Global Mini-Summit: Gender Equality Through Sport
2022-04-01 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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.

Luskin Lecture: Mary Nichols
2022-04-04 18:15 - 19:30
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

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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: E.J. Dionne and Miles Rapoport
2022-04-07 11:45 - 13:30
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
Getting to UCLA

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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)

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.

Discussion on Los Angeles County’s Climate Vulnerability Assessment
2022-04-11 10:00 - 11:30
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

Regents Lecture: Nithya Raman
2022-04-14 18:00 - 19:00
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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.

Parking and Transit
Getting to UCLA

Walk
Bike
Public Transit
Carpool
Vanpool

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)

Chat with the Chair Spring 2022
2022-04-19 12:30 - 13:30 | 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.

Luskin Spring Career Fair
2022-04-19 16:00 - 19:00
Registration to participate in Luskin Career & Internship Fair is from April 1 – April 15. Log into CareerHub to see a list of the employers participating and to register. The fair is for Luskin graduate students looking for internships and full-time positions. This is a great opportunity to network with a future employer. Don’t miss out on this opportunity!
After registering, please upload your resume to your department and graduation year Resume Book so that Employers will be able to view your resume.
MPP 2022 MURP 2022
MPP 2023 MURP 2023
MSW 2022 UP PhD
MSW 2023 SW PhD

Greenlining Institute
2022-04-21 12:30 | 2355 Public Affairs, 337 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Daniel Guzman Ramirez, Associate Director of Greenlining Institute will talk about the mission and vision of Greenlining as well as graduate and undergraduate opportunities for jobs and internships. Graduate students: register through CareerHub. Undergraduates, RSVP to kmedina@luskin.ucla.edu.

Perloff Lecture: Dale Jamieson
2022-04-21 12:30 - 14:00 | Bruin Viewpoint Room, Ackerman Union at UCLA, 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, United States
Climate, Carbon and What Really Matters — Dale Jamieson is a professor of environmental studies and philosophy at New York University, where he serves as director of the Center for Environmental and Animal Protection. He is affiliated with NYU’s schools of law, medicine and global public health, and has held visiting appointments at the National Center for Atmospheric Research as well as several universities in the United States and abroad. Jamieson’s recent work concerns the nature and uses of love, political theory for the anthropocene, the prospects for progressive consequentialism, and the various complex relationships between environmental and animal protection, especially in relation to food and conservation.
This event is part of the Urban Planning at 50 celebration at UCLA Luskin.

Luskin Summit: Closing Sessions
2022-04-22 09:15 - 12:00
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Luskin Summit 2022 will wrap up at the Centennial Ballroom of the Luskin Conference Center on the UCLA campus.

QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX
Zev Yaroslavsky, a former elected official and current UCLA professor, will unveil the results of his seventh annual poll of Los Angeles County residents on their satisfaction with their lives across nine categories. ABC7 news anchor Phillip Palmer will moderate.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Luskin Summit 2022 will close with an in-person discussion featuring Gray Davis and Pete Wilson, former governors of California, led by UCLA’s Jim Newton. They will explore topics such as the economy and jobs, environmental issues, public safety and more.

Remote access: Those who cannot attend in person will be able to participate virtually at www.luskin.ucla.edu.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AND UCLA’S HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR CAMPUS EVENTS WILL BE ENFORCED.
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AGENDA
9:15 a.m. | Event Check-in and Breakfast
9:45 a.m. | Session 1: Quality of Life Index
11:00 a.m. | Session 2: State of California
12:00 p.m. | Event concludes
TRANSPORTATION
Public Transportation: Blue Bus and Metro
Ride-hailing Zones: Uber/Lyft designated locations available, for nearby locations and map visit bit.ly/uclaridehailing
PARKING
Self-parking is available underneath the Luskin Conference Center and in UCLA Parking Structure 8, Level 4, directly across the street from the center. There is a convenient pedestrian walkway/bridge connecting Parking Structure 8 (on Level 3) to the Luskin Conference Center property. Please note that there is a fee to park in either location.

LA City Council District 5 Candidates Climate and Sustainability Forum
2022-05-01 13:00 - 15:00 | 2355 Public Affairs, 337 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
The current LA City Council District 5 candidates will participate in a candidate forum focused on climate change and sustainability.
Event Agenda:

Candidate Forum: 1:00pm-2:30pm
Meet & Greet: 2:30pm-3:00pm
Moderated by Professor Bonnie Nixon

Regents' Lecture: Elizabeth Yeampierre
2022-05-03 18:00 - 19:00
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Climate Justice: Building the Path for a Just Transition
Frontline communities from Puerto Rico to Guam and Brooklyn to the Bay not responsible for climate change are facing unprecedented extreme weather disruption while navigating systems bent on maintaining the status quo. The response from those most impacted is a just transition that demands a different kind of governance, different economies of scale and solutions that address renewable energy, food sovereignty and deep democracy while addressing the discriminatory legacy of toxic exposure in our communities. In the climate justice movement we say transition is inevitable, but justice is not. The climate justice movement is intergenerational, matriarchal and leaderful with racial justice and equity at the core.
Part of the Perloff Environmental Lecture Series and the Regents’ Lectures
Promotional Partner: UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy
Elizabeth Yeampierre is an internationally recognized Puerto Rican environmental/climate justice leader of African and Indigenous ancestry, born and raised in New York City. Elizabeth is Co-Chair of the Climate Justice Alliance, a national frontline-led organization, and Executive Director of UPROSE, Brooklyn’s oldest Latino community-based organization. Elizabeth was the first Latina Chair of the USEPA National Environmental Justice Advisory Council and opening speaker for the first White House Council on Environmental Quality Forum on Environmental Justice under Obama. Elizabeth has been featured in the NY Times as a visionary paving the path to climate justice. She was named by Apolitical as Climate 100: The World’s Most Influential People in Climate Policy and a recipient of the Frederick Douglass Abolitionist Award FD200.
Recently, she has spoken at Oxford University, the Ethos Conference in Brazil, and the Hague.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
This lecture is part of the Urban Planning at 50 celebration at UCLA Luskin.

MSW Alumni Career Panel
2022-05-04 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Hear a panel of Luskin MSW alums talk about their career trajectories and have a chance to ask questions and talk with them after the panel from the comfort of your own home! Register on CareerHub.

Perloff Lecture: Karen Seto
2022-05-05 12:30 - 14:00 | Room 5391 Luskin School of Public Affairs Building, 337 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Urbanization and the Planet: Current Trends — Karen Seto is a professor of geography and urbanization science at the Yale School of the Environment. Seto’s central research focus is how urbanization will affect the planet. A geographer by training, she integrates satellite remote sensing analysis, field interviews and modeling methods to study urbanization and land change, forecast urban growth, and examine the environmental consequences of urban expansion. Seto’s research has generated new insights on the interaction between urbanization and food systems, the effects of urban expansion on biodiversity and cropland loss, urban energy use and emissions, and urban mitigation of climate change.
This event is part of the Urban Planning at 50 celebration at UCLA Luskin.

Inclusive Approaches to Electric Carsharing
2022-05-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual, CA, United States
Friday, May 6
Virtual

Electric carsharing holds enormous potential for our cities — they can provide safe, clean, and convenient ways to travel and, for those unable to afford personal vehicles, they increase access to opportunities. Over the past five years, a new wave of carsharing services supported by public funding using electric vehicles has emerged. Nonprofit models have operated at a large scale in the San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, and elsewhere, while public and community-controlled programs are emerging in Sacramento and Los Angeles.

At this year’s InterActions LA event, we’ll hear how people have benefited from electric carsharing programs and how agencies of different types may want to get involved. Speakers will also discuss sustainable business models, operational approaches that can fill mobility gaps, and outreach strategies to ensure the programs are known to people who stand to benefit the most.
Speakers:

Evelyn Blumenberg, the Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Seleta Reynolds, LADOT
Caroline Rodier, UC David Institute of Transportation Studies
Abigail Solis, Self-Help Enterprises
Karla Velasco, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
Creighton Randall, Mobility Development Group

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A Look at Generational Grassroots Movements
2022-05-07 14:00 - 15:00 | Directors Guild of America, 7920 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90046, United States
HOSTED BY THE LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL 2022
Social movements, community organizing, and protest tell us the histories we must continue to learn about institutions, law, capital, and power. They also shape how we relate to one another, to ourselves, and the difficulties of what we believe to be successes and failures. This panel explores the mobilization of groups from the 50s, 70s to today and discusses their evolution, difficulties, and the histories they tell us about race and gender within institutions and power. We will look at three grassroots movements through the lens of three specific films and the different generations it captures. Filmmakers Deann Borshay Liem (CROSSINGS), Lan Nguyen (CAMBODIA TOWN THRIVES and CONVERSATIONS AT THE REGISTER), and Eugene Yi (FREE CHOL SOO LEE) will be joined by moderators and UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs professors, Lee Ann Wang and Karen Umemoto to discuss the social movements explored in their respective films and the importance of taking action.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
To register for the panel, RSVP HERE.
If you want to watch these films above, RSVP HERE and use promo code VCUCLALUSKIN2 to get $4 OFF of the film tickets (2 tickets per person) you purchase.
This event is in partnership with UCLA Asian American Studies Center and Asian American Studies Department.

Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership: Bob Woodward
2022-05-09 17:00 - 18:00
Living journalistic legend Bob Woodward is associate editor for The Washington Post, where he’s worked since 1971. He has won nearly every American journalism award, including two Pulitzers: in 1973 for coverage of the Watergate scandal with Carl Bernstein, and in 2003 as the lead reporter for coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Read more about the speaker.
Woodward’s remarks will be followed by a moderated Q&A session.
This Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership is presented by UCLA College, UCLA School of Law, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and UCLA Social Sciences.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
To attend the in-person event at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center, register here.

Registration is required; seating is limited.
Parking instructions will be provided in the registration confirmation email. Livestreaming will be available.
UCLA’s Health and Safety Protocols for Campus Events will be strictly enforced.

To attend the livestream of the event, register here.
Details are subject to change; please check the event website for updated information. For questions or more information contact collegeevents@support.ucla.edu

QUESTIONS FOR BOB WOODWARD
Submitted questions will be reviewed by the deans and moderator. Due to time constraints, not all questions will be asked.

Social Welfare Joe Nunn Alumni Award Celebration
2022-05-12 18:00 - 20:00 | UCLA James West Alumni Center, Tom Davis Founders’ Room, 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, 90095
An Evening of Camaraderie & Celebration
UCLA Luskin Social Welfare invites all alumni back to campus to network and reminisce with fellow graduates, faculty and friends. Join us for a cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception, and a short program honoring the 2022 Joseph A. Nunn Social Welfare Alumna of the Year: M. Ahmanise Sanati MSW ’10, LCSW, PPSC ’10, Mental Health Clinical Supervisor, L.A. County Department of Health Services, at Twin Towers Correctional Facility; California Region H Director, National Association of Social Workers.
This event is only open for UCLA Social Welfare alumni. RSVP is required to attend. The RSVP link was sent via email. If you did not receive the email, please contact tsillett@luskin.ucla.edu.
UCLA’s Health and Safety Protocols for campus events will be strictly enforced.

Luskin Lecture / Perloff Lecture: Robert Bullard
2022-05-12 18:15 - 19:30 | Bruin Viewpoint Room, Ackerman Union at UCLA, 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, United States
The Quest for Environmental and Climate Justice — Often described as the father of environmental justice, Professor Robert Bullard of Texas Southern University is a renowned advocate for those who suffer the earliest and most damaging setbacks from climate change simply because of where they live. His presentation will focus on empowering vulnerable populations in the United States and ensuring that climate change mitigation is fair and equitable. He’ll draw on his background in urban planning and public policy to discuss emergency management, community resilience and disaster recovery strategies, offering a framework to dismantle the systemic racism that perpetuates inequality and vulnerability.
MEYER AND RENEE LUSKIN LECTURE SERIES
HARVEY S. PERLOFF ENVIRONMENTAL THINKERS SERIES
Admission is free, but registration is required for each attendee.
Note: The event will also be livestreamed and you will still need to register to receive the link to view, if unable to attend in-person.
UCLA’s Health and Safety Protocols for campus events will be strictly enforced.
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Parking and Transit
Getting to UCLA

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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)

The Legacy of Marty Wachs
2022-05-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Perloff Hall, DeCafe, 1302 Perloff Hall, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
For better than half a century, Professor Martin Wachs was a leading educator, researcher and influencer of transportation policy and planning at UCLA, UC Berkeley and the Rand Corp. This afternoon event will bring together some of his many former students, colleagues and friends to reflect on his impact as a teacher and mentor, his legacy as a planning and transportation scholar, and his dedication to influencing policy and practice for the better.
This event is part of the Urban Planning at 50 celebration at UCLA Luskin.

Celebration of 50 (Plus!) Years of UCLA Urban Planning
2022-05-14 13:30 - 20:00
50 Years of Scholarship to Solutions
RECEPTION, KEYNOTE ADDRESS, PANELS, CELEBRATION
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2022

WELCOME AND RECEPTION
1:30 p.m. PDT
Charles E. Young Grand Salon, Kerckhoff Hall

KEYNOTE LECTURE BY DOLORES HAYDEN
PANEL DISCUSSION MODERATED BY CECILIA ESTOLANO MA UP ’91
2 – 4 p.m. PDT
Charles E. Young Grand Salon, Kerckhoff Hall

URBAN PLANNING AT 50 CELEBRATION
5 – 8 p.m. PDT
UCLA Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden

TICKETS:
$50 for Alumni, Faculty and Staff
$30 for Recent Alumni (2015 – 2021 Graduates)
Free for Current Students

MSW Alumni Panel
2022-05-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Hear from a panel of Luskin MSW alums who are doing social justice/equity work and have a chance to talk with them about their careers all from the comfort of your own home!
Below are the names of the panelists, their job titles, and the organizations they work for.
Marianna Hernandez (Class of 2019), Prevention Manager, Community Coalition
Mollie Stephens, (Class of 2016) Director, Program Supports & Innovations, Leadership for Educational Equity
Jayanthi Daniel, (Class of 2017) Executive Management Officer, LAHSA (LA Homeless Services Authority)
Chloe Kinman Turner, (Class of 2019) Program Manager, Foster Nation
RSVP through CareerHub

Young Professionals in Transportation
2022-05-19 12:30 - 13:30 | Zoom
Come learn more about Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT). Eddie Isaacs, Associate Environmental Planner and Chair of the LA Chapter of YPT will talk about how YPT Los Angeles can support you professionally. YPT provides career guidance, fellowship, and networking opportunities.
Come to Public Affairs 5273 or join us by Zoom,

Jorja Leap Book Launch Reception
2022-05-19 17:30 - 19:30 | Fowler Museum Courtyard, 308 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, 90024
Join us for a reception celebrating Jorja Leap’s new book, Entry Lessons.

Co-sponsored by the Luskin Department of Social Welfare and Beacon Press.

Social Welfare End of Year Celebration
2022-05-24 17:00 - 19:00 | Coral Tree Walk, At the north side of the Murphy Sculpture Garden and in front of Macgowan Hall, Los Angeles, CA, United States
For Social Welfare faculty, students and staff.
Join us for food, music and fun!

Meet the Mayoral Candidates Series: Karen Bass
2022-05-24 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, May 24, with a session featuring candidate U.S. Rep. Karen Bass.
This event and other sessions in the series feature the major candidates live, in front of a public audience, to discuss why they are qualified to be Los Angeles’ next leader.
The six-term congresswoman from Los Angeles represents the 37th Congressional District, serving on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs where she is the chair of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights. She also serves on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, where she is active in working to craft sound criminal justice reform policies. She was chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in 2019 and 2020. Her political career also includes experience in Sacramento as a member of the California State Assembly. Bass made history in 2008 by becoming the first African-American woman in U.S. history to serve as speaker of any state legislature. Prior to elected office, she founded Community Coalition, a community-based social justice organization that empowers the African-American and Latino community across generations to address substance abuse, poverty and crime in South Los Angeles
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 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.

CO-SPONSORS FOR THE SERIES

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The Basics of Mindfulness for Self-Care and Stress Management
2022-05-26 12:30 - 13:30 | Room 5391 Luskin School of Public Affairs Building, 337 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Mindfulness is the art of openly and actively paying attention to experience in the present moment. This workshop will include (a) an overview of what mindfulness is, (b) how we practice mindfulness in meditation, (c) a brief guided meditation, (d) discussion of how mindfulness is used in clinical settings to manage pain and, relatedly, (e) how one can use mindfulness to manage stress and other difficult emotions, and (f) a brief introduction to complementary practices for the cultivation of positive emotions.

UCLA Luskin presents Super Quiz Bowl 2022!
2022-05-26 18:00 - 20:30 | Room 2343 Public Affairs Building, 337 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Ready to put your knowledge to the test? Teams made up of UCLA Luskin students, faculty, alumni, and staff will compete to test their knowledge and skills of all things UCLA, pop culture, history, etc., in a fun-filled trivia night. Come as a team, or simply come to cheer on your favorite team! 100% of proceeds will go towards each department’s grad nights.
Last year, Public Policy swept all categories. This is your year to reclaim the trophy for your department.
Registration is available on April 11th
Advance registration until May 24th @ 11:59pm
*** You must register in advance to attend ***

Registration:
Teams are made up of 4 UCLA Luskin students and 1 UCLA faculty/staff member or alumni.
*Individual $15 (register in advance)
Audience (not participating) $15 (register in advance)
Each person must register here.
Be prepared to provide:
1. Name of all student team members (4)
2. Name of faculty/staff/alumni (1) on team
3. Name of team
Note: Each participant must register individually. Participants will need to recruit their own team and faculty/staff/alumni member. Interdepartmental teams are permitted.
Prizes:
Grad night funds are awarded based on participation. 50% of the night’s proceeds will be evenly distributed amongst each participating department.
Also:
20% of proceeds will go to the department with the highest percentage of attendance.
15% of proceeds will go to the department with the highest percentage of team participation.
15% of proceeds will go to the department with the highest percentage of faculty/staff/alumni participation.
The winning team will receive various prizes from UCLA Luskin and participating Westwood Village retailers.
NEW LOCATION: Room 2343, Public Affairs Building
Doors open at 6pm, Event starts at 6:30pm.
Food will be provided.
* If any person has serious financial difficulties, please contact Tammy Borrero at tborrero@luskin.ucla.edu to set up an appointment.

Toward Understanding: The 2022 Berggruen Governance Index
2022-06-01 10:30 - 13:30
In partnership with the Berggruen Institute. This event will be recorded and posted online.
About this event
Join us for lunch as we unveil a landmark project that analyzes the relationship between democratic accountability, state capacity and the provision of public goods to better understand why some countries fare better than others at providing a high quality of life.
10:30 a.m. Check-in and Continental Breakfast
11:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductory Addresses

Gary Segura, dean of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Dawn Nakagawa, executive vice president of the Berggruen Institute

11:10 a.m. The 2022 Berggruen Governance Index

An overview by UCLA adjunct professor Helmut K. Anheier, former president of the Hertie School in Germany, and Markus Lang, a researcher for the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Presentation of the visualization and analysis application by D. Vinay Dixit of Stamen, a San Francisco data visualization firm

11:30 a.m. Panel Discussion

A discussion of democracy, public policy and global challenges featuring an esteemed panel of UCLA experts, including:
Alexandra Lieben of UCLA’s Burkle Center for International Relations (chair)
Steve Zipperstein, an attorney and lecturer in global studies at UCLA
Veronica Herrera, an associate professor at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs who studies political development in the Global South
Cesi Cruz, an assistant professor whose research intersects political science and economics at UCLA
Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld, an assistant professor at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs focusing on subnational conflict, statistics and advanced data analysis

12:00 p.m. Q & A with the audience
12:10 p.m. Closing Comments

Michael Storper, a professor at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and an internationally recognized urban geographer
Andrew Apter, a professor of history and anthropology at UCLA whose research expertise includes Afrocentric cultural dynamics

12:30 p.m. Outdoor Lunch
Transportation
Public Transportation: Blue Bus and Metro
Ride-hailing Zones: Uber/Lyft designated locations available, for nearby locations and map visit bit.ly/uclaridehailing
Parking
Pay-by-space parking is available for $3.00 – $14.00 (1 hour – All Day) in Parking Structure 4: 221 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095.
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.

Masking is required for attendees, including UCLA affiliates and external guests. Guests may remove their mask to eat or drink.
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination, negative COVID-19 test, or UCLA Symptom Monitoring Survey (SMS) clearance certificate will not be required.
Speakers/panelists may remove their mask while on stage.
