Join us too for a Town Hall with our US House Representative Salud Carbajal on Saturday, March 21st, 2.30 – 3.30pm at the Matilija Campus Cafeteria.

If you can’t make it in person, you can also join by ZOOM. All are welcome!

Our California State Assemblymember Steve Bennett will be in town this Saturday. Enjoy a cup of coffee and share your thoughts regarding state, local and legislative issues that affect the community. Learn what is happening across the 38th Assembly district and what services are available to you.

Saturday, March 7, 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Matilija Cafeteria

RSVP here.

Are We Sliding Toward Autocracy?
A Talk from the Perspective of a Centenarian

Born one hundred years ago, W. Michael Blumenthal has had a storied career at the
top echelons of national and international institutions, including three Presidential
administrations. He fled Nazi Germany with his family in 1939, coming to the US
after World War II. Here, he  embarked on a remarkable career that included
academia, business and public service. Highlights include serving as Chairman and
CEO of two Fortune 100 companies, senior economic advisor and trade negotiator
in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, and Secretary of the Treasury in the
Carter administration.
Mr. Blumenthal draws from personal experience as a victim of an autocratic
government, a refugee and immigrant, and first-hand knowledge of other
authoritarian regimes. He played a major role in the negotiations for the re-
establishment of US-China relations and was the last Cabinet-level officer to meet
with the Shah of Iran before his government fell.
In 1997 Mr. Blumenthal became the founding director of the Jewish Museum of
Berlin where he served until 2014. His opinion piece on the threat to democracy
recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal.

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Ojai Retreat
160 Besant Road, Ojai
Sponsored by Indivisible Ojai Valley, a volunteer-led, grassroots group dedicated to
promoting civic participation and for justice, sustainability, and equality.
Link to event details on website
Admission is free, but donations to Indivisible Ojai Valley are welcome.

Sacred Voices Ojai Presents

Singing for Peace

Sunday, March 1st 1pm
Libbey Park, Ojai
Through singing together, we strengthen community, give voice to shared values, and embody a joyful, nonviolent presence in the world.
Free Event •
All Are Welcome!

Also featuring:Vigil Wall with Bill Haff

In collaboration with Democracy Ojai

Sacred Voices Ojai
Wayne Marshall & Katherine McClelland
with guest leader Kerri Cook