By Lora Bartlett (UCSC Education Department) Contributions from Building Belonging Fellow: Lila Harte January 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic continues to upend conventional schooling in most of the U.S. as states, local communities, and school districts contend with fluctuations in reported …
Delivering Insecurity: E-commerce and the Future of Work in Food Retail
By Chris Benner (UC Santa Cruz) and Sarah Mason (UC Santa Cruz), with Françoise Carré (Univ. of Massachusetts Boston) and Chris Tilly (UCLA) December 9, 2020 Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, millions of Americans have ordered groceries online for the first time. By some …
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Human Rights Crisis in Chile: A Digital Inquiry
By Human Rights Investigations Lab for the Americas at UC Santa Cruz and the Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley October 13, 2020 When protests broke out in October 2019 in Chile, many turned to social media to post about what was happening on the ground. As violent images and …
University Forum Election Series 2020
Elections: What They Are Good For Democracy, Dilemmas & Decisions November 2020 Series of Events September 15, 2020 - Hope, Fear, and Desire for Democracy on the Eve of an Election with Dean Mathiowetz, Deborah Gould, and Cristina Beltrán September 23, 2020 - Elections, the …
The LA Youth Vote and the Activation of a Young and Diverse Electorate
By Veronica Terriquez (UC Santa Cruz) and Steven Carmona Mora (The Movement Cooperative; UCSC Sociology Graduate '17) September 2020 In Los Angeles County, 80% of eligible voters aged 18-24 are young people of color. The LA Youth Vote targeted this diverse population with the goal …
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Small Business Owners: Continued Losses and the Partial Rebound in May 2020
By Robert Fairlie (UC Santa Cruz) June 2020 Social distancing restrictions and demand shifts from COVID-19 shuttered many small businesses and entrepreneurs in the first month of widespread shelter-in-place restrictions. Fairlie (2020) finds that 22 percent of small business owners were …
Youth Organizing Groups Empower Diverse Young Leaders in California’s Central Valley
By Veronica Terriquez (UC Santa Cruz) May 2020 Grassroots youth organizing groups, growing in number and influence over the last decade, have raised civic awareness and engagement among youth in California’s agricultural Central Valley. These non-partisan groups are making an important …
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Contextualizing Coronavirus Geographically
By Matt Sparke and Dimitar Anguelov May 2020 This editorial introduces a special virtual issue aimed at providing online access to articles that can contribute to the work of coming to geographical terms with the COVID‐19 pandemic. It outlines seven sub‐themes of enquiry and …
Racial Reconciliation and the Future of Race in America
Racial Reconciliation and the Future of Race in America A Conversation with Alondra Nelson & Herman Gray - Moderated by Jenny Reardon January 22, 2020 Event Recap The community joined us for a vibrant, stimulating, and challenging conversation on race in America with Alondra Nelson …
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