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Futures of Black Radicalism

California NanoSystems Institute 570 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

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 7th, 2017 1:30pm-6:00pm 1:30pm-2:00pm Pre-Reception (with refreshments) 2:00pm-3:30pm Response to book by Jonathan Gomez, Olufemi Taiwo, Thabisile Griffin, and Marques Vestal and author response by […]

Free

INDIVISIBLE and the Resistance

UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Room 2355 337 Charles E. Young Drive East,, Los Angeles, CA, United States

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.

Free

Housing Equity and Community Series: “East LA Interchange” Documentary

UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Room 2355 337 Charles E. Young Drive East,, Los Angeles, CA, United States

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.

Free

Housing, Equity, and Community Series – Part 1: Homelessness in Los Angeles

UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Room 2355 337 Charles E. Young Drive East,, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Tens of thousands of Angelenos, including families with children, are without homes every night.

We will explore the issue of homelessness, and the response of local institutions, from three different perspectives: a Skid Row resident and activist, a developer of permanent supportive housing, and UCLA’s own BruinShelter. These speakers will share their perspectives and answer questions from the audience.

Free

From Incarceration to Education: FITE Film Premiere

UCLA Math Sciences Building 520 Portola Plaza, Room 4000A, Los Angeles, CA

From Incarceration to Education presents the premiere event of FITE Film , a documentary film that delves into the lives of several formerly incarcerated students at UC Berkeley and a Memorial Film of Jose Ortega, Co-founder of Underground Scholars Initiative at UCLA , and their paths to success and higher education. High recidivism and incarceration rates in the United States […]

The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Why it Matters Today

UCLA Faculty Center, Main Dining Hall 480 Charles E Young Dr East, Los Angeles, CA, United States

On Thursday, November 30, 2017, at 4 PM at the UCLA Faculty Center, Heather Ann Thompson, Professor of History and Afro-American and African Studies at University of Michigan, will discuss her Pulitzer Prize winning book, Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy.

Free

Pang!

24th Street Theater 1117 W 24th St, Los Angeles, CA, United States

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.  

$2.40 – $24

A Social Justice Conversation with Common and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

James West Alumni Center 325 Westood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join Oscar winning artist, Common and Hall of Fame NBA player and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, Kareem Abdul Jabbar for an exclusive 1-1 conversation on issues, such as bail disparity, police brutality, and juvenile detention.

$100