Zócalo and the University of Toronto present The World We Want, an event series exploring our current societal, political, and economic challenges and how we might emerge from the current moment.
Zócalo and the University of Toronto thank the Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles for supporting The World We Want.
Upcoming Events in this Series
How Do Our Cities Prepare for the Post-Apocalypse?
It’s too late to prevent the apocalypse. Because it’s already here. A virus spreads globally, creating a pandemic, as yet uncontrolled. Climate change accelerates, and hurricanes, droughts, heat waves, and floods grow deadlier. Nuclear weapons and disruptive technologies proliferate, and economic dislocation and record mass migrations destabilize cities. Is it reasonable to expect urban centers, which are particularly threatened by …
Can We Still Find the Good in the World?
It feels like such a dark time. The planet is burning with hatred, disease, and environmental degradation. And, between the confusing nature of our societies and our own biases, traumas, and privileges, it’s become increasingly difficult to be sure we will know the good when we see it. What does it mean, when the bad urgently demands our attention and …
Past Events in this Series
The U.S.-China Rivalry Isn’t a New Cold War; It’s Bigger Than That
The Fact That the Two Countries Are Interdependent Makes Both War and Peaceful Cooperation More Possible
The rivalry between China and the United States is not a new Cold War, but it involves profound competition along economic, technological, and economic lines that create dilemmas for other …
Law Enforcement Isn’t Going Away—That Doesn’t Mean It Can’t Be Reimagined
'De-Tasking' Non-Crime Police Work Could Go a Long Way Toward Building a Safer Society
If our communities had fewer police officers doing fewer tasks, they could become less dangerous places for everyone, said panelists during at the debut event of a new Zócalo/University of …