Santa Cruz County Women's Commission

Join us in celebrating this historic moment as Deb Haaland is confirmed as the first Native American Interior Secretary!

At 10:00 AM EST, my confirmation hearing to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior will resume. Yesterday I stood on my ancestors' shoulders, told ...my story, and outlined how my experieces as an Indigenous woman from humble beginnings will lead the department. I look forward to the conversations today. See more

Virtual WFF2021 will begin in ONE WEEK! We will present 20 incredible films and cohost several special events. Join Us! On Monday our Virtual Cinema will be up... and running! After you register, you will be able to view the films of your choice at your desired time starting March 5th. Details of how this process works will be provided in the next couple of days. El Festival de Cine de Watsonville inicia en UNA SEMANA! Todos están invitados! Vamos a presentar 20 increíbles películas y varios eventos especiales. A partir del lunes podrán registrarse en nuestro Cine Virtual, y podrán empezar a ver películas el viernes 5 de marzo. Estén pendientes! Compartiremos detalles sobre cómo funciona este proceso en un par de días. #WatsonvilleFilmWeek, #watsonvillefilmfestival #filmfestival #eventsinwatsonville #independentfilms #festivaldecine #eventsinsantacruz #storiesmatter, #wff2021, #lashistoriascuentan, #culturacura, #eventsinsantacruz, #eventsinwatsonville #virtualcinema

Attend the third Climate of Hope Forum and learn how women are leading the way for just climate solutions. The Climate of Hope forum will shed light on how th...e climate emergency disproportionately impacts girls and women and the essential work that they do. Speakers will explore the intersection of sexism, racism, classism, and other oppressions as they tell their stories of climate impacts, climate activism, building climate-resilient communities, and working for social and environmental justice. https://www.regenerationpajarovalley.org/climateofhope-2021 See more

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https://www.dwcscc.org/ Come to the Saturday, December 12th Democratic Women’s Club of Santa Cruz County (DWC) Zoom meeting to hear Close the Gap founder Mary Hughes speak about women in politics. Close the Gap was founded by a small group of women determined to achieve gender equality in the California State Legislature.... Mary will be introduced by Gail Pellerin, our soon-to-retire County Clerk/Registrar of Voters (Santa Cruz County)

MAKING HISTORY: 34-year-old climber from Tahoe becomes the first woman to free-climb the Golden Gate route of Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan in less than one day. Emily Harrington shares the struggles and triumphs of her record setting climb. http://bit.ly/32QS7nR

RECOVERY RESOURCE CENTER TO OPEN The Santa Cruz County Emergency Operations Center announces the opening of a joint federal, state and local Recovery Resource C...enter (RRC) to help residents impacted by the CZU Lighting Complex fire connect with the resources needed to recover and rebuild. Located at Kaiser Permanente Arena, representatives from numerous agencies will be on hand to answer questions about disaster assistance programs and other support to help families. FEMA, CalOES, and numerous federal, state and local agencies and nonprofits will be located at the RRC. What: Recovery Resource Center When: 11 a.m.-7:00 p.m., daily (opens Saturday, August 29) Where: Kaiser Permanente Arena, 140 Front St., Santa Cruz Residents can register with FEMA for federal disaster assistance at the center. They can also access information about the rebuilding process, debris removal, utilities, insurance, community and social services, getting new documents that may have burned in the fire,and other resources. It is not necessary to visit a center to register for and receive federal disaster assistance. Help is available online at DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362. Numerous services will also be made available online through a community recovery page, which will be available at www.santacruzcounty.us. Disaster survivors who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability and use a TTY may call 800-462-7585 to register. Those who use 711 or VRS (Video Relay Service) or require accommodations while visiting a center may call 800-621-3362. The Recovery Resource Center is ADA-accessible. Thank you to the Santa Cruz Warriors and staff at Kaiser Permanente Arena for their assistance. Free two-hour parking will be made available by the city of Santa Cruz on parts of Laurel Street Extension, Front Street and Spruce Street adjacent to the arena. Social distancing required.

On November 24, the Scottish Parliament unanimously approved a bill making Scotland the first country to allow free access to period products. As a result of th...e legislation, menstrual products like tampons and pads will be available to access free of charge in schools, universities, and other public buildings. It's estimated 1 in every 10 girls in the UK is unable to afford proper period products, according to a 2017 survey from Plan International UK. See more

The Santa Cruz County Women’s Commission is proud to present our 2020 Centennial Women’s Suffrage Celebration. This year we celebrate 100 years of suffrage for women in the United States. Talented local artists re-created vintage suffrage posters to be modern and inclusive. https://www.sccwc.org/Home/Events.aspx

Now more than ever, creating a safe place for girls to connect is vital!

Las fotos solo enseñan una porcion pequeña del documento en el enlace de 11 paginas. El enlace explica que recursos personas con estatus indocumentado no puede ...y si puede recibir de parte de FEMA (apoyo estatal) sin riesgo de deportacion. https://www.cdss.ca.gov//DisasterAssistanceGuideforImmigra The pictures below show only a brief part of the 11 page document. The link explains what people with an undocumented immigrant status can receive through FEMA without risk of deportation and what they cannot.

Press Conference with CAL FIRE CZU San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit and Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office San Mateo County UPDATES 8/22/2020 6AM We have teams of peop...le (law enforcement and volunteers) in the evacuated area providing security and house checks. We are happy to report that there were no issues last night. We know everyone wants updates for certain areas and there are at least three different interactive sites below for tracking where the fires are: http://maps.nwcg.gov/sa/#/%3F/%3F/3 https://community.zonehaven.com/ https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents You can also find all of the information we’ve put out on the different platforms through the sheriffs app. http://tinyurl.com/SMCShfApp We want to empower everyone to be informed stay informed and stay connected. The two evaluation sites are still open and serving those who evacuated in San Mateo County. -Half Moon Bay High School (1 Lewis Foster Drive, Half Moon Bay) -San Mateo Event Center (1346 Saratoga Drive, San Mateo) Large animal evacuations are being accepted at the Cow Palace, which has set up shelters for horses & livestock. Contact San Mateo County Large Animal Evacuation Group for assistance: Laura: 650-450-0520 Robin: 650-450-0516 Emilie: 650-773-8780 There is a change to the road closure and State Route 1 is now closed at Tunitas Creek instead of 1 @ State Route 84. Please do not come to the coast, it uses vital resources and clogs roadways needed for residence and first responders. We want to also provide a little insight behind the scenes and all the work that’s happening at the Unified Command Post in Scotts Valley and our various sites in San Mateo County. We are incredibly impressed by the professionalism and efficiency that is seen here with all of our partners, we could not do this without them. Thank you. We know it is hard waiting for information and the unknown can be scary. Your voices of concerns are heard and we are all diligently working to protect these lives, homes and communities. We have also seen a lot of support and gratitude for these first responders and support staff and for that we are incredibly appreciative.

Joint Press Conference with CAL FIRE CZU San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit and Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office Currently in San Mateo County we have approximately 32...0 homes and 1100 known residents evacuated. -The evacuation site for San Mateo County is Half Moon Bay High School where we have the Human Services Agency and Red Cross. -There is also the SPCA for small animals and large animal rescue services. There are no known injuries, fatalities or missing people. We are still collecting information on what damages may have been caused. We have road closures on: -State Route 1 at Rossi Road -Gazzos Creek at Cloverdale -Pescadero Creek Road at Cloverdale and Alpine Road -State Route 35 at Alpine Road and State Route 9 The following areas have already been evacuated as of Tuesday evening: -Loma Mar and Dearborn Park Area -Pescadero Creek County Park area -Butano Creek, Park and Community area -South Skyline Boulevard - near Highway 9 -Russian Ridge -Middleton Tract area -Portola Redwoods State Park and Portola Heights Community area The following areas are still in a WARNING zone: -The towns of: -Pescadero -San Gregorio -La Honda -Pescadero Creek County Park area -Bean Hollow -Red Barn -Russian Ridge -Skylonda -Langley We are working closely with Cal FIre with limited resources, but our desires are to protect as much as we can and people and pets being the most important. Fires can be fast moving and we want everyone to be informed and be prepared so that they can make informed decisions. Conference STARTS at minute marker 14:34

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UPDATE: Evacuate the vicinity of Davenport south to the city limits. This includes Davenport, Davenport Landing, Coast Road etc. LEAVE NOW.

Looking for information about fire status and evacuations? Below are links for fire updates and resource pages: Facebook pages:... https://www.facebook.com/CALFIRECZUSanMateoSantaCruz/ https://www.facebook.com/BoulderCreekFireDepartment/ Most recent evacuation map: https://smco.community.zonehaven.com/ Incident Information Line (831) 335-6717 Subscribe for email updates: https://tinyurl.com/czulightning Radio updates: KBCZ is broadcasting fire updates at www.kbcz.org STAY SAFE SANTA CRUZ!

Don't miss the **FREE** live Zoom panel discussion coming up this Sunday 8/9 Celebrating Woman Suffrage + the Struggle for Voting Rights. This a panel discussion examining the complex history of enfranchisement in the United States and its relevance to the ongoing anti-racist struggle against voter suppression. A prestigious group of speakers includes Gail Pellerin, Santa Cruz County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, as our moderator; with presentations by Judge Marla Anderson, Judge of the Superior Court of California, Monterey County; Bettina Aptheker, scholar-activist and Distinguished Professor Emerita of the Feminist Studies Department at University California Santa Cruz; and Professor Aida Hurtado, Chair of UCSB Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies.

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