Finding Your Seat at the Table: Influencing Public Policy
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Date & Time
Wed, Apr 24 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Address (map)
20 E Victoria St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Learn to have your issues, concerns and interests included in public policy legislation that will affect your your life and future opportunities. Ever wonder why certain laws or policies influence your community and state? Ever wonder how your interests could be represented in current and historic laws and legislation? Come to this event to learn more, and learn how to make your concerns a part of the decision process. Come out and listen to your neighbors discuss how they got involved community governance and procedures at different levels. Come out and let your voice be heard.
This event will feature a powerful discussion by community officials (elected and appointed) to help you find your place at the table of rules and laws governing your everyday life. A Question and Answer component is also featured. Our knowledgable speakers include:
–Anna Everett, Chair, Santa Barbara County Commission for Women
–Charlotte Gullap-Moore, California Association for Nurse Practitioners
–Lisa Guravitz, Carpinteria-Summerland Fire District’s Board of Directors
–Lauren Hanson, President, Board of Directors, Goleta Water District
–Cathy Murillo, Mayor, City of Santa Barbara
–Kate Parker, Trustee, Santa Barbara (SB) City Council Board of Trustees, SB Unified School District
–Janet Wolf, Former Supervisor, Santa Barbara County (2nd District)
When: April 24, 2019, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Where: Colleges of Law Santa Barbara, 20 East Victoria Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
