In this incendiary documentary, master filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book author James Baldwin never finished. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwin’s original words and a flood of rich archival material.
In 1960 Jane Jacobs’ book "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" sent shockwaves through the architecture and planning worlds, with its exploration of the consequences of modern planners’ and architects’ reconfiguration of cities.
The inaugural Roddenberry Fellowship will support 20 activists, organizers, leaders, and changemakers who are working to make the U.S. a fairer and more equitable place to live.
Join an inspirational and educational Town Hall to support an ordinance that will finally make L.A. a Sanctuary City, where all are treated with the equality, respect, and dignity deserved. […]
Documentary film screening of The Activists: War, Peace, and Politics in the Streets, by producer Michael T. Heaney, depicts the story of activists who opposed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, including their lives, the tactics they used, and the historical context.
Pang! is an evening of three short plays based on the oral histories of families living with hunger in Los Angeles CA, Miami FL and Cedar Rapids IA. Artists perform the plays amidst a forest of microphones, sound effects props and musical instruments, as if they are a radio theater company performing a live broadcast.
"We Are In It" chronicles the stories and journeys of five Houston residents and their attempt to find refuge in the American metropolis. The film not only sheds new light on the political climate of global migration but also speaks to universal human values of compassion and belonging.
FUTURES OF BLACK RADICALISM Gaye Theresa Johnson and Alex Lubin discuss Futures of Black Radicalism. with Chuck D and Tom Morello and additional comments by Elizabeth Robinson and Shana Redmond Tuesday, November […]
INDIVISIBLE seeks to cultivate a progressive grassroots network of local groups organized across the United States to build political power, to resist the destructive political agendas of the Trump administration, to challenge structures of white supremacy, and to realize bold policies for social justice.
This year's Housing Equity and Community Services series kicks off with "East LA Interchange," an award-winning documentary about the intersections of pollution, transportation, and gentrification in the Boyle Heights neighborhood.
