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More hours means more harm to our community

Please read and TAKE ACTION to stop Leno’s 4am Bar Bill Senator Mark Leno has introduced SB 635 to extend drinking hours in California from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. California already suffers $38.4 billion in alcohol-related harm every year, with 10,000 lives lost and hundreds of thousands of additional injuries. Two more hours of [...]

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Straight Up lends its advocacy efforts to tobacco prevention

Straight Up and its tireless volunteers have been in overdrive for the past few months, creating videos and presentations, spreading advocacy, and making social change all throughout Ventura County. Here’s another project they’ve been involved with: Tobacco Retail Licensing Advocacy.

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Video volunteers get busy in the studio

Straight Up and its tireless volunteers have been in overdrive for the past few months, creating videos and presentations, spreading advocacy, and making social change all throughout Ventura County.

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From the 2011 Leadership Summit – “You’re Not Alone”

In March 2011, teens in Ventura, CA gathered for a Leadership Summit to explore social issues and discuss their ideas for possible solutions for reducing underage and binge drinking and impaired driving in their community. Activities included improv games and social change theatre exploration, videomaking, writing, and discussion. Here is a speech presented during the [...]

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From the 2011 Leadership Summit – “Footsteps”

In March 2011, teens in Ventura, CA gathered for a Leadership Summit to explore social issues and discuss their ideas for possible solutions for reducing underage and binge drinking and impaired driving in their community. Activities included improv games and social change theatre exploration, videomaking, writing, and discussion. Here is a speech presented during the [...]

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From the 2011 Leadership Summit – “Generation by Generation”

In March 2011, teens in Ventura, CA gathered for a Leadership Summit to explore social issues and discuss their ideas for possible solutions for reducing underage and binge drinking and impaired driving in their community. Activities included improv games and social change theatre exploration, videomaking, writing, and discussion. Here is a speech presented during the [...]

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