An Activist History of Ventura County
As stewards to our region’s organizations and activists, we’re committed to hosting, assisting and participating in events throughout Ventura County that align with our support for justice and equality. And when we have a chance, we even snap photos at these events! Take a look at some of the exciting advocacy we’ve done over the years…
13 February 2024: Climate Change Forum
Nearly 75 attendees joined JFAVC and the Ventura County Community Foundation in Camarillo for our first-ever Climate Change Summit.
We thank VCCF for its support and thank our speakers for the constructive, challenging conversations they brought to the community. And we thank our community for believing climate change and its impact on Ventura County are important issues. Those who attended came away with valuable insights for starting conversations in their own neighborhoods.
See a video of the presentations our four panelists gave, a video of the Q&A that followed their presentations, and photos of the event (linked above)!
10 February 2024: Palentine’s Day!
We joined PPCCC’s Young Advocates at Santa Barbara’s Municipal Winemakers for an inspiring Palentine’s Day, where pro-choice supporters arranged floral bouquets and wrote letters of appreciation to the staff at Planned Parenthood’s health centers! In addition to connecting with other feminist advocates in the community, we snapped 20 photos of the festivities.
20 January 2024: Ventura Women’s Rally
Thank you to everyone who made Ventura County’s 2024 Women’s Rally & March a success! Two hundred people braved sprinkles, drizzle and — for a short time — even rain, because they felt a duty to stand strong against the forces that seek to set back women’s autonomy by 200 years. As for us, we took 40 photos to document everyone’s participation. 🙂
20 January 2024: Ventura Women’s March!
After an inspiring rally by Justice for All Ventura County and Planned Parenthood Central Coast, 200 members of the community marched proudly through Downtown Ventura, demonstrating solidarity in the fight for women’s equality. Along the way, we snapped 24 more photos. 😉
15 November 2023: Pints for Justice
Thank you to all who attended Justice for All VC’s Pints for Justice event! We were so thrilled that everyone was able to meet new friends, connect with other social justice partners, and help support JFAVC’s Youth Activist Scholarship fund. We even snapped 32 photos of how much everyone enjoyed everything. 🙂
28 October 2023: AIDS Walk Ventura
Did you know Diversity Collective VC works with the county to fill service gaps and make a local impact on HIV-AIDS? AIDS Walk Ventura is just one way Diversity Collective raises funds and awareness – and we were there to document the festivities. 🙂
19 August 2023: Ventura County Pride
Diversity Collective VC held its annual VC Pride in celebration of the county’s LGBTQ community! Funny story about the first picture: The activist on the left looks disgusted because she just learned that protesters accused her fellow activists of teaching… sexual witchcraft. 😛
27 June 2023: Latinx Pride Picnic
To mark the close of Pride Month, Planned Parenthood California Central Coast held its first Latinx Pride Picnic… and the turnout was outstanding, based off these 32 pictures! Bonus: Afterward we attended PPCCC’s Book Club and took 8 more pictures there too. 😉
5 June 2023: Senior Awards & Scholarship Night
It was a great pleasure to attend the Senior Awards and Scholarship Night ceremony at Ventura High School on Monday, June 5, 2023 to present our first ever JFAVC Activist Essay Contest awards to three qualified students! Ava, Brooke and Abby, who wrote essays about their personal activism and advocacy in their community, are shown with JFAVC board president Shane Meserve at Ventura High School. All three are off to fantastic futures and we were happy to contribute to their efforts. Cheers to these young activists!!
5 March 2023: Power of Love
With abortion access under assault across America, Sunday’s Power of Love fundraiser was a chance to recognize the vital work of Planned Parenthood California Central Coast’s supporters in Ventura County. We’re proud to stand by our pro-choice brothers in arms and sisters of battle.
21 January 2023: #BiggerThanRoe Event
On Saturday in Plaza Park, Justice For All Ventura County, Planned Parenthood Central Coast Action Fund and more local orgs gathered and marched in solidarity with the national Women’s March!
21 January 2023: #BiggerThanRoe March
Here are 24 more photos from the actual #BiggerThanRoe march itself, in solidarity with the national Women’s March!
14 May 2022: Bans Off Our Bodies
Thank you to all who joined us for Saturday’s march! And for anyone who couldn’t attend, here are photos so you can enjoy the solidarity vicariously! Photos of the march itself shall come tomorrow, we promise.
14 May 2022: March For Our Bodies
Thank you to all who joined us for Saturday’s march! And for anyone who couldn’t attend, here are photos so you can enjoy the solidarity vicariously! Here are photos from the Bans Off Our Bodies march itself. 😉
3 May 2022: Save Your Right To Decide
Supporters gathered on May 3rd to show support for Roe v. Wade to protest the supreme courts leaked draft opinion that would overturn this vital case for reproductive rights at Ventura County Gov’t Center.
30 April 2022: Simi Valley Street Fair
Justice For All helped register voters at the Simi Valley Street Fair!
2 October 2021: Ventura Women’s March
On Saturday, we joined neighbors, friends and allies to support all people’s reproductive rights. We joined in solidarity with Women’s Marches across the country to express our support for these inalienable rights of all people!
28 August 2021: March On For Voting Rights
About 100 people showed up at the Ventura County Government Center in Ventura. This mirrored the myriad of similar events throughout the U.S. that day. The local demonstration was filled with positive messages, music and lots of encouragement from the hundreds of cars that drove by during the two hour event.
28 October 2020: Ana Marie Enke interviews George J. Sandoval
Check out JFAVC’s interview with George J. Sandoval with Veterans For Peace Ventura County. Mr. Sandoval, a veteran and filmmaker, is currently working on a documentary about deported veterans. You can see the powerful trailer during the interview.
17 October 2020: WALL OF JUSTICE, Downtown Ventura
This video is about the Wall of Justice Installation on California Street, Ventura CA sponsored by Justice for All, Indivisible Ventura and the Veterans for Peace Ventura County Chapter.
8 November 2019: Clothesline Project
On Friday, Ventura College was awash in feminist t-shirts protesting rape culture on campus. Student activists at Ventura College’s Psychology Club organized their annual Clothesline Project against sexual assault.