{"id":12073,"date":"2018-03-13T16:25:34","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T23:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cityofguadalupe.org\/event\/women-speak-up-community-events-santa-barbara-county\/"},"modified":"2018-03-13T16:25:34","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T23:25:34","slug":"women-speak-up-community-events-santa-barbara-county","status":"publish","type":"lsvrevent","link":"https:\/\/cityofguadalupe.org\/es\/event\/women-speak-up-community-events-santa-barbara-county\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Women Speak Up&#8221; Community Events &#8211; Santa Barbara County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: medium;\">\u2013 The County of Santa Barbara Commission for Women is convening a series of informal listening sessions for local women and girls across Santa Barbara County from Isla Vista to Santa Maria. The 2018 &#8220;Women Speak Up&#8221; series coincides with Women\u2019s History Month. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The goal of &#8220;Women Speak Up&#8221; is to bring together women and girls throughout the county to share their thoughts, concerns, needs and ideas with their appointed district Commissioners currently serving on the Commission for Women. The forum is also an opportunity to hear from local social service agencies and resources that benefit and assist female residents in our County.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Women Speak Up&#8221; Schedule of Events:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: medium;\">Isla Vista <\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">* <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">5:30 p.m. Monday, March 5, Santa Barbara Hillel, 781 Embarcadero del Mar <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: medium;\">Goleta <\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">* <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, Goleta Library, 500 N Fairview Avenue <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: medium;\">Carpinteria <\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">* <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, Carpinteria Women\u2019s Club, 1059 Vallecito Road <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: medium;\">Lompoc: <\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">6:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, United Boys &amp; Girls Club Lompoc, 1025 W Ocean Avenue <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: medium;\">Guadalupe <\/span><\/strong><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">* <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 15, Guadalupe City Hall, 918 Obispo Street<\/strong> <\/span><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: medium;\">Santa Maria: <\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">5:30 p.m. Friday, March 16 (English), Marian Regional Medical Center, Conference Room B <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: medium;\">Santa Maria: <\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">7:15 p.m<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: medium;\">. <\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Friday, March 16 (Spanish <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Space is limited, so it is highly recommended that you reserve a seat today <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: medium;\"><b>The series is free <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">y <\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: medium;\">open to the public. Refreshments and Spanish language interpretation will be provided at all events. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: large;\">*<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Arial; font-size: medium;\">Childcare will be offered at some locations. <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Appointed by the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, the Commission for Women is an advisory group that promotes the well-being and equal status of women. Formed in 1973, the Commission has been actively working to better the community for more than 40 years. The Commission is comprised of a diverse group of energetic and committed women who are active community members representing the five supervisorial districts.<\/p>\n<p>To help women in need, the Commission may collaborate with other agencies and commissions; facilitate, recognize and recommend programs; gather and disseminate information; conduct public meetings; and advise the County Board of Supervisors.<\/p>\n<p>For general information about the Commission for Women, contact County staff at sfoley@countyofsb.org or go to http:\/\/cosb.countyofsb.org\/cfw\/index.html.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[26],"class_list":["post-12073","lsvrevent","type-lsvrevent","status-publish","hentry","category-forum","entry"],"meta_box":{"meta_event_date":"2018-03-15 17:30","meta_event_location":"Women Speak Up Community Event","meta_event_gmap_enable":"","meta_event_gmap_address":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityofguadalupe.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvrevent\/12073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityofguadalupe.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvrevent"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityofguadalupe.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lsvrevent"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cityofguadalupe.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lsvrevent\/12073\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityofguadalupe.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cityofguadalupe.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}