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SUMMARY:A Labor Studies Book Talk with Professor Eric Blanc
DESCRIPTION:The UCLA Labor Studies program and Department of History will co-host a Labor Studies Book Talk with Eric Blanc\, assistant professor of labor studies at Rutgers University. He is the author of We are the Union (UC Press\, 2025) and will be joined by Alex Caputo-Pearl\, UCLA Labor Movement Fellow and former UTLA president\, and Mel Deorsola of Starbucks Workers United. \nBlanc is also the author of Red State Revolt: The Teachers’ Strike Wave and Working-Class Politics (Verso\, 2019). His research focuses on worker-to-worker organizing\, strikes\, digital labor activism\, and working-class politics. \nJoin us for a conversation on how worker-to-worker organizing is revitalizing labor and winning big. \nEvent Details:\n\nDate: April 29\, 2025\nTime: 1:00PM – 3:00PM Pacific Time\nLocation: Zoom\n\nFor those attending\, please click here to RSVP.
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/a-labor-studies-book-talk-with-professor-eric-blanc/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:The UCLA CSW|Barbra Streisand Center presents Thinking Gender 2025: “Gendered Labors and Transnational Solidarities”
DESCRIPTION:Join the UCLA Center for the Study of Women|Barbra Streisand Center for their 35th annual graduate research “Thinking Gender” conference. The event will feature engaging student presentations and a keynote address by labor rights organizer Adriana Paz Ramirez (International Domestic Workers Federation). The UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment is a proud cosponsor of this year’s conference. \nThe 2025 Thinking Gender theme\, “Gendered Labors and Transnational Solidarities\,” highlights the rich repertoire of organizing strategies as well as contemporary and historical examples of campaigns led by precarious workers around the world. We are bringing together feminist\, queer\, and BIPOC scholars\, artists\, and organizers to reflect upon the meanings of labor solidarity and care to imagine a more livable society. \nEvent Details \nDate: Friday\, March 7\, 2025\nTime: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM PST\nLocation: James West Alumni Center\, The Collins Conference Room\, Los Angeles\, CA \nTo RSVP: CLICK HERE
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/the-ucla-cswbarbra-streisand-center-presents-thinking-gender-2025-gendered-labors-and-transnational-solidarities/
LOCATION:Collins Alumni Conference Room
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SUMMARY:Visualizing Oral History
DESCRIPTION:Los Angeles-based artist Phung Huynh\, whose work centers on Southeast Asian refugee experiences\, will discuss labor issues through an immigrant/refugee lens. \nShe’ll share insights on her Metro public art commission\, the 1990 Century City janitor strike\, and Professor Virginia Espino’s oral history work on No Más Bebés. Together\, they’ll explore how oral history and visual storytelling can shape meaningful community projects. \n\nDate: March 4\, 2025 \nTime: 3:30 – 6 pm \nLocation: Boelter Hall 2760
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/visualizing-oral-history/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250227T150000
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SUMMARY:Book Talk: Post/Revolutionary Conditions: Renewed Visions of the Iranian Freedom Struggle with author Alborz Ghandehari
DESCRIPTION:Join the UCLA IRLE and CSW|Streisand Center’s Transnational Gender and Labor Working Group for a book talk on Post/Revolutionary Conditions: Renewed Visions of the Iranian Freedom Struggle with author Alborz Ghandehari on February 27\, 2025 at 3 pm at 2125 Rolfe Hall.  \nThe discussion will offer an intersectional analysis of how radical and progressive movement builders have re-envisioned liberation in the post-’79 era\, despite new forms of oppression under the Islamic Republic and from US and other foreign imperial powers. Post/Revolutionary Conditions shows how potent reimaginings of a radically democratic future have been shaped by multiple generations of protest and kindred struggles globally. \nAbout the author:  \nAlborz Ghandehari is an Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Utah. His research centers social movements in Iran and Southwest Asia/North Africa\, as well as movements in the region’s diasporas. \nTo RSVP to attend the talk and book signing\, click here
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/book-talk-post-revolutionary-conditions-renewed-visions-of-the-iranian-freedom-struggle-with-author-alborz-ghandehari/
LOCATION:2125 Rolfe Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250212T120000
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SUMMARY:Data Economies and Futures: An In-Depth Dialogue
DESCRIPTION:February 12\, 2025 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm\n\n\nJoin UCLA Data X for a discussion on how data and digital ecosystems have reshaped our world\, intertwining technology with entrepreneurial and economic outcomes\, and changing the way people live and think on Wednesday\, Feb. 12 at 3312 Murphy Hall\, 12 pm panel and Q&A\, 1 pm lunch.  \n\nWhat ethical and practical questions does this shift raise?\nWhat skills do students need now to remain relevant in an AI-driven job market?\nWhat policies must be in place to ensure our economic security?\n\nModerator:\nRamesh Srinivasan \nProfessor of Information Studies and Design|Media Arts departments; Director\, UCLA Digital Cultures Lab; Community Engagement\, UCLA DataX \nPanelists:\nTobias Higbie\, Professor of History and Labor Studies and Director of the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment\, UCLA College\, Social Sciences \nVelibor Misic\, Associate Professor of Decisions\, Operations and Technology Management\, UCLA Anderson School of Management \nShreya Shreya\, Easton Fellow\, MBA Candidate\, UCLA Anderson School of Management
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/data-economies-and-futures-an-in-depth-dialogue/
LOCATION:3312 Murphy Hall
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SUMMARY:How Should Culture Industry Workers Respond to Artificial Intelligence?
DESCRIPTION:How Should Culture Industry Workers Respond to Artificial Intelligence? \nJoin Us for a Roundtable Discussion\nDiscover how SAG-AFTRA members are tackling the challenges posed by AI in the culture industry. Learn about: \n\nNegotiating the first contract regulating AI use in film and television.\nOrganizing strikes against video game makers over AI technology misuse.\nAdvocating for state and federal legislation to control AI.\n\nEvent Details\nDate: December 4\, 2024\nTime: 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM\nLocation: Royce 362 & Zoom \nPanelists \nZeke Alton is a professional Actor and volunteer SAG-AFTRA negotiator for TV/film\, interactive media\, animation\, and commercials. He has a background in contract negotiation\, system design/management\, and strategic planning. His performance credits span film\, television\, and all genres of voice acting. He is known for roles in video games such as The Callisto Protocol and Call of Duty\, and Animated series like Boss Baby: Back in the Crib. \nWoody Schultz is an actor and producer and serves on both the Los Angeles Local and National Boards of SAG-AFTRA where he is also national chair of the AI Task Force\, Vice-Chair of the Innovation and New Technology Committee and member of the Government Affairs and Public Policy Committee. He was also a member of the negotiating committee for the most recent TV/Theatrical contract. \nSarah Elmaleh is an actor and voice director with a passion for collaborative creation\, and serves as Chair of the Interactive Negotiating Committee. Best known for roles in AAA games like Hi-Fi Rush\, Halo Infinite and Gears 5\, and for indies like Afterparty\, Pyre and Gone Home\, her directing credits likewise span production scope from Goodbye Volcano High to Fortnite. Led by her desire to foster stronger inter-disciplinary collaboration within games\, she has spent years organizing\, advising\, and educating in the games industry and academic programs.
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/how-should-culture-industry-workers-respond-to-artificial-intelligence/
LOCATION:Royce 362 & Zoom
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SUMMARY:Filipinos That Strike
DESCRIPTION:Please join UTLA educators\, leaders\, and organizers in partnership with UCLA Labor Studies for the launch of the ongoing oral history and archive project to document the role of Filipinos in the UTLA 2019 and 2023 strikes. \nThe event will be held on the 2nd floor of UTLA. Please park at the UTLA parking lot\, whose entrance is on Berendo between 6th and Wilshire Blvd. Park and bring your parking ticket with you for free validation. \nDate: Monday\, October 21st \nTime: 5:30 – 7:30 PM \nLocation: United Teachers Los Angeles\, 3303 Wilshire Boulevard #10th fl Los Angeles\, CA 90010 \nTo RSVP\, click HERE. \n\n\n\n\n Add to calendar
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/filipinos-that-strike/
LOCATION:United Teachers Los Angeles
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SUMMARY:2024 Labor Studies Open House
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our in-person Labor Studies Open House! Learn about the Labor Studies Major and Minor and meet your faculty\, staff\, alumni and fellow students! \nDate: Tuesday\, October 8th \nTime: 12:30pm – 2pm \nLocation: Bruin Reception Room (Ackerman Second Floor)\nRSVP deadline: October 1st\, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. PT. \nEvent Details: \n\nOpen to current students and those interested in Labor Studies.\nFood will be provided.\n\nFor questions\, please email laborstudies@irle.ucla.edu. \nLoading…
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/2024-labor-studies-open-house/
LOCATION:Bruin Reception Room
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SUMMARY:UFW Meet & Greet and Support
DESCRIPTION:Join us on April 24th at 2pm PT at UCLA Ackerman Union\, Bruin Reception Room for a meet & greet and support for the United Farm Workers (UFW). \nYou will get the opportunity to meet & greet UFW President Teresa Romero. \nGeneral ticket admission: $25 \nStudent ticket admission: $15 \nVenmo: @sffw_ucla \nFunds will support UFW farmworker organizing \nContact: larry.frank.00@gmail.com
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/ufw-meet-greet-and-support/
LOCATION:Bruin Reception Room
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SUMMARY:Career Development Workshops within the Labor Commissioner’s Office and Department of Industrial Relations
DESCRIPTION:The California Labor Commissioner’s Office (LCO) is hiring! Join UCLA Labor Studies and the UCLA Labor Center to learn more about career opportunities within the LCO and Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) to support their mission of improving working conditions for California’s workers. \nThis winter and spring\, the UCLA Labor Center will lead workshops to provide students with resources for preparing state employment applications. The workshops will break down the application process\, teach best practices for applications\, and provide time for students to ask questions about the process and start working on their applications. A member of the LCO team will also talk about their experience and path to the LCO. \nThe workshops will include a resume workshop\, so please come to the session with a completed resume. \nWorkshop Date: April 23rd @ 2-3:30pm \nLocation: Zoom \nRSVP HERE. \n— \nCheck out the current job listings here: calcareers.gov \n\nJob control number: JC-425332 or click here\nJob control number: JC-425361 or click here\nJob control number: JC-425373 or click here
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/career-development-workshops-within-the-labor-commissioners-office-and-department-of-industrial-relations/
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SUMMARY:Thinking Gender 2024: “Dystopian Realities\, Feminist Utopias”
DESCRIPTION:UCLA’s CSW|Barbra Streisand Center presents 34th Annual Graduate Student Research Conference on Friday\, March 1st\, 2024.\nThinking Gender 2024’s conference theme\, “Dystopian Realities\, Feminist Utopias\,” considers what it means to live in the cataclysmic wake of racial capitalism\, settler colonialism\, and neoliberalism. At the same time\, the theme celebrates how feminist\, queer\, and BIPOC scholarship\, activism\, and art enact utopias by imagining alternatives to hegemonic structures. \nThe theme seeks to explore how dystopianism serves as an apt metaphor to explore and critique social and political issues related to gender\, race\, class\, and sexuality and how utopianism is an ethical mandate to imagine a better present and future. \nIRLE is a co-sponsor of this event. \nDate: March 1\, 2024 \nTime: 8:30am – 6:00pm \nLocation: James West Alumni Center\, The Collins Conference Room \nRSVP HERE.
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/thinking-gender-2024-dystopian-realities-feminist-utopias/
LOCATION:James West Alumni Center
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SUMMARY:Labor Studies Coffee Chat with the #Opportunity4All Campaign!
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, February 28th between 12 pm to 1 pm for a coffee chat with members of the #Opportunity4All campaign! \nThis is a casual event for Labor Studies students to learn about ways to support undocumented students and find ways to become involved. \nDate: Wednesday\, February 28th \nTime: 12pm – 1pm \nLocation: Bunche Hall 3153
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/labor-studies-coffee-chat-with-the-opportunity4all-campaign/
LOCATION:Bunche Hall 3153
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231201T160000
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SUMMARY:Labor Studies Speaker Series: Heather Berg
DESCRIPTION:Heather Berg writes about work\, sex\, and social struggle. Her 2021 book\, Porn Work\, explores workers’ creative strategies for surviving (and sometimes thriving) in an industry in crisis. Winner of the Working-Class Studies Association’s C.L.R. James “best book” award\, it locates porn workers as experts on the politics of precarity. Her current book project\, Lumpen Theory: Notes from the Sex Worker Left\, engages anti-capitalist sex workers’ political thought on the family\, class\, the state\, and violence. Berg is the editor of the South Atlantic Quarterly special issue “Reading Sex Work.” Her writing on sexual labor\, gig work\, and feminist political economy appears in Signs\, WSQ\, Feminist Studies\, and Critical Historical Studies\, among others. A graduate of UC-Santa Barbara’s Feminist Studies PhD program\, she is assistant professor of Women\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. \nTalk Title: Sex Workers\, Against Work \nDescription: “Sex Workers\, Against Work” surveys Berg’s research on sex workers’ struggles for labor justice now and a world beyond work in the future. The talk moves from porn workers’ interventions on the set shop floor to anti-capitalist sex workers’ critical encounters with the civilian labor Left. \nRSVP: https://forms.office.com/r/qPxD1tqBE0 \nEvent Location: In-Person + Zoom \nPublic Talk: 4-5:30 pm \nIn-Person: Labor Studies Speaker Series events will take place at the Public Affairs Building 4320. Coffee and water will be served. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://ucla.zoom.us/j/92337485806?pwd=SDA4YzhjNjVHajZHTlVxRjJOMVN0Zz09 \nMeeting ID: 923 3748 5806\nPasscode: 805113
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/labor-studies-speaker-series-heather-berg/
LOCATION:4320 Public Affairs Building
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SUMMARY:Labor Studies Coffee Chat with Professor Victor Narro
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, November 21st  from 2-3 pm in Kaplan A26 for a coffee chat with activist\, Labor Center project director\, and Labor Studies Professor\, Victor Narro \nProfessor Victor Narro is an experienced activist\, with thirty years as a leader in the immigrant and labor rights movements. Additionally\, he has worked as a labor/immigration attorney for just as long and also serves as the UCLA Labor Center’s project director. During the academic term\, he teaches at the UCLA Law School as well as to Labor Studies undergraduates. Each summer\, his course\, Spirituality\, Mindfulness\, Self-Care & Social Justice\, draws in students from all over looking to avoid burnout while organizing. \nDate: Tuesday\, November 21st \nTime: 2pm – 3pm \nLocation: Kaplan Hall A26
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/labor-studies-coffee-chat-with-professor-victor-narro/
LOCATION:Kaplan Hall A26
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SUMMARY:Port of Los Angeles Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:UCLA Labor Studies and @ILWU Local 13 invite students to a free worker-centered tour of the Port of Los Angeles.  \nYou will have the opportunity to take a boat tour of the Port\, view memorials to workers on the waterfront\, visit a union hall\, and learn about the role of unions in the logistics industry. Lunch and transportation to/ from UCLA will be provided for free.  \nDate: Thursday\, November 9\, 2023 \nLocation: Port of Los Angeles \nRSVP: bit.ly/LS_LAPort \nSchedule: \n7:45am: Arrive at UCLA Gateway Plaza \n8am-9:15am: Bus to Port of Los Angeles \n9:30-10:30am: Port of LA Boat Tour \n10:30-11:15am: Visit Harry Bridges Memorial in San Pedro \n11:30-2:15pm: Visit ILWU Local 13 Memorial Hall (lunch included) \n2:30-4pm: Bus to UCLA Gateway Plaza
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/port-of-los-angeles-field-trip/
LOCATION:Port of Los Angeles
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SUMMARY:Labor Studies Coffee Chat with the Labor Studies Student Union (LSSU)
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, November 7th from 2-3 pm for a coffee chat with leaders from the Labor Studies Student Union (LSSU). \nThis will be a space to not only learn more about the LSSU\, what it stands for\, why it was created\, and what the future of this union is\, but also a space to give feedback on the Labor Studies program and what you’d like to see from us! \nDate: Tuesday\, November 7th \nTime: 2pm – 3pm \nLocation: Kaplan Hall A26
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/labor-studies-coffee-chat-with-the-labor-studies-student-union-lssu/
LOCATION:Kaplan Hall A26
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231024T150000
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SUMMARY:Labor Studies 10 presents: #HotLaborSummer Panel
DESCRIPTION:Join Kent Wong\, Director of the UCLA Labor Center\, in conversation with Los Angeles labor community organizers who led the fight for workers this summer. Speakers will include strike captains from UNITE-HERE\, SAG-AFTRA\, WGA\, and SEIU 721\, who will discuss their experiences on the picket line. \nLearn how a #HotLaborSummer can transform the American labor movement from the ground up and what fights remain ahead for workers in 2024 and beyond. \nDate: Tuesday\, October 24th \nTime: 3pm \nLocation: UCLA Fowler Auditorium – 103B / Zoom\nRSVP: bit.ly/LS_hotlaborsummer \n*Light refreshments will be served
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/labor-studies-10-presents-hotlaborsummer-panel/
LOCATION:UCLA Fowler Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231010T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231010T200000
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SUMMARY:Screening and Talkback: "Backstreet to the American Dream"
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and in partnership with UCLA Labor Studies\, enjoy a screening of the award-winning documentary “Backstreet to the American Dream\,” directed and written by Patricia Nazario ’91\, with executive producer/Medal of Freedom recipient Dolores Huerta. \nThis modern-day look at the classic American Dream is done through the quintessential 21st Century entrepreneurial endeavor — food trucks. “Backstreet to the American Dream” is a deep dive into the birthplace of the $2 billion global industry\, Los Angeles. The 90-minute feature profiles two trucks and juxtaposes the experiences of American entrepreneurs and Mexican immigrants. \nAfter the screening\, enjoy a talkback from the filmmaker\, the protagonist and two faculty members at the UCLA Labor Center who were featured in this film. \nDate: Tuesday\, October 10th \nTime: 6-8pm \nLocation: James West Alumni Center\nRSVP: CLICK HERE \nMeet the Speakers:\n \nPatricia Nazario ’91 is an international and Congressional Award distinguished journalist. She was on assignment for the National Public Radio affiliate\, KPCC\, in Los Angeles\, when she realized the food truck revolution was a game-changer and began producing the independent bilingual documentary for theatrical release “Backstreet to the American Dream.” \n \nGaspar Rivera Salgado is a project director at UCLA Labor Center\, as well as a core faculty member of the Labor Studies interdepartmental program\, under the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment. He is also the director of the UCLA Center for Mexican Studies. He teaches classes on work\, labor and social justice in the U.S. and immigration issues. \nHe also directs the Institute for Transnational Social Change and has extensive experience as an independent consultant on transnational migration\, race and ethnic relations\,and diversity training for large organizations. \n \nVictor Narro is a nationally known expert on immigrant rights and low-wage workers. He has been involved with immigrant rights and labor issues for almost 40 years and is currently a project director for the UCLA Labor Center. Teaching classes that focus on immigrant rights\, low-wage workers\, the labor movement\, and spirituality\, mindfulness and self-care in social justice activism\, Narro is a core faculty member for Labor Studies. He also teaches courses in the Public Interest Law Program at UCLA’s School of Law. \n \nDoña Guillermina\, is the owner/operator of El Pescadito\, a mariscos lonchera. Guillermina was born in Nayarit\, Mexico\, and is the oldest of nine siblings. In 1976\, she gave birth to her first child\, Felipe. Shortly after arriving to the U.S.\, she found work on a food truck. She bought her own in 1982 and has been parking in the same neighborhood ever since.
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/screening-and-talkback-backstreet-to-the-american-dream/
LOCATION:James West Alumni Center
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230606T183000
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SUMMARY:Writing Workshop for Labor Studies: A Reading and Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a celebration featuring Labor Studies students reading their original work\, including poetry\, song\, memoir\, fiction\, and research! This event is part of LBRSTD 188-4\, Writing Workshop for Labor Studies\, a creative writing class for Labor Studies majors\, Labor Studies minors\, and other interested students. \nSpecial Guest: Author Saba Waheed\, Research Director\, UCLA Labor Center \nDate: Tuesday\, June 6th\, 6:30-8:00 pm. \nLocation: Rolfe Hall 3129 / Zoom \nRefreshments will be provided by Labor Studies. Hope to see you there!
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/writing-workshop-for-labor-studies-a-reading-and-celebration/
LOCATION:Rolfe Hall 3129
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230605T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230605T153000
DTSTAMP:20260511T204734
CREATED:20260411T005655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T005655Z
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SUMMARY:Labor Speaker Series | Labor and the Politics of Inflation\, Past and Present
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Labor and the Politics of Inflation\, Past and Present with Dr. Samir Sonti \nDate: Monday\, June 5th \nTime: 2 PM – 3:30 PM PT \nLocation: Chicano Studies Research Library/Zoom \n*Zoom information will be sent out in reminder email after you RSVP \nJoin us with Dr. Samir Sonti to discuss how the arrival of inflation during the pandemic has spurred considerable debate over both the causes of rising prices and the optimal means of achieving price stability. In the mid-twentieth century\, inflation stood as one of the most contested political issues\, and it was one with which the labor movement was\, by necessity\, deeply engaged.
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/labor-speaker-series-labor-and-the-politics-of-inflation-past-and-present/
LOCATION:Chicano Studies Research Library/Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230504T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230504T183000
DTSTAMP:20260511T204734
CREATED:20260411T005841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T005841Z
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SUMMARY:Behind the Scenes/Unheard Voices of the Strike
DESCRIPTION:In the Fall of 2022\, graduate student workers from the University of California participated in one of the largest strikes in higher education history. As a result\, student workers learned valuable lessons about feeding and sustaining one another on and off the picket lines. \nJoin us for a panel discussion about the work that often goes unrecognized behind the scenes with opening remarks by Rosie Stockton and Da In Choi. \n\n\nDate: Thursday\, May 4th\nTime: 5:00-6:30pm\nLocation: Public Affairs 1246
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/behind-the-scenes-unheard-voices-of-the-strike/
LOCATION:Public Affairs 1246
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230427T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230427T173000
DTSTAMP:20260511T204734
CREATED:20260411T010042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T010042Z
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SUMMARY:Labor Studies Coffee Chat with Danette Garcia
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Labor Studies Coffee Chat with Danette Garcia\, LA City Attorney Director of Community & Government Affairs and UCLA Labor Studies alum \nDate: Thursday\, April 27th \nTime: 4 PM \nLocation: Bunche Hall 3164 \nJoin us for a Coffee Chat with LA City Attorney Director of Community & Government Affairs and UCLA Labor Studies alum\, Danette Garcia and moderated by Micaela Aragon\, Labor Studies major and communications work-study. This will be an informal space for students to ask questions about her position\, her journey to working for the LA City attorney\, experience working for campaigns\, and how Labor Studies played a role in her journey to where she is today.
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/labor-studies-coffee-chat-with-danette-garcia/
LOCATION:Bunche Hall 3164
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230427T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230427T160000
DTSTAMP:20260511T204734
CREATED:20260411T010211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T010211Z
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SUMMARY:Garment Workers Speak Out!
DESCRIPTION:When the pandemic hit\, US retailers canceled clothing orders abroad\, resulting in millions of garment workers being laid off without pay or severance. On April 27\, Chhorpesal Chhom and Sreymich Hai – who were fired from Hulu Garment factory in Cambodia\, where they sewed products for Amazon and Adidas – will visit the UCLA campus to speak about the wage theft and retaliation they endured\, and the need for accountability from major brands. Come speak directly with workers who produce your clothing and to learn about how you can support garment workers in their struggle for justice. \nWhen: April 27\, 2pm \nWhere: UCLA campus (RSVP for info) – livestream on zoom \nRSVP: nikesteals.com/ucla
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/garment-workers-speak-out/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230307T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230307T130000
DTSTAMP:20260511T204734
CREATED:20260411T010423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T010444Z
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SUMMARY:Information Session: Career Opportunities at the Labor Commissioner's Office and Department of Industrial Relations
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Career Opportunities at the Labor Commissioner’s Office and Department of Industrial Relations \nDate: Tuesday\, March 7th \nTime: 11:30am – 1:00pm PT \nLocation: Haines Hall Rm. 144 \nJoin us on March 7th\, 2022 with California State Labor Commissioner\, Lilia Garcia-Brower for an in-person information session on career opportunities and pathways within the Labor Commissioner’s Office and Department of Industrial Relations. \nLUNCH PROVIDED*
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/information-session-career-opportunities-at-the-labor-commissioners-office-and-department-of-industrial-relations/
LOCATION:Haines Hall 144
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230301T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230301T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T204734
CREATED:20260411T011307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T011307Z
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SUMMARY:Labor Studies Coffee Chat with Chris Zepeda-Millán\, Chair of the UCLA Labor Studies Program
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Labor Studies Coffee Chat with Chris Zepeda-Millán\, Chair of the UCLA Labor Studies Program \nDate: Wednesday\, March 1 \nTime: 1:30 – 2:30 PM PT \nLocation: Public Affairs 2284 \nJoin us on Wednesday\, March 1\, between 1:30 pm – 12:30 p.m. for a coffee chat with Chris Zepeda-Millán\, Chair of the UCLA Labor Studies Program. This is a casual\, informal event to allow Labor Studies students to connect with the Chair and the program overall.
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/labor-studies-coffee-chat-with-chris-zepeda-millan-chair-of-the-ucla-labor-studies-program/
LOCATION:Public Affairs 2284
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230222T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230222T170000
DTSTAMP:20260511T204734
CREATED:20260411T015440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T015440Z
UID:10000017-1677081600-1677085200@dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:We Gon' Be Alright Class Virtual Open House
DESCRIPTION:Topic: We Gon’ Be Alright Class Virtual Open House \nDate: Wednesday\, February 22nd \nTime: 4:00pm – 5:00pm PT \nLocation: Zoom \nUCLA’s Center for the Advancement of Racial Equity (CARE) at Work in collaboration with the Labor Studies Department is excited to announce our Virtual Open House on Wednesday\, February 22nd\, 4:00 – 5:00 PM for CARE’s cross-campus course\, We Gon’ Be Alright: Developing the Next Generation of Black Organizers. \n\nJoin us as we dive into the importance of labor and organizing in the greater movement for Black Worker Justice and explore new program partnerships (summer internship opportunities) offered by UCLA’s CARE.
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/we-gon-be-alright-class-virtual-open-house/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230214T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230214T120000
DTSTAMP:20260511T204734
CREATED:20260411T015713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T015755Z
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SUMMARY:Labor Speaker Series | “How To Make a Revolution: A Conversation About the Past\, Present\, and Future of Radical Labor” Book Talk
DESCRIPTION:Topic: How To Make a Revolution: A Conversation About the Past\, Present\, and Future of Radical Labor with Christina Heatherton \nDate: Tuesday\, February 14 \nTime: 10 AM – 12 PM PT \nLocation: 10383 Bunche Hall (in-person) and on Zoom \nJoin Dr. Heatherton for a conversation about her book and what lessons it may contain for contemporary labor and movement organizing strategy. The Mexican Revolution was a global event that catalyzed international radicals in unexpected sites and struggles. From art collectives and farm worker strikes to prison “universities\,” Arise! Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution (UC Press\, 2022) considers how disparate revolutionary traditions merged in unanticipated alliances. \nModerated by: Maga Miranda\, Doctoral Candidate in Chicana/o and Central American Studies. \nZOOM RSVP: bit.ly/laborspeaker-heatherton   \nIn-Person RSVP:
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/labor-speaker-series-how-to-make-a-revolution-a-conversation-about-the-past-present-and-future-of-radical-labor-book-talk/
LOCATION:10383 Bunche Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221201T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221201T124500
DTSTAMP:20260511T204734
CREATED:20260411T021202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T021202Z
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SUMMARY:Information Session: Career Opportunities at the Labor Commissioner's Office and Department of Industrial Relations (Cancelled)
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Career Opportunities at the Labor Commissioner’s Office and Department of Industrial Relations \nDate: Thursday\, December 1st Time: 11:30am – 12:45pm PT \nLocation: 279 Haines Hall  \nJoin us on December 1st\, 2022 with California State Labor Commissioner\, Lilia Garcia-Brower for an in-person information session on career opportunities and pathways within the Labor Commissioner’s Office and Department of Industrial Relations. \nLUNCH PROVIDED*
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/information-session-career-opportunities-at-the-labor-commissioners-office-and-department-of-industrial-relations-cancelled/
LOCATION:279 Haines Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221115T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221115T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T204734
CREATED:20260411T021802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T030036Z
UID:10000020-1668519000-1668522600@dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Summer Internship Opportunities for Graduate and Undergraduate UCLA Students at U.S. GAO: Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Summer Internship Opportunities for Graduate and Undergraduate UCLA Students at U.S. GAO Date: Tuesday\, November 15 Time: 1:30pm – 2:30pm PT Location: Zoom The U.S. Government Accountability Office\, or GAO is an independent\, nonpartisan agency within the legislative branch that advises Congress about ways to make the federal government more efficient\, effective\, ethical\, equitable\, and responsive. Join us in this information session on summer internship opportunities for UCLA Graduate and Undergraduate Students at the U.S. GAO next summer! To RSVP: log in to Handshake and search for “U.S. Government Accountability Office Info Session” on November 15\, 2022. \nTo join the meeting: CLICK HERE! 
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/summer-internship-opportunities-for-graduate-and-undergraduate-ucla-students-at-u-s-gao-information-session/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221110T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221110T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T204734
CREATED:20260411T031132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T031132Z
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SUMMARY:Labor Speaker Series | “Roots of Resistance: A Story of Gender\, Race\, and Labor on the North Coast of Honduras” Book Talk
DESCRIPTION:Topic: “Roots of Resistance: A Story of Gender\, Race\, and Labor on the North Coast of Honduras” \nBook Talk Date: Thursday\, November 10 \nTime: 1:00pm – 2:30pm PT \nLocation: UCLA Young Research Library\, Presentation Room\, Room 11348 \nJoin us for a Book Talk with Suyapa G. Portillo Villeda\, author of Roots of Resistance: A Story of Gender\, Race\, and Labor on the North Coast of Honduras. On May 1\, 1954\, striking banana workers on the North Coast of Honduras brought the regional economy to a standstill\, invigorating the Honduran labor movement and placing a series of demands on the US-controlled banana industry. Their actions ultimately galvanized a broader working-class struggle and reawakened long-suppressed leftist ideals. The first account of its kind in English\, Roots of Resistance explores contemporary Honduran labor history through the story of the great banana strike of 1954 and centers the role of women in the narrative of the labor movement. Drawing on extensive firsthand oral history and archival research\, Suyapa G. Portillo Villeda highlights the complexities of transnational company hierarchies\, gender and race relations\, and labor organizing that led to the banana workers strike and how these dynamics continue to reverberate in Honduras today. Guest Speaker: Suyapa G. Portillo Villeda\, Associate Professor of Chicana/o Latina/o Transnational Studies\, Pitzer College
URL:https://dev.laborstudies.ucla.edu/event/labor-speaker-series-roots-of-resistance-a-story-of-gender-race-and-labor-on-the-north-coast-of-honduras-book-talk/
LOCATION:UCLA Young Research Library Rm 11348
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