• LA Climate Reality Project and LA Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance tour of Athens Materials Recovery Facility

    Irwindale Materials Recovery Facility 2200 Arrow Hwy, Irwindale, CA, United States

    ​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

  • Botany Brown Bag with Dr. Theresa Ambo

    UCLA Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden, La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CA

    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,...

  • Music Sustainability Summit

    Solotech Studios 1017 N Las Palmas Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    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,...

  • Building a Resilient Climate Career

    UCLA Anderson School of Management 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, United States

    ​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...

  • Water for Life: Film Screening and Discussion

    Hammer Museum, Bay-Nimoy Theatre 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, United States

    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,...

  • 2026 Luskin Summit, Building Power Through Local Solutions

    UCLA Luskin Conference Center 425 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    The 2026 Luskin Summit, Building Power Through Local Solutions, will examine how California communities can build power to address vulnerability through locally driven policy action that advances equity, and well-being. The Summit will emphasize that lasting change comes not from one-size-fits-all approaches, but from empowering local governments, institutions, and communities to shape solutions that reflect...

  • Lives Without Knives Fest 2026

    Wilson Plaza Los Angeles, CA, United States

    ​Lives Without Knives Fest 2026 is a one-day festival of plant-powered food, future-forward brands, and live entertainment, redefining what conscious living looks like today. The festival creates a space to discover, taste, and experience the future of conscious culture. ​Explore innovative plant-based food, connect with emerging wellness and sustainability brands, enjoy live music, and take...

  • The Inaugural Richard P. and Linda S. Turco Lecture featuring Tim Lenton

    UCLA Luskin Conference Center 425 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Tim Lenton is the founding director of the Global Systems Institute and chair in climate change and Earth system science at the University of Exeter. The Richard P. and Linda S. Turco Lecture series was established through the generous support of Richard P. and Linda S. Turco in honor of their enduring commitment to environmental...

  • Thinking Gender 2026 Graduate Student Research Conference

    James West Alumni Center 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, California

    Thinking Gender 2026 will feature a full day of graduate student presentations highlighting innovative research at the intersections of gender, sexuality, and the environment. The conference will include a keynote address by Cutcha Risling Baldy (Cal Poly Humboldt; NAS Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab & Traditional Ecological Knowledges Institute), whose work centers Indigenous feminisms, land...