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  • Grow LA Victory Garden Certificate Program: Workshop #4

    jane b semel Healthy Campus Initiative Community Garden Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, 111 Easton Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Join Master Gardner Dr. James Bassett for a final workshop in the Grow LA Victory Gardener Certificate Program. Learn when and how to harvest your fruits and vegetables for peak...

  • Works-in-Progress Session: Earth and Exchange: Tapia and the Construction of Early Modern Iberia

    Online

    Presented by Rachel Schloss, Doctoral Candidate, University of California, Los Angeles Hosted by the Early Modern Research Group Online event via Zoom To register, please visit: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/qHytTYlcTiiINu5XzDQiew Earthen materials have played a critical role in political and social development on the Iberian Peninsula. The unique geology of the Peninsula harbors rich soils, minerals, and clays...

  • 2025 Coleman Memorial Lecture – “Ecologies of Resistance: Reclaiming African Development Through Democratic Praxis”

    Sequoia Room, UCLA University Club 480 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    In this Coleman Memorial Lecture, Charisma Acey revisits Claude Ake’s foundational concepts of democracy and development, drawing from over two decades of scholarly research and fieldwork across the African continent. Reflecting on firsthand experiences, from Zimbabwe’s structural adjustment crises and humanitarian relief in Angola to urban struggles for water, sanitation, and environmental justice in Nigeria...

  • One Bus, One Cause – Nature Nexus Institute

    Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook State Park Visitor Center 6300 Hetzler Road, Culver City, CA, United States

    Nature Nexus Institute (NNI) is founded on the belief that reciprocity between communities and nature is essential to the survival of both. NNI seeks to provide equitable and intergenerational entry points to cultivating healthy community-nature relationships. To that end, NNI strives to be a nexus for science, culture, art, and research endeavors that result in...

  • The City of Glendale’s Open Streets Event Let’s Go Glendale

    S. Glendale Avenue between Lexington and Chevy Chase drives S Glendale Ave, Glendale, CA, United States

    Mark your calendars for Let's Go Glendale on Saturday, May 31! Experience the city like never before when a 1.3-mile portion of S. Glendale Avenue is transformed into a car-free public space for the community to explore by foot, bike, scooter, wheelchair or any way that moves you. This free day is a unique opportunity...