Jan 11-21, 2024
Vol. 24, No. 46
The Mixteco/Indígena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) and the Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE) are two of many nonprofits working on the Central Coast that people can volunteer with while learning more about advocacy efforts and helping their communities. Volunteers can do anything from participate in food distribution programs for historically underserved communities to data entry; advocate for policy change relating to immigrants’ rights, housing justice, workers’ rights, environmental justice, and voting rights; and organize events to highlight local issues. For our annual Volunteers Issue, Staff Writer Taylor O’Connor speaks with both about the opportunities available to those who want to help [6].
This week, you can also read about Santa Barbara County’s proposed rooster regulations [4], watercolor workshops that are for the birds [18], and a trip to tease the palate in Lompoc [21].
