When/Where: Wed, May 18th from 5:30pm to 8:00pm. UCLA Luskin Public Affairs 2355

***In-Person event w/ hybrid option, Zoom link will be provided upon RSVP'ing***

Join us for a panel and discussion about the experiences of transit-dependent riders, the theory and practice of the Bus Riders Union, organizing transit workers, the power and challenges around organized labor unions, fare-free transit, replacing transit police with non-carceral safety measures, and generally what is necessary to build socialist transit.

Timeline of events:
Panel - 5:30 - 7:30pm (refreshment break at 6:20)
Dinner (Tacos 1986) - 7:30 - 8:00pm

Hear from our guests, which include:

- Oscar Zarate - Assistant Director of Organizing at Strategic Actions for a Just Economy
- Theo Henderson - UCLA Activist-In-Residence; Creator & Host of We The Unhoused podcast
- LA Metro Bus Operators - From multiple Metro divisions and unions
- Channing L Martinez - Director of Organizing at The Labor/Community Strategy Center Producer of  Voices from the Frontlines
- Eric Mann - Director at The Labor/Community Strategy Center; Co-Founder of Bus Riders Union

Tacos will be provided by the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies and Tacos 1986, so please indicate any dietary restrictions and we will do our best to accommodate.