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On Common Ground: Economic Inequality & the Future of Work

Thursday, October 10 | 6:00pm
SPUR Urban Center, 654 Mission Street

The promise of well-paying, meaningful employment grows more precarious for many with the rise of AI, automation, and the “gig economy." What will the future of a worker be? Will securing our economic future involve pushing for solutions like raising the minimum wage, adopting sustainable hiring practices, or considering a Universal Basic Income? Or, at the core, are we still undecided and divided on the value of work?

KQED's Mina Kim hosts Egon Terplan (Senior Advisor on Economic Development, California Governor's Office), Natalie Foster (Senior Fellow, Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative), Jed Kolko (Chief Economist, Indeed), to discuss the structural changes facing tomorrow's workforce and what we can do to ensure the dignity of workers and living wages for all.

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Homewreckers Book Launch with Aaron Glantz and Erika Aguilar

Thursday, October 17, 2019 | 7:00pm
Books Inc. | 601 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

Peabody Award-winning radio, print and television journalist Aaron Glantz joins KQED Housing Affordability Editor Erika Aguilar for a discussion of systems of exploitation that have suffused the housing market and Glantz’s new book, Homewreckers: How a Gang of Wall Street Kingpins, Hedge Fund Magnates, Crooked Banks, and Vulture Capitalists Suckered Millions Out.

While millions of Americans suffered financial loss following the 2008 housing market collapse, tycoons pounced to seize thousands of homes. In Homewreckers, Glantz recounts how straightforward lending transformed into a morass of loosened regulation, suspect mortgage “products,” and predatory practices. Homewreckers exposes how figures in the Trump administration and personal orbit profited, while also weaving together the stories of those most ravaged by the housing crisis.

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Deep Look at 'After Dark: It's Alive!'

Thursday, October 24 | 6-10pm
Exploratorium "After Dark"

Life comes at you fast, but sometimes it's hard to observe because it's too tiny or speedy or hidden. Discover what you've been missing. Join the producers of KQED's Deep Look nature series as they share harrowing tales and fascinating imagery from their creepier creature videos. Plus, join award-winning New York Times columnist and author Carl Zimmer for a special talk about genetics. Tickets required.

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On Common Ground: Economic Inequality & Education

Thursday, November 14 | 6:00pm
SPUR Urban Center, 654 Mission Street

How does economic inequality threaten the social fabric of the Bay Area? And what are we going to do about it together?

Part of the belief in American social mobility rests largely upon our faith that there is opportunity in education. Despite soaring college costs and historically high levels of student debt, an investment in a college degree still predicts higher earning power over a lifetime of work. Having access to quality primary education is one indicator of success in higher education. So how does the Bay Area score when it comes to residents at lower income levels getting access to quality schools? Are we making progress, or are the policies and systems we have in place replicating the income inequality in the Bay Area? And what can we do to turn the tables? Can quality public education level the opportunity and equity gaps?

KQED's Mina Kim hosts Kyla Johnson-Trammell (Oakland Unified School District), Patrick Murphy (Public Policy Institute of California), Na'ilah Suad Nasir (Spencer Foundation) for a discussion about the impact of economic inequality on Bay Area public education, how that redounds upon the health of our local democracy, and how to achieve full and equitable funding for schools.

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AXIS Dance Company presents: in·ter·twine

October 25-27, 2019
Z Space, San Francisco

Oakland-based AXIS Dance Company, the nation’s most acclaimed ensemble of disabled and non-disabled performers under artistic director Marc Brew, presents a triple bill over three performances in San Francisco featuring two world premieres: Petrichor-the smell of earth after rain by Brooklyn based choreographer and Artistic Director of Arch Dance Company Jennifer Archibald, and Alice in Californiland, by “the wildly imaginative London-based” choreographer, Arthur Pita. The program is rounded out with Flutter, from Bay Area choreographer and POST: Ballet Artistic Director Robert Dekkers.

Wheelchair accessible, ASL interpretation, and audio description are available for specific performances. Co-presented by Z Space.

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30th Annual National Bioneers Conference

October 18-20, 2019
Marin Civic Center

Feeling despondent about the state of the world? Bioneers connects thousands of people with practical, visionary solutions for humanity’s most pressing challenges. Featuring 150+ speakers, including Terry Tempest Williams, Bill McKibben, Eve Ensler, Paul Hawken, Kali Akuno, Valerie Kaur. Enjoy films, interactive arts and performances, free events, and more. Annie Leonard of Greenpeace USA describes Bioneers as a “hope replenishment pit stop on our journey to a better world.”

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