Community Events

Serving the Central Coast

Women’s rights supporters at 2021’s Ventura Women’s March

As stewards to our region’s organizations and activists, we’re committed to mobilizing Ventura County in support of justice for all in the community. And the work we achieve is possible only through the collaboration of organizations within our network.

As a resource to community activists in Ventura County, we maintain a list of upcoming events from our partner organizations. If you’re part of our network and would like us to list your event, email us and let us know the details!

Current Calendar

March 2025 🌷

2 March 2025
Power of Love 2025
Sunday, 11:30 to 2:00 PM
Organizer: Planned Parenthood California Central Coast

12 March 2025
20th Frank K. Kelly Lecture on Humanity’s Future
Wednesday, 6:00 to 8:00 PM
Organizer: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation

15 March 2025
What I Want You To Know Film Screening
Saturday, 1:00 PM
Organizer: Veterans For Peace Ventura County

21 March 2025
37 Years of Feminism: A Call to Action
Friday, 4:00 to 6:00 PM
Organizer: Santa Barbara Women’s Political Committee

🌺 April 2025

5 April 2025
Birds and Bees Bash
Saturday, 5:30 PM
Organizer: Planned Parenthood California Central Coast

May 2025 🐝

21 May 2025
Ventura Boogie for Our Bodies
Wednesday, 6:30 to 9:00 PM
Organizer: Planned Parenthood California Central Coast

Our Partners in Ventura County

Planned Parenthood California Central Coast

Website | Facebook Page

We have 6 health centers serving the Central Coast:

  • Thousand Oaks
  • Oxnard
  • Ventura
  • Santa Barbara
  • Santa Maria
  • San Luis Obispo

Indivisible Ventura

Website | Facebook Page

We are Venturans, banding together to resist Trump’s agenda by focusing on local, defensive congressional advocacy, and embracing progressive values. Our group joins others all around the country to take back our country from those motivated by hatred, greed and power, and make us truly an America for all.

Swap Meet Justice Coalition

Website | Facebook Page

Volunteer immigration lawyers and community members answer questions about immigration and fill out USCIS paperwork for citizenship, DACA and green card renewals, as well as voter registration and Selective Service applications. Forms for fee waivers for those qualified will be filled out as well. We also provide study materials, listings of classes and other resources our applicants may need.

League of Women Voters Ventura County

Website

The League of Women of Ventura County, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed & active participation in government & influences public policy through education & advocacy.

Ventura Chapter (ACLU SoCal)

Facebook Group

The ACLU of Southern California, Ventura Chapter is a non-partisan, legal subdivision of the ACLU SoCal Affiliate (www.aclusocal.org) empowered by its executive director to act in official capacity in community engagement activities as representatives of ACLU SoCal in the Ventura region.

Greater Oxnard Organization of Democrats – GOOD Club

Website | Facebook Page

To serve as the official voice of the Democratic Party of Oxnard, Port Hueneme, and contiguous areas.

Diversity Collective VC

Website | Facebook Page

Our Vision is A Ventura County community where LGBTQ+ individuals, inclusive of all intersecting identities, have immediate access to needed services, are celebrated, and treated with equity and respect.

Ventura County Chapter of Brady United Against Gun Violence

Facebook Page

Positive change can happen. Americans have rallied, marched, and voted for this problem to no longer be ignored. Brady is committed to delivering life-saving change and comprehensive solutions to the American people. We owe it to ourselves, our families, and our communities to keep all Americans safe.

Democratic Women’s Council of the Conejo Valley

Website | Facebook Page

The Democratic Women’s Council of the Conejo Valley [influences] progressive social and economic values in our community and beyond.

Third Act

Website | Facebook Page

Elders working together for a fair and stable planet. Join a working group by location or affinity!

SEIU Local 2015

Website | Facebook Page

Representing more than 400,000 home care, skilled nursing facility, and assisted living center workers.

Veterans For Peace Ventura County

Website | Facebook Page

Veterans for Peace is an educational and humanitarian non-profit organization dedicated to the abolishment of war.

VSSTF – Ventura Social Services Task Force

Website | Facebook Group

The mission of the Ventura Social Services Task force (VSSTF) is to create and implement an integrated community strategy to end homelessness in the City of Ventura.

The Acorn Project

Website | Facebook Page

The Acorn Project fosters creative collaboration and strategic partnerships for positive social change. Our current initiative entitled “The Reel Advocacy Series,” supports community documentary film screenings to inform, engage, and inspire political and social action.

Social Justice Fund for Ventura County

Website | Facebook Page

The Social Justice Fund for Ventura County (SJFVC) is a social change grant-making and educational organization created and guided by Ventura County donors. SJFVC has been established to advance equity and opportunity for all. It brings together the resources of a “Giving Circle”- a place where SJFVC donors come together and have a say in the grants we give- and the organizing power of grassroots groups. Together, we are working to advance solutions to poverty and inequality.

Democratic Socialists of America – Ventura County

Website | Facebook Page

Ventura County’s chapter of the largest socialist organization in the U.S.

Climate First: Replacing Oil & Gas – CFROG.org

Website | Facebook Page

CFROG defends the environment and public health against dangerous and destructive practices of the oil and gas industry. A non-profit watchdog organization, CFROG consistently calls for enforcement of existing legal protections, and insists on transparency, accountability and responsibility from both the industry and government regulators. Alert to immediate hazards and to the longer terms impacts of climate change, CFROG is engaged in advocacy, citizen research, legal intervention and public education.

Buen Vecino

Website | Facebook Page

Buen Vecino is a non-profit community organization in Ventura County, California.