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...
Tech Profiling, Policing and Disruption of our 'Sanctuary Cities' April 25, 5:30 - 7:30pm Academic Innovation Studio, 117 Dwinelle Hall, UC Berkeley Free & Open to the Public / ADA Accessible A Conversation and Strategy Session with: Lara Kiswani, Executive...
Noliwe Rooks, Associate Professor of African American Studies at Cornell University, will speak on Friday, April 20 at UC Berkeley on her book, titled Cutting School: Pri vatization, Segregation, and the End of Public Education.
Sheldon Danziger, President of Russell Sage foundation, will be speaking on 'Anti-Poverty Programs That Work' It’s been over fifty years since President Johnson declared war on poverty, and each year, our federal and state governments spend billions of dollars trying...
On April 5th, 2018, The King Center in partnership with The Carter Center, Volunteers of America and The Center for Civil and Human Rights presented a special Beloved Community Talks Symposium: Together We Win…Facing Racism, Poverty and Militarism as part...
Professor Cathy Cohen of the University of Chicago is set to speak on April 13, 2018 on 'Reimagining Political Knowledge: Race and the Carceral State.' This talk will be part of the Haas Institute's Research to Impact speaker series. Cathy...
