Reality in Movement: Octavio Paz as Essayist and Public Intellectual

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Zoom Virtual Event Wednesday, January 26, 2022 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. PST "Reality in Movement" explores Mexican poet Octavio Paz, not only biographically or as an intellectual, but through various conversations he had, ranging from feminism to psychoanalysis, taking into account the time in which he lived. "Reality in Movement" explora al poeta Mexicano […]

Week 6 Virtual Hangout – Returning to Campus: Self-Compassion as Self-Preservation Workshop

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Let’s share space and have a casual conversation about self-compassion and self-preservation. Join Labor Studies Teaching Fellow, Emely Rauda, and Labor Studies and UCLA Law Faculty member, Victor Narro, as they share their LBR STD M167 workshop about the social determinants of health that affect our wellbeing and share ways we can care for ourselves […]

We Gon’ Be Alright: Developing the Next Generation of Black Organizers

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UCLA Center for the Advancement of Racial Equity (CARE) at Work is hosting a virtual open house for the 2022 Spring Quarter course We Gon’ Be Alright: Developing the Next Generation of Black Organizers on Thursday, February 10th, 6:00pm. This virtual space will cover topics such as labor equity in the COVID era, the class as […]

IRLE Director Speaker Series: Front of the House, Back of the House

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Wednesday, February 16th 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m Zoom Webinar Two unequal worlds of work exist within the upscale restaurant scene of Los Angeles. White, college-educated servers operate in the front of the house—also known as the public areas of the restaurant—while Latino immigrants toil in the back of the house and out of customer […]

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

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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 […]

Week 8 Virtual Hangout – Meet the Professor: Kendrick Roberson

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Introducing Kendrick Roberson, the instructor for this spring’s LBR STD M115/AF AMER M115 We Gone Be Alright: Developing the Next Generation of Black Organizers course! In this “Meet the Professor” event, Kendrick will share his journey of becoming a young leader in the field of labor justice and why he believes it is critical for […]

UCLA Bruin Bound: Labor Studies Events 2022

The Labor Studies Interdepartmental Program offers UCLA undergraduates an opportunity to learn about the workplace and the social, political, and economic forces that influence it. To learn more about our program, we invite you to attend our UCLA Bruin Bound Labor Studies Events for 2022. Click here to download a PDF of our event calendar […]

Week 2 Virtual Hangout – A Conversation with Labor Studies Alumni: Julio Chavez, Policy Fellow for the National Hispanic Media Coalition

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What kind of work do labor studies students get involved in after graduation? Join National Hispanic Media Coalition Policy Fellow Julio Chavez for a conversation with the Labor Studies Team about real-world applications of a degree in labor studies! Guest Speaker: Julio Chavez is a Policy Fellow for the National Hispanic Media Coalition Policy Fellow […]

“Change Is What We Do” UNITE HERE Local 11 Archive Public Release

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Thursday, April 7th 4:00 p.m.  Zoom Webinar Join UNITE HERE Local 11 and the UCLA Institute of Research on Labor & Employment in rediscovering the history of L.A.'s hotel worker union - one of labor history's great turnaround stories. Listen to our panel of Union Leaders, Workers, and Documentarian's who helped to bring this history […]

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