Newsletter | March 3, 2023
Hello, Santa Barbara!
LIVESTREAM Saturday at 6:00pm
Race & Gender: Intersectionality
Join our livestream on intersectionality with Vivian Storm. Vivian shares her life as a Black Drag Queen. Click the link below to view!
Click the link below to join the livestream Saturday, March 4 at 6:00pm PST through The Resource Live.
Taking Action Against Community Violence
with Democratic Women of Santa Barbara's Social Lab
The Resource got an inside look into Democratic Women of Santa Barbara’s recent Social Lab, a place for proactive organizations around the county to gather to discuss their work and identify what more needs to be accomplished. Click the links below to view some clips of the various organizations that were present.
Moms Demand Action (MDA), a national grassroots organization, discusses the disproportionate effect that gun violence has on communities of color.
https://www.theresourcesb.com/blog/moms-demand-action-gun-violence-in-communities-of-color-dem-socialMDA discusses the importance of safe storage of firearms.
https://www.theresourcesb.com/blog/safe-storage-dem-socialSanta Barbara is a corridor for human trafficking. Sally Cook, the founder of Olive Crest Hope Refuge, discusses what human trafficking looks like in Santa Barbara County and what is being done about it.
https://www.theresourcesb.com/blog/olive-crest-hope-refuge-task-force-dem-socialSally describes the trafficking risk areas for Santa Barbara youth.
https://www.theresourcesb.com/blog/human-trafficking-risk-areas-dem-socialHow does access to housing and mental health support services intersect with recovery from relationship violence? Tina Ballue from Domestic Violence Solutions describes.
https://www.theresourcesb.com/blog/domestic-violence-solutions-dem-socialChristy Stillwell founded “What is LOVE”, a teen dating violence prevention program that is active in all three of Santa Barbara’s high schools.
https://www.theresourcesb.com/blog/what-is-love-dem-socialOne Community Action is an advocacy group working for culturally competent solutions that advance the Santa Maria Valley Community. It was founded by a bereaved mother, Rebekah Spicuglia, who lost her 17 year old son in 2015. The program helps youth caught in the systemic inequities of the community.
https://www.theresourcesb.com/blog/one-community-action-dem-socialHow can alternative justice programs ensure safer communities, a high level of accountability, and reduce recidivism in the criminal justice system? District Attorney John Savrnoch explains.
https://www.theresourcesb.com/blog/alternative-justice-dem-social
Get involved and help make our community, and the world, a better and more peaceful world.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by State Street Ballet
7:30pm Saturday at the Granada Theatre
State Street Ballet dancers are ready to take the Granada Theatre stage in A Midsummer Night’s Dream with music by Felix Mendelssohn and choreography by Executive Artistic Director Rodney Gustafson. Come to the performance for romance, comedy, and family entertainment!
Anti-Defamation League Stand Out Award:
The Quiet Girl
This year at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, The Quiet Girl won the Anti-Defamation League’s Stand Up Award in recognition of the film’s outstanding story.
Click the link below to watch our exclusive interview with ADL Regional Direction of Santa Barbara Dan Meisel.
Covid State of Emergency has been Rescinded
Three years ago on March 4th, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom declared California in a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 crisis. As of Tuesday, February 28th, the declaration has officially been rescinded, marking the symbolic end of the pandemic era, according to the Office of Gavin Newsom.
Click the link below for more details.
https://www.theresourcesb.com/blog/covid-19-update-march-2-2023
Stay Strong & Be Inspired!
Teri