• AILA Earth Summit

    1800 Abbot Kinney Blvd 1800 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    ​Join AILA’s 7th Earth Summit, to examine the technologies, policies, and ideas shaping our climate future. From artificial intelligence to breakthrough materials science, from state climate policy to investment strategies—...

  • From Ashes to Action: Growing a More Resilient Landscape, Panel 2

    Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden 301 North Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA, United States

    At this community conversation about the new Landscape Recovery Center at Eaton Canyon, you’ll learn how native seed conservation and seed banking are guiding the next phase of restoration and...

  • “Pollution is Colonialism” – A talk by Professor Max Liboiron

    HYBRID: Haines 352 and Online Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    The Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies, in collaboration with the UCLA Department of Anthropology’s Culture, Power, and Social Change speaker series, invites you to a book talk with Max Liboiron,...

  • Thriving Futures: Community Advocacy and Resilience After Natural Disasters

    Online

    ​The CDLS Thriving Futures Roundtable Series at UCLA is a public discussion initiative focused on bringing together community members for an open dialogue on building climate-resilient, equitable, and economically sustainable futures. For the second roundtable, CDLS is excited to be hosting a discussion on "Community Advocacy and Resilience After Natural Disasters," with a focus on...

  • The Housing-Climate Connection @ LA Climate Week

    Mithun 758 New High St, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    LA faces twin crises — a housing shortage and a climate emergency — and the solutions are more connected than most people realize. Join a panel conversation on how infill housing and land use can be powerful tools in the fight against climate change, and what housing and climate advocates can do together to make...

  • “Smog and Sunshine” – A Book Talk with Ann Carlson

    UCLA School of Law 385 Charles E. Young Drive East , Los Angeles , CA, United States

    Join a conversation about an exciting environmental success story that too few Americans know in detail. In Smog and Sunshine, UCLA Law professor and LA native Ann Carlson recounts the dramatic policy fights and the determined scientists, lawyers, and community members who worked alongside public officials to face off against major polluters and save their...

  • “The Evolution of Animal Consciousness” – Eva Jablonka, Prof. Emerita, Tel Aviv University

    Herbert Morris Humanities Seminar Room | Royce 306 10745 Dickson Ct, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    The study of animal consciousness is becoming a respectable domain of study, which has implications for neuroscience, evolutionary biology and ethics. This lecture will discuss the theoretical commitments of different naturalistic approaches to animal consciousness and point to markers of consciousness, ending by discussing the implications of the evolutionary approach for consciousness studies and for...

  • Food, Culture, Climate: Exploring Food Justice with Isaias Hernandez

    Miles Memorial Playhouse 1130 Lincoln Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA, United States

    Learn and discuss how food justice can help build a more just and regenerative future! Join an engaging evening to explore the intersections of food, culture, and climate with environmental...