Community Outreach

Students rally and hold vigil to remember lives lost in Armenian Genocide

May 1, 2025 by

The Armenian Student Association has called for UCSB to acknowledge April 24 as Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day and establish April as Armenian Heritage Month
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UCSB organizations help students make Earth Day every day

April 28, 2025 by

UC Santa Barbara organizations are hosting Earth Day events throughout this week, showing how individual sustainability efforts can help protect the environment and the planet.
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Students spread joy and colors in Holi celebration

April 18, 2025 by

Indus held its Holi celebration in Little Acorn Park on April 13. Participants' clothing was coated in bright pink, green and blue powder for the annual festival of colors.
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‘Queer Prom’ creates space for celebration of queer unity and belonging

April 18, 2025 by

The Associated Students Trans & Queer Commission's second annual Queer Prom was held on April 11, hosted as part of TQC’s UCSB Pride Week.
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Deltopia fosters community, threatens public safety, student leaders weigh in

April 14, 2025 by

Students shared their opinions of the 2025 Deltopia festival. They called for increased medical services and recalled uncomfortable experiences with police.
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Local first-generation middle, high school students learn about S.T.E.M. careers on MESA Day

March 20, 2025 by

Local middle and high school students presented S.T.E.M. projects and engaged in informational workshops at UC Santa Barbara’s College Destination Day on March 8.
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Black Women’s Health Collaborative expands since being founded in 2020

March 9, 2025 by

BWHC aims to provide health and wellness services to “Black women and non-men” at UC Santa Barbara. It's the first organization of its kind within the University of California.
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Sci-Fi writer Nalo Hopkinson discusses Afrofuturism in her work

March 8, 2025 by

Hopkinson visited Mosher Alumni House on Feb. 21 to discuss her novels and Afrofuturism — a genre that combines science fiction and fantasy with Black culture.
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Hundreds rally for Transgender Unity March in Santa Barbara

March 8, 2025 by and

Over 400 people gathered in downtown Santa Barbara on March 1 to protest the Trump Administration's policies on transgender populations
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Forum gives faculty insight on how to support undocumented students

March 8, 2025 by

Faculty Equity Advisors and Associate Deans of DEI hosted a forum on immigration, where faculty discussed ways to support undocumented students. 
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UCSB Drag Club brings community, glamor to campus

March 7, 2025 by

Members of UCSB's Drag Club put on their tallest wigs and most sequined gowns before heading out to perform at the Graduate Student Association Lounge — after completing their assignments and resear...
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Jewish Voice for Peace SB protests dance company’s performance for financial ties to Israel

March 7, 2025 by and

Jewish Voice for Peace protested an Israeli dance company's performance due to its financial backing from Israeli politicians, among other private sources.
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Crown Collective hosts first ever pop-up, increases access to Black haircare products at UCSB

March 4, 2025 by

The Crown Collective, a UC Santa Barbara student-founded pop-up beauty supply business, hosted their first pop-up shop on Feb. 24 in front of the Student Resource Building.
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Over 250 people march over I.C.E. activities in pouring rain

February 12, 2025 by

The group marched from the Arbor to Cheadle Hall and finally to the Eternal Flame through rain and wind as eight campus organizations delivered speeches.
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OBSD hosts Black History Month opening ceremony, honors Elroy Pinks

February 12, 2025 by

The Office of Black Student Development hosted its third annual Black History Month opening ceremony on Feb. 3 in the Student Resource Building’s Multipurpose Room. 
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