Community Outreach

Vista Point: Weekly Goings-on in and Around Isla Vista

Weekly events in and around Isla Vista.
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UCSB’s Nikkei Student Union Hosts Its Second Annual Culture Night

The Nikkei Student Union (NSU) held Culture Night to spotlight Japanese-American heritage and culture through the various performances.
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Santa Ynez’s Lavender Living Fosters Community Amongst LGBTQIA+ Students at UCSB

The Lavender Living Learning Community (LLC) is located in the Gibraltar Village of Santa Ynez and is a new housing option that was established between 2017 and 2019.
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AIICRC Creates Community for American Indigenous Students at UCSB

The American Indian and Indigenous Cultural Resource Center (AIICRC) was one of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Cultural Resource Centers created in the late 1990s.
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Mauna Kea Protectors UCSB Calls for UC To Divest From TMT Project

Mauna Kea Protectors (MKP) UCSB was established approximately between 2017 and 2018 in light of the construction of the telescope.
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UCSB Students Call for Expansion on Resources for Asexual and Aromantic Community

Both asexuality and aromanticism can be experienced within a variety of spectrums and LGBTQIA+ intersections.
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oSTEM at UCSB Creates Space for LGBTQIA+ Students in S.T.E.M. Fields

Blaes said the existence of oSTEM can help establish a space for LGBTQIA+ students in S.T.E.M. fields by affirming their presence. 
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Student Organizers Demonstrate Die-in in Honor of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People Awareness Day

The die-in began with a circle of intention amongst the event organizers to speak on why they chose to be present during the demonstration.
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RCSGD Celebrates Transgender Visibility and Joy at Resource Fair

The fair wrapped up the Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity (RCSGD)’s annual Trans+ Week of Visibility.
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A.S. Commission on Student Well-Being Distributes Free Menstrual Products

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

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

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

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

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

Ramadan falls on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is observed through fasting, reflection, charity and prayer.
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