May 2017
The Future Is Female: A Concert For Women In Film
"The Future is Female: A Concert For Women in Film"- is an orchestral concert featuring 10 up and coming female composers all working in Film and TV. Each composer will be presenting an original piece, featuring "The Hollywood Chamber Orchestra" brought to you by Mark Robertson and Noah Gladstone. These women are the assistants, additionals, music editors, and musicians who have worked on some of Hollywood's biggest projects to date and now we are giving them their own platform. The…
Find out more »June 2019
The State of Democracy Around the World with Dr. Larry Diamond
Join LAWAC for a discussion with Stanford's Dr. Larry Diamond on rising authoritarianism around the world, as democracy struggles to maintain its foothold. He'll also discuss China's growing surveillance state, and Russia's ambitions for 2020. Larry Diamond is a world-renowned expert in democracy and democratic transitions, and has done extensive work in developing countries in addition to his work as a professor and scholar. Dr. Diamond will be sharing insights from his new book Ill Winds: Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and…
Find out more »October 2019
Governance in the Digital Age with Nicolas Berggruen and Nathan Gardels
Join in a conversation with billionaire investor Nicolas Berggruen and journalist Nathan Gardels about how globalization and technology have given rise to a populist backlash against income inequality across Europe and the US, threatening our democratic systems. Berggruen and Gardels, co-authors of Renovating Democracy, will propose ways to counter populism by using social media to bring people together at home, and by finding a new partnership structure to deal with China and other economic competitors overseas. Their talk comes as…
Find out more »March 2020
CANCELLED: Terry Tempest Williams
In conversation with Jessica Strand, Public Programs Director, Library Foundation “Each of us finds our identity within the communities we call home,” writes Terry Tempest Williams in Erosion, a galvanizing new collection of essays that navigates the emotional, geographical, and communal territories of home. Sizing up the assaults on America’s public lands and the erosion of our commitment to the open spaces of democracy, Williams fiercely examines the many forms of erosion we face—of democracy, science, compassion, and trust. From the gutting…
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