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ICE and community advocacy
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ICE in Santa Barbara: Impact on Families and Community
How federal immigration enforcement reshaped local life and how community members responded.
Read ArticleCalifornia Laws Addressing ICE
A practical overview of state protections, enacted laws and proposals affecting immigrant communities.
Read ArticleHow Can Santa Barbara Address ICE?
Public-policy and community questions involving local government, law enforcement and resident protection.
Read ArticleSBWPC's Public Responses to ICE
Statements and community testimony documenting SBWPC's response to local enforcement activity.
Read ArticleStand Together
A response to the traumatic Eastside ICE incident and community demands for answers from ICE and local institutions.
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Breaking the Silence: Sexual Abuse, Accountability and Action
Why survivors must be heard and why institutional legacies must never shield abuse or prevent accountability.
Read ArticleA Roadmap for the Equal Rights Amendment
A century in the making, the ERA represents unfinished work toward explicit constitutional equality.
Read ArticleBirthright Citizenship: What You Need to Know
A call to defend constitutional citizenship through representative outreach, voting, organizing and sustained advocacy.
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