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¡Sé parte de la defensa de nuestra comunida! – Reunión de voluntarios
➡️ Reunión comunitaria para seguir defendiendo a nuestra comunidad. Tendremos cafecito, snacks y muchos recursos 🫶🏽 los esperamos este jueves a las 7 PM en Oxnard College. Si necesitan ayuda para poder llegar o tienen preguntas, llámenos al 805-296-1119 ☎️
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Pack the Room! Townhall with VC Sheriff Jim Fryhoff
🕕 Wednesday, August 26th, 6 PM📍 111 W Santa Ana St, Ojai The Sheriff’s Department performs 2.5 million scans of our community every month using Flock cameras. In 2025, the department’s Flock data was accessed over 350,000 times a month by agencies outside CA, violating state law. They share Flack data with ICE via a…
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🍎 Stand in Solidarity with Education Workers!
‼️ This Tuesday 8/25 in Ventura – Come support the fight for a fair contract for the Ventura Education Support Providers Association (VESPA) and the Ventura Unified Education Association (VUEA). 🕠 5:30 PM on Tuesday, August 25th (meeting begins at 6).📍 255 W Stanley Ave, Ventura (on the Board of Education Meeting side, closest door…
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Join Us! Volunteer Meeting – Oxnard June 28
LA LUCHA SIGUECome through to @thelab805 in Oxnard this Sunday to get involved with the different of areas of work that we do in VC Defensa:– Family support– Resource distribution – Medical non urgent care– Rapid response – Policy advocacy and much more! There’s a role for everybody! Spread the word, we need to defend our city!
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Discussion and action event in Oxnard: FREE OUR PEOLE, CLOSE THE CAMPS!
As our detained community members continue risking their health to demand dignity and justice, VC Defensa will be hosting a discussion and action event to learn the history of how ICE was built and how we can work to abolish this system, as well as build solidarity and support those organizing inside and outside detention…
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VC Defensa stands with the Cuban people! Down with the blockade! 🇨🇺
ABAJO EL BLOQUEO CONTRA CUBAThe US has been strangling Cuba via an economic blockade for over six decades. This week, the US, in a shameful act of war against the Cuban people, indicted former president Raúl Castro. His crime? Defending Cuba’s territorial integrity from a US-based terrorist organization. Shame on the US government for its…
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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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