PUEBLO Celebrates 10th Anniversary

The PUEBLO Action Fund commemorated ten years of grassroots organization and political action at the Cabrillo Pavilion Arts Center on Sunday evening, May 2, during its annual dinner.

The PUEBLO Action Fund is a nonprofit organization 501(C) 4, which means that it can engage in political lobbying and funding. One of its primary thrusts has been to help elect candidates that support progressive issues, particularly those affecting low-income residents of Santa Barbara, notably immigrant workers. PUEBLO is an acronym for People United for Economic Justice Building Leadership Through Organizing.

“The dinner is to gather supporters and recapitulate successes and failures,” said Felipe Rodriguez-Flores, co-chair of the Pueblo Action Fund’s board of directors. It was also a fundraising event: The Cabrillo Arts Center was furnished with an auction table, as well as a buffet and a bar, in order to accommodate contributors. PUEBLO also requested donations from members, ranging from $25 to $500, in order to help PUEBLO stay active in the community and have longevity.