Conservation leader Kristine McDivitt Tompkins, Emmy-nominated environmentalist Baratunde Thurston, and a screening with Q&A of the disability rights advocacy film Facing the Falls

UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Baratunde Thurston: Climate Justice and Environmental Stewardship on Thursday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m. at UCSB Campbell Hall
Thurston will explore opportunities for climate-concerned individuals to take meaningful community-driven action

- UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Baratunde Thurston: Climate Justice and Environmental Stewardship
- Thu, Feb 27 | 7:30 p.m. | UCSB Campbell Hall
- $20 General Public / FREE for UCSB students (Current student ID required)
- Part of the UCSB Arts & Lectures Justice for All Initiative
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Baratunde Thurston: Climate Justice and Environmental Stewardship on Thursday, February 27 at 7:30 pm at UCSB Campbell Hall. Bestselling writer and commentator Baratunde Thurston tells stories of interdependence through our relationship with nature, each other and technology. Now, the Emmy-nominated host of PBS’ America Outdoors explores opportunities for climate-concerned individuals to take meaningful community-driven action.
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Facing the FallsScreening and Q&A with the Filmmakers on Tuesday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. at UCSB Campbell Hall
Facing the Falls tells how international disability rights advocate Cara Yar Khan made a daring 12-day journey through the Grand Canyon to shed light on the stigmas created by ableism

- UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Facing the Falls screening and Q&A with the filmmakers
- Tue, Mar 11 | 7:30 p.m. | UCSB Campbell Hall
- FREE (Registration recommended)
- Part of the UCSB Arts & Lectures Justice for All Initiative
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Facing the Falls screening and Q&A with the filmmakers on Tuesday, March 11 at 7:30 pm at UCSB Campbell Hall. Executive produced by Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton, Facing the Falls tells how international disability rights advocate Cara Yar Khan made a daring 12-day journey through the Grand Canyon to shed light on the stigmas created by ableism. Co-produced by UCSB’s Wendy Eley Jackson. (Facing the Falls: Celia Aniskovich, 2024, 34 min.)
Registration is recommended (but not required) for this FREE event. Seating is unreserved/general admission. To ensure the best experience possible, we encourage patrons with accessibility requirements to contact the A&L ticket office in advance.
ABOUT UCSB ARTS & LECTURES
Founded in 1959, UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L) is the largest and most influential arts and lectures organization between Los Angeles and San Francisco. A&L annually presents more than a hundred public events, from critically acclaimed concerts and dance performances by world-renowned artists to talks by groundbreaking authors and film series at UCSB and Santa Barbara-area venues. With a mission to “educate, entertain and inspire,” A&L also oversees an outreach program that brings visiting artists and speakers into local classrooms and other venues for master classes, open rehearsals, discussions and more, serving K-12 students, college students and the general public.
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UCSB Arts & Lectures gratefully acknowledges 2024-2025 Season Sponsor Sara Miller McCune.

UCSB Arts & Lectures gratefully acknowledges our Community Partners the Natalie Orfalea Foundation & Lou Buglioli for their generous support of the 2024-2025 season.
