The latest news from Luz Reyes-Martín, the President of the Santa Barbara Women’s Political Committee…
Response to Siege on the US Capitol
January 8, 2021SBWPC Members – Yesterday, I had planned to send a communication to celebrate the Senate victories in Georgia. However, I watched the news yesterday in complete horror at the events unfolding in our nation’s Capitol. Congress convened to fulfill their Constitutional duty to confirm the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. In the midst of ...Read moreFeminist Voter Guide
September 26, 2020SBWPC Members, There is quite a lot to share with you this month. But I must start by saying the words that are heavy on my heart today: Breonna Taylor Breonna Taylor deserved justice, she did not get it. She deserved better. Black women deserve better. We must do better to seek justice and reaffirm that Black Lives ...Read more84 Days to Go…
August 12, 2020SBWPC Members, As of August 11, there are 84 days to go until election day. We’ve heard over and over that this election will be the most important election of our lives. We know what is at stake. So the question must be – what are we going to do to ensure that on November 4th, ...Read moreStay-At-Home to the Work Continues
April 7, 2020SBWPC Members, I had hoped to get this newsletter out to our members sooner – but if there is anything COVID-19 has shown us it is that all our carefully laid plans are out the window! It’s hard to imagine that just a few short weeks ago, we were full speed ahead planning for upcoming events ...Read moreGetting to Work
March 18, 2019The Santa Barbara Women’s Political Committee kicked off 2019 with a visible presence at the Women’s March Santa Barbara, our Annual Membership Meeting and with a Board Retreat. At the Women’s March, I was proud to represent SBWPC and speak about our feminist values and our determination to continue to persist in the face of relentless ...Read moreOff to a strong start in 2019!
January 23, 2019I wish you all a Happy New Year and Welcome to 2019! I am humbled and honored to lead, along with our Board of Directors, the Santa Barbara Women’s Political Committee into its 31st year. I am constantly inspired by their passion and commitment to feminist values. Thank you for being a member and supporting the ...Read more
Columns by Former SBWPC President Catherine Swysen
Thirty Years, The Mid-Term Election and Beyond
December 29, 2018Dear Members: 2018 was a landmark year for SBWPC as we celebrated “30 Years of Feminism: From Marching in the Street to a Seat at the Table.” Thirty years ago, our founding members organized to bring feminist consciousness into the political discourse. They understood that feminist, progressive women needed to take a seat at the table, ...Read moreYear Two of the Resistance: Let’s Keep our Eyes on the Prize – A Seat at the Table
January 19, 2018Last year was a year of profound disappointment but also of tremendous activism. Together, we rose, we resisted and we persisted! The Board and the various committees worked hard to protect and promote our feminist values. Our engagement took several forms. We marched, we protested and made our voices heard loud and clear in the streets. ...Read moreLet’s Be Bold for Change
April 10, 2017On January 21, we started the year by participating in the historic Women’s March in Los Angeles, 600 strong, marching in unity and solidarity with hundreds of thousands of women and men of all ages and background. Many of you who could not join us marched here in Santa Barbara. Our voices joined the voices ...Read moreA Call to Action
November 16, 2016Like you, I was hoping to wake up on November 9 with the first woman President -Elect ever. It was not to be. Instead, the unimaginable happened: our nation elected someone whose vision of America runs counter to ours in every respect. The presidential campaign has also exposed that racism, sexism, and misogyny are still ...Read moreIn the Fall Spirit
September 30, 2016I cannot believe that we are already in October! Election Day is only a month away. This year’s elections are critical at the local, state and national levels. There is so much at stake and we must make sure that our voices are heard and our feminist agenda put forward . We could not fulfill our ...Read more
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