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Step into the galleries of Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal every Sunday for special performances on a stage designed for the exhibition by artist GeoVanna Gonzalez. Each performance is presented in celebration of Coltrane’s legacy as a musical innovator and as an ode to her Sunday services at the Sai Anantam Ashram. Limited seating in gallery will be available on a first come, first served basis. Location: hammer museum

The UCLA Financial Aid and Scholarships Office will be closed Monday, February 17, 2025 in Observance of the Presidents' Day holiday. We will resume to regular operating hours on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Location: A129 Murphy Hall

Feel free to drop by and chat with RISE Health and Wellbeing Coordinator! Whether you want to discuss campus mental health resources, get connected to CAPS, manage academic stress, or just need someone to talk to, we're here for you. Location: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Join us for a FREE in-person workshop to receive tips and tricks on how to complete your 2025-2026 FAFSA/CADAA! The Center @ Strathmore 555 Westwood Plaza Strathmore Building, Room 106 Los Angeles, CA 90095 Location: 555 Westwood Plaza Strathmore Building, Room 106

Join us to explore the foundations of financial growth and long-term wealth-building strategies. This event will cover key topics such as financial literacy, and how to create lasting economic opportunities for future generations. Location: Student Activity Center, Conference Room 4

Join the Dashew Center on our next Academic Training Workshop for J-1 Students on Tuesday February 18, 2025 from 11am – 12pm. In this workshop we will cover eligibility requirements, the application process, and deadlines. The workshop will take place over zoom. Attendees must register on Zoom. Location: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/o3r0Q5LFQvOzv5LThMKCHA

Presented by the UCLA Library and the Jacob Marschak Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Mathematics in the Behavioral Sciences Speaker: Dana R. Fisher, director of the Center for Environment, Community, & Equity (CECE) and a professor in the School of International Service at American University How do we understand the evolution of activism and protest in times of crisis? What tools can social scientists use to study the changing tactics and mobilization strategies over time? This presentation integrates data collected over 20+ years of research on activism and engagement to explore how social movements evolve and respond to our shifting political and environmental context. In this talk, Dana Fisher will discuss the various methods that can be most useful for studying resistance and protest and how we might integrate data collected over time. Fisher will present findings from Saving Ourselves and American Resistance, along with recent peer-reviewed papers to provide evidence and insights into what we know and what we need to know to answer these questions. This talk is offered both in person and online. Light refreshments will be served. Location: Charles E. Young Research Library (YRL)

Space for UCLA femme & non-binary graduate students of color to build community! RSVP link: https://sa.ucla.edu/Forms/record/individual/doHQgpHRLVC-oaBOJr3tI3tEDI5UCdSmr6Unh9QbIviB4RtoZQw2rc9rxaYRMP9G Location: Student Activities Center, Conference Room 4

Join us for a panel where graduate and professional students share their personal stories on managing finances during graduate school, along with funding options available to help support your education. Location: Student Activity Center, Conference Room 4

Join us for hands-on training with Narcan and fentanyl test strips! Be a part of an important conversation about how overdose and drug challenges affect different communities. Location: Student Activities Center, Conference Room 4

Vocalist Michelle Coltrane (daughter of Alice Coltrane) and harpist Brandee Younger come together for a special program that is part conversation, part performance. The event features oral histories and biographical stories about Alice Coltrane interwoven with performances by Younger that bring the stories to life. Location: hammer museum

UCLA F-1 visa students, do you want to know more about off-campus employment authorization? Join us on one of our weekly CPT webinars hosted by the Dashew Center staff to learn more! Time: 10 - 11am (Pacific Time) via Zoom Location: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/95322790676

Free private consultation with an immigration attorney. Held monthly on the 3rd Wednesday of each month starting at 10 am. No RSVP - waiting room only. Individual will be admitted to meet individually with the immigration attorney based on the time of joining the waiting room. Meeting ID: 989 2465 4582 Passcode: 526311 Location: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/98924654582?pwd=NEpwOXlYLzVLb1BLbk9LRmVCWW5GUT09

Meet the RISE Center at Kerckhoff’s Coffeehouse Patio on Wednesday 1/15 anytime between 11am and 2 pm. Grab a free beverage and/or mini pastry (first come, first served), learn about the RISE Center, our on campus physical space, and our services. Location: Kerckhoff's Coffeehouse Patio

Can walking really make me healthier? How and why is it beneficial? How do I use walking to lose weight or support my health? How can I walk safely to avoid injury? And more…

Your are invited to a webinar hosted by UCLA Legal Services on the topic of EB-1A Extraordinary Ability and NIW Green Cards. Join the webinar on February 19, 2025 at 12:00pm (PT) using this Zoom Link. Location: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/94171954929

Discussion on the general requirements and process for acquiring lawful permanent residency (green card) under the EB-1A Extraordinary Ability and National Interest Waiver (NIW) categories Location: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/94171954929

The Hammer's curatorial department leads free, insightful, short discussions about artists every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. This talk on Alina Szapocznikow is led by Curatorial Assistant Jennifer Buonocore-Nedrelow. Location: hammer museum

Feel free to drop by and chat with RISE Health and Wellbeing Coordinator! Whether you want to discuss campus mental health resources, get connected to CAPS, manage academic stress, or just need someone to talk to, we're here for you. Nadine is a RISE Health and Wellbeing Coordinator Specialist who supports neurodivergent students across UCLA. If you would like to have a chat with her, are seeking support, and/or would like to be connected to resources, please come visit in person or on Zoom. Whatever feels most comfortable for you! Meeting ID: 918 3367 1204 Passcode: 051779 Location: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level - https://ucla-hipaa.zoom.us/j/91833671204?pwd=ZGQADrjzt6JBLhR43FWyallrXU5HsG.1

UCLA CARE (Campus Assault Resources and Education) Program is committed to eradicating sexual and gender-based violence through creating and sustaining a safe, healthy, and equitable community for all people. Join us for this presentation by CARE Advocates exploring research and strategies to strengthen support for survivors of sexual violence and prevent violence on and off campus.

Learn about CARE, CAPS, and RISE resources while painting your own tote bag! Location: RISE Center

The story of Adam and Eve’s fall from innocence in the Garden of Eden is a mythical account of humanity’s broken relationship with the divine, with Earth, and with themselves. In contrast, Celtic wisdom is built on a strong bond with Earth. In the prophetic figures that author John Philip Newell draws from in his book The Great Search, the Garden of Eden represents the inner garden of our souls and the outer garden of Earth, which are seen as essentially one. To live in relation to what is deepest in us is to live in relation to the ground from which we and all things have come. Where are we today, in relation to our true selves and the sacredness of Earth? And how are we to find our way home again? Newell’s talk will explore some of these questions raised in his book at this moment of great spiritual awakening, an era characterized by religious exile on a vast scale. Location: Royce Hall, Room 314 - https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJApde6prj0rEtx_d42dQytiDclcmx2RbbWd#/registration

A structured introduction to indoor climbing at UCLA. Location: JWC Rock Wall

Come join the GSRC to learn more about advocacy in LA, explore different practices, and discover how to apply them to your own community! Location: Student Activities Center, Conference Room 4

Step into the glitz and glam of the Vegas Strip at On-Campus Housing Council’s annual Casino Night! Try your luck at classic casino games to win big and enter exciting raffles for amazing prizes. Enjoy a dazzling night filled with drag bingo, where charisma and chance collide, and test your skills at the casino tables for a taste of high-stakes excitement. Dance the night away at the silent disco and don’t miss a special appearance from Elvis himself. Get ready for a night of high energy, big wins, and unforgettable Vegas-style fun right here on The Hill! Location: Covel Grand Horizon

Organized by Afro-Latinx Connection de UCLA, this community event will celebrate the Afro-Latinx diaspora and encourage cross-campus Black and Brown solidarity. Everyone is invited to enjoy food, performances, and music in the spirit of love and unity. Location: Wilson Plaza

In this workshop, find out how the UCLA Library can help you become a researcher. Learn about the different campus library units and all the resources and services designed to support scholars in the beginning stages of the research cycle.

The Career Center is excited to announce our “Transfer Pop-Ins” at the Transfer Student Center (TSC). These are your golden 15-minute slots to get personalized, one-on-one career advice that caters specifically to your unique journey as a transfer student from UCLA Career Counselors. Location: Transfer Student Center (Kerckhoff 128)

Feel free to drop by and chat with RISE Health and Wellbeing Coordinator! Whether you want to discuss campus mental health resources, get connected to CAPS, manage academic stress, or just need someone to talk to, we're here for you. Location: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Bruin Love Station is a mobile cart that offers free safer sex supplies, Narcan, fentanyl test strips and opportunities for students to converse with trained peers and professional staff. Location: Bruin Walk

Interested in learning more about reproductive justice in California? Join us as the UCLA Law Center for Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy presents where to access trustworthy services and spot the misleading services. Location: Student Activities Center, Conference Room 4

This workshop presented by UCLA VITA will inform students about the tax filing process, review different tax forms and where to seek support when looking to file. We encourage all international students to attend. Location: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/PsjjOj7MToaFxpBVy3c0Ug

A casual gaming tournament for students to compete in Valorant and Mario Kart at the Eclipse Gaming and Development Lounge. Spectators will be able to watch from a dedicated viewing area. Location: Rieber Back Patio and Eclipse

The diverse peoples who converged on the Caribbean before 1700 held a range of differing beliefs, ideas about the natural world, and understandings of social, political, and spiritual order. Considering how Indigenous, African, and European systems of thought and faith clashed, adapted, and transformed will be the focus of this conference. We invite participants to consider how culturally specific systems of knowledge were expressed and transformed under emergent rubrics of what would become known as religion, science, and law. We will likewise reflect on how these ideas animated the creation and maintenance of institutions of governance and knowledge production both in the Caribbean and extending beyond it. This conference grants an opportunity to weigh how the globalization of the early Caribbean marked historical changes in beliefs and ideas but also witnessed continuities that cut across the 1492 divide. In the process, a multitude of convictions about spiritual, natural, corporal, social and political order helped shape (and were reshaped by) encounters in the Basin. Location: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library

Associated Students UCLA, invites you to join us for an informational panel. We will be demonstrating ASUCLA's webpage Life Skills 360 and have representatives from UCLA Finacial Wellness, Basic Needs and CAPS to answer share valuable resources and to answer questions. What to Expect: Walkthrough of the Life Skills website. Insightful discussions on key life skills. A speaker panel featuring experts from: 1. Financial Wellness Program (Smart money management) 2. Basic Needs Office (Essential resources for students) 3. Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) (Mental health & well-being) This is a great opportunity to gain practical tools, ask questions, and connect with campus resources that can help you thrive! Please, RSVP to elizabeth.morales@asucla.ucla.edu Location: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/93477631869?pwd=X9rvACPj1wrESmdUQjxvIcCSr4VqSv.1&from=addon

Feel free to drop by and chat with RISE Health and Wellbeing Coordinator! Whether you want to discuss campus mental health resources, get connected to CAPS, manage academic stress, or just need someone to talk to, we're here for you. Location: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level

Join us for a FREE in-person workshop to receive tips and tricks on how to complete your 2025-2026 FAFSA/CADAA! The Center @ Strathmore 555 Westwood Plaza Strathmore Building, Room 106 Los Angeles, CA 90095 Location: 555 Westwood Plaza Strathmore Building, Room 106

Join the Afrikan Diaspora Living Learning Community to close out Black History Month as we gather in community and enjoy student performances. Location: Covel Grand Horizon

In-person: Q&A with filmmaker Michelle Parkerson. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Fierceness Served! The ENIKAlley Coffeehouse U.S., 2021 With the HIV/AIDS and crack epidemics in full swing in the mid-1980s, political activists and artists like the poet Essex Hemphill, and a young Michelle Parkerson herself, found vital refuge at the Enikalley Coffee House, a little known Black LGBTQ+ performing arts space in Washington, D.C. In her most recent documentary, Parkerson combines interviews with coffeehouse regulars who pass down “you had to be there” kinds of stories with archival stills and poetry readings re-enacted from Enikalley’s heyday. Parkerson’s affection for Enikalley and the people she encountered there, many of whom were lost to HIV/AIDs, shines through and ultimately makes a convincing case for why this community institution should be seen as a touchstone in queer cultural history.—Beandrea July DCP, color, 34 min. Director: Michelle Parkerson. With: Christopher Prince, Gregory Adams, Gregory Ford, Pamela A. Jafari, Wayson R. Jones. ... But Then, She's Betty Carter U.S., 1980 Michelle Parkerson leans into her ongoing interest in Black women culture workers with this serene portrait of the daring and groundbreaking jazz vocalist Betty Carter, most well-known for her duets with Ray Charles (“Baby It’s Cold Outside”). The documentary features extended interviews with Carter about her 30-year career, and with bandleader Lionel Hampton, an early mentor. Parkerson switches between extended scenes of Carter performing to an enthusiastic crowd and sit-downs shot in extreme close-up where she speaks with a gauzy elocution that makes you lean in — to Carter's musical genius and her fierce dedication to personal and artistic independence.—Beandrea July DCP, color, 53 min. Director/Screenwriter: Michelle Parkerson. With: Betty Carter, Lionel Hampton, Curtis Lundy, Mulgrew Miller. Gotta Make This Journey: Sweet Honey in The Rock U.S, 1983 This public broadcasting-funded documentary about the dynamic acapella group Sweet Honey and the Rock intercuts between interviews with group members and a rousing performance at their ninth anniversary concert at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC, Parkerson’s hometown. Parkerson, who is credited as the film’s producer, made use of facilities and personnel at the DC public television affiliate WETA and completed the film in just four months. Angela Davis, Alice Walker and Holly Near provide commentary on Sweet Honey’s deep resonance around the world and the footage of the audience speaks volumes about the power of song in the face of injustice.—Beandrea July DCP, color, 58 min. Director: Joseph Camp. With: Angela Davis, Alice Walker, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Yasmeen Williams, Evelyn Harris. Location: Billy Wilder Theater

In an afternoon session featuring a keynote speech by Indigenous Zapotec artist Porfirio Gutiérrez and two panels organized by the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Arts Network, diasporic artists, cultural workers, and educators convene to explore pathways toward transformation and inclusivity in education. The panels address strategies for deconstructing and reconstructing pedagogy, expanding knowledge beyond West-centric frameworks, and holding institutions accountable to the public. Participants also unpack the complexities of decolonization, examining its intersections with contemporary settler colonialism and the ongoing barriers to Indigenous sovereignty, self-determination, and land rights. Together, they aim to envision a more equitable and culturally enriched future for generations to come. Keynote speech by Zapotec artist Porfirio Gutiérrez. Panels are introduced by curator, writer, and art historian Danielle Shang. Location: hammer museum

In-person: Q&A with filmmaker Michelle Parkerson. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Odds and Ends U.S., 1993 Michelle Parkerson temporarily leaves her East Coast base for Los Angeles to make this narrative short during her participation in the American Film Institute’s Directing Workshop for Women. While maintaining her focus on the lives of Black and LGBTQ+ women, here she revisits fictional storytelling with a micro budget film featuring an intergenerational cast that is “carried by the force of its ideas … and the actor’s intrinsic understanding of this world,” writes critic Angelica Jade Bastien. In this near-future drama set in a distant universe in the year 2096, Lieutenant Loz Wayard (Latanya West) falls in love with Sephra (Cynthia L. James) and learns what it means to sacrifice for the struggle as Black women warriors wage war against racial and gender annihilation. The film features notable performances from veteran character actor Denise Dowse and Cora Lee Day (Daughters of the Dust).—Beandrea July DCP, color, 38 min. Director/Screenwriter: Michelle Parkerson. With: Latanya West, Cynthia L. James, Cora Lee Day, Denise Dowse. Stormé: The Lady of the Jewel Box U.S., 1987 One of Parkerson’s earliest films tells the story of Stormé DeLarverie, who toured the Black theater circuit during the 1950s and ’60s with the historic Jewel Box Revue, America’s first integrated female impersonation show. Once the Revue’s sole “male impersonator,” DeLarverie bucked rigid gender roles on and off stage. Parkerson catches up with Stormé decades later and finds her working as a bodyguard at a women’s bar. Gradually, Parker takes us beneath Stormé’s brusque exterior to reveal a trailblazer who is still marked by the devastation of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and also sustained by a confident love of self.—Beandrea July 16mm, color, 21 min. Director: Michelle Parkerson. A Litany For Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde U.S., 1995 On a half-a-million-dollar budget raised from grants, sponsors and individual donors, Ada Gay Griffin and Michelle Parkerson delivered a tender, in-depth documentary of the life of the influential Black lesbian poet, mother, teacher and activist Audre Lorde. It took nine years to complete the film, and Lorde passed away three years before its official release. From Lorde’s childhood roots in Harlem to her battle with breast cancer, experimental feminist filmmaker Holly Fisher (Who Killed Vincent Chin?) edits the film, creating “a sonic and visual litany,” writes Lorde biographer Alexis Pauline Gumbs, that includes vérité and archival footage as well as excerpts of Lorde reading from her memoir Zami. The result is a vibrant and tender observational document of the life of a complex figure and her unique body of work.—Beandrea July 16mm, color, 90 min. Directors: Ada Gay Griffin, Michelle Parkerson. Screenwriter: Ada Gay Griffin. Location: Billy Wilder Theater