Events happening today, this weekend, this month!

“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; It must be demanded by the oppressed.” ~ MLK

TUESDAY – 06/23/2026

WEDNESDAY – 06/24/2026

WEDNESDAYS – 06/24/26 – CAMARILLO – Wednesday Bridge Visibility Event (3:30 pm – 5:00 pm)

WEDNESDAYS – 06/24/26 – Adopt a Corner (7:00 am – 9:00 am) Location provided upon RSVP

Buen Vecino is calling on allies in and around Thousand Oaks to come together to be good neighbors and adopt a Day Laborer corner.

Day labor corners are places where workers gather in search of opportunity and dignity. In this moment, when our communities are facing increased threats and uncertainty, we are asking you to commit to showing up, regularly and reliably.

Be present. Be consistent. Build real relationships. Stand in solidarity. Help create safety through community.

Adopting a corner is about more than visibility, it’s about care, trust, and collective protection. When we show up for one another, we strengthen the entire community.

Mobilize: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/921789/

THURSDAY – 06/25/2026

FRIDAY – 06/26/2026

SATURDAY – 06/27/2026

SATURDAY – 06/27/26 – CAMARILLO – Peaceful Bridge Visibility Event (11 am – 1 pm) Carmen Dr. Overpass, Camarillo

SUNDAY – 06/28/2026

SUNDAY – 06/28/26 – OXNARD – Swap Meet Justice Monthly Citizenship and Social Justice Fair

Link: Swapmeetjustice.org

SUNDAYS – 06/28/26 – VENTURA – Community Sponsored Weekly Protest – Fight for Democracy (12 noon – 1:00)

MONDAY – 06/29/2026

MONDAY – 06/29/26 – VIRTUAL – Climate Action California – Mid-year legislative Training Sessions (5:00 pm)

In this most exciting year, Climate Action California is hosting the latest edition of our popular mid-session legislative trainings. Bills are now just getting underway in the “second house,” and we’ll need all hands on deck to get them through the opposition’s gauntlet.

This year’s updated trainings will take place on two weekday evenings—June 29 and July 1.

On Monday, June 29, at 5 pm Pacific we’ll cover:

• The legislative process in Sacramento, and where we are right now
• The importance of CAC’s Capitol Team, and how you can join this great group!
• Priority bills we need to pass before the end of the session on August 31
• The state of the state budget

On Wednesday, July 1 at 5 pm Pacific we’ll discuss:

• How Climate Action California engages with the legislature and state agencies
• How you can engage with your legislators, and work in their districts to pass our priority bills this year

PLEASE CLICK ON “SEND RSVP” TO SIGN UP FOR BOTH SESSIONS, OR EITHER ONE. Everyone who signs up will receive reminders for both sessions, as well as links to the recordings and slide decks.

Thanks for joining us!

Janet Cox for Climate Action California

RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/join-our-mid-year-legislative-training-sessions-on-zoom

MONDAYS – 06/29/26 – Adopt a Corner (7:00 am – 9:00 pm) Location provided upon RSVP

Buen Vecino is calling on allies in and around Thousand Oaks to come together to be good neighbors and adopt a Day Laborer corner.

Day labor corners are places where workers gather in search of opportunity and dignity. In this moment, when our communities are facing increased threats and uncertainty, we are asking you to commit to showing up, regularly and reliably.

Be present. Be consistent. Build real relationships. Stand in solidarity. Help create safety through community.

Adopting a corner is about more than visibility, it’s about care, trust, and collective protection. When we show up for one another, we strengthen the entire community.

Mobilize: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/921789/

TUESDAY – 06/30/2026

TUESDAY – 06/30/26 – VIRTUAL TRAINING – WORKSHOP | Yes, you can(vass)! (7:00 -8:00 pm)

One voter and one conversation at a time … that’s how Democrats win!

Studies have shown that turnout increases by up to 9 percentage points through door-to-door canvassing! 

Are you thinking about canvassing, but don’t feel quite ready? If you’ve never canvassed before, or just need a refresher, join the Bay Area Coalition Tuesdays, 7 pm (PST) to talk about what your canvassing day will look like, including ……….

• How to have meaningful and deep canvassing conversations with voters
• How to register voters
• How to use the PDI Mobile app

You’ll leave the call fired up and ready to knock on doors!
Mobilize: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/895417/

WEDNESDAY – 07/01/2026

MONDAY – 07/01/26 – VIRTUAL – Climate Action California – Mid-year legislative Training Sessions (5:00 pm)

In this most exciting year, Climate Action California is hosting the latest edition of our popular mid-session legislative trainings. Bills are now just getting underway in the “second house,” and we’ll need all hands on deck to get them through the opposition’s gauntlet.

This year’s updated trainings will take place on two weekday evenings—June 29 and July 1.

On Wednesday, July 1 at 5 pm Pacific we’ll discuss:

• How Climate Action California engages with the legislature and state agencies
• How you can engage with your legislators, and work in their districts to pass our priority bills this year

PLEASE CLICK ON “SEND RSVP” TO SIGN UP FOR BOTH SESSIONS, OR EITHER ONE. Everyone who signs up will receive reminders for both sessions, as well as links to the recordings and slide decks.

Thanks for joining us!

Janet Cox for Climate Action California

RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/join-our-mid-year-legislative-training-sessions-on-zoom

WEDNESDAYS – 07/01/26 – Adopt a Corner (7:00 am – 9:00 am) Location provided upon RSVP

Buen Vecino is calling on allies in and around Thousand Oaks to come together to be good neighbors and adopt a Day Laborer corner.

Day labor corners are places where workers gather in search of opportunity and dignity. In this moment, when our communities are facing increased threats and uncertainty, we are asking you to commit to showing up, regularly and reliably.

Be present. Be consistent. Build real relationships. Stand in solidarity. Help create safety through community.

Adopting a corner is about more than visibility, it’s about care, trust, and collective protection. When we show up for one another, we strengthen the entire community.

Mobilize: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/921789/

WEDNESDAYS – 07/01/26 – CAMARILLO – Wednesday Bridge Visibility Event (3:30 pm – 5:00 pm)

THURSDAY – 07/02/2026

FRIDAY – 07/03/2026

SATURDAY – 07/04/2026

SUNDAY– 07/05/2026

MONDAY – 07/06/2026

MONDAY – 06/01/26 – OXNARD – WFP Oxnard First Mondays (6:30 pm – 8:30 pm) The Taproom at Wagon Wheel Brewing Company, Oxnard

Join California Working Families Party for another First Monday in Oxnard!

Learn how WFP is changing the political landscape by electing WFP Champions and holding Moderate Democrats accountable for their poor voting records.

Meet like-minded working people who want to improve the lives of working people in Ventura County and the Central Coast.

Get involved by helping us to Build the Party of our Dreams and elect candidates who represent folks like us.

(Please park across the street in the parking structure!)

Mobilize: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/910571/

WEDNESDAY – 07/08/2026

WEDNESDAYS – 07/08/26 – CAMARILLO – Wednesday Bridge Visibility Event (3:30 pm – 5:00 pm)

TUESDAY – 07/14/2026

TUESDAY – 07/14/26 – VENTURA – July Book Club – We The People (6:00 pm) Bright Spark Brewing – 4561 Market Street

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1260433246303081/

WEDNESDAY – 07/15/2026

THURSDAY – 07/16/2026

THURSDAY – 06/18/26 – OXNARD – Indivisible Ventura’s Third Thursday Postcards & Pizza (11:30 am -1:00 pm) Pizza Station (formerly Santino’s) 4231 Telegraph Rd., Ventura

Lynn and Sheila, our Mistresses-of-Postcards, will be supplying us with the latest campaigns. If you can bring postcard stamps, they would be most appreciated.

• Updates on actions!
• Stray mischief as it comes up.
• Bring your own drinks or buy them there.

(We reserve the right to refuse both postcards and our hospitality)

FRIDAY – 07/17/2026

SATURDAY – 07/18/2026

SATURDAY – 07/25/26 – VENTURA – Good Troubles Rally and Food Drive (11am – 1:00 pm) Ventura County Government Center

RALLY/VOTER REGISTRATION: The fight to protect voting rights never ends, and right now, we’re witnessing a Jim-Crow-era effort from politicians and their billionaire friends to restrict our freedoms, silence our voices, and consolidate power. 

But in America, we choose our leaders. We will decide our future. The same spirit that fueled Selma, Montgomery, and the March on Washington lives on in our unified action. 

Six years after the passing of Congressman Lewis, we’re organizing an event in our community to carry the torch, continue the legacy of John Lewis, and pass it forward to future generations. Join us!

FOOD DRIVE: We will also have a food collection for Poder Popular, who helps over 100 local families affected by ICE. Stay tuned for an updated shopping list. 

A core principle behind all Good Trouble Lives On events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events.

Mobilize: https://www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-actions/event/974409/

SATURDAY – 07/25/2026

SATURDAY – 07/25/26 – VENTURA – Ventura County Pride (11am – 5:00 pm) Ventura Plaza Park

SAVE THE DATE !!!! Ventura County PRIDE 2026 on Saturday July 25th at Plaza Park across from the Santa Clara Post Office. This year’s festival theme is “Here To Stay”, hours are 11am-5pm. There will be plenty of vendors, food trucks, beer garden, ticketed VIP area, drag performances along with the Ms Ventura County PRIDE Pageant competition as well as various musical and dance performances throughout the day !!! More details to come on specialty area throughout the park !!!! See EVERYONE on July 25 11am-5pm !!!!!

SUNDAY – 07/26/2026

SUNDAY – 07/26/26 – OXNARD – Swap Meet Justice Monthly Citizenship and Social Justice Fair

Link: Swapmeetjustice.org

SUNDAYS – 07/26/26 – VENTURA – Community Sponsored Weekly Protest – Fight for Democracy (12 noon – 1:00)

Resources/Information

SUNDAYS – VENTURA – Community Sponsored Weekly Protest – Fight for Democracy (12 noon – 1:00)

Watch the film of our MAY DAY Protest!

May Day 05.01.2025

Watch the film of our 4/19 Hands Off Protest!

Hands Off 04.19.2025

Help SURJ VC Community Care Event

• “We Protect Us!”: A Webinar on Defending Education in a Time of Crisis (April 3)
• SNCC & Grassroots Organizing at Claflin University workshop (April 4)
• Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins class with Mary Phillips (April 14)
• 2026 Organization of American Historians Conference in Philadelphia proposal deadline (due by April 14)
• Women & Gender in SNCC: A Virtual Community Conversation hosted by the SNCC Legacy Project (April 21)
• Black Teachers: A Pedagogy of Organized Resistance with Jarvis Givens and Imani Perry (May 5)
• Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future with Jason Stanley (May 12)
• 5th Annual Teach Truth Day of Action (June 7)

Help voters of color get the ID they need to vote!

Requiring voter ID is a discriminatory barrier to voting. According to the ACLU, “Over 21 million U.S. citizens do not have qualifying government-issued photo identification, and these individuals are disproportionately voters of color.” Even when IDs are free, the documents needed to get an ID are not. Spread the Vote assists people in obtaining IDs.

Donate: https://www.kindest.com/donate/spread-the-vote 

Campaigns: Change the Channel, Campaign for Fox-News-Free TV, Fix FOX Now Campaign

ANYTIME – NAACP Petition/Action Call – “End Qualified Immunity”

Sign our petition now, and urge Congress to end qualified immunity.

Minimal script: I’m calling from [zip code] and I want Sen. [___] to vote “YES” on H.R.1280 – George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 and put an end to qualified immunity.

Contacts

• Senator Butler: email, DC (202) 224-3841, LA (310) 914-7300, SF (415) 393-0707, SD (619) 231-9712, Fresno (559) 485-7430
• and Senator Padilla: email, DC (202) 224-3553, LA (310) 231-4494, SAC (916) 448-2787, Fresno (559) 497-5109, SF (415) 981-9369, SD (619) 239-3884
• Who is my representative/senator?: https://whoismyrepresentative.com

ANYTIME – EMAIL CAMPAIGN – “Write to CEO’s to drop the U.S. Chamber of Commerce”

(From Jessica Craven) “OK. We know that across the country, democracy and voting rights are under attack.

First sign a petition: We also know that a whole bunch of businesses said they would speak up to protect our fundamental right as Americans, but there’s one problem: they’re still members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a group with a long history of fueling anti-democratic actions. You can read all about it here, (https://dropthechamber.org). Then sign a petition asking these companies to DROP the Chamber of Commerce.

Then do this: Go to this form, (https://www.notion.so/Tell-These-Big-Corps-to-Drop-the-US-Chamber-of-Commerce-5c60c8ccf4c14fabafb87fa70854c767) where you can click each purple link to auto-populate an email to CEOs at a major company. Personalize it slightly and send. There are 11 companies, including Target, American Airlines, Google and Facebook. How many can you do?

ANYTIME – ONLINE PETITION – “NAACP – Action Alert: Uniformed Police Reform”

Petition here: https://naacp.org/actions/action-alert-uniformed-police-reform
Help us end police brutality: add your name and let elected officials know #WeAreDoneDying.

With your help, we can put an end to the horrors of police brutality and reform a criminal justice system that fails to properly hold law enforcement officials accountable.

Join us in a call to:

• End qualified immunity, which protects government officials from lawsuits seeking monetary damages, and 
• Collect data on police encounters that will provide transparency and safety for our communities

ANYTIME – ONLINE – “Our Voices Matter – SHARE YOUR STORY @ MyVotingStory.com.”

“Fair Fight Action is working to protect your freedom to vote and ensure your voice is heard.In the last 10 years, have you experienced any obstacles, difficulties, or issues while registering to vote, casting your ballot, or getting your vote counted?Your story—however big or small—will help Fair Fight Action advocate for voters like you.” 

https://www.myvotingstory.com/ #OurTimeIsNow #TeamStaceyAbrams #ProtecttheVote #TeamGeorgiaBlue

Postcards for DC Statehood!

Washington D.C. is a living, breathing, racial and civil rights injustice and we need to fix it!

Update: A Heritage Foundation lawyer, Zack Smith, actually stated out loud that DC residents “already impact the national debate” because members of Congress see their yard signs while driving to work. (Note – yard signs imply property ownership, so thanks, Heritage Foundation for that slap-back to the beginnings of our country, when only property owners got to vote.)

Go here for get postcards! A member has printed up a large amount. This is an easy task, both sides are already printed, ready for addressing and stamps! Instructions included.

If you’re unfamiliar with the hundreds of years that DC residents have been denied statehood, along with the rights we take for granted, like representation along with taxation, the ability to make laws without federal interference, and being able to call up the National Guard when they need it, here’s our post with lots of information and great videos. (Also 51 for 51 and DCstatehoodcoalition.org ) Both the House and Senate have reintroduced bills to fix this, H.R.51 & S.51– “Washington, D.C. Admission Act. Another important bill –  H.R.1 – “For the People Act, declares, amongst many important voting reforms, “…that DC residents deserve full Congressional voting rights and self-government, which only statehood can provide.” (full text) (endorsements). We need to get all Democratic representatives and senators onboard both bills as cosponsors quickly as possible!

Volunteers Needed – United Way of Ventura County

Disbar the lawyer/legislators who helped set our country on fire!

Click here for lists of lawyer/legislators who violated their oaths, and “CUT and PASTE” letters to the national American Bar Association and all the state boards that have the power to disbar them.

ACLU – How do we End Racism in Policing?

The ACLU has changed it’s mind! Instead of focusing on making police departments better, they are now firmly on the side of divesting functions, power and responsibilities from police departments and tranferring them to life-giving non-police-dependent alternatives. This video covers qualified immunity, police union influence, and use of force standards, as well as the big questions on how we can stop police from being such an outsized presence in Black communities. One example of redirection – the changeover from police transport of medical emergencies to ambulances, which took place in the 1960’s. Share all these resources with your friends and family, along with the ACLU’s series of short videos called “100 Years of Racism in Policing.”

Fight fossil fuel political dominance by reducing the need for it!

Ventura County is developing a 100-megawatt, 400-megawatt hour battery storage facility to replace the need for new natural gas-powered generation. So far, Ojai is the first and only city in our county who’s made a jump to gas source reduction with an all-electrica building code, though there are still discussions as to the extent of their ordinance.

“Cities and counties in California serve as guiding lights as the state navigates a transition from gas to clean-energy buildings. Motivated by the climate crisis, worsening air pollution, escalating gas rates, and safety risks from gas, a new cohort of local government leaders is emerging in California. Over 50 cities and counties across the state are considering policies to support all-electric new construction. 

This blog summarizes the cities and counties that have already adopted gas-free buildings commitments or electrification building codes (i.e., “reach codes” that go beyond the statewide building code) and is regularly updated to reflect the latest wins in California. Ordinance language is also linked below.

To urge your city council members to be climate leaders and to create a gas-free future for our homes and buildings, please sign this petition.“

Protect the US Postal Service, our election and basic democracy.

• ALL THE ACTIONS ARE HERE!  Updated 9/2/2020
• Why is this sabotage happening?
• Where are we at right now with DeJoy and his co-conspirators – USPS Board of Governor Chair Robert Duncan, Treasury Sec. Steve Mnuchin, and Sen. Mitch McConnell?
• Sign the NAACP petition here. The NAACP has filed a federal lawsuit against the Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service for deliberately attempting to sabotage the U.S. Postal Service to obstruct voting by mail and to ensure a favorable outcome in the election.

Put pressure on the USPS Board of Governors and other actions described here.

Top 13 things you should know about our postal service! It is the leading employer of minorities (39%) and women (40%), and for three years in a row they were in Hispanic Business magazine’s annual “Diversity Elite 60” list of best companies for Hispanics, the only federal agency on the list. The USPS is also one of the largest employers of veterans, with more than 97,000.

📫 Tie a DARK BLUE RIBBON around your mailbox (or on your mail slot) to show solidarity and support to our postal carriers.
📫 Put a sign up in your yard or window that says #USPSForever.
📫 Call your representative and both senators and tell them not to pass any relief package that doesn’t contain funding for the USPS.
📫 And tell everyone who wants the Postal Service to survive to do the same.