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Jan
29

Belonging Resident Company (BRC) Audition

The Belonging Resident Company (BRC) is holding an audition to bring in new members on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29 from 7-10pm Rehearsal Interest Participation Form REHEARSALS happen MONDAYS AND/OR WEDNESDAYS from 7-9pm AUDITION & REHEARSALS will take place at Destiny Arts...
Jan
28

Plundered Virtual Book Launch

RSVP A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP Join us for the virtual book launch of Plundered: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 4 PM PT/7 PM...
Jan
19

Community Conversations at OMCA: Reclaiming Democracy, Building Belonging

Register here Add to your calendar: Google Calendar | iCalendar | Outlook 365 | Outlook Live OBI is excited to partner with the Oakland Museum of California's Spotlight Sundays to introduce “Community Conversations,” a new series of conversations will create...
Dec
10

The Power of Bridging, with john a. powell & Jon Kabat-Zinn

On Tuesday, December 10, at 5pm PT / 8pm ET, OBI Director john a. powell will be joined on Sounds True One with mindfulness teacher and author Jon Kabat-Zinn for a conversation on powell's new book, The Power of Bridging...
Dec
9

Belonging Resident Company offering Fall dance workshops in Berkeley

The Belonging Resident Company is offering dance and theater workshops until December 9th. Workshops are open to the public! Click through to learn more.
Dec
3

The Power of Bridging Book Launch

Join us in john powell's hometown of Detroit, Michigan to celebrate the launch of his new book, The Power of Bridging. We will gather on the Wayne State University campus for an evening of celebration and inspiration. Meet john as...
Nov
20

john a. powell to speak as keynote for Global Opportunity Youth Network

Othering & Belonging Institute Director john a. powell will serve as the keynote speaker at the 2024 Global Opportunity Youth Network (GOYN) convening in Pune, Maharashtra, India! The fifth annual convening will be livestreamed from Nov 17 to 21. In...
Oct
28

Belonging Without Othering: A book talk with john a. powell and Stephen Menendian

We all yearn for connection and community, but we live in a time when calls for division and hierarchy along the lines of religion, race, ethnicity, sexuality and more are growing. Belonging without Othering: How We Save Ourselves and the...
Oct
16

Demography Brown Bag Seminar: “Population Issues and the 2024 Election”

Ron Lee, Hilary Hoynes, Jenna Nobles will be discussing “Population Issues and the 2024 Election” on Wednesday, October 16 at 12pm. Join us in-person in Room 310 of the Social Sciences Building or virtually on Zoom. This event is free...
Oct
15

Book Talk with Sunaura Taylor on "Disabled Ecologies: Lessons from a Wounded Desert"

Join us on the UC Berkeley campus for a panel conversation with Sunaura Taylor on her new book, Disabled Ecologies: Lessons from a Wounded Desert — a powerful analysis and call to action that reveals disability as one of the...
Oct
11

Reimagining Urban Planning: Belonging and Urban Planning

Register here Reimagining Planning is a monthly series of public webinars that focuses on the edge of innovation in urban planning and policy. Traditionally Urban Planning has had a long legacy of harming communities of color, developing and implementing racist...
Oct
10

Chris E. Vargas on "Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects"

Join us to celebrate the launch of Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects with co-author and artist Chris E. Vargas alongside two artist-activists and contributors to the book, Ralowe Ampu and Craig Calderwood. This fantastic panel will be moderated by Professor...
Sep
26

Revolutionary Love Tour stops in Berkeley: Valarie Kaur in discussion with john a. powell

The 2024 Revolutionary Love Bus Tour is a healing odyssey across the United States calling people to rise up in courage, humanity, and love. Join visionary civil rights leader Valarie Kaur in an immersive experience of storytelling, music, song, ancestral...
Sep
20

Flipping the Script: Challenging the Arguments Against Black Reparations

Register for Free Attorney Donald Tamaki, a member of the California Black Reparations Task Force, examines the discursive strategies of critics of reparations and presents a counter-narrative that draws on the extensive historical and contemporary findings of the 1100-page California...
Sep
9

Sunaura Taylor: "Disabled Ecologies: Lessons from a Wounded Desert" with Yomi Young

This event is free and open to the public. No reservations are required. Pegasus Books Downtown is excited to welcome Bay Area artist, writer, and UC Berkeley scholar Sunaura Taylor on Monday, September 9 at 6 p.m. to celebrate her...