Luskin Commencement 2017
UCLA Royce Hall 340 Royce Drive, Los Angeles , CA, United StatesThe 42nd mayor of Los Angeles will deliver the keynote address at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs ceremony on June 16.
Events for May 20, 2020 - February 8, 2018
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Movie Night at the Museum
Los Angeles Poverty Department 250 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA provocative documentary by Sacha Jenkins looks at how decades of racial tensions, injustice, and a troubled relationship between the LAPD and the African-American community led to the 1965 Watts riots, the rise of LA street gangs, and the 1992 incidents.
Free
“Freedom Now” Awards Celebration
Los Angeles Community Action Network 838 E. 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin the LA CAN family on June 24th for the 7th Annual Freedom Now Awards and the GRAND OPENING of the LA CAN Justice & Wellness Center!
Movie Night at the Museum
Los Angeles Poverty Department 250 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesIn 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.
Free
Movie Night at the Museum
Los Angeles Poverty Department 250 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesIn 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.
Free
Submission Deadline for the Roddenberry Fellowship
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.
Sanctuary Town Hall
SEIU 721 1545 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin 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. Featured speakers include distinguished labor leader Maria Elena Durazo, long-time immigrants rights activist Angela Sanbrano, and City Councilmember Gibert Cedillo.
Free
The Activists: War, Peace, and Politics in the Streets
LA Live Regal Cinema 14 1000 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesDocumentary 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.
$12 – $15
Pang!
Legion Arts 1103 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United StatesPang! 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.
Film Screening: We Are In It
Royce Hall 314 340 Royce Drive, Los Angeles , United States"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.
Free
