diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/events/models.py b/www/conservancy/apps/events/models.py
index 481f87137a97978af3d13aca5bb32990ccbd7f57..19e271980a4b88972840e7b5a43e3ed4b4114752 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/events/models.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/events/models.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from builtins import object
 from django.db import models
 from conservancy.apps.staff.models import Person
 from conservancy.apps.worldmap.models import EarthLocation
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ class Event(models.Model):
     date_created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
     date_last_modified = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
 
-    class Meta:
+    class Meta(object):
         ordering = ("-date",)
 
     def __unicode__(self):
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ class EventMedia(models.Model):
     date_created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
     date_last_modified = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
 
-    class Meta:
+    class Meta(object):
         verbose_name_plural = 'event media'
 
     def __unicode__(self):