Fundraiser: Film Screening of “The Last Class”
The UC Santa Cruz Education Department is hosting a screening of the film “The Last Class” at the Del Mar on September 30th. The Last Class documents Robert Reich’s last […]
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Landmark’s Del Mar Theatre
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Dismantling the Deportation Machine…
Bay Tree Building Student Union, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesDismantling the Deportation Machine: A Conversation on Migration, Expulsion, and Xenophobia Join Carlos Martinez as he moderates a powerful discussion with Megan Carney, Heide Castañeda, and Gilberto Rosas on the urgent U.S. and global trends shaping the politics of migration, deportation, and xenophobia. As authoritarianism and xenophobia intensify globally, this distinguished panel will offer critical […]
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Campo-Sano Climate Action Conference
Colleges Nine and John R. Lewis College Multi-purpose Room 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz, CAJoin us October 4th for a regional conference on California Farmworkers and the Environment! The conference will address the challenges of resilience amid the impacts of climate changes and the many other compounding risks farmworkers face. Free and open to the public.
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Campus Debt is a Labor Issue
Rachel Carson College 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CAJoin the Center for Labor and Community on Friday, October 24, from 2-4pm at the Rachel Carson Red Room for a conversation on campus debt, austerity, and labor organizing in […]
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American Agitators Screening at Cabrillo
Cabrillo College 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA, United StatesAmerican Agitators comes to Santa Cruz! We cordially invite you to the screening of American Agitators with a discussion and a Free Dinner! Spaces are limited, so RSVP today! Sponsored by Santa Cruz Local, Cabrillo College, COPA, UCSC Dolores Huerta Research Center for the Americas, UCSC Center for Labor and Community, and UCSC Institute for Social […]
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Corporations at Climate Crossroads: Book Talk with Lily Hsueh
Interdisciplinary Sciences Building 7487 Red Hill Road, Santa Cruz, CAWith climate risks growing, climate action facing political headwinds in many countries, and international cooperation increasingly challenged, Lily Hsueh’s Corporations at Climate Crossroads illuminates how and under what conditions the world’s largest corporations have taken proactive action on climate change during the years leading up to and after the Paris Agreement. Drawing on insights from […]
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Open House: Oakes Collaborations
Explore Our New Collaborative Spaces in Oakes College! We’re excited to welcome you to the newly expanded spaces in the Oakes Academic Building, now home to a vibrant community of Social Sciences research centers and programs. Connect with colleagues from the Institute for Social Transformation, the Center for Labor and Community, the Right Livelihood Center, […]
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Labor Against ICE
Merrill Cultural Center 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz, CATrump’s second term has been marked by a dramatic increase in immigration enforcement operations, including the deployment of federal and national guard troops to major cities across the United States. […]
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Looking at School, Fear, and Possibilities: Imagining Futures Under Authoritarian Rule
Please join us in a conversation around School, Fear, & Possibilities: Imagining Futures Under Authoritarian Rule, featuring two guest speakers: Manuel Espinoza Ph.D, Muhammad Khalifa!
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Beyond public and private: Collaborative governance in global education reform with Antoni Verger and René Espinoza Kissell
We are excited to invite you to join us for a hybrid research talk on collaborative governance with international education scholar and sociologist Dr. Antoni Verger (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) in conversation with Dr. René Espinoza Kissell (UCSC) on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 5pm. Neoliberal educational policies aimed at efficiency through competition have often resulted in greater inequality […]
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2026 Right Livelihood International Conference
Hybrid EventThe Right Livelihood International Conference is a five-week global conference exploring how education can strengthen democracy, collective intelligence, and just futures. Bringing together Right Livelihood Laureates, students, faculty, and community partners […]
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Conference Kick-Off
Virtual EventJoin for the global kick-off of the 2026 Right Livelihood International Conference. All conference participants and organizers are invited to a fun, global meet-and-greet event on Zoom.
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Women Workers, Economic Power and Environmental Justice in India with Laureate Reema Nanavaty (India)
Virtual EventThis event is part of the 2026 Right Livelihood International Conference. This event is hosted by the Right Livelihood College in Zurich, Switzerland, as part of their Feminist Strategies for Change […]
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Nonviolence, Democracy and Climate Justice in Croatia with Laureate Katarina Kruhonja (Croatia)
Virtual EventThis event is part of the 2026 Right Livelihood International Conference. This event is hosted by the Right Livelihood College in Zurich, Switzerland, as part of their Feminist Strategies for […]
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Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed
Merrill Cultural Center 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz, CAPlease join us as Quinn Slobodian & Ben Tarnoff discuss their new book, Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed (April, 2026). A Financial Times Most Anticipated Nonfiction Book of the Year • A Kirkus Most Anticipated Nonfiction Book of Spring 2026• A Literary Hub Most Anticipated Book of the Year A pyrotechnic examination of Elon Musk as a symptom and avatar […]
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What Could UCSC Be By 2050?
Cultural Center – Merrill College 641 Merrill Rd, Santa Cruz, United StatesWhat Could UCSC Be By 2050? Civic Imagination Project Monday, May 11, 2026 5:30 – 8:00 PM Cultural Center at Merrill, UC Santa Cruz Register for the Event | Learn About the Project About the Event Join us for a campus-wide civic imagination event to envision the future of UC Santa Cruz. Share your ideas […]
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Building Belonging Program Student Showcase 2026
Seymour Marine Discovery Center 100 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CAJoin us for the Institute for Social Transformation’s annual student showcase, celebrating the incredible work of our Building Belonging Fellows! This special event highlights the achievements of undergraduate research fellows. Each student will give a 2-minute lightning talk about a research project they worked on with a Social Sciences faculty mentor. Presentation schedule here The […]
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Privacy’s Defender: Fight Against Digital Surveillance with Cindy Cohn
Humanities 1 Building 257 Cowell-Stevenson Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesPrivacy’s Defender Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Executive Director Cindy Cohn’s Journey Inside the Privacy Battles That Shaped Today’s Internet Cindy Cohn has devoted her life to the fight for digital rights. She’s tangled with federal officials to keep our online conversations secure from the government’s prying eyes, fought to ensure that you are told when […]