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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Q&A with Leslie Salgado
Donor-funded scholarship paves the way for UCSC student's impactful internship Originally published in the UCSC News Center by Haneen Zain Leslie Salgado (Kresge ’25, psychology) always knew she wanted to work with kids. So when the opportunity to work with children arose this summer, she …
Solidarity Economics Series: Housing in the Monterey Bay Area
Co-authored by Gabriella Alvarez (UCSC) and Chris Benner (UCSC) July 2023 The Institute for Social Transformation is launching a new series on how Solidarity Economics principles of mutuality and movements can be applied to help promote inclusive economic development in the Monterey Bay …
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Higher Education’s Labor Upsurge
Higher Education’s Labor Upsurge May 22 - May 23, 2023 UC Santa Cruz’s Center for Labor and Community was pleased to host a two-day workshop on the growing labor movement in higher education. This event aimed to bring together worker-organizers to share insights, lessons, …
Q&A with Sikina Jinnah
Q&A with Sikina Jinnah Professor of Environmental Studies, Sikina Jinnah discusses the possibilities and consequences of solar geoengineering, which could have the impact of turning our blue sky white. Originally published by The Humanities Institute Deep Read The Humanities Institute …
Q&A with Serena Campbell
Q&A with Serena Campbell: A network for the future Serena Campbell constructs a vital network to unite UCSC’s critical environmentalism research across departments and disciplines Originally published at UCSC News Center by Bayan Parrenas Shimizu When Serena Campbell (Merrill ’23, …
Q&A with Building Belonging Fellows
Q&A with Building Belonging Fellows Learning about the student experience in the Building Belonging Program By Karina Diaz Alvarez, CUIP Intern for the Institute for Social Transformation As the Chancellor's Undergraduate Internship Project (CUIP) for the Institute for Social …
Building Belonging Student Showcase 2023
Building Belonging Student Showcase May 17, 2023 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 2022-2023 presented their …
Playing for Keeps: A Long-Term Community-Engaged Research Partnership to Support Safe and Healthy Elementary School Recess
An article published in Sociological Forum and co-authored by Rebecca A. London (UCSC) and Jennette Claassen (Playworks) May 2023 The field of community-engaged research emphasizes the importance of creating long-lasting, mutually beneficial, and reciprocal collaborations. However, many issues …
Our Salton Sea: Investing in People for a Thriving Region
A partnership of Alianza Coachella Valley; the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy; the UCR Center for Social Innovation; and the Institute for Social Transformation at UC Santa Cruz March 2023 The Our Salton Sea initiative launched in 2021 to provide a more …
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