Faculty Writing Retreat

Royce 306

Date: April 19, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Location: Royce 306 RSVP: http://humanities.ucla.edu/events/writing-retreats/ Do you want to block out a day for writing and contemplation? The quarterly Faculty Writing Retreat is your solution. Join us for a day-long retreat where you can concentrate on your own work alongside like-minded colleagues—we will hold the […]

I Am Not My Trauma: Word On Wednesday Spoken Word and Poetry Night

Kerckhoff Hall Art Gallery UCLA

Part of the UCLA CARE Program's Sexual Assault Awareness Month A special edition of the UCLA Cultural Affairs Comission's Word on Wednesday poetry and spoken word series, recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM Location: Kerckhoff Art Gallery Don't miss the other Sexual Assault Awareness Month events! […]

Aurora Levins Morales, “Medicine Stories: Essays for Radicals”

Hacienda Room, Faculty Center

Organized by the Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair Aurora Levins Morales is an internationally known Puerto Rican Jewish feminist writer and lifelong arts-based organizer. She is the author of six books, including Kindling: Writings on the Body, Getting Home Alive, Remedios: Stories of Earth and Iron from the History of Puertorriquenas, and Telling to Live: […]

The OpEd Project presents “Write to Change the World”

Rolfe 2125

CSW is  thrilled to announce that we are partnering with The OpEd Project to bring a special day-long seminar to UCLA! Learn how to write, pitch, and publish op-eds; assert your expertise; and increase the range of voices and ideas that we hear from in our media.   "Write to Change the World" will bring emerging voices together […]

Daughters of Whitman

Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center 681 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA, United States

Organized by UCLA Writing Programs Part of Whitmania! Songs of Ourselves: Celebrating the Radical Optimism of Walt Whitman and UCLA Womxn literary and performing artists explore the legacy of the father of American Poetry. This free performance will include poetry, puppetry, music and more, followed by a reception with cake in honor of Walt's 200th […]

Sharing Knowledge, Taking Action at UCLA

Covel Commons UCLA

Organized by the Health Equity Network of the Americas This event will explore pathways to improve policies related to Violence Against Women, Immigrant Health, and Primary Care. Date: June 7, 2019 Time: 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM, registration begins at 8:00 AM Location: Covel Commons, UCLA RSVP online For more information, contact Tanya Honey. Speakers: […]

Symposium: “On the Matter of Blackness in Europe: Transnational Perspectives”

Kerckhoff Hall Grand Salon UCLA, Los Angeles

Organized by the UCLA Department of African American Studies A Symposium featuring Keynote Speaker Gloria Wekker, Professor Emerita at Utrecht University, The Netherlands Key Symposium questions will include: How do marginalized experiences of Blackness within Europe, especially the interventions of Black Muslims, LGBTQI*, and/or those rendered non-citizen (e.g., refugees or asylum seekers), challenge one-dimensional conceptualizations […]

“Porosity and Reciprocity,” European Languages and Transcultural Studies Graduate Conference

Royce 306

Porosity and Reciprocity 1st Annual European Languages and Transcultural Studies Graduate Student Conference Organized by the UCLA Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies Date: October25, 2019 Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Location: 306 Royce Hall This conference explores issues of cultural borders and exchange and will feature a roundtable discussion featuring scholars who […]

Planning for a Healthy Home, Body, and Baby

The California Endowment 1000 North Alameda Sreet, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Free Hands-On Workshop Organized by the Iris Cantor - UCLA Women's Health and Education Center Come join your colleagues and community activists to engage in a “hands-on” workshop to learn how you can help the women you serve in reducing and eliminating toxins before, during and after pregnancy. The workshop is from 9:00 - 11:00 […]

America’s Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today

Royce 314

Organized by the Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies Date: December 3, 2019 Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Location: 314 Royce Hall RSVP for this event In this groundbreaking history, Pamela Nadell asks what does it mean to be a Jewish woman in America? Weaving together stories from the colonial era’s matriarch Grace […]

Library services to people who are incarcerated: Attempting anti-racism through LIS

111 GSEIS Building 290 Charles E. Young Drive N, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Organized by the Department of Information Studies Date: December 5, 2019 Time: 3:00 pm Location: 111 GSEIS Building A talk featuring Dr. Jeanie Austin, Librarian, Jail & Reentry Services Program, San Francisco Public Library. Part of the Information Studies Colloquium. All events are fragrance-free and open to the public.

Feminist Approaches to Understanding Global Anti-Muslim Racism

Charles E. Young Research Library and Rolfe Hall

Featuring Nadine Naber (University of Illinois) and Nadera Shalhoub Kevorkian (Hebrew University) Book Launch and Workshop DATE: December 5, 2019 TIME: 5:00-8:00 PM LOCATION: Young Research Library Keynote Address DATE: December 6, 2019 TIME: 12:00-2:00 PM LOCATION: Rolfe Hall 314 Co-sponsored by: UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies Islamic Studies Program Promise Institute for Human […]