"When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. — You have to do something." — John Lewis

Author: Jade Smith

  • CALL NOW: Tell Congress We Need ICE Out For Good

    What Happened:

    On Wednesday, January 7th, Renee Good, an American citizen, was killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This killing is part of a broader pattern of unchecked violence, impunity, and abuse carried out by federal immigration enforcement agencies against members of our communities.

    A broad coalition of groups across the country is calling for Congress to answer the people’s call to get ICE Out For Good. We can’t wait around while ICE and DHS continue to harm more people. Congress MUST demand an end to these reckless immigration raids, and withhold their votes from any bill that would add to ICE’s already massive budget.

    Our coalition is specifically demanding that Members of Congress oppose any appropriations bill that includes increased funding for ICE or Border Patrol, and refuse to vote for any funding bill for DHS unless it:

    • Strengthens restrictions on ICE and Border Patrol’s ability to conduct dragnet arrest operations and target people based on their race, language or accent, place of employment, or location at the time of the apprehension;
    • Ends Border Patrol deployment to our cities and rejects its ever-expanding mandate in immigration enforcement; and
    • Limits DHS’s reprogramming and transfer authority, including specifically preventing reprogramming and transferring funds for detention.

    We know that’s a little in the weeds, so we’ve simplified the message in the call script below. Please fill out the form and we’ll connect you to your representative. Tell them they must act now to rein in ICE.

    Call your senator

    Ready to Go? Great! Go to the indivisible site and fill out the form (scroll down to “Start your call:” section)

    Please make sure you have your phone nearby, and that volume is turned up.

    Here’s your script:

    Hi, my name is [Your Name], and I’m a constituent from [Your City, State].

    I’m calling to urge Representative [Name] to refuse to vote for any appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security that fails to rein in ICE.

    Renee Good’s killing on January 7, is part of a broader pattern of unchecked violence, impunity, and abuse carried out by federal immigration enforcement agencies against our communities.

    We can’t wait around while ICE harms more people. Representative [NAME] must push for an appropriations bill that puts serious restrictions on ICE, ends its dragnet raids, and doesn’t add a penny to its already bloated budget.

    Thank you!

    Thank you for calling your representative! If you haven’t already, please place a call to your senators too! 

  • Want to Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators.

    ICE can’t function without help from the private sector. So we should force the private sector to stop helping. Read the full article at The Nation

    Hold Your Ground!

  • LA LUCHA SIGUE OJAI  

    This Sunday, join us at 3 PM in Ojai for our next batch of volunteer meetings. There is a role for absolutely everyone, we have folks doing work much beyond what can be shown here. Come by and meet our team!
    DM us if you have any questions or would like to talk to someone before coming! More volunteer meetings coming soon across the county!

    Sunday Jan 18 2026, 3:00PM

    Matilija School 703 El Paseo Rd, Ojai CA

    Event Page

  • To: UC President Milliken, UC Regents, and Gov. Newsom

    University of California: Reject the federal government’s political control

    Sign the UC UNBOWED Petition Here

    To: UC President James B. Milliken, the Regents of the University of California, and Governor Gavin Newsom:

    We, a network of alumni and friends of the University of California, call on UC’s President and Regents to vigorously and publicly defend the core values that make higher education a cornerstone of American democracy: academic freedom, learning and inquiry free from undue government interference, and educational opportunity for all.

    The Trump administration’s escalating campaign against American colleges and universities threatens not only these values but the very foundation of higher education itself. Its goal is not legitimate government oversight, but rather to reshape the core functions of higher education — including admissions, hiring, governance, and curriculum — in order to impose control over what people are allowed to study, write, say, think, and do. 

    While a handful of elite private universities draw the most headlines, all of higher education is under siege, including our internationally renowned UC system. Among American universities, UC uniquely expresses our nation’s democratic promise. The University of California serves more low-income and first-generation students than any other top-ranked university in the nation, and these graduates go on to power California’s hospitals, schools, businesses, local governments, and cultural institutions, driving the fifth largest economy in the world.

    No university is immune to the effects of this administration’s attacks. UC must stand united with the broader higher education community and resist political coercion. This is not the time to stay silent or stand alone. 

    Specifically, we ask that you:

    1) Publicly reaffirm UC’s commitment to free expression, academic independence, and the university’s mission to advance knowledge without political interference.

    2) Reject and resist any illegitimate federal pressure to control curricula and hiring, suppress faculty or student speech, or alter admissions or governance policies.

    3) Join peer institutions to form a united front defending higher education from politically motivated attacks.

    4) Maintain transparency and accountability with alumni, students, faculty, staff, and the broader public about how UC is addressing these threats.

    Decades from now, let the University of California be remembered for standing firm for higher education’s mission and values, for all members of its community, and for the democratic freedoms it was founded to uphold.

    Sincerely,

    UC Unbowed, and our allies and supporters across California and the country, including:

    Ginny Browne, UC Santa Barbara and UCLA alum

    Joan Cardellino, UC Berkeley alum

    Carlos Davidson, UC Berkeley and UC Davis alum

    Ruth Tenzer Feldman, UCLA grandparent

    Donna Graves, UC Santa Cruz and UCLA alum

    Carrie Guerriero, UC Berkeley alum

    Janet Kodish, UC Santa Cruz alum; UC retiree

    Nora Privitera, UC ally

    Gwen Rino, UC Berkeley Extension alum

    Ron Rothbart, UC Berkeley alum

    Why is this important?

    The Trump Administration is trying to place the University of California under political control. Join with UC Unbowed to tell President James Milliken, the UC Regents, and Gov. Newsom to protect UC’s academic freedom and independence from the federal government.

    Please sign and share this petition link with UC alums, allies of the University of California, and anyone across the country you think will add their name now to stand up for campus freedom:

    Sign the UC UNBOWED Petition Here

  • Showing up for Democracy

  • 2026 brings opportunities in the form of ELECTIONS!

    • California Governor
    • 3 State Representative seats
    • Ventura County Recorder (crucial for the future of Ventura’s election security)
    •  2 Ventura County supervisors

    Locally

    • Ojai City Mayor, as well as 4 Ojai City council seats.