Wachs Distinguished Lecture: Policing the Open Road
“Policing the Open Road” is a thought-provoking look at how the automobile fundamentally changed the nature of police work, and thus the conception of freedom and mobility, in the United States.
Events for Feb 20 - Feb 16
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Black Mayors and Leadership In the United States
Virtual CA, United StatesNewark Mayor Ras J. Baraka and a panel that includes UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge Director Paul Ong will discuss “The Wealth Gap” as part of a virtual series on Black mayors.
Book Talk Focusing on Mass Incarceration
Virtual CA, United StatesVirtual event featuring author Reuben J. Miller, a sociologist studying mass incarceration and former chaplain at the Cook County Jail in Chicago.
Perloff Lecture: Compton Cowboys and California Love
Multimedia artist Walter Thompson-Hernández shares from his book, “The Compton Cowboys,” and latest NPR podcast, "California Love," about coming of age in L.A.
UCLA Big Data and Politics Seminar
ZoomWebinar emphasizing the importance of studying coalitions among political actors, with new data on the politics of social media related to Pakistan’s 2018 general election.
César Chávez holiday
The Luskin School joins the entire UCLA campus in observing a holiday honoring labor leader and civil rights activist César Chávez.
Impacts of COVID-19 on the Unhoused in Los Angeles County
This Luskin Summit 2021 session will explore the magnitude of existing housing problems, particularly in communities of color, and focus on solutions to avoid repeating past policy mistakes.
Built Environment Vulnerability and COVID-19
Virtual CA, United StatesProfessor Paul Ong of the Center for Neighborhood Knowledge will examine possible links between infections and the built environment — crowding, household composition, access to open space.
Homes for All: Building Coalitions for Equitable Planning in L.A.
Virtual CA, United StatesLuskin Summit continues with a panel on lessons learned from coalitions across the U.S. that achieved political and legislative wins while strengthening protection for those vulnerable to housing displacement.
Social Work, White Supremacy and Racial Justice Symposium
One in a series of virtual symposia examining social welfare and social justice to reimagine the profession to achieve an anti-racist future.
