Past Speaker Events

Fall 2024 Series

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Spring 2024 Series

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Fall 2023 Series

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Spring 2023 Series

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Fall 2022 Series

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Spring 2022 Series

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Fall 2021 Series

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Spring 2021 Series

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage

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Business/Technology

Elan Divon

Discover The 3 Keys to Your Long Term Success - Stand Out, Succeed, and Be Career Ready! Mindset Mastery
Thursday | 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | September 17, 2020

Thursday | 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | September 24, 2020

Thursday | 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | October 1, 2020

Thursday | 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | October 8, 2020

Communication, Media & Design

Robyn Young

Defining Your Personal Brand: How to Use Your Unique Superpowers to solve Problems You Care About
Monday | 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | November 16, 2020

Masters of Dance

Virginia Horne

GYROKINESIS
Wednesday | 10:30 p.m. - 12 p.m. | October 7, 2020

Genna Moroni

Improvisation + Form
Thursday | 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. | November 5, 2020

Sustainability

Kathleen Ronald

Clearing Your Clutter - Zero Waste Lifestyle - Lecture, Discussion and Q&A: How we can get to Zero Waste by Clearing our Toxic clutter

Tuesday | 7:15 p.m. - 9 p.m. | September 8, 2020

Sea Glassman

Eco Activism: Stories from the Soul - Discussion, Lecture: Using your Voice to tell the story of sustainability; Eco and Social Justice.

Friday | 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | September 11, 2020

Christopher Nyerges - author, teacher

Foraging California - Based on Nyerges books and experience as urban and wild food forager and workshop leader.

Thursday | 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | September 17, 2020

Pascal Baudar - author, fermenter, teacher, artist

Wild food fermentation workshop - Lecture and hands-on workshop on fermentation; reducing food waste; unexpected careers ina sustainable food system.

Friday | 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | September 25, 2020

Judi Gregory - owner Go2Zero strategies: Zero Waste strategies for businesses, nonprofits and public agencies

Challenges and Solutions - Discussion of important new statewide bill restructuring waste disposal in California; Challenges and how they are being met; Careers in organics recycling.

Thursday | 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | October 1, 2020

Atossa Soltani, Director of Global Strategy, Amazon Sacred Headwaters

Protecting the Heart of the World - Amazon Forest - Fudamentals of sustainability - Focus on the Social, Environmental and Economic Pillars of sustainability.

Friday | 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | October 2, 2020

Clemence de Lutz Gossett - Co-founder/Director, The Gourmandise School, Santa Monica

Time to make focaccia! Bake alongside with Clemence de Lutz Gossett, Co-founder/Director, The Gourmandise School - Lecture and hands-on demonstration; equity issues in trade; careers in the sustainable food industry.

Friday | 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | October 2, 2020

Sea Glassman

Creating a Personal Sustainability Narrative to Foster Sustainable Behavior change. How to use our voice to foster sustainable behaviors in the workplace, our communities and personally. Discussion and lecture.

Tuesday | 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | October 6, 2020

Kelli Jackson - Hanks Mini Market in South LA

Art + food can inspire and uplift a community! Talk, tour of Hank’s Mini Market and exhibit of “BLKNWS” by Khalil Joseph (co-produced with LAND for the Hammer Museum’s Made in LA exhibit). Kelli Jackson, is the second generation owner of Hank’s Mini Market located in the Hyde Park community of South Central Los Angeles. Her family’s business has served the community for 23 years. In 2018, Kelli helped facilitate a large brick and mortar transformation project at Hank’s Mini Market. This project reinvigorated the store that now brings access to art, healthy food options, and safe spaces.

Friday | 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | October 16, 2020

Spring 2020 Series

PDF File of the Literary Talks & Readings Flier

PDF File of the Communication, Media & Design Flier

PDF File of the Business & Entrepreneurship flier

PDF File of the Social Justice Lecture Series Flier

PDF File of Distinguished Scientists Lecture Series Flier

PDF File of the Green Screen Series Flier

Fall 2019 Series

PDF File of the Masters of Dance Postcard

PDF File of the Literary Talks & Readings Postcard

PDF File of the Communication & Media Postcard

PDF File of Social Justic Lecture Series Flier

Spring 2019 Series

Fall 2018 Series

PDF File of the Distinguished Scientists Lecture Flier

PDF File of the Chorosynthesis Singers Flier

Spring 2018 Series

PDF File of the SMC Associates Presents Actors from the London Stage flier

PDF File of Black History Month Postcard

PDF File of the Distinguished Scientists Lecture Postcard

PDF File of the Hispanic Heritage Lecture Postcard

Fall 2017 Series

Spring 2017 Series

Fall 2016 Series

Spring 2016 Series

Spring 2016 Black History Lecture Series

Spring 2016 - Entrepreneurship Lecture Series

Spring 2016 - Distinguished Scientists Lecture Series

Spring 2016 - Womens Empowerment Lecture Series

March 10: Illuminating Inequity: Rosa Moreno's Quest for Justice

Illuminating Inequity pictures of the event From left to right: Maria Martinez, David Burak, Rosa Moreno, Gail Livings, Victoria Ruddy
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March 10: SMC vs. Japanese National Debate Team: Should the US Implement Significant New Gun Control?

(opens in new window) from left to right: Nate Brown, the Japanese Debate Team, and the SMC Debate Team
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