Events

Get Tickets Here Summer is a carefree teenager whose world is turned upside down when her mother abruptly converts to Islam and becomes a different person. At first resistant to the faith, Summer begins to reevaluate her identity while falling...

Sept. 27-28, 2018 University of Virginia School of Law Schedule | Register Racial backlash is, and has always been, a deeply rooted American tradition. In the contemporary moment, public expressions of racism, xenophobia and various forms of othering are resurging...

This event has concluded. Watch a recording of the event below, and find the faculty research briefs on this page. RSVP HERE The Haas Institute is hosting a public event featuring new publications and a panel discussion on equity-based interventions...

Navigating Borders and Violence: Indigenous Maya Families and Central American Children in Migration "It is a crime to be young here": Violence against Minors in Central America, Mexico, and the United States Leisy J. Abrego Department of Chicana/o Studies at...

“Protecting California’s Renters: Opening the Door for Rent Control” The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society of the University of California, Berkeley invites you to a press briefing on Wednesday, September 19 where members of the institute will...

Articulating and performing a mode of reading that responds to the challenges of the present has been a constant endeavor not only in literary studies, but in all academic disciplines. Technological and scientific developments require us to constantly reflect on...

Sponsored by, UC Berkeley's Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Register here Chris Benner, UC Santa Cruz: “Inclusive Economies: Conceptual, Measurement and Process Issues” Incorporating insights from ecological economics, theories of social well-being, and concepts of pro-poor and inclusive...

VR MEETS SOCIAL JUSTICE. COME EXPERIENCE THE CAPACITY OF CUTTING EDGE VIRTUAL REALITY TOOLS FOR HEALING AND CHANGE. Set up like a fair in a beautiful outdoor garden setting, this vibrant fundraiser will showcase the capacity of virtual reality to...

Eli Moore, Program Manager of the Haas Institute’s California Community Partnerships, will lead a workshop with the Safe Return Project's Tamisha Walker at the Allied Media Conference, June 14-18 in Detroit. The workshop is titled, "Dismantling Mass Incarceration Through Participatory...

Staying Power fellow Sasha Graham and Eli Moore, Program Manager of the Haas Institute’s California Community Partnerships, will be leading two workshops on narrative and policy strategies for equitable housing at the ArtPlace Annual Summit in Louisville, KY.

Dramatically Increasing Mobility from Poverty When: Thursday, May 3, 2018, 8:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. EDT Breakfast and registration at 8:00 a.m. Networking lunch at 12:45 p.m. Where: THEARC Theater; Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus 1901 Mississippi Ave. SE...

Critical race theory (CRT) in education has been a used to expose and analyze racism in K-12 schooling and higher education. However, the theory has been underutilized as an inventory lens applied to school leadership practice. This presentation takes on...

Please join us for an afternoon to honor and remember Saba Mahmood's life and work. Saba Mahmood was a member of the Haas Institute's Religious Diversity cluster before her passing last month.

Authors Damien M. Sojoyner, Assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at UC Irvine, and Sabina E. Vaught, an associate professor in the Department of Education at Tufts University, will discuss their new books and engage the audience in critical...

Lisa García Bedolla will be speaking on "Taking Back Democracy: Relational Organizing and Political Engagement" at the Women's Faculty Club on the UC Berkeley campus, from 12:00pm - 1:30pm, as part of the Research to Impact speaker series. Lisa García...