UCLA Bruin Day

UCLA Los Angeles, CA, United States

This year’s Bruin Day for freshmen will be Saturday, April 15, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The UCLA community will showcase the university’s top-ranked academic programs and rich, diverse campus life as visitors experience the spirit of true Bruin optimism.

Uncertain Correspondence: The Trump – Putin Connection

Moore Hall Room 100 457 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles , CA, United States

A public lecture by Masha Gessen on Wednesday, April 19, 6:30 P.M. at UCLA 100 Moore Hall. Masha Gessen is an author, journalist, and regular contributor to The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Harper’s, The New York Review of Books, Vanity Fair, and Slate, among other publications.

Free

Flash Point 2017: Twenty-Five Years After the 1992 Los Angeles Uprising

UCLA Meyer & Renee Luskin Conference Center 425 Westwood Plaza , Los Angeles, CA, United States

Since April 29, 1992, the city of Los Angeles has not been the same. As our city continues to navigate modern activism, it is crucial to reflect on the history of political and social organizing that has created the Los Angeles of today. Join us as we utilize art, film and media to examine the socio-political factors that provoked the 1992 L.A. Uprising and its impact on the racial and economic climate in L.A. and across the United States.

Gente Sí, Gentrify No: Resisting Displacement in Boyle Heights

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

Activists, residents, and community members will come together to discuss the struggle against gentrification and displacement in Boyle Heights.

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Digital Tools for Resistance

DeCafé, Perlof Hall 365 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join us for a workshop on Digital Tools for Resistance, where we will discuss with representatives from ACLU SoCal and the Electronic Frontier Foundation the paradoxes of online organizing and the possibilities of networked activism. We will also demonstrate how to install and use Signal, a free app that protects your privacy by encrypting your messages automatically.

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Equitable Policy Symposium

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

PPDE's 1st Annual Equitable Policy Symposium will educate UCLA Luskin students on how the Trump Administration has changed the policy landscape in Los Angeles and equip Luskin students with the tools and understanding to act and deliver equitable policy change.

Free

Film Screening of BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez

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

The Department of African American Studies and The Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies Presents The Film Screening of "BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez"

Free

All Things Connected: Building Solidarity Between Communities of Color

Community Coalition 8101 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles , CA, United States

On May 21st, Artivist Entertainment together with #CultureFix, will present it’s third CharLA event titled All Things Connected: Building Solidarity Between Communities of Color at the Community Coalition in South Los Angeles.

Do Words Matter? Journalism, Communication and Alternative Truth

UCLA Meyer & Renee Luskin Conference Center 425 Westwood Plaza , Los Angeles, CA, United States

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 […]

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