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Mindful Awareness Meditation

Thursdays, 12:30–1 PM PDT

Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

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Prop 15: Market Value Property Taxes for School Funding

Prop 15 would eliminate 1978 Prop 13 tax protections for larger commercial and industrial properties, generating billions in tax revenue for schools.

Thu Sep 17 5:00 PM

Part of the series California Ballot Measures 2020

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Members Sneak Peek

Join us for a Members Sneak Peek and be the first to hear directly from our curatorial team about what the Hammer has in store this fall.

Mon Sep 21 5:00 PM

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Legacy and the Supreme Court's Future

This panel considers some of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s most significant contributions and the upcoming battle over her now-vacant Supreme Court seat.

Thu Sep 24 5:00 PM

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Prop 22: Protecting Workers in the Gig Economy - CANCELED

Should workers for app-based companies like Uber be considered employees or independent contractors?

Thu Oct 1 5:00 PM

Part of the series California Ballot Measures 2020

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Prop 16: Ending the Ban on Affirmative Action

Put on the ballot by the California legislature, Prop 16 would repeal a longstanding state constitutional amendment that banned affirmative action by California state institutions.

Thu Oct 1 5:00 PM

Part of the series California Ballot Measures 2020

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The Young Rembrandt in Leiden and Amsterdam

In his mid-20s, Rembrandt van Rijn moved to the booming metropolis of Amsterdam and became its finest portrait painter, lending his sitters strength and dignity.

Sun Oct 4 2:00 PM

Part of the series Rembrandt Here and Now

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Prop 17 & 25: Criminal Justice and Voting Rights

Learn about Propositions 17 and 25, which address voting rights for Californians on parole, and reform to the cash bail system.

Thu Oct 8 5:00 PM

Part of the series California Ballot Measures 2020

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Rembrandt, Observer and Dramatist

John Walsh looks at how Rembrandt used composition, poses and gestures, and dramatic lighting to get to the heart of whatever story he paints.

Sun Oct 11 2:00 PM

Part of the series Rembrandt Here and Now

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EN LÍNEA: Curaduría crítica en las Américas

Una discusión sobre cómo las redes institucionales en América Latina han respondido al borrado sistemático de historias marginadas por parte de los museos.

Tue Oct 13 5:00 PM

Part of the series Reimagining the Museum

Reimagining the Museum: Critical Curating in the Americas

Reimagining the Museum: Critical Curating in the Americas

A discussion of how institutional networks in Latin America have responded to the systematic erasure of marginalized histories by museums.

Tue Oct 13 5:00 PM

Part of the series Reimagining the Museum