Living Democracy Talk: From the Embers of Crisis: Creating Equitable and Deliberative Democracy with Archon Fung 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥; 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘡𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬. At a moment when American Democracy was characterized by record levels of political division, inequality, and institutional distrust, it was hit by the perfect storm of the COVID-19 […]

Vivir La Democracia: Desde Las Cenizas De La Crisis: Crear una Democracia Equitativa y Deliberativa con Archon Fung En un momento en que la democracia estadounidense vivió niveles récord de división política, desigualdad y desconfianza institucional, fue golpeada por la tormenta perfecta de la crisis de salud de COVID-19. Una crisis económica de desempleo, dislocación […]

Night in Oaxaca is MICOP's biggest and best yearly fundraiser! We are proud to report that each year our event has grown and has become more successful and more popular than the year before! This year, due to COVID-19, we are taking our event directly to your home! Last year your generous sponsorship funds went […]

An Online Oak Group Show to Benefit NatureTrack November 1 to December 31, 2020 “One of the first conditions of happiness is that THE LINK BETWEEN MAN AND NATURE shall not be broken.” — Leo Tolstoy Continuing its 34-year tradition of calling attention to and supporting preservation of open spaces in the natural world, the Oak […]

Learn the importance of early intervention. Learn the risk factors and warning signs for mental health and substance use concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and how to connect youth to appropriate care. WHO SHOULD TAKE youth MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID? Parents Teachers & School Staff Coaches Social […]

Learn the importance of early intervention. Learn the risk factors and warning signs for mental health and substance use concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and how to connect youth to appropriate care. WHO SHOULD TAKE youth MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID? Parents Teachers & School Staff Coaches Social […]

Join the Santa Barbara/Ventura Counties Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals as they celebrate National Philanthropy Day! National Philanthropy Day (NPD) acknowledges the entire spectrum of services provided by the nonprofit community and recognizes the profound impact that philanthropy has on the fabric of society. Each year, we host this day to recognize the […]

𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘰. 𝘍𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘥𝘦 𝘡𝘰𝘰𝘮. Esta charla explora cómo las visiones de la abolición guían y conectan la organización a través de una variedad de luchas por la justicia social. Gilmore destacará ejemplos relacionados con la justicia ambiental, los sindicatos laborales del sector público, […]

Free to attend; registration required to receive Zoom webinar attendance link This talk explores how visions of abolition guide and connect organizing across a range of social justice struggles. Gilmore will highlight examples relating to environmental justice, public sector labor unions, farm workers, undocumented households, criminalized youth, and community based approaches to prevent and resolve […]

Living Democracy Talk: 𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘧𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦: 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘗𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 by Reuben Jonathan Miller 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥; 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘡𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 While more people are incarcerated in the United States than in any other nation in the history of the western world, the prison is but one (comparatively) […]