Livestream: APAICS Energy & Commerce Summit
2026-07-22 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
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 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AA & NH/PI) Members of Congress to discuss top-line energy and commerce concerns that are affecting the AA & NH/PI community and the nation at-large.
During the virtual Summit, speakers will explore topics ranging from green workforce development, the current state of the energy landscape, the future of climate action, building next generation businesses, mobility and transportation access, and the growing impact of artificial intelligence and data centers. Community and industry leaders, alongside key stakeholders and policymakers, will discuss the challenges they face and the policy solutions they are developing in response.
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The 2026 Energy & Commerce Summit will air virtually on YouTube.

Women in Cleantech: Strengthening Sector Expertise Series: Sustainable Cities
2026-07-22 17:30 - 19:30 | La Kretz Innovation Campus, 525 South Hewitt Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90013
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, spotlight leaders working across the sustainable cities ecosystem from a variety of perspectives, and create opportunities for more women to pursue and deepen their work in this space.
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Community Webinar: Los Angeles Mayor's Climate Plan
2026-07-23 10:30 - 12:00 | Online
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 a more climate resilient Los Angeles and actions the City is taking to make this vision a reality.
During the webinar, there will be an overview of the Mayor’s climate priorities, highlight the actions departments are taking to build a greener, healthier, and more resilient Los Angeles.
You can register here: https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_OL9E39nIQ4im9Oh18oz1yA.

Curator Talk: Digital Production of Mountain Spirits
2026-07-23 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
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 exhibition’s digital components. From early ideation to working in the mountainous terrain of the Philippines, they will reflect on their approach to documenting a living cultural landscape grounded in ritual, labor, and environmental stewardship. Through images, clips, and personal reflections, exhibition co-curator Amy Landau and Paul Connor will discuss how digital media can translate embodied, place-based knowledge into an exhibition experience. The conversation will address the practical and ethical dimensions of filming, collaboration with local communities, and the challenges of capturing atmosphere and spirituality on screen. They will also share how raw footage and research were transformed into the final 9 projector, 7 speaker, and 4 screen video installation, offering insight into the creative decisions behind bringing Mountain Spirits to life in digital form.
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Can the Energy Crisis Finally Unite Us?
2026-07-23 19:00 - 21:00 | ASU California Center Broadway, 1111 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA, 90015, United States
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 frustration, feeling like they’re left with all the problems but no decision-making power. The world needs a new approach.
There are signs of change: States with conservative majorities like Texas, Iowa, and Oklahoma are now leaders in renewable energy, and some U.S. voters have latched onto a green economic populism that runs on affordability. And in the U.K, a recent conservative government expanded Britain’s offshore wind power. What new climate narratives, and which media messengers, will bring us together to effect progress across politics, state lines, national borders, and vast oceans? And what words will they employ? Can “energy realism” make people view renewables as a path to freedom from oil dependence? Is “sustainability” out and “our future” in?
Former Florida U.S. Representative and Climate Solutions Caucus co-founder Carlos Curbelo, New America Planetary Politics director Heela Rasool-Ayub, and climate change journalist Kate Yoder will discuss efforts to help words win where political ideology has failed.
Co-presented by Thomas Mann House and Zócalo Public Square, in partnership with ASU Global Futures Laboratory and Palisadian-Post
Moderated by Uwe Jean Heuser, Journalist and 2026 Thomas Mann Fellow
We invite our in-person audience to continue the conversation with our speakers and each other at a post-event reception with complimentary light bites and beverages, plus the opportunity to experience a work-in-progress VR documentary about the 2020 Los Angeles wildfires from ASU’s Narrative and Emerging Media program.
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This event will also be streaming live on Youtube.

Surfrider LA Beach Cleanup @ Santa Monica Tower 28
2026-07-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Santa Monica Lifeguard Tower 28, Santa Monica, CA, 90405, United States
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 and care for our coastline!
Surfrider beach cleanups serve to raise awareness about the trash & litter problem confronting our waterways. The data collected from the trash you find at our cleanups helps shape Surfrider’s plastic reduction policy campaign initiatives.
Along with joining an active and vibrant community of volunteers, you will gain some insight into what we do at the Surfrider Foundation at our LA Chapter and at national level, collect trash from the beach, weigh your findings, and sort/record items found for our trash database.
SIGN UP FOR JULY 26 BEACH CLEANUP HERE

Part 2: Air-Dry Clay Garden Marker Workshop
2026-07-27 18:00 - 19:00 | jane b semel Healthy Campus Initiative Community Garden, Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, 111 Easton Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, United States
Join the jane b semel HCI Community Garden for an Air-Dry Clay Garden Marker Workshop!
Spend a relaxing evening in the garden making your own personalized plant markers out of air-dry clay—perfect for labeling herbs, flowers, or anything you’re growing. This is a hands-on, low-pressure, and fun way to unwind, get creative, and connect with the garden community. No experience needed, and all materials will be provided!
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