From Colorblindness to White Nationalism?: Emerging Racial Formations in the Trump Era

California Nanosystems Institute, UCLA Campus 570 Westwood Plaza , Los Angeles, CA, United States

Critical Race Studies Ninth Annual Symposium From Colorblindness to White Nationalism?: Emerging Racial Formations in the Trump Era Friday March 3rd, 2017 / California Nanosystems Institute, UCLA Campus Donald Trump’s political rise has been marked, and fueled, by a resurgent and explicit white nationalism. This would have been significant even had he merely been nominated […]

Making of a Movement: Origins of Black Lives Matter

Room 5391 Luskin School of Public Affairs Building 337 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Activist-in-Residence Funmilola Fagbamila of the Institute on Inequality and Democracy discusses the inception of Black Lives Matter, the importance of recalling and writing this history, and social justice activism today.

The Folklore of the Freeway

Westbound 300 S. Santa Fe Avenue, Suite N, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join Professor Eric Avila for drinks & discussion on the freeway revolt and how urban minority communities have used cultural expression to reclaim their place after they were divided by the interstate highway.

19th Annual UCLA MPP Alumni & Student Reception

National Center for the Preservation of Democracy 100-198 N Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Reconnect with classmates, network with fellow MPP alumni, meet current MPP students, and celebrate the 2017 MPP Alumna of the Year, Taz Ahmed MPP '07.

Digital Tools for Resistance

Workshop on Digital Tools for Resistance with representatives from ACLU SoCal and the Electronic Frontier Foundation about the paradoxes of online organizing and the possibilities of networked activism. See how to install and use Signal, a free app that protects privacy by encrypting messages automatically.

Community Collaborations Dinner

3rd Floor Commons 337 Charles E. Young Drive East, 3383 Public Affairs, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Meet, mingle, and eat with fellow Luskin students dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion to start building a community across departments.

Film Screening: We Are In It

UCLA Royce Hall 340 Royce Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

"We Are In It" chronicles the stories and journeys of five Houston residents and their attempt to find refuge in the American metropolis.