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March 21 — Bilingual report — ¡Si Se Puede! Unity March at Santa Barbara City College

by Community Contributor • January 1, 2024 • Comments Off

¡Raíces: First Year and Beyond! is hosting a Rally and Campus Unity March across the SBCC campus bridge to the Winslow Maxwell Overlook. This event will be held on Thursday, March 21, 2024 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. starting at the West Campus Center. Everyone is welcome!

This event is part of the ¡Sí Se Puede!: Student Advocacy Series during March 2024 to honor el Movimento and the liberation grassroots activism can manifest.The rally and march will begin with speeches by Mariam Martinez Gama and Fabián Pavón.

Mariam is currently studying English at Santa Barbara City College as a first-generation student. Mariam is a proud MeXicana- and Hondureña Trans Woman– the New Ancient. Courtesy photos.

Fabián Pavón is a second year PhD student at UC Santa Barbara with the Chicana and Chicano Studies Department. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Chicana/o Studies at UCSB and an AAT in History from Mt. San Antonio College. Using his hometown of Pomona, California as a case study, his research takes a decolonial approach to studying local community struggles against anti-immigrant policies, educational oppression, and the coloniality of Chicana/o/x people.

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¡Raíces: primer año y más allá! está organizando una manifestación y una marcha por la unidad universitaria a través del puente del campus de SBCC hacia Winslow Maxwell Overlook. Este evento se llevará a cabo el jueves 21 de marzo de 2024 de 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. comenzando en el West Campus Center. ¡Todos están invitados!

Este evento es parte de ¡Sí Se Puede!: Serie de Defensa Estudiantil durante marzo de 2024 para honrar al Movimento y la liberación que el activismo de base puede manifestar. La manifestación y marcha comenzarán con discursos de Mariam Martinez Gama y Fabián Pavón.