Isla Vista Freebox

Santa Barbara CA

Description

Older students and locals all remember the freebox. It was an Isla Vista institution born of community action during the war years of the 70's, nearly 50 years ago. Over the years, our homegrown Isla Vista freebox has come to be known and acclaimed worldwide as a sign of what the meaning of "free" was and should continue to be. It was our own new earth-conscious world-village collegiate community freebox, a sign of our goodwill and intentions as upwardly mobile locals and a provisional student community. It was our way of taking positive community action at local level, our way of helping each other out, recycling and reusing simple things, keeping halfway decent stuff in service and out of the landfill. And it was our way of helping the poor. Everything good about the freebox has been taken from our community, never to return, until you personally, right now, make a phone call or forward an email in show of your support. Few newly arriving students have heard of the freebox, and many who do remember don't realize that our community freebox was co-opted by a private corporation and self-appointed governing body called the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District, or IVRPD. Join the discussion. https://t.me/s/islavista