UCLA Sustainability

Stories of the Sea Part II Film Screening Event
2023-07-26 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Firestone Walker Brewing Company, 3205 Washington Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA, 90292, United States
Join Surfrider LA and friends in admiring the beautiful stories of unique individuals whose livelihoods are deeply rooted in ocean conservation. We want to bring our volunteer activism off the beach, and create space in education and learning through the power of storytelling in art, film, and photography. Enjoy a cold beer while learning ocean conservation through the lens of individuals actively working to protect our oceans.
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Economic Drivers of Climate Vulnerability and Resilience
2023-07-27 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
Join part 1 of The Perfect Storm of Extraction, Poverty, and Climate Change webinar series. In this webinar, we will explore the real-world economic conditions that constrain the capacity of frontline communities to cope with, prepare for, and respond to climate change. Hear from the authors of Just Solutions’ recent report, “The Perfect Storm of Extraction, Poverty, and Climate Change: A Framework for Assessing Vulnerability, Resilience, Adaptation, and a Just Transition in Frontline Communities,” followed by a panel discussion featuring experts in the field working on solutions to these issues.
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BIPOC-Frontline communities bear the disproportionate burden of environmental and climate impacts. We know the communities that are at the greatest risk. We can identify factors that put them at risk. Yet, we are less successful in communicating causal relationships, proposing systemic, upstream policy solutions that act upon these causal relationships, and identifying ways to measure whether or not policy solutions result in improved outcomes.
Through a case study approach, Just Solutions has developed a Prioritizing Frontline Communities Framework for considering and measuring the adaptive capacity and resilience of frontline communities as they confront climate change. It examines the “pre-existing” conditions in six frontline communities that are among the most vulnerable to and affected by climate change and considers the effects of these conditions on the local capacity to cope with, prepare for, and respond to ongoing climate-related challenges. The six communities are Glacier County, Montana; Holmes County, Mississippi; Hidalgo County, Texas; McDowell County, West Virginia; East End, Bridgeport, Connecticut; and East Las Vegas, Nevada.
This webinar will consider the economic conditions these communities face and explore policy solutions.

2023 Summer Webinar Series - “Modern Agriculture Business Conversations"
2023-07-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
A 10,000-foot view of the current state of indoor vertical farming for food production here in the United States and around the world.
Areas of discussion following a very brief PowerPoint presentation will include 1) Future directions, insights and trents in the industry 2) Business opportunities in indoor farming and Controlled Enviromental Agriculture 3) Explore career pathways in California’s Ag Tech sector.
Further discussion will be around what it’s really like to work in an indoor vertical farming environment with Q&A throughout.
Guest Speaker: Jim Pantaleo, Business Development Coordinator, AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems (AIFS)
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The Exide Cleanup: Contaminated Barrios
2023-07-29 09:00 - 10:00 | Resurrection Church, 3324 Opal St, Los Angeles, CA, 90023, United States
Learn about and examine how 10,000 properties with lead-contaminated soil in mostly Latino neighborhoods of Vernon, Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles, Commerce, Bell and Maywood are being cleaned up. Contaminated by the shuttered Exide battery recycling plant in Vernon, these properties illustrate inequities in health.

Open House: What is happening right off our coast?
2023-07-29 10:00 - 12:30 | AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles, 2451 Signal St, Los Angeles, CA, 90731, United States
Join AltaSea at their campus to hear from guests speakers Linda Chilton and Michelle Horeczko, who will be discussing, What is that happening right off our coast?
Michelle Horeczko at California Department of Fish and Wildlife Marine Region presents Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Resources along the California coast.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Mission is to manage California’s diverse fish, wildlife, and plant resources, and the habitats upon which they depend, for their ecological values and for their use and enjoyment by the public.
The Marine Region is one of 7 geographic management regions in the State and encompasses waters along the entire coastline out to 200 miles offshore. CDFW’s Marine Region is responsible for sustainably managing California’s marine resources under authority of the statutes and regulations created by the CA Legislature, Fish and Game Commission, and the Pacific Fishery Management Council.
Linda Chilton at USC Sea Grant Education Programs Manager and LA MPA Collaborative Co-Chair, discusses local marine protected areas, their importance, and the research in process within these local protected areas.
USC Sea Grant contributes to solving the problems of the Urban Ocean, while recognizing the opportunities for coastal commerce, recreation and improving the quality of life in coastal regions such as Southern California.
The Los Angeles MPA Collaborative channels broad and diverse perspectives to build ocean resilience and promote the cultural, recreational, and ecological value of Los Angeles County’s marine protected areas.
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Wade in the Water Film Screening & Community Beach Activities
2023-07-29 10:00 - 14:00 | Playa Del Rey
Join Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell’s 2nd District Racial Justice Learning Exchange for a free film screening of Wade in the Water and discussion on creating inclusive anti-racist beach spaces with film maker David Mesfin. The event also includes a resource fair and free surf lessons.
All are welcomed. Please note RSVP is required to attend due to limited capacity.
There is currently a waitlist for surf lessons. Due to limited space, you will be contacted if you are confirmed for a lesson.
Check-in begins at 9:30 am
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Film Screening
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Free Surf Lessons & Resource Fair (MUST be a competent swimmer for surf lesson)
Complete the Google form on the event webpage to receive the event location, address/parking information and additional event details.
If you have any questions, please contact Jessalyn Waldron at jwaldron@bos.lacounty.gov.

Surfrider Foundation LA - Venice Pier Public Beach Cleanup
2023-07-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Venice Beach Pier (sign up to see exact location)
Get stoked on summer at one of Surfrider LA’s public cleanups! We will be gathering from 10am-12pm at the northside of Venice Pier for a morning of beach cleaning and community.
Prior to the beach cleanup, Dream Team Society will be hosting a casual surf and beach hang from 8am-10am. All types of surf, boogie, or swim craft are welcome. Please bring your own board.
Purpose
Our local beaches are stewarded by volunteers just like you! We welcome you to an engaging day of toes in the sand with family, friends and new acquaintances, raising awareness about litter and plastic pollution.
Role
By taking practical action to protect the environment, your collection efforts allow Surfrider to use data to influence laws and reduce waste at the source!
Vibe
Active teamwork, education and fun!
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A Meet & Greet with Catalina Martinez
2023-07-31 10:00 - 16:00 | HYBRID: UCLA and Zoom
The Center for Diverse Leadership in Science is pleased to host Catalina Martinez. She will speak on diversity, equity, and inclusion in ocean science in her talk “Navigating a Sea of Options, Opportunities, and Obstacles: My Circuitous Journey to a Career in Ocean Science.”
After the talk, those in the early stage of their career are invited to lunch with Catalina from 12 pm-2 pm PDT, followed by a roundtable discussion on experiences navigating the geosciences between 2:30 pm-4 pm PDT.
Location and more details to come. Please RSVP if you’d like to be kept up to date. If you are unable to join the talk in person, you can join remotely through Zoom if you RSVP in advance.
Please share and encourage others to come!
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More about Catalina Martinez
Catalina Martinez is the Equity Advisor for NOAA Ocean Exploration (OE), providing strategic guidance to help integrate and advance diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and justice (DEIAJ) priorities within NOAA, and also externally across a broad spectrum of STEM institutions and agencies. This work includes considering new ways to infuse DEIAJ across operations, programs, procedures, data access and service delivery, and expanding partnerships that prioritize co-creation and sustainable relationship building with underrepresented and marginalized groups and communities. Ms. Martinez also works in a variety of ways to mitigate barriers to entry, persistence, advancement and success for underrepresented and marginalized groups in STEM academic programs and the workforce. A certified diversity professional with three graduate degrees from the University of Rhode Island (MS Oceanography, MMA Marine Affairs, MBA), Ms. Martinez began her ocean science career with NOAA more than 20 years ago helping to formalize and manage important regional NOAA partnerships in the Northeast, and spent many years working on telepresence-enabled expeditions to explore little known and unknown oceanareas.
Ms. Martinez has been honored with several awards over the years for her work, including being recognized by the YWCA as one of their 2015 Women of Achievement in Rhode Island (RI) for promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity. In 2016, Ms. Martinez received the NOAA OAR EEO Diversity Award for exemplary service and dedication to improving the representation of women and marginalized groups in STEM, and in 2019 Ms. Martinez was awarded the Women of Color in STEM Diversity Leadership in Government Award for demonstrating sustained leadership in creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive Federal workforce. Ms. Martinez also received the 2022 URI Graduate School of Oceanography Distinguished Achievement Award for excellence in professional achievement, leadership contributions, community service, and philanthropy. Most recently, she was selected as one of four finalists for the 2023 Remarkable Women of RI, a National competition that honors the influence that women have had on public policy, social progress, and quality of life in the state.

Conversations with the Chair: CA Energy Commission, David Hochschild
2023-07-31 16:55 - 19:00 | Gladstein Neandross & Associates, 2601 Ocean Park Blvd, Suite 100, Santa Monica, CA, 90405, United States
Conversations with the Chair
Breathe Southern California’s speaker series with key policymakers discussing air quality, climate, energy, transportation, and sustainability.
Join for a networking reception on July 31 at the Offices of Gladstein, Neandross, and Associates (GNA), followed by a Q&A session with California Energy Commission Chair, David Hochschild. Registration will begin at 4:55 pm and the program will begin promptly at 5:55 pm, and will include time for audience questions.
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Parking Options Include:

Guest spots in the garage at 2601 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
GNA spots in the lot at 2525 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Public spots at Clover Park (across the street from our office) and nearby parking meters

About Mr. Hochschild:
David Hochschild was appointed chair of the California Energy Commission by Governor Gavin Newsom in February 2019. He fills the environmental position on the five-member Commission where four of the five members are required by law to have professional training in specific areas – engineering or physical science, environmental protection, economics, and law.
Chair Hochschild’s career has spanned public service, environmental advocacy, and the private sector. He first got involved in the solar energy field in 2001 in San Francisco as a special assistant to Mayor Willie Brown where Chair Hochschild launched a citywide $100 million initiative to put solar panels on public buildings. He also cofounded the Vote Solar Initiative, a 60,000-member advocacy organization promoting solar policies at the local, state, and federal levels. He was executive director of a national consortium of leading solar manufacturers and worked for five years at Solaria, a solar company in Silicon Valley. From 2007 to 2008, he served as a commissioner at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.
For his work to advance clean energy, Chair Hochschild was awarded the Sierra Club’s Trailblazer Award, the American Lung Association’s Clean Air Hero Award, and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Million Solar Roof True Champion Award. Chair Hochschild holds a bachelor of arts from Swarthmore College and a master of public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He also was a Coro Fellow in Public Affairs.

Student PIRGs Civic Leadership Training Program - Activist Boot Camp
2023-08-01 - 2023-08-02 | Online
Building on a successful training program that has provided skills and training for thousands of students over the last 50 years, the Student PIRGs’ Civic Leadership Training Program will provide students the training they need to run effective campaigns in their community. Students who complete the program will receive a badge of completion on LinkedIn and opportunities for future leadership during the school year. Trainings and meetings will happen virtually. This is a 2-day boot camp, an accelerated version of the program.
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Some of the Skills you will learn
Building a team of student volunteers and leaders
How to use peer-to-peer tactics to mobilize students (phonebanking, class announcements, and in person events)
Organizing strategic in person and online actions and events
Developing campaign coalitions

Summer Sustainability Workshop: Designing for Decarbonization
2023-08-02 09:00 - 13:00 | Online
Want to know more about what it means to achieve “decarbonization” for your building project?
Verdical Group is partnering with Southern California Edison (SCE) to present Designing for Decarbonization, a half-day, virtual workshop that will help attendees:

Understand the definition of decarbonization, zero net energy (ZNE), and zero net carbon (ZNC) buildings
See case studies of completed projects
Understand the design and construction process necessary to achieve high-performance buildings

You will 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 be given 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.
The workshop will be presented by Verdical Group’s Drew Shula (Founder & CEO), Rebecca Ramsdale (Director of Projects), Sara Motamedi (Director of Energy and Carbon Group), and Bobby Almeida (Director of Commissioning).
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Smart Gardening Webinar - Intro to Composting
2023-08-02 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-08-10 09:00 - 10:00 | Online
Intro to Composting: learn about backyard and worm composting to create a rich soil amendment to nourish your garden.
Join L.A. County Public Works for free webinars to beautify your home and garden. Webinars are approximately 45 minutes followed by a 15-minute period to answer questions and take orders for compost bins.
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Smart Gardening Webinar - Organic Gardening
2023-08-03 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-08-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
Organic Gardening: build healthy soil, grow herbs and vegetables, and address plant pests and diseases using organic methods.
Join L.A. County Public Works for free webinars to beautify your home and garden. Webinars are approximately 45 minutes followed by a 15-minute period to answer questions and take orders for compost bins.
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New Voters Project Training - Working with your campus vote coalitions
2023-08-03 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Learn how to work with your campus communities to help register and mobilize student voters on your campus.
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BE HEARD: Working with Policy Makers
2023-08-04 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
This series aims to inspire students and practitioners of environmental health science to share their research in an effort to promote meaningful exchange.
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Code Breaker: Solar, Battery & Zero Net Carbon Design — 2022 Energy Code
2023-08-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Solar and battery requirements have evolved in the California energy code over the past decade.
This webinar will cover 2022 code requirements for all occupancies of buildings at a high level in a short 1-hour introduction to solar and battery for Single Family, Multifamily, and Nonresidential buildings. We will use examples to illustrate how much is required, exceptions, and Zero Net Carbon design concepts and give previews of longer Energy Code Ace offerings on renewable energy.
Learning Objectives:

Recognize when solar photovoltaic and battery systems are required in single-family homes
Recognize when solar photovoltaic and battery systems are required in Nonresidential buildings and Multifamily buildings
Explain how solar and battery systems improve grid harmony of buildings and onsite consumption of solar energy
Understand how alternative design options for single-family homes and nonresidential buildings can achieve ZNCD using efficiency measures, solar, and battery systems
Identify online resources for more guidance on these topics

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Free Countywide Mattress Recycling Event
2023-08-05 09:00 - 14:00 | Earvin “Magic” Johnson Park and Recreation Area, 905 E El Segundo Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90059, United States
Looking to get rid of an old mattress? You’ve got options, lots of them! Whether you live in an incorporated or unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, there are multiple locations where you can bring your mattresses to be recycled – at no cost.
The Countywide Mattress Recycling Program hosts free community collection events for L.A. County residents to bring used mattresses for proper disposal and recycling. Residents can also find other free permanent mattress collections on ByeByeMattress.com. Thousands of residents have taken advantage of these free services, and you can, too!
County residents should also contact their waste hauler for free bulky item pick up services. Bottom line, there is no reason for any County resident to have to unnecessarily pay for a mattress collection.
NOTE: Mattress/box springs will not be accepted from commercial business haulers.

New Voters Project Training - Registering student voters 101
2023-08-08 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Learn how to work with your campus communities to help register and mobilize student voters on your campus. Learn the best practices for how to engage students peer-to-peer.
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WaterNow Alliance 2023 Emerging Leader Awards Ceremony
2023-08-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
Join us to celebrate this year’s cohort, who are advancing innovative, sustainable, and equitable water solutions in their communities!
This year’s winners have led projects pushing for Spanish-speaking support for utility customers, supporting outdoor water conservation initiatives in underserved communities, creating space and support for the Black community within the water sector, championing outdoor water efficiency, and integrating green stormwater infrastructure in schoolyards.
Travis Loop, founder and host of waterloop podcast, will be the keynote speaker and host of this year’s ceremony, taking the audience through the winners’ stories. Travis explores the progress and success in tackling water challenges in the United States by featuring people and projects advancing sustainability and equity in water.
The Emerging Leader Award is dedicated to celebrating and advancing mid-level professionals from backgrounds and identities under-represented in the water utility space, who are poised to take on leadership positions in the coming years. By recognizing the emerging leaders of today, we aim to support their growth while celebrating their achievements, creating a strong foundation from which water utilities can address the sustainability challenges of tomorrow.
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High-Quality Jobs in the Clean Energy Transition
2023-08-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Wage inequality in the United States has increased dramatically over the past 40 years, but historic new investments in climate and clean energy in recent federal legislation provide a significant opportunity to create high-quality jobs with strong labor standards. The Biden administration has also issued executive orders to encourage high-road labor standards on federally funded climate and clean energy projects.
In this webinar, EFI Foundation CEO Ernest J. Moniz will sit down with Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) to discuss how high-quality job creation in the clean energy transition can benefit workers and communities and have broader beneficial ripple effects across the U.S. labor market, economy, and society.
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Following their conversation, EFI Foundation Distinguished Associate David Foster and Legal Fellow Hannah Sachs will give an exclusive overview of a new EFI Foundation report: “Job Quality—The Keystone of Clean Energy Industrial Policy.” The report delves into how to leverage the spending power of the federal government to ensure the creation of accessible, high-quality jobs with family-sustaining wages, comprehensive benefits, and the free and fair choice to join a union.
The webinar will conclude with a panel discussion between clean energy business leaders and union representatives on why and how they have chosen to collaborate using the tools contained in recent legislation and analyzed in the report.
Panel Discussion:
• Timothy Mack, Foundation and Localization Manager, US Wind, Inc.
• Kevin Reilly, Assistant Director for Policy, Laborers International Union of North America
• Samantha Smith (moderator), Strategic Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Jobs, AFL-CIO
• Adam Sokolski, Director of Regulatory and Legislative Affairs, EDF Renewables
• Jim Strong, International Representative, United Steelworkers

New Voters Project Training - Running a non-partisan voter registration drive
2023-08-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Learn how to work with your campus communities to help register and mobilize student voters on your campus, including best practices and resources.
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Workshop: Accelerating Electric Vehicle Adoption with Curb Management
2023-08-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
Join the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) on Thursday August 10, from 10am to 12pm PDT for Accelerating EV Adoption with Automated Curb Management Strategies Workshop.
Cities across the nation are working to reduce transportation emissions and encourage the adoption of zero emission vehicles, even as pollution and traffic congestion associated with e-commerce deliveries and rideshare driving is increasing.
This virtual workshop will share early lessons from a U.S. Department of Energy Vehicle Technologies Office (DOE VTO) grant that LACI is administering together with partners in local government, startups, academia, community orgs, and more to scale zero emission delivery zones via applications and integration of curb management in Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, and Santa Monica. The workshop programming will:

Showcase technical and policy-based curb management frameworks developed by Carnegie Mellon University, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, University of Southern California METRANS, and Cityfi
Feature conversations between city agencies and LACI startup Automotus, which is helping cities manage the rapid rise in commercial vehicle activity using fully automated solutions, and
Facilitate discussions on future pilot efforts as well as the curb management challenges and opportunities that are taking place in other cities.

Please register to receive the workshop Zoom URL. Zoom details and login instructions will be sent via email in the days prior to the event.
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ABOUT THE EV PILOT STUDY
This pilot study to improve curb management strategies that will bolster EV adoption for last mile delivery, reduce air pollution in disadvantaged communities and environmental justice areas, and increase productivity at the curb. The pilot also serves as a cleantech demonstration opportunity for automated curb management solutions utilizing Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology that can empower cities to reduce emissions and traffic congestion and increase safety in communities.
Now at the midway point of the pilot study, LACI and our project partners invite city transportation departments and other interested stakeholders across the country to learn more about our initial learnings, and tools and resources created by project partners. We will also share information on LACI’s newly-announced Zero Emission Delivery City Challenge and how cities can apply to get involved in our first cohort.
ZERO EMISSIONS DELIVERY CITY CHALLENGE RFI
As another expansion of LACI’s work on zero emissions delivery with Santa Monica, LACI released the Zero Emissions Delivery City Challenge RFI, which aims to identify an additional 5-7 U.S. cities with which to pilot zero emission delivery solutions by 2025.
Cities selected from the RFI process will be part of a national network that shares lessons learned and new ideas, works together to attract funding, and collaborates to problem solve for the electrification of delivery systems in different city constructs. While this RFI is a separate initiative from this webinar, the two opportunities provide a great example of how cities will benefit from being a part of the Zero Emissions National Network to share tools, resources and lessons learned that will support accomplishing Zero Emission Transportation goals .
WORKSHOP AGENDA
10:00a – 10:15a: Workshop Overview & Introductions – LACI will set the stage for the event by going over the agenda, objective and have introductions with all attendees in the room.
10:15a – 10:25a: Overview of VTO Project Accomplishment – LACI staff will provide a background overview on the project, its goals and milestones, partnerships and its ambitions later this year and next.
10:25a – 10:30a: Presentation on Zero Emissions Delivery City Challenge – LACI Staff will present on Zero Emission Delivery City Challenge, what the RFI Opportunity was and how the challenge will help support cities in delivery system electrification.
10:30a – 10:55a: Presentation on Metric Methodology, ALPR Resources, & Tools – VTO partners Cityfi and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will provide a presentation on Metric Methodology, standard and elected metrics last mile EV adoption and ALPR Tools.
10:55a – 11:30a: Presentation on ALPR technology, Modeling Approach, & Policy Structure – Partners Automotus, the City of LA, the City of Santa Monica, and the City of Pittsburgh present on ALPR technology, modeling approach, policy structure and how each city is working on enforcement.
11:30a – 12:00p: Break Out Discussions – An opportunity for the cities to network amongst each other and for us to learn a bit more about their challenges and what resources should be included in the roadmap.

Food and Film: Farming - Harvest
2023-08-11 19:30 - 22:30 | Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, United States
In-person:
Pre-screening Q&A with chef Alice Waters and farmer Alex Weiser (Weiser Family Farms and Tehachapi Grain Project), moderated by Laurie Ochoa (L.A. Times).
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.
Harvest
Regain, France, 1937
With the name of Chez Panisse inspired by a character from Marcel Pagnol’s César (1938) it’s only fitting that we begin this series with Pagnol’s enchanting paean to agrarian France. After years of migration to the big cities, a remote village nestled on a hilltop is down to its last few inhabitants, including Pantrule (Gabriel Gabrio), a hulking but gentle hermit who longs to revive the town. When he encounters Arsule (Orane Demazis), a woman on the run looking to start over herself, the pair begin tilling the earth to grow wheat and hopefully revive a whole way of life. Pagnol suffuses every shot of their labor and the land with tenderness and care in a film about the beauty and dignity of the simple things.
DCP, b&w, in French with English subtitles, 127 min. Director: Marcel Pagnol. Screenwriter: Jean Giono, Marcel Pagnol. With: Fernandel, Orane Demazis, Gabriel Gabrio.
Part of:
Food and Film: Farming
Dinner and a movie. It’s a combination, a social custom, perhaps, almost as old as the movies themselves. But where the public fascination with how movies get made still drives an entire media industry, we’ve been less willing, by comparison, to learn as much about how a meal comes together, how the food on our plate gets there. Few people have been more instrumental in changing that than Alice Waters. The co-founder with film producer Paul Aratow of the award-winning Chez Panisse in 1971, the legendary Bay Area chef and restaurateur has been a central, passionate advocate of the farm-to-table movement which promotes seasonal, organic and locally sourced ingredients for restaurants, schools and in the home. Waters’ philosophy is predicated on eating being a political act; where and whom you get your food from and the conviction that sustainable farming practices are essential to building sustainable, thriving communities. The UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum are thrilled to partner with Waters for an ongoing series that explores how movies from around the world have represented food and food production. Each program will pair a selection of movies with a special dinner at Lulu restaurant at the Hammer Museum, Waters’ latest culinary celebration. For the inaugural weekend, they’ve curated a program of films centered on community, farms and the people they help sustain.

Botanical Garden Tour
2023-08-12 10:00 - 11:00 | UCLA Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden, La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90095
Explore this living museum, featuring collections of plants from around the globe! Join Garden Educators for a free guided tour of the garden. You’ll hear the stories of a selection of plants in the garden, and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. Meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion at the northern end of the garden. Restrooms are available at this location.
Important: Plan on arriving a few minutes early as the tour will leave on time at 10 a.m.
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Break the Cycle of Fast Fashion
2023-08-12 14:00 - 17:00 | LACI, 525 S Hewitt St, Los Angeles, CA, 90013
As part of its latest monthly meeting, the Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance (NCSA) presents a talk on fast fashion.
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Food and Film: Farming - Our Daily Bread / Under the Fig Trees
2023-08-12 19:30 - 23:00 | Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, United States
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.
Our Daily Bread
U.S., 1934
Struggling in the thick of the Depression, a young couple, John and Mary Sims (Karen Morley and Tom Keene), receive an unexpected offer to take over a farm. Working the land quickly proves overwhelming for the urbanites until they invite other displaced people to join a collective community to turn the farm around. Director King Vidor brings ample verve to this American pastoral as ordinary folk swelling with can-do spirit flock to the Sims’ experiment in share-and-share alike living. Just a touch of proto-noir shadow falls across the fields when Barbara Peppers’ platinum blonde attracts the husband’s eye but when a drought threatens, the community calls, and Vidor orchestrates a thrilling finale around, of all things, a communal irrigation project.
DCP, b&w, 80 min. Director: King Vidor. Screenwriter: King Vidor, Elizabeth Hill, Joseph L. Mankiewicz. With: Karen Morley, Tom Keene, Barbara Pepper.
Under the Fig Trees
Tunisia/Switzerland/France/Qatar/Germany, 2021
Beginning at sunrise, with the soft light cutting through the darkness, a crew of workers — women and men, old and young — begin their day working in a fig orchard. Closely following a group of teenage girls, filmmaker Erige Sehiri tenderly brings the everyday acts of labor and intergenerational workers into focus, as they flirt, converse and work among the trees for the day. This first feature is a stunning debut, one of tender moments, flowing with conversation and farming, that celebrates the mundane and the small moments that happen between people while they work.
DCP, color, 92 min. In Arabic with English subtitles. Director: Erige Sehiri. Screenwriter: Peggy Hamann, Ghalya Lacroix, Erige Sehiri. With: Fide Fdhili, Feten Fdhili, Ameni Fdhili.
Part of:
Food and Film: Farming
Dinner and a movie. It’s a combination, a social custom, perhaps, almost as old as the movies themselves. But where the public fascination with how movies get made still drives an entire media industry, we’ve been less willing, by comparison, to learn as much about how a meal comes together, how the food on our plate gets there. Few people have been more instrumental in changing that than Alice Waters. The co-founder with film producer Paul Aratow of the award-winning Chez Panisse in 1971, the legendary Bay Area chef and restaurateur has been a central, passionate advocate of the farm-to-table movement which promotes seasonal, organic and locally sourced ingredients for restaurants, schools and in the home. Waters’ philosophy is predicated on eating being a political act; where and whom you get your food from and the conviction that sustainable farming practices are essential to building sustainable, thriving communities. The UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum are thrilled to partner with Waters for an ongoing series that explores how movies from around the world have represented food and food production. Each program will pair a selection of movies with a special dinner at Lulu restaurant at the Hammer Museum, Waters’ latest culinary celebration. For the inaugural weekend, they’ve curated a program of films centered on community, farms and the people they help sustain.

Studying Carnivores and Climates in the Past and Present with Dr. Anthony Friscia
2023-08-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Come join other UCLA Bruins in studying carnivores and climates in the past and present with Dr. Anthony Friscia.
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Smart Gardening Webinar - Water-Wise Gardening
2023-08-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Water-wise Gardening: create a beautiful drought-tolerant landscape and learn about grasscycling to fortify your lawn.
Join L.A. County Public Works for free webinars to beautify your home and garden. Webinars are approximately 45 minutes followed by a 15-minute period to answer questions and take orders for compost bins.
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