Citizen’s Alert

Thu., May 4 S.B. LULAC Youth Council: Presents
an educational forum on students’ freedom of speech rights. 7-9pm.
La Casa de la Raza, 601 E. Montecito St. Call 705-8392.

Sat., May 6 Bilingual Conference: Building
Bridges for the Future of Our Children. Workshops on financial aid,
university requirements, parents’ rights, and more. Free
transportation, food, and childcare. 9am-3pm. Girvetz Hall, UCSB.
Call 478-6933.

Celebrate National Astronomy Day: With games, planetarium shows,
and hands-on demos. 10am-5pm. S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559
Puesta del Sol Rd. Go to sbnature.org.

Sun., May 7 La Casa de la Raza: Hosts a Cinco
de Mayo street festival celebration. Noon-8pm. 601 E. Montecito St.
Call 965-8581.

True Blue: ChannelKeeper hosts David Helvarg, environmental
author and president of the Blue Frontier Campaign. 2-4pm. Ty
Warner Sea Center, 211 Stearns Wharf. Call 563-3377.

Tue., May 9 Examining Exams: UCSB holds a panel
discussion on the politics of educational testing. 3pm. Humanities
and Social Sciences Building, Rm. 6220, UCSB. Call 893-2191.

Earth Day Film Series: Presents The Power of the Sun and a
Q&A with filmmaker John Perlin. 7pm. Unitarian Society, 1535
Santa Barbara St. Go to powerofthesun.ucsb.edu.

Wed., May 10 Green Party: Presents a panel
discussion on immigration, with five local leaders. 7pm. Faulkner
Gallery, S.B. Library. Call 884-8259.

Thu., May 11 Fact or Fiction? Westmont Prof.
Bruce Fisk discusses Breaking the Da Vinci Code. 5:30pm. The
University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara St. Call 565-6056.

S.B. County Parks: Holds a scoping hearing on the Goleta Beach
County Park Master Plan EIR. 5:30pm. Goleta Valley Community
Center, 5679 Hollister Ave. Call 568-2461.

Ongoing Volunteers Needed: Help 2nd District
activists conduct voter registration at S.B. City College. Mon.,
May 8 through Fri., May 19. Email Jim MacMillan at imtravelin@hotmail.com.