UCLA Luskin

Chat with the Chair Spring 2022
2022-04-19 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Public Affairs Building front lawn, 337 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
The Public Affairs Undergraduate Program invites you to attend the Spring 2022 Chat with the Chair for an opportunity to speak with the Department Chair, Dr. Meredith Phillips, Luskin counselors, and your peers! Enjoy a casual afternoon meeting your Luskin community while pastries, fruit, coffee, and tea. Students who attend the event will receive Luskin swag.

Regents Lecture: Nithya Raman
2022-04-14 18:00 - 19:00 | CA
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Building a Community of Yes for a More Equitable Los Angeles
Thursday, April 14, 6:00 p.m. Pacific time
Charles E. Young Grand Salon — Kerckhoff Hall on the UCLA campus
We know how to motivate people at the voting booth. Now, how do we keep the electorate engaged to achieve a greater L.A.? Hear from Nithya Raman, urban planner, working mother, immigrant to America, and member of the Los Angeles City Council representing District 4. Her priorities include delivering compassionate and effective services for people experiencing homelessness, building more affordable housing, and moving urgently to meet the city’s climate goals.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Nithya Raman ran for City Council in 2019 and won a historic victory, becoming the first Asian-American woman and the first South Asian ever to serve on the City Council, and the first challenger in 17 years to defeat a sitting City Council member.
Since taking office, Raman has prioritized delivering compassionate and effective services for people experiencing homelessness, building more affordable housing, and moving with greater urgency to meet our city’s climate goals.
This event is part of the Urban Planning at 50 celebration at UCLA Luskin.
COVID Protocols
UCLA COVID protocols are in alignment with guidance from the California and Los Angeles County public health departments and in some cases surpass state and county requirements.

Face masks are mandatory at all indoor events. Attendees should also wear masks while waiting in line to enter the venue.
UCLA students, faculty and staff attending an indoor event must show their Symptom Monitoring Survey clearance certificate for that day to gain entry.
Non-affiliates — those attendees who are not members of the UCLA community — must show proof of being fully vaccinated or proof of a negative antigen test within 1 day, or PCR test within 2 days.
Results of both PCR and antigen tests are acceptable as proof.
Attendees showing proof of a negative test must provide a photo ID and documentation from a test provider or lab (either printed or on a smartphone) that includes the test result, the person’s name, the date of the test and the type of test.
Eating and drinking are prohibited at indoor events.

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Discussion on Los Angeles County’s Climate Vulnerability Assessment
2022-04-11 10:00 - 11:30 | CA
The USC Schwarzenegger Institute, the UCLA Luskin Center, and the Los Angeles Business Council invite you to join the Los Angeles County Chief Sustainability Office for a discussion of the Los Angeles County Climate Vulnerability Assessment.
Just over two years ago, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted the OurCounty Sustainability Plan, which set forth a bold, people-centered vision for making our communities healthier, more equitable, economically stronger, and better prepared for the future. The OurCounty Plan directed the preparation of this Climate Vulnerability Assessment to help understand the risks and challenges that a changing climate will bring to people living in Los Angeles County.
This event will include an overview of the Climate Vulnerability Assessment, what it means for different communities in Los Angeles, and discuss strategies to adapt Los Angeles to a changing climate.
Speakers:

Holly Mitchell, Los Angeles Supervisor
Ricardo Lara, California Insurance Commissioner
Fran Pavley, Environmental Policy Director, USC Schwarzenegger Institute
Gary Gero, Chief Sustainability Officer, Los Angeles County
Jisung Park, Assistant Professor, UCLA, and Associate Director, UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
Mary Leslie, President, Los Angeles Business Council

Perloff Lecture: Michael Méndez
2022-04-07 12:30 - 14:00 | Room 5391 Luskin School of Public Affairs Building, 337 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Tainted Grapes, Tainted Lungs: Extreme Wildfire Impacts to Undocumented Latina/o and Indigenous Migrants — As climate change advances, communities across the United States are adapting to the increasing threat of wildfires. In this lecture, Michael Méndez, assistant professor of environmental policy and planning at UC Irvine, explores why it is crucial to understand how climate disasters amplify existing inequalities and how to lessen the resulting harms, in particular for stigmatized populations including undocumented Latino/a and Indigenous migrants. A visiting scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Méndez was previously a faculty fellow at the Yale School of the Environment and has more than a decade of experience in the public and private sectors.
This event is part of the Urban Planning at 50 celebration at UCLA Luskin.

Luskin Lecture: E.J. Dionne and Miles Rapoport
2022-04-07 11:45 - 13:30 | CA
This in-person Luskin Lecture will feature a discussion with the authors of “100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting,” by E.J. Dionne and Miles Rapoport.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m. The authors’ discussion will begin at 12:30 p.m.
RSVP HERE
About the Book
A timely and paradigm-shifting argument that all members of a democracy must participate in elections, by a leading political expert and Washington Post journalist.
Americans are required to pay taxes, serve on juries, get their kids vaccinated, get driver’s licenses, and sometimes go to war for their country. So why not ask—or require—every American to vote?
In “100% Democracy (The New Press),” E.J. Dionne and Miles Rapoport argue that universal participation in our elections should be a cornerstone of our system. It would be the surest way to protect against voter suppression and the active disenfranchisement of a large share of our citizens. And it would create a system true to the Declaration of Independence’s aspirations by calling for a government based on the consent of all of the governed.
It’s not as radical or utopian as it sounds: In Australia, where everyone is required to vote (Australians can vote “none of the above,” but they have to show up), 91.9 percent of Australians voted in the last major election in 2019, versus 60.1 percent in America’s 2016 presidential race. Australia hosts voting-day parties and actively celebrates this key civic duty.
It is time for the United States to take a major leap forward and recognize voting as both a fundamental civil right and a solemn civic duty required of every eligible U.S. citizen.
About the Authors
E.J. Dionne is the author of “Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country,” also with Rapoport. He is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a syndicated columnist for the Washington Post, a university professor at Georgetown University, and a visiting professor at Harvard University. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland.
Miles Rapoport is the senior practice fellow in American democracy at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School. He formerly served in the Connecticut state legislature and as secretary of the state. He also served as president of Demos and of Common Cause. He lives in West Hartford, Connecticut.
COVID Protocols
UCLA COVID protocols are in alignment with guidance from the California and Los Angeles County public health departments and in some cases surpass state and county requirements.

Face masks are mandatory at all indoor events. Attendees should also wear masks while waiting in line to enter the venue.
UCLA students, faculty and staff attending an indoor event must show their Symptom Monitoring Survey clearance certificate for that day to gain entry.
Non-affiliates — those attendees who are not members of the UCLA community — must show proof of being fully vaccinated or proof of a negative antigen test within 1 day, or PCR test within 2 days.
Results of both PCR and antigen tests are acceptable as proof.
Attendees showing proof of a negative test must provide a photo ID and documentation from a test provider or lab (either printed or on a smartphone) that includes the test result, the person’s name, the date of the test and the type of test.
Eating and drinking are prohibited at indoor events.

Parking and Transit
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UCLA Visitor Parking

Parking Structure 2 602 Charles E. Young Drive, East, Los Angeles, CA 90095
How to Pay $3.00-$14.00 (one hour – all day)

Luskin Lecture: Mary Nichols
2022-04-04 18:15 - 19:30 | CA
Mary Nichols’ Bold Roadmap to Cleaner Transportation
Monday, April 4, 6:15 p.m. Pacific time
Charles E. Young Grand Salon — Kerckhoff Hall on the UCLA campus
Environmentalist Mary Nichols helped lead California’s internationally recognized efforts to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions during four terms as chair of the California Air Resources Board. Her legacy has encouraged policymakers to cut emissions from the transportation sector — the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the state and nation. Learn from Nichols’ deep experience during this conversation about how government leaders should take bold, equity-focused action. Nichols will be joined by UCLA transportation equity scholar Tierra Bills and Colleen Callahan, the co-executive director of the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Nichols has held leadership roles with environmental agencies at the national level, and TIME magazine has included her among the world’s 100 most influential people. She is currently distinguished counsel at the UCLA School of Law and the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. Nichols was inaugural director of UCLA’s Institute of Environment and Sustainability and is a former advisory board member at the Luskin Center for Innovation.
Bills holds a joint faculty appointment at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and the Samueli School of Engineering. Callahan earned her master’s in urban planning at UCLA.
COVID Protocols
UCLA COVID protocols are in alignment with guidance from the California and Los Angeles County public health departments and in some cases surpass state and county requirements.

Face masks are mandatory at all indoor events. Attendees should also wear masks while waiting in line to enter the venue.
UCLA students, faculty and staff attending an indoor event must show their Symptom Monitoring Survey clearance certificate for that day to gain entry.
Non-affiliates — those attendees who are not members of the UCLA community — must show proof of being fully vaccinated or proof of a negative antigen test within 1 day, or PCR test within 2 days.
Results of both PCR and antigen tests are acceptable as proof.
Attendees showing proof of a negative test must provide a photo ID and documentation from a test provider or lab (either printed or on a smartphone) that includes the test result, the person’s name, the date of the test and the type of test.
Eating and drinking are prohibited at indoor events.

Parking and Transit
Getting to UCLA

Walk
Bike
Public Transit
Carpool
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UCLA Visitor Parking

Parking Structure 2 602 Charles E. Young Drive, East, Los Angeles, CA 90095
How to Pay $3.00-$14.00 (one hour – all day)

Global Mini-Summit: Gender Equality Through Sport
2022-04-01 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual, CA, United States
LUSKIN SUMMIT 2022: Research in Action

This is the last of three sessions being organized by Global Public Affairs at UCLA Luskin as a Global Mini-Summit in cooperation with the UCLA International Institute to focus on policy issues from an international perspective.

FRIDAY, APRIL 1

Reimagining Gender Equality Through Sport
Sport is known to improve physical and mental health, promote well-being, and advance economic and societal goals. Sport for Development (S4D) is the use of sport to achieve these objectives at the individual, community, national and international levels, and the power of sport to address gender inequality has gained recent recognition. This online session led by professor Manisha Shah of the Global Lab for Research in Action at UCLA Luskin will feature conversations and a brief Q&A about both the global landscape of S4D and its implications for the United States. Panelists will discuss emerging research that demonstrates how sport can be used to advance gender justice around the world, offering lessons not only relevant to practitioners and policymakers, but also to parents, teachers and even adolescents themselves.

Faculty Hosts

Professor Manisha Shah, the Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr. chair at UCLA Luskin; co-founder and faculty director of Global Lab for Research in Action
Stephen Commins, lecturer in urban planning and associate director for Global Public Affairs at the Luskin School

Panelists

Jeff DeCelles, technical director, Curriculum & Training, Grassroot Soccer
Julia Menefield Lankford, director of operations, Laureus Sport for Good Foundation of America
Meredith Whitley, associate professor, co-editor, Adelphi University & Journal of Sport for Development

Remarks

Stephen Cheung, LAEDC chief operating officer & president World Trade Center LA; Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation & LA World Trade Center

Also in the Luskin Summit
April 22: Presentation by Zev Yaroslavsky of the Luskin School about the results of the seventh annual Quality of Life Index.

Notes:

Details about participants in the various panel discussions are being released as sessions draw near and will also be posted on the Summit registration page.
All events will allow for remote access. Any in-person presentations that occur will be planned in full accordance with the latest UCLA and Los Angeles County COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Visit the LUSKIN SUMMIT LANDING PAGE for more information on future Summit sessions.

Tobacco Use Among Transgender Young Adults
2022-03-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual, CA, United States
In honor of LGBTQ Health Week and Transgender Day of Visibility, UCLA Hub for Health Intervention, Policy and Practice, in partnership with the Los Angeles LGBT Center and WeBreathe, is hosting a free one-hour webinar to share information from our study on tobacco use among trans and gender-nonconforming young people in California and the marketing strategies that target LGBT people. The study is funded by the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program.
Featured speakers include Evan Kruger (Tulane University), Dannie Ceseña (WeBreathe) and Ian Holloway (UCLA).

Meet the Mayoral Candidates Series: Mike Feuer
2022-03-15 18:30 - 20:00 | The Wilshire Ebell of Los Angeles, 743 SOUTH LUCERNE BOULEVARD, Los Angeles, CA, 90005, United States
The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs is a promotional partner with the Los Angeles World Affairs Council and Town Hall for a series of events relating to the upcoming election of a new mayor for Los Angeles.
The series will continue at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 15, with a session featuring candidate Mike Feuer, the Los Angeles city attorney.
This event and other sessions in the series will feature the major candidates live, in front of a public audience, to discuss why they are qualified to be Los Angeles’ next leader.
Feuer has been L.A.’s chief lawyer and prosecutor since July 2013. According to his bio on the city attorney’s website, he has brought an innovative, problem-solving focus that combines fair and effective prosecution with initiatives to improve public safety and the quality of life throughout the city. Feuer’s office also has been at the forefront of key national issues ranging from gun violence prevention and consumer protection to justice system reform and successful challenges to Trump Administration policies relating to public safety, and the fair allocation of federal funding and political representation.
Each session in the series features a live audience Q&A moderated by series host Dan Schnur, a professor of political science and former political consultant.
Sessions are free of charge with registration; proof of vaccination for COVID-19 is also required.
Free of charge with REGISTRATION

CORONAVIRUS SAFETY PROTOCOLS: The Ebell of Los Angeles has a visitor policy in accordance with the City of Los Angeles vaccination ordinance. In order to attend this event, all visitors ages 12 and up are required to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination along with a valid ID.
PARKING: There is free parking for guests of The Ebell of Los Angeles at the lot located on Lucerne Boulevard, directly across from the venue. ADA parking is available in The Ebell of Los Angeles lot located on Fremont Place.

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A Conversation with Meyer Luskin
2022-03-03 12:30 - 13:30 | Room 4357 Public Affairs Building, 337 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Have you ever wanted to learn more about the man that our School is named after and why he cares so much about our program? Have you ever wondered if it would be possible to meet him in person? You can!
Join us on Thursday, March 3, to hear about Meyer Luskin’s entrepreneurship journey and leadership skills and learn how to apply them to your future endeavors.
Register Today!
Boxed lunches will be provided to registered attendees and will be distributed after the event to adhere to health guidelines for indoor activities.
Compliance with UCLA and Los Angeles County COVID-19 health and safety protocols are required during all in-person events.
Meyer Luskin left his investment counselor business in 1961 to become president of Scope Industries, a company in the food waste recycling industry. He currently serves as its chairman and chief executive officer.
He is an investor and director in a number of private and public companies. He served as chairman of the Orthopedic Institute for Children and the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center, and is currently on the Board of Directors of both organizations. He also serves as a director for Alliance for College Ready Public Schools, UCLA Foundation, Jazz Bakery, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, OSI Systems, Inc. and Myricom, Inc.
Luskin graduated from Roosevelt High School in Boyle Heights. While attending UCLA, he served two and a half years in the U.S. Air Force before receiving a bachelor of arts degree in economics in 1949. He earned his master’s in business administration from Stanford University in 1951. He is married to Renee Luskin and they have three children and four grandchildren.

The Future of L.A.'s Transit Oriented Communities Program
2022-03-02 12:30 - 14:00 | Virtual, CA, United States
Joint endeavor of the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies and UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate
Zoom Webinar Registration URL:
https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eebKygQRRT-VLApDlyOpgg
Wednesday, March 2nd, 12:30pm – 2:00pm (PT)
The Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) incentive program turns five this year. In that time, it’s become Los Angeles’ most effective housing production tool, with more than 35,000 units proposed by developers including roughly 25% reserved for low-income households — all within ½-mile of high quality transit service. The TOC program includes several innovative policies such as expedited approvals and encouraging production of homes for extremely low-income households, but it’s also been criticized for lacking tenant protections and not applying to transit-accessible areas where multifamily housing is banned. On March 2nd, join us as our guests discuss lessons from the first five years of TOC, and where the program — and the city — are headed next.
PANELISTS & MODERATOR:
Michael Manville
Michael Manville is Associate Professor of Urban Planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. Both his research and teaching focus on the relationships between transportation and land use, and on local public finance. Much of his research concerns the tendency of local governments to hide the costs of driving in the property market, through land use restrictions intended to fight traffic congestion. These land use laws only sometimes reduce congestion, and can profoundly influence the supply and price of housing.
Dr. Manville’s research has been published in journals of planning, economics, urban studies, and sociology. He has received research funding from University Transportation Centers, from the John Randolph Haynes Foundation, and the TransitCenter, among others. He has consulted for developers, environmental groups, local governments, and the United Nations.
Matthew Glesne
Matthew Glesne is a Senior City Planner for the Los Angeles Department of City Planning. In this position he leads theDepartment’s Housing Policy Unit, which is responsible for developing various citywide housing related initiatives. He iscurrently heading the City’s update to the Housing Element and has recently led the development of the City’s Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) policy, the Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) affordable housing incentive program, the Home Sharing Ordinance, the Affordable Housing Linkage Fee, Permanent Supportive Housing Ordinance, as well as coordinating the implementation of state legislation. He has a Master’s Degree in Urban and Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago and an Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Alex Pratt
Alex Pratt manages and oversees all aspects of development in Los Angeles and the surrounding counties, as well as Northern California and Texas from the company’s West Los Angeles office. His responsibilities encompass site acquisition, obtaining entitlements, feasibility analysis, project scheduling, securing public and private financing and overseeing construction and marketing. Mr. Pratt has focused on the revitalization of urban communities for the past 20 years working in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. He has developed multifamily affordable, mixed-use, and transit-oriented housing, as well as single family homes. Mr. Pratt holds a Juris Doctorate and a Master of Real Estate Development degree from the University of Southern California and BA in Economics from the University of Michigan.
Laura Raymond
Laura Raymond is the Director of the Alliance for Community Transit- Los Angeles, where she directs the coalition’s strategic plans, budget, and staff. Over the last 20 years, she has been active in leading a wide range of campaigns, civil and human rights projects and has built and coordinated numerous social justice coalitions. Immediately prior to ACT-LA, she spent 6 years managing advocacy campaigns with the Center for Constitutional Rights. She holds a Master’s degree in Leadership and Management, with a concentration in Policy Advocacy from the School for International Training, and a BA in Community Studies from University of Santa Cruz.

Global Mini-Summit: Cities and Global Climate Justice
2022-03-02 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual, CA, United States
LUSKIN SUMMIT 2022: Research in Action

This is the second of three sessions being organized by Global Public Affairs at UCLA Luskin as a Global Mini-Summit in cooperation with the UCLA International Institute to focus on policy issues from an international perspective.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2

Cities and Global Climate Justice
As climate change becomes increasingly urgent, cities around the world are making ambitious plans to mitigate its causes and adapt to its impacts. Too often these plans are unjust. Plans meant to adapt to climate change impacts or protect the city might do so only in unequal ways, or threaten to displace marginalized residents in vulnerable places. This online session led by author and professor Kian Goh of the UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy explores how grassroots climate justice activists in cities around the world fight back against unjust plans, build power among their constituents, and propose alternatives for a climate-just future.

February-April: Additional online webinars on various topics, many with a global perspective.

End of April: Presentation by Zev Yaroslavsky of the Luskin School about the results of the seventh annual Quality of Life Index.
Notes:

Details about participants in the various panel discussions are being released as sessions draw near and will also be posted on the Summit registration page.
All events will allow for remote access. Any in-person presentations that occur will be planned in full accordance with the latest UCLA and Los Angeles County COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Visit the LUSKIN SUMMIT LANDING PAGE for more information on future Summit sessions.

Q&A With the Filmmakers of 'Summer of Soul'
2022-02-28 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual, CA, United States
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UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs invites you to a moderated discussion with Producer, Joseph Patel, and Art Director Consultant, Frank William Miller Jr. as they discuss the making of the multi-award-winning documentary film, Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised).
The first 200 registrants will be provided with links to view the film for a week prior to the Q&A. Each unique registrant will be emailed directly by Luskin Events with an access code. Those with a subscription to Hulu should also be able to access the film in advance without use of an access code.
About the film
In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary—part music film, part historical record created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park). The footage was never seen and largely forgotten–until now. SUMMER OF SOUL shines a light on the importance of history to our spiritual well-being and stands as a testament to the healing power of music during times of unrest, both past and present. The feature includes never-before-seen concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension and more. “Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not be Televised),” is the first official project under the recently announced Onyx Collective brand.
Moderators

Lee Ann S. Wang, Assistant Professor; and
Taylor Reed, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Social Welfare at UCLA Luskin

Speakers

Frank William Miller Jr.
Art Director Consultant @Summer of Soul
Frank has over 15 years of design and art direction experience in both corporate and entertainment sectors. He served as the Digital Brand Manager and Art Director at HOT 97 the #1 Hip Hop and R&B radio station in New York, managing the station’s visual presence online on the street, as well as their massive annual summer concert Summer Jam, as an Online Producer for Rockstar Games working on record setting titles such as Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto 5, as the Art Director at Italian Wine Merchants in New York City’s Union Square, and recently as a Marketing Designer for Complex Magazine’s west coast office. He’s balanced that time working on passion projects with music creatives such as A Tribe Called Quest and The Roots, special projects for apparel brands such as Nike and 10.Deep, and educational equity and non-profits such as University Beyond Bars through which he’s taught a volunteer intro to graphic design course at the largest state prison in Washington.

Joseph Patel
Producer @Summer of Soul
Joseph Patel is an award-winning Producer, Director, and Writer on documentaries and short films. He recently produced the feature documentary, Summer Of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised), directed by Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson, winner of both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award for US Documentary at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Patel began his career as a music & culture journalist. He went on to produce and direct television and digital content for MTV News & Docs and Vice Media, and served as Content and Creative Director at The FADER and Vevo. Patel is Producing and Directing an upcoming documentary based on the best-selling book, Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop with Vikki Tobak and Fab 5 Freddy.

Hosted by UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Sponsored by:
Departments of Social Welfare, Urban Planning, Public Policy, and Undergraduate Program
D3 Initiative
Social Welfare Department, Diversity, Equity

COMMON GROUND: A Festival for Intergenerational Public Space
2022-02-26 13:00 - 15:00 | 739 South Coronado Street, Los Angeles, CA 90057, 739 South Coronado Street, Los Angeles, 90057
DATE: Saturday, February 26, 2022
TIME: 1 – 3 p.m. (orchestra performance begins at 1:30 p.m.)
PLACE: Golden Age Park, 739 S Coronado St, Los Angeles, CA 90057
REGISTER here >>

This event highlights a new neighborhood amenity: Golden Age Park. Despite the park’s intentional design which emphasizes intergenerational needs, the park remains relatively unknown in the neighborhood. This event is intended to celebrate the park and the community with an afternoon of performances, games, community building, and food! The program will feature a performance by the Heart of Los Angeles’ newly formed Intergenerational Orchestra. We hope you will join us!
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TERRENO COMÚN, Un Festival de Espacio Público Intergeneracional
1 – 3 p.m. (La presentación de la orquesta comienza a la 1:30 pm)
Este evento destaca un nuevo destino en el vecindario: Golden Age Park. A pesar del diseño intencional que enfatiza necesidades intergeneracionales, el parque sigue siendo relativamente desconocido en el vecindario. ¡Este evento está destinado a celebrar el parque y la comunidad con una tarde de presentaciones, juegos, actividades comunitarias y comida! El programa contará con la actuación de la Orquesta Intergeneracional de Heart of Los Angeles. ¡Esperamos que se unan a nuestra celebración!

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This event is part of a series presented by UN(COMMON) Public Space Group, wtih support from the Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert Foundation, UCLA’s Urban Humanities Initiative and the UCLA Luskin Urban Planning Department.

Note: This event will adhere to UCLA and Los Angeles County COVID-19 health and safety protocols. Masks are not required, but recommended, for outdoor events.

Global Mini-Summit: International Approaches to Housing Policy
2022-02-23 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual, CA, United States
LUSKIN SUMMIT 2022: Research in Action

This is the first of three sessions being organized by Global Public Affairs at UCLA Luskin as a Global Mini-Summit in cooperation with the UCLA International Institute to focus on policy issues from an international perspective.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 23
International Approaches to Housing Policy: Lesson for California
Housing costs in California continue to soar without sign of abatement, so we turn abroad to look for policy inspiration. This online session led by professor Paavo Monkkonen of the Latin American Cities Initiative at UCLA Luskin will bring the knowledge and experience of high-level officials and policy experts from countries with notable and varied approaches to addressing housing challenges. Examples include representatives from a municipal housing agency or social housing association in Europe (both Helsinki’s and Paris’ are well-known); Singapore’s Housing Development Board, a public provider of homeownership opportunities; Japan’s National Spatial Planning and Regional Policy Bureau, which oversees zoning from a higher level of government than in the United States; and a housing secretary from Latin America (Mexico or Chile).
February-April: Additional online webinars on various topics, many with a global perspective.

End of April: Presentation by Zev Yaroslavsky of the Luskin School about the results of the seventh annual Quality of Life Index.
Notes:

Details about participants in the various panel discussions are being released as sessions draw near and will also be posted on the Summit registration page.
All events will allow for remote access. Any in-person presentations that occur will be planned in full accordance with the latest UCLA and Los Angeles County COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Visit the LUSKIN SUMMIT LANDING PAGE for more information on future Summit sessions.

Meet the Mayoral Candidates Series: Joe Buscaino
2022-02-15 18:30 - 20:00 | The Wilshire Ebell of Los Angeles, 743 SOUTH LUCERNE BOULEVARD, Los Angeles, CA, 90005, United States
The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs is a promotional partner with the Los Angeles World Affairs Council and Town Hall for a series of events relating to the upcoming election of a new mayor for Los Angeles.
The series will kick off at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 15, with a session featuring candidate Joe Buscaino, a member of the Los Angeles City Council.
This event and future sessions in the series will feature the major candidates live, in front of a public audience, to discuss why they are qualified to be Los Angeles’ next leader.
Councilman Buscaino represents the 15th District, which includes the communities of Harbor City, Harbor Gateway, San Pedro, Watts and Wilmington, as well as the Port of Los Angeles. He has served as the chair of the City’s Trade, Travel and Tourism Committee since 2017. The committee oversees the Port of Los Angeles — the busiest container port in the United States— as well as LAX, the second-busiest airport in the United States, plus the L.A. Tourism and Convention Board.
Each session will feature a live audience Q&A, moderated by series host Dan Schnur, a professor of political science and former political consultant.
Sessions are free of charge with registration; proof of vaccination for COVID-19 is also required.
Free of charge with REGISTRATION

CORONAVIRUS SAFETY PROTOCOLS: The Ebell of Los Angeles has a visitor policy in accordance with the City of Los Angeles vaccination ordinance. In order to attend this event, all visitors ages 12 and up are required to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination along with a valid ID.
PARKING: There is free parking for guests of The Ebell of Los Angeles at the lot located on Lucerne Boulevard, directly across from the venue. ADA parking is available in The Ebell of Los Angeles lot located on Fremont Place.

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Luskin Summit 2022: Safeguarding Our Democracy
2022-02-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual, CA, United States
LUSKIN SUMMIT 2022: Research in Action

TUESDAY, FEB. 15
Safeguarding Our Democracy
This online session led by professor Matt Barreto of the UCLA Voting Rights Project will take a close look at restrictive voting efforts in 47 states, particularly legislative attempts to stifle the voting rights of communities of color in Arizona, Georgia and Texas.
February-April: Additional online webinars on various topics, many with a global perspective.

End of April: Presentation by Zev Yaroslavsky of the Luskin School about the results of the seventh annual Quality of Life Index.
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Details about participants in the various panel discussions are being released as sessions draw near and will also be posted on the Summit registration page.
All events will allow for remote access. Any in-person presentations that occur will be planned in full accordance with the latest UCLA and Los Angeles County COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Visit the LUSKIN SUMMIT LANDING PAGE for more information on future Summit sessions.

'Beyond Allyship: Disability Rights and Public Service'
2022-02-08 15:30 - 17:00 | Zoom
The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Undergraduate Program invites you to a conversation with Judith Heumann and Fernando Torres-Gil. The conversation will focus on how individuals and organizations can move beyond disability allyship to engage in coalition building and adopt an intersectional approach to policy making. This session is open to student leaders pursuing careers in public service who are interested in examining the intersections of disability, public service, and advocacy. Participants are invited to submit questions to help guide the conversation.
The event will have CART captioning, ASL interpretation, and be recorded.
For questions about the event, please email undergraduateinfo@luskin.ucla.edu.
For a full schedule of the UCLA Regents’ Lecture with Judith Heumann, click here.

REGISTRATION
Register to receive the Zoom meeting link here.

SPEAKERS
Judith Heumann
About Judith Heumann: Judy is a lifelong advocate for the rights of disabled people. She has been instrumental in the development and implementation of legislation, such as Section 504, the Individuals with Education Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Her memoir, “Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist“, co-authored by Kristen Joiner, was published in 2020. She is also featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary, “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution“, directed by James LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham. Judy produces a podcast called “The Heumann Perspective“, which features a variety of members from the disability community.
Judy serves on a number of nonprofit boards, including the American Association of People with Disabilities, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Humanity and Inclusion and Human Rights Watch. She is also a founding member of the Berkeley Center for Independent Living. Prior to starting the Judith Heumann LLC, she served in the Clinton and Obama administrations.
You can purchase a signed copy of Judith Heumann’s memoir, “Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist,” at the UCLA Store here.
Fernando Torres-Gil
Fernando M. Torres-Gil’s multifaceted career spans the academic, professional, and policy arenas. He is a Professor of Social Welfare and Public Policy at UCLA, an Adjunct Professor of Gerontology at USC, and Director of the UCLA Center for Policy Research on Aging. His academic contributions have earned him membership in the prestigious Academies of Public Administration, Gerontology and Social Insurance. His research spans important topics of health and long-term care, disability, entitlement reform, and the politics of aging.
In 2010 he received his third presidential appointment (with Senate Confirmation) when President Barack Obama appointed him as Vice Chair of the National Council on Disability, an independent federal agency that reports to the Congress and White House on federal matters related to disability policy. During his public service in Washington, D.C., he also served as Staff Director of the U.S. House Select Committee on Aging. For a complete bio click here.

'The Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods'
2022-02-02 12:30 - 14:00 | Zoom
Join the Lewis Center for a book talk with Alex Bitterman and Daniel B. Hess, editors of a new book examining the significance of gay neighborhoods, or “gayborhoods”. “The Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods” looks at critical periods of formation during the gay liberation and freedom movements of the 1960s and 1970s to proven durability through the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and finally a mature plateau since 2000. The book provides a framework for contemplating the future form and function of gay neighborhoods.
The editors will cover the history and future of gayborhoods including changes resulting from gentrification, weakening social stigma, and enhanced rights for LGBTQ+ people. The current “plateau” in the evolution of gay neighborhoods is characterized by generational differences — between baby boomer pioneers and millennials who favor broad inclusivity — signaling various possible trajectories for the future of these important LGBTQ+ urban spaces.
Moderator:
Madeline Brozen, Deputy Director, Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Speakers:
Alex Bitterman, Professor of Architecture and Design, Alfred State University of New York
Daniel B. Hess, Professor and Chair of Urban Planning, University at Buffalo, State University of New York. Hess is a PhD alum of the UCLA Urban Planning department.
This event is supported by the UCLA Center for the Study of Women, the Williams Institute and the UCLA LGBTQ Campus Resource Center.

Advancing Criminal Justice Reform Through a 21st Century Latinx Lens
2022-01-21 12:00 - 16:00, 2022-01-20 09:00 - 13:00 | Virtual, CA, United States
Building off of our first convening held in May of 2021, this virtual gathering will focus on the interconnected and diverse experiences of the nation’s Latinx communities, and upcoming opportunities in 2022 to build power and advance necessary reforms and transformations within the nation’s justice system.
Through a curated agenda that touches on the wide spectrum of criminal justice experiences in the U.S. from a Latinx lens, this convening will showcase how criminal justice is a Latinx issue, and elevate models for cross-sectoral and multi-ethnic/multi-racial solidarity that seek to achieve substantive policy change and broader collective liberation.
The convening will culminate in the creation of a shared policy agenda that will inform federal, state, and local policy and organizing campaigns that seek to advance criminal justice reform for all.
For more information, please contact Gabriella Carmona, Policy Analyst at the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative, at GabriellaCarmona@Luskin.UCLA.org

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The Failure of American Housing and the Rise of Tenant Power
2022-01-21 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
In his latest book Professor Andrew Ross exposes the overlooked housing crisis sweeping America’s suburbs and rural areas, where residents suffer ongoing trauma, poverty, and nihilism. As an unhoused Angeleno, 2022 UCLA Activist-in-Residence Theo Henderson will bring his first hand experience to the conversation while also lifting up the voices of the unhoused community of Los Angeles as he has done in his podcast “We the Unhoused.”

Moderated by:

Hannah Appel, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Global Studies and Associate Faculty Director of the UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy.

Chaired by:

Ananya Roy, Professor of Urban Planning, Social Welfare and Geography and inaugural Director of the UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy.

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Partnership Models for Increasing Park Access
2022-01-19 12:30 - 14:00 | Virtual, CA, United States
Wednesday, Jan. 19
12:30 – 2 p.m. PST
Virtual Event
Parks provide opportunities for people to be physically active, spend time in nature, and connect socially with others. Yet over half of Los Angeles County’s population lives in neighborhoods without access to parks and open space with the majority of high-need areas being concentrated in low-income communities of color.
LA County has an opportunity to address these decades-long issues through increased resources provided by the passage of Measure A. But money alone is not enough to address inequity. This event will delve into the importance of partnership models to advance park equity in the LA region, including examining the recently opened Golden Age Park.
Moderator
Madeline Brozen, Lewis Center
Panelists
Louie Leiva, cityLAB UCLA
Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Miguel Velasquez, Saint Barnabas Senior Services

Critical Planning Journal: Call for Submissions
2022-01-15 | Los Angeles, CA, United States
What does planning for just futures look like? Or, put another way, can planning be saved? Such questions ask us to think both within the field of planning and beyond it, to undo planning and recreate it.
Critical Planning, the graduate-student-run journal of UCLA Urban Planning, invites submission for Volume 26: Just Futures. The editors invite pieces that elucidate and elevate practices of and toward just futures. We are interested in submissions that interrogate the boundaries or limits of planning, whether as a profession, as a field of scholarship, or as an insurgent practice for realizing more just futures. To that end we encourage submissions from multiple disciplines and practices including but not limited to urban planning, history, art, architecture, ethnic studies, gender studies, geography, sociology, or anthropology. We welcome both traditional academic formats as well as multimedia, multisensory submissions.
EXTENDED DEADLINE for submissions: Jan 15, 2022
Anticipated publication date: Fall of 2022.
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What Happens Next? UCLA MPP Acceptance & Rejection Talk
2021-12-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
While this webinar is meant to help prospective students prepare for the outcome of their admission decision, it’s additionally meant to help prospective students get over the fear of rejection in relation to applying to graduate school. We will also review helpful strategies for strengthening your application, including tips for letters of recommendation, resume and statement of purpose.

Native American Heritage Speaker Series
2021-12-03 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual, CA, United States
A speaker series commemorating Native American Heritage Month will highlight the broad range of UCLA scholarship about issues related to Indigenous people. The series is designed to provide a less academic and more informal platform for Native American faculty to share their research and insights, said Associate Professor of Public Policy Randall Akee, who chairs UCLA’s American Indian studies interdepartmental program.
During the four-part virtual series, Indigenous scholars on the university’s faculty will give brief overviews of their current research, then conduct interactive discussions with the moderator and audience members. Topics will include the experiences of Native Americans in higher education and the relationship between Indigenous groups and land-grant institutions.
RSVP HERE to receive a link to view the series.
SCHEDULE OF SPEAKERS

Friday, Nov. 5, 2 p.m. — Juliann Anesi (Samoan), assistant professor of gender studies
Friday, Nov. 12, 2 p.m. — Desi Small-Rodriguez (Northern Cheyenne and Chicana), assistant professor of sociology and American Indian studies
Friday, Nov. 19, 2 p.m. — Kyle Mays (Black and Saginaw Chippewa), assistant professor of African American studies, American Indian studies and history
Friday, Dec. 3, 2 p.m. — Nanibaa’ Garrison (Dine), associate professor at the UCLA Institute for Society and Genetics, and the division of general internal medicine

2021 Last Day of Classes
2021-12-03 | CA
Instruction ends for the fall 2021 quarter at UCLA.

Diversity Resource Fair
2021-11-20 10:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
The Diversity Resource Fair aims to inform prospective students from diverse backgrounds about the various resources and support systems which are built into the Master of Public Policy program at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the experiences of UCLA MPP alumni, engage with staff that oversee diversity and student support initiatives and attend public policy webinar sessions.

Diversity Day: a BIPOC, student-led virtual event for prospective MURPs
2021-11-20 10:00 - 13:30 | CA
Come meet some of our BIPOC students and alumni as they talk about their experiences during and after the UCLA Luskin MURP Program! Participants are welcome to join us for one or all of the sessions!

10:00 am – 10:55 am: Student Panel & Q+A
11:00 am – 11:25 am: Areas Of Concentration Breakout Sessions
11:30 am – 12:25 pm: MURP Application Workshop
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: BIPOC Alumni Panel & Q+A

Register here!
Organized by Planners of Colors for Social Equity (PCSE)

Social Welfare Diversity Fair
2021-11-20 08:00 - 15:00 | CA
