Organized by the Department of Anthropology DATE: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 TIME: 12:30-1:45 PM LOCATION: Virtual/Zoom (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) FLYER Virgin Capital: Race, Gender, and Financialization in the US Virgin Islands (SUNY Press, 2021) examines the cultural impact and historical significance of the Economic Development Commission (EDC) in the United States Virgin Islands, a tax holiday […]
Organized by the Chicano Studies Research Center Join us to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1971 newspaper Hijas de Cuauhtémoc, a groundbreaking publication of Chicana feminist activism and philosophy. Hijas de Cuauhtémoc members were among the first to articulate Chicana feminism, creating a praxis that embraced economic justice, community empowerment and third world solidarity as […]
Organized by the International Institute and the Asian American Studies Department DATE: Monday, November 22, 2021 TIME: 9:30-10:45 AM LOCATION: Virtual/Zoom (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) FLYER What is it like to be a refugee? What is the role of narrative in determining who is considered a refugee and who gets labeled an economic migrant? Why is it […]
Sewing Intimacies Organized by the American Indian Studies Center DATE: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 TIME: 1 PM LOCATION: Virtual/Zoom (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) This webinar showcases the work of the Sewing Intimacies Project – a project encompassing a group of Dakota and Lakota women who collectively embarked on a journey to create jingle dresses this past summer. […]
Organized by the UCLA Center for Social Medicine and Humanities DATE: Friday, December 3, 2021 TIME: 1:00-2:00 PM LOCATION: Semel B8-225 or Virtual/Zoom (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) EVENT FLYER Scholars have distinguished among sex, gender, and sexuality for decades, but the distinctions have always been contested, and have become more rather than less so in recent years. […]
Organized by the UCLA Asia Pacific Center Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 Time: 5:00 PM (PST) Location: Online/Zoom (Registration Required) What are the countries that come to mind when you think of gender equality? Most people would be very likely to mention Nordic countries. To many people's surprise, Taiwan has progressed tremendously in narrowing the […]
Organized by the International Development Studies (International Institute) Date: Thursday, February 17, 2022 Time: 2:00 - 3:15 PM (PST) Location: Online/Zoom (registration required) REGISTER ONLINE EVENT FLYER This lecture will focus on how Latin American Domestic Workers, through their membership in the International Domestic Workers Federation, have led the global movement to advance domestic workers' rights. […]
Organized by the Asian American Studies Department This event was originally scheduled for Fall quarter, as part of “Sewing Social Justice.” DATE: Monday, February 28, 2022 TIME: 12:30–1:45 PM (PST) LOCATION: Virtual/Zoom ZOOM ROOM Join us for this event celebrating the Auntie Sewing Squad, a massive mutual-aid network of volunteers who have been providing free masks […]
Organized by the UCLA Asia Pacific Center Date: Thursday, March 3, 2022 Time: 5:00 PM (PST) Location: Online/Zoom REGISTER ONLINE Taiwan has become the first Asian country to legalize same-sex spousal rights with the passage of a special law in May 2019. The legalization of same-sex relationships in Taiwan is a highly-contested process, with pro-and […]
This event has passed. Watch a recording on our YouTube channel. Date: Thursday, March 3, 2022 Time: 3:00-4:30PM PST Location: Online/Zoom (registration required) EVENT FLYER READ THE REPORT Survivors of domestic and sexual violence who defend themselves are systemically targeted for punishment by the legal system. Join us for the launch of Defending Self-Defense, a community-based, […]
Organized by the UCLA Department of Gender Studies Book Talk With Dr. Patricia Romney in conversation with Dr. Maylei Blackwell DATE: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 TIME: 3:00 PM (PST) LOCATION: Virtual/Zoom (Registration Required) REGISTER ONLINE EVENT FLYER Dr. Romney's new book documents how the Alliance shaped and defined second wave feminism. From 1970 to 1980, […]
Organized by the Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA DATE: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 TIME: 7:00–8:30 PM (PST) LOCATION: Virtual/Zoom (registration required) REGISTER ONLINE EVENT FLYER In celebration of International Women's Day, "The Stateless Diploment: Diana Apcar's Heroic Life" is a celebration of the life and work of Diana Apcar, the first Armenian woman diplomat, who was […]
