Cliff Palefsky, a dynamic speaker and leading critic of mandatory arbitration agreements, will provide valuable insights from the plaintiff's perspective on the "hot topic" of employment dispute arbitration. Mr. Palefsky has been in the forefront of the opposition to mandatory arbitration for the past 24 years in both the courts and the legislature. He has […]

After the horse race is over and Election 2012 has been decided, the business of governing is going to get very difficult very quickly. With budget cuts looming and taxes set to rise, voters are struggling to understand competing visions for the future. Is a balanced compromise possible in an atmosphere of extreme partisanship? How […]

California voters face big decisions on the 2012 ballot initiatives. From tax policyto the death penalty to genetically modified food labeling, a lot is at stake on the ballot. Join us for an educational and informative forum to analyze the initiatives.

Laura Carlsen (political analyst and writer in Mexico) and Gloria Muñoz (Director of a grassroots movement magazine) will discuss the situation, from above—national politics and regional geopolitics—and from below— grassroots responses and resistance.

The Southland premier screening of Shift Change will be followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers, Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin. Faculty and guest speaker experts in labor relations and workplace will join the filmmakers to discuss the larger global and social workplace and employment issues that the film raises. This will be followed […]

Professor Héctor Cordero-Guzmán will discuss the ways in which academics can connect to different types of funder and foundation initiatives, detailing strategies that can increase the chances of university based researchers to access some of the funding that is available to support research and analysis on a range of policy, organization, program and community impact […]