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Source: Kathi King for Community Environmental Council
#CelebrateClimateLeadership, a virtual Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival dedicated to inspiration, community building, and climate action will be held Thursday, April 22 to Saturday, April 24. Hosted by the Community Environmental Council (CEC), the free livestream event will be available to view at SBEarthDay.org.
The Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival, which is fully online again this year due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, will feature conversations with climate leaders, musical performances, art contests, inspirational speakers, and opportunities for viewers to learn how they can lean into action.
Each day will celebrate a key area where climate leaders are stepping up to do critical work to combat the climate crisis: