From Colorblindness to White Nationalism?: Emerging Racial Formations in the Trump Era

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

Critical Race Studies Ninth Annual Symposium From Colorblindness to White Nationalism?: Emerging Racial Formations in the Trump Era Friday March 3rd, 2017 at the California NanoSystems Institute, UCLA Campus Donald Trump’s political rise has been marked, and fueled, by a resurgent and explicit white nationalism. This would have been significant even had he merely been […]

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Silencio Blanco: Chiflón, el Silencio del Carbón

The Ralph Freud Playhouse in Macgowan Hall 245 Charles E. Young Dr., East, Los Angeles , United States

  "Full of creativity and rich in detail...the story is a classic of its kind." —El Mercurio Mass dismissals following a mine shaft collapse force a young miner to head for the Chiflón del Diablo mine—the most deadly pit of all. As he toils in danger deep underground, his family faces a day-to-day struggle of uncertainty […]

Silencio Blanco: Chiflón, el Silencio del Carbón

The Ralph Freud Playhouse in Macgowan Hall 245 Charles E. Young Dr., East, Los Angeles , United States

  "Full of creativity and rich in detail...the story is a classic of its kind." —El Mercurio Mass dismissals following a mine shaft collapse force a young miner to head for the Chiflón del Diablo mine—the most deadly pit of all. As he toils in danger deep underground, his family faces a day-to-day struggle of uncertainty […]

A Day Without a Woman

On International Women's Day, March 8th, women and allies will act together for equity, justice and the human rights of women, through a one-day demonstration of economic solidarity.

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The Making of A Movement: The Origins of Black Lives Matter

Room 5391, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs 337 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles , United States

Funmilola Fagbamila, the Activist-in-Residence at the Institute on Inequality and Democracy, discusses the inception of the Black Lives Matter movement, the importance of recalling and writing this history, and the transformation of social justice activism under the current political regime.

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Say Her Name: An Evening of Arts and Action

UCLA Hammer Museum - Billy Wilder Theater 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The #SayHerName movement honors the lives of black women and girls killed by police. Each act of this powerful performance lifts up the voices and stories of women and girls of color through spoken word, song, and dance. Featuring family members of the victims of police violence, the program pays respect to the lives of […]

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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.

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