How can the proliferation of music industry merchandise align with artists’ and society’s environmental and social expectations? Merch is one of music's fastest-growing revenue streams — and one of its most scrutinised. As fans and artists alike demand higher environmental and social standards, the industry faces a pressing question: can merchandise ever be truly sustainable?...
Armenia takes center stage this October as host to one of the most important global summits for the future of life on earth, COP17 – the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) 17th Conference of Parties – under the theme “Taking Action for Nature.” You’re invited to a special virtual meeting hosted in collaboration with...
Join L.A. Material’s Antonia Cereijido and Jessica Garrison for a conversation with experts about Los Angeles air quality amid the ongoing Boyle Heights warehouse fire. Guest experts include: - Yifang Zhu, professor at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Department of Environmental Health Sciences - Sam Silva, assistant professor of Earth Sciences, Civil and Environmental...
For a world overrun by single-use plastics, reuse systems offer a clear path forward. Reuse systems can drastically cut plastic use and pollution and build local economies. Non-toxic, plastic-free reuse...
This is a non-UCLA event posted here as of interest to the community. The APAICS Energy & Commerce Summit brings together industry and community leaders alongside Asian American & Native...
This is a non-UCLA event posted as of interest to the community. The Expertise Series - focused on supporting women leaders in accelerating their sector expertise within transportation electrification, clean energy, and sustainable cities - will focus on Sustainable Cities for its third and final event, where we will provide an overview of the sector,...
This is a non-UCLA event posted here as of interest to the community. You are invited to join us for a community webinar to learn about the Mayor's vision for...
This behind-the-scenes conversation explores the digital production of Mountain Spirits: Rice and Indigeneity in the Northern Luzon Highlands, Philippines, an exhibition that immerses audiences in the sacred landscapes and living traditions of the Ifugao rice terraces. Featuring Amy Landau and Paul Connor, the online program examines the research, filming, and on-site processes that shaped the...
This is an off-campus, non-UCLA event posted here in case of interest to the broader community. Climate debates are going nowhere. Highly ideological, they end in gridlock more often than solutions. Disasters strike, but their media shelf-life is short. And younger generations, long worried about living on a warming planet, are moving from anxiety to...
This is an off-campus, non-UCLA event posted for the interest of the community. Join Surfrider LA on the beach at Santa Monica Lifeguard Tower 28 for a morning of community...