The Common Experience: Upcycle Fair

Sunset Village 330 De Neve Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The Common Experience invites you to attend our inaugural Upcycle Fair! Join us as we gather well-loved, secondhand clothing pieces and breathe new life into them. You will have an opportunity to donate old attire, then peruse our second-hand closet for some FREE fresh pickups. Our multiple upcycling stations will be available to give your […]

The Making of Environmental Law Continues: Emmett Institute Book Talk with Richard Lazarus

UCLA Law School, Room 1457 385 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The first edition of The Making of Environmental Law was a foundational book that surveyed the first 30 years of modern environmental law. Since then, the landscape of environmental protections in the face of global warming has continued to change in dramatic ways. At this UCLA Emmett Institute book talk, Richard Lazarus will discuss the […]

2023 California Water Career Fair

Online

Join this virtual career fair using the online platform Brazen. After signing in, you'll be able to explore the available information and opportunities, and participate in 1-on-1 text- or video-based chats with representatives from environmental and water organizations. Share your background and experience, and get all your questions answered. REGISTER HERE This online platform offers […]

UCLA February First Thursdays: Westwood Village Farmers’ Market and Evening Block Party

Westwood Village Broxton Ave 1031 Broxton Avenue , CA 90024, Los Angeles, CA, United States

UCLA First Thursdays has two parts: daytime activations at the Westwood Village Farmers’ Market and evening block parties with different thematic experiences. We invite you to discover something new in Westwood! REGISTER HERE Westwood Village Farmers' Market 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. Mentorship Cafe | February 2, 2023 Your journey with UCLA Alumni doesn’t have to […]

Richard Dicker on Vanuatu’s Fight for a Climate Change Advisory Opinion from the International Court of Justice

UCLA Law School, Room 2357 385 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The Pacific island state of Vanuatu risks disappearance as sea levels rise. Hear from international law advocate Richard Dicker as he recounts Vanuatu's effort to obtain an advisory opinion from the ICJ on climate change. Richard Dicker Lecturer, UCLA School of Law, Founding Director of the International Justice Program at Human Rights Watch Introduction by […]

Cultural Reparation: The Last-Mile Solution to Our Climate Crisis

Kerckhoff Grand Salon 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

A real climate breakthrough requires nothing short of a radical imagination and a profound cultural shift. In this University of California Regents’ Lecture, nationally recognized sustainable development practitioner Denise Fairchild will introduce her new Climate Breakthrough project, funded by a $3 million award aimed at advancing transformative solutions to the climate crisis. Fairchild calls for […]

ClimateCap x Terra.do MBA Job Fair

Online

ClimateCAP has partnered with Terra.do to organize a virtual job fair, exclusively for MBA students who are interested in climate tech & clean energy careers. There is no cost to participate and any currently enrolled MBA student is welcome to attend. REGISTER HERE Note: This job fair is open to registrations from MBA candidates only. […]

February Botanical Garden Tour – First Saturday

UCLA Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden, La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CA

*RSVP REQUIRED* Explore our living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe! Join our Garden Educators for a free guided tour of the garden. We’ll hear the stories of a selection of plants in the garden, and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. We will meet at the La Kretz […]

Listening By Moonrise

Los Angeles State Historic Park 1245 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Clockshop’s quarterly Listening By Moonrise program, in collaboration with Earth Sessions, returns to LA State Historic Park, featuring performances and immersive sound experiences with leading multi-disciplinary sound artists. On the eve of the full moon (or as close to it), this program offers listeners moments of reflection, connection, and joy while experiencing music and sound […]

Climate Investment Challenge: Information Session & FAQs

Online

Climate Investment Challenge hosts a webinar to provide students with information about the competition. REGISTER HERE The Climate Investment Challenge calls on students to develop and describe creative financial solutions and innovations addressing the defining challenge of our time – climate change.

Fowler Talks: Destination Crenshaw X UCLA

Online

To celebrate Black history and creativity in LA, Destination Crenshaw—a $100-million, transformative, revitalization project—will develop a walkable commercial corridor defined by public artworks, tranquil green spaces, and beautiful storefronts along the 1.3 miles of Crenshaw Boulevard. Once finished, Destination Crenshaw will serve as an epicenter of Black American culture, as well as the most significant […]

Biking while Black Documentary Screening

James Bridges Theater 235 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, United States

In a 30-minute documentary, BIKING WHILE BLACK: CONTINUING TO RIDE THROUGH DECRIMINALIZATION, DISENFRANCHISEMENT AND GENTRIFICATION incorporates narratives to dig deeper into solution-based storytelling and features the actions being taken by some of our leading Black bicyclists and BIPOC community-based organizations. Cast members are paving new roads to tackle the myths, the community safety conditions in […]

Galvanize x Terra.do Climate Job Fair

Online

Join this Job Fair and meet rising portfolio companies working on groundbreaking solutions. REGISTER HERE Terra.do hosts action-packed job fairs each month, giving candidates upfront access to hear from companies about their climate solutions and why you should join them. Galvanize is a climate-focused global investment firm built to deliver capital and integrated expertise to […]

Sustainable Careers 101: What are Green Jobs?

Online

Learn all about green jobs in the current market, brought to you by the Emerging Professionals Committee! *Register below! About this event Want to learn more about the basics of a career in sustainability? Join us for a discussion about green jobs that will cover all your questions! The USGBC-LA Emerging Professionals Committee is bringing […]

Zero Waste Basketball Game – UCLA Athletics x BELT (Bruin Environmental Leadership Team)

Pauley Pavilion UCLA

UCLA Athletics is hosting its third annual Zero Waste game on the evening of February 10th, as the UCLA Women's Basketball Team takes on the Oregon State Beavers, and volunteers and clubs are needed. As part of the game, we will be sorting all waste produced by the event in Pauley Pavilion – last time […]

Free Food from the Dining Halls

Conference Room 1 in the Student Activities Center Basement 220 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Bruin Dine is a program serving leftover hot food from the UCLA dining halls FREE. Bring your own containers and enjoy some delicious food! Every Tuesday and Thursday, you can come get hot & untouched food from the #1 dining hall in the nation would have otherwise gone to waste! Everyone is welcome! Bruin Dine […]

Parks and Housing Together: A Win for Communities and the Environment

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Please join this panel on "Parks and Housing Together: A Win for Communities and the Environment,” hosted by the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. Topics will include the barriers and challenges to building parks and affordable housing joint development projects, how these projects can improve extreme heat resiliency in Los Angeles, and […]

Eyes in the Sky, Birds in the Heart and Mind: Counterforce Lab’s new lecture series

HYBRID: UCLA, Broad Art Center, EDA Room #1250 and YouTube

Rebeca Méndez (UCLA DMA) and Elizabeth DeLoughrey (UCLA English) in conversation about the oceanic humanities and the aesthetics of submergence. Eyes in the Sky, Birds in the Heart and Mind is Counterforce Lab’s new lecture series. As a point of departure, we will focus on the Biophilia Treehouse, Counterforce’s flagship project, a public art living […]

High Impact Tea Panel: Sustainability in the Professional World

Marion Anderson Hall Grand Salon 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join this High Impact Tea with an impressive panel to discuss the current sustainability landscape and forecasts for the evolving space. From the built environment to movie screens, it will cover how various industries address sustainability via innovation, measurement, reporting, and more - exploring today's most challenging questions, including: How do firms define sustainability and […]

Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust

James Bridges Theater 235 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Reception with refreshments 6:00 pm Film screening 7:00 pm Speakers with Q & A 8:00 pm MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST follows intergenerational women from three communities who defend their land, their history and their culture from the insatiable thirst of Los Angeles. Native Americans, Japanese American World War II incarcerees and environmentalists form […]