jaime Alanís Garcia, a farmworker and community member who fell 30 feet during the raid and later died of his injuries. Families were torn apart in broad daylight. Hundreds of community members gathered to defend their neighbors and were met with tear gas and smoke bombs.

    Let us be clear: This is state-sanctioned terror—carried out with impunity, and now with deadly consequences.

    We urge you to show up, speak out, and stand with immigrant families in Santa Barbara County. Join us at the Board of Supervisors meeting and plan to speak during public comment. Our voices matter. Tomorrow, we are calling on the Board of Supervisors to:

    • Support the ACLU of Southern California’s federal lawsuit challenging unconstitutional ICE raids, and direct County Counsel to explore legal options such as amicus support,

    • Allocate $1 million in emergency funding to immigrant-rights organizations providing legal aid, rapid response, and Know-Your-Rights education,

    • Raise the minimum wage for farmworkers to $26/hour to protect and respect the essential labor of those most impacted.

    The FUND for Santa Barbara was created for moments like this. We’ve already granted over $450,000 to immigrant-rights groups across the county—and as this crisis escalates, we’re committed to doing more. Frontline organizations are stretched thin supporting those detained, deported, or separated from their families.

    For those who have supported, thank you. For those of you sitting on the sidelines, the time to step up is now. Join us in resourcing the resistance.


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    From the City of Santa Barbara:
     

    Desplácese hacia abajo para obtener información en español

    The City, in partnership with 805UndocuFund, is hosting a town hall on immigration to answer community questions. 

    For additional information and local resources, visit SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ImmigrationResources.

    Meeting Details:

    • Spanish translation and interpretation provided.
    • Family-friendly recreation activities will be provided by Parks and Recreation Camp Counselors.
    • Library on the Go will be on site.

    Community Town Hall on Immigration

    Tuesday, July 15, 2025

    Starts at 6:30 p.m.

    Franklin Neighborhood Center

    ATTEND IN-PERSON

    1136 East Montecito St

    Santa Barbara, CA 93101

    WATCH LIVE on Channel 18, YouTube, or Zoom.

    SUBMIT COMMENTS TO [email protected]

    The City of Santa Barbara offers live Spanish translation and interpretation for Meetings via the Wordly Platform: https://attend.wordly.ai/join/QQBV-6746

    La Ciudad, en colaboración con 805UndocuFund, organizará una reunión comunitaria sobre inmigración para responder preguntas de la comunidad.

    Para obtener más información y recursos locales, visiteSantaBarbaraCA.gov/ImmigrationResources.

    Detalles de la reunión:

    • Traducción e interpretación al español disponibles
    • Actividades recreativas para toda la familia, ofrecidas por los consejeros del campamento del Departamento de Parques y Recreación
    • Biblioteca móvil estará presente.

    Reunión comunitaria sobre inmigración

    Martes 15 de julio de 2025

    Comienza a las 6:30 p.m

    Franklin Neighborhood Center

    ASISTA EN PERSONA1136 East Montecito St

    Santa Barbara, CA 93101

    VEA EN VIVO por el Canal 18 o en nuestro canal de YouTube, o Zoom.

    ENVÍE SUS COMENTARIOS A [email protected].

    La Ciudad de Santa Bárbara ofrece servicios de traducción e interpretación en vivo al español a través de "Wordly": https://attend.wordly.ai/join/QQBV-6746

    City of Santa Barbara

    City Hall

    735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

    SantaBarbaraCA.gov

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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

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    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
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    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

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    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
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    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

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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
    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

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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
    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

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