Citizen’s Alert
Thu., Aug. 10 Fund for Santa
Barbara: Supports organizations working for social,
economic, environmental, and political change in S.B. Attend a free
grant-writing workshop, noon-1:30pm. Faulkner Gallery, downtown
public library. Call 962-9164 or visit fundforsantabarbara.org. Another workshop will be held
Thu., Aug. 17. Fri., Aug. 11 Goleta Valley
Beautiful: Help grow new native trees and clean up litter
and graffiti in Goleta. Call 252-1952 or visit goletavalleybeautiful.org.
Sun., Aug. 13 Arlington
West: Veterans for Peace needs volunteers to cover the
8-10am and 4:30-5:30pm shifts at Arlington West. Email oldrodbrown@aol.com.
Mon., Aug. 14 Protect
Patagonia: The S.B. Museum of Natural History and the U.S.
Forest Service host a program on protecting Chile’s endangered
national parks. 7:30-9pm, Fleischmann Auditorium, SBMNH. Visit
thepatagonianfoundation.org.
Tue., Aug. 15 Town Hall
Meeting: To discuss impeachment. A Center for
Constitutional Rights video presentation, followed by panel of
experts including Lisa Hajjar, Richard Falk, and Jim Lafferty. 7pm.
Faulkner Gallery, downtown public library. Visit justiceforbush.com.
Weekly Vigil: To abolish the death penalty.
4-5pm. Farmers Market at State and Cota streets. Call 967-7283.
Democratic Service Club: Help with voter
registration at the Farmers Market. Contact Jim LeVasseur at
284-1575.
Ongoing
Kick the Habit: Narconon, a nonprofit dedicated
to helping people with drug/alcohol addictions, offers free
professional assessments, advice, and referrals. Call (800)
556‑8885 or visit drugrehab.net. Voting Drive: PUEBLO needs to hire three
organizers for a voting drive. Visit sbpueblo.org. Cat
Adoption: Feral/wild cats that have been neutered, vaccinated,
wormed need release sites. They make good mousers so barn
situations are ideal. Call 685-1563.