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April 18th - DISCUSSION: End Poverty in California (EPIC)

Discussion: Ending Poverty in California: A Movement, A Plan, A More Equitable Future

When: Thursday, April 18^th from 4:00-6:00pm

Where: HSSB 6020, the McCune Conference Room

What would a California without poverty look like? How would ending economic hardship advance freedom and well-being for all? This discussion with the community-based leaders of End Poverty in California (EPIC) will focus on a movement that aims to change the narrative about poverty—and California’s economic future. Use this link to learn more.

A reception will follow.

The Blum Center is co-sponsoring the event with the History Department and the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center’s Imagining California series. Blum Center Director Dr. Alice O’Connor will moderate the panel.

April 16th - Screening documentary POVERTY & POWER

Please join us to view End Poverty in California's (EPIC) documentary Poverty & Power. Poverty & Power is the story of what happens when you bring people with lived experience—their voices, ideas, and aspirations—to the halls of power. It is an empowering story of what might happen and how transformative it would be if people in poverty were not just listened to, but actually heard. Following the documentary the Blum Center Student Leader Team will host a Q&A discussion with our audience.

When: Tuesday, April 16th @6:30pm

Where: HSSB 6020, McCune Conference Room

RSVP HERE by Monday, April 15th

Light refreshments will be provided.

This screening event supports EPIC's Ending Poverty In California: A Movement, A Plan, A More Equitable Future event on Thursday, April 18th at UCSB. The event is co-sponsored by the Blum Center and the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center.

Please contact Becky Chen, beckychen@ucsb.edu, with any questions

2024 WINTER QUARTER NEWSLETTER

Please access our 2024 Winter Quarter Newsletter to learn about our recent launch of our People's Guide to UCSB's Housing Crisis and the Student Housing Forum we held in February, our up-coming Spring Quarter Cooperative Economics Workshop featuring Hull Professor Eileen Boris on April 26th, Labor Summer application information, recent capstone projects completed by UCSB students enrolled in the Poverty, Inequality, & Social Justice Minor, and our new Blum Center Student Leader Team and Central Coast Regional Equity Initiative student team. Newsletter link can be accessed here.

LAST ZOOM INFO SESSION - 2024 LABOR SUMMER INTERNSHIP

2024 UCSB Labor Summer - Zoom Info Session

The last Zoom info session will be held on Wednesday, March 6th at 12 noon. The Zoom link is available HERE.

Interested students will have the opportunity to ask questions about the application process, internship opportunities, and all other questions pertaining to the up-coming 2024 UCSB Labor Summer internship program. For more information please contact Professor Armbruster-Sandoval at ralpharmbruster@ucsb.edu.

EVENT: People's Guide to UCSB's Housing Crisis Forum

The Blum Center Student Leader Team is pleased to present our People’s Guide to UCSB’s Housing Crisis, which examines the current state of UCSB student housing and what can be done to address it. We are presenting this Guide at our in-person Campus Housing Forum and Q&A session next week.

When: Thursday, February 22nd, 5:00-7:00pm

Where: UCEN, Flying A Studios Room

Campus Housing Forum panelists include the Blum Center team, and campus student representatives from Youth Bridge Housing, Isla Vista Tenant's Union, El Congreso de UCSB, UCSB’s Graduate Student Union UAW2865, UCSB’s Graduate Student Association, and UCSB Campus Democrats.

Food will be served!

This event is open to the campus. Please RSVP here.

Special Issue: LABOR SUMMER NEWSLETTER

This special issue Labor Summer newsletter focuses on UCSB’s participation in the first ever UC-wide Labor Summer in 2023 and announces opportunities for UCSB undergraduate students to apply to participate in Labor Summer 2024. Please use this link to access this issue.

Winter Quarter Cooperative Economics Workshop

Please join us for our Winter Quarter Cooperative Economics workshop on Friday, February 9th, from 2-4pm in HSSB 4020. We are featuring the short film Works For All - Cincinnati’s Co-op Economy which will be followed by an in-depth discussion on worker cooperatives and other aspects of cooperative concepts, ideas, and methodologies.

If you are new to cooperative economics, we encourage and welcome you to attend. This event is open to UCSB undergraduate & graduate students, and faculty.

By supporting a cohort of cooperative economics researchers, we anticipate developing mutual and reciprocated support to advance exciting new research here at UCSB. We look forward to seeing you in person for this streaming event. Questions can be directed to Nick Cohen, at ncohen@ucsb.edu.

2024 UCSB Labor Summer Applications Now OPEN! Deadline to submit is March 15th

The UC Santa Barbara Community Labor Project is offering UCSB students an opportunity to spend their summer learning about community and labor organizing by participating in UCSB Labor Summer! In collaboration with the Central Coast Labor Council, students will learn about and apply organizing and research practices as paid interns at Central Coast unions and allied organizations that are working to advance labor and achieve social and economic justice.

Each Labor Summer intern will be compensated with a $6,400 stipend. UCSB students, including 2024 Spring Quarter graduates, can apply!

To access the application and learn more about eligibility requirements please use this link.

2024 PISJ Minor Application is now OPEN! Deadline to Submit is Feb. 12th

We are now accepting applications for the Minor in Poverty, Inequality, and Social Justice. The application window is from Monday, January 22nd to Monday, February 12th.

To access the application and learn more about eligibility requirements please use this link.

Meet the New BC Student Leader Team!

The Blum Center is pleased to be working with UCSB students Leon Barhoum, Becky Chen, Cole Gerstle, Hari Priya Chipiri, and Reilly Wilson as part of the Blum Center Student Leader Team.

We are currently planning a discussion panel on UCSB's student housing crisis and will be updating forthcoming details on our website.