If you haven’t contributed in a couple of years or more, your donation before the end of 2020 will be doubled. We have a generous supporter who will match new donations dollar for dollar up to $10,000.

We at Santa Barbara County Action Network write to you again, following up on our message from last week seeking your financial support.

We are pleased to announce that we have hired Nadia Lee Abushanab as our new Advocacy and Events Director. Just two weeks on the job and Nadia has testified several times before commissions and councils. Among other topics, she is researching mobile home and other housing issues, coordinating with people who are planning our local actions regarding the Green New Deal, and is starting to plan our events for 2021.

A recent graduate from UCSB with a BA in Environmental Studies, Nadia has been working on food security and housing issues and—with enthusiasm—is diving into the range of issues SBCAN is involved in.

Some of you have already responded to our funding request and we thank you for your support. We hope all of our supporters will step up, to the extent they can, to assist in our work throughout Santa Barbara County and especially to welcome Nadia to our staff.

In spring of 2021 we will convene our annual Membership Meeting—virtually this time—and we really hope we will see you there.

With increasing competition for foundation support, we are all the more reliant on our members, major donors, and fundraisers. Therefore, we hope that you will make a membership donation that suits your budget and helps SBCAN continue its educational and advocacy roles.

If you haven’t contributed in a couple of years or more (or ever), your donation before the end of 2020 will be doubled; we have a generous supporter who will match new donations dollar for dollar up to $10,000.

It is easy—as always—to contribute at: https://sbcan.nationbuilder.com/membership_annual_dues.  

There is an option for automatic monthly payments athttps://sbcan.nationbuilder.com/membership_monthly_dues.

You can also mail a check to P.O. Box 6174, Santa Maria, CA 93456.

We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you at our annual membership meeting.

We at Santa Barbara County Action Network appreciate the support—both financial and participatory—you have shown us over the years that has made it possible for us to continue nurturing our strong local network of progressive folks and creating bridges between environmental and social justice activism.

For nineteen years Santa Barbara County Action Network (SBCAN) has been the preeminent non-profit organization working on both sustainability and social justice issues throughout the county. We have many partner organizations, to be sure, but we always strive to be countywide and working on a wide range of progressive issues—especially looking for issues that might fall through the cracks otherwise. Please look at the attached inventory of what we have been working on.

In spring of 2021 we will convene our annual Membership Meeting—virtually this time—and we really hope we will see you there.

With increasing competition for foundation support, we are all the more reliant on our members, major donors, and fundraisers. Therefore, we hope that you will make a membership donation that suits your budget and helps SBCAN continue its educational and advocacy roles. If you haven’t contributed in a couple of years or more, your donation before the end of 2020 will be doubled; we have a generous supporter who will match new donations dollar for dollar up to $10,000.

It is easy—as always—to contribute at: https://sbcan.nationbuilder.com/membership_annual_dues.   There is also an option for automatic monthly payments at https://sbcan.nationbuilder.com/membership_monthly_dues. You can also mail a check to P.O. Box 6174, Santa Maria, CA 93456.

We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you at our annual membership meeting.

Sincerely,

Janet Blevins, Co-President
Dick Flacks, Co-President

We hope you'll join us for our SC Roundtable this week via Zoom. The NC Roundtable is cancelled this week.

We hope you'll join us for our Roundtables this week:

An invitation from SBCAN Board Member Emily Allen:

Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sEAED-nzRV-U8LpQq6kXwQ

Speakers Panel

Lisa Brabo, Ph.D., Executive Director, Family Service Agency

Rubayi Estes, Vice President, Programs Santa Barbara Foundation

Eder Gaona-Macedo, MPA, Executive Director, Future Leaders of America, Inc. & the 805 Undocufund

Kathi King, Director of Outreach and Education, Community Environmental Council 

Councilmember Meagan Harmon, City of Santa Barbara

Supervisor Gregg Hart, County of Santa Barbara

Abe Powell, Co-Founder, Executive Director, Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade

Frank Rodriguez, Policy Advocate, 

Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE)

Emily Allen, LWVSB Social Policy Co-Chair and Program Director of the United Way of Northern Santa Barbara County Home For Good Program, will moderate.

As a community we have been reacting to the COVID crisis. We are also starting to engage in discussions of what the future holds. We are pleased to bring together a panel to discuss the topic. We will provide an update on how our community has responded and the next steps of recovery and beyond. 

SBCAN has been discussing this issue at recent South County Roundtables and Board meetings, and we encourage you to act on this call to action from CAUSE:

SBCAN is looking for an Advocacy and Events Director to supplement the existing staff, which includes the Executive Director and Associate Director.

SBCAN’s Board of Directors includes activists and leaders of progressive non-profit organizations from throughout Santa Barbara County, and the board will be involved in the selection and approval of the successful candidate. 

Click here to view or download the description of the position. Please send a letter of interest and a resume to Ken Hough, Executive Director, at [email protected]. 

If you have questions about this position, please write to Ken at the email address above or call him at (805) 563-0463. 

Our first approach to advertising this position is via this email to over 1,000 people on our mailing list, people who have already paid dues or otherwise expressed interest in our work.

The best candidate might not already be on our list, and if you know someone who should be involved with SBCAN and might be a great candidate, please pass this along to him or her. We will also be announcing the position on other sites. 

This is open until filled, but we would hope to fill it within about six weeks.  

Thanks! 

Ken  

Ken Hough
SBCAN Executive Director
[email protected]
805.563.0463
http://www.sbcan.org/

SBCAN North County Roundtable

Thursday, September 24, 2020, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

Via Zoom

AGENDA

If you would like to be in on the meeting, email me at [email protected] and I will send you a link to join the meeting.

Ken Hough
SBCAN Executive Director
[email protected]
805.563.0463
http://www.sbcan.org/