Join us for a panel discussion focusing on L.A. wildfires past, present, and future. This program is part of the “Why History Matters” series presented by The UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Department of History. The series is dedicated to the belief that historical knowledge is an indispensable, and often missing, ingredient in public debate. Over the course of the year, “Why History Matters” events bring historians into conversation with prominent public officials and personalities on issues of contemporary relevance.

Moderator:
Stephen Aron, Calvin and Marilyn Gross Director and President, Autry Museum of the American West

Panelists:
Hitoshi Abe, Professor, Department of Architecture and Urban Design at UCLA

Gerald Clarke Jr.
Professor, Department of Ethnic Studies
Special Advisor to the Chancellor on Native American Relations, UC Riverside

Char Miller
W.M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis and History, Pomona College

Light refreshments will be provided.

This program is co-sponsored by the UCLA College of Social Sciences and Los Angeles History Collaborative