Rebellion, Reform, and the U.S. Punishment System with Jarrod Shanahan
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 …
Inquiry with impact
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Brazil’s Social Movements and Lula’s New Government: Challenges and Expectations
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
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 …
“Dolores” Documentary with Friends of the Aptos Library
A documentary about Dolores Huerta, co-founder - with César Chávez - of the precursor to the United Farmworkers union.
39th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Convocation
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 …
Dry Farming Symposium
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, …
Strengthening the Sixth in Santa Cruz: Building Cases and Community Through Holistic Defense
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 …
20th Annual Practical Activism Conference
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 …
Solidarity and Spirituality: Soul, Scale, Strategy in a Time of Crisis
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 …
Silent Speech, Migratory Gesture: 55th Annual Faculty Research Lecture
The UC Santa Cruz Academic Senate is delighted to invite you to the 55th Annual Faculty Research Lecture featuring Professor Jennifer González, Department of History of Art and Visual Culture. …
International Women’s Day: Celebrating Feminist Scholarship from the Americas
Join us at the celebration of International Women's Day Symposium, hosted by the Dolores Huerta Research Center with keynote speakers Prof. Michelle Tellez and Prof. Esther Hernández-Medina. Together they will explore critical themes of resistance, survival, intersectionality, and reproductive justice in the Americas.
Architects of Abundance: Indigenous Regenerative Food Systems and the Excavation of Hidden History
Conversations on Climate Justice featuring Dr. Lyla June Johnston, an Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organizer. Her research focuses on the ways in which pre-colonial Indigenous Nations gardened large regions of Turtle Island (aka the Americas) to produce abundant food systems for humans and non-humans.
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