Waking Up: How the Entertainment Industry is Facing the Challenge of Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

Date and time
Tuesday, March 20, 2018 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Location
Arena Theatre (MUS 101)
Description

Covering the gamut of current discussions in the entertainment industries, this panel discussions will include: the intersectionality of roles for people of color, pay equity for women, sexual harassment in the workplace, roles and casting of transgender and non-binary performers, #TimesUp, Inclusion Riders, Akuarel, MMCA. Panelists include David White from SAG-AFTRA, Mai-Tran Lanza from WGA along with members of AEA, DGA, and others. 

Guest Panelist:
David White of SAG/AFTRA
Mai-Tran Lanza of the Diversity Department at the Writers Guild of America (WGA)
More panelist TBA
Moderated by Barry Gordon, alumnus of Cal State LA and part-time lectur