Formerly homeless and incarcerated, Tiny is an Oakland-based poet and journalist. To celebrate the release of her new book, Poverty Scholarship: Poor People-Led Theory, Art, Words, and Tears Across Mama Earth, Tiny will read, recite poetry, and share a new canon on poverty, houselessness, and otherness based on lived knowledge, eldership, and community sharing.

Join an alliance of artists and activists as they present two new works exploring incarceration and racism in the United States, amplifying a critical public conversation on the road towards the historic Reform L.A. Jails 2020 ballot initiative. In partnership with Black Lives Matter Los Angeles.

USC Students! How will you lead change in a world faced with unprecedented crises? EMPOWER  invites you to join forces with other artists and activists, respond to that challenge, and make a difference.

Join the Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative and USC scholars for a very special evening of performance that will make connections between classical literature and contemporary America, and explore the injustices and stigmas that veterans face while preparing for, engaging in, and coming home from war.

Share your experiences and connect with others in a new series of workshops that use Council, a group practice rooted in empathic listening and speaking from the heart. Featuring gestural painting led by Claudia Concha.