MADE IN LA is an Emmy award-winning feature documentary that follows the remarkable story of three Latina immigrants working in Los Angeles garment sweatshops as they embark on a three-year odyssey to win basic labor protections from the clothing retailer, Forever 21.
Tam Tran was a filmmaker and leader of IDEAS at UCLA. She and her best friend, Cinthya Felix, graduated from UCLA and were enrolled in graduate school at Brown and Columbia Universities. They […]
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 […]
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 […]
Los Angeles retail workers struggle with unreliable hours and unpredictable schedules that undercut their incomes and chances of living full and healthy lives. Recently, workers have come together to demand […]
ACIP is sponsoring an event on Thursday, October 25 in partnership with USP, UC Immigrant Legal Services, the Public Interest Law Program and the Critical Race Studies Program […]
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 […]
Join us to celebrate the 60-year legacy of non-violence and activism by Reverend James Lawson Jr. with the conferral of the UCLA Medal by Chancellor Gene Block. Rev. Lawson Jr. is known for his work […]
Dockworkers have power. Often missed in commentary on today’s globalizing economy, workers in the world’s ports can harness their […]
Since 2014, three institutions of higher learning, one each from the United States (UCLA), South Africa (University of the Free State) and the Netherlands (Vrije Universiteit) have convened yearly to […]
