Speaker panel on Conservation and Environmental Justice

Rieber Hall - LLC 310 De Neve Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join this Earth Month speaker panel in-person at the UCLA campus! The panel features environmental activist Leah Thomas (@greengirlleah), Indigenous ecologist Ary Sanchez-Amaya, and UCLA Chief Sustainability Officer Nurit Katz. They will discuss environmentalism through the lenses of research, the work of Indigenous communities, community engagement, and more. REGISTER HERE Open to everyone, not just […]

Climate Justice Conversations: Repair, Reuse, Resilience

UCLA Makerspace Olympic Hall, 267 De Neve Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Remember that sweater with a hole in it, jacket missing a button, and shirt that is so boring it never leaves your closet? Learn how to mend and spruce up your clothing with provided materials while chatting about what fashion means to you and environmental justice issues within the fashion industry.

Waste Awareness Week (WAW): Thrift Shop Pop-Up

Sunset Village 330 De Neve Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

WAW is a collaborative event amongst UCLA student-orgs and faculty that works to inform students about waste consciousness, sustainable practices, and environmental health.

Santa Monica Earth Month Celebration

Ishihara Park Learning Garden 2909 Exposition Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, United States

Join to celebrate EARTH MONTH at the Ishihara Park Learning Garden. Start some of your own seeds, dissect an Owl Pellet, talk hot composting, make your own smudge stick, investigate the worm bin and help decorate the sidewalk all around our garden to celebrate Mother Earth. Bring your own reusable cups/plates/utensils and be entered to […]

COMPOSTABLE FARM DAY – hosted by Compostable LA & Opus Events Co

Moonwater Farm 544 West Raymond Street, Compton, CA, United States

Compostable Farm Day exists to strengthen our relationship with local ecosystems. By encouraging people to engage with all five senses—to see an orchard, touch a compost pile, hear ducks chattering, taste freshly picked produce, and speak with growers of all levels—we aim to create an experience for the community that is not only fun, family-friendly, […]

Pando Days Season Finale and Presentation of The Pando Sustainability Awards

Caltech Dabney Hall Lounge and Gardens 1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena, CA, United States

Pando Days brings colleges and universities together from across the California Southland to help implement the most ambitious sustainability plan in the country. The Pando Awards celebrate and reward the courage and success of the Pando Days ’22 projects. Join LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger (District 5), LA County Supervisor Lindsay Horvath (District 3), Paul […]

Sustainable Filmmaking Panel

The Ray Stark Family Theatre 900 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The panelists work at a variety of companies in the sustainable filmmaking space—major studios, sustainability coordinators on specific shows, documentarians, and climate activists. They include: - Juli Shultz, Senior Manager, Sustainability & Climate Action at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Heidi Kindberg, VP Sustainability at HBO & HBO Max - Lena […]

Cooking Up Resilience

The Teaching Kitchen at UCLA 420 Charles E Young Drive West, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Climate Justice Conversations invites you to Cooking Up Resilience, a private cooking class for 10 special guests led by UCLA Teaching Kitchen’s Chef Julia Rhoton. Learn how to cook a plant-based, affordable meal and end the night eating together with a dinner full of conversation about the joys of cooking and the importance of food […]

The Power of TV: Representing Climate Change Onscreen

Saban Media Center 5210 Lankershim Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Presented By: Television Academy Foundation Special Thanks: Los Angeles Times and The Walt Disney Company A recent USC-Good Energy study on Climate Silence reported that only 0.6% of all scripted film and television released between 2016 and 2020 mention the term “climate change” and only 2.8% of all scripts included any climate-related terms. The massive […]

Blue + Green: Building a Sustainable Workforce in an Emerging Blue Economy

South Bay Center for Counseling Heart of the Harbor Community Farm 550 East L St, Los Angeles, CA, United States

EVENT OVERVIEW The Blue + Green 2023 series is a 4 part series taking place in person and virtually in celebrating of Earth Day beginning Thursday April 13, 2023 and concluding on Saturday April 29, 2023. You are registering to attend Session 2: Building a Sustainable Workforce in an Emerging Blue Economy (In-Person) To be […]

Luskin Summit 2023: Our Research in Action

UCLA Faculty Club 480 Charles E. Young Drive E, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The fifth annual Luskin Summit will feature a keynote address, the unveiling of our annual poll about life in Los Angeles and a closing session, plus breakout discussions in three tracks: Housing; Equitable Policy; Water and Climate Policy REGISTER HERE SCHEDULE (subject to change as speakers are confirmed) Check-In and Breakfast: 7:30-8:30 a.m. Keynote Address: […]

Is Solar Geoengineering a Viable Tool in the Climate Policy Arsenal?

HYBRID: UPenn Kleinman Energy Forum and Zoom Fisher Fine Arts Library, 220 S 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

This is a hybrid event. For those attending virtually, a Zoom link will be sent out the day of the event. As the planet nears the critical warming threshold of 1.5C (3F), a class of controversial climate interventions, often described under the umbrella term of “Geoengineering”—the intentional manipulation of Earth’s planetary environment to offset the […]

California Energy Commission Virtual Career Fair

Online

Join this virtual career fair to learn more about job opportunities at the California Energy Commission (CEC). The CEC is recruiting for a wide range of positions — not all of them require an energy background! The Energy Commission, which is the state's primary energy policy and planning agency, is leading the state to a […]

Park Bench Chat: Heroism Starts at Home

Online

Trust for Public Land Director of Community Strategies Cary Simmons will be joined in conversation with three inspiring individuals who have answered the call to make their communities happier, healthier, and more resilient by leveraging parks and green space to improve their neighborhoods and encourage deep local engagement and activism. REGISTER HERE

California Natural Resources Secretary Speaker Series: Generation NOW – California’s Young Environmental Leader Drive Change

Online

Celebrate Earth Week in conversation with young environmental leaders who are combating climate change, confronting environmental justice, and building equitable access to nature. Each of us has a why: the reason we pursue our work and passions. We’ll learn how these leaders became engaged, what motivates them, and their vision for the future. REGISTER HERE […]

This Way Up, Save Yourself The Energy: White Castle to the White House to ESG FEATURING Harold & Kumar star Kal Penn

Online

While ESG adoption has hit critical mass, organizations face the challenge of balancing environmental initiatives with business goals and digital transformation efforts. Join to hear how energy-efficient data center technology can drive energy savings. ESG targets and critical energy savings are now within reach. Former Associate Director of the White House and star of the […]

UCLA Farmers Market

Bruin Plaza 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Every few weeks, the Farmers' Market at UCLA descends on Bruin Plaza with a smorgasbord of fresh produce to provide healthy, sustainable nourishment.

Zine Making Workshop

Rieber Hall - LLC 310 De Neve Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Climate Justice Conversations invites you to a Zine-Making Workshop held in collaboration with the Common Experience at UCLA. We will learn zine’s purposes, make zines with sustainable supplies, and contribute to a zine swap. All while enjoying Auntie Annie's pretzels and lemonade. Zines are self-published, non-commercial print work that is typically produced in small, limited […]

Watson Lecture: Electrifying and Decarbonizing Chemical Synthesis

Caltech Beckman Auditorium 332 S Michigan Ave, Pasadena, CA, United States

Online and In-Person Event Karthish Manthiram, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry; William H. Hurt Scholar, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering There is a significant carbon footprint behind the physical world, including the fabrics we wear, the foods we eat, and the disinfectants we spray. This problem presents the need to find ways to […]