Karen Ho (University of Minnesota) Co-sponsored by the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Culture, Power, and Social Change CPSC is concerned with a broad range of issues in sociocultural anthropology. As the name of the group suggests, they are particularly interested in how the workings of culture, and of different forms of power […]

CREATIVE THINKERS, DOERS & DISRUPTORS, WELCOME TO HOUSING 2.0! For too long, Silicon Valley has been the most expensive place in the country to live.  Yet, the problem has never been worse.  Everyone is struggling with the stratospheric cost of housing, from our teachers, baristas, chefs, social workers, cashiers, and artists to small business owners, […]

Jennie Chio (Emory) Co-sponsored by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies Culture, Power, and Social Change (CPSC) CPSC is concerned with a broad range of issues in sociocultural anthropology. As the name of the group suggests, they are particularly interested in how the workings of culture, and of different forms of power and inequality, play out […]

The film is titled "Sunset and Alvarado", a documentary produced by young filmmakers from Echo Park and neighboring areas that re-visits their neighborhoods amidst increasing gentrification. In its early years (14 years ago) the Echo Park Film Center produced a documentary, Sunset & Alvarado about its direct surroundings. Looking back at this 2002 VHS rip, it […]

Conference schedule now available! Download here or view online! Organized by Hannah Appel, Jessica Cattelino, Norma Mendoza-Denton, and Jemima Pierre, this two-day conference will feature: KEYNOTE: Wednesday, May 25, 6 p.m., Lenart Auditorium, Fowler Museum Edwidge Danticat (left) is an award-winning author of short stories and novels that often engage with the history of her native Haiti […]

Conference schedule now available! Download here or view online! Organized by Hannah Appel, Jessica Cattelino, Norma Mendoza-Denton, and Jemima Pierre, this two-day conference will feature:   SPEAKERS: Thursday, May 26, 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Royce 314 Melina Abdullah, professor and chair, Pan-African Studies, California State University, Los Angeles, is a womanist scholar-activist – recognizing that the role that […]

  Professor Michael C. Dawson will be speaking about Black Politics and Neoliberal Racial Order.

UCLA Law's Student Bar Association, Office of Student Affairs, Learning Environment and Diversity Committee, and David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy present "Real Talk/ Real Action: Restorative Dialogue" Come together to discuss recent challenging events that generated a range of emotions and raise many questions. What can we do to support […]

Los Angeles is one of the most diverse cities in the country. How does that affect how Angelenos perceive race and experience justice? In this second annual event exploring what race and justice mean today, The Atlantic will convene educators, artists, activists, civic leaders, policy makers and journalists to explore how racial disparities in criminal […]

  Versa-Style Dance Company   Versa-Style Dance Company will present a multidisciplinary exploration of the social and political climate of today through LA street dance culture, spoken word and live music. By choosing to perform to Motown music, in addition to hip-hop and R&B, this 15-member ensemble made up of dancers from all over LA, […]