Events for March 5, 2018 - July 4, 2025

White House adviser Steve Bannon has labeled the press the “opposition.” President Trump called them “the enemy of the American people.” What does this mean in a country in which democracy hinges on a free press? The Luskin School is committed to the essential value of information and its effective communication through words. In a […]

ACTION! PRESENTS "WHAT IS A POLITICAL FILM?" WORKSHOP
Saturday, June 3: Noon – 5 pm
This workshop is free and open to young filmmakers ages 19 – 35 with priority given to traditionally media-marginalized populations. The workshop will begin with a presentation that will take into account questions concerning the themes of the project; that is to say an analysis of the refugee camps and native reservations as spaces of exception within the prevailing nation-states they are located in–as repositories of very particular histories of displacement, and as locations where the logic of modern nationalism is thoroughly excavated, scrutinized and deconstructed.
ACTION! Cinema as Sanctuary:
Political documentary films take on a renewed role amid a reinvigorated rage against immigrants, refugees, and people of color in many places around the world.

Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Pacific Ties Newsmagazine and the release of their newest print issue! This year’s theme is “RESISTANCE", inspired by ongoing events that continue to place the lives of marginalized communities, including our community, at risk.

The 42nd mayor of Los Angeles will deliver the keynote address at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs ceremony on June 16.

A 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.

Join 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!