GPA Winter Reception

Come enjoy an evening of food and discussion with Global Public Affairs. Hear from Professor Michael Storper about the programs and vision behind GPA. Meet Luskin professors and hear their international work and also network with other students with similar interests. Dinner provided with RSVP.

US Government Careers Info Session

Luskin PAB 4357

Cecilia Choi from the State Department, Alfred Nakatsuma of USAID, and Jeffrey Janis from Peace Corps will all present information for students interested in careers with the United States government. Come if you are potentially interested in these career paths. RSVP via this link. Cecilia S. Choi is the U.S. State Department’s Diplomat in Residence […]

Film Screening: “Human Error”

Mon: Public Affairs Building, Room 2355. Tues: Kerckhoff Hall, Grand Salon

Six years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, how are survivors faring?

Seeking Freedom in the Streets of Kampala with Ssembatya Fred and Prof. Amy Ritterbusch

Luskin PAB 5391 337 Charles E Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Global Public Affairs (GPA) at UCLA Luskin hosted an Oct. 31 presentation by Ssembatya Fred, a grassroots activist from Kampala, Uganda, who leads the movement Dembe Ku Kubo (Freedom in the Streets). Fred has been at UCLA this fall working with Amy Ritterbusch, assistant professor of social welfare, on “Violence Against Street-Connected Children in Uganda,” a participatory action research initiative. His fight, he said, is for justice and freedom from violence against youths living under the tyrannical regime of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. Fred told of having a nail driven through his foot in his own home when he was in his early teens, an experience that sent him into the life of a freedom fighter. He said he took to the streets for his own safety, as thousands of other young people in Kampala have done, despite the availability of other housing options.

Fred returned to Kampala on Nov. 1 to continue the work of keeping young activists safe, primarily from police violence. “Sometimes the most important thing they need is for a safe place to take a long sleep,” he told the GPA gathering. Dembe Ku Kubo was established to provide these necessities and also promote youth involvement in the ongoing political opposition movement.

Watch Fred’s new music video Against Violence (in collaboration with Colombian artist Siere).

Free

Global Public Affairs Winter Reception

Luskin Commons/Terrace

Please join Global Public Affairs faculty and students as we welcome you back to UCLA and the winter quarter. You will get the chance to mingle with faculty along with students from the certificate programs and International Practice Pathways program. You will have the chance to mingle with faculty and students in GPA, as well […]

Free

IPP Summer Fellowship Application & Placement Workshop

Pub Affair 4320B

Join Dr. Stephen Commins and the GPA team for an informal workshop on finding a summer fellowship placement and writing a strong application. Come with explicit questions, concerns and more. As always, check out the blogs from past summer fellows here.

“Africa’s Strategic Place in a World Adrift” – Luskin Senior Fellows Speaker Series with Kate Almquist Knopf

California Room, Faculty Center 480 Charles E Young Dr E , Los Angeles, CA, United States

RSVP Required Kate Almquist Knopf has served as director of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, an academic institution within the U.S. Department of Defense, since July 2014. Kate will present “Africa's Strategic Place in a World Adrift,” discussing why Africa will matter to the United States (and the world) in the coming decade and […]

Careers in Foreign Service (State Department and Peace Corps)

Public Affairs Building, #2355 337 Charles E Young Drive, Los Angeles, CA

Cecilia Choi from the U.S. State Department and Jeffrey Janis from Peace Corps will present information for students interested in careers with the United States government. Cecilia currently serves as the State Department's Diplomat in Residence for Southern California. She was previously the director of trade and investment at the National Security Council serving under […]

International Careers in Development with Mark Freudenberger

Luskin PAB 2343

Lunch with RSVP Dr. Mark S. Freudenberger is the Director of the Land Tenure and Property Rights Sector for Tetra Tech ARD and was the former Chief of Party for the USAID’s Property Rights and Resource Governance project implemented by Tetra Tech ARD. He brings to this position over 30 years of field experience in natural […]