UCLA Labor Center James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center Reopening

Please mark your calendar for Thursday, October 2, 2025 and reserve your ticket(s) below to join us in celebrating the UCLA Labor Center’s James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center reopening.

For 60 years, the UCLA Labor Center has been a trusted partner to California’s labor movement. Since 1964, we have provided cutting-edge, rapid-response labor research, technical assistance, and expert testimony to California policymakers and stakeholders on critical issues affecting our state’s vital industries.

In 2021, thanks to a $15 million state allocation and the support of leaders like California State Senator Maria Elena Durazo, UCLA purchased and rededicated the building in honor of Reverend James Lawson Jr., a civil and worker rights icon who taught labor studies at UCLA for 20 years and whose legacy continues to inspire our Center. Today, our worker-centered research and school-to-movement pathways prepare the labor and immigrant rights movements’ future leaders and build positive narratives of workers and our communities.

This event is free and open to the community. Please reserve your ticket(s) here or by clicking the link below. If you are able, please consider supporting the Labor Center’s first endowment by purchasing a sponsorship or making a gift of any amount by downloading this sponsorship form and mailing it back with payment, or by clicking the link below.

If you have any questions please contact Vivian Nguyen, Associate Director of Development at vivnguyen@irle.ucla.edu.

Tickets: https://giving.ucla.edu/Standard/NetDonate.aspx?SiteNum=5523