THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT

Mickey Flacks

January 18, 1940 – April 20, 2020

“Mickey Flacks will be remembered as a longtime active member and chair of the Santa Barbara County Housing Authority, a member of the Democratic Party central committee, a past chair of the ACLU, a pioneer in working for affirmative action policies in local government, and as being active in a number of local electoral campaigns over the past 50 years.”

Lifelong champion of social justice, women’s rights, peace, community planning and affordable housing.

Photo. “This is a book of two people who are living to build a movement for a better world and build a life together. It is a delicious read. And we are all better for the lives they led.” – Heather Booth