Gig Economy Event

UCLA Public Affairs 2243

In an expansive city with limited public transit, the arrival of companies like Uber and Lyft has transformed daily life in LA and raised important questions about job quality, employment law, and creating an economy that works for everybody. Come hear drivers, organizers, industry experts and scholars share their perspectives on the future of ride-hailing […]

Can Immigrant Students Still Feel Safe at School in the Age of Trump

UCLA School of Law Rm. 1357

How are public schools and teachers being affected by the Trump administration's immigration policies? What can public schools do to protect their students? What can we do to ensure that our schools are safe spaces for all students? This interdisciplinary panel will address such questions by drawing on two national studies by Professors Patricia Gándara […]

10 Questions: What is Work? Panel Discussion

UCLA Kaufman Hall, 200

You're Cordially Invited! Giving community members a special opportunity to experience the conversations that drive innovation at the university, this fall the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture presents "10 Questions," a hybrid academic course and public event series that brings together leading minds from across the university to discuss ten fundamental questions. This […]

AMLO and the Press: A Conversation with Journalists

Online

Zoom Virtual Event Friday, November 19, 2021 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. PST This roundtable, conducted in English, will feature two journalists, one from a U.S. media outlet, Carrie Kahn, Mexico, Central America & Caribbean Correspondent at NPR, and a Mexican media outlet, David Brooks, U.S. Correspondent at La Jornada in conversation about Andrés Manuel López Obrador's (AMLO's) presidency. […]

‘We are not part of your family’: Domestic Workers and the International Struggle for Labor Rights and Recognition

Online

Thursday, February 17th 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m Zoom Webinar This lecture will focus on how Latin American Domestic Workers, through their membership in the International Domestic Workers Federation, have led the global movement to advance domestic workers' rights. In particular, it will share insights about how domestic workers have used grassroots organizing, strategic alliance […]

The Relation Between the Mexican Left and the Chicano Movement during the 60s and 70s: The Political Legacy of Bert Corona 

Hybrid

April 27, 2022 11am PDT On Campus and Virtual UCLA Bunche Hall 10383 This panel will analyze the long history between the Mexican Left and the Chicano Movement of the 60s and 70s. Speakers: Ing. Arturo Martínez Nateras, México, Author Joel Ochoa, Los Angeles, Retired Machinist Union organizer Chris Zepeda-Millán, Professor, UCLA Chicano Studies Toby […]

No Sweat reUNION

Join us for a No Sweat reUNION celebrating the past and future of organizing immigrant workers!

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