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June 2021

Ian MacKaye Q&A

June 24, 2021 • 8:00 pm PDT

The Vera Project teams up with DIY legend Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat, Fugazi, Coriky, Dischord Records) for a live Q&A benefiting Vera’s 20th Anniversary fundraising efforts. MacKaye joins fans via Zoom this Thursday, June 24 at 8pm answering questions at random about music, DIY, life, and more. Questions will be chosen on the night of the event and each inquirer will be spotlighted on camera. The event is free with donation, and all proceeds will benefit The Vera Project. Throughout…

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July 2021

In Conversation: Taylor Bythewood-Porter, Miya C. Carey, & Lynne Hobbs

July 20, 2021 • 5:00 pm PDT

Black debutante culture was a little-explored subject when Miya C. Carey, Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellow at Binghamton University, began her research. Carey’s dissertation, An Introduction to Polite Society: The Significance of African-American Cotillions in the Mid-Twentieth Century, served as an important text for CAAM Assistant Curator Taylor Bythewood-Porter in developing Rights and Rituals: The Making of African American Debutante Culture. In conjunction with the exhibition, Carey and Bythewood-Porter discuss the development of this rite of passage and its historical and…

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August 2021

Is Cutthroat Science Hindering Discovery?

August 11, 2021 • 1:00 pm PDT

Laboratories around the world are under fire for their lack of diversity, a culture of harassment and bullying, rigid hierarchies, and research that cannot be reproduced. Is the entire research system to blame? Our model of funding individual scientists encourages cutthroat competition rather than a cooperative infrastructure better tailored to solving our biggest problems. In a recent article for Issues in Science and Technology, NASA mission lead and ASU professor Lindy Elkins-Tanton argues for a radical restructuring of the way…

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Mindful Awareness Meditation with Tibetan Singing Bowls

August 12, 2021 • 12:30 pm PDT

In this special edition of the weekly online Mindful Awareness Meditation, session leader Diana Winston is joined by Michael and Jahna Perricone. While Winston leads a guided meditation, Michael will play the Tibetan singing bowls accompanied by Jahna’s ethereal vocal toning. Following the 30-minute session, Winston will discuss her new audio course, Glimpses of Being: A Training Course in Expanding Mindful Awareness, share from it, and answer questions. Photo courtesy of hammer.ucla.edu

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Can California Help America Reduce Gun Violence?

August 19, 2021 • 6:00 pm PDT

Moderated by Lois Beckett, Senior Reporter, the Guardian The United States has more firearms (390 million) than people (325 million), routinely experiences mass shootings, and suffers rates of gun violence far higher than other wealthy countries. California has touted itself as a safer model, with the most gun regulations in the country, the 44th lowest rate of gun violence among the 50 states, and a 9 percent decrease in gun deaths over the last decade, compared to an 18 percent increase…

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September 2021

Mindful Awareness Meditation

September 2, 2021 • 12:30 pm PDT

Mindful Awareness Meditation is the moment-by-moment process of actively and openly observing one’s physical, mental, and emotional experiences. Mindfulness has scientific support as a means to reduce stress, improve attention, boost the immune system, reduce emotional reactivity, and promote a general sense of health and well-being. These half hour weekly sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently. No special clothing is required, and participants are welcome to join for five minutes or…

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How Could Less Red Tape Make Societies More Equal?

September 8, 2021 • 5:00 pm PDT

To merely open a bank account or secure a driver’s license, people around the world face one common barrier: paperwork. Americans, in fact, spend 11.4 billion hours a year on federal paperwork alone. Harvard legal scholar Cass R. Sunstein, former administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, has a name for this kind of drudgery: sludge. Sludge, he argues, doesn’t just cost time, money, and dignity—it does an immense amount of damage to society’s most vulnerable…

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Mindful Awareness Meditation

September 9, 2021 • 12:30 pm PDT

Mindful Awareness Meditation is the moment-by-moment process of actively and openly observing one’s physical, mental, and emotional experiences. Mindfulness has scientific support as a means to reduce stress, improve attention, boost the immune system, reduce emotional reactivity, and promote a general sense of health and well-being. These half hour weekly sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently. No special clothing is required, and participants are welcome to join for five minutes or…

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InFocus: Latinx and Hispanic Cinema

September 17, 2021 • 12:00 pm - September 18, 2021 PDT

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) are hosting a virtual edition of the annual InFocus: Latinx & Hispanic Cinema Festival. The program line up consists of three short film programs and a presentation of the feature documentary A La Calle, which was recently acquired by WarnerMedia 150 and will release on HBO Max in September 2021. The Festival is co-presented by Mount Saint Mary’s University Film, Television & Photography program and includes…

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October 2021

10 Questions: If not now, when?

October 18, 2021 • 7:00 pm PDT

"10 Questions: If not now, when?" is a live arts-driven interdisciplinary public program of conversation and reflection that brings together some of the most compelling thinkers from UCLA and beyond to tackle complex, essential topics of our time.  The public is invited into the virtual university to explore the question “How do we remember? Panelists include: Anurima Banerji, dance and performance theorist, associate professor and current graduate vice chair of world arts and cultures/dance; Angela Riley, professor of law; Leroy…

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Is It Time to Throw Away Our Resumes?

October 21, 2021 • 1:00 pm PDT

We are failing Americans without college degrees. Research shows that up to 30 million workers without four-year degrees are drastically underpaid, and have the skills to earn 70 percent more than what they’re currently making. What accounts for this failure of the labor market? One problem is that traditional resumes don’t show or verify the full range of a worker’s skills—including those gained in the military and volunteer work, not to mention family businesses and caretaking. But there’s a promising…

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10 Questions: If not now, when?

October 25, 2021 • 7:00 pm PDT

"10 Questions: If not now, when?" is a live arts-driven interdisciplinary public program of conversation and reflection that brings together some of the most compelling thinkers from UCLA and beyond to tackle complex, essential topics of our time. The public is invited into the virtual university to explore the question “How do we heal?” Panelists include: Diane White-Clayton, composer and conductor, lecturer in ethnomusicology; David Shorter, cultural scholar and professor of world arts and cultures/dance; Vickie Mays, professor of psychology…

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November 2021

10 Questions: If not now, when?

November 1, 2021 • 7:00 pm PDT

"10 Questions: If not now, when?" is a live arts-driven interdisciplinary public program of conversation and reflection that brings together some of the most compelling thinkers from UCLA and beyond to tackle complex, essential topics of our time. The public is invited into the virtual university to explore the question “How do we fail?” Panelists include: Anna Sew Hoy, artist, assistant professor of art and ceramics area head; Safiya Noble, associate professor of gender studies and African American studies; Michael…

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10 Questions: If not now, when?

November 8, 2021 • 7:00 pm PST

"10 Questions: If not now, when?" is a live arts-driven interdisciplinary public program of conversation and reflection that brings together some of the most compelling thinkers from UCLA and beyond to tackle complex, essential topics of our time. The public is invited into the virtual university to explore the question “How do we change?” Panelists include: Jackie Lopez, dancer and choreographer, lecturer of world arts and cultures/dance; D’Artagnan Scorza, founder and executive director of the Social Justice Learning Institute; V. Kelly…

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Mindful Awareness Meditation

November 11, 2021 • 12:30 pm PST

Free half-hour weekly drop-in meditation sessions, open to people of all levels of experience, are offered live online via Zoom every Thursday by the UCLA Mindful Awareness Center. Mindful awareness meditation is the moment-by-moment process of actively and openly observing one’s physical, mental, and emotional experiences. Mindfulness has scientific support as a means to reduce stress, improve attention, boost the immune system, reduce emotional reactivity, and promote a general sense of health and well-being. Sessions are led by Diana Winston…

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10 Questions: if not now, when?

November 15, 2021 • 7:00 pm PST

"10 Questions: if not now, when?" is a live arts-driven interdisciplinary public program of conversation and reflection that brings together some of the most compelling thinkers from UCLA and beyond to tackle complex, essential topics of our time. The public is invited into the virtual university to explore the question “How do we build?” Panelists include: Jeffrey Inaba, architect and adjunct professor of architecture; Adam Bradley, literary critic, professor of English and the founding director of the Laboratory for Race…

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Sound/Stage: Serioso

November 19, 2021

Gustavo Dudamel leads the LA Phil in Mahler’s arrangement of Beethoven’s deeply personal “Serioso” Quartet, which boldly channels the profound struggles of the composer’s life lightened by moments of hope and joy in the free online concert series Sound/Stage produced by the LA Phil.  

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10 Questions: if not now, when?

November 22, 2021 • 7:00 pm PST

"10 Questions: if not now, when?" is a live arts-driven interdisciplinary public program of conversation and reflection that brings together some of the most compelling thinkers from UCLA and beyond to tackle complex, essential topics of our time. The public is invited into the virtual university to explore the question “How do we sustain?” Panelists include: Arturo O’Farrill, jazz pianist, composer, and professor of global jazz studies and music; Cara Horowitz, co-executive director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change…

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10 Questions: if not now, when?

November 29, 2021 • 7:00 pm PST

"10 Questions: if not now, when?" is a live arts-driven interdisciplinary public program of conversation and reflection that brings together some of the most compelling thinkers from UCLA and beyond to tackle complex, essential topics of our time. The public is invited into the virtual university to explore the question “How do we love?” Panelists include: Peter Sellars, theater and opera director, and distinguished professor of world arts and cultures/dance; Ahilan Arulanantham, human rights lawyer, and faculty co-director of the…

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December 2021

Can Dinosaur Fossils Make Science More Accessible?

December 2, 2021 • 1:00 pm PST

Pretty much every dinosaur skeleton you see has been painstakingly excavated from rock by people with precision, skill, and creativity. What they don’t have are paleontology degrees, and what they don’t get is money or credit. In fact, fossil preparators are mostly enthusiastic volunteers who come from all different backgrounds and receive their training on the job. Their unsung work creates the foundation of scientific knowledge about life, environment, and evolution. This veritable army of citizen scientists has a great…

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NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Film Festival

December 10, 2021 - December 11, 2021

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with presenting partners The Arab Film and Media Institute and Dutch Culture USA, are co-hosting a virtual edition of the annual NFMLA Film Festival InFocus: Middle Eastern, Arab & Dutch Cinema program. The weekend will showcase an international lineup of films by talented emerging filmmakers across three short film programs, as well as writer-director Susan Youssef feature narrative Marjoun and the Flying Headscarf. This event will include virtual…

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January 2022

Mindful Awareness Meditation

January 6, 2022 • 12:30 pm PST

Free half-hour weekly drop-in meditation sessions, open to people of all levels of experience, are offered live online via Zoom every Thursday by the UCLA Mindful Awareness Center. Mindful awareness meditation is the moment-by-moment process of actively and openly observing one’s physical, mental, and emotional experiences. Mindfulness has scientific support as a means to reduce stress, improve attention, boost the immune system, reduce emotional reactivity, and promote a general sense of health and well-being. Sessions are led by Diana Winston…

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Mindful Awareness Meditation

January 13, 2022 • 12:30 pm PST

Free half-hour weekly drop-in meditation sessions, open to people of all levels of experience, are offered live online via Zoom every Thursday by the UCLA Mindful Awareness Center. Mindful awareness meditation is the moment-by-moment process of actively and openly observing one’s physical, mental, and emotional experiences. Mindfulness has scientific support as a means to reduce stress, improve attention, boost the immune system, reduce emotional reactivity, and promote a general sense of health and well-being. Sessions are led by Diana Winston…

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Mindful Awareness Meditation

January 27, 2022 • 12:30 pm PST

Free half-hour weekly drop-in meditation sessions, open to people of all levels of experience, are offered live online via Zoom every Thursday by the UCLA Mindful Awareness Center. Mindful awareness meditation is the moment-by-moment process of actively and openly observing one’s physical, mental, and emotional experiences. Mindfulness has scientific support as a means to reduce stress, improve attention, boost the immune system, reduce emotional reactivity, and promote a general sense of health and well-being. Sessions are led by Diana Winston…

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Can California Solve Its Air Quality Inequality?

January 27, 2022 • 7:00 pm PST

UPDATE FROM ZÓCALO: As part of our commitment to the health and well-being of our community, this event will now be streaming-only. We hope you'll join us virtually and participate via live chat. Moderated by Saul Gonzalez, KQED Correspondent and Co-Host of The California Report While smog in Los Angeles and wildfire smoke in San Francisco dominate headlines, California’s rural communities are also besieged by a constellation of forces that foul their air. In the San Joaquin Valley, one of the…

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February 2022

Can Bureaucracy Start a Climate Revolution?

February 17, 2022 • 10:00 am PST

The struggle to limit carbon emissions often pits sustainable energy against fossil fuels. But does it have to be this way? As Kartikeya Singh writes in a new essay for Issues in Science and Technology, India’s carbon-heavy government ministries have shown a surprising ability to engineer deep change: the nation brought electricity to over half a billion citizens between 2009 and 2019, then presided over a grid where wind and solar became cheaper than power from coal. Could these ministries—which employ 20 million people—transform…

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March 2022

Could Immigration Unite Americans?

March 24, 2022 • 1:00 pm PDT

Survey after survey suggests Americans strongly support immigration. Yet fear dominates the politics around immigration. Elected officials and pundits routinely use the rhetoric that immigrants are threats to culture, public safety, and jobs—not only to justify restrictions on migrants’ rights, but also to divide communities and gain power at the expense of democracy itself. What makes this fear-mongering so effective, and is there any way to fight it? How have communities, organizations, and governments successfully reconciled differing views on immigration…

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April 2022

What Would The End Of Mass Incarceration Mean For Prison Towns?

April 7, 2022 • 6:00 pm PDT

California is turning away from mass incarceration. After generations of opening prisons and increasing the number of inmates inside them, the state government is planning to close a number of institutions. But many state prisons are located in struggling rural communities dependent on the jobs and health care infrastructure these facilities provide. The Newsom administration’s announcement of its intention to close the California Correctional Center in Susanville this year has sparked questions about the effects of shutting the prison on…

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May 2022

CounterIntelligence by Heidi Duckler Dance

May 1, 2022 • 6:00 pm PDT

Heidi Duckler Dance presents CounterIntelligence: The Story of Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka, an episodic story told in a telenovela-style choreographed dance. The tale of two siblings wandering into an enchanted wood begins live on stream for free on May 1st at 6pm.

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Can We All Live in the Best Version of Los Angeles?

May 4, 2022 • 12:00 pm PDT

Food, art, culture, weather, beaches, mountains—and people, from all over the world and with a broad range of talents and dreams—make Los Angeles an amazing place to live. A homelessness and housing crisis, drought, traffic, inequality, and political dysfunction can make Los Angeles an impossible place to live. The county is home to areas with the lowest and highest rates of child poverty in the state; innovative tech companies and broadband dead zones; and some of America’s best infrastructure to…

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South Central Arts: Histories and Futures Conference

May 14, 2022 • 9:00 am PDT

What is abolition? What does abolition have to do with art? Why South Central LA? Why not South LA or Greater LA? Why grassroots? A one day conference posing questions to artists and arts facilitators, working within the grassroots, who have had influence in the international creative discourse and the movements towards abolition. Online via Zoom, the conference aims to recenter a commitment to abolition among the arts spaces and the communities they serve in South Central Los Angeles.  

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