Join Jarrett Walker as he talks about his new book, Human Transit, Revised Edition and offers guidance to achieve successful public transit that will enrich any community.

Transportation expert Jarrett Walker believes that transit can be simple, if we focus on the underlying geometry that all transit systems share. Jarrett’s gift is being able to break down the basic principles of public transit so that you may have the tools necessary to clarify and advocate for your own values.

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In a major election year, how can the library continue to foster inclusion, free access to information, and democratic ideals while facing unprecedented new challenges?

Featuring Stacy Lieberman, President and CEO, Library Foundation of Los Angeles, and John F. Szabo, City Librarian, Los Angeles Public Library, in conversation with Austin Cross, Host of LAist 89.3's All Things Considered

Libraries as Cornerstones of Democracy

Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 11:00 AM

Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library and live-streamed

11:00 AM | Program and Q&A

12:00 PM | Reception

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Prepare our Communities for Disasters, and Recovery

Join Women’s Civic Action Network for Conversation, Crudité and Cocktails With Fellow Los Angeles Civic Leaders

Hear from the foremost experts in Los Angeles how to increase community resilience to disaster.

Please RSVP by 11/3!

Location is at the intersection of Pico and the 405 freeway with complimentary parking on site.

Featuring:

Kristin Crowley, Fire Chief, Los Angeles City Fire Department

Carol Parks, General Manager, Emergency Management Department, City of Los Angeles

Moderated by:

Joanne Nowlin, CEO, American Red Cross, Los Angeles Region

Hosted by the Civicas Board of Directors,

Cynthia Hirschhorn

Laura Fox

Nicole Mutchnik

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Sara Manning Peskin, MD, MS in conversation with Jennifer Kruse, MD

A Molecule Away from Madness – Tales of the Hijacked Brain is an unputdownable journey into the deepest mysteries of our brains that are the most complex machines known to humankind. But they have an Achilles heel: the very molecules that allow us to exist can also sabotage our minds. In A Molecule Away from Madness, Dr. Sara Manning Peskin shares gripping accounts of unruly molecules and the diseases that form in their wake.

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The UCLA Barbra Streisand Center invites you to the inaugural public lecture on the topic of Truth in the Public Sphere

Featuring

André Brock

Frances Haugen

Stuart Stevens

Moderated by

Safiya Noble

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The Barbra Streisand Center was established in 2021 and made possible by the vision and generosity of Barbra Streisand. The Streisand Center will become the future Barbra Streisand Institute at UCLA, a forward-thinking institute dedicated to finding solutions to the most vital social issues.

The Center for Truth in the Public Sphere will be the first area of study and advocacy and will focus on truth in the public sphere, reflecting Streisand's passionate interest in the topic. Speakers and research will delve into urgent and existential threats to democracy, and examine how lies and the proliferation of disinformation can destroy a civic sense of decency, as well as entire countries.

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