We join UC-AFT in support of contract negotiations
UC-AFT, the union of lecturers and librarians at the UC, is currently in contract negotiations with the UC. We joined them at their rally on February 19, 2026.
Events
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Faculty join students in protest against ICE
On Wednesday, January 11, 2026, members of the UCLA Faculty Association joined in a rally of over one thousand people against the abusive actions of ICE in Los Angeles and in Minnesota. The rally was organized by the UCLA Undergraduate Students Association (USAC).
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Community Science Day at the Paramount Library
On January 24, 2026, the UCLA Brain Research Institute, the UCLA Faculty Association, the Paramount Library, and the office of Assemblymember José Luis Solache held a Community Science Day at the Paramount Library. We were very happy to work together with Librarian Andrea Crow, Library Manager of the Paramount Library, to bring the excitement of science to families in Paramount. We were also very happy to work with Assemblymember Solache to build support for SB 895, principally co-authored by Assemblymember Solache, which will establish the California Foundation for Science and Health Research.
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Rally with UC Unbowed
On November 18, 2025 during the meeting of the Regents on campus, we joined UC Unbowed, a new organization of UC alumni, to call on the Regents to not cave to the demands of the Trump administration.
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AAUP National Day of Action, November 7
On November 7, 2025, for the AAUP National Day of Action, we sponsored a panel discussion with Claudia Polsky (UC Berkeley Law) and Ariela Gross (UCLA Law) on the landmark Thakur v. Trump victory restoring $580 million in federal research grants to UCLA researchers and the next steps in the AAUP v. Trump case. Later that day we participated in the CUCFA Systemwide Town Hall, Fight for the Future of Higher Education, to discuss Trump’s threats to research, DEI, and healthcare, the erosion of shared governance, and how we can act together.
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Rally to mark our successful legal effort to make the Trump “demand letter” public
On October 12, 2025, we held a rally on the Tongva Steps to strategize future efforts given our successful legal effort to get the UC to release the Trump “demand letter.” The UC had gone to extensive efforts, appealing all the way to the Supreme Court of California, to prevent it from being released to the public.
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Welcome Back All Members meeting, October 12
On October 12, 2025 we had a Welcome Back All Members meeting at Mira Hershey Hall on the UCLA campus, with roughly 70 members in attendance.
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Help build our Chain of Hearts every Thursday at 1pm in the Court of Sciences.
Since June we have been making a Chain of Hearts every Thursday at 1pm in the Court of Sciences so all of us can show our support for international, LGBTQ+, undocumented, immigrant, and trans students and scholars. Please join us!
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Vigil for abducted students every Monday at 12:30pm in front of Powell Library.
Since May we have been holding weekly vigils calling for the release of students and all people illegally abducted, deported, and imprisoned by the Trump administration. We meet at 12:30pm on Mondays in front of Powell Library and all are welcome.
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Science Fair for Suspended Research
On September 10 and 11, we held a Science Fair for Suspended Research on campus to reach out to the public to show what is at stake in all the life-changing research that has been suspended in the federal grant cuts. Our events were covered by the Los Angeles Times (pdf version here and video here) and LAist.com. The online program for the event is here.
