The past presidents of the Santa Barbara Women’s Political Committee (SBWPC) invite community members to their annual Women’s History Month celebration, 4-6 p.m. March 21 at the Goleta Valley Community Center.

This year’s event, A Feminist 2025 Playbook, A Call to Action, highlights the ongoing fight for social, economic and political progress, and the urgent need to resist efforts that seek to roll back hard-won rights, SBWPC said.

The keynote address will be delivered by Professor Jane Ward, chair of the UCSB Feminist Studies Department, who will provide a feminist framework through which to address the growing concerns many women share about the current administration’s implementation of the ultra-conservative and regressive Project 2025 — a policy blueprint that threatens women’s rights and broader social progress, SBWPC said.

Ward’s talk will be followed by small-group discussions of pressing issues such as immigration, reproductive justice, LGBTQ+ rights, education, and climate change.

Facilitated by experts and advocates, the discussions will focus on strategic actions to counter harmful policies, with each group reporting their recommendations at the program’s close.

The SBWPC event can accommodate 120 attendees and aims to foster targeted individual and collective actions to protect and advance women’s rights.

For more information or to register, visit www.sbwpc.org/events,