Join us in person or online for a moderated discussion with UCLA experts on key local ballot measures in the November 2024 election. Jim Newton, veteran journalist and Blueprint editor, will lead a discussion with Professor Michael Lens, Professor Gary Segura and Zev Yaroslavsky to give an insightful perspective on:

• L.A. County Measure G — Los Angeles County Government Structure, Ethics and Accountability Charter Amendment

• Charter Amendment DD — Independent Redistricting Commission for the City of Los Angeles

• L.A. County Measure A — Homelessness Services and Affordable Housing Ordinance

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Please join us at the 2024 Civicas Fall Forum for a conversation about Strengthening Democracy, with experts, without politics.

Hear from organizations representing business, philanthropy, law and policy about active efforts to enhance information, participation and representation. 

There will be a reception following the discussion and complimentary parking. 

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Library Foundation of Los Angeles President and CEO Stacy Lieberman and City Librarian John Szabo will discuss the critical services of the public library that signify a well-functioning civil society and a flourishing democracy. Join us for a thought-provoking discussion, moderated by host of LAist’s All Things Considered Austin Cross, and learn how the partnership between the Los Angeles Public Library and the Library Foundation of Los Angeles supports libraries’ roles as hubs for community engagement, intellectual freedom, and civic empowerment. In a major election year, how can the Los Angeles Public Library continue to foster inclusion, free access to information, and democratic ideals while facing unprecedented new challenges?

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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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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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The Barbra Streisand Center was established in 2021 and made possible by the vision and generosity of artist and activist Barbra Streisand. The Streisand Center, housed at the UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW), will become the future Barbra Streisand Institute at UCLA, a forward-thinking institute dedicated to finding solutions to the most vital social issues. Streisand’s transformative gift helps to expand our combined centers’ reach beyond UCLA and Los Angeles, fund faculty and students, and support research and programming that seek to address critical issues facing people of all genders.

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

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, which Streisand is especially passionate about. 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.

Featuring

André Brock, Frances Haugen, Stuart Stevens

Moderated by

Safiya Noble

Learn more and RSVP here.