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Dr. Jones-Correa will explore how public spaces in Philadelphia—parks, pools, libraries, and community gardens, among others—foster both informal (311 calls) and formal (voting) democratic engagement.

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Afro-Latinx Connection de UCLA’s 4th Annual Culture Show, "Remembering Home," will celebrate the richness of Afro-Latin cultures across Latin America and the Caribbean. This year’s theme blends worlds where hip-hop meets reggaeton and tradition meets modern expression, bringing “home” to life through movement, music, and community.

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Join us in celebrating the UCLA Activist in Residence Program's ninth cohort: Set Hernandez, José Gama Vargas, Chelsea Kirk, and Chris Tyler! With a shared commitment 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, the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy are pleased to celebrate the 2026 UCLA Activists-in-Residence.

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Join the Bedari Kindness Institute and Initiative to Study Hate for an afternoon devoted to sharing research findings drawn from the study of hate and kindness—and to thinking of ways in which we can make a real difference in the world. The BKI Impact Symposium will explore some of the most critical issues in the world today, including navigating AI technologies, reducing political and social polarization, and building practices of compassion and community.

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Join Innercity Struggle and the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center for a discussion addressing some of the most pressing issues facing the Eastside of Los Angeles. CSRC Director Veronica Terriquez will moderate the discussion.

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