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 time teaching his UC Berkeley class on wealth and poverty and has been called Reich’s “love letter to education.” This is currently the only local […]
Dismantling 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 […]
Join 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.
Join 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 higher education. Drawing from his book, Lend and Rule: Fighting Shadow Financialization of Public Universities (2024), Jason Wozniak, of the Debt Collective and the Coalition […]
American 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 […]
With 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 […]
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, […]
Trump’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. Ramped-up ICE raids have resulted in injuries, deaths, and the disappearance of migrants and non migrants alike. As legal challenges demanding the cessation of indiscriminate […]