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Organizing Highlights News

Rally held in support of unaccompanied migrant youth housed at a shelter at Naval Base Ventura County. (VCCLUE, CAUSE, MICOP)
Oxnard School District signs a memorandum of understanding allowing El Centrito promotores to offer parent trainings at schools. (El Centrito)
City of Goleta funds Bicycle/Pedestrian Masterplan. (Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition)
Hundreds of youth attend leadership development camps. (CCFL, FLA, Just Communities)
‘Youth-Driven Change’ Bus Tours visit youth organizing projects. (Social Justice Fund for Ventura County)
Dozens of teachers and school officials attend a week-long Institute for Equity in Education and develop action plans for improving academic success for Latinos. (Just Communities)
Oxnard School District decentralizes its GATE program, offering the program at every school. (El Centrito)
Citizenship Fair and Community Roundtables held on topics affecting the immigrant community in Santa Maria. (La Hermandad)
Nearly 60 LGBT sensitivity trainings held for teachers, foster youth homes, law enforcement agencies, and nursing homes. (Pacific Pride Foundation)
Thousands of Santa Maria residents attend a Planning Commission meeting in opposition to an ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement) jail. (CAUSE)
City of Santa Barbara commits funds to rebuild Montecito Street Bridge with pedestrian access so parents can safely walk students to Cleveland School. (COAST)
Hundreds of immigrants attend immigration reform rallies in Los Angeles. (La Hermandad, MICOP)
Students attend School Board meetings to express their concerns about scheduling changes at their high schools in Santa Maria. (CCFL)
Latino parents attend Family Leadership Camp (FLA), a Parent-to-Parent Education conference (El Centrito), and Parent Dialogue programs. (One Step a La Vez, Just Communities)
Students meet with state officials in Sacramento during the ACLU Lobby Day to express their opinions on pending laws affecting youth. (FLA)
A fixed-route bus service with larger buses begins serving Fillmore. (One Step a La Vez, ASERT)
Foster youth share recommendations with school officials at education forum. (California Youth Connection)
Candlelight vigil and Awareness Bike Ride with 70 cyclists held to commemorate those killed while riding bikes. (VCCOOL)
A conference about FAIR Act implementation held for teachers and school officials. (Teachers for the Study of Educational Institutions)
Dozens of activists attend Biking & Walking Advocacy training. (COAST, SB Bicycle Coalition)
Presentations urging respect for those with development disabilities delivered to 3,000 students (ARC of Ventura County)
City of Oxnard installs new streetlights after neighbors gather 250 signatures on a petition. (CAUSE)
Oxnard Union High School District adopts a spending plan that includes student and parent programming demands. (CAUSE, FLA, MICOP)
The DMV agrees to develop a driving test in the Mixteco language after 250 indigenous people attend a forum on the issue. (MICOP)
Latino markets in Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, & Moorpark agree to offer and prominently label healthy foods in their stores. (Westminster Free Clinics)
A candidates forum for the Oxnard School District election organized with interpretation into Spanish and Mixteco. (El Centrito, FLA, MICOP, CAUSE)
Twenty youth attend LGBT activism training in Los Angeles. (Pacific Pride Foundation)
“How to Be a Budget Advocate” training held with more than ten homeless individuals at a Santa Barbara park. (Legal Aid Foundation)
Presentations urging respect for those with developmental disabilities delivered to 1,000 students. (ARC of Ventura County)
A Youth Conference for 65 indigenous youth is held in Santa Maria. (Centro Binacional)

2014 Annual Report

What’s the Role of A Community Organizer?

Growing Grassroots Leaders

"It’s a powerful moment when people recognize the potential they have within. You notice how Council members zoom in and pay attention to what [people] have to say. It makes me very proud,” says Miguel Rodriguez, community organizer with CAUSE.
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Creating Safer Streets & Neighborhood Leaders

"I begin by building relationships with other residents and listening to their concerns before I invite them to a meeting,” Ana Rico says of her organizing philosophy with COAST .
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Building People Power

"When I think about community organizing, anyone can list issues such as affordable housing or saving a bus route,” says Hazel Davalos, CAUSE Community Organizer. “Getting the bus back isn’t the only measurable goal. It’s also how many leaders you build in the process.”
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