Events

Unsettled Borders: The Militarized Science of Surveillance on Sacred Indigenous Land, examines the ongoing settler colonial war over the US-Mexico border from the perspective of Apache, Tohono O'odham, and Maya who fight to protect their sacred land. Exploring the logic of borders, Schaeffer turns to Indigenous sacred sciences and ancestral land-based practices that are critical to reversing the ecological and social violence of surveillance, extraction, and occupation.

Join us for the culminating event of the 2023 Deep Read—a live discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning science journalist Elizabeth Kolbert and NY Times columnist and podcast host Ezra Klein (Stevenson).

Following the screening, engage in a dynamic panelist discussion featuring activist scholars, policy advocates, and formerly incarcerated individuals, as we explore how films can help us imagine a future without prisons and the collaborative efforts needed to amplify prison abolition. Don’t miss this compelling event that highlights the power of art and activism in advocating for a more just and equitable society.

Join us for a public conversation at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences between artist Josué Rojas and Professor John Jota Leaños. Josué Rojas is a Salvadoran-American artist from the Bay Area who has done murals throughout the country. Exploring subjects such as identity, immigration, and culture in his work, Rojas will be discussing his artistic practice in/with community.

Join us for a book talk on The Force of Witness as author Dr. Rosa-Linda Fregoso examines the contra-feminicide movement in Mexico and other feminist efforts to eradicate gender violence. No advance registration is needed!

The Institute for Social Transformation is excited to host a student showcase event to honor the work that has been accomplished in the Building Belonging program. Students who have been involved in the program in 2022-2023 will present their contributions to research projects.

UC Santa Cruz's Center for Labor and Community is pleased to host a two-day workshop on the growing labor movement in higher education. This event aims to bring together worker-organizers to share insights, lessons, strategic perspectives, organizing models, questions, and challenges from our various struggles. 

engaging education (e2) is pleased to present Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor as a Keynote speaker for this year's Change Makers Event, Resisting Erasure: Unearthing History for Our Futures. RSVP by May 23rd at 5pm and join us for this special event!

Join us for presentations by this year's five student teams on the progress they made on projects that include a virtual reality application to visualize the impact of wildfires, and a project that turns living cacti into solar panels!

The Center for Agroecology and the UC Santa Cruz Foundation Board of Trustees invite you to the Foodways Benefit Dinner on June 2, advancing the road map to student food security. This extraordinary evening features special guest chef Brandon Jew, executive chef of Mister Jiu’s in San Francisco and winner of two 2022 James Beard awards. The five-course meal will highlight seasonal, local produce from the UC Santa Cruz Center for Agroecology paired with local award-winning wines.