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¡Si Se Puede! Unity March scheduled for March 21 at SBCC
March 21 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm PDT
The Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) first-year experience and student empowerment program ¡Raíces: First Year and Beyond! is hosting a Rally and Campus Unity March across campus on Thursday, March 21, from 1-2:30 p.m. The rally will be held outside the West Campus Center, where the march will commence. From there the marchers will cross the SBCC campus bridge and make their way to the Winslow Maxwell Overlook on East Campus.
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 a proud MeXicana-Hondureña Trans Woman– the New Ancient currently studying English at SBCC as a first-generation student. Fabián Pavón is a second year Ph.D student at UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) in 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, Fabián’s research takes a decolonial approach to studying local community struggles against anti-immigrant policies, educational oppression, and the coloniality of Chicana/o/x people.
¡Raíces: First Year and Beyond! is a student empowerment program that strives to cultivate thriving scholars and advocates for our community. The program affirms Latine cultural identities, honors ancestral roots, and celebrates multilingual, multiracial and multigenerational heritage.
EVENT INFO:
R¡Si Se Puede! Unity March
Thursday, March 21, 1-2:30 p.m.
Rally: SBCC West Campus, outside of the West Campus Center (WCC) Building
Light refreshments will be served before the march begins
Open parking on campus during the hours of the event
Event open to the public and media
Thursday, March 21, 1-2:30 p.m.
Rally: SBCC West Campus, outside of the West Campus Center (WCC) Building
Light refreshments will be served before the march begins
Open parking on campus during the hours of the event
Event open to the public and media
About SBCC
Established in 1909, Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) is one of the oldest community colleges in California. The district consists of SBCC’s main campus on Santa Barbara’s beachfront coast, two separate campuses for its School of Extended Learning programs, as well as a Cosmetology school. The college offers a range of associate degree, certificate and transfer programs and is recognized by the Department of Education as an official Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).