Inquiry with impact
This workshop will explore the rich history of Japanese American farmers in the western U.S. in the years leading up to the forced incarceration of over 100,000 Japanese American U.S. citizens for the duration of the second world war. Through a historical context, we will look at the success and challenges that they had farming …
Stop by and have organic strawberries from the UCSC Farm and a glass of sparkling wine at Studio Judy G during the Watsonville Strawberry Festival. This casual gathering will feature local sparkling wines from Equinox Cellars, sparkling cider, and a few special Slug treats. For more information click here. Studio Judy G, 430 Main St., …
UC Santa Cruz's Center for Racial Justice is hosting a 3 day zoom event on political education and liberatory knowledge. This event is free and open to the public. To register for the following dates, click below. Day 1 (August 10th) Day 2 (August 11th) Day 3 (August 12th) For more information, click here.
IN-STORE EVENT: Bookshop Santa Cruz and Research Center for the Americas at UC Santa Cruz welcome poet Javier Zamora for a discussion of his moving, page-turning memoir, Solito—the unforgettable story of his harrowing migration from El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine. Francisco Cantú calls Solito "a new landmark in the literature of migration, …
The 2022 Harvest Festival will feature live music, an apple pie baking contest, apple pressing, hands-on workshops, tractor rides, with food vendors and hydration stations to keep you nourished.
We are pleased to announce that Chris Benner and Manuel Pastor of Solidarity Economics will be joining us to discuss their approach to address widening income inequality, rising economic insecurities, and growing social and racial fragmentation while also promoting innovation and economic growth. Congressman Jimmy Panetta will also be joining us to provide a federal legislative update on policies and programs impacting our region.
The event has SOLD OUT. Livestream program will begin at 6 p.m. NOTE: the event will not be archived. It can only be viewed in real time.Livestream Link: https://video.ibm.com/channel/ucsc-special-events Please join us for the renaming of the Research Center of the Americas in honor of civil rights & feminist icon Dolores Huerta! The event, to celebrate …
A national conference that focuses on sharing strategies to expand and deepen collaborative approaches for the truly equitable co-production of knowledge. We will explore the dynamic links between campus-community partnerships, hands-on research, and student-community engagement. Together we can build partnerships for change.
An award-winning and nationally-televised film, which was filmed in Watsonville and follows Ashley, a Mexican-American teenager, who dreams of graduating high school and going to college. But when ICE raids threaten her family, Ashley is forced to become the breadwinner, working days in the strawberry fields and nights at a food processing company.
An investigation on the benefits and burdens of positionality, or the disclosure of how an author's racial, gender, class, or other self-identifications, experiences, and privileges influence research methods.
Join us for an evening with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and UC Santa Cruz alumna Laurie Garrett who will be discussing what it will take to prevent the next pandemic, and protect both health of our planet and the future of global health.
Each year, 4 people or organization are given the Right Livelihood Award. Join us on November 30 in honoring the world's foremost change-makers, Fartuun Adan and Ilwad Elman (Somalia), Oleksandra Matviichuk and the Center for Civil Liberties (Ukraine), the Africa Institute for Energy Governance (Uganda) and Cecosesola (Venezuela).
