Hazel M. Johnson Fellowship Info Session #1
2024-03-04 15:30 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
In honor of the mother of the environmental justice movement, Hazel M. Johnson, Black Girl Environmentalist (BGE) will be debuting its fellowship program in the Summer of 2024.
Join BGE to get the scoop on the fellowship and get the opportunity to ask any clarifying questions regarding the application and experience.
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Native Bees with Krystle Hickman
2024-03-05 16:00 - 17:00 | UCLA Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden, La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095
Learn about ecosystems through the eyes of bees! Join speaker, conservation photographer, community scientist, and artist Krystle Hickman for a talk on California native bees and their fascinating relationships to plants, people, and environments.
This event is free and open to the public. No RSVP required.

Turning Targets into Action: How Food Companies Are Tackling Their Emissions
2024-03-07 08:00 - 09:00 | Online
With the food sector responsible for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, companies must act quickly to transition their businesses toward a zero emissions economy. More food companies are disclosing their emissions, setting emissions targets, and considering how they will reach those targets by developing climate transition plans.
Join Ceres experts and representatives of Food Emissions 50 companies to hear about the actions being taken in the food sector to reduce emissions across business operations and in the supply chain.
In this webinar, participants will:
– Review key findings from Ceres’ latest Food Emissions 50 Company Benchmark on the sector’s progress in developing climate transition plans.
– Explore investor expectations for corporate climate action.
– Gain insights into what strategies major food companies like Hershey and Kraft Heinz are implementing to reduce emissions.
Speakers will include:
– Meryl Richards, Director, Food and Forests, Ceres – Moderator
– Nako Kobayashi, Manager, Food Emissions 50, Ceres
– Matt Silveira, Manager, Environmental Sustainability, Hershey
– David Shaw, Global Net Zero Transition Lead, Kraft Heinz
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Clean Energy Transition and Critical Minerals: Opportunities and Challenges for Chile amidst Shifting Geopolitics
2024-03-07 12:15 - 13:30 | UCLA Law School, Room 1447
Chile is one of the world’s largest producers of lithium, a critical mineral essential to batteries and the global clean energy transition. Eduardo Bitran will join us to talk about the opportunities and challenges for the country, including how Chile is navigating increasingly complex geopolitical and economic competition among the US, China, the EU, and other nations.
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Emmett Institute 2024 symposium: "Powering the Future"
2024-03-08 08:30 - 16:00 | UCLA School of Law, 385 Charles E. Young Drive East , Los Angeles , CA, 90095, United States
This is an in-person event: an all-day symposium of 3 different panel discussions plus a reception. Free but RSVP required.
Mining is mission-critical to addressing the climate crisis. And so is confronting the legal and environmental issues surrounding mineral extraction.
Jurisdictions across the globe are racing to transform their energy sources to meet decarbonization goals and transition away from fossil fuels. This energy transition depends on a robust and reliable supply of critical minerals, which must be mined, processed, and distributed in ways that often create environmental and health risks, and in the process can reshape global political dynamics.
The Emmett Institute’s 2024 symposium will explore the wide range of pressing issues raised by this ever-expanding need for critical minerals. Our moderators and panelists from around the world will confront the policy drivers of this energy transition; governance questions related to supply chains; the rise of resource nationalism with its implications for the U.S. and the global order; and the risks to communities created by critical minerals mining and ways to reduce those risks.
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ClimateCAP MBA Academy: "Activating Systems Change: Decarbonizing the Fashion Supply Chain"
2024-03-08 09:00 - 10:00 | Online
Join this virtual learning series, ClimateCAP MBA Academy: Understanding the Business of Climate. Through this series, experts will talk on topics across the climate x business continuum to prepare the business leaders of tomorrow—today’s MBA students— to anticipate and manage climate risks and opportunities in their careers.
This event’s speaker is Lewis Perkins, President of the Apparel Impact Institute, who will be in conversation with Wesley Longhofer, Executive Academic Director of Emory University’s Goizueta Business & Society Institute. Lewis and Wesley will be speaking on the topic “Activating Systems Change: Decarbonizing the Fashion Supply Chain.” They’ll cover topics such as incentivizing stakeholders across the value chain, operationalizing change beyond theory, and what it takes to shift the mindset of an industry.
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About ClimateCAP
The ClimateCAP Initiative is working to prepare tomorrow’s business leaders—today’s MBA students—to understand and respond to the climate challenge by mainstreaming the climate conversation in business school. As a global partnership of 35+ business schools, founded and led by the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, ClimateCAP works to bring together MBA students, educators, and corporate leaders to build community and talk about the business implications of climate change. ClimateCAP’s signature programs include an annual in-person MBA Summit drawing 350+ students each year, an online MBA Academy learning series for students who want to get up to speed quickly, a highly selective 12-month MBA Fellowship for aspiring climate changemakers, and a curated selection of teaching and learning resources for students and educators. Find out more at: https://climatecap.org/.

Community Conversations: catherine SCOTI scott
2024-03-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Fowler Museum
catherine SCOTI scott presents Akara, Acaraje’, Blackeye Fritters: Food, Memory and Resistance, a performed narration that explores the DNA of foodways as a pathway to identity. Her food-sharing, socially engaged art practice will reference works on view in the exhibition The House Was Too Small: Yoruba Sacred Arts from Africa and Beyond, inspiring a participatory demonstration of food preparation and enjoyment. Food plays a key role in the spiritual practices of the Yoruba diaspora. scott will address the power of taste and smell as acts of resistance and affirmation.
catherine SCOTI scott is an LA-based performance artist, dancer, cultural worker, and ethnologist. She received her M.F.A. from Otis College of Art & Design, and B.A. in political science at UCLA. She has performed at Palm Springs Museum of Art, Made in LA 2018, REDCAT, 18th Street Art Center, Highways Performance Space, Beta Main Museum, and Ben Maltz Gallery, and has held workshops at Open Engagement in Chicago and at USC.
Community Conversations are co-curated with artist and abolitionist Patrisse Cullors, whose installation forms part of the exhibition The House Was Too Small. These dialogues bring together community partners, leaders, artists, and Ifa practitioners to explore and celebrate the orisha divinities who play a vital part in our everyday lives.
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Webinar: Assessing the Impact of Hydrogen with Environmental Justice Advocates
2024-03-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Join a webinar to review the Hydrogen Environmental Justice (EJ) Framework as a tool to ensure that hydrogen energy production engages in equitable practices and advances environmental justice in the communities where hydrogen energy facilities will be located. Speakers will discuss key areas of concern for communities when it comes to hydrogen as well as advocacy opportunities to leverage our collective voice.
As federal policies provide record-breaking funding for this technology, it is essential that EJ communities are protected and we understand the technology and its potential impacts.
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Climate Equity LA Community Assembly
2024-03-14 09:00 - 15:00 | LA Trade-Tech College, 400 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90015, United States
Join community leaders and the City of Los Angeles to prioritize and encourage frontline experiences and create climate solutions with communities most impacted by extreme heat and climate change throughout the City of Los Angeles.
The Climate Equity LA (CELA) Community Assembly will feature participatory tabletop dialogues, healing circles, music, food, and visual storytelling, and will prioritize community input for equitable climate solutions, in alignment with the City.
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2024 Clean Energy Leadership Institute Fall Fellowship Virtual Info Session
2024-03-26 16:00 - 17:00 | Online
Join Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI) for a sneak peek into the 2024 Fall Fellowship, and hear firsthand from CELI’s amazing (former) fellows and staff. Get ready to dive into the details and ask all your burning questions!
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Applications are live for the all-virtual 2024 Fellowship (running Aug.3-Dec.6), open to all eligible applicants across the full United States!

Environmental Education Program Leader Webinar: Partnerships
2024-03-26 16:00 - 17:30 | Online
Join the California Environmental Literacy Initiative’s Community-Based Partner (CBP) Innovation Hub and Association for Environmental & Outdoor Education (AEOE) in an online webinar series for Program Leaders of organizations that work to advance environmental literacy. Learn valuable tips and strategies that will help your organization grow and thrive.
Partnerships
Developing innovative and meaningful school and community-based partnerships that strengthen organizational capacity and increase access to environmental education.
Part of the free webinar series:
Building a Strong and Resilient Organization
A Webinar Series for CBP Program Leaders – Spring 2024
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* Presentation will be recorded and shared with all registered participants.

From CELI to CEO: Talking Reliability & Uptime and the 2024 Fall Fellowship
2024-03-26 18:00 - 19:00 | South Los Angeles
Calling all curious and ambitious emerging leaders in Los Angeles, CA!! Join in-person (South LA Neighborhood) with featured speaker Kameale Terry, CEO of ChargerHelp, to talk the Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI) 2024 Fall Fellowship AND reliability and uptime in EV charging infrastructure.
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As Co-Founder and CEO of ChargerHelp, Kameale and her team fixes EV charging stations through a two-pronged approach, people (workforce) and technology. Learn more about some of the hottest topics in the EV landscape — reliability and uptime — and hear firsthand about how Kameale Terry pivoted to the clean energy space (hint: CELI was involved!).
Applications are live for the all-virtual 2024 Fellowship (running Aug.3-Dec.6), open to all eligible applicants across the full United States!

Window On: The Future of Net-Zero Buildings
2024-03-27 09:00 - 10:00 | Online
Buildings are responsible globally for 37% of carbon emissions and 34% of energy demand. How are reductions in carbon emission progressing as companies work toward sustainability goals? What are the emerging pressures from city governments to decarbonize quickly and the costs to businesses who fall behind? What are some solutions for firms to accelerate the process?
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C3E Webinar: Leveraging Data and Digitalization to Make the Grid More Visible, Resilient, and Clean
2024-03-27 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
Climate change presents a call to action to transform the energy ecosystem, requiring us to change how we’ve planned, fueled, and operated the grid over the past 100 years. The United States has set bold decarbonization targets, necessitating a sixfold growth in connected renewables annually and triple the current transmission capacity by 2035. This pace of change requires better information about our grid to enable decarbonization while ensuring resilience and affordability. This panel will discuss how a data-enabled and transparent grid facilitates the implementation of distributed energy resources (including virtual power plants) and how it empowers us to make optimal decisions about how we build and coordinate the grid of the future.
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Immediately following the webinar, you are invited to an optional informal networking session with the panelists, providing a chance for more Q&A, interaction, and career path-based questions and advice. When registering for the webinar, please indicate if you are interested in the networking session to receive the separate networking session Zoom link.
The C3E webinar series provides a forum to hear the latest on clean energy topics from women who are making a difference. The goal of the quarterly webinars is to highlight the outstanding work of clean energy professionals in various fields and to foster discussion around clean energy opportunities and solutions.

Deep-Tech Showcase: Energy & Clean Tech
2024-03-27 10:00 - 13:00 | Online
The session will run accordingly:
6 awarded deep-tech start-ups with innovative and dual-use tech, will give a 5-minute pitch to a panel of Federal Agency, Venture Capital & Corporate decision makers.
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Designing for Decarbonization (Webinar)
2024-03-28 09:00 - 13:00 | Online
Want to know more about what it means to achieve “decarbonization” for your building project? Understand the definition of decarbonization, zero net energy (ZNE), and zero net carbon (ZNC) buildings, see case studies of completed projects, and understand the design and construction process necessary to achieve high-performance buildings. Learn about important market trends around energy efficiency, green building code requirements, proven and emerging technologies, operational best practices, and real-world case studies in the built environment as well as give resources and tools to set building owners, operators, and end users up for success. The workshop will provide tangible next steps for how we can all contribute and shift toward a decarbonized future.
Learning Outcomes:

Understand the definition of Decarbonization
Key takeaways for how to achieve zero carbon in a commercial building
View case studies of zero and low carbon strategies in projects
Understand various technologies and operational best practices that contribute to decarbonization

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Shaping the Future of Clean Energy
2024-03-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
With the recent influx of clean energy investments flowing into states, we have begun to see a boom in the development of new and innovative technologies. The clean energy transition will require a broad swath of these projects being incorporated into the workforce through training and information sharing. What are the most exciting projects on the horizon? What innovations are already seeing success? What are the challenges to full-scale deployment?
Join a briefing that will serve to give a high-level overview on opportunities and challenges that exist in the development and deployment of clean and smart tech.
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Arts & Climate Collective Festival: Art, Food, and Community
2024-04-02 13:00 - 16:00 | Allan Hancock Foundation (AHF) Lawn, 3616 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA, 90086, United States
Admssion is free. Reservations not required.
Celebrate Earth Month with USC’s Arts & Climate Collective (ACC) at its annual festival and be inspired to create a healthy and sustainable city for all!
Showcasing student artwork and projects that connect the arts and storytelling with environmental justice and highlighting efforts to build sustainable communities in Los Angeles, the free event will feature art activations, workshops, food tasting, produce giveaways, and a resource fair with local, student, and USC organizations.

UCLA Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Seminar: “Resurveying Colombia’s birds one century later,” with Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela
2024-04-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela is a Columbian conservation ecologist who focuses on birds and using spatial tools for applied conservation. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Natalia is part of a group of Colombian scientists who together run the Colombia Resurvey Project. In this seminar, she will discuss the approach of the resurvey expeditions, and some results from 7 resurveys after 110 years from the historic expeditions by the American Museum of Natural History. She will also share the story of an all-female resurvey expedition to honor the legacy of naturalist Elizabeth L. Kerr who explored Colombia in the early 1900s collecting birds.
For more information and seminar abstract: https://www.eeb.ucla.edu/seminars/
Zoom link: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/93900246411
Meeting ID: 939 0024 6411

"Wild Possibilities" Lunch & Learn - Maurice Salter Endowed Lecture in Nonprofits and Philanthropy
2024-04-03 12:15 - 13:15 | UCLA School of Law, 385 Charles E. Young Drive East , Los Angeles , CA, 90095, United States
A conversation with pioneering conservationist Kris Tompkins about how to forge an environmental career dedicated to public service.
Kris Tompkins is president and co-founder of Tompkins Conservation. She began her journey as an environmentalist in Southern California as one of the first six employees of Patagonia. She went on to lead the company for many years before she and her husband, Doug Tompkins (founder of The North Face and co-founder of Esprit), left their business careers to devote their lives to addressing the climate and extinction crises. Tompkins currently oversees projects in Chile and Argentina working toward creating parklands, marine conservation areas, and rewilding—the process of protecting and restoring ecosystems. Tompkins was the subject of “Wild Life,” a documentary from the Oscar-winning duo behind “Free Solo.”
Tompkins will join Emmett Institute Staff Attorney Juan Pablo Escudero and Jill Horwitz, Faculty Director of the Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofits, in a conversation about her conservation work from Southern California to South America and lessons for those beginning their environmental career.
Lunch will be provided on a first-come basis to those who RSVP by 04/01/2024. Registration required to attend.
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UCLA First Thursdays: L.A. Vibes
2024-04-04 12:00 - 22:00 | Westwood Village Broxton Ave, 1031 Broxton Avenue , CA 90024, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, United States
Join UCLA’s award-winning First Thursdays series, with themed experiences that are always fresh and free!
UCLA First Thursdays has two parts:
1. Daytime activities at the Westwood Village Farmers’ Market (12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
2. Evening thematic block parties (7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.)
This month’s event will shine a light on all the inspiring ways UCLA and the greater L.A. community connect and influence each other, and feature: a roller skating rink, food trucks, sustainability games and photo opportunities. UCLA Sustainability will be there with our Zero Waste partner, Athens Services, to talk trash and teach you about composting and more!
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A Conversation with Ellen Jackowski, Chief Sustainability Officer and EVP at Mastercard
2024-04-04 15:00 - 16:00 | Online
Join Chris Field, Director of Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, for a conversation with Ellen Jackowski, Chief Sustainability Officer and EVP at Mastercard.
Ellen is spearheading the integration of Mastercard’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy into the organization. As part of this work, she is driving climate leadership for Mastercard-wide programs and commitments, such as reaching net-zero emissions by 2040, and helping accelerate the company’s impact in climate action initiatives like Priceless Planet Coalition. Mastercard’s ESG efforts, established more than a decade ago, are rooted in a belief of doing well by doing good in order to have true impact and enable both people and the planet to thrive.
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Food and Film: Food, Inc. 2
2024-04-04 19:30 - 22:00 | Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, United States
In-person:
Q&A with filmmakers Robert Kenner, Melissa Robledo; Gerardo Reyes Chavez, Coalition of Immokalee Workers; producer Eric Schlosser; chef and restaurateur Alice Waters.
Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event.
Special advanced preview screening!
Documentarians Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo return to the subject of Kenner’s 2009 exposé of the food industry, Food, Inc., for a globe-hopping post-pandemic look at the current state of the movement to build a “food system that reflects our values.” From Covid-driven disruptions of the food supply to new science that deepens our understanding of how ultra processed foods impact human health and the environment, the filmmakers, including narrator Eric Schlosser (author of Fast Food Nation), sound new alarms about the dangers of corporate, commodified agriculture. Against this, they contrast a growing network of farm workers, consumers, politicians and entrepreneurs making change at every level to make a compelling case for continued activism and hope.

34th Annual Clean Air Awards
2024-04-05 11:30 - 13:00 | Online
For over three decades, South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has honored those who have made outstanding clean air contributions to improve the health of our communities and the economy. Our air is cleaner today, and our families are healthier because of their efforts. Past awardees have made significant contributions in the areas of innovative clean air technology and leadership. From cities going above and beyond to create sustainable communities to youth campaigns that have improved the quality of life in their neighborhoods, we believe it is important to recognize those who are doing their part to help clean the air and protect our health.
The 34th Annual Clean Air Awards will be held virtually. The event will feature AQMD’s esteemed awardees, distinguished speakers, and special guests.
Click here to view the event program and awardees.
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Heritage at High Tide: Archaeology and Climate Crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean – A Deep Dive into Cyprus’ and Greece’s Imperiled Treasures
2024-04-06 08:30 - 2024-04-07 11:30 | Online
a panel discussion organized by Professor Ioanna Kakoulli
(Acting Director, UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture)
The Eastern Mediterranean, a cradle of ancient civilizations, stands at the precipice of an unprecedented challenge. Coastal areas, including the island of Cyprus and Greece, like other regions in the Mediterranean are witnessing the relentless advance of the sea due to climate change. Rising sea levels, heightened temperatures, extreme weather events, and marine erosion are endangering archaeological sites, Byzantine relics, and other critical historic landmarks. With climate data projecting a rise of 90cm in sea level by 2100 in the Mediterranean, the risk to our global heritage is immediate and undeniable.
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Public Meeting – Comprehensive Plastics Reduction Program Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR)
2024-04-06 09:00 - 10:30 | Online
The City of Los Angeles, through LA Sanitation and Environment (LASAN), is pursuing efforts to reduce single-use plastics.
The City of Los Angeles (City) is seeking to implement a citywide Comprehensive Plastics Reduction Program (proposed Program). As a result, the City through its Bureau of Sanitation (LASAN) has prepared a Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Draft PEIR analyzes and discloses the potential environmental effects of the proposed Program, identifies ways to reduce significant environmental effects, and identifies feasible alternatives to avoid or minimize significant environmental effects.
The City is holding three (3) 90-minute virtual public meetings to provide an overview of the proposed Program and environmental analysis to assist in developing comments on the Draft PEIR. LASAN will provide a presentation outlining the proposed Program elements and timeline during the first 30 minutes of the meetings. The same presentation will be given at each of the three public meetings. After the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to present questions on the proposed Program. No decisions on the proposed Program will be made at these virtual meetings. Questions or comments raised in the meetings will not be considered as official comments. Official comments must be submitted in writing.
To learn more about the proposed Program and to view an electronic copy of the Draft PEIR please visit http://www.lacitysan.org/ceqa.
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Heart of the City: Wellness Festival
2024-04-06 10:00 - 14:00 | California Hospital Medical Center, 1401 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90015, United States
The Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability (LARC), based at UCLA’s Institute of of the Environment and Sustainability, will be tabling to share information about extreme heat preparedness at the Heart of the City Wellness Festival. Join LARC and dozens of exhibitors for health screenings, eco-friendly activities, local sporting teams, food trucks, and Zumba.

Guided UCLA Botanical Garden Tour
2024-04-06 11:00 - 12:00 | UCLA Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden, La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095
Join a Garden Guide for a free tour. Explore a living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe!
You’ll hear the stories of selected plants in the Garden and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. Tours meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion at the northern end of the Garden and are given a grace period of 5 minutes.
Tours are free.

Towards securing sustainable climate finance to reduce overshoot risks
2024-04-09 05:00 - 06:00 | Online
The discussion will focus on the latest state of affairs of climate finance, and the global priorities of 2024 and their expected outcomes. Furthermore, the speakers will review the most urgent systemic changes in climate finance architecture, and open a discussion on incentives for novel approaches to increase funding. Additionally, they will discuss how bring forward the need to put communities needs first, and to build approaches to ensure funding reaches them in a sustainable way.
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Free Food from the Dining Halls
2024-04-09 22:00 | Conference Room 1 in the Student Activities Center Basement, 220 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Get a plate of free hot dining hall food in the SAC basement. Please bring your own containers and utensils. Bruin Dine is operating Tuesdays, Wednesdays, AND Thursdays this quarter.
