Policy/Neighborhood Wins
Santa Barbara schools increase full-time interpreters, including two interpreters at school board meetings (Just Communities)
City of Ventura policy requiring affordable units is spared from suspension (CAUSE, VCCLUE, Unitarian Universalist Church, CEDC, House Farm Workers)
Clean-up of toxic waste site in Fillmore is accelerated (One Step a La Vez)
Santa Maria schools repeal policy requiring fingerprinting of parent volunteers which had limited immigrant parent involvement (CAUSE)
School bus services added or expanded for students at Villa Victoria complex in Oxnard (ASERT) and Guadalupe students attending Righetti High School (CAUSE)
New traffic plan approved to improve pedestrian/bicycle safety on Santa Barbara’s Eastside (COAST)
City of Oxnard refurbishes restroom at Campus Park nonprofit facility (FLA)
New bike lane created on Haley Street in Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition)
Raising Awareness
Hundreds of residents attend bilingual city council candidates forums in Oxnard, Santa Barbara & Ventura (CAUSE, BAPAC, FLA)
College students present Know Your Rights workshops to immigrant youth (VCCLUE)
Renters rights training provided to Guadalupe residents (CAUSE)
Presentations urging respect for those with development disabilities delivered to 3,000 students (ARC of Ventura County)
Indigenous Knowledge conference held to share information and best practices for working with indigenous Mexican residents (MICOP, Centro Binacional)
Series of community lunches held to promote plans for a residential treatment facility serving those with mental illness (Families ACT!)
“On the Road to Change” Bus Tours explore the topic of immigration (Social Justice Fund for Ventura County)
Safe Schools trainings held for North Santa Barbara County teachers about LGBT student concerns (Just Communities, Pacific Pride Foundation)
Leadership Development
Parents attend three-day Family Leadership Camp (Central Coast Future Leaders)
30 indigenous leaders participate in community organizing training (MICOP)
Parent-to-Parent Education training offered to Latino parents (El Centrito Learning Centers)
Hundreds of youth from Santa Barbara & Ventura Counties attend leadership development camps (Central Coast Future Leaders, FLA, Just Communities)
20 youth attend LGBT activism training (Pacific Pride Foundation)
Leadership classes provided to Cuyama Valley residents (Cuyama Valley Family Resource Center)
Parent Leadership Course offered to 40 parents in Santa Maria, as well as Parent Engagement classes offered to hundreds of parents in Cuyama, Santa Barbara & Santa Maria (PIQE)
Grassroots Mobilization
Hundreds of immigrants attended immigration reform rallies in Los Angeles, Bakersfield, and “Immigrants are Workers” rallies in local cities (CAUSE, La Hermandad, MICOP)
Residents collect 450 signatures on a petition to restripe crosswalks in Santa Paula (ASERT)
30 residents attend Goleta City Council meeting to advocate for bicycle lanes in Old Town Goleta (Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition)
Immigrants visit congressional leaders in Washington, D.C., to lobby for immigration reform (La Hermandad)
Lompoc Promotores join District Wellness Committee and recruit parents to improve school lunches (Lompoc Promotores)
Fillmore students speak at School Board meetings to protest changes to graduation requirements (One Step a La Vez)
200 bus riders sign petitions against proposed MTD bus service cuts (CAUSE, COAST)
Santa Ynez parents conduct survey of 60 parents to make the case for healthier school meals (Foodbank of Santa Barbara County)
