6:30 p.m.
What does it mean to listen — really listen — to accounts of alien encounters? Rice University’s Archives of the Impossible is a serious, peer-reviewed archive asking exactly that. Come curious. Stay open.
Registration opens March 11, 2027.
6:30 p.m.
Caste is not just history — it shapes identity, agency, and belonging right now. MacArthur Fellow Shailaja Paik examines Dalit resistance and the transformative power of radical humanism.
Registration opens March 11, 2027.
6:30 p.m.
When a community’s land is poisoned, who bears the burden? Scholar Sunaura Taylor explores how disability, illness, and environmental harm intersect — and how one Tucson community turned decades of injustice into art, memory, and collective healing.
Registration opens March 11, 2027.
6:30 p.m.
From Palestine to Gaza, Bosnia to India — Joe Sacco has drawn the stories the world needs to see. The pioneering cartoonist and journalist brings his full body of work to life at Town Hall Seattle.
Registration opens December 9, 2026.
6:30 p.m.
What does justice look like on a global scale? Renowned lawyer and author Philippe Sands brings the human stories behind international law to life — and makes the case for why it matters now more than ever.
Registration opens December 9, 2026.
6:30 p.m.
From Sundance to Reservation Dogs, Sterlin Harjo has spent two decades telling Indigenous stories with humor, heart, and zero apology. He joins UW’s Chris Teuton for a conversation on craft and culture.
Registration opens December 9, 2026.
6:30 p.m.
Climate data is everywhere — so why isn’t enough changing? USC’s Cristina Visperas explores the raw, urgent emotions of scientists grappling with a crisis that accelerates faster than our response to it.
Registration opens December 9, 2026.
6:30 p.m.
Climate change is threatening the crops that feed us all. UC Davis geneticist Pamela Ronald reveals how her discovery of flood-tolerant rice is helping millions of farmers adapt — and what plant science means for the future of food.
Registration opens September 9, 2026.
6:30 p.m.
Emmy-winning journalist Paola Ramos and UW’s Sophia Jordán Wallace explore Latino voter engagement, political power, and the demographic shifts quietly reshaping American elections.
Registration opens September 9, 2026.
6:30 p.m.
Flow into a radical reimagining of rivers—as sentient beings with rights. This global lecture blends activism, art, and law to reveal how river justice shapes our survival in a world where water is more than resource—it’s kin.