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February 23, 2022 SANTA BARBARA CASanta Barbara Earth Day will be held in person for the first time since 2019. The Arlington Theatre will host the event. It features a wide range of activities that will inspire and motivate community members to address climate change.
The FREE daytime event will take places from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday April 23. The evening concert, which is a separate ticketed event will begin at 7:15 p.m. SBEarthDay.org. Due to COVID-19 restrictions regarding large public events, proof that you have been vaccinated will be required to enter the event.
CECs Santa Barbara Earth Day 2022 events feature attractions that have been a majorstay of the event over decades: a Green Car Show; almost 30 interactive climate booths; inspirational speakers; art contests; and many more.
Earth Day 2022 will highlight the crucial role CEC has played in the region over the past 50 years. It will also shine a light on system changes, policy implementation, and individual action required to address the climate crisis. The Annual Climate Leadership Summit will be the key to all this. It starts at 3:00 p.m. The Summit will highlight climate actions that individuals and organizations are taking in the region. It will also focus on intergenerational connections and nurturing strategies. Eric Cardenas (CEO of LOACOM) will serve as the program emcee and cofacilitate Climate Leadership Summit with CEC CEO Sigrid.
The climate crisis has worsened in the two years since we last gathered in person to celebrate Earth Day. Sigrid Wright, CEO of the Community Environmental Council, stated that the Central Coast community has faced significant environmental challenges. It is urgent to work together and recommit towards finding a better way forward. We created a Climate Leadership Summit as part of the festival to provide a platform for climate activists, social change agents, and others to help accelerate progress.
Kathi King (Director of Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival) said, “We are delighted to provide a space where we can come together in face and celebrate amazing artists and youth activists as well as community efforts.” This type of cross-pollination can be crucial for collective action.
The Arlington stage will host programming throughout the day, beginning at 10 a.m. with an Chumash blessing. Highlights of programming include:
- Second hand fashion showIn partnership with VanJane LA, The Closet Trading Company, Buffalo Exchange Ventura and The Closet Trading Company
- Short filmsThe SBC Food Action network, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Wildling Museum are all available.
- CECs Environmental Hero AwardCeremony
- CECs Annual Climate Leadership SummitFrom 3 p.m. up to 5 p.m.
- Tables set up in Arlington breezeway by organizations and businesses that offer climate action
- Green Car ShowParking lot behind the theater
Carp Events will host an evening concert featuring local stars to cap off the day Jackson Gillies, Alastair and Jackson Greene are the people behind No Simple HighwayAlong with some Special guests are always a delight. The concert theme will be 1972, continuing our celebration of Earth Day’s 50th anniversary. Performances will feature songs from that year. The concert will be a separate ticketed event. Soon, information about how to buy tickets and other details will become available.
Other cultural events include:
- Open Call for 2nd Annual Climate Themed Mural Open CallMuseum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara and Paseo Nuevo arranged the event. The winner muralist will be installed near the Paseo Nuevo parking garage’s upper deck. Applications are accepted until March 11. Details: www.mcasantabarbara.org/earth-day-mural
- Climate Change: What Can We Do? Poetry competitionThe Wildling Museum of Art & Nature organizes the categories for youth and adults. Poetry entries will receive a judge from the Wildling Museum of Art & Nature. Sojourner Kincaid RolleFormer Santa Barbara Laureate (2015-2017). Chryss YostFormer Santa Barbara Poet Laureate (2013-2015). The top three winners will receive cash prizes as well as the opportunity to read their poems on stage at April 23rd. Deadline for submissions is March 21, 2022, at 5 p.m. Details: https://wildlingmuseum.org/news/2022-earth-day-poetry-competition
- Environmental Alliance of Santa Barbara County MuseumsPresent Climate Change and the Urgency for Now: Impact. Eleven museums, a botanical garden, and a zoo collaborate to create a first-of-its kind collaboration that will feature exhibits, events, and programs from April through September 2022. Details: https://www.sbmuseumsalliance.org/
- 19th Annual What the Channel Means To Me Student Art ShowSanta Barbara Channelkeeper hosts the event. High school students from Carpinteria and Goleta are eligible to participate in the contest. It aims to highlight the beauty of our region and to celebrate student creativity. More details coming soon at https://www.sbck.org/.
CECs Santa Barbara Earth Day 2022 event sponsors include:Advanced Veterinary Specialists. Bye Bye Mattress. Carp Growers. Central Coast Clean Cities Coalition. C5. City of Santa Barbara. County of Santa Barbaras One Climate Initiative. KJEE. K-LITE. Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator. MarBorg Industries. Matilija Pure Water Systems. Noozhawk.
Santa Barbara Independent and Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, Santa Barbara Clean Energy. Santa Barbara Independent, Toad & Co. and Water With Life.
CECs Earth Day production partner, who donate their time and expertise in order to produce the event, includeCarp Events (C5). LOACOM, Oniracom. Pharos Creative. Santa Barbara City College Environmental Studies. The Arlington Theatre. UCSB Environmental Studies. Write Kinda Girl.
Interactive booths are available at the event: Central Coast Climate Justice Network. Environmental Alliance of Santa Barbara County Museums. Environmental Defense Center. Fairview Gardens. League of Women Voters Santa Barbara. SB Bike + COAST. Santa Barbara Channelkeeper. Santa Barbara County Food Action Network. Society of Fearless Grandmothers.
About CECs Santa Barbara Earth Day
Santa Barbara is widely recognized as the birthplace for Earth Day. Its involvement began with the 1969 oil spillage off its coast. A local group of concerned citizens began to discuss a new way of looking at the environment. Senator Gaylord Nelson visited Santa Barbara during that time to see the oil spillage damage. He returned to Washington, D.C. and introduced a bill declaring April 22 as a national day of celebration for the earth. The environmental movement grew over the next few decades, including CEC. Led by a group of forward-thinking youth and elders, CEC incorporated in the spring of 1970 and its first act as a new nonprofit was to hold an Earth Day celebration a one block long teach-in between State St. and Chapala St. along Anapamu. Similar events were held all across the country. Twenty million citizens were concerned. We know that every day is Earth Day and that special events such as this help bring people together to remind us to tread lightly on the earth.
For up-to-the-minute information on CEC’s Earth Day 2022:
Find Earth Day online at SBEarthDay.org
Like Santa Barbara Earth Day Facebook.com/SBEarthDay
Follow the event on Twitter @SBEarthdayInstagram @SB_EarthDay
About the Community Environmental Council (CEC).CEC was named the 2020 California Nonprofit of the year and 2020 City of Santa Barbara Climate Hero. Since 1970, CEC has been working to incubate real-life environmental solutions that directly impact the California Central Coast. Our current work promotes rapid and equitable solutions to climate crisis. This includes ambitious zero carbon goals, drawdown excess carbon, and protection from the impacts of climate changes. Our programs have led to clean vehicles and solar energy, resilient food systems, and a reduction in single-use plastic. Learn more about CEC, one of five Santa Barbara County non-profits that has the highest rating on Charity Navigator and Guidestar. CECSB.org/impact. CEC can be found online at CECSB.orgAnd on Facebook.com/CECSB, Instagram.com/CEC_SB, Twitter.com/CECSB, LinkedIn.com/CECSB.
