Community Outreach

A.S. Commission on Student Well-Being Distributes Free Menstrual Products

April 29, 2022 by

This six-month pilot program will make thin and regular pads, as well as tampons, available in nine restrooms in the building.
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Community, Reflection and a Shared Meal: UCSB’s Jewish Community on Celebrating Passover

April 22, 2022 by

Passover is a weeklong holiday beginning on April 15 and ending on April 23 that commemorates the exodus of Hebrews from slavery in Egypt in 13th century B.C.E.
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El Congreso de UCSB Holds 29th Annual Latine College Day

April 21, 2022 by

El Congreso de UCSB is a student-led cultural, social and activist organization that works to provide an inclusive space for students of marginalized identities.
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Lee Airton Lectures About Being Non-Binary in Gender-Binaric World

April 21, 2022 by

The event was co-hosted with the Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity (RCSGD).
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A.S. Trans & Queer Commission Hosts Tie-Dye Event for Pride Week

April 15, 2022 by

The event was a part of the commission’s “Queers Over the Years” series to celebrate LGBTQ+ culture throughout the last century in honor of Pride week.
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UCSB Students Reflect on the Celebration of Ramadan

April 15, 2022 by

Ramadan falls on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is observed through fasting, reflection, charity and prayer.
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I.V. Compost Collective and St. Michael’s Church Collaborate on Mural Reflecting Chumash History

April 8, 2022 by

The village scene depicted in the mural represents an indigenous Chumash village that was situated near the Goleta slough watershed.
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Trans Day of Visibility Community Panel Speak on Their Experiences

April 4, 2022 by

The event celebrated March 31’s Trans Day of Visibility, an annual holiday that celebrates transgender, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming individuals.
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Hosford Clinic’s Healing Space Provides Therapy Services to Black-Identifying Patients

February 19, 2022 by and

A year into its creation, the Healing Space connects Black-identifying clients with Black therapists to offer therapy and psychological services.
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BGSA Provides Community and Healing for UCSB’s Black Graduate Students

February 17, 2022 by

Going forward, BGSA wants to prioritize the mental health of its members.
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UCSA Holds Annual Students of Color Conference

February 4, 2022 by

This year’s conference reflected UCSA’s aims to constantly learn and evolve, as well as offering an avenue for the organization to remedy its past actions with SoCC.
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Tri-Alpha National Honor Society Honors First-Generation Community

January 13, 2022 by

Jenna Jorgenson highlighted the importance of having an honor society for first-generation students at UCSB. 
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Nexus News Team Introduces Community Outreach Beat

December 2, 2021 by and

In an effort to expand our coverage and more accurately represent our community, we are creating a new community outreach beat within the news section beginning Winter Quarter 2022. 
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RCSGD Celebrates First Trans Week of Visibility

April 4, 2019 by

This is the first year the RCSGD has hosted a Trans Week of Visibility.
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