Helena in the News
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Pro-Palestinian Activists Demonstrate at Rep. Carbajal’s Santa Barbara Office
Group Presented a Letter of Demands for a Ceasefire and Marched on State Street
Oct 24, 2023
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OPINION | How to change the hearts and minds of these young people?
By Helena Pasquarella
Oct 12, 2023
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Ojai photog wins Best of Show at VC Fair
The winning photograph: Daize Pasquarella, 84, gazes at a photo by Dawoud Bey called “A Young Man Resting on an Exercise Bike, Amityville, NY, 1988”
Aug 17, 2023
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Ojai City Council to hold Special Meeting on February 26 to consider Ceasefire Resolution
The Ojai City Council has called a Special Meeting Monday, February 26th to vote on a Ceasefire Resolution.
Feb 22, 2024
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Helena Pasquarella, candidate for the 24th District, to curate photo exhibit “Portraits of Peace” at her Meet & Greet the Candidate gathering in Ojai
Helena Pasquarella will host a Meet and Greet the Candidate at Greater Goods, 145 W El Roblar Drive in Meiners Oaks, Saturday, February 24, 2024 from 1 - 4 pm. The multimedia event will include her photos from the past four and half months of her campaign journey, attending various marches and vigils in support of the Palestinians in Gaza.
Feb 20, 2024
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Ojai Ceasefire Now group will hold its 16-mile Prayer Run/Walk in solidarity with the global movement calling for Ceasefire in Gaza
Members of the Ojai Ceasefire Now group will assemble at San Antonio Creek and Ojai Avenue to commence “The River to the Sea Prayer Run/Walk for Palestine” at 10 am on Saturday, February 17th.
Feb 15, 2024
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Pasquarella denounces Carbajal’s Position on Military Supplemental Vote
"My opponent seeks to aid and abet Israel's genocide in Gaza with an additional $14 billion in weapons that will only result in more death and destruction. The supplemental also allows the Biden administration to bypass Congress to send additional weapons to jeopardize a regional if not world war," she said.
Feb 14, 2024
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Pasquarella, demands that the Ojai City Council pass a Gaza ceasefire resolution and the International Court of Justice should have called an end to the genocide in Gaza.
Helena Pasquarella was one of some 20 members of the Ojai Ceasefire Now group who spoke at the Jan. 23rd Ojai City Council meeting to ask the council of five to put the ceasefire resolution issue back on the agenda.
Jan 29, 2024
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Pasquarella vows to spend $5,000 on her campaign
Democrat Helena Pasquarella, a staunch believer in campaign finance reform, announced her innovative “Peace Promoters Plan” to attract voters to her campaign against incumbent Salud Carbajal.
January 18, 2024
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Pasquarella denounces Congressman Salud Carbajal’s Sponsorship of Disrupt Fentanyl Trafficking Act
Helena Pasquarella denounced the passage by the House and the Senate of the “Disrupt Fentanyl Trafficking Act” which treats the drug crisis as a national security threat warranting the further militarization of the drug crisis in the United States.
Dec 28, 2024
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Longtime Peace Activist Helena Pasquarella Announces Candidacy for California’s 24th Congressional District Seat
At Ojai’s November 28th City Council meeting,, Helena Pasquarella will announce her candidacy for the 24th Congressional District, which stretches from cities in Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties.
Nov 28, 2024