This event will be a dynamic, in-person gathering focused on connecting attendees directly with career pathways in the clean energy and environmental sectors. Participants will have the chance to meet employers, explore training and education opportunities, and discover how they can play a role in building a healthier, more sustainable future. REGISTER HERE
Rain or shine- it's Earth Day time! Join a fun-filled day to learn how you too can help protect the environment. MORE INFO HERE
Celebrate the opening of Mountain Spirits: Rice and Indigeneity in the Northern Luzon Highlands, Philippines, with an evening of music and dance honoring cultural pride and the enduring connections between the Philippines and Los Angeles. LEARN MORE HERE
Join an exhibition walk-through of Mountain Spirits: Rice and Indigeneity in the Northern Luzon Highlands, Philippines, led by guest co-curators Stephen Acabado (UCLA) and Marlon Martin (Save the Ifugao Terraces Movement). The walkthrough offers unique perspectives on the research, community partnerships, and ancestral knowledge that shaped this exhibition. Visitors will gain deeper insight into the tinawon (rice cycle), mumbaki rituals, and the intricate relationship between ecology, spirituality, and craftsmanship that define Ifugao life. REGISTER HERE
Tour of Athens Services Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in the City of Irwindale, providing waste services to millions of residents in Greater Los Angeles. Tour hosted by Los Angeles Climate Reality Project and Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE
Join for another installment of Botany Brown Bag. Dr. Theresa Ambo will give a talk titled “Moving Beyond Land Acknowledgements.” Formal land acknowledgments are an evolving practice designed to recognize local Indigenous Peoples and lands. Despite this uptake, land acknowledgements remain understudied and often misunderstood with regard to purpose, tone, responsibility, significance for educational equity, and implications for the measurable support of local Indigenous communities named in these statements. In the lecture, Dr. Ambo will share about the emergence and adoption of land acknowledgement practices, including her current research on over 400 formal and informal statements from land-grab universities across...
Eva Jablonka is Professor emerita, The Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas, Tel-Aviv University. At present, she is a visiting fellow in the Simons Center for Systems Biology in the IAS, Princeton. This lecture is part of the Frank Marlowe Memorial Lecture Series, in the Center for Behavior, Evolution and Culture. Jablonka will argue that the changes in our current view of evolutionary theory are leading to a new unification of life-sciences, which is occurring, seemingly paradoxically, within the context of their increased specialization and fracturing. Unlike the modern evolutionary synthesis of the 20th century (the...
The Music Sustainability Summit returns for its third year, convening professionals from across the live and recorded music ecosystem to advance sustainability in the industry. MSS26 focuses on the ideas and initiatives that reshape how music is made, performed, and experienced. Join artists, venue operators, tour managers, promoters, and more for a day of learning, networking, and action. Check in/Coffee: 8am Summit: 9am-5:30pm Reception: 5:30pm-7pm MSS26 is produced by the Music Sustainability Alliance (MSA), a 501c3 nonprofit organization. MSA's mission is to embed sustainability in the music industry’s DNA by convening stakeholders to showcase and accelerate initiatives where sustainability becomes...
Join for an evening focused on how to build a meaningful and resilient career in climate, energy, and sustainability. The program will begin with a dynamic panel exploring diverse pathways across the climate landscape, from corporate roles to startups and nonprofits, highlighting the many ways professionals are driving impact. The evening concludes with a networking reception, offering the opportunity to connect with speakers and peers across the UCLA and broader LA climate community. The agenda: 4:50pm - Doors open, check-in 5:00pm - Welcome & introductions 5:10pm - 5:40pm - Panel: Many Roads to Climate Impact: Exploring Diverse Career Pathways 5:40pm...
Water For Life tells the story of three extraordinary individuals: Berta Cáceres, a Lenca Indigenous leader in Honduras; Francisco Piñeda, a subsistence farmer in El Salvador; and Alberto Curamil, an Indigenous Mapuche Chief in Chile, all of whom refused to let government-supported industry and Transnational Corporations take their water and redirect it to mining, hydroelectric, or large scale industrial agriculture projects. The screening is followed by a conversation on the diversion of water resources from the Owens Valley to Los Angeles and its impact on local tribal communities. The screening will be followed by a conversation with Teri Red Owl,...