Activist-in-Residence

The UCLA Activist-in-Residence program seeks to strengthen the infrastructure of social transformation by supporting local movement leaders, community organizers, and artists with university resources. Conceptualized as a sabbatical, the residency allows for time and space to reflect upon complex challenges, envision new campaigns and projects, and connect with university faculty, students, and staff. The UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy, the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, cityLAB-UCLA and the UCLA Center for the Study of Women|Barbra Streisand Center are partnering to offer the UCLA Activist-in-Residence program.

It is our objective to “turn the university inside out” and invite artists, community organizers, and movement leaders to undertake power-shifting scholarship and pedagogy focused on social change. This program provides opportunities for activists to engage with the UCLA community to develop and strengthen their capabilities, work, and commitment towards social, racial, spatial, and gender justice.

Goals:

• Provide movement leaders, community organizers, and artists with the opportunity to undertake power-shifting scholarship, reflect upon complex challenges, and envision new campaigns and projects.
• Build an inter-institutional space connecting UCLA to social movements and community organizations.
• Encourage mutual learning and shared pedagogy between activists, students, and scholars that create new models of public scholarship and community engagement.

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