Women’s March 2021

This year, for the first time, Women’s March Santa Maria
Valley and Women’s March Santa Barbara will join together in presenting a virtual recognition of
women’s leadership in response to a year of crisis. As 2020 brought multiple challenges, women
took the lead in helping local communities heal and transform. The event will be livestreamed on
Facebook Saturday, January 23, beginning at 3 p.m.
This year’s march is online to comply with state-wide COVID-19 restrictions and will feature speakers
and artists from throughout Santa Barbara County, including former California State Senator
Hannah-Beth Jackson, Santa Maria City Councilmember Gloria Soto, and former Santa Barbara Poet
Laureate Sojourner Kincaid Rolle. It will be an opportunity to thank and celebrate local women for
leading our communities in the process of healing and transformation. Representatives of local groups
will also provide guidance on taking action in response to current issues.
Co-host Lata Murti explains, “The past year has been difficult for everyone in Santa Barbara County,
no matter our background, faith, gender, race, ethnicity, ability, sexuality, age, or immigrant status.
Through it all, women have led the way in helping us heal and adapt.”
Spanish and Mixteco language interpretation will be available in addition to American Sign
Language.
For more information, email WomensMarchSMV@gmail.com, or follow
Facebook.com/WomensMarchSMV, Facebook.com/WomensMarchSantaBarbara, and Instagram
@WomensMarchSMV.