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Santa Barbara Community Defense Training 6/13
VC Defensa and community members from Santa Barbara will be joining forces to discuss how to build up more strategies to protect our people! JUNE 23RD, 2025 5PM THE CLUB 623 E CANON PERDIDO STREET
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June 16th to 19th: Join our volunteer and organizing teams!
We are hosting 3 events this week to make sure that we continue building community all across Ventura County. Let’s support building a long term movement to build a new system where immigrants are always protected! Please reach out if there are any questions.
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Hoy protesta de emergencia por las actividades de la migra en nuestro condado.
El pueblo unido jamas sera vencido!
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Community Volunteer Meeting & Compartir
Join us next Friday, April 18 at 6:30 PM at @thelab805 for our next volunteer meeting that will also be a space to share food and have discussions about how to continue defending our community while also sharing about our upcoming political education program. Please bring a dish, snacks or drinks share with the community!…
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VC Defensa at Hueneme High School Know your rights Workshop
On April 10th, 2025, VC Defensa hosted an educational workshop at Hueneme High School, connecting directly with students to raise awareness about immigrant rights and how to stay safe and informed when interacting with law enforcement or immigration authorities. Led by experienced advocates from VC Defensa, the workshop included an overview of individual rights, what to do…
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April 6th: Cesar Chavez March & Citizenship Fair
This Sunday, VCDefensa will be joining farmworkers, day laborers, and your immigrant community at the Cesar Chavez March and Citizenship Fair in Oxnard at 11am.
805-296-1119
Empowering immigrants in Ventura County with trusted resources, guidance, and community support.
Where to start
- Call or text 805-296-1119 to sign up for alerts
- Create a Step-by-Step Family Preparedness Plan
- Print red cards for family, friends and coworkers
- Know your Rights
About us
VC Defensa is a coalition of local organizations dedicated to empowering the immigrant and refugee population of Ventura County. We are a purely volunteer-based organization comprised of working-class people around the county passionate about and dedicated to supporting each other. Whether it be through rapid response, patrolling our neighborhoods, sharing essential information with our neighbors, or providing medical and legal aid, VC Defensa will always be there. Though we do what we can, we are not heroes. We are of the communities we serve, providing support and resources so that the community can defend itself and lift itself up. We are always looking for more volunteers to build our movement and there is always a role to fill, no matter your time constraints or specialty. Fill out the form today and we will be in touch!
How it works
- We receive a call or text with suspected ICE activity in our communities.
- Our trained team of volunteers responds within minutes, collecting evidence of ICE activity, speaking to the community, and spreading awareness of our rights.
- Our dispatcher sends alerts to the community letting them know where ICE was seen.
- We build community with know your rights trainings, political education, direct outreach, and volunteer sessions.
VC Defensa does not:
- Interfere with or obstruct law enforcement operations
- Break any laws
- Doxx any law enforcement officers
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