we evolved because it’s what we can do it’s what we should do
it’s what we should do
it’s what we should do Today Tomorrow forever
hello everyone my name is Jordan
hello everyone my name is Jordan Killebrew and I’m a Gaucho yeah all
Killebrew and I’m a Gaucho yeah all
Killebrew and I’m a Gaucho yeah all right we got some people that know what
right we got some people that know what
right we got some people that know what that is for those that don’t know it’s
that is for those that don’t know it’s
that is for those that don’t know it’s the mascot of UC Santa Barbara but it’s
the mascot of UC Santa Barbara but it’s
the mascot of UC Santa Barbara but it’s also something so much more to me so in
also something so much more to me so in
also something so much more to me so in order to talk about UCSB I have to talk
order to talk about UCSB I have to talk
order to talk about UCSB I have to talk about Isla Vista Isla Vista is right
about Isla Vista Isla Vista is right
about Isla Vista Isla Vista is right next door to a UC Santa Barbara and it’s
next door to a UC Santa Barbara and it’s
next door to a UC Santa Barbara and it’s a vibrant and rambunctious community
a vibrant and rambunctious community
a vibrant and rambunctious community full of UCSB students SBCC students
full of UCSB students SBCC students
full of UCSB students SBCC students families and businesses as you can see
families and businesses as you can see
families and businesses as you can see it’s right next Sara so when we talk
it’s right next Sara so when we talk
it’s right next Sara so when we talk about the academic year of 2013 and 2014
about the academic year of 2013 and 2014
about the academic year of 2013 and 2014 Isla Vista was a little bit more
Isla Vista was a little bit more
Isla Vista was a little bit more rambunctious than normal
rambunctious than normal
rambunctious than normal we saw spikes and lots of crime sexual
we saw spikes and lots of crime sexual
we saw spikes and lots of crime sexual assaults and theft that year also made
assaults and theft that year also made
assaults and theft that year also made national news with a riot that happened
national news with a riot that happened
national news with a riot that happened right on Del Playa it’s really sad so as
right on Del Playa it’s really sad so as
right on Del Playa it’s really sad so as we thought you know we’re waiting for
we thought you know we’re waiting for
we thought you know we’re waiting for the summer to come and the academic year
the summer to come and the academic year
the summer to come and the academic year to end you know nothing else could
to end you know nothing else could
to end you know nothing else could happen but then May 23 2014 happened
happen but then May 23 2014 happened
happen but then May 23 2014 happened that night I received called from calls
that night I received called from calls
that night I received called from calls from my residence I was a Resident
from my residence I was a Resident
from my residence I was a Resident Assistant for a long time at UCSB and
Assistant for a long time at UCSB and
Assistant for a long time at UCSB and select connections with residents that
select connections with residents that
select connections with residents that lived in Isla Vista and they called me
lived in Isla Vista and they called me
lived in Isla Vista and they called me said Jordan something’s not right in
said Jordan something’s not right in
said Jordan something’s not right in this community I told them please come
this community I told them please come
this community I told them please come down to my house in Santa Barbara please
down to my house in Santa Barbara please
down to my house in Santa Barbara please just come stay with me I want you to be
just come stay with me I want you to be
just come stay with me I want you to be safe and so we looked that night on the
safe and so we looked that night on the
safe and so we looked that night on the internet for any type of news of what’s
internet for any type of news of what’s
internet for any type of news of what’s going on in our community and that
going on in our community and that
going on in our community and that morning we found out and we learned
morning we found out and we learned
morning we found out and we learned about Elliot Rodger this young man had
about Elliot Rodger this young man had
about Elliot Rodger this young man had written a manifesto one that was really
written a manifesto one that was really
written a manifesto one that was really dark and when I read it I really
dark and when I read it I really
dark and when I read it I really understood that this young man had
understood that this young man had
understood that this young man had rejected any semblance of community it
rejected any semblance of community it
rejected any semblance of community it broke my heart and so in his anger he
broke my heart and so in his anger he
broke my heart and so in his anger he had injured quite a bit of people this
had injured quite a bit of people this
had injured quite a bit of people this night killed his three roommates two
night killed his three roommates two
night killed his three roommates two young sorority women and an innocent
young sorority women and an innocent
young sorority women and an innocent bystander that was just trying to eat
bystander that was just trying to eat
bystander that was just trying to eat dinner
the response that I got was overwhelming
the response that I got was overwhelming I received calls from Gauchos near and
I received calls from Gauchos near and
I received calls from Gauchos near and far who just like Jordan how could this
far who just like Jordan how could this
far who just like Jordan how could this happen
happen
happen not our community and when I talk about
not our community and when I talk about
not our community and when I talk about this special community of being a gaucho
this special community of being a gaucho
this special community of being a gaucho every conversation that I had with my
every conversation that I had with my
every conversation that I had with my fellow Gauchos ended with please be safe
fellow Gauchos ended with please be safe
fellow Gauchos ended with please be safe I love you I was overwhelmed overwhelmed
I love you I was overwhelmed overwhelmed
I love you I was overwhelmed overwhelmed with so much emotion feeling helpless
with so much emotion feeling helpless
with so much emotion feeling helpless and just needing to do something and so
and just needing to do something and so
and just needing to do something and so I felt compelled and I created Project
I felt compelled and I created Project
I felt compelled and I created Project IV love out of this stuff I have the
IV love out of this stuff I have the
IV love out of this stuff I have the time I worked at a business that sold
time I worked at a business that sold
time I worked at a business that sold websites and so they had given me a
websites and so they had given me a
websites and so they had given me a website and said we love your cause and
website and said we love your cause and
website and said we love your cause and what was that cause to create some type
what was that cause to create some type
what was that cause to create some type of artwork or symbol for this community
of artwork or symbol for this community
of artwork or symbol for this community in Isla Vista and UCSB to never let this
in Isla Vista and UCSB to never let this
in Isla Vista and UCSB to never let this happen again so I started selling
happen again so I started selling
happen again so I started selling t-shirts with Gaucho strata on it and
t-shirts with Gaucho strata on it and
t-shirts with Gaucho strata on it and created a nice little logo for IV love
created a nice little logo for IV love
created a nice little logo for IV love and sold t-shirts with that as well this
and sold t-shirts with that as well this
and sold t-shirts with that as well this organization also gave me money to print
organization also gave me money to print
organization also gave me money to print flyers and I went door-to-door to
flyers and I went door-to-door to
flyers and I went door-to-door to businesses in Isla Vista and said please
businesses in Isla Vista and said please
businesses in Isla Vista and said please help me with my cause I got a call from
help me with my cause I got a call from
help me with my cause I got a call from Isla Vista Woodstock’s and they said we
Isla Vista Woodstock’s and they said we
Isla Vista Woodstock’s and they said we want to help you I was like all right
want to help you I was like all right
want to help you I was like all right let’s do it
let’s do it
let’s do it they had planned a day and reached out
they had planned a day and reached out
they had planned a day and reached out to deckers in appFolio and local
to deckers in appFolio and local
to deckers in appFolio and local businesses in Goleta and said let’s have
businesses in Goleta and said let’s have
businesses in Goleta and said let’s have pizza parties for for this cause we
pizza parties for for this cause we
pizza parties for for this cause we raised seven thousand dollars that day
raised seven thousand dollars that day
raised seven thousand dollars that day and really that turned my cause into a
and really that turned my cause into a
and really that turned my cause into a community cause I then received a call
community cause I then received a call
community cause I then received a call from Katia Armistead I laughed because
from Katia Armistead I laughed because
from Katia Armistead I laughed because we’re close now after this whole
we’re close now after this whole
we’re close now after this whole situation and she said Jordan what are
situation and she said Jordan what are
situation and she said Jordan what are you doing what are you trying to do and
you doing what are you trying to do and
you doing what are you trying to do and I explained to her I explained to her
I explained to her I explained to her
I explained to her I explained to her just exactly what I wanted to do help
just exactly what I wanted to do help
just exactly what I wanted to do help our community heal and so she quickly
our community heal and so she quickly
our community heal and so she quickly connected me with Rodney Gould of Isla
connected me with Rodney Gould of Isla
connected me with Rodney Gould of Isla Vista parking racks he’s right here and
Vista parking racks he’s right here and
Vista parking racks he’s right here and he was like Jordan I have an idea I have
he was like Jordan I have an idea I have
he was like Jordan I have an idea I have this undeveloped land right in south of
this undeveloped land right in south of
this undeveloped land right in south of people’s Park and I would this sir right
people’s Park and I would this sir right
people’s Park and I would this sir right in the center let’s make a garden
in the center let’s make a garden
in the center let’s make a garden let’s do it so we got to work we started
let’s do it so we got to work we started
let’s do it so we got to work we started digging up land making a pathway we had
digging up land making a pathway we had
digging up land making a pathway we had boulders delivered because you can get
boulders delivered because you can get
boulders delivered because you can get boulders delivered and set up cones and
boulders delivered and set up cones and
boulders delivered and set up cones and really got to work isla vista wood
really got to work isla vista wood
really got to work isla vista wood stocks continue to help us fundraise and
stocks continue to help us fundraise and
stocks continue to help us fundraise and we continue to just build momentum for
we continue to just build momentum for
we continue to just build momentum for our cause local nurseries heard about
our cause local nurseries heard about
our cause local nurseries heard about what we were doing and they said please
what we were doing and they said please
what we were doing and they said please we have native plants that we want to
we have native plants that we want to
we have native plants that we want to help with this as the next academic year
help with this as the next academic year
help with this as the next academic year started isla vista open lab was a class
started isla vista open lab was a class
started isla vista open lab was a class that my old art professor Kim Yasuda was
that my old art professor Kim Yasuda was
that my old art professor Kim Yasuda was teaching students had heard hey I heard
teaching students had heard hey I heard
teaching students had heard hey I heard that you want to create some type of
that you want to create some type of
that you want to create some type of benches for the victims and so we had
benches for the victims and so we had
benches for the victims and so we had connected with the parents of the
connected with the parents of the
connected with the parents of the victims and asked them for just a quick
victims and asked them for just a quick
victims and asked them for just a quick synopsis of who their student their
synopsis of who their student their
synopsis of who their student their child was so we worked with students you
child was so we worked with students you
child was so we worked with students you can see me there working with the class
can see me there working with the class
can see me there working with the class and we use reclaimed wood on the western
and we use reclaimed wood on the western
and we use reclaimed wood on the western edge of Isla Vista to create the tops of
edge of Isla Vista to create the tops of
edge of Isla Vista to create the tops of the benches and then a sleek still
the benches and then a sleek still
the benches and then a sleek still design to create the bottom right here
design to create the bottom right here
design to create the bottom right here we have Veronica Weiss she was a water
we have Veronica Weiss she was a water
we have Veronica Weiss she was a water polo player and as you can see we
polo player and as you can see we
polo player and as you can see we included her initials right in there
included her initials right in there
included her initials right in there Chris Michael Martinez was all about Zen
Chris Michael Martinez was all about Zen
Chris Michael Martinez was all about Zen and tranquility so we did our best to
and tranquility so we did our best to
and tranquility so we did our best to honor him with a nice little Zen garden
honor him with a nice little Zen garden
honor him with a nice little Zen garden James Hahn was engineer and loved you
James Hahn was engineer and loved you
James Hahn was engineer and loved you know tinkering with motherboards and
know tinkering with motherboards and
know tinkering with motherboards and stuff like that so we created this
stuff like that so we created this
stuff like that so we created this design for him Katie Cooper loved
design for him Katie Cooper loved
design for him Katie Cooper loved hummingbirds and butterflies and being
hummingbirds and butterflies and being
hummingbirds and butterflies and being in nature and we did our best to honor
in nature and we did our best to honor
in nature and we did our best to honor her
her
her George chin loved to volunteer and loved
George chin loved to volunteer and loved
George chin loved to volunteer and loved math so we tried to put as many math
math so we tried to put as many math
math so we tried to put as many math equations on there for him as possible
equations on there for him as possible
equations on there for him as possible and David wing this is actually the
and David wing this is actually the
and David wing this is actually the bench that I got the design he found he
bench that I got the design he found he
bench that I got the design he found he loved basketball as I do and so as you
loved basketball as I do and so as you
loved basketball as I do and so as you can see the little bumps make up the
can see the little bumps make up the
can see the little bumps make up the shape of the basketball we then said we
shape of the basketball we then said we
shape of the basketball we then said we need the community to own this so we
need the community to own this so we
need the community to own this so we asked the community to come out for many
asked the community to come out for many
asked the community to come out for many planting days community planting days
planting days community planting days
planting days community planting days and we took those native plants and we
and we took those native plants and we
and we took those native plants and we taught people how to take care and ten
taught people how to take care and ten
taught people how to take care and ten this garden and within a year we created
this garden and within a year we created
this garden and within a year we created Isla Vista love and remembrance garden
Isla Vista love and remembrance garden
Isla Vista love and remembrance garden and dedicate it to them on may 16th 2015
it took our community to come together
it took our community to come together it was a sad thing that happened but we
it was a sad thing that happened but we
it was a sad thing that happened but we all rallied together to raise $50,000 in
all rallied together to raise $50,000 in
all rallied together to raise $50,000 in our inaugural year and the Isla Vista 11
our inaugural year and the Isla Vista 11
our inaugural year and the Isla Vista 11 remembrance garden stands today in Iowa
remembrance garden stands today in Iowa
remembrance garden stands today in Iowa V in Ivy and I just want to say to you
V in Ivy and I just want to say to you
V in Ivy and I just want to say to you my name is Jordan Killebrew i’ma Gaucho
my name is Jordan Killebrew i’ma Gaucho
my name is Jordan Killebrew i’ma Gaucho that’s one part of my community what is
that’s one part of my community what is
that’s one part of my community what is yours
yours
yours [Applause]
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