Local students and community activists have announced a Thursday evening vigil in downtown Santa Barbara to protest the restart of the Santa Ynez Pipeline System by Sable Offshore Corp., an action the company says it undertook under a federal order.
Organizers say the “Resist and Rise — A Community Vigil to Protect Our Coast from Sable Pipeline” will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at the Stearns Wharf Dolphin Fountain at Cabrillo Boulevard and State Street.
The event is being organized by UCSB and local high school students alongside the Society of Fearless Grandmothers and is billed as a nonviolent gathering. Organizers say participants are expected to follow de-escalation practices, act lawfully, and not bring weapons…