Social Activism
- Abundant Housing at UCLA Abundant Housing at UCLA is an alliance of student advocates fighting for housing access, availability, and affordability at UCLA, in Westwood, and across Los Angeles.
- Activism Through Policy Activism Through Policy is dedicated to creating a space for students to engage in activism through policy memo writing on relevant topics that affect the UCLA community and beyond. We aim to share...
- Advocating Intersectional Medicine Advocating Intersectional Medicine (AIM) is dedicated to educating one another on social justice issues regarding healthcare and medicine, while promoting advocacy skills in writing, graphics, and...
- American Constitution Society The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) is one of the nation's leading progressive legal organizations. Founded in 2001, ACS is a rapidly growing network of lawyers, law students,...
- Amnesty Int. at UCLA The mission of the Amnesty Human Rights Club is to create a space for young people to join the movement for human rights on human rights issues. It is a platform for youth, by youth, where...
- Anakbayan at UCLA Kamusta, kasama! (Hello, comrade!) Anakbayan at UCLA is a comprehensive youth and student organization working to educate, organize, and mobilize our community to address important issues that...
- Animal Law Society The Animal Law Society at UCLA School of Law is dedicated to providing a forum for education, advocacy, and scholarship aimed at protecting the lives and advancing the interests of animals through...
- Animal Welfare Alliance at UCLA We are a community of vegans, vegetarians, and plant-curious individuals at UCLA. We strive to empower and advocate for plant-forward lifestyles for sustainability, health, and all living beings,...
- Artistic Activism Coalition The Artistic Activism Coalition at UCLA is a student organization working to educate and mobilize the community in addressing and advocating for topics that are crucial in our society today. Our...
- Association of Indonesian Americans Founded in 2020, the Association of Indonesian Americans is an organization for Indonesian-Americans, people of Indonesian descent, and people who are interested in the political, social, cultural,...
- Autism Advocacy at UCLA Autism Advocacy at UCLA was founded in hopes of providing resources for students to connect and come together to help spread knowledge about autism, educate our peers, and serve those on our campus...
- Aware At UCLA Aware’s mission is to create a safe space where students can discuss relevant ethical issues in order to build their own identities, be better advocates, and participate in thoughtful, non-judgmental...
- Ben Free Project at UCLA Our mission: “Utilizing innovative media tools to enhance rehabilitation, re-entry, and public safety, the Ben Free Project at UCLA confronts the drivers of mass incarceration, recidivism, and the...
- Bimbos Theatre Co. Bimbos Theatre Co. is a student-led organization that highlights and empowers women's voices and stories in theatre.
- Books Beyond Bars at UCLA Books Beyond Bars was founded to provide high-interest books to the young people incarcerated at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Detention Center. Through book drives, book talks, and creative workshops, we...
- Bruin Democrats Bruin Democrats at UCLA is our campus's largest political organization and has fought for progressive values since 1960! In accordance with the Charter of the Young Democrats of America, the mission...
- Bruin Parenting Scholars The purpose of BPS shall be to support the efforts of UCLA students that are completing their higher education while simultaneously raising their children. We aim to provide support in the form of...
- Bruin Policy Institute The Bruin Policy Institute is a policy think tank that facilitates policy discussion, publishes memos in our journal, and advocates for progressive solutions backed by academic evidence. We invite...
- Bruin Shelter Bruin Shelter is a volunteer-run homeless shelter for students experiencing homelessness. Our mission is to (1) provide fellow students experiencing homelessness with a safe and supportive...
- Bruin Women in Business at UCLA Bruin Women in Business empowers future female leaders by providing them with the knowledge and connections to succeed in the business world. With over 250 active members across all years...
- CA LULAC de UCLA LULAC de UCLA is a chapter of the national organization dedicated to advancing the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, housing, health and civil rights of the Latine...
- California Public Interest Research Group CALPIRG is a statewide, student directed, public interest advocacy organization and is funded through student fees. Our organizers and advocates train students on how to run effective campaigns to...
- Camp Kesem Camp Kesem is a nationwide community, driven by passionate college students, that support kids through and beyond a parent's cancer. Serving children ages 6 to 18, our campers experience a warm and...
- Cannaclub at UCLA Crushing the stigma surrounding cannabis through education and by connecting students with opportunities in the emerging legal industry. We also serve as a platform for like-minded students to...
- Collar Scholars at UCLA Fundraise, puppy raise, and volunteer for Canine Companions for Independence, a non-profit service dog training organization. Collaborate with UCLA campus entities to advocate and promote an...
- Congo Basin Institute @ UCLA CBI Club @ UCLA is a student-organized extension of the Congo Basin Institute (CBI), a research center of higher learning and scientific excellence in Central Africa. CBI’s mission is to find...
- Dear Asian Youth @ UCLA Dear Asian Youth is a literary magazine and non-profit organization that aims to empower, educate, and increase the political engagement of Asian individuals in the United States and beyond. As one...
- dearYou Health at UCLA dearYou Health is a global, youth-powered nonprofit working to end mental health stigma and improve access and quality of mental health care through service, education, and advocacy. We aim to...
- Dig: The Campus Garden Coalition at UCLA Dig: The Campus Garden Coalition at UCLA is responsible for maintaining the student garden on the Mesa Lawn of Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. Dig uses this space to educate, learn from, and engage...
- Disability Law Society Disability Law Society (DLS) is a safe space for students with and without disabilities interested in disability law and policy. We understand that each disability is unique, and our experiences...
- Disabled Student Union The Disabled Student Union (DSU) provides a safe and inclusive place for disabled people to feel accepted. Its purpose is to empower students through advocacy and education, build relationships with...
- E3: Ecology, Economy, Equity E3 is a sustainability student organization on campus, rooted in responsibility for the environment, human justice, and economic viability. Our mission: Uniting and Empowering UCLA's community to...
- Effective Altruism at UCLA Effective Altruism is a social movement and life ethic about making the greatest positive impact on the world, using rigorous statistical evidence, science, transparency, and reflective...
- Environmentalists of Color Collective The UCLA Environmentalists of Color Collective was brought together as a means of challenging the white-dominated conventions of the contemporary environmental justice movement by co-creating a...
- Fem Newsmagazine FEM, UCLA’s feminist newsmagazine since 1973, is dedicated to the empowerment of all people, the recognition of gender diversity, the dismantling of systems of oppression, and the application of...
- Genocide Relief, Awareness, and Community Education (GRACE) The Genocide Relief, Awareness, and Community Education (GRACE) is a humanitarian and political activist organization dedicated to prevent, end, and seek justice for all forms of mass murder against...
- GlobeMed Founded in 2008, GlobeMed at UCLA advocates for global health equity through its partnership with the Mpoma Community HIV /AIDS Initiative, located in south-central Uganda. Together, we work to...
- Habitat for Humanity To promote the mission of Habitat for Humanity International through building, fundraising, advocating, and educating in the UCLA community.
- Health Equity in Nursing (HEN) This organization focuses on promoting health equity within nursing. We aim to explore topics such as, but not limited to: anti-racism, culturally-humble care, social and structural determinants of...
- Health Not Punishment Collective WE ARE A COLLECTIVE OF PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENTS AND ORGANIZERS INTERESTED IN COLLABORATIVE LEARNING AND ADVOCACY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH EQUITY, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND RACIAL JUSTICE THROUGH AN...
- Help Unite The Middle East Help Unite the Middle East is an organization for pre-law/pre-health students and anyone interested in helping the Middle East/North Africa. The mission is dedicated to increasing the overall health...
- HR REACH at UCLA HR REACH is made up of DGSOM medical students dedicated to advancing harm reduction in medicine. HR REACH UCLA is a local chapter of an established national organization dedicated to Harm Reduction...
- IGNITE at UCLA IGNITE is building a national movement to dramatically increase the pool of women who are prepared and eager to become the next generation of political leaders. As a nonpartisan 501c3, IGNITE builds...
- Importance of Life (IOF) Importance of Life (IOF) is an organization welcoming to all undergraduates, encouraging teamwork and participation whenever possible. One of our goals is to build friendship and trust among our...
- Improving Dreams, Equity, Access and Success (IDEAS) Improving Dreams, Equity, Access and Success (IDEAS) is a student organization and support network for undocumented and AB 540 undocumented students, as well as their supporters at UCLA and diverse...
- Incarcerated Youth Tutorial Project (IYTP) iYTP was formed in 1988 as part of the MSA (Muslim Student Association) to provide incarcerated juveniles with the opportunity to become productive members of society by accommodating these youth who...
- Jewish Voice for Peace at UCLA Jewish Voice for Peace at UCLA is an inclusive community of students, faculty, staff, and community members at the University of California, Los Angeles who organize for a just and lasting peace in...
- Justice Work Group The Justice Work Group works on intersectional advocacy for all ethnic, religious, gender, sexuality, races and more. JWG works to create conversations across different communities on how to improve...
- Kappa Psi Epsilon Sorority, Inc. The sisterhood of Kappa Psi Epsilon is focused on the enrichment of each member's life, through knowledge of culture and history. Most importantly, we are ardently committed to the discovery of...
- LA STOP THE TRAFFIK LA Stop the Traffik aims to dispel myths about the nature of human trafficking. By collaborating with other student organizations at UCLA and across the country, we hope to address the...
- Labor and Employment Law Association The Labor and Employment Law Association (LELA) is dedicated to protecting workers’ rights and supporting the labor movement. The Association’s objective is to create a forum for law students to...
- Labor Studies Student Union at UCLA The UCLA Labor Studies, the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment and the UCLA Labor Center all have overlapping networks, opportunities and involvements that Labor Studies students...
- Latinx Caucus at UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs The mission of the Latinx Caucus at UCLA Luskin is to provide a welcoming, empathetic and safe space that amplifies the voices of all Latinx communities; tackling injustice and inequality through...
- Law Students for Decarceration The Law Students for Decarceration (“LSFD”) is a student group that strives to advance justice within the criminal law system. We will do this by promoting criminal law dialogue, practice, reform,...
- Law Students for Immigrant Justice LSIJ seeks to develop future immigration law practitioners and advocates, mobilize UCLA Law students to participate in advocacy efforts on behalf of immigrants in the Los Angeles community, foster...
- Legislative Policy Organization This student Organization, the Legislative Policy Organization, is an Organization in which members formulate policy proposals and send them to local representatives in order for these policy...
- Liberty in North Korea at UCLA We are a dedicated group of students, committed to securing human rights and freedom for North Korean defectors and raising awareness about this humanitarian crisis. We do this by hosting events from...
- Lift The Mask Lift The Mask is sponsored by The Quell Foundation. The purpose includes three main components. The first is to reduce the stigma of mental illness and to normalize the conversation around the...
- Luskin Pride Luskin Pride serves to encourage education, social justice, and activism around issues affecting the LGBTQI community. The student organization also exists to provide a welcoming and inclusive...
- Magical Moments Foundation at UCLA Magical Moments Foundation is a wish-granting organization for children with craniofacial disorders. We work to make a difference in these children’s lives, spread awareness of the lifelong harm...
- National Lawyers Guild The National Lawyers Guild is an association dedicated to the need for basic change in the structure of our political and economic system. We seek to unite the lawyers, law students, legal workers,...
- Pediatric AIDS Coalition The Pediatric AIDS Coalition (PAC) at UCLA seeks to encourage unified action by bringing together a diverse student population through education, action and support in the constant fight against...
- People’s Parity Project People’s Parity Project (PPP) is a movement of law students and attorneys organizing for a democratized legal system which empowers working people and opposes subordination in any form. Together, we...
- Period at UCLA This organization promotes the well-being of all people and provides assistance to people in need by providing donations, or support to people in shelters. Interest in creating/ advocating...
- Planners of Color for Social Equity We understand that racism, homophobia, xenophobia, classism, sexism, ageism, and the dehumanization of marginalized communities are institutionalized and continue to impede social equity and justice...
- Prison Accountability Project The Prison Accountability Project’s primary purpose is to document abuses in California prisons and jails in a way that centers the perspectives of incarcerated people. The project works to...
- Queer Alliance Queer Alliance at UCLA was formed to provide a bridge between all progressive LGBTQ+ organizations dealing with issues that touch people who are traditionally disadvantaged on the basis of sexual...
- Reproductive Health Interest Group (RHIG) The Reproductive Health Interest Group (RHIG) is a graduate student group at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Founded in 2002, RHIG brings together students, faculty, and staff to learn...
- SAGE Our mission is to cultivate the next generation of mindful industry workers by educating students on sustainability issues and providing them with the professional tools necessary to become effective...
- Samahang Pilipino Samahang Pilipino: 1) educates, organizes, and advocates for the Pilipinx/Pilipinx American community on and off campus; 2) is an inclusive and open environment that promotes diversity through...
- Science Policy Group at UCLA A group of students dedicated to pursuing advocacy through evidence and science. We partake in visits to state assembly members in the area, hold general meetings to discuss relevant topics, and...
- She Comes First @ UCLA She Comes First at UCLA is a feminist organization aiming to bridge the orgasm gap through education and women’s empowerment. She Comes First’s goals are educating the UCLA community on the sexual...
- She's the First at UCLA The purpose of She’s the First at UCLA is to promote the importance of education equality and global citizenship at UCLA. Through fundraising events, She’s the First at UCLA provides academic...
- Shopthediva regenerative second hand clothing promoting sustainability and conscious consumption
- Society for Gender Equity in Geoscience The mission of the Society for Gender Equity in Geoscience is to promote gender equity in the geophysical sciences through outreach, community building, institutional reform, and career development.
- Student Labor Advocacy Project We are a UCLA student organization that fights for justice for UC workers and works to connect students to the labor movement.
- Students Demand Action at UCLA Students Demand Action is a national movement of high school and college-aged volunteers working to end gun violence. Students Demand Action volunteers organize within their schools and communities...
- Students for a National Health Program at UCLA Students for a National Health Program is the student arm of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP). PNHP is a single issue organization advocating a universal, comprehensive single-payer...
- Students for Community Service Students for Community Service is a committee that advocates for the Community Service Projects of the Community Programs Office.
- Students For Farm Workers at UCLA Students For Farm Workers (SFFW) strives to engage students in local farm worker labor and union struggles. Students organize to build community participation in the ongoing struggle for farm worker...
- Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) is a diverse group of students, faculty, staff and community members at the University of California, Los Angeles, organized on democratic principles to...
- Students For Socialism Students For Socialism is the student affiliate of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, a national organization involved in a wide range of struggles, from local battles over affordable housing...
- Students of Color for Public Health Students of Color for Public Health is a graduate student organization dedicated to strengthening the social support, career networking, and advocacy efforts for UCLA Fielding School of Public Health...
- Students Organize for Syria at UCLA We are the UCLA chapter of Students Organize for Syria, the national student-led movement for Syria. We are an apolitical, non-profit organization working to spread awareness on the humanitarian...
- SURGE at UCLA SURGE at UCLA cultivates strength and nurtures a youth-driven movement for reproductive justice, emphasizing the pivotal role of young individuals from marginalized communities, including women,...
- Survivors + Allies We are a community that advocates for, and with, survivors of sexual violence.
- Swipe Out Hunger Swipe Out Hunger (formerly Swipes for the Homeless) was established as a University of California, Los Angeles student organization in the Fall of 2009 in order to help alleviate food insecurity in...
- The Pad Project at UCLA The Pad Project at UCLA is a chapter of global nonprofit The Pad Project, which works to create and cultivate local and global partnerships to end period stigma and to empower women and all...
- Transgender UCLA Pride Transgender UCLA Pride (TransUP) is a social space for trans, nonbinary, genderfluid, genderqueer, agender, intersex, and gender questioning undergraduate and graduate students of the UCLA community....
- Undocumed Students and Allies (UMSA) Our mission as Undocumed Students and Allies (UMSA) is to collectively provide support for undocumented medical students at DGSOM and the undocumented community at large. We aim to fulfill this...
- Unravel at UCLA Unravel seeks to educate students about what happens behind the seams of our favorite clothes. Our mission is to unravel the environmental and social impacts of the fashion industry and empower UCLA...
- Vietnamese Student Union at UCLA The Vietnamese Student Union (VSU), established in 1977, is the official voice of all Vietnamese students at UCLA through its advocacy for the educational, social, cultural, and political welfare of...
- YAF at UCLA YAF (Young America's Foundation) is the leading student organization for young conservatives. With more than 60 years of experience and contacts on more than 2,000 campuses, we help students like you...
- Yolotzonyo Established in 1996, Yolotzonyo is a youth empowerment project that aims to affirm under-resourced students in the Los Angeles area that they have the potential to pursue their goals whether that be...
- Young Democratic Socialists of America at UCLA Young Democratic Socialists of America is the youth and student section of the Democratic Socialists of America, and a national organization of recognized campus chapters and several hundred...
- Youth Movement Against Alzheimer's at UCLA, The OUR MISSION As the founding chapter of the national organization, we strive to promote understanding of Alzheimer's disease among youth and young adults by providing opportunities to help those...