Perloff Lecture: Safe for Whom?
While cyclists and pedestrians are vulnerable road users and face significant safety threats, environmental conditions in historically marginalized communities compound such vulnerability for people of color.
Events for May 9 - May 8
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Social Welfare Ph.D. Open Forum
ZoomThe Social Welfare Department is hosting biweekly open forums for PhD students, facilitated by Doctoral Program Chair, Ian Holloway. The fourth session for Winter Quarter will be held February 26th […]
‘I Matter’ Black History Symposium
A showcase of art and poetry from youth activists across the United States.
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.
Social Work, White Supremacy, and Racial Justice Symposium
Social work has a complex history of upholding White supremacy alongside a goal to achieve racial justice. Moreover, our profession simultaneously practices within racist systems and works to dismantle them. […]
Social Work, White Supremacy, and Racial Justice Symposium
Social work has a complex history of upholding White supremacy alongside a goal to achieve racial justice. Moreover, our profession simultaneously practices within racist systems and works to dismantle them. […]
‘She Said’ – How Journalist Megan Twohey Uncovered a Hollywood Scandal
ZoomThe Pulitzer Prize-winner will share insights and anecdotes from an investigation of Harvey Weinstein that changed the national conversation forever.
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.
