ERI Events Archive

April 25, 2022

California 100 to Release Reports on the Future of California’s Health, Immigrant Integration, and Public Safety

You’ve heard of the future of work. What about the future of health & wellness? The future of immigrant integration? The future of public safety?

Join California 100, a new statewide initiative being incubated at the University of California and Stanford University, in unveiling issue and future scenario reports focused on these policy areas involving the future of health, immigrant integration, and public safety in California. On April 25, 2022 the California 100 research partners discussed their findings and possible scenarios for the future in a panel discussion.

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A Four-Part Webinar Series

Session 1 | The Power to Transform Communities
Thursday, August 26, 2021
11:00 – 11:45 am PT

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Session 2 | Profiles in Community Power: Building a People-Centered Movement
Thursday, September 9, 2021
10:00 – 10:45 am PT

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Session 3 | Profiles in Community Power: Multi-Issue and Multi-Racial Organizing
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
10:30 – 11:15 am PT
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Session 4 | The Power to Change Policies and Systems
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
10:00 – 10:45 am PT

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Tuesday, July 27th, 2021 | 6:30 PM
Mercado la Paloma

South Los Angeles, one of the West Coast’s last great working-class places, has been a destination point for two great migrations: African Americans arriving from the South and East, and, more recently, Latin Americans immigrating to Southern California. While media have long dwelled on examples of interracial and interethnic conflict there, the everyday reality of South L.A.’s ever-changing neighborhoods has revolved around Black-Brown co-existence, cooperation, and innovative multiracial organizing. How have South Central’s diverse residents managed to find solidarity in unsettling and polarizing times? What new and shared place-based identities have emerged from the area’s mix of histories and cultures? And what can the rest of L.A., and the U.S., learn from South L.A.?

USC sociologists Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo and Manuel Pastor, co-authors of South Central Dreams: Finding Home and Building Community in South L.A., and Corey Matthews, chief operating officer of Community Coalition, visit Zócalo to explore the lessons of South L.A.’s struggles and successes.

This event is produced in partnership with South Central Innervisions: An AfroLatinxFuturism multidisciplinary arts festival on July 31, 2021 at Mercado La Paloma.

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Monday, March 29, 2021

The Daughters of the Movement are legacy holders—a remarkable group of women who sat at the feet of those who were on the frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement:

Gina Belafonte—Daughter of Julie and Harry Belafonte
Suzanne Kay—Daughter of Diahann Carroll
Stacy Lynch—Daughter of Bill Lynch
Hasna Muhammad—Daughter of Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
Ilyasah Shabazz—Daughter of Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz
Dominique Sharpton-Bright—Daughter of Reverend Al Sharpton
Keisha Sutton-James—Granddaughter of Percy Sutton

The Daughters carry the oral history, cultural values, and wisdom passed down to them by revolutionary leaders who turned the tide of American history. Their memories about growing up and watching their parents at work overlap and intertwine, as did the lives of their parents—civil rights activists, artists, politicians, political strategists, religious leaders, and funders of the Movement. In an inspiring live conversation moderated by Kim Tabari, organizational development director of the USC Equity Research Institute, this multigenerational sisterhood will share their stories in order to empower and activate future generations.

Presented by USC Visions and Voices: The Arts and Humanities Initiative in partnership with the Institute for Theatre and Social Change at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. Co-sponsored by the USC Equity Research Institute, the Center for Black Cultural Student Affairs, the Black Student Assembly, and Brothers Breaking B.R.E.A.D.

Wed, September 9, 2020
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PDT

A groundbreaking moment in LA’s history when we unveiled a policy blueprint for system change and transformation centered in racial equity. The Committee for Greater LA came together to understand the effects COVID-19 had on select populations in LA County and expanded to a broader understanding of systemic racism.

• Jae Canas, Community voice
• Miguel A. Santana, Chair; Committee for Greater LA
• Fred Ali, President and CEO, Weingart Foundation
• Jacqueline Waggoner, Vice President, Enterprise Community Partners
• Manuel Pastor, Director, USC Equity Research Institute
• Gary Segura, Professor and Dean, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

Business, philanthropy, labor, government and other community leaders came together to address issues such as employment, housing and homelessness, education, youth and trauma, with COVID-19 as a throughline. Witness how the report used data to define LA’s structural breakdowns and offer policy solutions to advance racial equity, increase accountability, and spark a broad civic conversation. Ultimately, the Committee wants to ensure vulnerable and marginalized communities will be better off than they were before the crisis – there is no going back LA. Be a part of this moment, ask questions, and converse with the panelists about how you can engage in advancing racial equality.

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A virtual conference on South America’s innovative immigration policies and how the United States can integrate more humane policy models.

Tuesday, April 13, 2021
9:00 am to 2:00 pm PDT
Virtual conference

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How are people working across the U.S., across lines of political, religious, and social difference? How does the “softer” side of politics—dialogue, culture, and education—link to tangible, “hard” changes in policy and in people’s everyday lives? The USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) hosted their inaugural Turpanjian event in April 2016 with “Turning the Page on Hate: Building Community for a More Civil Society”.

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
3:30-5:30 pm

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A conference to commemorate the progress we have made, come together to share strategies and opportunities for multi-racial organizing in Los Angeles.

Thursday, April 26, 2012 | 9am – 5pm
USC Davidson Conference Center

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With the failure to secure comprehensive immigration reform in Washington – including the inability to pass even the DREAM Act – two things seem clear.  The first is that what is driving the debate is not simply the immigration system per se, but also a deeper anxiety about the changing demographics and economics of our nation. The second is that the challenge of immigration policy is moving down the geographic scale: increasingly, the battles about integrating or restricting immigrants will occur at the state, regional, and local levels.

What are the key issues facing supporters of immigrant integration in the current moment? How can we “break through” the noise of the debate with solid data on the contributions of and progress by immigrants over time?  How can new grassroots coalitions of business, community, and civic leaders impact their own regions and bubble up their efforts for a more welcoming approach as a nation?

Thursday, April 6, 2011 | 8:30am – 4pm
USC Davidson Conference Center

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