Events

Special Event

Focus on Environment and Sustainability Seminar Series

How can science fiction balance hopeful stories about environmental futures with current realities? What theory of social change should inform these stories? With dire climate change impacts already happening, what kinds of stories can inspire audiences to care about and become active on large-scale environmental issues?

2024-2025 Focus on Environment and Sustainability Series

Wildfire recovery in the U.S., particularly in California, is a slow and complex process hindered by unique post-fire challenges like housing shortages, regulatory hurdles, and underinsurance, but innovative solutions are emerging to improve resilience and equity.

LENS screening of the first episode of Grand Theft Eco: Environmental Futures of Los Angeles.

Grand Theft Eco is a machinima series and pedagogical engine that repurposes the video game Grand Theft Auto to explore possible eco-futures of LA in the year 2050.

Special Event

Hands-on volunteer event supporting ocean health and plastic reduction policy

Join Surfrider and The Bay Foundation's vibrant volunteer community in tackling plastic pollution — one cleanup at a time. Your efforts help remove harmful waste and fuel real policy change through data collection and advocacy.