Join us for a participatory CULTIVATE LA community event presented by LIGHT CoCreative and SoLa Impact on Sunday, October 23 at The Beehive in South LA from 10am ~ 4pm PT. This immersive experience will include: Community cookout Microfarm/garden installation Learning kitchen Educational experiences Special guest speakers Public art Live music We welcome the entire community to join us for a day of...
Sustainival is UCLA’s largest sustainability fair which aims to foster a sustainability minded campus by encouraging and educating the UCLA community about sustainable practices that they can incorporate into their everyday lives. This fair is a great opportunity for individuals to get involved with student organizations, and other community organizations offering volunteer, internship, and job...
The Clean Water Act Celebrates 50 Years After the failure of five earlier federal laws and worsening water pollution across the nation, Congress, in 1972 and over the Presidents veto, enacted the Clean Water Act PL 92-500. The Clean Water Act fundamentally reoriented the regulatory approach to water pollution control. The fact that now, 50...
Please join ASUCLA, Science Policy Group @ UCLA and California State Senator Ben Allen for a special screening of the award-winning documentary The Story of Plastic, followed by an expert panel discussion on the future of plastic pollution in California and beyond! Panelists will include: Senator Ben Allen, author of SB 54, the strongest anti-plastic...
To expand access to parks nationwide, the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Program funds green spaces in low-income, urban communities. While the program has supported important projects throughout the country, program benefits could be more fully realized. For instance, millions of grant dollars have been left on the table in recent years. Since funding for...
Every year, the global economy produces 40 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions, pushing our planet toward irreversible climate tipping points. Learn how LA Sanitation & Environment (LASAN) is leading the City to evaluate the biggest levers to reduce carbon and other climate-warming emissions through converting our fleets toward electrification and other necessary measures. REGISTER...
In this talk, Candace Fujikane begins with arguments from her recent book, Mapping Abundance for a Planetary Future: Kanaka Maoli and Critical Settler Cartographies in Hawaiʻi, contending that global climate change events are not apocalyptic but rather are bringing about the demise of capitalist economies of scarcity, making way for Indigenous economies of abundance. She...
REGISTRATIONS FOR IN-PERSON GUESTS ARE CLOSED BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN VIRTUALLY, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO DO SO VIA THIS ZOOM LINK. JUST LOG ON DURING THE SESSION(S) YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN, ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULE BELOW. To celebrate the first five years of the Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius...
Come join us this week, Thursday November 10th from 5-6pm in the Ackerman Viewpoint Ballroom for our general meeting. This meeting will be hosted by our amazing Fair Trade Campaign to discuss the equity issues within the farming industry. Everyone is welcome to join, even if it's your first time.
The University of California (UC) GIS Week is an opportunity for you to learn and engage with experts and mapping projects across the UC system and beyond! Ask questions during the thematic mapping panels, engage with GIS industry professionals, and interact with innovative poster presentations. The event will be hosted virtually through Zoom. All talks...