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Local non-profits advocate for better wages for Santa Maria immigrant workers

and last updated 2021-05-01 19:41:54-04 Local non-profits are rallying together to advocate for better wages and working conditions for Santa Maria immigrant workers. Community members organized a car caravan Saturday afternoon to uplift essential workers who have been serving the city since before the pandemic. The route began at CAUSE office on E Jones St. and drivers stopped at the fields on Suey Road to cheer on farmworkers. Advocates decorated cars with flags, signs and artwork to bring awareness. We are here for their cause that we see our essential workers aren t treated essential that they are not as paid as essential and its something that matters to us, that above everything our workers are seen as people and not just profit, caravan organizer Rebeca Garcia said.

Blum Center at UCSB Hosts Public Forum To Discuss Post-Pandemic Green New Deal

March 3, 2021 at 9:00 am by Sean Crommelin On Wednesday, Feb. 24, the Blum Center on Poverty, Inequality and Democracy at UC Santa Barbara hosted a public forum, “The Green New Deal in Action,” to discuss the relevance of the mammoth policy initiative to residents of the Santa Barbara area and other communities in the Central Coast. A booth hosted by Sunrise Movement during the pre-pandemic Dec. 6, 2019 climate strike. Sophia Lovell / Daily Nexus Over 130 people attended the public forum, including UCSB students, I.V. residents and others in the broader Goleta area. Championed by the Sunrise Movement and other figures in the progressive movement, including politicians like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ed Markey, the Green New Deal refers to various public policy proposals intended to simultaneously address climate change, create jobs and reduce economic inequality.