Upcoming Events
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ISSUE AREA / JUNE 26, 2024
Environmental Justice & Climate Change/ March 20, 2025
Natural Disasters and Community Well-Being: A 360-Degree View of Health, Wealth, and Environmental Justice in the Wake of Los Angeles County Wildfires
Join the Latina Futures 2050 Lab on March 20, for a discussion on community-led response to natural disasters examining the intersection of community preservation, environmental justice, and systemic inequality. This event will feature the voices of key experts and community leaders working on the ground to address the multifaceted challenges posed by these catastrophic events.
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Past Events
ISSUE AREA / JUNE 26, 2024
Democracy & Representation / December 4, 2024
The 2024 Presidential Election Aftermath – Insights from Latina Journalists
Join the Latina Futures 2050 Lab for a dynamic webinar exploring the aftermath of the 2024 Presidential Election through the lens of Latina journalists who covered the campaigns. This event will delve into key topics such as voter mobilization, election administration challenges, and the evolving role of gender in politics. Our panelists will share on-the-ground perspectives from the campaign trail and discuss how women voters’ attitudes and experiences shaped the election outcome.
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ISSUE AREA / JUNE 26, 2024
Environmental Justice & Climate Change/ November 1, 2024
Latina Futures and the Environment
Latina Futures and the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center are hosting a Dia de los Muertos tribute to Cindy Montañez and unfinished struggles for justice. The event will feature an expert panel discussing environmental issues in California and beyond and a cultural celebration.
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ISSUE AREA / JUNE 26, 2024
Democracy & Representation / October 25, 2024
Holding the Line in the Face of a Chilling Effect on DEI Panel at Abrazando Leadership: Latinos Cultivating Each Other
Latina Futures will be at the LIDERAMOS’ national symposium to host a panel bringing together powerful Latina voices from philanthropy, academia, advocacy, and law to discuss how they are confronting and dismantling race-neutral policies in their fields.
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ISSUE AREA / JUNE 26, 2024
Democracy & Representation / October 23, 2024
Community Power in the 2024 Election
Join the Latina Futures 2050 Lab for a conversation featuring Latina mobilizers to discuss the fight for a multicultural democracy that works for everyone. As we approach the final leg of the 2024 election cycle, you will hear from community leaders at the forefront of grassroots efforts to promote community power through voter education, mobilization and engagement.
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ISSUE AREA / JUNE 26, 2024
Democracy & Representation / September 19, 2024
Women of Color in the 2024 Election: Preferences and Power
Latina Futures hosted a compelling discussion featuring leading scholars on the political impact of women of color in the 2024 general election. Discover how these influential voters are poised to shape the political landscape, leveraging their unique experiences and intersectional identities to drive change.
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Democracy & Representation / June 20-21, 2024
Hispanics in Philanthropy Conference
Latina Futures joined the #HispanicsInPhilanthropy Conference2024 to discuss the role Latina leaders have in advancing evidence-based solutions to close racial equity gaps and counter the onslaught of attacks on DEI programs.
Democracy & Representation / June 29, 2024
Screening: “Fenomenal, Rompeforma 1989-1996”
Fenomenal, Rompeforma 1989-1996, is a documentary about Rompeforma: Marató n de Baile, Performance & Visuales, the experimental Latinx dance and performance festival that took place in Puerto Rico from 1989-1996. Fenomenal, Rompeforma 1989-1996 features dozens of performances and commentary by many current leaders of the field, and some who have, sadly, passed. Fenomenal intends to inspire younger generations of Latinx artists and cultural activists by providing evidence of the rich creative and artistic contributions of Latinx individuals to the American avant-garde.
Jobs & Labor / January 20-21, 2024
Latina Futures Symposium
Latina Futures: Transforming the Nation Through Law & Policy featured prominent Latina scholars, attorneys, policy leaders, and law students from across the country to foster a multi-generational leadership pipeline that spotlights today’s 21st-century legal challenges and opportunities with a Latina lens.
Jobs & Labor, Strategic Advocacy / October 5, 2023
Latina Futures Co-Hosts Latina Equal Pay Day Event At UCLA
Equal Rights Advocates, Latina Futures, 2050 Lab, the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC), and the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (UCLA LPPI), hosted a Latina Equal Pay Day event at the UCLA campus. The program showcased findings from UCLA LPPI showing the persistent wage gap that Latinas continue to face.
LGBTQIA / June – July 2023
Exhibition: Latina Lesbian Lineage
The exhibition “Latina Lesbian Lineage” features materials from CSRC archival collections, including newsletters from Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos (GLLU) and Lesbianas Unidas (LU), ephemera from LGBTQ protests, and print materials covering LGBTQ topics and issues. Particular attention has been paid to changemakers Laura M. Esquivel, Elena I. Popp, and Yolanda Retter Vargas, also formerly the CSRC librarian. Curated by Latina Futures graduate fellows Vanessa Quintero and Jocelyne Sanchez.
LGBTQIA / June 17, 2023 – 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Panel: “Queer L.A.: Past & Present”
Join us for the panel “Queer LA: Past & Present” at the East Los Angeles Library. This intergenerational community dialogue will address the challenges and joys of building solidarity across LGBTQIA Latina/o/x/e groups that share similarities but also grapple with key differences.
