Community Outreach

‘Visionary’ Elroy Pinks’ legacy lives on at UC Santa Barbara

Elroy Pinks, the executive director of the OBSD, passed away on July 9 last summer at age 52. His impacts not only reach campus but across California.
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Students honor dead at L.U.N.A. Día de los Muertos ofrenda

LUNA organized a Day of the Dead event with an ofrenda — an altar to honor the deceased with photos, food, and other offerings.
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MCC hosts film screening on voter suppression to educate community on importance of voting

The UC Santa Barbara MultiCultural Center hosted a screening of “All In: The Fight for Democracy” on Oct. 30, just under a week before Election Day on Nov. 5.
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Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in, around Isla Vista

The UC Santa Barbara Women's Center is hosting a Witches & Feminism event on Thursday, Oct. 31, from 1-2 p.m. at the Women's Center Lounge in the SRB. 
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What does it mean for UCSB to be a Hispanic-Serving Institution?

UC Santa Barbara approaches its 10th anniversary as a federally-designated Hispanic-Serving Institution. In that time, the university has changed what it means to serve its Hispanic student population...
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S.E.A.L. hosts fifth annual Cultural Identities Fair

S.E.A.L. hosted its fifth annual Cultural Identities Fair on Oct. 9, with cultural clubs, career-oriented organizations and Greek life, tabling and fundraising for their organizations.
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Lebanese Social Club hosts fundraisers for humanitarian aid in Lebanon, Gaza

One fundraiser sells t-shirts for aid in Gaza, and the other will award the highest donor for aid in Lebanon with a retreat to Big Bear.
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Indus hosts mock wedding, night of South Asian performances

The wedding simulation headlined a night of South Asian cultural performances organized by the UCSB Indus Club as part of its annual end-of-year banquet.
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Community celebrates pride month with second annual Queer Fest

To kick off the beginning of Pride Month, the A.S. TQC in collaboration with IVRPD held their second annual Queer Fest on June 1 at Little Acorn Park.
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Five weeks into encampment, Liberated Zone has established an autonomous society

Going into its fifth week, the Liberated Zone encampment, erected May 1 has become a place of community, solace and growth for participating students and community members.
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MSA organizes fundraiser for aid in Palestine

The UCSB Muslim Student Association has organized a sweatshirt fundraiser in collaboration with “Islamic inspired” clothing brand Iradah to support humanitarian aid in Palestine.
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Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in, around Isla Vista

EOP and the MENASARC are hosting “MENASARC Meals” on Thursday, May 23, from 5-7 p.m. at the MENASARC in the Student Resource Building (SRB).
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Student mother at UCSB proves you can do it all

Fourth-year Chicana/o studies major Nallely Leyva-Diaz is a single mother of three at UC Santa Barbara, balancing work and school while taking care of her children — Ava, Mateo and Adan.
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UCSB students respond to pro-Palestine encampment

Students observing the encampment had different perspectives about how it has affected the campus climate.
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UCSB American Indian and Indigenous Student Association reignites organization’s community, advocates for new initiatives

AIISA tabled at the Arbor on May 5, also known as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Remembrance (MMIWR) day to bring awareness to a major problem plaguing Indigenous communities within the United...
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