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Themes:
Creating Hope
Justice for All
SPRING 2022
Spring 2022 Book Selection
FREE copies of The Whole Language by Gregory Boyle will be available beginning Tuesday, March 29 at Arts & Lectures’ Campbell Hall Box Office at UCSB, the Santa Barbara Central Library (40 E. Anapamu St.), and the Goleta Valley Library (500 N. Fairview Ave.). Books available while supplies last.
FREE copies of The Whole Language by Gregory Boyle will be available beginning Tuesday, March 29 at Arts & Lectures’ Campbell Hall Box Office at UCSB, the Santa Barbara Central Library (40 E. Anapamu St.), and the Goleta Valley Library (500 N. Fairview Ave.). Books available while supplies last.
The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness
by Father Gregory Boyle
Father Gregory Boyle has transformed thousands of lives as the founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest and most successful gang intervention and rehabilitation program in the world. His latest book, The Whole Language, calls on readers to witness the transformative power of tenderness, providing a window into a world filled with fellowship and compassion.
Related Author Event: Father Gregory Boyle, Mon, Apr 18 at UCSB Campbell Hall
FREE Film Screening and Conversation
Manzanar, Diverted:
When Water Becomes Dust
Featuring Director/Producer Ann Kaneko
THU, APR 7 / 7:00 PM PACIFIC / POLLOCK THEATER
An inspired and poetic portrait of a place and its people, Manzanar, Diverted explores the rich yet painful history of California’s Owens Valley, from colonization to water rights. Capturing the intersectionality of the region, the award-winning film chronicles the efforts of an unexpected alliance of Indigenous, environmental activist and Japanese-American World War II incarceree women as they defend their water, history and culture against Los Angeles’ endless thirst. (Ann Kaneko, 2021, 84 min.)
Co-presented with UCSB Carsey-Wolf Center
Co-presented with UCSB Carsey-Wolf Center
Celebrating Earth Day
Director of the MIT Media Lab’s Space Enabled Program
Danielle Wood
Space Enabled Earth Justice: Using Space Technology to Improve Life
FRI, APR 22 / 7:30 PM PACIFIC / CAMPBELL HALL
“Danielle’s talent and dedication to using Earth observations to advance justice worldwide makes her an inspiration to all of us.”
– Lawrence Friedl, Director of NASA’s Earth Applied Sciences Program
As the director of the cutting-edge Space Enabled research group at MIT’s Media Lab, Danielle Wood applies designs enabled by space research to projects that advance social good here on Earth – whether that’s combating environmental degradation or preventing the next famine. Breaking down complex, cosmic technologies, she shows us how entrepreneurial spirit and cross-disciplinary collaboration can be used to bring about a more just and innovative future.
Presented in association with UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, UCSB Environmental Studies Program, and Community Environmental Council
– Lawrence Friedl, Director of NASA’s Earth Applied Sciences Program
As the director of the cutting-edge Space Enabled research group at MIT’s Media Lab, Danielle Wood applies designs enabled by space research to projects that advance social good here on Earth – whether that’s combating environmental degradation or preventing the next famine. Breaking down complex, cosmic technologies, she shows us how entrepreneurial spirit and cross-disciplinary collaboration can be used to bring about a more just and innovative future.
Presented in association with UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, UCSB Environmental Studies Program, and Community Environmental Council
Data Scientist and Bestselling Author
Cathy O'Neil
The Shame Machine: Who Profits in the New Age of Humiliation
TUE, MAY 3 / 7:30 PM PACIFIC / CAMPBELL HALL
“A thoughtful blend of social and biological science, history, economics, and sometimes contrarian politics.”
Kirkus Reviews
Mathematician and data scientist Cathy O’Neil explores the realities and dangers of social networking, the consequences of algorithm design, and defending human dignity in the context of predatory capitalism. Her bestselling book Weapons of Math Destruction was a semifinalist for the National Book Award, and her expertise was featured in the acclaimed documentary The Social Dilemma. Her new book, The Shame Machine, offers unparalleled insight about shame, its relationship to power, and how to cultivate dignity in an age of social media and hyper-partisan politics.
💻 This event includes an at-home viewing option
(live stream only; no replay).
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Presented in association with the UCSB Center for Black Studies Research, Center for Information Technology and Society, Center for Responsible Machine Learning, Data Science Initiative, Department of Computer Science, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, and the Department of Statistics & Applied Probability
Kirkus Reviews
Mathematician and data scientist Cathy O’Neil explores the realities and dangers of social networking, the consequences of algorithm design, and defending human dignity in the context of predatory capitalism. Her bestselling book Weapons of Math Destruction was a semifinalist for the National Book Award, and her expertise was featured in the acclaimed documentary The Social Dilemma. Her new book, The Shame Machine, offers unparalleled insight about shame, its relationship to power, and how to cultivate dignity in an age of social media and hyper-partisan politics.
💻 This event includes an at-home viewing option
(live stream only; no replay).
Learn more >>
Ticket holder access >>
Presented in association with the UCSB Center for Black Studies Research, Center for Information Technology and Society, Center for Responsible Machine Learning, Data Science Initiative, Department of Computer Science, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, and the Department of Statistics & Applied Probability
Founder of Homeboy Industries
Father Gregory Boyle
The Power of Extravagant Tenderness
MON, APR 18 / 7:30 PM PACIFIC / CAMPBELL HALL
“Resilience is born by grounding yourself in your own loveliness, hitting notes you thought were way out of your range.”
– Father Gregory Boyle
Father Gregory Boyle has transformed thousands of lives as the founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest and most successful gang intervention and rehabilitation program in the world. Named a Champion of Change by President Obama, he is also the author of Tattoos on the Heart, Barking to the Choir and The Whole Language. In this inspirational evening, Boyle and two Homeboy Industries program alumni will challenge our preconceptions and invite us to treat others – and ourselves – with acceptance and tenderness.
💻 This event includes an at-home viewing option
(live stream only; no replay).
Learn more >>
Ticket holder access >>
– Father Gregory Boyle
Father Gregory Boyle has transformed thousands of lives as the founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest and most successful gang intervention and rehabilitation program in the world. Named a Champion of Change by President Obama, he is also the author of Tattoos on the Heart, Barking to the Choir and The Whole Language. In this inspirational evening, Boyle and two Homeboy Industries program alumni will challenge our preconceptions and invite us to treat others – and ourselves – with acceptance and tenderness.
💻 This event includes an at-home viewing option
(live stream only; no replay).
Learn more >>
Ticket holder access >>
Virtual Talk | Meet-the-Artists
Jennifer Koh, Davóne Tines, and their Creative Team
Why Everything Rises
WED, MAR 2 / 7:30 - 8:30 PM PACIFIC / VIRTUAL
Jennifer Koh, Davóne Tines, and their Creative Team
Why Everything Rises
WED, MAR 2 / 7:30 - 8:30 PM PACIFIC / VIRTUAL
World-renowned violinist Jennifer Koh is a forward-thinking artist dedicated to exploring a broad and eclectic repertoire. Bass-baritone Davóne Tines, “one of the most powerful voices of our time” (Los Angeles Times), blends opera, spirituals, gospel and songs of protest totell a deeply personal story of perseverance that connects to all of humanity. Both are classical performers acclaimed for their virtuosity, yet bound by an industry dominated by whiteness. Together, with an all BIPOC creative team, these path-breakers are creating an original work that powerfully reclaims their narratives. Join the conversation for an insider’s preview of their new work, Everything Rises.
Panelists
Jennifer Koh, Violin and Co-Creator
Davóne Tines, Bass-Baritone and Co-Creator
Ken Ueno, Composer
Kee-Yoon Nahm, Narrative Structure and Dramaturgy
Moderator
Lisa Sun-Hee Park, Chair and Professor, Department of Asian American Studies, UC Santa Barbara
WINTER 2022
Nobel Peace Prize Nominee
Amanda Nguyen
"Hopeanomics” and How Social Entrepreneurs are Transforming Grassroots Activism
WED, FEB 16 / 7:30 PM PACIFIC / VIRTUAL
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This event was rescheduled from Jan 12 to Feb 16 and will now be live-streamed only, for FREE, with no in-person component.
“The most powerful tool we have is our voice.” – Amanda Nguyen
The CEO and founder of Rise, a social movement accelerator that teaches grassroots organizing, Amanda Nguyen helped draft the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights. Her 2021 viral video ignited worldwide coverage on anti-Asian hate crimes and is credited as a pivotal moment for the Stop Asian Hate movement. Nguyen has been recognized on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 and Time magazine’s 100 Next lists, and was named one of InStyle’s 50 Badass Women of 2020 and Foreign Policy’s leading global thinkers of 2016.
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Amanda Nguyen
"Hopeanomics” and How Social Entrepreneurs are Transforming Grassroots Activism
WED, FEB 16 / 7:30 PM PACIFIC / VIRTUAL
REGISTER Add to Calendar
This event was rescheduled from Jan 12 to Feb 16 and will now be live-streamed only, for FREE, with no in-person component.
“The most powerful tool we have is our voice.” – Amanda Nguyen
The CEO and founder of Rise, a social movement accelerator that teaches grassroots organizing, Amanda Nguyen helped draft the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights. Her 2021 viral video ignited worldwide coverage on anti-Asian hate crimes and is credited as a pivotal moment for the Stop Asian Hate movement. Nguyen has been recognized on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 and Time magazine’s 100 Next lists, and was named one of InStyle’s 50 Badass Women of 2020 and Foreign Policy’s leading global thinkers of 2016.
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💻 This event is a live stream only (no replay).
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Winter 2022 Book Selection
To celebrate 30 years of presenting the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, A&L's Winter TLI book selection is the Grand Prize winner of the Banff Mountain Book Competition, which runs alongside the annual film festival in Alberta, Canada.
FREE copies of Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard will be available beginning Tuesday, January 11 at Arts & Lectures’ Campbell Hall Box Office at UCSB, the Santa Barbara Central Library (40 E. Anapamu St.), and the Goleta Valley Library (500 N. Fairview Ave.). Books available while supplies last.
To celebrate 30 years of presenting the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, A&L's Winter TLI book selection is the Grand Prize winner of the Banff Mountain Book Competition, which runs alongside the annual film festival in Alberta, Canada.
FREE copies of Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard will be available beginning Tuesday, January 11 at Arts & Lectures’ Campbell Hall Box Office at UCSB, the Santa Barbara Central Library (40 E. Anapamu St.), and the Goleta Valley Library (500 N. Fairview Ave.). Books available while supplies last.
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
by Suzanne Simard
"Simard artfully blends science with memoir in her eye-opening of tress... As moving as it is educational, this groundbreaking work entrances." – Publishers Weekly
Related Event: Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, Feb. 22-23 at the Arlington Theatre
by Suzanne Simard
"Simard artfully blends science with memoir in her eye-opening of tress... As moving as it is educational, this groundbreaking work entrances." – Publishers Weekly
Related Event: Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, Feb. 22-23 at the Arlington Theatre
FALL 2021
Fall 2021 Book Selection
FREE copies of On Juneteenth were available to the Santa Barbara Community through the Arts & Lectures' Campbell Hall Box Office at UCSB and the Santa Barbara Central Library (40 E Anapamu St).
FREE copies of On Juneteenth were available to the Santa Barbara Community through the Arts & Lectures' Campbell Hall Box Office at UCSB and the Santa Barbara Central Library (40 E Anapamu St).
On Juneteenth
by Annette Gordon-Reed
"One of the most astute, insightful, and forthright historians of this generation." – New York Times Book Review
Related Event: Annette Gordon-Reed, Nov 10 at UCSB Campbell Hall
by Annette Gordon-Reed
"One of the most astute, insightful, and forthright historians of this generation." – New York Times Book Review
Related Event: Annette Gordon-Reed, Nov 10 at UCSB Campbell Hall