FOR ALL WOMEN EVERYWHERE
Join us for a rally on January 18, 2025! Be inspired to take action!
On Saturday, January 18, Women's March Santa Maria Valley will hold a rally, beginning at 2:00 p.m. at the Hobbs Civic Center Outdoor Plaza, in front of the mural next to Santa Maria City Hall (Cook Street and South Broadway).
The theme is All About YOUth! Holding Ground, Pushing Back!
There will be speakers, inspiring you to take action, and local community organizations will be available.
Santa Barbara County Action Network (SBCAN), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is the fiscal sponsor of the Women's March Santa Maria Valley (WMSMV). Please be sure to indicate that your donation is for Women's March Santa Maria Valley. (You can do this by emailing SBCAN at info@sbcan.org after you have donated online or via the memo line of your check.) Your receipt and an email confirmation will state that your donation went to SBCAN, but the funds will be allocated to the Women's March Santa Maria Valley.
Note: SBCAN has a 10% donation processing fee. If your intent is to donate $100 (example) to WMSMV, you will want to donate $110.
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Why we Gather
We gather to advocate for all women everywhere. We are a collective of grassroots leaders, activists, and organizers who are resisting hate, rallying to stop the harm done to our most marginalized communities, and defending our human rights.
In most major cities, people join in solidarity during the third weekend of every January to advocate for the rights of women, people of color, people with disabilities, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ people—to ensure healthcare, education, a healthy environment, and justice for all.
As the most populous city in Santa Barbara County, it is crucial for Santa Marians to join with others across the country to make our voices heard.
We stand with all women, everywhere. We recognize that when one woman suffers, we all suffer. When one woman succeeds, we all succeed. It is not until every woman is free that we are all truly free, and that is why we continue to gather.
MISSION STATEMENT
To promote and celebrate the empowerment of all women in the Santa Maria Valley.
VISION STATEMENT
We strive to protect women’s rights and all human rights. We work to protect the safety and health of all people through non-violent means. We work to unify the diverse peoples in our community as we move toward a positive and just future for all. We recognize that transformative changes are driven by grassroots actions and political activism. There won’t be true inclusion, freedom and peace without real equity for all.
PROPOSED UNIFYING PRINCIPLES
We work to create a just and accessible society in which all women are free and able to care for
their families, however they’re formed, in a non-violent, safe, healthy and economically fair
environment without institutional and structural barriers.
Ending Violence
Women and girls deserve to live full and healthy lives, free of all forms of violence against their
bodies and minds.
Reproductive Rights
We believe in unfettered access to complete reproductive education and services for all women
without regard to income and location.
LGBTQIA Rights
We affirmatively work to support, uplift, protect and expand the rights of our gay, lesbian, bi, queer,
trans and gender non-conforming family and friends. We recognize the right and power of LGBTQIA people to control their bodies and be free from gender norms, expectations and stereotypes.
Workers’ Rights
Women deserve pay equity with unfettered access to affordable childcare and healthcare, self and
family sick days, paid family leave and safe, healthy and sexual harassment-free work environments.
We believe in an economy powered by equity, accountability, security and transparency for workers.
All workers, regardless of immigration status, retain the right to organize and be paid a living
wage and benefits.
Civil Rights
We believe that civil rights, voting rights, freedom of speech, freedom to worship without fear
of intimidation or harassment and the full protections of the U.S. Constitution for all residents
without regard to race, gender, age or disability are our birthright.
Disability Rights
We recognize that women with disabilities and deaf women face the same issues as all women.
We seek to remove all barriers to access, inclusion, independence and full enjoyment of life.
Immigrant Rights
Rooted in the promise of America, we believe that immigrants and refugees are protected by the
U.S. Constitution, regardless of status or country of origin.
Environmental Justice
We assert that every person and community in our country has the absolute right to clean air, clean
water and a livable planet. We believe that our climate, our environment and our planet must be
protected. Our public lands, and other natural treasures must be preserved for future generations
and protected from corporate gain or greed.