President’s Desk – Paula Lopez

August 2023

The month of August brings Women’s Equality Day and the 35th Anniversary of the founding of Santa Barbara Women’s Political Committee. These are two significant opportunities to recognize the accomplishments and advancements of women locally in this country while taking  a hard look at where we need to go and what we need to do to …

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June 2023

For many people June in Santa Barbara will be remembered as a month of gray days, graduations, Juneteenth and Pride. It also marks nine months until the March primary, which gives us a time frame and time clock to gear up for the 2024 election. We have an opportunity to continue to build on a …

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The secret to world peace is women

The secret to world peace is women. When women are involved in negotiations, the probability of a peace deal being sustained over 2 years increases by 20%. It’s 35% more likely that the peace deal will last over 15 years when women are represented at the negotiating table.” Thank you to our past President Lois …

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February 2023

January 2023 began as a stark reminder of how little we have accomplished in curbing the gun violence that has plagued our country and our state. It was also a reminder of how much farther we have to go. 40 mass shootings were committed and more than 60 people died. While it was a coast-to-coast …

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