Social Justice Conference

Learn how public service careers contribute to the advancement of social justice. Apply online for this free conference.

‘Cool’ Street Art and Climate Change

Amped Kitchens South 661 E 62nd St, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join us for a viewing of the first environmental mural of its kind: a large-scale, public art piece made from cooling surface paint to raise awareness about rising temperatures in cities.

Asian American Women Who are Changing Media

Japanese American National Museum 100 North Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

A Luskin Lecture at the Japanese American National Museum focusing on Asian American women in film/tv/media who promote social change with their work.

Minor Geographies & the Activist Mode of Existence

Institute on Inequality and Democracy at UCLA Luskin invites you to join Michele Lancione to explore how or if it is even it possible to be an 'activist' and a 'researcher' at the same time.

Senior Fellows Breakfast

UCLA Faculty Center 480 Charles E Young Dr East, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The Senior Fellows Leadership Program kicks off another academic year with its annual invitation-only breakfast gathering.

Book Talk: Rethinking How Democratic Systems Work

Authors Nicolas Berggruen and Nathan Gardels will discuss their ideas for an alternative framework for governance during "Renovating Democracy: Governing in the Age of Globalization and Digital Capitalism."

Homelessness Amidst Prosperity: Charting a Way Forward

UCLA Ackerman Union Grand Ballroom 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Ananya Roy of the Institute on Inequality and Democracy at UCLA Luskin will analyze the causes of housing precarity, situating homelessness in the broader context of socioeconomic inequality.

Book Talk: ‘Locking Up Our Own’

California African American Museum 600 State Dr., Los Angeles, CA, United States

Luskin Lecture by author and Yale professor James Forman Jr., who will discuss his critically acclaimed 2017 book about minority incarceration.

Olympics and the Poor

Los Angeles Community Action Network 838 East 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Organizers from Japan and Los Angeles will speak about policing and the rights of the unhoused, highlighting how the Olympics have impacted the poor in cities around the world.

10 Questions: What Is Community?

Kaufman Hall 120 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture presents "10 Questions," with Jennifer Ferro, Kevin Kane and Ananya Roy, who will join Victoria Marks to explore the question "What is Community?"