All-In: Co-Creating Knowledge for Justice Conference October 26-28, 2022 | Santa Cruz, CA There is an exciting resurgence in critical public scholarship: a push for universities to reach beyond their academic audiences and build stronger community-university partnerships to jointly tackle …
Publications
On-Demand and on-the-edge: Ride-hailing and Delivery Workers in San Francisco
By: Chris Benner (UC Santa Cruz) with Erin Johansson (Jobs With Justice), Kung Feng (Jobs With Justice) and Hays Witt (Drivers Seat Cooperative) May 5, 2020 A new survey of app-based ride-hailing and food and grocery-delivery workers in San Francisco underscores the financial vulnerability of …
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Kinship by Coincidence: Episodes of arrival in travesti and transfeminine migration across Amazonian Peru
Authored by Justin Perez (UCSC Latin American and Latino Studies) Contributions from Building Belonging Fellows: Melanie Renteria, Jesús Najera and Daniel Bautista October 20, 2024 Travesti and transfeminine migrants across urban Amazonian Peru uniquely refashion their sense of social …
Redefining philanthropy: Alumna Carmen Rojas drives change
The president and CEO of the Marguerite Casey Foundation is a leader in the fight for racial, economic, and social justice Originally published in the UCSC News Center by Ann Gibb Through a life shaped by family, mentors, and public education, Carmen Rojas, Ph.D. (Oakes ’00, politics) …
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Inventory of Community-Engaged Scholarship at UC Santa Cruz
Co-authored by Gabriella Alvarez (UCSC), Rebecca London (UCSC), Dario Leon (UCSC) and Ned Leblond (UCSC) November 2024 Over the summer of 2023, Campus + Community (C+C) surveyed community-engaged scholarship and research collaborations across the UC Santa Cruz (UCSC) campus. A key takeaway …
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2024 U.S. Elections Forum Series
2024 U.S. Elections Forum Series October 2024 Power, Politics, and Our Democracy This series provided a platform for deep conversations with scholars and national thought leaders about our quickly changing and polarized democracy. Co-sponsored by: Institute for Social …
Leading by Listening: Marianas Fernandez’s journey to becoming a student leader
Student finds leadership passion through activism and campus involvement Originally published in the UCSC News Center by Rachel Raiyani Marianas Fernandez (John R. Lewis ’25, sociology and legal studies) wakes up at 6 a.m. most mornings. Twenty-four is not enough hours of the day …
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Q&A with Transforming Futures 2023 Interns
Testimonials from students in the Transforming Futures program By Grace Nilsen, CUIP Marketing and Communications Intern for the Institute for Social Transformation Internships are an essential component for career success, providing an important experiential learning opportunity for …
Building Belonging Student Showcase 2024
Building Belonging Student Showcase May 23, 2024 The Institute for Social Transformation hosted an end-of-year celebration and student showcase event to honor the work that has been accomplished in the Building Belonging Program. Students involved in the program in 2023-2024 presented …
Solidarity Economics Series: Public Health in the Monterey Bay Area
Co-authored by Gabriella Alvarez (UCSC) and Chris Benner (UCSC) May 2024 The Institute for Social Transformation is launching a series on how Solidarity Economics principles of mutuality and movements can be applied to help promote inclusive economic development in the Monterey Bay Region. …
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Powering Prosperity: Building an Inclusive Lithium Supply Chain in California’s Salton Sea Region
March 26, 2024 New research reveals steps California must take to capture more jobs from lithium battery boom California is capturing only 2.4% of projected jobs in planned operations in the nation’s lithium battery supply chain, with most going to states that are ranked low in terms of …
