Isla Vista, A Living Laboratory: An Uncensored Discussion

Opening remarks by Kim Yasuda, Artist and Professor of Public Practice in the Department of Art

Public Art Professor and local community advocate, Kim Yasuda, will provoke a renewed vision for Isla Vista and challenge external perceptions that have negatively defined this college community. She will recount recent student, staff and faculty-led movements in self-governance, environmental stewardship and cultural engagement that are shaping the quality of life and bright future of Isla Vista. Yasuda will provide questions about the forces that continue to plague this community as it experiments with models of Democracy and civic life.