Lectures

Justice For All Series: Space Enabled Earth Justice: Using Space Technology to Improve Life

Director of the MIT Media Lab’s Space Enabled Program
Danielle Wood
Space Enabled Earth Justice: Using Space Technology to Improve Life
Fri, Apr 22 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall
FREE (registration required/general admission)

“Danielle’s talent and dedication to using Earth observations to advance justice worldwide makes her an inspiration to all of us.” – Lawrence Friedl, Director of NASA’s Earth Applied Sciences Program

Justice for All Series: Everything Rises

Everything Rises: Jennifer Koh and Davóne Tines

Tue, Apr 12 / 8 PM / Campbell Hall /

$35 / FREE for UCSB students

“The excellence of Ms. Koh’s playing will surprise no one who knows the

quality and integrity of her work.” The New York Times

“Davóne Tines is a singer of immense power and fervor.” Los Angeles Times

Race, Culture, and Education, and the Limits and Possibilities of Schooling

In this talk, Dr. Noguera will discuss his most recent study of a school that was deliberately designed to counter the adverse conditions in a low-income Black and Brown community and meet the social-emotional and academic needs of students while working to revitalize the broader community and support individal and collective healing. Noguera will discuss the systems, structures, practices, and processes used by the school staff, as well as challenges the school faced.

Black Digital Devotions: Ethno-Religious Transnationalism and Data Gathering in the Era of Pandemic Travel Restrictions

UCSB Center for Black Studies Research presents: Associate Professor Roberto Strongman

Resilient Love Series: Making Care Count

Ai-jen Poo is an award-winning organizer, author, and a leading voice in the women’s movement. She is the Executive Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Director of Caring Across Generations, Co-Founder of SuperMajority, Co-Host of Sunstorm podcast and a Trustee of the Ford Foundation. Ai-jen is a nationally recognized expert on elder and family care, the future of work, and what’s at stake for women of color. She is the author of the celebrated book, The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America. Follow her at @aijenpoo.

Race to Justice: Bryan Stevenson

American Injustice: Mercy, Humanity and Making a Difference

Race to Justice: Isabel Wilkerson

Caste: The Origins of our Discontents

Race to Justice: Nikole Hannah-Jones

Awarded a MacArthur Fellowship for "reshaping national conversations around education reform," Nikole Hannah-Jones is the creator of The New York Times Magazine's The 1619 Project, about the history and lasting legacy of American slavery, for which her powerful introductory essay was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. She's also won a Peabody, two George Polk Awards and the National Magazine Awards three times.

Race to Justice: John Lewis: Good Trouble

Screening and Conversation with Filmmaker Dawn Porter

Research Software Sustainability: The Many Facets From Good Software Engineering Practices To Cultural Change In Academia

The sustainability of research software has gained increased attention in academia over the last decade. Multiple national and international projects and initiatives are concerned to improve the sustainability of research software and the incentives and career paths for people in academia who deliver research software.