Inquiry with impact
The Center for Integrated Spatial Research presents a talk with Dr. Christopher Wilmers, professor of Environmental Studies at UC Santa Cruz and lead investigator for the Santa Cruz Puma Project.
Evaluating Engaged Research in Promotion and Tenure: Not Everything that Counts Can Be Counted Lauren Wendling, Director of Institutional Success at Collaboratory This study investigated how school- and department-level promotion …
New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed presidential historian Douglas Brinkley will present his new book Silent Spring Revolution, which chronicles the rise of environmental activism during the Long Sixties (1960-1973). Brinkley will be joined by State Senator John Laird for a question and answer session, including questions from the audience.
This hybrid event will be a conversation with scholar Jarrod Shanahan about the history of prisons and jails in New York, the present arrangement of the carceral state, and the …
This webinar will bring together Brazilian social activists and Right Livelihood Award Laureates Cassia Bechara of the Movement of the Landless Rural Workers / MST, and Chico Whitaker, co-founder of …
Nate Hagens is the Director of The Institute for the Study of Energy & Our Future (ISEOF). The Earth Futures Institute has invited Nate to give a lunchtime brown-bag seminar …
A documentary about Dolores Huerta, co-founder - with César Chávez - of the precursor to the United Farmworkers union.
The annual convocation celebrates the life and dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by presenting speakers who discuss the civil rights issues of equality, freedom, justice, and opportunity. The …
As we confront the fragility of California’s water system, a crucial question emerges: how can we adapt to water scarcity without jeopardizing farmer livelihoods? Join farmers, researchers, technical assistance providers, …
The UC Santa Cruz Legal Studies Program, in partnership with the Santa Cruz County Office of the Public Defender, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), and the National Association for Public Defense, will host its …
Join us for the 20th Annual Practical Activism Conference! Practical Activism is a free day-long conference featuring speakers, performances, interactive workshops, and a variety of hands-on creative activities and opportunities …
Together we are forging new futures so that our communities are sustained and thriving. This labor of love often looks external: Changing the material conditions through organizing, educating, voting, and …
