Citizen’s Alert

Thu., Feb. 1

No More War: Anti-war activist and Code Pink Founder Medea
Benjamin speaks against international strife at the Orfalea Center
for Global & International Studies, Room 1005, UCSB’s Robertson
Gym. For more information, call 893-8410.

Surfrider Meets: The Santa Barbara Chapter of the Surfrider
Foundation’s monthly general meeting takes place at 7 p.m. at the
Arroyo Burro Watershed Resource Center. This month’s meeting will
include a presentation on water quality monitoring. For more
information, call 899-2583.

Fri., Feb. 2

Chumash Rights: The Barbareño Chumash Council sponsors a
discussion forum on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples from 6-8 p.m. at the Unitarian Society Parish
Hall. For more information, email shalawa@sbceo.org.

Teachers Need Pay: Members of S.E.T.A. (Students Encouraging
Teacher Action) hold a rally in support of teachers at San Marcos
High School who are fighting for a cost of living pay increase. For
more information, email nikki@cruzinsb.com.

Tue., Feb. 6

Electric No More: HopeDance FiLMs screens the documentary Who
Killed the Electric Car? at 7 p.m. at the Faulkner Gallery. The
film examines the commercial failure of vehicles fueled by
alternative energy. A donation of $5 is suggested. For more
information, call 544-9663.

Global Healing: “Colors of the Diaspora” features an
international collective of women artists, actors, musicians, and
poets who aim to use their work to inspire women to heal their
communities. UCSB MultiCultural Center Theater, 7 p.m. For more
information, call 893-8411.