This month Open Silo is hosting our Urban Agriculture Happy Hour at Rocco's Westwood near UCLA on Wednesday, April 25th at 6 pm! No matter what your field of work, study, or interest, we want to meet you! All who are passionate about urban agriculture or food issues are welcome. Bring a friend or colleague along. Dress...
About In Los Angeles and elsewhere, black and brown communities face multiple forms of banishment and exploitation. At this event, convened by the Institute on Inequality and Democracy at UCLA Luskin, we share and discuss research and activism to analyze structures of urban displacement, racialized policing, criminal justice debt, forced labor, and the mass supervision...
Join us on May 1st for our Court of Sciences Activation Launch and event kickoff! As a part of the Reclaiming Our Healthy Spaces at CoS initiative, we're launching a Mindful Music event on the first Tuesday of every month, as well as a Thurs-YAY series with UCLA Recreation every Thursday at noon. Stop by...
The Corporate Partners Program is convening sustainability leaders from the business and academic worlds to discuss sustainability in the built environment. Industry leaders will make brief presentations on their contributions to sustainability in the built environment. Participants will explore these topics further in small roundtable discussions with the presenters and UCLA faculty. Students will share their green paper research with...
DESCRIPTION We will be screening Episode 3: Social Policy in Concrete of the "Designing Healthy Communities" PBS series, narrated by our very own, Richard Jackson, MD, MPH. Episode 3: Social Policy in Concrete Summary Dr. Jackson believes it is every citizen’s right to live in a clean, healthy environment. This isn’t the case for many...
We are Coastalong, a bike-powered, student-run music festival and sustainability fair. Our goal is to spread awareness about alternative energy sources in a funky, cool, and creative space, so we host a variety of activities, booths, and installations each year in addition to all our stellar performers and DJs. We look forward to seeing you on...
The severe water crises facing areas of the Middle East and Africa have significant implications for the health, welfare and security of the regions’ people. Today, issues related to water availability and quality – including food security, sanitation and health, and economic development – have become both more complex and critical to address in these...
Join us for the Environmentalists of Color Collective at UCLA's kick-off event: an evening of critical dialogue about environmental racism and justice issues at UCLA and beyond. The event will feature a speaking panel, keynote address, and workshop activities. Our panelists, representing various organizations across L.A., will talk about their work and life paths, which...